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book due to circumstances in my life. Now, looking back, I know it was the Lord’s timing. I picked up the book at the end of my junior year; I was a

little more receptive at the time because I knew I would be married shortly. That book led me to many others by Elizabeth George, and those books

have really helped me in my relationship with the Lord as well as preparing to be a wife. 1 look back, and I realize that it was that book from Dr. Hayes

that introduced me to that author. This is just one of the ways she has impacted my life.

Born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, on October 27, 1938. Member of Phi Kappa Phi and Kappa Delta Pi honor societies

Married in East St. Louis, Illinois, on August 14, 1939. Listed in the Who's Who Among America's Teachers

Graduated from Barry University with a B.S. in English in 1960. Received a Ph.D. in Childhood Literacy/Cultural Anthropology

Earned master’s degree in Education from St. Francis University in 1965. from University of South Florida in 1995.

Came to the College from Elkhart, Indiana, as a professor of education Active in the College Reading Association.

in 1988. Died at home in Clearwater, Florida, on Saturday, January 3, 2004.

This special supplement was made possible through gifts from faculty and staff. —

It is wonderful to know I was living in Arizona I was born the fifth of I was saved at about
seven years old. After

God’s mercy, especially when I felt the Lord six children. When I gaining reassurance of

at an early age. I grew calling me to pursue was eight, my mother my salvation in 1995,

up the son of former my doctorate in Musi­ died. I was sent to live my relationship with

faculty member, Dr. Ri­ cal Arts. My heart has in foster care. A boy the Lord moved to a

chard Nichols, Sr. Af­ always been in Chris­ next door to my foster deeper level. Perhaps

ter growing up in tian education. To family invited me to the biggest spiritual

Tampa, my wife and I teach in a Christian church. I was later ‘growing experience’ in

were looking for any College was my desire, saved at a revival ser­ my life to date was be­

excuse to move back to but I really did not vice at the age of four­ ing apart from my hus­

the area. When we re­ know what the Lord teen. The best part of band Christian while

ceived a phone call had in store for my me. working at CCC is he waited to get his

from CCC, it was an I was w illing to do the Christian atmo­ visa to join me here in

answer to prayer. I be­ whatever He wanted. I sphere. I am free to the states. While work­

gan teaching various was interviewed on give the Christian ing on my Masters de­

music classes in the May 1, 2002, and three perspective in any gree from the Univer­

fall of 1997. It may months later on Au­ class I teach. It is sity of South Florida I

sound cliche, but the gust 1, my husband great to be in a place worked as an admis­

best part of CCC is be­ and I started the cross­ like this at times sions assistant. This is

ing able to work with country trip to Clear­ when prayer is needed my first year teaching

other Christian faculty water. My husband on my behalf. God’s in the English depart­

and students. teaches in the business people here are effec­

department. tive praying people. ment.

Mr. Anthony L. Abell

Assistant Professor of Bible

Miss Nicole M. Ambler

Instructor of English

Mrs. Catherine 0. Anthony

Associate Professor of English and Literature

Dr. Roger C. Bradley

Associate Professor of Economics

Dr. Jeffery L. Capshaw

Associate Professor of Bible

faculty