Alumni News R of Stetson University
Fall 1991
Volume XIX No. 1
Stetson advances to #3 in South
Stetson University is tied with Kentucky's
Berea College as the #3 southern university,
in U.S. News & World Report's special report,
"America's Best Colleges." In 1990, Stetson
was ranked #4, behind Berea.
"We are pleased to be near the top of the
list of so many fine universities, and we
believe the new ranking shows the good work
being done by our faculty, students and staff,"
said Stetson President H. Douglas Lee.
In this year's top 15 universities in the
southern region, Stetson and Berea were
third, with North Carolina's Wake Forest
University rated first, and the University of
Richmond in Virginia, second.
The rankings are the result of a study of
over 1,000 schools that combined statistical
data with the results of a U.S. News survey of
academic reputations, the report said.
To determine a school's overall rank, the
scores for academic reputation were
combined
with data
provided
largely by
the schools
themselves.
These
statistics
measured the selectivity of the
student body; the degree to which the university financially supports a high-quality,
full-time faculty; its overall financial
resources; the level of student satisfaction as
measured by the school's ability to graduate
the students it admits as freshmen; and scores
of entering freshmen on standardized tests,
according to U.S. News.
1991 Commencements
Grads welcomed to alumni association; alumni honored
The Stetson University Alumni Association
grew again as more than 475 graduates
received their diplomas at the spring and
summer commencement ceremonies.
The May celebration also included honors
to faculty and alumni. The McEniry Award
for Excellence in Teaching was awarded to
Spring Commencement speaker, Dr. Paul T.
Langston. Kenan professor of church music,
Dr. Langston has been at Stetson since 1960.
He was dean of the School of Music from
1963 to 1985.
The university conferred honorary degrees
on three distinguished alumni: Professor
Mary Anne Armour, M.A. in counseling
1971, a member of the psychiatry and
behavioral science faculty at Mercer
University School of Medicine; Dr. Barbara
Holmes, B.A. 1969 and M.Ed. 1972, president of Milwaukee Area Technical College
in Wisconsin; and Dr. Natalie Davis, B.A. in
political science 1968, dean of graduate and
adult studies at Birmingham-Southern
College in Alabama.
Mark Your Calendar
Parents' Weekend Oct. 26-28
Ralph Nader Lecture Nov. 6
Yule Log Lighting Dec. 3
Christmas Candlelight Concerts Dec. 6 - 8
Homecoming '92 Jan. 17-19
Reunion Weekend "92 April 24 - 26
Alumni from the class of 1941 sing out
during their 50 year Reunion celebration.
For more on Reunion 1991, see page 6.
Homecoming '92: Changes
in store for Hatters
Picture this: a parade down Woodland
Boulevard, a cool January afternoon, the
campus filled with environmentally-aware
alumni and students. What is it? It's
Homecoming 1992 at Stetson.
"Stetson EverGreen" is this year's theme,
according to Darcy Haag Granello, '87,
associate director of alumni programs. "The
students and the alumni staff are excited
about this theme because it really has
substance," said Granello. "This is a hot
topic for everyone, including the university."
Alumni will notice several changes in the
traditional Homecoming activities. First, the
dates have been changed from the traditional
February weekend to January 17 - 19. "We
feel the January weekend has several
benefits. It will be easier for students to be
involved, which the alumni want. And, it
will allow more time between Homecoming
and Reunion Weekend, thus enabling more
alums to participate in both events," noted
Granello.
The return of the Homecoming Parade is a
response to the request of the Alumni
Association Board of Directors, according to
Gary Meadows, executive ditector of the
association. Friday evening events will also
change slightly, with more informal activities
on the schedule.
Alumni can look for the Homecoming
brochure, detailing all events, in theit
mailboxes by the end of November.
Scholarship fund established
in memory of Carter Colwell
A memorial fund has been established at
Stetson University in memory of English
Professor C. Carter Colwell. The endowment
fund will provide a need-based scholarship for
minority students whose major is within the
College of Arts & Sciences. Preference will be
given to Volusia County students.
Dr. Colwell, who died August 23 at the age
of 59, had taught at Stetson since 1958. In
1980 he received the university's highest
teaching honor, the McEniry Award for
Excellence in Teaching.
Donations to the memorial fund may be
sent to the Carter Colwell Scholarship Fund,
Stetson University, Campus Box 8279,
DeLand, Horida, 32720-3777.
