Lipscomb University - Backlog Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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26 Homecoming c 2 oO £ = 5 no ° ® ro} S a Coach Don Meyer pulls his bench out on the playing floor during a time- out to plan the Bisons’ next move against Tusculum. The Bisons won the game, 114-92. As the John C. Hutcheson memorial bust was unveiled, his wife, Mrs. Mary Nelle Hutcheson, and the scuptress, Clydetta Fulmer, admire the likeness.

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Photos by Tim Gilfilen Alumni combined with Lipscomb’s A Cappella singers, Chorale, and Freshman Chorus to perform in Wil- lard Collins Alumni Auditorium. Students and alumni make up the cheering section at the basketball game. Homecoming 25

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Homecoming, cont. bust was created by Cly- detta Fulmer, a nationally recognized sculptress and teacher at Huntingdon Col- lege who studied under Mr. Hutcheson before graduat- ing in 1970. The bust was made to be put on perma- nent display in the new John C. Hutcheson, Jr. Me- morial Art Gallery. The gallery was Officially opened on Saturday after- noon after the ballgame as the ribbon was cut by Presi- dent Harold Hazelip and Mary Nelle Hutcheson, wife of the beloved teacher. The bust itself was donated by Mrs. Hutcheson. Before the ri bbon was cut, Earl Dennis, vice presi- dent for academic affairs, helped art department chairman Ralph Thurman present a print of one of Hutcheson’s sketches to ar- chitects Alec Walker and Ed Baldwain and Lipscomb maintenance director, Jim- my Langley. Plans for the gallery had begun before Hutcheson’s death last April. Work be- gan soon after the begin- ning of fall quarter, with on- campus carpenters and painters doing the majority of the construction work. Funds for the gallery were donated mostly by friends of Hutcheson and the art department. Money from the John Hutcheson Memo- rial Fund was uSed as well, which was set up when Thurman proposed it as a means to recognize Hutche- son before his death. With- in a few days, the fund reached 7,000 dollars and continued to grow over 16,000 dollars before con- struction began. “The remainder of the fund, as well as further do- nations, will become a scholarship fund for art stu- dents.’’ Thurman ex- plained. “We hope to have shows in the gallery con- stantly during the school year with the goal of better- ing Our program.” Thurman added that the increased interest will allow the school to bring people in from off campus to view the work. In addition to art shows, Thurman said the gallery will sponsor photo shows, architectural renderings, and other forms of talent. “We want to have a very broadbased appeal and a good variety. We're open to any suggestions,”’ he said. The gallery opened with a showing of works of Hutche- son himself, including jew- elry; works of faculty mem- bers and former students; and works of recent gradu- ates and current students. Continued ... Sigma Chi Delta won the banner contest with this rendition of Chuck, the most popular fan. It was easy to remember what his ears looked like after cutting his hair for 25 years. Mrs. Mary Nelle Hutcheson helping scuptress Clydetta Fulmer get all the details right on her hus- band’s memorial bust Homecoming 2 7