CONTENTS RHODES The Magazine of Rhodes College (ISSN #1075-3036) is published four times a year in winter, spring, summer and fall Winter 2002 • Volume 9 • Number 1 by Rhodes College, 2000 North Parkway, Memphis, TN 381124690. It is published as a service to all alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends of the college. Winter 2002—Volume 9, Number 1. President's Page 1 Periodical postage paid at Memphis, Connecting Rhodes to Memphis Tennessee, and additional mailing offices. EDITOR A Day in the Life 2 Martha Hunter Shepard '66 ART DIRECTOR A professor and a student account for their Kevin Barre time GRAPHIC DESIGNER Larry Ahokas There's No Place Like Home 10 INTERN Rhodes hosts the National Conference on Jordan Badgen '03

Hunger and Homelessness CONTRIBUTORS Justin Fox Burks, Jackie Flaum, What Should Non-Muslims Know Stu Johnston '03, John Kaltner, about Islam in Light of Recent James Lanier, Bob Narod, David Events? 14 Nester, Cynthia Marshall, Ben Potter, Marci DeShaies Woodmansee '90 Religious studies professor John Kaltner explains POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Rhodes Takes Manhattan 18 RHODES, 2000 North Parkway, Two undergraduates enjoy summer Memphis, TN 38112-1690. internships at the Met and the Whitney CLASS NOTES: Please send all Class Notes including marriages, Hands and Hearts 22 births and obituaries to: Alumni Office, Rhodes College, 2000 N. Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112- Four Washington, DC, alumni work to 1690. Phone: (901) 843-3845 Fax: (901) 843-3474. heal the wounds of Sept. 11 E-mail: Lisa Meeder Turnbull, director of alumni: alumnierhodes.edu Charles Diehl: Recruiting a LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Faculty in Memphis 28 Please address postal correspondence to: Martha H. Shepard, Editor, Rhodes History professor James Lanier on the early Magazine, Rhodes College, 2000 N. Parkway, history of the college in Memphis Memphis, TN 38112-1690. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (901)843-3544 Fax: (901)843-3553. RHODES ADMISSIONS OFFICE: Alumni News 35 1(800)844-5969 Features, Class Notes, In Memoriam CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Please mail the completed form below and label from this issue of RHODES to: Alumni Office, Rhodes College, 2000 North Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112-1690.

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On the Cover Street Subjects of the feature, "A Day in the City State Zip Life," Stu Johnston '03 and Cynthia Marshall, chair of the English Home Phone Business Phone Department, take a break in the college's Java City coffe bar. E-mail Front Cover Photography by Kevin Barre Employer Back Cover Photography by David Nester Tide will elevateRhodestoahigherlevelof way restaurants,cemeteriesandnurs- About Memphis,"itrequiresstudents A colleges. Oneofthoseinitiativesisto distinction amongnationalliberalarts neighborhoods andchatwith ing homes.Theystrollthrough visit unfamiliarchurches,out-of-the- connect withMemphis. Theyare city andourstudents. create partnershipsthatbenefitour forge deepertieswithMemphis,to a numberofinitiativesthatIbelieve with literaryaspirations. with asubjectbeforetheycanwrite outreach projectsaroundtown. residents. Theyserveothersin about thoseexperiences.Participants and communitiesthenwrite in amajorcity. top-ranked liberalartscollegeslocated experience, butnotonlyforthose subject tofuelcreativeexpression about itcreatively.Andwhatbetter to explorethecity'shistory,culture, create newlearningexperiencesthatAl- Memphis canenhancethecollegiate ers fordecades? that hasinspiredmusiciansandwrit- than Memphis,afascinatingcity that studentsneedarelationship man createdthecourse,recognizing life, andcommunityoutreach? reer preparationandplanning, student that willsetusapartinacademics, ca- not developconnectionswithMemphis ly embraceoururbansetting?Canwe Some sayRhodes doesplentyto A strongrelationshipwith Rhodes isoneofthenation'sfew In myinauguraladdress,Ioutlined Professor MelanieConroy-Gold- to home.Called"Writing Rhodes hitsparticularlyclose new courseofferingat As such,canwenot Connecting RhodestoMemphis By PresidentWilliam panies andorganizationsthathostour encouraged thecollegetomovehere working poor,andMIFA(Metropolitan city andlearningalotaboutthemselves sick anddowntroddenthroughoutthe support. dollars andthepledgeoflongstanding from Clarksville,TN,in1925with been strongeversinceMemphis Our town—and—gownrelationshiphas right. But"plenty"isnotenough. valedictorian orsalutatorianwith qual- gram offeringafull-tuitionscholarship hand-up to60,000peopleayear. stitutions liketheChurchHealthCen- of ourstudentstakepart,workingatin- and societyintheprocess.Nearly80% ism onMemphis,reachingouttothe Program forcommunityservicein the commitmentofahalf—million organizations. Currentlyhundredsof able servicetoareabusinessesand our studentbody,providingworkex- cause studentsare muchmorelikelyto the requiredhigh schoolcourses.Be- to everyMemphispublichighschool announced theMemphisScholarsPro- Memphis CitySchools.Ayearagowe student interns? Inter-Faith Association),whichoffersa ter, whichprovideshealthcaretothe part inourinternshipprogram. local businessesandnon-profitstake perience forourstudentsandavalu- ifying collegeentrancetestscores and tablish withexistingorganizations? there notnewavenuesofservicewecanes- there notadditionalorganizationswith 1957, studentshavefocusedtheiraltru- relations andfirtherdiversifythecom- we notestablishnewformsofinternship which Rhodesshouldformalliances?Are With thebirthofKinney Rhodes hasbolstereditstieswith Internships attractabout60%of E. Troutt Are Can President Troutt young minds. helping Memphisretainherbrightest remain intheirhometownaftercollege which Rhodescanincreaseitsconnec- staff andstudentsisexploringwaysin yes. Rightnowataskforceoffaculty, fields, speakerswhoaddressimportant to thecityluminariesinahostof ty thatRhodesattractstoMemphis—a school studentsinthecity? if theyattendcollegethere,weare pus, wewillbe traveling asapair. thanks tothework ofmanyoncam- and Memphisaregoingplaces, and, to newlevelsofexcellence.Rhodes purpose oftakingthisstrongcollege trustees areunitedinthecommon tions toMemphis. source forMemphisasitconfrontscon- issues oftheday. resource initself—thecollegealsobrings South? Canwedomoretofosterachieve- keep thebestandbrightestinMid- Faculty, staff,students,alumni,and ment amongothermiddleandhigh temporary issues? These areexcitingtimesatRhodes. The answertoallthesequestionsis In additiontotheoutstandingfacul- Can Rhodesnotdomoretobeare- But canwedomoreto WINTER 2002 I M

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CYNTHIA MARSHALL Marshall currently is finishing a book tracing the production his- tory of Shakespeare's play, As You Like It. She has been work- "Among the things I like best about being a college professor is the rel- ing on this project, which is under contract with Cambridge ative absence of routine,"says Prof. Cynthia Marshall, who holds the University Press, for almost three years. Connie Abston Chair of Literature. "My job involves various activities related to teaching, scholarly research and writing, and service to the "It has required extensive archival work at libraries and special- college, and in any given day's schedule these components will be pre- ized collections in England and here in the states," she says. sent in different degrees. Some days are entirely given over to service "The support of the Connie Abston Chair has been indispens- and administrative work—for instance, when we are interviewing candi- able in enabling my travel to these collections. I keep most of dates for faculty positions within the department, or when the Tenure the books and files associated with my writing in my office at and Promotion Committee (on which I currently serve) is in the thick of home, where I am never lonely, thanks to my animal compan- deliberations. Some days, although only in the summer or on week- ions." ends, are devoted to research and writing. And some days teaching, preparing for classes, and grading papers take up all my time. Most COMING TO CAMPUS days, however, I divide my time among the different aspects of my "Because we live just a mile from Rhodes, I get to campus work, as on the day RHODES magazine visited me." quickly. On the way to my office I pick up The New York Times in the campus bookstore; in the evening, my whole family reads MORNINGS the paper. When I get to my office in Palmer Hall, the stack of "At my house we get up early, around 6 a.m., in fact, my hus- mail waiting for me can be pretty daunting. This year we are hir- band, John Traverse, is out the door soon after that. John ing for two faculty positions—a sabbatical replacement in cre- teaches English at Houston High School. After breakfast with my ative writing, and an endowed chair in a new program, daughter, Anna Traverse, a high school senior, I take my dogs African-American literary and cultural studies. As department for a short walk, and then either head for the pool to swim a chair, I head the search committee for each position, so job mile or work out on the ski machine. By about 9 a.m. I am at applications and supporting materials come to me. We have my desk at home. Because I am chair of the English Depart- received 150 applications for the two-year position in creative ment, there is usually a lot going on in my office at Rhodes, so writing, each of which has been read by at least two members it's important for me to preserve some uninterrupted time to of the department. We have narrowed the pool to 10-12 can- write and work on scholarly projects before going to campus." didates to interview at the Modern Language Association con- ference in December, and will select two or three people from

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4 WINTER 2002 faculty requires a tremendous amount of work, and our system "These days I rarely have time to take a break for lunch, so I eat appears to be effective—we have a fantastic crew of junior fac- a sandwich at my desk while looking over my notes for class." ulty in the English Department."

AT THE OFFICE TEACHING Also waiting at Marshall's office is an urgent telephone message "Fall semester I taught two sections of Shakespeare's Major from her editor at Johns Hopkins University Press, who needs to Plays, a course students at various levels take, some of them confirm some information for an advertisement for her book, English majors, others working on different subjects but inter- The Shattering of the Self: Violence, Subjectivity, and Early Mod- ested in a literature class. The course runs through a combina- ern Texts, currently in press and due out in March. Like the pro- tion of lecture and discussion. I distribute copies of passages duction history, this is a book for scholars and advanced from King Lear in the 1623 Folio version, and ask students to students, but this one represents a more theoretical side of her compare these to the edited text in their modern edition. The scholarly work. goal is to approach a character—in this case, Edmund—through words, spelling, punctuation, speech headings, and so forth, "After my editor and I finalize some details, my honors student, because this helps one to be more precise and analytical as a Meredith Cain '02, arrives for her weekly tutorial. Meredith is reader. We also talk more generally about the structure of King majoring in both English and art history, and she has con- Lear and the kinds of human relationships it involves. I love structed a wonderfully ambitious project involving both fields. teaching Shakespeare because these plays touch on so many She is investigating paintings of Shakespearean characters by aspects of our existence; students say that Shakespeare 19th-century Pre-Raphaelite artists, which she believes are classes intersect with their studies in history, psychology, interpretive rather than merely illustrative. We discuss the criti- anthropology, political science, philosophy, and, of course, cal methodology in several essays she has read, and then she drama." tells me about her research plans for an upcoming trip to Great Britain. Before she leaves I lend her two novels to read on the COUNSELING plane. "After my two classes I discover there are a lot of students who need to see me. Several are students in my classes who have questions about the essays they are writing. Others are advisees here for consultations about their schedule of courses for next semester. Some need my advice or help in my capacity as department chair. One student has a question about transfer credit, and another would like special permission to take a course out of sequence."

At a faculty meeting (left) and advising students MEETING HOME AGAIN "Before a faculty meeting that afternoon, I have short conversa- "At home, Anna, who is editor of her school newspaper, has a tions with a couple of my departmental colleagues about initia- new issue to show us. John and I take the dogs for their evening tives we are working on and about their classes. All faculty walk; it's dark, so we walk for about 30 minutes around the attend the meeting, which is a time for various committees to neighborhood. When the days are longer, we are able to walk at report on their work. My colleague, Jennifer Brady, chair of the Rhodes in the evening, which the dogs definitely prefer. As far Faculty Development Committee, does a good job of answering as Layla, my German shepherd, is concerned, the whole point questions about some changes in policies for summer grant of a walk is to play Frisbee, and Talley, the Corgi, has the same support for faculty research. There is an interesting discussion attitude about tennis balls. I have done obedience work with about whether faculty should be required to attend the annual both these dogs, and I really enjoy interacting with them. Dif- Baccalaureate service. Everyone is glad that the meeting is ferent as they are in some ways, because of size and personal- unusually short, only about 45 minutes, because at this point in ity, both are herding dogs, so they basically think alike. the semester, people feel tired and overworked. I head back to my office and catch up on e-mail, read some more job applica- "Most nights the three humans have dinner together, usually tions, and grade a few papers. If I were teaching tomorrow, I around 8 p.m. Lately I have been so busy that John has taken would be preparing for class before going home. Most days I over the cooking. Anna is a vegetarian, and typical meals for us leave the office around 6 or 6:30 p.m." are pasta, soup, or beans and rice. Tonight John has made pizza with fresh basil and sun-dried tomatoes—it's delicious. Dinner conversation frequently focuses on national and international politics.

"After dinner I work for another hour or so, checking e-mail one more time, and either finishing up work from the day, such as grading, or reading journals in my field. I am often asked to evaluate manuscripts for various journals and presses, and this is something I might work on in the evening. Late in the evening I get around to reading The New York Times, and after that I read whatever novel I have going."

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6 WINTER 2002 "I rediscovered a love for physics and math during my sopho- STU JOHNSTON '03 more year here. I started as a biology major, and although I enjoyed the classes, I didn't enjoy it enough to dedicate the lab "I can't seem to communicate to people at home the kinds of time and late nights required for a major. friendships I've been fortunate enough to develop here," says Stu Johnston. "It's something you have to experience to under- "I jumped off the deep end, so to speak, in my third semester, stand. Rhodes provides a level of security (through the Honor taking a smattering of other classes to see if I could find some- System) that is conducive to students engaging each other on thing I really loved. Professor Hoffmeister's introductory physics a higher-than-average level, intellectually and socially. class was my favorite, and I came to terms with the fact that I'd much rather work out problems than write papers. "I came to Rhodes, without question, because of the students I was exposed to during visits. I observed interested, engaging, "In a way, I came full circle with my major choice. Physics and self-motivated people—characteristics that I aspire to develop in math were my favorite subjects in high school. I'm really happy myself—who genuinely enjoyed each other and their activities." with the choice I made, although coming to that decision was no easy task. GETTING UP IN THE A.M. "My roommate will tell you that I generally start my day with a "Right now, I'm strongly considering going into secondary edu- few unintelligible grunts, followed by disoriented slaps at the cation, but that could change next week. I come from a family snooze button. I am definitely not a morning person. of educators, and my role models throughout my life have been educators. I feel that's the area of society where I could make "After showering, I usually check my e-mail and instant mes- the greatest contribution, and it's also the job I see myself senger to see if anything pressing (or sometimes not-so-press- enjoying the most. Teaching is the perfect opportunity to impact ing) has come up. I spend a lot more time than I would like in the lives of young people, and I have always enjoyed working front of the computer." with children."

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Clockwise: Johnston, a producer for his theater class, listens as class members read their lines: keeping it short: with roommate Chad Jones '03

KEEP IT SHORT At midday, Johnston goes to the Mid-City Barber Shop for a short trim. TUTORING "That's a carryover from my football-playing days in high school. Johnston is a recipient of a Lucius E. Burch Leadership Schol- It's practical and low maintenance, and that's all I really need." arship, which requires Burch Scholars to identify a community service project for which they assume leadership responsibilities ARTS AND SCIENCES during their years at Rhodes. He chose to tutor elementary "Non-major courses have been some of my favorites at Rhodes. school children in mathematics at nearby Snowden School. A physics major somewhere else would never have the chance to take piano lessons, theater arts, intro to sociology, and other "The Burch Program has been the single biggest influence on my courses outside his discipline. Piano was lots of fun—a great life since coming to Rhodes. The program is designed to release during the first two semesters, but time demands have develop leadership skills through service to the college, the made it difficult to keep up this semester." Memphis community, and the world. The students I get to work with through Burch and other service organizations are easily LIVING the most passionate and dedicated I've ever been exposed to. "My roommate, Chad Jones, and I get along really well. We actually met during scholarship interviews the spring of our "I began going to Snowden School during my freshman year. I senior year of high school. When I was setting up my computer enjoyed working with the children very much, and I saw a need during orientation my freshman year, I looked across the bath- for reinforcement of math skills for Snowden students of all room and knew I recognized the face. 'Chad?'...'Stu?' We lived ages. I've been very fortunate this year to work in conjunction across the bathroom from each other that first year, and we've with [mathematics professor] Dr. Eric Gottlieb in developing a been roommates ever since. program in which Rhodes students teach math to Snowden fourth- and fifth-graders. It's a unique opportunity to put my "He's a biology major/physics minor and a dedicated swimmer." math skills to use in helping young people."

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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Johnston serves as a member of the Honor Council, among other non-academic activities.

"I believe the honor system forms the foundation of what the college is about. There's no more conducive way to learn than definitely a void in my daily routine that competition used to fill. in the environment of trust and community it creates. The fact Filling that void is an ongoing struggle, but sportswriting for The that the process is entirely in the hands of the students makes Sou'wester has certainly helped. Rhodes athletes are student our system even more special. I consider it a privilege to serve athletes of the purest form. They have a passion for their sport, on the council, and again, I get the opportunity to work with and often that's their sole source of motivation to play. There incredible thinkers. are no scholarships. No television exposure. Very little fan sup- port. It's competition at its finest." "The best new experience I had last semester was working with a group of first-year students who are new to the Burch pro- Johnston has also participated in the college's spring break ser- gram. Sharing my experiences and learning with them as they vice trip to the Texas-Mexico border, dubbed "Tex-Mex" by stu- search for areas of scholarship and service to dedicate them- dents. selves to has been very rewarding." "I was fortunate enough to go on the annual Rhodes Tex-Mex Johnston also writes for the The Sou'wester, the student news- trip last spring, and I look forward to going back in March. Again paper. (seems to be a recurring theme), it's a program where I get to work with some excellent leaders, and exposure to another cul- "Having participated in sports throughout high school, there was ture sheds a unique perspective on my own experience." :A

RHODES WINTER 2002 9 No Place Like Home By Jackie Flaum and Benjamin Potter Photography by Justin Fox Burks

er name is Outcast. NSCAHH, the largest national net- dropped because a number of schools She sits in a work of students working to end weren't willing to fly students to wheelchair near the hunger and homelessness, met in the Memphis, says Rhodes junior Joshua Bryan Campus Life South for the first time this year. The Welter, a conference co-chair. Still, Center ballroom stage network currently is active on 600 students from 68 colleges attended. andH looks over 350 young faces filled campuses in 50 states. Schools apply to For those who came, the recent with the hope and purpose she aban- host the annual conference, says orga- terrorist attacks were a hot topic, espe- doned long ago. This handicapped nizing director Jennifer Hecker, and cially among participants in the nearly Memphis woman with darting eyes "Rhodes stood out way above the rest." 60 workshops that took place over the has been homeless half of her 52 For the last year two NSCAHH weekend. Speakers urged student ac- years. Her voice crackles with anger, representatives and more than 100 stu- tivists not to lose focus and allow frustration, and fear as she tells the dents on the Rhodes campus secured homeless, hungry people like Outcast students: "Every night I'm terrified for buildings, printed literature, generated to be wheeled off the stage of the my life because I'm a woman. It hurts support, organized food, set up hous- American consciousness. every day of my life because I don't ing, mailed out information—then "We can't stop organizing around know who to trust." mailed out more information. To these issues," Jennifer Hecker tells Outcast is flesh-and-blood embodi- make sure attendees could participate students. "Keep it alive—these are timely ment of the issue students at the 14th in discussions concerning varied issues issues. If we don't bring this to the atten- Annual Conference of the National such as rural and urban poverty, tion of the American people, who will?" Student Campaign Against Hunger legislative issues, and strategies for America now is "at a critical time and Homelessness (NSCAHH) came change, the organizers lined up speak- in its culture," says author Jan to Rhodes to tackle in the fall. Most ers and created a program. It seemed Poppendieck, professor of sociology at

of the students, like Rhodes senior as if the Oct. 18 -21 conference would Hunter College in New York and au- Kristjen Lundberg, already are work- be the largest ever. thor of Sweet Charity, a discussion of ing in homeless shelters, soup how soup kitchens and food pantries kitchens, food pantries, and voter reg- Ina New York Minute mask the need for social change and istration drives. Lundberg is one of That all changed Sept. 11. The ter- redistribution of food resources. the leaders of Souper Contact, the rorist attacks that violated America's "There is a sense of unity," she Rhodes soup kitchen that grew out of sense of safety happened mere weeks says. "There is no more 'us' and a NSCAHH conference 13 years ago. before the conference. Attendance `them.' Our fates are intertwined."

