.MER 2007 BLICATION SCHOLARS: ^ 15 years ofputting service in the ^ hearts and minds ofstudents, and faculty staff > m m±*& m ^ MC SELECTED FOi 0>lt^d? rM, $4.5 MILLION BONNI \ ENDOWMENT PAGE *<*!£j Main Entrano 'OUR WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY" CAMPAIGN UNVEILED PAG E 5 COLLGE SAYS FAREWELL TO CLASS OF 2007 PAGES 6-7 RENOVATIONS, UPGRADES & CONSTRUCTION ABOUND CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN IN FEBRUARY, Maryville College President Gerald Gibson announced details of a $20 million Campus Improvement Plan (CIP). Funded by a board- approved bond issue, the CIP calls for: mechanical and cosmetic renovations to Gamble, Davis and Copeland halls; renovation of the Thaw Hall basement, construction of new offices for temporarily displaced fine arts students, faculty and staff; renovation of the Alumni Gym; installation of air-conditioning in Cooper Athletic Center and upgrades to the aquatic areas; renovation of the International House; mechanical and cosmetic renovations to the Court Street Apartments; HVAC upgrades to Sutton Science Center; improvements to the steam plant; construction of a third physical plant building; mechanical and plumbing improvements to Crawford House; addition of new smart classrooms; information technology upgrades; science and lab equipment purchases; and heavy vehicle and equipment purchases Afew ofthe projects included in the plan have already been com- pleted this spring and summer, while work is underway on others and — expected to be wrapped up in August just in time to break ground on a new residence hall that will mirror Lloyd Hall. When coupled with the efforts planned through the OurWindow of Opportunity campaign, the CIP represents a total ofalmost $70 million nvested in buildings and campus infrastructure overthe nexttwo to three years. "By assessing our entire campus as not only a collection ofbuildings and grounds but as a place that has the powerto transform the lives ofourstudents, ourstaffand ourfaculty," said President Gibson, "we have created a bold plan for giving backto the campus and aiding in its nexttransformation. "We're doing something responsibleforourstudents, staff, faculty, alumni and entire community," he continued, "and especiallyforthe generationsto come." Ron Appuhn, formervice president and treasurer, has rejoined the MC family and is over- seeing CIP projects as project manager. To view morephotos ofthe plan, visit maryvillecotlege.edu. FROM OUR PHOTO FILES WHAT DOES CAR - THIS a 1995 Pontiac Bonneville - have to do with Maryville College's Bonner Scholar Program? you know, email If us at [email protected] or send us a letter - FOCUS, Maryville College, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Pky., Maryville, TN 37804 Ifyou have any stories associated with this car, we'd love to have those, too! From Our Readers: We askedfor it, and wegot it! The photoofthe campus topi- aryaroundAnderson Hall apparendypredated most alumni, butwe did hearfrom one alumna, MaryElizabeth "Betty" HuntBerlin '32, who had an explanation and fondlyremembers taking classes inAnderson 75 years ago! Below,we've reprinted the email she sent the College backin September: "I'm a 1932 graduate of MC, and 'in mytime' there, those shrubswere laughinglyreferred to as the college 'graveyard' because theyspelled out 'Founded 1819' (trans- lated 'founddead!' Humorwassimplerthen.). "Ihadphilosophy inAnderson Hall in Dr. Orr's class. I also remem- ber Dr. Hunterand ProfessorQueener,whoknewhowtomakeAmeri- canhistorycome alive," she wrote. Afterseeingthephotoin the magazine,AndyMcCall,directorofthe College'sphysicalplant,calledthe CommunicationsOffice toletstaff membersknowthathe had anoldlandscapedesignof"Founded 1819" storedinhisrecords. (See photobelow.)Thedrawingindicatesthatthe topiarywaslocatedonthe sideofAnderson HallthatnowfacesSuttonSci- ence Center. McCallguessesthat,giventhetimeperiod,thetopiarywas probablyaprivethedge,ashybridsandmore exoticshrubberydidn'texist. Healsosuspectsthattheshrubdesignwasshort-livedonthecampus. "Topiaries are veryhard to maintain," he explained. "Theyhave to be