Evangel University - Lancer Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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'3 Alumni browse through past year: books and newspapers. The raluymm office provided pictmes and, mental : r, abilia for founders :Week enter! ' menh 1 morning ' A the library cafeteria, Government me students and, m4 Executive Presl; Assemblies of' portunity to me 73357 the firstfow ' celebrated Febrs ' October 6- declared as Fom 3 Paul L. Redfea 'Sp'ringfieid, Mis x. Mornings ' 3 celebration to t 3 J. Robert Ash , president, Tho 43K 'merman, Gene: ' ' , .dent of the A556. ' Cora Askew, Charles , 3 Davis, Albert Evans, Bill , ' x 1 Gibson, Ernest Jones; ' , 3 Daniel Menzie, Denise '1' 3 , Pincombe, Don l. f . Roberts, and Billielo v 3 Robertson joined the I 1 ' faculty; 1 1980-81 Enrollment -- 1,851 , Frances Bixler, James D.' Danford, Tom Duncan; ' Stephen Flora, Herbert L : Johnson, Lynne H. g 3i McGlasson, Daniel W. ' : Prior, David E. Smith, ; Wesley W. Smith, and lim 3 Williams joined the faculty. g1. ' g; A rappelling tower was ', built for the military science program. -, x Gayle F. Lewis Hall was 3 3 dedicated on Oct. 9. 5 4! a reception held for the r; h 5 slty honoring Evangel as an 3: Important part of the 1, community, Dr. Robert Ash- 5 croft, former president, I 3 meets with E. Howard Matthews, professor of mathematics at Southwest Missouri State University . . where he also serves as assistant to the president. 40 25th

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i I l I I i A the iib'rary, lunch in the cafeteria, and a Student Government meeting provided students and members of the Executive Presbytery of the ASSemblies of God an op- portI'Inity to meet eaCh other as the first Founders Day was 1 celebrated February 7,1964 and Robert H. Spence, cur- rent college president, provid- ed insight from the past and adviCe for the future during chapel ' Each evening a different program Was presented honOrv 'ing the development of the CoHege 6, The Ladie uxiii'ary charter ' members presented 'lThe Beginning and Development of, TLIesday' ,P'Ungfleld Appre ation, Monday evening, OCtober , Remember when . . .i Memories relived after 25 years morning reception in, Dan Betzer and the Revivaltime Choir recorded a broadcast in the Chapel as The Church Salutes Evangel program was presented on Wednesday evening On Thursday evening, faculty and staff members, and administrators were featured for The College Family Salutes Evangel reception. The events of Founders Week, marking the silver an- niversary of Evangel, com- memOrated an important step in the development of a 'HChristian college of arts and . Sciences, a step that will be tiong remembered. e I H The Rev. 0. Raymond Carlson, assiStant general superintendent of rlgythe' Assemblies of God, speaks at the l. Wis Hail dedication during Founders ' ck. Mrs; Gayle, Lewis attended this ' Refreshments and guided tours were provided at the lewis Hail dedication. The Rev. Philip Hogan, foreign mIssions director of the Assemblies of G,od and Neil Eskelin, director of development, were among those invited. Alumni support the winning booth by Lewis Second South and Burgess First South at the Autumn Festival Behind the scenes, June Wood, Doug Bent- zel, and Harold Moore, juniors, worked for their floors. 25th 41