Shorter’s Phil Jones honored with prestigious FCA Coach of the Year award

Phil Jones’ devotion to his faith and dedication to the game of football was recognized on Jan. 13, as Jones received the esteemed 2008 Fellowship of Christian Athletes Grant Teaff Coach of the Year honor.

With this award on his shelf, Jones now joins with the ranks of past recipients like Sylevester Croom (Mississippi State - 2007), Tommy Bowden (Clemson - 2006), and Tommy Tuberville (Auburn - 2005).

Senior vocal performance major wins regional voice competition

Shorter senior Rachel Roby keeps hitting all the right notes.

Her vocal talent has landed her lead roles in various Shorter College music and theatre productions, and now it’s taking her to a national competition.

Having won the Georgia Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) state vocal competition in November, Roby went on to win the regional competition held Jan. 18 in Virginia. She will now compete in Atlanta on March 30 for the national title.

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Shorter offering military discount for Professional Studies students

Shorter College is now offering tuition discounts for students enrolled in the Professional Studies Program who have served the United States through military duty.

 The scholarship, which applies to active and retired military personnel and their spouses, will give a 20-percent discount on tuition for students enrolling in Shorter's Professional Studies Program.

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Distinguished Professor of Piano to perform recital Jan. 25

Shorter College’s Distinguished Professor of Piano William Knight will perform a recital at 3 p.m. on Jan. 25, just one day after celebrating his 80th birthday. The recital will be held at Shorter College’s Brookes Chapel and will feature works from Franz Joseph Hayden, Franz Liszt, Claude Debussy and Robert Schuman. The event is open to the public at no charge.

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Shorter’s Arnold Gallery housing exhibit from Ireland native

From now until Feb. 20, Shorter alumni and friends have a chance to view artwork from Ireland native Eilis Crean. An exhibit of her work titled “Presence” will be on display inside the Arnold Gallery, Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

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There were a lot of smiles seen around the Winthrop-King Centre, home to Shorter College's athletic department, during the final days of 2008 - and with good reason.

A national champion, national rankings, All-Americans, conference championships and dozens of post-season honors - Shorter's teams, student-athletes and coaches can look back and see that the 2008 calendar year has put the college on a high plateau of the NAIA ranks.

Timberlake brothers bring African soccer to America

There were no lush, green soccer fields on which to learn. For two young Americans, the dirt and sand of Africa served as their training ground growing up - and Ryan and Kyle Timberlake wouldn't have had it any other way. It was normal for the brothers who count the blessings they've had as sons of missionaries and who have infused faith and family on another continent.

Seven Shorter Hawks named to NAIA Football Scholar-Athlete list

The 2008 Daktronics-NAIA Football Scholar-Athletes were announced on Dec. 20 and seven student-athletes from Shorter received the honor.

Senior defensive lineman Jackson Abercrombie , senior offensive lineman Kenneth James, senior safety Budd Keith, junior offensive lineman Seth Lindsay, senior center Zach Morrison , senior safety Will Oliver and senior linebacker Jeremy Ruark were all named to the list.

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Feb. 24 - Guest Artist Art Exhibit, Steve Loucks - "Altered and Embellished with a Personal Touch"
Feb. 24 - March 20, Reception and Artist Lecture on February 24, 2009 at 4 p.m. inside the Arnold Gallery

Steve Loucks is a professor of art at Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, and a professional potter. His work plays upon functional pottery forms that abandon utility for a more playful, organic, and sculptural approach to form, surface embellishment, and presentation. His works have multiple layers of glazes that are high-fired in a reduction atmosphere. Steve received his MFA from the New York City College of Ceramics at Alfred University, and his BFA from the University of Illinois.

March 2 - Alumni Recital - Jamie Barton, Mezzo-Soprano and Patrick Harvey, Piano
Monday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Brookes Chapel

Jamie Barton, a 2004 Shorter College graduate and winner of the Metropolitan Opera's 2007 National Council Auditions, returns for an alumni recital. Jamie recently earned her Master of Music degree in voice performance from Indiana University and is a member of the Houston Grand Opera Studio. Joining her for this recital will be 2005 graduate Patrick Harvey, who recently earned his Master of Music degree in collaborative piano from the University of Michigan. He is now instructor of music and coach-accompanist at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.