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Volume 84 Number 39
ACU Department of Journalism and Mass Communlcafion
- Tuesday Feb. 20 1996
peakers to expound on who needs church
icmc speakers for Lectureship will continue
to discuss the question who Needs the
wren?" at lectures in Moody Coliseum.
ccchcs arc Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Wednesday at
a.m. and 7 p.m. Lecturers are Harold Hazclip
jcrt Ethington and William Banowsky.-
People Need the Salvation-Focused Church
Harold Hazclip president of David Lipscomb
diversity since 1986 will speak at 7 p.rru
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Ethington graduated From Oklahoma Christian family therapist will speak Wednesday at 7 p.rm
Ic is a graduate of Lipscomb University and Hdielip Ethington Banowsky
sccived his bachelor's decree in divinity from Tennessee Tcnnessc Foundation for Independent
ithcrn Baptist Theological Seminary. Colleges and Commission on Colleges for the
lazclip also earned A doctorate from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
iivcrsity of Iowa. Hazclip and his wife Helen have two sons and
member ofHarpeth Hills Church of Christ he four grandchildren.
ves on the corporate board of Restoration People Need the Morally-Couraceous
irttrly and the editorial board of 21st Century Church
ntsttan. Jpeakini at 1 1 a.m. Wednesday will be Robert wile ien have three daughters.
lazelip is a member of the Rotary Club Nash- Ethington pulpit minister for Kingwood Church People Need the Christ-Centered Church
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university or science and Arts in lyo with a
Bachelor of Arts in Bible and earned a Master of
Divinity at Bethel Theological Seminary in 1986.
He also earned a doctorate of ministry from ACU
in 1992.
Ethington served as the pulpit minister to
Wcstgate Church of Chris't in Abilene and L
Street Church of Christ in San Diego Calif.
He was also the youth minister to Memorial
Drive Church of Christ in Tulsa Okla.
He has been chairman for the volunteer chap-
laincy program at Northeast Medical Center in
Houston and a member of the board of Noble
Development Corporation.
His name has been listed in 13 national and
international Who's Who publications. He and his
le Advisory Board for the First National Bank of of Christ since 1992.
Dr. William Banowsky a licensed marriage and 10 grandchildren.
He is the counseling minister of the Highland
Oaks Church of Christ in Dallas ;
He is a 1958 graduate of Lipscomb University
and earned two master's degrees - from the:
University of New Mexico on 1959 and Pepp-J
crdine University in 1994
Banowsky also earned his doctorate from the
University of Southern California.in 1963.
He was president of Pcppcrdinc University from ;
1968-78 and the president of the University of:
Oklahoma from 1978-85. . ;'
From 1985-88 he was president of Gaylord
Broadcasting Company which operated television
stations in seven cities and he also served oh the
boards of 12 odier corporations.
He has been active in the Republican Party at the
state and national levels.
Banowsky and his wife Gay have four sons" arid'
Miss Texas pageant next stop for sophomore
By Amy Dauglwlty
Edtor in Chtel
Light from the stage softened her
slender china-doll race as she wait-
ed patiently in the shadowed wings of
Cullcn Auditorium with her friends.
When her cue came flautist Heather
Wilson joined her fellow Concert
Band members on the stage for Sunday
evening's performance.
In a few months the sophomore
nursing major will wait in the wings of
a different backstage the stage for the
Miss Texas pageant.
The 5' 10" sophomore grew up on an
tarigajcptton.and. peanut farmout
in tFe middle of nowhere'' near
Wellington. She started particpating in
pageants at the age of eight after her
sister and cousin became involved in
pageants.
"Mom had to make me" she said
her soft brown hair framing her smil-
ing blue eyes. "I was very shy around
certain people ... then it was some-
thing that just stuck. I liked getting
dressed up I liked performing en 'Performing
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During her high school years she
competed and placed three times in the
Miss Teen Texas pageant. Rcccnly
Wilson was crowned Miss Lake
Meredith placing her in the Miss Texas
pageant - the preliminaries for Miss
America.
"When you go to Miss Texas you pay
the big bucks for clothes mostly' she
said. At the pageant in early July pre-
Healher Wilson sophomore nursing major from Wellington performs with Concert Band Sunday evening In
Cullen Auditorium Wilson will compete In the Miss Texas pageant in early July.
liminary categories are the swimsuit section of the Big Purple and Concert
evening gown and talent competitions.
