V 8.1 NEWS FROM SU

News from SU (Vol. 8 No. 1)
January 20, 2006
An Electronic Newsletter for SU Alumni

FEATURED STORIES:
2006 Brown Symposium – Register Today!
30 Business Alumni Profiles in 30 Days

ALUMNI NEWS:
Beloved SU Professor Dr. William Douglas Hooker Dies at the Age of 81
2006 Reunion Planning Committees Meet in January
Alumni Siblings to Participate in Chapel Worship Service
Houston Day of Service Scheduled

LIFELONG LEARNING:
"Finding the Courage to Begin Again"
Searching for the Stars
"Wave of Light" Sculpture Exhibit
Peanut Butter 'n "Jam"
Road Scholar Presentation Scheduled for North Carolina
2006 Jessie Daniel Ames Lecture
Roy and Margaret Shilling Lecture

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS:
Faculty Members Receive Fellowship Fund Awards
Coffee, Tea and Me: SU Faculty and Student Collaboration
Bob Schneider to Perform on Campus
Pirate Athletics Update
Southwestern @ Georgetown Available Online
Who's Who from SU

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Reunion Planning and Class Agent Workshop – Jan. 20–21
"Wave of Light" Scuplture Exhibit – Jan. 24–March 2
Bob Schneider Concert – Jan. 27
2006 Brown Symposium (XXVIII) – Feb. 9–10
Brown Symposium Alumni Reception – Feb. 9
Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Applications Due – March 1
North Carolina Road Scholar Presentation – March 4
2006 Jessie Daniel Ames Lecture – March 21
Roy and Margaret Shilling Lecture – March 31
Houston Day of Service – April 22

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FEATURED STORIES
2006 Brown Symposium – Register Today!
The 2006 Brown Symposium (XXVIII) at Southwestern University presents the topic of “GNP or Gross National Well-Being?” Feb. 9-10. The 2006 Brown Symposium will focus on the latest theoretical research and findings on well-being from economics, neuroscience and psychology. This symposium's intent is to encourage us to go beyond measuring well-being indirectly in terms of dollars or total consumption and to look deeper and assess societal and individual happiness by focusing on and measuring quality of life. All Brown Symposium sessions will take place in the Corbin J. Robertson Center. View a schedule of events. Register today to attend the Brown Symposium XXVIII. Following the Brown Symposium sessions, all are invited to an Alumni Reception, held Feb. 9 at 5 p.m. at the Julie Puett Howry Center. Click here for a campus map. For more information concerning the reception, please contact alumni@southwestern.edu.

30 Alumni Business Profiles in 30 Days
“GNP or Gross National Well-Being,” the 28th annual Brown Symposium, has been developed by A.J. Senchack, holder of the Lucy King Brown Chair in International Business. During the month leading up to the Brown Symposium, the Office of Alumni Relations will celebrate alumni in the occupational field of business, by highlighting 30 business alumni on the alumni website in 30 days. Highlighted profiles began Jan. 12. Visit http://www.sugrads.org daily, through Feb. 10, to read a new alumni business profile.


ALUMNI NEWS
Beloved SU Professor Dr. William Douglas Hooker Dies at the Age of 81
It is with sadness that the Office of Alumni Relations informs you of the death of Dr. William Douglas Hooker, former professor in the Psychology Department. A memorial service was held Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 4 p.m. in the Lois Perkins Chapel on Southwestern's campus followed by a reception for family and friends. Memorial gifts can be made to the William Douglas Hooker Endowed Scholarship Fund at Southwestern, c/o the Development Office, 1001 E. University, Georgetown, TX, 78626; or Hospice Austin, 4107 Spicewood Springs Road, Austin, TX, 78759. Should you wish to extend your sympathy to Dr. Hooker's wife Dottie, you may send a note in care of the Office of Alumni Relations, Southwestern University, 1001 E. University, Georgetown, TX, 78626.

2006 Reunion Planning Committees Meet in January
Saturday, Jan. 21, the 2006 Class Reunion Planning Committees will meet to begin coordinating their respective reunion parties for Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, scheduled for Nov. 3-5, 2006. Class Reunions scheduled to be held in 2006 are:
    Class of 1956 –50th Reunion
    Class of 1961 –45th Reunion
    Class of 1966 –40th Reunion
    Class of 1971 –35th Reunion
    Class of 1981 –25th Reunion
    Class of 1986 –20th Reunion
    Class of 1996 –10th Reunion
    Class of 2001 –5th Reunion
For additional information, contact the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at 1-800-960-6363 or alumni@southwestern.edu.