worked almostdaily and because the Col- lege didn'thave a grounds department, as such,theyprobably grewup quickly." FollowingtheSummer 2006 issueofFOCUS, theCollegereceivedsev- eralmoreAnderson Hallmemoriesfrom formerstudents. These havebeen addedtothe website. Besureto visitmaryvillecollege.edu/news/pubs/focus/summer- 2006/index.aspandclickon the "CelebratingOurIcon"link. Alumni memoriesarepostedin the "IRemember"section. FAPublicatiOonforAlumnCi and FrienUdsofMaryvilSleCollegeCONTENTS MARYVILLECOLLEGE FOCUSMAGAZINE2007 (ISSN313)PUBLISHED TWOTIMESAYEAR 502E. LamarAlexanderPkwy Maryville,TN37804-5907 865.981.8000 maryvillecollege.edu Copyrigshutbs©cr2i0p0t7iMoanrypvrililceeC-olnloegnee. 5 "Our Window of Opportunity" Contentsmaynotbereproduced inanymanner,eitherwholeor campaign unveiled inpart,withoutpriorpermission ofMaryvilleCollege. A$47-million CivicArts Center, a $6-million renovationofAnderson Hall, the addition to $20 million to endowment andanother $10 million to theAnnual Fund are all focusesof the College's most ambitiouscampaign in history. IDENTITY Maryville College 7 Veteran faculty members retire isan undergraduate, liberalarts, residential Dr. Dean Boldon,professorofsociologyand formerdean ofthe faculty, and Dr. Harry communityoffaithand Howard, professorofpolitical science, both made the Spring 2007 semestertheirlastas learningrootedin the faculty members ofthe College. Presbyterian/Reformed traditionserving studentsofallages 9 Maryville College Athletics Sport andbackgrounds. New Logos MISSION The College's sports-relatedprinting, apparel, banners and field Maryville College andcourtdecoration underwenta makeoverlast fallwith a new preparesstudentsfor family oflogos thatincorporates a fierce-lookingScot and a bold "PowerM. livesofcitizenship andleadershipaswe challengeeachoneto 13 Bonner Scholars: Putting searchfortruth,grow in toaus service in the hearts and minds wisdom, workforjustice anddedicatealifeof of students, faculty and staff creativityandserviceto thepeoplesoftheworld. The firstclass ofBonnerScholars at Maryville College enrolled forthe 1991-1992 academicyear. History-makers of sorts, these Bonners helped change the culture ofthe Maryville College campus more than 15 years ago. ABOUT THE 2 Message from the President COVER: 3 Campus News Photographs 10 Faculty News " illustratethe 24 Class Notes spectrum of service placements pursued - and populations served - by current Bonner Scholars. . MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT PRESIDENT: Greetingsfrom theMaryville Collegecampus! Dr. Gerald W. Gibson EDITORIAL BOARD: The Commencementspeakerin May2000 wasWayne Meisel,presidentofThe Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Mark E. Cate Vice Presidentfor Foundation. The College bestowed an honorary Doctor Advancement and Finance ofHumaneLettersdegree thatMayonMrs. Corella Bon- Karyn Adams ner, butitwasn't herfirstvisitto the Maryville campus. Director ofCommunications She made it apractice to travel often tosee herBonner Karen Beaty Eldridge '94 Scholars atmore than two dozencolleges around the DirectorofNews and country,andshe had included Maryville in hertourat Public Information least twice before. DESIGN: Itwaswonderful towitness herwith ourBonnerSchol- MaryWorkman ars. Diminutive, neatlydressed, everysilverhairinplace, Publications Manager regal in bearing and asmile lighting herface,she asked "[Bonner Scholars] them about their Bonnerservice workandabouttheir demonstrate every lives. She cared about them, and theywere inspired byher. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION day what ourslogan The Bonnerexperience thatwas the productofhervision EXECUTIVE BOARD - cBesuccessful. AalntdhtohueglheaCdoerreslhliapBoofnWnaeyrnpeasMseeidsealwasyhaopneldytthwooseyesacrhsolaafrtse.r KenTuck'54 Make a difference.3- that2000 Commencement, her Bonnerprogram lives on RoanPorkees,idVeinrtginia really means.. 