Dr. Crouch becomes

president of GC

Football team wins national

championship1991 1992 1993

New brick entrance installed at Main St.

and on Giddings Lawn

President’s Ambassadors

Program formed

Inauguration of Dr. Crouch

Founder’s Day revived

Parents Advisory Council formed

8 Guiding Principles developed and

implemented

Hall of Fame formed to honor college

alumni and friends

Dr. Bill Crouch’s accomplishments on behalf of Georgetown College over the past twenty-two years are visible and dramatic. The college is

measurably better because of his efforts. However, “He’d be the first to admit he achieved none of these improvements alone, but we can all agree it took the inspirational drive of a visionary leader to bring these dreams to fruition,” says Daniel Froggett ’02.

Georgetown is not the same institution it was when its longest-serving president arrived in 1991. A host of innovative academic and extracurricular programs have been added. New and renovated buildings supplement the campus landscape. The regional and national profiles of the college have been elevated. Alumni have been re-engaged and overall diversity has been increased. Dr. Crouch toiled tirelessly toward these goals as president, but admits this level of success “took longer than I anticipated.”

Though a seasoned

fundraiser, he was skeptical when recruited for the position, noting the college’s alumni giving percentage of just six percent. Under his administration, this number has risen to an all-time-high of sixteen percent due to his focus on the reengagement of alumni. In 1993 Dr. Crouch formed the Foundation Board, made up of a small group of successful alumni not eligible for mem-bership on the board of trustees. Each member pledged to donate or raise one million dollars for the college, and their fingerprints on the campus are indelible.

Additionally, Dr. Crouch forged strong relationships with corporate partners such as Toyota. “We greatly

PresidentHONORING

GEORGETOWN’S 23RD

CELEBrATIoN oF DIvErSITy:

President Crouch and Trustees

Dr. Sheila Bailey and Dr. Major L. Jemison

recognize Dr. John D. Mangram with

an Honorary Doctorate degree.

1994 1995

Baptist Scholars Program Formed

College receives largest gift ever ($1M) from

Hughes Foundation of Ny

Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching named GC Baccalaureate

College I institution

Brown Foundation of Louisville awards

GC $750K

T. Vaughan Walker is first African American named

to Board of Trustees

$12M Ensor Learning resource Center project announced/

begun (most comprehensive building project in the century)

Harper Gatton Center for Leadership

Development opens

GC instrumental in formation of Mid-South Conference

(Tom Dowling ‘62 as commissioner)

GC named one of America’s Best Colleges

(US News & World Report)

appreciate the legacy of Dr. Crouch, and feel that his legacy at the college has impacted our own,” says Helen Carroll, Manager of Community relations for Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing, North America. These and other efforts would ultimately result in the raising of an impressive $101 million from various sources during his tenure.

A former Baptist minister, Dr. Crouch is a man who takes his faith seriously and actively looks for ways to share it with others. He led tough negotiations with the Kentucky Baptist Convention in 2005 which resulted in the college’s amicable separation from the convention and its denominational control over the institution. “For the first time in its history, we achieved a self-perpetuating board of trustees, which has been instrumental in the college’s growth and will continue to play a key role in its future,” Crouch says. Though the separation was not popular with some, others tout its benefits. “The fact that we were able to accomplish the separation without strife or lingering animosity bears witness to Dr. Crouch’s leadership and Christ’s blessing on this decision,” states trustee Guthrie True ‘82.

Broadening the racial and geographic diversity of the student body and faculty became a priority. Dr. Crouch underwent extensive cultural training and even co-authored a book with Joel Gregory in 2010 entitled What We Love about the Black Church. The growth in the percentage of ethnically diverse students, from five percent in 1991 to seventeen percent in 2012, is a testament to his efforts.

When asked about his motivation, he says it was three-fold: a diverse campus better prepares students for the world; it differentiates the college from other regional institutions with uniform communities; and because of Proverbs 3:27, which reads: “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.”

Though his statistical successes are many, perhaps Dr. Crouch’s most valuable legacy is the relationships he cultivated with students and alumni and the time and energy he invested in their lives. “Dr. Crouch’s accessibility and personal involvement in my life, not only while I was a student but thereafter, has had a tremendous impact on my development,” relates Jesse Hodgson ’04. According

to longtime assistant Judy rush, “Students were Bill’s first and foremost priority. He opened doors for them that would not have been possible without his concern for their future.”