10 WINTER 2002 RHODES Drawing tickets for their place at the table

And yet, the outpouring of generosity following the attack can be Harvest Solutnis a double-edged sword—some people at 141h Annual Conference of the Nation 9' the conference worry that volun- Against Flinger and Hon N' teerism and funds at the local level October 18 - 21, 2001 • may diminish because those resources are now diverted to New York and Washington. Vincent Fusaro, University of Rhode Island senior and an intern with the Feinstein Center for Hunger- Free America on that campus, says, "Sept. 11 is draining our resources and our response to it is overpowering everything else." Like many speakers and students at the conference, Fusaro hopes that na- tional economic packages will involve help for low-income people as well as those companies and individuals im- pacted directly by the attack. Jessica Anschutz '00, Rhodes com- munity service coordinator, says she already sees a shift. "In a way Sept. 11 created a renewed interest in service," she says. There seems to be more desire on the part of students to serve." On the Rhodes campus, at least, Anschutz seems to be right. A total of Opening ceremonies

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105 Rhodes students attended the conference. Many of them used the workshops to share campaigns for vot- er registration or seek advice on their work with poor, urban churches.

Kicking It Off Dr. Luther Ivory, Rhodes profes- sor of religious studies, sets the tone for the conference in the aftermath of the bombing. "Apathy is the enemy," Ivory tells the students. "The fact that you have so many desensitized nerves that you can't feel the plight of some- one else: That is the problem. Hun- gry people don't need our pity. They need our solidarity and our support." No one doubts Dr. Ivory. What 4 brings out the most passionate discussion is the panel on "Root Causes of Home- The elite lessness and Poverty": Is it an individual problem, or a larger, systemic issue? Malcolm McRae, the executive di- son who is now director of the learn a lot in the trenches, he says. rector of Calvary Street Ministry, a Coalition on Homelessness in San Fran- Johanna Lehfeldt '90 of Memphis, a Memphis-based organization that fo- cisco, adds, "Poor people get screwed founding coordinator of Souper Con- cuses on those with drug addictions over because they don't have the expec- tact, served in those trenches. After the and mental illnesses, suggests that tation to be treated decently and treated 1988 conference Rhodes students took there is a common denominator in with respect, so they don't fight back" an idea they learned and created the homelessness equation. Boden says that although there are Souper Contact. She and conference "They've lost the belief that their immediate needs for the homeless, co-chair Kristjen Lundberg head a pan- efforts can permanently change their broad changes should be made on a sys- el to pass what they learned about soup own lives," he says. temic level. He encourages direct service kitchens to students starting new ones. Paul Boden, a former homeless per- as a way to change the system. People Interest in the Tuesday soup

12 WINTER 2002 RHODES In other words, there's no focus, the students learn. No one-time legislative fix or giant food pantry that creates a solution. It's an ongoing struggle. For some attendees, the con- ference serves as an eye-opener. But for others, the ideas they take away will make a world of difference. Emily Long and Melissa Sharing a scant meal Shellenberger, sophomores at the Uni- versity of Wisconsin-Madison, went away with ideas and resolve. "There's kitchen still remains high at Rhodes. At the banquet it's luck of the draw a really large homeless population in Lundberg says, "We did a survey and which students get enough to eat. A to- Madison because there's not enough 60 to 80 percent of students volunteer tal of 246 wind up on the floor eating low-income housing," Long says. at least once at Souper Contact before dirt-colored rice and brown water; 75 "The system isn't working right now, they graduate." more sit in chairs eating beans, rice, so we need to change the system." "The more you learn about hunger and sodas; and 24 students dine on sal- Shellenberger adds the group will and homelessness," Lehfeldt tells stu- ad, spaghetti, and breadsticks served on meet its goal as long as everyone pulls dents who alternate between scribbling a white tablecloth. together. "Anybody can make a notes and tapping pens thoughtfully Like the panel of homeless people, change," she says. "People don't have against their cheeks, "the more you re- the banquet is a graphic way to person- to make it a life's work. The little alize it is pretty much a Band-Aid. We alize hunger. Joshua Welter said it was things can make a difference, too." need to do something bigger." She be- one of the activities Rhodes used in No- Getting everybody to contribute is lieves the lasting value of a soup vember for Hunger and Homelessness the best way to make changes happen, kitchen is to show students—who are Awareness Week to inspire students. says Dr. Ivory. He quotes an African by and large comfortable—how the rest Welter says Rhodes students will re- proverb: "When spider webs unite, of the world lives. It inspires them to main active in hunger and homeless is- they can tie up a lion." A do something about the problem, to sues through the Kinney Program, work on a solution. Soup kitchens put which has been Rhodes' umbrella com- Jackie Ross Flaum, former education students face to face with real people munity service program for more than and religious reporter for The Hartford who are starving and freezing, she says. 40 years. He and other conference or- Courant in Hartftrch CT, is a freelance ganizers hope that the event will revi- writer and publicist in Memphis. She is The Reality of Hunger talize interest within the Kinney the author of two books and numerous The Oxfam Hunger Banquet acts as Program, including Souper Contact magazine and newspaper articles. one way to force students to face and Habitat for Humanity, and act as Benjamin Potter, a 2000 University hunger and the inequality of the food a "springboard" for new activities. of Missouri School of Journalism gradu- distribution system in the world. As ate, is with The University of Memphis they enter the banquet hall, students Facing the Future alumni magazine. pick up a ticket that determines Tory Houston, who writes for a pub- whether they are poor, middle class, or lication for the homeless in St. Louis, rich. Globally more than 71 percent of summarizes the challenge facing student human beings are poverty-stricken. An- activists this war "There's not any one other 22 percent fit into the middle answer [to solving the problem] because class, and only 7 percent are "wealthy." there's not one person, one idea."

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WINTER 2002 IV; •••7'7;. he ideal answer to the type, proper belief is not the sole or question posed in the primary indicator of faith—proper ac- title of this article is tion is just as important as what one "Everything!" or, at believes. In other words, practice and least, As much as behavior are critical components of possible!" Because Is- Muslim faith. This is one of the rea- lamT is such a critical part of the events sons why law is so important in Islam. that have unfolded beginning Sept. A consideration of the five pillars of 11, it is incumbent upon all non- Islam makes this fact obvious. There are Muslims to learn as much as they can five duties that are required of all Mus- about this important, often misunder- lims: profession of faith, prayer, fasting, stood, faith. Unfortunately, it is not almsgiving, and making the pilgrimage possible for most people to engage in to the holy city of Mecca. All of these the type of in-depth, long-term study requirements entail doing specific of Islam that would lead to Qur'anic manuscript actions, highlighting the fact that ortho- comprehensive knowledge of it. praxy is central to the faith. We see an Nonetheless, there are six aspects of nature of Islam. This is not meant to example of this in the very carefully pre- the religion that should be kept in be a pejorative term, but it simply scribed prayer ritual of Islam. Muslims mind as we reflect on the current situ- refers to the fact that there is a ation and evaluate what we hear from tendency in Islam to look back to the the media and other sources. In what time of the prophet Muhammad follows, I will briefly describe each of (570-632) and the early community as these elements and consider some of a model to follow. Lifestyles and ways the implications that flow from them. of thinking that are perceived as not in agreement with that prophetic ideal 1. Islam is a diverse and are often viewed cautiously. complex religion There is a wide range of opinions There are currently more than one within Islam regarding how to relate billion Muslims in the world and Is- to the Western world. Most Muslims lam is found in every corner of the prefer to interact with non-Muslims globe. It would be foolish to think in a spirit of tolerance and dialogue, that all these people think and behave and some even maintain that Islam in exactly the same way. While all needs to adapt itself to become more Muslims share certain beliefs and like the West. A very small number of practices, there is a rich diversity to Muslims believe that violence and the faith. Many of these differences confrontation are the only proper re- are inconsequential, but others have sponse in the face of what they profound implications. consider to be Western aggression. One of the most important areas of It is important that non-Muslims debate among Muslims, dating back avoid making generalizations about Mosque lamp with Quranic verse to the earliest days of the religion (sev- Islam when members of this last enth century Common Era), concerns group engage in terrorist activities how Muslims should relate to non- under the guise of Islam. The easiest should not pray as they like. They must Muslims. In modern times, the way to prevent this from happening pray at five specific times during the day relationship with the Western world is to listen to what the rest of the Is- and follow a particular format when has often been the focus of attention. lamic world is saying. Virtually all they do so. While many Muslims are open and Muslims denounce such actions as In Islam, actions express and articu- receptive to ideas and influence from not representing their faith, and late faith. While the five pillars are the the West, others have been more cau- those who are non-Muslims should most common activities Muslims tious in their response. view them in the same way. engage in as visible signs of what they Some of this is due to the negative believe, they are not the only ones. experiences many Muslim countries 2. Islam is a religion of This is important background for un- had to endure during the years they orthopraxy derstanding how and why someone were colonized by European powers. Islam is a prime example of a religion would engage in violence like that we It is also partly due to the conservative of orthopraxy. In a religion of this have recently witnessed, and then claim

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to be doing so in the name of Islam. messiah who is able to perform mirac- This strikes most of us, including the ulous works that are beyond the capa- majority of Muslims, as deranged and bilities of others. Throughout the text misguided. But for many of those who of the Qur'an, Jews and Christians are do them, they are religious acts that recognized for their special relationship put their faith into practice. with Muslims by virtue of the fact that Once again, we should not draw they, too, have been chosen to receive conclusions about Islam as a whole a divine revelation. from these actions. We need to pay It would therefore be a mistake to equal attention to the actions and re- believe that Muslims are taught to hate sponses of other Muslims. Many of Jews and Christians and that they per- them have put their faith into ceive these groups to be their enemies. practice, sometimes at great personal Just the opposite is true. The followers risk, to speak out against violence and of Moses and Jesus enjoy a special rela- to assist those who have suffered as a tionship with Muslims since they have result of terrorist attacks. This, more all been given the same revelation. This than anything, is Islam in action. is summed up succinctly in the Qur'an passage that reads, "Certainly, some 3. Muslims respect Judaism from among the People of the Book and Christianity believe in God" (3:199). It may come as a surprise to some, but Islam has a deep and abiding respect for 4. There is no separation of Mosque interior where the congregation kneels Judaism and Christianity. This is a religion and politics for prayer result of the Muslim understanding of The early Islamic sources are quite revelation. According to Islamic belief, clear on the fact that during his kept separate and distinct. This is not God's will has been revealed to a num- lifetime the prophet Muhammad was the way the typical Muslim envisions ber of prophets throughout history. both a religious and a political leader. their relationship. This difference is part Many of these prophetic figures are well He not only served as a spokesperson of the reason why many non-Muslims known to Bible readers. Among the for God, but also helped his contem- feel uncomfortable with the seemingly most frequently cited in the Qur'an are poraries resolve disputes of a social high profile religion has in shaping how Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. and political nature. From the very some Muslim figures understand and Each of these individuals was sent to a beginning, then, we see a close respond to international events. It is im- particular people with the same message: connection between religious and sec- portant to remember that not all people submit to the divine will. ular authority that has continued into in the world share the view of the rela- The Arabic word Islam means "sub- the present day in the Islamic world. tionship between religion and politics mission." In other words, the message This does not mean that all Muslim that tends to dominate in the West. these prior prophets brought to their political leaders have religious authority people is essentially the same as the one and vice versa. This is true in some 5. There is no institutional Muhammad communicated to his peo- places but it is rarely the case in mod- hierarchy ple. For this reason, those communities ern times. What it does mean is that One of the most frequent questions I that received earlier revelations are religious belief can inform and have heard since Sept. 11 goes some- referred to throughout the Qur'an as influence the area of politics. In fact, in thing like this: "If most other the "People of the Book." Among the Islam this is the way it is supposed to Muslims disagree so strongly with ones singled out for special recognition be. This relates to the idea mentioned what Bin Laden and others are doing are Jews and Christians. In many above that Islam is a religion of ortho- in the name of Islam, why don't they places, Islam's sacred text recognizes praxy. What one does determines do something about it?" This is a very and celebrates the important role of the whether or not one is a good Muslim, good question, but it is not as easy to People of the Book and their prophets. and this extends into the arena of polit- answer as it might first appear. For example, Noah is presented in ical life and social discourse. In order for a group to take a unified the Qur'an as a messenger who com- This situation can seem quite strange stand on an issue, it helps if there is some municates God's will to his unbeliev- to those of us who are born and raised established body or organization that can ing contemporaries. Abraham is held in places like the United States where formulate a response, render a verdict, act up as the quintessential monotheistic there is an official separation of religion as a mouthpiece, and pronounce a state- believer. Jesus is virginally conceived and politics. Most Americans believe ment. For example, in many Christian by Mary and is acknowledged as the that these two areas of life should be churches there is often some assembly or

16 WINTER 2002 RHODES message they have been communicat- avoid evil and remain devoted to their ing is clear and consistent: We faith. It refers to the daily challenge to denounce these acts as un-Islamic. be a good Muslim in the face of tempta- tion and the opportunity to sin. 6. Jihad does not mean The lesser jihad is more limited in "holy war" nature and refers to the effort that Virtually all non-Arabic speakers now must sometimes be exerted to defend know at least one word in the Islam. This can, at times, include war, language. Ironically, very few of them but the Qur'an and other Islamic know its proper definition. For the sources insist that war is only Muslim, the term jihad denotes a legitimate when it is a defensive complex concept that does not simply response to an attack and other mean "holy war." prescribed requirements have been The word comes from an Arabic root met. In the view of virtually all Mus- whose primary sense refers to the act of lims, the attacks on Sept. 11 do not putting forth great effort to achieve some meet these criteria and it is therefore goal. While the term jihad appears only inappropriate to consider them exam- four times in the Qur'an, words related ples of lesser jihad. to it from the same root are found more As its adjective suggests, the greater than 40 times. A careful analysis of these jihad plays a more important role in occurrences shows they can be grouped Islam and it is what most Muslims under two main meanings. On the one think of when they hear the term. In- individual who has the authority to speak hand are those words that describe the terestingly, all four occurrences of the for the community. The Pope and syn- effort each person must exert to live his word in the Qur'an refer to the ods of bishops sometimes function in this or her life as a good Muslim. Since the greater jihad and it is never associated way in the Catholic Church. opportunity to sin is always present, with war or violence in Islam's sacred Such a structure does not exist in Is- every individual must strive to avoid text. We should also keep in mind the lam where there is no clergy or institu- temptation and follow the straight path. fact that the term "holy war" never tional hierarchy. There is a lack of The second set of words refers to a appears in the pages of the Qur'an. centralized authority in Islam, and this different type of striving and speaks of Non-Muslims should therefore avoid system has both advantages and disad- the effort that must be put forth to giving this important Islamic concept vantages. On the positive side, it can expand the Islamic community. It is a distorted meaning that equates it sometimes be a very democratic way of critical to keep in mind the original with violence and bloodshed. being a religious community. But the context of these passages when we in- These six items are not all one arrangement does raise some important terpret them. In the early days of his needs to know about Islam. Nor is the questions. Who speaks for the group? prophetic career, Muhammad often brief treatment given to them here all How is consensus formulated and com- met opposition from the local leaders one needs to know about these impor- municated? Historically, religious schol- of Mecca as he attempted to spread tant facets of the religion. Only ars, especially those trained in Islamic the message of Islam. The words in through further reading, reflection, law, have taken the lead and rendered this second category are meant to en- and, ideally, conversation with Mus- pronouncements in the name of the courage him and his followers not to lims can non-Muslims begin to appre- faith. But even here there is no single give up and to do all they can to bring ciate the richness of the faith and overarching authority in place. Islam to their contemporaries. Occa- understand its role in our world. PA It is important to note that sionally, this entailed war and military Muslims are "doing something about engagements. Islam, like Christianity, it," but not in the way that Christians has had a bloody history at times. But or other non-Muslims might normally the Qur'an passages are clear that war- want things to be done. We need to fare is only appropriate when Islam is stop wishing for a decree from on under attack and it should therefore high or a completely united front that always be defensive in nature. speaks for all Muslims. (Is such a These two sets of meanings have giv- thing possible in any religion?) Rather, en rise in Islam to a distinction between we must listen to what Muslims, lead- greater jihad and lesser jihad. The Assistant greater jihad is a duty incumbent upon Professor ers and non-leaders alike, are saying John about the events of Sept. 11. The all Muslims as they continually strive to Kaltner

RHODES WINTER 2002 17 On the town—Balton and Clarke at Rockefeller Center

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tan Jena Balton '02 he New York art world re- For Memphian Jena Balton, who is competitive," she said. "Marina and ceived a double dose of majoring in political science in addi- David were kind enough to conduct Rhodes talent last summer tion to art history, the internship at mock interviews with me before I flew T when two of the college's the Met was her first time to intern up there, so I felt fairly prepared. But art history majors, seniors Jena Balton outside the city as well as her first ex- I was very, very excited when they and Allana Clarke, enjoyed coveted in- perience living in New York. She called in April and awarded me an in- ternships at the city's Metropolitan found out about the opportunity ternship. When I found out, I imme- Museum of Art and Whitney Museum through research on the Internet. diately called Marina and let her of American Art. "It was one of a very few internships know, even before I called my mom!" By all accounts, it was the first that offered a pretty significant stipend, Balton's internship at the Met time a Rhodes student has interned and it looked interesting," Balton said. offered a stipend of $3,000 for the sum- at either museum, and quite a coup The application asked for an essay, rec- mer, and she was required to work three for both to win internships at such ommendations, and transcripts, and to four days a week. On Mondays, the prestigious institutions in the same Balton's qualifications obviously interns spent part of the day together summer. Balton and Clarke credit impressed the Met staff: Over spring visiting other galleries, studios, and mu- two Rhodes mentors—associate pro- break, the museum flew her to New seums, and the remainder of the day, at fessor of art history, David York for an interview. the Met, visiting different areas of the McCarthy, and his wife, Marina With the most comprehensive col- museum and learning from curators Pacini, former curator of Rhodes' lection of artwork in the country—en- about what was important to identify in Clough-Hanson Gallery—for their compassing more than two million various types of art. support and assistance in the endeav- pieces—the Met can be a little "It was wonderful visiting other or. According to McCarthy, this was overwhelming to even the most places like the Studio Museum in an enormous accomplishment. seasoned art historian. So for Balton, Harlem or the Emilio Sanchez Foun- "They were competing for the whose first time setting foot inside the dation, because we were getting to see internships with students from Yale, museum was the day of her interview, different perspectives of the art world Harvard, Smith, and Williams—all it was a little intimidating. from different types of institutions," with very well-known art departments," "It's huge!" she said with a laugh. Balton said. "On two other half-days McCarthy explained. "For them to be "But it was fascinating, especially each week I worked at the information competitive is, to my mind, a mark of since all of my training at Rhodes has desk, and once a week I gave tours of real excellence. I think it speaks of their involved European art, and I'd never the Met to different groups. The other maturity, ambition, and certainly their really had exposure to the art of day of the week I was placed in the skill. It was a marvelous way for them Africa, for instance, or other cultures. communications department, where I to get experience in the museum field, "There were about 2,000 did a lot of work with the embassies of which will help them decide if they applicants, and only 40 of us ended Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the United want to pursue that as a career." up with internships, so it was very Arab Emirates. We were planning to

