Summer/Fall 2010 - University of the Cumberlands

2009-2010 Alumni Association
Board of Directors
President
David Rhodes, ’80
President-Elect
Richard Prewitt, ’76
Past President
Bill Lyttle, ’75
Secretary
Terry Dixon, Ed.D., ’68
Executive Director
Dave Bergman, ’89
Board Member Emeritus
Mary Doyle Johnson, ’48
Term Expiring 2010
Susan Rice Bradley, ’98
Jimmy Huddleston, ’87
Patti Mullins, ’91
V.L. Stonecipher, ’66
Amy Mulfinger Huss, ‘88 (filling vacancy)
Term Expiring 2011
Jeffrey W. Davis, ’80
Maureen “Cookie” Henson, ’74
John P. Hollingsworth, Ph.D., ’63
Mike Parsley, ’89
Allen Robbins, ’90
Term Expiring 2012
Jonathan Childers, ’00
Wheeler Conover, Ph.D., ’87
Melanie Mackey Evans, ’90
Shannon Evans Harrington, ’00
Ex-officio Members
James H. Taylor, Ph.D., ’68, President
Sue Wake, ’70, V.P. for Institutional Advancement
Daphne Baird, Director of Media Relations
Paul Steely, ’49, Trustee Liaison
Jacob Moak, ’11, SGA President
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Contributors
Daphne Baird
Dave Bergman, ’89
Elaine Croley
Robbie Floyd, ’11
Laura Silvers, ’11
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Dave Bergman, ’89
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Defining Alumni
Cumberland Alumni,
For a moment, I would like to examine, the word
“alumni”. Webster’s Dictionary defines the word
“alumnus” as, a person who has gone to or is a graduate
of a particular school or college. A definition perhaps,
but there’s much more . . .
Defining Alumni can have a different connotation
altogether. In fact, there are several alumni I have met
since my arrival on campus in the fall of 1984 that go
beyond Webster’s definition. Defining Alumni are best
known by their contagious school spirit, by their regular attendance at Homecoming,
by their involvement at alumni events, by their support of ongoing campus programs,
and by their contributions to scholarships, academic programs and ongoing building
campaigns. Defining Alumni are willing to recommend a student to their alma mater.
They are willing to bring a prospective student to campus. Yes, they are even willing
to attend a home or away athletic event. They do all of this because they know that
their alma mater needs some alumni spirit, alumni encouragement and alumni support.
Several of the Defining Alumni I know are on the following pages of this alumni
magazine. Why, because Defining Alumni are broadly cooperative whereas others are
narrowly competitive.
Alumni hold special memories from time spent on campus. Memories vary from
decade to decade, however, the theme of alumni memories remains the same. We
lived in the dorms together, ate together, cheered together, attended classes together,
studied together, traveled around town together, shopped in local stores together,
walked across campus together, participated in clubs together, competed in athletics
together and on and on it goes. Togetherness is the single most defining component of
a family. Togetherness enriches the spirit of any family and it is no different on a college
or university campus. University of the Cumberlands is a family made up of alumni,
students, faculty, staff, parents, family members, community members and supporters.
Collectively, we are bonded by a common purpose or theme, the spirit of Cumberland.
Are you a Defining Alumnus waiting to be discovered by University of the Cumberlands?
What is your story? Simply take a few minutes right now and share your treasured
Cumberland memories with us and we will gladly include them in the next edition of
Cumberland Today. We’re always looking for more stories to share with alumni and we
will also be looking for you at Homecoming this October, where old memories can be
shared and new memories can be made all on the same weekend each year.
Become a Defining Alumnus today by joining us for Homecoming – Alumni & Student
Weekend on October 1-3, 2010, and help us lift up the spirit of University of the
Cumberlands. Together we can impact the lives of current students (our future alumni)
simply by sharing our alumni spirit at Homecoming. I hope to see you on campus in
October!
Sincerely,
Dave Bergman, ’89
Alumni Director
Cumberland Today is your publication.
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alumni@ucumberlands.edu
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