John L. Dudley '95
College Editor
Winston Hall, 101
(434) 223-6397
jdudley@hsc.edu
"My grandfather lived in West Virginia. He had a large family and he wanted his children to have the best education they could. At the time, he thought Hampden-Sydney was-and in my opinion it still is-a good place to get a liberal arts education, so he sent my father and my uncles."
The Record
March 2012
Hampden-Sydney 20/20
The Strategic Plan as Foundation for the Future
by Dr. Dale Jones,
Vice President for Strategy, Administration, & Board Affairs
The Hampden-Sydney College mission for 237 years has been "to form good men and good citizens in an atmosphere of sound learning." As we prepare for the future, we have developed a strategic plan guided by the vision statement "to become a model liberal arts college recognized for excellence in educating men for the 21st Century."
Under the leadership of President Christopher B. Howard with strong support from the Board of Trustees, Hampden-Sydney College is poised for future opportunities. Propelling the College forward is a new strategic plan, "H-SC 20/20: Recognized for Excellence in the Education of Men." After an all-inclusive development process, the plan was approved by the College's Board of Trustees on November 5, 2011. Full Story...
Francis Bailey's Wonderful Life
The patriarch of Sanibel Island
by John Dudley '95
The entire time I was on Sanibel Island, I was afraid I was going to refer to Francis Bailey as George Bailey. I couldn't get It's a Wonderful Life out of my head. It was not until I learned the complete story of Sanibel and the Baileys-Francis and his brother Sam-that I understood exactly how much Francis Bailey's life had in common with that timeless Christmas classic.
For all practical purposes, Francis P. Bailey, Jr. '43 is Sanibel Island. His father moved there at the age of 24, when land in the tropical paradise off the southern Gulf Coast of Florida was only a few cents more than dirt-cheap. Though he was born only a few miles away in Ft. Myers, Francis Bailey is nearly a lifelong citizen of the island. Except for a few years in prep school, four years at Hampden-Sydney, and a stint in the Army, Bailey has lived his entire life on the island. Of course, his brother, Sam Bailey '46, who was born on Sanibel and died in 2010, forever joked that his younger brother was not a true Sanibel citizen. Full Story...
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