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1955, 1960, 1965, 1975, Vespers with LeClore Litchfield, 75
1980, 1985, 1995 Worslnip services wittn Des CummingsJr., '65
Sacred concertwitl-i David, 02, and Marlene (Mlllburn) Colburn, 01
Entertainment wWh the 1950s-style group
"Four Dots and a Dash," featuring Charles Lindsey, '67
Classic and antique carstiow
Exclusive bird presentation by Bobby Harrison on thie recent first official
sighting ofthe Ivory-billed Woodpecker
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Opening Comments
Lessons
Life
Returningtomyalmamaterasanemployeehasbeenasurreal
experience. Daily, mymemory istransported tomycollegedays.
Mycomputerprofessor, Merritt MacLafferty,nowworksdown thehall
fromme. Ever\-time 1 hearhisvoiceoutsidemyoffice, I rememberthe
dayhesingledmeoutanddeclared,"Youhavearesponsibility-!"
Itwasthesamedayhehad toldtheclassthatthosewhoweregifted
hadresponsibility'. Bycoincidence, Ihadhelpedsolveaproblem theclass
wasworkingontogether. Itwasoneshiningmomentinaclassthatoften
frustratedme as I struggled tounderstandprogramsI'dneverworked
with,buthiscommentgaveme thecourage toseekexcellence inallareas
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oflife eventhosethatdon'tcomeeasilyforme.
There wereothermomentslikethat. Momentswhenaprofessordid
orsaidsomething thatwas toneverappearona testbutwouldaffectmy
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lifeprofoundly like the time .A.rt Richertprovedmathematically that
.99 tothe infinity isequaltoone. 1 was
dumbfounded. Clearly, itwouldseem,
.99tothe infinitywouldbeslightlyless
thanone,but 1couldn'tdenythathis
formulaprovedothenvise. 1 learned that
things arenot alwaysastheyseem.
Andtherearethe lessonsI'mstill
learning. "Ever>'one isignorantinsome-
thing," DonDicktoldourspeechclass.
Today,hiswordsechoinmyheadwhen
I'mtemptedtobecriticalofthosewith
lesseducation. WhenI'mwiseenough
toheed thosewordsandappreciate
that eachpersonI interactwithhas
knowledge inanareaI don't, myworld
ISexpanded.
Perhapsthe mostsurreal experi-
encesince I'vereturned to Southern
wasstandinginfrontofLynn Sauls'
toriFutcherspeaksinaclassroomwheresheoncesatasastudent. MagaiineandFeatureArticleWriting
class.Thiswastheclassthatformed the
directionofmycareer. Itwas there I found my niche inthewritingworld.
Nowitwasmyturn toshare a tasteofwhat 1have learned.
Sauls'studentswroteseveralarticlesforthis issue. I would like to
recognizethosewhohelpedwiththe Peoplepages: MeganBrauner, Kathy
Huskins, KatieMinner,JohnMunnoch, andValerieWalker.
AsyoureadthisissueofCOLUMNS,perhapsyou'llberemindedof
life lessonsyoulearnedduringyourcollegecareer.Takesome timeto
contemplate those lessons,butdon'tjustkeep themtoyourself Share
themwith thenextgeneration. Thisway thoselessonswillindeedlasta
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lifetime andperhapsevenlonger.
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Spring2006
Features
8 Sharing the Bread of Life
From Madagascar to Mali, current and former students and faculty of Southern are
excited about evangelism and eager to share the gospel of Christ.
14 The Language of Love
Whether it was struggling through a physics course so she could better understand the
man she loved or using the language she learned out of necessity to help Russian im-
migrants, Inelda (Phillips) Hefferlin, '58, has spent her life learning and speaking the
language of love.
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22 A Southern Education Priceless
Know a young person who's considering his or her educational future? Here's some
information you can share about why Southern is worth the investment.
28 Making an Impression
Four advisers at Southern Adventist University exemplify what it means to lead stu-
dents down their college path.
30 Staying Power
There was a time when David Jarrett, '58, wanted nothing more than to be kicked out
of Southern Missionary College. Now an endowed scholarship in his memory helps stu-
dents stay at Southern.
Departments
4 Inbox
5 Teaching Teachers
6 People
16 Lifetime Learning
32 Headlines
37
Spotlight
38 Mission Minutes CisOVwEhRa:tPelvaanntgienlgissmeeidssaollfahboopuet
Inthisissue,COLUMNSlooksat
39 Scrapbook howstudents,faculty,andalumni
arepreparingsoulsforthegreat
harvest.
