by Cory Woodroof | May 14, 2013 | News Slider
Written by Kim Chaudoin for the Lipscomb University website Patty Landon Dugger had quite a reputation at one time in the Tennessee Governor’s office. No, she didn’t have a reputation as a dissatisfied constituent or a lobbyist. Rather, she was legendary for training the best office administrators in the area. Today, the Lipscomb community is mourning the loss of Dugger, longtime business faculty member and director of the Lifelong Learning Program, who died May 13 at the age of 80 following a lengthy illness. “Patty Dugger was one of a generation of department of business faculty members who devoted their lives to teaching at Lipscomb,” said Turney Stevens, dean of the College of Business. “Without her guidance, many who achieved great things in their careers would have been far less successful.” For decades, officials in the governor’s office called on Dugger, when they needed to fill an administrative staff position, for candidates to hire. Dugger, who was a member of Lipscomb’s business faculty for 43 years, earned a reputation for producing the most skilled and ethical office administrators in Middle Tennessee. Her former students were in great demand in companies throughout Nashville. Her students became affectionately known as “Dugger’s Girls.” In 1981, eight of Dugger’s former students were part of then-Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander’s staff. One day they invited her to the state capitol for a visit and was unexpectedly greeted by the governor. “So this is the Dugger of ‘Dugger’s Girls,” Alexander said when they met. “I’ve been wanting to meet you for a long time.” He complimented her on the quality of her students and honored her...
by Kelsey Reiman | May 7, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
For the first time in Lipscomb’s history as an NCAA Division 1 school, the softball team will host the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament at Draper Diamond, beginning Wednesday, May 8. Of the team’s 19 players, only senior outfielder Bree Thurman has won a conference title. She’s hoping to finish off her career with one more. The young women have been running, lifting and scrimmaging for months to get prepared for a successful season and a drive for the tourney title. The team finished the regular season with a 32-22 overall record, also posting up a 18-8 record in conference play. “Conference tournament is what we have all been working for since the fall,” junior third baseman Rena’ Cothron said. “It’s going to be exciting, stressful and loud, with all of our friends and family at the games,” Cothron said. “I can’t wait to play for a championship title in front of all the people I love.” And there really is something to the old phrase: “home-field advantage.” “It will be nice to finally be the players who know our field the best; that will definitely be to our advantage,” junior catcher Haley Elliott said. “It will be nice too that we don’t have to worry about any kind of travel and we will be in our comfort zone,” Elliot said. Junior shortstop Bridgette Begle smiled, then added: “The conference title will be that much sweeter when we are champions on our own field.” Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
by Cory Woodroof | May 2, 2013 | News Slider
We’re happy to introduce a new weekly feature on Lumination specifically designed for the summer months. Any bit of campus news that get passed along through email or other Lipscomb outlets will be gathered here every Thursday so that you can stay in the loop while you’re away. From the Lipscomb Bookstore: We’re buying books back this week!!!!! Have a graphing calculator? We’ll buy that back too!! Rented your books this year? Rentals are due back by the end of the day Friday. From Jeff Wilson, director of Campus Plant and Retail Operations: It has come to our attention that some members of the Lipscomb community have planned to fill the pond located on the south side of campus with detergent and soap as an end-of-the-year prank. While the prank may seem harmless, those substances are deadly for the animals that live in and on the pond as well as the vegetation surrounding it. It also costs thousands of dollars to repair the equipment and replace the plants and animals that could be damaged or lost. In addition, the pond drains into Brown’s Creek, which could cause harmful effects for quite a distance downstream. Our campus has zero tolerance for harmful and destructive behavior, and we ask that you honor the spirit of respect for our community and our physical campus. Thank you for helping us keep this area one that is safe for our community as well as the plants and animals that call it home. From Karen Morgan: The parking lots on the north side of campus, with entrance off Belmont behind McFarland, will be restricted beginning May 6...
by Cory Woodroof | Apr 28, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
The largest crowd in the history of Lipscomb University gathered over two days in Allen Arena at three separate shows to see Miss Kay, Phil and Si Robertson from A&E’s Duck Dynasty for the 2013 Don Meyer Evening of Excellence. Over 14,000 people attended the Friday night, Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening shows. The trio from the hit reality series came as this year’s headliners for the fifth annual Don Meyer Evening of Excellence. Past headliners include NFL star Tim Tebow, Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and Butler basketball coach Brad Stevens. During the Saturday night show, the masses packed into Allen Arena to be greeted by Lipscomb trivia scrolling on the gigantic screens above the Duck Dynasty-themed stage, which had four large recliners at the center. After a welcome from university President Randy Lowery and Athletic Director Philip Hutcheson, a brief video about Coach Don Meyer was shown. Coach Meyer came to the stage shortly after to introduce the group from Duck Dynasty, whom Meyer called ‘friends’ to everyone in the audience. Following another short video that introduced the evening’s guests, Miss Kay, Phil and Si came out to a chorus of applause and duck calls from the audience. Hutcheson joined the three on stage for a Q-&-A, where topics ranged from why people watch the show (which Phil attributes to people getting enjoyment out of watching a ‘functional family’ for a change) to Phil and Si’s infamous beards. Hutcheson also discussed the story behind Phil and Miss Kay’s marriage, Si’s days in the army and Miss Kay’s noted cooking skills. Since it was Si’s birthday, the crowd...
by Cory Woodroof | Apr 26, 2013 | News Slider, Sports
The following is an email sent out by Lipscomb Athletics concerning this weekend’s Don Meyer Evening of Excellence that contains important information about attending the event. We are excited to welcome Phil, Si & Miss Kay from A&E’s Duck Dynasty to Lipscomb this Friday and Saturday, April 26 & 27 as part of the 5th Annual Don Meyer Evening of Excellence. With 15,000 fans coming to campus for three sold out shows, we want to communicate some extremely important and valuable information to you that will make your experience more enjoyable: PHIL’S NEW BOOK ON SALE Phil’s new book, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, will be on sale this weekend in the arena. You’ll be able to buy it before it goes on sale to the general public on May 7. GET HERE EARLY Make plans to be here early. Then plan on being here 30-45 minutes earlier than that. Streets in and around the campus will be congested. We have home baseball and softball games Friday and Saturday. Lipscomb Academy has three shows of its high school play this weekend. Our university students are in the middle of final exams. Needless to say the campus will never have been busier. Doors will open one hour before each of the three shows. To make sure you are in your seats on time, we are suggesting you arrive at the satellite lots 90 minutes to two hours before your show time. CONCESSIONS All four concession stands will be run by Lipscomb mission teams with 100% of proceeds benefiting short-term mission trips around the world. They will be selling Pepsi products, bottled...
