OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY ' T A Vi X \ Vk RMY PETRELS Lacrosse Takes the Field OU ATHLETICS: SCORING BIG 5 I SPORTS LEGACIES 8 I ALUMNI UPDATES 22 I OUR COMMUNITY 30 EDITOR PHOTOGRAPHERS RENEE VARY JULIE VAUGHAN '09 CHLOEYMAYO'10 WRITER CHLOEYMAYO'10 COVER ONE MOMENT MORE CONTRIBUTORS PHOTOGRAPHY LINDSEY CARROLL AUSTIN GILLIS '01 DESIGN JODIE SEXTON GOFF '02 EM2 BARBARA BESSMER HENRY '85 SYDNEY MOBLEY MOSS '59 LINDA SANDERS SCARBOROUGH '65 SUSAN SOPER '69 KELLY HOLLAND VRTIS '97 HOYT YOUNG Carillon is published twice a year, fall and spring, for alumni, fiends, and family of Oglethorpe University. Oglethorpe, founded in 1835, is a private, liberal arts college. 4484 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30319 404.261.1441 or iciciv.oglethorpe.edu. Speak Out We'd love your feedback on this issue as well as what you might like to see in upcoming Carillons. E-mail: rvary@oglethorpe.edu Photo Above The 2010 Oglethorpe Women's Soccer team huddle before a game. 2 CARILLON I FALL 2010 PSH FALL 2010 I CARILLON 3 President Schall takes a breather with his soccer amigos in Guatemala. Larry Schall in 1971 on his high school court. FOR ME, COMPETING ON THE SOCCER PITCH CONTINUES TO BUILD BRIDGES AND CONNECTIONS THAT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DISCOVER OTHERWISE. One of the striking characteristics of Oglethorpe is how deeply engaged our students become both inside and outside the classroom. It's that deep engagement, whether on the basketball court or the stage or writing for a literary magazine, that changes lives. It's one reason I enjoy watching our student- athletes so much in what is one of the most competitive Division III conferences in the country. Just like the Stormy Petrel, that darn pesky mascot of ours, these young men and women never give up (nescit cedere!) and are amazingly successful at what they do. We are the smallest university in our 12-member conference, let alone on the national front, yet teams like men's golf and women's basketball end up playing for national NCAA titles. We do athletics the right way at Oglethorpe. The OU student athletes are first and foremost excellent students, achieving higher GPAs on average than the rest of our student body. I'm not sure one would find that at many colleges these days. But more than that, they take all the lessons learned on the court or field or track and apply them to everything else they do in their lives. For me, looking back on my experience as a student- athlete, I would have to say that competing on the field as part of a group of committed young men has shaped virtually everything else I have accomplished in my life. It's easy for me to recall many moments of games played long ago whose lessons remain vivid all these years later. When I played, drinking water during practice or a game was a sign of weakness. It's a surprise more of us didn't fall over in midshot. Even today, I actually have to force myself to grab a drink during a long tennis match in the sweltering heat of an Atlanta summer. Yet, despite the idiocy of that practice, I developed very deeply the ability to will myself to success, and that sure has mattered in life off the court. Even at the ripe age of 57, when I realize I am no longer much of an athlete or a scholar, I still get to play a little these days. For me, competing on the soccer pitch continues to build bridges and connections that would be impossible to discover otherwise. Last winter, I traveled to Guatemala for three weeks to live with a family in a small, remote village in the highlands. On day three I found myself in a regular noontime soccer game with a bunch of teachers at a school where I was volunteering. It was from that time forward that these teachers became my friends (see me and my boys above). One came to visit me this fall in Atlanta and helped teach my first-year seminar in Modern Guatemalan Politics. With another, I have become a family friend and mentor to his son. Twelve-year-old Ramis loves basketball, and I regularly send him books on drills, new shoes, or a new leather ball. I'll get to introduce my Oglethorpe class to my friends and family in San Juan de Laguna in March when we travel together to Guatemala for spring break. It's amazing what a little ball and a lot of sweat can do. 4 CARILLON I FALL 2010 1 \ / ''Dreams do wme true.... w keep on ireamiw Frank Anderson, Oil baseball coach (1916-44) and "father of Oglethorpe athletics" as quoted at a 1963 Oglethorpe sports banquet speaking to student-athletes. U Athletics: Scoring Big OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING A STRONG PROGRAM WITH A LEGACY OF ACCOMPLISHED ATHLETES AND PROMISING SCHOLARS. erday & Today Oglethorpe's sports history includes exceptional moments (like a 1926 win over Georgia Tech in football), memorable teams (like the 1961 men's basketball team, led by the legendary Coach Pinholster, who played the first integrated college basketball game in Georgia history), and noteworthy individual athletes (like the OU Hall of Fame members listed on the following pages.) Today, Oglethorpe is still basking in the glory of its first-ever national NCAA Championship won by Men's Golf in 2009 and a trip to the NCAA Final Four by Women's Basketball in 2008. But, what could our future hold? As an outstanding university with promising scholar-athletes and tremendous coaches, Oglethorpe has the foundation to be the premier program in its conference. In 2010, 58 Oglethorpe student-athletes were named to the SCAC academic honor roll. Going head-to-head with other SCAC colleges such as Trinity, Rhodes, Sewanee, and Centre, Oglethorpe currently boasts 15 teams including lacrosse, the latest addition. OU's head coaches have spent 250 years combined coaching their respective sports. For Oglethorpe's athletic standing to keep pace with its academic standards is an achievable goal. In spring 2010, the Oglethorpe University Board of Trustees approved five strategic initiatives, one of which focuses on improving campus facilities and infrastructure in ways that support students' personal, academic, and athletic development. Among those are renovations to Dorough Field House and Schmidt Center, as well as a facility to house locker rooms, coaches' offices, and fitness areas, complementing improvements already made during the past few years. Looking even further ahead, there's a need for a stadium and field for lacrosse and soccer, as well as enhancements to the track. By focusing on students' needs, we hope to enhance the athletic experience for the entire Oglethorpe community. Already, the university has entertained local and national architectural firms with expertise in athletic facilities design and formed a subcommittee of the Board of Trustees' Buildings and Grounds Committee to review the proposals. Those proposals will continue to be coordinated through the committee, along with initiatives for other important enhancements a proposed Ew academic building and new (or renovated) student center, ese initiatives set the stage for Oglethorpe to carry on its athletics jacy and pave the way for future Stormy Petrels to take the OU courts and fields. FALL 2010 I CARILLON 5 By Chloey Mayo '10 Get the Scoop : i America's oldest sport is set to become Oglethorpe University's newest. Men's Lacrosse will officially debut on Oglethorpe fields in spring 2011, but with the appearance of never-before-seen lacrosse sticks and practice games across campus, the sport is already netting attention. "I definitely feel like we have the chance to establish ourselves as whatever kind of team we want to be," said sophomore Zach Galatian. "There are no expectations to live up to, and that helps the team play a more fun and exciting brand of lacrosse. As far as the feel of lacrosse," he adds, "everyone who sees our practices seems intrigued and interested in the sport, and I think that will help more than anything else to establish the sport's longevity here." Anyone who attends one of their preseason, self-led practices would be intrigued. Months away from their season opener, they are exploring each team member's strengths and weaknesses, and they seem to have built a solid camaraderie that is usually present in more mature, older teams. Part of the charm of this squad is not only its novelty, but also how quickly it seems to have formed a working bond. Older athletes stop play to give advice to the younger, less experienced, and, though there are no formal captains yet, some players seem to have assumed leadership roles within the group. There is a seriousness in their demeanor, but they seem just as serious about enjoying their sport. "Because we're from all different areas of the country, we bring different styles of play to the table," said Galatian, who will play "We have always thought it would be a great aadfnon to our program," said Coach Jay Gardiner, director of OU athletics. "The sport attracts a quality group of student-athletes, those who are a good fit for our school." Referencing the tendency for Ivy League and academically focused college lacrosse teams to be successful, Coach Gardiner added that "it seemed to make sense. It brings in an extra 20-25 men from areas in the region that tend to feed our university. Lacrosse has Native American roots and over time has developed into a modern mix of basketball, soccer, and field hockey. While the game has taken some time to establish itself in many places across the country, in recent years its popularity has grown tremendously, especially in the Southeast. As more southern high school and collegiate teams add the sport to their varsity lineups, the Stormy Petrels seem to have good timing. The majority of the players on Oglethorpe's inaugural team are underclassmen, and the historical significance of playing on this newly created team is not lost on the players. 