The Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 10, Ed. 1, Friday, April 8, 2005 Page: 1 of 10
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ellowjacket
Friday April 872005Tf'-)
Volume 95
Issue Number Ten
A weekly student publication
of Howard Payne University
HPU mourns
death of former
educator
h loin S'i Ri'fioih
Don Jackson. .1 lonnei
eiluc.ltOI .111(1 adniinisir.itiit
.it llow.ud Payne t mveisiiv
died Monday. Apnl 4 2005 .il
Hrownwood Regional Medical
Cenlei
His teaching c.ueei began
in LiMaiquc. wlieie ho taught
biology While tcaclunu mnl
ogy. he obtained two dilleienl
Taxidermy Iccliuiquc' patents
lor educational pin poses
ABOVE RIGHT: Don Jackson
ABOVE CENTER- Flags were
week in respect of Jackson.
ller mm mi: In
Biownwood in I'JftS hi.
became .i hiolouv piolcssm .11
HI'U Ills '(I yens il seivice
.it here me hided .i wide van
ety ol idles ice Picsulcut
ol Academic All.uis Dean til
Arts and Sueni.es md Dean
ol Admissions .mil Kccouls
Di I .um ll.ill lll'l'
piesulent. seivcd is .i vice
president .it HI'U while
Jackson was saving .is i lei
low .uhmnisti.itoi ll.ill si.iied
that he was s.iddened In the
news ol Jackson's de.ilh
"Don w.is i womleiliil
indiMdii.il." ll.ill st. ited (He)
w.is i lovum I.ithei .iikI tins
I). mil. ind .i capable .idmims
tr.itor.it HIT lor in.m yens'
ll.ill noted m .in eni.nl lo
the HI'U l.iciilty .iikI st.ill th.it
dining Jackson's i vcuts is
Kcjzisti.ii. he h.is piep.in.il .mil
oerseen 104 tcgistiatious S
commencements .mil. dining
his e.iieei piep.ned the ill. ill
ol ever univeisii) catalog
hoin 197 until his leinenient
in I'JW
Dr Don Newbui) loimei
president ol HI'U. woiked with
Jackson lor .i numhei ol e.us
He stated th.it lie believes those
who knew .mil woiked with
Jackson will miss inllueuce at
HI'U.
"I am saddened to learn ol
the passing ol Don Jackson"
Nevvbur) stateil "He and Ins
wile Marilynn aie wonderlnl
examples ol Christian com-
mitment and long service to
Howard l'.ine University
He was an extremely capable
person who served admirably
in many areas including both
academic and adimmstiaiive
assignments "
Jackson was also the iccip
lent ol the Outstanding I nunc
Teacher ol the Southwest
HHEHklI5!luK!3flHiHHHHHHIBll
n
I'lnitoi iontrilniUil
lowered to half-mast this
iwaid an aw.nd given to the
most pioiniMiig Inline leacliei
selected horn student leacheis
t it m live states
Accoidmg lo his obilu
.il). Jackson's man) talents
included winking with wood
and designing liiimluie A
wink lie designed ami built
was teatuied as second place
wiiinei in lletlei Homes A.
Ctaiilen Wood magaine His
ciallsmansliip with wood lives
on m (lie homes ol iclatives
and ti lends I hiouglioui his
lilelime lacksou taught mail)
dilleienl Sunday school class
es li mi lo Ins death lackson
was seivmg as the tcachei
tin the lackson Class al I irst
Itaplisl Chinch liiownwood
and was appio.iclung Ins
I Jill ve.u as the leacliei loi
icksbuig Reiiiemcnl Centei
Sunday School Class
He was m.uried In
Maul) mi Dock on June 21
IW in I'oit Ailliiu She
suivives him as well as son
Stephen Jackson and his wile
I'.nt) ol Kiiim. a daiighlei.
I .an ic Sellers and husband
Jack ol C oppell a giaiiddaugli
lei shle) Jackson ol Denton
two biotheis. Hob Jackson and
wile Mane ot I icdericksburg.
