Georgia Magazine | Class Notes

March 2002: Vol. 81, No. 2

Class Notes, Grad Notes, and Obituaries

UGA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MARCH 28-30
Men's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
Ramsey Student Center, Gabrielsen Natatorium

APRIL 2
Alumni Reception
Nashville, Tenn. Contact Ansley Surface for more information: 706-542-8055 or ansleys@uga.edu

APRIL 12-13
2002 Relay for Life, UGA American Cancer Society
UGA track

APRIL 26-27
Alumni Association board retreat
Callaway Gardens

MAY 11
Spring Commencement
Undergraduate: 9:30 a.m., Sanford Stadium
Graduate: 2:30 p.m., Stegeman Coliseum

MAY 11-12
Reunion Weekend: all Loyalty Classes and Class of 1952
Georgia Center for Continuing Education, UGA. Contact Stacey Gay for more information: 706-542-8149 or skgay@uga.edu

MAY 20
Peabody Awards Luncheon
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, 11 a.m.

JUNE 17-29
Class of 1952 Reunion Tour to Alaska

All alumni association events are listed on our Web site at www.alumni.uga.edu/alumni For a complete calendar of campus events, go to https://db.uga.edu/mastercalendar

1935-39
State Sen. Hugh Gillis Sr. (BSA '39) of Soperton received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Georgia Military College in November 2001.

1945-49
Norma Young Stevens (BFA '49, EdD '70) of Nashville, Tenn., achieved emeritus status after teaching for 26 years at Belmont University, where she has served as chair of the education department and associate dean of the School of Humanities. In October 2001, she received the Patterson Award for outstanding contributions to the field of gifted education.

1955-59
Lauren Hargrove (BSEd '56) of Dunwoody was honored by his community when his number 28 Purple Hurricane jersey was retired at Fitzgerald High School for a second time. Patsy Thomas (BSEd '57) of Gainesville was named the "Georgia Child Care Professional of the Year" in November 2001. Jack Carter (BSEd '58, MEd '63, EdS '71) of Watkinsville retired from his position as chief tax appraiser. Beverly Kievman Copen (ABJ '58) of Cumming joined two advisory boards: JMH Educational Marketing and Deliver the Dream. Billy Hearn (BBA '58) of Winder, a three-sport letterman at UGA, was profiled in the October issue of Athens Magazine.

1960-64
Frank Christa (AB '62) of Athens, a vice president of Athens First Bank & Trust was selected to serve on the board of directors of Athens Technical College as the Oconee County representative. State Rep. Bobby Parham (BSPh '63) of Milledgeville was awarded the Service Award from Georgia Military College. U.S. Senator Phil Gramm (BBA '64, PhD '67) of Washington, D.C. has announced his retirement and will complete his term in January 2003 (see related story).

1965-69
Barton Baldwin (BBA '68) of Mount Olive, N.C., is chair of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy for 2001-02. Tommy Lawhorne (BS '68) of Columbus, a football letterman from 1965-67, received UGA's prestigious Bill Hartman award. Quentin Sweat (BBA '68) of St. Simons Island owns Sweat's Furniture in Brunswick and serves on the board of directors for the Georgia Home Furnishings Association. Max White (AB '68, MA '70) of Alto was named a Georgia Governor's Teaching Fellow for the 2001 school year.

1970-74
Gene Anderson (AB '71, MAEx '93) of Gainesville retired from the extension service after 28 years. Bob Izlar (BSFR '71, MFR '72) of Athens was promoted to colonel in the Army Reserves. Chris Fievet (BSA '72, BSPh '76) of High Point, N.C., is a pharmacist at King Drug Co. The painting of UGA's Sept. 11 memorial at the Arch (see this page) was done by Athens artist Alan Campbell (BFA '73, MFA '76). To order signed reproductions (size: 15" x 22.5"), call 706-548-2112 or go to www.alancampbellstudios.com. Priscilla Danheiser (AB '73, MS '76, PhD '79) of Macon was chosen to lead the Center for Teaching and Learning at Macon University. Neal Florence (BS '73, BSPh'76) and Carolyn Florence (BSPh '76) of Lafayette are co-owners of Medi Thrift Pharmacy. John Lyndon (BBA '73, JD '76) of Athens was certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Fred Manget (AB '73) of Sterling, Va., was promoted to colonel, U.S. Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General's Corps. Charlie Friedlander (AB '74) of Arlington, Va., joined the international law firm of Squire, Sanders, & Dempsey, LLP, as a partner. Ronald Seymour (BSA '74, BSPh '76) of Bowman is a pharmacy manager at Scottie Discount Drugs. Diane Smock (BA '74) of Greenville, S.C., a member of the UGA alumni board of directors, was elected to an at-large seat on the Greenville City Council.

