April 23, 2007
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• Dr. Frank Winfrey to deliver Williamson Lecture Friday, April 27 • Lyon College Music Program to present spring concerts • Honors Day convocation recognizes students, professor • Lyon trustee gives behind-the-scene view of the Little Rock Central High Crisis • Lyon alum Cricket Oquist named "Up and Coming Attorney" • Lyon’s Kappi Pi chapters designs ‘by far the best’ sketchbook • Lecture details Batesville’s historic architecture • First Presbyterian in Batesville to hold Kirkin’ o’ the Tartans service April 29 • Andrea Joy Forrest Endowed Scholarship established at Lyon College • Lyon’s Enrollment Services welcomes new administrative assistant • Brown Society meets in Little Rock • Bell tolls 32 times for Virginia Tech victims |
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Trustees approve endowed professorship, create new major in biochemistry
During the Board’s spring meeting, Dr. Scott Roulier was appointed the John Dyer Trimble Sr., Associate Professor of Political Philosophy. Roulier joined the Lyon College faculty in 2000. He teaches courses ranging from U.S. Government and Politics to Citizenship, Civility, and Civil Society; and his students give him glowing reviews. He currently serves as faculty adviser for the Lyon Moot Court Team and is the college’s primary pre-law adviser. He has led Lyon’s campuswide Service Day in which students, faculty, and staff annually contribute hundreds of hours of service to the community. Roulier has been an adviser for Alpha Chi Honor Society and the Interfraternity Council. He also serves as a freshmen adviser. In 2005, Roulier was named the Arkansas Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Roulier was awarded Lyon’s top teaching honor, the Lamar Williamson Prize for Excellence in Teaching for 2005-06. He also was chosen Lyon College Alpha Chi Professor the Year in 2002-2003 and the Lyon College Lambda-Iota Chapter of Kappa Sigma Professor of the Year in 2001-2002. He holds a Ph.D. and an M.A., both from the University of Virginia, and a B.A. from the University of Denver. Before coming to Lyon, Dr. Roulier taught at Dowling College in New York, where he won the Pride Award for Distinguished Teaching. His areas of scholarship are political philosophy and constitutional law. He has authored a book, "Kantian Virtue at the Intersection of Politics and Nature: the Vale of Soul-Making," published in 2004 by the University of Rochester Press. He has published several articles in scholarly journals and presented papers and lectures at numerous professional conferences. He is married to Julia Roulier, M.D., and they have two sons, Sean and Peter. In addition to creating the new major in biochemistry, the Board also approved a measure to apply to the state for credentials to grant teaching certifications in art. The process for gaining certification capability could take the College one to two years to complete. The board also approved a series of resolutions expressing appreciation to outgoing SGA President Emily Wilson ’07 (pictured above with Board Chair Ray LaCroix and President Walter Roettger), departing trustee Dr. Kenneth James of Little Rock, Dr. Robert Gregerson, Janelle Sharp Reeves ’85, Gayle Silberhorn and Dr. Pat Whitfield. Dr. Gregerson, the Bryan Associate Professor of Biology, is moving to Georgia. He joined the Lyon faculty in 1995 and has twice been named the Arkansas Professor of the Year (2000 and 2003). Mrs. Reeves joined the staff in 1981 while still a student. She has served in several capacities including manager of education services and has held her current position as registrar for many years. Ms. Silberhorn came to Lyon in 1976 and held many positions prior to her current service as administrative coordinator for business and finance. Both Mrs. Reeves and Ms. Silberhorn are retiring at the end of June. Dr. Whitfield, who is retiring at the end of May, was also named professor emerita. Dr. Whitfield joined the Lyon faculty in 1999 after a distinguished tenure at Heritage College in Toppenish, Wash., where she served as a dean and educator in the college’s education and psychology division. Prior to her residency in Washington, Dr. Whitfield served as a dean at Dakota State University in Madison, S.D. She serves as director of the Teacher Education program and chair of the Social Sciences division. In other business, the board announced John Boling ’07 as the Board’s second Young Alumni Trustee. In February 2006, Lyon College became the first college in Arkansas to appoint one of its most recent graduates to a position on its board of trustees. Adam Long was the first to fill the position. Boling is a biology major from Jonesboro. |
Dr. Frank Winfrey to deliver Williamson Lecture Friday, April 27
Dr. Frank Winfrey, Lyon’s Clark N. and Mary Perkins Barton
Professor of Management, will expose the "good, the bad and the ugly" in
business organizations during his upcoming Williamson Prize Lecture.
