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This issue’s Classnotes are from information received through Oct. 31, 2008. (Unless otherwise noted, geographic locations refer to Georgia.)

1946 1973 Sara Fortson Guest is currently living in as- Rev. Dr. David sisted living at Magnolia Estates, 68 College Johnson of Hun- Avenue, Apt. 17, Elberton, GA 30635-1740. tington, W.Va., She would enjoy hearing from friends and is the director classmates. of pastoral care and education at Cabell Hunting- 1962 ton Hospital. He Dr. Sally has been chosen Curtis president-elect of Rev. Dr. David Johnson ’73 AsKew of the Association of Athens Professional Chap- became lains (APC). He has been on the APC Board for the first the last six years as the Chair of the Profes- ongoing paid sional Ethics Commission and now will serve employee of two years as president-elect and follow that the Judicial with two years as president. The APC serves Council of almost 4,000 chaplains, representing more the United than 150 faith groups, who provide pastoral Methodist care in all types of health and human service Church. She settings. It advocates quality spiritual care of Catherine Werner Hicks ’39 celebrated her 90th all persons in healthcare facilities, correction- will aid the birthday with a party at Sunny Gables Alumni church’s su- From left, Nancy Mitchell Morris al institutions, long term care units, rehabilita- House hosted by Nancy Mitchell Morris ’60; Dr. tion centers, hospice, the military and other preme court ’60, Jere Mitchell ’63, and Dr. Sally Sally Curtis AsKew ’62, H’06; Dr. Carolyn Brad- in advancing Curtis AsKew ’62, H’06 on their ley ’57; Dr. Judy Greer ’57, H’07; and Rev. Albert specialized settings. Alaskan cruise its work in AsKew ’62. Gordon Williams the digital Theatre’s production of Arthur Miller’s “Death of Houston, Tex- age. The growing workload over the past of a Salesman.” as, had his poem decade has prevented the volunteer Judicial “Eagle Christian” Council members from spending the time Rev. Donald West of Thomasville, owner of published in the needed to update archives, provide for usable West Real Estate Associates, is chief mod- book, “Meeting publication of decisions and help update Web erator for the Association of Presbyterian God on Route sites. AsKew will enhance members’ work by Tentmakers. 316,” a book by making it easier to access public records. Mike Chaffin. Another poem, 1968 “To Bethlehem! 1964 Katrina Pittman Graham of Tucker is Director To Bethle- Gordon Williams ’73 stands Bill and Dr. Sharon Waller Hearnburg ’65 of Major Gifts at the Rabun Gap Nacoochee hem!” will be School. She had been with the Georgia Foun- included in the next to a statue of John Wes- live in Carrollton. In September, he starred as ley at Azusa Pacific University. Willy Loman in the Carroll County Community dation for Independent Colleges for the past next Christmas eight years. Drama Program Builder from Lilleras. At this year’s Christians Dr. Winn Henderson of Sylva, N.C., published in Theatre Arts Conference at Azusa Pacific his 32nd and 33rd books in August: “Share University, he led a workshop, The Art of the Your Mission” and “The Secret To Happiness.” Choral Reading, and read his essay “The Play He offers a free book detailing how to lose is Still the Thing.” During the final session, weight and pass it along to someone who is he thanked everyone for their prayers, their hungry or starving at www.theultimatesecret- continued support and their love offering, and tohappiness.com. they in turn presented him an enacted prayer where they took his prayer and literally acted 1969 it out.

Larry ’58 and Myrna Eidson Roberts ’58 joined Blake Clark of Granada Hills, Calif., is an ac- their family on a cruise to Bermuda to celebrate tor and comedian. In June, he was featured 1976 their 50th wedding anniversary. They are, front in Jacksonville, Fla., at The Comedy Zone at Jeanne Smith Struck of Pearl River, N.Y., is row, from left, Samantha Bostardi, Larry and Ramada Inn. He has a brief part in the “Get the chief development officer of the Epilepsy Myrna, and Brian Roberts; middle row, Mike ’84 Smart” movie. and Denise Roberts Wilson ’84 and Julie Roberts Society of Southern New York and Capabilities Bostardi ’87 and Mike ’85; back row, Christopher Partnership, Inc. This position consists of mar- Bostardi, Ben Roberts, Robert Wilson and Greg keting, fundraising and board development. Bostardi.

