NEWS FROM SU ( VOL. 5 NO. 5)
August 7, 2003
An Electronic Newsletter for SU Alumni

ON CAMPUS:
New Dean of Fine Arts Arrives on Campus
Recognizing Faculty Retirements

ALUMNI HAPPENINGS:
2003 Reunions - Details coming your way!
Homecoming 2003 - Exercise your body and your brain.
Lacrosse Celebrates 20 Years at Southwestern
Reunion Workshop 2004 - It's never too early to plan!
Alumni Website - New, improved and includes class notes online.

CONNECTIONS:
Gwen Kennedy Neville Endowment Fund
Career Services News
Who's Who from SU
Conclusion of Annual Giving Year

ON THE CALENDAR:
2003 Homecoming - October 24-26
Reunion and Class Agent Workshop - January 23, 2004
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ON CAMPUS:
New Dean of Fine Arts arrives on campus!
Dean Paul J. Gaffney, arrived on campus July 1. Dean Gaffney comes to Southwestern from Dartmouth College. As a theatre artist, Gaffney has specialized in the field of directing. To learn more about Dr. Gaffney visit http://www.southwestern.edu/whats-new/archive/news-030129.html. Read about Dean Gaffney's bold vision for The Sarofim School of Fine Arts in the latest SU magazine, Southwestern@Georgetown, now online at http://www.southwestern.edu/magazine/vol14-3.html.

Recognizing Faculty Retirements
At the end of this academic year, William Douglas Hooker, Professor of Psychology; Jan Dawson, Professor and Chair of the Department of History; and James Mallon, Co-Head Baseball Coach; Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics; Associate Professor of Kinesiology will retire from Southwestern. Each will be recognized during the year, but they will all be participating in various ways on Saturday, October 25, during Homecoming 2003.

Jan C. Dawson, Professor and Chair of the Department of History; Brown Distinguished Teaching Professor (1998-2000), will present "Greening History: What It Means and Why It Matters."

Therese Striddle Cristiani '70, Chair, Division of Counseling and Family Therapy, University of Missouri-St.Louis will speak on "Empowering Young Women: Addressing the Needs of Adolescent Females," sponsored by the Class of 1978 in honor of Dr. Hooker. Immediately following the lecture there will be a retirement reception honoring Dr. Hooker at the Turner-Fleming House (home of President and Mrs. Schrum).
Coach Mallon and Dr. Hooker will serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshalls.

ALUMNI HAPPENINGS:
Exercise your body and your brain during Homecoming 2003!
Mark your calendar for Homecoming 2003, October 24-26! The weekend plans to have something for everyone! Each month News From SU will feature events that will be held during Homecoming 2003. On Saturday, October 25, you don't want to miss: The third annual Jameson 5K Fun Run/Walk and 1-Mile Campus Mosey. Proceeds benefit the Jaysn Jameson Memorial Scholarship. To register visit http://www.jameson5k.org.

A book discussion facilitated by John Kotarski '93 on Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, from 2-2:50 p.m. The discussion is in anticipation of Margaret Atwood's visit to campus, November 6, for Southwestern's 2003 Writer's Voice, sponsored by the A. Frank Jr. Library Center. For more about the Writer's Voice Speakers Series visit, http://www.southwestern.edu/library/writers-voice/wvoice.html.

"Empowering Young Women: Addressing the Needs of Adolescent Females" Therese Striddle Cristiani '70, Chair, Division of Counseling and Family Therapy, University of Missouri-St Louis, sponsored by the Class of 1978, 3-4 p.m. Retirement Reception honoring William Douglas Hooker, Professor of Psychology, will immediately follow the lecture. Make your plans now to attend Homecoming, October 24-26, 2003. Visit the Local Accommodations page on the SU website for a listing of local hotels.

2003 Reunions
What do the classes of 1953, 1978, 1983, 1993 and 1998 have in common? All are celebrating a reunion this year during Homecoming, October 24-26, 2003. If you are a member of one of these groups, watch your mailbox for details on your reunion party! Questions contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 1-800-960-6363 or alumni@southwestern.edu.

Lacrosse Celebrates 20 Years at Southwestern
The Southwestern Lacrosse team played its first game in November, 1983. On Saturday, October 25, in addition to the annual Lacrosse Alumni Game, there will be a 20 Years of Lacrosse Celebration at 4 p.m. Make plans now to attend this special celebration to commemorate 20 years of fun and follies! Questions? Contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 1-800-960-6363 or alumni@southwestern.edu.

Reunion and Class Agent Workshop-2004
Members of the Classes of 1954, 1979, 1984, 1994 and 1999 your class reunion will be held during Homecoming, October 22-24, 2004. Are you interested in making your reunion one that won't soon be forgotten? Contact the Office of Alumni Relations to join your class reunion committee, 1-800-960-6363 or alumni@southwestern.edu. There will be a reunion planning and class agent workshop on January 23, 2004, that you won't want to miss!

