WINTER 2020 Doctor’s gift supports students pursuing science degrees at LSUS LSU Shreveport alumnus in the 1980s prompted him to fund graduation – and how some had the scholarships. $100,000 debut, which was a big sum Dr. Jon Cheek wants to help back then – and now.” students pursue their college “Before the start of my junior year, I and career goals without was informed that my state-funded He said some of his fondest memories worrying about money. scholarship was being discontinued are from Spring Fling, Fall Fest and due to budget cutbacks,” he recalled. intramural sports. He was also a Jon (class of “No big tragedy (for me). I just worked member of the Baptist Student Union. ’87) recently a summer job to make up the shortfall, In 1986, he was part of at Louisiana endowed but it did make me more aware…of Baptist State Basketball Team that the Dr. Jon the political short-sightedness that state toured the Caribbean island of Cheek College government takes. It planted the seed Guadeloupe to play local teams and of Sciences to fund a scholarship so that wouldn’t perform mission work. Scholarship, happen to a future student.” creating an Jon attended medical school at LSU enduring legacy for LSUS students Jon applied to big-name universities School of Medicine in Shreveport, and continuing his years of support around the United States as he graduating in 1991, and finished his for LSUS. The scholarship is open prepared to graduate from Bossier residency in anesthesiology at LSU to juniors majoring in biology, High School. LSUS was the only Health Sciences Center in Shreveport chemistry or physics who meet grade university that told him he qualified in 1995. He practiced anesthesiology point average requirements and for what amounted to a full ride: a in Shreveport until 2018, when he demonstrate service to the campus tuition waiver and a scholarship to moved to Knoxville, Tennessee. help cover books and supplies. and community. He started funding “The best career highlights were when an annual Dr. Jon Cheek College of “Staying local would save on expenses doctors and nurses I worked with Sciences Scholarship in 2005 and and I could graduate college with no would specifically ask for me to take continued that until creating the debt,” he said. “Later, I found out care of them and their family,” Jon endowment. how big a deal that was when talking said. “There isn’t a better honor or His experience as a student at LSUS with classmates upon medical school endorsement.”

“While LSUS is still relatively young, we should be soon reaching a point of family tradition, with successive generations graduating, and legacy philanthropy from highly successful alumni,” Jon said. “Having recently moved to a city that has those characteristics in its university, it is easy to see how that advances and benefits both the school and the community.”

1 • Winter 2020 Graduation brings students from all over the globe Online graduate brunch The mood lightened as the ceremony wrapped up, with the participation surges at another Shreveport Second Line Brass record-setting commencement Band leading graduates out of the Graduates in LSU Shreveport’s CenturyLink Center. Band member online degree programs traveled Allen Omenka Webb took time out from all corners of the globe from his saxophone to receive his to participate in the 2019 fall MBA during the ceremony, then graduation. rejoined the band to lead fellow graduates. The second line has The university recorded its become a tradition that provides largest online student brunch and a taste of our unique Louisiana reception ever, with 700 people culture. at a garden party-themed event under one of the biggest event tents With the fall graduation, LSUS now available in Louisiana. Chancellor has more than 27,000 alumni around Larry Clark and faculty members the world. visited with the graduates, who flew from Australia, Russia, and Columbia to be part of commencement.

More than 2,143 people received diplomas at the graduation. During the ceremony, LSUS staff and graduates paused to remember LSUS student Lia Kazan, who was slain in 2017. Chancellor Larry Clark presented a degree to Kazan’s parents, Ali Kazan and Ebony Medlin.

SPRING ENROLLMENT LSUS alumna Laurie Boswell 9000 8528 was the keynote speaker. Boswell 8000 (class of ‘77) is CEO of Holy 7142 7000 Angels Residential Facility, a 6107 nonprofit organization that serves 6000 individuals with developmental 5000 4776 disabilities. She shared some of 4000 her experiences while at LSUS and 19.41% 3000 2421 2366 described her career path. 27.87% 2000

