Lambuth College - Lantern Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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Senior-Faculty Roast Highlights Pre-Graduation Activities Pre-graduation activities for the class of 1977 included a brunch and roast of both seniors and faculty. The annual brunch, heH on Saturday morning. May 21, featured Mr. Larry Ray, Asso- ciate Professor of rt and Interior Design, and Mrs. Susai, Hudacek, Instructor of English, roasti. ' he sen- iors. Parker Dinwiddie, Memphis, and Brenda Pearce, Paducah, KY took the honors of reciprocal roasting of the fac- ulty. Above, right: Parker Dinwiddie and Brenda Pearce enjoy roasting faculty members. Right: Seniors laugh at themselves and the fac- ulty at the senior brunch. Below: Mary Watlington. Jackson, recipient of the AOPi service award, chats with Mrs. Watlin aton and Mrs. Carlton. 26

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First Educator Award Opposite page: (Seated, left to right) Peaches Parson, AOPi English Award and AOPi Scholarship; Mary Watlington, Phi Mu Alumnae Outstanding Greek Woman Award; Randy Pressgrove, Eagle History Award. Oxley Scholarship; Linda Doss, Speech and Drama Award; Bill Anderson, Alpha Xi Delta Outstanding Junior Award. (Standing) Mr. Larry Ray, SGA Outstanding Educator Award; Jerry Wilson and Ricky Pinkston. Holt Ministerial Award; Steve Daniels. Academic Mar- shal; Hamblette Cocke and Vincent Harvell, Sportsmanship Award. Above: (Sealed, left to right) Kathy Walker, Mills Elementary Education Award: Ronnie Fullwood. ACS Award; Linda Henry. Billings Sophomore Award: Kathy Gibeault, Sportsmanship Award; Tim Goldsmith, IFC Scholarship Award (for KA); Sandra Williamson, Freshman Mathematics Award. (Standing) Ann Childs, Moffatt Business Administration Award; Steve Anderson, Gobbel Freshman Citizenship Award; Russ Moore. Sig Ep Fine Arts Achievement Award; Diane Pulliam, Freshman Mathematics Award; Lorena Davis, Academic Marshal; Lynn McAllister, Panhellenic Scholarship Award (for AOPi); and Mark Lewis, Gen- eral Chemistry Award. 25

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4 T | Members of the Classes of ' 27 and ' 77 Receive Honors Special recognition was given several persons at commencement. Baccalaureate speaker Rev. Ben Cooper Alexander, Hendersonville, along with Rev. Edward Lee Crump, Jr., Paris, and Rev. William M. Vaughn, Jr., Lexington, received the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from the college. Another special presentation was made to three members of the graduating class of 1927. Miss Anna Warden of Jackson, MS, and Miss Lois Lamon and Mrs. Elma Womack Hicks of Jackson, TN, received 50th anniversary bronze medallions. Senior awards went to Randy Pressgrove, Memphis, Mary Watlington, Jackson, and Mary Cay Alexander, Hendersonville. Randy received the Sigma Kappa Scholarship Award for his 4.0 grade point average for 128 hours of academic work. Mary was awarded the Alpha Omicron Pi Outstanding Service Award for her service to the college. Mary Cay was given the R. E. Womack Outstanding Senior Award for her loyalty to the school. Also, Peaches Parson, Earle AK, was named to represent the Class of 1977 on the Board of Trustees. Finally, a very special recognition went to Nita Parham, Memphis, who had the distinction of graduating with both the B.S. and B.A. degrees, cum laude. Top: Dr. Wilder presents medallions to 1927 class members. Middle: Randy Pressgrove. recipient of Sigma Kappa Scholarship Award. Far left: Nita Parham. recipient of B.S. and B.A. degrees. Left: Dr. F. Thomas Trotter, commencement speaker. 27