6 CARILLON I FALL 2010 LACROSSE # In the Spirit of the Game Playhook Originating in the Native American nations of mid-America, lacrosse played a significant role in community and religious life. Lacrosse was often played to resolve conflicts; heal the sick; develop strong, virile men; and prepare for war. Legend tells of games with more than 100 players from different tribes taking turns to play on a field that could stretch for miles. Sometimes the game could last for days, from sunup to sundown. Those who took part did so in the role of warriors, with the goal of bringing glory and honor to themselves and their tribes. The game was said to be played "for the Creator" or referred to as "The Creator's Game." [Source: issaquahyouthlacrosse org) Lacrosse is played using a small, solid rubber ball and a long-handled racquet called a crosse or lacrosse stick. To score, a player must shoot the ball into the opponent's goal, using the lacrosse stick to catch, carry, and pass the ball to teammates. Men's lacrosse uses 10 players a goalie, three defensemen, three midfielders, and three attack men. Lacrosse is played on a field that is 1 10 yards long and 60 yards wide about the size of a standard soccer field. Players are not allowed to tackle like football players. Instead they perform a block called "body checking." Body checking is permitted if the opponent has the ball or is within 5 yards of a loose ball. All body contact must occur from the front or side, above the waist and below the shoulders, and with both hands on the stick. Aggressive body checking is discouraged. A player may gain possession of the ball by dislodging it from an opponent's crosse with a stick check, the controlled poking and slapping of the possessive player's stick and gloved hands. 201 1 Men's Lacrosse Schedule Feb. 26 at Reinhardt University, Time TBA Mar. 2 at Shorter College, 7 p.m. Mar. 16 vs. Carthage College, 3:30 p.m. Mar. 18 vs. Hendrix College, 3:30 p.m. Mar. 20 vs. Millsaps College, 1 p.m. Mar. 23 at Berry College, 4 p.m. Mar. 26 at Birmingham-Southern College, 1 p.m. CT Apr. 1 vs. Sewanee, 3:30 p.m. Apr. 3 vs. Centre College, 1 p.m. Apr. 8 at Colorado College, 3:30 p.m. MT Apr. 10 at Southwestern University, 1 p.m. CT Apr. 16 vs. University of Dallas, 1 p.m. Apr. 20 vs. Berry College, 7 p.m. (Silverbacks' Stadium) alongside his younger brother Sam this spring. "At this point, we're all learning from one another. Everyone is really excited to play.. .so we've been practicing, eating, and generally hanging out with one another as much as possible. I think that's where that friendship comes from." Though the Petrels are entering the conference lineup as a young team, they are in good company. The SCAC hosts five considerably new lacrosse teams, many with rosters full of underclassmen. The standout team to beat is Colorado College, which finished first in the conference last season with an overall record of 10-2 and an undefeated conference record. "We are certainly not out of our league," said Coach Gardiner, acknowledging his team's stellar prep careers. "We are not going in any game with fear. Of course there will be some trying times, but we do have a good quality group of athletes, and we feel confident that we've got some leaders, and they'll emerge as stars." Coach Gardiner assumes the role of head coach after having played and coached lacrosse at McDaniel College, a Division III program in Maryland. "It is a 'rebirth' for me, in a sense," admits Coach Gardiner, who has been involved in the sport since he was seven years old. "It's exciting to coach such a well-mannered, solid group of young men. They are an amazing group with unmatched character, and we want them to be known as a group of respectful and driven athletes. As a team, of course, we want to win and we want to succeed, but the emphasis here is to develop that quality of character that extends beyond their years here." "Lax" Facts There are currently 176 Division III Men's Lacrosse teams. Of the SCAC's 12 conference schools, eight have fielded men's teams: Birmingham-Southern, Sewanee, Oglethorpe, Colorado College, Southwestern, Hendrix, Millsaps, and Centre. In 2012, a women's lacrosse team will pin the Stormy Petrels' roster. The United States has two professional lacrosse leagues: Major League Lacrosse, played on an outdoor field, and the National Lacrosse League, played indoors. FALL 2010 CARILLON 7 RE ARE NO GEORGI, JWERS ENSHRINED IN THE NATIONAL