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2 • Winter 2020 Spring Street Museum Founders named Pilots of the Year during River Bend Revue gala Three organizations that founded Friends of the Spring Street Museum. LSUS Chancellor Larry Clark, LSUS the Spring Street Museum in Foundation Executive Director Laura Shreveport have been named Perdue and LSUS Foundation President 2020 Pilots of the Year by the LSUS Steve Yancey presented the awards. Foundation. Nearly 200 people celebrated in The National Society of Colonial speakeasy style. Proceeds from the event Dames of America Shreveport and support the scholarships that benefit Red River Parishes; the Helen Mann Getting into the speakeasy spirit of RiverBend Revue are, LSUS students, many of whom are the from left, Dr. Felice Williams, Stefanie Y’Barbo and Barbie Memorial Fund Committee; and the first in their families to attend college. Cannon. Friends of the Spring Street Museum were honored during the foundation’s RiverBend Revue gala in January. In October, those three groups donated the museum to the LSUS Foundation, which is now operating the museum on behalf of LSU Shreveport. Located in Shreveport’s oldest building, the museum is a cultural crown jewel. The Shreveport Ellen Alley (second from left) accepts the Pilot of the Year Lissa Grounsell (second from left) accepts the Pilot of the Award on behalf of the National Society of Colonial Dames Year Award on behalf of the Friends of the Spring Street and Red River Parishes Colonial Shreveport and Red River Parishes Chapter. Riverbend Helen Museum. Dames chapter opened the museum Mann Fund Award in 1976 to preserve and showcase the city’s history. Accepting the awards were Ellen Alley, representing the Colonia Dames of Louisiana Shreveport and Red River Parishes Chapter; Janie Richardson, representing the Helen Mann Memorial Fund Committee; and Lissa Grounsell, president of the Janie Richardson (second from left) accepts the Pilot of the Year Award on behalf of the Helen Mann Memorial Fund Committee.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS • AEP SWEPCO • The Friends of the Spring Street Museum • Steve and Lynn Yancey • Quintin and Susan Hardtner • Harman and Renae Chandler • The Helen Mann Fund Committee • Linda Dowling • Sybil Patten • Campus Federal Credit Union • Plancorp, LLC • The Colonial Dames of America • Dr. Lacy and Edie Williams Shreveport

