December 2000: Vol. 80, No. 1

Class Notes, Grad Notes, and Obituaries

ALL-USA LOGANVILLE TEACHER IS USA TODAY FIRST-TEAMER Karen Lord Rutter (MEd '82, EdS '83, EdD '98), who teaches early childhood education at Loganville (Ga.) High School, was among only 20 teachers in the nation to be named to the USA Today third annual "All-USA First Team." What distinguished the first teamers from second and third teamers, according to USA Today, was their ability to transform students into lifelong learners, ultimately changing their communities. Rutter has students run an actual preschool—the Loganville Little Learners—right there at Loganville High. Her students design everything from lesson plans to lunch menus—and quickly figure out whether teaching is for them. Students tell Rutter, "I didn't realize it took 18 hours a day. This is not the job for me." Fortunately, it is for Rutter.

1940-44
Mavion Stegeman Hodgson (ABJ '41) of Wichita Falls, Texas, wrote to tell GM that Winning My Wings is in its second printing. Her book tells the story of the U.S.'s first women military pilots in WWII. She was one of them. A. Alan Scarborough's (BS '44) latest book, The Spacing of Planets: The Solution to a 400-Year Mystery, features a mathematical solution that's received much praise. A group of 80 scientists from across the globe and the Royal Astronomical Society in London reviewed the Lawrenceville native's explanation of the Fourth Law of Planetary Motion, which explains how the planets attained their orbital spacing around the Sun—a mystery that first eluded Kepler in 1595.

1945-49
Herman Fishman (BBA '47) and Nina Bloch Fishman (BS '50) of Atlanta have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Edwin Pope (ABJ '48), sports editor of the Miami Herald from Key Biscayne, Fla., was the subject of a story in the Wall Street Journal. The article recapped his 60-year career as a news-man, which began at age 11 when Pope, a native of Athens, transcribed a radio broadcast of the Orange Bowl and offered it to the Athens Banner-Herald. Pope is one of a very few journalists who has covered every Super Bowl.

1950-54
Time honored Ramsey "Bub" T. Way (BBA '51) of Hawkinsville with the Quality Dealer Award. As president of Way Brothers, Inc., Bub was one of only 64 new car dealers to be nominated for this annual award. J. Lamar Merk (AB '53) of Miami, Fla., received the Emperor's Order of the Sacred Treasure from the government of Japan in recognition of his contributions to increased trade and friendship between Japan and the Southeastern U.S. Robert Henderson Sr. (ABJ '53) of Savannah will celebrate 50 years as a funeral director this year. Henderson apparently was typecast while serving as an extra in Robert Redford's new film, "The Legend of Bagger Vance," wherein he wore a black suit and derby in a funeral scene.

1955-59
St. Martin's Press released Mignon Franklin Ballard's (ABJ '56) new mystery, An Angel To Die For. A native of Fort Mill, S.C., Mignon's earlier novels include Raven Rock and Aunt Matilda's Ghost. B. A. "Gus" Wentz (BSEd '56) of Sandy Springs released his book, Eyes Right, Erman Innocent, a Chronicle from the Korean Conflict Era. Gov. Roy Barnes (AB '69, JD '72) swore in Ronald J. Armstrong (LLB '59) of Blue Ridge as judge of the Appalachian Judicial Circuit.

1960-64
Ron Abney (ABJ '63) is president of Ron Abney and Associates, an international political consulting firm in Cochran. During the past year, he completed projects in Cambodia, Indonesia, Morocco, and the Middle East.

1965-69
Monroe's George Baker Jr. (BBA '65), an Atlanta real estate broker and chair-man of the Walton County Development Authority, was presented with the J.L. McGarity Citizenship Award for his commitment to the county's economic success. Chief of the Ionizing Radiation Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Bert Coursey (BS '65, PhD '70) of Frederick, Md., led a team of NIST scientists that won a 2000 Federal Laboratory Consortium award. He was also elected a Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. For topping the $10-million mark in home sales, Sally Noogan (BSEd '67) of Roswell was named one of the "500 Most Powerful Women in the Nation" by National Relocation and Real Estate Magazine. As a new member of LOMA's Education Council, Alan W. Feagin (BBA '69) of Norcross offers guidance and direction to the insurance industry. Alan is president and CEO of Fortis Family. Robert L. McCorkle Jr. (BBA '69, MACC '70) of Savannah was elected president of the Georgia Society of CPAs.

1970-74
David K. Manchee (ABJ '70) of Dallas, Texas, is district manager for MSN Sales. Previously, he spent seven years with Newsweek and 21 with the Wall Street Journal. Regions Bank in Birmingham elected Thomas L. Hamby (BSAE '71), president of BellSouth in Alabama, to its board of directors. Betty Hudson (ABJ '71), who has held corporate communications positions at NBC and Reader's Digest, was named senior vice president for communications at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C. Gerald Irving Applefield (BS '72, JD '76, MBA '76) of Charlotte, N.C., joined Barry, Evans, Josephs & Snipes Inc., a life insurance broker, as a managing director. Tom Crawford (ABJ '72) is national editor of capitolimpact.com, an Internet-based political news service headquartered in Atlanta. The company's first project was implementing daily news coverage of the Georgia General Assembly. Laura Lee Killeen (ABJ '72), executive vice president of Kupper Parker/Fitzgerald, received the New Orleans Advertising Club's 1999 Silver Medal for life-time achievement. Michael D. McRae (ABJ '72) of Cedartown joined the law firm of Shaw, Maddox, Graham, Monk & Boling. AquaVentures Yacht Charters is the newest venture for John Clark (BMus '73, MMEd '80) of Athens and his wife Joan Bingham Clark (BMus '75, MMEd '83). Together, they still own and operate their own group travel company, Creative Group Tours, Inc. Airtight Case (Cumberland House) is the fifth book in the Lindsay Chamberlain mystery series written by Beverly Connor (AB '73, BS '76, MA '85) of Crawford. Cheryl Gosa (ABJ '73) of Atlanta was named vice president for business development by the board of Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters Inc. Henry Eason (MA '74) of Alameda, Calif., is president of Eason Communications, a marketing agency in the San Francisco Bay area. After serving as Washington correspondent for the Atlanta Constitution and media relations director of the U.S. Chamber, Eason founded the company with wife Ellen.