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exhibit jewels from the collection of a and Marina had both written me letters wealthy Kuwaiti gentleman, and I of recommendation, and we're all very worked a lot in catalogue editing for close in the art department." the show and identifying press outlets Clarke and Balton ended up living we could work with to publicize the together for the summer. Their apart- show in those countries." ment was about a 30-minute commute Balton found it fairly easy to survive by bus from the museums. The Whit- on the stipend she was awarded. ney stipend was smaller than the "I sublet from Columbia Univer- Met's—about $650 for two months. sity housing through a former "I was kind of an illegal sublet in Rhodes student, so I wasn't spending the apartment," Clarke laughed, "so we a whole lot on rent," she said. "Plus, snuck around a lot because I wasn't re- there are so many free events like ally supposed to be there. But that was concerts in the park and art fun! There were about 30 of us intern- openings, that it's really easy to ing at the Whitney, and we all became structure your social life there with- very close, working together from nine out spending a whole lot of money." to five every day for two months. I'm Clarke, a Texas native, agrees. An still in touch with many of them. Every The Met internship veteran, Clarke had experi- Thursday we had field trips or lectures, ence at six other museums and and got to know lots of other people in galleries—including the local Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, David Lusk Gallery, and Clough-Hanson, when she applied for the position at the Whitney. "I was abroad in the fall of my ju- nior year, so when I got back to Rhodes in January, I immediately started searching the Internet for internship opportunities," Clarke said. "I applied to a lot, but I knew I want- ed to be in New York or DC, a big arts hub. As it turned out, I was rejected for one internship in New York and was crushed. But then I was offered two different internship opportunities at the Smithsonian— and had accepted one of them—when I got a call from the Whitney. "They wanted to do a phone inter- view, which was awful because I had lost my voice!" she continued. "But somehow, they called me back for a second phone interview, and asked very pointed questions about my past experi- ence and so forth. And then by the end the arts in New York. I sort of became art. Clarke worked in collections man- of the week, they called and offered me the gallery-opening coordinator for the agement during her time there, but the position. I knew right away that it Whitney interns, helping organize ac- also did some curatorial work in help- was the one I wanted, so I told them tivities for all of us." ing the staff sift through dozens of un- immediately that I accepted. And the As its mission states, the Whitney is solicited packages of slides and videos minute I got off the phone, I called dedicated to collecting, preserving, in- sent by artists from around the country David; I know his number by heart. He terpreting, and exhibiting American hoping to be included in the museum's

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prestigious Biennial Exhibition. don't go into curatorial work, but end it's the same as any other large corpo- "I had hoped to be placed in the up running a gallery, I'll know, say, rate institution—it can be big and un- educational department—which that such and such type of print on wieldy. You have to be able to work would have been similar to what I did this weight paper can only stand this in that type of environment, which during my internship at the Brooks," much light for this many months." I'm not sure I could. But I would still Clarke said. "But this turned out okay And in fact, from curatorial to mu- highly recommend the internship to because I broadened my experience by seum education to gallery work, anyone. The best part was the city it- working in another area. They looked Clarke is leaving her future career self, the people I met, and the cultural at my past experience and saw I had path open. opportunities I was able to enjoy." done some slide scanning and mount- "There are several postgraduate one- As Balton and Clarke finish their ing and that I had installation experi- year programs I'm interested in," she senior year at Rhodes and begin to so- ence through my work at said. "I like museums, but I also like lidify their future plans, they will con- Clough-Hanson, which is why they gallery work and auction houses. So last tinue to experience Memphis' own placed me in collections." summer, a lot of my time was devoted to museum exhibits and a growing list of Clarke also relied on her experience networking. There are a lot of options." art galleries that seem to be drawing with Pacini when she was asked to do Balton, on the other hand, is more and more visitors and fans from condition reports for the museum. already planning to follow a slightly all over the city. "Marina taught me how to do less art-focused direction and attend "I think the gallery scene in those," Clarke said. "Basically, it in- law school at Columbia. But she Memphis has gotten much better in volves looking at a piece of art and believes her internship will be valuable the past three years, especially with rating the condition it's in when it experience. the growing South Main Street art arrives at your gallery or museum. "I really was doing a lot of legal- tours, and with new student exhibits You make a notation for every single based and communications work dur- and more openings at local galleries," thing that could be a problem. One ing my time at the Met," she said. said Balton. "I'm happy to see that day they handed some of us forms "And I want to focus on international happening here." Clarke agrees, and and asked us to condition–report a human rights, which is more public- has felt the excitement of the gallery painting received from pop artist interest driven and tied to the non- opening personally during her recent Wayne Thiebaud. They liked my re- profit world of which the Met is a part. first-time experience curating her port so much, the following week "I learned a whole lot from one of own show—Inside Out, Images of they sent me to a warehouse in the press officers in the Met's com- Suburbia—which opened in Novem- Chelsea to review a bunch of other munications department, Barbara ber at a local gallery. pieces that were coming in. That was Livenstein," Balton continued. "She "I didn't have a great arts program in one great thing about the Whitney, recently completed her second mas- high school, but I knew I was always they were really good about letting ter's degree and received a charter very interested in art and always happy interns in on cool things—from go- from the city to open a women's at museums," Clarke said. "Doing art is ing to a press conference for the museum. My interest in internation- great—on trips I always paint my own Wayne Thiebaud retrospective al human rights specifically centers little watercolor postcards—but I'm a exhibit we were planning, to picking around women's issues, and meeting lot better at the logistics of curating. up a piece of art from the studio of a someone else with similar concerns What I really like is the idea of cultivat- local artist like Jeff Koons, whom I in art history and the art community ing an artist—getting exposure for his or got to meet. was really nice. I will keep up with her art, creating the written document "I also learned a whole lot about be- her for sure." about it, doing all the networking." ing careful around art. At the Whitney, Because the Met is so large, Balton It seems pretty certain that these you're not allowed to touch anything; did see ways in which the museum two women, whatever roads they take, the only people who can touch art are could be a difficult work environment will continue to create their own the art handlers. So I learned about for those making a career there. excitement in the local arts communi- what to touch and what not to touch, "Even if you become a curator— ty or in any other future endeavors. A how to handle and pack things, how to the highest position to obtain in your install and take down an installation. I field—the red tape you go through Marci DeShaies Woodmansee '90 is learned how professionals do light lev- just to get a new exhibition space, for public relations director for the Greater els and meter readings. So even if I instance, put me off a little. I suppose Memphis Arts Council.

RHODES WINTER 2002 2I Hands and Hearts By Martha Hunter Shepard '66 Photography by Bob Narod n Sept. 11, 2001 the world watched in horror gon. We could smell what we later found out was jet fuel, as planes ripped into New York's World but couldn't distinguish the smell from any other type of Trade Center, then like a knife, another accelerant." sliced a section of the Pentagon in two. That As they began making their way from the office in the C morning, four alumni in Washington, like so ring—the middle ring of the building—outward to the D ring, many in our nation, had a common mission—to help those in Turner paused to turn off the coffee pot and TV and lock need. the door behind him. Navy Lt. Jim Turner '95, who was inside the Pentagon dur- "It sounds ridiculous now. At the time I was afraid that if ing the attack, 100 feet away from the crash, helped fellow of- I'd left them on it might start a fire." fice workers evacuate the building. Kay Sessoms Jacobi '91 was When the group came to the extreme outer E ring the pow- the first Red Cross emergency mental health worker on the er was out and smoke from the crash was too thick to navigate. scene. Already working on getting aid to New York, Matt Bet- They headed inward toward the inmost A ring stairwells, swiftly tridge '96 at FEMA would soon turn his attention to home, but orderly, in the best tradition of the United States Navy. Still and activist Amber Khan '93 was on the phone, organizing an thinking the explosion had been a bomb, they would discover interfaith unity rally. the truth later that day when Turner's division set up temporary Jim Turner had been at his Pentagon office in Arlington, offices in nearby Crystal City, VA. They would also learn that VA, since 6:30 a.m. As flag lieutenant to Rear Adm. Michael the jet had hit the E ring on the first floor and tunneled almost McCabe, director of Naval Air Warfare, Turner runs count- directly underneath them. less daily missions for his boss throughout the 3.7 million- The recent renovations to the Pentagon, which some square-foot Pentagon complex. While returning from an people say helped prevent more of the building from going errand that morning, he stopped in his division's outer office down, also aided the evacuation. and glanced at the TV, just in time to see the World Trade "A wonderful thing about the renovations was that a new Center crash. steel frame had helped hold the building up, and escalators had The staff watched in disbelief, then, mindful of their De- been added, so there were several options to getting out, and no fense Department responsibilities, eventually tried to get back bottlenecks," Turner said. "We got to the Metro entrance and to work. They even convinced themselves to proceed with a out to the parking lot for a quick head count. Everyone had got- video teleconference scheduled for later that day. ten out of our offices okay, but a couple of people had some "About five minutes later, we heard a tremendous shrapnel cuts in their backs. It was actually some time until we THUD,"' Turner recalled. "It wasn't that loud a sound, I just could confirm all this because some of our staff had been in oth- remember the high-pitched rattling and vibration that almost er parts of the building when the plane hit, and others had scat- shook 1Kout dm d*. As soon as 4 014941' • mill tered and headed home as best they could. One of our guys who was on a lower floor and directly in the crash helped get a lot of out."

Matt Bettridge '96, Amber Khan '93, Kay esiAi-Sattfe91 and-:,110turner '95 survey the damage to the oe,'.24an Jim Turner '95 Jim Turner, an economics major at Rhodes, trained as a Navy pilot and served aboard the U.S.S. Carl Vinson before his cur- rent assignment at the Pentagon. "I requested the Pentagon assignment," he said. "I wanted to see the big picture of how things work in the Navy, how national defense works in general–how and why decisions that affect me and my division are made." After the Sept. 11 crash, the phones were out and cell phone lines were jammed. The first calls that came through on Turner's cell phone were from his dad and his Rhodes roommate, Welch Suggs '95, an assistant ed- itor for The Chronicle of Higher Education in Washington. While his dad called Turner's rel- atives to assure them of his safety, Suggs pa- tiently wrote down the names and numbers of several of the families in Turner's division and called them to assure them that their loved ones, too, were safe. Married for six months to Jennifer Lee '96, Turner says: "I come home every day to a wonderful wife and wake up to see the sun rise. Life really is beautiful, and I and 23,000 Jim Turner at the Navy Memorial in Washington, DC of my closest friends are not taking it for granted anymore."

and rescue teams from DC, Fairfax, and hours for them to get here. Typically, it workers came out, and before they of er nearby Virginia and Maryland happens in 24-36 hours. But since I was went back into the building, we were counties. Seeing to their needs were the first mental health person to call in, there to offer mental health services. American Red Cross volunteers, includ- by default, I just happened to do the ini- "You always think you're going to re- ing the mental health response workers. tial volunteer organization for the first spond in a 'positive way,' but you don't The 1997 Federal Aviation Act states three days." know till you're in the middle of some- that the American Red Cross is responsi- Jacobi's efforts were with the rescue thing. Truly, the healthiest thing to do ble for mental health response to any avi- workers and their families, then, the re- while you're on the site, whether it's me ation disaster. Thus, Kay Sessoms Jacobi trieval workers. or the military or the rescue workers, is to '91, a mental health volunteer affiliated "There were five main areas the De- stay desensitized to what's going on—to with the Arlington County Red Cross fense Department and F.B.I. set up what you're seeing, hearing, and chapter, was the first to call in. where they thought there was a need smelling. Because if you reassociate too "Whenever there's a large disaster like for mental health workers," she said. much while you're on the site, you're go- this, the local chapter takes the lead until "One area was a 'morgue,' which ing to be the one who needs help. I was the national disaster response team is in sounds worse than it is–it was actually pretty impressed with the rescue people, place," Jacobi explained. "Because all the a staging area for the military before the fire and military people for their abili- airports were closed, it took about 72 they went in to do body retrieval. As ty to comprehend that. As they came off

24 WINTER 2002 RHODES Kay Sessoms Jacobi '91

"I don't think I understood how large the effort was Commonwealth University. She also counseled a close until I was out of it," said Kay Jacobi. "Several weeks lat- friend and her family in Washington who had lost an old er I realized I had staffed 72 hours' worth of mental friend at the Pentagon. Jacobi's husband, Geoff, an inter- health volunteers, eight per shift." national tax consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Jacobi, who majored in religious studies at Rhodes, cooked them dinner Kay and Geoff's daughter, Ann-Mor- holds a master's degree in social work from Virginia gan, 14 months old at the time, was a trouper, never even crying when Mommy came and went. Three days after the attacks, Jacobi spoke at the National Red Cross memorial service in Washington. To the audience she said that "what makes America America is that we have this sense of volunteerism, philanthropy, and helping out your neighbor that I don't think you'll find in any other country, across the board." It's a lesson she learned at home from a giving mother, as a Kinney volunteer at Rhodes, and through service work in graduate school. She continues to deliver letters and cards from chil- dren around the country to area fire houses. The fire- fighters, she said, are "deeply touched that they are appreciated." During her time at the Pentagon she wrote to friends: "We all have much 'recovering work' to do from this tragedy. As I have told every media person and the countless troops and rescue workers, recovery is a verb, not a noun. You must actively work at it and I pray Kay Sessoms Jacobi and daughter, Ann-Morgan, delivering thank- for you that you are taking care of yourself and working you letters from children across the country to Arlington County, at your personal recovery." VA, firefighters

their shifts and started to move away responsibility of Matt Bettridge. The seling, disaster housing, and disaster le- from the site, that's when the need arose. 1996 Rhodes graduate also has a post- gal services to victims of the World That's when we needed to go in and say, graduate engineering degree in crisis, Trade Center and Pentagon attacks. `How are you doing? You look pretty disaster, and risk management from "We provide housing, funeral costs tired. Let me get you some water.' George Washington University. He also and medical and dental care to people "Sometimes the men and women spent time in the Peace Corps working who need it," Bettridge explained. "My would simply say, 'Thanks for the water. with people with HIV/AIDS in a primary responsibilities in this disaster I'm okay.' If they could look me in the refugee camp in Malawi, East Africa. In have been to coordinate with other eye and say, 'I'm okay,' that was good June 2000, he joined the Federal Emer- agencies, figure out what phone enough, and I could move on to the next gency Management Agency (FEMA). numbers people should call. If you person. But other times, you'd get some- He works in the Recovery Division, watch the news, there are new numbers one some water and all of a sudden which is responsible for handling every day for people to call. I call the they'd start telling you everything that programs that provide money to states numbers—`ghost' them—talk to the they'd seen and heard and smelled. They and people to help them recover from supervisors, find out what kind of really had the need at that moment to disasters. Specifically, his division han- services an organization is providing and unburden their souls." dles the programs that provide medical the volume they're able to handle. Of- Mending body and soul is the and funeral costs as well as crisis coun- ten, well-meaning organizations and RHODES WINTER 2002 25

Matt Bettridge '96

Before joining FEMA, Matt Bettridge had thought me to have constructs in place for when disasters hap- long and hard about what he wanted to do with his life. pen rather than be awash in the shock that bad things Born and raised mostly in Alaska, he spent his last two happen and evil exists. Then it's not a shock to your years of high school in Tucson. He majored in philoso- system. You're able to move forward and process the phy at Rhodes, served in the Peace Corps, and all event and engage in an activity that you need to do." along, was fascinated with disaster work. Of Sept. 11, Bettridge says, "It's important to note "I spent a lot of time thinking about how it is you go that what has changed is our perception of American about leading a good and happy life—to obey God's will life. The danger and threat of terrorism as well as nat- as well as have the most satisfaction with your life," he ural disasters have been present, are present, and will explained. "I decided when you look at the gifts and tal- continue to be present. We have had very close calls. ents inherent in you and try to find the place or activity This is not a new America—we're looking at ourselves that most fully actualizes those gifts, you'll not only find and our country with fresh eyes." what God wants you to do, but you'll also find the 'good and happy life.' I realized mine would be working in dis- aster management. "Emergency management has become a major pro- fessional field only in the last five years," said Bettridge. "Military, fire, police personnel traditionally have been responsible for coordinating disaster activity. Emer- gency management is a holistic look at approaching disasters systematically with other organizations. FEMA's role is to support states, not take control. This is where you have to have a smooth interaction among local, state, and federal governments and volunteer or- ganizations. It's a well-oiled machine." One of the major difficulties in disaster work, he said, is learning to deal with why bad things happen. "That was Larry Lacy's focus as a professor—the problem of evil. Philosophy at Rhodes really prepared Matt Bettridge at the Jefferson Memorial

people want to help but are not "There are a lot of problems touchy issue. There are a lot of people prepared for 1,000 phone calls or refer- concerning what a disaster victim involved, but because of this unique rals. Like all major disasters, it can be should receive from which federal or event, we're having to form new very frustrating for everyone involved if state agency and non-profit relationships with groups and federal all you get are busy signals. Often there organization, and in what order," he agencies we've not coordinated with be- are a lot of `helplines/hodines' set up af- said. "The Red Cross and other non- fore. We're all growing in good ways." ter disasters that try to help victims but profit disaster organizations are always So is the American public. At the do not provide any real goods or services there within hours after a disaster forefront of the effort is Amber Khan themselves. It can be really frustrating strikes. The Department of Labor helps '93, who eight days after the attacks, for disaster victims who actually need with unemployment, the Department gave the opening statement at a multi- something but are lost in the maze of of Justice, FEMA, and HUD provide ethnic, interfaith unity rally that she phone numbers and referrals." disaster assistance, and the National As- helped organize at The National Japan- Operating from his Washington sociation of Realtors for the 9/11 terror- ese-American Memorial, northwest of office, Bettridge also works with oth- ist events is helping with mortgage the Capitol. er agencies, determining how payments. Sometimes there's "I'd spent the two days after the at- assistance is provided. duplication of assistance and that's a tacks going to memorial and interfaith

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discuss faith-oriented political issues. In addition, she does a weekly radio call-in show, The Communicators Roundtable, that is broadcast in several cities across the country and streamed on the Internet. "My parents emigrated from Pakistan when I was four months old," said Khan, who is Muslim. "I don't really identify with being Pakistani per se, although my grandmother and first cousins are there. After Sept. 11 some schoolmates hassled my 12-year-old-brother in Memphis. 'Why don't you go home?' they said. Con- fused and hurt, he replied, 'But I am home. I was born in Memphis!' "The terrorists attempted to highjack not just our sense of safety, identity, and freedom, but for me as a Muslim-American woman, they were trying to highjack my faith, to manipulate it, to pervert it as a weapon. That's not what Islam is. What they did is counter to the fundamental beliefs of Muslims and our scriptures." Amber Khan and son, Noah, in her home office beside a Khan regularly gets whacko calls on her radio poster of the World Trade Center show, "But I love that!" the Rhodes political science major exclaimed. "It's democratic freedom of dis- course like we had at Rhodes. I was in a small semi- Amber Khan '93 nar called Contemporary Theology: Political Crisis with Prof. Steve Haynes. We talked a lot about the Middle East and Islam. I remember that freewheeling Amber Khan, formerly with the Washington, DC-based discourse and the conversations it spurred outside of Interfaith Alliance, now works from home and is a full- class. In part, the way to deal with terrorism is to cre- time mom to son, Noah. Her husband, Vivek Chopra, and ate opportunities for democratic discourse in other his company, DevMethods, donated a Web site for the in- countries. It would prevent radicals from taking root terfaith unity rally she organized. She appears regularly and monopolizing everything." on local and national television and radio programs to

services," said Khan, whose husband ties sat in an apartment and planned parents had been interned in the U.S. had lost a fraternity brother at Cantor the rally." during World War II. With signs and Fitzgerald in New York. In short order, 40 sponsoring orga- posters, more than 200 Americans of "I decided I needed to do something nizations signed on. Khan got the word the Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, else—that this was not enough. Also, I out to the news media, engaged speak- and Sikh faiths crowded the memorial. was increasingly disturbed by the num- ers, and basically "worked night and The rally closed with Japanese- and ber of hate crimes and attacks on inno- day for five days straight trying to Philippine-American World War II cent people—an expression of anger, I make it happen with a team of amaz- veterans in their 70s reciting the Pledge thought—that were spreading across our ingly dedicated people from a cross sec- of Allegiance. community and the country. I wanted tion of the community." "There was not a dry eye in the to affirm the oneness of our nation and Activists, members of Congress, and house," said Khan. "It was very power- encourage people to remember the vic- people of faith, including Rhodes ful to witness veterans of World War II tims and respond to the hate-filled alumni, attended the event. The speak- whose families had been interned actions of the terrorists with a message of ers included James Zogby, president of remind us that our diversity and toler- solidarity and unity. the American-Arab Institute, and ance for difference are what make "I called a friend, and the next day Karen Narasaki of the National Coun- America great." nine of us from different communi- cil of Asian Pacific Americans whose

