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| Approximately 500 to Receive Degrees During 171st Commencement May 10 Submitted By: Ty Buckner |
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President KENT CHABOTAR will preside over his sixth commencement and give the charge to the graduates. Invited speaker BRUCE B. STEWART '61 and student speakers GARRETT FITZGERALD '08 and CYNTHIA BOWEN '08 will each deliver remarks. Stewart, a trustee emeritus, has a life-long career in the education field. He has been dean of students at N.C. School of the Arts and head of school at Abington Friends School (Pa.) and Sidwell Friends School (D.C.), from which he will retire in 2009. From 1970-1984, he served in several roles at Guilford including director of admission, academic dean and acting president. Stewart was a member of the Board of Trustees from 1986-2003 and chair from 1999-03. FitzGerald, from Louisville, Ky., is a religious studies and peace and conflict studies major. He has been an active member of the campus music scene with his band, The Clay Pigeons, performing at Serendipity and fundraisers for Hurricane Katrina relief, HIV/AIDS Summit and Bonner spring break trips. Fitzgerald will be pursuing a master of theological studies degree at Harvard Divinity School beginning this fall. Bowen, of Greensboro, is a psychology major with a concentration in interpersonal communication. She has been a volunteer for the CCE Student Government Association as well as Agents of Grace, Friends Home West, Urban Ministries and Red Cross. Bowen is employed by Greensboro Day School and is a member of First Lutheran Church. She plans to pursue a graduate degree. Also participating in the program are MAX CARTER, director of Friends Center and campus ministry coordinator; STEVE SHAPIRO, associate academic dean and associate professor of physics; and STEVE TAYLOR '75, president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors. The ceremony will also include music by the Guilford Jazz Quartet, the college choir, directed by WENDY LOOKER, and bagpipers RUFFIN HOBBS '75 and Dave Thomas. |
| Community Invited to Join in First Year Summer Reading of "Saints at the River" Submitted By: Ty Buckner |
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Saints at the River is a novel about a small southern town divided by the aftermath of a tragic accident. Its author is a poet, short story writer and novelist who is the Parris Distinguished Professor in Appalachian Cultural Studies at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C. In Saints at the River, a 12-year-old girl drowns in the Tamassee River and her body is trapped in a deep eddy. The girl's parents want to attempt a rescue of the body while environmentalists are convinced the rescue operation will cause permanent damage to the river and set a dangerous precedent. Torn between the two sides is a 28-year-old newspaper photographer who grew up in the town and has been sent to document the incident. Saints at the River explores some of the deepest human themes: love of the land, the hold of the dead on the living and the need to dive beneath the surface to arrive at a deeper truth. Rash was born in Chester Springs, S.C., in 1953 and grew up in Boiling Springs, N.C. In 1994, he published his first book, a collection of short stories titled The Night the New Jesus Fell to Earth. Since then, he has published three collections of poetry, three short story collections and three novels. Rash's poems and stories have appeared in more than 100 magazines and journals, and with each new book, he has confirmed his position as a central and significant Appalachian writer. Rash's novels include One Foot in Eden (2002), Saints at the River (2004) and The World Made Straight (2006). He received the Novello Literary Award and Appalachian Book of the Year Award for One Foot in Eden and the Weatherford Award and Fiction Book of the Year from the Southern Book Critics Circle and Southeastern Booksellers Association for Saints at the River. His next novel, Serena, is scheduled to be released in October 2008. Last fall first year students read Big Fish by Daniel Wallace. |
| Date Changed for Khaled Hosseini's Bryan Series Visit Submitted By: Ty Buckner |
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"We are pleased to have been able to reschedule this program for the week after fall break," said Ty Buckner, senior director of communications and marketing. "Originally, Hosseini offered only one option, but we were approached this week about making a change and we readily accepted." |
| President Chabotar's "Choosing a College" Interview Scheduled May 13 on FOX8 Morning News Submitted By: Ty Buckner |
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The president has appeared on the popular morning news program for six years. |
| Dennis Shores Named ODAC Softball Coach of the Year, Three Students Honored Submitted By: Dave Walters |
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First baseman KELLY HALE '09 became the college's second First Team All-ODAC selection ever, shortstop AMBER STAPLER '09 was a second-team all-league pick and outfielder KELLY GUARNIERI '09 earned honorable mention laurels for the third straight season. Guarnieri and Hale both received Second Team All-Atlantic Region honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. |
