THE LAMP FALL 2006
The
LAMP
The Magazine of Brewton-Parker College
Fall 2006 Vol. XIV No. 1
BPC Administration
INDIVIDUALS Mr. Wofford H. Martin Jr. Mr. Ray Tapley
Dr. David R. Smith
President
Mrs. Hilda Beaufort Brackett Dr. Ray L. McKinney Mr. & Mrs. Ryle Tatum
Mr. Rodney R. Brooks Mrs. Jean Morgan Mr. Paul Thiele
Mr. Tom Moore
Chief Financial Officer
Mrs. Eloise Dixon Carter Mr. & Mrs. Doyle NeSmith Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Don Thigpen
Mrs. Sherra Durden Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Parker Mrs. Mary Julia Whaley
Dr. T. Ronald Melton
Provost
Mr. Roger N. Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Parker
Ms. Linda B. Fountain Mr. & Mrs. Tom Peterson ORGANIZATIONS
Mr. Brad Kissell
Dr. James W. Franklin Major & Mrs. Paul D. Price Brown Implement Co.
Executive Dean for
Enrollment Services
Rev. Tom Gullatt Mr. & Mrs. George Roebuck
Ellis Wood Contracting, Inc.
Mr. Carl Johnson Dr. & Mrs. David R. Smith
Dr. Charles D. Strickland
Executive Assistant to the President for
Dr. Franklin Ross Jones Mrs. Jean Snooks
Church Relations
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Brewton-Parker College of
Brewton-Parker College is accredited by the
academic excellence, grounded in the liberal arts tradition, and informed by the
fers an undergraduate education that is committed to
Commission on Colleges of the Southern
Christian faith.
Association of Colleges and Schools (1866
concern for individuals that motivates our community to nuture and develop the
The college’s heritage as a Georgia Baptist Institution produces a
Southern Lane, Decatur
whole student in a caring, Christian environment.
T
, Georgia 30033-4097.
associate’
elephone number 404-679-4501) to award
s and bachelor’s degrees.
Faculty members serve as teacher-scholars promoting intellectual inquiry that
develops the mind and spirit. Students study the traditional liberal arts and
sciences, and selected professional and pre-professional programs, at the
and outside the classroom af
campus in Mount Vernon and designated external locations. Activities both inside
physical, and spiritual growth that prepare them for meaningful services to their
ford students opportunities for intellectual, emotional,
local, regional, and global communities.
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