Winter 2020 • 3 LSUS Cultural Trail preserves regional history, showcases research resources open to all LSU Shreveport’s newly unveiled Cultural Trail offers a collection of resources and repositories to preserve Northwest Louisiana’s history and culture. The Cultural Trail consists of the Pioneer Heritage Center, the James S. Noel Collection, Red River Radio and the LSUS Northwest Louisiana Archives on the LSUS campus, as well as the Spring Street Museum in LSU Shreveport’s cultural gems include, from left, Maestro Kermit Poling; Dr. Laura McLemore; Dr. Cheryl White; Marty downtown Shreveport. Young; and Dr. Alex Mikaberidze, who manage the university’s Cultural Trail centers The Pioneer Heritage Center is a southeast Oklahoma. The network serves one of the largest coverage areas for living history museum composed public radio in the United States with national programming and local news, of seven restored buildings that culture and entertainment programming. showcase from several time periods. The Spring Street Museum joined the LSUS cultural initiatives in 2019. The center offers visitors a glimpse Housed in Shreveport’s oldest existing building, it displays artifacts tracing into the everyday lives of people who Shreveport’s early history as a port city. The museum also sponsors a community lived in the region from 1830 to lecture series. 1930. The university will work with other museums and cultural organizations in The James S. Noel Collection is Shreveport-Bossier City to offer learning opportunities to students of all ages, one of the largest private collections according to LSUS Chancellor Larry Clark. of antiquarian books, prints and maps in the United States. It covers “We see the addition of the Spring Street Museum as a way to further of diverse subjects, including religion, our mission of being a community leader,” said Clark. “But through these travel literature, natural history and partnerships we need to do more to recognize the history of this region 19th century American and British through all of its diverse voices and points of view. We want our offerings to be literature. It’s on permanent loan to representative of the rich demographic and cultural makeup of the region.” LSUS. The collection is open to the public for research. The LSUS Northwest Louisiana Archives collects, preserves, and makes available to researchers historic documents, manuscripts, photos and other records related to not only James S. Noel Collection Red River Radio Shreveport but the Ark-La-Tex. Red River Radio, now in its 36th year, is the regional public radio station for northwest Louisiana, southern Arkansas, east Texas and LSUS Northwest Louisiana Archives The Pioneer Heritage Center Spring Street Museum 4 • Winter 2020 Winter 2020 • 5 Navigators chart new courses after graduation Three of the LSUS Foundation worlds when it comes to a traditional corporate volunteers and is the in-house college experience. graphic designer for the nonprofit Navigators are setting out on new organization. An internship with the “I chose LSUS because I wanted to adventures after receiving their United Way last fall led to the job. degrees from LSU Shreveport. stay in town, but I also wanted the feel and the adventure of campus life. Here “I love the work I do, and every day I JASMINE CARR, of Benton, at LSUS it’s small enough that I feel use skills I learned during college,” she graduated summa cum laude with a comfortable and it’s big enough to give said. “I’m so thankful for my experience degree in psychology. She has been me the college experience of walking at LSUS!” accepted to the LSUS Master of around on campus, plus it’s a great place Besides serving as a Navigator she was Nonprofit Administration online to learn and it has wonderful helpful active in Lambda Pi Eta, the Mass program. Her other future goal includes professors,” Carr said. earning a master’s degree in school Communications Honor Society at counseling and becoming a school She hopes to someday “pay it forward” LSUS. counselor. by funding a scholarship for LSUS McKnight earned an associate degree students. She plans to maintain her ties from Texarkana College before with the university. transferring to LSUS. She says LSUS “I have actually made some lifetime offered her a priceless opportunity – a friends, thanks to the small intimate scholarship just for transfer students – atmosphere at LSUS. I plan on coming and gave her the courage to look beyond back on campus to volunteer and to say the tiny East Texas community where hello,” Carr said. she grew up. “I also chose LSUS because it has small classes, is affordable and has WISE WORDS: “It is what it is.” strong degree programs,” she said. McKnight believes in being connected to She is working at the Bossier Parish HARPER the campus. She plans to keep in touch Library System’s Plain Dealing branch, MCKNIGHT, with the friends she made on campus where she was recently promoted to of McLeod, and participate in events sponsored assistant branch manager. She joined Texas, earned a by the LSUS Alumni Association and the library system three years ago as a degree in mass the LSUS Foundation. She notes that library aide. communications a campus tour sealed the deal when Besides serving as a Navigator while with a public she was thinking about transferring to at LSUS, Carr was active in Fall Fest, relations focus. She LSUS. Spring Fling, Psi Chi, and the Greek is the first person “By being involved on campus, Council and served as president of Zeta in her family to students learn new social, leadership, Phi Beta Sorority. She also has been attend and graduate from college. and time management skills. I also active in the community, volunteering She is the community engagement and think it’s important that students show with a teen mentoring program and creative coordinator for the United Way administrators and those in leadership Toys for Tots. of Northwest Louisiana in Shreveport. positions at LSUS that we care about the Carr considers LSUS the best of both She works with community and community built on campus and that we will take advantage of the opportunities

Each year, the LSUS Foundation selects student Navigators who give tours, help host special events and talk with community supporters. These ambassadors wear the coveted purple jacket, a symbol of leadership. For more information about the Navigator program, contact Executive Director Laura Perdue.

6 • Winter 2020 given to us,” McKnight said. WISE WORDS: “Reach for the moon and you’ll land among the stars.”

MILLIE PATEL, of Bastrop, graduated with a bachelor of science degree, majoring in cellular and molecular biology with a minor in chemistry. She is preparing for the MCAT and plans to apply to medical school this summer. of and step out of your comfort zone and her classmates through the LSUS She’s working as a medical scribe in a and become a completely new person,” Alumni Association. local hospital emergency room to gain she said. “LSUS truly cares about their real-world experience. Medical scribes “I am so proud of being a Pilot and for students. Just take a look at the student record information as doctors and choosing to invest my education here at to professor ratio, it speaks for itself!” other healthcare providers interact with an affordable and caring college,” Patel patients. They sometimes help with Besides serving as a Navigator, Patel said. “Because of all the opportunities other routine administrative jobs in was active in Alpha Epsilon Delta LSUS has given me, I will give back in medical offices. (AED), serving as vice president of order for more students like me to be public service; the Minority Association able to experience what I was able to Patel says LSU Shreveport gave her a Pre-Health Students (MAPS); the experience.” strong foundation to pursue her chosen Chemistry Club and a member of career. WISE WORDS: “It does not matter American Chemical Society (ACS). how slowly you go as long as you do not “You can come to LSUS from the She plans to stay connected to LSUS stop.” smallest town nobody has ever heard