As for his own future, Dr. Crouch says he’ll spend it investing in the lives of young people. “My life’s calling is not changing, I’ll just be doing it in a different place.” Though God

hasn’t yet revealed the forum, he trusts it will be made known. “Jan and I leave excited about Georgetown College’s future and the impact for good she will continue to provide for her students.”

Says trustee reza Hashampour, “Dr. Crouch led Georgetown College through some of its most challenging times with grace and dignity. He never wavered in his resolve to transform it into an academic institution well equipped for the 21st century. I will personally miss Dr. Crouch, but Georgetown College will miss him more.”

Dr. Crouch helps out annually at Move-In Day, a GC tradition.

My fondest memory of Dr. Crouch was his early morning visits to the hospital to check on my sister, Anna, and our family, after her horrific car accident. He didn’t come for ‘show and tell,’ he came because he cared.”

Nancy Fraley Boatman ‘02

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1996 1997

Scott County Presidential Mentorship

Program started

Marshall Center for Christian

Ministry formed

Technology infrastructure

installed campus-wide

New athletic complex at East Campus opens

Student Investment

Project begins

Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery opens

(first new academic facility since 1960s)

Deborah Lecture Series begins, endowed by Crouches in

honor of Dr. Crouch’s sister

Presidential candidate Bob Dole

visits campus

Bill Crouch named Scott County

Citizen of the year

Bengals Training Camp

begins at GC

Bill Crouch named NAIA Council of Presidents Chair

I am delighted to speak on behalf of the Georgetown College Board of Trustees in expressing our deep appreciation and sincere gratitude to Bill and Jan Crouch for their exemplary leadership during their years at Georgetown College.

Elected to serve as Georgetown’s twenty-third president in 1991, Bill Crouch came to the campus with contagious enthusiasm and optimism, inspiring vision, and unwavering commitment to lead the college through some of its most innovative, rewarding, and challenging chapters in its long and rich history.

From the outset, Bill was determined to settle for nothing less than the best for the school. His dedication to academic excellence resulted in a doubling of the number of PhDs serving on the faculty. Such programs as President’s Ambassadors and Equine and Global Scholars have greatly enhanced the life of Georgetown College.

Under Bill Crouch’s leadership, Georgetown has built upon its impressive academic honors in other ways. Georgetown has been consistently ranked nationally among Tier I institutions by U.S. News & World Report. The number of Fulbright Scholars from Georgetown has grown steadily in recent years. The unique relationship between Georgetown College and regents Park College at oxford University has provided meaningful opportunities for a number of Georgetonians to study abroad. Additionally, as a result of Bill’s leadership in academics, Georgetown was invited to become a member of the prestigious 58-member Southern University Conference of quality educational institutions in 2010.

Success in the athletic arena has been no less impressive during the Bill Crouch presidency. During his tenure, athletics were seen as a vitally important part of the Georgetown Experience. The Tigers won national football championshipsin 1991, 2000, and 2001. The men’s basketball team won national titles in 1998 and 2013. In 2012, the women’s basketball team played in the NAIA Final Four for the first time in the history of the program.

Bill has worked diligently to ensure that the spiritual life of Georgetown College is a strong one. The changing relationship with the Kentucky Baptist Convention has helped the college focus once again on its rich Christian heritage and its commitment to remaining a Christian college. His dedication to diversity has added a new and valuable dimension to the fabric of Georgetown College.

While appreciating the college’s cherished traditions, Bill understood the need for improved campus facilities. The construction of the Anna Ashcraft Ensor Learning resource Center, rucker and Hambrick villages, Barlow Park, the Anne Wright Wilson Art Building, as well as renovations in the Lee Cralle Student Center, ruth Pearce Wilson Laboratory Theater, and improvements in the housing facilities of Mills residence Park have created a renewed sense of Tiger Pride while significantly enriching the college experience of students, faculty, staff, alumni and other friends of the school. The design and utilization of the lovely and functional East Campus Complex were envisioned by Bill Crouch.

Indeed, all of these successes and accomplishments are impressive. However, as Georgetown trustees, we also are grateful for the friendship we enjoy with Bill and Jan Crouch. The board has been inspired by Bill and Jan’s exceptional devotion to each other and to the college we all love so much. We know that Georgetown College is a better place because of Bill and Jan Crouch.

The entire board joins me in saying thank you to Bill and Jan Crouch for what you mean to Georgetown College and to offer our very best wishes for much happiness in the future.

Sincerely,

Earl Goode

Appreciationwords of

forpresident william h. crouch, jr.