40 On Move
the
30 42 Beyond the Classroom
Columns • 3
InBox
Cherokee Input The Cave for All Ages
1 r—eallyenjoyed the article about the
I currentlyworkwith the Eastern Bandot cave especially the partabout mycousin COLUMNS
Cherokee hidiansandhaveshared acopyof Pati (Herlinger) Herman, attended. Myfamily
yourarticle ["Cherokees in theCave?"Fall startedgoingtocampmeetingatCoUegedale Volume 58 Number 1
2005 issue] withagentlemannamed Russell whenI wasababy. Ihadanoldercousinand
Tciwnsend. Duringourbriefdiscussion, he re- sisterwhoattendedSouthern inthe 1950sand
layed to me that itwouldnotbe uncommonfor 1960s, andwevisitedthere often. Myfamily
aCherokee tostoresomethinginacave. Asto finally movedtoCoUegedale in 1964, where we
the validityofthestory, hesaidtheywouldnot lived across thestreetfromGeorgene (Fuller) ExecutiveEditor:RuthieGray,'99&'04
have recordsthatcould helpprove whetheror Meyer, attended. ManagingEditor:Lori Futcher,'94
not the tribal elders went tothe cave. Asachildand teen, 1 heard many stories LayoutEditor:IngridSkantz,'90
Bob Cress, '81 about thecave. Onestorywasabout the Indians AssistantLayoutEditor:AvionneFrye,'02
whocame back toget something. As 1 remem- EditorialAssistant:KelliGauthier,current
ber, theyhad important itemsstored inclay LayoutAssistants:JohnJones,current
jars in thecave. Georgene Meyerstill lives in PliilipVillasurda,current
Pliotography: MarlenaAndvik, current
CoUegedale andcould answeranyquestionsyou
NickEvenson,current
Caving In mighthave. RikaGemmell, current
The otherstory 1 rememberwas thatsome
1 enjoyed the article [Fall 2005 issue] on the boyswent intothe cave, built a ratt, and floated
Student ParkCave immensely. When 1 arrived down theundergroundriver. It wastold that President:Gordon Bietz
onSouthern'scampus as a lowlyfreshman in
there were otherentrancestothecave inother AcademicAdministration:StevePawluk
thefall of 1968, 1 discovered thatSabbath places mCoUegedale. When I wasastudent FinancialAdministration:DaleBidwell
afternoonactivitieswere somewhatrestricted atCoUegedaleAcademy anold familyfriend, StudentServices:WilliamWohlers
foranyone without accesstoan automobile.
StarellisHill, tookus intothecave, and 1 saw Advancement:ChristopherCarey
Havingdonesomecaving in academydays, 1 the underground rix'er. Wewent intoalowtun- Marketing/Enrollment:VinitaSauder,'78
soondiscovered thecave (whichwaswideopen
nel andcrawledonourstomachsfora longway. Marketing/Univ.Relations:RuthieGray,'99&'04
in thosedays) inthe Student Parkaswellas I wassadtosee themclose upthecave and am AlumniRelations;EvonneCrook,'79
thoseonGrindstoneMountain. Somefriends
veryhappythattheyhave reopened itandare
and 1 spent many aSabbathafternooncrawling using itforeducational purposes.
through the mud and waterexploring every
inchofit while armed withonly flashlights. 1 Rachel (Thompson) Wiegand, '72 Sendcorrespondenceto:
washappy toread that there wasnosewerrun- COLUMNSEditor
ncionmginigntdootwhne cianvteo,pbouotls1ocfanwarteermefmrboemrthpiepes arEdbeiomtueotrm'bhseernrosktnepo:lwaClyeiOdnggLeiUnofMantNohetShceacrvoecn.atvaDecu,treiwdnhgiGcetholirewgaie9sn4e0losMc,aetM\eeed;rvoenr SCPjoolsulttehgOeefrfdniacleAe,dBvoTeNxnt3i3s77t031U5n-iv0e3r7s0ity
trailerpark above. I'mguessing the water in herfather'sproperty. Onthewalkofthatcave, therewere [email protected]
the trailers was a little cloudy afterwegotdone manycmdedrauiingsandwritingsthat,asachild, Meyer Sendaddresschangesto:
wadUisnugaltlhyrowueghwoiutlidnoexuirtmtuheddcya\'cel—othceosv.ered in ftuhwouugihtmacno-uvldarhraovue'/bieeoednsdirnautthe\fbiveldInadciraonsss.fMreo\metrhealcsaove ASPoolsuuttmhnOeifrfniOcfefAidcBveoexnt3is7t0University
mud—just in time torun intowell-dressedclass- entrance. Sincethen,agaspipewaslaid,aruitheen- CoUegedale,TN37315-0370
mateson theirway tosundown worship in the trancetothatcavehasbeenblou-nup. makingitno [email protected]
longeraccessible.
church. At that time, theVillage Markethad
notbeenbuilt,sotherewasawide-openarea
to traverse inordertoget back toTalge Hall.