1975-79
Darrell Huckaby (BSEd '75, MEd '96) of Conyers released his fourth book, Southern is as Southern Does. He works as a teacher at Heritage High School. Hiram Larew (BSA '75) of Upper Marlboro, Md., received a Brookings Institution LEGIS Fellowship to work for a year on agricultural issues in Sen. Charles Schumer's office in Washington. He also received the Washington Review's Poetry Prize and Baltimore's ARTSCAPE Poetry Award. Skylar Martin (BBA '75) of Albany was elected vice president of Sertoma International, a volunteer civic service organization. Doug Mills (BSEd '75) of Thomaston was profiled in the Thomaston Times in October 2001. Todd Paschal (BSFR '75) of Watkinsville was appointed chief tax appraiser of Oconee County in October 2001. Sonya Barrett (BSEd '76, EdS '93) of Gainesville was named the city's teacher of the year. Bruce Broadrick (BSPh '76) of Dalton is the owner of Frank's Pharmacy and president of the Georgia Pharmacy Association. Nicholas Burke (BSPh '76) of Reidsville sold his medical-related business in 2001. Ella Carson (BSPh '76) of Tifton is a pharmacist in charge of a CVS Pharmacy in Albany. Ann Rowe Hansford (BSPh '76) of Athens is a pharmacist at Athens Infusion & Pharmacy. Patricia Lindsey Harris (BSPh '76) of Knoxville, Tenn., is director of pharmacy at Lakeshore Mental Health Institute. Glenn Parkman (BSPh '76) of Sylvester is a pharmacist at Deriso Drugs. Chester Sosebee (BSPh '76) of Athens is a pharmacist at Hodgson's Pharmacy. Beverly Harris Tanner (BSPh '76) of Soperton is a pharmacist at a CVS pharmacy in Dublin. Harold Weissman (BBA '76) of Roswell was promoted to regional vice president of Primerica Financial Services. Ed Campbell (ABJ '77) of Macon is advertising director of the Macon Telegraph. Katie Barksdale Garrett (BSH '77) of Newnan is assistant principal of Maggie Brown School. Charles Justice (AB '77) of Easley, S.C., joined Wachovia Bank as a private banker in Greenville, S.C. Del Martin (BFA '77) of Atlanta, vice president of Alexander Haas Martin & Partners Inc.,is secretary of the American Association of Fund-raising Counsel's trust for philanthropy. James Thorpe (ABJ '77) of San Francisco, Calif., provided operations consulting to NBC/Pinnacle Systems for the 2002 Winter Olympics on video effects and graphic systems. Doug Benson (BSEd '78) of Long Beach, Calif., is working as a national sales manager for Potter Roemer-Interior Fire Protection Products. Cynthia Ryder (EdD '78) of Fairhope, Ala., was named vice president of Student Affairs at the U.S. Sports Academy in Daphne, Ala. Sam Tucker (AB '78) of Greenboro, N.C. was named vice president of human resources for the Jeanswear Division of the VF Corporation, whose brands include Lee, Wrangler, and Chic. Terry Burger (AB '79) of Gettysburg, Pa., is working as a news reporter with the Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa. Kelly Huff (ABJ '79, MA '82) of Watkinsville published a book called Regulating the Future: Broadcasting Technology and Governmental Control. She was also promoted to professor of communication at Truett-McConnell College in Watkinsville. Ernie Phillips (BMus '79) of Oakwood, who led the University's Redcoat Band in the national anthem before the first football game following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, was awarded the John Philip Sousa Foundation's "Legion of Honor" Award at the Mid-West Band and Orchestra clinic in December 2001.

1980-84
Tara LaCavera (ABJ '80) of Pascagoula, Miss., assumed the position of commanding officer of Naval Station Pascagoula in June. Jeff Kwan (BSPh '81) of Powder Springs works as a dentist at General Dentistry. Steve Langston (ABJ '81, MEd '82) of Atlanta continues to serve as president of Langston Communication Inc., a promotions agency specializing in packaged goods marketing and entertainment promotions. Donya Lester (BSA '81) of Linden, Ind., was the keynote speaker at the Wabash County Chamber of Commerce's annual 2001 meeting. Laura Meadows (BSA '81) of Dublin, executive director for the One Georgia Authority, was awarded the Agricultural Alumni Association Award of Excellence. Dana Strickland (BSPh '81) of Athens works in development at the College of Pharmacy at UGA. Elizabeth Suggs (BSPh '81) of Oakwood is a pharmacist at Eckerd Drugs. Sandy Gorse (BSFR '82, MFR '84) of Jesup is employed by Rayonier as a district manager of its timber division. His wife, Beth Gorse (BSPh '83), works at Satilla Health Services in Waycross. Wendy Harrison (ABJ '82) of Tifton joined the division of humanities as a temporary full-time instructor of English at Abraham Baldwin College. Joe Nemetz (BBA '82) of Watkinsville graduated from the Graduate School of Banking at LSU. Jonathan Alderman (AB '83, JD '86) of Macon, partner in the firm of Anderson, Walker, and Reichert, LLP, addressed the Hawkinsville chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution to celebrate Constitution Week. Elaine Powell Cook (BFA '83) of Athens was profiled in the Athens Banner-Herald in October. Susan Ferrell (BS '83, PhD '91) of Brunswick opened the private practice of Candler Psychological Services in Metter. Brian Geisel (AB '83) of Alpharetta celebrated the opening of the new international headquarters for Alogent, the consulting firm he developed. Jeff Grant (AB '83) of Richmond Hill launched GopherYou Inc. and GopherYou.com. Jamie Noll Herndon Lyons (BSHE '83, BSPh '86) of Atlanta is manager of the Institutional Neuroscience Division of Eli Lilly. Elizabeth Hatton Roper (BSHE '83) of Las Vegas, Nev., passed the National Council of Interior Design Qualification Exam and is an interior designer with Boise Cascade Office Products. Paul Whitehead (BBA '83) of Atlanta rejoined Ernst & Young, LLP, as tax service coordinator with partner status.

