Lee College - Vindauga Yearbook (Cleveland, TN)

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VICE-PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT DR. PAUL CONN OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Lee College has a new office on campus this year — one that President Vest has predicted will make a substantial difference in the way Lee College is seen through the eyes of its various publics. The Office of Institutional Advancement was established on January 3, 1985. Dr. Paul Conn, a well-known professor of psychology at Lee for over 14 years, has assumed the reins as Vice-President for Institutional Advancement. Under his supervision are the administrative functions of alumni activities, community and public relations, development, recruitment and special college functions. Dr. Conn brings a wealth of experience to this office. He has authored many books that have appeared on the national best-seller list, has received awards for newswriting, and has been very active in past fund raisers for Lee College. His reputation precedes him and Lee is proud to have such a man in this position. Working with Dr. Conn is Danny Murray, who is Director of College Promotion. Danny ' s reputation also precedes him — as a fine minister of music at the North Cleveland Church of God for six years. Before that, Danny served Lee College as Admissions Counselor from 1975 to 1979. This time around, Danny travels with the Lee College ensemble, Harvest, helping to recruit students to Lee College. He is also quite active in other sectors of the office including the coordination of the successful College Day ' 85. Danny brings his own personal flair to whatever he does in his new position. Also new to the office is Cameron Fisher. He is Administrative Aide to the Vice- President which entails various duties within the Institutional Advancement office. One of Cameron ' s primary functions, however, is to see that Lee College is well represented in the local newspapers and that the church publications receive plenty of current Lee material. He also assists in contacting prospective students who are planning to attend and helps coordinate Lee College promotional activities. Wrapping up the team of new members in this office is Myra May, secretary to Paul Conn. Myra is more than a secretary as she coordinates the busy schedule of our vice-president, types his correspondence, receives his telephone calls and still has lots to do. She is frequently a secretary to more than one, as she handles calls and types correspondence for the entire office. Myra goes above and beyond what is required of her. In the first few months that Institutional Advancement has been alive and kicking, there has been a substantial difference in the immediate functions under the vice- president ' s jurisdiction. Alumni has had some big changes such as the shift in the

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ACADEMICS That goal is to see that each person akes seriously the demands of Jesus Christ on their life. This, he believes, Dre-empts all other goals in life. How have his lovely wife, Iris, and his 12-year-old son, Mark responded to Lee ife? Dr. Vest concludes, They just couldn ' t be happier. We have had to establish some definite priorities, since we do believe in the biblical principles of the family and service to them before serving any other group of people. Iris shares in ' our ' ministry. I never call it ' my ' ministry, because it is not my ministry, it is ' our ' ministry. God has called and empowered us as husband and wife, and that ' s just the way we want to always do things. Mark loves being identified with Lee. He can hardly wait to come here as a student even though he does have a couple of years to go in junior high school. We, here at Lee, feel that we are the nost fortunate and most blessed college n the world to have a family such as the est Family as our Presidential family. rhe love, generosity, and kindness shown 3y both Brother and Sister Vest has Deen most overwhelming to say the east. One thing that was particularly special to each of the students was the land-signed Christmas cards by the Dresident and his wife delivered to our nailboxes here on campus. We love you Brother Vest! We really jo! We feel extremely grateful to God or sending you our way, and for speaking :o us through your anointed leadership lere at Lee College. We appreciate our President and his amily for becoming our family here at Lee, and for sharing this part of our ives while we are becoming better disciples of the Lord Jesus. Phil Hoover vlndauga Research Writer

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.f j.i. y mp J, Homecoming activities away from the Thanksgiving weekend. New Lee College alumni branches have popped up such as the new Cincinnati chapter. Community and public relations have made Cleveland and the surrounding area aware that Lee College is in this town and that they like it here. Four billboards proclaiming We ' re proud to be in Cleve- land! appeared on the local scene in March. Cleveland Daily Banner and Chat- tanooga Times newspaper coverage of Lee CoJIege events and activities was more than triple the amount it was at the same time in 1984. Perhaps the most productive sector has been development. Eight brand-new scholarships were activated in just four months. The biggest endeavor in develop- ment was the Cletus Benton Memorial Fund drive which raised over $50,000 in under six weeks. Established to honor the late Cleveland businessman, the Benton fund endowed five scholarships, began the Benton Business Award and will finance the construction of the Benton Business Center on the Walker Memorial Building ' s first floor. Recruitment has been boosted with the addition of Danny Murray to the staff because he brought with him Harvest, the dynamic college-aged singing group that travels around the country promoting the good news about Lee College. Institu- tional Advancement also spearheaded HomeWork ' 85 and College Day ' 85. Institutional Advancement ' s goal is to communicate as effectively as possible that Lee College ' s goals and programs are known to all of its publics and that Lee is an institution with spiritual emphasis on a quality education!