Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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Sparks, Connie S. Morehead Stacy, Holly Dayton, OH Stevens, Andrea 8. Winchester, OH Swartz, Dana Jean Olympia Tabor, Joy Renee Jackson Taylor, Oevon, Dewight Brooklyn, NY Thomas, Robin L. Clewiston, FL Thompson, Rhonda Lou Gulnare Thompson, Sherry C. Morehead Towles, Timothy Ronald Georgetown VanDenBerg, Jill Marie Lynchburg, OH Veracalli, Joey Portsmouth, OH Votta, David Michael Country Girl Becky Maloy is a freshman from Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Maloy has come to Morehead State bringing with her not only academic honors, but also volleyball talent. Ms. Maloy is a member of the Lady Eagle volleyball team with only two years of high school experience under her in the sport. I feel very lucky to have received a scholarship, said Maloy. Volleyball was her choice over basketball and softball due to the sport being a little less physically demanding. The size of the school fits Maloy well. I grew up in the country and it sets a good scene for me. Adjusting to the college scene is often difficult, but for Maloy, itis a great experience. Walters, Elizabeth Ellen Amelia, OH Webb. Connie Sue Chesapeake, OH Webster, Kathleen Ann Edgewood Weeks, Vanessa Yvonne Naples, FL Wheeler, Keith Jackson Ashland Freshmen

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True Grass Band Have you ever watched your favorite musician perform and wished that you were as talented? The members of the True Grass Band hope that their combination of talent and ambition will help them become successful. Freshmen Shayne Bartley, Don Rigsby and Johnnie Lewis, along with their friend David Fannin, have been playing bluegrass music as a group for seven months. HBluegrass is a dying art, Johnnie said. He feels young peo- ple are needed in bluegrass to keep it alive. As third generation Hbluegrass pickers, Shayne feels tht the group is able to mix the more traditional type of bluegrass with the recent country- dominated bluegrass. Although Don, Johnnie, and Shayne would like careers in music, they're majoring in history, pre-law and corrections respectfully in order to have iisomething to fall back on as Don stated. The group is based in Sandy Hook and its members came to MSU mostly because it is close to home. Johnnie said, Morehead has accepted bluegrass a lot better than we thought they would. Dorm life does present problems, though. W iiPeople on our floor tolerate our music up until quiet W i hours, Don explained. HAfter that, our RA is quick to come and put a stop to that. W This summer, the True Grass Band intends to tour. Also coming up for them is the National Band Contest in Nashville which offers a first prize of $5,000 and a recording contract. They are experienced performers, having played for West Virginia Public Radio as well as in Ohio and Tennessee. Although members of the same group, Don and Johnnie have different motivations for performing. Don enjoys the fact that he is 'iable to play and show people what it's about while Johnnie loves entertaining and playing for an audience. While they realize that young people are more interested in other types of music, the members of True Grass Band hope listeners will at least give their music a chance. As Don said, If you ainlt tried it, don't knock it. BY SAUNDRA STIVERS and LISA HOPKINS

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Wheeler, Robert Lee Coal Grove, OH Whitake, Julie Ann Flemingsburg White, Kirby Jenkins Whittingten, Sandy Lee Owingsville Wilburn, John Mark Rush FRESHMAN Kathy Lamport Came all the way from Mauritius, an island off the east coast ofSouth Africa, to play tennis for MSU. MEG TROWBRIDGE i Tennis Talent When George Scedler, former M.S.U. tennis coach, ap- proached Kathy Lamport with the offer of a tennis scholarship her feelings were that of great excitement. Kathy is a freshman physical education major from the beautiful island of Mauritius located on the east coast of South Africa in the Indian Ocean. She comes from a fami- ly of eight children and began playing tennis at the age of thirteen. She came to the United States for the first time speak- ing very little English but ready to learn. ln Mauritius she studied in English but everything was explained in French so the change was difficult. Before leaving the island she coached tennis and taught lessons while also enjoying helping ill people in hospitals. The big change from the island to the United States seemed to be the food. When asked what she liked the best she gave the American answer, HI love the pizza, replied Kathy. She will return home after four years of college and quite homesick but in the meantime she will provide Morehead State Univer- sity with her talents in tennis. By WENDY RUMFORD Willeroy, Angela Marie Owingsville Wilson, Sherry Lynn Booneville Woodrow, Charlotte Marie Morehead Worthington, W. Scott lll Springvalley, OH Wright, Debbie Jenkins Yarber, Violet Rae Olive Hill Young, Kristina Chesapeake, OH