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In 2001, she received 1981 the Woman of the Cathy Wright Sargent of LaGrange performed Year award from the the role of Mrs. Paroo in Meredith Willson’s Rockland Business The Music Man, presented by the LaGrange Women’s Network, Lyric Theater in July. and she is currently president of the Board of Directors for Cornell 1982 Corporative Extension. Carol Howington Cain of Hogansville is a teacher for the Troup County School System Jeanne Smith Struck ’76 at West Side Magnet School. In March 2009, she will be emceeing and telling stories at the Azalea Storytelling Festival. Julie Sibley of Young Harris gathered forces Cheryl Hines Ward ’82 of Powder Springs volun- with four other artists for a show in her cur- teered on campus during Move-In Day. She is the rent hometown. The Fruit & Vegetable Medley Vice President of Community for the LaGrange Show ran from October 6 – 31 at the Campus College Alumni Association. Gate Gallery, part of Young Harris College, which hosted this thematic showing in two and opened at the new AmericasMart Atlanta. He three dimensional media. Art shown included also has been appointed to the North Georgia clay, clothing, metal, paintings, prints and gar- Conference United Methodist Church Commit- den chairs. She showed five batiks, art quilts tee on Disaster Relief. Mike has experience In June, KDs from the Class of 1977 gathered at and a selection of colored drawings on satin. in that area, having led two mission teams for Jaye Mitchell Goddard’s mountain home in Bryson The idea behind this theme was to educate relief work in Slidell, La., after Hurricane Ka- City, N.C., to share old memories and make new about the relationship between the health of trina in 2005, and assisting the flood victims ones. Seen here are, from left, Dawn Cummings our planet, our bodies and the spiritual dimen- of tropical storm Albert in Albany. Coker of LaGrange, Merri Herbert of LaGrange, sions of all life as one. Jaye of Kennesaw, Judy Houser Jones of LaGrange, and Susan Knight Walter of Atlanta. 1985 1978 Laura Hardy Hodge and her husband, Lee, live in LaGrange, where they are avid LC Panthers Laura Stewart Noell of Lawrenceville is a tailgaters. They travel to any away game that’s teacher for the Gwinnett County Public School within a three- to four-hour drive. In addition System. to continuing to teach yoga, tai chi and fitness Cathy Lee Phillips of Tucker is a fulltime Chris- to senior citizens, Laura has accepted a posi- tian speaker and award-winning author. Her tion with the SilverSneakers program as an fifth book, “Honey, There’s a Cat in the Freez- instructor coordinator for West Georgia and er!” was released in April 2008. In addition to East Alabama. She evaluates SilverSneakers her own books, she has written for internation- instructors and teaches training workshops. al publishers including Zondervan, Simon and 1983 Jeff Smith of Lawrenceville is an engineer with Schuster, Guideposts Books, Thomas Nelson, ViaSat in Duluth. The United Methodist Publishing House and Wayne Johnson of Saint Simons Island is the Women of Faith. She is a regular columnist for president and chief executive officer of The The Wesleyan Christian Advocate, the official Coastal Bank of Georgia, the Brunswick-based 1989 news source of the United Methodist Church affiliate bank of Synovus. Jack Bagley in Georgia. She travels throughout the country of LaGrange performed the role as a retreat leader and speaker for church, of Charlie Cowell in Meredith Willson’s “The business, educational and civic events and 1984 Music Man,” presented by the LaGrange Lyric Theater in July. is represented by The Robinson Agency. She Betsie Greene Smith of Franklin is employed has been named to Cambridge’s Who’s Who by the Heard Andy and Kim Bowen Buchanan have moved Among Executive and Professional Women, County Department back to LaGrange from Texas. He is the pastor Honors Edition, 2008. You may contact her at of Family and Chil- at Franklin Road Baptist Church. She is teach- www.CathyLeePhillips.com. dren Services as an ing at Hogansville Elementary School. They economic support have two sons, Dallas and Caleb. specialist. 1979 Mike and Denise 1990 Cheryl Holcomb Hancock of Ball Ground is Roberts Wilson an assistant principals’ secretary and student live in LaGrange. Bobbie Evans Oliver and Chris ’91 live in Los records clerk at Creekview High School in He is employed by Angeles. She is a comedy performer, teacher Canton. the Design Group/ and producer. He teaches English as a second Nimlok West Geor- language at Pasadena City College and works gia and Midtown in administration at Occidental College. Atlanta, which Mike Wilson ’84