...and take a minute to drop us a note!

Help UGA and your classmates keep up with what's happening in your life—both personally and professionally—by sending Class Notes items to one of the addresses listed below (please note new mailing address and fax number). We'd like this popular section of Georgia Magazine to be even more reader-friendly. To make that happen, we need lots of chatty, holiday letter-type news from you. Maybe you've climbed a mountain, learned to speak Japanese, or directed a play at your neighborhood theater. So write and tell us about it! E-mail, fax, or send your news to:
Kent Hannon
Georgia Magazine
301A Stegeman Coliseum, UGA
Athens, GA 30602-4370

Quickest ways to send us Class Notes:
E-mail: khannon@uga.edu
Fax: 706/583-0368

1985-89
Chris Duncan (BBA '85) of Evans was appointed vice president-finance and chief risk officer of Delta Air Lines. Melvin Jennings Jr. (ABJ '85) of Savannah formed Jennings Consultants, PC, a computer network and system management consulting firm. Stephanie Neal Johnson (ABJ '85) of Lexington, S.C., who works as the public affairs officer with the USDA Forest Service, was selected to participate in the 2002 Class of Leadership South Carolina. Rebecca Jill Palmer (BSEd '85) of Orange Park, Fla., was named to the board of directors of the Dye-Clay YMCA and will serve on the Chairman's Roundtable for the annual Really Caring fundraising campaign. Kip Wahlers (AB '85) of Dublin, Ohio, was named a partner at Calfee, Halter & Griswold, LLP, in Columbus, Ohio. Scott Burch (BSPh '86) of Athens works as a staff pharmacist at Athens Regional Medical Center. Tom Combes (BSPh '86) of Athens is a part-time pharmacist at Add Drugs and part-time staff with Young Life. Peter John Daughtery (AB '86, JD '89) of Columbus was named to the board of trustees for Magnolia Manor, a retirement organization catering to the needs of older adults. Deborah Gale (BSPh '86) of Cornelia is a pharmacist at Maddox Drugs, and her husband, Thomas Gale (BSPh '86), is a dentist at DMD Pediatric Dentistry. Lyn Guerrant (BSPh '86) of Lawrenceville is a pharmacist at Publix. Robert Hardell (BBA '86) of Athens joined Athens First Bank & Trust Co. as vice president. Vicki Woodham Hargus (BSPh '86) of Marietta is a pharmacy manager at Wal-Mart. Lynn Johnson (BSPh '86) is a pharmacist at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. Her husband, Hal Johnson (BSPh '86), is a pharmacist at Kroger. Kathleen Lee Kimsey (BSPh '86) of Hixson, Tenn., is a pharmacist at Bi-Lo. Vaneta Galloway Kirsch (BSPh '86) of Woodstock is a pharmacist at Wal-Mart. Linda Goss (BSEd '86) of Royston is a registered nurse. Her husband, Keith Goss (BSPh '89) is owner of Medicap Pharmacy, which specializes in compounding, bone density, cholesterol, diabetes, and HBP screening. Eric Miller (AB '86, JD '89) of Atlanta is board certified as a trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Sandra Umphrey Powers (BSPh '86) of Douglasville is a pharmacist at Publix. Susan Harris Reeves (BSPh '86) of Athens is a pharmacist at CVS. Melissa Sellars (BSPh '85) of Watkinsville works for Athens Infusion. Her husband, Ben Sellars (BSPh '86), is an executive professional representative for Merck & Co. Donna David Toney (BSPh '86) of Royston is director of pharmacy for Ty Cobb Healthcare System, which includes Cobb Memorial Hospital, Hart County Hospital, and three long-term care facilities. Trina von Waldner (BSPh '86) of Broxton is a pharmacy director for Southeast Health Unit-Georgia Department of Human Resourcs. Her husband, Mark von Waldner (BSA '86), is a county extension director. Robert White (AB '86) of Atlanta serves as chairman and CEO of MedCenterDirect, the e-commerce company he founded in 1999 to help hospital administrators manage their costs. Tim Richardson (AB '87, MA '89) of Nashville, Tenn., joined Alcott Routon, a national direct marketing agency, as director of strategic planning. Christi Clark (BBA '88) of Atlanta was promoted to regional vice president of Post Properties Inc. Lawson Cox (AB '88) of Kennesaw was promoted to vice president of Web development and information technology at see see eye, an Atlanta-based annual report firm. Andy Johnston (AB '88) of Punta Gorda, Fla., is assistant sports editor for the Charlotte Sun. His wife, Lori Wiechman Johnston (ABJ '95), works as managing editor of Gulfshore Business magazine. David Nissen (BS '88) of Winter Springs, Fla., formed a new healthcare company, Renaissance Healthcare Group, LLC. Terrie Johnson Seward (AB '88) of Watkinsville was promoted to vice president of Athens First Bank & Trust Co. Dianna Lueke (BSHE '89) of Duluth joined Prudential Georgia Realty. Diane Hill Murray (ABJ '89) of Duluth and husband Robby announced the birth of their son, Jack Parker, in December 2001.