1975-79
Bonnie Davis Cella (ABJ '75) is administrator of the State Bar of Georgia's satellite office in Tifton. Grits Is Groceries and Other Facts of Southern Life is Darrell Huckaby's (BSEd '75, MEd '96) third book. An English teacher for 26 years, the Conyers native also wrote Need Two, which is about two college kids who go to New Orleans to watch UGA play Notre Dame in the '81 Sugar Bowl. Steve Stancil (BBA '75) of Canton was keynote speaker for Reinhart College's commencement. Steve is a state representative and co-owner of Century 21 Stancil Realty. A 20-year member of the State Bar of Georgia, Kathy Stephens Palmer (BSHE '76, JD '79) of Swainsboro will run for Superior Court Judge of the Middle Judicial Circuit. Kathy serves on the state advisory council for UGA's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. A teacher at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School,Terry Seehorn (BSEH '76) was named the NACD-Zeneca Conservation Education Awards Program's Teacher of the Year for Georgia. With a dental practice in Monroe, S. Craig Taylor (BS '76) also serves as a member of the Development Authority of Walton County and as chairman of Monroe Utilities Network. Shorter College appointed Jane Greenway Warren (BBA '77) of Atlanta to its board of trustees for a five-year term. Jane is senior vice president and owner of The Spear Group Inc. Jim Reid (ABJ '77) is president of Shape Formation Inc. in Lula, which completed styrofoam props for the Denzel Washington movie "Remember the Titans," filmed at Berry College. The movie is Shape Formation's 18th movie credit. Other projects include "Stepmom" and "Beloved." Annette Haywood-Carter (ABJ '78) of Santa Monica, Calif, a script supervisor on 25 feature films, including "Cliffhanger" and "Driving Miss Daisy," is co-writing a mini-series for CBS on the Ringling Brothers Circus. Community Bankshares announced the election of Debra Cerniglia Callaway (BSHE '79) to the board of directors of Community Bank & Trust in Troup County. Debra currently serves as a trustee of the Morning Star Foundation, Inc. and as a board member of the Georgia Council for the Arts, the Georgia Museum, and the Atlanta Ballet. Carlos Ruiz (BSA '79) and his wife Evelyn Irenea Ruiz (LLM '89) of Pendergrass run a farm that produces hatching eggs for Mar-Jac Inc. Athens optometrist Stuart J. Thomas (BS '79) was voted president-elect of the Southern Council of Optometrists. The University of Washington awarded Robin L. Wright (BS '79) of Seattle a distinguished teaching award.

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1980-84
Schnader Harrison promoted Allen N. Bradley (AB '80, JD '83) to partner of its Atlanta office. Robert Byrd (ABJ '80), former speechwriter for Coca-Cola CEOs Roberto Goizueta and Doug Ivester, has joined the Atlanta communications and marketing firm Hayslett Sorrel as a vice president. John Callinan (BSED '80) of Alma was chosen as a STAR teacher in Bacon Country. Mark E. Kooyman (ABJ '80) of Atlanta was promoted to global director of research for Cartoon Network's brand and off-channel commerce. Chip Robison (ABJ '80, PhD '89) is director of clinical services for BeneScript Services Inc., a medical benefits company. Robison lives in Atlanta with his wife, Laura Hightower Robison (ABJ '80, JD '85). Keith Utsey (ABJ '80, MA '90) of Brooklyn, N.Y., was named vice president and counsel, state government affairs for the Securities Industry Association. A lawyer originally from East Point, Betty L. Bush's (BBA '81, JD '85) first novel is Expect Sunshine: A tribute to the African-American Farmer, A Story of Love and Triumph (Museum Charity Publishing, P.O. Box 90698, Atlanta 30364). Michael S. Ehrhart (BFA '81) of Midland joined Total System Services as a client relations representative in Ace Management. A professor at Johns Hopkins, Frances J. Northington (BSA '81) of Baltimore, Md., is a member of the society for pediatric and perinatal research. The Georgia Club hired Debi Hammock (ABJ '82) of Athens as membership director. Victor Wilson (BSW '82, MEd '87) of Athens was promoted to associate vice president for student affairs at UGA. First National Bank of Griffin promoted John Copeland (AB '83) of Dubois, Wyo., to executive vice president. Carolyn Brault Seefer (BBA '84) of Walnut Creek, Calif., received tenure at Diablo Valley College. She is currently writing her first textbook, which will be published in 2001. AmeriBank appointed Tammy Cox (AB '84, JD '87) of Savannah to its board of directors. She works for the law office of Odell, Cox and Street. Darlene Foster Sanders (ABJ '84) of Smiths, Ala., joined Total Solutions Inc. as a bankcard trainer specializing in commercial card authorizations. Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. promoted Dan Kelley (BBA '84) of Cincinnati to franchise director. Dan recently earned a master's in science finance from Johns Hopkins.

1985-89
Ben Kirbo (BS '85) of Bainbridge opened a new practice, Southeastern Plastic Surgery, in Tallahassee, Fla. A certified public accountant, Steve Loughridge (BSA '85) of Chatsworth is a candidate for a seat on the Murray County Board of Education. Beth Cook (ABJ '86) of Atlanta was promoted to copy director for Internet Marketing and Branding for Rich's, Lazarus & Goldsmith's Department Stores. She continues to serve as copy director for Home Store, Credit Marketing and Storewide Advertising. Scott Dumon (ABJ '86) of Duluth was promoted to vice president, account supervisor for Campbell-Ewald Advertising in Atlanta. He is responsible for all Chevrolet car brand advertising in the Southeast U.S. As a member of the gospel group D'Vine, Paula McGuire Saunders (BSW '85, MSW '86) of Stone Mountain is about to release her second recording, "Perfect Timing." D'Vine has performed at the 1996 Olympic Games, with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and at the White House. Paula is a medical social worker for the bone marrow transplant program at Emory University Hospital. Louise Harrell Grant (ABJ '86) teaches English and mass communication at Irmo High School in Columbia, S.C. With three UGA alumni partners, Tyler Wood (BSEd '86) of Marietta started the wholesale mortgage lending company SouthStar Funding, LLC. Mike Fierman (AB '88) of Atlanta, Brian Smith (BBA '89) of Benton, Tenn., and Kirk Smith (BBA '83) of Atlanta help Tyler do business in nearly a dozen states. Emil Beshara ('88 BSAE), a civil engineer from Pendergrass, was a candidate for Jackson County's board of commissioners. Jan Griffin Brown (ABJ '88) is communications director-publications editor for Pilot International Inc., a volunteer organization headquartered in Macon. Jan married Brad Brown (BBA '89) in 1990. They have a three-year-old daughter, Amelia Kathryn. Christopher N. Smith (BBA '88) and his wife Lyubena announce the birth of their son Alexander Nolan Smith. Since 1993, Christopher has maintained his own law practice in Macon. Jay Kehjean Yeh (MMC '89) of Taipei is senior vice president for Foremost International in East Hanover, N.J. Karl Viktor Olsson (ABJ '89) is a reporter for the Swedish news agency Tidningarnas Telegrambyra in Stockholm.

