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“what is a Baron?”
A closer look at ‘Hiddie’
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KELLEY M. ARNOLD
INFORMA
OR OF NEWS AND PUBLIC
Brewton-Parker
Miss Hildegard Jo Stanley
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,
d
aptly described as “one who has
istinguished professor
’s first and only
, has been
devoted her life to filling the earth with
music.” Since joining Brewton-Parker
College’
C
decades ago as music professor and
s faculty more than four
new athletic logo of the Brewton-Parker College Baron is revealed during
oach Steve Barker is moved by the student body’s excitement as the
chair of the music division, Prof.
chapel service in the Mount Vernon campus’ Saliba Chapel Oct. 30, 2006.
Stanley
her students, her calling and Christian
, 69, has committed her life to
bar·on
education.
4: a man who possesses great power or influence in some
\ ber-en, ba-ren\ noun
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field of activity
recognized during the May 12 commencement with the college’
This year, “Hiddie” is being
Source: Merriam-Webster OnLine
honor: an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters.
s top
Brewton-Parker College, I received the customary congratulations
When I told people last year that I had begun working at
and best wishes.
can work in education,” she says, obviously overwhelmed with the honor
“I’m just this little girl from Oklahoma who’s here because a woman
the following exchange occurred 99.5% of the time:
After the first few seconds of that conversation,
she’
where else to go. I’m awed.”
s been bestowed. “This year alone, this is the pinnacle. There’s no
Them:
Me:
“What are their school colors?”
Pasadena,
Prof. Stanley came to Brewton-Parker College in 1966, fresh from
Them:
“Blue and orange.”
middle school music teacher
Texas, where she had just completed her first year as a
Me: “The Barons.”
“What is their athletic mascot?”
education degrees from Georgia Southern University
. Her academic training includes music
Them:
Baptist
, Southwestern
Me:
“What is a Baron?”
(OBU). While serving as the chair of BPC’
Theological Seminary (SBTS) and Oklahoma Baptist University
Thankfully, I don’t have to have that conversation anymore.
“I don’t know.”
student choirs performed all over the world.
s music division, her renowned
committee whose ultimate mission was to give our athletic
Shortly after my arrival on campus, I was asked to join a
asking me and Brewton-Parker
“I’ll never forget when I got a phone call from King Hussein of Jordan
mascot an identity
on Christmas Eve.
’s choir to present ‘The Messiah’ for him
as a committee, set out to fulfill our mission.
. Led by Steve Barker, our athletic director, we,
Amman, Jordan); that was something out of the ordinary – something 99
Then, there I was, entertaining in the Royal Palace (in
succeeded.
And I believe we
percent of the people don’t ever get a chance to do.”
Company
Thanks to the incredible work of the Joe Bosack Design
for NCAA
, Inc. – a company that has designed athletic mascots
know each student by name, and she estimates she’
With each new group of students, Prof. Stanley made a point to
have a Baron to call our own.
Division I schools such as Boise State University – we
2,000 BPC students over the years! This personal involvement may be
s taught at least
sporting him, or a variation of him, on their uniforms. W
All of our athletic teams are
one of the reasons her former student fan club spans the globe, and each
new athletic mascot, we have taken a tremendous step forward
ith our
year scores return to campus to visit her.
in promoting our men’
the state of Georgia, the Southern States
s and women’s athletic teams throughout
BPC choir website, which keeps up with alumni and current events. “And
“I have like 1,800 names in my master mailing list,” she says of the (SSAC), and the National Association of Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference
that does not include all the ones who have passed away
(NAIA). The Baron has come home.
Athletics
the school but didn’t graduate as a music student. If I have had them for
, or stayed at
one year
Not bad for a woman who still teaches three summer camps each
, I can remember them – at least 75 percent of them.”
Addison, Steve Barker
without the patience and diligence of the entire committee: L
This challenging mission would not have been complete
ynn
year for the Georgia Baptist Convention music ministries – and
Kessenich, Brad Kissell, and I. W
, Roger Byrd, Skye Jordan, Jenna
remembers most of those children’
representation of BPC athletics, something that “possesses great
e think we have found a strong
“My most satisfying moments in my life are as I see my former
s names as well.
power or influence” to all that see it.
students functioning in their churches and their cities as leaders,” she
the campus to see the Baron in action at
When you’re in the area, stop by
says.
one of our many athletic events. Or,
and a 2003 Profile in Excellence
She has been awarded SBTS’
Award from OBU.
Distinguished Service
A past president of the
Award in 2002
unfamiliar with BPC asks that most
even better, the next time someone
Georgia Baptist Church Music Conference, she has served as an of
infamous of questions – “What is a
of the Southern Baptist Church Music Conference. She regularly travels
ficer Baron?” – pull out a copy of this
and conducts with the Jubalheirs, the Georgia Baptist Convention’
magazine and answer them with pride.
female choir, of which she is a charter member.
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