FORMER DEAN OF PEPPERDINE COLLEGE DR. J.P. SANDERS DIES
Pepperdine lost a bridge to its past last Wednesday when former dean Dr. Joel “J.P.” Sanders died in Reno, Nev. Sanders became dean when his friend and third president of Pepperdine, Dr. M. Norvel Young, offered him the position in 1957.
This marked the second time Young and Sanders joined forces. Sanders was the first editor at 20th Century Christian, a periodical they both founded.
Sanders also worked at the university as a chairman of the religion department in 1940 and served as a professor.
He was born in Ft. Worth, Texas, in 1906. He received degrees from both Texas Christian and Vanderbilt universities. He also earned a doctorate at the University of Southern California.
Sanders left Pepperdine and became executive vice president of Columbia Christian College in Portland, Ore., in 1970. Four years later he accepted the position of president at the university.
Professor emeritus of Seaver College and Sanders biographer Dr. Morris Womak reflected on the former dean.
“I believe the title of my reflection on Dr. Sanders’ life perhaps best expresses the essence of his extraordinary life: J.P. Sanders, A Champion of Christian
Education,” Womak said according to the Office of Public Relations and News.
Sanders is survived by his wife, Gloria, and their three children, Joel Jr., Michael and Richard.
Current chairman of the religion division Dr. Jerry Rushford and Helen Young, the wife of former Pepperdine president Young, both spoke at Sanders’ funeral.
PEPPERDINE DEBATE TEAM DROPS IN STANDINGS AFTER HOSTING DEBATE
The Pepperdine debate team hosted a debate Oct. 18-20, and lost spots in the national rankings in the process, according to debate team member Kim Hyson.
Because they could not debate in their own event they were left without a chance to earn any points in the standings, dropping them to 13th in the nation.
Universities participating in the debate included West Point, Gonzaga University, Middle Tennessee State, University of Southern California and University of California Berkeley. Berkeley won the debate and is now ranked 35th in the nation.
The debate team, which a few weeks ago took the top spot in the nation, will battle at California State North Ridge this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
DEBATE CLUB TAKES ICC FUNDS
Five members of Pepperdine’s Inter-Club Council voted Monday to give the remaining $183.39 in the contingency fund to the Debate Club. The resolution, first proposed at the Oct. 21 meeting, had been tabled for two weeks due to attendance issues. The money is in addition to the $1,339 the Debate Club received originally, which was 10 percent of the group’s budget for travel and tournament fees. It passed unanimously, though questions were raised about the appropriateness of designating budget money without a larger portion of ICC representatives in attendance.
No other clubs, however, had written resolutions for the remaining funding.
Debate representative Kimberly Hyson said that the money would pay for novice debaters to attend tournaments to cultivate members for the No. 13 nationally ranked debate team. The official team is funded through the Communication Division.
NATIONAL HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK
The Pepperdine Volunteer Center will host the Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week from Nov. 8-16. Events will include a weekend trip to the streets of Los Angeles from Nov. 8-10, a trip to the International Toy Bank on Nov. 11 and a speaker series for Convo credit on Nov. 12 from 7-8 p.m. in the Chapel, on Nov. 13 from 6-7 p.m. in the Fireside room and Nov. 14 from 7-9 p.m. in the Chapel.
Other events such as feeding the homeless in Santa Monica and a blanket drive will be held next week as well.
To sign up, contact the Volunteer Center at ext. 4143.
November 07, 2002