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Obituaries 1920s
Thomas A. Crouch (BSCE ’28) of Decatur died Jan. 1, less than three weeks shy of his 104th birthday. He worked for the Georgia’s Highway Department—now Department of Transportation—for 37 years. Soon after retiring, Crouch worked on a short project for Dekalb County in the roads and drainage department. In his retirement, he enjoyed repairing clocks at Denny’s Clock Shop and woodworking.
1930s
David N. McCullough Sr. (M ’35) of Atlanta died on May 28. While at UGA, he lettered three years in football and was a member of the northeastern Georgia chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. He was also a member of Chi Phi Fraternity. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp during World War II. For years, he was the owner of Nesbitt Bottling Company and Dallas Beverage Bottling Company Inc. in Selma, Ala. He was also a senior warden of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and a life member of All Saint’s Episcopal Church. Ralph Leon McCay Sr. (BSEd ’36) of Ila died on Oct. 8. He was a member of Liberty United Methodist Church, past president of Madison County Farm Bureau, Carroll County school teacher and candy salesman. McCay worked as a farmer and tax appraiser in Madison, Jackson and Barrow counties. James M. McCorkle (ABEd ’36) of Decatur died Aug. 21. After graduating from UGA, he served his country in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II. McCorkle later attended the Harvard Business School and joined Wheat Williams Realtors. Since retiring, he was awarded CPM emeritus membership by the national chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management. The First Baptist Church of Decatur was a cornerstone of his life, and he served the Lions Club in many capacities. Pamela Waddell Bradbury (BSHE ’37) of Fort Worth, Texas, died Aug. 11. As an army Lieutenant during World War II, Bradbury was a dietician at Scholfield Barracks Hospital near Pearl Harbor and was present during the attack. After the war, she worked for years as a dietician with the Veterans Administration before moving to Fort Worth and raising her family. When her husband died in 2000, Bradbury remained active as a deaconess and an elder at Ridglea Presbyterian Church. Bradbury established an annual college scholarship fund in her husband’s name to help a member of her church attend college. Lila Ragsdale Fuller (BSHE ’37, MEd ’70, EdS ’72) of Hiram died on Aug. 15. She began her career teaching high school home economics, but eventually taught every grade from 12th to kindergarten. She established kindergarten programs in Beecher Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta and later in her home. Fuller had a love of horticulture and studied to become a flower show judge. She was a former active member of the Rural Beauty and Imaganitif Garden Clubs and a member of the Pickett’s Mill Baptist Church in Paulding County where she taught Sunday School and worked in the nursery for many years. George Pauline A. Culpepper (BSEd ’38) of Evans died on Oct. 22. An outstanding and talented teacher, Culpepper taught school in Columbia County for 34 years. Columbia recognized her abilities and named her Teacher of the Year for 1973-1974. Being a dedicated educator, she was a charter member of the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of the Honor Society for Teachers and a life member of the Georgia Retired Teachers Association. She loved and valued First Baptist Church of Evans, and was a loyal member of the ladies Sunday school class and the Women’s Missionary Society. Cooking was one of her hobbies, but Culpepper was most passionate about gardening. She was an active member of the Garden Club and the Wildflower Club of the CSRA. She and her husband of 58 years were widely known for their outstanding vegetable garden. Pierce Dance (BSC ’39) of Pensacola, Fla., died on Aug. 5. He worked in Atlanta as a stockbroker for Courts & Company (now A.G. Edwards) before joining the Eli Witt Company (now Havatampa Corporation), serving for 31 years and retiring as general manager of its Pensacola Cigar & Tobacco Division. Dance served on the Board of Directors of the Florida National Bank, Downtown Rotary Club, Pensacola Sports Association, and Pensacola Country Club. He served two terms as mayor of Teddy, Ala. Dance was in the U.S. Navy from 1941 to 1946, serving in the Pacific and Australian theaters, and retiring with the rank of commander. Thomas Ennis Robbins Jr. (MS ’39), most recently of Charlotte, N.C., died on Sept. 21. Before retiring, he worked as a managing research chemist in Monroeville, Pa., for 41 years with the Koppers Company. A life-long Methodist, he was an active member of the Monroeville United Methodist Church and attended Wesley United Methodist Church after relocating to Charlotte. Robbins was active in the Rotary Club, serving once as president. He also volunteered for numerous community efforts, sang in the church choir, was an avid golfer and tennis player, woodworker, and Pittsburgh sports enthusiast. In his retirement, Robbins researched family genealogy and built clocks for his family and friends. Dorothy McPhaul Stewart (BSHE ’39) of Miami, Fla., died on Sept. 23. While she attended UGA, Stewart was a member of Tri Delta Sorority. She taught and worked for Delta Air Lines before moving to Miami with her husband and becoming a full-time mother. Stewart was a member of Grandada Presbyterian Church, Junior League of Miami, Colonial Dames and D.A.R. She is survived by her loving husband of 61 years.
1940s
Lester Elliott Norris (BSA ’40) of LaGrange died on Sept. 27. Norris was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of World War II. He was a teacher for 41 years and a member of the first United Methodist Church of LaGrange. After retiring, Norris was a member of the Troup County Sportsman’s Club and the Lions Club. Among his survivors is Norris’ wife of 61 years, Ruth. Sarah McNab Presnell (BSEd ’40) of Athens died on Sept. 4. She was a charter member of Alpha Delta Kappa education sorority, where she received her 50-year certificate and the distinction of a Golden Sister. She taught at Jackson County schools, College Ave. Elementary and Fowler Drive Elementary, where she retired. Presnell was a member of the Georgia Retired Teacher’s Association and the First United Methodist Church. Margaret Flexer Duncan (AB ’41) of Statesboro died on Aug. 12. She taught at Wake Forest before moving to Douglas where she became the first lady of South Georgia College. In 1968, she moved to Statesboro where she was the first lady of Georgia Southern College. In 1977, her family moved one last time to Stetson University in Deland, Fla., where she was first lady as well. Duncan wrote a weekly newspaper column, “People, Places, and Platitudes,” for the Coffee County Progress and the Bulloch Herald, which became the Statesboro Herald, from 1964 to 1975. She published a book of her poetry, I Would Bring Stars, in 1984. She also wrote an anthem, “God, Give Me a Mountain,” which won an American Pen Women Award. Mary Broach Felker (BSHE ’41) of Atlanta died Oct. 22. Felker served in the U.S. Army as a dietician during World War II and eventually retired from the CDC after many years of service. She was an active member of the Cathedral of St. Philip, working as a volunteer in their Thrift House, and was a member of the Order of the Daughters of the King. Frank T. Lee (BSA ’41) of Albany died on Oct. 1. Soon after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Lee enlisted in the military, completed Officer’s Training School and served in the U.S. Merchant Marines as an engine officer. Once discharged, he began farming his family’s land in Terell County and married Ethel McQueen, who was his wife for 61 years. Lee accepted a position with the ASCS office in Terrell County as manager, making farming a part-time venture for him. After retiring, he remained active in raising beef cattle. Irvin Blumenthal (BS ’42) of Dunwoody died on Aug. 27. He was a retired general surgeon and surgical consultant for the Social Security System. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. His great love was golf and he played at the Standard Club in Atlanta for over 50 years. He was a member of The Temple and numerous community organizations. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Claire, and several loved ones. Hugh Edwin Hilliard Sr. (M ’42) of Decatur died on Aug. 28. As a WWII veteran, he was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge for his participation in the Po Valley Campaign. After returning from war, Hilliard finished his education and began his full-time career at Emory University, where he served in several capacities and was appointed vice president for finance and treasure. Throughout his career, he was active in professional, religious and civil organizations. When Hilliard retired from Emory, he served as an adjunct professor of accounting at Georgia State University. He is survived by Eugenia “Genie” Pettiss, his devoted wife of 60 years. George H. Magruder Sr. (BBA ’42) of Melbourne, Fla., died on Aug. 21. After graduating from UGA, he was an aircraft engineer officer in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He then worked for the Pan Am aerospace division as manager of the engineering department until retirement. Along with his wife, Nancy, he enjoyed traveling, archeology, diving and physics. Newton Anderson Whatley (BBA ’42, MEd ’54, EdS ’71) of Rome died on Sept. 15. Whatley was a veteran of World War II and a retired educator of 35 years in the Floyd County School System. He was the principal of Garden Lakes Elementary School for 16 years, but retired as assistant superintendent of curriculum development. While attending UGA, he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. As a charter member of Garden Lakes Baptist Church, he served six terms as chairman of deacons and was later bestowed the honor of Life Deacon, teaching adult Sunday school for over 30 years. After retirement, Whatley served as a Red Cross volunteer and as a volunteer at the Food Pantry of the Floyd County Baptist Association. John Richards Hawkins (BSA ’43, MEd ’59) of Lincolnton died on Oct. 10. Before returning to UGA for his master’s degree, Hawkins served three years in the U.S. Army during WWII in India. While teaching vocational agriculture at Lincolnton High School, he served as football coach, assistant principal and assistant superintendent. He was a member of the Farm Bureau, Cattleman’s Association, American Legion Post 194 and president of the Georgia Vocational Agricultural Teachers Association. Hawkins was also a member of the Lincolnton United Methodist Church where he served as chairman of the official board, Sunday school superintendent and a Sunday school teacher. Among his survivors is his beloved wife of 60 years, Rosalyn Spratlin Hawkins. Bennett Ragland Hunter (BBA ’43) of Columbus died on Aug. 12. He retired from Goodwill Industries as the controller and worked at Phillips Junior College as an instructor and dean. After retirement, Hunter volunteered with AARP and prepared income tax returns. He was a member, deacon, usher, and Sunday school teacher at First Baptist Church in Columbus. Joseph Francis Polak (BSAE ’43) of Lowell, Mass., died on July 13. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and remained in the reserve until retiring as a colonel in 1973. He taught at Lowell High School, where he also coached football. Polak was a life member of the Lowell Lodge of Elks #87. Elizabeth “Betty” Brimberry Haugen (BSHE ’44) of College Station, Texas, died on July 14. She was a military wife for 18 years and lived in Japan, France, Taiwan, Germany and the United States. She worked as a dietician at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla., then as a dietician in the American School in Kyoto, Japan, and was a dietician in College Station with Texas A&M University Food Service and later with the College Station Independent School District. Haugen was a registered dietician with the American Dietetic Association and was a member of the American Association of University Women. Alice “Bibi” Miller Morris (M ’44) of Eatontown, N.J., died on Aug. 1. She was a secretary for Lanigan Associates, Tinton Falls. She was a member of Shrewsbury Presbyterian Church, where she taught Sunday school. Elizabeth “Betty” Byrd Deiner (M ’45) of Daytona Beach, Fla., died on Dec. 9, 2006. Deiner was a Pink Lady at Halifax Medical Center since 1980 and also volunteered at VA nursing home. She loved life, loved people and loved doing for others. Mary Louise Bennett (MEd ’46, EdS ’71) of Waycross died on Dec. 8, 2006. Helen Higginbotham Burt (BSHE ’46) of Albany died on July 3. She was a very active member of Porterfield United Methodist Church and her community. She served as the president of the Hospital League, which became the Junior League of Albany, the town chairman of the National Society of Dames in Georgia and the president of the Town and Country Garden Club. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Walter. Helen McKown Gibson (BSHE ’46) of Chattanooga, Tenn., died on Aug. 2. She was a registered dietician and retired from the state of Georgia. She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Conrad L. Allgood Jr. (BS ’47, MEd ’49) of Tucker died on July 25. He served in the U.S. Army in Brazil during World War II. While at UGA, he was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and the Gridiron Club. He was the first principal of Tucker Elementary School and a founding member of the board of directors at Tucker Federal Bank. He was also a member of the Tucker Kiwanis Club and Masons. Allgood is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mary, and several loved ones. Rowan Benjamin “Bunny” Evans (BSA ’47) of Dublin died on Aug. 8. After returning from service with the U.S. Army during WWII, Evans owned and operated the Evans Florist & R.W. Griffin Feed and Seed. He was an active lifelong member of the Saint Andrews Episcopal Church and was a former member of the Douglas Housing Authority. After he retired, he opened Evans Lawn and Garden Center. Mildred M. Anderson (BSEd ’48) of Durham, N.C., formerly of Athens, died on Sept. 25. Anderson taught elementary school in Athens before attending Vassar College for post-graduate studies. While in Athens, she founded and managed an interior design business, Marsha Studio, which did extensive decorating for UGA. She was very active at First Presbyterian Church in Durham and was among its first female ordained deacons. Her other activities included The Duke Campus Club, The Pinewoods Garden Club, The Eno River Association, and The Historical Preservation Society of Durham. She also served as a Girl Scout Leader for many years. Richard “Dick” Butler (BSEd ’48) of Atlanta died on Aug. 1. While at UGA, he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order. For over 30 years, he was an active member of St. John’s United Methodist Church. Clarence Leon Collins (BSA ’49) of Peach County died on Dec. 28. As owner and operator of Collins Real Estate and Insurance in Fort Valley, Collins was particularly prominent in farm sales throughout the Southeast. In later years, his love for Lake Sinclair drew him into real estate development in Macon. He served as president of the Peach County Chamber of Commerce, president of the Peach County Farm Bureau, president of the Board of Realtors for area counties and director of the Georgia Agricultural ASC Committee. Collins was also a Sunday school teacher and superintendent at his church. Serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Collins was awarded the Bronze Star for his meritorious actions. Ann Middlebrooks Everly (BBA ’49) of Dublin died on Aug. 28. After graduating from UGA, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, she returned to her hometown of Dublin to raise her family. Upon returning to Dublin she joined WMLT Radio Station, where she was employed for over 42 years until her death. She was a charter member of the Pilot Club of Dublin; member of the Blarney Stone; member of the Dublin Civic Theater; member of the Dublin-Laurens Board of Realtors; and member of Pine Forest United Methodist Church. She is survived by her children and grandchildren. Clayton Maffett “Buddy” Hunter (M ’49) of Augusta died on Aug. 22. He worked in outdoor advertising and real estate. He served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Constellation. Hunter was a member of St. Mary On The Hill Catholic Church. Clarence C. Murphy Jr. (BS ’49) of Augusta died on July 8. After serving three years as a first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, he signed to play professional baseball with the New York Yankees and played in their farm system for two years. He left to enter a lifelong service in the ministry. He served at Grace Bible Church in Tulsa, Okla., for 14 years, Amarillo Bible Church in Amarillo, Texas, for four years, and Druid Park Bible Church in Augusta for 34 years. Murphy was known as “Mr. Volleyball” while he ran the Augusta-Aiken Volleyball League. Charlie H. Parish Jr. (ABJ ’49) of Columbus, Ga., died on Oct. 13. After serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII, Parish earned his first class radio engineering license. He owned and operated WCLS radio station in Columbus for 25 years. A member of First Baptist Church of Columbus, Parish was the vice president of his Sunday school class. Thomas W. Pool Jr. (BBA ’49) of Athens died on Aug. 28. He devoted many years to working with the Boy Scouts of America; he received the Silver Beaver award for volunteer service with the Alapaha Area Council. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Beverly, and several loved ones. Henry Young Warnock (MA ’49) of Macon died on July 8. He taught history at Mercer University for 40 years. He was chairman of that department for several years and chairman of the Lamar Lecture Series for many years. Hugh Charlie Westbrook (M ’49) of Gainesville died on Aug. 8. While at UGA he studied in the poultry science department, was one of the first members of the Poultry Science Club and was a charter member of the Georgia Poultry Federation. He also served in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving on the battleship USS Arkansas that was stationed in the South Pacific during WWII. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Gainesville, where he served over the years as a Sunday school teacher, deacon and elder. For the past 37 years he has been a member of the Strugglers Sunday school class. In his retirement years, he mostly enjoyed visiting his children and grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, and many loved ones. Lifelong Athens resident Billie Wickliffe (BS ’49, BSPH ’49, MS ’63, PhD ’67) died on Dec. 29. She worked as a professor of pharmacy at UGA until she retired in 1992. An avid golfer, Wickliffe was a lifelong member of the Athens Country Club, where the Billie Wickliffe Invitational Golf Tournament is held in her honor. She was also a member and past president of the Georgia Women’s Golf Association and won numerous championship titles that were recognized in 2001 when she was inducted into the Athens-Clarke County Sports Hall of Fame. In addition to golfing, Wickliffe enjoyed tennis and volunteering with Meals on Wheels and the Athens Boys and Girls Club. She was a longtime member of the Athens First United Methodist Church.
1950s
O.L. “Whitey” Butler (BSA ’50, MAEx ’67) of Gainesville died on July 29. While at UGA, he was a cheerleader, Men’s Glee Club member and square dance instructor. For most of his life he served as a county extension agent for the Georgia Extension Service and as an active contributor to local 4-H clubs. Most recently, he was inducted into the Georgia Agriculture Hall of Fame for his lifelong contributions to state agriculture. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Mary, a daughter and several family members. Cecil Lennis Collins (BSA ’50) of North Augusta, S.C., died on Sept. 30. After serving in the U.S. Navy Air Corps during World War II, Collins opened Georgia State Wholesale Florist, which was the first wholesale florist in Augusta. In 1967, he became the first Republican mayor of North Augusta, before serving three terms on the South Carolina House of Representatives. Collins received The Order of the Palmetto Award for his service to the state. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, the Matthew’s Sunday school class, American Legion Post 71, Veterans of Foreign War, and Heritage Society of University of Georgia. Collins will be remembered for his love for golf, fishing, gardening, the Georgia Bulldogs and Atlanta Braves, and always putting his family first. William Quincy Culpepper (BBA ’50) of Atlanta died on Sept. 1. He was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity and served in the U.S. Naval Air Corp during World War II. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Ann Starr, three children and spouses and several grandchildren. James Frazier Fort (M ’50) of Madison, Va., died on Aug. 4. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII, earning the rank of captain. He later served in Korea, where he was also a major in the Korean Constabulary. In 1950, Fort settled in Alexandria, Va., and accepted a position as national legislative council with the American Trucking Association. In 1967, he joined the United Parcel Service as a national legislative counsel, helping to gain approval for interstate parcel delivery in all 50 states. Fort developed a love for wood sculpture, and trained, sculpted and exhibited at The Torpedo Factory in Alexandria and The Middle Street Gallery in Little Washington, as well as working at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Fort also taught grassroots lobbying at George Washington University. Claude R. Gaines Jr. (BSA ’50) of Elberton died on Aug. 29. William Crump (BSEd ’51, MEd ’59) of Tucker died Dec. 27. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he gave 44 years of service to Murray County and the state of Georgia, serving as a teacher, coach, principal, rehabilitation counselor, and assistant commissioner of operations for the Georgia Department of Corrections. Crump was also a part-time instructor at Georgia Sate University. He assisted several local churches in developing the NET Food Pantry and was a member and deacon of the First Baptist Church of Tucker. Harold L. David (M ’51) of Monroe died on Sept. 3, 2006. Thomas Bernard Peeples (BSA ’51) of Chatsworth died on Oct. 21. He was a retiree of the U.S. General Services Administration. Robert Allan Robinette (BFA ’51) of Jersey City, N.J., died on Jan. 15, 2007. J. Mercer Brown (BBA ’52) of Atlanta died on Aug. 28. He was active in the Georgia Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association for many years, as he owned several tire businesses in Atlanta. Joseph C. Ellis (BBA ’52) of Jesup died Oct. 12, 2006. Ellis lived in Wayne County most of his life and attended Jesup Primitive Baptist Church and was a member of Jesup Elks Lodge. He was a retiree of ITT Rayonier and a U.S. Army veteran. Michael Ashley Wiggins (BSEd ’52) of Millen died on June 22. He served as chief nurse anesthetist for the county hospital for 40 years. He taught part time at the Medical University of South Carolina for 26 years. Wiggins was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force. Howard Jones Fretwell Jr. (BBA ’53) of Marietta died on Aug. 4. He retired from Georgia Institute of Technology, where he was the personnel director. Fretwell served in the U.S. Army. Baldwin Rucker (BFA ’53) of Fort Gaines died on June 26. She had a long career as a supervisor in the Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services. She was an accomplished artist, and one of her paintings is hanging permanently in the Georgia governor’s mansion. Rucker was an avid traveler, having visited Europe, China, Russia, Mexico, Canada and Israel. William T. Dean Jr. (ABJ ’54) of Dunwoody died on Sept. 29. Upon graduation from UGA, Dean joined the U.S. Navy, where he was stationed in Germany. Once discharged, he attended John Marshall Law School, graduating valedictorian. Dean practiced law until August 2007 with the firm of Dean, Smith, and Therrell, where he performed many pro bono services for clients and friends. At his death, Dean was a member of the Georgia and Dekalb County Bar Associations and the Lawyers Club of Atlanta. He was also a communicant of Saint Barnabas Anglican Church of Atlanta and a board member of the St. Joseph Hospital Mercy Foundation. George E. Jones (BSA ’54, MS ’65) of Canton died on Sept. 8. Until his retirement, Jones served as a county extension agent in Cherokee County. He was a member of the Canton First United Methodist Church. Robert C. Shelnutt (BS ’54) of Oklahoma City, Okla., died on July 9. William Thurmond Steele (M ’54) of Statesboro died on July 30. He was a farmer, an avid golfer and hunter, and loved to travel. Bobby Autry Wheeler Sr. (BSA ’54) of Alma died on July 23. He taught at Bacon County High School from 1957 to 1960, was a southeast Georgia representative for Rbyster Fertilizer, a Georgia legislator for 10 years, a farmer, an executive director for Bacon County Development Authority and was a member of the Alma-Bacon Chamber of Commerce from 1982 to 1997. Wheeler was also a member of the VFW, the local Masonic Lodge 56, Bacon County Exchange Club and Alma First Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, before serving several years in the U.S. Reserves as a captain. Joe Max Whitaker (BSEd ’54) of Athens died on Aug. 1. He was a member of American Legion Post 20, VFW Post 2872 and a member of UGA Catholic Center. Vida Haws Brooke (BSHE ’55, MEd; EdS ’64) of Marietta died on June 24. Earl A. McDowell (DVM ’55), formerly of Laurens, S.C., died in Anderson, S.C., on Sept. 7. He was a retired veterinarian and a member of Lucas Avenue Baptist Church. After graduating, McDowell served in the U.S. Marines during World War II in the Pacific Theatre and was a member of the American Legion for 53 years. William Frederick Nathaniel (BSPH ’55) of Macon died on Oct. 12. Nathaniel was a member of Christ Episcopal Church. He worked for many years for Giegy Pharmaceutical and Powell’s Pharmacy in south Macon and was a member of the Georgia Pharmaceutical Association. Ruth Dillon Brock (BSHE ’56) of Cockeysville, Md., died on May 11. She wrote a column on life during the war effort