Commencement - The good Dr. Pierre Guillermin butchered my last name so bad on 6 attempts - even he turned red and started mumbling and whispered an apology as I crossed the podium. My mother is still ticked...
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 2nd, 2023, 6:21 am
by olldflame
ballah09 wrote: ↑April 1st, 2023, 7:44 pm
Towns and Borek
Towns was co-founder, but he was never president. Borek and Guillerman.
ballah09 wrote: ↑April 1st, 2023, 7:44 pm
Towns and Borek
Towns was co-founder, but he was never president. Borek and Guillerman.
Correct. Elmer Towns kept bragging about being one of only two people with a Founders Ring in Theology class.
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 2nd, 2023, 9:31 am
by rmiller1959
Thanks, all! So let me see if I've got this right:
LU Presidents
Rev. Jerry Falwell, Sr. - 1971
Dr. A Pierre Guillermin - 1971-1996
Dr. John M. Borek, Jr. - 1991-2004
Rev. Jerry Falwell, Sr. - 2004-2007
Mr. Jerry Falwell, Jr. - 2007-2020
Rev. Jerry Prevo - 2020-2023
Rev. Dr. Dondi Costin - 2023 -
LU Chancellors
Rev. Jerry Falwell, Sr.
Mr. Jerry Falwell, Jr.
Rev. Jonathan Falwell
LU Presidents Emeritus
Dr. A. Pierre Guillermin
Dr. John M. Borek
Rev. Jerry Prevo
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 2nd, 2023, 9:45 am
by Ill flame
My impression of costin is that hes not a very politically vocal person, someone correct me if I'm wrong. Any chance this makes us immediately more palatable in the next round of realignment knowing that he likely won't make negative headlines or is that just wishful thinking?
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 2nd, 2023, 9:48 am
by Sly Fox
As I was about to post Guillerman, everybody else popped in to clarify.
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 2nd, 2023, 6:25 pm
by LUOrange
Ill flame wrote: ↑April 2nd, 2023, 9:45 am
My impression of costin is that hes not a very politically vocal person, someone correct me if I'm wrong. Any chance this makes us immediately more palatable in the next round of realignment knowing that he likely won't make negative headlines or is that just wishful thinking?
I think he definitely helps us with his resume and skill sets in realignment. But IMO, our money, Christian conservatism, academics, and youth (in that order) are still and always have been our weaknesses. Hopefully, Costin will improve our academic reputation so that along with his ability to work with the elitist mindset will help us in the next couple of rounds.
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 2nd, 2023, 8:25 pm
by ballcoach15
rmiller1959 wrote: ↑April 2nd, 2023, 9:31 am
Thanks, all! So let me see if I've got this right:
Rev. Dr. Dondi Costin - 2023 -
MG Dondi Costin
( Major General)
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 2nd, 2023, 10:03 pm
by Baybird
Ballcoach, I thought you were military, so I thought you would know that if we used your form, it should be Maj Gen Dondi Costin, USAF, Ret. MG is for Army personnel. Chaplains are not usually addressed by their rank. In writing you could put it in parentheses: Chaplain (Maj Gen) Dondi Costin, USAF, Ret. I know that you march to the beat of your own drum, but I'm guessing you never addressed your chaplain by his rank, like Cpt Doe; rather, you called him Chaplain Doe
Things may have changed since I left the service in 1985, but this is the way it use to be--and from what I gather, you were contemporary in the US Army.
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 3rd, 2023, 1:00 am
by flameshaw
Ballcoach called his commanding officer, General Custer.
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 3rd, 2023, 4:03 am
by TH Spangler
Didn't know much about Dondi, but after some research, great choice!
rmiller1959 wrote: ↑April 2nd, 2023, 9:31 am
Thanks, all! So let me see if I've got this right:
Rev. Dr. Dondi Costin - 2023 -
MG Dondi Costin
( Major General)
Former U.S. Air Force vet here, so we don't use the Army abbreviations!
And not even the Army refers to their chaplains by rank. This is straight from the U.S. Army website:
"Another aspect that sets chaplains apart is that they will never be commanders. They do hold rank and the authority granted by that rank, but they will never have command authority. This goes back to the separation of church and state and is specified in Title X of the U.S. Code. The highest ranking chaplain is a major general, but even wearing two stars does not give him the authority to authorize leave or impose UCMJ. That leads me into another point, the proper title for any chaplain regardless of rank is "chaplain". Not captain, major, colonel, or general, simply chaplain." ~ Sgt. 1st Class Timothy F. Seppala, Senior Religious Affairs Noncommissioned Officer-in-Charge , 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command
I figured I'd call him "Reverend" and "Doctor" since he is formally trained to be a pastor and has two doctorates. No disrespect intended!
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 3rd, 2023, 10:50 am
by prototype
ballah09 wrote: ↑April 1st, 2023, 7:44 pm
Towns and Borek
Wasn't General Young a President too?
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 3rd, 2023, 12:28 pm
by ballcoach15
When I meet him I plan to call him "General".
( i believe one of his classmates in high school was one of my Squad Leaders in Operation Desert Storm.
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 3rd, 2023, 12:42 pm
by Ill flame
At my last job, my office was next to the chaplains office and he would always correct people if they call him by his rank and also wasn't a big fan of being called sir. He didnt want people acknowledging that he was of higher rank than them so they would feel more comfortable around him. He preferred to be called chaplain or a variation of it like chap or chappy. I assume air force chaplains are similar.
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 3rd, 2023, 1:50 pm
by Baybird
ballcoach15 wrote: ↑April 3rd, 2023, 12:28 pm
When I meet him I plan to call him "General".
( i believe one of his classmates in high school was one of my Squad Leaders in Operation Desert Storm.
ballah09 wrote: ↑April 1st, 2023, 7:44 pm
Towns and Borek
Wasn't General Young a President too?
Vice President over Operations, last I knew, before heading up the School of Aeronautics.
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 4th, 2023, 8:26 am
by TH Spangler
rmiller1959 wrote: ↑April 3rd, 2023, 8:39 am
I figured I'd call him "Reverend" and "Doctor" since he is formally trained to be a pastor and has two doctorates. No disrespect intended!
After doing an online search and reading about him, I think if I met him I would call him "Brother Costin" and he would be delighted by it . I'm excited about him leading LU.
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 23rd, 2023, 9:27 am
by Sly Fox
If you are wondering what is coming to Lynchburg, I strongly encourage you to invest the next 20 minutes seeing what Costin shared in his final message at Charleston Southern. Cue up 32:00.
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 23rd, 2023, 9:08 pm
by flameshaw
Volume too low for me to hear.
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 23rd, 2023, 10:18 pm
by Touchdownmaker
As a very old alumni…..graduated in 77……I feel better than ever about the future of Liberty University.
Dondi Costin checks all the boxes to take us to another level, spiritually, academically, and yes…..athletically!
GO FLAMES!
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: April 24th, 2023, 10:11 pm
by alabama24
Thanks for the link Sly
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: May 7th, 2023, 9:46 pm
by cruzan_flame13
Does the school have a home specifically for a President? I know Jr. had his own place/farm, but was wondering if we had a place for Prevo to reside in. I'm guessing likely not.
Re: Dondi Costin - LU President
Posted: May 8th, 2023, 8:06 am
by TH Spangler
I like that when he was serving in the military he didn't go along with some of the "fundamental change" that's taking place. I read a hit piece on him, about his stand. Bold stand! I won't post the link here, mods would probably delete it.
. I'm excited about him leading LU.
