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Lyon Night at Dickey-Stephens Field photos
CDW-G offers laptop bundle for students,
faculty, staff Lyon's laptop vendor, CDW-G, is offering a specially
priced laptop package for the college's students, faculty and staff who
will not receive Lenovo ThinkPads as part of the Lyon Experience. To
view the packages options and pricing go to
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Each year, Lyon College rolls out the red carpet to welcome new students and their families to the series of events and activities which prepare them to join the Lyon community as the fall semester begins. This schedule provides the roadmap for five days designed to help students settle in, get acquainted and feel welcome. Questions may be directed to Bruce Johnston, vice president for student life and dean of students. He can be reached at bjohnston@lyon.edu or 870-307-7247.College searches for Lyon League members Where do you shop? Do you enjoy getting discounts where you do business? Lyon League businesses offer discounts to students, faculty and staff ... and this is the time of year when the college signs businesses up to the program. If you frequently patronize a business that is not currently a member of Lyon League, please contact Gina Garrett at 307-7557 or ggarrett@lyon.edu. Unsure whether the business you have in mind is a Lyon League participant? Let Gina know, and she will look it up for you because the list on the website is currently being updated. As the economy dips, we want to make this a banner year for the Lyon League, but we need your assistance. Help us help you keep a little more "green" in your pocket!First pitch
Ben McGriff, a freshman second baseman with the Lyon College Scots baseball team, throws out the first pitch before the Arkansas Travelers-Tulsa Drillers game on Friday, July 11, during Lyon College Night festivities at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock. To see more photos of the event, check out What's Hot at www.lyon.edu/news/08LyonNight.htm. Green chosen to take over Lyon's volleyball reins
Lyon College has hired Ray Green, former head coach of NCAA Division I Manhattan College, as the Pipers' new head volleyball coach. "Ray is a great fit for Lyon College," said Lyon College Athletic Director Kirk Kelley. "He's a great coach, he's got a lot of energy, a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of passion for volleyball. He was the best of a great pool of candidates that we had to choose from and was very highly recommended." The head coaching position became available when Justin Dee took a job with an Alabama prep school. More Lyon alum, media relations manager win several Arkansas Press Association writing awards Lyon alum Jon Trobaugh '05 received third place for in-depth series reporting and second place for agriculture reporting in the Arkansas Press Association writing contest. Trobaugh also received an honorable mention in the news story category. is work appeared in the Batesville Daily Guard. Media Relations and Web Content Manager Chandra Huston won first place for in-depth series reporting for her work at the Baxter Bulletin in Mountain Home. The winning story, "Jacob's Journey," featured a glimpse into the life of Jacob Worlow as he battled cancer a year ago. Worlow will attend Lyon in the fall and play basketball for the Scots. Huston also won first place for tourism coverage at the Baxter Bulletin and third place for education coverage at the Batesville Daily Guard along with Trobaugh and Daily Guard Assistant Managing Editor Andrea Bruner.
Peel laid the groundwork for Lyon’s fast-pitch softball program and recorded a record of 15-36 in his first year as head coach in 2008. Peel’s team finished fifth in the 10-team TranSouth Conference with a 13-19 mark. The University of Memphis graduate had served as the Lyon College Scots' baseball hitting coach prior to his appointment as the head softball coach. A search is under way for a new softball coach. |
July 21, 2008 2008-09 Catalog available online The 2008-09 Lyon College Catalog is now available online. Click here to go to the catalog page on the Web.
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Jack Peel has announced his resignation from his post as head softball coach at Lyon College to
accept the same position at Lambuth University.