1990-94
Juanita Broom (BBA '90, MEd '99) of Bogart joined Athens First Bank & Trust Co. as a banking officer. Todd Collins (BSPh '90) of Eden, N.C., is a full-time pharmacist with CVS and a part-time pharmacist with Morehead Memorial Hospital. David Kleber (BA '90, JD '93) of Duluth married Dori Taratoot (ABJ '92) in November 2001. David is an attorney with Bridgers, Peters and Kleber, and Dori is a freelance writer. Susan Tate (BBA '90) of Rome is a college financial aid director. Her husband, Grady Christopher Tate (BSPh '91), is a pharmacy owner of The Medicine Shoppe. Rebecca Alfert (AB '91, JD '95) of Chicago, Ill., joined the litigation practice of the law firm Wildman Harrold. Kevin Batson (BBA '91) of Marietta received his master's degree from Clemson University and is working for Epiphany Inc. Eleanor Jane Chance (BSPh '91) of Dalton is a pharmacist at Wal-Mart. Cale Conley (AB '91, JD '95) and Richard Griggs (BA '91) of Atlanta joined with another lawyer to form the law firm Conley, Sacks, & Griggs, LLP. Laura Gascho-Provost (BSPh '91) of Watkinsville is a pharmacist at CVS. Her husband, Mark Provost (BMus '91), is band director at Oconee County High School. William Gladden (BSPh '91, PharmD '92) and Anne Marie Hozey Gladden (BSPh '94) of Martinez announced the birth of their son, William Emerson. Anne is a pharmacist at Kroger, and William is a pharmacist and a fourth-year dental student. Mary Wozniak Harper (BSPh '91) of White is a pharmacy rep for Eli Lilly and a part-time pharmacist for Medicap Pharmacy. Susanne Lane Maxwell (BSPh '91) of Statesboro is a pharmacist for Walker Pharmacy. Hal Richards (BSPh '91, PharmD '95) of Savannah is a clinical pharmacy specialist at St. Josephs-Chandler. Charles Travis (BSPh '91) of Atlanta is a health science associate in Cholesterol Metabolism for Merck & Co. Stacy Hardigree (BSPh '92) of Watkinsville is the recipient of the Georgia Pharmacy Association's 2001 Distinguished Young Pharmacist award for her involvement and professional achievements. She works at Farmer's Oconee Pharmacy and serves on the board of directors of Georgia Pharmacy Association's PharmPAC and Student and Academic Affairs Committee. Tripp Penn (AB '92, MEd '96) of West Point was named to the 2002 Class of Leadership Georgia, a prestigious organization of community members. Darren Broome (BBA '93) of Tuscaloosa, Ala., joined the faculty of Gordon College as an assistant professor of Spanish. Crystal Burse Garcia (BSPh '93) of Seattle, Wash., works for CVS.com, an online pharmacy, writing the weekly "From the Pharmacist" article. Cynthia Pilcher Sanseverino (BSFCS '93) of Centerport, N.Y., and husband Michael announced the birth of their daughter, Kayla Marie. Grace Thornton (BS '93, MEd '96) of Athens joined Macon State College as an instructor of education. Harrison Carter (BS '94, MAcc '00) of Alma opened an internal medicine practice in Bacon County. Allison Edgmon (BBA '94) of Chattanooga, Tenn., joined the office of Husch & Eppenberger, LLC. Michael Frech (AB '94, MSW '97) of Jonesboro counsels children and adolescents at Rainbow House Inc., an emergency children's shelter. His wife Lynne Mackey Frech (ABJ '97) is the manager of planned giving promotions at the national headquarters of the American Cancer Society in Atlanta. Dan Goldgeier (ABJ '94) of Dallas, Texas, joined Kilgannon McReynolds as a copywriter. Randy Gold (BBA '94) of Atlanta was promoted to senior manager at Habif, Arogeti, & Wynne, LLP, a financial services firm. Brian Weaver (BBA '94) of Sharpsburg is serving as president of DeWitt Weaver Golf Solutions, an Atlanta-based golf consulting and golf course design firm. His wife, Mary Whidden Weaver (BBA '95) is the director of worldwide client services for HRToolbox, a web-based expatriate compensation and international assignment solutions company. Laura Williams (AB '94) of Athens married Marc Sirotkin (MHP '01) of Atlanta in October 2001.

