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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Three Transylvania University juniors, Abigail Dority, Holly Milburn and Jessica Short, have been awarded scholarships by the Lexington Rotary Club. Dority, a sociology major, is a nontraditional student, having served in the United States Army, mothered two children and helped her husband through medical school before she attended Transylvania. She teaches yoga on campus and is a member of the sociology honor society. She plans to attend graduate school for sociology. Milburn, a social justice major, works as a student assistant in the president’s office during the day and participates in the alumni office’s phone-a-thon at night. She was named to the 2010 all-conference basketball team, has been designated Most Valuable Player for the varsity track and field team and received the Lydia Todd Hunter award as the “best all-around sophomore woman” last year. Short, a mathematics and physics double major, is a William T. Young Scholar and is involved in a wide range of activities including karate club, Phi Alpha Delta pre-law fraternity and math club. She has served in the student government association since her freshman year. She plans to attend law or graduate school. Transylvania, founded in 1780, is the nation’s sixteenth oldest institution of higher learning and is consistently ranked in national publications as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country.

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Forty-one first-year students at Transylvania University were recently inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta, a national honor society that recognizes academic excellence. To be included, students must have maintained a 3.5 or higher GPA and be in the top 20 percent of their class during their first year or term of college. The new inductees are: Alisha Reece Acuff, Courtney Ann Baughman, Laura Elizabeth Campbell, Cassie Lorene Caudill, Alex Walter Cheser, Alyson Michelle Cox, Sarah Elizabeth Czack, Elizabeth Rose Davis, Hannah Elizabeth Edwards, Laura Pryor Edwins, Joseph Rodolfo Enderle, Jordan Harris Evans, Charli Beth Fant, Anna Elizabeth Followell, Rachel MacKenzie Gilliam, Nicholas James Hall, Kaitlin Elizabeth Hizny, Eryn Abigail Hornberger, Katherine Bennett Hoskins, Ryan Michael Kaufman, Nika Larian, Allison Kelsey Meade, Laura Catherine Miller, Savannah Elizabeth Nicholson, Scarlett Alexandra Nicholson, John Hartman Proctor, Robert Clark Puckett, Jordan Nicole Rebsch, Jennifer LeeAnn Robbins, Daniel Matthew Rouse, Cierra Nichole Sharp, Emily Marie Shepp, Katelyn Elizabeth Shouse, Ryan Matthew Smith, Sarah Elizabeth Tipton, Hannah Marie Trinkle, Christiane Marie Velez, Denise Lowelle Ward, Jennifer Ashley Woods, Quinton F. Williams and Alexander Christian Yaden.

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University philosophy professor Peter Fosl has recently published “Philosophy: the Classic Readings,” a volume he co-edited with David E. Cooper. The book is a comprehensive collection of the greatest works of philosophy from ancient to modern times and draws on both Eastern and Western philosophical traditions. The works are arranged chronologically within sections on ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion and political philosophy. Original readings from more than 100 of the world’s great philosophers including Lao Tzu, Confucius, Kierkegaard and Sartre are included. “In my academic scholarship, I’ve explored topics concerned with skepticism and the history of philosophy,” said Fosl. “But through my work as a teacher at a liberal arts college, I’ve also become convinced of the importance of trying to bring philosophy to a wider audience. It shouldn’t just be something for professionals. ‘Philosophy: The Classic Readings’ is a part of my work both to transmit the history of philosophy and to make philosophy available to a wider readership.” Fosl received his bachelor’s from Bucknell University in 1985 and his master’s and Ph.D. from Emory University in 1990 and 1992. He is a contributing editor to “The Philosophers’ Magazine,” co-author of “The Philosopher’s Toolkit” (2002), co-editor of two volumes of “The Dictionary of Literary Biography” and is an editorial board member of The Journal of Transcendent Philosophy. He is a recipient of the Bingham Award for Excellence in Teaching at Transylvania and received the Acorn Award

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) announced the recipients of its 2010 annual awards during the annual Presidents Institute Awards Banquet in Marco Island, Florida, in January. CIC’s Awards for Philanthropy were presented to William T. Young, Jr. and Barbara Smith Young, and to The Bernard McDonough Foundation, represented by its president, Robert W. Stephens.   During his introduction, Richard Ekman, president of CIC, said, “These awards are an important way for CIC presidents to celebrate and honor those who encourage us, who contribute generously to our enterprise and who raise the standards to which we aspire. CIC is extremely pleased to have the opportunity to recognize William and Barbara Smith Young, an extraordinarily generous couple who stand as role models for philanthropists and college trustees everywhere.” The 2010 Award for Individual Philanthropy celebrates an individual (or individuals) who demonstrate the love of humankind through consequential giving and who provides an example of the philanthropic spirit. Nancy Oliver Gray, president of Hollins University, in announcing the award, said “CIC recognizes the Youngs’ exemplary commitments to liberal arts education, in particular to two CIC member institutions, Sweet Briar College and Transylvania University. Barbara Smith Young is a 1971 history graduate of Sweet Briar College whose heart has never left her alma mater’s campus. She serves today as vice chair of Sweet Briar’s board of directors and has contributed personally at the institution’s highest donor levels. Her leadership of Sweet Briar’s

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University’s student newspaper, the Rambler, was a big winner in the 2010 Kentucky Intercollegiate Press Association awards competition. Current and former Rambler staffers picked up 12 first-place awards as well as several second- and third-place honors at the KIPA annual conference held at Transylvania. The yearly competition for two- and four-year campus newspapers features a variety of categories designed to showcase the talent of student journalists throughout the state. Rambler writers, photographers and page designers competed in the division for schools with fewer than 5,000 students. “I could not be more proud of the staffers who volunteer their time and energy every week to give their fellow students a voice on Transylvania’s campus,” said Terri McLean, student media adviser. “Unlike many of the other schools in the state, Transylvania does not have a journalism degree program. So they learn by doing. It’s just amazing to me how well they’ve done.” Among the top winners was sophomore Erin Brock, Rambler design editor. She took first place honors in the overall newspaper layout and front page layout categories. Senior Jessica Horohov, the Rambler’s etcetera editor, also received first-place for feature page layout. Rambler photographers racked up numerous awards, including former photo editor Katelynn Ralston who received first place for photo essay and original illustration and second place in the photo essay and news photo categories. Current photo editor H.B. Elam, a junior, placed first in the news photo category, while

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