33 and is shapingstudents on this campus today. G. Donald Hickman70 In this issue,you'll read about the BonnerScholars of Knoxville,Tennessee 2007, aswell asplans forfuture Bonners-thanks to arecent $4.5 million grant from President-Elect the BonnerFoundation toendowthe program. SylviaSmithTalmage'62 Quite afewreadersofFOCUS are membersofthatgenerationknown as Baby OakRidge,Tennessee Vice President Boomers, bornin theyears between 1946 and 1964, andstudentsatMaryville from Erin Palmer'99 the mid-1960sthrough the mid-1980s. Ifyou're a Boomer,youmayrejectthe "me" Nashville,Tennessee generation label sooften assignedtoyourcohorts bythosewho see self-indulgence as Recording Secretary aprimarycharacteristic ofthe Boomersduringtheircollegeyears. Howeveraptthat JudyM. Penry73 appellationmayhave been forMaryville studentsafewdecadesago, itmissesthe mark Knoxville,Tennessee forthe BonnerScholars and theirclassmateson campusin 2007. Theirtrademarkis Past President service toothers. Youwillsee thatinthe reports bycurrent Bonners andinreflections CLASS OF 2007 bypast Bonners in this issue ofFOCUS. RickCarl 77 Itis encouragingto note thatin October2006, the Corporation forNational and IbbyShelleyDavis'68 CommunityService reported asignificantrise in civic engagement bycollege stu- CarrieOsikowiczEaton'67 dents inrecentyears. Overthe three-yearperiod between 2002 and 2005, student JeffFlickinger'87 Heidi Hoffecker'89 volunteerism increased byabout20 percent. All told,some 3.3 million college stu- Erin Palmer'99 dents, theytell us, are servingtheircommunities and ournation. No self-indulgence PatD'AlbaSabatelle73 there! AtMaryville, the BonnerScholars have led the way. Theydemonstrate every JohnTrotter'95 daywhatourslogan- "Be successful. Make adifference." -reallymeans, andso CLASS OF 2008 inspire otherstudentsto get involvedinservice activities thatmake adifference on Marvin Beard'67 thiscampus andin thewidercommunity. JeffDenton '87 Mrs. Bonner's refrigeratordoorin Princeton, N.J.,was alwaysplasteredwithpho- ClaraGowansHardin'57 tos ofher BonnerScholars. Once when I wasvisiting, she tookme backintoher KathyCMaaryluLrinnidksaNy,enJrn.i'n5g0er73 kitchento showme apicture ofacurrentMaryville Bonnerwhose service had AdamRay'97 brought herspecial pride. She would take pride, I know, in the difference that her AundraWareSpencer'89 HaroldTurner'03 scholars are makingin 2007, and in the difference thatthe BonnerScholars Program is makingin theirlives, not merely byproviding scholarship supportforthem, butof CLASS OF 2009 greaterimportance,creating in them a commitmentto helpingothers. H9 TammyReneeTaylorBlaine'89 CarrieCallaway Denkinger'92 ^^fcJ,SZ^~- PatJones'55 LJeanneWilson Kruhm '62 Adriel McCord '00 Ryan Stewart'99 KristineTallent'96 LindaGreyWiley'81 FOCUS SUMMER 2 7 mp news c s FOUR JOIN BOARD This spring, Marvville Collegewelcomed fourmembers to its sity. Thewidowofthe late BaxterLee,aformermemberoftheMC board ofdirectors: RobertKallstrom '60, Sherri Parker Lee, BoardofDirectors,she has threechildrenandresidesin Knoxville. Alvin Nance '79 and SteveWest. Nance ispresident and CEO ofthe Knoxville Kallstrom is presidentand CEO ofSoftrac CommunityDevelopment Corporation and America, Inc. He serves on the board oftrustees serves on the boardsofEastTennessee Children's forHood College, the Historical Society, the Hospital, UnitedWayofGreaterKnoxville and CommunityFoundation ofFrederick Countyand FirstTennessee Bank. He is also thevice chair- RecordStreet Home. He is also on boards for the ^ manofLeadership Knoxville,the Tennessee NationalMuseumofCivilWarMedicine andthe Housing DevelopmentAgencyand serveson the InteragencyInformationSystemsAuthority. He HabitatforHumanityadvisory board. Nance andwife Nancyhave earned amaster's degree in management from FrostburgState two children and reside in Knoxville. Universityand attendedthe Installation Managers Institute at the Westischairman ofWestChevrolet, Inc.,and UniversityofNorth Carolina. He andwife Maureen have two West Properties, LLC. The formermayorof sons and reside in Frederick, Md. Maryville, he currentlyservesonthe Maryville ^^m^^^^h Lee->analumnaofTexasChristianUniversity,is City Council,isa board memberofthe Blount *^SiA^ I chairpersonofthe boardofSSCServiceSolutions. CountyParks and Recreation Commission and has -W^j^ I She isafoundingmemberandexecutive