RHODES WINTER 2002 27 Charles Diehl Recruiting a Faculty in Memphis

By James Lanier Associate Professor of History

acuity members at Rhodes With the help of archivist Elizabeth Gothic style, and led the college have three distinct responsi- Gates Kesler and research librarian through depression and war until his bilities: teaching, research, William Short '71, I began introduc- retirement. Southwestern, as it was then and service. Most of the ing students to the most essential called, moved to Memphis primarily to time we feel pulled in three work of history—working with prima- gain the economic resources necessary differentF directions. Much of the teach- ry sources to answer questions about for a quality liberal arts college. Bring- ing of undergraduates is at an the past. Over three years, the class ing the city's financial and political introductory level or in areas somewhat generated so many new and intriguing leaders onto the Board of Trust and removed from our specific training; our questions that I am now devoting combining them with the Presbyterian research is aimed at a scholarly much of my own research time to an- ministers who had controlled the audience and is very specialized; service swering them. college since the 1870s was essential for includes the fun work of advising stu- One question I am now pursuing his success. Making the college a center dents but also takes us into departmen- grew out of a class assignment that was of knowledge, one which was open to tal issues and faculty committees that designed to give students a small man- discussion of any and all questions, are aimed at advancing the college. ageable project. Since the college proved to be extremely difficult. Over the last three years, I have archives has a folder of information on Like others who have examined the had the extraordinary experience of everyone who has taught at Rhodes, I college's history, I find myself admiring combining the three responsibilities in asked each student to write a short pa- one project: the history of Rhodes. per about a particular professor. The My interest began as a service project file for almost all of those who taught in 1998; as the college approached the during the presidency of Charles E. 150th anniversary of its founding, I Diehl, 1917-1949, contained some cor- thought the history department might respondence with the president related contribute to the occasion by to their being hired. (Later I learned interviewing alumni about their expe- there were some significant omissions.) rience at the college. I developed an Looking at individual faculty members introductory course that emphasized shed new light on the man who is the practice of oral history, and widely recognized as our modern students began conducting interviews. founder, Dr. Charles Diehl, a A number of alums were gracious in Presbyterian minister who guided the agreeing to come to the class and move from Clarksville, TN, to share their memories with the group. Memphis in 1925. Diehl established As I heard more about the college's the college's commitment to academic history, I broadened the course to in- excellence, constructed beautiful and clude work in the college archives. expensive buildings in the collegiate President Charles E.Diehl 28 WINTER 2002 RHODES the enormous accomplishments of century to provide graduate seminars them to complete Ph.D.s: Monk went Charles Diehl, his vision, and the sheer and research opportunities comparable to Princeton, MacQueen to Chicago. quantity of his energy and work. Not to German universities; for seminary, Both were outstanding teachers and until I read my students' papers, and Diehl chose Princeton University. He productive scholars. Diehl also looked the files on which they were based, did greatly admired the tutorial system of for Southerners who won Rhodes I realize how much time he devoted to Oxford University in England, and the Scholarships. In the 1920s and '30s, re- the recruitment of a faculty. During its American college he looked to for in- cipients of the awards returned from last decade in Clarksville, Southwestern spiration was Swarthmore in Pennsyl- Oxford after two years' study with the enrolled about 100 students and had vania. Diehl wanted a faculty recruited equivalent of a master's degree; those 10 faculty members. When it opened from the best graduate schools and he who wanted to continue for the Ph.D. in Memphis, 450 students enrolled and wanted them to be on the cutting edge often found it necessary to teach while Diehl began building a faculty of of scholarship in their areas. He also they completed dissertations. Given approximately 20-25 people. In spite expected them to be active churchmen, their training and experience in Europe of the Depression that began in 1929, preferably Presbyterians; to teach five and their graduate work at prestigious enrollments and faculty stayed about courses a semester and publish in their places, Diehl was eager to recruit them. the same size through the 1930s. fields; and accept meager salaries with Among the Rhodes scholars were John Recruiting an outstanding faculty dur- no fringe benefits. Diehl was setting Henry Davis in history, A.P Kelso in ing the early years in Memphis stands himself a formidable task. philosophy, Alvin Strickler in classics, as one of Diehl's most remarkable ac- Using his connections in the South- Robert Davidson in religion. Theodore complishments. ern Presbyterian Church, Diehl had re- Johnson in English joined them to cre- The standards that Diehl estab- markable success. Two of his best ate a distinguished group who enabled lished for faculty members were recruits were recent graduates of the Southwestern to build a reputation for undoubtedly based on his own educa- college in Clarksville, Sam Monk in excellence immediately. When the De- tional experience. A native of West English and Marion MacQueen in pression prevented many local students Virginia, he received his B.A. at The mathematics. Diehl asked each to from attending well-known places out- Johns Hopkins University, unique be- return to teach at their alma mater with side the region, the most talented were cause it was established late in the 19th a master's degree, then encouraged likely to enroll at Southwestern. Graduates of the 1930s tell many in- The first student body in Memphis 1925-26 teresting stories about the characters who were their teachers; for the most part, students were in awe of the men who knew so much about the world beyond the confines of the deep South. Their knowledge and interest in ideas served as a window into new possibilities. Not from alumni, however, nor from the records of the well-known successes in the faculty, did I discover the difficulties of recruiting a faculty. As I read more about the history of Memphis and turned to the local newspapers in the 1930s, I discovered the names of those we have forgotten, about whom little ex- ists in our archives. The experiences of George McLean, Horace Davis, and Robert Davidson reveal the limitations of a distinctly regional college in a city that is the capital of the Mississippi Delta. George McLean is emerging today as an authentic American hero. As the editor of the Tupelo Journal in Tupelo, RHODES WINTER 2002 29 Faculty who were Rhodes Scholars 1934

The group was led by an advisory board that included a significant number of ministers and doctors—their chief pub- lic spokesmen were a professor at the University of Tennessee Medical School and an Episcopal minister. Over a period of four months, the John Henry Davis William Jones A P Kelso league experimented with a variety of strategies. While their immediate goal was to provide firewood and food for those who were destitute, they wanted the members to organize for securing their needs. The board found owners of forestland in Arkansas who would let Charles Siefkin Robert Strickler James Wilson Robert Hartley members cut trees and chop their own firewood, supplied members with mate- rials for making shirts that were traded MS, from 1934 until his death 50 he earned a master's degree in religion; to poor farmers for food, and arranged years later, McLean was the catalyst for subsequently he studied sociology at the for homeless members to move into old broadening citizen participation in University of Wisconsin and was a can- houses where they were obligated to public affairs. An important recent didate for the Ph.D. at the University make repairs but paid no rent. Plans book, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and of Chicago when he joined the Rhodes were made for a cooperative farm in Revival of American Community, by the faculty in 1931. In addition to his Arkansas where Memphis' unemployed distinguished Harvard political scien- strong credentials, he had traveled wide- could plant gardens in the spring and tist, Robert Putnam, cites Tupelo as ly, the college handbook noted, not for a cooperative store where members one of the two most successful models only in Europe, but also in Asia and could use scrip instead of money, essen- for vital community life in America. Africa. He seemed ideally suited to be a tially bartering their labor for supplies. University of Mississippi professor faculty leader in accomplishing The inventive strategies used by the Vaughn Grisham, in a recent study of President Diehl's ambition to build an league were similar to efforts in other Tupelo, documents the key role that outstanding liberal arts college modeled cities during the onset of the Depres- McLean played in promoting econom- after the best in the nation. sion. In the absence of government ini- ic growth, improving race relations, In the winter of 1932-33, the Amer- tiative, Americans were organizing and resolving conflicts through exten- ican economy was mired in the worst of voluntarily to solve their economic sive public debate. economic depressions. Franklin problems at the local level. Undoubted- In the early 1930s, however, Roosevelt was elected president in No- ly, many of those in the forefront of McLean was no hero in Memphis. He vember; he did not take office until those efforts were critical of capitalism was a junior faculty member at Rhodes March. Without federal assistance for and did not believe that an ordinary College. When Mayor E.H. "Boss" relief payments and with no job upturn in the business cycle would re- Crump decided that McLean was a creation, Memphis experienced store prosperity. In Memphis, there dangerous radical whose views would widespread unemployment and pover- were unusual obstacles for those seek- not be tolerated in Memphis, ty. Prominent Memphis women created ing new alternatives to the status quo. President Diehl agreed not to renew five soup kitchens during the winter, E.H. Crump did not encourage any his contract. Both the city and the col- four for whites and one for blacks. form of political organization outside lege lost an important voice for reason, Some other Memphians, whom of his control. Whenever the prevailing compassion, and democratic vision. McLean joined, wanted to move economic and racial orders were ques- McLean was a native Mississippian. beyond charity and handouts to orga- tioned, the fear of communism was in- Born to a prominent family in Winona, nize the unemployed to help voked. In the same week that readers of he was graduated from the University themselves. Their organization was The Commercial Appeal were learning of Mississippi. His theological interests, called the Memphis Citizens' of the activities of the Memphis Unem- rooted in his Presbyterian upbringing, Unemployed League; only those who ployed Citizens' League, they were be- took him to Boston University where were unemployed could be members. ing assured that local authorities were

30 WINTER 2002 RHODES Faculty who left the college establishing an extensive espionage net- work to spy on citizens who might ad- vocate radical change. "Reds" would not be allowed to stay in Memphis; "they will be quietly persuaded to leave town for their own good."' In such a climate, George McLean was stigmatized as a communist. Charges against him began with one of the league members, H.W. Pyle, whom Horace Davis Robert Davidson George McLean the board had removed as president be- cause of his incompetence. The well-ed- ucated professional people of the board were discovering some of the difficulties of grass-roots organizing. They wanted the unemployed members to elect their own leaders and organize their own projects. In Pyle the members elected a painter who had recently migrated from the country to Memphis; The Commer- OuR ScNoOL S cial Appeal described his residence as a AND CO L L Ec.; S "dingy" house in south Memphis where he lived with a wife, daughter, an old man, "two other women and a flock of — bur ...NAT ARoo-r TNf children." Board members discharged INVASION OF Pyle for "gross irregularities" in the tINC.KTIONAL INSTITuTior4S league's affairs, but he blamed his ouster vim; -roEtRo., on communists who controlled the ibrithAtoodiu411.3 board, and cited one militant "teacher- communist," who was subsequently identified as George McLean. Leaders of the board denied the charges; McLean defended himself publicly by denying any sympathy with communist aims and means. He acknowledged that he had voted for the Socialist candidate for president, Norman Thomas, in the Find Than Gut, Kick Them Out and Keep Than Out! recent election of 1932, but he was not From The Commercial Appeal, June 8, 1930 a member of the Socialist Party: "I'm a churchman and what socialist leanings I have are based on religious grounds."' The mayor of Memphis, Watkins McLean as a capable teacher and a A month after the charges against Overton, who had been elected with Southern gentleman, but, insisting McLean were reported in The Crump's support in 1928, was a mem- that McLean was not being "fired" for Commercial Appeal President Diehl ber of Southwestern's Board of his political activities, justified his dis- notified him that his contract for the Trustees. To newspaper reporters, missal on economic grounds. To be next academic year would not be Diehl admitted that Overton had ex- sure, Diehl was in the midst of severe renewed. Diehl cited the need for pressed concern about a communist cutbacks, but with enrollment levels retrenchment in difficult economic professor; the mayor could not recall staying high, he tried to keep his facul- times, but McLean heard otherwise. the conversation. Diehl defended ty intact and cut everyone's salary by

' The Commercial Appeal Jan. 14, 1933, p. 6. The Commercial Appeal Feb. 26, 1933. p. 5.

RHODES WINTER 2002 31 40 percent. McLean was an exception from the Ku Klux Klan; he subsequent- to political leaders. At the height of the to the rule. ly served as United States congressman McLean controvery, another outstand- Diehl was mired in controversy from 1940-65. ing young member of the faculty during the college's first decade in The experience of Marion and Ho- submitted his resignation. Robert Memphis, especially in the two years race Davis clearly posed the problem Davidson, an ordained Southern Pres- leading up to McLean's ouster. In of recruiting an outstanding faculty in byterian minister who taught in the reli- 1931, seven local Presbyterian Memphis. Both were from wealthy gion department, was a graduate of ministers, encouraged by a vice New York families; she was a graduate Davidson College, a Rhodes scholar, a president at the college who wanted of Smith who embraced feminist poli- Ph.D. candidate at Yale, and a member more authority for himself, charged tics in the 1920s; he graduated summa of the Memphis Unemployed Citizens' Diehl with heresy. The Board of cum laude from Harvard and was a League. He expressed admiration for Trustees and Diehl's Presbyterian synod Ph.D. candidate at Columbia where Diehl's vision and leadership but found reviewed the charges at length and he studied with the eminent himself uncomfortable with policies re- completely exonerated him; his critics economist, Wesley Mitchell, and had quired "in this vicinity."' Diehl clearly presented no evidence from his public published in progressive journals. They felt affection and respect for Davidson. addresses or his sermons. The pressures were appalled by the racial caste "We are trying to do a good piece of brought against him by fundamentalists system of the deep South when they work here," he wrote to Davidson, "and may have encouraged him to be more arrived in 1929; Horace Davis had al- I only wish that we were sufficiently in- cautious in the selection of faculty. ready resigned from his faculty dependent to enable us to speed up that More important than the heresy trial, position at the time of his arrest. work a little more rapidly." though, was the difficulty he met in Nonetheless, The Commercial Appeal Diehl's compromises may well have hiring people from outside the region. made clear its opinion of what should been necessary for the building of In 1930, a young economics professor, happen to teachers like Davis. In an Rhodes College. He knew the college Horace Davis, and his wife, Marion, enlarged front page editorial cartoon needed public support and financial re- made front page headlines in Memphis by Cal Alley titled, "Find Them Out, sources if it were to survive in a new lo- when they planned a meeting in Con- Kick Them Out and Keep Them cation. Memphis offered new federate Park to protest the racism of an Out," a bespectacled professor was opportunity and possibility, but its Atlanta trial. Because they contacted a portrayed as walking through a Gothic rigid commitment to racial segregation communist organizer in Atlanta to as- portal carrying an arm full of "revolt- and autocratic politics presented sist in preparations for the meeting, ing social propaganda" and "seditious serious obstacles to the building of a their planned meeting was never held. literature." In the face of this reaction, community of scholars. Freedom of in- The police commissioner, Clifford Diehl maintained that Davis was a quiry and democratic participation are Davis, who had been elected on a splendid teacher with excellent schol- essential ingredients of intellectual life, Crump-backed ticket with Mayor arly credentials and sincere for faculty and for students. Charles Overton, withdrew their permit for the convictions, but distanced himself Diehl was learning what the bluesman meeting, arrested them without bail for from Davis' ideas. "I do not share his already knew: "Mr. Crump don't allow 24 hours, and confiscated pamphlets attitude or his point of view, nor am I that here." PA and books from their home. Commis- in accord with his convictions."' sioner Davis: "When I learned the When Diehl faced the pressures to Professor Lanier is writing a history meeting was being held to discuss social remove George McLean in 1933, he of the college equality between negroes and white was struggling to preserve his reputation from 1925 persons, I revoked my permission with Memphis leaders. McLean, unlike to 1975, granted the communists. The meeting Davis, had not threatened racial segrega- which would have caused a riot....They can- tion; the Memphis Citizens' explores the not hold a communist meeting in this Unemployed League was for whites tension city, now or ever."' Davis had been only. But reckless charges of between elected with strong political support communism had made him a concern Southern identity and The Commercial Appeal June 7, 1930, p. 1; June 8, 1930, p. 2. national The Commercial Appeal June 8, 1930, p.2. The correspondence between the two is in the file of Robert Davidson, Rhodes Archives: ambitions. Robert F. Davidson to Diehl, Jan. 23, 1933; Diehl to Davidson, Feb. 16, 1933.

32 WINTER 2002 RHODES ATHLETICS BY BILL SORRFIJ,

kick, not just your legs," said strives for the perfect end-over-end kick. English's Second English (5-8, 184). "If the ball isn't placed perfectly, it Language Kicking is almost a second lan- won't fly. It will hook or cut," he said. guage for him. His father, Hank As he prepares for his senior season, Rhodes placekicker Andy English English, was the punter for Rice Uni- English is teeing up for another goal. makes a point of learning who he'll be versity in the early 1970s. "I don't think I have put together a kicking against on game days. English, who was all-district at complete game," he said. "I definitely When an opposing player attempts Paschal High School in Fort Worth, don't think I've played my best game." an extra point or field goal, English yells his first name and adds, "Don't miss it." It's not fun when English misses. "I'm kind of a head case when I make a mistake. Everyone has to remind me to calm down." This season, English, a junior from Fort Worth, TX, hit 25 of 29 extra points and 4 of 10 field goals. English has kicked three school- reiroW record field goals of 49 yards during 1"'"4-19.7 0.0iftre 70T•00-0".10 • 4, his career, including two game win- ners. Two of his 49-yarders were against Colorado College this year. After a freshman season where he made 19 of 23 extra points and 10 of 14 field goals, English was named by USA Football to its honorable men- tion All-America freshman team. He was also second team All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. English puts more than his foot into kicking. He lifts weights to increase upper body strength. He was the first Lynx to complete 100 pushups in two minutes with a 25- pound weight on his back. "You use your entire body to Andy English '03 'Rhodekill' or Frisbee? What's in a Name?

Players have found out the hard tion, TN, fractured a collarbone dur- worldwide and has a national colle- way that Rhodes' Ultimate Frisbee ing a game. Broken wrists and ankles giate tournament, is similar to soccer team has an appropriate nickname- and banged-up knees have been part and football. "Rhodekill." of the game whose official rules term "Every member has to be running Leaping into the end zone for a it a "non-contact sport." at all times," said Jennifer Richelson, a disc last year in a tournament, Doug "You're not supposed to have sophomore from Ringold, GA. "If Lemme, a senior from Knoxville, physical contact, but it is kind of you're not, you're in the way." crashed into an opponent, breaking intense," said Sam Weems, a senior Like football, there are inter- two bones in his left leg. from Jackson, MS, who founded the cepted and incomplete passes, Another Rhodes player, Jason club sport two years ago. knock-downs of passes and end Beasley, a senior from Grand Junc- Ultimate Frisbee, which is played zones. A player scores when he or

RHODES WINTER 2002 33 she successfully passes the "The game just flows," she said. disc to a teammate in the Rhodes has the only collegiate team end zone. in Memphis, said Weems. Players have 10 seconds The team's schedule includes to throw the Discraft, Sewanee, Arkansas, Georgia Tech, which weighs 175 grams, Tulane, Ole Miss, Arkansas State to one of seven players on and Vanderbilt. They play city the field. A game lasts teams from Huntsville, AL, Jack- almost two hours (there son, TN, Fayetteville and Jones- are two 24-minute halves) boro, AR, and Chattanooga. or until a team scores 13 (Ferrari and Richelson play for points. Chattanooga's Naked Pretzel.) There are 35 men and Weems, who also plays for the five women on Rhodes' ros- Memphis city team, the Memphis ter. Players pay for all Prairie Squids, organizes the expenses relating to the Rhodes team. sport, including travel. Sam Weems '02 and the team "That's how much I love it. I play as Rhodes pays tournament much as I can whenever I can," he said. entry fees. TN, is the way the Frisbee glides across "I see myself doing it until my legs The beauty of the game for Lauren the sky, almost as an interlude to the won't let me do it anymore." Ferrari, a senior from Chattanooga, combative hands waiting to grab it.