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Band on April 29, 2008, to a packed audito- performance manager. rium at the school. This event was made even Tracey Wolf Martin of Petersburg, Va., is in her more special because his daughter, Julia, seventh year of teaching the gifted, and her was the first-chair flute in the band. He said, second year in a self-contained classroom. “It was such a humbling experience watching She is currently enrolled at Virginia Tech for and listening to my own daughter performing her master’s in instructional technology. a piece of music that I wrote.” He has also reopened his recording studio, Moonlight Shadows Studio, and is busy working on his latest commission. Lesley Reed Goodwin of Senoia is principal of Poplar Road Elementary School in the Coweta County School System. She is working on a doctorate at Samford. Joan Armstrong Howard of LaGrange received the Mary Lynn Faress Award from West Geor- gia Health System. The award is named for longtime chief nursing executive Mary Lynn Faress, a 1992 graduate of LaGrange College and a former Leadership Council member. Read Blumberg ’97 and his “ATE” Months BBQ Howard is a member of various committees, Team participated in the Georgia BBQ Classic, including the Atlantic Cardiovascular Patient their first competition, and won first place - Michael Fay ’86 was featured as a “Power Player” Outcomes Research Team, and is a volunteer People’s Choice Award. His “Kickin SAS” (sauce) in South Florida CEO Magazine earlier this year. ranked 6th out of 36 entries. His full-page layout described his successful for several community organizations, including career in real estate in the region. As president the American Heart Association. of Colliers Abood Wood-Fay, he is responsible for Rev. Gerald and Tammy Whitten Ledbet- the firm’s strategic growth and marketing. Over ter ’05 live in West Point. He has served as the last three years, the company has closed 1998 pastor of the West Point Presbyterian Church more than $3,000,000,000 in sales and leasing Rex Campbell of Jacksonville, Fla., is a since 2003 and has published a book entitled transactions. member of the Trauma Administration team at “Words of Life: God’s Providential Grace Dis- the University of Florida Shands Jacksonville played Through the Life of One Man.” All pro- Health System - Department of Emergency ceeds from the book will benefit the Chatta- 1991 Services. hoochee Fuller Center for Housing, which has Maria Smith Myhand of LaGrange was named set a goal of eliminating poverty housing in the Rev. Martha Lyle Dye of Carrollton is minister Nurse of the Year by West Georgia Health West Point area. She received her Master of of Shiloh United Methodist Church. She gradu- System. She is a nurse in the Emergency Arts in Early Childhood Education through the ated from Candler School of Theology in 2001 Department. University of Phoenix and has been a second and was ordained as an elder in the United grade teacher at Cannon Street Elementary Methodist Church in 2006. For the past 15 School in LaGrange since 2005. years, she has worked in churches in Georgia 1992 and Virginia as director of youth ministries. Robert McConnell of Fayetteville is equipment Becky Burnett Ivey of LaGrange owns the Ivey manager for Bennett International Group in Dr. Stephanie Gordy of LaGrange graduated Cottage in downtown LaGrange. McDonough. as chief resident in surgery from Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah this past summer. She has a surgical critical care 1993 1997 fellowship in Portland, Ore. Maureen Oles Bergren and her husband, Gwenn Cranston Cross of Hoschton is Dru, have moved to Santa Cruz, Bolivia. She employed by AT&T as an outage and process is teaching at the Santa Cruz Cooperative Dr. Antipas Harris is an assistant professor School, which is considered the American of practical theology at Regent University’s school, and their sons, Kyle and Luke, will School of Divinity in Virginia Beach, Va. attend there. Ben Robinson of Cataula is an IT - application Melanie Reeves of Newnan is youth director developer for AFLAC. at First United Methodist Church. She is a dea- con in full connection in the United Methodist Church of the North Georgia Conference. She 1999 earned her Master of Divinity Degree from Erik Alexander of Murfreesboro, Tenn., is Asbury Theological Seminary. logistics supervisor for Sanford Brands in Shelbyville. 1995 Eria Vali of Dalton is director of the Gilmer High School Theatre, Fine Arts Department David Cook of Ringgold finished his latest Gwenn Cranston Cross ’97, her husband, Lonnie, theatre chair and literary coordinator. composition, “The General’s March,” which daughter, McKinley, and son, Raleigh was performed by the Heritage Middle School Dr. Rhett Yates of Jacksonville, Fla., adviser