Alumni Siblings to Participate in Chapel Worship Service
Dr. John Clifford ’69, senior associate pastor at First United Methodist Church in Round Rock, Texas, will serve as a guest speaker for the Southwestern University chapel service Jan. 26 at 11 a.m. His sister, Jeanne Clifford Weiss ’83 will sing the solo during the service and also play trombone and flute during the hymns.

Houston Day of Service Scheduled
The Houston Association of Southwestern University Alumni invites alumni from the Houston Area to participate in a Day of Service April 22. Coordinated by Todd Bryant '91, alumni volunteers will distribute programs and pairing sheets to golf participants during one day of the Shell Houston Open Golf Tournament. Scheduled for Saturday, April 22, alumni volunteers will work in four hour shifts. This PGA tournament takes place at the Redstone Golf Club in The Woodlands. Proceeds benefit the non-profit organization Interfaith Center of The Woodlands. If you are interested in volunteering April 22, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni@southwestern.edu or 1-800-960-6363.


LIFELONG LEARNING
Learn more about upcoming lifelong learning opportunities by visiting www.sugrads.org.

"Finding the Courage to Begin Again"
In her Inside Higher Ed article, "Finding the Courage to Being Again," Dr. Amy Wink ’87 illustrates how she and others find direction through chaos. Click here to read "Finding the Courage to Begin Again."

Searching for the Stars
Enjoy a night of gazing at the stars at the Fountainwood Observatory on Southwestern's campus. Public viewings will take place once a month from 7-11:30 p.m., on the nights of Feb. 5, March 3, April 7, May 5 and May 7. All family members are invited to attend.

"Wave of Light" Sculpture Exhibit
The Sarofim School of Fine Arts presents the sculpture exhibit "Wave of Light." This exhibit brings together four artists who expound upon the traditional role that light plays upon sculptural form. Each of the artists utilizes a different material. The opening reception for the "Wave of Light" sculpture exhibit will take place from 7-9 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 26, in the Fine Arts Gallery. All four artists who have work in this exhibit will be giving a short talk about their work. The exhibit will run from Jan. 24 through March 2. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call The Sarofim School of Fine Arts at 512-863-1504.

Peanut Butter 'n "Jam"
Alumni are invited to attend the first Peanut Butter 'n "Jam." Held in the Alumni Center, Peanut Butter 'n "Jam" sessions allow the Southwestern community to enjoy the sounds of our musically talented alumni and students, while enjoying a complimentary peanut butter and jam sandwich. Friday, Feb. 17 at Noon, Aryn Campbell will preform. Campbell is a senior, pursuing a bachelor of arts with majors in music and communication. While attending Southwestern, she privately wrote, produced and released four albums of her own material. Join us for Peanut Butter 'n "Jam!"

Road Scholar Presentation Scheduled for North Carolina
Mark your calendars, North Carolina residents! Hal Haskell, professor and chair of the Classics Area and Paideia® Professor, will visit Durham for a Road Scholar Presentation. Haskell will cover the topic, "Politics the Old Fashioned Way: Alexander the Great and Caesar Augustus." Hosted by Robin Neas Fowler '94, this Road Scholar Event will take place Saturday, March 4 at 2 p.m. at The Symposium Cafe (318 Blackwell Street, Suite 100, Durham). A reception will follow the presentation. Family members and guests are welcome. Invitations will be mailed in late Jan. For questions, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 1-800-960-6363 or alumni@southwestern.edu.

2006 Jessie Daniel Ames Lecture
The Feminist Studies Program and The Fleming Lecture Fund bring you this year's Jessie Daniel Ames Lecturer, Donna Haraway. Haraway's seminal work, Simians, Cyborgs, and Women: The Reinvention of Nature has become the authoritative text in theorizing the politics of the post-human, the cyborg, the techno-mythological ideal and its promised utopia(s). Her most recent work is The Companion Species Manifesto. Professor Haraway's lecture is scheduled for March 21, at 4 p.m. in the McCombs Ballrooms, McCombs Campus Center. Contact Laura Hobgood-Oster, associate professor of religion and philosophy, for more information.