The winner of the 2006-07 Lamar Williamson Prize for Faculty Excellence, Winfrey will present his lecture, "Organizations: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," on Friday, April 27 at 11 a.m., in Nucor Auditorium.
Winfrey is the 27th Lyon professor to receive the prize, the top teaching award at the college. He’s married to Dr. Anne Austin, the dean of learning at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville. The couple has two daughters, Frances and Kathryn.
Dr. Winfrey earned a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an M.B.A. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina.
Dr. Winfrey’s research centers on CEO compensation, corporate governance, and corporate growth opportunities. The Carnegie Bosch Institute published his research papers for "Applied Studies in International Management" at Carnegie Mellon University.
Since coming to Lyon College, he’s taught a variety of courses and has led students on Nichols Travel-Study courses to Munich, Germany, and Paris, France. In January 2000, he taught a course on leadership in Warsaw, Poland.
Dr. Winfrey has served the Lyon College community in many ways, including through his service on the Curriculum, Promotion and Tenure, the Institutional Assessment, the Faculty Personnel and Development, the Governance and Nominating and the NCA Self-Study Steering committees.
The Williamson Prize is given annually by Lyon College to the faculty member deemed to be the most outstanding in four categories: professional competence, scholarly ability, exemplary humane and Christian values, and contributions to the community.
The Lyon Board of Trustees established the Williamson Prize in 1979 in memory of Lamar Williamson (1887-1974) of Monticello, Ark. A distinguished lawyer, businessman and civic and Presbyterian Church leader, Williamson attended Lyon College from 1901-1903 and remained a friend of the college throughout his life.
Lyon College Music Program presents spring concerts
The Lyon College Concert Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Joel Plaag and Ceil Smith, will present their final concert of the year at First Presbyterian Church of Batesville at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Selections to be performed include pieces by Arkansas composers, an arrangement of "Give Me the Simple Life," a Bach cantata, and many other pieces, which were sung over the last month to audiences around northern California.
Members of the Concert Chorale are (pictured at right, from left) back row: T.J. Guajardo, Josh Looney, Sydney Brown, Ben Thielemier, Bridget Nutt, Seth Flood, Cory Emerson; middle row: Natalie Marlin, Katie Wheeler, Matt Bishop, Jake Severs, Holly Jones; front row: Lauran-Marie Dipierdomenico, Ashley Harris, Miho Yonaga, Courtney Kovacs and Ronica Williamson.
n At 7:30 p.m. tonight (Monday, April 23) in Brown Chapel, Anelisa Wood, Ran Tsurumaki, Katie Wheeler and Nate Pyle will be performing in the final student recital of the year.n
Friday evening at 7:30 in Brown Chapel, senior music major Robert Lee Bailey, recently tapped as a Fulbright scholar, will present an organ recital of Bach, Johann Gottfried Walther, Jehan Alain, Leon Boellman and Cesar Franck.n Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m., the Lyon College Flute Choir, under the direction of Laura Bauman Stinson, will present their annual spring concert in the Bevens Music Room in Brown Chapel. A wide variety of pieces will be presented including several folk-tune favorites featuring singer Joel Plaag.
Admission to all events are free, but a love offering will be taken at both choir concerts.
