Tag: Campbellsville College

  • Former Campbellsville University president W.R. Davenport dies Feb. 10 at 95; Funeral can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5lKaUcHosA

    Editor’s Note: The funeral for Dr. Davenport can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5lKaUcHosA. EDITOR’S NOTE: UPDATED STORY Dr. William R. “Randy” Davenport’s funeral, at 2 p.m. EST tomorrow, Sunday, Feb. 14, will be live streamed on Campbellsville University’s WLCU-TV at https://forms.campbellsville.edu/about/media/wlcu-fm-and-tv/. Davenport was president of Campbellsville College (now University) from 1969 to 1988. He died Feb.…

  • Perspective and Passion Impact the World

    Darlene Eastridge Commencement Address Campbellsville University May 7, 2010 Thank you, Dr. Carter for a flattering introduction, and thank all of you for taking a night out of your busy lives to celebrate the achievement of these graduates. I am honored to be your commencement speaker this evening and honored to be in the company…

  • A Different Sun, by Elaine Neil Orr

    New York: Berkley Books (Penguin), 2013. A Review, by Robert L. Doty This remarkable novel by a graduate of Campbellsville College is a distillation of mission history, and antebellum social life in Georgia. It delves into questions of slavery, mental illness, Yoruba (Nigerian) culture and religion, and the maturation of the human spirit in the…

  • From the Editor

    In a sweltering gymnasium, Dr. E. Bruce Heilman (Campbellsville College, Class of 1949) delivered one of the most inspiring addresses on campus within the past two years. A veteran of World War II, who has experienced many of life’s challenges, he kept graduates, parents, family members, faculty, and staff with an energetic, humorous, and interesting…