PCC Update Fall 2004 - Pensacola Christian College

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PCC
UPDATE
Fall 2004
—Contents—
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Commencement ‘04
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Ten Commandments
5
President’s Column
6
A Beka Building
8
Eagles’ Twin Coaches
9
Sports Mgt./P.E.
10
Pan-Hellenic Council
12
Electrical/Mechanical
Engineering at PCC
14
Go Down, Death
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PCA 50th Anniversary
“Jubilee Celebration”
18
Highlights
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PCC UPDATE  FALL 2004
receive
894 degrees
President’s Citation of Merit
awarded to Danielle Chaput (NH)
Matthew Danzer (MT).
PCC’s highest honor recognizes consistent
Christian leadership portraying
the ideals and purposes of PCC.
ver 8,800 attended the May
Convocation Ceremony, filling
O
the Crowne Centre plus lower floor of
Dale Horton Auditorium. The College
and Seminary conferred a total of 894
degrees in the May (829) and July (65)
commencements.
Faculty Academic Awards
l–r
Joseph Bearden (AL), Christina Burris (FL)
Nathan Bianchi (IL), Brannon Mangus (KY)
Mark Tower (CT), Emily Howe (FL)
Daniel Rairigh (MI)
Graduate honors
Master’s Prize
for Scholastic Excellence
and Christian Leadership
Sarah Bennett (GA)
Jim Ghanayem (MD)
PCC
Programs
President Arlin
Horton presents
diplomas, assisted
by Vice President
Matthew Beemer.
Jerald Manley
Charles Buettner
Joyce Lewis
President Horton
Honorary Doctoral Degrees
were presented to
Jerald Manley Doctor of Divinity; Pastor
Heritage Baptist Church (Pensacola, FL)
Charles Buettner Doctor of Divinity; Executive Director
Baltimore Rescue Mission (Baltimore, MD)
Joyce Lewis Doctor of Letters; missionary in
Christian education (Nairobi, Kenya)
Accounting
Advertising/Public Relations
Bible
Biology
Broadcasting
Chemistry
Church Music
Commercial Art
Commercial Writing
Computer Info. Systems
Computer Science and
Software Engineering
Criminal Justice
Education
Early Childhood
Elementary
Secondary
Biology
Business
Chemistry
English
History
Mathematics
Music
Physical Ed.
Science
Spanish
Speech Comm.
Electrical Engineering
English
Evangelism
Finance
Food Management
Graphic Design
History
Home Economics
Humanities
Legal Office Admin.
Management
Marketing
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Office Admin.
Missions
Music
Music Ministries
Nursing
Office Admin.
Pastoral Ministries
Piano Pedagogy
Political Science
Prelaw
Premed
Pre-pharmacy
Pre-physical Therapy
Public Admin.
Speech Comm.
Sports Management
Youth Ministries
PCC UPDATE  FALL 2004
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T
he 10 Commandments, also called
the Decalogue, contain the essence
of God’s moral law, which is imbedded
in man’s conscience to give him a sense
of justice and realization that he is not
perfect and falls short of what he ought
to be.
About 3,500 years ago at Mt. Sinai,
God gave to Israel, through Moses, the
10 Commandments.
Many people today do not know that
the 10 Commandments are a very important part of scripture (Exodus 20) and
the Christian faith.
Commandments 1 through 4 deal with
man’s relationship to God; these are basic
and affect all other relationships.
1st Commandment
“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”
The Lord Jehovah is the only God. He
never permits any rivalry, for we are His
creation and belong to Him. There is no
other god; He is the only God.
Some imagine there are other gods
and worship cows, other animals, or a
particular river, tree, etc. Some worship
the earth; others look to the stars (horoscope) for guidance. A few worship the
mind—man’s intellect. And many worship things money can buy—cars, boats,
clothes, bank account, position, entertainment, popularity, accomplishment, etc.
2nd Commandment
“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven
image.” God is a Spirit; therefore, it is
Why some oppose the
10 Commandments
posted on walls or engraved in public places.
blasphemy to seek to confine Him to objects or things—by bowing or praying to
statues, images, crucifixes, etc.
3rd Commandment
“Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD
thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold
him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.”
God is holy; therefore, reverence must
characterize all speech using His name.
