Georgia Magazine | Class Notes

December 2001: Vol. 81, No. 1

Class Notes, Grad Notes, and Obituaries

$25,000 RICHER!
AG TECHNOLOGY TEACHER WINS NATIONAL AWARD

Micah Story (MEd '94, EdS '96) was the most surprised person at the afternoon assembly at East Jackson Middle School in Commerce. With 600 students and 36 of Story's fellow teachers in attendance, Principal Lesley Hanchey announced that Story was one of two teachers in Georgia to win the prestigious Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award—which includes a cash prize of $25,000.
"I'm deeply honored—and, boy, what a surprise!" Story told the cheering throng that packed the school gymnasium for the Oct. 16 announcement. He has taught at East Jackson Middle since 1996, and was the 2001 Teacher of the Year for both the school and for Jackson County.
Milken Award winners must demonstrate exceptional teaching skills, as well as leadership in their profession and inspiring classroom presence that motivates students. Story, who teaches agriculture technology, had no idea he was even being considered for the award because there is no application process. In addition to the $25,000 prize, he will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Los Angeles, where he will attend a professional conference.
Story's wife Sherry says she'd like to use the $25,000 to help finance the education of the couple's two children: five-year-old Mikala and 19-month-old Jordan.

1940-44
Marion Stegeman Hodgson (ABJ '41) of Wichita Falls, Texas, currently travels around Texas hosting programs about the country's first female pilots and discussing her recent book on that subject, Winning My Wings. Alpha Alsbury Fowler Jr. (BSA '42) of Douglasville was awarded the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame's prestigious Chairman's Award.

1945-49
Thomas Eugene Avery (BSF '49) of Bellville, Tenn., has retired and says he's struggling with his health. Gainesville's Abit Massey (BBA '49), executive director of the Georgia Poultry Federation, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Poultry & Food Distributors Association. Abit also had a lectureship created in his honor by the Georgia Society of Association Executives. UGA president Michael F. Adams gave the inaugural Massey lecture this fall. Nelson C. Westbrooks (BBA '49) of Brunswick received the Meritorious Service Award from the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Billie Wickliffe (BSPh '49, MS '63, PhD '67) was inducted into the Athens Athletic Hall of Fame in honor of her tennis career.

1950-54
William F. Turner (BFS '50) of Pinellas Park, Fla., retired as an Army lieutenant colonel. Jule W. Felton Jr. (AB '54, LLB '55) of Atlanta was elected secretary-treasurer of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs board.

1955-59
David Dreesen (BSA '56, DVM '60) won the American Veterinary Medicine Association Public Service Award. Robert Lowrey, Jr. (BSA '56, MS '57) of Athens retired after 35 years as an animal and dairy science professor at UGA. Joseph O'Malley (BSEd '56) of Conyers was featured in Georgia Trend magazine. The '54 Georgia football team captain spent a season with the Pittsburgh Steelers before injuries cut short his NFL career. After coaching prep basketball and football, O'Malley spent 24 years with General Wholesale, an alcoholic beverage distributing company, retiring in 1994. Uga alert!!! Frank W. "Sonny" Seiler (BBA '56, JD '57) of Savannah is writing a book about Georgia's bulldog mascots which he has owned since his college days at Georgia in '56 and he's interested in hearing from alumni who want to share their stories about Uga for possible use in his upcoming book, Damn Good Dawgs! Published by Hill Street Press in Athens, the book will be out in time for next year's football season. Please send your Uga reminiscences and photos (which cannot be returned) to Georgia Magazine editor Kent Hannon (see addresses below). Sonny and wife Cecelia recently received UGA's Alumni Merit Award. Donald Shea (BBA '56) of Atlanta was also featured in Georgia Trend along with Joseph O'Malley (see above). After one NFL season with the Washington Redskins, he coached football and basketball at Atlanta-area high schools, eventually leaving the prep arena to officiate basketball for college and later the NBA. Howard H. Jones Jr. (BSF '57) of Decatur is president of Berry-Jones Insurance Agency Inc. in Tucker. Allison Wade (BBA '57, LLB '59) of Griffin joined the law firm of Lord, Bissell, & Brook and will be working with their corporate practice roll out. Emmet J. Bondurant II (AB '58, LLB '60) of Atlanta was honored as one of the nation's 10 best trial attorneys by the National Law Journal. He recently received the Georgia Indigent Defense Council's Harold G. Clarke award. B. Joel Massey (BSPh '58) of Macon formerly owned Massey's Pharmacy and now co-manages an Eckerd Drugs in Macon.

1960-64
Frank Christa (AB '62), a vice president at Athens First Bank & Trust, will serve on the board of directors of Athens Technical College. Johnny M. Brown (BSF '63) of Perry, Fla., retired from Gilman Paper Co. and continues to work as president and general manager of Buckeye Nursery Inc. Contact him at buckeyenursery@perry.gulfnet.com. Jerrold N. Crane (BSPh '63) of Woodstock won the "My Favorite Pharmacist" contest sponsored by CVS Pharmacy and McNeil Consumer Healthcare. Ruth Kramer (BBA '63) of Falls Church, Va., walked 60 miles from Frederick, Md., to Washington, D.C., raising $6,000 for the Avon Breast Cancer Three-Day Walk.

1965-69
John D. Nesbit (BSF '65) of Bagdad, Fla., is a lieutenant/equipment operator in the NASWF Fire Dept. in Milton, Fla. (jdnesbit@juno.com). Charles Maynard (BSF '65) of Havana, Fla., is chief of forest management with the Florida Division of Forestry in Tallahassee. He and wife Becky celebrated the birth of their newest grandson in February (maynardc@lewismail.net). Clyde Lester (BSF '66, MS '68) of Augusta retired from the Cooperative Extension Service and now works as a horticultural consultant. He was recently inducted into the Gridiron Secret Society (clydeautry@aol.com). David Roland (BSA '66, PhD '70) of Auburn, Ala., was one of two recipients of the Creative Research Award. Edmund A. Booth Jr. (BBA '67, JD '70) of Augusta was appointed to serve as interim U.S. attorney. Charles W. Clowdis Jr. (BBA '67) of Davidson, N.C., was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the German Wine Institute. Clowdis, a management consultant, writes a weekly wine column for the Lake Norman Times. G. Marshall Garrett (BSF '67) of Washington is a senior forester in logging and fiber with the International Paper Co. William L. Mathis (BSF '67) of Statesboro is president of Mathis Land Appraisals Inc. in Register. He is retired from AgSouth Farm Credit (wlmathis@frontiernet.net). E.L. "Sonny" May III (BSPh '67) of Byron works for the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency. His wife Linda Perkins May (BSPh '76) is a retired pharmacist. Walter B. McClelland (AB '68, JD '71) of Atlanta was elected president of the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association. James L. Ford Sr. (BBA '69, JD '73) of Atlanta formed the law firm of Ford & Barnhart, LLP.

1970-74
Joseph F. Dana (AB '70, JD '72) of Lafayette was named CEO of Synthetic Industries Inc. Brooks S. Franklin (BBA '70, JD '73) of Atlanta was the recipient of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer's Rees Smith Lifetime Achievement Award. Chester Morris (BSA '70) of Jonesboro is employed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, where he is the director of the cooperative programs for the Southeast. John M. Nix (AB '70, MAcc '81) of Gainesville was elected president of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants at their annual meeting. He currently works for Bates, Carter, & Co. Andrew M. Scherffius (BBA '71, JD '74) of Atlanta became a named partner with the law firm of Butler, Wooten, Scherffius, Fryhofer, Daughtery, & Sullivan. Lewis F. Southard (BSFR '71) of Nellysford, Va., retired as chief of forest protection for the Virginia Department of Forestry after 30 years and is now working as a fire protection specialist with the U.S. Forest Service in Washington, D.C. (rivrbluff@aol.com). Billy Lancaster (BSFR '71) of Macon was elected a fellow in the Society of American Foresters. Lancaster is co-founder of the Georgia Division SAF Youth Camp and works as a branch manager of METRAC, a leader in the transfer of technology for forestry safety and equipment. Richard Koger (BSFR '71) of Monroeville, Ala., was promoted to president of Alabama Woodlands Inc. and to vice president and general manager of Alabama River Chip Mill Co. Inc., where he manages Woodlands' operations for a three-mill pulp and paper complex. Ted Marcus (ABJ '71) of Sandy Springs was elected to a two-year term as treasurer of the Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies. Paul Carter (BBA '72, MBA '74 ) of Rome earned the Rick Perkins Award and was Instructor of the Year at Coosa Valley Technical College. Carol V. Clark (AB '73, JD '76) of Atlanta was elected to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Dorinda G. Dallmeyer (BS '73, MS '77, JD '84) of Danielsville, a legal research associate in the UGA School of Law, was elected vice president of the American Society of International Law. Herbert A. "Hub" Daniel Jr. (BSA '73) of Claxton was elected to the executive and compensation committees of Gold Kist's board of directors. John A. Keim Jr. (BBA '73) of Lavonia has retired from the Northeast Georgia Bank, where he served as executive vice president and chief credit officer. John's career in commercial banking spanned 40 years, and he now lives on Lake Hartwell. John U. Lamer (BSPh '73) of St. Albans, Vt., was promoted to associate director of Technical Services for Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, where he is responsible for technical support. Richard Morgan (BSPh '73) received the Charles W. Greene Award of Merit from the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Herman Michael Davis (BSPh '74) of Valdosta was re-elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of Gold Kist Inc. Charlene Wages (BS '74) of Florence, S.C., was re-elected as chairman of the general faculty at Francis Marion University. Kathy Whitmire (BSEd '74, MEd '75) of Walhalla, S.C., gave a presentation on the differences between men and women and the left brain/right brain syndrome to the Clemson Chapter of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees.

