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John N. Williams Jr., Lucy S. Williams, William R. Stamler, Carol Ann Goff Tanner and Mamata G. Majmundar receive top honors at Transylvania’s alumni weekend awards ceremony

Posted on May 14, 2009July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania bestowed its top awards to distinguished alumni and friends during its recent alumni weekend awards luncheon. Carol Ann Goff Tanner ‘64, received the Irvin E. Lunger Award, which is presented for unique and exceptional service to Transylvania; John N. Williams Jr. ‘74 and Lucy S. Williams ‘74, both received the Morrison Medallion, which is presented to graduates for outstanding service to Transylvania and its programs; Mamata G. Majmundar ‘95, received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award for extraordinary involvement at Transylvania; and William R. Stamler received the  Transylvania Medal for outstanding service to the university. Carol Ann Goff Tanner ’64 Elected to Transylvania’s Board of Trustees in 2004, Tanner has been unrelenting in her service and support for her alma mater since she was elected to the alumni executive board in 1968. She has since served on the Board of Visitors and the steering committee of the $9.2 million Brown Science Center renovation. Transylvania recognized Tanner with the Certificate of Appreciation in 1999 and the Distinguished Service Award in 2004. A former high school mathematics teacher and tour guide at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, Tanner lives in the Charlottesville, Va., with her husband Robert, where she volunteers for a variety of church, civic, philanthropic and school-related activities. As a student, Tanner was president of Chi Omega and Panhellenic Council. She was a member of Lampas leadership honorary, the Holleian Society, the Transylvania Choir and the women’s basketball team. John and

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Transylvania honors ten graduates for distinguished service, achievement during Alumni Weekend

Posted on May 14, 2009July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—During Transylvania’s recent Alumni Weekend celebration, alumni Debra Balles ’79, Raymond Cooper ’77, Doug and Gayle Hutcherson ’69 and Rick and Jannie Nallinger ’74 received the University’s Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service to Transylvania, and Peggy Gordon Elliott Miller ’59, Eugene Scruggs ’59, Richard Waddell ’64 and Malcom Warford ’64 received the Distinguished Achievement Award for excellence in their profession or community service. Debra Balles, Transylvania’s controller, has served on reunion committees and is a member of the Bluegrass Alumni Chapter Board, the Transylvania Women’s Club and the Tri Delta Centennial Committee. Appointed controller in 1984, Balles has served on many committees and co-chaired the Finance Committee of the Quality Enhancement Plan in 2000. She brings three decades of experience to the Financial Resources Committee of the 2009-2012 Strategic Plan.    Raymond Cooper is a former Alumni Executive Board president and volunteers with the admissions, alumni and development and career development offices. A real estate broker and developer, Cooper has been president of The Myers Y. Cooper Company in Ohio since 1987. His real estate developments include CVS stores in Cincinnati and Atlanta and shopping centers in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. He serves on board of The Springer School, a private school in Cincinnati devoted to educating children with learning disabilities, and as a member of the Ohioana Library Association in Columbus.  Other civic activities include assisting with initiation of the curbside recycling program for Cincinnati residents and

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Six current and former Transylvania students have won prestigious Fulbright awards

Posted on May 1, 2009July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.–Six current and former Transylvania University students have won prestigious Fulbright awards for 2009-2010. The three seniors and three alumni were selected to study and teach abroad through the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships program, one of two international exchange opportunities sponsored each year by the Fulbright Program and the U.S. Department of State. The Fulbright Program, the largest of its kind in the United States, was established in 1946 by the U.S. Congress to foster mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and the people of other countries. It is designed to give recent college graduates opportunities for personal and career development, as well as international experience. William F. Pollard, Transylvania vice president and dean of the college, said having six current and former students awarded the grants in a single year is “extraordinary for a small liberal arts college.” “The academic program at Transylvania encourages study abroad programs, with approximately 70 percent of our graduating seniors having studied abroad at least once during their four years. These six Fulbright Scholars will build upon their earlier study abroad experiences as they live and work in different countries representing  the United States and the Commonwealth with the knowledge, values and skills they developed at Transylvania,” Pollard said. Transylvania’s director of study abroad and special programs, Kathy Simon, agreed, saying the Fulbright success “confirms our commitment to international education.” The Transylvania seniors awarded Fulbright grants are Andrew Owen, of Owensboro,

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