1995-99
Myung Chang (AB '95) of Athens was promoted to assistant vice president of Athens First Bank & Trust. Lisa Jean Daniell England (BSPh '95, PharmD '96) of Ringgold is a clinical pharmacist at Hamilton Medical Center. Her husband, Kyle England (AB '95, MEd '98) is a teacher. Sarah Coile Galloway (BSFCS '95) of Goodlettsville, Tenn., and husband John are proud to announce the birth of their son, James Anthony, in October 2001. Jim Holley (BSPh '95, PharmD '96) of Anniston, Ala., is a pharmacist for Stringfellow Memorial Hospital. His wife Nelda is a nurse. Albert McGalliard (BSPh '95) of Macon married Regina Patterson and is a pharmacist with CVS. Robin Simon-Rubenstein (AB '95) of Williamsburg, Va., and husband Adam are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Hailie. Neil Wohlford (BSPh '95) and Suanne Nash Wohlford (BSPhR '96) of Radford, Va., are pharmacists with Wal-Mart in southwestern Virginia. Katherine Barrett (PharmD '96) of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., is a clinical pharmacist at Bert Fish Medical Center. Kelli Sirmons Christian (BSPhR '96) of Pooler is a staff pharmacist for CVS. Craig yer (BSPhR '96) of Blairsville is a pharmacist for Kerr Drug. Roxanna Dykes (BSPhR '96) of Destin, Fla., is a pharmacy district manager for Wal-Mart. Marcie Fambrough (BSEd '96) of Statham joined the Athens Family Vision Clinic. Lawrence Faulk (BSPhR '96) of Jeffersonville works as a retail pharmacist at Bird's Prescription Shop in Metter. Leslie Hutchinson (BSEd '96) of Marietta joined Prudential Georgia Realty's East Cobb office. Amy Adams Kelly (BSPhR '96) of Thomaston works in Macon as a pharmaceutical sales representative for Pfizer. Tracy Odom (BSPhR '96) of Colquitt is a pharmacist for K-Mart. Buffy Bowers Scarborough (BSPhR '96) of Macon works as a pharmacy manager for Wal-Mart. Todd Tucker (AB '96) of Powder Springs received the 2001 Realtor of the Year Sales Award for Cobb County and the 2001 President's Award. Heather Belin (AB '97, JD '01) of Nashville, Tenn., joined Sherrard & Roe, PLC. Joshua Huckaby (AB '97, JD '01) of Watkinsville joined the law firm of Clifton Sanders and Smith, PC. Phillip Price (AB '97) of Swainsboro joined Swainsboro High School as a mathematics teacher. Jeff Truit (BBA '97) of Cedartown, a State Farm Insurance agent, was inducted into the Cedartown Optimist Club. Emily Buerkert (BSFCD '98) of Atlanta married Robert Beasley in October 2001. Wade Parker (BSA '98, MPPPM '01) of Millen was appointed county extension agent for Jenkins County. Greg Rose (AB '98) of Charlotte, N.C., launched the public relations firm Gellgnite Communications. Greg Ashley (BBA '99) of Watkinsville joined Athens First Bank & Trust. Christopher Atkinson (BBA '99) of Monroe married Holly Moore (BSEd '99) of Athens. Shawanda Daniel (BSFCS '99) of College Park received a master's degree in public health from the Morehouse School of Medicine. She is a clinical research associate for the Cancer Research Organization. David Griffith (AB '99) of Athens was promoted to relationship manager of Athens First Bank & Trust. Justin Grubbs (AB '99) of Athens was named to the Henry Upson Sims Moot Court Board for 2001-02. Tricia Hise-Leeman (AB '99) of Sherman Oaks, Calif., married Michael Leeman and is a first-year law student at Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles. Kimberly McLean (BSFCS '99) of Cornelia received an master's degree in marriage and family therapy from Appalachian State. She is working for Georgia Mountains Community Services as a child and adolescent therapist. She is also a part-time instructor for Piedmont College. Bill Roberts (AB '99) of Valdosta joined the news staff of The Valdosta Daily Times as a reporter. Stacia Tison (BSFCS '99) of Lawrenceville married James Brandon McGuirt. Tricia Wilson (BSFCS '99) of Madison, Miss., joined the sales team of Hawthorn Pharmaceuticals.

2000-
Vivian Walker Ball (ABJ '00, AB '01) of Tucker was commissioned in the U.S. Navy as an ensign in August 2001 and is assisting the public affairs officer at the Navy Supply School in Athens. Nicholas Frutiger (AB '01) of Chamblee married Lauren Peters (AB '01) in October 2001. Jamison Fulks (BBA '00) of Atlanta joined the Prudential Georgia Realty Gainesville location. Charlotte Coffee (AB '01) of Lincoln, Neb., joined the University of Nebraska's department of intercollegiate athletics as the skybox event management specialist. Lianne Gough (ABJ '01) of Atlanta joined the marketing agency of Sawyer Riley Compton as an account coordinator. Jeremy Partain (BMus '01) of Elberton serves as an assistant to the band director at Elbert County Comprehensive High School.

Compiled by Katie Mitchell

OLYMPIAN GWEN TORRENCE FEATURED IN TRIBUTE TO WOMEN ATHLETES

Torrence (shown here at the '96 Olympic Trials) won four NCAA sprint titles while at Georgia and five medals in the Olympics.
When Title IX was passed in 1972, only one in 27 school-age girls participated in organized sports. Gwen Torrence (M '88) was seven years old back then and she faced the same impediments to her athletic development that other women faced. To say she overcame them would be an understatement, seeing as how the former UGA sprint star went on to earn three gold medals, a silver, and a bronze in Olympic track competition. In recognition of her achievements, Torrence is included in a new coffee table book that celebrates the accomplishments of the greatest female athletes in the world.

