Fifty Years at Denison University
A Celebration of David Oliver Woodyard
de Andrew H. Pincus
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Hundreds of Students, Colleagues, and Friends Celebrate 50 Years of David Woodyard at Denison University
Dr. David O. Woodyard ’54, Professor of Theology, has been a part of the Denison community since his freshman year in 1950. The 2009–2010 school year marks his fiftieth year as a member of the Denison faculty. This volume celebrates his half-century of achievement as a professor, friend, minister, and compassionate human being through letters of reflection and appreciation from current and former students, colleagues, and friends.
Dr. Woodyard represents the best Denison has to offer, and after years of devotion to its students, they have responded in kind. Ranging from jovial levity to deep gratitude, this collection offers an authentic look at the monumental influence Dr. Woodyard has had in thousands of lives. His goodwill and ability to share it will continue to ripple through generations.
If the measure of a life is the good it has done, then surely we must measure the life of David O. Woodyard not as a sum of its parts, but as a greater whole, thus surpassing even the most grand of estimations.
In addition to the almost three-hundred letters, this collection also contains a number of Dr. Woodyard’s own words found in his sermons and prayers—each as personal and intimate as the letters written for him.
The proceeds generated from this book will be donated to the Denison University Department of Religion Gift Fund, a discretionary fund used to supplement the costs incurred from the publication of the Denison Journal of Religion, visiting guest lecturers, and other departmental activities.
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From some of the many letters:
We join all of our classmates in the Denison University Class of 1954 and hundreds of other Denisonians in congratulating you on a remarkable fifty years of teaching and service, which have enriched the lives of all that you have reached.
Charlene & Senator Richard G. Lugar ‘54
Dave is simply one of my heroes: one of a very few individuals who walk the walk when it comes to confronting power, and standing up for the weak, the dispossessed, and those in need, both physically and emotionally. I consider it an honor to know him.
Pete Myer ‘74
Dave Woodyard had such a talent for saying the right words at the right time. They would resonate in my mind and heart long after the chapel services or the religion classes I attended. They still do.
Patricia Leonard Gordy ‘71
They are immensely better people for having had you in their lives, and please know that these words do not come close to expressing the gratitude that they, and we, have for how far you have gone, how much you put up with, and how much you sincerely cared.
Lori & Rick Hypes ‘74
But something wonderful occurred. I became fascinated with the teaching, the questions about faith, and I became open to the joy of being a student for the first time in college.
Craig Lemieux ‘82
My past, present, and future are filled with purpose, meaning, and love, and I owe this in so many ways to you…
Kellyann Conners ‘09
You have given me the tools to be the man I want to be, and for that, I am forever grateful.
Dustin Richard Minium ‘10
Over the past fifty years…you’ve committed to your students—ALL of your many, many, many students—out of love, and they’ve responded in kind.
Professor Charlie O’Keefe
Dave, you have touched the lives of so many of us over the years. Thank you so very much for providing me with such a solid foundation.
David R. Bushnell ‘69
“Thank you” from the very bottom of my heart.
Jacs Fishburne ‘10
He wrestles a deep and utterly private spirituality, one with deep wells in old conservative American religion, but profoundly inspired by the raucously subversive Liberation Theology… He’s fearless, tireless, and in his love for those who turn to him, bottomless. One of life’s rare gifts.
George Williamson
I am grateful for the way in which he invited me to think rigorously, challenge all my assumptions, and look at every idea from outside of any boxes that held my thinking too narrowly-defined.
Rev. Henry L. Thompson III ‘75
I have no regret choosing law school over seminary. While I will never be one of his legendary students, he will always be my legendary professor.
Susan Hering Howard ‘85
I took away more from your class than any other. Chapel was a time for meditation, a time to decompress and look inward. Your offerings have lasted me these many years. Thank you for your gift.
Chuck Green ‘66
I’m not sure what kind of mental illness gives you this much compassion, concern, and patience for college students, but you have it bad.
Betsy Fisher ‘10
You offered to marry us right then. You said you even had the authority to do so. Michelle’s face turned bright red and Joanne started laughing. You were dead serious. I’m not sure if my response was even coherent at the time.
Matt DeMarco ‘91
Our success can be greatly attributed to the help you’ve provided the classes past and present.
Mike Haller ‘03
While the passing of years often dictates a loss of immediate contact and words left unspoken, please know how grateful I have been and remain to have had your presence in my life.
