NewsTuesday, May 08, 2012 Transy wins HCAC golf title |  Led by a medalist performance by Justin Tereshko, Transylvania ran away with the 2012 Heartland Conference Men's Golf Championship Sunday, posting a 42-shot win over runner-up Mt. St. Joseph. Transy captured its sixth HCAC Tournament championship in a row, qualifying for the NCAA Division III Men's Championship at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla., beginning on May 15. The Pioneers enter the national tournament ranked No. 7 in the country by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
| Seven athletes inducted into Pioneer Hall of Fame |  Former Kentucky governor and baseball commissioner A B. “Happy” Chandler and basketball star Orbrey Gritton top a list of seven new inductees into Transylvania University’s Pioneer Hall of Fame.
The 2012 class was inducted on April 27, following a reception and dinner. The latest additions bring the total number of Pioneer Hall of Fame members to 102, plus one team, since inductions began in 1992.
The newest members include Chandler, a 1921 graduate who played baseball, football, and basketball at Transylvania prior to a long career in politics; Gritton, a 1989 graduate who ranks 13th on the all-time men’s basketball scoring list and was district player of the year and an NAIA All-American as a senior; and Mark Turner, a 1977 graduate who retired as the winningest coach in the history of the women’s basketball program.
Also entering the Hall of Fame this year are swimming All-American Jay Ecleberry, a member of the Class of 1992 who still holds two school records; tennis standouts Elizabeth Boyd Fryar ’81 and Andrea Barton Lane ’90, both of whom starred on regional championship teams; and Emily Veeneman ’96, a field hockey and softball player who holds the field hockey records for most goals in a game, in a season and for a career.
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| Saturday, March 31, 2012 Transylvania wins AIKCU’s annual “Battle of the Bumpers” contest for fourth year running |  With the help of alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends, Transylvania University is once again the winner in the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU) “Battle of the Bumpers.” Transylvania beat out the other 19 AIKCU campuses to put the most campus license plates on Kentucky highways and the most dollars in the school’s general scholarship fund. Transylvania’s promotional efforts helped increase their total sales to 852 in 2011, an increase of 84 license plates over 2010.
Transy: 852
Centre: 718
Georgetown: 628
Bellarmine: 437
Berea: 249
Campbellsville: 226
| Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Alumni Benefits |  Your alumni benefits now include a special discounted rate on Auto Insurance and Home Insurance from Liberty Mutual. We’re proud to provide our alumni with a great benefit from a Fortune 100 company that protects millions of people across America. Find out more about Liberty Mutual Home & Auto Insurance. In Kentucky, contact Kent Lewis at 859-223-1313 ext. 53304 or via email, Kent.Lewis@LibertyMutual.com. Elsewhere, call 1-800-524-9400.
Reference client #118832. Discounts and savings are available where state laws and regulations allow, and may vary by state. To the extent permitted by law, applicants are individually underwritten; not all applicants may qualify. | Monday, March 26, 2012 Award-winning poet Bianca Spriggs'03 to deliver Transylvania commencement address |  Affrilachian poet, multidisciplinary artist and Cave Canem Fellow Bianca Spriggs will deliver the commencement address at Transylvania University on Saturday, May 26, at 9:30 a.m. on the steps of historic Old Morrison. Spriggs, a 2003 graduate of Transylvania, was named as one of the Top 30 Performance Poets by TheRoot.com, is a Pushcart Prize nominee and a recipient of multiple Artist Enrichment Grants and an Arts Meets Activism Grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women. In partnership with the Kentucky Domestic Violence Association, she is the creator of “The Swallowtale Project,” a creative writing workshop dedicated to the women inmates at the Federal Prison Camp, and the creator and artistic director of the Gypsy Poetry Slam featured annually at the Kentucky Women Writers Conference. | Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Host Family Program seeks alumni volunteers | Transylvania's Host Family Program is seeking Lexington area alumni who are interested in hosting current students whose homes are more than six hours away from campus. The program pairs students with local families who will provide a home for those who can't make it home over breaks and holidays. Host families may also keep in touch with students throughout the school year, have them over for dinner, or attend events together. For more information and to apply, click here. | Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Alumni and Friends Travel Opportunities | 
Featured trip - Alpine Christmas - November 30 - December 7, 2012
8 Days, 10 meals (6 breakfasts, 4 dinners). Highlights include: Innsbruck, Golden Roof, Munich, Oberammergau, Salzburg and Christmas Markets. Per person cost based on double occupancy is $2,749 (if booked by June 25, 2012 with a deposit of $250 per person) includes the meals mentioned above as well as round trip air from Lexington, air taxes and fees and hotel transfers.
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