Honors Day convocation recognizes students, professor
Dr. John Weinzierl, Lyon’s assistant professor of history, was named the Alpha Chi Teacher of the Year at the Honors Convocation at Lyon College Tuesday, April 17.
Alpha Chi is a national honor society for students who are in the top 10 percent of their class. Each year, Lyon’s chapter recognizes a faculty member for their dedication to the campus community and academics.
Dr. Weinzierl was selected for his willingness to help students in and out of the classroom and for his involvement in service projects on campus and in the community.
The Honors Convocation honors outstanding students and recognizes honor societies at the college. Other awards announced Tuesday were:
CAMPUS MINISTRY
Long Bible Award – Matthew Bradley
Celtic Cross – Laura McWilliams
STUDENT LIFE
Mortarboard new members – Nikki Baker, Aaron Baldridge, Michael Brown, Camille Chan, Ashley Dorsey, Robert Frank, Luke Frauenthal, Daniel Haney, Brooke Hollis, Tiffany McSpadden, Doug Rinehart, Rachel Rowe, Jessica Throesch and Associate Professor Gloria Everson.
Mortarboard Service Award – The Order of the Tartan Chapter of Mortar Board created a new award this year, the Order of the Tartan Chapter of Mortar Board Service Award. It will be given each year to a member of the senior class who’s not on Mortar Board, and a staff or faculty person who have demonstrated service to the Lyon campus and Batesville community. This year these awards were presented to Ben Thielemier and Virginia Wray.
Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities – Shannon Alexander, Nikki Baker, Michael Brown, Jennifer Cross, Drew Dunham, Tabitha Estes, Emily Fleming, Robert Frank
Editor of the Year Award – Haley Skinner
Roberta Thomas Dorr Brown Endowed Scholarship – Jessica Throesch
Emerging Leader Award – Tim Harris
Above and Beyond Award – Erica Alves, Aaron Baldridge, Christine Font, Steven Foster, Josh Looney, Katee Castleman, Katie Garner and Chris Robertson.
Program of the Year Award – Stop the Traffic, co-sponsored by BCM, LCM, SAC, GSA, ZBT and ACS.
Organization of the Year – Wesley Fellowship for its work on Habitat of Humanity.
Hall of Leaders Award – Michael Brown, Amber Hood, Neil McCarthy, Laura McWilliams, Mary-Margaret Nester, Nathan Reinhardt, Alison Sablick, Haley Skinner and Emily Wilson.
Outstanding Student Leaders – Leila Awwad and Ben Thielemier.
ATHLETIC
Fred Wann Intramural Participation Awards –David Fields and Ann Sullivan
Department Book Awards: $100 in books from the Lyon College Bookstore.
FINE ARTS DIVISION (Book Awards)
Art – Eric Bork
Music – Nathan Reinhardt
Theatre – Eleanore Tebbetts
Dorothy Landis Gray Music Award - Holly Jones
Barnes Award for Excellence in Classical Organ – Robert Bailey
Best Actor – Jance Edwin Floyd
Best Actress – Emily Fleming
Best Technician – Amy Hancock
HUMANITIES DIVISION (Book Awards)
Religion & Philosophy – Garrard Conley
History – Keith Harmon
Political Science – Sarah Sweatt Orsborn
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE DIVISION (Book Awards)
English – Sarah Sweatt Orsborn
Spanish – Kristen Scaggs
French – Robert Bailey
Charles R. Oliver Memorial Scholarship Award – Erin Moss
Sigma Tau Delta Senior Writing Award – Garrard Conley
Abbie Snapp Arnold English Award – Leila Awwad
Freshman Writing Award – Lauren Jones
Bart Lewis Scholarship Award-Spanish – Jordan Lupo
BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS DIVISION
Accounting – Steven Bass
Business Administration – Joseph Wilder
Management – Kristen Limbaugh
Finance – Nadine Sullinger
Economics – Mary-Margaret Nester
James V. Balch Award –Emily Wilson
Clarence Adams Memorial Award – Daniel Angel
SOCIAL SCIENCES DIVISION (Book Awards)
Elementary Education – Ronda McLelland and Taryn Hames
Secondary Education – Julie Sandy
Psychology – Haley Skinner
Anthropology – Leah Byers
SCIENCE DIVISION (Book Awards)
Biology – Amon E. Holt
Chemistry – Melissa M. Tate
Mathematics – Nicholas P. Jones
Physics – Laura E. McWilliams
Computer Science – Matthew W. Bradley
Freshman Chemistry Award – Gabriel A. LeBlanc and Michael A. Shaloski
James Alexander Shanks Chemistry Award – Tiffany L. McSpadden
American Chemical Society Organic Chemistry Award – Ryan D. Harness
American Institute of Chemists Award – Laura E. McWilliams
George Maxfield Evans Award – Melissa M. Kuehl
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Photos of the Honors Convocation winners will be posted on What's Hot on the Lyon website later this week.
