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MarkDeLong'03 Mr.HaraldR.Hansen,Treasurer MrWilliamGoodell Admission 404-364-8307
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Alumn[Board Mrs.MarthaLairdBowen'61 Mr.JohnJ.Scalley CertifiedFinancial
CommunicationCommittee Mr.M.JohnBreton,III'97 Mr.O.K.Sheffield,Jr'53 PlannerProgram 404-364-8373
JoselynButlerBaker'91 Mr.MiltonC.Clipper Development 404-364-8439
ChipEvans'95 Mr.'WTlliamA.Emerson Carillonispublishedsemiannually EveningDegreeProgram404-364-8383
KarenHead'98 Mr.NormanPFindley111 foralumniandfriendsofOglethorpe FinancialAid 404-364-8354
CarletcaHurt'98 Mr.KevinD.Fitzpatrick,Jr'76 UniversityOglethorpe,foundedin GeorgiaShakespeare....404-264-0020
JenniferJones'98 Ms.JeanieF.Flohr'99 1835,isaprivateliberalartscollege MasterofArtsin
DavidRoss'93 MDrt.JJ.oeLlewGiosldGbleerngn''0701(H) olfocAattleadntoa.nPeachtreeRoadintheheart UTberaacrhying 440044--336644--88358131
Mr.JamesJ.HageIow'69 OglethorpeUniversity
JeniferCooper MrJamesVHartlage,Jr'65 OglethorpeUniversity'makesno MuseumofAn 404-364-8555
CooperWorks,Inc. Dr.KennediK.Hutchinson'71 distinctioninitsadmissionpolicies President 404-364-8319
Mr.'W'arrenYJobe orproceduresongroundsofage, Provost 404-364-8317
Photographers Dr.CharlesB.Knapp race,gender,religiousbeliefcolor PublicRelations 404-364-8447
EdmundBator'53 Mr.RogerA.Littell'68 sexualorientation,nationalorigin StudentAffairs 404-364-8335
MarkDeLong'03 MrWilliamTMullally'03 ordisabilit>'.
BisellMc'Williams'06 MrBobTNance'63 •«'rititous!
BillBrightman MrR.D.Odom.jT OnTheCover Haveacommentaboutthisorpast
Mrs.LauraTurnerSeydel'86 Top:LillyPadilla'08paintsahousein issues?Haveaston-ideaforafuture
Contributing"Writers Mr.JosephPShelton'91 NewOrleans. issueofCarillon?Wewouldloveto
BillBrightman Mr.ArnoldB.Sidman hearfromyou.Writetotheeditorat
MariaOsti'10 MrTimothyPTassopoulos'8: Bottom(LtoR);TamaraNashwelcomes mdelongcaoglethorpe.eduorCarillon,
LauraMasce DrG.GilmanWatson'68 studentsfromDrewCharterandCook OglethorpeUniversity',4484Peachtree
ElizabethPittman Mr.RaymondS.Willoch Elementaryschoolstoatheatre RoadNE,Atlanta,GA30319.
BethRoberts production;JdonasMikkilalandscapes
HoytYoung AchieveAcademy:studentsmake Unsolicitedarticlesandphotographs
postersforananti-violenceprotestin (5x7orlarger)arewelcomedfor
NewOrieans. possibleinclusioninfutureeditions.
Pleasenotethatsubmittedmaterials
ReadabouttheseandotherCenterfor willnotbereturned.Submissiondoes
CivicEngagementprojectsbeginning notguaranteepublicationaseditors
retaineditorialrights.
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2 President'sMessage
3 NewsandEvents
8 FacultyProfile: BillBrightman
10 CenterforCivicEngagement
14 TeacherswithClass
17 AlumniAlert
18 ClassNotes
• FuturePetrels
• Weddings
• AlumniUpdates
• InMemoriam
24 Archives: EdBator's 1950sOglethorpe
president's message
Thistimeofyear,Ilovelisteningtofolksmakepredictions OglethorpeDaywhereanumberofourstudentsgavespecial
aboutwhowillfinishfirstinanygivendivisioninMajor lecturesincoordinationwiththeexhibitionoftheMartin
LeagueBaseball.TheNationalLeagueEasthasalwaysbeen Luther King,Jn papers (page 3). "I invite students to
myfavoritedivisionandremainssotoday,althoughIam experimentwith changing theirminds." Soundlike Bill
workinghardtoswitchallegiancefromthePhiladelphia Brightman? You bet it does, and when Dr Brightman
Phillies,theteamofmyyouth,totheAdantaBraves,the tookhisentireclasstoNewYorkCityfortheday(page8)to
teamofmyolder/oldage.Predictionsareaseasytomakeas observeeverydetailandpayattentiontoeverynuance,he
promises.JimmyRollins,thePhilliesfirstbaseman,promised gottoseeup-close-and-personaltheexperimentatwork.
