Alumni

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University has named the first of its three new residence halls after two alumni who were remarkably dedicated to their school. Dalton-Voigt Residence Hall—which opened this past weekend for the beginning of the academic year—honors deceased alumni Steve Dalton ’83 and Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Voigt ’44. “Both Steve and Betty served their alma mater while they were students—and long after graduation,” said Kirk Purdom, vice president for advancement. “By naming the new building after them, we celebrate their lifelong commitment to Transylvania and ensure their legacy endures.” Dalton was a campus leader and a true Renaissance man, making many friends at Transylvania. As a resident advisor, he turned campus housing into a laboratory to learn about life. He went on to work in health care and finance, serving as CFO for National Medial Solutions and founding a small business, iTasker. He remained dedicated to the university as president of Phi Kappa Tau and worked with its investment club. Voigt, who loved and supported Transylvania for many years, was a nurse in Lexington and charter member of the university’s Morrison Society, which honors donors. An active volunteer for the alumni office, she worked as a Phonathon volunteer and served on her reunion planning committee. Voigt received Transylvania’s Distinguished Service Award in 2004 and the Morrison Medallion in 2012. The building named after her and Dalton stands four stories and has 72 rooms and a capacity for 144 residents. Each

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Three graduating Transylvania University seniors and one alumna will travel to Asia in the fall to teach English through grants from the highly competitive Fulbright English Teaching Assistant program. Thomas Amburn from Fisherville, Ky., will travel to Thailand; Courtney Marshall from Louisville will go to Malaysia; Rachel Smith from Mayfield, Ky., will head to South Korea; and 2013 graduate Leslie Bartley from Bardstown, Ky., will be in India. All four of the recipients spent time abroad during their Transylvania careers studying and tutoring. They were chosen in part because of their extensive community service and campus leadership. They will teach English for the 2015-16 academic year. The Fulbright program, sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, was established in 1946 by legislation introduced by Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. Its purpose is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and other countries. More than 1,900 U.S. citizens will travel abroad for the 2015-16 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential. Fulbright recipients Amburn participated the TUTORS (Transylvania University Tutoring Organization for Refugee Students) program and volunteered as an English conversation tutor in China, Hong Kong and Cambodia during the summers. He plans to attend medical school and eventually train aspiring physicians in rural Southeast Asia. Ambrun

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