Lyon trustee gives behind the scene view of the Little Rock Central High Crisis
The
traditional historic opinion that Orval Faubus was the lone reason for the
Little Rock Central High Crisis is a simplistic and incomplete point of view,
the author of a landmark book on the issue said Thursday at Lyon College.
Dr. Elizabeth Jacoway, a Lyon College trustee and former professor, spoke on her book, "Turn Away Thy Son," which critics have hailed as "the definitive history of the Little Rock Central High Crisis."
Published by the Free Press, a division of Simon & Schuster, the book was released this year, the 50th anniversary of the Little Rock crisis.
Addressing a capacity audience at Holloway Theatre, Jacoway said the traditional view that Faubus was the "bad guy" solely responsible for the crisis is inaccurate. For most of his political life, Faubus was a liberal dedicated to helping advance the poor, black and white alike.
His father, Sam Faubus, was a member of the Socialist Party and gave his son the middle name Eugene after Eugene Debs.
In 1954 Faubus ran for governor as a liberal promising to increase spending on schools and roads. Although portrayed as a radical, Faubus won. He desegregated state buses and public transportation and began to investigate the possibility of introducing multi-racial schools. This resulted in him being attacked by Jim Johnson, the leader of the right wing of the party in Arkansas.
"Faubus won the election but he got the message," Jacoway said. "The issue of integration was political poison."
When the state legislature pushed through four bills upholding segregation in the schools, Faubus didn’t agree with them but signed them to preserve political capital.
| "He signed them believing they’d be struck down by the courts and he could say he tried to do what the people wanted," Jacoway said. | "We can’t move beyond it until we acknowledge what really happened." – Dr. Elizabeth Jacoway |
When it became apparent that integration was inevitable, Virgil Blossom, superintendent of Little Rock schools and Jacoway’s uncle, designed what came to be known as the "Blossom Plan," whereby integration would begin in first grade classrooms where racism had yet to become entrenched in the minds of the students.
That caused an immediate uproar among parents, and the plan was altered to begin with high school classrooms instead. Blossom began receiving death threats and he asked his friend Faubus to call out the National Guard to quell any violence that may erupt.
In September 1957, Faubus used the National Guard to stop nine black children from attending the Little Rock Central High School. After trying for 18 days to persuade Faubus to obey the ruling of the Supreme Court, President Dwight Eisenhower decided to send the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division to Arkansas to ensure that black children could attend class.
"And the rest, as they say, is history," Jacoway said.
Though she knew writing her book would upset some of the principal actors in the drama and their families, Jacoway said it had to be done.
"We can’t move beyond it until we acknowledge what really happened," she said.
Lyon alum named 'Up and Coming Attorney'
A weekly newspaper that covers Minnesota’s courts and legal
community has named 1993 Lyon College graduate Sarah "Cricket" Oquist as one of
the state’s "Up and Coming Attorneys."
