2008 Woodie Awards
Press box honors former student
Community hosts banquet and auction to support new Timothy Isom Media Center
Ariel Barkhurst
Issue date: 4/18/08 Section: Sports
Most buildings on campus are named after a financial donor who made them possible; millions of dollars assuring that their name will remain current in the mouths of Trinity students for years to come.
But occasionally, a building at Trinity becomes a monument to someone who the community feels should be remembered for who they were and what they did for the University. One such instance will be that of the Timothy Isom Media Center, a control center to go on the soccer field between the team benches, named after the 1994-1998 student, soccer player, and member of Chi Delta Tau (Delt) who passed away in 2000.
"Tim was one of the most outstanding students," said Eric Menger, Delt advisor. "No one would ever have had anything bad to say about him. He was so good at balancing soccer and school and work, and he came from a modest background."
Fundraising efforts have begun within both the Trinity soccer and the Delt networks, an e-mail going out to all alumni and parents in order to raise donations from those who feel that Tim Isom should not be forgotten. These efforts continued last Saturday in a well attended ceremony and auction at Mabee Dining Hall, honoring Isom's memory, as well as current soccer players, while raising money for the program at the same time.
Saturday's ceremony a continuation of the celebration of Isom's life, which began in a ceremony following his passing, in which his ashes were scattered on the soccer field.
"The family was very close to Trinity soccer," said Head Soccer Coach Paul McGinlay. "If you play for four years, you're heavily invested in the program. After he passed away, the next day I got a call from Houston asking if he could be buried in his No. 3 uniform. We over-nighted it to Houston, and I attended the funeral and gave a eulogy, which was probably one of the most difficult things I have ever had to do as a coach at Trinity."
The ceremony is now available for viewing in streaming video on the athletics web page, broadcasted by the Trinity Center for Learning and Technology as part of their ongoing effort to make important events on campus accessible to those who can't be present.
But occasionally, a building at Trinity becomes a monument to someone who the community feels should be remembered for who they were and what they did for the University. One such instance will be that of the Timothy Isom Media Center, a control center to go on the soccer field between the team benches, named after the 1994-1998 student, soccer player, and member of Chi Delta Tau (Delt) who passed away in 2000.
"Tim was one of the most outstanding students," said Eric Menger, Delt advisor. "No one would ever have had anything bad to say about him. He was so good at balancing soccer and school and work, and he came from a modest background."
Fundraising efforts have begun within both the Trinity soccer and the Delt networks, an e-mail going out to all alumni and parents in order to raise donations from those who feel that Tim Isom should not be forgotten. These efforts continued last Saturday in a well attended ceremony and auction at Mabee Dining Hall, honoring Isom's memory, as well as current soccer players, while raising money for the program at the same time.
Saturday's ceremony a continuation of the celebration of Isom's life, which began in a ceremony following his passing, in which his ashes were scattered on the soccer field.
"The family was very close to Trinity soccer," said Head Soccer Coach Paul McGinlay. "If you play for four years, you're heavily invested in the program. After he passed away, the next day I got a call from Houston asking if he could be buried in his No. 3 uniform. We over-nighted it to Houston, and I attended the funeral and gave a eulogy, which was probably one of the most difficult things I have ever had to do as a coach at Trinity."
The ceremony is now available for viewing in streaming video on the athletics web page, broadcasted by the Trinity Center for Learning and Technology as part of their ongoing effort to make important events on campus accessible to those who can't be present.
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