THE MAGAZINE OF RHODES COLLEGE summer 2014

Tradi tion & Innovation Scholar-Mentor Relationship Remains Strong

Remembering President Emeritus James H. Daughdrill, Jr.

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Cover2_RhodesVisionSpread.indd 1 7/10/14 2:03 PM s by JU s by o p h t o S T IN F IN O l X B U RK S THE RHODES VISION Rhodes College aspires to graduate students with a life-long passion for learning, a compassion for others, and the ability to translate academic study and personal concern into effective leadership and action in their communities and the world.

We will achieve our aspiration through four strategic imperatives:

Student Access To attract and retain a talented, diverse student body and engage these students in a challenging, inclusive and culturally broadening college experience.

Student Learning To ensure our faculty and staff have the talent, the time, and the resources to inspire and involve our students in meaningful study, research, and service.

Student Engagement To enhance student opportunities for learning in Memphis.

Student Inspiration To provide a residential place of learning that inspires integrity and high achievement through its beauty, its emphasis on values, its Presbyterian history, and its heritage as a leader in the liberal arts and sciences.

Adopted by the Rhodes Board of Trustees January 17, 2003

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is published three times a year by Rhodes College 2000 N. Parkway Memphis, TN 38112 as a service to all alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff, and friends of the college. Summer 2014— Volume 21, Number 2

editor Lynn Conlee 14 17 20 23 21 26 graphic designers Larry Ahokas Bob Shatzer production editors 4 A Message from the President 48 Alumni News Jana Files ’78 Class Notes, In Memoriam Charlie Kenny 6 Campus News Justin McGregor Ken Woodmansee Briefs on campus happenings 72 Rhodes & Beyond student editor Caroline Ponseti ’15 copy editor Anna Acerra

contributors THE MAGAZINE OF RHODES COLLEGE SuMMER 2014 Richard J. Alley Stacey Greenberg ’94 Special Alumni Tributes Michelle Parks Lesley Young 15 Ivy Thompson ’12/ 33 Beth Simpson ’58/ Elisha Vego Dr. Katherine White Dr. Laurence Kinney contributing photographers Justin Fox Burks 18 Linda Odom ’84/ 36 Isabell VanMerlin ’66/ Dionne Chalmers Dr. Rodney Grunes Prof. Lawrence Anthony Trey Clark ’89 TradiTion & Jamie Harmon innovaTion Scholar-Mentor Relationship Remains Strong 21 Ryley Erhardt ’12/ 39 Dev Butler ’84/ Lindsey Lissau Remembering President Emeritus James H. Daughdrill, Jr. Dr. Mark Behr Dr. Terry Hill Corey Nolen editor emeritus Cover Photo 24 Dan Wright ’08/ 42 Dixie D. Johnson ’66/ Martha Shepard ’66 Justin Fox Burks Dr. Marshall Gramm Prof. Phyllis Tickle information 901-843-3000 27 Carolina Sanchez ’12/ 45 Dr. J. Patrick Rhamey, Jr. ’06/ alumni office Dr. Stephen Ceccoli Dr. Andrew Michta and 1 (800) 264-LYNX Dr. Steve Wirls admission office 30 John M. King ’09/ 1 (800) 844-LYNX Dr. Mark Muesse

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8 The Daughdrill Years 12 Tradition and Innovation 14 Dr. Katherine White ’97 32 Dr. Kendra Hotz and Dr. Elizabeth Thomas 17 Dr. Jon Russ 35 Dr. Mona Kreitner 20 Dr. Vanessa Rogers 38 Dr. Charles McKinney 23 Dr. Seth Rudy 41 Dr. Amy Jasperson 26 Dr. Elizabeth Bridges 44 Dr. Esen Kirdis 29 Dr. Mark Newman

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ToC_2.indd 3 7/10/14 2:12 PM A Message from the President

T he Campaign for Rhodes

ne of the great pleasures of serving as president is engaging in conversation with alumni and hearing how their Rhodes experiences shaped Otheir lives. Whether a member of the class of 2014 or a Golden Lynx, alumni repeatedly reference the challenging yet supportive environment provided by their professors. How faculty inspire students to reach their full potential remains the core of our excellence at Rhodes. They are more than dynamic teachers and more than accomplished scholars. They are gifted teacher-scholars who are totally committed to the success of their students.

I understand how powerful the influence of Rhodes faculty can be, as I also had a life-changing moment in the company of a Rhodes professor. It happened many years ago as an undergraduate student at the college I I remember for the first time responding with hopes attended. It was late in the semester, and a few other for a career in higher education. Until that time my students and I were invited to have dinner and dialogue answer had always been to become a minister. Reflecting with one of my college’s former English professors, Jack on that important encounter over the years, I cannot Farris—the poet, novelist, and playwright who shaped help wondering how many other exceptional Rhodes the lives of so many Southwestern students. professors have inspired students to self-reflect and find their true life passion. Whether it’s walking across After a couple of hours of storytelling and great campus, visiting a classroom, or sharing a meal in the conversation, Professor Farris asked us about our refectory, one can see how faculty-student interactions are hopes and dreams for the future. As he turned to me, so special and why they are cherished for a lifetime.

Above: Theater Professor Betty Ruffin poses with students. Right: Professor Jack Farris

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Message From the President.indd 4 7/8/14 1:13 PM might be able to instill the same love for political science in my students that they instilled in me.”

We continue to work diligently to recruit and retain the very best faculty. Through our Campaign for Rhodes, 12 new faculty chairs and professorships have been created. Many of you have also established funds to support innovative faculty teaching and research projects, as well as student fellowships that ensure that our students are able to work in depth with their faculty mentors.

We must maintain our commitment to supporting faculty teaching and scholarly pursuits—it is with this support that special faculty-student learning This issue profiles a few of our current faculty and how opportunities and relationships are fostered and sustained they motivate our students to be their best. You will long after graduation. My thanks to all of you who are read alumni narratives about the life-changing moments investing in our faculty, who remain the heart of the with their memorable professors. Beth Simpson, class Rhodes experience. of ’58, learned about deep compassion for others from Dr. Laurence Kinney. Linda Odom, class of ’84, has practiced law for 26 years due to Professor Rodney Grunes’ secret mission to get her a full scholarship to law school. Dr. J. Patrick Rhamey, Jr., class of ’06, says of Dr. Andrew Michta and Dr. Steve Wirls, “I hope that I

Contact Vice President of Development Jenna Goodloe Wade at 901-843-3850 for more information.

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Message From the President.indd 5 7/8/14 1:14 PM Campus News COREY NOLEN COREY DIONNE CHALMERS DIONNE

Left: Isabel Buonopane ’14 Above: Teddy Huerta ’15

Goldwater Scholar

Fulbright Awards Carlos “Teddy” Huerta, a junior biology major from Rhodes graduate Isabel Buonopane '14, a religious studies major and gender and Dickson, TN, recently was selected as a Goldwater sexuality studies minor from Marietta, GA, will work in Turkey 2014-2015 as Scholar for the 2014-2015 recipient of a Fulbright U.S. Student Award. academic year. Huerta has been conducting research “I will be teaching English to Turkish students and serving as a cultural with Dr. Stacey Schultz- ambassador for the United States,” says Buonopane. “While living and teaching in Cherry at St. Jude Children’s Turkey, I hope to volunteer at a women’s shelter or women’s advocacy organization. Research Hospital. The one- I also hope to join some kind of volunteer environmental group or volunteer at a year scholarship will cover the local garden or farm, depending on where I am assigned to live.” cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a Rhodes alumna Katie Klein, who graduated in 2013 with a BA in international maximum of $7,500 per year. studies and a minor in religious studies, has been selected for a 2014-2015 Fulbright U.S. Student Award to Taiwan. Klein, who is from Starkville, MS, will serve as a Established by Congress in cultural ambassador for the United States while teaching English and American 1986 to honor Senator Barry M. Goldwater, the program history and culture to Taiwanese students. She will be stationed in Kinmen, provides awards to highly Taiwan, just off the coast of mainland China. qualified college students who intend to pursue careers in The Fulbright Program, America’s highly prestigious international educational science, mathematics, and exchange sponsor, is administered by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of engineering. Students cannot Educational and Cultural Affairs. Established in 1946 under legislation introduced apply for the scholarship but by Arkansas Senator J. William Fulbright, the program awards grants to students, rather must be nominated scholars, administrators, and professionals to study, teach, lecture, or conduct by their institutions based on research abroad. their potential for scientific research.

