Bethel College - Log Cabin Yearbook (McKenzie, TN)

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DR. WILLIAM RAMSAY Dr. William Ramsay has taught at Bethel College since 1979 as Professor of Religion and Philosophy. He received a B.A. from Southwestern University in Memphis, his B.D. from Union Theological Seminary in Virginia and went on to get his Ph.D. from the University in Edinburgh in Scotland. As a teacher Dr. Ramsay is dedicated to helping students understand the Christian faith and then apply their understanding to real life situations. He teaches his classes with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other, and often plays devils advocate to stretch the minds of his students. Dr. Ramsay has many extracurricular activities on and off campus. He is a minister in the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., President of the American Association of University Professors, a member of the Professional Standards Committee, and a member of the President's Council. His leisure time is activities, include gardening, golfing and goofing off. Believe it or not even Dr. Ramsay takes time to lay back and enjoy a quiet moment. Each year Dr. Ramsay and his wife Devere, sponsor a welcome back party and invite all the students involved in Religion and Christian Education. f X - .... sM.,,,teQ Dr. L. C. Waddle Dr. Wheeler Dr. Wheeler is a name well loved and respected on this campus. At first glance she may appear absent-minded and her office certainly looks as if a hurricane tore through itg but if you look closer and listen more intently you will soon find that Mrs. Wheeler's maxim There's a method to this madness. is more true than you would think. Dr. Wheeler is a busy person who loves her work. She is one of three English professors at Bethel and has been teaching here for fifteen years. The excitement Dr. Wheeler has for teaching overflows during class. She often cheers enthusiastically whenever her favorite quotes are recited or questions are answered correctly. Aside from Dr. Wheeler's class responsibilities are the many extracurricular activities and professional organizations that she manages to find time for. iMany students think she has actually found the secret to a 36 hour day.l Dr. Wheeler is a co- sponsor of Lambda Sigmag advisor for the Creative Writing interest Group, the Bethel Beacon and the Society for Collegiate Journalists. Any spare time she has left after these is spent with the 1st Methodist Church in Paris, Tennessee, the Paris Women's Club, Bethel Dames, the AAUP, the MLA, SAMLA, and the National Council of Teachers of English. Dr. Bill Ramsey Dr. Waddle Dr. L. C. Waddle has been the main man inthe Religion department for many years. This stems from the fact that not only has he been a professor here since 1944 but he attended Bethel as a student as early as 1938. He even married the college Presidents daughter in 1944. Over the years Dr. Waddle has achieved his B.A., B.D., and Th.M. degrees and an honorary Doctorate of Divinity. These, plus his many years of experience, make him well qualified in teaching Religion, New Testament Greek, and Humanities 223. Dr. Waddle is also involved on campus as a member of the Faculty Communications Committee, the advisor of SGA, the campus chaplain, and as the tunoffioiall job finder for beginning ministerial students. The fact that Dr. Waddle loves his job is evident from his remarks: I enjoy and am grateful for the privilege of working in a college community. One of my greatest satisfaction is to see a person develop throughout hisfher career professionally. This is especially true in the case of a beginning student who does not seem to hold much promise but who turns out well in later life. Their growth keeps me encouraged about what we are doing as a college community. T Dr. Isobel Wheeler

