William Carey College - Crusader / Pine Burr Yearbook (Hattiesburg, MS)

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DESPITE interference from Belhaven, Robert Young shot to score aiding the victor ' of the Crusaders. GUESTS OF THE Alumm, Court i former graduates. nbers lunched with 170 Homecoming Festivities Ignite Spirit Among Students and Alumni LADY SADER SENIORS Darlene Burney and Aimee Da- vis received roses at their last home game as did other gradu- ating team members. Beat! Beat! Dtums — Blow! Bugles Blow!, ap- propiately phrased by Walt Whitman that inevi- tably described William Carey Homecoming, 1987. The excitement began Thursday, February 19 as the campus streets were filled with sounds of merriment and festivity. Hark! the 1987 Home- coming Parade appeared. Participants included Gamma Chi with Here Lies Belhaven, Pi Ome- ga featuring the Homecoming Court, The Ser- ampore Players with their winning entry of The Statue of Victory preceded by the marching band, and last, the infamous entry of the Crusad- er Baseball Team consisting of Cliff White, his car, and toiletpaper. The rainy overcast weather appearing Home- coming day failed to deter participants of Phi Alpha Sigma ' s annual 5-K run. As the winners crossed the finish line, alumni appeared for class reunions and the luncheon featuring former Di- rector of Public Relations, Mrs. Marjorie Row- den Kelley. Honored as outstanding alumnus at the affair was Dr. Don H. Stewart, a Crusader alumnus as is his wife and their 3 children, mak- ing a true family affair. Other alumni events included Old Timer ' s Basketball games and a reception recognizing Dr. Stewart and the 50-year class of 1937. Spirit was its highest when the main event finally arrived. Crusaders and Lady Saders took on Belhaven College in District 30. Amid the half-time Homecoming entertainment, Carey students were presented with their Homecoming Court of Karen Hoffman, the New Orleans Maid and her escort Kevin Taylor, Coast Cam- pus Representatives Leslie Miller and Tim Hef- ferman. Freshman Maid Michelle HoUingsworth and Kevin Sheperd, Sophomore representative Shannon Robert and her escort Richard Aspin- wall, Sharon Coker as Junior Maid and Dewayne Pruitt, Senior Maid Darlene Dees escorted by Vincent Davis. The basketball team elected Donna Walker as their maid escorted by Larry Knight. Maid of honor Donna Hancock was escorted by Philip Price. Homecoming queen Penni Brown was escorted by Bryan Giles and crowned by Dr. J. Ralph Noonkester. Adding to the excitement of the day, both Crusader teams were victorious in their games against the Blazers, securing their places in the District 30 playoffs. In celebration of the event, students joined together for a Homecoming Victory Bash making for quite a memorable weekend. — Mark J. McNeil Homecoming 25

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Crusaders Head Home HOMECOMING COURT: Karen Hoffman, Kevin T aylor, Donna Walker, Larry Knight, Shannon Robert, Richard Aspinwall, Darlene Dees. Vincent Davis, Penni Brown, Bryan Giles, Donna Hancock, Philip Price. Sharon Coker, Dewayne Pruitt, Michelle HoUingworth, Kevin Sheperd, Leslie Miller, and Tim Hefferman. HOMECOMING QUEEN Penni Brown and her escort Bryan Giles were introduced at halftime of men ' s basketball game ith other court members. 24 CRUSADER REVIEW

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For the Present Valentine Heads Down Under as Fourth Rotary Fellowship Recipient For an incredible fourth straight year, a Wil- liam Carrey senior has won a Rotary Internation- al Fellowship, paying all expenses to the gra- duate school of his choice anywhere in the world! Winning the fellowship this year is student body president Brett Valentine, a biology chem- istry major from Vicksburg. Brett will study bi- ology next year at Otago University in Dunedin, New Zealand, located on the picturesque South Island of the country down under. In addition, he will be an ambassador of goodwill as he addresses Rotary clubs and othej civic groups during the year. Brett ' s success marks a complete college generation of winners for Carey in Rotary Fel- lowship competition. With a winner six of the last ten years, this fourth-in-a-row follows the appointments of Randy Rawls of Forth Worth, who attended Canterbury University in Christ- church, New Zealand; Danny Barber of Ocean Springs, who studied at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia; and Gary Ro- berson of Toomsuba, who matriculated at the University of York in York, England. Interestingly all four had certain common characteristics: they were all pre-med majors; they were all intensively interested in missions; they were all members of the wrestling club (two were captains); and they were all committed to the ideal of CRUSADING FOR EXCEL- LENCE. And speaking of excellence, Brett was not only the first choice of the selection committee, as were the others, he was, according to the committee the unanimous choice. Geographic Distribution Abu Dube China Colombia England Grand Cayman Islands Honduras India Kuwait Mexico Nicaragua Saudi Arabia From Whence We came Syria Venezuela 16 Virgin Islands 26 CRUSADER REVIEW