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Clockwise from top left: Benjamin Evans ’14; Phillip H. McNeill; Sallie Handley ’14; Sally Jones Heinz; Landon Webber ’14

Commencement Awards Clarence Day Awards

Annual awards were presented at the 165th Dr. Teresa Beckham Gramm and Dr. Katherine White '97 received Commencement Exercises of Rhodes College on Rhodes’ highest faculty honors for outstanding teaching and May 10 on campus. Rhodes graduate Benjamin research, presented April 25 at the annual Rhodes College Evans was awarded the Peyton Nalle Rhodes Phi Awards Convocation held on campus. Beta Kappa Prize, the college’s highest academic honor, and Phillip H. McNeill P'96, founder The Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Teaching went to Dr. and CEO of Chartwell Hospitality, received Gramm. The award is given to a member of the faculty who the Rhodes College Distinguished Service has demonstrated excellence in teaching over the previous Medal. William E. Evans, director and chief three years as determined by the assessments of students and executive officer of St. Jude Children’s Research colleagues; has shown effective use of imaginative and creative Hospital, was awarded the degree of Doctor of pedagogy; and has motivated students to embrace a life of Humanities, honoris causa. continuing study. Since joining Rhodes in 1999, Gramm has become one of the most sought-after professors on campus Rhodes graduates Sallie Handley and Landon and has been called a “transformative teacher.” In the words of Webber, and Sally Jones Heinz, executive one of her faculty colleagues, “She inspires our students, who director of the Metropolitan Inter-Faith in turn, flock to her classes.” Association (MIFA), received the 2014 The Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Research went to Dr. Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards. The awards White. The award is presented to a member of the faculty who are presented annually to two graduating has demonstrated that research is an integral part of his/her seniors (one male and one female) and one vocation and who has published outstanding works over the non-student who have given selflessly to others previous three years that have gained scholarly recognition or and the college. critical acclaim. A 1997 Rhodes alumna, White taught at Centre College and the College of Charleston and was an associate research scientist at Educational Testing Service prior to joining the Rhodes faculty in 2009. She has been an active scholar and scientist, producing articles in top-tier journals, as well as two invited book chapters, and presenting at several professional conferences.

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Campus News.indd 7 7/8/14 1:18 PM A special in memoriam

The Daughdrill Years

n Tuesday, May 6, the Halliburton bells tolled on campus in memory of President Emeritus James “Jim” Harold Daughdrill, Jr., who passed Oaway at age 80 on Saturday, May 3, surrounded by his children and his wife of 59 years, Libby.

The Daughdrills arrived at Rhodes in 1973. When Dr. Daughdrill retired in 1999, he left behind a legacy of fiscal conservation that had restored the college to financial health. “Jim Daughdrill created the culture of fiscal discipline that continues to serve Rhodes so well today,” says President William E. Troutt. Under Daughdrill’s auspices, a $7 million endowment grew to $225 million; $3 million in deferred gifts became $100 million; and a $2 million debt load was replaced by an $8 million surplus. Additionally, the Annual Fund grew to $2.5 million and the college experienced 25 years of balanced budgets.

Dr. Daughdrill drew from his background as a businessman and minister. He became president of his family firm, Kingston Mills Inc. in Cartersville, GA, at His tenure brought great change to the physical footprint the age of 25. Six years later, he was called to the ministry of the campus. Facilities erected during his years here are and attended Columbia Theological Seminary, from which Bryan Campus Life Center and Alburty Swimming Pool, he graduated magna cum laude with a master of divinity Buckman Hall, Hassell Hall, Blount Hall, Robinson Hall, degree. He served at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Spann Place, Falls Austin Administrative Services Building Little Rock, AR, for three years and was named secretary (demolished to make way for Paul Barret, Jr. Library), of stewardship for the Presbyterian Church USA in 1970. and the Physical Plant building. Nine campus buildings At age 38, he became the 18th president of what was then underwent extensive renovations, and McCoy Theatre and known as Southwestern at Memphis. Dorothy C. King Hall were purchased and renovated.

Above: President Emeritus James Harold Daughdrill, Jr. Right: Jim and Libby Daughdrill

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y “I didn’t know what the name change would be, but I r k knew we couldn’t build an international reputation on a college with the name Southwestern at Memphis.” And so several months of campus-wide input and committee meetings took place, leading to the recommendation to name the college after Peyton Nalle Rhodes, its president from 1949 to 1965.

For all his professional achievements, there was, of course, the personal side of Dr. Daughdrill, too. In the spring 1999 issue of Rhodes magazine, articles covering his retirement included such tidbits as: he cut his own hair; he wore only gold ties, black knee socks, and black oxford shoes; he rose early on weekday mornings to meditate; and he enjoyed golf, bird-watching, collecting model Volkswagen Beetles, and collecting religious art when traveling.

Family was very important to Dr. Daughdrill, and no remembrance of him would be complete without mention of his high school sweetheart and wife, Elizabeth “Libby” It was during Dr. Daughdrill’s administration that Anne Gay Daughdrill, and his three children, James Harold many now-familiar campus institutions originated. “Hal” Daughdrill III ’77 and wife, Vicki; Risha Hoover ’79 The Clarence Day Outstanding Teaching Awards for and her husband, David Hoover ’79; and Gay Boyd ’90. faculty, the Peyton Nalle Rhodes Award, the Rhodes In addition, he leaves behind six grandchildren, five great- Athletics Hall of Fame, the Charles E. Diehl Society, the grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Brooks W. Lansing. Benefactors Circle, and the Bellingrath Society represent just a few. “The Rhodes community will always be grateful for Jim Daughdrill’s leadership and devotion to our college,” says But perhaps Dr. Daughdrill’s most noted change to the President Troutt. college was its renaming in 1984. Afterward, he said,

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President Daughdrill.indd 9 7/8/14 1:19 PM Words of Tribute in other fields were drawn to serve Rhodes because of Jim’s winsome personality, his obvious success, and his ALLEN BOONE ’71 ability to persuade others to the high calling of serving the college. He was the very best college president in Jim Daughdrill was a remarkable man and America. I was honored to serve as his chairman. transformative leader. He was blessed with a keen intellect and compassionate spirit and served Rhodes HELEN NORMAN faithfully for 26 years as president. He devoted his life Ever devoted to Rhodes, Jim Daughdrill was a visionary to service, his faith, and his family. I was so fortunate to and an inspiring leader who brought out the best in those have known and worked with him. who had the privilege of working for him. I loved that he Bob Buckman looked you in the eye when he spoke to you and that he cared about what you had to say, no matter whether you Jim could sense the difference between what was right were a titan of business or a groundskeeper. I loved that and what was not better than any man I’ve ever met. he stood by his convictions and took the tough path when While he was on our board at Buckman, I put him in necessary. I loved that he was strong and decisive, yet charge of our environmental committee. He said, “But easily moved to tears by life's tender moments. I loved that Bob, I do not know anything about chemistry.” “That he was passionate about the things and people he loved, may be,” I replied, “but you do know how to sniff and he loved no one more than his wife and family. out which is the best way for us to go to improve our environmental standing as a company.” His vision of Art Rollins ’81, P’13 the future was always one that you wanted to be part of, What a great man. His genuine concern, enthusiasm, and he was not afraid to take on a difficult assignment. southern charm, and quick wit made for a formidable Turning around the financial picture at Rhodes was a skill set! I knew Jim peripherally as a student at Rhodes major accomplishment. He loved to have fun. And, he from ’77 to ’81, but later in the mid 1990s our paths loved to eat. I will never forget a trip our board made to a began to cross more frequently as my level of support Club Med in Brazil as a retreat. I think he ate everything for the college increased. Jim pulled me aside at a Diehl on every buffet table that he could see. dinner in 1997 or so and asked if I would consider KEN CLARK joining the Rhodes Board. His way, his style, the sense of great work to be done were so sincere and flattering Deeply spiritual, genuinely sensitive, Jim Daughdrill that, of course, I was speechless. I thanked him and was combined, with infinite grace, the toughness of a humbled by this great man. I joined the board in 1998 disciplined leader and administrator with the velvet touch and will finish my second term in spring 2015. Even after of a Southern gentleman and consummate salesman. He his retirement in 1999 we stayed in touch. His weekly shared, in equal measure, tears of compassion and good- devotionals continue, even through today, to remind me natured laughter. I have met few of his kind. of his many higher callings in life. I count it as a blessing Frank Mitchener in my life to have crossed paths with Jim Daughdrill and sweet Libby! Jim Daughdrill was a Christian gentleman. We are all familiar with his accomplishments leading Rhodes to Wayne STEELE Sharp ’75 become one of the very best of the liberal arts colleges Jim Daughdrill had that rare combination of kind and in the nation. During his 26 years as president, he fair, but tough when he needed to be. Even as a student persevered through some difficult times with inadequate in the early 1970s, I always felt like Rhodes was in good finances in the early years and, later, with tenure issues. hands with President Daughdrill. When I came back Through all of the contentious years, he provided a 20 years later as a trustee, my admiration and respect foundation that brought the college to what it is today. for him only grew. He loved Rhodes College and had Under his leadership, the quality of education improved the intelligence and the heart to steer it in the right significantly and the standing of the college in the directions. I feel very fortunate to have known him. city and nation was greatly enhanced. Many leaders

