Stetson Cupola 1986-14-4

ipola Gillespie to serve as acting dean in College of Arts & Sciences The Stetson University Alumni Newspaper Vol.14 No.4 (USPS 990-560) Summer 1986 Dr. E. Bryan GUlespie, a member of Stetson English Department for 20 years, wfll be the acting dean of the CoUege of Liberal Arts and Sciences effective Sept. 1,1986. The current dean, Dr. Robert L. Perkins, '51, wfll be returning to teaching and research, where he wfll continue the important task of editing his 24 volume KIERKEGAARD COMMENTARY. Provost Denton Coker said, "The university is very fortunate to have a professor of Dr. Gillespie's outstanding academic, personal and professional qualifications to serve in this important position." Dr. GUlespie previously held positions at Furman University, Davidson CoUege and MarshaU University. He earned his B.A. degree from Wake Forest and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Duke University, where he was an Angier B. Duke FeUow and a James B. Duke FeUow. Dr. GUlespie is a member of many organizations, including the Modern Language Association, the Southeastern Renaissance Society and People Helping People. Dr. GUlespie has mixed feelings about temporarily leaving the classroom, but said, "I am happy to serve the university in this new way. Because I know the faculty weU and have some familiarity with the operation of the coUege, I beUeve that my year as acting dean can be more than a holding action.'' Dr. Perkins wUl join Dr. Rob Brady to reform the phUosophy department at Stetson with Dr. Perkins as chairman. The department was included with the department of religion last year. Stetson president Dr. Pope Duncan commented, "Although this change thrusts upon us the serious problem of finding another key administrator, it provides a great opportunity for us to strengthen the Department of PhUosophy with the addition of a professor and chairman who is widely recognized as a distinguished scholar." Dr. E. Bryan Gillespie .d* Commencement 1986 Jon L. MUls, majority leader and speaker- designate of the Florida House of Representatives, was the principal speaker at Stetson Commencement Sunday, May 18 in Edmunds Center. More than 400 candidates for graduate and undergraduate degrees received diplomas, according to Registrar A. L Wehrie. MiUs, who received a bachelor's degree from Stetson in 1969, has been a member of the Florida legislature since 1978. In addition to his current duties as majority leader, MUls also is chairman of the Education Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. He was elected Most Valuable Member of the House in 1985. He is a member of the Florida Democratic Party Executive Committee and was a delegate to the 1984 National Convention. MUls also is a senior partner with the Gainesvflle law firm McGaUiard, MUls, deMontmoUin, Smith and Monaco, and he serves as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Florida CoUege of Law. Stetson honored four people with honorary doctorate degrees during the ceremony. Honorees were: Rep. MUls, Dr. Hal S. Marchman Jr., the Baccalaureate speaker and pastor of Central Baptist Church in Daytona Beach, Dr. Floyd Riddick of Arlington, Va., parliamentarian emeritus of the U.S. Senate and an advisor to Stetson's nationally recognized Model Senate Program, and Dennis C. McNamara, president and owner of McNamara Pontiac in Orlando, a Stetson trustee and chairman of the operating gifts division of the Stetson/$50 MILLION Campaign. Stetson unveils long-range plans (see campus map, pg. 2) Solutions to two major problems, traffic through the campus and expansion to meet needs in the year 2660 are outlined in an initial study for a campus master plan for Stetson University. The study has been presented to the university community and to officials and residents of DeLand, who wfll be directly affected. As a solution to the traffic issue, the planners recommend that the university "walk away" from Woodland Boulevard, moving aU academic programs to the east side and making west side property avaflaUe for other uses under university control. A portion of Amelia Avenue, the other problem street, would be closed through the campus. "The problems this study addresses are not just Stetson's," President Pope A. Duncan declared. They affect everyone in the DeLand area, and die benefits of a solution would be felt by the entire community." "This issue is vital for Stetson," Dr. Duncan noted. "We cannot hope to remain competitive if we cannot maintain the distinct identity and charm which makes the present campus so attractive to students." The study was authorized by the board of trustees to determine tf the university could grow to 3266 students by the year 2666 at the present location and stfll maintain tts distinctive campus environment. The internationally known architectural planning firm of Sprankle, Lynd and Sprague of San Francisco prepared the initial study. Dr. Hal Marchman, Dr. Floyd Riddick, RepJon Mills and Dennis McNamera. were presented honorary degrees by the university during the commencment ceremonies Inside Professor travel to China P-2 Law school wins again p. 3 Alumni council plans for '86-'87 p. 4 Class of '36 honored P-5 Ray Hussey retires p. 8 ■turn* LK^,..^.^,. ,,,.,,