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
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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
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