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President Daughdrill.indd 10 7/8/14 1:20 PM John Sites ’74 relationships were uplifting for me not only as a student Jim Daughdrill, with his perfect complement First but also as a trustee. He was inspirational and fun. I am Lady Libby, made an indelible impact on Rhodes. His reminded of the words of Aquinas when I reflect on Jim: presidency marked the beginning of the resurgence of the “The goodness of grace in a single soul is greater than the Rhodes College brand—indeed, even the name of the material good of the entire universe.” college was changed through his efforts. Jim’s brand of leadership—a merger of business acumen with divinely inspired virtues—made for a powerfully motivating Clockwise from top left: Dr. Daughdrill assumes chairmanship presidency that has shaped thousands of lives. Not all of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, 1986; strolling on campus with students, 1987; with wife, Libby, at the bought into all of his policies, but the success engendered 150th Anniversary Ball, 1998; diving into Alburty Pool during its by his policies lifted everyone. His interpersonal 1977 christening.

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intro_REV.indd 12 7/10/14 12:03 PM Tradition and Innovation YZ For decades, the scholar-mentor relationship at the heart of a Rhodes education has been a driving force inside the classroom, outside the classroom, and, for many alumni, lasts far beyond the college years. An influential faculty member can shape a life. Student tributes to professors show As the articles and alumni–professor up in social media and paper notes; neatly tributes in this special faculty-focused penned at the conclusion of a Blue Book issue of Rhodes magazine reveal, the final exam; or through year-end gifts, scholar-mentor tradition remains such as a beautiful orchid left recently strong. Our faculty share their time and outside a professor’s door. energy during classroom lectures and discussions. They encourage students In fact, a recent Gallup-Purdue Index to ask big questions and search for the reports that, “A key indicator in answers within themselves. They offer student engagement is faculty, faculty, undergraduates a chance to conduct faculty.” The index looked at workplace research typically available only at a engagement and overall well-being to graduate level. And they care. assess the “soft” measures of college value. Among the top six factors leading The select stories in this issue are mere to respondents with “great jobs” and representations of ways our faculty “great lives,” three relate directly to maintain the core traditions of the faculty: having at least one professor classroom experience, while still finding who made them excited about learning; avenues to innovate and, thereby, to having professors who cared about them engage our students. Such “soft” values as individuals; having a mentor who define a liberal arts education and, more encouraged them to pursue their goals important, the Rhodes experience. and dreams.

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intro_REV.indd 13 7/10/14 12:04 PM in fox bur fox in ju s t k s Learn from the Best, Share with the Rest

By Stacey Greenberg ’94

Dr. Katherine White and Sunny Mattancheril ’14

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Katie White.indd 14 7/8/14 1:24 PM Mentoring is something that psychology professor Dr. Katherine White ’97 takes seriously. She is a Rhodes alumna and has been working side by side with many of her former mentors since 2009, when she rejoined Rhodes as a faculty member. It is this one-on-one collaboration with students “I learned from the best when I was an that makes White excited to go to work each undergraduate—model mentors such as Dr. morning. Through her classes such as Research Natalie Person and Dr. Robert Strandburg. Methods and Statistics, Cognitive Processes, Even though Robert has retired, I seek his and Advanced Research Methods, White advice and wisdom almost daily,” she says. prepares her students for the rigors of research.

White went on to receive her PhD at the Students who are on her research team are University of Florida, where she also had an actively involved in two to three studies at a exemplary mentor in Dr. Lise Abrams. “I time. By the time they are seniors, many students have been very fortunate to have outstanding have had three years working with White. mentors and now I have the opportunity to “Although the studies originate as my ideas, pay-it-forward to my students,” she says. the students take ownership and take the lead. They experience all aspects of research—theory Getting hired at Rhodes was like coming home development, hypothesis testing, experimental for White, this year’s recipient of the Clarence design, data collection, and analysis.” Day Award for Outstanding Research. She was raised in Alabama, where both of her parents Some students have had the opportunity to were university professors. “I grew up watching present at national conferences and publish in them work one on one with their students. refereed journals with White. Others have done They really had a love for it, and I benefitted full-time research over the summer through from that,” she says. fellowships. White also has an active

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Dr. Katherine White’s senior seminar in scholar. Because of her senior seminar the psychology department was among and the transformation she helped me Ivy Thompson ’12 the most avoided courses during my to achieve between sophomore and tenure at Rhodes. She made sure to push senior year, I realized my interest and Dr. Katherine White her students until her arms got tired—and passion for communication sciences then she used her legs. However, once and disorders, and I learned to work I got into her senior seminar, I had the harder and love the art of research, most enriching experience of engaging hoping to one day become as impactful class sessions mixed with independent a professor as she is today. I still keep research that made me feel like a true in contact with Dr. White. With all of the

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Katie White.indd 15 7/8/14 1:25 PM collaboration with the University of Florida, tend to remember positive information more which allows her students to experience a big than negative, which is called a positivity bias. lab in a major research university. This is one way in which emotion can be used to enhance memory.” White’s research in cognitive psychology seeks to understand the normal age-related White’s aging research has provided invaluable changes in language, attention, and memory. learning experiences for student researchers She explains that one must understand typical such as Sunny Mattancheril ’14, who majored developmental changes in cognition in order in biology and plans to attend medical school. to understand changes that result from She worked in White’s lab for the last three diseases such as dementia. She’s done a variety years and believes there are few people in this of experiments with both young and older world as capable as White of delivering the adults, many of them alumni, to test memory, perfect blend of strict professionalism and speaking, writing, and reading comprehension. genuine personal interest in her mentees.

One specific study focuses on a temporary “Help is always provided enthusiastically and inability to recall a word or name, known as thoroughly, whether it is on how to improve the “tip of the tongue” (TOT) state. TOTs research design or on personal matters, such as have been documented in people as young as guidance on future studies and goals. She teaches two years old. As people age, it becomes harder the value of critical evaluation and to question to retrieve information, specifically names. the world around us so that we may be free, White explains that this temporary memory individual thinkers,” says Mattancheril. lapse stems from not using the sounds and words regularly enough. White is expanding White’s influence extends beyond graduation her research to show how emotion hinders or from Rhodes. Mary Godfrey ’12 did her enhances cognition. “Contrary to the ‘grumpy honor’s research with White and will be a old man’ stereotype,” she explains, “older adults research assistant in an Aging Lab at Vanderbilt next year before starting her graduate degree in psychology. Godfrey says that, since first meeting White in her challenging Cognitive stress that she currently holds as a professor, she makes sure Processes course four years ago, White has to take out time for her beloved Rhodes students, even after provided her with constant and unyielding graduation. She played an integral part in my acceptance into support. “Even beyond my graduation, Dr. the PhD program at the University of Cincinnati, and I enjoy shooting her the occasional e-mail to ask for life advice. She is White has remained an enthusiastic mentor my former professor, but I now also consider her a dear friend. and friend, as she has continued to advise me Professors such as Dr. White are the reason why students on career and graduate school opportunities. I become amazing leaders. greatly admire her dedication to her research and students, and consider myself very lucky to — Ivy Thompson ’12 have her support.”