BASEBALL COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK. LDOGSOR GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS HAVE BEEN INDUCTED INTO THAT FRATERNITY, BUT REL STANDS AMONG THOSE LEGENDS OGLETHORPE'S OWN LUKE APPUM^ ByAustir \1 Luke Appling was born in High Point, North Carolina, in 1907. He attended high school in the Atlanta area and enrolled at Oglethorpe in 1928. Starting in 1929, Appling played for Coach Frank Anderson's Stormy Petrels, and in 1930, he was part of arguably the best base- ball team ever to play at Oglethorpe. The Stormy Petrels went undefeated in 1930, claiming wins over major college programs such as Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Clemson. That April, Appling hit three home runs against Mercer to lead Oglethorpe to the Southern Intercollegiate Championship. Having impressed the professional scouts, Appling joined the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern League in the summer of 1930. Major League teams clamored for his services, and that fall Appling signed with the Chicago White Sox of the American League. He made it all the way to the majors in September 1930, making his major league debut a mere five months after suiting up for the Stormy Petrels. Appling played shortstop for the White Sox for 20 seasons, earning seven All-Star Game appearances along the way. He also won two batting titles. The first came in 1936, when he posted an incredible .388 batting aver- age, and the second in 1943, at the relatively advanced age of 36. In 1962, Appling was inducted into the Oglethorpe University Athletic Hall of Fame, as part of its inaugural class. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame two years later. But, he was not done impressing with his athletic talents. Twenty years later, Appling played in an old- timers game alongside legends Hank Aaron, Stan Musial, Bob Feller, and Early Wynn. At 75, he was the oldest player in the game. Never- theless, Appling electrified the crowd by hitting a home run off Braves legend Warren Spahn. Luke Appling passed away in 1991. However, his legacy is secure, and his Hall of Fame career is testament to just how high our Stormy Petrels can fly. Luke Appling (right) and Amos Martin of the undefeated 1930 Southern Intercollegiate Championship Oglethorpe baseball team. Photo courtesy of Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library. Author, see page 1 1. 8 CARILLON I FALL 2010 As Alice began to consider college options, she was offered two athletic scholarships for tennis. However, a close friend, who was home on break from Oglethorpe, sang OU's praises. The idea of a small university in a big city appealed to Alice, and she applied. Her first sight of Oglethorpe was the day she arrived as a freshman. She went on to pledge Chi Omega and make many new friends, and she doubts that anyone had a happier college experience. However, with no women's team at OU, tennis became just a pastime for Alice. Nevertheless, she managed to stay in the spotlight. When the OU men's team needed a substitute for a match with Emory, she was persuaded to play. Later, in a challenge match with a professor who claimed that no woman on campus could beat him, she won 6-0, 6-1. One of her fondest memories of this match was the interaction of faculty and student spectators. During her senior year, Alice met with President Manning Pattillo and persuaded the university to start a women's tennis team. After graduation, she was named women's athletic As a child, Alice Richardson would follow her older brothers to a neighborhood park and play "thousands and thousands of tennis games with a wall." Essentially self-taught, with no formal lessons, Alice played tournament tennis by age 10 and competed on a national level by her teens. At 18, she was ranked as the #3 player in her native Florida and #33 nationally. coordinator and served as tennis coach for both teams until 1978. Eventually, she became the first woman inducted into the OU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994. After working several years as a tennis pro and club director for a neighborhood in Atlanta, she started a property management company, which specializes in managing community associations with an emphasis on sports amenities. "Four years of a broad-based liberal arts education gave me a big-picture outlook that has been extremely valuable in my career," says Alice. "My time working at OU after graduation gave me experience that I have used ever since." Linda Sanders Scarborough graduated in 1965 with a major in math and physics and worked for AT&T in information technology until her retirement. She serves on the Alumni Board and volunteers at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Alliance Theatre. The 1977-78 Oglethorpe