Charles Franklin (BSF '39) of Livingston, Texas, has managed 60,000 acres of forestland since 1948.
Class Notes, Grad Notes, and Obituaries
1935-1939
Charles Franklin (BSF '39) of Livingston, Texas, has managed 60,000 acres of forestland since 1948.
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 LYNN APPELLE TAKES HOME THE HARDWARE  Appelle (right) and Sarah Kernochan won an Oscar for their documentary film about a New York street musician. "I'm still stunned," Lynn Appelle (BFA '90) said of the Academy Award she won for the documentary film "Thoth," which she co-produced with Sarah Kernochan (whose 1972 film "Marjoe" also won an Oscar for best documentary feature). "Thoth" details the life of a Central Park street performer who performs a one-man opera to promote peace and understanding.
" I don't remember a whole lot after my name was called," Appelle said. "I felt like a statue, really numb . . . I don't think you ever expect to win an Oscar."
While working for the Georgia Theatre in college, Appell took photos of groups like the Indigo Girls and Kilkenny Cats. She assumed her career lay in photography, but stumbled into a job working in film—and really liked it. Most of her work has been in independent films, but she was a production coordinator on the mainstream release "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back."
"I fell in love with his music . . . he's like an entire musical band with his whole body," says Appelle of Thoth, who sat next to her at this spring's Oscar ceremony. "I remember saying something like, 'Do you realize they weren't just recognizing our film, they were recognizing your life!'"
Appelle says she enjoys the unpredictability of documentary work. "That's part of the beauty of it—you don't know how it's going to turn out. Every week, there'd be something new. It happens as reality."
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Martin Robinson (BBA '53) of Danielsville has operated a tax preparation business since 1989. Previously he worked for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and as finance director of a mental retardation rehabilitation facility in Aiken, S.C. James Hicks Sr. (BSF '54) of Thomson is chairman of The Timbermen Inc. in Camak.
1955-1959
Fleming Weaver Jr. (BSF '56) of Gainesville is vice president of membership for the Chattahoochee Oconee Forest Interpretive Association. Lanny Farr (BSF '58) of Blackshear retired from Gilman Paper Co., where he worked for 36 years. He continues to work part-time as a land and timber consultant.
1960-1964
Gilbert Lee Sr. (BBA '60) is a CPA in Fernandina Beach, Fla., where he has resided for the past 35 years. Bill Oettmeier Jr. (BSF '60) of Fargo is president of Superior Pine Products and was recognized by the Georgia Forestry Commission for being a certified tree farmer for 50 years. David Clifford (AB '61) of Bay Saint Louis, Miss., was named "Volunteer of the Year " for work at Raintree Children Services in New Orleans, La., where he's volunteered for over a decade. Raintree is a house for 10 adolescent girls in custody of the state of Louisiana because of neglect, abuse, and lack of supervision. Fred Kinard Jr. (BSF '62, MS '64) of Summerville, S.C., was elected to a three-year term as president of the board of directors for the Southeastern Wildlife Environmental Education Association. Bob Hatcher (BBA '64) is chairman of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and is Georgia president of BB&T in Macon. Dan Sullivan (BSF '64) of Glade Spring, Va., is owner of Feathercamp Cattle Ranch.
1965-1969
John Bridges Jr. (BSF '65) of Wilmington, Del., was recently honored by the Society of American Foresters for excellence in the general practice of forestry. He works for Hercules Inc. Gerald Stokes (BSF '65, MS '66) of Fredericksburg, Va., retired as assistant director for protected areas, U.S. Forest Service. He is currently in private practice as an international consultant in resource planning. William Futrell III (AB '67) of Navarre, Fla., retired from Freedom Communications at WRGB TV in Albany, N.Y. Al Wise (ABJ '67, MA '70) of St. Simon's Island sells real estate for Atlantic Land and Development and also does freelance photography. William Cabaniss (BS '68) of Stephens was appointed to serve as the Oglethorpe County representative to the board of directors of Athens Technical College.
1970-1974
John Huey (AB '70) of New York,N.Y., was named editorial director of all the Time Inc. magazines. Wayne Pace (MAcc '70) was appointed executive vice president and CFO of AOL Time Warner in November. Danny Sterling (BBA '70) and wife Beverly of Tifton received the 2002 Cox Century Award from the Cox Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State in recognition of their family business, Plant Telecommunications, which has been in operation for more than 100 years. In 2001, the company was named Georgia Family Business of the Year. Guerry Doolittle (BSFR '71, MS '73) of Goose Creek, S.C., was appointed vice president of marketing for the Forest Technology Group. Edward Grenvicz (BBA '71) of New York, N.Y., was appointed COO for Exus. Chuck Lanier (BBA '71) was promoted to vice president of Peachtree Planning Corp. He heads the Augusta office of the firm, which he opened in 1992. Ashley Royal (AB '71, JD '74, MA '78) of Macon was appointed to the federal bench for the middle district of Georgia. Carol Grinstead Silsby (BSEd '71, MEd '75, EdS '90) of Gordon retired as Assistant Superintendent from the Wilkinson County Board of Education in Irwinton after 31 years. Beginning in August she will be the Better Hometown Coordinator for the city of Gordon. Charles Stein (BSPh '71) of Ormond Beach, Fla., married Suzanne Worman in August 2001. Edward Tolley (BBA '71, MBA '74, JD '75) of Athens was named a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in March. Richard Aiken (BSFR '72) of Gainesville is executive director and "Top Dawg" of the Humane Society of Hall County. David Chatham (BBA '72) of Roswell was named senior life director at the National Association of Home Builders. Raymond Brooks (BSFR '73) of Atlanta is managing partner of the CPA firm Brooks, Holmes, Williams, and Cook, LLC. Henry Johnson Jr. (BBA '73) is vice president of First Coast Black Business Investment Corp. and lives in Jacksonville, Fla. He married Jonette McIntel on August 5, 2000. Trellis Baker (BSHE '74, MEd '75) of Forsyth joined Monroe County Hospital as its first full-time female physician. Richard Deane Jr. (AB '74, JD '77) of Atlanta joined the law firm of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue as a partner in the firm's corporate criminal litigation section. Gordon "Don" Titcomb (BBA '74) has joined Benefit Management Group Inc. as a principal partner. Titcomb is responsible for the operations of BMG's Jacksonville, Fla., office.
1975-1979
Howard Hendley (AB '75, EdD '83) of Thomaston received a distinguished alumni award from UGA's educational leadership department. Rosalyn Howell (AB '75) of Charlotte, N.C., was promoted to marketing manager for Saussy Burbank, an Arvida company. James Parker (BSFR '75) of Lawrenceville is senior designer at Jordan Jones and Goulding in Norcross. Charles Colhard (ABJ '76) of Atlanta joined the Atlanta digital printing company of Digital Printing and Imaging. Gary Gerrard (AB '76, JD '79) of Lexington authored The New Social Contract: Beyond Liberal Democracy (University Press of America). Gregory Carson (BBA '77) of Walnut Creek, Calif., was appointed chief financial officer for Accrue Software Inc. in October 2001. Danny Hamsley (BSFR '77, MS '79) of Hawkinsville is wood procurement manager for Weyerhaeuser Co. in Oglethorpe. Donald Oliver (BBA '77, JD '80) of Chickemanga was appointed county attorney by Walker County Sole Commissioner Bebe Heiskell in January 2001. Pam Parks (BSHE '78) of Athens transferred with Synovus Mortgage from the Athens First Bank & Trust Co. in Monroe to Oconee County as a mortgage loan originator. John Schellman (BSFR '78) of Atlanta is director of solution engineering with J.D. Edwards Co., which provides e-commerce solutions for forests products companies. Julie Askew (BBA '79) of Savannah joined the Samaritan Counseling Center of Northeast Georgia as a relationship and psychosexual counselor. M. Michele Burns (BBA '79, MACC '80) of Atlanta received the 2002 Outstanding Member in Industry Award from the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants (GSCPA) in May. Burns has served as executive vice president and CFO for Delta Air Lines since 2000 after joining Delta in 1999. She served as a partner at Arthur Andersen LLP prior to her career at Delta. Kelly Huff (ABJ '79, MA '82) of Watkinsville published Regulating the Future: Broadcasting Technology and Governmental Control (2001 Greenwood Press). He was also promoted to professor of communications at Truett-McConnell College. Preston Ann Sullivan (BSW '79) of San Francisco, Calif., received her MSW in May 2001 from San Francisco State University with a concentration in families, individuals and groups.
