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ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
LAURINBURG, N.C.
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1994
Reuschling Named
President of Florida
Southern College
Dr. Thomas Reuschling has
been named President of Florida
Southern College. Dr. Reuschling,
who has served as president of St
Andrews since April 1988, an
nounced his resignation in October,
effective at the aid of February.
He will take office at Florida
Southern University-a private, lib
eral arts college in Lakeland, Fla.-
Aug. 1. Lakeland is located between
Tampa and Orlando. The 1,400-stu
dent college, affiliated with the
United Methodist Church, offers 31
academic majors and has the largest
one-site collection of Frank Lloyd
Wright architecture in the world.
Reuschling is a native of Ohio
and a graduate of Hiram College in
Ohio, where he received a bachelor’s
degree in economics. He received
his master’s of business administra
tion from Kent Slate University in
CSiio and holds a doctorate from the
UnivCTsity of Colorado.
Before assuming the presi
dency of St. Andrews, he was dean
of the E. Clairbome Robins School
of Business at the University of Rich
mond in Richmond, Va. He has
served as director of the school of
business at the University of North
ern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa and as
assistant professor of marketing at
Kent Stale University.
Board Begins Work In New Office March 1
Dr. Warren L. Board of Elon
College will lake office as the newly
eleaed President of St. Andrews
Presbyterian College on Tuesday.
He will replace Dr. Thomas L.
Reuschling, who has served as presi-
dentofSt. Andrews since April 1988.
The college’s Board of Trustees,
former Gov. James E. HolshousCT,
board chairman, announced Board's
presidency Thursday, Feb. 24.
“ Warren Board fits perfectly
the profile the trustees, faculty, staff
and students of St. Andrews had en
visioned for the college’s next presi
dent,” Holshouser said. “He pos
sesses strong planning and organiza
tional skills, a commitment to the
mission of a liberal arts college and
tranendous personal warmth.”
Recently Provost and Se
nior Vice President of Elon College,
Dr. Board has also served as Provost
of Kalamazoo College in Michigan
and as Executive Assistant to the
President of Elmira College in New
York.
He holds a doctorate in
policy studies and higher education
from Syracuse University, a master’s
degree in communication arts from
the University of Denver and a
bachelor’s degree in communications
from the University of Idaho.
History of The Lance
EXiring the 1961-62 school year,
contests were held to name the col
lege yearbook and student newspa
per. The winner of the newspaper
naming contest was Patricia Finch
with the name The Lance. Thi s name
was chosen by the Publication Board
because it was "keeping with the SL
Andrews teams, the Knights, and
with the yearbook, "The Lamp and
Shield.’ The name also denoted a
Dr. Board has been with
Elon College since 1986. He has
been centrally involved in planning
and implementing improvements that
have resulted in a 35 percent increase
in enrollment and an increase of more
than 140 points in studoits’ average
Scholastic Aptitude Test scores. Over
the past decade Elon has doubled its
campus acreage and the square foot
age of buildings. The number of
full-time faculty has almost doubled
and the academic program has ex
panded from 29 to 37 majors. En
dowment has nearly quadrupled.
The new president will be
accompanied by his wife. Dr. Jeri
Fitzgerald Board, who will serve as
Coordinator of Special Projects at
Sl Andrews. She is a former Direc
tor of F*rograms and Institutional De
velopment at the North Carolina
Center for the Advancement of
Teaching of the University of North
Carolina.
Search committee chairman
James L. Morgan said the search has
been underway since Dr. Reuschling
announced his resignation in Octo
ber. The 14-member committee —
comprised of trustees, faculty, staff
and students—reviewed 125 candi
dates for the position.
President Board's words to St.
Andrews students:
"Jeri and I are delighted to join
the St. Andrews College community.
We've been especially impressed by the
intellectual liveliruss and passion for
the St. Andrews experience demonstrated
by students we've met thus far. The
college has a fine tradition of innova
tion and excellence in the academic
program. Successful, happy and con
tributing students are the best reflection
of that tradition and the brightest hope
for itsfuture. Aspirationsfor St. Andrews
so openly shared by students, faculty,
trustees and administrators are congru
ent with my own. /' m anxious to become
an instrument of the college's progress
and, along with many others, will look to
students for their ideas, energy and sup
port. We can surely anticipate lots more
hard work, some great times together
and the eventual celebration of our joint
accomplishments. “
Rejuvenating The Lance
BY SHAD LUEDKE
With this issue, the defunct St.
Andrews newspaper. The Lance,
comes to life again. The Lance, which
has not been published but once this
year because of a seeming lack of
student interest will now be co-ed-
ited by Molly Scoles, senior and John
Hess, junior.
Trudy Smith, assistant director
of communications, is advisor to the
paper. The eight-page, tabloid-sized
newspaper is scheduled to be printed
bi-monthly, and the two editors hope
to have five editions out by the end of
the semester.
Rejuvaiation of the paper be
gan in Professor Grace Gibson's jour
nalism class. Wanting to apply some
of the theory they were learning in
class, the journalism students ex
pressed a desire to tackle the projea
of writing, editing and publishing
the paper.
"The Fastest Sport on Two Feet"
Lacrosse is “the fastest sport
on two feet,” at least according to the
bumper stidcers on vehicles driven
by devotees of the game. Perhaps
more of those bumper stickers will
pop up in these parts after Sl Andrews
College adds lacrosse to its athletic
program next year.
St. Andrews will be only the
seventh college in North Carolina to
field a varsity lacrosse team. College
officials feel lacrosse will be valu
able both in terms of student recruit
ment and distinction in athletics, ac
cording to athletic director Lorenzo
Canalis.
An additional incentive for
St. Andrews to develop a lacrosse
program at this time is the presence
of Carl Ullrich, who is advising the
college on its creation. Ullrich and
his wife, Becky, moved to Scotia
Village in July, choosing that retire
ment community in part because of
its location next to a quality college.
They quickly became involved with
Sl. Andrews through SAILL (Sl
Andrews Institute for Lifelong Learn
ing) and he serves as president of the
Knights Club.
Ullrich brings special skills
to the task of setting up a lacrosse
program, including a network of con
nections that will help in selection of
the right coach and recruitment of
players. Before his retirement, he
served as athletic director and coach
at a number of institutions including
West Point, as a member of the Na
tional Collegiate Athletic Associa
tion (NCAA) Lacrosse Committee
and as commissioner of the NCAA I
Patriot Conference. His love of la
crosse goes all the way back to when
he played on his high school’s team.
“I’m just thrilled that SL
Andrews has decided to offer
See LACROSSE, page 4
weapon of defense of truth."
Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
Jules Renard