VOL. 4 NO. 1
STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA
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July, 1975
1974-75 Alumni Annual Fund Tops $100,000 Goal
Alumni contributors, including
more than 950 first time donors, burst
the ceiling on the 1974-75 annual
fund goal of $100,000 with an all-time
high $119,437 in unrestricted contributions, according to annual fund
chairman Harris P. Gravely, '44.
The announcement came following
completion of the fiscal year May 31.
He pointed out the campaign produced another record in total contributors - 2,897.
"We're indeed proud of the support of concerned Stetson alumni,"
Gravely explained, adding, "it is a
notable achievement to go over the
$100,000 goal for unrestricted contributions."
Increasing alumni financial support
in recent years has resulted in Stetson's nomination for a second United
States Steel Foundation award for
sustained performance in alumni giving, the annual fund chairman noted.
Stetson received a similar award in
1972.
University president Dr. John E.
Johns commended alumni for their
support of the school and for setting
new records in contributor numbers
and unrestricted gifts. He also expressed appreciation for Gravely's
leadership in the year-long campaign,
and for Mark C. Hollis', '55, achievements as special gifts chairman.
Alumni giving to all sources totaled
$176,220. In addition to the DeLand
campus total of unrestricted gifts,
$34,518 was received in designated
giving and $28,655 came from college
of law alumni.
The 1974-75 unrestricted alumni
gifts, which assist the university in
student financial aid and other oper
ating budget programs, increased 40
per cent over the previous year's total
-$87,431.
Total alumni giving of $176,220
topped last year's total of $168,000.
The number of alumni contributors
increased by 308, more than twelve
per cent over the previous year's total
of 2,589.
One of the alumni fund program's
highlights was the February telephone campaign, chaired by Fred
Mancinik, '54, in which more than
$36,000 was pledged.
Honor Graduates Lead 1975 Class at May Commencement
Sixty-four honor graduates headed a class of 407 students receiving degrees at Stetson's 92nd commencement May 11 at Edmunds Center.
This was the first year commencement has been conducted in the activities facility.
Two students graduated summa cum laude: Richard Gene Medlin, DeLand,
and Catharine Lee Hagan Colwell, DeLand and Maryville, Tenn.
Magna cum laude graduates include: Charles Mark Aulick, Orlando;
Cheryl Lynn Brooks, Jacksonville; William Irwin Capps, Jr., Mount Dora;
Laura Rose Cason, Sebring; Artie Dessie Clifton, Jr., Okahumpka; Robin
Patterson Cort, Largo; Jennifer Loren Foster, Kissimmee; Joseph John
Granata, Sarasota; Margaret E. Greenfield, Dunedin; June Martin Hewett,
Palatka; Deborah Sue Hoffenbacher, Winter Haven; George Berry Hough, Jr.,
South Daytona; Anne Wilson Hudson, Shushan, N. Y.; Linda Grayson Jones,
E. Palatka; Nancy Lynn Kingstad, North Miami; Kathryn Anne Klim, St. Petersburg; Alan Parker Layne, Lyons, Ga.; Claire Anne LeGear, DeLand; Steven
Brian Lucks, St. Petersburg; Margaret Maude McQueen, DeLand; Donna
Keef Medlin, DeLand; Judith A. Murray, DeLand; Holly Elizabeth Raymond,
DeLand; Carolyn Clark Rogers, Weston, Mass.; Rebeca Rosell, Miami; Mary
Ann Stonerook, Brooksville; Elizabeth Ann Uhl, Fort Pierce; and Linda
Elizabeth Zimmer, Orlando.
Graduating cum laude were: Cheryl Jean Abbott, North Palm Beach; Mary
Frances Andrew, Jacksonville; Victoria Jane Backus, DeLand; Deborah Gail
Brown, Shalimar; Thomas Montgomery B. Cash, Jr., Jacksonville; Joan
Holgate Clarkson, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Judith Carol Clayton, Belleaire Bluffs;
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Lovelace Wins Teaching Award
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER RECEIVES DEGREE - Senior Michael Duduit,
Jacksonville, receives his degree from university president Dr. John E. Johns
during Stetson's 92nd commencement May 11. Duduit and Cynthia Horton,
Winter Park, were chosen by classmates to give commencement addresses
during the afternoon. He was editor of the prize-winning Stetson Reporter
and graduated cum laude.
Dr. Marc H. Lovelace, professor of
history, was named recipient of the
first William Hugh McEniry Excellence in Teaching Award at Stetson,
according to an announcement by
the university's faculty senate.
The prize was presented to Dr.
Lovelace during the school's 92nd
commencement in May. Honoring the
late dean of the university, the award
is based on "the high attainment of
teaching excellence as personified
by Dean McEniry." It was established
by a specified, endowed grant from a
foundation preferring to remain anonymous.
Selection was based on recommendations from the student body
through balloting with final designation by the faculty senate.
Dr. Lovelace will have $500 worth
of books he selects donated to the
university's library in his honor.
He joined Stetson's faculty in 1968
and is the author of numerous books
and papers in the field of archeology
and history.
He was named an "Outstanding
Educator in America" in 1970 and
served as chairman of the faculty senate in 1971-72/
A fellow in the American Schools
of Oriental Research, Dr. Lovelace
also is a member of the American
Historical Association, the National
Geographic Society, the Archaeological Institute of America, the Society
of Biblical Literature and Exegesis
and the American Oriental Society.
He received an A.B. from High
Point College, a Th.M. and Th.D. from
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Dr. McEniry, cited as one of the
most influential individuals in elevating Stetson's academic standards to
rank among the nation's top schools,
served as dean of the university 1959-
67. He was vice-chancellor of the University of North Carolina-Charlotte at
the time of his death in 1974.
Dr. Lovelace's award citation noted
his efforts and successes as a
teacher and scholar "in the traditions
as established and nurtured by Dr.
McEniry."