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ff fs x . Mrs. Naomi Blanks Dr. William King Associate of English Dr. William King, with his unique features, is often seen walking down the hallway going ten steps faster than anyone else. He always has the glow of a friendly atmosphere around him and a smile, a REAL smile. But BEWARE! Dr. King is one first instructors the new Bethel Student will have to buckle down and get serious with. Heteaches English 105, 121, 125, 126, 335, 422, 423, and is also the Humanities Coordinator. As if that were not enough to keep him busy he is also actively involved with several organizations at Bethel. He is an advisor to Sigma Phi and Gamma Beta Phi and presently serving on the National Executive Committee of Gamma Beta Phi. Off campus you might find Dr. King enjoying a game of tennis or Chess. However, his favorite pastime is singing or playing folk music with his guitar, harmonica, or autoharp. Dr. King believes himself to be an optimist. When asked what his general philosophy of education might be, he replied A teacher does not just convey information, computers can do that. Teachers must inspire students and provide a model of how things can be seen differently and through that encourage change. Dr. William King Mrs. Blanks is a very active part of Bethel. She is Chairman of the Humanities Division as well as faculty advisor for Gamma Beta Phi. She also teaches many courses: of these her favorite to teach is Writers ofthe Southern Renaissance. Mrs. Blanks also enjoys teaching grammar, although she admits that it is sometimes a thankless job. Ever since her return from her trip to Yugoslavia, Mrs. Blanks has become somewhat of a celebrity here on campus. Mrs. Blanks feels that her experience was a broadening one: She particularly enjoyed the language study and she noted many parallels between the inflections of Yugoslavian fSerbo-Groatiani and those of Old English. Mrs. Blanks is also active in the community. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Carroll County Developmental Center, which just recently located in Huntingdon from its former location here on campus. She is also the mother of three and the grandmother of seven. Her hope for Bethel's future is to see a growth in the Humanities Department, so that Bethel will produce students who are well-rounded, and who have learned to live, rather than to just make a living. S as Dr. Daniel Taddie Dr. Daniel Taddie Dr. Taddie's degrees are his B.A., M.A., and M.F.A. in Voice and his Ph.D. in musicology. He is a member ofthe College Music Society, American Musicological Society, National Association of Musicians and Common Cause. On campus Dr. Taddie is the college organist, Chairman of Student Life Committee and a member of the Humanities team. Dr. Taddie goes into his office a seemingly mild-mannered man. . . but, you guessed itl, an explosion of musical sounds comes out. His voice is often heard ringing throughout the halls. The volume of his voice, however, is surpassed by his desire to see that people around him, Strive for their best. He offers to his students and the faculty friendship, committment to, and an interest in the liberal arts tradition. Dr. Taddie believes that Bethel College students have the opportunity to develop into the most valuable people. Some of the reasons, he says, are the Christian liberal arts curriculum, the small campus size, and the committed faculty, staff and administration. The size of Bethel does limit the varieties of college programs, but Bethel does not try to be all things to all people.

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'St' Raymon Burroughs Hometown: McKenzie, TN Degrees: M.D., Vanderbilt University: M.A. Western State University Classes: Religion and History Q Kathy Sacks Hometown: Avenel, New Jersey Degrees: B.S. Bethel College Graduate work at Newark State College and Murray State University Classes: Art Education, Drawing Figure Drawing l, ll, Calligraphy I, ll and Design Dr. Isobel Wheeler Dr. Wheeler is a person well loved and respected on this campus. At first 1 glance she may appear absentminded and her office certainly looks as if a answered correctly. hurricane tore through it: but, if you look a little closer and listen a little more intently you will soon find that Mrs. Wheeler's maxim, 'tThere's a method to this madness. is more true than you would think. Dr. Wheeler is a busy person who loves her work. She is one of three English professors at Bethel and has been teaching for fifteen years. The excitement Dr. Wheeler has for teaching overflows during class. She often cheers enthusiastically whenever her favorite quotes are recited or questions are Aside from Dr. Wheeler's class responsibilities are the many extracurricular activities and professional organizations that she manages to find time for. tMany students think she has actually found the secret to a 36 hour day.i Dr. Wheeler is a co-sponsor for Lambda Sigma: advisor for the Creative Writing . Interest Group, the Bethel Beacon and the Society of Collegiate Journalists. 1 Any spare time she has left after these is spent with the First Methodist G yi 4 f , 1 Church in Paris, the Paris Women's Club, Bethel Dames, the AAUP, the MLA, the SAMLA, and the National Council of Teachers of English. . it Devere Ramsey Hometown: Tucaloosa, Ala. Degrees: B.A. Biology, University of Alabama M.A. Presbyterian School of Christian Education Classes: Christian Education my ,.k i f FF ww-W' Ruby Krider Hometown: Paris, TN Degrees: B.A., Murray State University: M.A. Northwestern University Classes: Basic Interpretation, Advanced Interpretation Voice and Director of Readers Theater Creative Drama, Communications Bill Kreuter Hometown: Memphis, TN Degrees: B.S. Bethel College Classes: Basic Photography, Dark Ftoom classes, Color Photographs 3 AW Ann Taddie Hometown: Moultrie, GA Degrees: B.A. and M.A. in Music, Iowa University Classes: Voice, Piano, Fundamentals of Music Class Voice and Class Piano