V9.6 NEWS FROM SU

News from SU (Vol. 9 No. 6)
June 22, 2007
An Electronic Newsletter for Southwestern Alumni

GET CONNECTED:
Register for the Online Alumni Directory. IT'S FREE! Update your own information and look up friends. Contact the Office of Alumni Relations for your personal registration number.

FEATURED STORIES:
Former Southwestern University President William Carrington Finch Remembered
The Association Annual Award Recipients Announced
Have You Checked out Joe’s Blog?
Update Your E-mail Address for a Chance to Win!

 

ALUMNI NEWS:
Who Was Your Favorite Faculty Member?
Can We Pencil You In?
Houston Alumni Medical Center Breakfast
Local Association Happenings
The Association President May be Visiting You in 2007
Show your Pirate Pride with an Alumni Pirate ID Card
2007 Reunion Classes Are Planning Celebrations
Register Your Alumni Connection Group
Class Notes Spotlight

LIFELONG LEARNING:
“How to Use Your Roman Villa: the Art and Frescoes of Ancient Stabiae”
Amy Tan Featured as the 2007 Writer’s Voice Speaker

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS:
Southwestern Receives $1 Million Grant to Continue Upward Bound Program
Help Provide Internships for Students
What's New in Pirate Athletics
Who's Who from SU

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Houston Alumni Medical Center Breakfast – June 26
Greater Austin Association Happy Hour – June 27
Houston Association Happy Hour – June 28
Houston Association Alley Theatre Event – July 15
Washington, D.C. Association Baseball Game – July 16
Dallas Association Road Scholars Presentation – July 19
The Association President Visits El Paso – July 23
The Association President Visits Albuquerque, N.M. – July 24
The Association President Visits Phoenix, Ariz. – July 25
The Association President Visits Los Angeles, Calif. – July 26
The Association President Visits San Francisco, Calif. – July 27
The Association President Visits Seattle, Wash. – July 28
Homecoming and Reunion Weekend – Nov. 2-4

FEATURED STORIES
Former Southwestern University President William Carrington Finch Remembered
William Carrington Finch, who served as the 11th president of Southwestern University, died June 13 in Nashville, Tenn. He was 98. Finch served as president of Southwestern from 1949 to 1961, guiding the University through a difficult period of declining enrollment and revenue that followed the immediate post-war boom. During his tenure as president, Finch gave Southwestern a consistent sense of direction, focusing attention on the need for a strong and well-paid faculty, a selective student body and improved facilities. A memorial service for Finch was held Saturday, June 16, at the West End United Methodist Church in Nashville. Memorial contributions may be made to Habitat for Humanity, Heifer International and Southwestern University. Click here to read more about President Finch.

 

The Association Annual Award Recipients Announced
The Association of Southwestern University Alumni pays tribute to some of its finest members through its annual awards program. A recognition of the Distinguished Alumna Award will be held on a date to be announced. The Association will lift up the achievements of other award recipients during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, scheduled for Nov. 2-4, 2007. The 2007 recipients are:
    Gwen Griffin Sherman ’80 - Distinguished Alumna Award.
    Will Reed ’75 -Citation of Merit.
    Earl Moseley ’84 - Citation of Merit.
    Amanda Baumle ’97 - Young Alumna Achievement Award.
    Tim O'Neill - Mr. Homecoming.
    Tim Fisher - Pearl A. Neas Award.

 

Have You Checked out Joe’s Blog?
As The Association of Southwestern University Alumni President Joe Seeber ’63 tours the country this year, he’s collecting stories about why Southwestern is special to alumni. Read other alumni stories and share yours. Perhaps you have a story about a favorite faculty member or a friendship that formed in the residence halls, or maybe you have a story that illustrates how the Southwestern Experience is actually lifelong. Check out Joe’s Blog!

ALUMNI NEWS
Who Was Your Favorite Faculty Member?
As a part of 2007 Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, "Arrr... You Connected?," The Association of Southwestern University Alumni would like to celebrate the faculty that bring students together across the years. The Association is asking alumni to vote for their favorite faculty member. The five faculty members with the most votes will be celebrated during the "Faculty Fav Five Breakfast," scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007, during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend. Click here to vote for your favorite professor.