1980-1984
Allen Bradley (AB '80, JD '83) of Atlanta joined the law firm of Foltz Martin, LLC. Brian Forrester (BS '80) of Athens is the medical director of Regional FirstCare Occupational Health Services. He spoke at a May meeting of the Athens chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management on "Worker's Compensation and Return to Work Issues." David Smith (BBA '80, JD '83) of Atlanta became a non-equity partner with the law firm of Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP. Van Noy Wier, III (BSFR '81) of Crawford is operations manager for Rayonier in Baxley, Ga. He is responsible for buying, budgeting and activity planning for Georgia. He is completing an MBA, and in his spare time enjoys riding motorcycles. Teresa Ann Wingfield Dotson (BSW '81) of Statham spent many years working with the Barrow County Department of Family and Children Services. Now she and her husband, Doyle, own and run Dotson Janitorial Services in Bogart. Bradford Marsh (AB '81, JD '84) of Atlanta was named to the review panel of the State Bar disciplinary board. Timothy Hamil (BBA '82, JD '85) of Lawrenceville now holds a seat on the Superior Court of Gwinnett. Anna Brown (BSHE '82, MEd '84) of Hartwell became Hart County's second teacher to earn certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Mary Ann Bost Crawford (MSW '82) of Lexington and her husband, Charlie, participated in a UGA Campus Abroad Normandy tour in August 2001. Clay Land (BBA '82, JD '85) of Columbus was confirmed as the U.S. District Court judge for the Middle District of Georgia. Steve Wattron (BSFR '82) of Kenosha, Wis., is a chemical dispenser with Abbott Laboratories in Chicago. Kenneth Poe (BSW '83, MPA '86) of Atlanta was promoted to vice president of compensation, benefits and HR systems with the corporate human resources group of S1 Corp. S1 is a leading producer of e-finance solutions for financial institutions, insurance companies, and brokerage firms around the globe. Poe works in the world headquarters in Atlanta. Richard Sequerth (AB '83) of Lowell, Mass., was appointed to the position of vice president of sales for Crescent Networks. Wanda Randall Alexander (BSW '84, MSW '91) of Beech Bluff, Tenn., is director of social services at Western Mental Health Institute in Bolivar, Tenn. She serves on the board of directors of the American Humanist Association, and got married in July. Sanders Deen (BBA '84, JD '87) of Smyrna became Of Counsel to Bentley, Bentley & Bentley in Marietta. Barry Paschal (ABJ '84) of Evans was promoted from opinions editor to publisher of The Columbia County News-Times in suburban Augusta. Gregory Roseboro (AB '84, JD '87) of Athens was installed as pastor at Piney Grove Church in Comer. Laura Vann Folwell (BSFR '84) of Oakwood is the help desk specialist for the Natural Resource Information Systems Fauna Team of the USDA Forest Service's Ecosystem Management Group.
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Ed Adams (BS '85) of Marietta was promoted by Mirant to senior vice president of corporate development and information technology. Chris Duncan (BBA '85, MBA '86) was named vice president for finance and chief risk officer of Delta Air Lines last December. He worked with Frito-Lay and KFC before joining Delta, and resides in Marietta, Ga., with his wife and two children. 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 fundraiser. Jim Dixon (BSA '86) of Camilla was named the outstanding member for the National Young Farmer Educational Association in November 2001. Scott Futch (BSFR '86, MFR '88) of Auburn, Ala., is president of Auburn Timberlands Inc. Deana Morrow (MSW '86) of Charlotte, N.C., is an associate professor in the department of social work at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Bobby Cox (BSFR '87) of Jamestown, N.D., is a research wildlife biologist at Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Brian Kemp (BSA '87) of Athens announced his intentions to run for a District 46 representative in 2002. Erin Young (BBA '87) and David Young (AB '87) of Marietta moved to Lexington, Ky. David accepted a position with Valvoline selling Valvoline Instant Oil Change Franchises. Mark Bullman (AB '88, JD '93) of Marietta became a partner with the law firm of Self, Glaser & Davis, LLP. Jerry Pharr (BMus '88) of Winder was named Barrow County Teacher of the Year. Debbie Alworth Davis (BSFR '89) of Louisville is a forester with International Paper Co. Sabrina Stanford Dutch (MSW '89) of Calhoun is employed by Hamilton Hospice in Dalton. Evin Somerstein (ABJ '89, JD '94) of Atlanta is a partner of the law firm of Hunter, Brent, Weinstein & Somerstein, LLC.
1990-1994
Brian Fenner (MSW '90) and his wife Elena Ponce De Leon Fenner (AB '85, MSW '87 ) of Atlanta are employed as school social workers in Cobb County and Gwinnett County schools, respectively. They are the proud parents of a second child, Anthony Charles Fenner, born in June 2001. Matthew Nichols (BBA '90, JD '93) of Atlanta became a partner with the law firm of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, LLP. Jennifer Green Ammons (AB '91, JD '94) of Covington was named deputy director of legal services for the Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Safety general counsel division. George Glisson (BSW '91, MSW '92) of Seattle, Wash., is an adoption social worker at Medina Children Services. Before joining Medina, he worked for seven years in medical social work for an organ transplant program. Mark Henry (BBA '91) and wife Elizabeth of Atlanta announced the birth of their daughter, Mary Elizabeth, in December 2001. Lucretia Stanfield Cantrell (BSEd '91) and husband Al of Calhoun announced the birth of their son, Clay, in November 2001. Nela Nanayakkara-De Soysa (MSW '91) of Sri Lanka is the national coordinator of strategic planning at World Vision Lanka. She has been with World Vision since June 1992. She completed a certificate course in NGO leadership after acquiring an MBA with an emphasis in NGO leadership. She is currently serving as a board member of the Human Services Development Foundation. Nela married Sheanath De Soysa in July 1998 and they have a daughter, Naomi. Stephen Richardson (BBA '91) of Colquitt was promoted to vice president and controller of the Albany-based Heritage Bank of the South. Pamela Wynn (MSW '91) of Lake Worth, Fla., was awarded the Pro Bono Attorney of the Month for December 2001 by the Palm Beach County Legal Aid Society. She represents indigent parents in child welfare proceedings. The award was a result of her work on a case emancipating an orphan. Jeff Bishop (BBA '92) of Athens has joined the mortgage lending department of Athens First Bank & Trust Co. as branch manager. David Conner (BBA '92, JD '95) of Savannah became a partner with the firm of Bouhan, Williams and Levy in January. Staci Carlene Smith Pazdur (AB '91, MSW '92) of Aliso Viejo, Calif., worked as a child and adolescent outpatient therapist until January 2001. Staci married Mark Pazdur in October 1997 and their daughter, Haydin Carlene, was born in January 2001. Ann Montgomery Pitts (MSW '92) of Weare, N.H., is currently working with the Dartmouth Family Practice Residency Program/Capital Region Family Health Center in Concord, N.H., as the pain management program coordinator. She and her husband, Jason, are enjoying their two sons, Parker and Bennett. Scott Johnson (BBA '93) and Angie Graham Johnson (BSEH '92) of Atlanta announced the birth of their daughter, Anna Scott, in December 2001. Mark Warner (BS '92, PhD '98) of Auburn joined the faculty of the University of Delaware's Graduate College of Marine Studies as a marine biology-biochemistry assistant professor. Chris Gordy (BSFR '94) of Kinards, S.C., works as a procurement forester at Norbord South Carolina. He and his wife Julie Houser Gordy (BSFR '94) announced the birth of their first daughter, Emma, in August 2001. Erin Bransford (AB '94) of Atlanta was elected president of the Atlanta chapter of the Association for Women in Communications' 2002 board of directors. She is a partner at Beehive Communications, a marketing and public relations firm. Michael Frech (AB '94, MSW '98) works at the Rainbow House Inc., in Jonesboro, an emergency shelter for children and adolescents who have been abused or neglected. Frech is the primary therapist and provides individual and group counseling to the residents. Michael and his wife are expecting their first child in May. Gary McNorrill (AB '94) of Atlanta joined Hunter Maclean as an associate at the firm's Savannah office.