Women's Tennis team with Coach Alice Richardson (far right). CARRYING A LEGACY: H CARAY ' Josh Caray is following in the footsteps of his family of legendary baseball announcers the late great Skip and Harry Caray. Since graduating in 2004 with a degree in communication and rhetoric studies, Josh worked as a broadcaster and producer for WLAQ radio in Rome, Ga., calling Class A Rome Braves baseball and Rome High School football. He also called the Atlanta Braves Class AAA affiliate, the Gwinnett Braves, and most recently, he handled the play-by-play duties for the International Baseball League's San Angelo Colts in Texas. Thinking back to his days at Oglethorpe, Josh credits Dr. Shrikhande's broadcast communications class for providing a solid introduction into the broadcasting world from a business perspective. Josh says that Oglethorpe helped him to relate to others from different backgrounds and cultures. But not surprisingly, he credits his family for inspiring him to go into a broadcasting career. "Watching my granddad on WGN in Chicago and watching my dad on TBS made me realize how special my family was," remembers Josh. "That passion rubbed off on me. I figured if I love it so much, why not make a career out of it?" Josh's favorite part of a broadcaster's life is the travel. "I get to see different parts of the country, and being on the road is a time to connect with the team," says Josh. "When everyone is away from their families, the team becomes a family for each other." When asked to imagine a "dream broadcast" scenario, Josh understandably casts his family members. "I would love for me, my dad, and my granddad to do a Braves-Cubs game at Wrigley Field on a sunny afternoon. Doesn't matter who wins, but just to listen to them talk baseball with me would be a treat." FALL 2010 I CARILLON 9 f^Mri^L UP^WIT TIM STRAUS ' By Susan Soper '69 If it's true, as Tim Straus says, that old catchers never retire, they just become bullpen coaches, then he's living proof of how fun that can be. (top) Tim Straus in his RedStixx catchers uniform (bottom) Tim Straus with the 1975-76 OU team. "I was just an average Oglethorpe athlete," says Tim, who graduated in 1979- "I did the best I could and took it as far as I could go. It's just fun!" Some of the fun has been in catching for pitchers like Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, and other household name players- warming them up, rehabbing them after injuries. "It's really something to catch their stuff," he says. "They're extraordinary athletes they can manipulate a baseball." Tim stayed in the game over the years, playing semipro with a variety of teams, and ended up at spring training with the Cleveland Indians. "Basically, I was a hardworking catcher and pretty good defensive catcher and never made it to any high levels of baseball, but because I could catch, I could work as a bullpen coach." Still part of the Cleveland club, he was with the Columbus RedStixx for many years but could not move with them to Greenville, S.C., while he was raising a young son. That's when the Braves picked him up, and now, at 53, he's still with them working with their Class A team in Rome. Citing a quote from baseball great Roy Campenella you have to be a man to play baseball but you have to be a little boy, too Tim says, "I still have that sparkle- it just doesn't go away." When Tim was playing Petrel baseball "at the tail end of the wood bat era" there were no locker rooms or record books. Without those official stats, he says, he likes to tell his son he led the team in hits his sophomore year. In those days, he says, players changed in station wagons, dorm rooms, even in the parking lot! At the end of his sophomore year, the baseball program was dismantled then somewhat reinstated with Bill Maness as coach. "I always wished that baseball had gotten more respect back then," he says, "especially with that beautiful ballpark." But he still has some fond memories of teammates, Coach Tommy Norwood, and rivals who are still OU opponents today: Georgia Southwestern, Piedmont, Shorter, and Berry. Tim moved down south from Avon Old Farms, a boarding school in Avon, Conn. As a history major, Tim remembers the late Leo Bilancio as a "great teacher" who launched him on the history portion of his career teaching and coaching for more than seven years at Pace Academy in Atlanta, where he overlapped with another OU alum and baseball team captain, Charlie Owens '68. He and Charlie still compare old OU baseball stories. "For me," Tim says, "the fact that I never got past playing in spring training I'm more than content with that. My advice to OU athletes today is: take it to the end of your ability. I am very grateful to do something I like. Since I've been in pro ball, I've not 'worked' a