lOctober, 1977 - CROSSROADS - Page 5
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
S.C. man residence
life director
L - R, Br. Paul Shanley, Br. Michael Buttner, Br. James Toman, and Abbot Jude Cleary.
Three monks make solemn professions
Brothers Paul Shanley,
Michael Buttner, and James
Toman recently made their
solemn profession of vows as
monks of the Order of St.
Benedict in special services
held in the Belmont Abbey
Church.
Principal celebrant at the
profession ceremonies was
Abbot Jude Cleary, O.S.B.,
Abbot of Belmont Abbey. He
was assisted by Fr. David
Brown, O.S.B.
Brother Paul Shanley, a 1973
graduate of Belmont Abbey
College, presently teaches in
the English Department and
works in the bookstore here. He
received the M.A. degree in
Education from the University
)f N.C. at Charlotte in 1976. He
s the son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Shanlev of Scio, N.Y.
Brother Michael Buttner, a
1972 graduate of Belmont Abbey'
College, presently teaches in
the Theology Department, and
works in the Admissions Office
here. He holds the M. Div.
degree from St. Meinrad School
of Theology. He is completing
requirements at this time for
the M.A. degree in Religious
Studies from Indiana Univer
sity at Bloomington.
Brother James Toman holds
the B.S. degree from St.
Benedict’s College in Atchison,
Kansas. He currently serves as
infirmarian for the Belmont
Abbey Monastery.
Russell Jean Kent is the new
director of residence life at
Belmont Abbey College.
Kent received both the B.A.
and M. Ed. degrees from the
University of South Carolina.
He also received a “Certificat
de Francois” from the Institut
de Paris.
Previous to his position at the
Abbey, Kent served as a
teacher and academic coun
selor at Ridgeland Academy in
Ridgeland, South Carolina.
He is a member of the
National Association of Student
Personnel Administrators, the
Southern College Personnel
Association, and Phi Alpha
Theta National Honor
Fraternity.
When asked to comment on
' his impressions of Belmont
Abbey, Kent related, ‘‘The
College is very impressive both
in its physical plant and its
range of possibility.”
He feels that one of the major
assets of the College is its size.
Kent said, “A college should be
a community of administrators,
faculty, and students. Students
need to break the ivory tower
routine and formulate values as
well as academic skills to
prepare them for the business
world.” He believes that a
small college can facilitate this
communal relationship best.
Kent and his wife, Laura, live
in O’Connell Hall on campus.
This gives him the opportunity
to remain in close contact with
the students and their needs.
Play Was
Presented
The Abbey Players oi
Belmont Abbey College
presented Oscar Wilde’s play,
‘‘The Importance of Being
Earnest,” during Oct. 7-10.
The play is a Victorian
comedy of manners set in 19th
century England. The plot
centers around a satire on
“earnestness” and a ficticious
character named Ernest.
Bro. Simon Donoghue, O.S.B.,
directed the production which
'included a cast of: Mrs. Jean
Moore as Lady Bracknell, Dr.
Ben Judkins as John Worthing,
and Fr. John Oetgen, O.S.B. as
Rev. Canon Chasuble. Student
actors were: Paul Veltri as
Algernon Moncrieff, Bob
Dondorf as Lane, Amanda
Cleveland as Gwendoline
Fairfax, Fran Hilton as Miss
Prism, Kathy O’Toole as Cecily
Cardew, and Becky Day as
Merriman.
MRS. JEAN MOORE
Moore awarded a study grant
Mrs. Jean Moore, a 1963
graduate of Belmont Abbey
College and assistant professor
in its department of English,
spent this past summer at the
University of Virginia attending
an eight-week seminar in the
department of general
linguistics.
Mrs. Moore was one of twelve
persons from the U. S. awarded
a place at the National En
dowment for the Humanities
Summer Seminar. The topic for
study was “the Underlying
Constants in the Changing
Methods of Literary Study.”
Prof. Hugh Davidson con
ducted the seminar, and Mrs.
Moore’s work concentrated on
*the novels of James Joyce and
Dostoevsky.
Please Help Us Update Our Alumni List
You will notice below
an expanded form which
requests information we
have not attempted to
gather in several years.
As you may surmise, we
at the Abbey look upon
the Centennial year 1976
as a year of opportunity
for the College in many
directions, and we hope,
with your help, it will
become also a
memorable time for all
those who have passed
through.
Our need for this in
formation stems from (1)
a sincere desire within
the several departments
to evaluate and seek to
,improve the quality of
instruction and career
preparation; (2) a
renewed effort to involve
alumni in a greater
numbers as we plan
Centennial events; and.
(3) the hope that we can
effectively organize a
Belmont Abbey Alumni
association as a working
arm of the College, as
well as a resource for its
members.
I cannot refrain from
adding that we sincerely
hope the response to this
plea through Crossroads
will be better than ever.
We are eager to serve
you.
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