1995-1999
Christina Wilson Adams (MSW '95) of Port Saint Lucie, Fla., is director of community services of the St. Lucie County, Fla., United Way. James Dryman Jr. (BSFR '95) of Fortson is a timber harvest manager with Mead Coated Board. He and wife Betsey announced the birth of their daughter, Morgan, in August 2001. Nicole "Nikki" Thompson Greiner (BSW '95) of Columbus is a guidance counselor at Glenwood School in Phenix City, Ala. She is a school adviser for the National Honor Society, Key Club and Ambassador's Club. Greiner is married and has one child. She received her MEd in counseling in 1998. Matthew Loveless (AB '95) of Statesboro married Shera Gibson (BSCFS '00) of Beaufort, S.C., in December 2001. Dorian Murray (AB '95, JD '98) of Morrow associated with the Atlanta law firm of Johnson & Freeman. Chris Carlan (BSFR '96) of Commerce works for Venable and Associates Land Surveyors in Jefferson. Shan O'Gorman (BSFR, '96) of Gainesville owns ProPonds, a pond and lake management company that operates throughout Georgia and South Carolina. Michelle Randall Clark (MSW '96) of Fernandina Beach, Fla., is the volunteer coordinator of Community Hospice NE Florida in Jacksonville, Fla. Buu Buu Huynh (BS '96) of Savannah was promoted to banking officer at SunTrust Bank. John Shields (MSW '96, PhD '99) is division director of Sociometrics Corp. in Los Altos, Calif. He and his wife are expecting a child later this year. Catherine Cox (AB '97) of Athens married William Williamson Jr. (AB '99) in December 2001. Shannon Chalk Dixon (BSW '97) of Leesburg is employed at Greenleaf Counseling Center in Albany. She helps children and adults who have been in inpatient care adjust to living independently through group, individual, and family counseling. Shannon married Joel Dixon in May 2001. Gretchen Cox Emami (BSED '97, MSW '00) of Watkinsville is a marketing director at Winterville Retirement Center. She married Afshin George Emami in July 2000. Joshua Huckaby (AB '97, JD '01) of Buford became an associate with the firm of Clifton, Sanders, and Smith, PC. Gabrielle Boeche Mitchell (MSW '97) of Monroe is the executive director of Faith in Serving Humanity Inc., an ecumenical outreach ministry offering emergency assistance to citizens of Walton County. Gabrielle married Robert Mitchell in August 1997. Ed Moody (BSFR '97) of Rolling Fork, Miss., is a wildlife technician with U.S. Forest Service. He and wife Joyce announced the birth of their daughter, Taylor. Alison Turner Norris (BBA '97) of Athens has graduated from the Georgia Banking School, a three-year specialized school sponsored by the Georgia Bankers Association Professional Development Program. Norris is with Athens First Bank & Trust Co. John Robinson Tebeau (BBA '97) of Athens has graduated from the Georgia Banking School, a three-year specialized school established in 1961that combines independent home study with intense residence sessions at UGA. Tebeau served as president of the 2002 GBS graduating class, and is currently with Athens First Bank & Trust Co. Eartha Wiggins (BSW '97) of Las Cruces, N.M., received her MSW from New Mexico State University in May 2001. Phillip Allen (BSFR '98, MFR '00) of Swainsboro is district technical forester with Rayonier in Midville. Sandra Castro (BBA '98, MACC '99) of Fayetteville married Ferald O'Meara of Marietta. Joe Caudell (BSFR '98) of Notre Dame, Ind., completed his PhD in wildlife biology at the University of Utah in Fall 2001. He is now assistant director of the Environmental Research Center at the University of Notre Dame. Victoria Bowers Foss (MSW '98) of Reno, Nev., works for the Washoe County Department of Social Services, where she licenses and monitors child care facilities. She was married in June 2001. Samantha Hales (ABJ '98) of Atlanta was promoted to senior account executive on The Headline Group's business-to-business account team. Kimberly Dawn Goss Jones (BSW '98) of Acworth is a probation officer with the Georgia Department of Corrections in Marietta. Janna Knight Landreth (AB '98, JD '01) of Athens is a judicial law clerk for the state court of the western judicial circuit of Georgia. Victor Lang (BBA '98, JD '01) of Atlanta announced his marriage to Rebecca Dopson in December 2001. Claudia Villa McDowell (MSW '98) is a social worker with the Fairfax County Department of Family Services in Fairfax, Va. She also volunteers at a residential drug treatment center for adolescent boys and does family therapy with Spanish-speaking families. Claudia married Benjamin McDowell in June 1999. Denise Maidens (BSFR '98, MS '01) of Lake Panasoffkee, Fla., works at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Half Moon field office. Kirk Martin (BSFR '98, MS '01) of Griffin is an environmental scientist with Integrated Science and Engineering. Kimberly Morris (BSFR '98) of Frederick, Md., is a park ranger with the National Parks Service at Harpers Ferry National Park. Charles Moulton (AB '98, JD '01) of Dalton joined the law firm of Minor, Bell & Neal. Kierstin Walton (ABJ '98) of Athens joined Athens First Bank & Trust as a management specialist. Michael Wheeler (BSFR '98, MS '00) of LaFayette is a county extension agent. He married Andrea Lee Rich (BSEH '01) of Gainesville. Tommy Brooks (BSFR '99) of Portland, Ore., is chief aid for environmental issues in the office of the mayor. Benjamin Cook (BFA '99) of Starkville, Miss., married Rachel Nottingham (BS '00) in October 2001. Demetrius Cox (BSFR '99) of San Diego, Calif., was promoted to lieutenant junior grade and decorated with the U.S. Navy commendation medal while serving as intelligence officer for Seal Team One. Samuel David (BSFR '99) of Athens is purchasing manager for Engineered Products and Systems Inc. He married Ashlie Wright (BSFCS '01) of Macon in August 2001. Thomas Clay Hancock (BSFR '99, MS '01) of Dublin married Candy Tresslar of Dudley, Ga. in May 2001. Lt. Richard Ince (BBA '99) of Clarksville, Tenn., was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom with his unit, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment from Ft. Campbell, in November 2001. David Marler (BSFR '99) of Savannah is territory manager for Pennington Seed Co. He married Brittany Raines (ABJ '99) of Savannah. Kimberley Cubbage Nash (MSW '99) of Colbert is a Welfare to Work case manager with the Georgia Department of Labor in Athens. She was married in October 2001.