1975-79
Sunit K. Pathak (BBA '75) moved to Tampa, Fla., to serve as controller of Khameleon Software after Technology Ventures Inc. merged with Khameleon. Carolyn Tatum Roddy (ABJ '75, JD '78) of Atlanta joined the law firm of Troutman Sanders. Mark E. Rosen (AB '75, JD '78) of Springfield, Va., became the director of tax and economic policy at the Financial Executive Institute in Washington, D.C. Phillip Conner (BS '77, MBA '87, JD '87) of Greer, S.C., formed the law firm of Cardwell Conner, PC. James "Bucky" Cook (BBA '77) of Roswell recently accepted seven awards for his company, Heavenly Ham, at the Rotary district conference, including the Presidential Citation Award and the Best All-Around Club Award. Cook received the Sheffield Leadership Award. Polly Powers Stramm (ABJ '77) of Savannah wrote Savannah's Historic Neighborhoods as part of Arcadia Publishing's "Images of America" series. Linda Shroyer (BFA '78) of Bluefield W.Va., was recognized for a drawing that was published in the national children's publication Highlights. Douglas Gregory Wright (BS '79) of Rye, N.Y., joined the medical staff as an orthopedic surgeon at North Arundel Hospital in Glen Burnie, Md. Ann Sanders Skelton (BSEd '79, MEd '92) was named Hart County Teacher of the Year.

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1980-84
Michael Cesinger (AB '80) of Quincy, Mass., was promoted to vice president of claims for the Arbella Insurance Group. Charles Jefferson Davis Jr. (BBA '80) of Tallahassee, Fla., was named senior vice president of the First National Bank of Grady County, Fla. Lee Duffey (ABJ '80) of Atlanta was appointed to the board of directors for the Southeast Council of AeA, the nation's largest high-tech trade group. He was also inducted into the Young President's Organization. Timothy N. Toler (AB '80, JD '83) of Atlanta joined the law firm of Hall, Booth, Smith, & Slover, PC, as a partner. Lance Norris DeLoach (BSEd '81) of Thomaston married Elizabeth Warren in August. He is employed as an instructional aide in the adult educational department at River Technical College. Becky Nichols Poston (BSPh '81) of Orlando, Fla., is working as director of pharmacy for the Health Services Division of Orange County. Walter E. Johnson (AB '82, JD '85) of Marietta joined the law department of Georgia-Pacific Corp. as principal counsel for labor and employment. Joseph A. Nemetz (BBA '82) of Watkinsville graduated in June from a three-year program at the graduate school of banking at Louisiana State University. He is vice president of Athens First Bank & Trust. Catherine Leigh Touchton (BS '82) of Ray City was elected to head the local chapter of the NAACP in Lowndes County. Jimmy Adams (BBA '83) of Minneapolis, Minn., was named director of National Records Centers Inc., which offers information security services to more than 10,000 companies throughout North America and Canada. He is also the president of Georgia Data Storage and vice president of Adams Transfer and Storage Co. Edwin Bennet (BBA '83) was presented with the University of Georgia Outstanding Beta Alpha Psi Alumni Award. William W. Calhoun (AB '83, JD '87) of Atlanta became a partner with the law firm of Langley & Lee. Kurt Preston (BSA '83) of Springfield, Va., was promoted to a position in the headquarters department of the Army staff in the Directorate of Environment Programs at the Pentagon. Arthur L. Tribble (BSPh '83) of Kennesaw is the pharmacy manager for a Marietta Wal-Mart. Pamela Martin Gunter (BSPh '84) of Blainesville won the "My Favorite Pharmacist" contest co-sponsored by CVS Pharmacy and McNeil Consumer Healthcare. David John Sobek (BBA '84) of Marietta was awarded a master's certificate in commercial contract management by the George Washington University School of Business and Public Management. He is a senior opportunity manager for BellSouth Business in Atlanta. Lori M. Surmay (ABJ '84, JD '92) of Decatur became a partner with the law firm of Claiborne, Outman, & Surmay, PC. Janice J. Williams (BSPh '84) of Athens was named Pharmacist of the Year for the Southeast region of Kmart.

1985-89
Julie Cannon (ABJ '85) of Watkinsville published her first novel, True Love and Homegrown Tomatoes (Hill Street Press). She is currently working on her next novel, The Romance Book Club, and touring the Southeast on a reading-and-signing tour (jubileecanon@aol.com). Mark S. Hahn (AB '85) of Knoxville, Tenn., was elected managing director of Morgan Keegan, & Co. Leon S. Jones (AB '85, JD '88) of Atlanta formed the law firm of Jones & Walden, LLC. Stephen Starks (BBA '85) of South Lyon, Mich., was named regional manager for Ford Motor Company's Detroit region. Deborah Ann Pedigo Stovall (BSPh '85) of Destin, Fla., is the Wal-Mart pharmacy district manager for Florida's panhandle. Laurel Lee Wilkerson (BBA '85, JD '88) of Columbus graduated from the Naval War College with a master's in national security and strategic studies. She was also promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and is a deputy staff judge advocate in the U.S. Army. Robert Hardell (BBA '86) of Athens has joined Athens First Bank & Trust as a vice president. Calvin D. Perry (BSAE '86, MS '88) of Moultrie was elected president of the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College alumni association. Suellen Coleman Perry (BSE '86) of Moultrie was chosen as the 2000 Teacher of the Year at Stringfellow Elementary School, where she has taught since 1988. She was recently inducted into the Colquitt County chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. James Reinstein (BBA '86) of Mexico City was named managing director of Boston Scientific de Mexico SA de CV, a worldwide developer, manufacturer, and marketer of medical devices. Kimberly Weber Bertschi (ABJ '87, JD '90) and husband Craig Bertschi (JD '90) of Dunwoody celebrated the birth of their daughter, Jenna Katherine, in June. Michelle Singh Gurin (BBA '87) of Cumming is a registered dietician consultant with the U.S. Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta. She and husband Michael celebrated the birth of their daughter, Sophia Frances, in June. Jeffrey M. Hood (AB '88, JD '99) of Calhoun married Heather Nicole Dempsey in March. Paige Burns Merriam (BS '88) of Columbia, Md., married Christopher E. Merriam. She is working as a sales administrator and office manager for Verio Inc. Terrie Johnson Seward (AB '88) of Watkinsville has been promoted to vice president at Athens First Bank & Trust. Tracy Watkins Grider (ABJ '89) of Columbus, Ind., has accepted a position as a director with Kindercare. Kerstin I. Meyers (AB '89, JD '94) of Decatur married Bradley K. Groff (JD '94) in April.