for the Atlanta Constitution in the 1940s. She retired in 1984 after teaching European and Russian history for 20 years at Roland Park Country School in Baltimore. In the 1960s and 1970s, Brock earned her master’s degree in liberal arts at Johns Hopkins University and a master’s in Latin American history from the University of Maryland. James W. Southerland Sr. (ABJ ’56, MA ’63) of Perry, Fla., died on May 11. After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, Southerland became public relations manager for the P&G Buckeye Cellulose Plant in Perry and then worked as public relations manager for St. Regis Mill. Southerland and his son then created the business South House Home Furnishings. He was very active in the Perry Jaycees, Perry Chamber of Commerce and Perry Elks Lodge and was instrumental in establishing Forest Capital Hall and Hagen’s Cove. His other community activities included founding the TAMP program in Perry and attending First Presbyterian Church of Perry. He also enjoyed collecting antiques. David L. Starkey (AB ’56) of Columbia, S.C., died on July 29. Starkey served in the U.S. Army and became the executive assistant to the adjutant general in the state of South Carolina. He was a member of the Columbia Touchdown Club, the Georgia Bulldog Club, the South Carolina State Guard and Union United Methodist Church. During his career as an army aviator, Starkey served in Korea, Vietnam and Thailand and was awarded several medals including the Purple Heart. Mary Rose Baugh Bacon (BSHE ’57, PhD ’78) of Milledgeville died on July 25. In 1957, she was among the first women in Georgia to accept a reserve commission in the U.S. Air Force. During her three-year active duty, she frequently escorted French President Charles de Gaulle as part of an inter-service cooperation program. She retired as professor emeritus from Georgia College and State University after 27 years there and was nationally recognized as a pioneer in freshman year experience curriculum. Harvey Neil Edwards (BSEd ’57, MMEd ’60) of Nicholson died on Sept. 1. He was an Eagle Scout, a member of the Order of the Arrow and a U.S. seaman. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he became a member of the first Redcoat Band and was an active member of the Redcoat Alumni Band. A lifelong lover of the arts, he was a charter member of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Eunice Mary Pittman Edwards, two sons and daughters-in-law and five grandchildren. An avid Bulldog fan, John A. Stegall Jr. (BBA ’58) of Cartersville died on Sept. 15. He opened his practice as a CPA in Cartersville and later opened an additional office in Calhoun. After being affiliated with Pioneer Credit Company for many years, he began full-time employment as their vice president and chief financial officer. Stegall was a member of the Georgia Society of CPAs, Cartersville Country Club, Elks Club, Sam Jones Memorial Methodist Church and the University of Georgia Alumni Association. Linda Nease Lee (BSEd ’59) of Springfield died on Aug. 29. She taught at various Savannah public schools before transferring to Effingham County school system in 1978, teaching primarily as a math teacher until her retirement in 2000. She was a longtime member of Springfield United Methodist Church, where she sang in the choir, played piano on Sundays and taught the Open Door Sunday school class. Clarence H. Little Jr. (DVM ’59) of Easton, Md., died on Sept. 26. He served in the U.S. Navy 1st Beach Battalion in the European-African Middle East Campaign and the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre during World War II. While attending UGA, Little was the chief judge of the Honor Corps. After graduation, he and his partner co-founded the Tidewater Veterinary Hospital. He served on the board of Rosecroft Raceway, was associate professor at VPI School of Veterinary Medicine, was a member and past president of the Maryland Veterinary Association and Mulligan’s Group, and was a member of Clan Little Societies in North America, St. Andrew’s Society of the Eastern Shore and Hawthorne and Talbot County Country Clubs. Mary Blanche Owen (AB ’59) of Columbus died on Sept. 29. She spent her career with the Social Security Administration in multiple locations. She was a member of the Pilot Club, Brookstone Garden Club, East Alabama Gem and Mineral Society and the River City Red Hat Society. Owen was also a member of First Presbyterian Church of Alabama, where she was very active in the Juanita Brawner Circle.
1960s
James William Foughner II (ABJ ’60, JD ’63) of Marietta died on Aug. 4. He retired as executive director of the Organized Crime Prevention Council for the state of Georgia and the Municipal Court of Atlanta. Foughner was a founding member of The Catholic Church of St. Ann. James Cleveland Miller (BBA ’60) of Elberton died on Sept. 5. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Elberton, a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, past exhaulted ruler of the Elberton Elks Lodge, and an administrative law judge. He was a drum major of the UGA Dixie Red Coat Marching Band of 1956-1960. John P. Cole (BS ’61) of Jacksonville, Fla., died on Aug. 2. He was retired from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, where he received the Wyeth President’s Golden Circle Award. While at UGA, he was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity. He ran marathons in New York City and Boston multiple times and was the president of the Jacksonville Track Club. Dorothy Stanfield Graham (BSEd ’61) of LaFayette, Tenn., died Sept. 30. After earning her degree from UGA, Graham taught first grade at North LaFayette Elementary for 37 years. A member of LaFayette First Baptist Church, she was active in the LaFayette Woman’s Club, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Walker County Retired Educators Association and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Graham is survived by her beloved husband of almost 57 years. Ellen Gwin Nelms (MEd ’61) of Williamson died on Aug. 10. She retired after 23 years as a professor at Broward Community College. She served as organist for several churches in Florida, and after returning to Georgia played for Shadnor First Baptist Church from 1989 until her health no longer permitted. Samuel A. Hale Jr. (BBA ’62) of Panama City, Fla., died on Oct. 8. After graduating from UGA, Hale, an Athens native, served in the U.S. Army, where he was stationed in Germany. Mary Ann Rogers Hammaker (BSEd ’62) of Atlanta died on Aug. 16. She taught kindergarten at Rock Springs Elementary School in Atlanta for five years. She was a collector of antique furniture, porcelain, and impressionist painting. Hammaker was an avid traveler, having visited nearly every continent. She sang in the choirs of Peachtree Road Methodist Church and Northside Methodist Church as well as in The Peach Pipes, a service-oriented singing group associated with the Junior League of Atlanta, of which she was a member. Hammaker also was a member of The Piedmont Driving Club and The English Speaking Union and served on the board of The Atlanta Opera. Charles Albert Stubblebine Jr. (BBA ’62) of Decatur died on July 29. He had a long career in the life insurance business, was a devoted member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, and worked for Habitat for Humanity as a head usher and delegate to the North Georgia Annual Conference. Stubblebine kept the Decatur High School alumni together by organizing yearly reunions. Lawrence Henry Heymann (AB ’63) of Milledgeville died on Aug. 14. He taught English and literature at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville from 1965 until his retirement in 1984. James T. McGibony Jr. (AB ’64) of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., formerly of Washington, died on Sept. 3. Upon graduation from college, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and ROTC, McGibony entered the U.S. Army as a 2nd lieutenant and rose to the rank of colonel in the Medical Service Corps. His military awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Vietnam Service Medal and the Order of Military Medical Merit. After 26 years of distinguished service, McGibony retired from the Army and entered public service as health department administrator of Baker and Nassau Counties in Florida. He was a life fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of both the American Hospital Association and St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church. Esther Coffin Miller (AB ’64) of Cuthbert died on July 21. She was a member of the Cuthbert United Methodist Church and the Randolph County Library Board. Josephine Padgett (MEd ’64) of Gordon County died on Oct. 1. Padgett was a teacher in both the Gordon County and Calhoun City school systems. For many years, she was a member and pianist of the Oakman Methodist Church. Betty Tatum Turner (BSHE ’64) of Dawsonville died on July 8. She taught for a time in the Dawson County school system before teaching in Forsyth County schools and Gainesville city schools. She returned to teach in the Dawson County schools until her retirement in 1985. Turner was a chairman of the Dawson County Democratic committee for 25 years, a charter member and three-term president of the Dawson County Women’s Club, past patron of the Eastern Star, and co-founder and president for 10 years of the Dawson County Athletic Booster Club. She served on the Dawson County Library Board, the Dawson County Board of Health, statewide committees for Govs. Carter, Harris and Miller and was a charter member of Gold Country Club, as well as a member of First United Methodist Church in Dawsonville. Martha Little (BSEd ’65) of Carnesville died on Oct. 8. Ralph C. Shea Jr. (AB ’65) of Augusta died on Aug. 4. Born in Milledgeville, Shea moved to Augusta in 1991, where he worked as a self-employed software engineer. Lee L. Tracy (AB ’65) of Harlem died on Aug. 7. While at UGA, he was a member of Chi Psi Fraternity. Following graduation he worked at Tracy-Luckey Company Inc. He was a member of Harlem Baptist Church. Robert Irvin Garrett (ABJ ’66) of Sandersville died on July 25. He served briefly as a teacher in Fulton County schools before partnering with David Wickersham and starting The Sandersville Georgian, a weekly newspaper. Six months later they purchased The Sandersville Progress, the county’s legal organ and major newspaper. Garrett was involved with the Washington County Council on Aging, The Alliance for Children, Literacy is for Everyone, the Washington County Historical Society, and the Rotary Club. He was named Rotary Citizen of the Year in 2002. Daphne Williams Musselwhite (ABJ ’67) of Arlington, Va., died on Oct. 10. Most of her career in Washington was at Thompson Publishing Group, from which she retired as president in 2002. Musselwhite was an active member of Walker Chapel United Methodist Church in Arlington. She served as a member of the executive committee of the Arlington Senior Adult Council and a board member of the newly formed Alliance for Arlington Senior Programs. Harriet “Frissy” Peden (BSEd ’67) of Highlands, N.C., died on Oct. 5. After graduating, Peden taught hearing-impaired children in Augusta. She and her husband moved to Highlands in 1990 for the purpose of developing the Highlands Institute of American Religious and Philosophical Thought. For many years, she was subscription manager of the American Journal of Theology and Philosophy, as well as the photographic historian for HIARPT. Peden also volunteered for the last 16 years at Head Start in Highlands. Ronald W. Long (PhD ’68) of Lochgelly, W.Va., died on Aug. 23. Long was a retired professor of history for West Virginia Institute of Technology. As a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Oak Hill, he was the fellowship class teacher for 28 years, a church board member and former usher, and he served on the Missionary Council. He was an avid golfer, an excellent carpenter and described himself as a gentleman gardener. Long lived and died as a Christian with an impish sense of humor and a great love of chocolate. David Clayton McCoy (AB ’68) of Savannah died on Sept. 9. An active member of his community, McCoy retired from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department, where he had served as deputy sheriff. Dennis Warner Anderson (BS ’69) of Hopkinton, Mass., died on Sept. 5. Upon graduation from dental school, Anderson was commissioned in the U.S. Navy. Commander Anderson retired from active duty in 1995 after serving in various locations for a number of years. He established Anderson Dental Associates in 1993 and practiced general dentistry, along with his subspecialty, prosthodontics. Samuel Claude Gilbert (BBA ’69) of Charlotte, N.C., died on Aug. 10. He served in the U.S. Army and earned two Bronze Stars for combat in Vietnam as a member of the 75th Rangers. He participated as an officer assigned to Army Reserve Command at Fort McPherson and served at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. In 2007, Gilbert was awarded the Legion of Merit for 37 years of distinguished military service. He was a buyer and sales manager for Belk’s and the William Carter Company. Gilbert was an assistant coach in the baseball and football programs at Charlotte Country Day School.