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ALUMNI CALENDAR JULY 1-16 UGA Alumni Tours, Danube River Cruise JULY 2-12 UGA Alumni Tours, Canadian Rockies JULY 8-15 UGA Alumni Tours, Iceland JULY 10-18 UGA Alumni Tours, Burgundy (Campus Abroad) JULY 24-AUG. 1 UGA Alumni Tours, Scotland (Campus Abroad) JULY 25 Gourmet Cooking Class, part of the UGA Alumni Association's Explore Series (Enrichment Programs for Women). European Living at Discover Mills, Lawrenceville. For more information, contact Meredith Carr at Atlanta's UGA Alumni Club and Business Center (404-266-2622 or mcarr@uga.edu) AUG. 14-22 UGA Alumni Tours, Tuscany II (Campus Abroad) AUG. 19-SEPT. 2 UGA Alumni Tours, National Parks AUG. 24 UGA Alumni Tours 2003 Preview, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002, 9 a.m.-1:00 p.m., UGA Alumni Club, Atlanta Financial Center, 3333 Peachtree Road NE, South Tower, Suite 210, Atlanta, Ga. AUG. 26-SEPT. 3 UGA Alumni Tours, Spain (Campus Abroad) AUG. 31 Football: UGA vs. Clemson. Alumni Association Pre-game Reception, Memorial Hall (times to be announced) SEPT. 10-18 UGA Alumni Tours, Dalmatian Coast SEPT. 11-19 UGA Alumni Tours, Ireland (Campus Abroad) SEPT. 21 Football: UGA vs. Northwestern State. Alumni Association Pre-game Reception, Memorial Hall (times to be announced) SEPT. 26 Luncheon at the UGA Alumni Club. Guest speaker: Secretary of State Cathy Cox '80 For more information, contact Meredith Carr at Atlanta's UGA Alumni Club and Business Center (404-266-2622 or mcarr@uga.edu). For up to the minute UGA Alumni Association event information, please go to www.alumni.uga.edu/alumni.
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David Capallo Jr. (BBA '00) of Savannah was promoted to banking officer of SunTrust Bank. Jason Cooper (BSFR '00) of Oglethorpe is a field technician at Resource Solutions in Montezuma. Vanessa Robinson Dooley (MSW '00, current PhD student) has been awarded a CSWE minority research training fellowship, a highly competitive award funded via NIMH. Jason Little (BSFR '00) of Bishop married Susan Lynn Pate (BSEd '00) of Blackshear. He is currently a graduate student. Paul Worley (BSA '00) of Peachtree City married Kathryn Nelson (BSEd '01) in October 2001. Cleburn Bannister III (BSA '01) of Coolidge was named district manager of West Coast operations for Ziggity Systems Inc. SuJean Chon (MSW '01) is living in Seattle Wash. Kristen George Fielding (BSFR '01) of Lake Park married Ashley Branch Bearden (BSEd '00) of Valdosta. Jamie Goolsby (BSFR '01) of Augusta married Arie Manangan (BSA '00) of Stone Mountain. Allison Hogan (BSFR '01) of Athens is program coordinator for undergraduate recruitment and placement in UGA's Warnell School of Forest Resources. Caroline Knox (BBA '01) of Memphis, Tenn., began work as a first-year analyst in the investment banking division of Morgan Keegan. Conner Poe (AB '01) of Alexandria, Va., took a job with the National Rifle Association as a political lobbyist in Washington, D.C., in January. Susan Tutty (MSW '01) of Suwanee is employed with Hospice of Northeast Georgie Medical Center in Gainesville. Craig White (PhD '02) is a wildlife research biologist working with elk in the Idaho Department of Fish and Game in Lewiston, Idaho.
Compiled by Katie Mitchell
Grad Notes
ARTS & SCIENCES
Marty Slann (PhD '70) of Clemson, S.C., was selected to the board of directors of the Southern Regional Model United Nations Conference.
BUSINESS
Jerry Trapnell (PhD '77) of Clemson, S.C., was elected vice chair/chair-elect of the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business International, the governing body that accredits business schools worldwide. Dennis Ehlers (MBA '91, JD '91) of San Antonio, Texas, separated from the U.S. Air Force after eight years of active duty and is now attending George Washington University's LLM program in government procurement.
EDUCATION
William Ingram (MEd '73, JD '81) of Greensboro, N.C., will try a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Janet Timms (EdD '92) of Central, S.C., received the Ruth A. Nicholson Research Award for her research into the knowledge and attitudes of nurses and caregivers regarding end-of-life issues. Tena Braley Crews (EdD '94) of Villa Rica was awarded the Alton B. Parker Liles Award by the Delta Pi Epsilon Beta Tau Chapter for her significant contributions to business education in Georgia. Rebecca Crumrine (MEd '94, JD '01) of Atlanta associated with the firm of Finley & Buckley, PC. Richard Hill (EdD '94) of Dalton assumed the position of assistant superintendent for personnel for the Hall County School System in January. Mandy Marable (MEd '96) of Bogart was named the new 4-H curriculum coordinator for the state of Georgia.
FOREST RESOURCES
Hilburn Hillestad (PhD '84) of Atlanta is senior vice president and manager of environmental affairs at Jacoby Development Inc. David Dockery (MS '91) of Cleveland is an environmental services administrator for the City of Gainesville. John Brunjes IV (MS '98) of Lubbock, Texas, is working on a PhD at Texas Tech University. Jennifer Wilson (PhD '99) of Angleton, Texas, is a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services at Texas Midcoast National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Jianping Shan (PhD '01) of Americus was awarded the British Ecological Society's Southwood Prize for "Best Paper" published in the Society's journal in 2000.
GEOGRAPHY
Patrick Dillon (MA '79, PhD '83) of Atlanta joined Convergent Media Systems as the managing director-learning.
JOURNALISM
Richard Wester (MMC '98) of Rockville, Md., was chosen as a regional finalist for the President's Commission on White House fellowships.
LAW
William Divine Jr. (JD '52, LLB '52) of Albany became a member of the board of directors of the Security Bank of Albany, Colquitt, and Lee counties. Jerry Blackstock (JD '69) of Atlanta joined the office of Hunton & Williams law firm as a partner. James Martin (JD '69) of Atlanta was appointed commissioner of the Georgia Department of Human Resources in September 2001. Charles Pursley Jr. (JD '69) of Atlanta was the first recipient of the State Bar of Georgia's Eminent Domain Award. David Golden (JD '71) of Atlanta co-founded the Museum of Contemporary Art in Georgia. The 3,500-square-foot facility opened in February. Terry Jackson (JD '71) of Savannah was board certified as a trial advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. John Allgood (JD '73) of Atlanta became Of Counsel to the firm Ford & Harrison, LLP. William Van Hearnburg (JD '73) of Carrollton was named to the LaGrange College Wall of Outstanding Alumni. Charles Wilson III (JD '73) of Atlanta was elected to the American Electronics Association Southeastern Council Board. Scott Hawkins (JD '77) of Atlanta was named in the "Who's Who in Commerical Real Estate" list in the August 2001 issue of the Atlanta Business Chronicle. John Carr Jr. (JD '78) of McLean, Va., joined the Washington office of Winston & Strawn as a partner. Holland Pritchard (JD '78) of Atlanta joined the firm of Self, Glaser & Davis, LLP, as Of Counsel. John Copenhaver (JD '79) of Atlanta joined Marsh USA as senior vice president of the crisis consulting division. Robert Whitlow (JD '79) of Charlotte, N.C., practices with Sellers, Hinshaw, Ayers, Dortch & Lyons, PC. He also authored his second book The Trial (Word Publishing), which received the Christy Award. Kathelen Spencer (JD '82) of Columbus was promoted to executive vice president of AFLAC Inc. Jonathan Engram (JD '83) of Winston-Salem, N.C., tried the case of Fontana v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., which made the National Law Journal's list of "Top 20 Defense Verdicts" in the nation in 2001. Joel Murphy (JD '83) of Atlanta was named in the "Who's Who in Commercial Real Estate" list published in the August 2001 issue of the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Maxwell Wood (JD '85) of Macon was appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Karen Guarino (JD '86) of Decatur became a partner with the firm of King & Spalding. Sandra Robinson (JD '87) of West Bloomfield, Mich., was named vice president and assistant general counsel in January. Paul