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Presidential search update
The following is a tran
scription of the campus-wide
voice mail left last week by Ellen
Hamrich, who heads the presi
dential search committee.
This message is intended to
give you a brief update on the
status of the search for Guilford's
next president.
The committee met late last
week to review the candidate files
recommended from our search
consultant. After reviewing ap
proximately 60 candidate files,
the committee has selected eight
promising applicants to be inter
viewed by the committee in late
February.
This group consists of
women, sitting presidents,
Quakers, and non-traditional
candidates with demonstrated
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Katherine Gardner, Sarah Betson, and Matt Baker at the Pines yard
sale in front of Founders Saturday, Feb. 16.
Week at Guilford
Fri., Feb. 22
7 p.m. Bowling Club (All-Star Lanes)
7:30 p.m. Gospel Choir workshop (Boren)
8 p.m. Masquerade Ball (Dana)
8 p.m. WQFS Coffeehouse (Underground)
Sat., Feb. 23
8 p.m. Union presents Derek Trucks Band (Sternberger)
Sun., Feb. 24
7 p.m. WQFS Meeting
7:30 p.m. Jazz concert (Bryan And.)
Mon., Feb. 25
7:30 p.m. The Guilfordian meeting (Commons)
8 p.m. Poetry Reading (Bryan And.)
9 p.m. Guilford Pride meeting (Resource Center, Dana)
Tues., Feb. 26
3 p.m. Campus Sidekicks (Boren)
6:30 p.m. Black History Month lecture (Gallery)
8 p.m. Internationa] Club meeting (International Center)
Weds., Feb. 27
6 p.m. Community Senate Student Concern Forum (Caf)
8:30 p.m. S.A.F.E. meeting (King 126)
Thurs., Feb. 28
7 p.m. Forever Green (Pines)
10:30 p.m. Yachting C lub meeting (Bauman)
success in their past work. All
have impressive and broad-rang
ing experiences. We are hopeful
that the next president of
Guilford College is among this
group of individuals.
After each of the eight can
didates is interviewed, the com
mittee will decide which of those
should be invited to visit our
campus to meet you and learn
more about our community.
Only the identity of those few fi
nalists will be announced, and
that announcement should be
made in late Feb. or early March.
Thank you for your patience
at this process unfolds. The com
mittee will continue to update
you as new developments occur.
Please do not hesitate to contact
me if you have concerns or ques
tions.
The Guilfordian
News
was well known and liked among
students for his jovial counte
nance (he was always smiling),
love of vegetarian cooking (he
cooked often for all his friends),
and technophilia (he worked av
idly for IT&S).
He was proud of being one
of the few, if not only, male
women's studies majors. He
worked at one point for the Na
tional Organization for Women
and for Planned Parenthood. At
Guilford, he also majored in psy
chology.
Bek actively served in Com
munity Senate, volunteered as a
Chaos leader, and helped orga
nize Serendipity.
A bystander would have
taken Bek for a Quaker. He had
a deep respect for Quaker ide
als, which was evident in the un
witting care and helping hand he
lent anyone, anywhere.
He had a penchant for old
fashioned phrases like "peachy"
and "right on" and a mysterious
love of Canada.
Bek lived in Michigan,
Texas, and Charlotte before his
family settled in Greensboro in
1995, where he lived since.
He enrolled in the culinary
arts program at Central Pied
mont Community College, where
he earned an associate's degree.
Afterward, he began classes at
Guilford.
At a memorial service held
on Wednesday afternoon in Dana
Auditorium, students, faculty,
staff, co-workers, community
JUSTIN BETSON
Free meal tickets!
Did you know students are encouraged to
take a faculty person to lunch once a
semester? All a student has to do is request
a meal ticket from Joyce Eaton in the office
of the Academic Dean and invite a teacher
for lunch on any day.
STUDENT CONCERN FORUM
Do you have concerns about things going on at Guilford?
Do you feel like you don't have a voice in how decisions are made
or what problems are discussed^
Here's you chance to raise YOUR concerns with administra
tors, faculty and Staff This Wednesday, February 28, there will be a
student concern forum in the cafeteria. From 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.,
there will be "focus groups" just to discuss whatever you want to. This
is the opportunity that you've been waiting for to talk to the people
who can make changes - don't mis.sM't!
People who have already committed to coming include Jerry
Godard, Joanne Toby, Phil Manz, Jim Hood, Adrienne Israel, and Bill
'Stevens.* 'Broughtto you by your Community Senate. J "' '' •
members, and family, remem
bered Bek's life with reflections
and quiet prayer.
Those who chose to speak
described him as patient, cheer
ful, spiritual and full of integrity.
They remembered him as always
smiling, with a passion for hu
man contact.
Marshall Lammers, a close
friend, epitomized Bek's person
ality in saying, "I think he would
be surprised by how many
people are here, but I wouldn't
be surprised if he knew every one
of you by name."
The following is a poem
Bek's family composed when
they learned of his death:
Helping others
Smiling, even in the morn
ing
Full of sunshine
Never having a bad thing to
say about anything
Enjoying apples, fine cook
ing, blueberry pancakes and
anything loaded with garlic
Sweeping away bees in a
"panic dance"
Willing to take care of your
problems (computer or other
wise)
Hiking with a too-full back
pack
Always looking to catch a
great photo
Excited about life and all its
great possibilities
Proud to be free and inde
pendent
Generous
Caring
Ryan
From Bek, p. 1
February 22, 2002