Honors Day 2003

On April 18, 2003, immediately following the College's Honors Day Convocation for undergraduate students, the Department hosted its own reception in Manly Hall. Prof. Tim Murphy acted as the MC and Betty Dickey and Prof. Ted Trost were the "official" photographers. Each recipient of a Silverstein Fellowship (who had already received either a $500 or a $1,000 fellowship for the coming school year) were given a copy of the HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion. Also, plaques bearing the names of all past and current REL award winners were unveiled and hung in the newly renovated REL student/faculty lounge.

Thanks to everyone who helped to make the event such a success. And congratulations to all the award winners as well as to all of our graduates!

The festivities get underway on Manly Hall's second floor balcony

The newly unveiled plaques for the REL student/faculty lounge

Among our students: Peter von Hermann and Kelly Claverie (front left); Kim Davis (middle); Clay Arnold and John Parrish (bacground right); Heather Swindler and Prof. Catherine Roach (background middle); Professor Trost (foreground right)

Prof. Steve Jacobs speaks with Catherine Howell and her mother

Prof. Catherine Roach (front left); Mark Premo-Hopkins, Kyle Stephens, John Parrish, Clay Arnold (with back to camera), and Prof. Ted Trost

The eating and drinking continued late into the night...

Profs. Tim Murphy and Russell McCutcheon, John Parrish, Clay Arnold, and Prof. Ted Trost with new son Benjamin

Prof. Russell McCutcheon speaking with Kim Davis's parents

Background left: Catherine Howell's father; middle: Kathleen Penton with her parents; foreground right: Shera Fingerman with her parents and grandparents (who made the trip to Honors Day from New Orleans)

Center: Kathleen Penton and parents; doing a double major in REL and journalism, Kathleen has provided much appreciated PR for the Department through her numerous Dateline Alabama articles
(many of which can be found on our website)

Foreground: Prof. Steve Jacobs speaks with Catherine Howell and her parents; middle: Peter von Hermann and Kelly Claverie speak with Drew Elmore, his parents, and Prof. Trost; background left: Kyle Stephens with his mother; background middle: Kim Davis with her parents

Prof. Trost and contented-son Benjamin speak with Clay Arnold; background: Prof. Jacobs and Catherine Howell with her parents

Drew Elmore (with back to camera) and father speak with Peter von Hermann and his mother (middle left and right); Kim Davis and mother (right); far right: Meghan Premo-Hopkins, wife of Mark Premo-Hopkins

Profs. Tim Murphy and Catherine Roach (with her son, Nathaniel, serving up some punch); Kyle Stephens's mother; Meghan and Mark Premo-Hopkins along with Mark's father; far right: Kyle Stephens

And last, but certainly not least, Heather Swindler (Prof. Kurtis Schaeffer's spouse) with their sun-dress-clad, sleepy daughter, Ruby