1990-94
Juanita Broom (BBA '90, MEd '99) of Bogart has joined Athens First Bank & Trust as a banking officer. Scott Crisler (BBA '90) of Roswell joined the litigation department of Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, where he will be focusing on mass tort and health care litigation. Lynn Medcalf (ABJ '90, MA '94) of Atlanta was recently promoted to executive vice president of News Generation Inc., which specializes in script and release writing. She is also a volunteer public relations counselor for Partners Against Domestic Violence. Tendai Johnson (BFA '91, MFA '94) of Philadelphia, Pa., was the keynote speaker for the Moore College of Art and Design graduating class. Christopher Camerieri (BBA '92, JD '95) of Smyrna and wife Cynthia celebrated the birth of their daughter, Margaret Grace, in February. Stephanie Fogle Bachman (AB '93, JD '96) of Alpharetta is associated with the Roswell company of Imerys Pigments & Additives Group. Douglas M. Charles (BBA '93) of Atlanta was featured in the March/April issue of Financial Services Advisor. Craig Geriner (BBA '93) of Paducah, Ky., works for Merck & Co. as a professional representative. David L. Hart (ABJ '93) of San Diego, Calif., completed his third book, The Mac OSX Web Server Handbook. He continues to work as manager of external relations at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (dhart@san.rr.com). J. Kenji Heilman (BBA '93) of Evansville, Ind., and wife Bonnie are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Aya Summer. He works for Toyota Motor Manufacturing. Hadley L. Lowy (ABJ '93) of Atlanta joined Boston-based Pell Rudman Trust Co., NA, as an analyst in their client strategies group. John L. McKinley Jr. (AB '93, JD '96) of Marietta and wife Holly celebrated the birth of their daughter, Abigail Elizabeth, in July. Keith Moss (BSFR '93) of Hiawassee is a forester with the Georgia Forestry Commission, where he conducts forestry inventory analysis in northeast Georgia. He and wife Heather have recently become parents. Jonah Pine (AB '93, JD '96) of Savannah married Amy Krissman in June. Mark Spain (BBA '93) of Cumming recently launched a new Web site for his real estate sales team, the Spain Team. The new site (www.homesofgreateratlanta.com) complements his original site (www.Spainteam.com). Russell Willard (AB '93, JD '96) of Chestnut Mountain became director of communications for state attorney general Thurbert E. Baker. Charles Witt (BSFR '93) of Lake Park was promoted to area forester with Gilman Building Products Co. in Perry, Fla. (toddwitt@gilmanbp.com). Teri Vogel (BSFR '93) of Atlanta is the science liaison/reference librarian for the biology and chemistry departments for Pullen Library at Georgia State (libtmv@langate.gsu.edu). Brian Wright (ABJ '93) of Huntersville, N.C., leads the usability and user experience efforts for Ettain, a Web consultant based in Charlotte, N.C. Robert E. Berdanier (BBA '94) of Mountain Brook, Ala., was named to the Birmingham Business Journal "Top 40 Under 40" list. He is president of the accounting firm Berdanier & Associates. Carlton A. DeVooght (AB '94, JD '97) of St. Simons married Leslie Katrina Kirby in May. Katherine V. Hung (MSW '94, JD '97) of Decatur has associated with the law firm of Ray, Sherman, & Hatcher, PC. Joseph T. King (BBA '94, JD '97) of Jacksonville, Fla., married Keryn LaPierre in June. Katherine Lewis (AB '94, JD '99) of St. Augustine, Fla., has associated with the law firm of Holland & Knight, LLP. Rebeca Marin (BBA '94, MS '97) of Miami, Fla., currently works for the Central American Commission for Environment and Development. Crawford E. McInnis (BBA '94) of Birmingham, Ala., was also named to the Birmingham Business Journal "Top 40 Under 40" list. He is vice president of Cobbs, Allen, & Hall Inc. and president of the Risky & Rye Investment Club. Samantha Nelson (BBA '94, JD '96) of Anderson, S.C., became a partner with Epps, Stathakis, & Nelson. G. Alexander Panos (BBA '94, JD '97) of Atlanta has associated with the law firm of Hall, Booth, Smith, and Slover, PC. Meredith J. Rominger (BBA '94) of Savannah was named vice president of Savannah-based Palmer & Cay. Robert J. Soper (BBA '94, JD '97) of Colchester, Conn., was promoted to senior vice president of administration at the Mohegan Sun Casino.

SOULMATES
MARRIAGE MADE IN HEAVEN (AND UGA VISITORS CENTER)
Gretchen D'Huyvetter (AB '01) was one of those students that UGA never wanted to lose. The speech communications major from Atlanta had a list of extracurriculars a mile long—and a smile wider than that.
Gretchen wanted to attend the University of Georgia from as far back as she can remember. And once she got here, she felt the need to be of service to her alma mater. So she applied for a job at the Visitors Center, thinking her natural exuberance for UGA would be a valuable asset when leading tours of campus. What D'Huyvetter didn't know was that when she applied for that job, she was also meeting her husband-to-be.
"They typically have a student sit in on the interviews to give their perspective on what it's actually like to be a tour guide," Gretchen recalls. "And James Cobb (BS '00) was the student who sat in on mine."
As they got acquainted, the couple reconstructed a number of shared experiences. "We learned to swim at the same place, and we went to the same preschool," says Gretchen, who confesses that she didn't remember her future mate from their milk-and-cookie days.
Fast-forward to their senior year at UGA, and here's James taking Gretchen on a two-person tour of all the best campus haunts—beginning at the Arch with gifts for her at each stop, including a ring and a proposal at the Founders Memorial Garden.
Gretchen and James were married at Herty Field on Aug. 25, with the new fountain gushing in the background (see photo) and family, friends, and Visitors Center staff in attendance. And the good news is, UGA didn't lose either one of them. Gretchen and James are both counselors in the admissions office.
—Heather Summerville

1995-99
Erin R. Chance (AB '95, JD '99) of Atlanta and husband Stephen celebrated the birth of their daughter, Madison Elizabeth, in May. Myung Chang (AB '95) of Athens was promoted to assistant vice president at Athens First Bank & Trust. Wendy Houser (BBA '95, JD '99) of Smyrna married Jeff Robertson (ABJ '93, JD '99) in April. Amy Loggins (BSEd '95, JD '99) of Marietta joined the EEOC Atlanta district office as a trial attorney. Jeremy Lynch (AB '95, JD '98) of Albany was elected to a three-year term as a member of the board of directors of the Food Bank of Southwest Georgia Inc. John Mansour (AB '95, JD '98) of Marietta and John Ayoub (AB '95, JD '99) of Atlanta formed the firm of Ayoub and Mansour, LLC. David Henderson (BSFR'95, MS '98) of Marietta married Traci Leigh Reed in March. He is a wildlife manager at Sea Pines Plantation in Hilton Head, S.C. Albert McGalliard (BSPH '95) of Macon married Regina Patterson in July. He works at the CVS pharmacy in Macon. Scott Mooney (BSFR '95, MFR '99) of Alpharetta accepted a job as assistant director for real estate transactions with Forest Investment Associates in Atlanta, where he is responsible for timberland aquisitions and dispositions. His wife, Christy Mooney (ABJ '96) is director of major gifts for Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. Tripp Morgan (BSPh '96, PharmD '97) of Macon graduated from the Mercer University School of Medicine in June and began a residency in surgery at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. Robert W. Penland (BS '96) of Watkinsville joined Jenkins Vision Care in Athens. Timothy L. Fallaw (BBA '97, JD '00) of Norcross married Sarah Alice Stanley (MS '98, AB '98) in June. Patrick Ferris (AB '97, JD '00) of Athens joined the office of the solicitor general of Athens-Clarke County. Matthew Justus (AB '97) of Athens was named assistant vice president in commercial lending for North Georgia Bank. Curtis A. Kleem (MSW '97, JD '00) of Powder Springs joined the law firm of McCamy, Phillips, Tuggle, & Fordham, LLP. Caroline S. Panter (BBA '97, JD '00) of Atlanta is a judicial law clerk to the chief judge of the Cherokee County Superior Court. Chad Sexton (BSFR '97) of Fitzgerald is a fisheries technician with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Paul B. Smart (AB '97, JD '00) of Cornelia married Kristine Ann Chosewood. Alicia Young (ABJ '97) of Lawrenceville is the morning show producer at WSB-TV in Atlanta (ayoung8515@aol.com). Alison Bosnich (BSFR '98) of Watkinsville is a second-year nursing student at the Medical College of Georgia in Athens. Dawn Harrill (BSEd '98) of Athens opened the Freedom of Movement Ballroom and Dance Academy in Watkinsville in August. William P. Miles Jr. (AB '98) of Waycross graduated from law school at Mercer University. Jason Oates (BSFR '98) of Americus is area manager of Valley Wood, where he provides forest management assistance to landowners in Georgia and Alabama. Leslie O'Dell (BBA '98) of Scituate, Mass., began a hike of the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine after graduation—which she completed in October 1998. She is now a flight attendant with Delta Airlines. Greg Ashley (BBA '99) of Watkinsville has joined Athens First Bank & Trust's managment associates program. Jeffrey Fallis (AB '99) of Marietta was awarded the Hoyn's Fellowship for two years of graduate study at the University of Virginia. David Griffith (AB '99) of Athens was promoted to relationship manager at Athens First Bank & Trust. Christy Saunders Hudson (ABJ'99) of Bowie, Md., married Marshall Hudson in March. She is working as a public affairs specialist for the U.S. Army at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. (hudsonch@fmmc.army.mil). Clint Pridgen (AB '99) of Gainesville reached the national finals of the 42nd annual Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition, and was named fifth best oralist. Brian Stone (BSFR '99, MS '01) of Macon works for Forest Resource Consultants. Brian Tomlinson (BSFR '99) of Warner Robins married Alicia McElroy in May 1999 and now works as GIS/GPS coordinator for the Georgia Forestry Commission.