The words “in vain,” mean idle (nothing meant by it, or irreverent). Some
vent their frustration or anger by using
God’s name, then defend it by saying,
“Oh, I didn’t mean anything by it.” That
is the purpose of this command: God’s
name should only be spoken or written
in a meaningful, respectful manner. The
Lord’s prayer begins, “Our Father which
art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.” To
hallow God’s name means to reverence
and make His name special.
4th Commandment
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it
holy.” This command begins with “Remember,” for after God created all things,
He rested on the seventh day. Ancient
people, no doubt, knew that the seventh
day was to be holy. Israel also knew that
manna did not appear the seventh day
(Exo. 16:22–26). At Sinai, God commanded
Israel to keep the sabbath holy by resting
from unnecessary work.
5th Commandment
“Honour thy father and thy mother: that
thy days may be long upon the land which
the LORD thy God giveth thee.” Our first
relationship is with our parents. To honor
means the child obeying his parents with a
respectful attitude. When a child grows up
and does not obey his parents, he usually
has problems with others and especially
those in authority. Adults are to continue
to honor their parents by showing respect
and concern for their welfare.
This command includes a promise:
“that thy days may be long upon the land
which the LORD thy God giveth thee.” It is
repeated in Eph. 6:2, 3, “Honour thy father
and mother...That it may be well with thee,
and thou mayest live long on the earth.”
This promise includes things going well
for them in life.
6th Commandment
“Thou shalt not kill.” This short command
teaches the sanctity of human life. Because
man was created in God’s image, every human soul has worth (value). Therefore, to
despise another person’s worth, or to call
him a person of no value, or to be angry
with him without a cause, are seeds that
spring up in the heart that can lead to
murder—the deliberate, premeditated
taking of another person’s life.
Israel’s law was—“He that smiteth a
man, so that he die, shall be surely put to
death”—Ex. 21:12. And “the murderer shall
surely be put to death” is repeated 3 times
in Num. 35:16–18. Israel’s law commanded
capital punishment.
And histor y
proves it to
be a strong
deterrent to
murder.
When
someone
accidentally,
or unintentionally, kills
another person, that is
manslaughter. And to
kill someone in selfdefense, or in
defense of other people, such as war, is not
murder. The OT relates many wars that
Israel fought to protect the nation from
enemies.
7th Commandment
“Thou shalt not commit adultery” emphasizes the sanctity of marriage and
the home. Adultery is always a terrible
home-breaker. “But whoso committeth
adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his
own soul”—Prov. 6:32.
Jesus said, “whosoever looketh on a
woman to lust after her hath committed
adultery with her already in his heart”—
Matt. 5:28. By this, Jesus said adultery can
begin when the eye stimulates the desire
(lust). Prov. 7:10 speaks of the “attire (ap-
From the
President
parel) of an harlot.” Many young girls or
innocent women do not realize that immodest attire, such as suggestive, revealing,
provocative or vulgar clothing can tempt
the opposite sex to adultery, sexual improprieties, or even rape.
8th Commandment
“Thou shalt not steal” emphasizes the
sanctity of personal property. Stealing is
wrong, whether it is cheating on a test,
income taxes, or the many other ways
people steal. “Let him that stole steal no
more”—Eph. 4:28.
9th Commandment
“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy
neighbour” emphasizes the sanctity of another person’s reputation. God commands
us to speak the truth in all matters. To
“bear false witness” is more inclusive than
lying, for bearing false witness includes
various types of deception—with
or without
words being
spoken.
Eph. 4:25 says,
“Wherefore
putting away
lying, speak
every man
truth with his
neighbour.”
In Acts 5 ,
Ananias and
Sapphira lied
about money
they gave to
the church.
When asked separately about the amount,
they each lied. That day, Ananias dropped
dead and later his wife. The church quickly learned that God judges those who lie.
Today, lying seems almost universal
and is excused by many. Even Christians
say, “Well, everybody lies sometimes.”
No, they don’t. God warns in Ps. 101:7,
“he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my
sight.”
10th Commandment
“Thou shalt not covet” emphasizes the
sanctity of the human heart for God.
God wants our hearts to be contented and
satisfied with Him. When we want any
thing so badly that it disturbs our inner
peace, we violate the command, “Thou
shalt not covet.”