beforeopeningdaytheFightin'Philswouldwintheeast, Thiswinter,soccercoachJohnAkinandseveralofhisplayers
andthentheypromptlywentoutandgotsweptbythe traveled to student Erik Home's home parish in New
Braves.Byseason'send,whowillrememberthepromiseor Orleanstohostayouthsoccercamp(page6).JonBookspun,
anyone'sprediction? a2005graduatefromOU'sMasterofArtsinTeachingEarly
ChildhoodEducationProgram(page14),lefthiscareeras
LastApril22, Ideliveredmyinauguraladdress. Idoubt anattorneyandnowteachesatMorningsideElementary
manyofyouhavekeptitpostedtoyourrefrigeratoroverthe SchoolinAdanta.Finallybutatthecenterofwhatwehave
pastyear(Mom,Iknowyouaretheexception)checkingto accomplished this pastyear, is Oglethorpe's Centerfor
seeifIdidanythingIsaidIwould.But,IwanttotellyouI CivicEngagement(page10).
amchecking,everydayOglethorpeUniversity,Isaid,has
auniqueobligationinAmericanhighereducation,derived ThroughitspartnershipwiththeAdantaPublicSchoolsand
from the intersection ofthree conditions: thevisionary HandsOnAdanta,ourstudents,faculrs'andstaffareallover
idealsandcalltoactionofournamesake,ourtraditionof thecitymakingadifference. Newacademiccoursesare
educationintheliberalartsandourplaceinthecityof being offered which integrate theorywith practice and
Atlanta.IquotedJohnDeweywhoassertedthatthemeasure several morearein thepipeline. Forme, watchingour
of the worth of any social institution is its effect in studentsengagewitheachotherandespeciallywiththe
enlarging and improving the human experience, and I citizensofAtlantaandotherdtiessuchasNewOrieansmakes
claimedthatthisishowIwantedouruniversitytoultimately memoreproudthanyoucanimagine.Greatthingsare
bejudged.Ipromisedallofyousomething:thatOglethorpe happeningatOglethorpe.Enjoyreadingaboutallofthem.
UniversitywouldlayitshandsonthecityofAdantaandthe
citiesoftheworidbeyondourownandmakeadifference,
arealdifference.
InthisissueoftheCarillon,Ihopeyouwillcometobetter
understandallthatwehaveaccomplishedthispastyear
Wearejustgettingstarted,butithasbeenamagnificent
beginning.InFebruary,theAtlantaHistoryCentersponsored LawrenceM.Schall,J.D.,Ed.D.
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CompiledbyMariaOsti'10
Museum Presents Rembrandt, Rodin
ThisspringtheOglethorpeUniversityMuseumofArtcelebratedthe400thanniversary
ofRembrandt's birthwithSordidandSacred: TheBeggarsinRembrandt'sEtchings.
Rembrandt'setchings,35ofwhichwereondisplay,werecompletedbetween1629and
1654.Heisrenownedasthegreatestpractitioneroftheetchingtechniqueinthehistoryof
art,usingbeggarsashismainsubjects.Hissketchesofbiblicalfiguresportrayedasbeggars
show"hisformativeyearsasanartist.Thewayheimaginedthebeggarisinextricablefrom
thewayheimaginedhimself,thewayheimaginedChrist,thewayheconceivedofimagery
itself,"saidGarySchwartz,Dutchauthor,arthistorianandeditorofTheCompleteEtchings
ofRembrandt.
