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8<br />

10<br />

12<br />

soLving<br />

20<br />

sEriEs<br />

22 behind<br />

picturEs Worth a thousand Words<br />

homecoming is best captured in<br />

photographs and this year a crew of<br />

shutterbugs showcase <strong>Lee</strong> university’s<br />

most popular alumni event.<br />

hudson namEd distinguishEd aLumna<br />

For the first time an active coach of a<br />

<strong>Lee</strong> athletic program is awarded the<br />

university’s highest honor.<br />

chapEL in physicaL Form<br />

chapel has always been an integral part<br />

of the Bts and <strong>Lee</strong> experience. now there<br />

will be a building on campus dedicated<br />

exclusively to worship.<br />

By cameron Fisher<br />

a groWth diLEmma<br />

a growing program needed room to grow,<br />

and a move to the mayfield annex brought<br />

not only growth, but new opportunities.<br />

By Erin Weeks<br />

dEBut<br />

With this issue torch begins a news<br />

series which spotlights the expanding<br />

program of graduate degree offerings.<br />

Loss oF a vEtEran<br />

thirty – year music faculty member michael<br />

Brownlee suddenly passes away leaving<br />

a legacy of piano instruction.<br />

Editor’s input<br />

In the 20+ years I have been privileged to be<br />

editor of Torch, I have perused dozens of alumni<br />

magazines and they are as varied as any genre of<br />

publication you’ll find. Each publication is unique<br />

to the institution it represents.<br />

Torch continues to be an evolving publication,<br />

attempting to keep up with the latest trends<br />

in content and magazine design. As you flip<br />

through this issue, you’ll see an update of the design<br />

and a subtle shift in the content.<br />

Torch has been a family affair for me as I<br />

have served as editor and my brother, Dr. Bob<br />

Fisher ’80, has been the graphic designer. With<br />

this issue, the torch (no pun intended) is passed<br />

to the next generation as my son, Grant Fisher<br />

’08 takes over the design. He was a year old when<br />

I started editing, so Torch has been a part of his<br />

entire life. Thanks, Bob, for your years of dedication<br />

and your continued advice and assistance.<br />

Alumni magazines have the added task of<br />

pleasing multiple generations of students. We<br />

hope you find the latest changes in Torch appealing.<br />

Send us an email with your input (torch@<br />

leeuniversity.edu).<br />

dEpartmEnts<br />

14 campus nEWs<br />

24 athLEtics<br />

30 Who’s WhErE &<br />

torch travELs<br />

Cameron Fisher ‘84<br />

OPENiNG THOUGHTS<br />

FROM PRESiDENT PAUL CONN<br />

Our Losses Remind Us...<br />

As we enter the Christmas season, we are all especially aware of<br />

how much “family” means to us.<br />

It is a particularly sad time to say “goodbye” to people whom God<br />

has called away. The <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>University</strong> family has experienced multiple<br />

losses in recent weeks, and the holiday season is a little emptier without<br />

the people who have shared our journey. Still, our losses remind us of<br />

what we have. We miss those who are gone because they so enriched<br />

our lives when they were with us.<br />

Since the last issue of the Torch, we are missing some big pieces of<br />

the <strong>Lee</strong> picture: Michael Brownlee, a veteran professor; Kevin Knight, a recent<br />

graduate and RD; Ed Hollowell, a twenty-year board member. And just<br />

today, as this magazine goes to press, we learned that Georgetta Black,<br />

our director of custodial services for many years, died after a sudden brain<br />

aneurysm. These four people touched the <strong>Lee</strong> family in many ways; each<br />

was an important part of the work we do here, and each loss was a deeply<br />

personal one to different members of our campus community.<br />

But these losses do remind us of what we have in one another. It is<br />

impossible to mourn without also being reminded of how richly our lives<br />

are filled with other people – friends, colleagues, brothers and sisters,<br />

children and parents. We often speak of the alumni of this university as<br />

the “<strong>Lee</strong> family”. It includes thousands of people all around the globe.<br />

Each of our lives was shaped to some degree by people who studied<br />

with us, taught us, worked alongside us, shared a dorm room, a chapel<br />

service, a meal or a class. They are all God’s gifts to us. When we lose<br />

one of the family – whether a teacher, a trustee, a staff member, or a fellow<br />

alumnus – we all lose something valuable, because we were so richly<br />

blessed by knowing them at all.<br />

A scripture in II Corinthians 4 speaks of these human gifts in a particularly<br />

poetic way: “We have this treasure in earthen vessels. . .” We<br />

are reminded of that, during the last few weeks – both that these people<br />

are “treasures”, and also that they, like all of us, come packaged in fragile<br />

jars of clay.<br />

During this Christmas season, my prayer is that all of us in the <strong>Lee</strong><br />

family will be surrounded by people we love, by our own<br />

“treasures in earthen vessels.” There is no<br />

more wonderful gift.<br />

Torch magazine is the official publication of <strong>Lee</strong> <strong>University</strong>,<br />

Cleveland, Tennessee. it is intended to inform, educate<br />

and give insight to alumni, parents and friends of the<br />

university. it is published quarterly and mailed free to all<br />

alumni of the university. Other subscriptions are available<br />

by calling the alumni office at 423-614-8316.<br />

Mailing Address 1120 N. Ocoee St.,<br />

Cleveland, TN 37311<br />

Website<br />

Email<br />

Phone<br />

President<br />

Editor<br />

Sports Editor<br />

Graphic Designer<br />

Director of Alumni<br />

Relations<br />

Contributing Writers<br />

Photographers<br />

WiNTER <strong>2009</strong> * VOL. 51, NO. 4<br />

www.leeuniversity.edu<br />

torch@leeuniversity.edu<br />

1-800-LEE-9930<br />

or 423-614-8316<br />

Paul Conn<br />

Cameron Fisher<br />

George Starr<br />

Grant Fisher<br />

Anita Ray<br />

Brian Conn<br />

Paul Conn<br />

Robert Daugherty<br />

Rebekah Eble<br />

Cameron Fisher<br />

Vickie Glasscock<br />

Hope Goad<br />

Kendra Gray<br />

Christina Mihai<br />

George Starr<br />

Erin Weeks<br />

Brian Conn<br />

Cameron Fisher<br />

Chad Madden<br />

Andrew Millar<br />

Shashank Shrestha<br />

George Starr<br />

Mike Wesson<br />

On the Cover<br />

Photo Left<br />

A new fountain and flame graces<br />

the campus just north of Walker<br />

Arena. (photo by Andrew Millar,<br />

Vision Studios Photography)<br />

<strong>Lee</strong> <strong>University</strong> cheerleaders are<br />

joined by local middle school cheerleaders<br />

for Volley for the Cure.<br />

Copyright <strong>2009</strong> * USPS# 016272 *<br />

Periodicals postage paid at Cleveland,<br />

Tenn. Postmaster: Please<br />

send address corrections to: <strong>Lee</strong><br />

<strong>University</strong> Alumni Office, P.O. Box<br />

3450, 1120 North Ocoee Street,<br />

Cleveland, TN 37320-3450.

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