Some consider coveting to be merely
wanting something, or someone, that belongs to a friend or neighbor. But it could
be an item in a store, catalog, or Internet,
where the owner is unknown or far-off.
Jesus said, “beware of covetousness: for a
man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of
the things which he possesseth”—Luke 12:15.
The way to victory over coveting is to let
God control what we want.
The 10 Commandments reveal God’s
perfect character and man’s faulty character. They convince us that we are sinners,
“for by the law is the knowledge of sin”—
Rom. 3:20. The law brings conviction to
the soul and creates a need to be forgiven.
For that reason, some people oppose the
10 Commandments being posted on walls
or engraved in public places.
Why? Because the 10 Commandments
make a person painfully aware of his failure
to be what he ought to be, and therefore,
he senses in his heart a deep need that he
cannot meet.
“Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster
to bring us unto Christ, that we might be
justified by faith”—Gal. 3:24. In past years, a
schoolmaster was a servant who accompanied a child to school and left him there to be
taught. In the same way, the law is to bring
us to Christ, the only One who can forgive
and save our souls. No one is saved by keeping the law or by doing good works.
The 10 Commandments never rescue a
perishing soul, nor start a person on the
road to heaven. But they hold up a standard
for us to measure ourselves by. And when
the person sees himself guilty before a holy
God and hears that Christ paid for his sin at
Calvary, he is often ready to come to Jesus
Christ for forgiveness and an eternal home
in heaven.
Jesus summarized the last 5 Commandments as “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself”—Matt. 22:39.
The apostle Paul wrote NT believers— “Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou
shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt
not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet;
and if there be any other commandment,
it is briefly comprehended in this saying,
namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself”—Rom. 13:9.
Dr. Arlin Horton,
Founder/President
In May, this letter came from a student.
Dear Dr. Horton,
As this semester concludes, I wanted to
tell you how much of a blessing PCC
has been to me. God led me to this
campus, and I am so grateful for this
year in a college that God has a clear
hand on. There have been many great
evangelists in our church and chapel
services. I’ve heard some of the best
messages I’ve ever heard. The spirit of
this student body really is incredible.
And Florida is gorgeous!
I’ve learned so much about the Bible
that I never knew before. I attended
a public school system all of my
previous education, and I hope I will
never take for granted this Christfocused education, faculty, staff, and
administration. Here, people truly
love and have a passion for what God
has called them to do.
This place has helped me to grow up a
little and has shown me how far I have
to go. PCC has standards and rules,
which I never had before, but I deeply
appreciate that PCC makes it hard to
do what is wrong.
This place has so many outreach opportunities. The retirement home I
started going to has really blessed my
heart. (I went there to be a blessing to
them, and let me tell you. . . they were
the ones blessing me.) I’ve learned
the truth, “It’s better to give than to
receive.”
The residence halls are well kept, the
campus is well maintained, and the
landscaping is a blessing from God.
I always see about a dozen squirrels
in the morning and throughout the
day.
This letter is not much, but I mean it
from my heart. Lord willing, I’ll be
here in September.
—Freshman girl
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Over 250 PCC students enjoy working in the
A Beka
New
T
he new A Beka building, which opened April 2004,
houses the customer service and sales division of
A Beka Book and A Beka Academy. Students working in this
area gain expertise in computer skills, professional phone
responses, salesmanship, problem-solving, and general office experience.
The customer service area serves 4 distinct groups:
• A Beka Book Christian schools (10,000 Christian schools
use the A Beka Book materials.)
• A Beka Book home-school customers (over 250,000)
• New Joyful Life Sunday School program (nursery–gr. 6).
Weekly, 3,000 churches use the Activity Sheets and
Take-Home Papers to teach about 100,000 children.
• A Beka Academy DVD program brings Pensacola
Christian Academy master teachers to over 35,000
home-schoolers and 600 schools.
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Bldg.
Mrs. Jordana Coppola (’95 grad )
Director of Customer Service
Customer service peak time is August and September,
when 350–375 staff (290 PCC students) solve problems,
answer calls, and fill orders.
All the 28 stations (pods) can seat 168 staff; those working
in side rooms also answer calls. The qualified staff in the
grading room evaluate and grade the yearly 52,000 packets
of schoolwork from A Beka Academy students.