board previouslyserved as presidentofthe Blount HI memberofthe UniversityofTennesseeWomen's CountyIndustrial Development Board and Blount \ > I PhilanthropyCouncilanda memberofthe Interna- CountyChapteroftheAmerican Red Cross. An alumnusofthe I tionalWomen'sForum, aswellasanemeritus LTniversityofTennessee, he is a memberofUT's President's Club. ^^™ board memberofIjamsNature Center. Sheserves The formerpresidentoftheTennesseeAutomotiveAssociation, he on the boardofthe EastTennessee Foundationand on the National nowservesasamemberofNADACharitable Foundation Board of Advisory BoardofChurchillArchivesCenteratCambridge Univer- Directors. He andwife Ruth have twochildren and reside inAlcoa. WEB SITE ADDITION SHOWCASES MC hosts Appalachian Studies Association SENIOR STUDIES 30th Anniversary Conference ACE, "ACelebrationofExcellence" in Undergradu- ate Research andCreative Expression, is anewaddi- Maryvillewas proudtoserveashostfor tion tothe Maryville Collegeweb site createdto "PiecingtheAppalachian Experience," showcase studentswhoseSeniorStudies have been the milestoneconference honoringthe deemedexemplarybytheiracademic division. TheSeniorStudy(whichalumnimayrememberas Appalachian StudiesAssociation's(ASA) "SpecialStudies," "IndependentStudies" and"Senior 30th anniversary. Held March 23-25,the Thesis") isoneofthedistinctivefeaturesofaMaryville eventattracted morethan 650participantswhochosefrom nearly300pre- education.Therequirementcallsforstudentstocom- sentationsencompassingAppalachian history, culture, live music, literature, pleteatwo-semesterresearchandwritingprojectthatis guided byafacultysupervisor. photography, planning andservice initiatives. In this areaofthe site, maryvillecollege.edu/ace, Pam McMichael, directorofHighlanderResearch and Education Center, people canexplore theworkofselect2006 gradu- ates,whose studies range in theme from "ADayof providedthe keynote address. Dr. Kathie Shiba, Maryville Collegeassociate Grace:EvangelicalTheologyin Uncle Tom'sCabin"to professorofpsychology, served as program chair, and Dr. SusanAmbler, "ASurveyofArthropodBiodiversityin theCanopiesof associate professorofsociology, wasresponsibleforlocal arrangements. Southern Red Oak Treesin theMaryvilleCollege Woods."ACE features aprofile ofeach studentaswell Established in 1977 by a group ofscholars, teachers and regional activists asan abstractoftheirproject. The SeniorStudyinits entiretyisavailable in .pdfformat. who believedthatshared community is importanttothosewriting, Members ofthe Class of2007whose studieswere researching and teaching aboutAppalachia, theASA is nowmorethan selected forinclusion will soon be added to the site. 750 membersstrong. FOCUS SUMMER 2007 WALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Members ofthe Classof 1956 Reunion GiftCommittee pres- enttheirgenerous giftto PresidentGerald Gibson. From left The 2007 inductees into the Wall of Fame included (l-r) Leah to right: Betty McKenney Horn, Ethelyn Cathey Pankratz, Onks-England '94, William Napier '65, James Thurston '51, Bill Wheatley, Roberta Myers Petree, Jim Cummings and Maryville College Associate Athletic Director and Head Kathy Kerns Vousden. (Not pictured: Harold Jones) Volleyball Coach Kandis Schram '85 and Dr. Ken Bell. At right is Maryville College Athletic Director and Head Men's CLASS OF 1956 RAISES BAR IN Basketball Coach, Randy Lambert '76, emcee for the event. REUNION GIVING Presentingagenerous giftto President Gerald Gibson dur- Three presented alumni awards ingtheAlumni BanquetlastOctober, members ofthe class of1956 raised the bar-again-in the arenaofreunion during Oct. 14 banquet class giving. Reunion Class Gift Committee Co-Chairman BillWheatley '56 handed overacheckfor$305,239 and Maryville College hon- ored three alumnae dur- announced aclass givingpercentage of74percent. In addi- ing the National tion tosupportingtheAnnual Fund, the moneywillendow Alumni Association's "the Classof1956 EndowedScholarship." annual meetingand "Weinitiallysetagoalof$200,000and bypassedthat banquet held Oct. 14 in amountrelativelyeasily.Whenwewerepresentedwitha the CooperAthletic challengeofa2-for-l