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Katie White.indd 16 7/8/14 1:25 PM Justin Fox Bu Fox Justin r k Multidisciplinary Approach s Teaches Science as a Whole Using Chemistry to Better Understand the Human Condition

Dr. Jon Russ and Madison Fuller ’14 By Richard J. Alley

Jon Russ.indd 17 7/8/14 1:26 PM Chemistry professor, Dr. Jon Russ walks down a narrow corridor of Kennedy Hall and into a lab, where equipment that looks to the untrained eye like toaster ovens attached to SCUBA tanks sits in rows on metal tables. These are the tools of Using chemistry to better understand the the trade for conducting archaeological research human condition reflects liberal arts research on artifacts from thousands of years in the past. at its finest. Sharing Russ’ interest in the project is a group of students that included Among his many projects, Russ uses chemical Madison Fuller ’14, whose love of both analysis to establish dates for rock art found chemistry and archaeology made her a perfect in places such as the Texas-Mexico border fit for the project. and the southern part of Mexico. His research samples—which he says are “priceless”—date “I was kind of an oddball at Rhodes because as far back as 4,000 years ago and help us I have had multiple interests in anthropology better understand the early inhabitants of these and archaeology since I took a seventh-grade regions. Writing of his research, Russ notes, history class that dealt with Egypt. And I love “Based on radiocarbon analysis and stylistic being in a lab. So it was a mixture of all that interpretations, the vast majority of the rock art that led me to chemistry,” says Fuller. was produced between 3,000 (to) 4,000 years ago. This coincides with a period of elevated Russ’ goals for his students serve to frame their human population, thus the production of research experience. “The number one thing the rock art might be connected to a distinct is that we advance our knowledge,” Russ says. cultural phenomenon. In other words, the “We also always have a goal of presenting creation of the paintings might very well be a information at conferences and, preferably, of response to natural stresses that are uniquely getting published. We want to disseminate the human.” knowledge that we gain.”

Scholar-Mentor TRIBUTE

I reached my senior year at Rhodes still Wednesday,” and he turned and walked not knowing what I wanted to do career- off. I don’t think I told anyone about the Linda Odom ’84 wise. I was an English major but had papers, but I filled them out, feeling really been enjoying Professor Rodney strange about the whole thing. I turned Grunes’ Legal Writing and Constitutional them in timely, which I almost always Dr. Rodney Grunes Law classes I had decided to take for did when professors gave me deadlines. some reason. One Monday in February, Two days later Professor Grunes strode Professor Grunes sought me out on up to me and said, “You have a full campus. He handed me some papers scholarship to Memphis State Law,” and and said, “Get these back to me by

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Jon Russ.indd 18 7/10/14 2:17 PM It is Russ’ ability to disseminate his knowledge in a level of knowledge and understanding that to students that plays a key part in the close saw the scholar-mentor relationship evolve into relationships he develops with his research one of colleagues. assistants. “When they get to the point that they are doing “I got a vast amount of help and understanding these sophisticated methods by themselves, that of the instruments being used, which I further they can go from the basic wet chemistry and used in my internships,” says Fuller. “Dr. Russ extraction up to this complicated analysis, then was the first person to teach me how to use they no longer need your help,” says Russ. gas chromatography—the background history of it. And, in that respect, it has helped me in The relationship was critical to Fuller’s many ways.” understanding of her science and her appreciation of her time at Rhodes and in the Fuller’s mastery of complex analytical department. “Our work together did get to be instruments requires the application of more discussion-based rather than him just scientific methodology. The combination of teaching me, and I thought that was a great application and methodology enables students help for me and my future in grad school,” she to understand science as a whole—another says. “It felt like he was preparing me for that.” goal that Russ sets for his assistants and his classrooms. Additionally, he notes, his research Fuller is now on the path to a master’s degree is multidisciplinary, so students learn from and a career in crime scene forensics. She has fields such as archaeology or biology along had internships during her years at Rhodes with chemistry. with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Arkansas State Crime Lab and will be As a supervisor in the Rhodes Archaeology leaving in September for a master’s program in Field School, Fuller, in fact, has done more the field at the University of Strathclyde in work on archaeology digs than Russ, bringing Glasgow, Scotland.

handed me some more papers. I was this opportunity” way. A true gift. I often stunned, speechless, and to this day wonder where I would be if it weren’t for I’m not sure I ever thanked him properly. him, but I know it wouldn’t be in my 26th No one (outside of my parents) had year of practicing law. ever done anything like that for me. It was probably the only way I would have — Linda Odom ’84 accepted it at the time. A “let’s not over- analyze this—I just want you to have

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Joyful Work Historical Music Research Hits All the Right Notes

By Richard J. Alley

Dr. Vanessa Rogers

Vanessa Rogers.indd 20 7/8/14 1:29 PM Hassell Hall on Rhodes campus typically echoes with the sounds of music. Within those same walls, Assistant Professor Vanessa Rogers draws not from voices or instruments, but from text documents, to ensure that a two-century period of musical history–related courses such as Music and history does not disappear in silence. Drama in 18th-Century England, Women in Music, European Musical History, and Dr. Rogers first became interested in music Senior Seminar. history as an undergraduate when texts were placed in her hands. “When I was a senior, Rogers has worked extensively to preserve the I took a small seminar on research methods history of musical theater in England, having in music. I ended up getting interested in taken several Rhodes students to London in theatrical music of the eighteenth century just the past for the Oxford-Rhodes London Stage because there were a few primary sources in Fellowship. This summer, she worked as a the library from that century and the professor visiting research fellow at the University of brought them into the class,” she says. “I London’s Institute for Musical Research. She used the papers from that class as my writing currently works as a research associate for the samples for grad school, and it started me on London Stage, 1800-1900 database (which my way to becoming a specialist in eighteenth- is hosted by Oxford Digital Libraries), as century stage music.” well as principal researcher for Ballad Operas Online: An Electronic Catalogue at the It was that hands-on experience with the University of Oxford. Researchers at New past that led her to a master’s and PhD in College in Oxford have been collaborating historical musicology at the University of with students at Rhodes and Princeton to Southern California. Rogers, now in her digitize theatrical information from daily fourth year with Rhodes, teaches music London newspapers from 1800 to 1900.

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A good professor doesn’t just educate, he consistently there outside of class and or she imbues the student with the desire not only encouraged me to come discuss Ryley Erhardt ’12 to learn and seek out learning in the my work outside of class but would be post-college years. Associate Professor ticked off if I didn’t. After gaining more life Dr. Mark Behr of English Mark Behr challenged me to experience, I intend to one day become a not only work hard, but to hold my moral professor, and I owe much of that desire compass like a kid with a balloon wherever to him. I go and whatever I do. He didn’t impose a specific moral guide on me but challenged — Ryley Erhardt ’12 me to find my own and stick to it. He was

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Vanessa Rogers.indd 21 7/8/14 1:29 PM Meredith Broadway ’14 has been working very helpful to have that combination,” with Rogers on her research. “It was Broadway says. interesting to be able to work with primary sources—these eighteenth-century and “My counterparts in Oxford are really nineteenth-century documents,” she happy to have Rhodes helping with the says. Though Rogers was not Broadway’s database,” Rogers says. “They’re always academic advisor, she became a mentor when so surprised that the Rhodes students are Broadway, a history major, took Rogers’ undergraduates because they have a lot of Music and Drama in 18th-Century England knowledge and they’re really quick to pick class and, subsequently, began serving as things up. They seem a little bit older than Rogers’ research assistant in her sophomore they are, probably because they’re high- year. Additionally, Broadway became a fellow achieving, academically minded students.” through the Oxford-Rhodes London Stage Fellowship. Joining her in that effort, and Broadway’s interest at Rhodes was in history continuing into next year, are Courtney itself, yet the skills she obtained working Ashley ’15 and Tea Rose Pankey ’15. on the musical theater fellowship, and with Rogers directly, have set her on the course “We look at digital images of original to go to graduate school in library and newspapers from the nineteenth century,” information science at the University of Rogers says. “We take all of the informa- Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which has tion out of the theatrical advertisements. one of the nation’s highest-rated programs The newspapers have very detailed adver- in digital archival studies. tisements because it was the primary way for people to know what was happening on “It was very meaningful. Dr. Rogers helped any given night.” me a lot, not only with my academics with regard to the fellowship, but with regard to The students extract the information and my personal career goal,” Broadway says. tag it, learning XML editing software along “She’s the one who very much encouraged the way. Broadway and her co-fellows had me to go to grad school, particularly in to learn to code and index over the Internet library science, because she saw how much with Rogers’ colleagues from Oxford, archiving, and particularly digital archiving, collaborating via Skype and through digital meant to me and how much I really enjoyed files and presentations sent through e-mail. doing my work. And once you enjoy work, “Using Skype, we could learn visually it’s not so much work, is it? You just enjoy as well as hear the instructions, so it was doing it.”