1990-94
Michael Abramowitz (ABJ '90) was named communications director for Tcert, Inc, an Atlanta-based technology company that designs an artificial intelligence system for e-learning. Jeff Wohl (ABJ '90) of Smyrna is marketing manager for Waffle House Inc. Wohl appeared on "Jeopardy!" on March 29. He and his wife, Carolyn McLeod Wohl (ABJ '91), welcomed their first child, Parker Timothy, on Feb. 3. Now a full-time mother, Carolyn is a former senior information specialist for the American Cancer Society. Chris Lancette (ABJ '91) of Stone Mountain works part-time for capitolimpact.com, an online news service dedicated to covering state government. Lancette's editor is Tom Crawford (ABJ '72). Greg Martin (ABJ '91) is senior account executive for Rountree Group Inc., an independent communications management firm in Atlanta. Previously, Martin was a staff writer for the Athens Daily News/Banner-Herald. Bonnie Athene Gillespie (ABJ '92, MA '97) lives in Los Angeles and is pursuing an acting career. She has appeared in a play, a daytime soap opera, and an independent film. She is also the subject of a documentary film on making it in Hollywood. Between auditions, she designs Web pages and databases for publishing companies, serves as a geometry tutor for 9th graders, and provides pet-sitting services. Miles Adams (EDS '93, MMED '98) of Nicholson was honored as teacher of the year for Jackson County High School and the entire county. Miles is celebrating 17 years as a band teacher with the Jackson County schools. As the state's only forensic entomologist, Jeff Tomberlin (BS '93) of Ocilla is helping the GBI solve law enforcement cases. Jeff is trained to identify insects on corpses, which can help determine when a person died. Currently a doctoral student in the UGA's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, he is also finishing up research on controlling houseflies in livestock facilities. Hart County Middle School selected Pam Allen Royston (BSED '94) as teacher of the year for her work with intellectually handicapped students. Trent W. Batchelor (ABJ '94) is a marketing specialist for LearnSomething.com in Tallahassee, Fla. He and his wife, Amy, have a two-year-old son, Nicholas Trent. Caren Blechman Cohen (ABJ '94) of Atlanta opened her own advertising and public relations firm, cc.Media. Her clients range from car dealerships to Internet start-ups. She is married to Reece Cohen (BBA '91). Cherie Danson (ABJ '94) of Rio Vista, Calif., is director of sponsor and media relations for Craig Breedlove and the Spirit of America World Speed Record Team, which will attempt to return the world's land speed record to the U.S. with a supersonic speed of more than 800 mph. Jennifer J. Tracz (ABJ '94) is marketing manager for Prudential Atlanta/Georgia Realty in Roswell. Wayne C. Wehunt (ABJ '94, MMC '99) of Warner Robins was promoted to assistant state editor for the Macon Telegraph.

1995-2000
Having received her Ph.D. in Spanish from Tulane, Laura Barbas Rhoden (BA '95) took a position as a foreign language professor at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. Mike Martin (ABJ '95) is art director for Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos Inc., an advertising agency in Boston. Martin worked for two years at DDB in Dallas. After completing his master's in library and information science at Florida State, Russell Palmer (AB '95) of Macon joined the Mercer University Libraries. Barbara Rutherford Voss (ABJ '95) is marketing director for Bittners, an interior design, custom furniture, and accessory store based in Louisville, Ky. Michelle Chassereau Jackson (ABJ '96) of Allston, Mass., is completing her first year of law school at Boston University, where she is a student in a dual degree program between BU's School of Law and College of Communication. She plans to pursue First Amendment work. In May 1997, she married William Clayton Jackson. Brian Scott Johnson (ABJ '96) of Loganville earned a J.D. from Mercer Law School in May. Kelley Elizabeth Simmons (ABJ '96) married William Henry Hammock Jr. (ABJ '96), and they live in Suwanee. Kelley works in production for Fox-5 Television in Atlanta and William is a sports writer at the Gwinnett Daily Post. Lori Anne Thousand Hullett (ABJ '96) of Marietta is an account executive with Ogilvy & Mather in Atlanta. Jennifer Lee Watson Sheran (ABJ '96) of Atlanta joined The DeMoss Group as media relations manager. The DeMoss Group is an Atlanta-based public relations firm representing Christian ministries and organizations. Previously, Sheran was a marketing communications specialist at the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau. Angela Lee (ABJ '97) of Boston is PR coordinator at W-Trade Technologies, a wireless application solutions provider head-quartered in New York. Married on July 15, Midquel "Cain" McClendon (BA '97) and Danielle F. Mosley (BSFCS '98) now live in Marietta. Midquel is an investment representative; Danielle is a registered dietitian with the Aramark/Atlanta Public School System. Keysha Shantrell Perry (ABJ '97) is a general assignment reporter at WJBF-Newschannel 6 in Augusta. Heather Williams Almand (ABJ '97) of Alpharetta is public relations manager for the newly formed Financial Planning Association. She recently married James R. Almand III. Barrett Cook (ABJ '98) of Jacksonville, Fla., is a communications specialist for United Parcel Service. The McCarter Theatre Center for the Performing Arts in Princeton, N.J., promoted Kelley Johnson (BBA '98) to grants writer. Michelle E. Martin (ABJ '98) of Macon is communications director for the United Way of Central Georgia. Martin is pursuing a master's degree in public administration at Georgia College and State University. Last summer, she spent a month in England and Spain on a comparative government trip with GCSU. Jim Saye (ABJ '98) was promoted to media relations representative at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in Marietta. He married Jamie Lewis (AB '94) in October 1999. They live in Acworth. Indra Sibal (ABJ '98) of Atlanta was named anchor and producer for CNNRadio, where she will work on weekend morning newscasts. Allison Suzannah Hoke (ABJ '99) is director of community relations for Washington County Regional Medical Center in Sandersville. Andy P. Lemminger (MACC '99) of Karlsbad launched an Internet start-up called InterLations.com which provides language translations. Gregory S. Meeler (ABJ '99) of Bishop is account coordinator for Mitchell, Lindberg & Taylor (MLT Creative), a marketing and advertising agency in Clarkston.

