December 2003: Vol. 83, No. 1

Class Notes, Grad Notes, and Obituaries

TOYS ARE HER STORY Richmond chose UGA's Terry College of Business over four other schools—and was amazed she could get an MBA in just one year. Like many girls who grew up in '70s suburbia, Jennifer Strauss Richmond (MBA '93) spent countless hours not just playing with her collection of nearly 30 Barbie dolls, but cataloguing what made each one different. Years later, it's easy for Richmond to reflect on the likes of Malibu Tan Barbie because her vice president's office at JAKKS Pacific Inc.—the nation's third-largest toy company—overlooks the ocean in L.A. Richmond got that corner office by landing a $100 million line of toy bikes, and she was named one of the top 40 licensing leaders under 40 by her profession's leading trade magazine. JAKKS, which is her third stop in the toy business, was started in 1995 and grew to $120 million in revenues in three years after winning the World Wrestling Federation license. In '99, when Richmond was new to the job, she turned a call from a friend into a bonanza of mini die-cast BMX bike replicas. The entire industry was burned by the "Star Wars: Episode I" flop, but the wrestling line and a license from the Nickelodeon channel have pushed JAKKS above the $300 million mark in annual net sales. The company also won a license for all of Disney's products—the first time a single company has earned that distinction. By the time a licensing deal has reached store shelves, Richmond has long since moved on to the next big thing in the toy biz. "My challenge is to find a property before it ever goes on the air, usually before it's picked up by the network," she says. "I'm looking at properties in scripts, treatments, and seeing early drawings." Richmond's office is filled with toys she licenses—but there's not one single Barbie. "That's the competition," she says. —Doug Monroe (Adapted with permission from Terry Magazine.)

1935-1939
John S. Maslack (BSF '36) retired after 30 years of service with the U.S. Forest Service and now lives in Englewood, Fla.

1940-1944
Bernice Rogers Bland (BBA '43), a retired business education teacher at Metter High School who won many awards during her career, was recognized as the 16th Citizen of the Year of Candler County. Besides impacting many students' lives, she has since retirement served in the Keep Candler Beautiful committee, the board of her church, and as a volunteer with the Bloodmobile.

1945-1949
Hugh Mills (BSEd '45, MEd '47, EdD '56) won the Distinguished Alumnus Award from North Georgia College and State University, where he earned an associate's degree in education in 1943 before being called to active duty with the Army Air Corps pilot program. After his military service, he attended Mercer College and UGA. During his career, Mills has taught and coached in Albany schools and been a professor in UGA's College of Education. He was also instrumental in establishing Gainesville Junior College as a unit of the University System of Georgia and was its first president from 1965-83, during which time the college's enrollment grew from 419 to 1569.

1950-1954
Jack Ellington (BSF '50) worked privately in forestry until his retirement in 1965. He served in the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division in Germany from 1951-1952 and with the 82nd Airborne in '52. He married Jackie Hall in 1951, and they have three children and four grand-children. Ben L. Weinberg Jr. (AB '50, JD '52) of Atlanta received the Atlanta Bar Association's professionalism award.

1955-1959
Allen Layson (BSF '56) of Reform, Ala., is a forestry consultant and a member of the Alabama House of Representatives, having served five four-year terms. He claims to be the only registered forester in either the Alabama or the U.S. legislatures. George Garris (BSF '59) retired after 44 years with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. At retirement, he was project leader and manager of the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, Santee National Wildlife Refuge, ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge and the Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge. He and his wife Mary Lou now live in Westfield, NC.

1960-1964
John Sherrod (BS '60) retired after 43 years with the U.S. Forest Service, serving in the Tongass National Forest in Sitka, Alaska. Norman Ketchie (BSF '60) retired from Coastal Lumber Co. in 2002. He works part-time buying large grade pine logs, mainly in Georgia. John Wood Jr. (BSF '61) retired from J.M. Huber Company as wood procurement manager. He is enjoying retirement, bottle collecting, and grandchildren; his oldest son has triplets.

1965-1969
Russell Eisenman (MS '63, PhD '66) was appointed associate editor of the Journal of Evolutionary Psychology. Russell teaches in the psychology department at the University of Texas-Pan American near the Mexican border. Wilber Mull (BSA '63, MS '65), founder and owner of Classic Groundcovers, Inc., celebrated 40 years in business. Mull was recently presented with the 2003 Jake Tinga Distinguished Professional of the Year award by the Georgia Green Industry Association, which is given to the professional who has contributed the most to the advancement of the green industry in Georgia. Philip F. Etheridge (AB '65, JD '66) of Atlanta received the 2003 Logan E. Bleckley Award for Judicial Excellence by the Atlanta Bar Association's litigation section. Ben Copeland (BLA '67) was appointed by Gov. Sonny Perdue (DVM '71) to the State Board of Technical and Adult Education . Ben is president of Patten Seed Co. in Lakeland, which has extensive turfgrass sod and seed operations in Georgia and the Carolinas. Roy E. Barnes (AB '69, JD '72) of Mableton announced the formation of The Barnes Law Group, LLC, in Marietta. Other firm members include daughter Allison Barnes Salter (JD '00) and son-in-law John Salter (JD '00). Richard B. Chandler (AB '69, JD '73) of Suwanee was elected chairman of both the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce and Lanier Community Bank. Robert P. Constantine Jr. (AB '69, JD '72) of Smyrna formed the law firm of Constantine & Associates. Gary Hill (BSF '69) of Griffin is a consulting forester for Hill Forest Management. Marjorie Singley-Hall (ABJ '69), partner and managing director of Eton Technology Partners in Atlanta, spent a week in London as part of the choir-in-residence at Westminster Abbey. Marjorie is a member of the choir at Atlanta's Cathedral of St. Philip, which was selected by audition to sing in place of the West-minster Abbey Choir during its summer break.