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Building a Better Humanities Toolbox Using Data Sets and Statistics

Dr. Seth Rudy By Stacey Greenberg ’94

Seth Rudy.indd 23 7/8/14 1:31 PM Traditionally, the words Wordsworth, Blake, and data sets do not roll off the tongue together. But in innovative scholarship, they do. Assistant Professor of English Seth Rudy scours data and statistics to analyze in pockets and purses—or Google glasses word usage in eighteenth-century perched on their noses. Rudy observes that, Britain. His targeted review of the while students naturalize certain technologies language reveals critical aspects of the into their daily lives, they aren’t always critical era’s search for knowledge. thinkers. “It’s the job of the teacher to step in and make sure they know how to use Rudy arrived at Rhodes from New technology rather than get used by it,” he says. York University in 2010 after receiving a PhD in English, with a focus on Rudy’s students need look no further than eighteenth-century British literature his own research to see that he practices and romanticism. To supplement his what he teaches. He is obsessed with class assignments, which incorporate encyclopedias and recently wrapped up close and critical readings of texts, his first manuscript, titledLiterature and Rudy weaves in digital humanities for Encyclopedism in Enlightenment Britain: his students. The Pursuit of Complete Knowledge. “It’s not light reading,” he says with a laugh. “At a Today’s students are all “native speakers” moment when Google seeks ‘to organize the of the digital language of computers, world’s information and make it universally video games, and the accessible and useful,’ my book tells the story Internet, he explains. They of long-term aspirations to comprehend, live in a time when information materializes record, and disseminate complete knowledge via small, rectangular devices tucked away of the world—first in ancient epic and then

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My whole life has been shaped by off- only advice that stuck came from my Intro to Dan Wright ’08 handed remarks in two conversations with Macroeconomics professor. “Why don’t you economics Professor Marshall Gramm. I bet major in econ? It’s easy, only a 12-course he would be shocked at how large an impact major, and you’ve already completed three.” Dr. Marshall two seemingly insignificant chats (maybe to Easy and I get credit for time already served? Gramm him, but not to me) had on someone’s life. As Done and done. Fast forward two beautiful a sophomore in spring 2006 with no major Memphis springs and I’m again in need of or passionate academic desire, I sought counsel—this time larger, on the cosmic guidance from a variety of sources, but the scale of life outside Rhodes’ gated walls. “If I

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Seth Rudy.indd 24 7/10/14 2:19 PM in a wide range of literary and non-literary online glossary and annotated bibliography works from the early modern era and British in Moodle, a learning management system Enlightenment.” used by Rhodes. Each class has its own Moodle site so that students and professors Rudy’s research suggests that the drive to can share information relevant to the class. capture and convey complete knowledge resulted in the creation of categories of Rudy logs into Moodle to give an example knowledge, such as what we think of as “high” and lands on “The New Art & Mystery of knowledge and “low” knowledge, among Gossiping,” which dates to 1770. “The point others. To draw his conclusions, Rudy mined of sending students out there is so that they the English Short Title Catalog for appearances become interested in things they didn’t even of five key words relevant to his work and then, know were there to become interested in,” he with the help of a colleague, statistician Dr. says. “They see what others are interested in Jeff Hamrick, did time series analysis to denote and how these wonderfully esoteric things trends and point him toward areas for closer that have fallen out of view connect to other study. “Hamrick taught me what questions to texts still in print.” ask, and the data confirmed things I suspected, which helped me focus my research,” he says. Although he is introducing new methods from the digital humanities, Rudy is quick to The course London Calling: Eighteenth- point out that these methods are what allow Century Poetry and Prose, which focuses on him to excel in traditional literary study and literature written in and about London, gave analysis. “It’s not either/or,” he says. “A small Rudy the opportunity to integrate digital college like Rhodes allows me to maximize humanities directly into his classroom. the benefits of a traditional model while Using ECCO, an online archive of many supplementing it with new tools. The more eighteenth-century texts unlikely ever to tools I have in the toolbox, the better the be in print again, he had students build an toolbox.”

were you, I’d go to a master’s program in the me connect the dots, I might be worlds away fall. You’ll probably get funding.” A free ticket from where I am today—happy and in my to stay in school and not start working? (Lil dream job as an analyst at Merrill Lynch in Jon voice) Okay! Were it not for those talks Atlanta, GA. Thank you, Professor Gramm. with Professor Gramm, I might never have discovered statistics or finance or any of the — Dan Wright ’08 things I love to learn about and now take for granted. Unimaginably, without him to help

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A Book and Its Cover Transcend Language

By Lesley Young

Dr. Elizabeth Bridges

Elizabeth Bridges.indd 26 7/8/14 1:33 PM Elizabeth Bridges was one of those kids who always had a comic book in her hands. It’s no surprise that when browsing in a bookstore as an adult, a graphic novel might catch her eye. One book in particular in German Literature, Culture and Society turned her head a few extra degrees, and the class, among other courses. fallout has been tremendous. “When students get to the intermediate “The cover is really captivating. It shows levels of language learning and they have the Brandenburg Gate in the background, to start reading more authentic texts, it can a heap of rubble in the foreground, and a be very intimidating. I thought graphic little girl with a flower sitting on the heap novels might make that transition easier,” of rubble. Everything in the picture is in Bridges says. “The pictures give students black and white except for the little girl something to hang on to, and when they and the flower,” the assistant professor of can read a text meant for a German- German says. “The minute I saw it, before speaking audience, it gives them a sense of I even opened it, I could tell what it was accomplishment with the language.” about. I thought, ‘Why not use it to teach students?’” Since she started teaching with the book, Bridges has continued to use it along with The book is Der erste Frühling, and is, of other graphic novels in her classes. She course, in German. The bookstore was has become an authority on the use of the in Munich. The title, which means “the genre in teaching college-level German. In first spring,” tells the story of a young girl 2009 she published the article “Bridging and her family in Berlin during 1945, and the Gap: A Literacy-Oriented Approach Bridges has employed the book in a Topics to Teaching the Graphic Novel,” and

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My first class with Professor Stephen recommended a couple of food politics Carolina Ceccoli was International Relations Since books, and I followed his advice and read Sanchez ’12 1945. One day he started talking about his them. I became vegetarian after learning research with GMOs (genetically modified how meat is produced and that, every day organisms) and the role they play in our in the United States, 200,000 people are Dr. Stephen Ceccoli food system. It sparked my interest, and I sickened by a food-borne illness, 900 are asked him to discuss it further outside of hospitalized, and 14 die. My progression class. towards a plant-based lifestyle over the I never thought about food the last three years has inspired me to change same way after that conversation. He the way people eat. I have experienced

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Elizabeth Bridges.indd 27 7/8/14 1:33 PM won the 2010 Best Article Award from University in Pennsylvania, where a the American Association of Teachers colleague developed a way to assess the of German (AATG). She has also given language proficiency level of graphic novels numerous conference presentations, and also created an extensive annotated conducted panels, and provided workshops bibliography of German graphic novels for on the use of graphic novels in the classroom. use by instructors in selecting texts. Her work has inspired further research on the topic, including a webinar produced by “It’s been this great ongoing development the AATG. process, and the teaching of graphic novels has become a common practice throughout “There hadn’t been real research about it the discipline,” Bridges says. of any kind, at least not in any area other than English as a second language,” she Bridges plans to develop an entire course says. “Developing literacy in a foreign geared toward fourth-semester students language is kind of the same process as based on graphic novels. “That’s when when you’re developing literacy in your students start really confronting authentic own language. The literacy-oriented model material from German culture. I could for graphic novels was something nobody start with Medieval illuminated texts and had published on before. It seems to be go all the way up to the Internet,” she says. widely accepted now.” “Graphic novels aren’t going to go away. You find shelves of them in every Inspired by Bridges’ research, Duke bookstore, many of them critically University acquired several hundred acclaimed. They make language learning a graphic novels for their library and invited lot more fun and relevant.” her to present a workshop to its graduate students in modern languages. She served as a consultant on a project at Kutztown

many personal benefits and have also helped many grateful for all of the conversations we had and all of others achieve optimal health through this lifestyle. the inspiration and support he provided me during my Professor Ceccoli always challenged me to go time in college; it will stay with me long beyond my above and beyond, and his mentorship during my four years at Rhodes. years at Rhodes led to many wonderful opportunities, including working with Slow Food in Italy, getting my — Carolina Sanchez ’12 master’s in food studies from New York University, and now, realizing my dream and starting my own food and lifestyle consulting business. I am forever

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Customized Software Helps Teach Logic Rules, Opening Up Class Time for Strategies