single day." A former Oglethorpe trustee. Susan Soper '69 is currently the executive director of Oglethorpe's Marketing/Communications Department after 20 years as an editor with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She is also the founder and author of ObitKit: A Guide to Celebrating Your Life, available at wxcxc.ohitkit.com. 10 CARIUON I FALL 2010 BASEBALL '< IT'S A SWING AND KRISTI DOSH '03 By Austin Gillis '01 MOST YOUNG ATTORNEYS SEE BASEBALL AS A LEISURE ACTIVITY. FOR KRISTI DOSH, OUR NATIONAL PASTIME WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EXCITING SECOND CAREER. Kristi, a 2003 Oglethorpe graduate and Young Alumni Trustee, has been a practic- ing attorney since 2007. She is currently an associate at the firm of Taylor English Duma, LLP, where she practices real estate law. But she also has a burgeoning second career as an author and media personality, providing insight on baseball and the law. It started for Kristi when she was still in law school. Hoping to put the writing skills she honed at Oglethorpe to good use, she signed up for a tax seminar, which required her to write a lengthy paper. A lifelong baseball fan, Kristi chose t o focus ^ her paper on Major League Bas^bajTjs revenue-sharing program. Her /aper was eventually published as anAarticle in The University of Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal. ^ Even as she began practicing in t/ie field of real estate law, Kristi continueJ to write about baseball and the law on tie side. Kristi began regularly penning articles for Forbes.com, the Business of Sparts Net- work, The Hardball Times, for f/er own website, "It's a Swing and a Mnss," and numerous other online outlets focused on the business of sports. Eventually, those articles led KristiJ television as a cl i appear on radio and imentator. She can cur- program on i^ncast Sports Southeast, as flMMLj IMC IIMISMII!^ lUULIICi UN out Major League Baseball's bargaining called Balancing -low Collective Bargaining Hi he Major Leagues. The book! , is due out next spring, ed as one paper about J as turned into an exhilaratirl second career for Kristi. Practicing real estate law is not easy, and neither is 1 working in the field of sports. But Kris! Dosh is out there doing both in a bigt league way! To read some of Kristi's articles, visit her website: www.itsaswingandamiss.com. A baseball fan, Austin Gillis was presi- dent of his junior and senior classes at OU and a member of Delta Sigma Phi. He is now an attorney with Green Es? Sapp LLP in Atlanta and is an OU Alumni Board member. FALL 2010 I CARILLON 11 ** BASEBAL Bob Wolfe grew up in Pittsburgh watching baseball's Roberto Clemente and the Pirates from the right field bleachers of Forbes Field and playing basketball as often as he could. And although his playing days ended with college graduation, a few fortunate breaks and a lot of determination have allowed him to make a career in management of the sports he enjoys. Bob has logged an impressive 30 years in professional sports manage- ment and is now in his fifth season as executive vice president for the Washington Nationals. He is responsible for many aspects of the club's business and administrative areas and played a key role in the development of Nationals Park, which opened in 2008. Bob's story began at Oglethorpe back in 1976 also head coach Jack Berkshire's inaugural season as a 6'7" freshman on the Stormy Petrels basketball team. Their record improved year after year, and by Bob's senior year, the team wrapped up the season 23-6. One of Bob's teammates, Tom Seitz '80, was interested in going into collegiate coaching or management after graduation, and Bob liked the sound of that. With Coach Berkshire's help, he secured an internship with the Atlanta Braves during his last semester at OU. That internship became a full-time job, and after five years he joined the Atlanta Hawks as business manager. In 1988, he was named vice president/business manager of the NBA franchise. His seven seasons with the Hawks spanned a period of significant growth for both the team and the league. Bob returned to the Braves from 1992 to 2003 as senior vice president of administration and was directly involved with the design and development of Turner Field and its related sales, By Kelly Holland Vrtis '97 "I knew I was willing to spend whatever time it took to prepare myself by learning the specifics of the business." marketing, and operational plans following the ballpark's conversion from Olympic Stadium before the 1997 baseball season. As an undergraduate student. Bob studied business and economics. "I'm in a unique business, so in an academic sense when I graduated, I knew very little about the specifics of the sports industry," he recalls. "But I did have confidence from my course work at Oglethorpe in my ability to read, write, comprehend, and verbally communicate. And I knew I was willing to spend whatever time it took to prepare myself by learning the specifics of the business. To the extent that I've had success, it would be based on those same fundamentals." Kelly Holland Vrtis '97 lives in Dallas. Tex., where she is the market- ing communications managerfor The Container Store. She currently chairs the Alumni Communications Committee for the Alumni Board. 