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CAMPUSEXCELLENCE ABOUNDS AT BERRYBerry physics professor Charles Lane is taking excellence to new heights— about 241 miles above the earth’s surface that is.Possibly as early as next year, Dr. Lane and co-investigators plan to useultra-precise clocks on the International Space Station to test a fundamentalassumption of Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity. A paper by theresearchers appears in the March 4 issue of the Physical Review Letters, andmore information about their research is available online atwww.jpl.nasa.gov/ releases/2002/release_2002_123.html.We’ll let you know when Dr. Lane’s research project takes flight, but in themeantime, read the following to learn about Berry standouts who areachieving stellar successes of their own.■ The Uptown Flutesflute choir ofMadison, N.J.,performed anarrangement of“BrandenburgConcerto No. 3” byBerry music professorJohn Davis duringtheir recent Carnegie Hall concert. Theperformance marks the Carnegie Halldebut of Dr. Davis’ work. The song isfeatured on the Uptown Flutes’ recentlyreleased compact disc, A FluteRenaissance.■ In national Model Arab Leaguecompetition, Berry students earned asecond-place team award and fourindividual awards. Berry’s teamrepresented Libya in the program, whichgives students from more than 20colleges and universities the chance torepresent the Arab League’s members ona variety of committees. Participantslearn diplomacy and team work, whilegaining an upclose perspective onMiddle Eastern affairs.Berry’s first-place award winnerswere senior Christy Moore for her workwith the Council of Arab InteriorMinisters; junior Terrell Clark, part of theCouncil of Arab Social Affairs Ministers;and sophomore Jeff Shaw for his workon the Joint Defense Council. SeniorOskar Kaszubski earned second place inthe Palestinian Affairs Committee.■ Based upon a survey of guidancecouselors, Berry has been included inKaplan Publishing’s 2002 Unofficial,Unbiased Insider’s Guide to the 320Most Interesting Colleges.■ Students in Dr. Ron Taylor’s classesthis fall will benefit from the mathprofessor’s summer of hard work. Dr.Taylor is one of 60 faculty membersfrom colleges and universities across thenation selected as Project NExT (NewExperiences in Teaching) fellows.Sponsored by the MathematicalAssociation of America, Project NExThelps new Ph.D.s in the mathematicalsciences improve the teaching andlearning of mathematics. Dr. Taylor’sparticipation in the program is sponsoredin part by a grant from The ExxonMobilFoundation.■ Berry Board of Visitors memberSunny K. Park of Atlanta received the2002 Patriot Award from the UnitedService Organizations (USO) Council ofGeorgia. The award, which is the mostprestigious honor granted by USO, waspresented at the Armed Forces Luncheonheld in April.Mr. Park, chief executive officer ofGeneral Building Maintenance Inc., hasbeen a USO volunteer for more than 10years. His contributions include helpingfund the Georgia Korean War VeteransMemorial at the Georgia Capitol, whichhonors the memory of the 740Georgians killed in the Korean War. Mr.Park immigrated to the United States in1974 from South Korea.■ Berry’s Centennial calendar receivedan Award of Excellence in the PrintingIndustry Association of Georgia’s 2002Print Excellence Awards.■ Berry’s chapter of Alpha Chi, thenational college honor society, is one of49 chapters honored as a Star Chapter.— DAWN TOLBERTWHAT’S UPWITH SUPPORT FOR BERRY?JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING!Berry College is on the move, and support continues to expand for ourunique mission of educating our students’ heads, hearts and hands forservice to others.Annual Fund participation and other generous gifts are funding importantstrategic objectives, including student scholarships, student work,international learning and diversity. Contributions also are supporting criticalphysical improvements to the Berry campus, most notably our important needto retire the bond debt on the new math and science building.Dollar figures are up and, equally important, so is the number ofparticipants, particularly Berry alumni. This sends a very positive message tocorporations and foundations considering support for Berry initiatives andhelps Berry rank high in a variety of listings, such as U.S. News & WorldReport’s “America’s Best Colleges.”Fund-raising highlights of the 2001-2002 academic year include:• Third straight record year in dollars raised at $15.2 million!• Increased percentage of college graduate participation to 29.9%!• An 11 percent increase in the overall number of donors!KUDOSBOOT UP,LOG ON,SUPPORTBERRYGiving to BerryCollege is easierthan ever because of anew method that’s asclose as your computer.Secure, online giving isnow available atwww2.berry.edu/advancement/onlinegift.asp. You cantarget your gift to aparticular fund orsupport Berry’simportant generalfund. You also can givea gift in honor ormemory of someoneimportant in your life.You can even fulfill apreviously madepledge. Online givingfor Berry College! Giveit a try!8