Each year, Minnesota Lawyer selects its annual winners of the Up & Coming Attorneys Award, which is given to attorneys with significant records of accomplishment during their first 10 years of practice.
The honor was only given to 20 people this year. Selections were based on a variety of criteria, including professional accomplishment, leadership, service to the community or profession and/or achievement as in-house counsel. Nominations were made by bar association representatives, lawyers and other members of the legal community.
"God has truly blessed my life," Oquist said of her being named to the list.
After graduating Lyon in 1993 with a degree in English, she went on to earn a law degree from Creighton University in 1999 and went to work as corporate counsel to U.S. Bancorp. She recently took a new position as Commissioner of Corporate Affairs for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in Onamia, Minn.
Oquist joined the Alumni Council in October 2003 and served as vice president before taking over as president in 2005. Also in 2005, she became a member of Lyon’s Board of Trustees and sits on the Student Life Committee.
Lyon’s Kappi Pi chapters designs ‘by far the best’ sketchbook
According to the president of Kappa Pi International Honorary Art Fraternity, the sketchbook design created by a Lyon College professor and three of his students is "by far the best Sketch Book that has been produced" by anyone, ever.
Ron Koehler, Kappi Pi president, said the Sketch Book is sent to all active members, initiates, alumni and associate members upon payment of annual dues. Faculty sponsors, honorary members and patrons receive complimentary copies of the publication each year.
Chris Valle, Lyon’s assistant professor of art, designed the Sketch Book, and students Megan Kinion, Sarah Fendley and Eric Bork assisted him.
"I can only say that this is by far the best sketch book that has been produced," Koehler wrote in a correspondence with Valle. "I’m very proud of the work you did and your students did in the creation of this publication. It is definitely top notch."
Valle said the design, which was similar to some art exhibition catalogs he’s designed in the past, was chosen from submissions from the 200 international Kappa Pi chapters.
Lecture details Batesville’s historic architecture
The
history of a people is often reflected in the homes they built and lived in, and
a recent program at Lyon College spotlighted some of the architectural styles
found in the "Historic Homes of Batesville."
Dr. Terrell Tebbetts, Lyon’s Martha Heasley Cox Chair in American Literature, presented a slide show and talk on the historic homes of Batesville on April 16 to a capacity crowd at the Mabee Simpson Library.
Tebbetts, who has served twice as president of the Batesville Preservation Association and co-authored the book "Historic Homes of Batesville," followed his presentation with a discussion and quiz for the audience.
After outlining the basic historic house types in Batesville, Tebbetts displayed through dozens of slides and asked the audience to guess which style was on the screen.
The audience called out the various house styles including Carpenter Gothic, Italianate Windows, Queen Anne Cottage, French Cottage, Foursquare, Craftsman Bungalow, among others.
The lecture was a precursor to the Batesville Preservation Association’s "Tour of Homes, which was held April 22.
First Presbyterian in Batesville to hold Kirkin’ o’ the Tartans service April 29
First Presbyterian Church of Batesville will hold its annual
Kirkin' o' the Tartans worship service at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 29
Worship leaders will be Dr. Walter Roettger, president of Lyon College, and the
Rev. Bob Cox, pastor of First Presbyterian Church. Dr. Roettger will deliver the
message and the Rev. Cox will be the liturgist.
Members of the Lyon College Pipe Band, led by Pipe Major Jimmy Bell, will lead a
procession of people carrying clan tartans. The pipe band will perform “The Lyon
College March,” written by Bell, in the processional and “Scotland the Brave”
for the recessional. “Amazing Grace” also will be performed.
The Lyon College Concert Chorale, directed by Joel Plaag, will perform two
anthems: “Arise My Love” by Sherri Porterfield and Paul Basler's “Alleluia.”
Ceil Smith will accompany the chorale.
The Kirkin' ceremony celebrates the Scottish roots of the Presbyterian Church.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) founded Lyon College in 1872.
