Spring 2008
Vol. 49, No. 1
FRONT COVER
Photo by
Chris Floyd
No. 20 Thomas Britt ’08, a dean’s list student from Louisville, displays the hustle that would earn him SCAC Player of the Year, All-South District first team, All-America second team, and All-South Region third team in the Colonels’ final NCAA tournament game against Ohio Wesleyan University played at Centre in March. The basketball Colonels capped a “magical” season by hosting the first two rounds of the Division III tournament. |
Features in this issue
Changing of the Guard
After more than two decades as Centre board chair, J. David Grissom ’60 turned over his gavel to Bob Brockman ’63 in January, while Randy Kell ’69 stepped up to vice chair, a role filled for many years by Nelson D. Rodes Jr. ’54. Though the leadership is changing, the board’s remarkable engagement with the work of the College remains.
A More Perfect Centre
by Richard Trollinger
Vice President for College Relations
Centre wrapped up the most successful capital campaign in its history in December.
The Centre Saga
by Clarence Wyatt ’78 and Jacky Thomas ’02
Planning Co-Chairs
Centre unveiled the strategic plan that will guide the College in the coming decades.
Distinguished Alumnae
The Alumni Association honored four women at Homecoming 2007.
The day also saw four inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame.
Endpiece
My Life as a Star
by Duff Watkins ’77
Centrepiece
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