Murphy (JD '88) of Alexandria, Va., was appointed associate deputy attorney general of the U.S. Department of Justice. Thomas Chubb III (JD '89) of Atlanta was promoted to vice president of law and administration, secretary and general counsel at Oxford Industries. Francis Norton Jr. (JD '89) of New Orleans, La., announced his marriage to Christine Todd in December 2001. He also became reference librarian and assistant professor at Loyola University. Douglas Selph (JD '89) of Atlanta accepted an Of Counsel position at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker. Michael Hofrichter (JD '90) of Fayetteville assumed the position of chairman for the board of directors of the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce in January. Jeffrey Warncke (JD '91) of Atlanta became a partner at the law firm of Dietrick, Evans, Scholz & Williams. Terry Stalford (JD '93) of Dallas, Texas, became a partner with the firm of Baker & Botts, LLP. Michael Raeber (JD '93) of Atlanta became a partner with the law firm of King & Spalding. Scott Wright (JD '93) of Atlanta was selected by the State Bar of Georgia's A Business Commitment Pro Bono Committee as the 2001 recipient of the ABC Pro Bono Award. He also became a partner with Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan. Page Powell Jr. (JD '94) of Atlanta became a partner with the firm of Love, Willingham, Peters, Gilleland & Monyak, LLP. Timothy Lemke (JD '95) of Atlanta became a partner with the law firm of Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers. Ceasar Mitchell II (JD '95) of Atlanta was named president of the Gate City Bar Association for the 2002-03 year. Edwin Albright (JD '96) of Columbus associated with the Berry, Shelnutt & Day, PC, law firm. Mark Shaffer (JD '96, MBA '96) of Decatur and wife Carolyn announced the birth of their second daughter, Madelyn Jane, in November 2001. Jean Rowe Woods Luciani (JD '97) of Sugar Hill and husband Gene Luciani (JD '99) announced the birth of their daughter, Amelia MacLean, in February. Nancy Zehl Perry (JD '97) of Richmond Hill associated with the law firm of Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn, PC. Alexis Wochenmarkt (LLM '97) of Brussels, Belgium, associated with Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Kelly Casey (JD '98) of Atlanta joined the firm Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, in January. Joshua Earwood (JD '98) of Cartersville opened a solo practice. Ranse Partin (JD '98) of Atlanta and wife Christie announced the birth of their son, Pierce Carver, in August 2001. Andrew Starr (JD '98) of Merriam, Kan., opened his own office in Mission, Kan., with a Web site at www.atstarr.com/ats/. Kenneth Bassinger (JD '99) of Atlanta joined the firm of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, in January. Jeffery Cowan Jr. (JD '99) of Washington, D.C., received his LLM in taxation from Georgetown University Law Center and associated with the KPMG LLP in the international corporate services group. Clem Doyle (JD '99) of Marietta joined the law firm of Smith, Eubanks, Smith & Tumlin as general practitioner. Raghu Rahu (JD '99) of Raleigh, N.C., associated with Glasgow Law Firm, PLLC, as a biotechnology patent attorney. John Salter Jr. (JD '00) and Allison Barnes (JD '00) of Atlanta announced their marriage in October 2001. Jin Kim (JD '00) of Alpharetta announced his marriage to Kimberly Barron in February. Carolyn Tippins Cain (JD '01) of Columbus announced her marriage to Samuel Cain Burch (JD '01) in October 2001. Milton "Dee" Hobbs Jr. (JD '01) of Homewood, Ala., associated with the Birmingham law firm of Berkowitz, Lefkovits, Ison & Kushner. Steven Schroeder (JD '01) of Chicago, Ill., opened his own law firm. Temika Williams (JD '01) of Atlanta is the deputy director of Aid to Children of Imprisoned Mothers.
VETERINARY MEDICINE
Milton April (DVM '69) of Philadelphia, Pa., retired from the U.S. Public Health Service in Washington, D.C., and currently serves as director of Laboratory Animal Resources for the Health Science Center and university veterinarian for Temple University. Ernest Ward (DVM '92) of Calabash, N.C., is owner and chief-of-staff of Seaside Animal Care. He also lectures at veterinary conferences nationwide on practice management, client education, and general practice topics. Dean Dailey (DVM '01) of Athens joined the Good Hands Veterinary Hospital as an associate.
Compiled by Katie Mitchell
Obituaries
DONOR/FRIEND
Vicky Seeley Windal of Mobile, Ala., charter member of the Conservatory at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia and first Executive Director of the Athens/Clarke County Clean and Beautiful Commission, died Aug. 21, 2001.
FACULTY AND STAFF
Irwin Harvey of Athens, former administrator of the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia, died Nov. 14, 2001. In 1964, Harvey owned and operated the New Way Coil Company in Crawford. After a lengthy and successful business career, he joined the faculty of Terry College as a finance professor. After spending several years as a professor and administrator, Harvey retired as a professor emeritus. In the years after his retirement, Harvey continued to attend classes at the college in order to further his education. Edward Warren of Athens, a retired professor of the Animal Husbandry Department at the University of Georgia, died Aug. 7, 2001. During his early years, he taught every course offered in the department. Later he taught and counseled many students and served as a faculty advisor. Warren retired after 40 years of service and was granted Emeritus status by the University System of Regents. Jack May of Canton, a professor of forest resources, died Nov. 27, 2001.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
Mary Ruth Maynard (SNS, BSEd '33, MSEd '42) of Winder, a retired home economics teacher, died Aug. 25, 2001. Maynard taught in Maysville, Winder, Monroe, the University of Nebraska, and Georgia College. Marguerite Ward McLendon (SNS, ABEd '32) of Athens, a retired teacher and University of Georgia Food Services employee, died Aug. 30, 2001.
1910s
Milton Scott (AB '16) of Decatur died Aug. 8, 2001 at the age of 106. Scott is the grandson of George W. Scott, founder of Agnes Scott College. A veteran of World War I, he served in France with the American Expeditionary Force, and received the French Legion of Honor medal in September of 1999 from the French Consul in Atlanta. This is the highest honor the French Government awards to a non-citizen. Scott was retired from Georgia Duck and Cordage Mill where he was a principal owner.
1920s
Richard Chappell (M '26) of Macon, chairman of the U.S. Parole Board under Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson, died Oct. 23, 2001. He lectured on criminology at George Washington University and was a consultant on probation to the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany. In 1965, he represented the Justice Department at a United Nations conference on crime in Stockholm. Leo Temples (M '26) of Keystone Heights, Fla., who practiced general medicine in Jacksonville from 1945 to 1983, died Aug. 11, 2001. He closed his practice in 1973 and later retired from the Florida State Board of Health in 1983. Ruby Sailors McKay (BSC '27) of Snellville, who worked as a claims representative for the Social Security Administration for 10 years, died Nov. 17, 2001. Benjamin "Harvey" Hill (AB '29), a prominent Atlanta lawyer and banker, died Nov. 21, 2001. Hill played second-string halfback and quarterback on the 1927 "Dream and Wonder" Bulldog team that was undefeated and ranked No. 1 going into the final game against Georgia Tech. Tech won that game, but Coach Vince Dooley gave Hill a second chance when he was called in to give the 1980 team a pep talk. The team went on to win the Tech game and the national championship. After practicing law at numerous firms, Hill was asked to head the trust department of Citizens & Southern National Bank, now Bank of America. He retired form the bank in 1972 and joined the investment banking firm of Clark Dodge Company. In 1994, Hill received the Post-Graduate Scholar Award from the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.