1970s
Karl Walton Sanders (BS ’70, BS ’78) of Brunswick died on Aug. 29. He practiced as an anesthesiologist in Boston before moving to Brunswick in 1987, where he worked until 1993 and became involved in real estate investments. Sanders managed a family farm in Eatonton. He loved to read, travel, and sail, having lived for a year in 1973 on a sail boat in the Caribbean. Clarinda Margaret Singleton (MEd ’70, EdD ’77) of Temple died on Aug. 8. After earning her doctorate degree in education, Singleton helped to organize the School of Practical Nursing in Carrollton. Singleton also taught the first EMT class in the west Georgia area. Richard Luis Bondy (BSA ’71) of Hallandale, Fla., died on April 17. Inez Allen Davidson (MEd ’71) of Cleveland died on Aug. 4. She taught at several elementary schools and served as curriculum director for the White County School System. Wayne J. Jackson (MS ’71) of Gilfillan, Minn., died on Oct. 8. He worked for 20 years for the University of Minnesota as the Redwood County extension agent and was working as a project specialist, based in Marshall, with the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute at the time of his death. Throughout his career, Jackson continued to operate the family farm and became a member of the Traveler’s Club in Redwood Falls. Jackson also served as past president of the Redwood Area Development Corporation, was a member of an agricultural fraternity and was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. Martha Jane Jackson (AB ’71) of Houston, Texas, died on June 17. Ivan E. Lester (AB ’71) of Atlanta died on March 14, 2007. He was an employee of the Atlanta-Fulton County Public Library. Steven N. Lewis (AB ’71) of Duck, N.C., formerly of Richmond, died on Sept. 28, 2006. He was the founder and owner of the Fox and Hounds British Pub in Richmond. An avid golfer and sailor, Lewis was a member of Duck Woods Country Club. Lewis was also a member of the Coast Guard Auxillary Flotilla No. 1607 for the past five years and was most recently elected as the Flotilla commander. He loved spending time with his four children and seven grandchildren. John Thomas Thornton Jr. (BSA ’71) of Pelham died on April 22. Tolura Lee Porter Bobo (BSEd ’72) of Mount Pleasant, S.C., died on Sept. 21. While attending UGA, she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Formerly a fashion consultant with Sears, she was a homemaker who loved to spend time with her family and friends. Mildred Bruce Masters (MEd ’72) of Eureka Springs, Ark., died on Dec. 14, 2006. She was an elementary school librarian, and also worked at the libraries of the University of Arkansas and Mercer University in Atlanta. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Eureka Springs. Cora Antrim Wayland (EdD ’72) of Davidson, N.C., died on Aug. 28. She was a youth minister and director of Christian Education at Wilmore Presbyterian Church. Wayland served 26 years of missionary service in the Korean Presbyterian Church, where she developed a small Women’s School for Bible Teachers and Evangelists into what is now Hanil University and Seminary with more than 6,000 students. Wayland served as professor of education at Columbia University and as alumni secretary of Montreat Anderson College. Beverly Reeves NeSmith (AB ’73) of Saint Simons Island died on July 4. She worked as a procurement analyst at FLETC and was an active member of St. Simons United Methodist Church. David Stahl (ABJ ’73) of Marietta died on Aug. 21. He established his law practice in Marietta and in 1991 was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. As a charter member of the Rotary Club of East Cobb, Stahl had 23 years of perfect attendence. Harry Vaughan Dyer (MEd ’74) of Macon died on Aug. 6. He was in the U.S. Air Force for five years, serving as a flight instructor and as a pilot during the Korean Conflict. He worked for Canada Dry as a chemist in the 1960s. Dyer worked for Georgia Correctional Industries as supervisor of the chemical plant at Lowndes Correctional Institute in Valdosta from 1972 until his retirement in 1994. Eddie Hampton Hunter (BS ’74) of Athens died Sept. 3. He was employed by the University of Georgia in the department of security information and was a member of Beech Haven Baptist Church, NRA and IEEE. Carolyn Stewart Lee (EdS ’74) of Macon died on Aug. 4. She taught for more than 30 years as an art teacher in Bibb County Public Schools, ending her career at Central High School. Nellie Rodgers Stokes (MMEd ’74) of Decatur died on Sept. 4. Her distinguished career as a teacher and a noted choral instructor spanned four decades and included Bibb, Muscogee and Upson County school systems. She was a member of the Stone Mountain-Lithonia alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. Leigh C. Chu (MLA ’75) of Fort Worth, Texas, died on Oct. 14. A native of Hunan, China, Chu moved to Texas and was a site planner for Carter and Burgess for over 20 years, eventually retiring from Dunaway and Associates. Betty Cope Smart (EdS ’75) of Waycross, formerly of Atlanta, died on Sept. 25. She was a retired educator, teaching in several schools in the Atlanta area and last serving as principal at Cedar Grove Elementary School in Ellenwood. Smart was a member of Decatur United Methodist Church and attended First United Methodist Church in Waycross. She was also a member of the Avondale Estates Garden Club, Avondale Estates Bridge Club and the LaVista Women’s Club. Susie Weems Wheeler (EdS ’76) of Cartersville died on July 22. As a Jeanes Supervisor, she was a master teacher who assisted other teachers in the segregated schools of Bartow, Gordon, and Paulding counties. She later served in several administrative positions with the Bartow County school system. Wheeler led efforts to convert a building used for the education of black students from the 1920s to the 1950s into a museum, the Noble Hill Wheeler Memorial Center. In May 2007, she received the Governor’s Award in the Humanities. Described as a funny, compassionate, intelligent, generous man, Michael Cantlebary (AB ’77), of Tifton, died on April 1. While pursuing a career working with troubled youth, Cantlebary was an active supporter of the Optimist Club and Big Brothers and Big Sisters. He shared his passion for soccer with the Tifton community, coaching the sport for 16 years. Stewart Allen Wilson (BBA ’77) died on Aug. 28. He was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order while attending UGA. As a lifelong resident of Thomson, Wilson was in General Motors automotive sales for 25 years and a dedicated member of Thomson First United Methodist Church. Of Wilson’s many accomplishments, he was the past president of the Thomson-McDuffie Chamber of Commerce, past president of Rotary Club of Thomson, a member of the Thomson Boat Club and a Paul Harris fellow. For 15 years Wilson also acted as the Tiger Cub Master of the Boy Scouts of America. He will be remembered for his love of gardening, his appreciation of fine antiques and his aesthetic eye. Jay P. Irby (EdD ’78) of Norman, Okla., died on Sept. 3. He was ordained an elder of the United Methodist Church, serving as minister to several congregations across Oklahoma for 14 years. His ministry to older adults led him to a career as a distinguished developer and administrator of continuing care communities for elders across the country. When he and his wife of 49 years retired, he served on the board of directors of the Oklahoma University Theatre Guild and was an active participant in the local Kiwanis International Chapter, as well as the Norma Chamber of Commerce Leaders Plus and Ambassador programs. Although his family was his greatest love, Irby also enjoyed watching Oklahoma University sports, playing golf, woodcarving, traveling, reading, crossword puzzles and western movies. Willie E. Richardson Jr. (PhD ’78) of Atlanta died on April 13. David Richard Knowlton (BBA ’79) of Alpharetta died on Aug. 20. He was chairman and founder of Stratix Corporation, which in 2007 was named to the Inc500 list of fastest growing companies in the U.S. Before starting the company, Knowlton worked at NCR and Motorola.
