Greenville College Annual Report 2003-04

Campus Profile

Highlights

BDA
Greenville College, birthplace of Grammy Award winning Jars of Clay, introduces BDA, a lyrically refreshing campus favorite poised to make a national impact. BDA recently signed a recording contract with Creative Trust
Workshop (CTW).
BDA found that Greenville College challenged them both musically and spiritually. The members of BDA have grown to appreciate Greenville’s faculty and students who have held them accountable and sent them on a quest to define their spirituality. “Greenville was the place where we really began to own our faith,” said BDA..

Dormatory Renovation
By far the biggest project of the summer was a massive upgrade of the residence halls that involved unloading, unboxing, moving, and assembling 15 semi truckloads of furniture,” said President Mannoia. Each set of furniture includes an oak bed, dresser, chair, desk, and mattress. Funds for the project were made available through an estate gift.

Maves Art Center
Located on Beaumont Avenue in the former Coast to Coast Hardware building, the V.W. Maves Art Center was funded in the spring of 2003 with a $300,000 comprehensive campaign contribution by Dr. Vivien Wallace Maves, a 1928 Greenville College graduate. The 12,000 square foot building now includes classrooms, offices, sculpture and ceramic studios, a wood shop, and individual studio space for seniors.

Athletic Complex
At the November 2003 meeting of the Greenville College Board of Trustees, the board voted unanimously to name the athletic complex one mile south of the campus as the John M. Strahl Athletic Complex. The John M. Strahl Athletic Development Fund was created to finance the further development of the complex and improve the existing facilities.

24-for-Darfur
A 24-hour Ultimate Frisbee game, 24-for-Darfur, sponsored by the Greenville College Campus Activities Board and St. Paul’s Free Methodist Church, was held over Homecoming weekend on Scott Field to raise money, blankets, and awareness for the displaced persons in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Stampfli, a Bösendorfer artist
It was quite an honor when the Viennesebased company Bösendorfer named G.C. music professor and department head Tom Stampfli a Bösendorfer artist. In a communication from their U.S. Director of Institutional Programs, Stampfli achieved this distinction because he represents “a new generation of artist; a generation that is committed equally to performance and music education.”

Dwight Jackson
Sociology professor Dwight Jackson chaired a panel entitled “Peacebuilding: Building and Rebuilding Civil Society in the Aftermath of Ethnic Violence” at the Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. In addition to his chairing duties, Jackson presented a paper titled, “The Phoenix: Civil Society after Ethnic Conflict Subsides.” Joining Jackson were students, Melissa Kindermann and Ginnifer Sparks, whose paper introduced the topic of how religious organizations contribute to civil society in Africa.

Beau Meredith
As part of his Departmental Honors thesis, senior physics and math major Beau Meredith tested CGS and CGS/c-SI tandem solar cells to discover the cells’ radiation hardness. Donated to the college by Dr. David Young of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the cells are used in space as an energy source.

Dr. Willard Rowland
Dr. Willard Rowland gave gifts totaling more than $260,000 to Greenville College, including $100,000 to name the art gallery in the Maves Art Center and another $160,828 to establish an endowed scholarship to benefit future students from Bond County with financial need.

Restoration of Almira College House
Throughout 2005, Greenville College will commemorate 150 years of higher education in Greenville. A key project in the year-long celebration, the restoration of Almira College House, began in October. Almira College House, now known as the Bock Museum, was constructed in 1855 and currently showcases the largest single collection of works by sculptor Richard W. Bock. The restoration process will return the house to its former grandeur, where it can then serve the community and host the Bock collection for many years to come.

New look for the Panther
Fall 2004 marks a new look for the Greenville College Panther. During the summer the Panther logo and font underwent a makeover. The new logo family includes graphics done in orange and black as well as black and white with a treatment of each sport. Coaches and local community printers have been given access to the new graphic, so be expecting to see new panther gear soon. The madeover panther first appeared on water bottles thrown out by the G.C. athletic staff at the Bond County Parade.

Mulholland honored for 300th win
Lady Panther Basketball Head Coach Roy Mulholland was honored this season for his 300th win coaching women’s basketball. On December 9, 2003, the Lady Panthers posted a 70-48 victory against St. Louis College of Pharmacy in front of a home crowd ready to celebrate this milestone. Coach Mulholland also led this year’s team to its second appearance at the National Christian College Athletic Association national tournament in three years.

Last updated: November 18, 2005