2000-
Brooke Anderson (ABJ '00) of Claxton was named Miss Atlanta. Shane Drew (BSFR '00) of Newton works for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Albany. Angela Hollier (ABJ '00) of Brooklyn, N.Y., is an assistant to the talent executive at "The Late Show with David Letterman" (ange76@hotmail.com). Megan Howard (BSA '00) and Jeb Morris (BBA '99) of Rutledge were married in April. Jennifer Wu (ABJ '00) of Charlotte, N.C., was inducted into Kappa Tau Alpha and is coordinator of special projects at Queens College (wuj@REX.queens.edu). Shannon Smalley Zimmerman (BSFR '00) married Patrick Zimmerman (BSFR '99). Shannon is an associate transportation ecologist with the Georgia Department of Transportation, and Pat is an environmental biologist with Tetra Tech EMI Inc. (smalley@hotmail.com). They live in Lawrenceville. Michael Crowe (BSEH '01) of Athens accepted a job as an industrial hygienist at MAS Inc.

Compiled by Katie Mitchell

Grad Notes

AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Michael Santos (MS '96) of Queson City, Philippines, got a Ph.D. in biology at Virginia Tech.

BUSINESS
Stuart Mosher (BBA '68) of Decatur incorporated the Shannon Mosher Memorial Foundation last year in honor of his 28-year-old daughter who died from leukemia. The non-profit entity provides assistance to other leukemia patients to increase research funding and the number of bone marrow donors (www.shannonmosherfoundation.org). Jerry E. Trapnell (PhD '77) of Clemson, S.C., is dean of the College of Business & Behavioral Science at Clemson University. He was elected vice chair/chair-elect of the Association for Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business. Tom Harris (MA '87) of Charleston, S.C., was recognized as Broker of the Year by the South Carolina Mortgage Brokers Association. He manages First Charleston Mortgage, a multi-branch retail mortgage corporation in North and South Carolina. Ryan A. Nesbit (MBA '91) of Athens was appointed associate vice president for finance and administration and budget director at the University of Georgia. Robert Blackwell (MBA '93) of Atlanta assumed the position of vice president at L.J. Melody, a commercial real estate banking firm. Jonathan Duchac (PhD '93) of Winston Salem, N.C., was named the first Merrill Lynch Professor in accounting at the Calloway School of Business & Accountancy at Wake Forest, where he has been an accounting professor since 1993. Cheryl Weldon (MBA '93) of Atlanta was promoted to vice president of agency marketing with Worldspan. Peter Matev (MBA '95) of Memphis, Tenn., and wife Stephanie celebrated the birth of their first child, Alexander Dimitri, in April. Peter is a product manager with FedEx. Joerg Wallrafen (MBA '95) of Syracuse, Ind., and wife Ayanthi Wallrafen (MBA '94) celebrated the birth of their second child, Ryan Nilan, in June. Rachel Cook (MBA '96) of Santa Cruz, Calif., was named to the World Championship track and field team this past summer. She represented the United States in Edmonton, Canada, in August at the IAAF World Championships, the world's biggest track meet. She is building a graphic design company, and she married Toby Cook in December 2000. Ron Hoffman (MBA '99) of Atlanta plans to spend the next year as a business consultant for the Greater Europe Mission. He had been working in the field of management/IT consulting for the past two years.

EDUCATION
Richard Cunningham Harrel (MEd '63) of Beaumont, Texas, was honored as the 2000-2001 University Scholar by Lamar University.

FOREST RESOURCES
Robert Bailey (MS '68, PhD '72) of Athens retired from the faculty of UGA's school of forest resarouces and now works for Georgia-Pacific Corp. (rbailey@gapac.com). Kent Kammermeyer (MS '75) of Clermont, a senior wildlife biologist for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, was named state Wildlife Biologist of the Year. Chris Canalos (MS '79, MS '82, MA '90) of Athens is a GIS specialist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' heritage program (chris_canalos@mail.dnr.state.ga.us). William Blum (MS '83) is a senior systems specialist at UGA's Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station in Griffin. He recently married Amy Sue Harrison. Tom Burgan (MS '88) is an information systems analyst for the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Va. He completed another master's degree in health evaluation sciences at the University of Virginia. Scott Nesbit (MFR '00) was promoted to corporal with the University of Georgia police. Troy Baker (MS '00) of Portland, Ore., is working for Harza Engineering Co. in Lake Oswego. Todd Plummer (MS '01) accepted a job as information, outreach, and development coordinator at the Institute for Bird Populations, a non-profit bird conservation organization, in Pt. Reyes Station, Calif.

JOURNALISM
Emily R. Maza (ABJ '96) of Clearwater, Fla., is a reporter at Bay News 9, a CNN affliate in the Tampa Bay area, where she has won two Communicator Awards for feature reporting. Lisa Duke (MA '94, PhD '99) of Gainesville, Fla., was named 2000-2001 Teacher of the Year for the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications (lduke@jou.ufl.edu).

