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Rev. Dewey Mitchell Evans '92 is pastor of Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Batesburg-Leesville.
Shannon Ashley Hays '98 is newly married -- huzzah! -- and living in Athens, Georgia, where she is pursuing a Master's degree in Historic Preservation at the University of Georgia.
Harold W. Goldin, Jr. '81 is living in Westminster, but has for two decades been assistant district attorney in the Rome Judicial Circuit of Northern Georgia.
Thomas J. Gaffney '99 is living in Port Huron, Michigan, where he is Executive Director of the Steam Railroading Institute. Check out www.michigansteamtrain.com.
Randolph Kapeluck '04 is living with his wife in Mobile, Alabama, where he works for Ferguson Enterprises. |
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Alumni
News
Newberry College, Spring 2008
Alumni Awards
Dr. Jesse Scott ’82
At the annual banquet of the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Dr. Jesse L. Scott, professor of history at Newberry College, was among those who received the coveted SCICU Excellence in Teaching Award.
Along with a certificate recognizing his selection, the award carries with it a $3000 stipend to be used to fund faculty development study and travel. "Receiving the 2008 South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Excellence in Teaching Award is quite an honor," said Scott. "It makes me most proud to represent our Newberry College community."
Pictured L-R: Michael Brenan, president of BB&T of South Carolina and chairman of SCICU Board of Trustees, Dr. Jesse Scott, professor of history at Newberry College, and Dr. Mitchell Zais, president of Newberry College.
Scott earned a Ph.D. in history at the University of South Carolina in 1985, and joined the Newberry College faculty in 1985-1986. A specialist in French Revolutionary/Napoleonic Studies and Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, Scott was promoted to full professor of history in 2001. "Founding" director of the Summerland Honors Program at Newberry College (1995-2003) and Faculty Marshal, Scott, a member of a number of professional organizations including the South Carolina Historical Association, the Southern Historical Association and the Consortium on Revolutionary Europe, 1750-1850, has been active in teaching and publishing for almost 25 years.
In 1989-1990, he received at Newberry College the Sears-Roebuck Foundation Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award. The Newberry College Student Government Association selected him the 2003-2004 Professor of the Year, and in 2005 also named him a Newberry College Good Citizen. At commencement ceremonies in 2006, the graduating class awarded him the prestigious Dr. L. Grady Cooper Award.
Scott has served since 2005 as the selected faculty mentor to the Newberry College men's basketball team. He has continued to remain invested in the lives of Newberry College students inside and outside of the classroom. Beyond the campus community, he has most recently dedicated his time and energy to serving as a member of the Board of Directors for The Darfur Action Group of South Carolina.
"Jesse Scott is the quintessential college professor," said Dr. Wayne Kannaday, interim vice-president for academic affairs. "A true campus character-marked by his signature bow-tie, his charisma in the classroom, his passion for inspiring those who share with him his study of history to embrace the need for peace and justice, and his genuine deep devotion to his students."
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