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Alumni E-Newsletter
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July 2006
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Dear Alumni,
We hope you’re spending some days enjoying the
warmth of the season. It’s hard to believe that
summer is already here! Homecoming is coming closer
so remember to visit us at
www.tkc.edu/alumni for news and homecoming
registration as well as bulletin board submissions
and photo galleries!
In this edition we’ll hear from NBC Alumni President
Steve French, learn what God has been doing in terms
of student quality, read about our Provost and take
a trip down memory lane with an article from The
Page.
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Word from Steve French |
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The King's/Northeastern family has lost an amazing
example of God's grace.
Agnes Tracy for over forty years was Northeastern Bible
College’s "gracious lady". She brought dedication,
dignity and a gracious manner to every role in which she
was asked to serve. She will be best remembered as Dean
of Women, a role she fulfilled for many years beginning
at Northeastern's inception in 1950 and again from 1965-
1976.
Besides
being a wife an mother of two children, Mrs. Tracy also
served as Northeastern's first registrar, as secretary
to the business manager from 1976 to 1990 and as a
mentor to the Alumni Association through 2005. Other
roles during her later years included that of executive
secretary to the superintendent of schools in East
Orange and receptionist at the Van Dyk Manor in
Montclair from 1990 to 1999. |
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Mrs.
Tracy at Homecoming 2005
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One of the thrills of my life was to have the privilege
of presenting to her Northeastern’s Distinguished
Service Award at our 2005 Homecoming. At nearly 94 years
of age, she came to The King’s College NYC campus to
support the College and its alumni. As the award was
presented she let out a shriek of surprise and joy when
she realized that the award was being given to her. She
never dreamt of being honored in this way. Serving with
grace was her honor.
Agnes Tracy brought a quiet dignity and dedication to
each assignment that she was given. In many ways she was
the embodiment of that " good woman" described in
Proverbs 31 of whom it was said:
"Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs
at the time to come
She opens her mouth with wisdom and the teaching of
kindness is on her tongue.
Give her of the fruit of her hands and let her works
praise her in the gates."
Steven S. French (‘80)
President
Northeastern Alumni Association |
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Campus News
God
has greatly blessed The King's College in many ways,
one being the quality of its current students. By
comparing our statistics with those found in US News
and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” 2005 we
were able to determine our student quality standing
amongst the nation’s top schools. The results showed
The King's College among the top 5 of all Christian
colleges and among the top 50 of all colleges. This
quality standing reinforces the vision of the
college which states:
The King’s college educates
outstanding students for national leadership. We
exist to prepare students for positions of
leadership in our strategic national institutions:
government, business, education, law, media, the
arts and the church.
We
are blessed with ambitious students with a Christian
vision who want to participate in the secular
marketplace of power and ideas. They will be
well-positioned for leadership, equipped with a
biblical worldview as well as classical education
and the intellectual training that they have
received at The King’s College. We believe that our
students will be able to greatly impact today’s
culture for Christ.
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Peter Wood, Provost
Peter W. Wood joined The
King's College team as provost in July 2005 where he
is also Professor of Anthropology and the
Humanities. Formerly he served as an Associate
Professor of Anthropology at Boston University,
where he was also the president's Chief of Staff and
Associate Provost. He is a graduate of Haverford
College, Rutgers University, and the University of
Rochester, where he received his Ph.D. in
anthropology in 1987.
Peter is the author of Diversity: The Invention of a
Concept (2003), which won the Caldwell Award for
Leadership in Higher Education. He is the author of
more than 90 articles for such
publications as the Washington Post, Nation Review
Online, and many scholarly journals. |
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Look into the Past
Walk down memory lane while you read this article
taken from The King's College publication, The
Page. This article was written for the February
18, 1977 edition.
Alarming Accident
by Laureen Hamm
Miller Circle was the place of action last
Thursday night, February 10, around 8:40 as the fire
alarm rang steadily for about 35 minutes, sending
Miller Circle girls out to shiver in the night air.
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Rest assured, there was no fire. The cause—an
emergency run to the bathroom.
Deb Ackley, a freshman on fourth floor, was
diligently reading a fifty-page chapter for Social
Problems when a need arose to visit the bathroom.
She waited until the chapter was finished and then
hurried out of her room.
Meanwhile, Deb Snow, also a freshman, was sitting in
the hall talking to her R.A. By sheer coincidence,
Ackley tripped over Snow as she hurried to the
bathroom and, lunging forward, caught the fire alarm
switch as she fell.
Miller Circle girls spent only about five minutes
outside but the alarm continued to ring for another
half hour—no one knew how to turn it off.
Thanks to the efforts of Neville Horne and Roy
Lindland, who stopped the alarm, normality (?)
finally returned to Miller Circle. |
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It’s not too late to vote for someone for The King's
College Alumnus of the Year Award!
Just follow this link and fill out the form
Alumnus
of the Year |
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Please feel free to contact
ElisaBeth Yoder, who
is your representative and ready to assist you with any
questions or concerns at 212-659-7288 or
alumni@tkc.edu.
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