LAW
Bruce W. Kirbo (JD '51) of Bainbridge received one of the two UGA Law School Association Distinguished Service Scroll Awards. Stanley M. Karsman (LLB '62) of Savannah joined the law firm of Savage, Turner, Pinson, & Karsman as a named partner. James B. Franklin (LLB '64) of Statesboro was elected president of the State Bar of Georgia for the 2001-2002 term. William T. Moore Jr. (LLB '64) of Savannah received a Master of Laws degree in May from the University of Virginia School of Law. He also received the distinguished Letterman's Award from the UGA baseball Letterman's Club. Larry Walker (JD '65) of Perry received the Georgia Indigent Defense Council's President's Award. James E. Carter (JD '69) of Savannah formed the law firm of Carter & Tate, LLP, with Mark A. Tate (JD '92). H. Lane Dennard Jr. (JD '73) of Atlanta was inducted as a fellow by the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Michael C. Garrett (JD '73) of Augusta was the recipient of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer's Indigent Defense Award. Tom G. Charlesworth (JD '74) of Atlanta was promoted to executive vice president and chief investment officer of Cousins Properties Inc. R. Benjamine Reid (JD '74) of Miami, Fla., was appointed to the board of visitors at UNC-Chapel Hill. He also was named as managing shareholder of the Miami office of Carlton Fields. William Davis Hewitt (JD '75) of Atlanta became of counsel to the law firm of Goodman, McGuffey, Aust, & Lindsey, LLP. Mary E. Staley (JD '78) of Marietta received the Joseph T. Tuggle Jr. Professionalism Award for promoting professional conduct within the family law section of the State Bar of Georgia. William D. deGolian (JD '79) of Atlanta was elected president-elect and vice president of the Atlanta Bar Association's board of directors for 2001-02. Weyman T. Johnson Jr. (JD '79) of Stockbridge was inducted as a fellow by the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Charles M. Dalziel Jr. (JD '80) of Marietta joined the law firm of Brock, Clay, Calhoun, Wilson, & Rogers, PC, as a shareholder. Timothy W. Floyd (JD '80) of Lubbock, Texas, was named the J. Hadley Edgar Professor of Law by the Texas Tech University School of Law. Dana B. Miles (JD '80) of Cumming was elected president of the UGA Law School Alumni Association. James D. Comerford (JD '84) of Atlanta joined the Atlanta office of the law firm of Lord, Bissell, & Brook. Alan N. Sutin (JD '84) of Larchmont, N.Y., presented a course about e-commerce fulfillment at three major programs sponsored by Glasser LegalWorks this past summer and fall. John E. Taylor (JD '84) of Marietta joined the law firm of Chorey, Taylor, & Feil as a named shareholder. Allen Buckley (JD '85) of Mableton became of counsel to Smith, Helms, Mulliss, & Moore. Jonathan Levine (JD '85) of Atlanta became a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. David K. Smith (JD '85) of Calhoun was appointed by Gov. Roy Barnes (AB '69, JD '72) as judge to the Superior Court of the Cherokee Judicial Circuit. S. Kerry Tassopoulos (JD '85) of Dallas, Texas, rejoined Mary Kay Inc. as director of global legal resources. He also was elected to the board of directors of Microwave Transmissions Systems Inc. Jackie Masden Kendinger (JD '86) of North Augusta, S.C., and husband Shawn celebrated the birth of their son, Nolan Shea, in March. Johan E. Droogmans (LLM '87) of Atlanta was named chair of the international practice group at the law firm of Alston & Bird, LLP. Cecelia M. Harris (JD '87) of Canton was appointed chief assistant district attorney in the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit. Andreas F. Knaul (LLM '87) of Brussels, Belgium, joined the European Commission as a case officer in the directorate of general competition, which oversees the telecom, media, and IT industries. Dean W. Russell (JD '87) of Atlanta was named chair of the intellectual property group at Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, which includes more than 120 lawyers practicing patent, trademark, and copyright law in the U.S. and in Europe. Sujata Gupta Winfield (JD '87) of Athens joined the firm of Dorminey & Cox, LLC, and will practice immigration law. Karen Christie Gainey (JD '88) of Peachtree City joined the law firm of Webb, Lindsey, Collins, Jones, & Wade. Bruce D. Cohen (JD '90) of Atlanta is vice president and general counsel for Verizon New Jersey Inc. Jennifer Adair Comfort (JD '90) of Salt Lake City, Utah, was selected to be a driver for the Olympic athletes during the Winter Olympics (jennifercomfort@yahoo.com). Mark Eric Smith (JD '90) of Savannah married Laura Louise Greene (BSHE '84) in April. Nulubol Potitong Beckham (JD '91) of San Francisco, Calif., joined the legal department of Oracle Corp. as senior corporate counsel. Barbara Daenner Carswell (LLM '91) of Kirkwood, Mo., and husband Matt Carswell (JD '92) celebrated the birth of their son, Jackson Alexander. Traci Green Courville (JD '91) of Columbus joined the law firm of Samuel W. Oates Jr. Skipper G. StipeMaas (JD '92) of Athens joined Georgia legal services as a specialist attorney and is a National Association of Public Interest Law fellow. Robert S. Thompson (JD '92) of Atlanta became a partner with the law firm of Hawkins & Parnell, LLP. Allison E. Thornton (JD '92) and Steve Thornton (JD '92) of Dunwoody celebrated the birth of their daughter, Laura Louise, in May. Thomas G. Tidwell (JD '92) of Atlanta became a member of the law firm of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres, & Friedman, LLP. Sarah Clarkson (JD '93) of Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., is a principal in the law firm of Stone, Biber, & O'Toole, PLLC. Marcus Howard (JD '93) of Atlanta became a shareholder with the law firm of Loewenthal, Fleming, & Howard. Shawn M. Martin (JD '93) of Atlanta was named counsel with the law firm of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer, & Murphy. Laurel Payne (JD '93) of Augusta married Lewis F. Landon Jr. in May. Meredith Levin Sidewater (JD '93) of Atlanta and husband Eric celebrated the birth of their son, Matthew Simon, in January. Scott Wright (JD '93) of Atlanta was selected by the State Bar of Georgia's "A Business Commitment" pro bono committee as the recipient of the ABC Pro Bono Award. K. Lee Adams (JD '94) of Belmont, Victoria, Australia, was appointed as associate lecturer in law at Deakin University of Law in Geelong, Australia. Allan G. Altera (JD '94) of Atlanta joined the law firm of Merchant & Gould. Bryan W. Bockhop (JD '94) of Snellville founded the law firm of Bockhop & Riech, LLP, in Duluth and will continue to service Atlanta's northeast technology corridor in the area of intellectual property practice. Scott D. Cahalan (JD '94) of Atlanta and wife Erika Sybers celebrated the birth of their daughter, Emma Jane, in January. David Cusson (JD '94) of Macon is the founding partner of the firm of Boston Passante, LLP. Alexander J. Gordon (JD '94) of Reston, Va., was awarded the Florida Bar President's Pro-Bono Service Award and has recently joined the Fairfax County, Va., office of the public defender commission. Alice Benton Kamerschen (JD '94) and Robbie Kamerschen (JD '94) of Athens celebrated the birth of their daughter, Mary Eliza, in August. Jill Deutchman Prussack (JD '94) of Jackson, Miss., joined the law firm of McGlinchey Stafford as a staff attorney. Austin E. Carter (JD '95) of Atlanta married Karen Hathcock. Susan T. Craighead (JD '95, LLM '97) of Marietta, has associated with the Atlanta law firm of Lawrence M. Gold, PC. Amelia M. Bever (JD '96) of Marietta has associated with the Atlanta office of Jackson, Lewis, Schnitzler, & Krupman. Steve L. Carlton (JD '96) of Atlanta is an enforcement attorney with the Georgia Department of Insurance. David S. Gruskin (JD '96) of Atlanta and wife Ashley celebrated the birth of their second son, Jack Lerner, in April. Udo W. Herberth (LLM '96) of Munich, Germany, joined the firm of Weickmann & Weickmann, an intellectual property law firm. Daniel Vielleville (LLM '96) of Coral Gables, Fla., joined the Miami-based law firm of Greenberg Traurig, PA. Kevin C. Wilson (JD '96) of Atlanta is a staff attorney with the Court of Appeals of Georgia. Bradley W. Grout (JD '97) and Megan Webb Grout (JD '97) of Atlanta are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Camille Anne. Erik Daems (LLM '98) of Brussels, Belgium, joined the law firm of Covington & Burling. Nichole A. Reynolds (JD '98) of McDonough married Daniel Lenz. She also opened the law firm of Nichole A. Reynolds, LLC. Andrew T. Starr (JD '98) of Merriam, Kan., has associated with the Kansas City-area law firm of Smith & Leonard. Nelson O. Tyrone III (JD '98) of Atlanta has associated with the law firm of Butler, Wooten, Scherffius, Fryhofer, Daugherty, & Sullivan. Anders L. Allvin (LLM '99) of Sundbyberg, Sweden, joined Pricewaterhouse-Coopers-Stockholm. Edward H. Brumby (JD '99) of Bogart is an assistant district attorney with the western circuit district attorney's office in Athens. Jeffery P. Cowan Jr. (JD '99) of Washington, D.C., has associated with KPMG, LLP. Clement C. Doyle (JD '99) of Marietta transferred to the Atlanta office of Miller & Martin, LLP. J. Clay Fuller (JD '99) of Columbus has associated with the law firm of Butler, Wooten, Scherrfius, Fryhofer, Daughtery, & Sullivan. John C. Rogers (JD '99) of Atlanta joined the Atlanta office of Jones, Day, Reavis, & Pogue. Edmund H. Skorupski (JD '99) of Folkston married Melia Cogan in August 2000. Ebun A. Aforo (JD '00) of Lawrenceville opened the law firm Aforo & Associates, PC. Rivka D. Monheit (JD '00) of Atlanta associated with the law firm of Holland & Knight, LLP.

VETERINARY MEDICINE
John T. Wise (DVM '65) of Staunton, Va., was named the Paul F. Landis Virginia Veterinarian of the Year. Sheila McGuirk (DVM '77) of Madison, Wis., associate dean of clinical affairs at the University of Wisconsin, received the Veterinarian of the Year Award from the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association. David T. Marshall (DVM '80) of Raleigh, N.C., was appointed state veterinarian for North Carolina. Joe Bartges (DVM '87) of Knoxville, Tenn., an associate professor in the college of veterinary medicine at the University of Tennessee, received the Pfizer Animal Health Award for Excellence in Research. He also received the Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teacher Award and the University's Vice Chancellor Award. Becky Schwiebert (DVM '89) of La Crescenta, Calif., successfully completed the certifying exam and was elected to membership in the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine. Mark J. Abdy (DVM '92) of Silver Spring, Md., received the American Veterinary Medical Foundation's Congressional Science Fellowship for 2000-2001 and will provide scientific expertise and serve as a consultant and researcher to policy makers. Ernest Ward Jr. (DVM '92) of Calabash, N.C., was appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board for Veterinary Economics.