Phone:1.800.S0UTHERN
Once there, wehadtocleanourmuddyclothes FAX:423.236.1000
E-mail:[email protected]
inthewashingmachines inthebasement.To Website:www.southern.edu
whomeverhad toclean thosewashersafterwe
gotdonewith them, mysincerestapologies. InBox is a forum for reader feedback.
Thanksforbringingbackalotoffond Questions, concerns, compliments, criticisms,
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memories. and even discussions all are welcome and COLUMNSistheofficialmagazineof
encouraged. Letters may be edited for length SouthernAdventistUniversity,producedbythe
Chuck Pierce, '72 OfficeofMarketingandUniversityRelationsto
or clarity. Please send InBox letters to: provideinformationtoalumniandotherfriends
COLUMNS Editor, PO Box 370, CoUegedale, TN, oftheuniversity.=2006,SouthernAdventistUniversity
37315-0370 or email [email protected].
4 • Spring 2006
Teaching Teachers
What
Learned From
I
Cheater
a
tried, as 1 alwaysdo, toput thetearotGod in mystudentsasI ex-
I
pressed tlie importanceoftheirhteraturereviewresearchpapers.This
wastobeasi<;nificant portion oftheirgrades, andever>'jotand tittlewas byRuthWilliamsMorris,SchoolofEducationandPsychologywithLoriFutcher,'94
tobe inplace.
Asthedeadlinedrew near, I warnedprocrastinators that no mercywas
tobeshown. Despite thewhiningandcomplaining1oftenhearwhen 1 toarguethehalfpoint I had takenoffforthe one minormistakeIhad
set high standards, mystudentsonceagain rose totheoccasion. beenable tofind.
"Yes, this isgreati" Ifound myselfthinkingas I read the papers. One "1 cannotaccept thisgradebecause 1didn't write it,"headmitted.
in particularputasmileon myface. I marked the paperup withcheck- "This isnot my work."
marks (which ishow1 tell thestudentsthat I like something theyhave I wasflabbergasted! TTierewerenoredflags toclueme intothefact
done) andpositivecomments. When 1 tinished readingthat paper, itwas theworkhadbeenplagiarized,and 1 wasnotfamiliarenoughwithhis
covered inred ink, butthe markswerecommentsofapprovalnotcorrec- writingst^'letonotice that the\'oice in thepaperwasnot hisown.
Xion. Infact, I hadadifficult Withoutthisconfession, perhapsmy
timefindinganythingwrong. 1 studentwould havegottenawaywiththe
gavethestudent a near-perfect perfectcrime.
score. "Whydidyoucome?"I asked, asI
AsI returned thepapers, 1 overcamemyshock. "Whyareyou tell-
spentsome timepubliclyooh- ingme this?"
ingandahhingoverever^'one's Hisresponsetothisquestionwasnot
work. But thestarpaper, 1 aboutthefiresofhellwaitingforliars,
didn'thandback immediately. norwas itaboutlosingsleepduetoover-
Instead 1 kept itmomentarily whelmingguilt. Hisanswerwassimple,
toreadsomeofmyfavorite \et it's implicationsprofound."Because
e.xcerptstotheclass. \ou're tooniceofateachertodothisto."
Handingitback tothestu- He thentold mehowhe'dbeenstrug-
dent, I didn't noticeanything glingforthe lastcouple weeksandhow
unusual. Infact, 1 probably when hesaw me, hefeltadeeppain.
neverwouldhaveknownany- "E\er>' time Isaw-you,"hesaid,"Isaw
thingw-asamiss ifthestudent what I haddone."
hadnotdroppedbymyoffice a E\enthough Ihadbeenobliviousto
coupleofweekslater. whathadhappened,hissinhadmanaged
Ashe tookaseatby the tochangehisrelationshipwith me.
door, starpaper inhand, I
A New Understanding
thoughtperhapshe hadcome
bytoaskmewhyhedidnot Thatwasmy moment ot understand-
receiveaperfectscore,or ingwhatoursindoestoourrelationship
perhapshis intentions were withGod.
tofurtherdiscussthe insights I nowviewthisrelationshipthrough
shared in thepaper. differenteyesandaskMy MasterTeacher
—
Although theconversation tohelpmenotsin becauseHe'stoo
thatfollowedgaveme insight goodaGodtodothatto.