Field representative manager, David Pyle, and assistant
manager, Brad Mullenix (’97 grad), work with 39 field representatives (23 home school and 16 school reps) which
serve customers across the country.
Lobby
Lobby entrance
Display room features the A Beka Book materials,
A Beka Academy, and Joyful Life Sunday School materials.
Brittany Wyatt (GA)
Customer Service
A Beka Academy
Jeremy Johnson (TX)
Checking student work
Customer service area
Rachel Stinnett (FL)
Customer Service—Joyful Life
Ben Pauldine (NY)
Customer Service
A Beka Book
Eagles’
Twin Coaches
Wrestle in Michigan
Coaches Jim Hazewinkel and twin brother Dave
Hazewinkel are former Olympic wrestlers. On a
recent PCC Eagles wrestler trip, they wrestled,
along with the PCC Eagles team, at the Amateur Athletic Union Wrestling Tournament
at Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions.
Twelve hundred participants, from tots to
masters, wrestled on 18 mats spread out on
the field. The Eagles team wrestled in the
Senior Division and brought home 2nd,
3rd, 5th, and 6th places. The Hazewinkel
brothers wrestled in the Masters Division
(over age thirty). Each of them placed—
Coach Dave H. in 4th and Coach Jim H.
coming in as Champion.
Coach Jim said, “We were the oldest wrestlers there. There aren’t too many people
age 59 who are still wrestling.” He joked about
his wrestling mistakes, “The biggest one was
forgetting to take off my glasses. I got to the mat
and the opponent said, ‘You might want to get
rid of those.’”
According to them, the greatest victories were
the three souls led to Christ. Since Coach Jim
has been at PCC, over seventy wrestlers have
come to Christ.
In high school, the Hazewinkel twins weighed
only 98 lbs. each and always felt too small for
basketball or football. Jim said, “Then someone
asked, ‘Why don’t you try out for wrestling? Then
you would be competing against someone your
own size.’” Little did that person know that he
had prompted two future Olympic wrestlers.
Jim
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Their wrestling careers began in high school and
flourished at St. Cloud State University. Jim became
the first and only wrestler to win a National title
for the university four years in a row, which
made him the third wrestler in the National
Association of Intercollegiate Athletes (NAIA)
to win four National championships. Dave
placed second in National during his junior
and senior years.
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After three years of college, Jim and Dave were
drafted into the army during the Vietnam War.
“They were hoping to get in Special Services
and wrestle for the army team, but the day
before they were to leave for further training
to go to Vietnam, they received orders for West
Point military academy as assistant wrestling
coaches. “The Lord worked it out,” says Dave.
“And that’s where we began training for the Olympics,”
Jim says.
While in the army, both brothers made the 1968 Olympic wrestling team and competed on two world teams.
After the army, the brothers finished their education at
St. Cloud State University and competed on two more
world teams and the 1972 Olympics.
Now the twins are together again at PCC, and
they still wrestle, while they also coach wrestling.
Through the years, the PCC Eagles wrestling team
has experienced great success by regularly winning
national titles.
Coaches Jim and Dave Hazewinkel with Eagles’ team at Ford Field
Eagles Wrestlers at F
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PCC UPDATE  FALL 2004
Interested in
Sports Management?
The sports management
major prepares graduates
for sports-related professions. Leaders are needed in
many service-oriented businesses today. To meet that need,
sports management combines
with physical education classes
and business classes to prepare
graduates for advertising, marketing, employee management,
and communication in the many
sports-related businesses.
“As our nation
becomes more service oriented, PCC
is training Christian leaders to operate and manage
parks, recreation
camps, fitness cen- Dr. Fred Johnson
chairperson
ters, sports facilities
and all of these with a
biblical philosophy,”
says chairperson Fred
Johnson, Ed.D.
Considering
a P.E. major?
P
hysical education graduates usually teach and
coach in schools. And some serve as athletic
directors, assistant principals, or
principals.
Bill Thomson
Bill Thomson majored in PE (’93
grad) and is the middle school Principal at Westwood Christian School,
Miami, FL. He also earned a PCC
master’s degree in educational administration.