Earl A. GoodeChair, Georgetown College Board of Trustees

1998 1999 2000

Jake Bell hired as GC’s first full-time

Athletic Director

New heraldic crest developed and put into use

Football team wins national

championship

Athletic Hall of Fame

formed

Ensor Learning resource

Center opens

McCandless Lecture Series

begins

Men’s basketball wins national

championship

Governor Collins joins GC as

Executive Scholar-in-residence

Partnership formed with regent’s Park College of oxford

University

Dr. Crouch has been more than just a president to me. He has filled the role of mentor, teacher, and leader. Because of his influence in my life, I am a better student, Christian, and person. I am so grateful to President Crouch for all he has done for me! His influence will carry me past my four years at Georgetown and into the rest of my life.”

Kelsey AchClass of ‘13, President’s Ambassador

From his very first days in office and throughout his tenure, Bill Crouch has personified Georgetown better than any president since the College’s founding. His understanding of our culture, history and traditions, his unwavering devotion to our highest ideals, his passion and persistence in seeing to the College’s well-being, are the makings of a true legend.”

Carroll Stevens ‘71Foundation Board member 1999-2004, Trustee 2006-2012

Dr. Bill Crouch has been a good friend to me and my family over my eight years as a trustee. Within days of losing both my parents in a tragic car accident, Bill was at my home in northern Kentucky asking what he could do to help. That is the kind of person he is and Georgetown College was lucky to have him. Thank you Bill for all you did to help Georgetown College become the great school it is today. you will be missed.”

John Ward ‘88Trustee

There is an old adage that God puts the right people in your life at the right time. I believe that this is true of Bill Crouch entering the ‘life’ of Georgetown College. If there was anyone who was better suited to become the president of Georgetown College at the time that Bill took over I cannot imagine who that could have been.” reza Hashampour

Trustee

What tireless workers! Bill and Jan have sacrificially served Georgetown College for over two decades. It has been an honor to work alongside them for the benefit of current and future students. I will miss their energy, insight, and passion for the Georgetown College community.”

Granetta Blevins ‘80Trustee

Each of us is blessed along life’s way with associations that light the way for the rest of us. Bill Crouch is one of these. Bill and Jan, may the rest of your journey be as fruitful.”

Sue & Jim BarlowTrustee Fellow

The KBF is honored to have been a fiduciary of endow-ment funds for the benefit of the Marshall Center of Christian Ministry since its inception. We have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship with Dr. Crouch, whose vision brought the Center into existence in 1997, and with Bill and Alice Marshall, whose effective leadership developed the Center in the fulfillment of its mission to help laypersons and clergy better understand their mission as Christ’s disciples and to translate that understanding into tangible Christian ministry.”

Barry G. AllenPresident & CEo, Kentucky Baptist Foundation

Bill Crouch can juggle more balls in the air than any other college president I’ve known.”

John D. StempelTrustee

Dr. Crouch has set the perfect example for any college president on how to become personally involved with the college’s most important asset: its students.”

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“ I really appreciate the way that Dr. Crouch led Georgetown through the renegotiation of our relationship with the Kentucky Baptist Convention. Because of his leadership, Georgetown continues to be a place where both male and female students can discern their callings and be equipped for gospel ministry. “

Mary Alice Birdwhistell ‘09

Assuming the presidency of an already strong academic institution, Dr. Crouch worked diligently to enhance the academic environment. Part of this

initiative was to raise faculty salaries, increase the number of faculty with terminal degrees- from 69% in 1990 to 96% in 2013- and to boost the number of full-time faculty by 64% in that same period. “The most important thing for student success is the appropriate faculty resources,” says Provost and Academic Dean Dr. rosemary Allen. Evidence of this commitment to attracting and retaining excellent faculty exists in the impressive six-year graduation rate, which has soared as high as 68% in recent years, up from 47% in 1990. National evaluators of higher education institutions agree.

Georgetown College has been listed as a best liberal arts college for the eighteenth consecutive year in U.S. News & World Report; featured in America’s 100 Best

College Buys® for the fourteenth consecutive year; one of America’s Best Christian Colleges for the sixteenth consecutive year, and was the only private college in Ken-

tucky to be listed in the latter two publications for 2012. The college was profiled by Forbes.com in 2012 as one of America’s Best Colleges for the fourth year in a row.

