BENEFITS & BLESSINGS OF
CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION
The
LAMP
The Magazine of Brewton-Parker College
Fall 2007 Vol. XX No. 1
BPC Administration
INDIVIDUALS Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy E. Parker
Dr. David R. Smith
Mrs. Hilda Beaufort Brackett Mr. & Mrs. Tom Peterson
President
Mr. Rodney R. Brooks Mrs. Frances Price
Mrs. Sherra Durden Mr. & Mrs. George Roebuck
Mr. Tom Moore Mr. Roger N. Edwards Dr. & Mrs. David R. Smith
Chief Financial Officer Ms. Linda D. Fountain Mrs. Jean Snooks
Dr. James W. Franklin Mr. Ray Tapley
Dr. T. Ronald Melton
Rev. Tom Gullat Mr. & Mrs. Ryle Tatum
Provost
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Harley Mr. & Mrs. Don Thigpen
Mr. Carl Johnson Mrs. Mary Julia Whaley
Dr. Cindy L. Skaruppa
Mr. John R. Johnson
Vice President for Enrollment Services
Dr. Franklin Ross Jones
ORGANIZATIONS
Mr. Doug Baird
Dr. Ray L. McKinney
Brown Implement, Co.
Vice President for College Advancement
Mrs. Jean Morgan
LandAmerica Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Doyle NeSmith Sr.
Thiele Kaolin Company
Dr. Albert Sidney Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Parker
Ellis Wood Contracting, Inc.
Vice President Emeritus
The Lamplighter’s Society of Brewton-Parker College is a group of friends and businesses who sponsor
Mr. John Manning
The Lamp. The above individuals and organizations have contributed to the Lamplighter’s Society since
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Ms. Kelley M. Arnold
Editor and Director of News and
BPC National Alumni Society
Public Information
President — Jackie White ‘92
Brewton-Parker College No. 2010
Vice-President — Debbie Kittrell ‘85
P.O. Box 197
Mount Vernon, Georgia 30445-0197
Secretary — Freddie Smith ‘62
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Club Presidents
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BCM Alumni — Al Rahn ‘60
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The Lamp is published by the Office of Marketing
of Brewton-Parker College, Mount Vernon,
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Georgia, for friends and alumni of the college.
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© Fall 2007. Articles may be reprinted in full, or in
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Mission Statement
Brewton-Parker College is accredited by the
Commission on Colleges of the Southern
Brewton-Parker College offers an undergraduate education that is committed to academic
Association of Colleges and Schools to award
excellence, grounded in the liberal arts tradition, and informed by the Christian faith. The
associate and baccalaureate degrees. Contact the
college’s heritage as a Georgia Baptist Institution produces a concern for individuals that
Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane,
motivates our community to nurture and develop the whole student in a caring, Christian
Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-
environment.
4500 for questions about the accreditation of
Brewton-Parker College.
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 campus in Mount Vernon and designated
external locations. Activities both inside and outside the classroom afford students
opportunities for intellectual, emotional, physical, and spiritual growth that prepare them for
meaningful services to their local, regional, and global communities.
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