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for Jacksonville Uni- how brave they are during the deployment. A ist degree from the University of Georgia in versity’s flight team, large part of the program goes hand in hand February 2009. helped the team with 4H, giving them opportunities to go camp- win a top award ing, participate in science projects, and most at the National importantly, provide them with the technology 2003 Intercollegiate Flying to contact the deployed parent. Sarah Conner of San Jose, Calif., is resident Association Safety Chris Rumery is in New York working on her stage manager of the Bus Barn Stage Com- and Flight Evalua- MFA in costume design at Tisch NYU. She is pany. She is also the education/recreation tion Conference. The freelancing in Brooklyn. This spring she spent and volunteer supervisor for the Santa Clara team earned the four months in Taiwan designing for parades, Valley Blind Center. Loening Trophy as and she just opened a show called “Bed- the most outstand- Brandon Johnson toured internationally with bugs!!! the musical.” ing all-around col- Missoula Children’s Theatre and is living in legiate aviation pro- Karen Meyrath Shannon and Christopher ’03 New York City. He is working with I. Weiss, providing theatrical equipment, rigging and gram in the nation. Gareth ’99 and Jennifer live in Acworth. She is a busy stay-at-home He has been a flight Ives Robertson ’00 with mom with Nicholas and Gregory, is involved soft goods to Broadway theatres and shows team adviser for six their children, Hannelore with many community playgroups and loves as well as to theatres across the country. years at Jacksonville Sharon Elisabeth and being with her children. He is employed by Nakima Taylor of Albany is an adult literacy Gareth Bernard, Jr. University, where he Shaw Industries and is working on his second instructor at Albany Technical College. is also an assistant master’s at Kennesaw State. professor of aero- Jessica Pridgen Tripp of Swannanoa, N.C., is nautics in the Davis College of Business. serving as the Christian education director at 2004 Central United Methodist Church in Asheville, Marcus Broughton of Reidsville, N.C., is qual- N.C. 2000 ity manager for Armacell, LLC, in Mebane. Amanda Lupo Caraker of Orlando owns her Sara Gilreath of Thomasville is employed by own business, Something Blue Bridal and 2001 Flowers Foods, Inc., as the employee relations Formal Wear. manager in the Corporate Office’s Human Meghan Henry Davis, Stacie Waters Geaney Resources Department. Nylsa Dunbar of Newnan is working in full- and Erin Sexstone Stroud ’02 visited the time ministry as the Life Missions ministry LaGrange College campus on May 29, 2008. Ariel Pena of Savannah graduated from assistant at Heritage Christian Church. She Meghan is from Brunswick and brought her Webster University in July with a master’s in will travel to Mexico twice this year to serve as children, Reilly-Kate and Sam; Stacie is from information management. a short-term missionary, building houses and London, England, and brought her children, Sandy Howell Shattles of Huntersville, N.C., a Children’s Bible School. Caitlin, Malachi and Hannah; Erin, is from formerly Conover Plant process engineer, has McDonough, and her children, Benjamin and Charlene Morse Hines become Armacell’s retail sales and marketing of Auburn, Ala., is the Faith, also joined the group. administrator for Operation Military Kids at representative. She is responsible for develop- Auburn University, directed by the Alabama ing and achieving maximum sales volume and Cooperative Extension Services. She is profit in the retail/home improvement market charged with directing the Operation Military segment and is handling key retail market Kids program, which is designed to address accounts, such as Home Depot and Lowe’s the needs of children of deployed military, Home Improvement. especially “newly military kids,” those children of reservists who did not grow up expecting 2005 the possibility that his or her parent(s) could leave for up to 18 months. Part of the job re- Chip Dobbs of Powder Springs continues to quires creating a speakers bureau for children work summers at the Georgia Renaissance called Speak Out Military Kids, designed to Fair as a street give children a forum to express how it feels magician. He is to have a parent deployed and also to educate a member of the the public about how these children feel and Hostage Nego- tiations Team of Cherokee County Brad and Katie Miller Thompson ’02 live in and is a road LaGrange. He is the visitation pastor at Faith deputy. Baptist Church. She is assistant principal at The following alumni were Ethel Kight Magnet School and is a Christian part of the wedding party of Matt ’04 and Scotti Dunbar children’s author. Her first book has been Mazikowski ’05: Larcie published and released, and her second book Lyle Richardson ’04, Alicia is under contract. Hendricker Watkins ’04, Nhuy Huynh Weidinger ’05, 2002 Lindsay Thrush ’04, Patrick Titus Martin of Loganville is a calculus teacher McCarthy ’04, Mitch Key ’04, Karen Meyrath Shannon ’00 and Christopher ’03 and assistant varsity baseball coach at Brook- David Lockman ’04 and Jake with their sons, Nicholas and Gregory wood High School. He will receive his special- Richardson ’04.