ComefallthemuseumwillpresentRodin:InHisOwnWords,selectionsfromtheIris&
B.GeraldCantorFoundationfromSeptember10untilNovember17,2007.Theexhibitionwill
featureover30worksbyAugusteRodinpairedwithquotesbythesculptor.Worksondisplay
willincludeTheThifiker,HeadofBalzac,HeadoffohyitheBaptistand,ofspecialeducational
importance,the10-steplost-waxprocessofRodin'sSorrow.Theseworksofartandwritings
presentavibrantimageofthisimportantsculptorandhiscreativeeffort.Makeplanstoattend
thisexhibitionnow.MuseumhourswillbeTuesdaythroughSundayfromnoonuntil5:00p.m. Rodin'sTheThinker
Oglethorpe UniversityViews MLKExhibition
OnMondayFebruary19,theOglethorpeUniversitycommunitytraveledtotheAtlantaHistoryCenterforafree,private
viewingofitsexhibition,/HaveaDream:TheMorehouseCollegeMartinLutherKingfrCollection,inwhichmanywrit-
tendocumentsbyMartinLutherKing,Jr.weredisplayed.SeveralstudentsfromDr.KendraKing'sspring2006classFrom
Montgotne?-)'toMemphis:ThePoliticalEvolutio7iofDrMartinLKiijg,frpresentedleadershipportfoliostothevisiting
community.Theportfolios,whichwerepartofthecourserequirements,weremeanttoconnectKing'sendeavorsandex-
periencestotheirown.BrandiWilson'07,whowasinDr.KendraKing'sclass,wasamazedbythecollection."Itfeltunreal
walkingaroundthegalleries.Thewaywe'vebeentaughtaboutMartinLutherKing,Jr.,itseemsunrealtoseephotosof
himwithhiskids,toreadhisspeechesandtoseehishandwriting.IfeellikeIknowhimnow."
AlumniWeekend
FromMarch30throughApril1,over500alumni
attended Oglethorpe'sAlumniWeekend 2007.
Theweekendincludednewevents, suchasa
dayofserviceandStomptheLawnAlumniStyle,
aswellastheannualawardsbanquet,various
reunions,alumniathleticgamesandaviewing
oftheCapitolCityOperaperformanceAnApril
Fool'sOperaBrief.
Friday, alumni joined over 100 students in
Oglethorpe's spring dayofser\'ice. Projects
includedtutoringatCookElementar\',mulching
in Freedom Park, conducting asocial studies
bowl at DrewCharterSchool and reading to
toddlersattheAtlantaChildren'sShelter.
Oglethorpe Celebrates
Georgia Founder's Birthday AatlutmhneiAwwaerrdeshBoannoqrueedt:Fridaynight,thefollowing
OnFebruary14,theuniversitycommunitycelebratedOglethorpe AthleticHallofFameInductees:John"Chip"
DayanannualcelebrationinhonorofJamesEdwardOglethorpe. EvansIV'95(baseball),Matthew'Weiner'95
(baseball),CornellLongino'95(basketball),
TobeginthedayabagpipercalledtheOglethorpecommunity'to AndrewSchutt'95(basketball)andLori"Lu"
gatherattheAcademicQuadrangle,wherethePetrelsofFirerace GreenLeRoy'95(volleyball)
washeld.Runnerstravel270yardsaroundthequadinanattempt
tobeatthe 12 chimes ofthe carillon bell. None ofthisyear's TalmageAward:Clare"Tia"FindleyMagbee'56
half-dozenrunnersmetthechallenge.AccordingtotrackcoachBob (posthumous)
Unger,onlyonerunnerhasbeatentheclocksincetheracebeganin SpiritofOglethorpeAward:BobAmick'72
1990-MarkOlas'01in1998.
SchoolBellAwards:Dr.Ir^inRayandGlenn
Aftertherace,thebagpiperledstudentsandguestsintotheConant Jones'44
PDeorrfootrPmrionfgeAsrstosrCofenMtoedrefronrJaekweiysnhoatnedsHpoeleocchabusytDSetbuodrieashaLtipEsmtoadrty, AYnoduenrgsAolnu'm0n1ioftheYearAward:Monique
University Lipstadt spoke about her challenges in proving the
HolocaustoccurredinBritishcourtaftershewassuedforlibelby OrganizationAwardsforService:Sigma
DavidIrvingforcallinghimadenierinDenyingtheHolocaust.Her SigmaSigmaandKappaAlpha.
mostrecentbook.HistoryonTrial:MyDayinCourtwithDavid
Irving, recalls the experience. Lipstadt is on the United States AfterSaturday'spicniclunchonthequad,alumni
HolocaustMemorial Councilandis anadvisortotheUnited visited the university archi\'es, museum and
StatesHolocaustMemorialMuseum. GreekRowbeforeheadingtoreunions.Membei-s
ofTheStormyPetrel,Universit\-Singers,Sigma
Sigma Sigma and Kappa.Alpha gathered to
reminisce about their college days, learning
abouttheirorganizationsthroughtheyears.In
theeveningtheclassesof1962.1967,1972,1977,
1982,1987,1992and199""heldreunionsbefore
alumnigatheredonthequadtoStomptheLawn
tothesoundsofRadioCult,ledbyamemberof
theclassof1996.
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Fireracethebellsaroundthequad. www.alumni.oglethorpe.edu.
