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Vol. 10 No. 2 (USPS 990-560)
Fall 1981
KRESGE GRANT MOTIVATES
WOMEN'S DORM FACELIFT
The trustees of The Kresge
Foundation have approved a challenge
grant of $100,000 toward the
renovation of Conrad and Chaudoin
residence halls, it was announced by
William H. Baldwin, chairman of the
board of the foundation located in
Troy, Michigan. The announcement
was in a letter to Stetson President
Pope A. Duncan.
The two renovation projects have
been cited by the university as top
priority items in the
STETSON/$50,000,000 campaign,
the comprehensive, 10-year fund-
raising program begun last year.
The foundation considered 1,551
qualified proposals in 1981 and
selected the Stetson request as one of
a total of 176 charitable organizations
in 39 states, the District of Columbia
and Canada which will receive funds.
New grant commitments by the
foundation total $33,354,000 for the
year, with the majority toward
projects involving construction or
renovation of facilities, according to
the foundation.
"We are very pleased and gratified
to receive this commitment from the
Kresge Foundation," Dr. Duncan
stated. "Chaudoin Hall has been a
vital part of Stetson since its earliest
years, and our renovation program will
insure the preservation and continued
safe use of this historic building.
Conrad Hall, though younger in years,
is no less important, and this support
from such a prestigious foundation is
most meaningful."
The Kresge Foundation was created
solely by the personal gifts of the late
Sebastian S. Kresge. Since 1924,
appropriations of over $416 million
have been made to institutions in
the areas of higher education, health
care and related services, the t rts
and humanities, social welfare,
science, conservation and religion.
Renovations in Chaudoin Hall include
carpeting throughout the building, the
installation of ceiling fans in the
rooms, and additional suites.
The 99th academic year opened with the Convocation Service in the Forest of
Arden. Dr. Carter Colwell, university macebearer, joines President Duncan [l\
and Provost Tom Turner on stage with the Concert Choir for the ceremony.
Scholarships and Honors
Announced at Convocation
President Pope A. Duncan welcomed students and faculty members
to the school's 99th year during an
opening convocation September 9. He
compared the time at college to the
moments preceding an orchestra
concert in which the university "helps
students tune their strings" in
preparation for "the concert of the rest
of your life."
He noted that "without this time of
apparent discord" students would not
develop the harmony of parts which
education brings to the whole person,
and that although students may be
forgiven their mistakes in this period
of learning, once they leave school,
society will not overlook their errors.
Duncan also announced appointments for the coming year to the
endowed chairs of the university
faculty: Dr. Richard T. Dillon,
professor of law and dean emeritus, to
the Charles A. Dana Chair; Dr. Calvin
Arnold Kuenzel, professor of law, to
the L. Leroy Highbaugh, Jr. Chair; Dr.
John A. Hague, professor of American
studies, to the William R. Kenan, Jr.
Chair; Dr. E. Earl Joiner, professor of
religion, to the Sam R. Marks Chair;
Dr. Gareth Williams, professor of
mathematics, to the J. Ollie Edmunds
Chair; Kathleen A. Johnson, visiting
associate professor of humanities, to
the Kenneth P. Kirchman Chair; Dr.
Michael W, Raymond, associate
professor of English, to the Nell
Carlton Chair; Joseph J. Master,
professor of business administration,
to the C. R. Lindback Chair; Dr. David
W. Nylen, professor of business
administration and dean, to the
Eugene M. Lynn Chair and Dr. Paul R.
Jenkins, professor of organ, to the
John and Aliese Price Chair.
Eighteen students were recognized
with presidential scholarships for
attaining the highest grades in their
classes last year. All achieved 4.0
(straight A) grade point averages:
seniors - Sandra Lynn Anderson of
Titusville, Amy Lynn Brooks of
Jacksonville, Mary Elizabeth Clemons
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