1980s
Brian Keith Murphy (BSA ’80) of Atlanta died on July 23. He was a longtime employee of Rich’s/Macy. He loved gardening, music, travel and animals. Cindy Tandy Quilling (BSHE ’80) of Dallas, Texas, died on Sept. 25. With her grace, charm and warmth, Quilling epitomized a Southern lady. After her years in college, where she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, she developed a passion for traveling and became a flight attendant for Delta Airlines for 10 years. Once her children were born, Quilling became a full-time mom, actively volunteering in both of her girls’ schools, the Lake Highlands community and the Dallas Junior League. Her greatest joy was being Michael’s wife and the mother of Laura and Tandy Nicole. She enjoyed trips with friends, family lake outings and an occasional game of tennis. John Thomas Krizmanich (BSA ’81) of Snellville died on Oct. 10. Krizmanich worked for UPS for 20 years and considered them his extended family. He was a devoted son, brother, uncle, and friend, and he loved to travel, garden, watch the Georgia Bulldogs and attend family reunions. Lynne Panarello (BBA ’81) of Atlanta died on Aug. 25. She was an avid UGA sports fan. Ricky Eugene Smith (BBA ’81) of Charlotte, N.C., died on Aug. 7. In 2001, he started his own business, RES Consulting, which helped large companies manage their insurance programs. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt. Evelyn Smith Franklin (BSHE ’82) of Atlanta died on Jan. 7, 2003. After a courageous battle against lung cancer, Robert Caine Halter (AB ’83) of Greenville, S.C., died on Aug. 10. After graduating from UGA, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order, Halter became president of Coldwell Banker Caine Commercial. An avid UGA fan, Halter was president of the Greenville chapter of the Georgia Bulldog Club. Committed to the community, he served as chairman of the YMCA of Greenville, on the Metro Board of Directors and as chairman of the YMCA Cleveland Street Campaign to completely renovate the facility. Halter was an integral part of the upstate’s business community for over two decades and is survived by his devoted wife of 21 years and their two children. Bruce Hoffman (MA ’83) of Waynesboro, Va., died on September 21. Christopher T. Hannon (BBA ’84) of Nashville, Tenn., died on Sept. 4. As a lifetime resident of Nashville, Hannon was an active member of the Cathedral of the Incarnation and served on the board of the Farmers Market. Best known as the former CFO of hospital outfit, Province Healthcare, Hannon was more recently involved in the development of nTelegent Solutions, a Franklin-based management firm. While Hannon enjoyed cycling, cooking out with his family, camping and watching football and soccer, his primary activity was being a loving husband and adoring father of four young girls. Gary Francis Hayden (BBA ’84) of St. Petersburg, Fla., died on Aug. 25. He was a fire investigator for State Farm Insurance Company. He attended the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle and was a former member of Toastmasters International. Dale Treadwell Allen Jr. (MSW ’85) of Decatur died on May 12. In 1970, he was part of Project Genesis on Ossabaw Island, a research experiment in human ecology by the Ossabaw Island Project. He worked in the mental health field, having practiced at Georgia Regional Hospital, Buckhead Mental Health Center, Brawner Psychiatric Hospital and Gwinnett Family Guidance Center. Michael Bondurant-Chambers (MSW ’86) of Stone Mountain died on Sept. 11. A highly educated man, he loved and embraced life. He was well known for his vast collection of antique toys, foreign currency and comic books. Although he owned a custom jewelry shop in Roswell and a used bookstore in Lilburn, his greatest love in life was his social work. In 1999, he was honored in New York City with an award for his work with homeless TB patients at Grady Memorial Hospital. Cheryl Phillips Calhoun (MEd ’87) of Fayetteville died on January 13.
1990s
Leslie Dixon Brown (BSEd ’95, MEd ’98) of Elberton died on September 12.
2000s
Amanda McClure Howell (AB ’03) of Athens died on July 22. While a student at UGA she taught Spanish at Barrow Elementary School and was an after-school counselor for the Clarke County School District. From 2003 she worked for Philip Morris U.S.A. as a territory sales manager. She received the company’s Leadership Frontier Award and was recognized as a member of the Highest Rank Section. She developed and facilitated the conversational Spanish program for the company’s employees. Howell was a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, DECA, the American Translators, Spanish Division. She served as a Diamond Darling Baseball Hostess at UGA and volunteered for the American Red Cross. J.J. Maass (MEd ’04) of Omaha, Neb., died on July 12.
Karol Kelly (MS ’04) of Macon published an article in the Macon Telegraph titled “Drought-stressed trees are cause for concern.”
ARTS AND SCIENCES
Sophia A. Hinshalwood (MA ’58) of Otisville, N.Y., presented a lecture on historical geography at the Neversink Valley Area Museum in October. Maxwell Taylor Courson (ABJ ’58, MA ’59) of Valrico, Fla., is a semi-retired adjunct professor in the School of Mass Communication at the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus. He published The Pulpwood Annie Chronicles in 2005 that focused on a University of Georgia student and his wild conversations with a South Georgia hooker. Among his many accomplishments, the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern California-Annenberg named Courson an honorary member of the Image of Journalists in Popular Culture. His personal Web site is www.maxcourson.com. Larry Durrence (MA ’68, PhD ’71) is serving as the interim president of Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Lexington, Ky. Randy Braswell (MPPM ’82) of Macon joined Macon State College as associate vice president for institutional research and planning. Johnny Davis (MS ’89) of Macon opened a second location of his Karsten-Denson Co., a hardware and farm store, last year and was profiled in the Macon Telegraph. Robert Gregerson (PhD ’91) of Savannah was appointed department head of biology at Armstrong Atlantic State University. Michael Hussey (MFA ’93) of Athens, a UGA professor for the computer animation program in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies, partnered with documentary film producer Monte Markham (BFA ’57, MFA ’60) to give his students a chance to work on the History Channel’s “Boneyard: The Secret Lives of Machines.” James Spellman (MEd ’98, EdS ’00, PhD ’03) and his wife Kristin Hamilton Spellman (BSEd ’96, MEd ’01) of Athens are adopting a baby from China this summer. James is a professor and is self-employed while Kristin teaches students with learning disabilities at Madison County High School. Michelle Furlong (PhD ’00) of Atlanta was appointed as the interim head of the Department of Natural Sciences for Clayton State University. Bronson Long (MA ’00) of Powder Springs is a history instructor at Georgia Highlands College. Karen Mabry (MS ’01) of Oxford, Ohio, received the Warder Clyde Allee Award from the Animal Behavior Society and the Anna M. Jackson Award from the American Society of Mammalogists. Patricia Hayes (MS ’04) of Loveland, Colo., began teaching seventh grade science for the Platte Valley Middle School. Claire Joyce (MFA ’06) had a solo exhibit of her work at Fay Gold Gallery in Atlanta and at Mercury Art Works in Athens last year. C. Braxton “Bo” Ballew (DMA ’07) is the Greenville Symphony Orchestra’s education director. Marcus Erbar (MFA ’07) worked on the computer animation for the History Channel’s 13-part series, “Boneyard: The Secret Lives of Machines.” Rebecca A. Kuehl (MA ’07) of Trimont, Minn., was awarded a graduate school fellowship from the University of Minnesota. She was one of 65 Fellows selected among all incoming graduate students in a rigorous university-wide competition. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in communication studies. Meghan Moser (MFA ’07) is a textile designer and colorist with Valdese Weavers in Valdese, N.C. Emily Silverstein (MS ’07) of Pittsfield, Mass., was hired by The Springs pool and fitness center as a personal fitness trainer.
BUSINESS
John Ford IV (MBA ’83, PhD ’85) of Norfolk, Va., is a professor of marketing and international business at Old Dominion University and was named a Distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Marketing Science for his contributions to the field. James R. Borders (MBA ’88, JD ’88) of Atlanta is the president of Novare Group Holdings LLC. DeAnn Blanton Golden (MBA ’95) of Roswell, managing broker of Prudential Georgia Realty’s perimeter north office in Dunwoody, received the Accredited Buyer Representative Manager designation. Annette Maddox (MAcc ’95) of Kennesaw is an instructor of accounting at Georgia Highlands College. John Otten (MAcc ’96) of Simpsonville, S.C., was admitted as a shareholder in Elliott Davis, an accounting and advising firm based in Greenville, S.C.
EDUCATION
Joseph Strother (MAEd ’61, EdD ’69) reconnected with his Chinese “little sister” after 60 years. His missionary parents were prohibited from taking her to the U.S. due to immigration laws after caring for her until she was 9. Later in life they wrote letters to each other until meeting in July for the first time since Strother was 14. James Marcus Helms (EdD ’89), a charter faculty member at Waycross College and vice president and dean of academic and student services, retired after 31 years of service. L.C. “Buster” Evans Jr. (EdD ’91) of Cochran is the superintendent of Forsyth County schools. Patricia M. Stueck (EdD ’91) of Commerce is principal of East Jackson Comprehensive High School. Richard G. Hill (EdD ’94) of Gainesville was named associate superintendent for Hall County Public schools. Russ Claxton (EdS ’96, EdD ’01) of Winder is principal of Russell Middle School. J. Ross Peters (MEd ’96) of Asheville, N.C., was selected as the new upper school director of Hawken School in Gates Mills, Ohio. The Hawken community is also pleased to welcome his wife, Kathleen Wood Peters (AB ’90, MA ’94), and their daughter Eleanor. Debra Morris (MEd ’98, EdD ’02) of Commerce is principal of Kings Bridge Middle School. Rives Poe (MEd ’04) of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., is a new middle school math teacher at Charleston Collegiate School.
ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN
Jim Cothran (MLA ’68) of Atlanta delivered a lecture on the topic of his critically acclaimed book, Gardens and Historic Plants of the Antebellum South, during Lander University’s third annual Arboretum Lecture. Bruce W. Brodsky (MLA ’92) of Panama City, Fla., was promoted to program manager of PBS&J’s North Florida planning and landscape architecture program.
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
Doreen Knapp Riley (MS ’87) of Shaker Heights, Ohio, was named vice president for university advancement at John Carroll University.
FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Michael L. Clutter (MFR ’83, PhD ’93) became dean of the UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources on Aug. 15.
LAW
Otis A. Brumby Jr. (LLB ’65) of Marietta was named a member of the Georgia Department of Education’s new charter advisory committee, created to oversee the charter school educational model. Robert Benham (JD ’70) of Cartersville was honored at “Honoring Heroes: The Desegregation of the University of Georgia.” He was the first African-American Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia and the second African-American graduate of UGA’s School of Law. S. Lark Ingram (JD ’78) of Smyrna, Cobb County Superior Court Judge, was profiled in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Andrew McKay (JD ’82) of Louisville, Ky., was elected to the board of directors of SinglePipe Communications Inc. Gregory A. Adams (JD ’83) of Stone Mountain had the Gregory A. Adams Juvenile Justice Center named after him in April. He was chief judge of DeKalb County’s Juvenile Court for 10 years before he was elected to DeKalb Superior Court judge in 2004. Georgia State Senator Bill Cowsert (JD ’83) of Athens was recently appointed by Gov. Sonny Perdue to the Rural Development Council. Scott Sorrels (JD ’84) of Atlanta has been named the national vice-chair for the venturing program of the Boy Scouts of America. In this position, he will oversee personal development and leadership program delivery for more than 200,000 young men and women nationwide. J. Reid Williamson (JD ’85) joined the law firm of Hunter Maclean in the firm’s estates and trusts practice group. Cecilia P. Mercer (JD ’90) of Athens joined the law firm of Timmons, Warnes and Anderson LLP. She will focus on residential and commercial law and assist clients in matters of business and corporations, as well as wills. Dorsey R. Carson Jr. (JD ’96) of Jackson, Miss., joined Burr and Forman LLP and will practice in the firm’s construction group. C. Celeste Creswell (JD ’96) of Smyrna joined Miller and Martin’s litigation group in the firm’s Chattanooga, Tenn., office. Kimberly E. Holt (JD ’99) and husband Clarke announce the birth of their daughter, Claire Collins, on March 26, 2007. The family resides in Athens where Holt is an associate with the Felt Law Group. A. Franklin Beacham III (JD ’01) of Rome is a partner in Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson and Davis LLP. He specializes in business litigation, construction law and employment law. James Stevens (JD ’01) of Smyrna was selected as a member of the Buckhead Business Association leadership development program class of 2007-2008. He is an attorney with Kilpatrick Stockton LLP in Atlanta. Thomas Harold Hawk III (JD ’02) and Elizabeth Canfield Hawk of Atlanta welcomed the birth of their daughter, Chambless Louise, on Oct. 2. Melody Zeigler Ellis (JD ’04) of Leesburg was made partner in the law firm of Brimberry, Kaplan and Brimberry P.C., where she specializes in family law. She and her husband, David, have two children. Benjamin J. Colson (JD ’06) of Statesboro joined the law firm of Edenfield, Cox, Bruce and Classens P.C.