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Ketchea’ Jackson of Lithonia is an admissions ing with weapons from foam swords to foils. counselor at Life University. He also is an infrequent background actor in Olivia Swanson Jern of Cochran teaches biol- Boston-area movies and can be seen in the ogy and coaches basketball and softball at most recent Indiana Jones movie. Help Wanted: Bleckley County High School. Join the Book Brigade Libby Mickle of Gainesville was the summer 2007 stage manager at Hershey Park and will be Scottie Knollin is working fulltime as an enter- taking her Equity card at the Asolo Repertory Make history on January 27 by lining up tainment ambassador for the Coca-Cola Com- Theatre in Sarasota, Fla., this fall. pany in Atlanta. He is actively pursuing film/ for the College’s third book brigade—a Nicole Prestby of Duluth is a graphic designer TV acting. This year he made an appearance tradition dating back to 1949. Be a part of for Metametrix Clinical Laboratory. in a commercial for Time/Life and completed the ceremonial moving of volumes from the film “Love on the Rocks” as Barry. He Bank’s Library to the new Lewis Library in also had featured extra roles in Tyler Perry’s preparation for its February ’09 opening. 2006 “The Family that Preys” and “Van Wilder 3.” In Kevin Finnegan of Pooler is a stevedore for December he will be reviving his role as Frank Contact Alumni and Family Relations at SSA Cooper at the Georgia Ports Authority. in Spirit Life Productions’ original musical “The Point of the Story.” (706) 880-8244 or [email protected]. Jennifer Kennedy Hendley of LaGrange com- pleted her master’s degree in school coun- Jeff and Gayle Lockhart live in Hernando, Fla. No experience necessary; seling at Columbus State University. She is He is a professor at Central Florida Commu- apply in person. working as a school counselor in Newnan. nity College. Kevin Sproul of Albany, a veteran sheriff’s White House photo editor Grant Miller of Arlington, Va., has spent a lot of time photo- deputy, is now sheriff of Dougherty County. Jessica Schmitz Waldrop of Carrollton de- graphing Vice President Cheney during the cided that industrial/organizational psychol- Katie Westbrook of LaGrange performed the last few months. He photographed the state ogy was the field she wanted to enter. In May, role of Zaneeta Shinn in Meredith Willson’s arrival of President Kufuor of Ghana from she traveled to Palacky University in the Czech “The Music Man,” presented by the LaGrange the Truman Balcony of the White House. The Republic to study worker attitudes and beliefs Lyric Theater in July. She is the choral director Truman Balcony is the president’s personal in the post-communist country. at LaGrange High School. balcony in the private residence. Chris Wiley of Medford, Mass., is a company Stuart Miller of Young Harris is resident direc- member of Atlantis Playmakers. He is perform- tor of Winship Hall and director of campus 2008 ing in a stage combat show called “FIGHT activities at Young Harris College. VI: Return of the Jed-Pie,” going to the New Stephanie Clark of Salt Lake City, Utah, England Fringe Festival. He is a part-time Frances Sadler of Albany is a graphic designer received her mission assignment from The swordsmanship instructor at Guard Up, work- for In the Game Magazine. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She has been called to serve one and a half years in the California San Fernando mission, which extends from Los Angeles up to Death Valley and is Spanish speaking. She entered the Mission Training Center at the end of Octo- ber and is very excited about this opportunity. During the summer she worked at Amirsys, a small company that makes reference re- sources for radiologists. Her projects included linking online journals to radiology cases, proofreading radiology cases, and cleaning up digital radiological images with Photoshop. She played soccer every chance she got by joining an indoor league and playing outdoor once a week. Jane Holik of Boston has deferred her acceptance to UAB and Rollins School of Public Health at Emory and will be attending Thomas University this year to accomplish the prerequisites for acceptance into the Medical College of Georgia. Michael Williams of Moultrie was Associate Friends and classmates gathered during Homecoming 2008 are, from left, front row, Mike Dunn ’01 holding Cameron, Jennifer Dunn holding Ella, Rusty Mabry ’99 holding Charlie, Kelli Keough Mabry ’00, James Nel- Farm Manager of the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Oc- son ’01 holding Tinley and Rhett Nelson, Maranda Jernigan Andrews ’99 holding Anderson, Missy McClain tober. As North America’s premier farm show, Kidd ’01 holding Mary Hollis, Tennille Gaskins Madrid ’00 holding Evan, Suzanne Deriso Dunn ’99 holding the Expo attracts more than 1,200 exhibitors Owen, Judson Cain, and Kelly Durand Cain ’01 holding Stella; back row, Lee Robertson, Jonathan Bagley and 100,000 attendees. ’01, Aleks Kosoric ’00 holding Annalese Dunn, Justin Chambers ’01 holding his son, Jason Hayes ’99, Jay Hertweck ’99, Troy Stubbs ’00, Matt Adcock ’02, Chris Madrid ’00, Reid Dunn ’01 and Chris Cain ’02.

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Weddings and Engagements Mrs. Cibl Hall Akin ’49 January 27 Mrs. Sarah Posey Koenig ’50 Howard Titus Martin ’02 to Book Brigade Mrs. Beverly Davis Harris ’51 Brooke Scurry on October Mrs. Bettye Gurley Mintz ’51 Join alumni, faculty, staff and students in the 4, 2008 Miss Ruby Poore ’51 ceremonial moving of books from Banks Li- Kimberly Allison Deriso ’03 Mrs. Judith Adcock Williams ’60 brary to the new Frank & Laura Lewis Library. to Robby Burch on October Mr. Max Edwin Griffies ’62 Contact Alumni and Family Relations, (706) 25, 2008 Mr. Herman Franklin (Pete) Lumpkin, Jr. ’62 880-8244 or [email protected] Michael Kellie Bolling ’04 to Mr. Bobby Lanier Bowen ’63 Mr. Roy Kaylor Talley ’65 February 7 Clarence William White, Jr. Winter Alumni Council meeting on September 13, 2008 Mr. James Stewart Mason ’72 Judge Robert B. Whatley ’73 Mindal Rae Martin ’08 to Matt ’04 and Scotti Mr. Jack Raymond Barnes ’76 February 19 Jonathan Douglas Jones on Dunbar Mazikowski Mr. Robert A. “Butch” Garwood, Jr. ’78 Atlanta Area Reception May 18, 2008 ’05. (Picture taken by Emily McCarthy ’04) Miss Martha Carol Hurley ’80 The event features Dr. Dottie Joiner, Lovick Mrs. Nellie Yvonne Mills ’93, Corn Professor of Art History. former library staff Births Contact Alumni and Family Relations, Mr. James Palmer Hull ’94 (706) 880-8244 or [email protected]. To Vicky Sams Guzman ’94 and her husband, Mr. Donald Charles “Chad” Clifton ’98 Andres, a daughter, Estella Rose, on April 24, Ms. Jenny Hampton, former faculty February 24 2008 Mr. Alan R. Thomas – former staff Giving in the Current Economy Dr. John L. Shibley – retired faculty To Jamie Leckbee Krafick To be held in Lewis Library at 1:15 p.m., Mrs. Lillian Edmondson Cobb, friend ’98 and her husband, Mi- this Quadrangle Society-sponsored seminar chael, a daughter, Liliana features Zoe M. Hicks. Make reservations Elise, on August 26, 2008. Carolyn D. Burgess through the Development Office at (706) Longtime College Alumni Director 880-8039 or [email protected]. To Wendy McGahee ’98, Carolyn Burgess died on Tuesday, a son, Preston Gabriel, on July 8, at the age of 87. She was March 6 – 8 April 9, 2008 appointed to her Alumni post Azalea Storytelling Festival To Erik Alexander ’99 and by former President Waights G. his wife, Amber, a daugh- Wendy McGahee ’98 Henry in 1960 and served in that March 7 ter on March 27, 2008 and her son, Preston role for 30 years. Visitation Day To Gareth ’99 and Jen- The perfect opportunity for