Alumni Website -- New, Improved and Includes Class Notes Online
What is every alumnus's favorite section of the SU magazine, Southwestern@Georgetown? Class Notes, of course! You can now view class notes online on the new and improved alumni website. Visit www.southwestern.edu/alumni to access the new alumni website. You can view class notes by class year or by alphabetical listing. You can even submit a class note online!

CONNECTIONS:
Gwen Kennedy Neville Endowment Fund
Southwestern students have always benefited from the dedication to teaching and scholarship exhibited by the faculty. Recently, a group of former students and colleagues of Dr. Gwen Kennedy Neville, Professor Sociology and Anthropology Emeritus, created an endowment in her honor. The Gwen Kennedy Neville Fund will provide students majoring in Anthropology and/or Sociology the opportunity to attend scholarly conferences, conduct collaborative research, participate in fieldwork at home or abroad and allow the University to invite distinguished speakers in the fields of anthropology and sociology to campus. To request more information about the scholarship fund or to make a contribution, please contact April Hampton Perez '89, Director of Planned Giving, at 1-800-960-6363 or e-mail pereza@southwestern.edu.

Career Services News
If you or someone you know is job searching, sign up to receive e-mail job postings from Careers Services (20 postings since June). You can remove your name from the e-mail list at any time. Contact Career Services at career.services@southwestern.edu or (512) 863-1346 to sign-up. For more information about career related assistance for alumni,visit the Alumni Services page of the Career Services Website. To volunteer with Career Services by sharing expertise with students, visit the Alumni Opportunities page of the Career Services Website for more information.

Meet 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 this month's profiles visit http://www.southwestern.edu/whoswho/.
Jennifer Knight '00, Ph.D. doctoral student, Rice University
Michael Kamen, Associate Professor of Education
Nathan Martin, Outdoor Recreation Specialist
Renee Gonzalez, Senior Political Science major

Annual Fund Goal Met, Budget Balanced
Thanks to thousands of alumni, parents, staff, faculty, friends, and even students, the FY 2002-2003 Annual Fund goal of $1,367,000 was met and exceeded by a narrow margin. This thoughtful support --thoughtful in its most literal sense: people giving careful thought to making gifts -- helped SU achieve a balanced budget for the recently completed fiscal year. The alumni participation rate of 33.2% for FY02-03 nearly matched the previous year's success of 33.8%, an especially meaningful result during a year marked by economic and other uncertainty. Southwestern alumni and other supporters showed their pride in the University by choosing it as a recipient of their philanthropy.

