The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 55, Ed. 1, Wednesday, May 9, 2007 Page: 2 of 12
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Friday afternoon outside
his old office an oak tree
was planted In memory of
Wayne Miller former assis-
tant director in the Office
of Career and Academic
Development who died of
pancreatitis last May. The
tree was planted in front
of McKlnzle Hall where he
counseled hundreds of stu-
dents dealing with life and
career decisions.
The dedication preceded
Chapel on Friday. Thirty
to 40 people attended in-
cluding Miller's wife and
four sons his father his
colleagues his friends and
his students.
"The whole Career and
Academic Development Of-
fice thinks about him a lot
and the positive Impact he
had" said Deon Botha man
ager of counseling In the Of-
fice of Career and Academic
Development. "We all talked
about doing something that
we could remember him by
and what better than a tree."
Matt Bolsvert executive
director of Career and Aca-
demic Development said the
tree is a representation of
the Impact Miller had on the
to emphasize the most was
that we would never be able
to see the Impact he had
on campus" said Bolsvert.
"He helped kids and helped
them find out who they
are."
The dedication was a
somber remembrance of
Miller's contributions.
"This time was meant
"The tree will grow and spread out over time just
like the great impact he had on others and his
ability to reach out to students. "
ACU campus.
"The tree will grow and
spread out over time Just
like the great Impact he had
on others and his ability
to reach out to students"
Bolsvert said.
The tree dedication start-
ed with Bolsvert speaking
in honor of Miller.
"The thing that I wanted
to be reflective and think
about all of the great things
he did on campus (wanted
his family to know we loved
him and what he did at
ACU" Bolsvert said.
After Bolsvert spoke
Charles Mattls dean of the
First-Year Program led the
group in a prayer. After-
ward they all joined to
gether in singing 'The Lord
Bless You and Keep You."
Miller's family was pre-
sented with a framed du-
plicate of the plaque that is
next to the tree.
Although the dedica-
tion's atmosphere was sad
and somber it showed how
one person can make an Im-
pact on the people they sur-
round Bolsvert said.
"He really did make an
impact and we can be joy-
ful and ever prolong his
memory" Bolsvert said. (
Miller's memory Botha
said will be long-lasting for
both students and faulty at
ACU.
"One of the things we
all miss about him most
1s his great knowledge and
how he helped and cared
for every student that came
his way" said Botha. "He is
greatly missed and will con-
tinue to be missed."
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Christopher Nelson age 7 a first grader from Jackson Bemertaryanx-
touaty watts to play a midway game at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo.
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Summer is upon us and
students are preparing to
leave for summer vacation.
The exodus will leave its
mark on area businesses.
The loss of business In ad-
dition to the absence of
employees will have places
like Tuscany's Coffee House
on South First Street and
Chicken Express on Judge
Ely Boulevard altering their
plans in preparation for the
summer months.
Amy Barnes manager at
Tuscany's said more than
a few students work at the
coffee house.
"We opened in late Au-
gust so this will be our first
summer" Barnes said.
Barnes said Tuscany's
did experience a slower pe-
riod during the Christmas
season as a result of many
students going home to
their families.
"There's so much to do
during the Christmas sea-
son and so much money
to spend on other places.
We ended up closing for a
few days around Christmas
time" Barnes said.
Tuscany's which serves
food such as coffee and
sandwiches Is making an
effort not to cater exclu-
sively to college students
Barnes said.
"It's a process of trial
and error" Barnes said. "To
start out we're going to ad-
Just the menu for different
meal times."
Chicken Express will
also experience a slowdown
come summer said assis-
tant manager Brian Sharp.
"Normally when the stu-
dents leave the business
dramatically slows down"
Sharp explained.
Sharp said the fast-
food restaurant tries to
support the students of
Abilene whenever possible.
They even offer a student
special meal.
Chicken Express has two
workers who will leave over
the summer Sharp said.
Sharp also said he doesn't
expect to have a hard time
finding replacements for
anyone else leaving town.
Barnes said Tuscany's
has several students work-
ing all hand-picked by own-
ers Brad and Laura Engel
and the coffee house has
already started hiring to fill
In for those on the way out.
The end result however
Is not clear.
"It's hard to say what
will happen because this is
our first summer" Barnes
said. "We get a lot of ACU
kids so we appreciate them
coming in."
Sharp said while the
slower business is obvious
the business Is not hit too
roughly especially since
churches such as University
Church of Christ occasion-
ally have Chicken Express
cater its events.
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