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Hall of Honor/Distinguished Alumnus Continued from Page 1 Pruettʼs group now conducts two clinics a year in Juarez with a team consisting of optometrists, ophthalmologists, dentists, plastic surgeons, opticians, anesthesiologists, chiropractors, nurses, technicians, cooks, carpenters, plumbers and electricians. They have completed a modern 7,000 square foot clinic in Juarez, and have been instrumental in starting a similar program in Guerrero, Chihuahua, where, in 2001, the first eye surgery ever available to the poor was performed. That was the start of a program that now rivals the Juarez project in scope. The Mexican Minister of Health recently told Tom that their clinic provides 60 percent of the indigent health care available in the entire state of Chihuahua. Typical of those whose true vocation is service to others, Pruett insists that he had little to do with the miracles that he has wrought. “We went on one trip to attend to the needs of 65 preschool children, but God obviously had a different agenda. It is the most gratifying work that I think I can do. We spend billions of dollars on enjoyment in this country, but I have never done anything I enjoyed more than going down there and doing those clinics. It is pure joy.” Claude R. “Chena” Gilstrap Claude R. Gilstrap in 1951 as head football coach at Schreiner Institute His Schreiner Institute classmates knew him as “Chena” in the 1930s. Schreiner students and athletes in the 1950s knew him simply and affectionately as “Coach.” Claude R. Gilstrap played many roles during his long and distinguished life—mentor, friend, athlete, visionary, humorist, inspirational leader, colleague, role model, and outstanding citizen. He was born in 1914 in Granger, Texas, and by the time he got to Schreiner he was already a physical and moral force to be reckoned with. Gilstrapʼs older brother, H.C. “Bully” Gilstrap, had preceded him to the Institute in 1925 and became famous as the coach who built Schreiner into a football powerhouse. Chena arrived in 1933 as a student and is remembered as one of Schreinerʼs outstanding athletes. In 1950, after coaching high school and junior college teams across Texas, the younger Gilstrap took over the reins of Schreinerʼs football program from Leo Daniels and promptly led the Mountaineers to their most successful season in a decade. He left Schreiner in 1953 to become head football coach and athletic director at Arlington State Inside Schreiner, Page 2 CAMPUS NEWS College—now University of Texas at Arlington—where he spent 22 years and coached more winning teams than anyone else in that schoolʼs history. During Coach Gilstrapʼs tenure at Schreiner and again while he was at Arlington State, he was honored as Coach of the Year by regional and national sports organizations, and was inducted into both the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the National Football Hall of Fame. Many of Coachʼs players went on to distinguished careers in sports, public service and business. At his memorial service in 2002, these protégés returned with heartfelt words of praise not only for his leadership and inspiration, but also for his integrity, dignity, patience, compassion, self-discipline, respect for others, high ideals and ethical standards, and for his sense of humor. One of these protégés, Bobby Lane, who had been an assistant coach under Chena at Arlington and went on to become a National Football Hall of Famer himself, said “He was probably the greatest motivator of kids I have ever known. If anyone should have a lasting legacy, itʼs him, for the number of lives he touched and the young men he meant so much to over the years.” Choir Performs in NYC Choir Members: Back Row (left to right) Choir Director Michael Kahl, Jason Van Slycke, Emily Darnell, Travis Arreaga and Andrew Trevino. Middle row (left to right) Catherine Force, Dorothy Borrayo, Charmelyn Fortune, and Melissa Vela. Front row (left to right) Liz Butts, Valerie Stratmann and Dolores Perkins. The choir had the opportunity to sing at Carnegie Hall with Jonathon Willcocks directing - a life experience never to be forgotten.
