Southwestern Magazine | Spring 2020

SPRING 2020 Departments 4 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT History & Tradition 5 SCARLETT 'S LETTER Lucky. 6 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Furthering Alumni Engagement 7 ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT Jim Zalles Croxford ’83 8 THE COMMONS 24 CLASS NOTES 26 IN MEMORIAM 28 THE PROFESSOR CHRONICLES 34 ON THE SHELVES 36 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS 42 THEN AND NOW A Residential View Contents 30 20 14 3 SOUTHWESTERN On the Cover Annual catalogue of McKenzie College, 1860–1861; second annual catalogue of Rutersville College, 1841; Wesleyan College broadside; and Soule University catalogue, 1859–1860. Originals located in Southwestern University Special Collections & Archives. A HISTORY OF FIRSTS From academics to experiences, Southwestern leads the way. by Debbie Ritenour FIRST CLASS, FIRST GENERATION Building connections, mentorship, and friendship. by ClaraMcMichael ’17 CONTRIBUTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN ALUMNI A celebration of just some of SU’s History-making Alumni. by Megan Betancourt ’21 , Ellie Crowley ’19 , Justin Cruz ’20 , Victoria Galbreath ’22 , and T. J. Vela ’19