Compiled by Suzanne Kayes

Grad Notes

OLYMPIC GOLD YARBROUGH'S BOOK TELLS INSIDE STORY OF '96 GAMES Having maneuvered BellSouth through the complex PR mine field brought on by divestiture, Dick Yarbrough (ABJ '59) thought he knew what to expect when Billy Payne tapped him to head the communications team for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. Guess again, says Dick. "Divestiture was managed by people who had been together for 20 years," says Yarbrough. But at ACOG, nobody was from the same place. We created a Fortune 500 company from scratch, and 16 days after the '96 Olympics began we were out of business." What happened during those 16 days—record-breaking crowds, 32 world records, the Centennial Park bombing, IOC President Samaranch's closing ceremonies snub—is only part of what Yarbrough has chronicled in his new book, And They Call Them Games (Mercer University Press): More tickets were sold for women's events in Atlanta (3.9M) than for all the events in Barcelona in '92. But the Women's Sports Foundation made a stink, claiming the little pictograms of women athletes were "sexist." ACOG security chief Bill Rathburn was concerned from day one because Atlanta's police force was underpaid, understaffed—and rank-and-file morale was at rock bottom. UGA got the volleyball preliminary rounds in large part because Cobb County chairman Bill Byrne was booed at a Braves game. The Marietta paper said that was a referendum on the county's anti-gay resolution—which made Byrne so mad that he scuttled a compromise that would've kept volleyball in Cobb.

ARTS & SCIENCES
Auburn University's School of Architecture named alumni professor Gaines T. Blackwell (MFA '69) to the Anne and Batey Gresham endowed chair of architecture. Gaines recently designed a home for Don Logan, CEO and chairman of Time, Inc.

HISTORY
Elon's College of Arts and Sciences named Nancy Smith Midgette (PhD '84) of Gibsonville, N.C., as interim dean. Previously, she served as William P. Story Professor and chair of Elon's history department. In 1998, she received the Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest honor at the college.

JOURNALISM
Lietta Kahn (MA '79) of Princeton, N.J., won first place in the interpretive writing category in New Jersey Press Association competition for an article she wrote on political candidates' campaign claims in the Lawrence (N.J.) Township council election. This is Kahn's fourth award from NJPA. She has been a staff writer for the Lawrence Ledger for 15 years. Previously, she worked for the Newnan (Ga.) Times-Herald and the Laurens County (S.C.) Advertiser. Laura Hemenway (MA '87) is research manager for the Macon Telegraph. She was one of 16 winners in Knight-Ridder's 13th annual James K.Batten Excellence Awards competition. Debbie Cribb (MA '89) of Simpsonville, S.C., opened c2Solutions, a public relations consulting firm serving upstate South Carolina. Cribb currently serves as president of the South Carolina chapter of PRSA. Tom Hagley Jr. (MMC '92) of Brush Prairie, Wash., is community relations manager for the Vancouver Public Schools. He is also a recipient of the General George C. Marshall Public Leadership Award given by the City of Vancouver.

LAW
After living in the small Maine town of Rockland—and being angered because a local ordinance prohibited dogs from being on the main city street—attorney and former state legislator Jean Chalmers (LLB '68), decided to do something about it. She lodged a protest and is happy to report that pooches are now welcome in Rockland. Shorter College appointed Gary F. Eubanks (JD '71) of Marietta, as one of nine new members of its board of trustees. Gary, who is an attorney with Smith, Eubanks, Smith and Tumlin, is also president of Wharton Management Inc. An attorney with Hassett Cohen Goldstein & Port, LLP, Rob Hassett (JD '76) of Atlanta was appointed chair of a subcommittee on managing Internet top level domain names of the American Bar Association. For the third year, Public Service Commissioner Bobby Baker (JD '83 ) of Atlanta was named one of Georgia Trend magazine's "100 Most Influential People in Georgia." Phil Wilkins (JD '85) of Carrollton received the honor of International Sertoman of the Year. Assistant dean for student affairs in Duke's law school, Richard Ford (JD '88 ) of Durham, N.C., advises the department's student-run moot court board. Attorney Tommy Smith (JD '97 ) of Collins opened the office of Smith and Cannon, P.C. in Telfair County. Tommy began the firm in Vidalia with his brother, and it has grown to include eight employees.

PHILOSOPHY
John Norris Frederick (MA '72, PhD '77) of Charlotte, N.C., was named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Queens College. He has also taught at the University of North Carolina.

PSYCHOLOGY
Marc J. Acherman (PhD '72) of Mequon, Wis., received an award from the Wisconsin Psychological Association for outstanding contributions to the profession. Assistant Emmanuel College psychology professor Patty Kieley Adkins (PhD '96) of Royston received her license as a psychologist earlier this year.

Compiled by Suzanne Kayes

Obituaries

FACULTY AND STAFF
Milton Adsit of Bogart, a retired professor from the College of Veterinary Medicine, died May 15. He was a graduate of Cornell's vet school and he received his MMS from Tulane. He was a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and a WWII veteran. Joseph Hooten Jr. of Athens, a retired math professor, died June 1. He began his career in 1946, at the age of 21, as the youngest school principal and coach in Georgia. After receiving his master's degree in education from Auburn in 1951, he moved to Tallahassee, Fla. He was coordinator of Television Teacher Training at Education Television at Florida State University, where he taught the first televised course by closed-circuit TV and directed a state-wide project in classroom utilization of ETV under a Ford Foundation Grant. He received his doctorate in math ed in 1958 from Columbia. While at Columbia he served as chairman of the TV committee of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and as a consultant to NBC. He helped to deveolp "New Math," the teaching method currently being used in most schools.

REGENT DIES THOMAS ALLGOOD AND WIFE WERE TRUSTED FRIENDS OF UGA When Thomas Allgood's plane crashed in Augusta on Aug. 5, killing the 71-year-old regent and his wife, the state of Georgia and its flagship institution lost a loyal servant and a good friend. Though Allgood didn't attend UGA, the University had come to rely on him during his eight years on the State Board of Regents. Chancellor Stephen Portch said Allgood had worked "tirelessly" on behalf of all of Georgia's colleges and universities. President Michael F. Adams recalled that Allgood, a former state senator and majority leader, "was part of the regents group that originally interviewed me and helped bring me to the University. He was a good friend to UGA." Appointed by Gov. Zell Miller in 1992, Allgood represented the 10th Congressional District, which includes Oglethorpe, Elbert, and Greene counties. He lived in Augusta, but was no stranger to Athens. Zell Miller said that he and his wife Shirley had lost two of their closest friends. "Just a few weeks ago, they had called and invited us to come and spend some time with them in Maine," said Miller, who worked side by side with Allgood in the Georgia senate. At the Allgoods' funeral, Gov. Roy Barnes (AB '69, JD '72) marveled at Allgood's ability to strike the right phrase: "My favorite was when he said that the difference between lightning and a lightning bug was only a small difference, but one with a substantial meaning. And so it was, as Tom said, with the difference in being right and always right on an issue."