MUSIC
Kendall Kookogey (MM ’00) recently returned to Athens with her husband, Dallas Bono, and opened Athens Power Yoga.
PHARMACY
Kelly M. Smith (PharmD ’93) was granted tenure as an associate professor of pharmacy practice and science at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy.
VETERINARY MEDICINE
C. Ben Lowery (DVM ’60) and Shirley Skinner Lowery (BSHE ’57) of Warner Robins celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 7. Gordon Miller (DVM ’63) of Wilkesboro, N.C., retired from his position as senior vice president of veterinary services with Tyson Foods in 2004 and was recently inducted into the North Carolina Poultry Federation Hall of Fame. Louise Dufour-Zavala (MAM ’89) of Flowery Branch was named executive director of the Georgia Poultry Laboratory Network at Oakwood. Brett Levitzke (DVM ’00), a veterinarian with the Veterinary Emergency and Referral Group in New York, was profiled in the Brooklyn Heights Press and Cobble Hill News. Margaret Koontz Linnell (DVM ’00) of Berwick, Maine, is the new owner of South Berwick Veterinary Hospital. Shannon Sturkie Bennett (DVM ’06) has been a practicing veterinarian in Atlanta for the past year, where her primary interests have been behavior and soft tissue surgery.
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Class Notes CLASS NOTES
Compiled by Ashley Ball, DeShaun Harris and Alyson Waldrop
1935-1939
John Flynt Jr. (AB ’36) of Griffin was honored posthumously on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives by U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, R-Ga. Flynt served as a Democratic U.S. representative for Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District for 24 years.
1940-1944
Caroline Burson Thrasher (BSHE ’40), Georgia Alpha’s first initiate and chapter president, recently visited the UGA Pi Beta Phi sorority chapter. Fred Belcher (AB ’42, JD ’47) and wife Suzanne Smith Belcher (ABJ ’47) of Nashville, Tenn., joyfully celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Oct. 5.
1945-1949
Bonnie Bennett Valliant (AB ’45) of Richardson, Texas, volunteers at Richardson Regional Medical Center, where she has helped for more than 20 years.
1950-1954
Jean Butts Jones (ABJ ’52) of Richmond, Va., is a retired news reporter for the Atlanta Journal and volunteers at a local children’s hospital. She and her husband have five grown children. Joy Wilkes Wingfield (M ’53) of Athens and husband Terry Wingfield (BBA ’51), chair of the Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, have two sons, Terry Wingfield (BBA ’75) and Chip Wingfield (BBA ’92). Joy is on the boards of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia and the Athens Symphony.
1955-1959
Sally Shapard Hill (BSHE ’57) of Tampa, Fla., was recently honored as the 2007 Sustainer of the Year by the Junior League of Tampa. William L. Tietjen (BS ’58) of Plains, professor emeritus of biology, was named interim vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty at Georgia Southwestern State University. Beverly Darsey Ragsdale (AB ’59) of Dunwoody is retired. She and her husband Paul have four grown children: Mike (AB ’84), Lynda, Jan and Chuck (BBA ’96).
1960-1064
Johnny C. Fowler (BBA ’60) of Athens has been appointed to the board of directors of the Jackson EMC Foundation, a body that awards grants to worthwhile, charitable purposes. Sarah Youngblood Hines (BSEd ’61) of Statesboro is a retired educator and mother of three adult daughters. She is a member of DAR, Statesboro Service League and a Phi Mu alumnae chapter. Spurgeon Richardson (BSEd ’63) of Atlanta is president and CEO of the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau. J. Alvin Wilbanks (BSEd ’64, MEd ’68) of Lawrenceville has been the superintendent of Gwinnett County Public Schools since 1996 and has worked in education for more than 44 years.
1965-1969
William L. Kleinpeter (BBA ’66) joined International Properties & Investments after a 30-year career in SBA lending in the banking industry. Clyde E. Lester (BSF ’66, MS ’68) of Augusta was profiled in an Augusta Magazine article on why he loves to garden. Paul Broun Jr. (BS ’67) of Athens is the new Congressional Representative of Georgia’s 10th district. Robert Emory Stephenson (BSPh ’67, MS ’69) retired from Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah on Oct. 5 after 36 years of service. Gerald M. Edenfield (AB ’68) of Statesboro, president of the State Bar of Georgia, was profiled in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. John Hallman III (BBA ’68) of Atlanta is CEO of Chapman Hall Realtors, which has grown, since its creation in 2000, to the fourth largest independent real estate organization in Atlanta. After learning that he has Lou Gehrig’s disease, Gerald Lawhorn (BBA ’68) of Albany, founder of gas station chain PetroSouth, is selling his $21 million home and giving the profits to the Boy Scouts of America. Sandra Brown Yates (BSEd ’68) joined Re/Max Town and Country at BridgeMill. She will assist with listings, selling and marketing of homes and commercial property in Cherokee, Fulton and metro Atlanta.
1970-1974
Carl Osler Bedingfield (BS ’70) is the first recipient of the Physician of the Year Award at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin. The distinction recognizes physicians who exhibit outstanding leadership to the hospital, medical staff and community. Stanford Grist (BSA ’70, DVM ’73) of Greenville, S.C., established the Pet Med Mobile, which travels through upstate South Carolina delivering discounted vaccinations to cats and dogs. Last year, Grist and his associates at Richland Creek Animal Clinic gave 47,000 rabies shots through both its office and the Pet Med Mobile. Derrell Parker (BFA ’70) is the principal owner of Parker Scaggiari interior design studio in Las Vegas, Nev. Charles Gatlin (AB ’71, MPA ’73) of Marietta, deputy commissioner for tourism and marketing at the Georgia Department of Economic Development, had his career profiled in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. James Rusin (BBA ’71) of Albany joined Safeguard Business Systems as a sales representative. J. David Chatham (BBA ’72) of Alpharetta is the president and CEO of Chatham Holdings Corp. He has received numerous awards and recognitions for his involvement in land development. Lane Goolsby Dawkins (ABJ ’72) of Jacksonville, Fla., is director of development at Riverside Day School and is president of the Pi Beta Phi alumnae group in Jacksonville. She and her husband Clint Dawkins (MA ’72) have three grown children: De, Burn (MBA ’04) and Morgan. Bill Griffin (BBA ’72) of Pittsburgh, Pa., was elected to the UGA Foundation Board of Trustees. George Lee (BSA ’72, MAEx ’88) of Tifton works as a realtor and serves as a field representative for Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle. Lee devotes the bulk of his time to agriculture-related issues pertinent to South Georgia. Phillip R. Bellury (M ’73) and an old friend, Randy Hasty, collaborated to create Georgia Flight: The History of Aviation in Georgia 1907-2007. The book is available with a $100 donation to the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. David Garfinkel (AB ’73, MPA ’75) of Jacksonville, Fla., was appointed chair of the marital and family law board certification committee by the Florida Bar. Curtis Nelson (BLA ’73) of Anderson, S.C., was hired as project manager at Manhattan Construction Co. Helen Short (BSHE ’73) is a retired pilot who currently resides in Buford. Mary Lou Swift (BSHE ’73) of Columbus was elected to the UGA Foundation Board of Trustees. Ken Thrasher (BBA ’73, MAcc ’74) of Atlanta serves on UGA’s Terry College Alumni Board. Lynwood Hall (BSEd ’74) of Moultrie created the backdrops for the 2007 National Garden Club’s convention. Stephen D. Lynch (AB ’74) of Woodland Hills, Calif., president of Health Net of California, was interviewed in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. Thomas S. Nail (BBA ’74) is featured by the Phoenix Corporation of Georgia as one of the custom builders at The Manor Golf and Country Club. Joseph W. Watkins Sr. (AB ’74, JD ’77) of Atlanta, president of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, had his career profiled in the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
1975-1979
Bettina Bergh (BSA ’75), known as “The Bug Lady,” has toured libraries and home-school groups, teaching kids about insects for the past 28 years. She teaches part-time at the kids college summer program at Augusta College. Patricia Warren Booker (BSEd ’75, JD ’79) of Augusta was on Gov. Perdue’s list of candidates to fill the judgeship for the Richmond County State Court. Nancy Bird Evans (BSEd ’75) and husband Michael Evans (BSEd ’76) rode the coastal highway and through Napa Valley and San Francisco on their Harley. They also raced twice in the Big Bend Open Road Race. Bob Williams (ABJ ’75) of Marietta is president of Philips Arena and the venue’s in-house concert and entertainment promotions company. Pat O. Lanthier (BSEd ’76) is principal of Bethlehem Elementary School. Matthew Simmons (BBA ’76, JD ’79) of Jonesboro, Clayton County Superior Court judge, was profiled in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Robert White (ABJ ’76) of McDonough is the president and CEO of Venture Homes Inc., which has been ranked no. 1 in Atlanta for two years in a row by J.D. Power and Associates for customer satisfaction. Wayne Knight (M ’77), famous for portraying Newman on NBC’s “Seinfeld,” is getting back to his acting roots with roles in independent films, Broadway productions, and as a voice-over artist for animated features. For more information, see the New Georgia feature on p. 34. Susan Neugent (AB ’77) of Atlanta, president and CEO of Fernbank Museum of Natural History, was profiled in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. David A. Cronic (BBA ’78) of Lula was awarded the medical practice Executive of the Year Award from the Georgia Medical Group Management Association. He has been the chief financial officer and practice administrator at Toccoa Clinic since 2000. Beverly L. Sparks (BSA ’78, MS ’80) was named associate dean for extension in UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Mark Whitlock (BSEd ’78, MEd ’79) of Newnan was named a member of the Georgia Department of Education’s new charter advisory committee, created to oversee the charter school educational model. Bill Young Jr. (BBA ’78) of Atlanta was elected as chairman of the University of Georgia Foundation. Regina M. Downey (BSA ’79, DVM ’83) of South Hampton, N.H., owns and operates the Holistic Animal Healing Clinic, a veterinary practice that uses traditional and alternative medicines. Charles B. Gray (AB ’79) of Atlanta is vice president of GV Financial Advisors and has recently become a shareholder of the firm. J. Randy Jackson (BSEd ’79) is the human resources director for the West Point Kia Motors plant. Ken Jackson (BBA ’79, MAcc ’80) of Chattanooga, Tenn., chief financial officer and executive vice president of Dalton-based Shaw Industries, was elected treasurer of The University of Georgia Foundation. Pamela Sessions (BFA ’79) of Cumming is president and co-owner of Hedgewood Properties Inc. She is the former president of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association and serves on numerous boards.
