Lee College - Vindauga Yearbook (Cleveland, TN)

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Many administrative changes, additions and promo- tions were made in 1986. Another professor from the Behavioral and Social Sci- ences department was appointed to an administrative position as Dr. Bill Balzano, former chairman of that department, accepted the responsibilities of Dean of Students. Balzano ' s qualifications and background made him an excellent replacement for 15-year veteran Paul Duncan, who accepted an appointment in Sevierville, TN. At the same time, a new position was created to assist the Dean. Larry Pemberton, appointed to serve as the new Associate Dean of Students, was promoted from Director of Housing and Besidential Life. To fill the position left vacant by the appointment of Dr. Paul Conn, Danny Murray was hired in January to become the Director of Institutional Advancement (IA). Murray will direct the office which covers seven vital administrative areas of the college. Named Associate Director of IA last fall was Bill Winters, former director of student aid. He continues with his same duties of directing the financial aid sector of the college. Two more positions were created in IA last fall. Named as the new Becruitment Assistant was Jeff Kallay. His duties include several in the area of new student recruit- ment and retention, tours, telephone marketing and mailings. Promoted to Public Belations Assistant was Cameron Fisher, with primary duties in public relations and newswriting. New Office Coordinator for the IA office is Anita Blevins, filling the position vacated by Myra May Robertson when she accepted the position of Executive Secretary to the President. More new additions came on the administrative staff level as Dr. Henry Smith, former president of East Coast Bible College, was named Director of Academic Advising, replacing Dr. Mary Buth Stone. And filling another newly created position last summer, Mike Justice became the director of Information Systems. Continuing with an endowment scholarship emphasis in 1985, Lee College was able to endow twelve more new scholarships last year. The one-a-month goal was con- tinued and met. Among the new scholar- ships were three memorial funds: the Melisha Gibson, named for the local child abuse victim of the mid-70 ' s and the Robert Humbertson and Boosevelt Miller Memorials endowed by friends and co-workers of the late Lee professors. New academic scholarships were cre- ated and continued. The first Centennial Scholar was named last July as Birming- ham resident Stacey Alldredge was awarded a four-year full-tuition scholarship for placing in the top 1% of the nation ' s ACT scores. The Dean ' s Scholarship was intro- duced as an automatic $1,000 tuition grant to any student who receives a 23, 24 or 25 on the ACT and enrolls at Lee. The Presidential Scholars program continued for the third year with another large rise in the number of students who placed in the top 10% of the nation and accepted the full year tuition grant. Several new courses were added to the curriculums of almost every dis- cipline. Communications, business and Bible are just a few of the programs at Lee College that received approval for new classes. ACADEMICS 19

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DR. PAUL CONN PRESIDENT OF LEE COLLEGE I am quite aware of how difficult the job is. My first thought is the fear that maybe I can ' t cut it. But if hard work and prayer will get it done, then by the grace of God I will get the job done. ' ' — Dr. Paul Conn The theme of this yearbook, The Rites of Passage, is best exemplified by President Charles Paul Conn. Now in his first year as President, Dr. Conn has risen from the ranks of the faculty to his present position, and is the first Lee College President to have done so. As a 17-year member of the Lee College family, Dr. Conn has made an immediate impact as President. One way to illustrate the dynamic quality of his first year is to reprint the following article which first appeared in the February 24, 1987 issue of the CLEVELAND DAILY BANNER. Lee College made significant changes in 1986 in areas including leadership, aca- demics and goals. Perhaps the most significant was the appointment of Dr. Paul Conn to serve as the eighteenth president of the college. Rising from the ranks of the faculty to lead his alma mater, this Cleveland native has brought a new kind of spirit of enthu- siasm and vigor to Lee, which is the only fully-accredited, full-gospel four year lib- eral arts college in the eastern United States. Conn was appointed last July after the election of then president Lamar Vest to the Executive Committee of the Church of God at the denomination ' s centennial Assembly held in Atianta. By unanimous vote of the Board of Directors, Conn was elevated from the vice-president ' s posi- tion after serving there throughout Vest ' s presidency. Born and raised for much of his child- hood in Cleveland, Conn is a graduate of Bradley Central High School. He gradua- ted from Lee College in 1967 and returned in 1971 to begin a psychology major in the new Behavioral and Social Sciences department. In 1984, President Vest called on Conn to serve as his Vice-president for Institutional Advancement, a new office which he would direct beginning on Janu- ary 3, 1985. In addition to a new president, there have also been many faculty, administra- tion and staff changes. Eight new faculty members joined the Lee College family last fall. Receiving the most new teachers was the Bible and Christian Ministries department. Lee lost three of its veteran professors in Luther Painter, Elmer and Beatrice Odom as they retired last year from that department. To fill these vacancies, James Bowers, Dr. Wilfredo Estrada and Bill Simmons were recruited to the Lee faculty. Bowers is an Assistant Professor of Christian Education. Estrada, former president of the Pentecostal Bible College in Puerto Rico, is Associate Professor of Bible. Bill Simmons joins the faculty as Assistant Professor of New Testament. Teaching part-time in the department is Dr. Joe Jackson, Assistant Professor and Student Affairs Counselor in the Special Services department. The communication program gained two new teachers in Dan Stone and Dr. Kathaleen Reid-Nash. Stone is a 1981 Lee graduate who joined the faculty as an Instructor in Communication. Dr. Reid- Nash, with a specialized background in mass communications, is an Assistant Pro- fessor of Communication. The Pentecostal Resource Center also added two faculty members. Athena Stone is Instructor and Reference Librarian, while Dr. Clyde Root is an Associate Professor and Special Collections Librarian in the Dixon Research Center. 18 ACADEMICS