Anyone interested in having a Kirkin’ o’ the Tartans at their
church and who would like the Pipes and Drums of Lyon College to participate
should contact Claudia Marsh, Director of Church Relations for Lyon College, at
(870) 793-1767 (cmarsh@lyon.edu) or Jimmy Bell, Director of the Scottish
Heritage Program, at (870) 698-4298 (jbell@lyon.edu).
Andrea Joy Forrest Endowed Scholarship established at Lyon College
Andrea Joy Forrest was only 20 years old when a tragic car accident took her life last year, but her brother, Robert Forrest, has established an endowed scholarship at Lyon College that will keep her name and memory alive.
Robert Forrest ’97 and his wife Jennifer (left) have established the Andrea Joy Forrest Endowed Scholarship Fund, in hopes of helping other bright, hard-working young women like Andrea fulfill their educational goals.
"The scholarship was created to honor and celebrate Andrea’s love of family, education and life. She believed in giving back to others and this scholarship is just an extension of her ideals," Robert Forrest said when asked about why the scholarship was created.
Robert, who graduated from Lyon with a specially created major in biochemistry, went on to medical school at UAMS and now works as a Forensic Psychiatrist.
The Memorandum of Agreement for the scholarship states that: "Andrea was a model student with an exemplary work ethic, both in the classroom and the community. It was not uncommon for her to work a forty-hour week while balancing a full college semester and equally full social calendar. She was a model daughter and sister, with an unmatched passion for friends and family. She demonstrated a high moral character that made an impact on all those around her."
The scholarship criteria were designed to reflect Andrea’s personal characteristics. The scholarship will be awarded to a freshman entering Lyon College with priority given to a female resident of Craighead County with a 3.5 high school GPA or better and who held a job during high school.
"Andrea was an outstanding student with a strong work ethic," Robert said. "It made sense to set the scholarship up that that way."
Andrea would have turned 22 on April 20. To celebrate her life and legacy, the family asks all those interested to donate to the Andrea Joy Forrest Scholarship Fund at Lyon College.
Donations may be made online at www.lyon.edu
or by mail to Lyon College, P.O. Box 2317, Batesville, AR 72503, payable to "Lyon College" Please note that the gift is for the Andrea Joy Forrest Endowed Scholarship Fund.Lyon’s Enrollment Services welcomes new administrative assistant
A
new face has joined the Lyon College family.
Tonya Smith has taken the position of administrative assistant for Enrollment Services.
A native of Cave City, Smith and her husband Phillip operate two farms and run an over-the-road diesel rig. The couple also owned and operated a convenience store for five years, and Tonya performed all the bookkeeping and administrative tasks for the business.
The couple has three children, Derek, 18; Lacy, 14; and, Allie 5.
"I’m so pleased to become a part of the Lyon family," Smith said. "I have been so impressed with the kindness and generosity everyone here has shown to me."
Denny Bardos, Lyon’s vice president of Enrollment Services, said Smith is a valuable addition to his team.
"We are very excited about Tonya’s joining our staff," he said. "She brings a delightful, friendly and warm personality to our office."
Brown Society meets in Little Rock
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| Lyon College's Brown Society met in Little Rock
recently. Pictured above left are Tim Bruner, vice president for
institutional advancement, Drs. Anne and Charles Allen of Little Rock, and
President Walter Roettger. The Allens received a framed certificate of
membership in the Society.
