National Alumni Society awards
BY KELLEY M. ARNOLD DIRECTOR OF NEWS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION
six individuals during the annual
Brewton-Parker College’s National BPC during the Fall 2006 semester
Saliba Chapel March 24 during
Alumni
Alumni Society honored
Tributes Service held in
Let’s take a closer look at the winners and their awards.
Alumni Weekend 2007. af
Today, “Dr. Sid”, as he’
.
s
and co-workers, is both a professor of political science, like his
fectionately called by both students
Alumnus of the
f
Hugh Peterson Jr
Y
. is chairman and CEO of VNS Corporation,
ear: Hugh Peterson Jr. (’48)
college’
ather, and vice president emeritus at BPC. His wife, Claire, is the
based in V
“(Dr
s director of the Annual Fund and grants.
advocate of Brewton-Parker College,
idalia, and a longtime
is a tireless promoter of BPC in the community and state,” said
. Johnson) is generous with his time and resources and
both in the surrounding community
Byrd.
and within the state’
college network.
s Christian
natured aplomb.
Dr. Johnson accepted the award with his typical, good-
Relations Roger Byrd, “Hugh has led
According to Director of Alumni
that 90 percent of life is just showing up, and I’ve learned that the
“This award is the fulfillment of Woody Allen’s observation
the way in strategic giving to benefit
more you show up, the better things will happen to you,” Dr
Brewton-Parker
Johnson said in his acceptance speech. “My first reaction was to
.
appears on the VNS webpage as a
. BPC’s logo even
be (self-ef
Hugh Peterson Jr
college as worthy of support.”
(Photo provided)
. (’48)
testimony to its adoption of the
scene in the life of Forrest Gump. He said, ‘When somebody
facing) about the award, but then I remembered a
wants to give you something, take it, and then be sure to say
Peterson echoed this sentiment in his acceptance speech.
thank you’. Thank you.”
for the southern part of the state.
“This is a great institution and a real credit to this area and
rare and valuable, and worth preserving – a quality education in
You provide something very Ministerial Alumnus of the
a Christian context,” said Peterson. “I’m so proud for my time I
Eason (’68)
Year: Rev. Dwain
spent here to be recognized. Brewton-Parker will always have
my total support.
recommended for the society’
Rev. Dwain Eason was
Peterson also serves on the board of Reinhardt College, a
Thank you so much for this award.”
outstanding ministerial award by “the
s annual
United Methodist Church-affiliated college in Waleska, Ga.
people who know him best,” Byrd said,
“his congregation.”
distilled gum from pine trees and turpentine and rosin products.
VNS Corporation was established in 1947 as a business that
The company began selling building materials in 1961, and today
among his “flock”, is the only pastor
“Pastor Joe”, as he is known
it is a leading supplier of building materials, serving both single-
that
family and multi-family homebuilders, in the southeast region of
the United States.
Rev
Ga. has ever had.
Trinity Baptist Church of Nevels,
accepts the award from
. Dwain Eason (’68), right,
presenter
year of the Brewton-Parker Institute. His wife’
Peterson attended BPC in the eighth grade, or the freshman
campus minister /advisor to
Al Rahn (’60), former the new congregation in September of
“(Eason) was called to shepherd
BCM (BSU).
1975. Rev
Jane.
s name is Mary congregation from a founding group of
. Eason has led the
39 to today’
Friend of the Year: Dr
people’. It’
“Our church’
s membership of over 1,000,” Byrd continued.
s because of (my congregation) that I stand here
s motto is ‘A voice for God and a heart for
Johnson Jr
. Albert Sidney ‘Sid’
today
well, but I have thought that if I would receive an honor like this
. I really am honored,” said Rev. Eason. “I was surprised as
I’d want it to be from my home away from home, Brewton-
likes to reminisce about growing up –
Dr. Albert Sidney “Sid” Johnson Jr
.
.
Parker
literally – at Brewton-Parker
“God has been good to me,” he continued. “I thank God for
.”
Albert Sidney Johnson Sr
. His father,
the witness BPC has been over the world today
the college’
., served as
and redefine what ‘home’ means. It prepared me to be a servant
. You can go there
to 1925, and again from 1927 until
s athletic director from 1923
to do God’
1934. He also taught history and
Rev. Eason was especially thankful that his wife, Nancy
s work.”
political science classes at the then-
children, Joseph and Molly, were able to join him during the
, and
Dr. Albert Sidney “Sid” Brewton-Parker Institute (high school).
service as he received this prestigious award from his alma
Will Salter
Johnson Jr.
mater
Lord.”
, saying, “I thank them for working with me to serve the
endowed lecture series, named in his father
, was employed as a member of the music faculty
Dr. Johnson’s mother, born Miss Charlie
’s honor, began at
. An
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