Field Hockey Team Scores Tourney Win

When field hockey became an we won. For us to accomplish that from Louisville. Norton called Forbes intercollegiate sport at Rhodes in in the fourth year of existence is "one of the toughest players I had." 1998, players were given old football phenomenal." Norton expects continued growth. sweatsuits as warm-ups. This season, Rhodes had two All- "I don't want to be content with just "They were so big you could camp Americans. Forward Lee Thomas, a a KIT championship. It's now time in them," said Liz Forbes, a senior sophomore from Louisville, KY, for them to look for the next step, to fullback, recalling the XXL on the made first team, and Katharine get national recognition, and a bid for front of the jerseys. Etchen, a first-year midfielder from the NCAA tournament." 74 Field hockey, described as "soccer Louisville, KY, who with a stick," is now as big at Rhodes was a teammate of i as those warm-ups. Thomas's in high i This season, Rhodes won the school, was named 1 Kentucky Indiana Tennessee tourna- second team. ment for the first time, was fourth in Goalie Shannon the Great Lakes regional tournament Cian, a senior from and finished with a 9-9 record New Orleans, was against schools with storied field named MVP of the hockey programs. KIT. Cian, who was Last fall, the Lady Lynx climbed a on the road playing mountain of respect, defeating Sewanee field hockey when 1-0 for their first-ever win over a she was named Ms. Southern Collegiate Athletic Confer- Rhodes at this year's ence opponent. homecoming football "That was a turning point," said game, had an 82 save David Norton '97, in his first sea- percentage. son as field hockey coach. "Once Rhodes was also the team realized that we could led by Forbes and beat schools in the SCAC, that Liz Cooper, a junior propelled us into the KIT which center/midfielder Seniors Megan Andrews. Shannon Cian, and Liz Forbes 34 WINTER 2002 RHODES

ALUMNI NEWS Homecoming '01 Photography by Justin Fox Burks

At the Friday night party President Troutt, center, congratulates Susan Wood '70 and Henry Mosley '55, recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award.

Reg and Betty Carol Johnston Germany, both '55, with Wayland Carlisle '56 at the Saturday picnic

Jameson Jones 36, dean of the college from 1955-71, beside his portrait by Tom Donahue, International Alumni Association President the latest in the Faculty Portrait Series Jamie Augustine '89 and outgoing president Liz Smith Parkhurst '80 at the Friday night party

Jeanie DeCrow Johnson, Bill Short, and Nancy Lenox, class of '71

Russ Wigginton '88, Rhodes assistant professor of history, and Aisha Sharif '03 at the Black Student Association Reception

RHODES WINTER 2002 35 RAVE for Rhodes dents to answer questions and give a special place. You can learn more first-hand accounts of the Rhodes about RAVE by accessing the The Admissions Office would experience. Rhodes Web site and clicking on the like to express its tremendous ap- We are grateful to our Diplomats volunteer section of the alumni Web preciation for the invaluable assis- who attended 54 college programs page. If you're not already a mem- tance of the alumni who volunteer last fall. They took time out of busy ber of our exceptional volunteer their time through RAVE (Rhodes workdays and demanding graduate group and are interested in partici- Alumni Volunteer Effort.) RAVE school schedules to share the won- pating, please contact Shelley Miller consists of 200 members, both derful benefits Rhodes can offer. by phone at 800-844-5969 or e-mail Diplomats and Ambassadors, who During the spring our Ambassadors smiller©rhodes.edu . provide information about Rhodes will help give Rhodes a voice as to prospective students around the they call students to congratulate Shelley Miller '98 country. Diplomats represent them on their acceptance and offer Assistant Director of Admissions Rhodes at college programs spon- insight into the living and learning RAVE Coordinator sored by high schools, churches, environment at Rhodes. and civic organizations, and Support for our alma mater is a Danny Kahalley '98 Ambassadors call prospective stu- key element in making Rhodes such Assistant Director of Admissions

CLASS NOTES

By Jordan Badgett '03 college has certainly changed since I You 1948 graduates from outside was a student here in '37." Still going of Memphis: Please send me your Rhodes International strong, William Morgan works as a news. We all need to keep in touch. Alumni Association fincancial constultant in Fairview, President TN. Ann Bell remembers this Satur- Jamie Augustine '89 day as a "windy and cold day but con- Memphis versation was plentiful and we had a 50 great time talking to each other, remi- REPORTERS: ANN DEWAR BLECKEN niscing." She continues to teach at the 355 CARAWAY CV. University of Tennessee, Memphis' MEMPHIS, TN 38117 41 hematology/oncology department and 901-683-4737 REPORTER: ANN BELL volunteer at the Church Health Cen- JIM WILLIAMSON 1763 EASTMORELAND AVE. ter and Idlewild Presbyterian Church. 733 UNIVERSITY ST. MEMPHIS, TN 38104 MEMPHIS, TN 38107 901-274-5617 901-276-3989 Ann Bell gathered fond remem- A newsy letter from Richard Dixon brances and classmates' news during 42 reports activities and awards he has re- Homecoming 2001. Louise REPORTER: JETT BIRGE ceived lately. The Women's Club of Jennings Gagstetter of Vero Beach, 177 N. HIGHLAND APT. 613 Little Rock presented him with a cita- FL, says, "The campus is still one of MEMPHIS, TN 38111 tion recognizing the 17 speeches he the prettiest anywhere. We were a has given to the club since 1984. In small group here but a nice one." March Richard gave a book review ti- Baxter and Ruth Lee Pouncey of tled "George Gordon (Lord Byron)" Memphis agree: "It's still a warm, 48 to the Bookfellows, a group that friendly atmosphere that surrounds REPORTER: MARTHA CARROLL MCGUIRE reviews scholarly works. For the Shep- you. A place that holds fond memories 4395 CHICKASAW RD. herd Center's Adventures in Learning and is filled with the feel of the MEMPHIS, TN 38117 series, he has delivered more reviews future." For Adak* Tate, Rhodes is 901-683-6192 than anyone else, and he recently ad- always a place of comfort, and Congratulations to Sam and Nancy dressed the Pulaski County Historical Rothrock and Jo Miller of Smith Blair who remarried last year. Society, highlighting its 50 years Lexington, KY, have fond memories Ginger Thomason Frye and (1951-2001) as a recognized organiza- when they visit the campus. Rosanna Jane Ogden Carruthers had a fabu- tion. He served as president of the so- Morris of McLean, VA, says, "The lous trip to Portugal. ciety from 1982-83. At Rhodes, he

36 WINTER 2002 RHODES was co-presenter with the late Bill McClure of Memphis retired Danforth Ross at the alumni convoca- in July 2001 from Mass Mutual tion that presented to the college a Insurance Agency. portrait of Dr. John Henry Davis, 51 professor of history emeritus. Richard REPORTER: FRANCES CROUCH PERKINS himself was the recipient of the 1995 PO Box 66 Rhodes Distinguished Alumnus SENATOBIA, MS 38668 52 Award, and in 1997 he presented the 662-562-6441 Herman and Mammoth) Smith same award to his lifelong friend, The Class of '51 Golden Lynx week- Stallings were honored at the West Stratton Hill. A consistent spokesper- end was a blast with 43 classmates and Tennessee Strawberry Festival for son for Rhodes in Little Rock, many spouses and guests attending. their years of outstanding volunteer Richard reports that although he is Old friendships were rekindled and work. frail, he made a determined effort to new friendships were made. attend his class reunion in 2000. Our deepest thanks go to Rhodes Betty Robinson Hight's fondest President Bill and First Lady Carole memories of Rhodes were her three Troutt and Mary Jack and Claude 53 years as a member of the Southwest- McCord for opening their lovely Robert Crumby is director of the ern Singers. The most rewarding thing homes to the class. I send love and a Center for Clinical Ethics at Summit since college has been her life as wife million thanks to my committee and Medical Center. He is also a of the Rev. John Hight, an Episcopal all the classmates who attended. Con- consultant in clinical ethics there and priest. They live in Tullahoma, TN, gratulations to Jim Clay of Memphis, at Skyline Medical Center, both in where Betty has been active in the who was elected to serve as class presi- Nashville. From 1984-95 he was asso- Community Civic Center, City Beau- dent through 2006. ciate director of the Center for Clini- tification Committee, and the Com- Dee Birchett Adams of Memphis cal and Research Ethics at Vanderbilt munity Choir. The Hights have four is listed in American Contract Bridge University Medical Center and children, Jean Hepper, Judy Robnett, League's November 2001 Bridge Bul- adjunct assistant professor of medical Nancy Sanders, and Philip Hight, and letin as one of the top masterpoint ethics at the School of Medicine. 10 grandchildren. holders in District 10, comprised of It has taken more than 50 years, six southern states. Dee has more than but Jim Cobb has at long last been 8,035 points. She is a real estate bro- Women Plan credited with the authorship of the ker with East Memphis Realtors. Rhodes fight song, which he wrote A retired sales representative for Weekend Retreat and entered in a competition and Bostitch, BM Brazeiton currently Come join your college won. Somehow, the words and music serves on the boards of the Fort Smith friends on campus June 6-8 of the song, when being transcribed Art Center and the Humane Society. for lots of fun and a series of by hand, were inadvertently credited He says that after an early retirement, discussions on creating lives of to Charles Mosby '31, Rhodes pro- he discovered the Senior Olympics deeper meaning, values-based fessor of music emeritus, and the error and started to train. It paid off philanthropy planning, and went uncorrected. Now, however, the because he won the national champi- Rhodes' new strategic initiatives. fight song, Roll Team RolLf when onship javelin throw in San Antonio. Speakers include retired Army reprinted, will be accurately credited Bill has remained interested in Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy '69, to Jim. His musical talents have photography all his life and has trav- Tracy Gary, renowned donor ac- increased through the years. He also eled to Kenya, Tanzania, Alaska, the tivist, philanthropist and founder holds a M.A. degree in music from Florida swamplands, and the Galapa- of Resourceful Women, and Boston University and D.M.A. from gos Islands, photographing wildlife. President William Troutt. the University of Illinois. He has Bill and his wife, Peggy, live in Fort Participants will reside in the served as organist for a variety of Smith, AR. new East Village apartments. churches and currently teaches at a Attorney Toby Bunn does pro Cost is $200 per person, includ- community college. He and wife Bar- bono legal representation for victims of ing most meals and lodging for bara sing regularly around the Greens- employment discrimination and other up to three nights. For informa- boro, NC, area. They enjoy their four civil rights violations. He is also a tion, contact Wendy Tallent children, Elizabeth, Catherine, speaker for Missouri Bar continuing Rotter '87, Associate Dean of Martha, and James Cobb III, and legal education programs. Toby and Advancement, 800-264-5969 their grandchildren. his wife, Rita, live in Columbia, MO. or [email protected] . Jim Davis of Augusta, GA, had a watercolor showing in the fall. Included was a painting of the cam- pus statue of Dr. Diehl with a back- ground of fall trees.

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attended five worship services at vari- Brown '69. ous colleges at Oxford University and President of the board of the Kit- Chichester Cathedral, as well as a sap Historical Museum in Bremerton, 54 "lively" performance of The Mikado. WA, Carolyn Shettlesworth Margaret Hagood Akard is "still in Jon Simpson recently built a new McClurkan reports that the museum music" with the Bristol, TN, Concert dental office in Germantown, TN. has been approved for a heritage grant Choir. She also belongs to three Gov. Don Sunquist hosted the ribbon of $70,000 from the State of bridge clubs. cutting and Dr. Adrian Rogers, pastor Washington. It has also been awarded of Bellevue Baptist Church, gave a a matching grant for the same amount prayer of dedication. from the Bill and Melinda Gates Sue Osenbaugh Williams is now Foundation. Both grants depend on 55 in her 27th year as a teacher at St. the museum raising $70,000 by June Enjoying "semi-retirement" on the Mary's Episcopal School in Memphis, 2002, so Carolyn spends a great deal Mississippi gulf coast, Robert where she teaches Bible classes for of time making presentations to Gillespie is a lawyer at The Gillespie kindergarten through fourth grades service organizations. The funds raised Law Firm in Gulfport. and serves as kindergarten librarian. will be used to install a system of Jeff Justis recently published a compact, movable storage units. It's small book, Halfway Home, about an the final project in the completion of adventure, or "mis-adventure" as he the museum, which moved to says, on the Greenland Icecap that oc- 60 Bremerton in 1996. curred in 1986. REPORTER: KIM BAXTER HENLEY Sandy Manvood McGlade has 427 COLONIAL RD. lived in Dalton, GA, for 20 years. She MEMPHIS, TN 38117 has five grandchildren aged 4-13, and 901-761-1443 a new grandbabv. 56 [email protected] Ann Rust McManamee of John and Nancy Clements Mays '57 Jim Curtis' son, Ben Curtis, 21, at- Austin, 1.X, works for General Motors are enjoying retirement in Blairsville, tends New York University, where he as tech support for www.gmbuypow- living on a lake in north Georgia. is a junior studying acting in the er.com. She helps customers and deal- Their interests include travel, boating, Tisch School of the Arts and at the ers with the shopping Web site for bridge, and spending time with family Lee Strasberg Institute. For the past new vehicles and summarizes GM and friends. John and Nancy are active year, Ben has made commercials for news for the site. in the Presbyterian Church and have Dell Computers. So far, four have Fontaine Meacham Taylor three children, four grandchildren, and been aired. He wants to continue his writes that she welcomed her seventh one more on the way. career in acting, focusing on film. grandchild in November. A member After graduating from the Presby- of the Alumnae Board of St. Mary's terian School for Christian Education, Episcopal School and the president of Sally Hicks worked for John Knox the Memphis Area Association of Re- 58 Press for a while. She writes that after altors, she is also a director of both Lorraine Rayburn Abernathy that, she "bounced around from one the Tennessee and the National Asso- recently retired after 30 years of teach- job to another," including advertising ciations of Realtors. Her daughter has ing kindergarten. copywriter, legal secretary, YWCA pro- joined her company, Coleman-Etter, Memphian Denton McLellan has gram director, and disability determi- Fontaine Realtors. retired as senior pastor of Germantown nation specialist for Social Security—all Carolyn Howard White has been Presbyterian Church (USA), where he this before she found her niche work- elected clerk of session for 2000-2003 served as pastor for nearly 28 years. He ing as a manuscript specialist at Union at First Presbyterian Church in also served churches in Alabama and Theological Seminary. After 15 years Franklin, NC. Mississippi before coming to Tennessee. there, she retired to do the same sort For four years before his arrival at of work on a freelance basis, typing Germantown, he was assistant pastor at and editing books and other Idlewild Presbyterian Church. Active in manuscripts. More than a year ago, 61 Memphis Presbytery, he was twice a Sally developed diabetic retinopathy, REPORTER: SAM DRASH commissioner to the General Assembly. losing sight in her right eye and par- 4541 SOLOMON SEAL TRAIL tially in her left. She is able to live CHATTANOOGA, TN 37415 alone with the help of special comput- 423-875-3580 er software and a closed-circuit TV [email protected] 59 system she uses to read. With the help Members of the class of 1961 had a Sandra Andrews Robinson joined of this technology, she is currently fun time celebrating their 40th Tim and Thirza Mobley Sloan for a working on a book about addictions reunion at Homecoming in October. musical tour in England. The three with another Rhodes alum, Charlie We had a great turnout, but missed

38 WINTER 2002 RHODES those members who were unable to with a life-threatening, hospital- ing on an island 15 miles away. Hay- attend. There were 38 folks who acquired infection and went on total den and Bonnie visit John about four attended Friday night's activities and life support. He received a new heart times every summer. Bonnie owns 46 who came to Saturday night's par- on July 25, but did not come out of and operates Glacier Bay Sea Kayaks, ty. Friday we had a delicious dinner ICU until Sept. 11. His doctors feel the kayak rental concession in Glacier and time for visiting in King Hall. We that he will make a full and complete Bay National Park; their daughter, learned that our class was recognized recovery and resume teaching next Sep- Sierra, is director of Outdoor for having the highest giving percent- tember. However, he will have to un- Recreation and Community Access age increase of any other class. We dergo a great deal of rehabilitation with (ORCA), an agency providing thank Bill Reed for encouraging our in-patient and out-patient therapy. recreational opportunities for develop- class members to participate in the Bob Barret was named 2001 mentally and physically disabled peo- Annual Fund Campaign. Distinguished Alumnus of Georgia ple in Southeast Alaska. Saturday night, we had a wonder- State University's College of ful time at the beautiful home of Education. Jerry and Martha Duncan. Along Bunky Halgier Davis was voted with a delicious dinner, we had a fun teacher of the year at Spring Hill Col- 65 time talking about some of the more lege in May 2001. Suzanne Bums is president-elect of "interesting" events of our student Judi Carson Vestal is program the Woman's Club of Nashville. She days. We were even able to get people director of the occupational therapy is also a board member of Save the to admit that they had gone into the department at Louisiana State Univer- Franklin Battlefield, Brentwood His- girls' dorms on the night of the sity Health Sciences Center in Shreve- torical Society, and Brentwood famous panty raid of 1959. One for- port. She is also chair of the research Woman's Club. mer member of the Honor Council committee for the Louisiana Occupa- Houston psychologist Terri admitted that he held the door open tional Therapy Association, secretary Skinner Chadwick has begun a as others rushed in, but he did not and treasurer for Ambucs Inc., and full-time, independent practice spe- take a step into the dorm. board member of the Mental Health cializing in infants and young chil- Another fun thing was a drawing for Association. She spends her leisure dren and their families. door prizes contributed by different time focusing on genealogy. classmates. The different gifts included a book written by SueIlyn Scott Ruffin tided Presbyterian Day School—The First 66 Half Century, a gift from Mary 63 Judy Ries Dale of Louisville, KY, is Elizabeth Streete's antique mall Previously the director of Culture the Great Lakes district coordinator booth, an item from Cynthia Bringle's Service for the City of Colorado for the Universal Fellowship of Met- art catalogue, beautiful crystal rocks do- Springs, Bill Holmes is now director ropolitan Community Churches. She nated by Jim Johnston, two magnolia of the Mesa Southwest Museum in and her partner, Dee Dale, recently branches with silk flowers made by Mesa, AZ. He also served as director took a three-month sabbatical, travel- Sam Brash and one of Allen Hughes' of museum and cultural services in ing to the Maritime Provinces and beautiful prints. Colorado Springs. New England in their RV. We certainly did not act as if we Attorney John Kaman lives in had been out of college for 40 years! Paris, where he teaches marketing and Everyone had a great time. We appre- management and international law at ciate the work and organization that 64 the Paris Graduate School of Manage- was done by so many people to make Katherine James is the 2001 chair- ment. He writes that he enjoys the sure we had a great weekend. I espe- person of the North Carolina Writers students thoroughly. "They come cially want to thank Sally Cross Conference, which held its annual from around the world," he says, Coleman and our reunion committee meeting at Barton College last "many from China, several from East- for organizing the whole weekend and summer. She has been chair of the ern Europe, some from Africa and the Buddy Nix for doing such a good job Department of English and Modern U.S., as well as France. I recently of keeping up with the financial end Languages at Barton since 1985. taught a class with students from of things. And, of course, we thank A retired attorney for the Alaska Poland, Turkey, Ivory Coast, and Jerry and Martha Duncan for sharing Legislature and a retired wilderness Ukraine." their beautiful home with us. guide for Alaska Discovery, Hayden George Awsumb was diagnosed Kaden lives in Gustavus, AK, with with congestive heart failure in July his wife, Bonnie, from November to 1997, but led a relatively normal life March every year and in San Miguel 67 until October 2000 when he was eval- de Allende, Mexico, the remainder of Paul Holmes retired from teaching uated as a heart transplant candidate. the year. John Kibbons is one of in the psychology department at the On July 4, 2001, George came down their closest neighbors in Mexico, liv- College of Charleston last summer.