Scholarship Appreciation Luncheon set for April 8 Generous donors are helping while changing the lives of individual “Creating a scholarship provides for students. Research shows that 75 a rare opportunity in philanthropy; LSUS students map out a more percent of the people who earn a the donor can actually meet the prosperous future. bachelor’s degree will own their homes. recipient and hear from the student More than 200 privately-funded They’ll make an average of $1.1 million the importance of the gift,” said Laura scholarships totaling $400,000 have more over their lifetimes than someone Perdue, LSUS Foundation executive been awarded to students for the who only graduated from high school. director. “Rarely can you make a 2019-2020 academic year. Some Fewer than 5 percent of those who earn donation and have that kind of first- awards ease the financial pressure a degree will fall below the poverty line. hand experience.” for first-generation college students, On April 8, the LSUS Foundation will while others support students working share that “Million Dollar Secret” when toward undergraduate and graduate it brings together scholarship recipients TO SHARE LSUS NEWS degrees in many disciplines. LSUS and donors at its annual Scholarship even offers scholarships to transfer and contact newsletter editor Appreciation Luncheon. Students will Melody Brumble graduate students to encourage life- share first-hand how scholarships have long learning and career enhancement. at 318-780-5926 or changed their lives, and the foundation [email protected] Your gift strengthens the community will thank the community supporters who make our scholarships possible.

Winter 2020 • 7 New LSUS Alumni Association director is dedicated to higher education, local theater and the community

Laura Beeman Nugent is ecstatic 12th year as an adjunct instructor for and in 2007 the BPCC Performing Arts program. co-founded the to join the LSUS family (again) Shreveport Little “Both LSUS and BPCC played as the newly appointed director Theatre Academy, pivotal parts in my higher education of alumni affairs. Laura is a 2011 an arts training experience and it is very important graduate of the Masters of Liberal academy for to me to make certain I give back my Arts program at LSUS. She is also kindergarten talents to both campuses,” Laura said. a graduate of Louisiana Tech and through 12th Bossier Parish Community College. Knowing that an integral part of an grade students. Laura Beeman Nugent undergraduate and graduate program is When asked what drew her back Laura also is the director and connection with alumni, Laura hopes to LSUS, Laura said,“The family I choreographer for SLT’s summer Main that she is able to connect current discovered here during grad school was Stage musical. She has directed and students enrolled at LSUS with alumni one that I would have never thought choreographed sold-out shows Mamma as mentors. possible. I still keep in close contact Mia, Chicago and Shrek the Musical, with many of my fellow graduates from Laura has deep roots in the nonprofit among many others for SLT. She also the MLA class of 2011. I think fondly arts scene in northwest Louisiana. She served as front of house manager at The of my time with them and in the halls came to LSUS from Robinson Film Strand Theatre. of Bronson and I was eager to have Center, where she served as education the opportunity connect other alum coordinator, teaching film education To touch base with Laura, email from various programs and years to to students in Caddo, Bossier, Webster her at [email protected] or call reinvigorate the Alumni Association.” and Desoto parishes. 318-797-5190 LSUS isn’t the only college campus She began her involvement at where you will see her. She is in her Shreveport Little Theatre in 1997

The LSUS holiday tree lighting ceremony is growing each year. The 2019 celebration featured a choir and a student dinner that drew more than 150 people. Long-time LSUS supporters Dr. Lacy and Edie Williams flipped the switch to turn on the dazzling holiday tree, which they donated to LSUS. This year, hundreds of lights also adorned the signature crepe myrtles lining sidewalks on campus. This year, hundreds of lights also adorned the signature crepe myrtles lining sidewalks on campus, adding even more sparkle to LSUS during the holidays.