ASSOCIATES
Myra Jenkins Mahler of Athens, a retired Athens High teacher and Barrow Elementary librarian, died Jan. 3. Pauline Bryant Rice of Watkinsville, a florist and volunteer for the Oconee County 4-H Club, died May 12. Barbara Thayer Sibley of Atlanta, a poet and lover of music, died Jan. 13. Sarah Tate Tumlin of Marietta, the fourth president of the Cobb County Girl Scout Council, died Jan. 8. She paricipated in the 1960s cleanup project that transformed the Benson home into the Marietta Educational Garden Center. As a member of the Junior Welfare League, she was instrumental in starting a public school dental health program.

STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
James Knott (SNS '00, M '46) of Macon died Aug. 22, 1999. Louise Herren Saye (SNS, M '00) of Rutledge died Sept. 9, 1999.

1910s
John Carmical (AB '17) of Cumming died June 9 at the age of 104. After graduation, he studied at Columbia University. He began work at J.P. Morgan Co. as an analyst before being recruited by The New York Times, where he covered financial news from 1922-67, when he returned to Georgia to become a farmer.

1920s
Clara Lewis McMekin (ABEd '29), a retired librarian from Washington, died Nov. 17, 1999.

1930s
Grace Barnard Hughs (BSHE '31, MSHE '32) of Athens, a retired social worker with family and children services, died Feb. 27. Clarence McLanahan (JD '31) of Elberton died June 2. He was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He served two terms as judge of the City Court in Elberton and was the owner and president of Republic Granite Company. In 1960, he became chairman of the board of directors of the First American Bank and Trust Company in Athens. He was instrumental in forming the Independent Bankers Association of Georgia in 1969, now known as the Community Bankers Association of Georgia. Ella Moore Perry (ABJ '31) of St. Simons Island died Nov. 26, 1999. Clara Thompson Dodd (ABEd '32) of Winston died Nov. 14, 1999. Emily Betts Gregory (BS '32, EdD '64) of Greenwood, S.C., died Nov. 8, 1999. Ellen Corn Nelms (MA '32) of Savannah, a retired Gwinnett County math teacher, died April 15. James Stoinoff (BSC '32) of Hiawassee died March 2. Charlotte Glynn Brown (AB '33, MA '34) of Atlanta died April 3. Ruth Shroyer Harp (ABJ '33) of Richmond, Va., a retired Macon County school teacher, died Jan. 10. Charles Asbelle (BS '34) of Oakland, Calif., died Feb. 28. Frances Armour Barnett (ABEd '34) of Commerce, a retired high school English teacher and substitute teacher for Toccoa and Commerce High, died May 1. Harrison Braselton (BSC '34) of Lawrenceville, a Gwinnett County banker, died May 9. He was the last of the direct descendents of the three Braselton brothers who incorporated Braselton, in Jackson County, in 1916. He worked as a bookkeeper and salesman for the family business after graduating from college. After being discharged from the Army Finance Department, he began work at Brand Banking Co. He worked his way up from cashier to chairman of the board, the position he held at the time of his retirement in 1995. Josephine Hemphill Pollard (BS '34) of Griffin, a retired director of the Spalding County Department of Family and Children Services, died March 8. Margaret Joiner Campbell (AB '35) of Griffin died Aug. 6. John Hudson (BSAE '35) of Milledgeville, a retired employee of the U.S. Soil Conservation Services, died Jan. 31. Catherine Howard Johnson (M '35) of Atlanta died March 1. S. Walter Martin (MA '35) of Valdosta died June 2. He began his education career as a history teacher in Florida. He then moved to UGA, where he was a professor and head of the history department, and served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. He was president of Emory from 1957-62, and president of Valdosta State in 1966. He served as vice chancellor of the University System of Georgia from 1962-66 and acting chancellor from 1964-65. Grace Howser Smoak (BSC '35) of Griffin died Nov. 1, 1999. Willis Newton (BSC '36) of Forsyth died April 12. He earned a bronze star in the U.S. Army during World War II. His grandfather founded Trio Manufacturing Co. in 1899, and he began work there in 1936. He was chairman of the board when he died. Jane McClelland Roberts (ABEd '36) of Athens died May 18. She was a former president of Alpha Delta Sorority and board chair and chapter advisor for 40 years. She was also a wedding director for Emmanuel Church, and co-owner of Oakland Kindergarten. Andre Tillman Sr. (M '36) of Bogart, a retired employee of the Frigidaire division of General Motors, died Jan. 18. J. Comer Whitehead (BS '36) of Athens, who established a forerunner of the computer science department at UGA, died Jan. 20. Three years after graduating, he became head of UGA's IBM Department. He served as assistant to the university's vice president for business and finance. While at UGA he was a member of the Chi Psi fraternity and was the fraternity's faculty advisor for 28 years. He retired from UGA in 1982, after 46 years. Billie Kyle Maddox Andrews (M '37) of Rome died Dec. 27, 1999. James Barrow (AB '37, LLB '39) of Athens, a judge known for championing civil rights, died May 30. While maintaining responsibility for the family farm he inherited at age 17, he managed to graduate from UGA during the Depression. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he earned the Silver and Bronze Star. He returned to his law practice and also taught law at UGA's law school until he was elected Superior Court judge in 1963, having previously served as Athens city attorney. After his retirement from the bench in 1990, the governor appointed him Senior Judge of the Superior Courts. In 1992, the Georgia State Bar bestowed its highest honor upon him—the Tradition of Excellence Award. Hallie Wofford Smith (BSHE '37) of Gainesville, a retired school teacher of 44 years, died Jan. 9. James Brown (BSA '38) of Moultrie, a retired county agent from the Cooperative Extension Service, died April 5. Jane Luck Jenkins (BSC '38, MEd '67) of Carrollton, a retired school teacher, died May 5. James Lewis (BSEd '38) of Lithonia, chief of research and design for the U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C., died Jan. 13. John Matthews (LLB '38) of Smyrna, the recipient of the 1997 Georgia Bar Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, died Jan. 13. Besides being a real estate and title attorney, he founded many law and real estate associations throughout the Southeast. He served as vice president and Georgia manager of Lawyer's Title Insurance Corp. After his retirement as vice president in 1979, he remained active in the company ,and in 1996 formed and presided over the Dixie Land Title Association. Charles McNeill (BSA '38, DVM '50) of Americus died March 4. Ruth Anderson Barrett (BSHE '39) of Decatur, a retired supervisor of the DeKalb County Department of Family and Children Services, died May 27. She began her career teaching home economics in Clarkston and Columbus. She taught elementary school in Dekalb County during the 1950s and then began her 20-year career with family and children services. Haidee Thompson Bolton (ABEd '39) of Bainbridge died Jan. 1. Edith Wood Day (BSED '39) of Atlanta, a retired Clarke County special education teacher, died May 23. Marvin Rauzin (BSC '39) of Miami, Fla., died May 17.