Md . and loin Jackson and
wile Katie ol Deer I '.irk. and
seveial nieces and nephews
His patents I ester and
Julia Jackson pieceded him in
dealh
I uncial services weie held
al 2 p m Ihursday April 7 al
the I list U.iplist Chinch ol
lliowiiwootl Internment lol
lowed in I astlawn Memorial
I'.uk
In lieu ol llowcrs the
I unity asks that contributions
be made to Good Samaritan
Ministries (105 Clark
Hiownwooil 'IX 76801)
Construction of new HPU
recreation area progresses
New climbing wall courts and skate park set to open by summe
University Newsservice
Crews are beginning
woik on a brand new Outdoor
Recreation Centei at Howard
I'ayne University that will
include a Mi hv I ft Icel wide
climbing wall and
skate park for skate-
boarding inline skating and
roller hockey
two basketball
courts
jogging inline skate
circuit
archery
horse shoe pits
multi-purpose area
and more.
Accoiding to designers
the climbing wall is a custom
built tree-standing structure
constructed specifically for
HIT The wall has a ilnee-
diincnsion.il curved modular
dhiicI and will give sports
On one
hand...
I'IhiIo uintnltultil
Allen Jackson youth
ministry and college pro-
fessor at New Orleans
Baptist Theological
Seminary spoke to stu-
dents Wednesday morn-
ing during chapel ser-
vice in Mlms Auditorium.
Jackson was on campus
as a contributor to the
youth ministry work-
shop being held at HPU
from April 4 through 10.
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enthusiasts the leehng that
they are climbing on actual
rock.
Designers say it is
extremely rare to hud a lacil-
it) ol this kind at a Division III
umveisities adding that only
about a doen climbing walls
currently exist at universities
in Texas.
The Recreation Center
is being constructed on the
northwest side ol the "old"
tennis courts near the physical
plant.
Construction on the climb-
ing wall will begin April 6 and
should be completed in about a
month according to university
officials. The other elements
of the recreation center are
already underway.
The Skate Park will occu-
py a 50 by 100 foot area
"The intention is to turn an
unused and unattractive area of
the campus into an attractive
arcahat serves the physical
7 -Sl ntlllilll rtiirtiljt nP
Ytl the students and
. i?t" flirt citrmtittrlinn
W JUKUUIIUIIIg
community
said Dr. Rick
eelby head of
Hhe HPU depart
ment of exercise
sports sci
rSSSHPu ' : YUM
iisttiB(lH 4 iB iptiW fl
ence "Mecaiise we wanted to
teach all the students at HI'U.
we depailed liom traditional
thinking and pioposed physical
activities that rellect the inter-
ests ol 21st cenlui) youth. The
current design reflects an evo-
lution ol thinking rethinking
and iiioililying that occurred
during the course of a year
before the plan could move to
the construction phase."
He said that several popu-
lations on campus and in the
area (.(immunity would be
served
I he facility will provide
an outdoor platform to launch
many new exercise and sports
science activity classes such as
sSZirrlv
'
X-games (climbing skating
and boarding) recreation lead
ership. rock climbing trick
skating speed skating mime
hockey basketball and various
other activities
He added that die com
munity and oihei gioups could
use the facility
"This facility should
help build lll'U's reput.i
lion as a university that is on
the move to provide leader
ship for the 21st century"
Stan Pefi.i duectorol facilities
and planning said the center
will enhance the overall qu.il
ity ol life on campus
"HPU has listened to
numerous inquiries about
outdoor type activities' Pen.i
said " This center meets
many of the expectations and
needs "
The l.icihty will be wcl
lighted and supplied
with a music system
"No doubt" Ueelb)
said "many new and
exciting activities
classes and programs
will evolve from this
innovative beginning to
Phytlcal Education in
the 2 131 century
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The Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 10, Ed. 1, Friday, April 8, 2005, newspaper, April 8, 2005; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth92504/m1/1/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.