Dr. Mark Newman By Lynn Conlee

Mark Newman.indd 29 7/8/14 1:36 PM In the five semesters since Associate Professor of Philosophy Mark Newman began using an online teaching tool in his logic class, the difficult course has not gotten easier but grades have gotten better. Why? “It allows me to spend more says. “If I were having to grade homework time teaching strategy and less time teaching assignments, it might be a week before I rules,” he says. “Through the software, could get it back to them. By then, the students gain a base-level understanding of learning opportunity has been lost.” logic. Then in the classroom, the genuine understanding occurs.” Homework assignments account for between 30 and 40 percent of a student’s Newman uses software created by Alpia, semester grade, which is enough to ensure a company that teamed up with the they complete the online assignments. The publisher of his preferred textbook to software logic problems help reinforce the offer a package deal on both products. rules of logic so that Newman can focus Once Alpia receives a copy of Newman’s on the strategies involved in logic problem syllabus, the company preloads a “huge solving. bank of problems” segmented as homework assignments for each day of class. Students “I go into the classroom and say, ‘All right, log on to the site and, as they address each let’s solve this problem.’ It’s on the board question, get immediate feedback on the and it’s much like a chess game. We have correctness of their answers. to see the patterns and learn the strategies for making our moves. You have to be able “It helps me in that I don’t to see five moves ahead. And so I can teach have the problem of not being able to keep them that in class rather than having to up with grading homework,” Newman say, ‘OK, this is a rook and this is your

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My academic career as a religious studies My academic advisor, and at the time major forced a period of personal crisis and the chair of the Department of Religious John M. King ’09 growth that I had never expected to have Studies, Mark Muesse, was a guiding in my college years. As someone who had force and a tremendous source of support learned about religion through church, I throughout my time at Rhodes. Without ever Dr. Mark Muesse found the academic analysis and critique of trying to influence me with his own beliefs my faith a foreign perspective, and one that or perspective, Dr. Muesse took the time to challenged everything I thought I knew encourage me to ask the right questions and and believed. fostered an environment that allowed me to

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Mark Newman.indd 30 7/10/14 2:30 PM queen,’ and explain what those are. They already know the rules from the software,” says Newman.

What he has seen over the semesters he’s been using the Alpia software is a steady improvement in grades. The instant feedback students get while learning the ever-increasingly complex rules seems to help average and below-average learners the most.

“The A and B students are going to do well even without the software, but it’s the C, D, and even F students who benefit,” Newman explains. “Since I’ve been using it, I have given very few Ds in my logic class and I can’t even remember the last time I gave an F. And this is a hard class. The software has shifted everyone up.”

Newman is quick to note that, while the low-cost software cannot replace the classroom experience, it can enhance it. “It student to keep up with the strongest. And is technology working at its best at a liberal it allows the professors to spend more time arts college,” he says. “It allows the weakest teaching what we want to.”

flourish as a student. Given the nature of without hesitation that I am a different the coursework, this was the first time in my person today than I would have been had life that school, or any academic curriculum, I not known Dr. Muesse. His guidance— had such a significant personal impact on the investment he made in me and in my me. The work challenged everything that personal development—was a driving force I had known and believed up to that point, in my life and will always affect who I am and and it has guided my personal beliefs and how I see the world. spiritual practice ever since. I can say — John M. King ’09

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Mark Newman.indd 31 7/8/14 1:37 PM EE COn Lynn l Collaboration Enlarges Understanding of Urban Health Issues Linked Courses Help Launch New Urban Studies Concentration

By Richard J. Alley

Dr. Kendra Hotz and Dr. Elizabeth Thomas

Hotz & Thomas.indd 32 7/8/14 1:38 PM The theory that public health might be altered for better or worse by a city’s design is a radical one, yet one being developed through the collaborative efforts of Dr. Elizabeth Thomas, Plough professor of urban studies and throughout where we had shared meetings director of urban studies, and Dr. Kendra and some shared assignments. There was a Hotz, assistant professor of religious sense they weren’t just two separate courses studies and coordinator of the urban and that just happened to be back to back—they community health concentration. Fall really were integrated,” says Hotz. semester the two taught separate classes that cross-enrolled their students as part Hotz and her focus on community health of the new concentration. precipitated the linking of the two courses to look at the “social determinates of health,” “Our linked courses helped to launch she says. “When most people think of health, the new concentration in urban and they automatically think of medicine, but community health,” explains Thomas. one of the things we know is that clinical “Enrolled in both classes, 20 students encounters only account for a very small participated in our learning community. percentage of what affects a person’s total My class met at 11 a.m., then we broke health.” for a brief lunch, and Kendra’s class met at 12:30 p.m. So every Tuesday and Most of those determinates have to do with Thursday, the students were together for life circumstances, such as the neighborhood three hours.” one grows up in, ease of commuting and exercise, a convenient grocery store, adequate The classes were designed together and green space, and the amount of violence—all “created moments in the beginning and issues of urban studies.

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The professor whose influence on me was to the Danforth Foundation earned a Beth Simpson ’58 the most profound was the one whose grant that provided funds to establish the class I never took. But teach me he did— Danforth Student Service Program, now and the lessons I learned from him were life known as the Kinney Program. It was my Dr. Laurence shaping. “With the privilege of education great privilege to serve at Dr. Kinney’s Kinney comes the responsibility to serve” was the invitation on the founding committee for mantra of Dr. Laurence “Larry” Kinney. this program and to be student coordinator Those words led him to dream of making for its first two years. To see first hand his service an integral part of the Rhodes passion for this program as a means of experience. In the 1950s his proposal enabling students to broaden their vision

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Hotz & Thomas.indd 33 7/10/14 2:32 PM “We’re really uniquely situated as a liberal arts and the people, how all of the social aspects of college in the heart of a city, so it’s a perfect Memphis affect their health,” Abdijabar said. place for doing urban studies,” Thomas says. Unique as well is the campus’ proximity to Indeed, the collaborative class wasn’t simply emerging, revitalized neighborhoods, such texts and lectures. Thomas and Hotz sent their as Crosstown and the Broad Avenue Arts students into the streets to see the types of District in Binghampton. neighborhoods and talk with people living in the situations being discussed. “This is one of Gizman Abdijabar ’16 is an urban studies those places where you just can’t draw a clean major on a pre-med track. The linked classes line between research, service, and teaching. begun last fall seemed to be designed just Those things are all really melded nicely here,” for her. At first, she says, she viewed them as Hotz says. “That’s kind of the theory that we’re two separate courses, but by having the same working on in the urban and community health students stay together for both classes and concentration, and it gets filtered through every the same concepts touched on in both hours, class students take in different kinds of ways.” things started to overlap and click. “Everyone in the class formed a relationship, and it was Students were also required to work with a easier to have a conversation with people who partner site for four hours per week. Abdijabar understand what you’re talking about because worked with the Metropolitan Inter-Faith they’ve been going through the same urban Association (MIFA) and its Meals on Wheels studies course and Faith, Health and Justice program, which took her into neighborhoods course in religious studies,” she says. and brought her face to face with people she might never have known otherwise. “After I understood that the courses were going to be centered in Memphis, which is The experience with the linked classes made where I’ve grown up for the last 10 years, I Abdijabar want to pursue a master’s degree in was interested in learning more about the city public health before venturing on to medical school. “I was so excited it was even being offered. They’re honestly probably the best two classes I’ve taken at Rhodes so far.” of the world—and their own life visions—was life changing for me. Concepts of justice and compassion became a part of the Perhaps best of all, the collaboration is a win- academic experience as students encountered needs in the win for the professors, whose takeaway can be community around them through their service. I believe, without question, that no one person since Dr. Diehl has had such as uplifting and educational, it seems, as those profound influence in shaping the life and vision of his college. they’re charged with teaching. That service is a defining characteristic in any description of Rhodes College is a tribute to the dream of Larry Kinney. “Selfishly, it’s very fun to work together,” Thomas says. “It’s very energizing to work with colleagues — Beth Simpson ’58 who are also passionate about the same issues but coming from different disciplines.”