1970-1974
Daniel Grahl Jr. (BSFR '72, MS '74) of Fort Valley is game management regional supervisor in region four. He supervises game management research, survey, and development activities in 28 west central Georgia counties, 10 wildlife management areas, and at the Charlie Elliot Wildlife Education Center. Pianist Sandra Lutters (BMus '72, MFA '76) performed in a concert at Tallulah Falls School. The concert, included works by Bach, Handel, and Poulenc. Lutters' most recent major performance was at Weil Hall at Carnegie Hall in April. She has also played in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Vienna, Salzburg, Prague, Paris, and throughout the U.S., and studied opera conducting at Juilliard with Vincent La Selza. Joe D. Whitley (AB '72, JD '75) of Alpharetta was appointed general counsel of the U.S. Department for Homeland Security. Fred Manget (AB '73) of Potomac Falls, Va., completed an assignment as the initial legal advisor for the Director of Central Intelligence's Terrorist Threat Integration Center, a presidential initiative recently established to enhance the ability of the U.S. government to analyze and disseminate terrorist threat-related information. After that assignment, Fred will take over as the legal counsel to the Directorate of Intelligence at the CIA. Michael B.T. Wilkes (BBA '73, JD '76) of Spartanburg, S.C., formed the Michael Wilkes Law Firm, PA. Acme Mwenya (BSFR '74, MFR '76) retired from the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Services as executive director after 32 years of service. He lives in Zambia and is a co-owner of Carmine Safaris.

1975-1979
Roger Thigpen (BSFR '74) is operations manager, mid-South region with Georgia Pacific Corporation. Army Reservist Jim Moye (JD '76) of Columbus, has been mobilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, serving as staff judge advocate, 335th Theater Signal Command. Mary Gause Boland (ABJ '77) moved to Rabun County and is co-writing a book on the Georgia Wine Trail. Daniel J. Porter (AB '77, JD '81) of Duluth was the focus of an article, "The People's Bulldog," that appeared in the June 3 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Renzo S. Wiggins (BBA '77, JD '80) of Ringgold was named county attorney for Catoosa County. Jeffrey Y. Lewis (AB '78, JD '82) of Atlanta was appointed executive partner of the Atlanta office of Holland & Knight, LLP. William G. Scrantom III (AB '79, JD '82) of Collierville, Tenn., was featured in an article in The Commercial Appeal of Memphis, regarding his position as interim rector at Southaven's St. Timothy's Episcopal Church. Flutist Natalie Colbert (BMus '79) performed in a concert at Tallulah Falls School. While a student at UGA, Natalie served as principal flute of the UGA Civic Orchestra and Symphonic Band and performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Since graduating, she has completed a master's degree in music education from VanderCook College of Music. Kenneth Van Meter (MBA '79) is chief technology officer for Prenova, Inc., a leading edge energy management company in Marietta.