Georgetown College received the highest score awarded among Kentucky’s nationally-ranked liberal arts colleges by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni in 2012, being recognized for requiring completion in core subjects and assuring students learn what they need to know to succeed after graduation. “Creating top academics at Georgetown College was easy; we’d always been there. All we had to do was tell people about it,” says Dr. Crouch.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

College received Lilly grant for $2M

for Graves Center for Calling and Career

First Tee Scholars Program

instituted

Fitness Center

(rEC) opens

Equine Scholars Program

launched

Bishop Scholars Program & oxford Scholars Program

launched

Madeleine Albright, Former Secretary

of State, is a guest speaker at GC

Underground railroad research

Institute begun

Football team wins national

championship

Academicsa quality tradition

LEFT: Dr. rosemary Allen has championed academics at Georgetown since she has been Provost. Not only has she helped develop a world-class faculty, she has been instrumental in many students’ selection as Fulbright Scholars. rIGHT: Georgetown College’s 2012 Fulbright Scholars: Sarah Carey, Portia Watson, and Thomas owens.

regent’s Park College, University of oxford, England.

Perhaps the defining quality academic program of Dr. Crouch’s tenure is the oxford Scholars Program. In 1999, Dr. Crouch negotiated a unique partnership with regent’s Park College, the Baptist college within oxford University, and the program was launched in 2005 with a generous gift by o.Carlysle ‘38 and June McCandless ‘37. Each semester, twelve students are selected for the opportunity to study abroad at regent’s Park.

“I was as prepared as I could be for the oxford term, thanks to brilliant GC faculty support, and am indescribably grateful to GC for enabling me to experience this life-changing time abroad. The relationship with regent’s Park College is a genuine treasure,” says Adrienne Bartlett ’11, one of 124 students to complete the program. According to Provost Allen, this program not only serves those who attend oxford, but validates the quality of the overall academic program of the college. “If we can produce students capable of succeeding there, and we are, we are producing good students.”

one of the drivers behind the improvement in academic standards was Dr. Crouch’s vision of achieving a Phi Beta Kappa chapter for the college. Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest honor society, with only 280 chapters in the country. While the college has not earned this distinction yet, “Looking at the institution through that lens changed us for the better,” Provost Allen states.

In April of 2010 the Southern University Conference added the college, by invitation, to its conference. The SUC is a seventy-five-year-old organization with fifty-eight members that recognizes prestigious liberal arts colleges and universities. Georgetown is one of only four colleges in Kentucky to be included in the SUC’s membership.

Extremely notable is the fact that the college has produced twenty-six Fulbright Scholars since the beginning

of Dr. Crouch’s presidency. The college has produced a total of forty-one such scholars in its entire history. Georgetown College was recognized both in 2007 and 2009 by The Chronicle of Higher Education as a top national producer of Fulbright recipients and was the only Kentucky college or university so honored.

“Today, due to the strong efforts of Dr. Crouch and Provost Allen, students at Georgetown College are

receiving a top notch and innovative liberal arts academic experience that is the envy of many schools,” says Brooke Barnett ’93, Associate Provost and Professor of Elon University in North Carolina.

2006 2007 2008 2009

Grant of $1M received from Dept. of Education

for culturally relevant pedagogy

Howard Hughes Medical Foundation

awarded $1.3M grant to GC

Softball team wins MSC Tournament & becomes

first MSC team to advance to national tournament

GC redefines relationship with KBC; adopts self-perpetuating

Board of Trustees

George H.W. Bush Fitness Center named

for former president

Assistant Professor Darrell Kincer teaching an art student.

ABovE: Lucas Gravitt ‘07, German teacher at Scott County High, received the 2009 Teacher of Excellence Award sponsored by the German Embassy and German Information Center USA. FroM LEFT: Jan Crouch, Dr. Gwen Curry, Dr. Bill Crouch, Dr. Paul Fiddes, former Principal of regents Park, and the late Dr. ralph Curry, in England.

Bookended by national athletics championships, Dr. Crouch’s tenure began with the college’s first national title in 1991 with a win by the football

team and concludes with the exciting victory by the men’s basketball team in 2013. “Stories abound about great coaches, exceptional athletes, and championship wins. Part of my job was to ensure those stories continued,” Dr. Crouch says.

Dr. Crouch and Georgetown College were instrumental in the 1996 formation of the Mid-South Conference, an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA which merged the athletic pursuits of sixteen similar institutions. The college became its fiscal agent, and Tom Dowling ’62 was selected its commissioner and served in that position for seven years.