8 • Winter 2020 Faculty Highlights Your generous donations support Dr. William Leadership Studies Pederson, director Instructor Trey LSUS faculty members as they of the International Gibson has been create connections in the Lincoln Center at appointed by classroom, in the community and LSUS, helped bring Louisiana Governor around the globe. together scholars and John Bel Edwards Associate Professor students at the Association of Global to join a new, statewide palliative Kevin Jones is South Studies (AGSS) in Buenos Aires, advisory council focusing on quality- creating LSUS Argentina, in December to promote of-life care for cancer patients and Flight School to research on Lincoln’s legacy abroad. others with chronic diseases. Gibson offer a service to For the first time, the AGSS—the is the father of Emilie Gibson, who families coping with oldest and largest such professional was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor autism. The program will provide organization on “Third World at age nine and passed away at age social skills opportunities to children Studies”—held its annual international 10. Gibson and his family helped with autism while giving students in conference in Argentina’s capital. In Emilie battle cancer with treatment in the LSUS school psychology program another first, the conference featured Shreveport, Memphis, Houston and field experience. Jones, director two Lincoln panels—one with Dr. San Francisco while trying to provide of the LSUS Specialist in School Pederson on it and the other organized everyday experiences and happiness Psychology Program, has offered by a past president of the organization, for her. After Emilie lost the fight in similar community programs since Dr. Michael R. Hall. The panel with 2017, her family created a nonprofit joining LSUS in 2008. He expects Pederson also featured an LSUS foundation to raise awareness about LSUS Flight School to start this fall. student, Tyler B. Maizels, a senior childhood cancer. “It’s about launching children into the majoring in criminal justice at LSUS. mainstream,” Jones said. “Children will Maizels delivered a paper on “Lincoln’s be engaged in games and group and Legacy in Guatemala.” The paper will Gifts to establish endowments individual social learning experiences.” be published later this year. are legacy gifts that will Dr. Dorie LaRue is Dr. Cay Evans continue on for perpetuity. releasing a book of has been named The endowments are invested poetry, “An Enemy head of the School and managed so as to ensure of Education at in Their Mouths,” sustainable returns dedicated LSUS. She has been that examines how to professors’ professional part of the LSUS addiction affects development and research. faculty more than families. “An Enemy in Their Mouths” The LSUS Foundation 25 years, serving will be available from Finishing Line manages 62 endowed Press May 15. All proceeds from the as a professor and director of graduate programs, among professorships and chairs on book will be donated to the Council LSU Shreveport’s behalf. If on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of other responsibilities. Her area of you would like to learn more Northwest Louisiana. An English specialization is in reading and literacy, about endowments and the professor at LSUS, she has written with a doctorate from the University matching gift opportunities several volumes of poetry and a novel, of Georgia. She has been instrumental from the Louisiana Board of “Resurrecting Virgil.” She is working in program development by designing on a second novel. She joined the programs and certifications in a variety Regents, please contact LSUS LSUS faculty in 1991 and has also of subjects, including English as a Foundation Executive Director taught at Grambling State University Second Language, computer science Laura Perdue at 318-797-5257 and LSU in Baton Rouge. education and STEM.

Winter 2020 • 9 LSUS names new head baseball coach

Brad Neffendorf is the new LSUS the LSUS coaching staff, Neffendorf Neffendorf was pitching coach at Division I is a native of Pilots head baseball coach. Southern Illinois University. Oregon and Brad Neffendorf is the new LSUS graduated from During his time working in Pilots head baseball coach. Concordia professional baseball, Neffendorf was University a scout for the Miami Marlins from Neffendorf replaces Brent Lavallee, in Portland, 2007-10. He also has experience who left LSUS in December to Oregon, with working in collegiate summer leagues, take a management position with a bachelor’s coaching for the Winchester Royals the Toronto Blue Jays minor league degree in Brad Neffendorf in 2011 and Front Royal Cardinals in system. Neffendorf has more than education in 2014 and 2015. Prior to his collegiate 15 years of experience in collegiate 2010. He earned his master’s degree coaching, he worked as a prep coach coaching, including four years at in organizational leadership from in Oregon from 2005-10. Tennessee Wesleyan, the 2019 NAIA Campbellsville University in 2012. National Champion. Before joining

Homecoming 2020

Pilots basketball and baseball dominated opponents during Homecoming Weekend February 1 and 2. The men’s and women’s basketball teams blew the Texas College Steers out of the water, giving each team another conference win. The Pilots baseball team swept Kansas Wesleyan in the season opening weekend. Homecoming activities included a tailgate party sponsored by the LSUS Alumni Association and a parade.

10 • Winter 2020 LSUS students earn credit, build resumes through Spring Street Museum programs

The Spring Street Museum is providing real-world experience for current and former LSUS students. Three LSUS students -- Natalia Muller, Dominick Mercer and Claudia Finley – are interning at the museum this semester. They’re undergoing training, and once trained, they’ll participate in day-to-day operations, including giving tours.