12 CARILLON I FALL 2010 MENTORS # TEAMMATES IN SPORT AND SERVICE For Oglethorpe student-athletes, making a difference in the community is a team effort. This year, OU teams are continuing to work loith local service groups to be leaders in their respective sports as well as in the community. The Oglethorpe baseball team partnered with Sandy Springs Youth Sports Baseball (SSYS) to conduct the SSYS's first fall baseball program, held weekly through the fall. The league was so popular that within the first few weeks of registration, a waiting list of eager participants formed. During the program, OU's baseball players worked one- on-one with youth players (clad in their OU athletic gear!) to improve baseball funda- mentals and skills. The Men's Basketball team continues to build on the relationships they've established in past years volunteering at the Brookhaven Boys' and Girls' Club. During the fall, each member of the team spends six weeks at the Boys and Girls Club, working with students of all ages with homework, arts and crafts, and outdoor activities. During the season, the children attend home OU basketball games, and in the summer, as many as 10 youngsters from the program receive scholarships to at- tend Coach Ponders weeklong basketball camp for free. As a result of their efforts, the OU Men's Basketball team has received the John Swain Volunteer of the Year Award, given by all 22 Metro-Atlanta Clubs. The OU cheerleaders visit the nearby Lynwood Park Recreation Center every week during the season to assist neighborhood youth with homework, reading, and mentoring. Captain Ashley Blake '11 believes that volunteering is an important part of any team or organization. She hopes that these experiences will not only help their Brookhaven neighbors, but also bring the team closer together. "When a team shares experiences outside of their sport or organization, they tend to bond," said Blake. "We are starting off fresh with a new squad mostly freshmen and by working together outside of cheerleading, my goal is that we grow as friends as well as teammates." (top] OU basketball players shoot hoops with kids at the Boys' and Girls' Club. (bottom) OU freshman baseball player Will Hanna teaches his young team to stretch. IN MEMORIAM: JOHN GUTHRIE '62 JOHN GUT. SEPTEMBER 1 While at Oglethorpe, Guthrie played baseball and basketball, a sport that became his lifelong passion and career. During his senior year, Guthrie coached the Oglethorpe freshmen bas- ketball team, and after graduating, he returned to his alma mater to coach basketball, baseball, and tennis. Guthrie moved on to coach basketball, first at George Washington University, and then at the University of Georgia for nine years, five as head coach. Guthrie later worked as assistant commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, a position he held for 25 years, serving as the league's supervisor of basketball officials, a role he performed for several conferences. An Atlanta native, Guthrie is widely recog- nizes as a sports pioneer of the '70s and '80s. He played a primary role in the integra- tion of UGA's basketball team and is largely credited with the recruitment of UGA's first black basketball player, Ronnie Hogue. These groundbreaking efforts extended to his work within basketball officiating. In the early 1980s, there was still a quota on the number of minority officials that were hired. According to Andre Patillo, Morehouse University's athletics director and a former referee, Guthrie "stomped out that unofficial mandate by hiring the most promis- ing officials, regardless of race. ..he made it his business to identify good officials, especially minorities, and give them a chance." John Guthrie is survived by his wife Angela, daughter Campbell, son David and his wife Laura, and their three children. .