A milestone event occurred in 1997 when Dr. Crouch negotiated a contract with the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals for Georgetown to become the location of their training camp. Upon initial inspection, the existing facilities were deemed inadequate and the owner of the team panned the idea. Then Dr. Crouch showed them fifty-two undeveloped acres east of campus. After the college pledged to build a new football stadium and athletic complex to accommodate the team, the Bengals committed and Georgetown hosted their camp for fourteen years, leading to unparalleled national attention for the college and an additional source of revenue.

“Dr. Crouch’s vision for expansion in the form of the East Campus Athletic Complex had a great impact on my decision to attend Georgetown,” says Eddie Eviston ’02.

Quarterback and three-time NAIA Player of the year, Eviston holds multiple school records. He was inducted into the GC Hall of Fame in 2007, the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2012, and returned to serve as offensive Coordinator at his alma mater in 2013.

In 1997 Dr. Crouch hired the college’s first full-time athletic director, Dr. Jake Bell ‘65, and also hired Bill Cronin as head coach of the football team. Cronin spurred the team into a four-year reign of dominance that began in 1999 and culminated in unprecedented back-to-back national title wins in 2000 and 2001. The team returned to the national

2010 2011 2012

Global Scholars Program

launched

Women’s soccer team advances

to MSC finals

Men’s basketball team advances

to Fab Four

Hambrick village

completed

Football team returns to national

tournament semi-finals

Women’s basketball team advances to

Fab Four (first time in GC history)

Baptist Seminary of Kentucky

relocates to GC

rucker village

completed

Brian Evans hired as Athletic Director; first

African American AD in Ky

Men’s basketball team advances

to Elite Eight

Athleticsa winning tradition

Men’s Tiger Basketball brought home the title for the 2013 NAIA Division I National Championship.

2013 champs photo, credit Brian Beard, Creative Images Photography

Coach Bill Cronin with the football team.

semifinals in 2011 and regained its number one ranking, scoring its 150th win during Cronin’s era in 2012 with alumni coaches Steve Hill ’94, Craig Mullins ‘91, Bruce owens ’86 and Marty Park ‘99 all participating in those wins.

Cronin holds the most wins of any coach in Georgetown College history, and was honored seven times as the Mid-South Conference Coach of the year, twice as the NAIA Coach of the year, and as 2011 and 2012 AFCA NAIA region I Coach of the year.

Dr. Crouch also hired two standout basketball coaches who continued a long legacy of success. robert “Happy” osborne began in 1996 and served fifteen years. Under his direction the team won an NAIA national title in 1998, was in the finals twice and the Fab Four four times, won twelve Mid-South Conference regular season titles and nine conference tournament crowns. Chris Briggs was hired as head coach in 2011, and the team clinched the national title again in 2013. The team has made an appearance in the national tournament during every year of Dr. Crouch’s presidency.

The fruits of these labors are evidenced by the victories, as well as the statistics. In 1990, the six-year graduation rate for students receiving athletic scholarships was only 36%, while the 2011 rate was 61%. Thanks to Dr. Crouch’s influence, Georgetown College is more committed than ever to synthesizing academics and athletics.

2013

New turf installed on

football field

Women’s lacrosse

begins

Howard Hughes Medical Foundation

awarded $1.1M grant to GC

Brown Foundation of Louisville awards

$500K for residence hall renovation

Hall of Fame room renamed

Jones-Hall-Nelson Suite

Football team reclaims #1 ranking for first

time since 2004

Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs will take

place on campus

Alumni Board formed

Alumni Association

formed

Dr. Crouch has a great understanding of how athletics fits into an educational setting. He not only shows his support to the coaches and athletes by his presence, but also in making sure they have the resources available to compete at a national level.”

Brian EvansGC Athletic Director, vP of Diversity and Inclusion

“FroM ToP LEFT: Basketball’s Allan Thomas taking a shot. |

Softball’s Mallory Johnson defends a base. | Josue romero

controls the ball in front of a St. Catharine defender. | Chris

Gohman pulls in a pass from Neal Pawsat against University of

the Cumberlands. | Caraline Maher takes a swing and kills the

ball for a Tiger point. | Men’s Basketball Head Coach Chris Briggs

counsels players courtside.

The journey through time is exciting for humans and institutions alike

because of those encountered along the way. Through her over two hundred years of existence, Georgetown College has enjoyed connecting with numerous special individuals and organizations.