matchfromaclassmate,we thenasked Centeron campus. ourclassmatestoreachfor$300,000," saidWheatley. "We Erin Palmer '99was hopethiswillserveasachallenge tootherclassesthatfollow named the recipientof tostretchtheirgivinginsupportoftheir50threunion." the Kin Takahashi Award forYoung Fromlefttoright:Corita ErwinSwanson '58, Wheadeyconcludedwith furtherpositive announce- Alumni duringthe ban- MaryLeeWitherspoon'56andErinPalmer'99. ments,statingthe Class of1956 nowboasts 11 members in quet. The College'sAlumni Citationwas presented to Corita the Societyof1819 (thosewho havemade plans to include Erwin Swanson '58 and MaryLeeWitherspoon '56. the College intheirwills ormade otherplanned giving To read more aboutthe recipients' livesofsuccess and service, arrangements). visit maryvillecoIlege.edu. MC TARTAN INTRODUCED Maryville College vice presidentsJason McNeal, left, and Mark Cate reveal the school's official tartan to attendees ofthe College's Founder's Day Banquet last October. Commissioning tartan designer Marjorie Warren of North Carolina, the College began the projecttwo years ago with the desire to honorthe College's Scottish heritage. The tartan, a design thatfeatures prominent orange squares outlined in light gray on a field of rich garnet, has been authorized and approved bythe Scottish Tartans Authority and registered in the International Tartan Index. It is unique in name, sett (the pattern ofsquares and lines) and color. FOCUS |SUMMER 2007 DURING MARYVILLE COLLEGE'S COLLEGE amnenmubaelrsF,ouvnodleurn'tseeDrasyanBdanaqdmuientisltasrtatOocrtsobpuebrl,icbloyard (frrr? j . | |j j|j j announceddetailsofthe College's "OurWindowof Mlitli asfsSsp*S**b ANNOUNCES Opportunity"campaign,an $83-millionendeavorthat , PLANS, PROGRESS Our )N $83 MILLION "AMPAIGN The "OUR WINDOW FOUNDER'S DAY BANQUET OF OPPORTUNITY" 2006 campaignfocuses on raising moneyforfour initiatives: Theconstruction of theCivicArtsCenter (CAC), a$47-million willfundtwo bricks-and-mortarprojects,growtheinsti- poisedtotake advantage ofthiswindowofopportunity partnershipfacilitywith tution'sendowmentandstrengthenitsAnnual Fund. to broadenourreputationandenhance the educational "Fouryearsago,theMaryville College Boardof experience forstudents," he added. "We havethe thecities ofMaryville Directors approved 'theWindowofOpportunityStrate- unique opportunitytocreate aMaryville College thatis andAlcoa; gic Plan,'" Dr. GeraldW. Gibson,presidentofdie Col- anassettoourstudents,ourregion,ourcountryand lege, toldthe crowd ofmorethan 300 peoplewho had ourworldfordecadestocome." The$6-millionreno- gatheredforthe banquetin CooperAthletic Center. Atthe banquet, Jason McNeal,vice president for vationofAndersonHall, "With fouroverarchinggoals,orwindows, thevery development, reported that the College had raised theCollege's 136-year- nameoftheplansuggeststhatwepresendyfindour- $46 million during a "quiet phase" ofthe campaign, oldeducationalfacility selves in auniqueperiodofMaryville College history." which began twoyears ago. andcampusicon, which Gibsonwent on to describe a "tremendous Kexin Clayton, CEO ofClayton Homes and mem- providesclassroomand momentum" currently experienced at the College: berofacivic arts centerfundraisingcommittee, spoke officespaceforthe record-settingenrollments, arigorous academic pro- aboutthe CAC,which is the highest-dollarcompo- humanitiesandeduca- gram, a highlyqualified and committed faculty, nent ofthe campaign. Hewas recognizedduringthe tiondivisions; improvement in student quality, a stable and solid banquetforthe volunteerleadership role he tookin financial position and improvedfacilities and grounds. encouragingcommunitysupport ofthe newfacility. * The addition of$20 "But perhaps more importantthan ourprogress to "I have beeninvolved nowwith tiiis project and million to the College's date is howwecanleverage thatprogress forourstu- with this campaign forovertwoyears," the Clayton endowment, with the dentsandourinstitutionfordecadestocome," thepresi- Homes CEO said. "And I can tellyou that I have goalofreaching$50 dent continued. "Nowisthe time forustoact boldlyin neverbeen involvedwith anyotherproject