1930s
Nina Shearhouse Fetzer (ABEd '30) of Delray Beach, Fla., died Sept. 14, 2001. William Johnson (M '30) of LaGrange died Nov. 19, 2001. John Leslie (BSMd '32) of Decatur, the first pediatrician in DeKalb County, died Jan. 24. Leslie practiced pediatrics in Griffin from 1938 to 1942, and in downtown Decatur from 1946 to 1962. He conducted Well Baby Clinics for both Spalding and DeKalb County Health Departments. In 1962, he became Director of the Crippled Children's Service of the Georgia State Health Department. From 1964 to 1972, he was medical director of the Atlanta Regional Office of the Maternal and Child Health Services. Upon his retirement in 1972, he plowed up the backyard, made a compost pile, and grew vegetables for the next 18 years. Ollie Mae Williams (AB '32) of Danielsville died Aug. 28, 2001. Jesse Jackson (M '33) of Quitman died Aug. 26, 2001. Richard Nagle (M '33) of Atlanta died Nov. 27, 2001. Letty Pearl Keaton Burton (BSHE '34) of Canon, a retired teacher, died Nov. 13, 2001. Burton taught everything from home economics to second grade in Madison, Hart, and Franklin counties. Philip Freedman (BS '34) of Atlanta, a World War II veteran, died Nov. 17, 2001. Hamilton F. Moore Sr. (AB '34, MA '35) of Fayetteville, a retired University of Georgia professor of journalism from 1955 to 1981 who created the Advertising and Public Relations Department in the Henry W. Grady School of Journalism, died Jan. 15. Elizabeth Armstrong Traber (ABEd '34) of Madison, a retired schoolteacher, died Sept. 7, 2001. Daisy Vining Camp (AB '35) of Atlanta died Aug. 23, 2001. Paul Campbell (M '35) of Danielsville, a retired employee of Gulf Oil Company in Athens, died Aug. 31, 2001. Lewis "Pete" Morgan (LLB '35) of LaGrange, a former Georgia legislator and federal judge, died Nov. 15, 2001. In 1935, at age 22, Morgan was elected to the Georgia House for Troup County, becoming the youngest member of the Legislature. He served two House terms before resigning to work for U.S. Rep. Sidney Camp. Morgan was a practicing attorney for LaGrange city and Troup County, when President John F. Kennedy named him a federal judge. He served as U.S. District Court chief judge until 1968, when President Lyndon Johnson named him to the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. He left the bench in 1978 and retired from his law practice in 1996. In 1999, the U.S. courthouse in Newnan was named in his honor. Henry Dickens (BS '36) of Fernandina, Fla., died Aug. 8, 2001. Dickens opened his own practice in 1941 and retired after 50 years of service to the community. He also served on the Board of Directors of the first Federal Savings and Loan Association of Nassau County for many years. Harry S. Johnson Jr. (BSCH '37, MS '39) of Atlanta, state chemist for the Georgia Department of Agriculture for 30 years, died Dec. 10, 2001. George Kessler (BSA '37) of Valdosta died Dec. 31, 2001. Kessler served as agricultural extension agent in Brooks County and Cook County before moving to Valdosta where he was the county agricultural agent from 1955 to 1975. He later worked for Park Avenue Bank as the rural business development supervisor until 1983. He also taught ornamental, vegetable, and fruit garden courses at Valdosta Technical School. Jack May (MFor '37) of Athens, a professor emeritus of the University of Georgia's School of Forest Resources, died Nov. 27, 2001. May served as president of the Georgia Academy of Science, was inducted into the Georgia Forester's Hall of Fame, and was a 50-year member of the Society of American Foresters. Harriette Carmichael Holland (ABEd '38) of Atlanta, a retired teacher and avid bridge player, died Nov. 13, 2001. Harold Loden (BSA '38, MSA '39) of Athens died Sept. 8, 2001. Loden joined the Department of Agronomy at the University of Georgia, and in 1950 was appointed the first director of College Experiment Stations. In1951, he joined Anderson, Clayton & Co. as a cotton breeder, later becoming General Manager of Paymaster Seeds which grew from a small supplier of cotton planting seeds to a world-wide supplier of cotton seed, sorghum corn, and alfalfa, with production united in Mexico, Argentina, and South Africa. Loden elected to take early retirement to become executive vice president of the American Seed Trade Association. In 1985, he was the second and only living American to be named as an Honorary Life Member of the International Seed Trade Federation. Loden was named Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences in 1968 and inducted into the Agricultural Hall of Fame in 1995. He supported the "Harold and Celestia Loden Endowed Scholarship" which is the largest and most prestigious scholarship in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Nancy Hardy Morton (BSHE '38) of Marietta died Feb. 11, 2001. Oma Lee Jackson Nicholson (AB '38) of Twin Falls, Idaho, died Nov. 23, 2001. Sarah Doyle Pate (MA '38) of Cockeysville, Md., a retired middle school teacher with Prince George's County and Montgomery County public schools, died July 29, 2001. Carl Smith (BSA '38) of Hartwell, a retired employee of the Soil Conservation Service in Elberton, died Aug. 24, 2001. Smith is a retired schoolteacher in Stephens, Walton, and Franklin counties and was the former county agent for Madison. Woodard Drum (MA '39) of Franklin Springs, former president of Emmanuel College, died Nov. 13, 2001. After spending several years as a teacher, principal, and superintendent of schools, Drum was asked to come to Franklin Springs in 1935 to be the principal of the institute and supervisor of the farm. The school was renamed Emmanuel College in 1939. Drum had only planned to stay a few years, but remained there until his retirement in 1970. He was elected president in 1951. Louis Moelchert (BSF '39) of Jackson, an employee of Jackson Hardware Co. for 30 years, died Nov. 18, 2001. He joined the Soil Conservation Service briefly after graduation. Moelchart was chairman of the board of trustees for the Daughtry Foundation, which owns and operates Dauset Trails Nature Center. He was a former scoutmaster of the Seas Scouts in Jackson and was responsible for the development of Scout Island on Jackson Lake. Margaret Cain Prince (BSHE '39) of Decatur died May 28, 2001. Fred W. Rigdon Sr. (BSA '39) of Tifton died April 16, 2001.
1940s
Israel "Sonny" Goldstein (BSC '40) of Milledgeville died Nov. 15, 2001. Goldstein worked for the Family business of C. Goldstein & Sons Inc. until it closed in December 1987. He then formed Gardner and Goldstein with his partner Milton Gardner. The company developed Scenic Memorial Gardens, Northwoods Estates, and other subdivisions. George Haslam (ABJ '40, MA '41) of Atlanta died Nov. 30, 2001. He took a job teaching history and geography at Georgia State College for Women, now Georgia College and State University, in 1941. During his teaching career, he befriended author Flannery O'Connor. Haslam worked as a journalist until 1948. The Hearst Corp. hired him as a sales representative for the International News Service and King Features Syndicate, working out of the company's New York office until 1968. Folk artist Chris Roberts of Savannah became so entranced with Haslam that he created a series of Uncle George paintings. Elston Johnson (BSC '40) of Tifton died Sept. 4, 2001. Johnson was owner and operator with his father of Georgia Planing Mill Company and Alma Gin Company from 1939 to 1941. He was president and part owner of Johnson Motors from 1947 to 1954, president of Johnson Oil Company and Johnson Farm Services from 1954 to 1964; past vice president of Natala Co. in 1961; and owner and president of Stafford Oldsmobile from 1966 to 1974. Johnson also served as chairman of the Tift County Board of Education from 1966 to 1972. Francis C. Rozier Jr. (M '40) of Brooklet died Nov. 25, 2000. Ervin Buice (MSEd '42) of Roswell died Oct. 11, 2001. He was a member of the Buice Boys Quartet that accompanied U.S. Senator Walter George on his political campaign and became very popular in that region. After college, Buice began teaching English at a high school in Winder and eventually became a principal at high schools in Sandersville and Walterboro, S.C. His teaching career was brought to a halt when he joined the Navy during World War II. Upon returning he opened a franchise store, Economy Auto Parts, in Roswell which he operated for 30 years. He opened stores in several locations and expanded its goods to include household needs, sporting equipment, appliances and toys. Malcolm Morton (BSA '42) of Jefferson, a county office manager for ASCS, died Aug. 14, 2001. Elise Yarbrough Nance (M '43) of Atlanta died April 6, 2001. Wilbur Orr (AB '43, LLB '48) of