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   Alumni E-Newsletter     

November 2006   

With mid-terms over, students are starting to smell the turkey and gear up for their “final meal” before exams. We are sure you remember those days and are now happy to eat your turkey without finals looming before you. We pray you will have a blessed Thanksgiving with your families!

In this edition, your newly elected alumni president will introduce The Hicks Memorial Scholarship, read how TKC is one of 50 “All American Colleges” and meet one of the current faculty. Remember to visit our website at www.tkc.edu/advancement/alumni.

At Homecoming 2006, we announced our plan to honor the memory of Richard (’84) and Charlene Hicks with an Alumni-funded Memorial Scholarship (read more details below).  The Hicks were Wycliffe Bible translators serving in Guyana when they lost their lives on the mission field in March 2005. The family has a long history with The King’s College.  Rich’s father, brother and sister were all graduates.

Since their deaths, the Alumni Executive Association has been engaged in discussions and planning with The King’s College administration on how to best honor these dedicated servants of the Lord.   I believe that the Hicks Memorial Scholarship honors both the legacy of the “old” TKC, while promoting the mission and vision of the “new” TKC.

I urge all Alumni to prayerfully consider how you might contribute to honor the Hicks memory, and to support TKC students who would follow in their footsteps.  This is the perfect opportunity both to re-connect with your Alma Mater and to help build the Kingdom of God.

When considering my own commitment to giving, I reflect on what happened last week at the dinner table when my eight-year old daughter asked, “Are we rich?”  Resisting the urge to laugh (we’re not rich in case you’re wondering), my husband promptly answered, “Only in the grace of God, Sweetie.” 2 Corinthians 9:11 says, ”You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.” 

Wishing all of you a Happy Thanksgiving!

For twelve years of unwavering and influential service, Richard and Charlene worked in Guyana translating portions of the Bible. On Wednesday evening, March 30, 2005, their bodies were discovered outside their burned home.

Their tragic deaths are being investigated as a double homicide.

Since their deaths, they have been greatly missed by their families as well as the people they served everyday. A common observation by the Wapishana Indians and Guyanese with whom they worked was, “Brother Richie and Sister Char treated us as equals. They loved and respected us in a way that few other outsiders did.”

It is their families’ wish that the Hicks’ lives of service and sacrifice inspire many others to dedicate their lives to the Lord and follow Him.

The criteria for the Hicks Memorial Scholarship are based on the ideals by which Richard and Charlene lived. The King’s College will award the Hicks Memorial Scholarship to an incoming freshman student who has achieved academic excellence, shows an interest in musical activities, and is either the child of a missionary or is interested in going into the ministry.

Interested in helping fund this scholarship? Follow this link Hicks Memorial Scholarship and in the section marked additional information please type Hicks Scholarship.

The King's College is honored among an exclusive group of fifty colleges in the most recent issue of “The Intercollegiate Studies Institute Guide to All-American Colleges.”

Other colleges profiled include the University of Chicago, Princeton University, Rhodes College and the University of the South.

The guide highlights schools that, “clearly remained committed to ensuring that students encounter the great minds and texts of Western civilization and those that have programs that connect in a special way with the core values of the American founding and the vibrant intellectual traditions of the West.”

According to the guide, “Intellectually serious students who want a genuinely formative Christian education would do well to take a look at this high-minded little college in one of the world’s tallest buildings.” The King's College profile also includes a description of the college’s academic life, student life, and core curriculum with an emphasis on Great Books and great ideas.

The King's College enrolls ambitious students who want to participate in the secular marketplace of power and ideas. These students will eventually be poised for positions of leadership, utilizing their Biblical worldview and classical education they have received at the College.