SPOTLIGHTALUMNIMEETING NEEDS IS MUSIC TO HIS EARSWhen the citizens of Austin,Texas, recently celebratedPeyton Wimmer Day, theyapplauded the selfless success of a manwho saw a need and worked tirelessly tomeet it. That success, according to thehonoree, 1981 Berry College graduatePeyton Wimmer, was grounded in thelessons of Martha Berry and her schools.Seven years ago, Peyton joined aneffort to turn the tragic death-by-suicideof a fellow musician into momentum toprovide accessible mental health servicesto local musicians. In Austin, known asthe Live Music Capital of the World,musicians represent a large, medicallyunderserved population. A trainedtherapist as well as a songwriter andmusician, Peyton became director of thenew Sims Foundation, an organizationfunded by grants andgifts that providestherapeutic case managementand a network of mental healthsupport services for musicians.Peyton described his earlyefforts for the foundation as“working on a shoestring butaspiring to someday haveshoes.” He said that he hasbeen called the “King ofLeverage” in securing fundingfor needed services andinsists he learned it all fromBerry.“I have told the story ofMartha Berry over and overagain,” he said, “as I haveassured donors that we will get aminimum of three to five dollars worth ofbenefit out of each dollar they give.”He added that the music communityitself is the foundation’s greatestsupporter, also a lesson he learned atBerry, where “everyone was working inone way or another.”Now that the Sims Foundation is wellestablished, Peyton has turned his effortsto launching a new foundation aimed atmeeting the physical health care needs ofmusicians. Dr. Jack McConnell, theinventor of Tylenol who establishedVolunteers in Medicine — anorganization powered by retired healthprofessionals — and whose son PaigeMcConnell is keyboard player for thepopular band Phish, is his mentor in theproject. Martha Berry remains his rolemodel.It was his departure from the SimsFoundation that triggered PeytonCity councilman Raul Alvarez, right,presents Peyton Wimmer a proclamationthat names June 1, 2002, Peyton WimmerDay in Austin, Texas.Six-year-old Milo Wimmer, center, jams with his father,Peyton, second from left, during the Peyton Wimmer Daycelebration in Austin, Texas.Wimmer Day in Austin, which wascelebrated by the mayor and city councilas well as by several staterepresentatives and many members ofthe music community. “Thank youPeyton,” read a newspaperadvertisement signed by many —including Willie Nelson, “for saving lives,mending hearts and soothing souls forthe community of Austin musicians andtheir families.”“When I left Berry, I thought I wouldchange the world through my songlyrics,” he stated. “I don’t perform muchnow — usually only in fundraisers —but the spirit of my lyrics comes throughin my work.”Peyton and his wife, Karen, havethree children: Milo, 6; Lucy, 4; andWendy, 2. In addition to his degree fromBerry, he holds a master’s degree incounseling from Southwest TexasUniversity. He invites his fellow alumnito follow the progress of his clinic atmedicino.org and to e-mail him atpeyton@medicino.org. ■— KARILON L. ROGERSPAUL O’MARAALUMNI CELEBRATE BERRY’S CENTENNIAL IN STYLEMore than 500 guests dined and danced the night away at the Centennial Alumni Gala incelebration of Berry’s 100th birthday. The evening culminated with the cutting of a largebirthday cake, complete with confetti-firing cannons and dozens of balloons falling from theceiling of the Forum in Rome.A total of 650 alumni and friends tookpart in Alumni Weekend, with highlightsincluding 12 class reunions, two booksignings and the installation anddedication of a new Georgia historicalmarker at the Old Mill.Headlining the weekend was theproduction of Martha!, a multimediamusical about the life of Martha Berry.The musical, written by Jim Way (52C,FFS) and directed by Robert Adams(94C, FS), featured scores of talentedBerry alumni, faculty, staff, studentsand friends.Photo highlights from theproduction can be seen atYoung Martha Berry, portrayed by Elizabeth Schenck (02C),centennial.berry.edu/martha.htm. bids farewell to her beau, played by Albert Coley (03c).The Forum provided an elegant setting for the Alumni Gala.9PAUL O’MARA
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