LSUS alumna Katelyn Woodel (2018), says she and Curator Marty Loschen who is pursuing a master’s degree tailor their tours to fit visitors’ needs program at the University of New and interests. Orleans, is setting up a special exhibit at the Spring Street Museum as part of “We talked about the different textures her master’s degree work. In addition of the items in the cases for the visitors to her classes at UNO, Woodel interns from the Association for the Blind,” at the World War II Museum in New Markell said. “We have a glass poison Orleans. bottle dug up in Shreveport’s red light district. I took it out and got them to LSUS professor Dr. Gary Joiner is touch it. I explained that the special incorporating the museum into some texture on the corners of the bottle was of his classes. Students are visiting to warn people it contained poison the museum to critique its displays because people weren’t as literate then.” as part of their project-based learning experiences. Visitor numbers continue to grow SAVE THE DATE at the Spring Street Museum. The The museum continues offering tours museum had 3,087 visitors in 2019, up What: and programs to a diverse audience, Shreveport Downtown from 3,068 in 2018. Visitor numbers Artwalk ranging from elementary school also are trending up for 2020. children to senior citizens. When: The Spring Street Museum, located 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. March 5 In February, the museum provided at 525 Spring Street is Shreveport, is a tour to clients with the Louisiana open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday Two artists will display their Association for the Blind, among other through Saturday. Admission is free. works at the Spring Street tours. Museum Director Maria Markell Museum, one of the stops on the March Artwalk. The family-friendly event gives Interested in supporting the Spring Street Museum? Contact the people a chance to explore Friends of the Spring Street Museum, P.O. Box 53095, Shreveport, downtown Shreveport. LA 71135 or LSUS Foundation Executive Director Laura Perdue at 318-797-5257 or [email protected]. Winter 2020 • 11 A LETTER FROM YOUR LSUS FOUNDATION BOARD PRESIDENT Steve Yancey I enjoy celebrating the success of LSUS with its largest enrollment ever and sound financial condition. However, it is also important to recognize what our regional/national university is doing for the longer term.

We are all aware and proud of the LSUS Archives, the Noel Collection, the Pioneer Heritage Center, and Red River Radio. These are all wonderful programs that focus on cultural outreach. We have now added another cultural gem to the collection. The LSUS Spring Street Historical Museum located in the oldest building in downtown Shreveport, marks a fitting addition to the LSUS cultural outreach program.

The Spring Street Museum saw its beginnings in the 1970s with the Louisiana chapter of the Colonial Dames receiving the property as a gift with the stipulation that it be preserved for its historical interest and kept on display for the benefit of the public. The Colonial Dames has faithfully and skillfully managed the Spring Street Museum so that when the museum was donated to the LSUS Foundation in 2019 it was running STEPHEN R. YANCEY II of smoothly and in excellent condition. Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway Law Corporation

Mr. Yancey’s practice involves real estate The Spring Street Museum is a perfect fit in the cultural outreach efforts and commercial transactions, energy of LSUS and promises to be a worthy addition to the LSUS history matters, and probate and estate planning. He received his undergraduate degree from department curriculum and an enduring presence for LSUS in downtown Washington & Lee University, his masters degree in Business Administration from Shreveport. The Spring Street Museum is one more reason why LSUS will Louisiana State University, and his law play a leading role in the cultural scene of the Shreveport-Bossier area for degree from Louisiana State University. many years to come.

LSUS Foundation Board of Directors 2019-2020 Tom Galligan Susan Hardtner Brian C. Hamm Laura L. Perdue Harold W. Turner (EX-OFFICIO) (EX-OFFICIO) Larry Clark, Chancellor Sidney E. Kent EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Michael K. Turner Wayne Brown (EX-OFFICIO) Sheriff Stephen W. Prator (EX-OFFICIO) Dr. Robert Leitz, Ph.D. Edie Williams Diana DeCharles, CFP Lane R. Rosen, M.D. Marcia C. Calhoun Jaclyn Litton-Briery Michael H. Woods James K. Elrod Dr. Phillip A. Rozeman Mickey Callaway Hardy Foreman, CPA Dr. Sandra A. McCalla B. Bruce Simon Stephen R. Yancey, II Barbie Cannon (EX-OFFICIO) George P. Fritze Michael P. McCarthy Carey A. Sullivan Stefanie Y’Barbo