Vice President Bruner (above right) talks to Brown Society members at the
meeting, At left is J.D. Simpson III, a society member and a trustee of the
College. The Brown Society, named in memory of W. C. Brown and his sister,
Jean Brown, both of Hot Springs, exists to recognize and honor those
individuals who have remembered Lyon College in their estate planning. |
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Bell tolls for Virginia Tech
victims The bell outside the Small Chapel was rung 32 times Friday in memory of the victims at Virginia Tech. Gov. Mike Beebe asked that bells be rung at 11 a.m. that day as a tribute to the shooting victims. Ringing the bell for Lyon was the Rev. Nancy McSpadden, College Chaplain, and Dr. Joel Plaag, assistant professor of music. Photo by Gene McCoy |
Baseball
Scots split doubleheader finale with Bethel
McKENZIE, Tenn. -- Lyon College first baseman Andy Bettis became the first Scot
in history to reach 50 career home runs in a doubleheader split with Bethel
College. The Scots won the first game 5-3 and lost the second 3-2 to run its
overall record to 36-12 overall and 13-11 in the TranSouth Conference.
Bettis hit home run No. 50 in game one of the twin bill. The first baseman
finished the first game 3-for-3 with three RBIs.
Jerry Farina (7-2) picked up with win, hurling a seven-inning complete game, he
allowed nine hits, two earned runs and struck out three.
Lyon led 2-0 in game two, but gave up three runs total in the last two innings
to fall in the finale. Justin McGarity (5-5) suffered the loss, pitching 6 1/3
innings of five-hit ball. He struck out four and walked six, while allowing two
earned runs.
The Scots will play Williams Baptist at 2 p.m. Tuesday in a nonconference game
at Walnut Ridge. They will wind up the season at home with a three-game
conference series with Crichton College on Friday and Saturday. They will play
at 2 p.m. Friday and finish with a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday. It
will be Senior Day and Alumni Day at Scots Field.
Scots thrash Bethel in series opener
McKENZIE, Tenn. -- The Lyon College Scots got a strong outing from starting
pitcher Derek Bond and rapped 15 hits on offense to notch a 13-3 rout of Bethel
College Friday in the opening contest of a three-game TranSouth Conference
weekend series. Bond (9-1) threw a nine complete innings of eight-hit ball for
the victory, walking one while striking out four.
Left fielder Brent Moss collected four hits and drove in four runs and catcher
Drew Kellums had three RBIs with two hits to lead the Scots. Jeffery Matlock had
three hits and three runs scored.
Basketball
Throesch transfers to Lyon College
Former University of Arkansas at Little Rock forward Laura Throesch has
transferred to Lyon College to play women's basketball for the 2007-08 season.
Throesch, a 6-2 sophomore, played in 24 games for the Trojans as a freshman in
2005-06 and played in 19 games last season as a sophomore. She is set to enter
Lyon as a junior. Before UALR, Throesch attended Pocahontas High School where
she averaged 18 points and eight rebounds per game on a conference-championship
team her senior year. She was twice named an all-state player and was also
three-time all-region and all-conference selection while at Pocahontas.
Cross Country
Starnes signs to run at Lyon College
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- Lakeside High School distance runner Amy Starnes has signed
a letter of intent to run cross country with Lyon College.
As a junior, she helped the Lakeside High School Lady Rams win the 4A-Southwest
Conference championship with individual titles in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter
runs. She earned all-conference honors and was a member of_the all-Garland
County team.
Lyon freshman wins Tax 5K title
Beau Palmer set a course record on winning the 1040 Tax 5K Run on April 14 in Batesville. Palmer, a 19-year-old freshman Lyon College cross country runner from Arlington, Texas, crossed the finish line first, ahead of 48 other runners who braved the cold, damp weather for the annual run.
Palmer completed the 5-kilometer race in 18 minutes, 17.5 seconds. The previous record, held by Luther Schmidt, was 18:25.
Palmer, who finished a Lyon-best ninth in the NAIA Region XI/TranSouth Athletic Conference cross country championship race this fall, led the Tax 5K from start to finish.
He finished second in the Texan 5K back home in Arlington, finishing in 18:03.
Emily Sexton, another freshman runner for Lyon, finished second among the women. Her time was 22:30.
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The
Lyon College Board of Trustees on Friday appointed a faculty member to an endowed
professorship and created a new major in
biochemistry.