Contents 4 6 40 Ukraine: An Unfinished Nation In May of 2010, Samford law professor Bob Greene sat in an outdoor café in Odessa, Ukraine, enjoying the old-world charm of the city. In May of 2014, he watched on his computer as people rioted and died on the same street. The Fulbright Scholar looks at how the country’s fortunes changed so dramatically. Samford and China: Then and Now Twenty-five years ago, a Samford group left China in a hurry after the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing. The episode is in stark contrast to today, when faculty and students routinely travel to China and Samford actively recruits Chinese students to study on campus. Spotlight on Research Why do people make the moral judgments they do? Why do some parents value obedience over autonomy in their children? Samford students asked these and other questions in their annual Spotlight on Undergraduate Research. Read this article to learn more. 2 From the President 3 Samford Report 9 Faculty Spotlight: Lyle Dorsett 10 Centennial Celebration 12 Commencement 16 New Nursing Dean 17 New Pharmacy Dean 18 Eight Faculty Retire 21 School of Education Newsletter 30 Alumnus Spotlight: Justin Rudd 31 Class Notes 33 New Arrivals 34 Making Water Safe 36 In Memoriam 39 Campus News 42 Sports 45 Tributes 49 Calendar Seasons Magazine June 2014 • Vol. 31 • No. 2 • Publication Number: USPS 244-800 Editor William Nunnelley Associate Editor Mary Wimberley Contributing Writers Jack Brymer, Sean Flynt, Joey Mullins, Philip Poole, Chandra Sparks Splond, Katie Stripling Director of Creative Operations Janica York Carter Director of Client Relations Laine Williams Editorial Assistant Susan Crosthwait Graphic Designer Stephanie Sides Director of Photographic Services Caroline Baird Summers 1 • Seasons • June 2014 Alumni Association Officers President Gil Simmons ’83 Vice President, Activities Lori Littlejohn Sullivan ’79 Vice President, Annual Giving David Spurling ’98 Immediate Past President Keith Herron ’86 Cover: Retiring art professor Lowell Vann leads the processional at his final commencement after 45 years on the faculty. He developed the wooden mace that he is carrying more than 40 years ago. Seasons is published five times a year in March, June, September, November and December by Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35229, and is distributed free to alumni of the university, as well as to other friends. Periodical postage paid at Birmingham, Alabama. Postmaster: Send address changes to office of university advancement, Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35229. ©2014 Samford University Samford University is an Equal Opportunity Institution that complies with applicable law prohibiting discrimination in its educational and employment policies and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or national or ethnic origin. Produced by Samford Office of Marketing and Communication
Senior Mandy Stanley, an education major from Leighton, Ala., gives farewell remarks for her class at the close of commencement for Samford’s Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education May 17. www.samford.edu • 1
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