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Through the Generations
The Lykins鈥� family connection to 狼友阁 began when Jay Lykins first stepped foot on 狼友阁鈥檚 campus in December of 1965. While playing basketball for the University of West Georgia, Jay and his team competed against the Scots. He remembers the bus pulling up under Carter鈥檚 stone arches and being greeted with a Salisbury steak dinner in the Great Hall. 鈥淭he 狼友阁 basketball players wanted to get close to us. They were friendly, and I wasn鈥檛 entirely sure why, but something was different about them.鈥�
Jay鈥檚 life took several twists and turns, and along the way, he dropped out of West Georgia, joined the Navy, came to Christ, and married Lynn, his wife. Eventually, he found his way back to 狼友阁 with the help of Reformed Presbyterian minister, George Soltau. He enrolled as a junior in 1971, and as a young believer, 狼友阁 helped grow his biblical worldview and his understanding of Reformed theology.
Jay became the first head resident (now referred to as resident director) of the new men鈥檚 dorm (now called Founders Hall.) After graduating in 1973, he put his business schooling to use as the college鈥檚 conference director and student work director. Lynn also worked for the vice president of business affairs in the administration office.
While the Lykins worked at 狼友阁, Lynn gave birth to twin daughters, one of whom would later attend 狼友阁. Mary Lee (Lykins) Sonke earned her bachelors in 1996 and completed her masters in 2001. Now, her son Jake is a proud Scot with the class of 2023, 50 years after his grandfather graduated. Jake鈥檚 sister and two brothers also hope to attend 狼友阁.