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The Business department added its fourth and the college ' s 24th major as the new bachelor of science in business administration major was approved. The com- munication program is progressing toward wider offer- ings in its field with four new courses introduced this semester such as public relations and mass media. Lee students, too, helped in their own way to give Lee College some recognition. Last April 1-5, Alpha Gamma Chi men ' s social service club swung their way into the 1987 Guiness Book of World Records as they completed 100 hours of continuous softball at Tinsley park. In the process, the group raised over $20,000 for the March of Dimes in a marathon that will be remembered in these parts for many years to come. Physical plant changes were fewer this year than last; however, the on-campus students were perhaps the most appreciative of one major improvement which was a complete renovation of the college cafeteria. Last summer, the cafeteria received extensive cosmetic and physical refurbishing, as more than $150,000 dollars worth of much needed equipment and improvements were realized. The Pentecostal Resource Center opened in 1985, but final completion of the building and landscaping was completed in 1986 and in November, the staff of the PHC hosted an open house which highlighted the innovations and features of the $2Yz million facility. Two new programs were introduced last summer at Lee College. The first annual Summer Honors Semester was initiated as 33 high school juniors and seniors took part in the two-week intensified program of study. Stu- dents were screened and accepted on the basis of their academic success in high school and were given the opportunity to earn six hours of college credit before they entered college. In addition to classes specially designed and taught by Lee professors, the SHS students lived in the dormitories and took part in several activities designed specific- ally for the program. Lee basketball coach and athletic direc- tor Randy Steele directed the college ' s first basketball camp for boys grades 7-12, June 23-27. Basic basketball skills, drills and lessons were learned, in addition to living and eating on campus. Special guest for the week was Los Angeles Laker rookie of the year, A. C. Green. In other sports related activities, the college approved the start-up of women ' s softball for this spring. Women ' s basket- ball coach Jack Souther leads the team that has already been assembled and includes twins that have been touted as two of the best soffballers in the nation. The progressive direction of Lee Col- lege was reflected during the inauguration of President Conn on October 31. More than 50 institutions of higher learning from Harvard to Yale sent representatives to be present during the morning cere- mony, along with many city and county officials, friends, students and special guests. During his speech, Conn reiterated his and his colleagues ' commitment to the college and its programs: Let me pledge to you, on behalf of all those others whom I represent, that you are passing the torch [the new presidency] to a generation that believes intensely in the values which I have expressed today. We under- stand the magic in this place. We understand its potential . . . We find the challenge of building a truly Christian campus such a compelling idea, that it unlocks in us vast surges of energy and sacrifice . . . [and] with the enablement of the Holy Spirit, we will carry the torch! By Cameron Fisher Public Relations Assistant Lee College