1940s
Virginia Eason Martin (ABJ '40) of Marietta died April 3. William Prince (BSF '40) of Tate, a retired forester and chief engineer for the Georgia Marble Co., died Dec. 12. George P. Swift Jr. (AB '40) of Columbus, chairman of the board for Columbus Mills Inc., died May 19. Henry Wright (BSF '40, MS '50) of Albany, a retired research chemist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, died May 19. Harold Clinkscales (M '41) of Belton, S.C., died Aug. 27, 1999. Margaret Walker Elkins (ABEd '41), a retired Macon school teacher, died Feb. 19. Harriet Snooks Rea (M '41) of Mount Jackson, Va., died Aug. 19, 1999. C.M. Shirley (M '41) of Hazelhurst died Dec. 5, 1999. Joseph Valdes (M '41) of Mount Pleasant, S.C., a retired employee from the shoe manufacturing business, died March 31. Homer Cheshire (ABJ '42) of Hendersonville, N.C., died Nov. 11, 1999. Erle Cocke Jr. (AB '42) of Chevy Chase, Md., a management consultant, died April 23. He was a heavily decorated WWII veteran, receiving the Silver Star, four Bronze Stars, and four Purple Hearts. In 1950, at age 29, he became the youngest national commander of the American Legion. He was a Delta Airlines vice president until 1961, when President John F. Kennedy named him alternate executive director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He spent the last three decades running an international management consulting and lobbying firm in Washington. William H. Jennings Jr. (M '42) of Winder, former president of Barrow Manufacturing, died June 8. Frances Louise King (BSHE '42, MEd '58) of Savannah, a former vocational supervisor for the Georgia Department of Education, died April 28. Joe Gordon Smith Jr. (BBA '42) of Titusville, Fla., died Oct. 19, 1999. James Dover (M '43) of Buford died Jan. 7. Leonard Hirschberger (BSA '43) of Miami, Fla., a retired dairy specialist with the Florida Department of Agriculture, died Feb. 23. Blanche Gibson Loyd (BBA '43) of Montgomery, Ala., died Sept. 15, 1999. Carme Fletcher Munger (BSEd '43) of Huntsville, Ala., died Dec. 1, 1999. Charles Owen (BS '43) of Cedartown, a retired dentist, died Jan. 17. Robert Porter (BSA '43) of Greensboro, a recipient of the UGA Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award, died May 22. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and Korea. He was a retired district conservationist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service. Mary Hines Pronck (M '44) of Decatur died Jan. 7. Anita Bynum Cox (BSHE '45) of Shellman, a retired elementary school teacher, died Dec. 21, 1999. Lucille Hauton Husbands (ABJ '45) of La Porte, Texas, died Jan. 7. She started her career as a buyer for Davison's department store. She joined the American Mutual Liability Insurance Co., where she worked until she retired. Thomas Kelly (M '45) of Jasper, Ala., died Jan. 26. Iris Mackey Gillis (BSED '46) of Adrian, a former UGA cheerleader, died Feb. 26. She founded the Adrian chapter of the Girl Scouts of America, and was state officer of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Tom Lee Horne Jr. (LLB '46) of Destin, Fla., died Feb. 11. John Billue (BBA '47) of Atlanta, a retired assistant vice president of the Life Insurance Company of Georgia, died April 12. John Mercer (BSA '47, DVM '50) of Athens, a retired veterinarian and former professor of veterinary medicine at UGA, died May 4. Lora Barwick Smith (BSHE '47) of Milledgeville died Feb. 22. Harold W. Wallace Jr. (BBA '47) of Madison, a retired Air Force colonel, died May 15. Joseph Erquitt (BBA '48) of Smyrna died Jan. 4. Joyce Arrington Gregorie (AB '48) of Atlanta died Aug. 9, 1999. Robert Jobson (BFA '48) of Carrollton died Nov. 21, 1999. Charlie Maupin (BSA '48) of Atlanta, a retired North Fulton High teacher and coach, died Dec. 26, 1999. Clay Michael (BBA '48) of Conley, a deacon and Sunday school teacher of the Rock Baptist Church, died Jan. 6. He was also a life insurance agent for Gulf Life Insurance for 36 years. Julian Adkins Raburn (BSA '48, MSA '50) of Athens died April 9. John Ranitz Jr. (JD '48) of Savannah, a senior partner with the firm of Ranitz, Mahoney, Coolidge, and Mahoney, died Dec. 26, 1999. George Lloyd Reinart Jr. (BSF '48) of Tallahassee, Fla., died Nov. 11, 1999. Hugh Leon Rhodes Jr. (BS '48) of Augusta died Dec. 27, 1999. Frank Cabell Silvey Jr. (BBA '48) of Mount Holly, Va., a self employed consultant, died Feb. 10. Berrien Sutton (BBA '48) of Atlanta died Jan. 2. He held a number of positions with Coca-Cola, including district sales manager and later vice president and president/general manager of the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. in St. Louis. He was also president of the Associated Coca-Cola Bottling Co. in Daytona Beach. Howard Thornton (BBA '48) of Jonesboro died Nov. 27, 1999. Remer Budreau (M '49) of Jacksonville, Fla., a retired employee of American Heritage Life Insurance, died Sept. 7, 1999. James Lee Dodd Jr. (ABJ '49) of St. Simons Island, a retired regional director of public affairs for the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, died April 24. He was a radio-TV producer and director of advertising for Mead Corp., in Atlanta. He served in the U.S. Air force in WWII and Korea and was an avid flier. Edgar Smith Greer Jr. (BSF '49, MF '50) of Newnan, a retired forester and district manager for Hiawassee Land Co., died Nov. 7, 1999. James McCurry (BSAE '49) of Gainesville died Nov. 12, 1999. Frank Means (BSA '49) of Butler died Dec. 12, 1999. Alex Whitt (AB '49, MA '50) of Savannah died Feb. 9.