1980-1984
Tim Baker (BSFR '80, MS '84) earned a PhD at North Carolina State and was later named head of the forestry and natural resources program at College of the Redwoods in California. Susan R. Boltacz (JD '80, MBA '80) has joined the Tax Controversy Services Group of Deloitte & Touche as a senior manager. Both a C.P.A. and a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Boltacz will focus her practice in the firm's Atlanta office. Lee Duffey (ABJ '80) is president of Atlanta-based Duffey Communications, which has been named one of the Top 100 Public Relations Firms in the U.S. by Forbes. Duffey Communications has been retained by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems to develop and implement an international sales and marketing program for the leading maker of communications satellites. Thomas Hurley (BSFR '80) is past president of the Surveying and Mapping Society of Georgia. David Patterson (BSA '80, MBA '82) of Winston-Salem, N.C. was named vice president, healthcare research and quality, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. David and his wife Sonya Horne Patterson (BSHE '83) have two daughters ages 11 and 7. David is also pursuing a master's degree in history at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, where he was awarded an academic scholarship. John Riley (EdD '80) is dean of the College of Education at the University of Montevallo, where he previously served as professor and chair of early childhood and elementary education. He received the Ernest Award for Outstanding Commitment to Teaching from the College of Education at UM and was named to Who's Who Among America's Teachers. Riley lives in Hoover, Ala., with his wife Dot, who is principal of Trace Crossings School in Hoover. They have two sons, Patrick, a teacher in Cobb County schools, and Drew, a sophomore at Auburn. Beverly Thompson (BSEd '80, MEd '86), a kindergarten teacher at Carnesville Elementary School, has taught for 23 years. She and her husband Jeff have two children. Richard Duffey (BSA '81, MS '85, DVM '88) has owned Winder Animal Hospital since 1994, and has grown the business from one to four doctors who now treat more than 2,500 patients. The hospital is breaking ground for a new 4,600-square-foot facility that will include four exam rooms, a state-of-the-art surgical suite, and climate-controlled separate dog and cat wards. R. Hunt Dunlap Jr. (BBA '81, JD '84) of Atlanta formed the Dunlap Law Firm, LLC. Hilary Harp (AB '81, JD '85) of Decatur was named practice group leader for the intellectual property and technology litigation section of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, LLP. Leigh A. Dowden (AB '84, JD '87) of Marietta announces the adoption of her daughter Anna Lise. Gregg W. Jones (AB '84), owner and president of the Albany Travel Agency, was chosenen by Gov. Sonny Perdue to represent the Second Congressional District for the Board of Community Affairs. Julie Lowrey Cannon (ABJ '85) signed a book deal with Simon & Schuster. True Love & Homegrown Tomatoes, originally published in hardback by Hill Street Press of Athens, was released in paperback by Simon & Schuster in August. A new book, Mater Biscuit, will be released in April 2004. Julie lives in Bishop with her husband and three children.

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1985-1989
Catherine A. Carter (BSHE '85, MS '86) has returned to Athens to begin doctoral studies in elementary education. She currently teaches seventh grade math at Jefferson Middle School. Temp Davis IV (BSFR '85) left the Georgia Power Company to start a financial planning business, Hinchey & Associates, in Fayetteville. Eric Dodd (ABJ '85) is a general assignment reporter at WGCL, Atlanta's CBS affiliate. Prior to returning to his hometown, Eric was a freelance reporter at stations in Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Los Angeles. He was an anchor at stations in Detriot and Jacksonville. Daniel S. Digby (ABJ '86, JD '89) of Conyers announces his marriage to Deborah Coulter. Steven R. Thornton (BBA '87, JD '92) of Dunwoody joined the firm of Warshauer, Thomas, Thornton & Rogers, P.C., as a name partner. Linda Boyd (BSEd '88, MEd '91, EdS '01) is the new principal at Snellville Middle School, a promotion from her previous job as assistant principal at Dacula Middle. Michael Lelmini (BSFR '88, MS '92) was named National Invasive Species Coordinator, USDA Forest Service, Washington, D.C. He previously worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Refuge System. He and his wife Lisa live in Virginia. Samuel Chappelear (BSFR '88) is an assistant regional wildlife biologist with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Daughter Brookelynne Faith Chappelear was born in 2001. Nancy Ford Piotrowsky (AB '89) is a vice president with Athens First Bank & Trust.

1990-1994
Michelle Dunn Fogarty (BSEd '90, JD '93) of Dumfries, Va., accepted a position with the FBI as an assistant general counsel. She and husband Stephen announce the birth of son Matthew James. J. Allen Hammontree (AB '90, JD '93) of Cohutta was appointed to the Judicial Nominating Commission by Gov. Sonny Perdue and was also highlighted in an article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. He is also proud to announce the formation of the law firm of Goddard, Thomas, Hammontree & Bolding. T. Kyle King (AB '90, JD '97) of Hampton celebrated with his wife Susan the birth of son Thomas Kyle on March 19, 2003. Kyle Martin (MEd '90, JD '02, MBA '02) of Watkinsville joined the UGA Research Foundation as coordinator of technology transfer. Glenn L. Spencer (BBA '90, JD '93) of Richmond, Va., joined the law department of Philip Morris USA. Laura Jones Elliott (BBA '91) married Freeman Elliott (AB '90). Laura works for Oracle Corp. and Freeman for Rollins Inc. They live in Sharpsburg. Joe Garrett (ABJ '91) is an investment representative with Edward Jones in Carrollton. He and wife Ali have a son and Joe's hobby is playing guitar in a band. Lee Mattox Evans (BBA '92) is a vice president with Athens First Bank & Trust. Elizabeth Thompson Kertscher (ABJ '92, JD '95) and Douglas R. Kertscher (JD '94) of Decatur celebrated the birth of son Rick on April 16, 2003. Bobby Mathis (BSFR '92) was promoted to district forester with the Georgia Forestry Commission in Tifton. Charlotte Ambrose (BSFR '93) of Middletown, Calif., received the top employee award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for outstanding work as a biologist with NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service. Charlotte was recognized for developing forestry policy and programs that protect endangered Pacific steelhead, chinook salmon, and coho salmon. Cindy Cawthon Crymes (BSFR '93) of Athens is a stay-at-home mom to daughter Eleanor, 6, and son Stewart, 3. She is married to Scott Crymes, an Athens area contractor. Laura A. Marshall (AB '93, JD '97) of Alexandria, Va., joined the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Keith Moss (BSFR '93) and wife Heather Roberts Moss (BSEd '96), welcomed their second son on March 9. Mary O. Ratcliffe (ABJ '93) married science journalist James Hrynshyn in May. They live in Vancouver, where Mary runs her own communications consulting firm, Editorial Solutions. Joe Crosland (AB '94) is a vice president with Athens First Bank & Trust. David Ellis (ABJ '94) married to Patricia Wegner. They live in Omaha, Neb., where David is a senior marketing manager for Conagra Foods. Tanya Garey Grinnell (ABJ '94) is a seventh grade teacher in Tampa, Fla. and plans to pursue a master's degree in gifted education. Since graduation, Tanya has worked in journalism jobs at ABC and NBC, in the office of Congressman Amory Houghton, and as international student director of Elmira College. B. Scott Minter (AB '94, JD '97) of Chatsworth celebrated with his wife Melissa the birth of their first child Laura Margaret on June 7, 2003. Ashley D. Phillips (AB '94, JD '95) of Atlanta became a partner of the law firm of Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover, P.C.