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Hotz & Thomas.indd 34 7/8/14 1:39 PM Lynn Con Lynn l e e Music Heals On and Off Campus Sharing Classroom Experience in the Community

Dr. Mona Kreitner By Lesley Young

Mona Kreitner.indd 35 7/8/14 1:41 PM As a business major at Rhodes College, Justin Genter ’14 never planned on dragging a yoga mat to a music class. Thanks to his baseball teammates’ recommendation, however, he found himself doing just that when he enrolled in Dr. Mona friends spread the word, and the class gained Kreitner’s Music and Healing class. in popularity. “I have a bachelor’s degree in music therapy, but I pursued graduate studies “We did some guided imagery where we in other things,” she says. “I was very excited to brought yoga mats to class and Dr. Kreitner get back into connecting music to healing and played a certain type of music to get our mind psychology. I thought the students would get in a situation to open up,” Genter, of Los excited about it, which they did.” Angeles, says. Kreitner introduces students to the idea that The guided imagery started with the students music is more than an art or a craft, that it is imagining themselves at the bottom of the more than listening or going to concerts and stairs, climbing a stair with each deep breath, more than taking lessons or playing in a band. and opening a door to wherever they want to Music is a form of communication. be. Once Kreitner, an assistant professor of music, led her students through the guided “It is a way of expressing things and drawing imagery, Genter found himself playing a better people together. It can facilitate interpersonal baseball game. “During practice my muscles relationships, which serves as a jumping off were way looser. I was more fluid and relaxed.” point relating music to wellness,” Kreitner says. “Students are able to express themselves, and Kreitner first offered the course in 2012 a lot of barriers come down. They can express thinking it would serve as a topics class, things they can’t put into words.” but each, year undergraduates like Genter’s

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I was desperate to get away from home, subtext]. So I wound up at Southwestern, Isabell my mother and I always butting heads an arbitrary art major, being the closest VanMerlin ’66 and hearts, and I decided that interior major I could find to interior design. design would be just the course of study There is no problem in my not only Prof. Lawrence for me. Per usual, my mother blocked admitting but also thanking my mother Anthony my plan: “You are too young to go to for forcing me down that road. “Mr. A,” a professional school—you will go to Lawrence Anthony, changed my life, a liberal arts college” [and get married taught me how to see. And this is not the and get out of my hair, I’m sure, was the

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Mona Kreitner.indd 36 7/10/14 2:24 PM The most popular component of the class with drum circle there. We could do great work with many of the students is the assigned service veterans,” Kreitner says. portion. Each week students visit either Hope House, which offers services to children affected The fact that students have the opportunity by HIV/AIDS, or the Parkview, an independent to experience in her classroom what they then living community for seniors. share in the community hits home. “Learning about music without performing or listening to “That was the most interesting thing we did. I it is not effective. In class, we were able to learn would go to the Parkview and lead the residents how it heals in a very personal and intimate way, to interact musically,” Sarah Catanzaro ’16, a and that it’s something you have to experience music major, says. “They loved playing music, for yourself,” Catanzaro, of Chattanooga, TN, and it had a really calming effect.” says. “She engaged us, which made the material much more accessible.” Genter, who visited Hope House, noticed the effects of music on the children with whom he Kreitner’s student base covers a lot of ground, spent time. “You could really see how much the within all academic areas of the college. She says kids changed over the 10-week span. They went there’s something universal about her class. from being shy and reserved to giving you hugs and high-fives when you walked into the room. “I hope they’re learning to understand the They really came out of their shells. It was fun importance of music as a part of the human to see them having so much fun,” he says. experience,” Kreitner says.

Kreitner hopes to include another establishment Genter is definitely on board. “Now I notice in her clinical services component this fall—the there’s music all around you,” he says. Memphis VA Medical Center. “My friend is a psychologist there who works with veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. I hope to start a

first time I say this; I acknowledge him on I see. He gave me permission to use my a regular basis for the difference he has individual perspective to be aware of made in my life. I was not a child prodigy my world. I became an interior designer artist; I still go to great lengths to avoid after all! What a gift! drawing and painting. He brought my 3-D, sculptural talent to the fore, however, — Isabell VanMerlin ’66 and gave me the intellectual knowledge to be able to talk about and analyze what

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Blogging Requirement Encourages Extended Conversation

By Lesley Young

Dr. Charles McKinney

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Charles McKinney.indd 38 7/8/14 1:43 PM Matthew Niegos ’14 didn’t have to take Professor Charles McKinney’s Civil Rights in Memphis class. McKinney’s reputation for offering gratifying classroom experiences, however, put him on Niegos’ bucket list of professors to take before graduating “The class is a great opportunity to introduce Rhodes in spring. students to a very rich, multifaceted history that involves the struggle for equality and “A couple of history professors are known self-determination that goes back to the to leave students with a really good feeling latter part of the nineteenth century in what after the class. Dr. McKinney has a good scholars are now calling the Long Civil reputation. I wanted to study under him at Rights Movement. They’re in the middle of least one semester,” Niegos says. this maelstrom of some very old dynamics— class, race, region,” says McKinney, an Not only did Niegos leave McKinney’s Civil associate professor of history. “Blogging is a Rights in Memphis class with a really good way to open up the class and have extended feeling and a better understanding of the conversations about the material we go over. civil rights movement, but also he found It encourages students to think about the a new passion—blogging. The seminar material in their daily usage.” class provided all the usual elements of academia—critical reading, discussions, and Students discussed issues they come across grades. But added to the mix, it required in their lives, relevant articles or essays they students to blog three times before and read, and interpretations of class material. three times after midterm exams, as well as Niegos blogged about the “King of Soul” write eight response commentaries on other Sam Cooke’s involvement in the civil rights students’ blog posts. All blogging activity movement as well as the misrepresentation was graded. of African American History Month

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In all my years of formal education—23 to be language such as a catalyst “being like a exact—Dr. Terry Hill is undoubtedly the best park bench where people sit down, meet, Dev Butler ’84 professor I’ve ever had, and furthermore, and go away connected.” I currently teach at ever seen. While microbiology wasn’t my Grand Valley State University and continue Dr. Terry Hill bag, Dr. Hill’s excitement for his topic and to judge myself to the standards set by Dr. students made each class interesting and Hill. Dr. Hill, your gift has reached all the way informative. Once, his excitement was so to Michigan, and we are grateful. great he climbed over rows of student seats to be closer to his audience. He explained — Dev Butler ’84 highly technical processes in everyday

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Charles McKinney.indd 39 7/8/14 1:43 PM in some communities. Other topics that McKinney sees his students come alive showed up included hip-hop lyrics, the because of their blogging participation, and Shelby County Schools system, the mayor found this to be particularly true for his of Memphis, and even sports—a subject spring semester class this year when students that caught Niegos’ eye. “One of the more often exceeded his requirements before their interesting submissions was about sports deadlines. and the civil rights movement, specifically baseball,” Niegos says. “The entire class was really engaged. It was probably one of my best experiences I’ve “The class required us to engage in had teaching this class. They just soaked meaningful conversation. There are a lot it up,” he says. “I saw a high volume of of issues still lingering from the era of civil interaction. They were posting articles they rights, and how can you be able to work wanted others to read and asking questions through problems unless you’re able to talk and asking the opinions of their peers. I about them?” says Niegos. “Blogging was saw them wanting to have a conversation really interesting. It was set up to promote and wanting to hear from specific students dialogue between the students, to engage us because they remembered another post they to speak and talk about what we read and our saw previously.” experiences outside of class. It was beneficial in learning how to formally converse about a In addition to infusing his charges with a subject we all take very seriously.” tangible understanding of their community’s complex past, McKinney seems to inspire in “I encourage them to connect current issues other ways. “I plan on attending law school, with the issues of the past,” McKinney and what I really want is to promote better explains. “If they bump into something now communities,” Niegos says. “Maybe I can that reminds them of the circumstances and utilize online resources to communicate with scenarios we talked about in class, it adds to people better.” the richness of the discussion. As Faulkner said, ‘The past is not even past.’”