Washington, a retired attorney who served in the Toombs Judicial Circuit for 41 years, died Jan. 22. He worked first in the firm of Colley and Orr, and later in the firm of Orr and Kopecky. Orr served in the Georgia Legislature from 1957 to 1959. He was an attorney for the City of Washington from 1974 to 1984, and an attorney for the Wilkes County Board of Education as well as for the Rayle Electric Membership Corp. He was an avid golfer and eternal Atlanta Braves fan. Elizabeth Tompkins Healey (AB '44) of Atlanta died Oct. 21, 2001. Zelda Rooks Scott (M '44) of Decatur died Nov. 20, 2001. Jack Acree (MEd '46) of Snellville, a prominent educator and civic leader, died Oct. 11, 2001. His career in education spans six decades and is highlighted by his term as executive vice president of the Professional Association of Georgia Educators from 1979 to 1993. During this time Acree rebuilt a weak organization of 600 members into a powerful one of more than 34,000. He achieved this success after serving as executive secretary of the Georgia School Boards Association and helping them to unify the state's school system. Clyde Smith (BSEd '46) of Hartwell, a retired Methodist minister, died Aug. 24, 2001. Eloise Dean Carroll (M '47) of Tybee Island, a volunteer at the local Marine Science Center and the Stephens County Historical Society, died Nov. 12, 2001. Winifred Seckinger Dorris (BSHE '47) of Clarkston, a teacher, died Aug. 17, 2001. Jerry Blanks (BSA '48) of Macon, a retired farmer and member of the American Legion, died Nov. 6, 2001. Dan Edwards (BSEd '48) of Gatesville, Texas, former Georgia All-American, died Aug. 7, 2001. Charles Ewing (BBA '48) of Decatur, a salesman for the Colgate Palmolive Company for 35 years, died Sept. 17, 2001. Martin L. Johnson Jr. (BS '48, MS '51) of Bowdon died Nov. 25, 2001. Johnson's medical practice began in 1957. He operated a general practice with a concentration in obstetrics. When he closed his private practice, his staff calculated he had delivered 3,300 babies, more than twice the population of Bowdon. His career as a physician spanned more than 46 years and, in addition to his private practice, included service as medical director of Tanner Medical Center's Gateway addiction treatment center from 1985 to 1991. Sarah Frances Morgan McAlpin (ABJ '48) of Atlanta, past president of the Cherokee Garden Club and co-chair of the Peachtree-Cherokee Trust's publication of James Grady's Architecture of Neel Reid in Georgia, died Sept. 10, 2001. William Neal (MEd '48, EdS '71) of Conyers died Nov. 15, 2001. Neal dedicated 42 years of his life to the field of education; 24 of which were spent as Principal of Rockdale Elementary School which later became Pine Street Elementary. Sara Scott Roane (BSHE '48) of Daytona Beach, Fla., died June 18, 2001. William Smith (AB '48) of Austell, the first full-time pastor of Orange Hill Baptist Church, died May 28, 2001. Smith spent 21 years at Orange Hill Baptist before moving to Fellowship Baptist Church, now Ewing Road Baptist Church, and retiring in 1994. Claude "Billy" Luke (BBA '49) of Cumming, a retired IRS employee, died Aug. 7, 2001. Charles Presley (BSA '49) of Augusta, a former civic and financial leader, died Aug. 31, 2001. Presley was the retired chairman of the board of First Union National Bank of Georgia in 1988. He also was the chairman and chief executive officer of First Railroad and Banking Co. of Georgia, a bank holding company, when that company merged with First Union Corp. He served three terms as chairman of the Richmond County Board of Health. Presley served as chairman of the President's Advisory Council of the Medical College of Georgia, was a former president of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and a former president and campaign chairman of the United Way of Augusta-North Augusta. He was a former president and lieutenant governor of the Executive Committee of the University of Georgia Foundation. Dewey Smith (JD '49) of Carrollton died Sept. 29, 2001. Smith was a partner in the law firm Smith and Hamrick in Carrollton before being appointed Judge of the Superior Court by former Governor George Busbee in 1980. He retired as Chief Judge of the Coweta Circuit in 1996.
1950s
Dunward Adams (BSA '50) of Deland, Fla., a retired district sales manager from Eastman Kodak Record, died Nov. 20, 2001. John Christopher (DVM '50) of Marietta, a World War II Naval veteran, died Oct. 31, 2001. Andrew J. Hill Jr. (LLB '50) of Lavonia, a prominent lawyer, died Jan. 23. Hill lettered on West Georgia College's first football team. He served on the Board of Governors and the Executive Board for the State Bar of Georgia. He was a member and past president of the Northern Circuit Bar Association, was the former City Attorney for the City of Lavonia and County Attorney for Franklin County. Carl Rainey (BS '50) of Martinsville, Va., a retired Dupont employee, died April 11, 2001. Earl Knox (DVM '51) of Winter Haven, Fla., a veterinarian at Boulevard Animal Hospital until 1977, died Sept. 1, 2001. Frank Rox (JD '51) of Tiburon, Calif., a retired Delta Airlines executive, died Dec. 14, 2001. Rox was past editor of the law review. He had a distinguished career as a corporate lawyer. Before it merged with Delta Airlines in 1952, he was general counsel for Chicago & Southern Airlines. At Delta, he was vice president of law and public affairs. He handled Delta's acquisition of Northeast Airlines in 1973 and later served as senior vice president of flight operations, a position he held until his retirement in 1985. Thomas Weaver (BSA '51, MEd '57, EdD '79) of Braselton died Aug. 24, 2001. Weaver was a vocational agriculture teacher in Jackson County for 21 years, served as a veteran's farm training instructor, a Young Farmer teacher and supervisor of apprentice teachers. Weaver served as president of the Georgia Vocational Agriculture Teacher's Association, and in 1972, was runner-up for Georgia's Teacher of the Year. That same year, he joined the Teacher Education Program in the Agriculture Education Department at the University of Georgia. In 1981, he received the Outstanding Faculty Award for Vocational Agriculture from the college. He retired in 1988 with 37 years of service and was inducted as a charter member of the Georgia Agricultural Educational Hall of Fame in January 2000. Jane Fuqua Claybrook (BSEd '53) of McLean, Va., an elementary school teacher, died Oct. 12, 2001. David Forbes (DVM '53) of Suffolk, Va., a veterinarian, died Aug. 17, 2001. Forbes retired as veterinary supervisor for the Virginia Department of Agriculture. Jerome Welch (BFA '53) of Decatur, a retired IBM employee, died Dec. 8, 2001. Welch was a member of the National Orchid and Atlanta Orchid societies. He won many awards for his china painting, and loved to needlepoint and sing. He had been a member of the University of Georgia Choral Groups. Monroe Johnson (BSA '54) of Arnoldsville, a U.S. Army veteran, died Aug. 17, 2001. John W. Upton Jr. (BSA '54) of Sandersville died July 3, 2001. Julian Hester (BBA '55) of Atlanta died Sept. 4, 2001. He began his banking career in 1955 at the Farmers and Merchants Bank. Hester served as president of the Community Bankers Association of Georgia. After 15 years, with the Farmers and Merchants Bank, he accepted the position of president with Habersham Bank in Clarkesville. He was instrumental in organizing the Georgia Bankers Bank in 1984, which is currently serving over 800 community financial institutions across the Southeast. The following year he began lobbying for the Community Bankers Association of Georgia and then joined the Association as CEO. Evelyn Ketterson Edwards (ABJ '57) of Washington D.C., a senior writer for National Geographic, died Nov. 16, 2001. Thomas Rhyne (BBA '57) of Sandy Springs, an independent manufacturer's representative for Hardcastle and Rhyne, died Nov. 30, 2001. He coached Little League for many years. James "Jim" Branyon (AB '58) of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., retired from Barnett Bank after 20 years of service, died Aug. 8, 2001. He served as a deacon at the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville and was member of the Exchange Club. Branyon was a licensed real estate broker and auctioneer. Milda Boulware (DVM '59) of Lincolnton, N.C., died Aug. 23, 2001. Regnald Maxwell Jr. (LLB '59, AB '59) of Augusta died Nov. 24, 2001. Maxwell operated a private law practice for many years. In the mid-1960s he was elected to serve in the Georgia Legislature and was the first Republican to preside over the Georgia House since reconstruction. He was a board member of the Augusta Free School, and was an avid deep-sea fisherman.