1995-1999
Angela B. Hitch (BBA '95, JD '98) of Roswell celebrated with her husband Scott Hitch (BS '96, JD '99) the birth of their daughter Eliza Frances on July 1, 2003.Scott Jones (BSFR '95) was appointed director of the Forest Landowners Association. Chad McGrath (BSA '96) joined Smith Barney in Albany as a financial consultant. Chad has four years of experience in the financial services and securities industry. Joey Rider (BSEd '96) of Flowery Branch is a physical education teacher at South Hart Elementary. He has also served as the boys golf coach at Hart County High School, assistant boys basketball coach, and assistant football coach. He and wife Heidi have three children. Todd Tucker (AB '96) was named assistant managing broker of Prudential Georgia Realty's northwest office in Marietta. Todd was also named Realtor of the Year in 2001 by the Cobb Association of Realtors. J. Lanier Allgood III (BBA '97, JD '00) of Dublin was selected for Leadership Georgia. Eleanor Mixon Attwood (AB '97, JD '01) announces her marriage to James A. Attwood (JD '00) of Atlanta on April 12, 2003. Shane E. Bartlett (AB '97, JD '01) of Atlanta joined the law firm of Drew, Eckl & Farnham. Kelly Burbage (BSEd '97) was promoted to assistant director of managed care at MEDAC, a medical billing company. Prior to joining MEDAC, Burbage was admissions coordinator for University Hospital of Augusta. Heath Fountain (BBA '97), a certified public accountant, has joined Heritage Asset management as an assistant vice president and financial adviser. A graduate of Leadership Albany, Heath is president of Generation Success, a youth leadership program. Keysha Perry (ABJ '97) is a reporter for NBC affiliate WSFA-TV in Montgomery, Ala. Elizabeth Brooks Scherer (BSEd '97, JD '00) joined the Raleigh, N.C. office of law firm Smith Moore LL. She has completed two internships with Judge Malcolm J. Howard of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina and Judge H. Emory Widener of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She also served as a summer associate with Haynsworth, Baldwin, Johnson & Greaves in Greenville, S.C., and with Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel in Chattanooga, Tenn. Chris Fulford (BSFR '97) of Monroe is a golf course superintendent with Eagle Greens Providence Golf Club. Joe Caudell (BSFR '98) was named manager of the Jekyll Island 4-H Center. Ashlie Houston (BSFR '98) completed a master's degree in public administration and policy at Virginia Tech and is working as a conservation policy specialist in the governmental affairs office of Ducks Unlimited in Washington, D.C. Clint Beckham (BSFR '98) and wife Melissa welcomed their first child, William C. Beckham IV on May 23. Clem Doyle (JD '99) of Marietta has formed a campaign committee to run as a Democrat for state senate, district six. Neil Glezen (BBA '99) is an assistant vice president with Athens First Bank & Trust. Todd Hayes (MBA '99, JD '02) of Marietta is a new assistant district attorney for Forsyth County. He passed the state bar exam in August and got married 10 days later. Rebecca Dopson Lang (ABJ '99) is a private cooking instructor and freelance food writer who writes a column for the Press-Sentinel in Jesup. As a student, Lang apprenticed with Food Network and PBS television host Nathalie Dupree. She went on to study culinary arts at Johnson and Wales University in Charleston, S.C., where she worked as the personal chef to the university president. Lang also worked as a food editor for Oxmoor House in Birmingham. She returned to Georgia after her marriage to Kevin Lang last December. Darnelda Latson-Crosby (BSFCS '99) is an employment broker with UGA's Institute on Human Development and Disability, where she helps people with severe disabilities find employment. Claudia Wiseman Markham (BSFCS '99) is a banking officer with Athens First Bank & Trust. David Marler (BSFR '99) was promoted to sales manager with Pennington Seed, Inc. in the Florida area. He and wife Brittany, moved from Savannah to Orlando, Fla. in May. Sabrina Lynn Miller (BSEd '99) was married to Chad Larry Collins (BBA '98) on June 21, 2003 on St. Simons Island. Sabrina is a pharmaceutical sales representative with Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, and Chad owns Athens-based Bone Dry Roofing Company. They live in Athens. Jennie Rectenwald (BSFR '99) is assistant education director at the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory in Denver, Colo. Pat Zimmerman (BSFR '99) of Oxnard, Calif., is the predator management and Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard Program biologist for the U.S. Navy in southern California.

