Stetson Cupola 1975-4-1

VOL. 4 NO. 1 STETSON UNIVERSITY, DELAND, FLORIDA »■«*- 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; continued on page 2 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."