Commons
A Newsletter for Families of Stetson Students
Spring 1994
Special Senior Edition
Student Government President Qayle Littleton in her CUB office.
She invited the First Lady
GAYLE Littleton, president of Stetson's
Student Government Association for two
years, gets things done.
So when the political science/American
Studies double major decided she'd like Hillary
Rodham Clinton to speak at her May '94
commencement, she wrote and invited her.
President Doug Lee rallied to Littleton's cause,
and wrote to the First Lady to back up the
invitation, as did university friends close to the
First Family.
After months of hoping, Littleton learned
the First Lady can't make it, and University of
South Florida President Betty Castor, former
Florida education commissioner, will give the
address.
Already slated for an honorary degree in
recognition of her service to Florida education,
Castor had agreed to be a surrogate for the First
Lady.
"I'll be happy to play second fiddle to the
President's spouse," said Castor, wise in the
ways of political life.
Littleton is glad she tried, anyway: "Hillary
Clinton is a role model for me. Her impact
has such potential for shaping the role of
women in the future."
And even though the First Lady won't be
coming to DeLand this year, who knows what
seeds might have been planted?
"I knew when I wrote the letter, there was
virtually no chance she'd come," said Littleton,
"but the Clintons are such different political
figures, I thought it might be possible."
At the very least, she got to correspond with
the White House.
And she may still get to meet the First Lady.
She will work in Washington, DC, this summer
as a Lyndon Baines Johnson intern in the
House of Representatives through Congressman John Mica's office. She plans a career in
government after law school.
Stetson's SGA has just been named the best
among the state's private universities by
Florida Leader magazine.
Betty Castor to
Address spring
Graduates
FLORIDA'S FIRST woman state commissioner of education, Betty Castor,
now president of the University of South
Florida in Tampa, will give the commencement address and receive an
honorary doctor of laws degree during
Stetson's 111th spring commencement at
1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 15, in the
Edmunds Center.
Stetson President H. Douglas Lee will
award approximately 400 degrees to
spring semester and Winter Term
graduates.
Student speakers will be chosen later
this month by their fellow graduates.
Commencement activities begin with a
Baccalaureate service at 8:30 a.m. in
Elizabeth Hall Chapel, with Dr. Kandy
Queen-Sutherland, associate professor of
religion, as speaker. Participating
seniors will be chosen by the Office of
Campus Life.
Also receiving honorary degrees will be
Josephine Davidson, editor of The News-
JournaL in Daytona Beach, and Stetson
alumnus Earnest W. Murphy, Jr., New
York, NY, a music instructor for the
Englewood Public School System in
Englewood, NJ, and a frequent guest
soloist with professional music groups
throughout the country. Murphy is a
member of the School of Music Board.
Commencement Schedule
May 14
President's Reception 5:00 p.m., in the
President's Garden
Commencement Recital
8 p.m., Elizabeth Hall
Auditorium — Outstanding graduating
seniors
May 15
Baccalaureate 8:30 a.m., Elizabeth Hall
Chapel
Graduation Brunch 10 a.m., Stetson Room,
Carlton Union — Sponsored by
Student Government Association for
graduates and their guests
Commencement 1:30 p.m., Edmunds
Center — The faculty/student
procession will enter the auditorium
promptly at 1:30 p.m. Audience should
be in their seats.