2000-
Tony Beck (BSFR '00) was named manager of the Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources' Walton State Fish Hatchery. Jonathan Burt (BSFR '00) of Portland, Me., is a forester with LandVest, Inc. He assists in transactions of investment grade timberlands. Corri Englisby (ABJ '00) can be seen in the role of jury member Lydia Deets in the John Grisham novel-turned-movie, "The Runaway Jury." Erin Marcus Gribben (BSFR '00) married Benjamin Gribben on Dec. 29, 2002. She lives in St. Louis, Mo., where she is a zebra fish facilities manager for Washington University School of Medicine. Robert Cook (AB '01) is an assistant vice president with Athens First Bank & Trust. James Crisp Gatewood Jr. (BSFR '01) has been with F & W Forestry Services, Inc. for one year. Frank Stewart (BBA '01) is a banking officer with Athens First Bank & Trust. Allison Hogan (BSFR '01) is a master's degree candidate in environmental education at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville. Ramona M. Bartos (MHP '02, JD '02) of Athens joined the law firm of Benton, Begnaud & Marshall, LLP and practices in the areas of school and municipal government law. Stuart Jackson (MS '02) of Thomasville is a forester at Tall Timbers Research Station. Andy McBride (BSFR '02) of Rickman, Tenn., is a state forester with the Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture. He manages Standing Stone State Forest. Amanda Monroe (AB '02) co-owns and operates Jittery Java's, a coffee shop in Douglasville. The shop specializes in fresh-roasted coffee from Athens roaster Jittery Joe's. Patrons also find local art, weekly poetry readings, and Internet access at her cafe. Katie Myszka (BSFR '02) of Atlanta is the Reno team leader, Student Conservation Association Fire Education Corps. Jennifer Phillips (PHARMD '02) is the first pharmacist to complete the Community College Practice Residency Program at UGA's College of Pharmacy. In addition to teaching third-year pharmacy students in the college's wellness clinic and pharmacy skills lab, Phillips worked at Medical Park Pharmacy in Gainesville, where she set up a patient counseling program on weight management. Melissa Watkins (BSFR '02) is a field biologist in Minnesota. She is currently monitoring wolf populations. Karl Mohn (AB '03) and Erin Rainey (AB '03) were selected to participate in the Japan Exchange and Teaching program. They will spend one year as assistant language teachers in Ueki Town, Kumamoto. Craig Okraska (BSFR '03) of Loganville is a black bear field biologist with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. He monitors black bear populations in the Nantahala National Forest.

Grad Notes

ALUMNI CALENDAR JANUARY 22 UGA Alumni Association's EXPLORE, Enrichment Programs for Women, A Wedding Gown Fashion Show hosted by award winning designer Anne Barge '69, Four Seasons Hotel, Atlanta, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (RSVP to mcarr@uga.edu) JANUARY 27 UGA Founders' Day (219th Anniversary as the nation's first state chartered university) JANUARY 27 Annual UGA Alumni Association and the Emeriti Scholars Founders Day Lecture 2004, The Chapel, 3 p.m. Emerita Professor Genelle G. Morain will deliver the lecture with a reception immediately following in Moore College (inquire to avernon@uga.edu) ALUMNI TOURS Panama Canal Cruise, Jan. 21-Feb. 5 Italian Alps Escapade, Feb. 5-12 Australia/New Zealand, Feb. 26-Mar. 11 South American Cruise, Mar. 7-19 Prague/Budapest Escapade, Mar. 23-31 (inquire at alumtour@uga.edu) www.alumni.uga.edu/alumni

