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March 31, 2000 McNeely leaves for a Tennessee School continued from page 1 more than once. They will soon not see him anymore. Following three plus years as director of food service here at Guilford, Marriott employee McNeely is leaving to take over food service at Lipscomb University in Nash ville, Tennessee. Beginning in early April McNeely will start at Lipscomb, a school affiliated with the United Church of Christ which, with 2,000 students on the meal plan, represents an account roughly three times the size of Guilford's. "I'm not being fired or pushed out," explains McNeely. "I feel I've accomplished about 85% of what I set out to do. The per son coming in to replace me will take up that 15% and probably go another 50% further. "My wife teaches, and the county we're moving to has a school district which is eleventh in the state. In addition, my staff will triple...This is the next logi cal step for me." While acknowledging that Lipscomb will be a shift to the right socially, he welcomes the change. "Let's face it: Guilford is Students and >ilum get together for CDomen's Studies anniDersary continued from page 1 program founder Carol Stoneburner's welcome address. Kelly Davis then performed the "Birth Monologue" from The Va gina Monologues by Eve Ensler. Then Laura Donaldson, a 1976 Guilford graduate and professor of women's studies and Native American studies at the univer sity of lowa, gave an address en titled "Subversive Couplings: Transforming Feminist Knowl edge Through Post-colonialism and Anti-racism," looking at how women's studies programs can contribute to race dialogues in the United States. After Donaldson's address, seniors Sarah Bernhardt and Julie Kauffman honored the Guilford faculty who teach women's studies in a presenta tion that looked at these profes sors and what led them to teach women's studies courses. This presentation was the result of a semester-long project in which they interviewed faculty mem bers who have taught women's studies courses. Bernhardt and Kauffman did not overlook the male professors who as Bernhardt stated "are an integral ' McNeely headed to Nashville. pretty much a three-headed, asexual beast that is still trying to define itself," McNeely said. "At some point, the school needs to stand up and say, 'This is what we want to be.'" McNeely has been in the res taurant business since he started at the Angus Barn in Raleigh, NC, at age twelve. From there, he moved to a position as baker at the Crab Tree Valley Mall, before finally accept- part of the Women's Studies Pro gram." After these presentations, plaques were given to all faculty who teach women's studies courses so they can be identified by students and faculty as sup porters of the program and can recognize each other. A new award, the Lucrecia Mott award, was also given on Saturday. The award was named in honor of early feminist and Quaker woman and was pre sented by Catherine Biber, '95, and sophomore Miriam Biber. The first award, which includes a scholarship for the recipient, was awarded to Stoneburner, founder and director of the Women's Studies program. "She is the force behind the Women Studies program," said Kauffman. As she received the award, Stoneburner said, "it is an honor to be honored with her [Mott]." The rest of the conference in cluded a luncheon, a focus on alumni who graduated with women's studies degrees, minors, or concentrations, as well as small group discussions and bonding activities. The Guilfordian News ing a position at Marriot. He came to educational food service by accident. After graduating from culinary school, he interned with the burn unit of the Medical Uni versity of Charleston, intend ing to continue in health-care food service. He then inter viewed with the wrong re cruiter, who convinced him to work in education instead. The rest, as they say, is his tory. McNeely headed food ser vice at Loyola University in New Orleans, Brookley Confer ence Center in Alabama, and Sanford University in Alabama, before coming to Guilford. Of his chosen career, McNeely beams, "The quality of life is there; you can have a fam ily. Plus, each group of people is new and dynamic. The students change each year." He went on to emphasize the problem-solving component of the job, saying, "You've got a foot ball player and a vegan. One's de manding more steak; the other's saying you can't serve steak at all. What do you do?" In his tenure at Guilford, McNeely has answered the top ics of all but one comment card. the week in CAMPUS MINISTRIES DAILY: QUIET WORSHIP, 8:05 - 8:20 A.M. THE HUT. Friday, March 31 12:00 noon QCRP Srown 6ag CuncH discussion, "Li6eration Theology." Hut. Sunday, April 2 9:15 a.m. College Meeting for Worship, ledby (Daniel Summers, 'OO. Moon • room Monday, April 3 5:00 p. m Torevergreen. Hut. 7:30 p.m Quaker Concerns. Hut. Tuesday, April 4 12:00 noon Community prayer and worship. Moon room. 6:00 p.m (Buddhist sitting meditation. Hut. 7:00 p.m. "The future of the Quaker (peace Testimony," Ced 6y Vernie (Davis and HeCCer. friends Homes at (juilford faring room 8:00p.m NCjM. (Boren Lounge. Wednesday, April 5 5:30 p.m. meeting for worship. Hut. 8:00 p.m. InterV'arsity. Commons. Thursday, April 6 5:00 p.m. Acapeda singing. Hut. 7:30 p.m QCRP meeting. Hut. 7:30 p.m. FCA- Warric^room. Friday, April 7 12:00 noon QCRP brown 6ag Cunch discussion, "QCo SaC (Economy and Stu dent Activism: a conversation," with (Rp6in HahneC, American University podtical economist. Hut. 6:00p.m QCRQ (Friday Fireside Ca6yrinth (jCenagape. (Rjdes leaving from the Hut. That one? It suggested the caf eteria serve condoms. Those who remember the food before McNeely appreciate the wonderful job he's done. Senior Jenny Craigie said, "Brad is an adult who thinks like a kid. He's a very cool guy." She then settled into the stories: McNeely at the senate orienta tion retreat, at prom, at the ski retreat, or one afternoon when a group of students went to his house to help him move some stuff two years ago. "We ended up sitting out on the porch and talking. It was one of the most memorable and amaz ing experiences of my college ca reer." Asked of any parting words for the students, McNeely said, "I'm gonna' miss so many of you all. I've been close to so many here. Guilford has been a very unique place to work. Thank you." If you get a chance to talk to Brad McNeely sometime in the next few weeks, please do so. Not only is he a very funny man, but he's an asset to Guilford who will be sorely missed. Page 3
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