| Drew and Starbuck Land League Baseball Honors Submitted By: Dave Walters |
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| Old Dominion Athletic Conference baseball coaches recognized PHIL DREW '08 and ALEX STARBUCK '10 on the league's annual all-star and sportsmanship teams. Drew earned honorable mention All-ODAC laurels for the second straight season while Starbuck represented Guilford on the league's Sportsmanship Team. After four seasons, Drew stands second among the Quakers' career leaders with 42 doubles and eighth with 177 hits. He compiled a .322 career batting percentage with 90 RBIs and 11 triples. Guilford's starting first baseman, catcher and outfielder throughout his career, he had 706 all-time putouts and a .967 fielding percentage. He started all but 12 of his 148 games. Drew and Starbuck helped third-year coach Nick Black's '02 team to a 17-22 record, 6-12 in the ODAC. The Quakers expect 36 letter winners back in 2009, including Starbuck. |
| Three Men's Lacrosse Students Earn All-Conference Honors Submitted By: Ty Buckner |
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| GATES BENSON '09 and TYLER HARRISON '08 earned Second Team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference men's lacrosse honors. The Quakers' two All-ODAC selections are their most since 1996. ANDREW VIGNE '08 also received honorable mention all-conference recognition. A 6-3, 210-pound defender, Benson started 13 of 14 games and led the Quakers in both ground balls (44) and caused turnovers (10). He had five games with four or more ground balls. One of his best performances came against Roanoke College April 16 when he scored once and scooped up a season-high five ground balls. Benson also had an assist and five ground balls against the University of the South March 21. Through three seasons, he has 121 ground balls and caused 46 turnovers in 41 games (40 starts). Harrison, a 6-0, 180-pound defender, started all 13 games as the Quakers' top defender. He stood third on the team with 38 ground balls and led the defense with a career-high seven points on four goals and three assists. One of his best outings came in a win over Neumann College March 8 when he scored a goal and had a career-high eight ground balls. Harrison also had seven pickups in a win over Emerson College March 10. In his four seasons, he compiled 146 ground balls and 56 caused turnovers. He also scored 10 goals and had four assists. An Inside Lacrosse honorable mention preseason All-American in 2008, Harrison started all 53 career games and earned honorable mention All-ODAC in 2007. Vigne, a 5-8, 190-pound goalie, started 13 of Guilford's 14 games. Through games of May 4, he stands second in the ODAC in saves per game (13.14) and fourth in saves percentage (.546). Vigne had a season-high 24 stops against Roanoke College April 16 and posted a season-high .615 saves percentage with 20 saves against Washington & Jefferson University March 12. In his four seasons, he set the Guilford record for minutes played by a goalie (2656:49) and ranks second in school history with a 12.56 goals against average. Vigne's 674 career saves ranks third all-time at Guilford. Fourth-year head coach ANDY ROWE's Quakers finished with a 2-12 overall record, 0-6 in the ODAC. Rowe expects 21 letter winners, including Benson, back for the 2009 season. |
| Six Students Garner All-ODAC Women's Lacrosse Honors Submitted By: Dave Walters |
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| MARY HUTCHINS '08 earned First Team All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference recognition and teammates JORDAN CLODFELTER '08 and JENN ABELIN '09 garnered Second Team All-ODAC honors. CARRIE ERNST '10, SHELLY NOGUEIRA '10 and ERIN BAKER '09 took home honorable mention all-league recognition. Hutchins concluded her stellar career as the Quakers' career scoring leader with 226 points in 63 matches. She ranks second all-time with 140 goals and holds Guilford standards for career assists (86) and draw controls (147). Hutchins was named the school's Best Female Athlete for the 2007-08 school year. She earned second-team all-region honors in 2005 and 2006 and was a First Team All-ODAC pick in 2007. Hutchins leaves with five school records. The six students helped fourth-year head coach MATTHEW GROSSO's team to a 9-7 overall record, which matched the school standard for wins in a season. The Quakers went 5-3 in conference play and earned their highest seed (4th) for the ODAC Tournament. Guilford's season ended with a 15-14 loss to Randolph-Macon in the league quarterfinals April 23. The Quakers could return as many as 13 letter winners in 2009, including Abelin, Baker, Ernst and Nogueira. |
| Women's Tennis Students Lauded Submitted By: Dave Walters |
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| Four members of the women's tennis team garnered honorable mention All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference recognition. MEGAN FAIR '10 and KRYSTAL PARRISH '08 were honored for their singles play, while junior sisters JAMI '09 and LIA WILLIAMS '09 were recognized for their doubles performance. |
| Hollyce Giles has Book Chapter Published Submitted By: Sherry Giles |
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