LAW
Former Georgia Speaker of the House Thomas B. Murphy (LLB '49) of Bremen received an honorary doctorate in political science from North Georgia College and State University. Samuel P. Pierce Jr. (JD '73) of Atlanta formed the law firm of Pierce and Crossett. William D. Barwick (JD '74) of Atlanta serves as 2003-04 president of the State Bar of Georgia. James M. Poe (JD '74) of Atlanta formed the law firm of James M. Poe, P.C. John W. Robinson IV (JD '75) of Tampa, Fla., was elected by The American Inns of Court Foundation to serve as trustee for the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Ruth A. Knox (JD '78) of Macon was elected to the board of directors of the Capital City Bank Group, Inc. Mary E. Staley (JD '78) of Marietta was elected chief judge of Cobb Judicial Circuit. Louis A. Aguilar (JD '79) of Atlanta joined Alston & Bird, LLP, as a partner in the firm's international and financial services group. Steven R. Ashby (JD '80) of Tucker formed the law firm of Ashby Family Law Associates, PC. Richard H. Lee (JD '80) of Atlanta was named one of 10 new directors of the Buckhead Coalition, a nonprofit civic association in north Atlanta. Bertis E. Downs IV (JD '81) of Athens announced with his wife Katherine and daughter Addie the birth of the newest addition to their family, Eliza, on June 19, 2003. Allison S. H. Ficken (JD '84) of Dunwoody formed the law firm of Gard, Smiley, Bishop & Dovin, LLP. Jeffrey S. Sharp (JD '84) of Chicago, Ill., became the firm-wide managing partner of Marshall, Gerstein & Borun. W. Theodore Cornwell III (JD '85) of Austin, Texas, was named chief executive officer of the Texas Housing Finance Corporation. Charles R. Center (JD '86) of Cheverly, Md., joined the Federal Labor Relations Authority in Washington, D.C. Paul C. Rathke (JD '92) of Greer, S.C., joined the Joe Bieber Firm in Easley, S.C., and will practice personal injury law. Kenneth P. Jones (JD '93) of Memphis, Tenn., joined the firm of Bourland, Heflin, Alvarez & Minor, PLC. David L. Principe (JD '93) of Buffalo, N.Y., was one of two patent attorneys from Hodgson Russ' Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group who had three of the award-winning inventions honored at the 28th Annual Niagara Frontier Inventor of the Year Awards. Wallace D. Bonner, Jr. (JD '94) of Albany joined the law firm of Moore, Clarke, DuVall & Rogers. Ethan A. Chase (JD '94) of Athens, was selected for a deputy county director position with the Clarke County Department of Family and Children Services. Douglas R. Kertscher (JD '94) and Elizabeth Thompson Kertscher (ABJ '92, JD '95) of Decatur celebrated the birth of their son Rick on April 16, 2003. Bernard J. Podurgiel (JD '94) of Greenville, S.C., formed Bernard J. Podurgiel, Attorney at Law. His practice will focus primarily on insolvency and commercial finance matters in North and South Carolina. Jennifer Tourial (JD '94) of Atlanta, together with husband Ryan Schneider (JD '95) and daughter Lily Maya celebrated the birth of Gray Salem on Nov. 29, 2002. Caroline Donaldson (JD '95) of Atlanta was named vice president of the Atlanta office of Counsel On Call. Marisol Salazar-Cisneros (LLM '97) of Miami, Fla., announces her marriage to Angel Cisneros. Elizabeth Schuchs-Gopaul (ABJ '93, JD '96) of San Antonio, Texas, was promoted to major in the U.S. Air Force. William H. Kitchens, Jr. (JD '97) of Duluth formed the law firm of William H. Kitchens, Jr. in Lawrenceville. Robert G. Petix Jr. (JD '97) of Providence, R.I., joined the law firm of Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, LLP, as an associate. James A. Tabb (JD '97) and Deval Karina Zaveri (JD '97) of San Diego, Calif., were married in India in December 2002. Eiichiro Takahata (LLM '97) of Tokyo, Japan, became an assistant professor of constitutional law at Nihon University. Mary Carter Duncan Martin (JD '98) of St. Louis, Mo., announces her marriage to Anthony C. Martin on May 17, 2003. Chrisna Jones Walker (JD '98) of Lithonia became a partner in the Atlanta law firm of Devlin & Robinson. Sally Evans (JD '99) of Newnan joined the Atlanta law firm of Hawkins & Parnell as an associate. Kimberly E. Holt (JD '99) of Atlanta joined the Athens law firm of Fortson, Bentley and Griffin, PA. Nathan C. Rogers (JD '99) of Santa Barbara, Calif., joined the law firm of Cappello & McCann, LLP, as an associate. Joshua D. Walker (JD '99) of Savannah announces his marriage to Karen Glenn Bradley on May 17, 2003. Orkun Akseli (LLM '00) of London, England, joined the law faculty at the Robert Gordon University Aberdeen Business School as a lecturer in law. James A. Attwood (JD '00) of Atlanta announces his marriage to Eleanor Ann Mixon (AB '97, JD '01) on April 12, 2003. Tonia Sellars Griswold (JD '00) of Lawrenceville announces her marriage to Paul Griswold and her continued association with the firm of Reginald A. Hudspeth, LLC. Dorothy Larken Young (JD '00) of Chicago, Ill., joined Littler Mendelson, PC. B. J. Richards (JD '01) of Arlington, Va., joined People for the American Way in Washington, DC. Chandler P. Thompson (JD '01) of Atlanta, announces his marriage to Anne-Carson Alias (JD '01) and his selection as a judicial law clerk to Chief Justice Norman Fletcher (AB '56, JD '58) of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Ansley Bell Threlkeld (JD '01) and Paul H. Threlkeld (ABJ '98, JD '01) of Savannah celebrated the birth of their son Paul on July 10, 2003. Richard G. Douglass (JD '02) of Bishop, joined the firm of Fortson, Bentley and Griffin, PA as an associate. Sarah Johnson (JD '02) of Washington, D.C., announces her marriage to Jay E. Johnson on April 12, 2003. She practices with the trusts & estates department of Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti, LLP as an associate. Edward A. Marshall (JD '02) of Atlanta published an article in the Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law. Jennifer H. McCune (JD '02) of Toccoa joined the firm of McClure, Ramsay, Dickerson & Escoe, LLP as an associate. Joshua B. Belinfante (JD '03) of Atlanta announces his marriage to Dr. Karina Khouri in May. He practices with the law firm of Alston & Bird and serves on the UGA Younger Law Alumni Committee.