Roy and Margaret Shilling Lecture
Thomas H. Kean, the former New Jersey governor who was selected by President George W. Bush to chair the 9/11 Commission, will give the 2006 Shilling Lecture at Southwestern University, titled "9/11 and the War on Terror - Looking Forward.". Dec. 16, 2002, Kean was named by President Bush to head the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, which became known as the 9/11 Commission. The Commission's work culminated July 22, 2004, with the release of the 9/11 Commission Report, which quickly became a national bestseller. Its recommendations resulted in the largest intelligence reform in the nation's history. Kean currently serves as the chairman of the 9/11 Public Discourse Project, a nonprofit entity created with private funds to continue the Commission's work of guarding against future attacks. The lecture will be held March 31, at 2 p.m. in the Corbin J. Robertson Center. Tickets for the lecture will be available to the general public in March. The 2006 Shilling Lecture complements the kickoff for Southwestern University's "Thinking Ahead" fundraising campaign. Click here to read more about Thomas H. Kean.


CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS
Faculty Members Receive Fellowship Fund Awards
Five Southwestern University faculty members have been named 2005 recipients of awards from the Sam Taylor Fellowship Fund. The fund provides monetary awards for the continuing education and development of full-time faculty members of United Methodist colleges and universities in Texas. The highly competitive grants may be used for graduate study or postgraduate research. Applicants are required to submit programs that will "contribute to the improvement of the quality of intellectual, community or religious life of the state of Texas and the nation." The recipients are Maria Cristina Alcalde, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology; Mary Grace Neville, assistant professor of economics and business; Barbara Boucher Owens, associate professor of mathematics and computer science; Cameron C. Sawyer '89, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science; and David Tabb Stewart, assistant professor of religion and philosophy.

Coffee, Tea and Me: SU Faculty and Student Collaboration
Could something as simple as caffeine be the female version of Viagra? Maybe, according to research published in a forthcoming issue of Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior. The research was conducted by Fay Guarraci, an assistant professor of psychology at Southwestern University, and Staci Benson '05. Their study, titled "Coffee, Tea and Me: Moderate Doses of Caffeine Affect Sexual Behavior in Female Rats," is the first to examine the interaction between caffeine and sex in females. Click here to read more about this study.

Bob Schneider to Perform on Campus
You read correctly. Bob Schneider, Austin musician, is scheduled for a concert in The Cove at Southwestern University Friday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. The show is free for all; tickets are not needed for entrance. For more information, contact Laura Miller, student activities coordinator, at millerl@southwestern.edu or 512-863-1862. Visit Bob Schneider's Web site for future tour dates.

Pirate Athletics Update
Men's and Women's Basketball notes are now available online! Visit www.southwestern.edu/athletics/ for more information! Don't forget to register for the most up-to-date SU Pirate Athletics news! To subscribe to the Athletic Department Listserve, e-mail Erin Shackelford, sports information director.

Southwestern @ Georgetown Available Online
The latest edition of Southwestern @ Georgetown (Volume 17, Number 1) is available for online reading at http://www.southwestern.edu/magazine/. Learn details on the Paideia® Program. Meet Paideia® Scholars. And, read the 2005-2006 First-Year Stories.

Who's Who from SU
Each month the University highlights Southwestern's students, faculty, staff and alumni who make unique and meaningful contributions to the University community or the communities in which they live. To read the profiles for this month, visit the Who's Who from SU Web site.

• Senior Student – Ana Baida ’06
• Associate Professor of Biology – Rebecca Sheller ’82
• Associate Director of Admission – Christine Bowman ’93
• Alumnus – J. Javier Uribe ’95

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Reunion Planning and Class Agent Workshop – Jan. 20–21
"Wave of Light" Scuplture Exhibit – Jan. 24–March 2
Bob Schneider Concert – Jan. 27
2006 Brown Symposium (XXVIII) – Feb. 9–10
Brown Symposium Alumni Reception – Feb. 9
Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Applications Due – March 1
North Carolina Road Scholar Presentation – March 4
2006 Jessie Daniel Ames Lecture – March 21
Roy and Margaret Shilling Lecture – March 31
Houston Day of Service – April 22