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in Austin for placing eighth in the state Meritorious and fourth in Houston. She was Endeavors recently named one of the 500 Most Powerful Women in Real Estate in Williamson Pounders, the National Real Estate and Relocation award-winning Memphis architec- Magazine. tural firm, has garnered four more Don Steele has been named honors. Principals of the firm are dean of doctor of ministry and con- Jim Williamson '68 and Louis tinuing education programs at Pounders '68. Chicago's McCormick Theological The MIT Award of Excellence Seminary. He moved to Chicago last MIFA headquarters close to downtown went to the firm's renovation of the summer. Memphis Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) headquarters; the Masonry Institute of Tennessee bestowed an Award of Merit for the law offices of Burch Porter & Johnson; and the Tennessee chapter of the American Insti- 69 tute of Architects gave Williamson Pounders an Award of Merit for MIFA Bill Abney is working on a LL.M. de- along with an Award of Excellence for the Lichterman Nature Center's gree in intellectal property law at Loewenberg Visitor Center. George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC. David Hall of Little Rock is senior vice president of medical affairs for St. A recent graduate of Memphis Lindley Darden is president of the Vincent Heath System. Theological Seminary, John Meeks International Society for History, Phi- Susan Gladden Stitt is now assis- is currently the pastor at the Moscow losophy, and Social Studies of Biolo- tant principal of Pebblebrook High and Rossville United Methodist gy. Her term runs from 2001-03. School in Mableton, GA. Churches in Tennessee. Suzanne Troth Donaldson of Susan Livingston Smith, a pro- Johnson City, TN, has taken early re- fessor and codirector at the Center for tirement from First Tennessee Bank Adoption Studies at Illinois State Uni- Corp. A vice president and manager, 70 versity School of Social Work, Suzanne was with the bank for 33 Lani Collins completed her M.S. de- received the Adoption 2002 years and has now begun a second ca- gree in clinical laboratory science—not Excellence Award in Applied Scholar- reer as a financial consultant with laboratory utilization—as reported in ship and Research for 2000 from the A.G. Edwards. the summer 2001 issue of RHODES. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human A real estate representative for Currently living in London, Ellen Services. She is author of the book, RE/MAX in Houston, Priscilla Harvey McLean is a personal Promoting Successful Adoptions: Hinkle Ennis was honored last year at assistant to the assistant director of Practice with Troubled Families. the company's international housing for the London borough of convention in San Diego for placing Hammersmith & Fulham, one of the 76th out of some 64,000 of the com- 33 boroughs in the city. She says she's pany's agents throughout the world. "retiring soon and possibly returning 68 The honor came two weeks after she to the U.S.A. after 30 years REPORTER: JANE BISHOP BRYSON was recognized at the Texas convention abroad—scary." 3366 HIGHLAND PARK PL. MEMPHIS,TN 38111 313ISHOP(a SIGNATUREADVERTISING.COM Jane Bishop reports that she has Classic Jones "found a well-preserved copy of an ar- ticle called The Class of '68,' that ran Attorney Bill Jones '72, reporter of in the Sunday supplement magazine of decisions for the Arkansas Supreme Court, is Cultural History, with Illustrations The Commercial Appeal May 5, 1968. the author of Classics Illustrated: A Cultural It is four pages long and features sever- 1111 History, which explores the impact of the al pictures of our class members. The Irrrlif' comic book series that introduced millions of article begins, 'The Class of '68 could baby boomers to the works of Shakespeare, not have picked a more fitful time to Hugo, Dickens, Twain, and other authors. He leave the campus....'" She says she will has been invited to speak on the subject at scan and e-mail it to anyone who will the Library of Congress in March. e-mail a request along with a little info or news.

40 WINTER 2002 Bonnie Guthrie Owen says that she is a "semi-retired"staff accountant Churchill Appointed and CPA at Baker & McNiff in Vir- PBK Head ginia Beach, VA. John Churchill '71, longtime faculty and administrator at Hendrix College, has been appointed executive secretary (the equiva- 71 lent of chief executive officer) of the Wash- REPORTER: BETHA HUBBARD GILL ington, DC-based Phi Beta Kappa Society, 1365 YORKSHIRE DR. the oldest undergraduate honors organiza- MEMPHIS, TN 38119 tion in the United States. 901-685-6712 Churchill, who served as vice president [email protected] for academic affairs and dean of the college Joe Brady is now a calculus teacher at Hendrix, resigned his administrative at Hume-Fogg Academic High post, but retains his tenured faculty School in Nashville. John Churchill '71 position as professor of philosophy in an Carol DeForest has been work- on-leave capacity. He most recently served ing with the Urban Art Commission as interim president of the college. He had been at Hendrix for 24 years. in Memphis, designing and making a As executive secretary, Churchill leads a professional staff responsible mural and collages for the new Ger- for programs including chapter and alumni association activities, member- mantown (TN) Elementary School. ship services, publications, educational and award programs, development She recently completed a marble mo- and special initiatives in support of the society's mission. He is also publish- saic courtyard at Dixon Gallery and er of the quarterly journal, The American Scholar. Gardens. A Rhodes Scholar, Churchill was a philosophy major at Rhodes, where Dick Helen of Little Rock is now he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa as an undergraduate student. He holds principal at Oak Grove Middle and two master's degrees and a doctorate from Yale University and another High Schools. master's degree from Oxford University. He is a recognized authority on Working part-time as an 20th-century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. instructional assistant for Fairfax "There is only one job like this in the country, working to further the aims County Schools, Jane Anglin and goals of a venerable institution with a noble history and a tradition of Jarrell and her husband, Bob, live in championing the liberal arts and higher education," Churchill said. Springfield, VA, outside Washington, DC. Bob retired last year after 28 years in the Army and has begun a second career with SY Technology. They have three children: Patrick (24), best to promote religious freedom Rowe, Nicolosi & Williams in Hot who is in the Air Force; Bryant (21), a internationally as well as bringing at- Springs, AR. junior at Georgia Tech in aerospace tention to the plight of those who are Bob Phillips of San Antonio, TX, engineering; and Meg (11), who is in persecuted due to their religious is a self-employed physician, working 6th grade. beliefs. Steve retired from the U.S. in rural emergency rooms. He former- Bruce Levine of St. Louis is an Foreign Service and the Department ly was an emergency room physician auditor for the State of Missouri and a of State after 27 years of service. at the University of Texas, Houston. Presbyterian minister. Derrick Moore is now an adjunct/tutor at Gateway Community College in North Haven, CT. 72 73 Jim Paschal of Gallatin, TN, is a Karen Barclay completed her 25th Rick Smith has been named perma- PGA golf pro at The Last Plantation year of teaching as an arts and nent chair of the department of golf course. humanities cross-discipline specialist psychiatry at the College of Medicine, Steve Snow has been named a se- at McNairy Central High School in University of Arkansas Center for nior policy analyst on the professional Selmer, TN. Medical Sciences. A member of the staff of the U.S. Commission on Kenneth Clarke was selected in- faculty for 20 years, he has also served International Religious Freedom. spector general at the U.S. Interna- as vice chairman for research and divi- Based in Washington, DC, the com- tional Trade Commission last sion director of the Centers for Men- mission is an independent federal gov- summer. He formerly served as direc- tal Health Care Research. ernment agency created by the tor of the Inspectors General Auditor Mike and Debra Walden '74 re- International Religious Freedom Act Training Institute. side in Arkansas where he serves as the of 1998 to advise the president, secre- Clay Farrar is now a senior part- chief deputy prosecuting attorney in tary of state, and Congress on how ner with the law firm of Farrar, Reis, Craighead County, and Debra is an

RHODES WINTER 2002 41 Tula NOTES assistant professor of nursing at Arkansas State University. She received the Trustees Award for Excel- 76 77 lence in Teaching for 2001 from the REPORTER: VICKERS DEMETRIO JOHNSON Bill Harkins, an ordained deacon in university, and Gov. Mike Huckabee 7117 WESTFORD DR. the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, is an appointed her chair of the Arkansas KNOXVILLE, TN 37919 assistant professor of pastoral theology State Child Abuse and Neglect 865-691-6944 and counseling at Columbia Theolog- Prevention Board. Georgia McGehee Atkins is organ- ical Seminary and assistant rector at ist and choir director at St. James St. James Episcopal Church in Mari- Episcopal Church in South Pasadena, etta, GA. He completed his Ph.D. CA. with honors in psychology and 74 After 20 years in the radio religion at Vanderbilt University last Memphis attorney Larry Rice has industry, John Brejot left the year. He is also a liscensed marriage been appointed the 2000-2001 presi- business three years ago to become a and family therapist and a fellow in dent of Rhodes' Red and Black Soci- partner in a Houston advertising the American Association of Pastoral ety giving club. agency, Radio Works. In his spare Counselors. Bill and his wife, Vicky, An attorney, publisher, and writer, time, he coaches and watches his kids celebrated their 20th wedding Lee Wilson lives and works in a in "various atheletic endeavors." John anniversary in September 2001. They house in the woods north of Nash- and his wife, Carol, have two have two sons: Justin is a freshman at ville. During the last decade, she has children, Sarah (14) and Matt (12). Emory University and Andrew is a had 10 books published, mostly Married since 1978, Frank and sophomore at The Westminster regarding her specialty, intellectual- Gail Hartmann Brown reside in At- Schools. property law. She is currently working lanta, where Gail is a self-employed After several years as executive vice on a series of novels. psychotherapist and a BellSouth em- president at Metropolitan National ployee assistance associate, and Frank Bank in Little Rock, Steve Wade is an attorney with Holland & joined Simmons First National Bank Knight. They have two children: John in August as Little Rock community 75 Robert (16) and Sarah Elizabeth (14), president. He currently serves as a After 40 years of being nearly deaf; both of whom attend The Westmin- member of the board of directors of Neal Pitts has regained his hearing. ster Schools. the Information Network of Arkansas, He was featured in the Florida Bar Jane Fahey, who received her the state agency that regulates the use News, explaining the surgery. After re- master of divinity degree from of the Internet. ceiving a cochlear implant, he now Columbia Theological Seminary last Jim Watson sold his Little Bear wears a device on his belt that is year, was awarded the Wilds Book Snowshoe Co. in November 2000 and attached to a microphone behind his Prize for having achieved the highest has relocated to a buffalo ranch in ear. Neal said in the article, "It seems distinction in academic work in her northwest Montana. like every week, I hear something dif- graduating class. ferent, or I recognize a sound I Stephanie Flaniken and her hus- haven't categorized before." Admitted band, Mark Randolph, of San Jose, to the Florida bar in 1979, he can CA, recently celebrated their 13th 78 now use the phone and hear the crick- wedding anniversary. She says, "I am Dennis and Nancy Menz Farrell an- ets chirping by the lake at his home. continuing my education by home- nounce the birth of their son, William Bob Reynolds is co-owner of schooling our 10-year-old son, Cliff." Douglas, April 10, 2001. The family Shadow Chaser florist in Lafayette, William Gooch has a new position lives in Mendham, NJ. CA. as a supervisory analyst with J.P. Mor- Agnes Martin is acting real estate Doug Southard is a principal of gan Chase & Co. He tells us that he manager for the city of Memphis. Southard I inan ial in Memphis. works and telecommunicates from Robert Tynes recently had a solo home in Richmond, VA, coordinating show of his paintings at Fay Gold conference calls among London, New Gallery in Atlanta. He continues to York, San Francisco, and Asian offices 79 teach art at the University of North while in his bathrobe. The job has en- Elise Shaffer Carrillo teaches in the Carolina in Asheville. abled him to travel to "some wonder- Garland, TX, Independent School ful places." District. Houston attorney Leslie The Friends of the Woodlawn Copeland Taylor has co-authored Cemetery in the Bronx has a new ex- a book, O'Conner's Texas Causes of ecutive director. Sue Olsen has taken Action. the position, where she is involved in preservation, documentation, and in- terpretation of the cemetery.

42 WINTER 2002 RHODES Woodlawn, established in 1863, is a wedding anni\ ersary. 400-acre historic site with "one of the Carol Czeczot is an adjunct most incredible collections of memor- instructor of journalism at Stetson 83 ial art in the world," she says. Buried University in DeLand, FL. She has Turnstyles, a new business in Atlanta, in the cemetery are such famous peo- also been elected an elder at First is now up and running thanks to ple as Herman Melville, Duke Elling- Presbyterian Church in Daytona Anne O'Shields Alexander, who ton and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Beach. opened Turnstyles last winter. Last Deck Reeks works as creative di- Catherine Goetz is senior geolo- fall, she also began teaching preschool. rector for Major League Baseball. Last gist at Science Applications Int. Corp. She and her husband, Doug, report summer, he adopted Chloe Daniel in Los Alamos, NM, working primari- that their own children are their from Nanning, China. ly with environmental restorations of "proudest achievement." Wilson (5) Steve Robicsek of Gainesville, nuclear facilities. began kindergarten this year and FL, is a physician working for the Working in the retail consumer Julian (3), is "fiercely independent." University of Florida. electronics industry, Greg Hughes is Elizabeth Daughtery and Brent now general manager and director of Achilles Tozzer III married in Atlanta merchandising for 800.com . He deals July 22, 2000. He is with the Florida with companies based in China, Bureau of Historic Preservation and 80 Japan, and Korea. she teaches art at Trinity Catholic Renee Ferrell Dillard is the director Cathy Howe Hunt of Lexington, School. She and Brent live in of marketing at Southern Illinois Uni- KY, has returned to school part-time Tallahassee, FL. versity. She and her husband, Greg, studying accounting. Cheryl Barton Henry is in her and two sons, Logan (18) and Lane Jeff Lane and Mary Beth seventh year as the Presbyterian cam- (11) live in Makanda, IL. Buchhloz married July 2, 2001. They pus minister at Duke University. She Anne Stollennan DiZio is pursu- live in Alexandria, VA. and her husband, Andy, announce the ing her Ed.M. degree in counseling Jill Kulcsar Mashburn works as a birth of their son, Samuel Joseph, through Boston University's School of human resources and accounting assis- May 17, 2001. Education. She, her husband, tant for Capricorn Systems Inc. in Michael, and their eight-year old Duluth, GA. She and her husband, daughter, Sarah Anne, live in Arling- Bill, scuba dive every month and love ton, MA. to sail. 84 George and Karen Ervin Dooley Rob Montgomery has a new posi- REPORTER: TRACY VEZINA PATTERSON welcomed Haleigh Miles, born Dec. tion as vice president of credit for the 2680 McVAy RD. 17, 1998, into their home on July 12, Ingram Book Group in LaVergne, MEMPHIS, TN 38119 2001. TN. 901-624-6681 Tim Gray of Birmingham is execu- Sarah Windes lives in Blacksburg, [email protected] tive vice president of Tapscan Inc., a VA, with her husband, J.D. Stahl, and John Hamilton finished his year as a small software company that services her two sons, Hans (2) and Daniel missionary in Honduras and has broadcast television stations, helping (4). She currently works as museum entered General Theological Seminary them analyze their audience ratings data. educator for the Museum of Geology in New York in preparation for priest- Theresa O'Toole has a new posi- Sciences at Virginia Tech. hood in the Episcopal Church. tion as a school psychologist with Recently returned from duty with Memphis City Schools. military peacekeepers in Bosnia and Currently serving on the governing Macedonia, U.S. Air Force Maj. Lon body of the Arizona Association for 82 Holder has relocated to Little Rock Environmental Education, Ellen Alan Curie of Rochester, NY, has Air Force Base where he teaches new Geiger Ryan works as a conservation been promoted to chief of anesthesiol- pilots how to fly C-130 tactical trans- educator in Flagstaff, AZ. ogy and medical director of peri-oper- port aircraft. ative services at Highland Hospital. In Katie Hurley and her husband, addition, he was promoted to associ- Thom Irelan, have moved to ate professor of clinical anesthesiology Aberdeen, Scotland, where Thom has 81 at the University of Rochester School accepted a counseling psychologist po- After practicing law for the state of of Medicine and Dentistry and was sition with the Grampian Primary Arkansas for 13 years, Whit Brown is named associate chair for clinical prac- Care Trust of the national health sys- now the director of personnel for De- tice in the department of anesthesiolo- tem. Katie is a geriatric-psychiatric so- velopmental Disabilities Services. He gy at the medical school. cial worker. does legal work for Pathfinders and is Tracy Moore is board-certified as a Dana and Margaret Katterhenry also an adjunct faculty at Pulaski trial advocate by the National Board of Schattle of Atlanta celebrate the Technical College. He and his wife, Trial Advocacy (NBTA), the national birth of their second daughter, Kelly Karyn, recently celebrated their eighth board certification for trial attorneys. Elizabeth, July 14, 2001.

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Salt Lake City. A special project of the Russell Exhibits Fellowship of Christian Athletes, it is New Work a group of local churches and other ministries working together for New sculpture by furniture maker Bri- outreach during the 2002 Winter an Russell '83 was recently on exhibit at Olympic Games. David Lusk Gallery in Memphis. The Rod Payne is director of LabCorp pieces, described as non-functional in Nashville. sculpture, are made of forged metal and Paige Beavers Selakovich, a cast glass. Gallery owner Lusk is a 1987 public relations coach and group Rhodes graduate. manager for Cranford, Johnson, Robinson & Woods in Little Rock, Russell's Drydock: Ebrium, 2001 was named to Arkansas Business Maga- Bronze and cast glass zine's annual "40 Under 40" state list in July 2001.

Blair Summit has a fellowship in Johnson enjoys teaching night class- plastic and reconstructive surgery at es. She says her favorite activities are Vanderbilt University Medical Center cooking and attending her sons' base- 88 in Nashville. He completed a residency ball games and swim meets. She and REPORTER: STEVE BECTON in general surgery, and last year, trav- her husband, Greg, live in Madison, 6154 RUNNING RIDGE eled on a month-long surgical mission AL, with their three sons, Russel (10), MEMPHIS, TN 38115 trip in Nairobi and Kijabe, Kenya. Charles (8), and Mark (2). 901-547-0375 Sue Gibson Sevier is currently [email protected] teaching French and German at Rose- Anne Kaiser Apple received a mas- berry School in Epsom, Surrey, Eng- ter of divinity degree at Columbia 85 land. She and her husband, David, Theological Seminary last spring. Louise Brown and Karl-Heinz have two children, Carey (5), and Anne, who served as senior class presi- Lochner married July 13, 2001. Christopher, born April 12, 2000. dent, was also awarded a Columbia Holly Bauer*Is CogKati is an Ellen East Treadway is an assis- Graduate Fellowship. English editor for the Swiss Federal tant professor of early childhood edu- Ed Delgado-Romero and Amy Institute of Technology in Lausanne. cation and two-way dual language Heesacker announce the birth of their Mary Holman DeLoach is now immersion education in the depart- son, Javier Leandro Romero-Heesack- director of human resources at ment of teacher education at the Uni- er, May 8, 2001. Ed is assistant direc- National Nephrology Associates in versity of Texas at El Paso. She holds a tor of the University Counseling Nashville. Ph.D. in curriculum studies and Center at the University of Florida. Shauna Morris has a new position language education from Indiana Uni- Desiree Earl and Peter Kipling as senior assistant city attorney for St. versity, Bloomington. She is also a Soteres married in Miami Beach, FL, Petersburg, FL. She and her husband, member of the faculty at the Centro de July 28, 2001. They live in San Jose, Jack Robertson, have a six-year-old Lenguas of the Universidad Aut6noma CA. daughter, Fiona. de Ciudad Juarez where she teaches Ricci Hellman is a clinical coordi- Robert Watkin is a recent gradu- reading pedagogy courses to Mexican nator in counseling for the city of ate of Trinity Episcopal School for teachers who are working toward a cer- Memphis. Ministry in Ambridge, PA. He was or- tificate in English language studies. Suzanne Mabee is a technical dained a deacon and in December, or- Fred and Tracey Hill Woodward writer for EDS in Lilburn, GA. dained as priest at the National '85 welcomed a daughter, Cynthia Mary Jane Park Magruder is a Cathedral in Washington, DC. Cur- Hill, born May 23, 2001. pediatric radiologist in private practice rently, he is assistant rector at Falls in Las Vegas. She and her husband, Church Episcopal in Virginia. Charles, have a two-year-old daughter, Leslie. 87 Gene and Kim O'Harra Marsh HOMECOMING: Ocr. 25-26, 2002 welcomed their son, William Ellis, 86 REPORTER: BRIAN MOTT May 7, 2001. He joins his sisters Marks Chowning is director of pro- 1210 W 11TH AVE. Emily (2), and Allison, a sophomore gramming and theater management COVINGTON, LA 70433 at Davidson this year. Kim maintains for Clear Channel Entertainment in 504-809-7426 a private practice in pediatric physi- Baltimore. [email protected] cal therapy. A lecturer at the University of Al- Julie Ann Brown is network coordi- Jeff and Nancy Myers proudly abama in Huntsville, Terri Wilhite nator for Utah Games Network in announce the birth of their first

