![]() In Psychotherapy East and West (1961), he argued that Buddhism could be thought of as a form of psychotherapy. He wrote more than 25 books and articles on religion and philosophy, introducing the emerging hippie counter culture to The Way of Zen (1957), one of the first best selling books on Buddhism. Watts gained a following while working as a volunteer programmer at the KPFA radio station in Berkeley. He left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies. He received a master's degree in theology from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and became an Episcopal priest in 1945. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. Rest in peace.Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was an English writer, speaker and self-styled "philosophical entertainer", known for interpreting and popularising Japanese, Chinese and Indian traditions of Buddhist, Taoist, and Hindu philosophy for a Western audience. This year is dedicated to our lost brother Rodney Lydale Lockhart. The track family will truly miss our brother, but we will live on and compete in his honor. Those girls don’t have anything on you.’ Words could never explain the pain I’m feeling over his death. I remember like it was yesterday when Rodney was hurt last year and he used to tell me before every race, Yata, you have to win this one for your boy. If I ran well and won my face, he followed by doing the same and vice versa. Rodney fed off each other’s performances. He encouraged every athlete to give their all every time we stepped on the track. There are no words to explain how dedicated he was to track and how much he wanted each of us to succeed even when he didn’t. “Rodney was not only our teammate, but our brother and our friend. ![]() ![]() It really would be the greatest thing that Rodney would've wanted!” Assistant coach Erin Wibbels “When I think of Rodney, I will always think of the last time I saw that bright smile and big eyes twinkle last week when we passed at the track office and I said, Hey Rad-ney!’ When someone dies, people always say, We're going to win one for him because that's what he would've wanted!’ It's such a great thing to say that in this case, it's absolutely true that there is nothing more that would honor Rodney than for the athletes to pull together and make this the best and most successful year in Ole Miss Track history! Success in track was his passion. He will be deeply missed.” Head coach Joe Walker He was a hard working, as well as talented athlete, to go along with his personality. “Rodney was a well liked athlete, usually smiling and enjoying life. At the 2006 SEC Indoor Championships, he finished eighth in the 400 meters and was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished fifth.īelow are several quotes of remembrance from both coaches and athletes that provide insight into what type of person and student-athlete Lockhart was. ![]() ![]() 4x400 relay team in the 2006 World Junior Championships in Beijing.Īt the 2006 SEC Outdoor Championships, Lockhart finished ninth in the 400 meters and was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished eighth. Lockhart, 20, a junior psychology major from Vaiden, Miss., was a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. 29 at his apartment near the Ole Miss campus. The University of Mississippi track and field program continues to mourn the loss of teammate Rodney Lockhart, who was tragically killed Sept. ![]()
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