Melissa Fuqua has been Principal of Bay Area Christian
School in League City, TX since
1994. She majored in PE (’88
grad) and got her PCC master’s
in educational administration.
Melissa Fuqua
Besides coaching, weight trainFord Field
ing, and physical fitness, students take classes in
nutrition and care of athletic injuries. Anatomy
and physiology classes provide a science
background for continuing education on the
graduate level.
“What I really appreciate is the wide
variety of experience,” says Josh
Linder (’04 grad). “We were handson with sports that I was not used
to, such as baseball and track and
field. The officiating classes gave me
a whole new respect for the sports
because I learned how games are
Josh Linder
played and the rules of the game.
Officiating is not like playing a little basketball. You
really have to know the sport. The coaching classes had
projects such as making playbooks, watching practices,
and learning to do the scoring, which prepared me
well for coaching.”
PCC’s physical education department is committed to preparing Christians for leadership.
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Pan-Hellenic Council
’03–’04
Pan-Hellenic
Pan-Hellenic Council
officers ’03–’04
Standing
Leah Roland (FL),
Christie Perez (FL)
Sitting
Natalie Wisdom (TX),
David Myers (TN),
James Moffitt (PA)
Sorting Pan-Hellenic
mail for delivery
ΑΓΡ
ΑΓΡ
Alpha Gamma Rho
Students
serving on the Pan-Hellenic
Council are the presidents and vice presidents of
each of the 44 Collegians. The word Pan-Hellenic
is from a Greek phrase meaning “all Greek,” which
in this case, means all the 20 men Collegians and
24 women Collegians. Each Collegian derives its
name from Greek letters and has its own mascot.
Pan-Hellenic Council oversees many campus activities, such as Greek Rush when the new students
choose the Collegian they wish to join. Collegians
are social and service organizations that provide
students some of the most enjoyable and memorable experiences at PCC, as well as opportunities
for leadership.
Pan-Hellenic Council members elect their
own officers and appoint committees to manage
vital aspects of college life. For example, the
intramural spor ts committee works w ith
Collegian athletic directors to prepare the budget
and purchase sports equipment. Pan-Hellenic is
responsible for the evening student mail system
and shares responsibility for the Turkey Bowl
soccer championship. Pan-Hellenic Council also
ΦΒ∆
ΦΒ∆
Phi Beta Delta
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ΖΧ∆
ΖΧ∆
Zeta Chi Delta
ΘΚΡ
ΘΚΡ
Theta Kappa Rho
ΑΩ∆
ΑΩ∆
Alpha Omega Delta
ΠΚ∆
ΠΚ∆
Pi Kappa Delta
Π∆Ρ
Π∆Ρ
Pi Delta Rho
handles the “Collegian of the Year” award, which is announced at
an end-of-year chapel. Pan-Hellenic members are also called to
serve at Student Court appeal meetings.
John Hurst, advisor for Pan-Hellenic Council
since 1988, notes that, “The Pan-Hellenic members are thrust into leadership and constantly
learn through their responsibilities and teamwork. It doesn’t matter what their academic major is, or what their profession may be, they will
have the experience of teamwork and leadership
John Hurst, Advisor
Pan-Hellenic Council to be excellent leaders for tomorrow.”
Council
Greek Rush
ΣΓΡ
ΣΓΡ
Sigma Gamma Rho
Collegian of the Year trophies
ΒΚ∆
Hornets win
Turkey Bowl Soccer
Championship.
Preparing Leaders
O
ur daily lives are enhanced by
engineers—whether microwaving popcorn, driving an automobile, or building houses, bridges,
and high structures. Electrical and
mechanical engineering programs
prepare students for varied careers,
such as lighting/voltage design,
electrical plant management, and
industrial engineering. Both programs give a strong foundation in
the fundamentals of math, science,
and calculus-based physics. Almost
all engineering solutions are mathematics-based. Students can then
move into technical subjects, such as
fluid mechanics, electromagnetics,
machine design, and communication systems.
Mechanical engineers design
and analyze products, systems,
energy, and the forces of nature. Their work involves
installation and construction,
manufacturing, or consulting (variety of applications).
Robert McLaughlin , Ph.D.,
Students observe the maximum load of a bridge.
engineering department chair,
says, “Mechanical engineers, for
example, design large air conditioning systems and also design
many machines used in manufacturing plants.”