Oglethorpe'snewestresidencehallsareunderconstruc-
Residence Halls Rising yteioanrsfoarftsetrutdheentospetonioncgcuopfyNobretghinannindgStohuitshfalHla,llosn.lyMatnwyo
alumnireceivedasneakpeekofthehallswithahard-hat
touroftheconstructionzoneduringAlumniWeekend.
LocatedbehindDempseyHall,thefloorplanforthenew
buildingsissimilartothatofNorthandSouthHalls,with
fourprivatebedrooms,twobathrooms,akitchenanda
commonroomineachsuite.Thehalls,whichwillmain-
tain Oglethorpe's unique Collegiate Gothic style and
granite fagade, will accommodate 150 students when
theyopeninAugust.
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Oglethorpesoccerprovidestraining
campto Louisianayouth
InFebruan',soccercoachJonAkinledfiveOglethorpesoccer soccerballs.Theparishdidnothavegoalsforthecampto
pBalpatyiesrtsPaanridshfoouurtsAitdleanNtea-warOeralesaoncscetrocwooarckhewistthotShte.JLoouhinsitahnea use,soAkintookOglethorpe'sgoalsfortheweek-longcamp.
SOpgilreitthRoirvpeerpTleaayemrsinwehroestEirnigkHaoymoueth'07s,ocwcheoricsafmrpo.mTthhee "bTehgiisnnsioncgcefrorcafumtpuriesarewcerleactoimoneadlovuetnlteutraensdicnrtehaeteasraealaosftiSntg.
parish,MatthewBrisindine'08,MichaelMuUer'09,Danner JohntheBaptistParish,"saidCouncilmanLesterRainey
Marsden'10andMichaelHadjisimos'10.
'"We definitely accomplished our goal of providing a
"Wewant to teach these kids that the skills theylearn meaningfulandworthwhileexperienceforthedisplaced
tomorrowonthefieldwillhelpthemsucceedduringagame childrenwholiveinSt.JohnParish.Thisisthegreatest
amnidneidnlyifoe.uIcfaynoubepraacstuicceceesvseroyndaayndwoorffkthhaerfdiealnd,d"sstaaiyddAektienr.- wreawyarthdatofwaelljousftocuarn'etffeoxrptlsa.inI,f"eeslaitdheSasntdurdaenHtosmger,ewEriink'as
Thecamp,targetedtochildrenintwoFEMATransitional mthoethseorc.ce"rEvbeurg.y"oneinthecommunityhasbeensmittenwith
TrailerCommunitiesinEdgard,Louisiana,wasacollective
effort,withtheparishschoolboardandcitycounciloffering Akinplanstorepeatthecampagainnextspringandhopes
tpgirrvaoinvnsigpdoairnwtgaaytriTeo-fnsrhteiorsthcsmaeamnnptd,s,AtdhatenhtepaarLbiousushiisnrieeascnrsaeeastSdipoiornniaatltidRniegvpea1rr0t0Tmneeaenmwt toofmitatkheanittahneaknindsuadlo,e"veAnkti.n'Aefxtcelraaillm,eId.getmoreofakickout
Sports Wrap-Up
ByHoytYoung
MENSBASKETBALL
The50-49lossatthehandsofTrinityUniversityintheSCACTournamentthatendedOglethorpe'sseasonwasbefittingateam
thatenduredheartbreakingdefeatsthroughoutthe2006-2007season.Incompilingasolid14-12(7-7intheSCAC)record,the
Petrelslostastaggeringeightcontestsbyfivepointsorfewer,demonstratinghowclosethisteamwastobreakingthrough.
Despitethenarrowlosses,thisPetrelsquadhadseveralhallmarksthatdistinguishedtheteam.Theyledtheconference
inscoringbyawidemarginandnearlytoppledtheschoolrecordinthesamecategoryaswell.Thisteamshottheball
remarkablywellandplayedstiflingdefense,leadingtheconferenceinbothfieldgoalpercentageandstealswhileposting
Oglethorpe'smostwinsoverallandintheconferenceinthepasteightyears.ThePetrelswillreturntothehardwoodnext
seasonwithAIl-SCACSecondTeamperformerAhmadKareemShaheed'08leadingthecharge.