March March 2 Texas Music Coffeehouse Women’s History Month with Terri Hendrix, beginning with an open mike. 7–9 PM Corner Pocket in Cailloux Campus Activity Center. March 3 Star Party at Robbins Lewis Pavilion. Begins right after the sky is dark. March 3–March 5 Steel Magnolias, directed by Dr. Claudia Sullivan. 7:30 PM in Hanszen Fine Arts Center. March 8 Spring Choir Concert 7:30 PM in Dietert Auditorium. March 22 Harry Crate Lecture Series Speaker Thomas Brownscombe, Shell Chemical Co. 7 PM in the Cailloux Campus Activity Center. March 22–April 7 Exhibits of the works of Schreiner’s senior art majors For details, watch the Web Calendar at www.schreiner.edu/calendar March 31 Star Party at Robbins Lewis Pavilion. Begins right after the sky is dark. March 31 Chautauqua Lecture Series “The Voices of Women: Stories and Songs;” speaker Dr. Kathleen Hudson, professor of English. 7 PM in the Cailloux Campus Activity Center. Perspective Continued from Page 1 What is the value of an experience like this? Although it varies by individual, I believe that it ultimately is beyond calculation. For core members of our choir, it means the opportunity to benefit from experience with a conductor of international reputation, to work intensively for a standard of excellence, and to enjoy the benefit of achieving that goal. You donʼt address rehearsals and performances on campus the same way afterward. A small university like Schreiner has an obligation as a place of learning to enlarge its studentsʼ horizons. Small size should promote mentoring, relationships, and community, but it must not become an excuse for insularity. How do you provide opportunities for expansion? In a variety of ways. Of course, any form of study opens oneʼs intellect to new horizons. The global awareness course in our core curriculum makes a special contribution, as will the new CALENDAR OF EVENTS April April 4 First Monday Series: The Diary of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain, directed by Dr. Claudia Sullivan. 7 PM in Hanszen Fine Arts Center. April 7 Harry Crate Lecture Series Speaker Dr. Don Rose, Research Analytical Chemist. 7 PM in the Cailloux Campus Activity Center. April 8–April 10 Recall Weekend is Schreiner’s homecoming and features a variety of events across campus. For details, go to www.schreiner.edu/recall. April 9–April 21 Carlos Gomez ’72–One Person Show Nationally recognized Texas artist and former Schreiner student. Reception April 9, 4–6 PM in the Cailloux Campus Activity Center. April 11 Monday Night Fiction Series “Vernon God Little” by DBC Pierre; speaker William Woods, assistant professor of English. 7 PM Scarle Philips Room William, Logan Library April 13 Teacher Job Fair: ISD Recruiters on Campus 4–6 PM in the Lobby of the Cailloux Campus Activity Center. April 21–May 12 Synergy campus-wide open art show. Cailloux Campus Activity Center. May April 24–May 24 The Guadalupe Watercolor Group spring show Reception April 24, 3–5 PM in the Cailloux Campus Activity Center. April 25 Chautauqua Lecture Series “Delimiting Philosophical Truths in Theology;” speaker Dr. Cole Starr, assistant professor of religion and philosophy. 7 PM in the Cailloux Campus Activity Center Theater. April 28 Second Annual Schreiner Day of Prayer sponsored by Campus Ministry. This event is timed to precede the World Day of Prayer events that happen community-wide in May, after students have left for the summer. May 1 Choir Concert First Presbyterian Church in Kerrville, 800 Jefferson. Time TBA. Admission is free. Public welcome. For more information on events, visit www.schreiner.edu/calendar international relations concentration being developed currently. The array of speakers brought to campus adds another dimension. But experience that literally takes one away from the familiar campus has particular capacity to expand oneʼs perspective. When a group of our business students competes against peers from other colleges in a Business Ethics Match, that expansion occurs. When our Hatton W. Sumners Scholars converse with international leaders, it happens. When our science students make presentations of their research at professional meetings or our literature students read their papers, the process is occurring. When, increasingly, students learn in another country, whether for two weeks or a full semester, the intellectual growth is fostered. So our Schreiner University Choir members have added one more tool to the educational kit in their New York experience, and we celebrate their accomplishment. Inside Schreiner, Page 3
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