 

Can We Pencil You In?
Your friends want to see you at Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, scheduled for Nov. 2-4, 2007. “Arrr… You Connected?” promises to be fun and packed with a collection of interesting activities. Help us build a "Look Who's Coming" list to promote attendance by completing the “Pencil Me In” form. Please note: You will still need to register for Homecoming and Reunion Weekend (including reunion parties) when you receive the formal invitation for "Arrr...You Connected?" in late August.

 

Houston Alumni Medical Center Breakfast
Join us for the first gathering of Southwestern University alumni who work in the Texas Medical Center and discover how many Southwestern connections you have down the hall or down the street. The Houston Alumni Medical Center Breakfast is scheduled for Tuesday, June 26, from 7:30-9 a.m. in Dunn Conference Center of The Methodist Hospital (6565 Fannin, Houston). Alumnus and Board of Trustee Dr. Charles Millikan ’68, from The Methodist Hospital System, members of the Alumni Council and The Houston Association are hosting this event. If you plan to attend, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 800-960-6363.

 

Local Association Happenings
Check out what local associations are doing across the country!

The Bay Area Association Officers to Receive Training in July
The Big Apple Association Officers Received Training in June
The Dallas Association Coordinates Road Scholars Presentation – July 19
The Greater Austin Association Plans for Blues on the Green at Zilker Park – June 27
The Greater Georgetown Association Invited Alumni to Happy Hour
The Houston Association Plans 2007-2008 Calendar
The San Antonio Area Association Plans for the Summer
The Washington, D.C. Association Catches a Summer Ball Game – July 16

 

The Association President May be Visiting You in 2007
Joe Seeber ’63, president of The Association of Southwestern University Alumni, is making plans to visit alumni in cities throughout the United States during the 2007 year. Check out future editions of News from SU for exact times and locations. Should you be interested in helping plan Joe's visit to your area, please e-mail alumni@southwestern.edu.

 

July 2007

El Paso, Texas – July 23 – Location TBD
Albuquerque, N.M. – July 24 – Home of Mary Ellen and Sanford Coon ’63 (814 Oveja Court Southeast, Albuquerque, N.M.)
Phoenix, Ariz. – July 25 – Location TBD
Los Angeles, Calif. – July 26 – Location TBD
San Francisco, Calif. – July 27 – Home of Katie Popp ’00 and Mike Disch ’99 (338 Hanover Avenue, Oakland, Calif.)
Seattle, Wash. – July 28 – Location  TBD 

For information on Seeber's visits, check out The Association of Southwestern University Alumni Web site.

 

2007 ReunionClasses Are Planning Celebrations
The 2007 Reunion Planning Committees need your help! If you would like to help plan your reunion, contact the Office of Alumni Relations by calling 800-960-6363 or e-mailing alumni@southwestern.edu. Representatives from the following classes are well underway planning 2007 celebrations:

Class of 1947 (60th Reunion)
Class of 1957 (50th Reunion)
Class of 1962 (45th Reunion)
Class of 1967 (40th Reunion)
Class of 1972 (35th Reunion)
Class of 1982 (25th Reunion)
Class of 1987 (20th Reunion)
Class of 1992 (15th Reunion)
Class of 1997 (10th Reunion)
Class of 2002 (5th Reunion)

Be sure to mark your calendar for Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2007, scheduled for Nov. 2-4, 2007!

Register Your Alumni Connection Group
Do you keep up with a group of Southwestern alumni with whom you share a common interest or would you like to form a group for a common purpose? If so, you can form an Alumni Connection Group! Alumni Connection Groups acknowledge groups of alumni (of at least 25 identifiable alumni members) who are associated through mutual interests and strengthened by their relationships with one another and Southwestern. When you affiliate your Alumni Connection Group with The Association of Southwestern University Alumni, there are many benefits, including representation on the Alumni Assembly. E-mail alumni@southwestern.edu for an affiliation form and more information.

Class Notes Spotlight
Have you heard? Matthew Brown ’01 is the Canton (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra’s new assistant conductor. Matthew holds a master’s degree in conducting from the Peabody Conservatory, and is currently the music director and conductor of the Harbor Opera Company, a group devoted to the performance of modern American opera.See what your classmates are up to by visiting Class Notes online. While you are there, submit your own class note!