44 WINTER 2002 RHODES daughter, Virginia "Ginger" Elizabeth, Lebanon, MO. Todd Smith is director of interna- June 26, 2001. Jeff is director of fed- Barbara Mulach works for the tional finance for Wright Medical eral government relations for Pharma- National Institutes of Health in Technologies in Brownsville, TN. cia in Washington, DC. He was Bethesda, MD. Erin Toy. and David Louis mar- accepted to the M.BA. program at the John Tibbetts is an assistant dis- ried Sep. 22, 2001, in Memphis. Fuqua School of Business at Duke trict attorney in Memphis. Bill and Amanda VanCleve '91, University. Clark Tomlinson is a nurse anes- announce the birth of their daughter, Jennifer Selby is a career law thetist for Carolina Anesthesiology in Margaret Elizabeth "Meg," Feb. 9, clerk for U.S. District Judge W. Allen Winston-Salem, NC. He is a recent 2001. Bill teaches and coaches Pepper Jr. in Greenville, MS. graduate of a joint program of the football at Asheville High School in

University of North Carolina at North Carolina . Greensboro and Wake Forest Univer- Walter and Margaret sity Baptist Medical Center. Sutherland Wellborn live in Athens, 89 Lisa Wade works as store manager GA, where she teaches social studies REPORTER: ROBIN MEREDITH KELLY for Origins/Estee Lauder in Washing- and language arts at Athens Academy. 127 WHIPPOORWILL DR. ton, DC. Walter is the manager of the Athens OAK RIDGE, TN 37830 Please send me updates on branch of Grainger Industrial Supply. 865-483-2019 marriages, births, moves, new jobs, or Their children, Evans and Patrick, are [email protected] anything else your classmates might in sixth and third grades, respectively. The Class of '89 has lots of news in like to know about. Along with her dog Lola, the wedding and baby departments: Kirsten Lea Williams moved to Cheryl Montgomery and Steven Baton Rouge, LA, where she has Silberman married June 9, 2001, in taken a job as assistant professor Fort Myers, FL. Formerly with the with Louisiana State University Justice Department, Cheryl is now a Cathy Bridgeman is assistant profes- Health Sciences Center. She is client relationship manager with sor of English at American University working on a pilot project whereby Sprint Corp.'s corporate real estate di- of Sharjah in the United Arab the Department of Corrections has vision. They live in Reston, VA. Emirates. She holds a Ph.D. in contracted with the medical school Wes Williams and Loria Michelle linguistics from the University of to provide mental health services to Elzen married August 29, 2001, in South Carolina. the juvenile justice system. Jackson, MS. Wes reports that there Stephen and Amy Baldwin was a good showing of old friends Crockett '89 are the parents of a from Rhodes at the wedding. second son, William "Will" Coley, Olin and Laura Keever Brimbewy born Aug. 10, 2001. Proud 91 announce the birth of a son, Olin grandparents are Dick '58 and Mary Craig and Mary Margaret Brewer Hunter, May 14, 2001. The Brimberrys Allie McColgan Baldwin '61. of New Orleans announce the birth of moved to Raleigh, NC, in 1999 and Laurie Holcomb has accepted a their second daughter, Sophie, June Laura says they've "loved every minute postdoctoral fellowship in behavioral 19, 2001. Mary Margaret is a of it." Olin works as a senior mechanical medicine at Dartmouth Medical financial representative for Northwest- engineer at Bayer Pharmaceuticals while School. She received a Ph.D. in clini- ern Mutual and Craig is an attorney. Laura cares for their two children. cal psychology from the University of Todd and Kelly Howard Butts Jonathan and Mary Cotten Tennessee, Knoxville last year. '94, announce the birth of their Calvert are the parents of a daughter, Andy Mus is a senior associate at daughter, Margaret Wespheling, July Allison Grace, born Feb. 6, 2001, at Pondel Wilkinson in Atlanta. 9, 2001. They live in Mayfield, KY, the National Naval Medical Center in One of eight winners of the 2001 where Todd is PGA director of golf

Bethesda, MD . Georgia-Pacific Women of Achieve- and operations at the Mayfield Golf James and Kelley Sanders ment Award, Anne Payne was recog- and Country Club. Cannon announce the birth of their nized as an outstanding female Deb Chan reports an extraordinary son, Augustus Stanford "Ford," Sept. employee who has demonstrated coincidence. Over the last few years, 12, 2000. His big brother is Isaac. excellence and leadership in her pro- she and her husband, Clark Ogilvie, And here are some updates from fession and community while also have discovered five Rhodes alumni our classmates' career files: serving as a role model. who all live in their apartment build- In January 2001, Anne Marie Brad Shelton, who is teaching ing, the Van Ness South in Washing- Basarrate Fitz became the medical and directing at Rhodes' McCoy The- ton, DC. Along with Deb and Clark, director of the Pediatric Primary Care atre this year, has been awarded a Kim Medland, Stephanie Center at Cincinnati Children's New Works grant from the North Shackelford, and Natala Hicks also Hospital. Carolina Arts Council to adapt Den- reside there. She was baffled by this John Hopkins is a pediatrician for nis Covington's book, Salvation on and wants to know of any more alums St. John's Lebanon Pediatrics in Sand Mountain, into script form. in DC who also live there. She

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president for Hibernia Investments in now a toddler. Lake Charles, LA. He and his wife, Kelly Hartis and Scott Mehler Barker-Mabon Jennifer, have two children, Elisabeth married Sep. 22, 2001, in Key West, and Aleksandar. FL. Receives Milken Laurens Shamblin and her hus- Bill and Lacey Taylor Jordan Award band, Bill, have a new daughter, Lily announce the birth of their son, Caroline, born Aug. 8, 2001. William, born July 16, 2001. The Memphis teacher Kana Barker- A certified public accountant with family lives in Atlanta. Mabon '95 has received another Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Car- Kai Len Lee and Michael Hay honor. This time it's a prestigious olina, Shelly Griffen Valiulis lives in married Oct. 4, 2000. They live in $25,000 Milken Family Foundation Durham with her husband, Christian, Palo Alto, CA, and she works in sales National Educator Award, which and their daughter, Lily. for Silicon Graphics in Mountain Teacher Magazine calls the View. "Oscars of teaching." A Milken Mike McQuillen is staff orthope- representative along with city and dic surgeon at the U.S. Naval Hospi- state education officials presented 92 tal in Yokosuka, Japan. He was the award at a surprise assembly HOMECOMING: Orr. 25-26, 2002 selected for lieutenant commander in at Cypress Middle School. Barker- REPORTER: LANE SOUTHERN September 2001. Mabon, who taught at Cypress for 943 RIVER BREEZE DR. Jennifer Hamlett Moore is five years, is now a school facili- MEMPHIS, TN 38103 supervisor of Compass Day tator there, teaching other teach- [email protected] Treatment at Adams Community ers how to be effective. She is [email protected] Mental Health Center in Denver. one of two Tennessee teachers Susan Butcher is a registered nurse Brett Robinson is an attorney for and 120 teachers nationwide who with Cardiology Specialists in Gibbes Graves in Laurel, MS. received a Milken Award. Memphis. B rian Ward is a senior IT applica- Last year, Barker-Mabon was Buddy Cater works as a senior tion architect for Progressive one of 10 winners of the Memphis mortgage banker with Crump Mort- Insurance in Mayfield Village, OH. Rotary Award for Teacher Excel- gage and Funding Inc. He and his He lives in South Euclid. lence. wife, Lisa, welcomed their daughter, Barbara Wilgus and Paul Anne DeLamar, into the world March Wegweiser married in June 2000. They 4, 2001. live in Baltimore, where she is a nurse Ashley Bryan Coffleld is teaching a practitioner at Johns Hopkins. She has proposes a Van Ness South Rhodes health policy class in the Rhodes Depart- dual affiliation with both the Dinner group. ment of Political Science this semester. department of infectious diseases and Josh and Cheryl Murphy Drake There are several births for the OB/GYN. Her main responsibilities in- '90, of Hot Springs, AR, announce class of 1992: clude HIV primary care at the Hopkins the birth of their son, Gideon Scott and Kimberly Copanas of Moore Clinic and the performance of Nicholas, March 22, 2001. Lafayette, CO, have welcomed their colposcopy at the Hopkins Cervix Also announcing a birth, Jeff and second child into the world. Matthew Center, a procedure used to diagnose Dawn Gibson of Memphis welcomed Dalton was born April 20, 2001. cervical cancer and its precursors. their new son, Andrew Brooks, in Kimberly says that his older sister, Carolyn Wills, Blue Ridge, GA, March 2001. Jeff completed general Anna Claire (5), thinks "he hung the is now director of marketing and surgery residency in June and is doing moon." Also, Chris and Kathleen communications at Data Manage- a two-year fellowship in cardiothor- Donelly Ferrari announce the birth ment Solutions Inc. acic surgery at the University of Ten- of Jonathan Christopher, Dec. 22, nessee. Dawn is a pediatric private 2000. Hill and Maria Ray practioner with the Memphis Goodspeed also have a baby boy, Children's Clinic. their second child, Jackson Thomas, 93 Joe and Mary Dale Cannon born May 12, 2001. Chris and Susan Robert and Katherine McCaa Lauterbach are the proud parents of Womack welcomed their sons, Baldwin have moved to Rochester, a daughter, Rachel Alexandra, born Zachary David, on July 31, 2000, and NY, where Robert is a predoctoral in- Sept. 8, 2000. Joe is currently in ob- Aubrey Christopher on Sept. 7, 2001. tern in the department of psychiatry sterics/gynecology at Tulane Universi- A captain in the U.S. Army and Katherine is a project coordinator ty in New Orleans. assigned to the National Training in the department of pediatrics at the Back in the Memphis area with Center in Fort Irwin, CA, Jonathan University of Rochester. their son, Jake, Mark and Tracy Bal- Fowler coaches and teaches recon- Molly Barton is an attorney with lard Lindow welcomed their second naissance tactics for desert warfare. the San Francisco law firm of Ropers, son, Caleb Thomas, Aug. 3, 2001. His wife, Shannon, is an aerobics in- Majeski, Kohn & Bentley. George Popov is an assistant vice structor and their son, Malachi, is Currently vice president of Artists'

46 WINTER 2002 RHODES Link, Elizabeth Timmons Brown High School in Memphis, Kristy now has taught English and speech courses teaches reading and creative writing at for the last six years at Southwestern the new Craigmont Middle School. Top 40 Tennessee Community College and She and Richard own Memphis Stinson Liles '92 and Kemp was awarded the Marian E. Ham Tobacco Bowl on Madison Avenue. Conrad '96 were named to Teaching Award. She has most recent- Janet Cook and Walker Carter Memphis Business Journal's ly had paintings in juried group shows '95 married Oct. 20, 2001, in fifth annual Top 40 Under 40 at Lambuth University and German- Brevard, NC. She is with Sidwell list, a program that honors ris- town Performing Arts Center. Friends School in Washington, DC. ing local talent under 40 years Harkness Harris and Scott Carol Culpepper and Wolf Foote of age. Liles, a principal of Car- Brown married Sept. 22, 2001, at her married Oct. 13, 2001. They reside in bon 14 advertising, and Conrad, parents' home in Nashville. Several Memphis. vice president for strategic alums were part of the wedding party: Stacey Meredith Greenberg, development at Accuship, were Dani Boyce, Carter Murray community relations coordinator for among 130 nominees. Dawson, Sheridan Hinton, and Memphis Light, Gas & Water, is also Lara McGinty. Scott and Harkness president of the Tucker-Jefferson now live in Brentwood, TN. Neighborhood Association and a Paul and Amanda Gatlin board member of Park Friends Inc. Knapstein '94 recently moved to Matt Hardin and Irene Leard of Daphne, AL, where Amanda is the in- Alberta, Canada, married Aug. 4, ternal auditor for Mobile Gas Compa- 2001. A recent graduate of the 95 ny and Paul is teaching and coaching at University of Tennessee School of REPORTER: SARAH SEARS EGELI Bayside Academy. Law, Matt is with the Memphis firm (703) 971-9417 Abby Markward is an account of Thomason, Hendrix, Harvey, [email protected] manager for Health Communications Johnson & Mitchell. The Class of '95 is in the middle of a Inc. in Memphis. Jennifer Parker Harkey is office baby boom and it seems that the girls Reporting new employment, Lyell manager for Martin Marietta in Con- are in the lead 5-1. Petersen is president and CEO of cord, NC. Bryan and Sara Coker are 93octane Corp. in Mandeville, LA. Carolyn Clark Houston recently pleased to announce the arrival of Laura Porter is clinic coordinator received a master's degree in edu- their daughter, Caroline Davis, June for the University of Tennessee in cation from the University of North 4, 2001, in Knoxville, TN. Knoxville. Florida. She and her husband, James, Brian and Lane Gotten Faughnan Rob and Claire Cleveland welcomed a son, James Brett Jr., '96 had a little girl of their own on Ratcliff '92 have a baby boy, May 9, 2001. Sept. 19, 2001. Friends report that Nicholas Wyatt, born Aug. 15, 2001. Mark Loftis, who is with Strategic Sophie Gray is "absolutely beautiful." James Westphal is now a nuclear Financial Partners in Memphis, Hannah Grace, daugher of Lowry chemist at the University of Washing- recently earned the chartered life un- and Laura Howell made her debut on ton in Seattle, doing research with the derwriter and chartered financial con- Jan. 6, 2001. Lowry is now combin- university's Division of Nuclear Medi- sultant designations from the ing fatherhood with his position as a cine. He has begun his Ph.D. studies American College. financial analyst with Flippin, Bruce in nanotechnology. Horacio and Marlene Cardoze & Porter in Lynchburg, VA. Liza Wilson is the director of Le Mendoza celebrate the birth of their Another Grace, Grace Elisabeth, to Lycee Francais d'Austin, in Austin, son, Diego Alonso, Sept. 3, 2001. be exact, was born to Tim and DC They live in Panama City, Panama, Emelie Sims Mies June 16, 2001. Dan and Julie Montgomery where she is a relationship manager Stephanie Schultz Robertson Wood announce the birth of their for Citibank N.A. and her husband, Donald, were son, Ammon Johnson, May 4, 2001. Temekia Wakefield is a physician blessed with a "beautiful baby girl," specializing in otorhinolaryngology at Ashley Susannah, on Feb. 17, 2001. The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Stephanie is enjoying staying at home Jay and Lisa Tomlinson with Ashley and working on her mas- 94 Wardlaw '95 announce the birth of ter's degree in accounting at the Uni- REPORTER: JUDY BROWN their first child, a daughter, Patricia versity of Memphis. 703-456-2888 Marie, Aug. 1, 2001. The family And congratulations to Natasha [email protected] resides in Atlanta. Westrich Wood and her husband, Richard and Kristy Dallas Alley an- Also, Chuck and Samantha Brendan, the parents of the class of nounce the birth of their second child, Burkett Wigand announce the birth of '95's only male baby for the winter Joshua Paul, July 1, 2001; their first their son, Walker Burkett, July 8, 2001. 2002 update. Ethan Matthew was child, Calvin, is now three years old. She is the council manager for the Unit- born March 15, 2001, in St. Louis. After teaching for five years at East ed Way of Metropolitan Nashville. Babies aren't the only good news

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Working on Oracle software implementation for the U.S. Army Tracy Takes On Corps of Engineers, Stephanie Jean Rogers is also developing an Ameri- Tracy Adkisson '95 has been named asso- can/Russian joint-venture business in ciate director of Physical Plant at Rhodes. Saratov, Russia. She recently bought a The Hyde Scholar with majors in classics new house in Alpharetta, GA. and philosophy describes what it's like to Owen Shull is assistant athletic di- be back: rector of marketing and promotions "After graduating in '95 I went to work for for Vanderbilt University in Nashville. a commercial painting contractor in Memphis, Joe Welborn is now an attorney Frank Ditto Painting Co., where I learned to with Smith & Cashion in Nashville. estimate and manage projects. From there I He received his law degree from Tu- moved to Delta/United Specialties, which is a lane and practiced for three years in large commercial drywall and painting compa- New Orleans before moving to Tracy Adkisson '95 ny, where I ran the painting division. I Nashville. managed many local projects, including the Chris Williams is a first-year law Desoto County (MS) Civic Center, University student at the University of Alabama of Memphis Theater, Baptist Women's Hospital, and the new buildings at in Tuscaloosa. Rhodes (East Village, Stewart renovation, and the new physical plant). Raychellet Wade Williamson is "Coming to work for the school has been a lot like coming home. My now an elementary school teacher husband (Brad Terhune '95) and I live only a few blocks away, so it some- with the Shelby County (TN) School times feels like I never really left. The first few weeks I was back on system. She lives in Cordova. campus, I had a déjà vu every 45 seconds or so. I think my strongest one I hope that this edition of notes was while walking into the Rat for the first time in six years. I had to finds all of you safe and sound. Since remind myself a few times that I wasn't supposed to go back to my room Sept. 11, the need to be in touch with in the basement of Trezevant at the end of the day. our friends and loved ones has been "I've had the chance over the last few months to renew old friendships overwhelming, so please send in your and make some new ones. Coming back to Rhodes seems like the natural updates and let us know what's going completion of a circle of experiences, from liberal arts to construction and on in your life. Take care of yourselves. back again." 96 Natalie Bailey and David Basil to report; some of our fellow alumni Bank Services, Jorge de Castro was Eubanks married Aug. 11, 2001, at tied the knot recently. awarded a fellowship from the First Presbyterian Church in Dalton, Jason Hamilton wed Kristin Consortium for Graduate Study in GA. Fuller on April 21, 2001, in Atlanta. Management to attend the University Before moving to Los Angeles last Congratulations as well go to Jason of Wisconson at Madison's M.BA. fall, Kate McCiennan Cockrill made for receiving his D.D.S. from the program. In May, he will graduate her solo debut at Carnegie Hall, Medical College of Georgia. He prac- with a M.B.A. focusing on finance and singing the part of "the Youth" in tices dentistry in Buckhead. corporate strategy. Next September, Mendelssohn's Elijah. Kemp Maxwell and Stephanie Al- Jorge will join the Corporate Strategy Emily Flinn and Robert Quigley lison Smith were married in Nashville Practice as a consultant at Pricewater- married June 30, 2001, in Austin, on March 10, 2001. The newlyweds houseCoopers in Chicago. TX. She writes that she is the proud also make their home in Nashville. Lod Joubert Chewy is legislative new stepmom of Timothy Quigley. Lest you think we are only coordinator for Southwest Airlines in Pamela Hanson is a tenure-track concerned about babies and weddings, Washington, DC. She and her husband, assistant professor at Birmingham- think again. New jobs, promotions, Daniel, live in Annapolis, MD. Southern College's department of bi- and updates are always welcome. Chris Crotwell completed his ology, where she teaches genetics. She Here's what your fellow alumni are up work at Columbia Theological Semi- completed her Ph.D. from Emory to these days: nary and is now the minister of New University last year. In addition, she Marcy Bryan is now an attorney Providence Presbyterian Church in won the Avanti Founder's award at with Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz Raphine, VA. the Southeastern Regional Lipid Con- & Tardy in Jackson, MS. Go west, young man! Danny ference, and Best Student Presentation After serving as assistant vice presi- Kelly is a Web developer for at the Southeastern Regional Yeast dent of international consulting for Microsoft in Redmond, WA. He Meeting. three years at National Commerce lives in Seattle. John Havercamp and Allison