1980-1984
Michael Lacher (AB ’80) is a sales associate with Prudential Blanton Properties. Buddy Lane (BFA ’80) of Albany joined SunTrust’s private wealth management team in South Georgia as a client advisor. Joyce May (BBA ’80, MAcc ’81) of Kathleen recently celebrated her “speedy” recovery from cancer by participating in NASCAR’s Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure held at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. Clint Hutchison (BBA ’81) of Sherman Oaks, Calif., is relocating his film company, Red Five Entertainment, to Carroll County. David B. McGee (BSEd ’81, MEd ’85, EdS ’92) of Winder is principal of Apalachee High School. Janet French McKnight (ABJ ’81) and her husband, Will, reside in Augusta, where Janet is a full-time mom to their four children. David Nemeth (ABJ ’81) is a co-host on the Tampa, Fla., based “Daytime,” which airs on WFLA Channel 8 at 10 a.m. on weekdays. Jackie Carson (BSEd ’82, MEd’ 89, EdS ’97) of Social Circle is principal of Colham Ferry Elementary School. Bruce Fine (BBA ’82, MBA ’90) of Asheville, N.C., was selected as vice president of sales and marketing for the Balsam Mountain Preserve community. Daniel Forsman (BBA ’82) is president, CEO and owner of Prudential Georgia Realty. In 2007, Forsman was honored as Broker of the Year for all of Prudential Real Estate affiliates. Bill McElhaney (ABJ ’82, MEd ’93) of Atlanta, director of Inside CNN Atlanta Studio Tours, was profiled in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Roy Schwartzman (AB ’82, MA ’84), professor of communication studies at UNC Greensboro, wrote Fundamentals of Oral Communication, an undergraduate speech communication textbook. Emily Calhoun (BMus ’83) of Savannah is an instructor of music at St. Andrew’s School. Perry L. Carter (AB ’83, MA ’86) was promoted to associate professor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Steve Chick (BBA ’83) of Savannah was elected director of The Savannah Bank. Pamela Hall (BSEd ’83) of Athens was promoted to the position of home health services executive director for Athens Regional Medical Center. Frank Hanna (BBA ’83, JD ’86) of Atlanta was awarded the 2007 William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership, which recognized him as one of America’s most effective living philanthropists who has shown exemplary leadership through charitable giving. Dan Hannon (BBA ’83) is chief financial officer at Range Fuels Inc. in Broomfield, Colo. Paula Yeargin Mooney (BBA ’83, MAcc ’85) of Statesboro, president of the Georgia Society of CPAs, was profiled in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Kelley Cooper Cale (ABJ ’84) of Savannah is director of corporate sales at River Street Sweets and is active in the Junior League of Savannah and at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. She and her husband Alan have two children. David G. Durham (BBA ’84) of Greenwood Village, Colo., was appointed to executive vice president, treasurer and chief financial officer of StarTek Inc., a leading provider of high-value business process outsourcing to the communications industry. Rob Gibson (AB ’81) is executive and artistic director of the Savannah Music Festival, which runs this year from March 20 through April 5. For more information, go to www.savannahmusicfestival.org. Mitchell V. McGhee (BSEd ’84, EdD ’01) of Covington is superintendent of Madison County Schools. Chandra W. Smith (BBA ’84) was designated as a senior real estate specialist by the Senior Advantage Real Estate Council. Fran Stuber (AB ’84) of Savannah, an agent with Celia Dunn Sotheby’s International Realty, was recognized for membership in the distinguished sales society of the Savannah Area Board of Realtors. Cheri Wranosky (BFA ’84) had her artwork included in Best of American Sculpture. Her work can be seen at www.seebutcreations.com.
1985-1989
Greg Benson (ABJ ’85, MFA ’92) of Athens displayed a collection of his landscape paintings at the fine art gallery at Elements Art Supply in an exhibit titled “Pipin’ Hot Pictures.” Leah Mann (BSEd ’85) and Dana Lupton (BBA ’86) are co-founders of the teen performing company and leadership training program, Moving in the Spirit, which returned to Athens last summer as a stop on their tour (see GM 2007). Moving in the Spirit was designed to instill confidence, discipline and commitment to inner-city youngsters through dance. Lee Henson McKinney (BBA ’85) of Peachtree City and her two sisters joined Prudential Georgia Realty as the Henson Team. Melinda “Missy” Bailey Morgan (BSEd ’85) currently lives in Winder with her husband Paul and their three children. She is a self-employed speech language pathologist. Mike Viers (BBA ’85) of Savannah was named president of First Chatham Bank. Darren DeVore (BBA ’86) of Marietta was elected to the UGA Foundation Board of Trustees. Louis Lemmon (AB ’86) of York, S.C., was named school pastor and principal of Lake Pointe Academy. Stephen McMillan (AB ’86) of Savannah has been promoted to senior vice president of Wachovia Insurance Services Inc. Steve Smith (BSEd ’86, MEd ’91) of Atlanta, vice president of corporate responsibility for Turner Broadcasting System, gave the keynote address at the Black Faculty and Staff Organization’s fifth annual Founders Award Scholarship Luncheon in September. Jack Williams (BS ’86) of Cumming is the business director of Kairos Development Corp. He has overseen developments and transactions worth more than $300 million involving residential, office and retail properties since entering the Atlanta market in the mid-80s. Harry “Chip” Caray (ABJ ’87) is married to the former Susan Eyerly and they have three children. He is in his third consecutive year of calling Braves baseball on TBS. Jimmy Gisi (BSEd ’87) of Powder Springs is executive director of the private, nonprofit Georgia Recreation and Parks Association in Conyers. Todd McGhee (BSEd ’87, MEd ’93, EdD ’98) of Watkinsville is principal of Jackson County Comprehensive High School. Kent “Kip” Plowman Jr. (BBA ’87) of Sandy Springs is partner-in-charge of the Atlanta practice of CB&H, a top 30 certified public accounting and consulting firm. Laura Silvers Ross (ABJ ’88) is a new real estate agent with The Landings Real Estate Company on Skidaway Island. Chandra Stevens (BBA ’88) of New York participated in a Microsoft United Nations program in Uganda where she helped launch information centers in rural areas. Julie Cochran Clement (BBA ’89) of Tampa, Fla., was promoted to vice president of sales operations for Gevity, a human resources outsourcing firm. Alan Kendrick (BSA ’89) of Chatsworth was promoted to group vice president, community executive for Cohutta Banking Co., an organization with eight offices in Northwest Georgia and Chattanooga and $360 million in assets. Speri Starbuck Lowery (BSEd ’89) of LaGrange was interviewed in the LaGrange Daily News about her favorite recipes and why she enjoys cooking. James A. “Jim” Manley III (BBA ’89) of Macon was named president and CEO of SunTrust Bank in Middle Georgia. Natasha Dolynn Trethewey (AB ’89) of Durham, N.C., read from her Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of poems, Native Guard, at a UGA Alumni Association and Franklin College of Arts and Sciences event hosted at the Atlanta Alumni Center in September. She also participated in a January reading in Athens hosted by the Georgia Review.
1990-1994
Michael Martin (BBA ’90) of Marietta and his wife Julie Jaroch Martin (MA ’97) welcomed their second son, Joseph Eugene, on March 18. Tammy Bingham Sandell (BSEd ’90) of Canton is the new principal of Mountain Road Elementary School in southeast Cherokee County. Chris Shupe (AB ’90) of Athens and Joni Mabe (BFA ’81, MFA ’83) of Cornelia are Elvis enthusiasts. Mabe, who wrote her thesis on Elvis for her master’s degree, has created the ultimate collection of weird Elvis kitsch inside the 100-year-old Loudermilk Boarding House. Kimberly T. Callahan (BSEd ’91), a counselor at Wacona Elementary School in Waycross, earned a doctorate in counseling psychology from Argosy University. Jeannie Carter (AB ’91) of Athens is marketing representative for U.S. Senior Corp., a local affiliate of Genworth Financial and Genworth Life Insurance Co. Wayne Hartley (BBA ’91) of Lyons was named to the board of Darby Bank and Trust Co. Eric Matistic (BSFCS ’91, MAcc ’93) of Newnan is senior vice president and chief financial officer of Newnan Coweta Bancshares Inc. Jon McGavin (BSFCS ’91) of Alpharetta, general manager of the Ritz-Carlton in Buckhead, was profiled in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Michael Purvis (AB ’91) of Fairfax, Va., accepted a position with BAE Systems in Washington, D.C., as a lead analyst after returning from Iraq. Overseas he spent six months with Navy Special Operations, earning a Bronze Star nomination. On Sept. 22, he married Jennifer A. O’Hern in Atlanta. Todd Trawick (BBA ’91) recently accepted a position as senior director of Maserati Financial Services in Racine, Wis. He lives in Franklin, Wis., with his wife, Stephanie Bailey Trawick (BSEd ’89, MEd ’91), two children and a bulldog. Katie Coyne (BSEd ’92, MEd ’97, EdS ’98) of Athens is principal of Oglethorpe County Primary School. Kevin Atwill (ABJ ’93) of Flowery Branch has been named editor of the Forsyth County News. Ivy Brewer (AB ’93) of Rome is the associate dean of college guidance at Darlington School. Michelle Jenkins (BBA ’93) of Atlanta is president of the family-owned company Winmark Homes. Stephen W. Jennings (AB ’93) of Alpharetta joined Wachovia Insurance Services as a commercial lines broker. Gerald Rakestraw (AB ’93) of Conyers, vice president and general manager of Stone Mountain Park, had his career profiled in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Mark Spain (BBA ’93) of Cumming has grossed over a billion dollars in residential real estate sales after 12 years, something fewer than one percent of realtors accomplish during their entire career. Spain is affiliated with the RE/MAX Greater Atlanta office. Michelle Purgason Thompson (BSW ’93) of LaGrange was named director of the LaGrange Pregnancy Center, which is a pro-life organization that provides free pregnancy tests, abstinence classes in local schools and parent support programs.