Beginning with a cover photo of soccer player Brandi Chastain celebrating a World Cup victory in a sports bra sans t-shirt, Game Face/What Does a Woman Athlete Look Like? (Random House) presents 182 color and black-and-white images, accompanied by first-person testimony from all kinds of female athletes—from Sue Macy, who never advanced beyond her best-athlete-at-summer-camp award, to Carla Overbeck, who played on four NCAA champion soccer teams at North Carolina and then captained the gold-medal-winning Olympic soccer team in '96.
Torrence is the only athlete with three photos in Game Face. She is shown in a "Moment of Doubt" at the '92 Olympics in Barcelona, where she felt she was denied a gold medal in the 100 meters because she refused to use steroids; in the starting blocks at the '96 Olympic Trials (see photo); and celebrating a gold-medal winning performance with her 4 x 100-meter relay teammates at the '96 Games in Atlanta.
Torrence, who graced the cover of Newsweek's '96 Olympic preview issue—which was titled "Year of the Women"—won four NCAA spring titles from 1986-87 and still holds the school record in the 400 meters with a time of 51.6 set in 1987.
—Heather Summerville

Grad Notes

AGRICULTURE
Terry Coffelt (MS '71, PhD '73) of Chandler, Ariz., was named a fellow of the Crop Science Society in October 2001.

ARTS & SCIENCES
John Wolfe (MPA '89) of Athens was profiled in the Athens Banner-Herald in October. Marie Bartini (MS '96, PhD '99) of Clarksburg, Mass., joined Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts as an assistant professor in psychology. Rod Andrew Jr. (PhD '97) of Wilmington, N.C., wrote Long Grey Lines: The Southern Military School Tradition, 1839-1915. Robert Addington (MS '01) of Toccoa married Anne Marion Hill of Eagle, Colo.

BUSINESS
Roger Chandler (MBA '98) of Portland, Ore., received the Intel Achievement Award from Intel Corp. for his outstanding achievements and excellence in performance. Tim Query (PhD '99) of Bloomington, Ill., who was a visiting faculty member at Illinois Wesleyan University was added as a tenure-track faculty appointment in finance.

EDUCATION
Jonelle Pool (MA '76, PhD '80) of Gettysburg, Pa., was granted tenure at Gettysburg College. Kathleen Hartman (MEd '85) of Randolph, Vt., was named assistant dean for admissions and financial aid at Vermont Law School. Cynthia Webster (PhD '94) of Loudon, Tenn., was named counseling center director at Tennessee Tech University. A.J. Champion III (MEd '98) of Dublin graduated cum laude from the physicians assistant program at South College in Savannah.

GEOGRAPHY
James Bohland (MA '65, PhD '70) of Roanoke, Va., received the Alumni Achievement Award for the department of geography from Western Michigan University.

JOURNALISM
Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop (MMC '89) of Singapore joined United Press International as their Asia business editor on a freelance basis. Dane Claussen (PhD '99) of Pittsburgh, Pa., joined the faculty at Point Park College as associate professor of journalism and mass communication.

LAW
William Divine (LLB '52) of Albany joined the board of directors at Security Bank. Wade Coleman (JD '65) of Valdosta became a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is a partner in Coleman, Talley, Newbern, Kurrie, Preston, & Holland, LLP. Sid Esary (JD '72) of Griffin was elected state court judge of Spalding County. Barbara Mendel Mayden (JD '76) of Nashville, Tenn., was elected to serve as a future chair of the American Bar Association Section of Business Law. David Dickey (JD '77, MACC '77) of Savannah, a partner in the law firm of Oliver Maner & Gray, spoke to the Savannah chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. James Webb (JD '77) of Peachtree City was board certified as a trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Raymond Willock (JD '84) of Marietta was promoted to senior vice president of administration of Interface Inc., a commercial interiors products and services company. Murray Weed (JD '90) of Morrow won a seat on the Peachtree City Council.

PHARMACY
Flynn Warren (MS '70) of Statham is a clinical professor for UGA's College of Pharmacy. His wife Bonnie Ali Warren (BSPh '91) is an associate professor for the department of chemistry at Emory University at Oxford. Monica Mion (PharmD '01) of Chattanooga, Tenn., passed both her Tennessee and Georgia board exams and works as a pharmacist in Chattanooga.

PSYCHOLOGY
Robert McCaffrey (MS '77, PhD '79) of Slingerlands, N.Y., was elected by his peers as a fellow of the American Psychological Association for 2002.

SOCIAL WORK
David Boyle (MSW '76, PhD '94) of Atlanta assumed the position of director of studies in social work at Dalton State College.

Compiled by Katie Mitchell

Obituaries

FACULTY AND STAFF
John Howard, Winterville, Aug. 18, 2001. Albert W. Jowdy Jr., Athens, Sept. 30, 2001. Robert Rowan, Clifton, Oct. 26, 2001. Laura Isabel Smith (AB '34), Athens, July 31, 2001.

STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
Bernice Hill Brewer (SNS), Athens, July 24, 2001. Frances Dillard Butts (SNS), Arnoldsville, Dec. 29, 2001. Mary Crawford Davis (SNS), Athens, Sept. 2, 2001. Lucy Pound Huggins (SNS, ABEd '33), Athens, Sept. 21, 2001. Nellie Mansfield Smith (SNS), Charleston, S.C., Aug. 27, 2001.

1920s
L. Render Braswell (PhG '25), Atlanta, May 21, 2001.