1960s
Shirley Vandiver Sanders (BSEd '60) of Blythewood, S.C., died Nov. 9, 2001. She taught elementary school in Georgia and preschool at Spring Valley Baptist Church where she was ordained as the first woman deacon. Frances Seymour Lavender (BSEd '61) of Bowman, a retired schoolteacher, died Aug. 14, 2001. Charles L. Goss Jr. (MEd '63) of White, a retired educator and minister, died Aug. 17, 2001. He was a teacher for over 40 years and served as principal of numerous schools. He was co-founder of the Hickory Log School. Goss was also a Southern Baptist minister for 57 years. Mildred Wilhite Head (BSEd '63) of Lawrenceville, a teacher with the Gwinnett County School System for 30 years, died Nov. 18, 2001. Head taught at Snellville Elementary and W.C. Britt Elementary. James Hill (BSF '63) of Commerce, retired from Commerce City Schools, died Jan. 22. Olis Hartley Blackstock (BSEd '64) of Gainesville, a teacher with the Jackson County School System for 40 years, died Nov. 19, 2001. Ann April Craver (MS '65, PhD '68) of Cashiers, N.C., died Oct. 26, 2001. Charles H. Lumpkin Jr. (AB '65) of Carrollton died June 13, 2001. Melba Ward Adams (BSEd '66) of Elberton, a retired Elbert County schoolteacher who taught for 37 years, died Nov. 16, 2001. Jefferson L. Davis Jr. (AB '66, JD '70) of Cartersville, a Superior Court Judge for the Cherokee Judicial Circuit for nine years, died Oct. 20, 2001. From 1970 to 1992, Davis had a private law practice in Cartersville. William Ellis (AB' 68, EdS '89) of Gainesville, assistant superintendent for personnel and athletics for the Hall County School System, died Aug. 18, 2001. Ellis taught, coached boy's basketball, and served as principal of Johnson High School until 1998. While Ellis served as principal, Johnson High School was named a Georgia School of Excellence. James "Jimmy" Harper (BBA '68) of Fort Myers, Fla., died Jan. 23, 2001, following a brief illness. Harper, a former resident of Commerce is survived by his wife of 30 years, Kristina Lacey Harper. He was employed by Amerigas Propane in industrial sales and was an avid boater and fisherman. Corinne Ouzts Keefe (AB '68) of Macon, who had been employed in sales in the wholesale optical business for many years, died Dec. 9, 2001. At one time, Keefe was a showroom manager at the Atlanta Merchandise Mart, a caseworker for Fulton County DFACS, and an adjudicator for Social Security. Charlene McCullough Stark (AB '68, MEd '73) of Macon, a child psychologist with River Edge for 21 years, died Dec. 13, 2001. Donald Forrester (EdD '69) of Sky Valley, a full professor and dean at Kennesaw State University, died Aug. 16, 2001. Charles Jordan (MEd '69) of Statesville, N.C., died April 28, 2001.
1970s
Burzelous "Gene" Haines (MPA '71) of Augusta, who retired from the Army as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1966, a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, died Nov. 20, 2001. Rosezella Cooper Baker (AB '72) of Columbia, S.C., a retired teacher from Lower Richland High School after 20 years, died Sept. 2, 2001. James Brackett (AB '72, MEd '77, EdS '85, EdD '91) of Spartanburg, S.C., an associate professor at the University of South Carolina-Spartanburg, died Jan. 20. Brackett had previously taught high school mathematics, and had publications ranging from children's conceptualizations of infinity to transition issues impacting high school graduates with learning disabilities. He was a still photographer, a classical saxophonist, and an artist craftsman in wood. Benny Cannady (MEd '72) of Waynesboro, an educator in Fayette and Burke counties for 32 years, died Nov. 27, 2001. He was a former principal of Burke County Middle School and Associate School Superintendent. After his retirement from the school system, he was employed by DeLoach Funeral Home as a credit manager and funeral assistant. Guy Howard (BSPh '72) of Lilburn, who worked at the VA Medical Center in Decatur, died Aug. 31, 2001. Raymond Adamson (JD '73) of Augusta, a retired attorney, died Aug. 17, 2001. Adamson's transcriptions of Richmond County's Naturalization Records from the 1700s onward and other local court records are published nationally. Robert Allen (MEd '73, EdS '81) of Athens, an educator for 30 years, died Dec. 10, 2001. He taught at Glennwood High School, Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School, and Patti Hilsman Middle School. Phillip Batson (BBA '73) of Greensboro, director of operations at Golden Pantry Food Services Inc., died Sept. 10, 2001. Gary Hite (BBA '73) of Suwanee, an employee of PACTIV Building Products, died Nov. 8, 2001. Hite played football for UGA while in college. Robert R. "Buddy" McKnight III (BBA '73) of Marietta, a copartner of Vision Blinds Inc., died Jan. 15. Donald Riggs (BSEd '73) of West Monroe, La., a national sales director for Primerica Financial Services, died Dec. 1, 2001. Delores Bullock Hopson (BSEd '74) of Englewood, Ohio, a teacher in Clarke and Greene County, died Aug. 26, 2001. Hopson served as the Minister of Music for the N. Mathis Choir and the Troy Waymon Youth Ensemble. Nancy Clarke Stephens (MEd '76) of Monroe died Aug. 24, 2001. Florence Henson Blackwood (AB '77) of Monroe, a paralegal at law firms in Atlanta, died Aug. 16, 2001. Jeri Rosenblum Carr (BS '79) of Manassas, Va., a neurologist who was a partner in Prince William Neuroscience Center, a private practice, died Dec. 15, 2001. Carr served as president of the Prince William County Medical Society and head of the women's physician committee of the Medical Society of Virginia. Jacqueline Dee Howe Cook (MEd '79) of Carrollton, Texas, died Aug. 3, 2001. Tommy Warren (MEd '79, EdS '85) of Watkinsville, an educator for 31 years, died Nov. 24, 2001. Warren served as a vocational teacher, coach, athletic director, assistant principal, director of support services, superintendent of Oconee County Schools, and as Chairman of the Oconee County Board of Education.
1980s
Nancy Hackett DeCamp (MEd '83) of Athens died Dec. 25, 2001. DeCamp worked with the local Community Council on Aging and the Athens Park and Recreation Department. She was a freelance writer who contributed to the Athens Banner-Herald and the American Working Collie Association. Robert A. Curington Jr. (BSA '84) of Valdosta, a claims specialist for State Farm Insurance Co., died July 29, 2001. Randall Burris (AB '86) of Athens, who set up work opportunities for disabled people at the Department of Labor, died Nov. 27, 2001. Burris saved the lives of a mother and her infant daughter from a drunk driver (See accompanying article). Deedra Fordham Jones (AB '86) of Evans, a law clerk for Judge Phillip West of Eastman, Judge William Grant of Elberton, and the law offices of Barnes and Browning in Marietta, died Nov. 15, 2001. Michael Southerland (BSFR '88) of Savannah, Tenn., a district procurement manager for Champion International Corp., died Nov. 22, 2001. Gina Shepard Ballard (BSPh '89) of Brownstown, Ind., died Jan. 3. Ross Stillwell (BS '89) of Washington D.C., a research scientist at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, died Nov. 20, 2001.
1990s
James Ford (BSEd '91) of Hilton Head Island, S.C., an avid sportsman, died Dec. 10, 2001. Rose Merie Glover (BSEd '93) of Lawrenceville, an English teacher at Berkmar High School, died Jan. 16. At the age of five, Glover was uprooted from her German home near the Hungarian border to escape the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. She overcame the language barrier, and at 37 years old, she enrolled in college to become an English teacher. Jason Long (BBA '93) of Macon, an attorney with the firm of Bullard, Moody, Long and Garcia, died Aug. 25, 2001. Curtis S. Inman Jr. (ABJ '99) of Albany, the technical director at WFXL-TV Fox 31, died June 22, 2001.
2000s
William C. Bush III (M '01) of Boaz, Ala., died Aug. 7, 2001. Brandon Warren (ABJ '01) of Athens died Nov. 15, 2001. Warren worked as a house painter in Oklahoma before entering the Navy in 1988. He served as a signalman on the aircraft carrier Midway stationed at Yokosuko, Japan for two years.
Compiled by Heather Summerville
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