1995-1999
Brian Cooksey (BBA ’94) of Dalton was named a member of the Georgia Department of Education’s new charter advisory committee, created to oversee the charter school educational model. Cecilia E. Russo (BSFCS ’94) of Savannah is senior vice president of account services at Abshire Public Relations. Jamie Hernan (BBA ’95) is an activist attorney for Hernan, Taylor and Lee, a law firm that is fighting a backlash against illegal immigration in Georgia. He currently resides in Canton with his wife and two children. Laurie N. Barron (BSEd ’96) of Sharpsburg, principal of Smokey Road Middle School, was one of four middle school administrators in Georgia to receive the 2007 Mike Campbell Exemplary Leadership Award. Clay Cluster (BFA ’96), an artist who recently moved to St. Simons Island, hopes to capture the beauty of the Golden Isles through his works, some of which were recently on display at Palm Coast Coffee on St. Simons Island. Cassandra Chriss Carpenter (BSFCS ’97) and husband Chuck welcomed the birth of twin boys, Jake Strickland and Charles Christopher, on June 27. Emily Kleiber (AB ’97) of Athens recently joined First American Bank and Trust Co. as a mortgage banker. Renee Napierala (ABJ ’97) of Charleston, S.C., was recently promoted to media director at Rawle Murdy Associates. Alan Spearman (ABJ ’97) is a photojournalist with The Commercial Appeal in Memphis and was recently inducted into the Scripps Howard Hall of Fame. Mary Paige Adams (ABJ ’98, JD ’02) was named to the board of directors of the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta. Geoffrey Braun (BBA ’98, MBA ’99) of Macon was promoted to assistant vice president of finance at Security Bank Corp. Alissa Carrier (AB ’98, MA ’03) of Athens is operations manager of Republic, a new hairstyling salon on the third floor of the Tasty World building. Beth R. Cleveland (BFA ’98), business manager of Cleveland Tree Farms Inc. and chairwoman of the Peach County Board of Tourism, was profiled in the Macon Telegraph about the success of her husband’s farm and her volunteer efforts in Peach County. Loucinda Dampier (BS ’98) completed her general surgery residency at the University of Florida Health Science Center-Shands and enrolled in a cosmetic surgery fellowship with a leading plastic surgeon in Las Vegas, Nev. She is also building a cosmetic surgery center in Tennessee. Beth Dickey Gebhard (ABJ ’98) of New York, N.Y., was promoted to executive director of publicity with Hyperion. Casey Kornek (BSFCS ’98) of LaGrange was named director of the Early Learning Center at First United Methodist Church. John Kelly Mayfield (BS ’98) received his medical doctorate degree from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta and is currently a candidate member of the American College of Surgeons and American Medical Association. He and his wife, Laurie, have two children and reside in Rome. Eric Daniel Metzgar (ABJ ’98) of New York, N.Y., was interviewed in the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch about his documentary film “The Chances of the World Changing” about a New York writer who kept 1,200 turtles in his apartment, some of which were rescued and even extinct in the wild. Heather Hedrick Teilhet (ABJ ’98) of Smyrna was promoted to director of public affairs and local government relations by Gov. Sonny Perdue. Joel Troisi (BBA ’98) was recognized as a 2007 Power Broker by Risk and Insurance magazine. He is a senior vice president in the complex property unit at the Atlanta office of Hilb, Rogal and Hobbs Company. Kierstin Walton (ABJ ’98) and husband David P. Walton Jr. (BBA ’98) opened a Fox’s Pizza Den franchise in the Village at Franklin Grove in Oconee County. Jessi Cushenberry (BSEd ’99) of Ball Ground was featured in a Cherokee Tribune article about her skincare line, Emu Miracle, which she started three years ago after discovering the benefits of emu oil while doing post-graduate work in Australia. Amanda Dix Dyer (BS ’99, MA ’04, PhD ’06) of Watkinsville joined Positive Outcomes, a psychological counseling service in Athens, as an independent licensed psychologist. Vera Sharon Edenfield (AB ’99) of Statesboro joined the law firm Edenfield, Cox, Bruce and Classens P.C. Michael W. Johnson (AB ’99) joined the law firm of Hall, Booth, Smith and Slover P.C. in Athens. John Tucker (BSA ’99) of Athens was selected as the new annual giving coordinator for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at UGA.
2000-2004
Brooke E. Abraham (AB ’00) of Athens joined Trinity Accounting Group as a senior accountant. Clark Connell Jr. (BS ’00) of Thomasville joined the medical staff of John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital and South Georgia Emergency Medicine Associates. Clinton Ivy (BBA ’00) of Albany, vice president of Fleming Insurance Agency, was appointed chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia’s young agents committee. Elizabeth Lester Johnson (BS ’00) joined the Athens medical practice of Dr. Thomas N. Kias and Dr. Mary Bess Jarrard as a general internist. John Weston Peach Jr. (BSEd ’00) of Nashville, Tenn., recently graduated with a master’s of sport administration from Belmont University and became the compliance coordinator for Vanderbilt University Athletics. Robert Spruill (BS ’00) of Moultrie opened his family medical practice in the new Kirk Clinic. He and his wife, Brooke, have two sons. Jacob Sullins (ABJ ’00) of Atlanta is a temporary instructor of English at Georgia Highlands College. Amy Hurst Cowart (ABJ ’01) is branch manager of the new Farmers and Merchants Bank LPO in Valdosta. Laura Liles (BSEd ’01) of Charleston, S.C., is currently completing her orthopaedic surgery residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. Jermaine Phillips (BSEd ’01) is the 20th highest paid athlete in Tampa Bay, Fla., with a salary of $1.89 million playing safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Megan Ramey (BSFCS ’01) of Madison, Wis., is the creator and owner of MoCo Market, a new-age convenience store that aims to fill the needs of urban consumers. Stephanie Wilson (BSFCS ’01) is the owner of Pink Lemonade, a preppy and hip boutique clothier in the Buckhead area of Atlanta. Mandy Young (AB ’01), an employee of Sumter Regional Hospital in Americus, reunited with former Georgia football players at the Leonard Pope All-Star Weekend. Young was a member of The Georgia Girls during her time at UGA. Kelly Bringman (BBA ’02) of Savannah joined Daley Real Estate as a sales associate. Michael Costanzo (BBA ’02) launched Costanzo’s Pizza on Waters Avenue in Savannah, which offers 10 different styles of pizza. Lindsey McAdams (BSEd ’02) of Atlanta is a senior production planner at Georgia Pacific and recently became engaged to Madison Williams (BBA ’00), who works in commercial real estate. Blake Morris (BBA ’02) of Buford joined The Lloyd Group Inc. as a retirement specialist. Christine Plott Redd (BBA ’02) of Forsyth is sales and marketing director of American Tanning and Leather Company, which her great-grandfather began in 1923. Entrepreneur Michael Tavani (ABJ ’02) of Atlanta recently launched Peachtree360.com. It offers event, cultural and entertainment listings in Atlanta on a single home page in order to capitalize on the growing presence of the Web and new media locally. Holly Thornton (BS ’02, MS ’05) of Athens was quoted in a September Macon Telegraph article about drought-stressed trees. Jennifer Tyson Flippen (AB ’03, BBA ’03) of Jefferson joined Trinity Accounting Group as a senior accountant. James Hopkins (BBA ’03) of Jacksonville, Fla., was hired by Lanier Upshaw Inc. as a commercial risk management consultant. Anny Patten Kenney (BS ’03) of Monroe recently married Seth Kenney (BSFCS ’04) at the UGA Chapel and is currently a school counselor at Jefferson Elementary School while Seth works in sales. Clarence “Clay” Nalley IV (BBA ’03) and his two brothers own SONS Auto Group. Jeffrey G. Reilley (BBA ’03) of Hilton Head Island, S.C., joined Laurich and Wiseman P.A. as an attorney practicing residential and commercial real estate and business transactions. Elizabeth Snead Richards (BBA ’03, JD ’06) married Brett Richards on Oct. 6 in an oceanside ceremony on Hilton Head Island, S.C. They now reside in Marietta. Bradley David Stephens (ABJ ’03) earned a juris doctor degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. He was sworn in at the Barrow County Courthouse by Superior Court Judge David Motes (AB ’77, JD ’80). David A. Titshaw (BBA ’03), a commercial real property appraiser with Boswell Group in Athens, earned his certified general real property appraiser designation. Lyle Brackin (BSA ’04) of Chatsworth is an agriculture teacher at Gladden Middle School. Patrick Johnson (BLA ’04) of Charleston, S.C., is a registered landscape architect in South Carolina. He is a senior urban designer for DesignWorks. Paige Monette (BFA ’04) of Alpharetta is the first female roadster driver in Georgia. Lucia Occelli (BFA ’04) of Athens was added as a designer for JS Creative. Tom Rasmussen (BBA ’04) of Concord, Calif., was recently promoted to team leader of claims for Progressive Insurance.
2005-
Dean Roy (BBA ’05) of Atlanta is the founder of the Web startup Sharefam.com, a place where families connect through sharing photos, planning events and telling stories. Katherine Skinner (BSFCS ’05) of Jacksonville, Fla., was hired by Rogers Towers PA as marketing coordinator. Tiffany Stanley (ABJ ’05, AB ’05) of Somerville, Mass., has been awarded the Williams Fund Entrance Fellowship to the master’s of divinity program at Harvard University’s Divinity School. The award is granted each year to entering master’s of divinity students who demonstrate substantial promise for ministry. Eric Ward (BBA ’05) of Thomasville was promoted to assistant banking officer at Commercial Bank. Jen Bennecke (AB ’06) lives in Marietta with her husband, Paul, and was recently promoted to executive director of the Georgia Children’s Trust Fund Commission by Gov. Sonny Perdue and first lady Mary Perdue. Jaime Broadhead (ABJ ’06) of Greenville, S.C., was hired as an account manager at LinningSmoak Public Relations. John David Fortson (BBA ’06) of Macon joined Watson-Easom Associates as an appraiser. Sarah Howard (BFA ’06) of Monroe has been named director of the Monroe Art Guild. Tyrus Cobb Lytton (BFA ’06) and Anthony Wislar (MAEd ’06) were the first artists to be selected Top of Page
