Mandi Mooney
Editor-in-Chief
February 18, 2005
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Sophomore Lauren LaBounty confers with her friends as she raises her bid to $300 to buy Associate Professor of Humanities Charlene Kiser. |
-Photo by Andrew Stauffer |
This year’s Faculty Auction brought back the antics of Bill and Bob - otherwise known as professors Greer and Mahan - and the large amounts of money spent on favorite professors. Missing was the usual excitement and responsiveness of the student body.
“I think the auction could have been a little bit more interesting if we had more bidding wars,” said junior class president Tim Cassens, “but each year is different.”
The bidding started at $20 for Professor of Bible Dr. R. David Roberts. Bids from the student body came gradually but soon escalated as sophomore Lauren LaBounty became determined to buy Associate Professor of Humanities Charlene Kiser.
“I’ll go as high as it takes,” laughed LaBounty as she raised her bid higher and higher.
Finally, LaBounty accomplished her goal for a price of $300.
Drs. Lee and Pat Magness are always a favored catch during the auction. Senior Aaron Gilley has bought the couple for the past three years. During the auction, he was unwavering in his determination to buy the two professors again and complete his streak. However, freshman Christina Wood’s bidding went too steep for Gilley, and he was forced to drop out of the race, giving Wood the victory at $370.
“I dropped out because I couldn't afford to go that high up,” said Gilley. “Now, I’m glad I have the money. The Magni said I could come over anytime, and they would cook for me!”
Despite the apparent lack of student enthusiasm, the auction ran out of time with five professors still left to be auctioned off. To conclude the event, Bill and Bob changed venues and headed to the McCormick Dining Hall yesterday during lunch.
The bidding wars began early as students competed for Associate Professor of Music John Wakefield. With only five professors left to auction off, the bidding lasted only a few minutes. In the end, a grand total of $2110 was raised for the junior class.
“I'm happy with the results to help with the cost of the Junior/Senior,” Cassens said.
The event was sponsored by the junior class to help raise funds for the annual Junior/Senior banquet that will be held on April 1.