With educational roots dating to 1787, Georgetown started the journey as a Baptist college chartered by the Kentucky Baptist Educational Society in 1829. The Society was comprised of Baptists from the area with a desire for educating young people. They banded together to produce a Christian college in the Baptist tradition. This quickly led to working closely with

leading pastors and churches across the commonwealth, as well as with many lay leaders who shared a passion for providing a quality education.

In his twenty-two years as President, Dr. Crouch has continued the practice of shaping Georgetown College through relationships and partnerships to benefit students. His efforts have cultivated and nurtured associations with

churches which are so very important to the college because they send her some of the very best students from their local congregations. out of those associations with churches, pastors and committed laity, Dr. Crouch has established partnerships with state and national

organizations to broaden the influence of Georgetown College.

The Kentucky Baptist Convention (KBC) has had the longest association with the college dating back to early 1942. Georgetown was the first KBC four-year college educating and graduating many Baptist leaders, missionaries, and ministers whose leadership impacted the Baptist world. Individuals like Jim Henry ‘59, former National President of the Southern Baptist Convention; missionaries like Grundy ‘57 and Jean Janes ‘56, Bill ‘57 and Alice Marshall ‘57, and more recently, Ken and Beth Perkins; not to mention countless thousands of

Faitha tradition of christian fellowship

With Dr. Crouch at the 2005 formal signing of partnerships, (l-r) Dr. William Shaw, National Baptist Convention USA;

Dr. Major Jemison, Progressive National Baptist Convention; Dr. Joel Gregory, Professor of Preaching, Truitt Seminary, Baylor

University; Dr. Melvin von Wade, National Missionary Baptist Convention of America; Dr. Sheila M. Bailey, Trustee;

Mrs. Shenikwa Bailey Cager (Dr. Bailey’s daughter).

2005: Georgetown College and Kentucky Baptist Convention announce new ministry partnership agreement. FroM LEFT: Bill Crouch, Hershael york, Janice Shelton, Charles Barnes, Dr. Bill Mackey.

As students have come to Georgetown from Colegio Bautista to study, Dr. Crouch has shown a personal interest in them. The partnership has involved more than 300 students, and its success is because of Dr. Crouch’s concern.”

Grundy Janes ‘57Former Director of the Academy, Colegio Bautista

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ministers who have led congregations all over the globe. In 2005, the Kentucky Baptist Convention and

Georgetown College redefined their formal relationship into a ministry partnership. Georgetown remains a Chris-tian college in the Baptist tradition as determined by her board of trustees. This amicable decision by the college and the KBC established a partnership.

Under Dr. Crouch’s leadership in 2005, as part of the initiative to maintain its Baptist identity and achieve greater diversity in its student body, the college established partnerships with four African-American Baptist conventions which continue to this day: National Baptist Convention of America; National Baptist Convention, USA; National Missionary Baptist Convention of Amer-ica; and Progressive National Baptist Con-vention, Inc.

Two other import-ant programs which greatly impact the college are the Marshall Center for Christian Ministry and the Baptist Seminary of Kentucky (BSK).

Named for the former Executive Director of the Kentucky Baptist Convention, Bill Marshall and his wife Alice ‘57, the Marshall Center for Christian Ministry strives to assist the college in fulfilling her Christian mission. The center provides Bibles to our graduating seniors at commencement, sponsors Christian service awards

presented to a faculty member, staff member and a student each year at our baccalaureate service, hosts the annual Gene Enlow Preaching Workshop, and helps coordinate a long-standing relationship with Colegio Bautista in Temuco,Chile. The Marshall Center for Christian Ministry is self-funding and provides resources so students and ministers can engage with Georgetown College to grow in their faith and in their professional endeavors.

BSK is a Baptist seminary established in 2000. Through its formative years, some of the faculty at Georgetown College taught for the seminary as adjunct faculty. In 2010, as the seminary looked for a morepermanent home, Dr. Crouch was instrumental in creating space to house it in Georgetown’s Ensor Learning resource Center. reacting

quickly that summer, administrative and faculty offices and student classrooms were carved out of space in the Ensor LrC, enabling BSK to begin operations by fall.

Whether it is through churches, conventions, fellowships, or seminaries, President Crouch has positioned the college in ways that will benefit future Georgetonians and provide them opportunities to learn, grow, and serve for years to come.

Dr. Bill Crouch welcomes Dr. Greg Earwood and Baptist Seminary of Kentucky to the campus of Georgetown College.