Rev. Paul A. Sandusky ‘69
A Kindle edition is available on Amazon.com
Hundreds of Students, Colleagues, and Friends Celebrate 50 Years of David Woodyard at Denison University
Dr. David O. Woodyard ’54, Professor of Theology, has been a part of the Denison community since his freshman year in 1950. The 2009–2010 school year marks his fiftieth year as a member of the Denison faculty. This volume celebrates his half-century of achievement as a professor, friend, minister, and compassionate human being through letters of reflection and appreciation from current and former students, colleagues, and friends.
Dr. Woodyard represents the best Denison has to offer, and after years of devotion to its students, they have responded in kind. Ranging from jovial levity to deep gratitude, this collection offers an authentic look at the monumental influence Dr. Woodyard has had in thousands of lives. His goodwill and ability to share it will continue to ripple through generations.
If the measure of a life is the good it has done, then surely we must measure the life of David O. Woodyard not as a sum of its parts, but as a greater whole, thus surpassing even the most grand of estimations.
In addition to the almost three-hundred letters, this collection also contains a number of Dr. Woodyard’s own words found in his sermons and prayers—each as personal and intimate as the letters written for him.
The proceeds generated from this book will be donated to the Denison University Department of Religion Gift Fund, a discretionary fund used to supplement the costs incurred from the publication of the Denison Journal of Religion, visiting guest lecturers, and other departmental activities.
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From some of the many letters:
We join all of our classmates in the Denison University Class of 1954 and hundreds of other Denisonians in congratulating you on a remarkable fifty years of teaching and service, which have enriched the lives of all that you have reached.
Charlene & Senator Richard G. Lugar ‘54
Dave is simply one of my heroes: one of a very few individuals who walk the walk when it comes to confronting power, and standing up for the weak, the dispossessed, and those in need, both physically and emotionally. I consider it an honor to know him.
Pete Myer ‘74
Dave Woodyard had such a talent for saying the right words at the right time. They would resonate in my mind and heart long after the chapel services or the religion classes I attended. They still do.
Patricia Leonard Gordy ‘71
They are immensely better people for having had you in their lives, and please know that these words do not come close to expressing the gratitude that they, and we, have for how far you have gone, how much you put up with, and how much you sincerely cared.
Lori & Rick Hypes ‘74
But something wonderful occurred. I became fascinated with the teaching, the questions about faith, and I became open to the joy of being a student for the first time in college.
Craig Lemieux ‘82
My past, present, and future are filled with purpose, meaning, and love, and I owe this in so many ways to you…
Kellyann Conners ‘09
You have given me the tools to be the man I want to be, and for that, I am forever grateful.
Dustin Richard Minium ‘10
Over the past fifty years…you’ve committed to your students—ALL of your many, many, many students—out of love, and they’ve responded in kind.
Professor Charlie O’Keefe
Dave, you have touched the lives of so many of us over the years. Thank you so very much for providing me with such a solid foundation.
David R. Bushnell ‘69
“Thank you” from the very bottom of my heart.
Jacs Fishburne ‘10
He wrestles a deep and utterly private spirituality, one with deep wells in old conservative American religion, but profoundly inspired by the raucously subversive Liberation Theology… He’s fearless, tireless, and in his love for those who turn to him, bottomless. One of life’s rare gifts.
George Williamson
I am grateful for the way in which he invited me to think rigorously, challenge all my assumptions, and look at every idea from outside of any boxes that held my thinking too narrowly-defined.
Rev. Henry L. Thompson III ‘75
I have no regret choosing law school over seminary. While I will never be one of his legendary students, he will always be my legendary professor.
Susan Hering Howard ‘85
I took away more from your class than any other. Chapel was a time for meditation, a time to decompress and look inward. Your offerings have lasted me these many years. Thank you for your gift.
Chuck Green ‘66
I’m not sure what kind of mental illness gives you this much compassion, concern, and patience for college students, but you have it bad.
Betsy Fisher ‘10
You offered to marry us right then. You said you even had the authority to do so. Michelle’s face turned bright red and Joanne started laughing. You were dead serious. I’m not sure if my response was even coherent at the time.
Matt DeMarco ‘91
Our success can be greatly attributed to the help you’ve provided the classes past and present.
Mike Haller ‘03
While the passing of years often dictates a loss of immediate contact and words left unspoken, please know how grateful I have been and remain to have had your presence in my life.
Rev. Paul A. Sandusky ‘69
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- Categoría principal: Biografías y memorias
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Características: 13×20 cm
N.º de páginas: 440 - Fecha de publicación: abr. 27, 2010
- Palabras clave Denison University, David O. Woodyard, Granville, Softcover
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