VETERINARY MEDICINE
Eugene Maddox (DVM '59) of Cairo, Needham Bateman (DVM '71) of Dunwoody, and Hugh Hill (DVM '71) of Perry were all appointed to the State Board of Veterinary Medicine by the governor's office. Kathleen Carr (DVM '85) was promoted to the rank of full colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases. She serves as deputy commander. Gwen Choi (DVM '86) graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She is currently a resident in urology at the University of Cincinnati. Brenda Griffin (DVM '90) received the Bustad Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year award during the AVMA Annual Convention in Denver. M. Ann Herschl (DVM '90) was inducted into the Morris Animal Foundation's Veterinary Honor Roll. Bonnie Ballard (DVM '94) of Atlanta is co-editor and contributor to a new book entitled Exotic Animal Medicine for the Veterinary Technician. Allen Causey (DVM '96) of Florence, S.C., was featured on the cover of the March issue of Veterinary Forum magazine. Rand Carpenter (DVM '98) of Harrisonburg, Va., is serving as a public health administrator for the Mennonite Central Committee in Haiti.

Compiled by Nathan Long

Obituaries

FACULTY AND STAFF
Dr. Alfred G. Steer Jr., Athens, May 31. Paul Torrance, Athens, June 12. William James White (MS '03), Danielsville, Sept. 18.

STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
Eliza David Carter (SNS '30, MEd '54), Loganville, May 22.

1920s
Lorimer B. Freeman (BSC '28, MSC '30), Marietta, April 23. Leonard J. Rabhan (BSMD '28), Savannah, Feb. 21.

1930s
Harriet Hodgson Hewett (BSPE '34, MEd '70), Quitman, Sept. 13, 2001. William G. McWilliams Jr. (BSC '34), Rome, April 23. Harry D. Pinson (BS '35, MD '39), Evans, May 15. Harrison L. Anderson (AB '36), Marietta, March 27. Josephine H. Brandon (AB '36, MA '39), Madison, March 27. Ruth Houston Peterson (AB '36), Vidalia, June 18. Mildred Jackson Vann (AB '36, BSHE '38), Thomasville, May 14. Nell Moorhead Payne (BSHE '38, MSEd '43, EdD '71), Bowman, April 27. Joel Wood (BSC '38, MBA '63), Largo, Fla., June 16, 2003.

1940s
William Orson Beecher (MA '40), Savannah, May 28. Robert Heard (JD '40), Elberton, June 12. Anne Dickens Davenport (BSHE '41, EdS '73), Rockmart, July 8. James Kitchen Jr. (BSA '41), Brentwood, Oct. 24, 2002. George Polatty Sr. (AB '41, LLB '42), Roswell, May 6. Elizabeth McCreery Campbell (BSHE '42), Athens, June 3. Myrtle Stokes Driver (BSHE '42, MEd '55), Claxton, June 1. Grace Pfeiffer Boddiford (M '43), Sylvania, June 3. Mary Barber Davis (BBA '43), Lawrenceville, March 1. Colquitt Sims Jr. (BS '43), Anderson, S.C., May 12. Doris Moody Yarbrough (BSHE '43, MEd '65), Canton, March 28. Denville Darnell (BSA '47), Jasper, Aug. 4, 2002. Virginia Smith Kirkland (AB '47), Johnson City, Tenn., March 19. Lucius Teasley (ABJ '47), Columbus, July 27, 2002. Dorma Jeanne Fayssoux Bowden (AB '48), Greer, S.C., Nov. 28, 2002. Wylie Polk Davis (BBA '48), Lawrenceville, June 29, 2002. Drew Fuller (BS '48), Atlanta, May 7. Thomas Marshall (LLB '48), Americus, June 12. Joseph Ward (BSF '48), Oxford, Miss., Nov. 24, 2002. Carl Williams (BSA '48, MSA '50), Douglas, April 12. Mary Eleanor Free (MSEd '49), Carrollton, May 10. Robert H. Smalley (BBA '49, LLB '51), Griffin, June 27. W.P. Smith (BBA '49), Dawson, May 19.