LEFT: Eugene ‘44 and Bettye Enlow enjoy a day back on campus. rIGHT: Dr. Bill ‘57 and Alice Marshall ‘57 with Dr. Crouch at their Hall of Fame induction.

Initiating the most comprehensive building campaign in the college’s history was not an easy task, but proved essential for

the college’s forward progress. Prior to Dr. Crouch’s term as president, the most recently constructed building on campus was a residence hall in the 1970s.

One of Dr. Crouch’s first efforts involved the placement of new brick signage at the college’s entrance on Memorial Drive and on the lawn of Giddings in 1992. Next was the 1997 renovation of the ruth Pearce Wilson Lab Theatre, followed by construction of the first new academic building on campus since the 1960s, the Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Building. 1997 also saw the development of the East Campus Athletic Complex and Conference Center, home to the new Toyota Stadium, Thomas & King Leadership & Conference Center, robert N. Wilson Baseball Field, Lackey Tennis Center, Challenge Course, and apartment-style residence units.

The impressive 55,000-square-foot Anna Ashcraft Ensor Learning resource Center (LrC) was completed in 1998 and houses over 300 seats between tables, casual furniture, individual study carrels, and study rooms. Under its roof are the library collections, archives, a gourmet

coffee shop, classrooms, and a replica of the yale Law Library study room with a fourteen-foot-high fireplace. The LrC boasted a physical patron count of over 319,000 people from 2011-2012, and serves as a vital resource to both the college and the community.

The George H. W. Bush Center for Fitness opened in 2008, and is one of only three college campus buildings in the country named for the former president. Two additional groups of apartment-style housing units were completed as rucker village in 2011 and Hambrick village in 2012

and were built by trustee fellow Jim Barlow’s company, Barlow Homes. The units have been called some of the finest college housing in the nation. “I’m pleased we’ve been able to maintain the architectural integrity of the institution throughout the building process,” Dr. Crouch says.

Countless renovations, including many sections of the student center, the chapel, multiple residence halls, as well as key purchases of surrounding properties have expanded the campus exponentially. The fundraising efforts of Dr. Crouch and the drive to bolster the college’s physical plant positively altered the landscape of Georgetown College forever.

Ensor Learning resource Center

Horace ‘49 and Maribeth Hambrick ‘49 at the opening of the Hambrick village dormitory.

Wally ‘58 and Gerry Montgomery ‘59 at the 2011 opening of the newly-renovated Montgomery Caf.

Facilitiesa tradition of expansion

Newly completed rucker village dormitory

Giddings Lawn before and after renovation

The late Clyde Ensor and Mrs. Jennie Ensor speak with former president George H.W. Bush at the naming of the Bush Center for Fitness

Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Building

Athletic Complex on East Campus includes a new football stadium and conference center

Dr. Crouch has long championed extracurricular programs to aid in the development of leadership and to prepare students for life after college. His

dedication to providing students with a multi-faceted education led to the creation of distinctive special programs.

In 1992 Dr. Crouch conceived a one-of-a-kind program he named The President’s Ambassadors, consisting of twenty-two elite junior and senior students. These specially selected students serve the college at campus and community functions as role models of professionalism, hospitality and character and undergo personal leadership training by the president. Ambassadors accompany Dr. Crouch to speaking engagements and donor visits, and are afforded the opportunity to travel as a group with him, alternating between an international destination and domestic destination every other year.

Another program founded on the principle of nurturing young leaders was the Scott County Presidential Mentorship Program, formed in 1996. This group consists of fourteen upperclassmen from Scott County High School and allows them to spend time learning from Dr. Crouch as well as being encouraged to attend Georgetown College. “I vividly remember sessions about leadership, networking, professional dress and etiquette training. It was through the mentorship program that I really wanted to attend Georgetown College,” says Nancy Fraley Boatman ’02, who also became a President’s Ambassador.

Dr. Crouch’s love of golf led him to develop an innovative program in 2001. Tim Finchem, PGA Tour Commissioner, says, “Dr. Crouch showed incredible vision and leadership when he helped start The First Tee Scholars program. What began as a spontaneous extension of a scholarship to Georgetown College to a very deserving young man paved the way for over thirty colleges and universities to follow suit and offer higher

education opportunities to outstanding participants of The First Tee.” According to Christopher Hawkins ’07, “Due to Dr. Crouch partnering with the PGA of America, I was able to get on the fast track to gaining PGA membership. I am now a PGA member working in The First Tee program.”