WOMEN'SBASKETBALLTAKESECONDTRIPTONCAATOURNAMENT
Thewomen'sbasketballteamcontinueditsrisetoprominencethisseasonenroutetobreaking
moreschoolrecordsintheprocess.Afterqualifyingfortheirsecondconsecutivetripto
theNCAATournamentbyfinishingsecondintheSCACandnarrowlydefeatingDePauw
Universityin theconferencetournamentchampionship, the Petrelslost toWilmington
College76-54inthefirstround.BeforetheNCAATournament,thePetrels(21-7,11-3inthe
SCAC)hadalreadymatchedlastyear'srecord-setting21-wintotal.Thisyear'steamplaced
secondintheconferencestandingstosetaschoolrecordwhilealsosettingarecordfor
conferencevictorieswith11.ThePetrelsalsohadthreeplayersrecognizedasAll-Conference
performerswithKatieKulavic'09(FirstTeam),AnnaFindley'09(SecondTeam)andBiz
Richmann'09(SecondTeam)beingrecognizedfortheiroutstandingefforts."Withsomuch
youngtalenttochoosefrom,headcoachRonSatteleiscertainlyexcitedaboutthecurrent
AprilHarris'07,BrittanyCorbett07 andfutureStormyPetrels.
WELCOMETOSPRINGSPORTS
As ofmid-April, the men's golfteam continues to
hold steady as the #4 ranked men's team in the
nationandalongwiththe#10rankedwomen'steam,
theybothmadesomenewfriendsthispastOctober
in partnering with The First Tee ofEast Lake. In
exchangeforvaluablepracticetimeontheirillustrious
course,OUgolferstaughtbasicgolfskillstostudents
ingrades2-8fromDrewCharterSchoolatCharlies
Yates GolfCourse. Thetraining, which emphasizes
discipline,hardworkandintegrity,countsasphysical
educationforDrewstudents.Themen'sandwomen's
tennisteamshavetheirseasonssuccessfullyunderway
withthemenalreadymakingnoiseasateamonthe
risewithtwoplayerscurrentlyrankedinthetop15
oftheSouthregion.Finally,thebaseballteamhitthe
diamondthisyearwithathrillinggroupofyoungfaces
DrewstudentslearnfromOglethorpeplayers andsomenewtechnologytoboot.Fanscouldwatch
games unfoldin digital play-by-playonline. Logon
nextyearformorefromAndersonField.
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ByMarkDeLong'03
ForBill Brightman, takinghisstudents through the freshman year, become more articulate. That's an
neighborhoods ofNewYork Citywas an incredible interestingexperience."
experience,asseeninthearticlethatfollows.
Ahandfulofformerstudentsgainadditionaldiscussiontime
"Ican'timaginehowanyofthemwilleverforgetthetrip. throughtheAlumniBookClub,whichBrightmanhasled
WhenIaskthemaboutitnow,theydissolveintosmiles, sinceitsinception."That'sfun,toseethemreturn;mostI
relivingtheexperience,"hesaid,addinghehopestorepeat hadasstudents.They'vebeenout,forafew,manyyears.It's
thetripnexttimeheteachesLiteratureoftheCityand goodtoheartheirviewsaboutwhatwe'rereadingbasedon
theCountry. theirexperiences."
Brightman, professor ofEnglish, joined—the Oglethorpe "Iinvitestudentstoexperimentwithchangingtheirminds,"
facultyin1975."Thejoblookedattractive asmallschool Brightman said, returning to the traditional classroom.
withsmallclasses,andAtlantawasattractive."Thosesame "That'sdifficultbecausemanydonotwanttogetridof
qualitieshavekepthimhereeversince. theirreceivedideas;they'reholdingontotheirbeliefs.The
booksIteachhaveconflictingviews.Theyhavetotolerate
"Teachingwas an idea in high school," said Brightman, theambiguityinthat."
adding,"Itgrewincollege.Ilovedreading,andifIcould —
getpaidforit,thatwasag—ooddeal.Ittookaboutfiveyears Among Brightman's favorite bo—oks for an English
todiscoverhowtoteach whentosaysomethingrather professorcannothavejustone areworksbyTolstoy,
thanaskaquestion,howtodealwithstudents." Dostoyevsky,Dickensandcontemporaryfiction,whichhe
taughtthisspringusingworkscreatedinthepastfiveyears.
Leadingstudentsthroughhisfavoritepastime,Brightman HeparticularlyenjoysreadingandteachingAnnaKarenina
enlightensstudentswhileaddingtohisknowledgebase and^arandPeace.
aswell."Iteachbyhavingdiscussions,soIlearnfrommy
students,"Brightmansaid."Ilikebeingabletopaygreat Whennotreadingorteaching,Briglitmanenjo\-sgardening
attentiontowhatstudentssayIt'sfunwhenthestudents andgolf, asport he recend)' picked up and playswith
justbegindiscussingwithoutmestartingit." retiredProfessorPhilipZinsmeisterand.AssociateProfessor
ofEnglishDouglasMcFariand.
"I'llhavesomestudentsasfreshmen,andthenforlater
courses," he said. "You can see someone grow from