1950s
Jane Barbe (BFA '50), Roswell, July 18. Johnny Griffith (BSEd '50), Saint Simons Island, April 28. Edwin Harber Hill (BSAE '50), Tiger, May 31. Mona Faye Brooks Lewis (M '50), Ocala, Fla., May 3. Asben A. McCurry Jr. (BS '50), Avondale Estates, April 26. Charles L. McWhorter Jr. (BSPh '50), Wilmer, Ala., July 21, 2002. James Reid (BSAE '50), Bremen, May 7. Edwin de La Rue (BBA '51), Snellville, May 30. Julianne Blount Humphrey (AB '51), Senoia, May 31. Elisabeth Alford McLane (MEd '51), Valdosta, Oct. 28, 2002. Beverly Almand Morrison (BSEd '51, MEd '57), Fairburn, May 21. Clementine Martin Alger (M '52), Statesboro, April 26. John Clifton (M '53), Saint Simons Island, May 10. Charles Grossi (LLB '53), Summerfield, N.C., May 27. Paul Terrell (BSA '53), Rome, May 27, 2002. Frederick Jerrett (BSA '54), Havelock, N.C., Dec. 13, 2002. Hurley D. Jones (BS '54), Brunswick, April 4. William H. McMichen (BSA '54), Auburn, Neb., April 26. Charles L. Whitehead (BBA '54), Gainesville, May 22. Sara Louise Smith (BSEd '55), Crawford, June 4. Ralph Brittain Jr. (BBA '57), Macon, May 31. Beatrice Wood Hendricks (BSEd '57), Commerce, May 18. Jacob Howard Jr. (BSEd '58), Augusta, May 10. Robert W. Whiteway (DVM '59), Decatur, May 28.

1960s
Egie Hobbs (BSEd '60), Waycross, Nov. 29, 2002. Kenneth Williams (BSCH '60), Atlanta, June 3. S. Lee Owens (BBA '62, MBA '63, PhD '68), Cookeville, Tenn., Dec. 6, 2002. Bobby Ruark (BSEd '62), Bahama, N.C., May 16. Charles Baker (ABJ '64, MFA '66), Forest Park, April 25. Harry Cunningham (BSA '64), Cordele, May 27. Charles Usry (BSA '64), Smithville, June 6. Evelyn Mayfield House (MEd '65), Decatur, April 12. Harold Holland (ABJ '67), Winston, May 23. Robert Shepherd (AB '68), Monticello, Fla., Jan. 3. Bonnie Carnes Dreyfuss (AB '69), Monticello, May 16. Barry H. Twilley (BSPh '69), Tiger, April 30.

1970s
William Forbus Jr. (MS '70), Athens, May 22. Richard Johnson (EdS '70, EdD '79), Lawrenceville, April 23. Frances Wheeler McBrayer (AB '70), Gainesville, May 5. George Sessions (MS '70, PhD '73), Silver Spring, Md., May 24. James Schaefer (BBA '71), Fort Lauderdale, Fla., June 10. Fornadia Cook (EdS '71), Dalton, Nov. 2, 2002. John Battle (AB '72. JD '75), Savannah, June 1. Josiah T. Kolluck III (BSFR '73), Gainesville, June 14. Judith Northcutt Giles (MSW '74), Canon, May 7. Rebecca Brooks Freeman (AB '76), Atlanta, April 3.

1980s
Rayford Dykes (AB '80), Midway, June 8. James Tucker (AB '81), Saint Petersburg, Fla., July 31, 2002. Stephen Floyd (PhD '83), Brownsboro, Ala., May 14. Allen Heath (BSA '83, DVM '87), Auburn, Ala., March 30. George W. Johnson (AB '84), Fayetteville, April 27. Jane Carl-Yates (MSW '86), Marietta, Jan. 5. Samuel Palmer III (M '86), Mobile, Ala., May 25. Joel Pinion (BSW '88, MSW '93), Villa Rica, May 31. Melissa Karen Maxwell (MEd '89), Lavonia, May 20. Carl Walters II (BBA '89), Ocilla, May 18.

1990s
Stuart Kennedy (BBA '90), Atlanta, June 4. Spencer Jones (AB '93), Jonesboro, May 3. Freddie Barnett (AB '98), Athens, June 16.

STUDENTS
Robert Deavers, Marietta, July 1. Jennifer Gryzinski, Lilburn, Aug. 21. Richard Harris, Buckhead, Oct. 1. Thomas O'Rourke Jr., Alpharetta, Aug. 21. Angela Christine White (AB '99, MA '01), Danielsville, Sept. 18. Marceline Wray, Doraville, June 8.

Compiled by Christina Freeman

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