thathas as millionbytheendof lhingoutthe dreams thatwe togetherdreamed inour much promise forthis College, ourcommunityand thecampaign;and strategicplan. Nowisthe time to marshal the good ourregion as the CivicArts Center." efforts andsupportthathaveprovided usdiis momen- Providing the entertainment forthe eveningwas m Thestrengtheningof tum andlive toourfullpotential as aCollege." Delores Bowen Ziegler '73, professorofvoice at the theAnnualFund, which Gibson toldthe crowdthathe believed the College UniversityofMaryland School ofMusic and interna- provideskeysupport could become a national leader, known for its scholar- tional operasinger; Dr. Robert Bonham, classical forscholarships, library ship and values, church-relatedness and quality liberal pianist and professoremeritus; and studentvocalists resources, department arts education. "... ourpresentmomentum has us from the ensemble OffKilter. budgets, academic programsandathletics. OUR WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY PROGRESS The Collegehopesto PROJECT Civic Arts Center GOAL $47.3 Million PROGRESS $34,900,000 TOTAL GOAL Araninsuea$l10Fumnildlidounrifonrgthe Anderson Hall $6 Million TO DATE $1,160,000 $83.3 Million the campaign. Endowment $20 Million $11,500,000 Maryville Fund $10 Million $8,600,000 FOCUS SUMMER 2007 | * '^T »^|! !n.j^^ lit! .$'.».•-'!,;, 3M-JS 'iJ iwj -* 4• JJ Jy-*tM?*•'«Si • * *4 * ?S ? ' J ( ! *? 'f$a*' ' ? f '-iff* -^4 -'" ***** ** * '• l^f * * * 1 ' ' ' \ >Lli.L1 ll > \ COMMENCEMENT 2007 FERREN draws lessons from MC's Wiley Rutledge in commencement address In his commencement address to Maryvuie college's (Below)Vice Presidentand Dean Dr. RobertNaylor, left, Class of2007, Dr. John M. Ferren, noted biographerand seniorjudge in the and Dr. Dorsey D. Ellis, Jr. '60, chairman ofthe Board of DistrictofColumbia Court ofAppeals, implored newgraduates to "find Directors, placethe hood on Dr. Bryan Cureton '60.At courage" and "live with honor" just asWiley Rutledge, a Maryville College right, PresidentGerald studentfrom the early20th century, did. W. Gibson, readsthe Ferren,whowas awarded an honorarydegree fromthe College alongwith citation forhonorary degree. (Below) Dr. Elmhurst College President Dr. BryantCureton '60 onMay20,published John M. Ferren deliv- SaltoftheEarth, Conscienceofthe Court: TheStoryofJustice WileyRutledgein ersthecommence- 2004. Ferren toldthe 223 graduatesandcommencementcrowdthat Rut- mentaddress. ledge, an associatejustice ofthe UnitedStatesSupreme Courtfrom 1943 until hisdeath in 1949, heard the "still smallvoice" described in the biblical storyofElijahin 1 Kings 19:9-13. "[Rutledge] heardthatlirtievoice-the 'stillsmallvoice'-thatcallsustodo the rightthingasweperceiveit," thespeakersaid. "Evenwhenwearevirtually alone."Throughouthistimewiththe Supreme Court, Rutledgewasadissent- ingvote,Ferrenpointedout,buthisargumentsoftenledtochangesinthelaw andgreaterlegalprotectionfordisadvantagedpopulations. "... dissenthaspower. Itcan beprophetic," the speakersaid,usingaWorld WarIIwarcrimescase toillustrate the point. Inthe 1946case ofTamashita v. Styer, Rutledge dissented and argued againstthe hangingofJapanese General TomoyukiYamashita,citinginternational lawofwar, theArticlesofWar,the Geneva Convention and the U.S. Constitution. "Within afewyearsafterthe Supreme Courtdecided Yamashita,courtsaroundtheworldbegantofollow the Rutledge dissent, holdingthatacommander'scriminal responsibilityfor warcrimescommitted byhis troops is limitedtocrimesthe commanderknew, orhadreasontoknow, about," Ferrensaid, addingthatthe dissentbrought aboutclarification ofthe Uniform Code ofMilitaryJustice andamendments to the Geneva Conventions. Ferrenencouraged graduatesto notonlyfollowthelawwhenhardchoices « presentedthemselves butto take action. "Howmuch time-qualitytime- To read Ferren'scompleteaddresstothe Classof willyou give toothers in need? Whatjustcausewillyoumake an effortto 2007 andtosee more photosfrom Commencement support because the cause needsyou -reallyneedsyou? Whatwill the small Weekend, visitmaryvillecollege.edu. voice say? Willyou listen? Willyou act?" he asked. FOCUS SUMMER 2007 |