48 WINTER 2002 RHODES Haygood married Sept. 22, 2001, at Kimberly is working on her M.D.- First United Methodist Church in Ph.D., focusing on neurology, at the Covington, TN. Allison's mother is University of Alabama, Birmingham 97 Gail Seabrook Ganier '68. and has one year left. The couple was HOMECOMING: OCT. 25-26, 2002 A recent graduate of the University married on Christmas Day 2001. REPORTER: LESLIE BECK NORMAN of Tennessee Medical School in Jennifer Warren and Nolan 321 S. WATKINS Memphis, Lara Fleming Huffman Rhem married at St. Peter's Catholic MEMPHIS, TN 38104 has begun her residency in psychiatry Church in Memphis, June 2, 2001. 901-276-7529 at the University of Arkansas for the The couple currently lives in San [email protected] Medical Sciences in Little Rock. Francisco where she is a marketing Julie Bhattacharya and Judd Peak Amber born and Justin Elliot communications specialist for '95 married Sept. 15, 2001, in Fisher Thompson married June 9, 2001. The McKesson Corp. Garden on the Rhodes campus. Chap- ceremony took place at Bethel Church Jacqueline Schaffhauser and lain Billy Newton '74 officiated. The in Wapello, IA, under the same tree P.J. Brady '90 married June 10, couple lives in Franldin, TN, where where Amber's parents were wed in 2001, in Memphis. She is a dental Julie is with the law firm of Ortale, 1973. resident at the VA hospital in Mem- Kelley, Herbert & Crawford in Jennifer Larson received her phis. In spring 2001, she graduated Nashville, focusing on medical master of arts in journalism from the from the University of Tennessee malpractice, litigation defense, and University of Maryland last spring. Dental College. P.J. is a corporate real immigration law. Judd is still practic- She is now living in San Diego. estate broker with the Saig Co. ing labor and employment law at Working in what he calls a "one- Steven and Jenny Phillips Ogletree & Deakins. man office" (his spare bedroom) in Schroeder announce the birth of Meredith Boyd and John Dulmer Belgium, Hank Marshal, managing their daughter, Audrey Gayle, May married Aug. 25, 2001. Meredith is director of Robinson Lumber Europe, 12, 2001. employed as a public relations manag- sells wood from the U.S., Honduras, Cynthia Stephens and Eric Alan er by the Vimarc Group Inc. John and Brazil to northern European mar- Fisher married Aug. 18, 2001, in Day- works for LaRue Planning and Man- kets. He says the morning commute is tona Beach, FL. Cynthia was promoted agement of Fort Myers, FL. not bad and he has the opportunity to to administrative vice president of The Alexa Bradley is enrolled in the travel all over Europe and Central and Airline Academy in Daytona Beach. master's program at Yo San University South America. He is learning bits of in Los Angeles, where she studies tra- Dutch, Portugese, and Spanish and recently obtained French citizenship. He and his wife, Stefanie, celebrated the birth of their son, Ruben Andrew, From Wool Socks June 3, 2001. Meredith Neer has relocated from to Web Sites Memphis to Colorado. She is teaching Ross Goehlke '95 has moved geography and world history at Stand- al ly Lake High School in Westminster, from singing tenor with the Wool located halfway between Denver and Socks, Rhodes' double barbershop quartet, to singing the Boulder. praises of the Internet. Goehlke, a After more than 20 letters to the All England Lawn and Tennis Club in member of the Wool Socks when he was a student, is now the Wimbledon, Christopher founder of Grinz Interactive, a Parkerson was able to propose to Kimberly Smitherman on centre Memphis-based company that provides clients with interactive court. He says he chose this location Ross Goehlke '95 because she was the state champion in services ranging from Web site tennis in high school, went on to lead development to marketing and information design. the Louisiana Tech team, and was Goehlke (pronounced Gel-kee) has been selling, planning, designing, and building Web sites since 1995. But Grinz Interactive is a more recent named an All-American. Following his proposal, there was a wine recep- endeavor. The company is located in a downtown business incubator that tion and much "fanfare," he writes. encourages tech start-ups in Memphis. Goehlke has also helped found Lick He says that no person has ever been the Toad, an association for technology and interactive professionals in the allowed to do this and they tell him Mid-South. The association aims to put Memphis' interactive industry on the map by promoting the development of the interactive industry in that no one will ever be able to do it Memphis and empowering those working in the industry to produce again. However, the club took a pic- ture of the proposal and hopes to "standard-setting" work. hang it in the Wimbledon Museum. RHODES WINTER 2002 49 CLASS NOTES ditional Chinese medicine, including College of Georgia. provide services such as computer acupuncture and herbs. Michele Scott attends medical training, GED preparation, and job Catherine Carter is a third-grade school at MCP Hahnemann Universi- training for Welfare to Work partici- teacher in the DeKalb County School ty in Philadelphia. pants. Also, Toni is continuing her System in Decatur, GA. Last year, she Scott Self is an associate at the distance education master's degree in earned a master's degree in early Fletcher & Springer law firm in Dal- technical Japanese, and consults with childhood education from Mercer las. He holds a J.D. degree from the firms that need Japanese translation. University in Atlanta. University of Texas School of Law. Megan Mansbridge and Ryan David Harrison is working on his Kara Plenge Smart is a seventh- McVicar married Dec. 15, 2001, at M.B.A. at Arizona State. and eighth-grade science teacher at St. Cape Bible Chapel in Cape For "outstanding academic Edward School in Nashville. Girardeau, MO. They live in performance as well as her commitment Rebekah Sobel lives in Savannah, Jonesboro, AR, working with the to the profession," Kelly Mallen GA, where she is sales manager/group campus outreach staff there. Hidalgo received the Mary McMillan tour specialist for Coastline Travel Inc. Stephanie Shackleford is em- Scholarship Award from the American Rick Stephenson and Julie Dunn ployed as assistant to the chief of Physical Therapy Association (APTA) in married Oct. 6, 2001, in Nesbit, MS. staff for U.S. Sen. Bill Frist and is August 2001. She is a recent graduate They live in Nashville, where Rick is pursuing a master's degree at the of Georgia State University in Atlanta enrolled in Belmont University's Graduate School of Political where she received a master's degree in M.B.A. program. Management at George Washington physical therapy. Andrew Veprek is working on his University. Joy Hollyfield is a fifth-grade dissertation in political science at Judith Smelser works for Feature teacher at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Boston College. He recently moved to Story News, an international broadcast Schools in Charlotte, NC. Arlington, VA. news agency. Through the company, Christopher Keene lives in Car- Alison Santillo Woodrow is now she has also worked with public radio rollton, GA, where he works for an associate with the King & Spalding programs in Minnesota and New Greenway Medical Technologies. law firm in Atlanta. Hampshire as well as networks in South Jeff Lekarczyk is finishing his Africa, Germany, India, London, New master's degree and returning to the Zealand, and Vatican City. U.S. from London. Pete Snow is a law clerk for the Justin Lennon is a disk jockey for 98 U.S. District Court for the Southern www.wras.org in Atlanta. REPORTER: AMANDA TAMBURRINO District of Indiana in Indianapolis. David and Christina St. Clair 1430 CARR AVE. Justin Wagner and Courtney Lynch of Surprise, AZ, announce the MEMPHIS, TN 38104 Mayo married July 14, 2001, at Ger- birth of their second child, a 901-526-4616 mantown United Methodist Church. daughter, Jordyn Catherine, July 27, [email protected] 2001. Emily Bacque works with Sen. John Elizabeth Markovits is working Breaux of Louisiana on foreign policy on her Ph.D. in political science at issues. the University of North Carolina, Sam Bond is a full-time student in REPORTER: ROB THOMPSON Chapel Hill, focusing on comparative the doctoral program at Duke Univer- 4541 CHICKASAW ROAD politics and political theory. sity's Fuqua School of Business. MEMPHIS, TN 38117 A curator at the Graceland Elizabeth Boylin has moved to At- 901-289-5673 archives, Phoebe Neal was featured lanta and is now working as a registered R01361 11011THONIPSON.NET on the Discovery Channel's program, assistant for Salomon Smith Barney. Stephanie Boyd has begun her first Elvis Presley's Grace'with aired on vigil Case Brown and Michelle Emily year at the University of Tennessee night 2001, the night before the Jacques married Aug. 11, 2001, at Medical School in Memphis. anniversary of Elvis's death. the Sacred Heart Academy chapel in Julie Decker recently received a David Norton is now the assistant New Orleans. M.A. in school psychometry from the men's basketball coach and head Steve Cowan is a sales engineer University of Alabama and is now women's field hockey coach at with Relera, an Internet company lo- completing an internship with Mem- Rhodes. cation-provider based in Denver. phis City Schools in order to receive An application specialist with Cerner Toni Greer recently joined an Ed.S. in school psychology in May. Corp., Anthea Paterson has worked National Homes Trust Inc., a non- David and Adrienne Bellew on assignments in Chicago, Manhattan, profit housing and community devel- Elder live in Dallas where she teaches Long Island, St. Simon's and Houston. opment organization that is part of sixth-grade science and coaches field Jimmy Renehan is a surgical the Welfare to Work program. She is hockey, soccer, and lacrosse. David urology resident at Alton Ochsner director of the Memphis Campus. spent his summer in Washington, DC, Medical Foundation in New Orleans. Campuses are set up nationwide to working for two law firms, Akin Gump He holds his M.D. from the Medical serve low-income areas and can and Bakes Botts, and is now in his

50 WINTER 2002 RHODES third year of law school. at Ross University School of enter the U.S. He spent last year in Kelly Ensor recently passed level Veterinary Medicine on the island of Washington, DC, learning Arabic. two of the Certified Financial Advisor St. Kitts, West Indies. Barry Fullerton works with the examination. Richard Scandrett is an estima- Justice Department. Grant Gandy is still running. He tor for Regional Construction Chris Hettinger is a student at writes that he ran in the 2001 Chica- Resources Inc. in Houston. the University of Tennessee Medical go Marathon, finishing in 2:50:44. Melanie Sigler and Jason Butler School. Last August, he ran the 195-mile married Aug. 4, 2001, at the First Emily Parkinson works with elec- Hood to Coast Relay from the top of United Methodist Church in Milling- tion monitoring at the National De- Oregon's Mt. Hood to the Pacific ton, TN. Three of Melanie's atten- mocratic Institute. Ocean, with Brendan Minihan '97. dants were Rhodes alumni, including Shelby Reed works in marketing Brendan was featured in a full-page ad Kathleen Maria O'Leary of Chica- and team business operations for the for New Balance in the November go, Amy Shibley Whigham of NBA League Office in New York. 2001 Runner's World. Atlanta, and Morgan Bomar Eckles Grace Seecharan is a research as- Jessica Nelson and Jason of Exton, PA. Jason works at Federal sistant for the Salus Center School of Griffith '98, '00 married June 9, Express as an IT engineer. Public Health at St. Louis University. 2001, in Memphis. They live in Las Cori Smith is director of special Congratulations to Andrew Vegas, where Jessica is pursuing her projects for the office of Congressman Shulman, who was recently promot- singing career (as well as in Los An- Mike Ross in Washington, DC. ed to press secretary for Congress- geles). Jason accepted a position as Michelle Staley is a family coun- man Ed Bryant (R-TN). He was an accounting manager with Chavez selor for Youth Villages in Memphis. formerly deputy press secretary and & Koch, CPAs. Davienne Toth attends physician legislative correspondent for Bryant. William Hendrick is an SAP assistant school at Wichita State Uni- developer for International Paper in versity. Memphis. Jason Willey is a management as- Anne Moncrief and Jim sistant for Landau & Heyman in Little 01 Henriques 'named July 21, 2001, in Rock. REPORTER: AMANDA FLAIM Augusta, GA. Kathryn Royster. Lisa Kevin Willoughby was awarded a [email protected] Roy, and Meredith Coldren master of arts degree in fashion studies Claire Chambers is a volunteer coor- members of the wedding t% with distinction from London College dinator of The Reading Bridge, work- Living in Raleigh, NC, Tricia of Fashion, UK, in January 2001. ing for Bridges in Memphis. Puhalski Jenkins is chief of staff for Brian Clary is a counselor for Employer Payment Solutions in Shelby County PreTrial services. Morrisville. Shaun Dugan is a full-time Span- For the last show of its 2001 00 ish teacher and head soccer coach at season, Theatre Memphis staged REPORTER: RICHARD LUM Olive Branch High School in Olive You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. P.O. Box 21560 Branch, MS. Pete Montgomery played Schroeder WASHINGTON, DC 20009 Amanda Flaim and Hannah and Wes Meador '00 was Linus. [email protected] Miller are teaching oral English in Braden Moon and Todd Blasdel Kim Chelberg began classes in August high schools in Shenzhen, China. married July 21, 2001. at the University of Arizona's Latin Julia Garrett has completed her Ashley Perkins lives in Austin American Studies master's program. student teaching at Cordova (TN) where she is a student at the Universi- Jay Eckles was recently featured Middle School. ty of Texas School of Law. in an article by Webreference.com dis- Susan Hughes teaches ninth- John Quigley is a systems analyst cussing a piece of software he wrote. grade English in Baltimore with the and infrastructure engineer for He was also extensively quoted in an Teach for America Program. She has Verizon Enterprise Solutions Group article on techrepublic.com . Jay's wife, also begun a master's program at in Malvern, PA. Morgan Bomar Eckles, has begun Johns Hopkins, pursuing a degree in Jenny Ramp is in her third year work on a master's degree in psycho- secondary education. of the Ph.D. program in the environ- logical counseling at Immaculata Col- Brent Robson completed an mental population and organismic de- lege in Philadelphia. intensive summer-long language partment at the University of Witney Elliott works as a sales as- program in Chinese at Middlebury Colorado. sistant for Forrester Research in College. Allison Rantisi works as the direc- Boston. Katie Williams is a loan officer tor of adult pathway programs at the Previously in Mexico City and for Beneficial in Bloomington, IN. U.S. Tennis Association Southern Sec- Ecuador, Jim Flowers now works as tion, Arkansas District in Little Rock. section chief of non-immigrant visas at Karla Riemenschneider of the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Ara- Alpharetta, GA, recently began studies bia, granting visas to Saudis who wish to RHODES WINTER 2002 51 IN MEMORIAM

'29 Catharine Richey Hinton of of Idlewild Presbyterian Church, Les Tuesday Study Club, and the Noel Collierville, I N, July 24, 2001. A Passees, and the Little Book Club, she Club. The widow of Ben C. Adams member of Collierville United leaves her husband, McDonald Home and the wife of John Pepper II '37, Methodist Church, the Daughters of Jr., two sons, and three grandchildren. she also leaves two daughters, a son, the American Revolution and the '39 F. McCarthy DeMere of and eight grandchildren. Contemporary Club of Collierville, Memphis, Oct. 30, 2001. A retired '51 Helen Quindley McClure of she leaves a son, a sister, five grand- plastic surgeon and lawyer, he chaired Memphis, Aug. 23, 2001. A recipient children, and five great-grandchildren. the American Bar Association's law of the Outstanding Christian Service '29 Elizabeth Laughlin Porter of and medicine committee that gave the Award from Second Presbyterian Memphis, Aug. 14, 2001. A former legal definition of death: "irreversible Church Women, she leaves her member of Idlewild Presbyterian cessation of total brain function." A husband, Bill McClure '51; a daugh- Church, Le Bonheur Club, and the World War H veteran and founder ter, a son, and two grandchildren. Woman's Exchange, she leaves a and past president of the Southeastern '53 Ida Ann Ruffin McCreary of sister, Rebecca Sherman '38, and a Society of Plastic Surgeons, he held Dallas, Aug. 14, 2001. She was a brother. several positions in the Sons of the member of Preston Hollow Presbyter- '32 Elizabeth Hampton Davey American Revolution and was a ian Church and a founding parent of of Santa Barbara, CA, June 4, 2001. former chairman of the Boy Scout the Episcopal School in Dallas. She She was on the board of the Visiting Chickasaw Council. He leaves a leaves her husband, Charles Nurse Association of Santa Barbara daughter, four sons, a sister, Leona McCreary; three daughters, a son, a and the St. Cecelia Society. A member DeMere-Dwyer '49, and 10 brother; and eight grandchildren. of the Music Academy of the West grandchildren. '55 Malcolm Patterson Auxiliary, she was also active in the '39 Rachel Ann Beasley Lee, Anderton Jr. of Wilmington, NC, Santa Barbara Historical Society. She Oct. 3, 2001. She leaves her husband, Sept. 8, 2001. A retired Presbyterian leaves three children. Henry M. Lee, a son, Henry (Ike) Lee minister, he served pastorates in West '34 Joseph Moss of Kilmarnock, Jr. '75, and a daughter. Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida, VA, June 9, 2000. Retired head of the '39 Virginia Buchman Smith of and was associate executive in educa- U.S. Department of Agriculture cot- Memphis, Aug. 27, 2001. She was a tion for the Presbytery of Coastal ton division, he was a member of member of the Tuesday Study Club, Carolina. He leaves his wife of 48 Grace Episcopal Church and an active Les Passees, and the Grandview Gar- years, JoAnn Anderton '57, four chil- supporter of Northern Neck Free den Club. The widow of Milton H. dren, and 10 grandchildren. Health Clinic. He leaves a daughter Smith '38, she leaves a daughter, Vir- '63 Susan Chalfant Thomas of and three sons. ginia Smith Nearn '66, a son, two Charlottesville, VA, Sept. 14, 1999. '35 Benjamin Alexander Bogy brothers, four grandchildren, and two She had retired from her position as of Jackson, MS, Aug. 2, 2001. A great-grandchildren. an administrator with the University farmer and former Bolivar County tax '40 John P.K. Cavender of of Virginia's Division of Continuing assessor, he was a member of the Boli- Memphis, Sept. 7, 2001. A retired Air Education. A member of Westminster var County Farm Bureau, Rosedale Force lieutenant colonel, he was the Presbyterian Church, she earned a Rotary Club, and Delta State College widower of Katherine Farnsworth doctorate in higher education from Booster Club. The widower of Billie Cavender '41. He leaves a daughter, Florida State University in 1990. She M. Bogy, he leaves a daughter, a son, Katherine Bartels Baer '63, a son, two leaves her husband, John Thomas, her Benjamin Bogy III '62, and four sisters, two brothers, and two grand- mother, and three sons, including grandchildren. daughters. Mark Albright '90. '35 Dixie Hesse Hollis of '44 Wafter Chalmers Sowell of '77 Charles Spurgeon Mangum, Columbus, MS, Aug. 6, 2001. She Nashville, June 10, 2001. A veteran of Jan. 12, 2001, in New Orleans. leaves a daughter, a son, and two World War II and the Korean War, grandchildren. he was a retired pharmacist. '36 Arthur Baskin Jr of West '46 Nancy Kizer Sorrells of Columbia, SC, Jan. 8, 2000. Memphis, July 6, 2001. The widow '36 William Robert Neill Jr. of of Jack F. Sorrells, she leaves three Seattle, Dec. 18, 2000. A Navy pilot daughters, including Marge Sorrells during WWII, he was an insurance '70, a son, and five grandchildren. broker. He leaves his wife of 50 years, '47 Tempe Adams Pepper of Susanne Neill; two daughters; two Memphis, Oct. 19, 2001. The cook- sons a brother, Hylton Neill '39; a book chairman for the Woman's Ex- nephew, Robert Hylton Neill '69; 12 change, she was also a member of the grandchildren; and one great- Junior League of Memphis, Les grandchild. Passees, the Little Garden Club, the '38 Elizabeth Cobb Home of National Society of the Colonial Memphis, Aug. 31, 2001. A member Dames of America in Tennessee, the

52 WINTER 2002 RHODES oin a higher Annual Fund giving club this year, and a group of alumni, parents, trustees, and friends will add to your gift. It's called Challenge 2002, and it works like this:

Between July 1, 2001, and June 30, 2002, anyone who joins, or has joined, a higher giving club will help Rhodes receive more money—$50 to $500 per gift more:

Giving Clubs Giving Level Match (per gift)

Loyalty Club $100-$249 $50

Tower Society . $250-$499 $50 Cloister Society $500-$749 $100 Dean's Society $750-$999 $100 The Red & Black Society Member $1,000-$2,499 $500 Senior Level $2,500-$4,999 $500

Join the club. Be a part of Challenge 2002.

Contact: Jenna Goodloe, Director of Annual Giving Rhodes College, 2000 N. Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112 1-800-264-LYNX or [email protected] You can also give online: www.gift.rhodes.edu RHODES 2000 North Parkway Memphis, Tennessee 38112-1690

GO LYNX! 1 he Lynx mascot has a new look this year, sporting the gray coat of the North American canadensis. Allana Clarke '02, the ultimate insider, brings it to life at Rhodes sporting events. See page 18 for more about Allana. Photo by David Nester.