LIFELONG LEARNING
As stated in the University's Core Values and The Association's Mission, Southwestern encourages lifelong learning and a passion for intellectual and personal growth. Learn more about upcoming lifelong learning opportunities by visiting www.sugrads.org.

 

“How to Use Your Roman Villa: the Art and Frescoes of Ancient Stabiae”
Dallas Road Scholars Presentation
The Dallas Association of Southwestern University Alumni is hosting a 2007 Road Scholars Presentation, featuring Thomas Howe, professor of art and art history, holder of the Herman Brown Chair and coordinator general of the Restoring Ancient Stabiae Project. The Restoring Ancient Stabiae Project is a joint Italian-American cultural project that is creating one of the largest archaeological parks in modern Europe, on the site of the ancient Roman villas of Stabiae, near Pompeii, which were destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Howe is curator of the four year traveling exhibit of Roman frescoes, "In Stabiano: Exploring the Ancient Seaside Villas of the Roman Elite." The Dallas Museum of Art is the only museum to host the exhibit in Texas.

 

Howe will present "How to Use Your Roman Villa: the Art and Frescoes of Ancient Stabiae," on Thursday, July 19, at the Dallas Museum of Art (1717 North Harwood, Dallas). The evening's events will include a 6:15 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. presentation and 8 p.m. exhibit tour. Tickets cost $20 per person. For more information or to order your tickets to this one-time event, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 800-960-6363. Click here for more information.

 

Amy Tan Featured as the 2007 Writer’s Voice Speaker
Amy Tan, author of the 1989 bestseller The Joy Luck Club, will be the 2007 speaker for the Writer’s Voice series sponsored by the A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library at Southwestern. The 2007 Writer’s Voice lecture has been set for Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. Tan has written several other novels since The Joy Luck Club, including The Kitchen God’s Wife (1991), The Hundred Secret Senses (1995), The Bonesetter’s Daughter (2001) and Saving Fish from Drowning (2005). Her first work of non-fiction, The Opposite of Fate, was published in 2003. Tan also has written two children’s books, The Moon Lady (1992) and The Chinese Siamese Cat (1994). More information about Tan's lecture will be provided in Fall 2007.

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS
Southwestern Receives $1 Million Grant to Continue Upward Bound Program
Southwestern University has received a four-year, $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue its Upward Bound program. The new grant will cover the period from September 1, 2007, through August 31, 2011. Established in 1999, the Upward Bound program at Southwestern University offers year-round academic support for students who would be the first in their families to attend college. The program currently serves 50 students in grades 9-12 from Georgetown, Jarrell and Granger high schools. Click here to read more.

Help Provide Internships for Students
There is a steady increase in the number of Southwestern students seeking internship opportunities to explore their interests and gain valuable experience. This year, students interned with Saturday Night Live, the Office of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, KPMG, American Heart Association, National Instruments, Texas Parks & Wildlife and many others. Internships continue to serve as an integral part of employer recruiting efforts as well as students' efforts to gain experience in their area of interest, whether it be in the nonprofit, government or corporate sectors. More than 50 percent of graduating seniors complete at least one or more internships while at Southwestern.

 

The Office of Career Services is always interested in working with alumni and parents to provide internship opportunities to our students. The staff works with faculty to provide academic internships that assist students in seeking academic credit as well as experience to complement their degree program. This year, faculty worked with more than 141 students pursuing academic credit for their internship experience. If you would like information on how Career Services can work with you to provide internships to Southwestern students, please contact 512-863-1671 or internships@southwestern.edu.

What's New in Pirate Athletics
Jameson Otto ’07 and Marisa Mauldin ’09 received the 2006-2007 Dr. Tex Kassen and Carla Lowry Awards, given annually to the top male and female student-athletes at Southwestern University. Click here to read more.

Who's Who from SU
Each month the University highlights Southwestern's students, faculty, staff and alumni who make unique and meaningful contributions to the University community or the communities in which they live. To read the profiles for this month, visit Who's Who from the Southwestern University Web site.

• Crystal Johnson ’10 – First-Year Student.
• Willis Weigand – Assistant Professor of Chemistry; Director of General Chemistry Labs.
• Clay Coleman ’04 – Residence Life Coordinator.
• Leslie Charlton ’00 – Alumna.