Compiled by Katie Mitchell

Obituaries

FACULTY AND STAFF
Charles Eckenrode of Athens, a supervisor of education in various federal prisons before holding a position in the UGA sociology department, died March 4. William Finnerty of Athens, professor and chairman of the department of microbiology at UGA, died March 10. He received several awards for scientific achievement throughout his career, including having a newly discovered biochemical pathway named after him in honor of his notable body of work. Gerald Huff of Arlington, Va., former graduate school dean and professor of mathematics, died April 17. Ward Lewis Jr. of Athens, professor emeritus of Germanic and Slavic languages, died March 1. Thomas Patton of Lexington, a U.S. Army veteran, died April 1. Robert Tucker of Athens, a retired professor and a U.S. Navy veteran, died March 27. Robert Wilkinson of Griffin, a retired professor and an agronomy researcher, died Feb. 21.

ASSOCIATES
Mary Vandegriff Little of Athens, a member and deacon at First Christian Church, died Feb. 16. Bera Marie Nachtrab of Athens, a retired teacher, died March 24. Hannah Holder Watson of Lakeland, Fla., died Feb. 20.

STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
Ethlene Hicks Bowen (SNS, BSEd '65) of Asheboro, N.C., a retired instructor at the UGA library, died March 29. Sue Cromartie (SNS, BSEd '35, MEd '52, EdD '59) of Athens died March 9. After teaching public school for many years, she taught in the College of Education at UGA, retiring in 1977 as an emeritus member of the faculty. Willie Mae Russ Crutchfield (SNS) of Hillsboro died Dec. 28, 2000. Dixie Stegall Davis (SNS, BSHE '82) of Jacksonville, Fla., died March 2001. Daisy Drake Eddings (SNS, MA '30) of Cedar Hill, Texas, a former teacher at UGA, died Dec. 26, 2000. Lucile Hinton (SNS, ABEd '36) of Lawrenceville died Nov. 1, 2000. Helen Smith Steele (SNS, BSEd '33) of Lilly, retired after 33 years as a teacher, died March 23. Elizabeth Montgomery Trowell (SNS, ABEd '37, BSEd '38) of Commerce, a retired elementary school teacher, died March 5.

1920s
Herbert Rothschild (BS '25) of New Orleans, La., died Jan. 13. Joseph Guess Jr. (M '27) of Port Royal, S.C., a retired employee of the Department of Agriculture and a professional investor, died March 9. Joseph Heyman (AB '28) of Atlanta died March 16. He worked as an economist and analyst with SunTrust Bank for almost 20 years, retiring in 1973 as senior vice president. Between periods of employment with SunTrust, he founded Joseph K. Heyman Co., a business consulting firm, and was a vice president for Rich's department stores. Ruth Williams Fatherly (ABEd '29) of Nassawadox, Va., retired as a math teacher as well as a U.S. Army librarian, died March 25.

1930s
Ellen Warfield (AB '30) of Clemson, S.C., died Nov. 28, 2000. James Baker (BSA '31, MEd '50) of Swainsboro, retired after 41 years in education, died May 6. He had been assistant state supervisor of Agricultural Education and founded the Lindsay Grace Future Farmers of America Camp. Mary Claire Brannon Bondurant (ABJ '31, MA '31) of Athens died April 26. She served as director of the personnel office at UGA until her husband was called into service during World War II, at which time she left to manage his lumber and millwork business, converting it into a defense industry. Later involved in many civic activities, she was named Woman of the Year in 1970 by the Athens and Professional Women's Club. Willie Brigham (BSA '31) of Donaldsonville died July 7, 2000. Robert Bird Jr. (BSC '32) of Loganville, a retired accountant, died March 25. Robert McGarity Jr. (BSEE '32) of Jacksonville, Fla., died March 26. He was retired from the U.S. Army reserves and had served as a major during World War II. John Wise Jr. (BSA '32) of Smithville, retired after 62 years as district supervisor of the Soil Conservation Service, died March 17. Lilian Chandler Peterson (AB '33) of Ailey, president of Georgia Furniture Co. and Victory Farms, having operated them for 20 years after the death of her husband, died April 4. John Driskell (MSCh '34) of Cleveland, a retired research chemist, died March 23. A U.S. Army veteran, he served during World War II in chemical warfare as a munitions development officer, earning patents for his work, and retired from the Army Reserves as a lieutenant colonel. Robert Fricks (BS '34) of Oroville, Calif., died Aug. 22, 2000. John Opper (BS '34) of Tallahassee, Fla., retired after 25 years with Wyeth Laboratories as a pharmaceutical sales representative for the Savannah area, died April 11. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and later served in the Army Reserves, achieving the rank of captain. Alex Pulliam (BSEd '34) of Jacksonville, Fla., retired educator and agricultural agent, died Dec. 29, 2000. DeNean Stafford Jr. (BSC '35) of Tifton, U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and retired chairman of the board for Stafford Development Co., died March 28. Karl Thaxton (BS '35, MS '40) of Griffin, retired as a self-employed physicist, died Jan. 7. John West (BSC '35) of Evans, retired from the Canada Dry Bottling Co. and Riverside Manufacturing Co., died March 18. A former tackle for the Bulldogs, he served in the U.S. Army and earned the Bronze Star, the World War II Victory Medal, the ATO Medal and the Legion of Merit. Jewell Hardy Faver (BSEd '36, MSHE '39) of Newnan died Feb. 12. Claude Leathers (M '36) of Athens, the last partner of L.M. Leathers and Sons and a World War II captain with OSS, died March 20. Howard Parks Sr. (BSC '36) of Newnan, retired real estate developer with Parks and Mottola Realty, died April 25. A glider pilot during World War II, he landed on Normandy on D-Day and was awarded the Bronze Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters. James Bird (BSC '37) of Decatur, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and retired from the Army Reserves as captain, died April 23. Harold Daniel Sr. (ABJ '37, MEd '48, EdS '71) of McDonough, retired after more than 40 years in the public school system, of which more than 27 years were spent as Pike County school superintendent, died March 13. Hilda Warshaw Feinberg (BSCh '37, MS '38) of Atlanta died April 22. With her doctorate in library science, she served as a professor and author of several textbooks as well as a designer of libraries across the country. She was featured in Who's Who of American Women. John Maclary (M '37) of Venice, Fla., died Jan. 15. Estelle "Reedy" Colquitt Simpson (AB '37) of New Braunfels, Texas, a member of the Lady Marine Corps during World War II, died April 17, 2000. Evelyn Finney Booth (BSEd '38, MEd '67) of Athens, a teacher in the Clarke County school system, died March 22. Reuben Garrard (BSAE '38) of Swainsboro, retired as a district conservationist, died Aug. 18, 2000. Woodfin Hulme (BSA '38) of Newnan, retired as vice president of Family Learning Centers, died Nov. 20, 2000. John McPherson (BS '38, AB '38) of Athens, a World War II veteran and retired physician, died April 13. Jack Ryals (BSC '38) of Lawrenceville, retired from the Atlanta Paper Co. as well as a missionary, died March 22. John Winge (BSA '38) of Athens, retired after 35 years of service as a senior buyer with Sears, died May 4. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and served 28 years with the active reserve, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel. Jesse Bush (M '39) of Macon, a retired attorney, died March 20. Ulysses "Hugh" Carlan (BSC '39) of Valdosta died March 15. A veteran of World War II, he retired from the U.S. Army as a colonel. Robert Ritchey (BSA '39) of Griffin died Nov. 5, 2000.