( ' : ** - J HjMMH d ~-~~ ^Kr"> 1 U-g IN MEMORIAM bLZ^_~ M*R^23fi^-' r ^r 4&B& ; . .. wamSBL . V *: r* 4 Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), Manef's Fifer, 1883, crayon on paper, 17 16 x 10 % in. UR COMMUNITY Launched in early 2010 the IDEX Fellowship in Social Enterprise (formerly Fellows for India's Affordable Private Schools) is a unique early entry professional development program for recent col- lege graduates interested in the field of social enterprise. Oglethorpe University manages the program with spon- sorship from Gray Matters Capital of Atlanta. Under the mentorship of a social enterprise leader, fellows generate ideas to serve low-income communities and develop a blueprint for change; the fellows then execute that practi- cal plan within the enterprise. The combination of ideas and execution is transformational for the enterprise and for the fellow and through these two words the new program name IDEX was born. IDEX sent its first cohort of 11 fellows (10 U.S. nationals and one Indian national) to Hyderabad, India, in August. Among them are three Oglethorpe alumni, as well as graduates of Emory, Spelman, Dartmouth, Wesleyan, and Southern Illinois. The fellows received rigorous train- ing on social business before each was assigned to work in an Affordable Private School India's low-cost educa- tion sector to develop and implement business and action plans for each school. In India through May 2011, the fellows are creating change through social enterprise, while developing their own professional skills. IDEX Fellowship in Social Enterprise is currently expanding to include more sponsors and broaden its efforts in social enterprise within and beyond India. In late 2010 IDEX will open the application process for the 2011-12 cohort. Learn more at www.oglethorpe.edu/IDEX. 2010-11 IDEX Fellows , a 2009 graduate of Southern Illinois University with a degree in business admin- istration, created the first sorority at SIU geared toward Latina women. graduated from Oglethorpe in 2009 with a degree in economics. Corin was president of the Economics Club and active in the OU Center for Civic Engagement, and interned at Appalachia Community Enterprises. graduated from Oglethorpe in 2010. She was active in the OU Center for Civic Engagement and received the President's Citizen- ship Award. graduated from the Institute of Chartered Financial Analyst of India with a degree in business administration. He would one day like to head a microfinance company and start his own private school for all socioeconomic backgrounds. graduated from Emory University in 2010 with a degree in marketing and social enterprise. Sreeratna Kancherla became the new director of IDEX in August, bringing more than a decade of experience in international development. Sreeratna is a graduate of Emory University and the New England School of Law, where she focused on international human rights law. She previously worked for the International Bar Association-Human Rights Read the fellows' blog updates and more about their work at www.enterprisingschools.com. FALL 2010 I CARILLON 37 graduated from Wesleyan Univer- sity in 2010 (Phi Beta Kappa) and formerly worked with Legal Aid. graduated from Spelman College in 2010, where she was a Civic Engage- ment Fellow. While at Spelman, she served as assistant director of The Baby and I Foundation. graduated from Oglethorpe in 2009 and received the President's Citizenship Award. She interned at Gray Matters Capital and the Carter Center. graduated from Spelman College in 2010 with a degree in economics. She completed a teaching internship with Breakthrough Collabora- tive and worked with a local organization that provides assistance to start-up businesses. llano Sh graduated from Emory University in 2010 with academic honors. She worked in Tanzania and Uganda during college. graduated in 2010 from Dartmouth College. She is the former assistant director of Youth Bridge Global. Institute (London), the Security and Develop- ment Program-International Peace Institute (New York), Global Strategies Group (Wash- ington, D.C.), and Social-Impact International (India). Sreeratna also cofounded Prema Jyothi (Love and Light) Foundation to benefit India's victims of child labor trafficking. OU SNAPSHOTS INTRODUCING THE CLASS OF 2014 THIS FALL, OGLETHORPE WELCOMED THE LARGEST CLASS OF NEW STUDENTS IN 50 YEARS. THE YEAR MOST FRESHMEN WERE BORN STATES AND NINE COUNTRIES REPRESENTED AVERAGE GPA ARE FROM GEORGIA A ' FARTHEST DISTANCE FROM HOME TO OU: ARE MALE WITHIN THE U.S. (FT. COLLINS, COL.) VOLUNTEERED DURING HIGH SCHOOL INTERNATIONALLY (ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA) The Class of 2014s first days on campus were a whirlwind- volunteering in Atlanta's Grant Park, signing the Honor Code, visiting Zoo Atlanta and Coca- Colas global headquarters, and, of course, meeting new friends. 38 CARILLON I FALL 2010 ItfCl f S|-Jf ^ II x \ 1 JHi^ jJI - J / ^B ^r it :vw.^; HSjs> 'J CJ OGLETHORPE universItyj Non-Profit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Atlanta, GA 30319 PERMIT No. 523 4484 Peachtree Road, N.E. Atlanta, GA 303 1 9 www.oglethorpe.edu J3 FSC Mixed Sources Product group from well -manag 1996FDralSIewanlihipCogn