Stetson University - Hatter Yearbook (DeLand, FL)

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PROVOST Dr. Thomas J. Turner I he year of 1982 is a time when people are saying that students suffer, and are in trouble, because they have no heroes. Recently at a faculty luncheon, 1 heard a psychiatrist say that the problem is not just for students but for all of our society. When I consider the question of what Stetson means to me, I must say that it is a place of authentic heroes. By the term authentic hero, i mean one who does his job well, often under difficult circumstances and who continually gives himself to others, one who is changing, yet not changing. Thus, I speak of an authentic hero as one who stands for something and it is evident in his lifestyle. To me. Stetson University is a place where we have such heroes, all across the spectrum of the University. Ten years from now when you look back on your Stetson experience, I am sure there will be two or three professors who loom large in your mind as authentic heroes. But, part of the genius of Stetson is that these heroes are not just on the faculty. We find them among the students who. for e.xample, put this publication together. We fmd them among the staff and admmistration of the University. To the graduating seniors I say Be a hero , or Continue to be a hero. The real test of your Stetson experience comes ten years from now when we ask, not only what are you doing, but what have you become. You see, we want for you all that our Lord wants for you, and that which He wants for you is supremely good. A final word - cherish your alma mater. Help us fo continue to produce heroes, those whose lives are different because they have been a part of the genius of Stetson. You are certainly not the same for having been a part of Stetson. ,% 4- IS x 21

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PRESIDENT These are exciting days to be a part of Stetson University. As we complete the 99th year of this institution, we have a chance lo reflect upon the significant heritage which is ours. I am grateful to be President of this University at this significant time. It is incumbent upon all of us to make plans now which will be challenging for the new century into which Stetson will shortly enter. Together, we must bring the University to the place that she will be widely recognized as one of the nation ' s premiere small universities. Key words must be quality and caring in all that we try to do. Also, the linkage in our motto of the intellect and the spirit — pro Deo ct pro Veritate — provides the continuing base for us. Stetson has had a great past, and successful and supportive alumni attest to that. Stetson is a vital and creative place to bi now, and excellent students and faculty attest to that. Stetson wil be an even better place to be in the next century for future students because alumni, students, faculty, and ail the rest of us associatec with the University are working to make that happen. Dr. Pope A. Duncan 20

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ACADEMIC and ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS J. Ollie Edmunds Chancellor -- H. Graves Edmondson, Jr. V.P. for Finance and Planning E. Garth Jenkins Dean of Student Affairs Gary A. Meadows Director of Admissions 22