1940s
Gilbert Baugh (BSA '40) of Chattanooga, Tenn., died March 25, 2000. Jesse Bennett (BSC '40, LLB '48) of Winter Haven, Fla., died Jan. 14. The U.S. Navy veteran of World War II worked as an insurance adjuster. Then he worked for several years with the Department of Justice and later the CIA, before returning to Georgia to become involved in state politics. Clara Baldwin Courson (BSHE '40) of Clarkesville, a retired home economics teacher, died Feb. 27. James Hacke Jr. (AB '40, MS '41) of Milledgeville, an ordained minister of the Episcopal Church for 50 years, died Dec. 9, 2000. He also had a career in physics, with a specialty in radio propagation in the ionosphere. William Slick (BSA '40) of San Antonio, Texas, retired founder of the Texas Society of Economic Botany, died Jan. 4. Robert Harrison (BSA '41), World War II U.S. Army veteran and founder of Harrison Poultry, died April 18. Eloise Price Russel (ABEd '41) of Sevierville, Tenn., died May 20, 2000. Bernice Shainker Alter (AB '42) of Atlanta, a fourth grade teacher before working with her husband and son at Acme Iron and Metal Co., died March 25. John Cobb (BSA '42) of Union, S.C., retired from S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation, died Jan. 19. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Katrina Jones Mills (BSHE '42) of Smyrna died Feb. 8. Hines Smith (BBA '42) of Statesboro, a retired farmer and U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II, died Jan. 11. Francis Williams (AB '42) of Fort Valley died Sept. 27, 2000. Lee Goolsby Harrell (BSHE '43) of Eastman, past director of the Chamber of Commerce, died March 21. Sara Lourie Gordon (BBA '44) of Miami, Fla., a retired agent with Prudential Insurance Co. of America, died Feb. 8. James Orndoff (M '45) of Dawson, former chairman of the board of directors at the Bank of Terrell, died Feb. 27. He was retired from farming and was a veteran of World War II. Dorothy Brinsfield (BS '47) of Chamblee died March 15. After completing a fellowship in pediatric cardiology, she began a career at Emory's school of medicine that spanned more than 40 years. She was a professor, director of pediatric cardiology, and executive associate dean. In 1975, she performed Egleston Hospital's first pediatric cardiology cauterization. Audrey Sutton Cash (BSHE '47, MSHE '50) of Jacksonville, Fla., retired after 21 years of teaching at Terry Parker High School, died Dec. 29, 2000. Hershel Edwards (BSA '47) of Macon died April 23. He served with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War II and was a procurement officer, retired from Robins Air Force Base. Martha Ball Floyd (AB '47) of Atlanta, retired from the Commercial Credit Division of the original Bank of America, died April 23. Sue Ginn McCleskey (BSHE '47) of Woodstock, a retired teacher, died April 14. Joseph Chesna (BSEd '48) of Atlanta, a retired wood shop and drivers education teacher at North Fulton High School for 36 years, died April 18. Dan Edwards (BSEd '48) of Gatesville, Texas, died Aug. 7. While at UGA, he earned All-Southeastern Conference honors playing football as a Bulldog. With an impressive history as an athlete, he played in the Oil Bowl, the Gator Bowl, and the Sugar Bowl. He was No. 1 draft choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1948, but opted to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers instead. Over the next several years, he played for the Chicago Hornets, the New York Yanks, the Dallas Texans, and the Baltimore Colts. He retired in 1961 as assistant coach for the Edmonton Eskimos in Alberta, Canada. In 1962, he and his wife purchased a wholesale gasoline distributorship, which they operated as Edwards Oil Company. Denmark Groover Jr. (LLB '48) of Macon, a partner with Byrd, Groover & Childs, died April 18. A fighter pilot during World War II, he was shot down over the Pacific and awarded the Purple Heart and Air Medal. James Stuckey (BSF '48) of Kingstree, S.C., died Jan. 15. He served during World War II as a pilot with the U.S. Army Air Corps and later with the National Guard. He founded a forestry consulting firm in Kingstree, which he operated for more than 50 years. Matthew Conner (BSA '49) of Richmond Hill, a retired combustion engineer and U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and Korea, died April 5. John Daniel (BSA '49) of Warner Robins, a self-employed insurance adjuster, died Nov. 7, 2000. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was retired from the National Guard. Joseph Hill (BBA '49), a resident of Simpsonville, S.C., for 28 years, died Jan. 16. He founded Bulldog Trucking in Atlanta and later founded Tamway Corp. After being drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II, he served under Gen. Patton in Europe, developing one of the first truck transport systems and being a part of one of the first battalions to liberate Nazi concentration camps. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster. Bondy Holcombe (BBA '49, EdD '71) of Athens, a career officer for the U.S. Air Force, died March 11. Retiring as a colonel after 30 years of service, he earned numerous awards, including a Bronze Star and a national Defense Service Medal. One of his Air Force assignments led him to UGA, where he served as assistant professor of aerospace studies. Gene Lorendo (BSEd '49) of Alpharetta, an Auburn football coach for 27 years, died April 15. While at UGA, he went to the '48 Gator Bowl and '49 Orange Bowl as a Bulldog; he also played basketball. John McNeill (BSEd '49) of Kennesaw, a retired teacher and basketball coach, died March 9. George Re (BSEd '49) of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., retired owner of George Co., died Nov. 25, 2000. Dorothy Starr (ABJ '49) of Augusta, retired as a coordinator of the community skills and development branch of the morale support activities division at Fort Gordon, died March 8. Thomas Wilson (BBA '49) of Atlanta, retired after 33 years with Georgia Motor Club (now AAA Auto Club of the South), died April 19. He had served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II.

1950s
Paul Huckeby (JD '50) of Port Saint Joe, Fla., retired as the administrator of Dade County public schools manpower department, died March 13, 2000. He served as a sonar technician in the U.S. Navy during World War II, later worked for the FBI, and had a private law practice. Francis Hamilton Joiner (BFA '50) of Decatur, a fashion coordinator for Rich's as well as a designer and consultant for Del-Glo, died March 25. Uno Kask (BS '50) of Towson, Md., a retired chemistry professor at Towson University and author of two text books, died March 9. Roy Malcolm (BSPh '50) of Social Circle, president of Georgia Central Bank, died June 2000. George Mathews Jr. (BBA '50) of Boynton Beach, Fla., died March 9. William McKenzie Sr. (BSPh '50) of Palmetto, retired pharmacist and owner of McKenzie Pharmacy, died March 17. Marjorie Davis Shelander (BFA '50) of St. Simons Island, an artist and floral designer, died April 21. John Simmons Jr. (M '50) of Macon, retired after 43 years as credit manager for the Trading Post, died April 5. He was awarded a Purple Heart for his service with the U.S. Army during World War II. Joe Stevens Jr. (BSAE '50) of Carlton, an engineer with the Soil Conservation Service and a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, died April 29. Rebecca Roddenbery Walker (BSEd '50) of Griffin, an elementary school teacher in Florida and Georgia, died May 5. Lanier Cobb (BBA '51) of Athens, retired as operator of Butler Building and Bromsgrove Apartments, died April 29. He served as a pilot, stationed in Italy, during World War II. Henry George (BSF '51) of Bethesda, Md., died April 4. Woodrow Gibson (DVM '51) of Sylvania, a practicing veterinarian for more than 50 years and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, died April 7. George Jones (BSA '51) of Trion died Aug. 5, 2000. Samuel Lipham Jr. (BBA '51) of Peachtree City died March 19. He had worked for the family business, Lipham's Grill, for more than 50 years. Hoyt Foster (BS '52) of Ormond Beach, Fla., died Feb. 20. Hugh Ivey (BSEd '52) of Cordele, a realtor with Ivey Realty Co. and a U.S. Army veteran having served as a paratrooper, died Jan. 18. Betty Jinks Woodruff (M '52) of Columbus died Sept. 9. Thomas Flowers (DVM '53) of Rome, a retired ophthalmologist and U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, died Jan. 10. Ralph Kelley (BSA '53) of Swainsboro died March 25. The U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, stationed in Japan and the Pacific during the war, joined his father in the canning business and later became co-owner of R.O. Kelley Cannery and Kelley's Gin Corp. in Midville. Mary Lee-Flores (ABJ '53, MA '56), a native of Savannah, died March 30. She worked as a co-professor of journalism at UGA and was a professional musician, instructing piano and organ. Julian Armstrong (BSEd '54) of Augusta, retired as vice president/coastal regional director of Sizemore Security, died April 26. He also retired from the U.S. Army Reserves as a lieutenant colonel after 36 years of service. Nancy Brown Cavens (BBA '54) of Los Angeles, Calif., retired after 35 years with O'Melveny and Myers Law Office, died Feb. 28. Marion Pearlman (BS '54, MS '72) of Atlanta died March 15. She was manager of the Mycobacteriology Lab for the Georgia Public Health Laboratory when she retired. William Reece (BBA '54, MBA '55) of Woodstock died Jan. 18. Joseph Brown (DVM '55) of Columbus, co-owner of the Brown-Holton Veterinarian Clinic and U.S. Army veteran of World War II, died March 20. Willis Hollingsworth Jr. (DVM '55) of Savannah, mayor of Midway for the past nine years, died April 22. With a deep interest in nature, he made the Cay Creek Wetland Interpretive Center a major project of his for the past five years. Sandra Thomas Akins (BSEd '56) of Atlanta, where she taught for several years, died March 24. James Hinton (MS '56) of Philadelphia, Pa., died Feb. 4. Clift Jones Early (BSEd '57) of Mount Pleasant, S.C., a school teacher, died April 13. Deborah Anglin Pullin (ABJ '57) of Saint Simons Island died March 23. She retired as the first assistant commissioner of agriculture in the Georgia Department of Agriculture. James Patrick Jr. (BBA '58) died Jan. 23. Elizabeth Farlowe Boggs (M '59) of Carrollton, a comptroller with Benchmark Homes, a company that she and her husband started 30 years ago, died April 26. Willis Bryant (AB '59) of North Wilkesboro, N.C., died June 21, 2000. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and worked for Brand Jewelers and Wal-Mart before retiring. Betty Ann Moon Haj (BBA '59) of Stone Mountain died April 4.

