Welcome to LRC’s Support Services for Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Students newsletter! We hope you enjoy the news we have to share, and hope that you have some news to share with us! Remember you can help us by…

Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Alumni Chapter

Join today…… Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Alumni Chapter

On October 17, 2003, after 26 years of being housed in Highland Hall, Support Services for Deaf/HH Students was relocated due to problems with the heating system. You can find us now on the second floor of the Cromer Center above the Bear’s Lair. Our new location makes it easy for students to access our services. We are all settling in quite well. If you can, stop by and say hello.

(l to r) Brad Hardin, Jessie Stone, Erica Call, Adam Nicol, Sean Kelly, David Bird, Parker Greene, Mike West, Leia Nance, Tia Morris, Christina Redmon, Clair Webb, Amy Millsaps, Heather Maxwell. (not pictured: Adam Hall, Cynthia Watts, Donna Dees, Kiki Jones, Linda Foley, Melissa Shumate, Rachel Nicol)

The following students have offered to share their information if you would like to contact them:

During your next visit to campus, look around and see signs of Deaf/HH Support Services. October 3^rd 2002, 4 new banners were hung on lampposts across campus in celebration of our 25^th Anniversary. Each banner states "Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Support Services Est. 1977."

We enjoyed making and renewing friendships during our 25^th Anniversary Celebration at Homecoming 2002. We were especially honored to have the first four graduates from 1981 to lead the parade as Grand Marshalls - thanks Barbara Klein, Tammy Lanier Weiner, Deborah Harrell Saville, and Robin Horton Homesley for representing our program. If you have photos to share, please send either snail mail to Support Services for Deaf/HH Students, Lenoir-Rhyne College Box 7221, Hickory, NC 28603 or email franks@lrc.edu.

 

Those attending: Heather Klein, Josh Joseph, Sara Claveau Gerhold, Danette Steelman-Bridges, Robin Horton Homesley, Steven Hunter, Kathy Whitesell, Deborah Harrell Saville, Tammy Lanier Weiner, Shannon Pham, Sharon Preslar, Carrie Hoydilla, Debbie Ammerman, Barbara Klein, Charlie Weir, Christy Kincheloe Wagner, Robin Gardin Owens, Dr. Ryan LaHurd, and current students (pictured in yellow) Rachel Nicol, Tia Morris, Parker Greene.

For the first time in LR’s history, ASL will count as foreign language credit for ALL students at Lenoir-Rhyne College. In April 2004 the faculty voted to have ASL count as foreign language credit.

For the past five years, LR has served as host for 7 live teleconferences sponsored by PEPNet (Postsecondary Education Consortium) and CSUN (California State University, Northridge). Thanks to PEPNet for funding those teleconferences. If you would like information on our next teleconference email Shawn Frank at franks@lrc.edu. CEUs for RID Certification and for teaching renewal credit will be awarded and it’s FREE to attend.

The Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing program at Lenoir-Rhyne College is participating in a project for educational interpreters. Various staff at LR have created a mathematics CD and a science CD. The software is designed so a user can look up a word and then play a short video demonstrating the selected sign. Additionally, the software allows the user to build a custom dictionary to store the signs as desired. The CD is available for purchase through the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Support Services by contacting Shawn Frank, director, at (828) 328-7298.

The Hamsher-Waltz Endowment Fund has been established in 2003 through a bequest from the estates of Ann and Elwood Hamsher for the purpose of providing perpetual support for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at LRC. Their granddaughter, Sally R. Waltz was a graduate of the Class of 1995 and enjoyed the support services offered at LRC for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The endowment fund shall be used to support scholarship assistance for a deaf or hard-of-hearing student or scholarship assistance for a Deaf Education major.

WEB SITES WWW.LRC.EDU/DEAF

WOW….We have reached the 90 mark for number of LR alumni who are deaf or hard of hearing. Graduates for 2004 include: Tia Morris, Adam Hall and Leia Nance. Congrats!!! If you would like to share information about yourself, your family, your career, we would love to feature you in a special alumni edition newsletter. Include a picture if you can. Email franks@lrc.edu by September 24^th, 2004. This special edition newsletter will be sent by Homecoming October 2^nd, 2004. THANKS!!!

LOST ALUMNI
Email franks@lrc.edu if you can help us update our email address list.

Christie Butler ‘97

Beverly Allen Senter ‘82

Summer Honeycutt ‘01

Dru Tucker ‘84

Lisa Squiccarini ‘94

Michelle Shelffo ‘93

Sandy Smith Whimpy ‘91

Jason Knebel ‘96

Joy Setzer ‘96

John McAfee ‘92

Michelle Head ‘92

Scott Clark ‘98

Kacy Crabtree ‘86

Michelle Corallo ‘89

Tom Sqambellone ‘92

Nathan McAlister ‘99

Craig Bryden ‘96

Emily Claveau ‘99

HAVE A GREAT DAY J

LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU!

Shawn Frank, Director

Support Services for Deaf/Disability Students

Lenoir-Rhyne College

Box 7221

Hickory, NC 28603

(828) 328-7298 (V)

(828) 328-7347 (TTY/answering machine)

(828) 328-7329 (fax)

email: franks@lrc.edu

web site: www.lrc.edu/deaf