1950s
Jewell R. Adams (BSEd '50) of Canon, a retired elementary school teacher, died April 26. She taught in Holly Springs, Swainsboro, Leslie, Norcross, Jefferson, Fort Valley, Toccoa, and Canon. Walter Angel (BFA '50) of Fredericksburg, Va., died April 1. Tim Cartey (M '50) of Athens, a retired Athens police sergeant, died Nov. 23, 1999. James Coody (M '50) of St. Simons Island, a retired vice president of the First National Bank of Atlanta, died June 2. John Martin Cowart Jr. (BBA '50) of Albany died Aug. 15, 1999. Lee Roy Hudson (BSA '52) of Sylvester died March 26. Howard "Mooney" Frable Jr. (BFA '50) of Snohomish, Wash., a longtime employee of the Boeing Corp., died April 23. Richard Holland (BBA '50) of Senoia, a retired executive of Hamilton Arnall Insurance Agency, died April 3. Herman Lee (BS '50) of Augusta died Aug. 6, 1999. George McCammon (BS '50) of Sacramento, Calif., died Jan. 12. Charlotte Porter McCrary (M '50) of Moultrie died Jan. 6. Charles Mears Jr. (M '50) of Augusta died Feb. 23. Modena McDougall Parker (M '50) of Chamblee died May 15. Walter Pettit (BSA '50) of Ellijay died Aug. 4. C. Talmadge Pickren (BSA '50) of Vidalia died Nov. 8, 1999. Betty Edwards Satterfield (BSEd '50) of Bogart, a retired teacher in the Oconee County school system, died Nov. 1, 1999. Sarah Jackson Tidwell (BSEd '50) of Douglasville, died Aug. 22, 1999. Homer Scott Titshaw Jr. (BS '50) of Atlanta, a retired sales and service employee with American Express Financial Advisors, died March 9. Murphey Banks (DVM '51) of Lake City, Fla., a retired veterinarian, died June 5. He founded and operated the Banks Animal Clinic in Atlanta for 30 years. He worked seven days a week without a day off for 20 years, and made a habit of wearing a Santa Claus hat at Christmas. Victor Hugh Carmichael Jr. (M '51) of Las Vegas, Nev., died Dec. 6, 1999. J.R. Cullens (LLB '51), a Cartersville attorney who served a single term in the Georgia House, died May 12. Ralph Mize (MEd '51) of Danielsville, a retired principal of Madison County and Commerce Elementary schools, died April 24. Ivon McCarty (MSA '52) of Clinton, Tenn., died Dec. 9, 1999. William McDonald (BBA '52, MBA '53) of Dunwoody died Dec. 15, 1999. Polly Smith Moore (MMEd '52) of Athens, a retired teacher, died March 1. In 1994, she was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Georgia Music Educators Association. Louie S. Reynolds Jr. (BSPH '52) of Dublin died Oct. 4, 1999. Sue Roberts Rhyne (BSEd '52) of LaFayette died Jan. 2. Mary Sowell (MA '52, EDS '70) of Maiden, N.C., died Jan. 1. Charles Willett (BSEd '52, MEd '55) of Loganville died Dec. 22, 1999. George Burger (JD '53) of Roswell died Oct. 23, 1999. Isaiah Durham (MFA '53) of Williamsburg, Va., died Nov. 11. Laverne Richard Luce (DVM '53) of Melbourne, Fla., founder of the Brevard County VMA, died Feb. 6. He owned Maybeck Animal Hospital until his retirement. Jack Morton (BBA '53) of Athens, a retired auto salesman with City Motors, died May 4. Roy Smith (DVM '54) of Lebanon, Va., chairman of the Russell County School Board and a long time veterinarian, died Jan. 21. J.C. Thomas (BBA '54) of Griffin, the former owner of Thomas Transfer Company, died May 5. Robert Williams (DVM '54) of Tampa, Fla., owner of Wellswood Animal Clinic, died March 5. David Cook (BSA '56) of Commerce, former owner of the Garden Source Store in Buckhead and Chamblee, died April 20. Herbert Kelly (DVM '56) of Gloucester, Va., founder of the Warwick Animal Hospital in 1957, died Feb. 12. He practiced small animal medicine until his retirement in 1991. He served three successive terms on the Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine. A co-founder of the Emergency Veterinary Clinic in York County, he served on its board of directors until 1996. His colleagues named him Virginia Veterinarian of the Year in 1985. Viola Estelle Stribling (MEd '56, EdS '71) of Fort Valley died Feb. 7. Michael Meduski (BSA '57) of East Quogue, N.Y., died Aug. 22, 1999. Samuel Solomons (BSF '57) of Allendale, S.C., died Aug. 21, 1999. Darrell Brock (MEd '58) of Alpharetta, a Cherokee County educator for 40 years, died Jan. 12. He was principal of Free Home School for 34 years. He received a Purple Heart during WWII. Douglas Busbia (BBA '58) of Augusta died Feb. 1. William Lawrence (BSEd '58) of Rome died Aug. 13, 1999. Robert Otwell (BBA '58) of Cumming died March 27. He taught for a year at Forsyth County High School before being named principal at Big Creek Elementary. He served three terms as Forsyth's superintendent of schools. Sarah Christine Riley (BFA '58) of Decatur died Nov. 5, 1999. Weldon Johnson (BS '59) of Atlanta, retired senior vice president and president of the Latin American division of the Coca-Cola Company, died May 25. He joined Coca-Cola in 1965. In 1983 he became president of Coca-Cola (Japan) Company, Limited. He received the Terry College of Business Distinguished Alumni Award in 1994. Also in 1994, he was decorated by the President of the Argentine Republic with the "Order of May for Merit" in the grade of Knight. He retired from Coca-Cola in 1997. Julia Kline Morgan (BSEd '59) of Savannah died Oct. 25, 1999. Homer Oliver (BSEd '59) of Winder, a retired salesman for Southwestern Publishing, died May 15.

1960s
Dallas Phillips (LLB '61) of Athens, a retired lawyer from Fairbanks, Alaska, died Jan. 3. Nell Gaddis Short (MEd '61) of Baldwin, a retired guidance counselor at Jane Macon Middle School, died June 6. George Esmond Clary Jr. (MEd '62, EDd '65) of Waynesboro, a retired pastor, died Dec. 18, 1999. Maxine Newberry Reese (BSEd '62) of Columbus, who helped put Jimmy Carter in the White House and spearheaded efforts to make his hometown a national historic district, died May 25. She converted the Plain's train depot into the headquarters for Carter's local supporters called the Peanut Brigade. William Sudlow (MS '62) of Thomson died Dec. 15, 1999. Victoria Crisp Bailey (MEd '63) of Clayton, died Feb. 18. Lorant Buko (DVM '63) of Fairfax, Va., died Dec. 15, 1999. J. Edward Dooley (BSCh '63, MS '70) of Florence, S.C., a chemistry, physical science, and astronomy professor at Francis Marion University, died April 4. In honor of his 33 years of service—which included running the university's planetarium and doing educational TV spots for school children—Francis Marion has renamed that facility the Ed Dooley Planetarium. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Callahan Dooley (AB '65). Jerry Kaminsky (BBA '64) of Columbus died Nov. 15, 1999. Horace Ralph (AB '64) of Macon died Nov. 10, 1999. George Spell (MEd '64, MFA '67) of Athens, a retired professor, died Jan. 21. He received the Outstanding Educator of 1975 Award. Pierre Maurice Boulogne Jr. (JD '65) of Marietta died May 28 in Iquitos, Peru. His many careers included the military, forestry, education, and law. He started a private law practice in Athens. After several years as magistrate judge in Athens and circuit court judge in Atlanta, he began an active retirement. At the time of his death, he was working as a missionary. As president of Life Link-Peru, an organization that helps abandoned and neglected children, he dedicated himself to building and establishing an orphanage in a remote area of the Amazon jungle. Pamela Groves Guest (ABJ '65), a Tucker attorney, died May 7. Thomas Hughes (BBA '65) of Marietta, retired founder and owner of Greentree, Inc., died May 19. Elsie Hunter Deaver (BSEd '66, MEd '69) of Morganton died Oct. 26, 1999. John Bolinger (DVM'67) of Gaffney, S.C., died Jan. 14. Emma Jo Spencer Whitaker (MEd '68) of Jenkinsburg, a retired Butts County school teacher, died April 20. John Neidlinger (AB '69) of Atlanta died Aug. 14, 1999. Oree Simmons Reynolds (MEd '69, EdS '71) of Evans, a retired elementary school teacher, died May 20.