I wouldreflectonforyearsto RuthWilliamsMorrisvaluesauthenti;:;,. Mynewfoundperspectivealsoaffects
come, thew^isdom Iwasabouttogainhad little todowith thecontentof how 1 domywork. Iwantwhat IdotobeauthenticsoIcanlivewith
thepaper. Instead, I wasabout tolearnalesson inauthenticity. myselfand lookmystudentsintheeyes.Theyaretoogoodformetogive
themanyle.ssthan mybest. <^
Unacceptable
"I cannot accept this,"said thestudent, handingmehispaper.
"Whatdoyou meanyoucan'taccept it?" I asked,assuminghewanted SheRiustthheWicloloiradmisnMatoorrriosf,tphreofBeAssaonrdofBSpspyrcohgorloagmys,inhapssybceheonlotgeya.chingatSouthernfornea-
Columns • 5
5
Jeff Sutton Livinginaforeigncountry, teachingteen-
agerseveryday,andoperatingatwo-year-old
Mission Minded
schoolcanhave itsfrustrations.
"We live ina thatched-roofwood hut,"Jeff
EveryChristmassincehe was 5 yearsold,Jeff says. "Wehavenorunningwaterexcept in the
Sutton, '05, and hisfamilyhavetraveled to
creekthat isabout300metersfromourhouse.
Mexico tohelp build achurch. Whileastudent Wedoallofourwashing inthe river. Wehave
atSouthern,Jefflookedforopportunitiesto
helpothers. Hespentayearasastudentmis- solarforelectricity, butwhen there isn'tmuch
sun, thatrunsout."
sionary inVenezuelaand there learnedSpanish,
Thesun isn't theonly thingthatcan run
whichhelpedpreparehimforwhat would he-
shortat times;Jeffandhiswife, Fawna (EUer),
come histull-timejobaftergraduation: direct-
'01, '04, alsodon'tgetpaid.
ing theRichardGatesTechnicalIndustrial "Weareworking withGospelMinistries
School in Bolivia.
With64percentofBolivians livingbelow International, which iswithDavidGates,"
Jeffsays.Theonlymoneytheyreceive isfrom
thepovertyline,educating thecountry'schil-
friendsandfamilybackhome. "Weneverknow-
dren isan importantjob, butJeff'smissiongoes howmuch moneywe willget,"Jeffsays. "We
farbeyond reading, writing, and arithmetic.
don'talwaysknowwhere the moneycomes
"Alittle less thanhalfoiour[children] be- from, butHe keepsproviding."
cameSeventh-dayAdventist lastschoolyear, TheSuttonshavebeen inBoliviaforayear,
sowe'veseenalotofchanges,"Jeffsays. "It's anddespitemanychallenges, theysaythey
excitingtosee themlearningofJesusandsee
have noregrets. BothJeffandFawnaagreethat
thembecome more responsible withtheirwork
theopportunitiesforministryfaroutweighany
andclasses."
obstaclestheymayface.
tor. She'd love totalkawhile, butdon't
expect tocooloffinheroffice.This
staffmemberlikes ithot, "sodon'tbe
surprised ifI have theroomat 100de-
grees,"she laughs.
DeSouza'soffice isadornedwith
tropical treasures that remindherof
herwarm, sunnyhometownofRiode
Janeiro, Brazil.
ComingtotheUnitedStates 1
yearsagowasalife-alteringdecisionfor
deSouza. "Youjusthave tostart life all
overagain,"saysde Souza,whowasa
principal and English teacherin Brazil.
"Itdoesn't matterwhatyouhaddone in
yourcountry-. It'sjustthewayitis. SoI
ended up innursingschool. Thatwas,
according toeveryone, theeasiestway
ofgettingajob."
Aspredicted,shegotajobquickly,
but nursingdidn'tseem tobeher
calling. ThenSouthernopenedup
amaster'sprogram incounseling. "I
Liane de Souza Nexttimeyou'reoncampus, takeashort thoughttomyself, I'vedoneeducationandnurs-
Sharing Tools for Success walkup thehillandsay"hi"toLianede ing,"deSouzarecalls, "counselingwouldbeagood
Souza, Southern's transitionservicescoordina- combniation."
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