1960s
Rubin Starling (BBA '60) of Dunwoody, a U.S. Army veteran who recently celebrated his 38th year with Polman Holding, L.P., died March 12. Helen Paschal Carter (MEd '61, EdS '71) of Harlem died Jan. 29. Randolph "Buster" Jones (AB '61) of Miami, Fla., a longtime literature teacher known for his "snazzy attire," died Nov. 26, 2000. Daniel Langford (BBA '61, MBA '62) of Atlanta died April 3. He founded the accounting firm now known as Roedl Langford deKock LLP in 1976; it was named among the top 25 in America both in 1997 and 1998. Sally Denby Harrison Golden (BSEd '62) of Saint Simons Island, employed with the Glynn County School System as a teacher and librarian for 39 years, died March 30. Melrose Mathis Griggs (MEd '62) of Cornelia died April 7. She was a retired high school teacher and guidance counselor, as well as the librarian at Cornelia United Methodist Church. John Melton (BFA '63) of Augusta died April 5. He was a graphic artist who designed the Augusta Richmond County logo and worked on hundreds of state and local political campaigns. He was also the first general manager of Cablevision of Augusta. Merlyn Bridges Cato (BSEd '65) of Americus, a retired elementary school teacher, died Dec. 25, 2000. Eunice Hudson Powell (MEd '65) of Statesboro, retired as a faculty member at Marvin Pittman Laboratory School, died April 23. Jacqueline Lord Stanley (BSEd '65) of Naples, Fla., a teacher for 26 years, 21 of which were at Seagate Elementary School, died March 14. James "Sonny" Allen Jr. (BBA '66) of Blythe, president and C.E.O. of Handyland, Inc., died April 5. William Frey (AB '66, JD '69) of Griffin, a well-known lawyer in the Clayton County Judicial System, died Nov. 12, 2000. The partner with Frey & Frey was also a general aviation pilot. Thomas Stephens (BBA '67) of Athens died March 30. He was in the banking industry for 24 years. David Anderson (DVM '62) of Tampico, Mexico, died April 28. He began working for the USDA in 1963. From 1972 to 1991, he worked with the Mexican-American Commission for the eradication of screw worms and was intensely involved in eradicating the insect disease deep into the south of Mexico. Ronald Green (BBA '68) of Gainesville died March 18. George Meadows Jr. (BBA '68) of Monroe died March 14. Edward Roberts (BBA '68) of Conyers, a U.S. Army veteran having served as 1st lieutenant in Vietnam, died April 21. Allen Thames (BBA '68) of Awendah, S.C., died Nov. 4, 2000. He was director of financial aid and business director for Emmanuel College and later opened a drywall company. Henry Williams (BSPh '68) of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., a pharmacist with CVS, died Nov. 10, 2000. He volunteered with the Special Olympics in the Carolinas and served as captain of the American Cancer Society Run for Life. Marion Mitchell (MEd '69) of Smyrna, an elementary school teacher in Cobb County for 42 years, died March 13.

1970s
Harold Howe Jr. (MFA '70) of Athens died April 29. He was a U.S. Army veteran and former director of the Greenville, S.C., Museum of Art. He retired in 1998 as an emeritus professor at UGA. Charles Penley (BS '70) of Atlanta, a microbiologist at CIBA Vision Corp. and a biology instructor at Georgia State, died April 25. Edward Pough (MS '70) of Seattle, Wash., a district manager for Culligan C.I.M., died May 23, 2000. Rachel Peddycoart Toler (BS '70) of Armuchee died Dec. 17, 2000. Eva Nelson Holland (EdS '71) of Perry, retired after teaching in Houston County for 40 years, died Jan. 2. James Jones (MPA '71) of Columbia, S.C., died Jan. 31. Jack Patrick (BSEd '72, MEd '76, EdS '84) of Martinez died April 13. He retired as president of Augusta Technical College until his retirement. In 1996 Gov. Zell Miller dedicated the Jack B. Patrick Information Technology Center honoring his achievement at Augusta Tech. He was also a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Valerie Henderson Sheehan (AB '73, EdS '91) of Snellville, a high school teacher in Gwinnett County for 25 years, died March 12. Peter Feddo (MPA '74) of Chester, Va., a retired major in the U.S. Army who was highly decorated in the Vietnam War, died March 7. Sarah Wood Hendrick (BS '74, MEd '76) of Athens died March 29. She held a certificate as a national instructor and demonstration teacher for the Development Therapy Teaching Programs in the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences. She had numerous publications in the field of educating young children with autism and served as field services coordinator for the UGA teacher training program. Edwin Jones III (JD '74) of Kennesaw, vice president of LaSalle Partners before entering in private practice as a real estate attorney, died April 6. Charles Hughes Jr. (ABJ '76) of Milledgeville died March 25. Sherri Burke Goolsby (BSEd '77, MSW '80) of Gainseville, a teacher, licensed clinical social worker, and a counselor, died March 24. Ernest Mills (MEd '77) of Thomasville, a minister and rehab counselor, died March 27. Rhonda Taylor Hendley (BSEd '78, MEd '85) of Fayetteville, a teacher for 20 years with the Clayton County School System, died March 14. Christopher Langley (BS '73) of Norcross died March 8. Lynn Vann Rountree (BMus '78) of Lawrenceville, a teacher for 20 years, most recently at Suwanee Elementary, died May 5. Susan Andrews (BBA '79) of Lawrenceville, a CPA and internal auditor for MARTA for more than 20 years, died April 13. Robert Keyser (MEd '79) of Macon died March 9. Retired from the U.S. Air Force and National Guard, he was employed in civil service at Warner Robins Air Force Base.

1980s
David Steflik (EdD '87) of Martinez died March 23. He has held appointments at the Medical College of Georgia since 1979, where he was currently professor of surgery and director of research for the Orthopedic Surgery Section. He was a professor of cell biology/anatomy and held an appointment with the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He had authored or co-authored 90 papers in referred journals, 13 chapters in books, 190 abstracts, and has made over 100 presentations in various forums. Dawn Compton Maxwell (EdS '88) of Woodbine, a teacher and librarian, died March 25. Lore Gerner Wright (PhD '88) of Augusta, a professor and department chair in the Medical College of Georgia School of Nursing, died Jan. 13.

1990s
Steven Downing (MA '91, PhD '97) of Norcross died April 14. He was a graduate of the American School in Switzerland and was active in alumni affairs. Constantine John Economy (BLA '91) of Atlanta, a field inspector for the DeKalb County Environmental Service, died April 29. Frederick Nelson (MSW '91) of Salisbury, N.C., a social worker for the W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center, died Dec. 20, 2000. He had also worked as a forensic psychologist and a psychologist for the developmentally disabled. Becky Burkhalter (EdD '92) of Claxton, an English professor at Georgia Southern University, died Nov. 23, 2000. She was a former teacher and administrator at Pinewood Christian Academy and an administrator at Liberty County High School. Sean Hummings (BSEd '94) of Woodbine, owner and CEO of Helping Hands for Community Development, Inc., died April 21. Barry Jumpeter (AB '95) of Tucker, most recently employed in the marketing and sales field, died March 26. Loretta Cleveland (BSFCS '96) of Athens died March 31. She was assistant director of the Athens Clarke Human and Economic Development Department. She facilitated the economic development of the community and provided guidance for the proper use of federal funds for various million-dollar projects.

STUDENTS
William Bush III of Warner Robins, a junior criminal justice major, died Aug. 7. Andrew Kay (MS '93) of Sale, England, died April 5. He had been home in England following completion of his doctoral dissertation and defense. He was working towards a doctorate in food science and technology in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at UGA. Erika Norman of Lexington, a senior music education major, died May 26. Eric Powell of Snellville, a senior in the Terry College of Business majoring in finance, died July 3.

Compiled by Erin Tecza