1930s
May Wood Foster (BSHE '30), Riverdale, July 17, 2001. Mary Huguley Martin (BSHE '30), Griffin, May 24, 2001. Esther Kunnes Isenberg (ABEd '31), Atlanta, Oct. 7, 2001. Thomas Griggs (BSMD '32), San Francisco, Calif., Sept. 19, 2001. Laura Brown Landrum (BSHE '32), Jasper, Oct. 22, 2001. Harold Walker Sr. (M '32), Flowery Branch, Oct. 8, 2001. Clara Edmonds Andrews (ABEd '34), Charlotte, N.C., Aug. 20, 2001. Mary Brooks Murray (ABEd '34), Lexington, Oct. 19, 2001. Montez Campbell Adams (BSC '36), Louisville, Ky., June 6, 2001. Clarence Whitehead (BS '36), LaGrange, July, 30, 2001. Nelle Turner Kimbrell (ABEd '37), Athens, Oct. 16, 2001. Ida Touchstone Matthews (BFA '37), Athens, Aug. 29, 2001. Frank Bryant (BSA '38, Med '53), Cave Spring, Sept. 24, 2001. Joseph Cobb (BSA '38), Hartwell, July 5, 2001. Ben T. Epps Jr. (M '38), Atlanta, Sept. 24, 2001. Peggy Garrette Kendrick (BSHE '38), West Palm Beach, Fla., Sept. 22, 2001. Calvin Murray (MSA '38), Athens, Oct. 9, 2001. James Curtis (AB '39, LLB '40), Athens, July, 9, 2001. Joe Mattox (BSC '39), Decatur, Sept. 20, 2001. Regina Clare Rapier (ABJ '39), Social Circle, Oct. 2, 2001. Sara Summerford Ricketson (AB '39), Tiger, July 20, 2001.

1940s
Mary McWhorter Dykes (ABEd '40), Cochran, Sept. 5, 2001. Robert Fokes (BS '40), Moultrie, Aug. 1, 2001. George Harden (BSC '40), Jacksonville, Fla., April 29, 2001. Martha Louise Wray (BSPh '40), Royston, Oct. 30, 2001. Lanier Bannister (BSA '41), Canton, Sept. 10, 2001. Hugh Best (ABJ '41), Wayne, Pa., Sept. 19, 2001. Lorraine Ferrell Erwin (AB '41), Albany, Aug. 30, 2001. William Jay (BSA '41), Douglasville, July 21, 2001. Woolard R. Lang (BSEd '41, Med '49), Commerce, Oct. 1, 2001. Mildred Lee Sutton (AB '41), Lindale, Sept. 5, 2001. Helen King Jay (BSEd '42), Douglasville, July 21, 2001. Clyde Mize (BSAE '42), Cumming, Oct. 27, 2001. John "Tom" Robinson Jr. (BSF '42), Summerville, S.C., July 3, 2001. William Bowen (BS '43), Thomaston, July 14, 2001. Wesley Johnson (BSF '43), Algonquin, Ill., May 20, 2001. Leonard A. Postero Sr. (BS '43), Athens, July 20, 2001. William Cunningham (M '44), Dallas, Texas, May 22, 2001. William D. Jennings Jr. (M '44), Augusta, Oct. 27, 2001. Charles W. Rowell III (M '45), Louisville, Oct. 11, 2001. John F. Tibbetts Jr. (BBA '45), Athens, Oct. 3, 2001. Betty Jean "BJ" Silver Jacobson (BBA '48), Atlanta, Sept. 23, 2001. Ulysses S. Knotts Jr. (BBA '48), Statesboro, Oct. 31, 2001. Forest Lewis (ABJ '48), Lakeland, Fla., Oct. 3, 2001. Jessie Burgess Walker (MEd '48), Covington, Oct. 31, 2001. Virgel Deavers (BSEd '49), Gainesville, June 17, 2001. Paul Lawrence (BSF '49), Gray, Oct. 9, 2001. William Parr (M '49), Peachtree City, July 8, 2001. Hinton Pierce (LLB '49), Augusta, Sept. 21, 2001. Vernon L. Thomson Jr. (M '49), Juliette, July 24, 2001. Mildred Powell Wade (BSHE '49), Pigeon Forge, Tenn., Sept. 18, 2001. Slade Young (BBA '49, JD '51), Atlanta, Aug. 2, 2001.