1970s
James Hatch (AB '70) of Boalsburg, Pa., died Dec. 11, 1999. Jean Langston Hice (EdD '70), a concert pianist from St. Simons Island, died April 17. Valeria Bowen Partain (BSEd '70, MEd '74, EdS '78) of Farmington, Conn., died April 19. She taught in Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, Arizona, and the Yemen Arab Republic. James Stoudenmire (EdS '70) of Maxeys, an assistant principal and physical education teacher, died Jan. 21. He coached football in Jefferson, Monroe, and at Oglethorpe County High. Walter Sumner (BBA '70, JD '76) of College Park, died March 29. He was general counsel to the Georgia Municipal Assoc. for 24 years. He was a former secretary, treasurer, and chair of the local government law section of the State Bar. He was general counsel to the board of trustees of the Georgia Municipal Employees Benefit System, the GMA Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Fund, and the Georgia Interlocal Risk Management Agency. He was also chair of the State League Counsel International Municipal Lawyers Assoc. Charles Theodore (BBA '70) of Greenville, S.C., an accountant, died Dec. 18, 1999. Sidney Lanier Eason II (BBA '71) of Charleston, S.C., the general accounting manager for South Carolina State Ports Authority, died Aug. 26, 1999. Hollis "Huck" Fenn Jr. (EdS '71) of Florence, Ala., a writer and college professor, died March 27. Myrtice Johnson Gafford (MEd '71) of Macon died Jan. 27. Richard Rimler (BS '71, MS '76, PhD '78) of Ames, Iowa, a senior research scientist at the National Animal Disease Center, died May 29. He wrote articles for numerous scientific publications. He received many honors, including a John Salisbury Fellowship and UGA Inventor of the Year in 1992. William Welch (JD '71) of Atlanta, president-CEO of Southern Discount Financial Service, died June 1. Johnny Mostiler (JD '72), a Griffin attorney and public defender in Spalding County, died April 1. Nancy Davis Primm (BSHE '73) of Lilburn, a former Smokerise Baptist Church kindergarten teacher and second grade teacher at Shiloh Elementary, died April 20. L. Scott McLarty (BSEd '74, JD '77) died April 2. William Calvin Carter Jr. (BBA '75) of Columbus died in Nov. 1999. David Larimer (BSA '76, DVM '79) of Covington, a veterinary epidemiologist, died Jan. 1. Bobby Morris (BSEd '76) of Lula, a teacher and coach at Banks County High, died May 26. Norma Leming Brannon (BBA '78) of Athens, a realtor with Upchurch, Coldwell, Bankers, died Jan. 21. In 1968, she was crowned Mrs. Athens and Mrs. Georgia and was third runner-up in the Mrs. America Contest. Daniel Fazekas (BBA '78, MBA '79) of Athens, a risk manager at Wal-Mart and a retired state director of the Loyal Order of the Moose, died May 4. Daniel Moore (BBA '78) of Athens, a supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service, died May 21. He was also a member of the South Jackson Volunteer Fire Department. Lynne Carter Stone (BSEd '78) of Moultrie died Feb. 21. Susan Patterson Cotton (MFA '79) of Snellville, a music teacher and choral director, died Jan. 17. She sang with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and often sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Braves games. She was also choral director at Berkmar High. In 1995, she created the Metropolitan Atlanta Young Singers, a community children's chorus. She was named 1999 Music Educator of the Year by the Georgia Music Educators Association.

1980s
Anne Patchell Crum (MEd '80, EdD '88) of Elkins, W. Va., director of federal programs at Davis and Elkins College, died Dec. 7, 1999. Donny Viator (MEd '83) of Conyers, a teacher in Dekalb County, died Dec. 29, 1999. Stephen Jones (BSFR '84) of Centreville, Ala., died in Oct. 1999. Michael Clark (BSA '85) of Pendergrass died Feb. 20. Hoyt Coffee (ABJ '85) of Chamblee, a diehard Bulldog loyalist despite his position as associate editor of the GeorgiaTech Alumni Magazine and Tech Topics, died in his UGA-red recliner on June 27. At UGA, Hoyt was president of student government and assistant editor of The Red and Black. He spent six years working for United Press International and was a man of many talents: licensed pilot, adviser to Tech's student newspaper, and an accomplished poet whose verse appeared in The New Yorker and Atlantic Monthly. John Ingram (BSEd '85) of Fort Gaines, a fifth grade teacher and Y-Club sponsor at Clay County Elementary, died June 8. He was also a deacon at Fort Gaines Baptist Church.

1990s
Tom Wigglesworth (AB '97) of Elberton, the university's oldest graduate, died Jan. 21 at the age of 94. He was retired from Southeastern Power Administration.

2000s
Thomas Porter (M '01) of Cochran died Sept. 12 after battling lung cancer. He was a junior in the business school when his illness forced him to withdraw.

STUDENTS
Catherine Dodd of Aurora, Ill., a sophomore, died Aug. 12 in an automobile accident. Michelle Raettig of Lilburn, a sophomore political science major, died Oct. 6 in an automobile accident. Mark Sykora, a junior accounting major from Marietta, died on Sept. 27. Daniel Potucek of Shelton, Conn., a senior entomology major, died Aug. 14. Luke Poucher of Athens, a pharmacy major, died Aug. 3 in an automobile accident.

Compiled by Heather Summerville

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