John Pikett (’02 grad),
recently earned his EIT
(Engineer in Training)
certification and says
that PCC’s mechani-
cal engineering program prepared
him well for his work as a structural
engineer with Nucor Building Systems in Dallas, Texas.
B.J. Allen (’95 grad)
works for BartonAssociates in York, PA, as
director of plumbing
and fire protection.
He is a certified plumbing engineer
and holds professional engineering status in four states. B.J. says,
Cogeneration Bldg.
Dr. McLaughlin shows students an engine in the Cogeneration Building.
Students test power, voltage, and electric outputs.
“PCC’s engineering program gave
me the technical foundation to succeed in the secular business market.
After working with graduates from
large public universities, I found
that my engineering degree prepared me very well for my field.”
Electrical engineers are problemsolvers who design electrical, electronic, and microcomputer circuits. They improve communications systems, advance computer
technology, and design microprocessors for a variety of applications.
The common cell phone, for example, employs the research of
electrical engineers who designed
its antenna system, signal processing, and circuit programs.
Labs Engineering state-of-the-art
labs assist PCC students in applying the design principles learned
in class. They can
also test and measu re v i br a t i on s ,
make use of special
instrumentation,
learn about electrical circuits
and systems, get
hands-on experience with heat and
power design, and
the mechanics of various
materials.
The new electrical engineering lab provides
circuit analysis, microprocessor programming, communication systems, and electronic design. It also houses
computer-assisted equipment
to generate signals, measure
them, and conceptualize circuit
designs.
To study engineering is to study
the fundamental laws of God’s
creation. PCC engineering
majors learn that the Christian
engineer’s job is not just money
or success, but it is also serving
the Lord and bringing glory to
His name in that profession.
Eric and Tracy (East)
Henderson
Dr. Fessenden explains
differences in electric currents.
Dr. Francis describes instrumentation used to
measure circuit-related quantities.
Eric Henderson (’94 grad) majored in mechanical
engineering and now serves as chief engineer for all
PCC buildings. He manages the lighting, heating,
air conditioning, ventilation, and the five chiller
plants that create heat and cool air for more than
20 large buildings. It keeps Eric and his staff busy
programming, monitoring, and troubleshooting the
entire system.
Eric’s wife Tracy (’93 grad) is also a mechanical engineering major. She works freelance designing trusses
for a local company.
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Former Pensacola Christian School faculty/staff on steps at Camp o’ the Pines
Pensacola Christian Academy
—for former faculty/staff
April 23–25, 2004
BBQ Dinner at Camp o’the Pines
Betty Taylor &
Josephine
Dulaney
PCC grad. ’81
Kathy Kemp
Lynda Palmer
Karen (Hill)
Judy (Hakola)
Dr. A.A. (Buzz) and Laura Baker
The concluding event of PCA’s 50th Anniversary
Celebration brought to campus former faculty/staff, who
served at least 5 or more years between the 1950s and
1990, for a “Jubilee Celebration Reunion.” A total of 62
came; their spouses made 90 people.
Friday afternoon, they toured the Academy while school
was in session; most had not seen the PCA (1995) building.
Then they went to the former St. John high school
(recently renovated), which brought back memories to
many who taught there. Friday evening, Dr. and Mrs.
Horton honored them and the current fac./staff who
served during those years with a special banquet in the
MacKenzie Great Hall.
Saturday they toured the PCC campus, which most had
not seen, and saw the Planetarium “Heavens Declare.” In
the afternoon they used their complimentary Gold Card
at the Bookstore.
Dr. & Mrs. Horton greeted guests—Joe & Judy Swaim above.
That evening they enjoyed a barbecue dinner at Camp
o’ the Pines (1998); many had worked summers at the
old camp site. Later at the chapel, Pastor Jim Schettler
spoke briefly on “Handfuls of Purpose” from the book
of Ruth.
Then Dr. Horton expressed his appreciation for
their part in the history of the Academy and A Beka
Book. He presented to them longevity bonuses for their
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for U.S. Congress
Cathy, a ’90 PCC prelaw graduate,
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5th District of Washington State.
She is in her fifth term as 7th
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