One group of supporters deserves special recognition--the 118 people who, when asked to help SU reach the goal for operating dollars, made additional gifts to the University totaling $11,800. Southwestern is especially grateful for the generosity of "second effort" donors, listed below. Rev. Comer '54 & Mrs. Alden, Mrs. Elizabeth Allen '42, Mr. C. Lloyd Anderson '56, Ms. Jennifer Lea Anderson '99, Mr. Arthur R. '66 & Mrs. Tommie Ayles '67, Mr. Paul '75 & Mrs. Bailey, Rev. James '70 & Mrs. Sandy Bankston '71, Colonel Robert A. Barlow & Ms. Celia Gutierrez Barlow, Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Z. Barnes, Mr. Alfredo '91 & Mrs. Barrera III, Mr. David W. Baulch '72, Mr. William & Mrs. Barbara J. Berryman '51, Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Biermacher, Mr. K.C. '48 & Mrs. Freda Blackford '48, Ms. Wendy Blaine '97, Mr. & Mrs. William J. Boeer, Mrs. Patricia Boon '49, Hon. Joan Bray '67, Ms. Joan Bryant '90, Mrs. Dorothy Shell Bunting '29, Dr. Harold '49 & Mrs. Burkhardt, Ms. Mary Beth Burns, Mr. John & Mrs. Connie Byers '64, , Ms. Meghan E. Carroll '92, Dr. W. W. Cayard '51, Mr. Donald '47 & Mrs. Shirley Chase '48, Mr. Ruddie T. Chau '00, Mr. David & Mrs. Abigail M. Chiesa '90, Dr. & Mrs. Gregory D. Clark, Ms. Karen E. Clem '98, Mr. & Mrs. John T. Coursey, Mr. Warner T. Dahlberg '58, Mr. Josiah M. & Mrs. Susan Daniel '74, Mrs. Doris Davis '44, Mrs. Beulah Dooley '27, Mr. & Mrs. Marvin C. Dorsey, Mr. Donald W. Edwards '01, Mrs. Anne Elrod '42, Mr. Joshua H. '95 & Mrs. Engler, Mr. Brent L. '85 & Mrs. Cindy Farney '84, Mr. Gene & Mrs. Laura Faulk '78, Rev. A.M. '60 & Mrs. Irene Fernandez '61, Mr. Skip Kilmer & Ms. Delryn Fleming '67, Mrs. Willie Foerster '34, Dr. J. Andy '57 & Mrs. Fowler, Dr. G. W. '47 & Mrs. French, Mr. L. Nelson '68 & Mrs. Fuller, Mr. & Mrs. Mark P. Gainey, Mr. Dieter E. '49 & Mrs. Gaupp, Ms. Sarah E. Geenberg '01, Ms. Jill M. Gibson '98, Dr. Camp '48 & Mrs. Gilliam, Ms. Jennifer A. Giroux '89, Mrs. Allene Glass '39, Mr. & Mrs. Eugene C. Glover, Prof. & Mrs. Ernest Goetz, Mrs. Elizabeth Gore '57, Mrs. April R. Gregory '94, Mrs. Sandra C. Griffin '70, Mr. Brent & Mrs. Donna Grosenheider '90, Mr. Keith M. Guehring '91, Rev. Dr. Don '71 & Mrs. Guerrant, Mrs. Emily Hudspeth '46, Rev. J. Byron Jarratt '60, Mr. & Mrs. Jon H. Johnston, Mr. & Mrs. Frederick E. Kaiser, Mr. Joe L. '43 & Mrs. Karr, Mrs. Joyce Kent '52, Ms. Amy K. Kizer '94, Dr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Knight, Mr. Travis H. & Mrs. Nancy Langford '56, Mr. & Mrs. Peter F. Lassen, Mr. & Mrs. Carl Lieb, Mr. Richard L. & Mrs. Mary E. Logan '63, Mr. Tim & Ms. Elizabeth A. Lovaas '94, Mr. John D. Luker '62, Mr. Robert & Ms. Joan Maier '91, Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Martel Jr., Mr. Robert C. Matthews '72, Ms. Linda McCalla, Mr. John P. & Mrs. Lee Ann McClatchy '67, Mr. Thomas '62 & Mrs. Susan McClung, Jr. '62, Mr. William Tatsch & Ms. Meridith Jane McConnell '99, Akiko Dohi & Sara McCutchen '96, Mr. James K. '41 & Mrs. McDonald, Dr. Julia M. McElreath '91, Mr. Steven & Ms. Bridget M. Meyer, '99,Ms. Janice S. Meyer '69, Dr. Steve Min '92 & Dr. Jana Min, Mr. Alan & Mrs.Stephanie Mize '89, Ms. Amanda Kay Moore '00, Mr. Dennis W. '95 & Mrs. Sara L. Moore '95, Mr. H. Tim '75 & Mrs. Nonie Moore '72, Mr. T. A. & Mrs. Doris Morriss '50, Dr. R.B. '57 & Mrs. Sylvia Mulcahy '59, Dr. John D. '93 & Mrs. Shannon E. Myers '96, Mr. Irvin '98 & Mrs. Jamie Nettles '98, Ms. Hai Yen T. Nguyen '97, Mr. Jeffrey H. Nye '95, Ms. Mary C. Olivares '87, Ms. Susan J. Parker '89, Mr. Kenneth C. & Mrs. Linda Paterson '95, Mr. Charles B. '52 & Mrs. Ponder, Mr. Robert B. Portwood '62, Ms. Leslie J. Prothro '69, Ms. Patricia M. Quested '57, Mr. John W. & Mrs. Sylvia Ragsdale '62, Mr. W. B. & Mrs. Elizabeth Ramsel '67, Mr. Charles B. Reynolds '98, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Robertson, Ms. Carey Roper '82, Mr. Travis B. Rowell '90, Mr. Robert C. Rupp '71, Mr. Anthony J. Samuel '98, Rev. W.B '63 & Mrs. Barbara Sandberg '63, Rev. Bruno C. Schmidt '33, Mr. Robert W. Schmidt, Mr. R. Clinton Schulze '41, Dr. Dan K. Seilheimer & Dr. Barbara S. Reid, Mr. Gilbert Janik & Ms. Geraldine M. Selden-Janik '95, Rev. David A. '48 & Mrs. Dawn Shaw '49, Mr. & Mrs. Philip A. Skinner, Mr. Thomas B. Snoddy '72, Mr. Charles & Mrs. Kate Spalinger '49, Mr. William '51 & Mrs. Springfield, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Stanton, Mrs. Alice Starnes, Rev. Ray L. '52 & Mrs. Starnes, Mr. Thomas Wade Stephens '99, Dr. Robert C. '77 & Mrs. Stern, Mr. Mark & Mrs. Lori Studer '88, Mr. Franklin '58 & Mrs. Pearl Sun '58, Ms. Tara Eileen Swadley '99, Mr. Frederic K. Taggart '86, Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Tavera, Mr. Mark H. & Mrs. Mary Taylor '82, Mrs. Patty S. Terrell, Dr. Nathan T. Thomas '98, Rev. John E. Warren '83, Mrs. Virginia Warrington'47, Mrs. Renate Watkin, Ms. Erin F. Weaver '00, Larry & Jeanne Clifford Weiss '83,Mr. Robert M. Wiener, Ms. LeighAnn Wolfe '02, Mr. Marc Yagjian, Mr. Paul Monroe '84 & Mrs. Wanda Young '84 and Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Yusran.

ON THE CALENDAR:
2003 Homecoming - October 24-26
Reunion and Class Agent Workshop - January 23, 2004