1950s
Jacqueline Carroll Ansley (M '50), Destin, Fla., Feb. 11, 2001. James G. Brown Jr. (BBA '50), Commerce, July 5, 2001. Glenn Hester (LLB '50), St. Simons Island, March 1, 2001. Francis Smiley (BS '50, MS '52), Chattanooga, Tenn., May 27, 2001. Leonard H. Spratling Jr. (BBA '50), Pompano Beach, Fla., April 22, 2001. Samuel Watson (BSA '50), Lakeland, Aug. 13, 2001. John "J.D." Adams (BBA '51), Albany, Oct. 22, 2001. Jasper Clifton (M '51), Brooklet, April 20, 2001. Lawrence P. Cobb Jr. (BBA '51), Marietta, Oct. 17, 2001. Dan C. Moody Jr. (BBA '51), Cornelia, Oct. 4, 2001. William Oellerich (BS '51, MEd '58, EdS '71, EdD '80), Augusta, Sept. 13, 2001. George W. Rice Jr. (BSA '51), Athens, Nov. 9, 2001. Oscar "Buddy" West Jr. (M '51), Savannah, Aug. 7, 2001. Amy Law Banks (M '52), Greer, S.C., Aug. 27, 2001. Grace Farrar Griffith (M '52), Valdosta, April 19, 2001. Annie Elizabeth Willis (BSEd '52), Elberton, Sept. 13, 2001. Margaret Louise Cannon (MA '54), Tifton, Oct. 22, 2001. James B. Rutledge Jr. (DVM '54), White Hall, Md., July, 21, 2001. Morton Gilner (BBA '55), Atlanta, Oct. 17, 2001. B. Harris Baldwin (LLB '56), Dublin, July 14, 2001. J. Walter Cowart (LLB '56), Savannah, Sept. 11, 2001. Frederic McKenzie (BBA '56), Atlanta, Sept. 2, 2001. Charles Brannen (BBA '57), Chamblee, July 2, 2001. Joyce Lathem Shea (BBA '57), Atlanta, Nov. 1, 2001. Rudolph Kemmerlin (DVM '58), Mount Pleasant, S.C., July 27, 2001. Freddie Stroupe (BSA '58), Conway, Ark., Aug. 6, 2001. Clyde N. Wells Jr. (BSA '58, JD '61), Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 14, 2001. Edward Alexander (BLA '59), Stockbridge, Sept. 28, 2001. William Derieux (DVM '59), Greenville, S.C., July 10, 2001. Ernest Hallford (BSEd '59, MEd '65, EdS '75), Mount Airy, July, 19, 2001. Charles Wilson (BSF '59), Orangeburg, S.C., Jan. 10, 2001.

1960s
Walter Clark (BSCH '60), Merritt Island, Fla., July 22, 2001. Jack Romano (BBA '60), Tampa, Fla., March 30, 2001. James Koger (ABJ '61), Columbus, July 6, 2001. Ralph Anthony (BSEd '62), Tignall, Aug. 30, 2001. Charles "Buzzy" Cowart (AB '64), Gainesville, Nov. 2, 2001. Foye Johnson (BBA '64), Duluth, July, 16, 2001. Mary Ruth Juhan Larsen (MEd '64, EdD '68), Carrabelle Beach, Fla., Oct. 22, 2001. Charles Giddens (ABJ '67), Naples, Fla., Sept. 12, 2001. Frank James Jr. (AB '67), Parker, Colo., July 4, 2001. Jerald Long (BBA '67), Quitman, July 30, 2001. James Miller III (BBA '67), Albany, Jan. 19, 2001. Floyd Russell (MEd '67, EdS '70), McDonough, Sept. 12, 2001. William Roark Jr. (EdD '68), Americus, April 17, 2001. Ernest Roberson (MEd '68, EdS '77), Athens, Oct. 27, 2001. Neil Gunter (EdD '69), Conyers, July 3, 2001.

1970s
Mary Ann Colson (ABJ '70), Winder, Oct. 9, 2001. Wiley "Trey" Obenshain III (JD '70), Augusta, Nov. 5, 2001. Glen O'Dell (PhD '70), Central, S.C., July 14, 2001. James Powers (BBA '70), Decatur, July 11, 2001. Vivian Prentice Brown (EdS '71), Armuchee, June 3, 2001. Walter H. Mitchell Jr. (BBA '71, MPM '78), Vicksburg, Miss., Sept. 16, 2001. Thomas Clark (BBA '72), Kennesaw, Oct. 22, 2001. George M. Crawford III (BBA '72), Marietta, July 24, 2001. Paul "Henry" Eubank (BSEd '72), Winterville, Aug. 12, 2001. Carol Reed Moss (MMEd '72), Atlanta, Oct. 22, 2001. Linda Portman Spencer (BSEd '72), Cumming, Aug. 17, 2001. James E. Stokes Jr. (AB '72, JD '75), Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica, May 22, 2001. Edithgene Becraft Abbott (EdD '73), Rushville, Ind., April 20, 2001. Marilyn West Davis (ABJ '74), Atlanta, Nov. 3, 2001. Robert Jones (BSPh '74), Atlanta, Aug. 6, 2001. Tommie Lee Jones (MEd '74), Athens, Oct. 6, 2001. Ralph Gentry (BBA '75), Winchester, Tenn., Oct. 8, 2001. William Layton (BBA '75), LaGrange, Aug. 1, 2001. Rolland Whittle (AB '75), Hampton, Oct. 13, 2001. Ralph B. Hemingway III (BSPh '79), Glen Allen, Va., Sept. 25, 2001. John Kennedy (BSA '79), Messena, N.Y., Jan. 23, 2001. Delphia Johnson Sheldon (EdS '79), Cleveland, Oct. 26, 2001.

1980s
Lynn Louise Wagner (JD '83), Rock Hill, S.C., June 19, 2001. Michael Day (BBA '84), Lawrenceville, Sept. 1, 2001. A. Jane Sultan (ABJ '85, MBA '89), Commerce, Oct. 1, 2001. Paula Renee Worley (BFA '85), Duluth, Oct. 19, 2001. Elias A. Goitia Jr. (BS '88), Maracaibo, Venezuela, Sept. 15, 2001

STUDENTS
Michael Joyce, Kingwood, Texas, July 26, 2001. Anson Brent Lanier, Snellville, Jan. 24, 2002. Erica Stoffel Murray (BMus '99), Athens, Dec. 6, 2001.

Compiled by Heather Summerville