prospective “Carolyn believed in us as alumni, and, in my nifer Ives Robertson ’00, a son, Gareth Bernard, students and their families to learn about opinion, awakened us and sparked our interest Jr., on August 9, 2008 LaGrange. in our responsibility toward the College,” said To Leslie Krieger Hucks ’00 and her husband, Pellie Jones Manning ’44, former president of March 17 Jerald, a son, Charles “Owen,” on July 5, 2008 the Alumni Association. South East Georgia – Florida Coast To Karen Meyrath Shannon ’00 and Christopher A member of the Class of 1942, Burgess Reception ’03 a son, Gregory William, on May 11, 2008 This event will be held at St. Simons Light- remained on the Alumni Council as a class and house and will feature Dr. Dottie Joiner, To Justin ’01 and Catherine Royal Bishop ’03 a scholarship coordinator after her retirement. She Lovick Corn Professor of Art History. daughter, Avery Sullivan, on June 25, 2008 received the Distinguished Service Alumni Award Contact Alumni and Family Relations, in 1984 and also served as Alumni Representa- To James Taylor ’01, a son, Ashlan James, on (706) 880-8244 or [email protected]. October 25, 2008 tive on the Board of Trustees in 2001 and 2002. To Ariel Pena ’04 and his wife, Shela, a son, March 26 – 29, April 1 – 3 Antony Luis, on April 28, 2008 The Miser Dr. John Luke Shibley To Wendy Chapman ’07 and her husband, Bart, This satirical comedy of manners by French Dr. John Shibley, who served as a a son, Colin Luke, on May 7, 2008 playwright Moliere will be performed at professor in the sciences for 36 Price Theater. years, died on Saturday, July 26. Deaths He retired as chair of the Biology April 19 Department in 1986. Mrs. Elizabeth Moss Bailey ’30 LaGrange College Singers Spring Concert Miss Mildred Elizabeth Shepherd ’30 Dr. Shibley was a World War II Miss Virginia Gordo Davis ’31 veteran who served as a U.S. April 25 Mrs. Aurelia Adams Howand ’31 Army radar specialist in both England and on Visitation Day Mrs. Maxine Williams Jenkins ’40 Saipan. He earned his Ph.D. in zoology from Mrs. Mary Hill Pollard ’40 the University of Georgia. The avid gardner was May 1- 3 Mrs. Mary Nell Bailey Corley ’41 a member of First United Methodist Church in Family Weekend Mrs. Carolyn Drinkard Burgess ’42, LaGrange for more than 50 years, serving as Alumni Director 1960 – 1990 teacher of the Moorhead Friendship Class from May 15 Mrs. Audrey Robinson Lunceford ’43 1953 until 2007. Baccalaureate Mrs. Pauline Crowell Anstead ’44 May 16

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It took a couple of years of trading most improved won-loss record. this year came in a 28-23 heartbreaker elbow for axle grease, but the LaGrange The team made measureable im- to Shorter, a team that competes in the football squad finally got Fortuna’s great provements in every phase of the game, NAIA division, which offers athletic wheel to spin its way in 2008. and most of its victories weren’t even scholarships. After sporting a 0 and 20 record close, winning by margins of 14 points Head Coach Todd Mooney kept his their first two seasons of play, the young or more in seven games, with the offense players believing during their two years Panthers clawed away their frustrations hanging more than 50 points on three in the desert. After their first win of this, and began to inflict defeat this year, fin- opponents. the promised season, Mooney said, “I’m ishing the regular season 9 and 1, earning The defense was equally impressive, thrilled for our players. They’ve worked an SLIAC championship and an NCAA holding opponents to 20 or fewer points so hard for so long, and they’ve dealt Division III playoff berth—and setting on seven occasions. with so much to get to this point.” a new NCAA Division III milestone for The Panthers only regular-season loss

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