Lipscomb University - Backlog Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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DEDICATION He has shared himself with Lipscomb since 1945 when he came to the high school to teach. His ideals of excellence were given opportunity to influ- ence even more during his years as principal of Lipscomb High. His academic abilities and his leader- ship qualities were brought to the college campus in 4957 when he was appointed Academic Dean. Serving in this position for 24 years he became syn- onymous with the office, so much in fact that the title almost became a part of his name. However, in 4978 the need for his abilities elsewhere took him from his duties as Dean and presented him with the responsibilities of Vice President for Institutional Plan- ning. He was there ready to serve, ready to share again with Lipscomb. It is difficult to do justice to a person like Mack Wayne Craig. It is even more difficult, in fact almost impossible, to imagine the countless ways that we have benefited from his concern and wisdom. His decisions have been instrumental in making the three decisive years campaign a success and serve as positive assurance for the realizations of the Golden Decade. However, the importance of his posit ion and the prestige associated with it has not separated him from us as students. His capacity to understand and explain the Scriptures is still evi- denced in the classroom. More importantly his com- mitment to those scriptures can be seen by the life that he leads. The Tuesday night devotional, per- haps that with which we associate him most, has occupied a prominent place in the lives of past as well as present generations at Lipscomb. The 1980 Backlogis dedicated to Dr. Craig — not as an attempt to repay but simply as an avenue of gratitude and appreciation for a life dedicated to God and all that is good and one that is an inspira- tion to us all, Mack Wayne Craig — his decisions have bettered our lives here at Lipscomb; having known him will enrich them in years to come.