Only 10 women will move on to the
finals.
Wilson's spotlighted talent is playing
classical piano which accounts for her
closely trimmed fingernails. Using her
musical talents she joined the flute
Band last semester and made fast
friends.
"Coming here I didn't know any
one.
Wilson said so she watches .the news to
keep current.
Each contestant is required to have a
platform about a social issue and be
she said. Through band I've just able to explain the problems and possi-
met a lot of really great friends." blc solutions. Wilson chose to attack
At the competition judges may ask adult illiteracy
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T"r. Orval Filbeck. professor
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jl-t emeritus or education was
hotiorcd Sunday with the 1995.-9? i
ACO Alumni FacultyStaff Award.; y
Filbeck 83 taught at ACU fromi
1945-82. He served as chairman of
tHe Department of Education dir-
member or the teacher education
committee. t g
He was listed in the 197rdiov
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or uutstanaine caucrrsin
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Filbeck also served as a reBw
for Churches of Christ in EaetleelO
Huntsville. Bekon. San Marcos'
and other cities tlirougli several
decades ;.
He earned bachelor's and mastesV-
decrees from East Texas States
University in 1937 and 1938 and
Frcccived his doctorate from he
Jniyersity of Texas in 1944. ..
Xfter retiring Filbeck helped
-establish the Abilene Clean arid'-"
FPrpud program and has organized'
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Solo pianist
to perform
George Winston solo pianist will
give a concert at the Paramount
Theater Sunday at 8 p.m.
Like his solo piano albums includ-
ing his latest release Forest Winston's
performances are deeply influenced
by the seasons and by his upbringing
in Montana's "Big Sky" country
according Dancing Cat Productions
Inc.
Winston's theme for his Abilene
show will focus on the winter time.
Along with his solo piano record-
ings Winston plays stride piano New
Orleans R8cB the late jazz pianist
Vincc Guaraldi's Peanuts pieces and a
solo harmonica piece.
He also plays a form of music with a
guitar in a fmgerpicked island style
called the "Hawaiian slack key"
Winston is also coming out with a
new solo piano release "George
Winston Plays Vincc Guaraldi" that
'Fs set for release this spring featuring
His interpretations of Guaraldi's music
?fom the Peanuts TV specials and
other compositions such as Cast Your
Fate to the Wind and Treat Street
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George Winston performs at his piano. The solo pianist will perform at
the Paramount Theater Sunday at 8 p.m.
according to the news release. Food Bank of Abilene by bringing a
Tickets will go on sale on Thursday donation of non-perishable food to
for $15; $12 for students seniors and the concert.
military at the Paramount Theatre
box office.
For more information or to charge
by phone call 915-676-9620. The
audiei&e is encouraged to support the
This local non-profit organization
provides food and emergency assis-
tance to individuals and families in
transition according to the news
release.
Departments honor
excellent students
By Sarah Ledbetter
Student Reporter
'TPhe 1996 Excelling Award rccipi-
A cnts were honored in a special pre-
sentation and reception on Saturday at
Chapel on the Hill.
Students from the College of Biblical
and Family Studies in the departments
of Undergraduate Bible Missions and
Family and Consumer Sciences were
required to maintain a grade point aver-
age offe.5 and show growth in caring
serving and academic excellence said
Dr. Jim Mankin chairman of the
Department of Undergraduate Bible
and Ministry.
"We are recognizing people for acade-
mic honors" Mankin said.
Dr. Marianna Rasco chairwoman of
the Department of the Family and
Consumer Sciences said she agreed.
"We look for evidence of good char-
acter integrity and being cooperative
and energetic" Rasco said.
Eighty-nine total students received
the awards during the presentation: 67
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We are
recognizing
people
for
academic
honors.
Jim Mankin
Bible 21 from the department of
Family and Consumer Sciences and J;t
from the department of Missions. '.
The Excelling Awards were started'
when Dr. William Tcague chancellor
emeritus saw a need to recognize exem-
plary students. ' .
Three important words were stressed
Mankin said. "Dr. Tcague stressed the
words: caring serving and cxccllingt
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