Capitalizing on the college’s location in Kentucky’s “Horse Capital of the World,” Dr. Crouch envisioned the Equine Scholars Program in 2004. Becoming the official educational partner of the nearby Kentucky Horse Park was a win for both organizations. The program works to

“engage students in activities to enhance their appreciation and understanding of the equine industry while giving them valuable individualized experiences that directly relate to their equine interests and career goals.”

In 2005, Georgetown “adopted” over 7,000 alumni of Bishop College of Dallas, Texas, a historically black college

forced to close its doors in 1988 for financial reasons, and formed the Bishop Scholars Program. The legacy program allows children or grandchildren of Bishop alumni the opportunity to receive a minimum $10,000 annual scholarship, “keeping the tradition of Bishop College alive while obtaining a first-class liberal arts education.”

Dr. Crouch was honored by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) in 2008 for pioneering the diversity initiative. “I commend Georgetown College and the Bishop College alumni for forming this historic partnership to promote academic excellence,” said Congresswoman Barbara Lee, First vice Chair of the CBC.

“Dr. Crouch’s greatest gift to Georgetown College was opening our eyes to what our true potential could be. He was never satisfied with ‘good’ when he knew ‘great’ was an option,” says Scott Fitzpatrick ’87. These distinctive programs demonstrate the depth of possibilities available to GC students.

Programsa tradition of distinction

Having access to the president of your college is not common. While maintaining a strong sense of leadership, he would always make himself available for students who sought to get to know him.”

Porter Houston o’Brien ’02President’s Ambassador Alumna

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From running their family’s household and raising their two children to her active involvement in both campus life and the community of Scott County, Jan

Crouch played a vital role in the college’s development over the years. Though her contributions were largely behind the scenes, her influence was obvious. She was always in attendance at major campus events, and readily remembered the faces of alumni who returned to the college at homecoming, an occasion she always enjoyed.

Jan also took responsibility for hosting etiquette meals for various groups over the years, including the President’s Ambassadors, men’s basketball team, multiple sororities, the Scott County High School Mentorship Program students, and the Girl Scouts of America. “It was so much fun to teach these groups proper dining etiquette. Many of them sent me thank you notes to tell me how valuable the experience was for them,” she says.

The demanding role of a college president meant Dr. Crouch needed heavy support at home, and Jan happily offered it. “We fulfilled our responsibilities well together, as a team,” she says. She is thankful for the opportunities the college presented to the Crouch family over the years. “It was wonderful to raise the children in such a culturally rich environment and with great life experiences.”

Still, managing the household and attending as many college-sanctioned events as possible didn’t leave Jan much free time. The extra minutes she did have were invested in the community with memberships in such

organizations as the Scott County Woman’s Club, Georgetown Book Club, the American Heart Association, the American Association of University Women, and Hospice of Lexington, and by serving as president of each of them at least once.

Living on campus in the president’s home, built in 1859, was an adventure. Homes of that vintage come with many challenges, and Jan became quite familiar with the facilities and maintenance staff due to their many trips to maintain the house. “If something broke, they always arrived quickly. They always showed us such special attention.”

Jan realized soon after taking up residence in the home that the staff automatically pushed her maintenance requests to the top of the list. She gets teary-eyed as she describes her reaction. “I knew there were probably other things on campus that became lower priority when something would happen at our house. When I figured it out, I tried to become Mrs. Fix It, because I didn’t want our needs to supersede those of a dormitory that had a leaky faucet. I learned how to use a screwdriver, and tried my best not to call them for minor problems.” She laughs when she recounts a time when the house suffered a bat infestation and the family had to temporarily relocate to a hotel. Dr. and Mrs. Crouch also lived in the east campus apartments for four months in 2002 when the home underwent a much-needed renovation.

Always a curious, observant person, Jan looks forward to the next chapter in the Crouch family story. She cherishes her memories of the past twenty-two years in Georgetown, and has a deep love for the college, its community, alumni and friends. “When I was interviewed for the position of president,” Dr. Crouch recounts, “trustee Bill Barnett told me, ‘Even if we don’t hire you, we want Jan as first lady.’” They made an excellent choice indeed.

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The Crouch family at daughter Jourdan’s wedding

Crouch grandchildren

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Expressing sincere appreciation for the efforts of

Melanie Thomas Ladd ‘94

without whose labor of love this retrospective would not have been possible

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Laura Hatton ‘01Jim Allison

H.K. Kingkade ‘83Jenny Elder

Robin Oldham ‘69Jim Wiseman