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Dr. Dr. y sperson The Power of Persuasion Persuasion of Power The Out Inside the from Advertising Political at Looking Amy Jasperson.indd 41 In Dr. Amy Jasperson’s political science courses, students grow to know the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to campaign advertising. They not only become familiar with the techniques and various mediums, but with why such Through new courses such as Political advertising works or not. And, they are Advertising, Jasperson integrates technology challenged to convert classroom learning in the form of creative projects. Her goals are into applied situations that reflect the to have students learn not just the academic rapidly changing ways in which political theories, but to question their preconceptions communication shapes voter attitudes. and to think about how the components of political messages might be persuasive or Jasperson’s innovative take on a traditional not, how they might resonate with different topic is pushing her students to analyze how audiences. She begins first with a historical they, and we as political consumers, think. Her look at relevant advertising in newspapers, on hands-on style of teaching has made a multi- through radio and television, and into the age of faceted subject even more compelling and has the Internet and social media—two forms that forged a bond with her students that is typical most of the students have grown up with. of the Rhodes experience. “Students deconstruct messages that other Rachel Harris ’16, a political communication people have created. They think about their student, works side-by-side with Jasperson own reactions and also consider how others assisting her in research. The might react differently to those same messages,” scholar-mentor relationship Jasperson says. between Jasperson and Harris is a strong one and has propelled Harris to plan for her future The students are asked to analyze sound and in the field. visuals in advertising, and to consider the

Scholar-Mentor TRIBUTE

Phyllis Tickle was my freshman English grades she gave were A- or B+, and she only teacher at Southwestern at Memphis for awarded two or three of those. However, we Dixie D. Johnson ’66 the 1962-1963 college year. It was Mrs. soon became mesmerized by her. I’ve often Tickle’s first of the two years she taught at said that she reminded me of the Ancient Southwestern. After that she became Dean Mariner—she “held you with her glittering Prof. Phyllis Tickle of Humanities at the Memphis Art Academy eye!” Her lectures were fascinating, and we (now the Memphis College of Art). Phyllis knew she cared about us—we were lined up was only 10 years older than we were, but each day outside her office for conferences we were terrified of her at first! She was tall with her. and looked stern and usually the highest

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Amy Jasperson.indd 42 7/10/14 2:26 PM emotions they evoke and their impact on an “I think the thing that impresses me the most audience. To further that course of study, a about Dr. Jasperson is her commitment to creative advertising project requires students my entire education and not just the part that to create their own ads. For that, Jasperson relates to her,” says Harris. “I started meeting collaborated with Liz Daggett, director of the with her my freshman year, first discussing Center for Outreach in the Development of the becoming a political science major, and then Arts (CODA) and assistant professor of art, to talking about possible grad schools for political conduct a tutorial and make the project a more communication. So she really invested in my creative endeavor. education and my future before she was ever my research advisor.” “Some students created compelling public service announcements and candidate spots using social Coupled with classroom lectures and discussions, media posts as well as traditional television ads. research and class-related projects help guide One student created an ad advocating for pre-K students beyond their years at Rhodes. One in Memphis, a campaign that was taking place alum, Sean Evins ’08, graduated with a degree in during the semester,” says Jasperson. political science and now works as a partnership manager in government and politics at Twitter, Getting at the subject of political advertising focused on assisting officials to use Twitter to from the inside out in this way is “challenging reach their constituencies. He visited Rhodes and their conceptions of the true value of positive and spoke to Jasperson’s class. negative information as well as the non-verbal aspects of messaging,” says Jasperson. Harris has “He said when he graduated from Rhodes, this found the lessons learned while at Rhodes to be type of job was virtually non-existant in the extremely useful. So much so that the political political world,” Jasperson says. “So that’s how science major is using the knowledge gleaned to fast things are changing in the realm of work this summer on the Tom Cotton senatorial technology, especially as it applies to politics and campaign in Arkansas. political campaigns.”

Mrs. Tickle is a well-known poet, a Through the years I have heard her prolific author, sought-after speaker, and was speak, read her books, and helped plan a the first editor of religion atPublishers’ Weekly. retreat where she spoke. She has always She has been featured in Newsweek, was wanted me to write, and now I have! I only invited by Bishop Tutu to a private worship hope I’ve done her justice. I feel she’s one service with him and a very few others, and of the smartest people I’ve ever known, and is considered one of the foremost authorities I’m so blessed to have been her student and on religion in America today. now to call her a friend. Phyllis Tickle is truly amazing! — Dixie D. Johnson ’66

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Knowledge of Arabic Makes One Student a Perfect Fit for a Professor’s Research Needs

By Caroline Ponseti ’15

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Esen Kirdis.indd 44 7/8/14 1:48 PM Within the classroom, Tony Hanna ’16 was one of Dr. Esen Kirdis’ many talented students. But after the class day ended, Hanna took on the role of a colleague through his work as Kirdis’ research assistant. Kirdis, assistant professor of international classroom together, she is my professor,” studies, analyzes the diffusion of ideas, says Hanna, of Nashville, TN. Hanna’s policies, and political strategies among Islamic international studies and political science parties in the Mediterranean region. Both she interdisciplinary major led him to take and Hanna have cultural ties to the project’s several Middle Eastern-focused courses with subjects: Hanna is from an Egyptian Coptic Kirdis, who offered him a research position family, and Kirdis is originally from Turkey. on her project after he mentioned that he could read Arabic in her comparative During the academic year, the pair politics class last year. meets once a week to update each other on their respective progress. “He is very Kirdis explains that having a student professional—always on time and on top research assistant like Hanna gives her of things,” she says. “Kudos to him for an invaluable window through which to managing that.” Likewise, Hanna claims interpret her findings. “With people who that Kirdis is always understanding of have PhDs, there is a certain way of seeing his workload for classes and is willing to things because we are educated into a work around his academic schedule. Much certain tier of abstract theoretical thinking,” of their project’s success comes from this says Kirdis. “When you’re conducting relationship built on reciprocal respect. research by yourself, you are so immersed in the literature that you don’t question it, “When we are doing research together, whereas a student is questioning everything we are friends, but when we are in the because it is all so new.”

Scholar-Mentor Tribute

While my four years at Rhodes were the lofty threshold by which I measure Dr. J. Patrick filled with excellent instructors, classes my own success—Dr. Wirls’ unparalleled Rhamey, Jr. ’06 with Dr. Andrew Michta and Dr. Steve exuberance for the material and Dr. Wirls were not only the highlights of that Michta’s clear and engaging ability to Dr. Andrew Michta undergraduate experience, but inspired communicate abstract ideas. As one of Dr. Steve Wirls me toward my current career as a liberal many examples, I still quote Dr. Wirls in arts professor, political scientist, and American politics courses that “campaign study abroad program director. While I finance is like a game of whack-a- can only hope to emulate their excellence, mole!” Dr. Michta’s scholarship is a key their instructional abilities have become

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Esen Kirdis.indd 45 7/8/14 1:48 PM Last fall, Hanna began translating Islamic Hanna’s work with Kirdis has augmented political party programs in Morocco and both his studies and his career ambitions. Tunisia from Arabic to English. Now that “This has helped me in international studies both parties in question are in power in their because I’m focusing on the Middle East to respective countries, Hanna is collecting see how these people are trying to change qualitative data by analyzing the rhetoric the traditions of authoritarian regimes to from the parties’ official websites and public implement democracy,” he says. Hanna statements to find which policies they feels his research has strengthened his actually implemented and how they correlate conception of international governments. “If with what they promised to implement. I want to live in the Middle East, I need to understand their governmental structures.” His reports on Morocco and Tunisia supplement Kirdis’ focus on Egypt and His academic research is laying a foundation on Turkey, which is the model democracy for his diplomatic aspirations. Hanna, who in the Middle East. This academic is studying education in South Africa this collaboration enables the pair to explore summer, explains, “I’m minoring in whether these political parties are trying education and want to do something in to emulate each other or implement the international education reform, maybe Turkish democratic model. working in the state department, focusing on the Middle East region.” Hanna’s position is funded through the Student Research Associate Program, run out of the Dean of the Faculty’s office. Faculty members apply for assistants to help with their personal research projects. In return, the students earn $550 per semester and work around five hours per week.

component to my Central Europe Study Abroad I have for being a professor are based upon those Program. Furthermore, both instructors demonstrate incredible experiences in the classroom under their that a true scholar possesses enormous versatility— tutelage at Rhodes, and I hope that I might be able not only excellent instruction but also service to the to instill the same love for political science in my college, advising undergraduates, policy and public students that they instilled in me. engagement, and academic scholarship. Drs. Wirls and Michta continue to embody the spirit of a liberal — Dr. J. Patrick Rhamey, Jr. ’06 arts professor through their broad excellence in all aspects of the academy. The inspiration and passion

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hen my son moved into his dorm Living on campus, Johnny and Louise served last August, he was both excited as surrogate parents to decades of South- Wand anxious. So was I. The min- western students. Their home was the center ute he entered his freshman dorm, he was of campus hospitality and students were greeted with a bear hug by Vivian Albert, treated like family. the first floor housekeeper of Robinson Goodbar Morgan ’30 lived and breathed Hall. So was I! “Don’t you worry about a Southwestern/Rhodes College. As director thing, momma! I’m gonna take good care of alumni for 26 years, he was the link to the of your boy,” she promised. Miss Vivian college for hundreds of alumni. Goodbar hugged every boy and mother she met encouraged close relationships that began that day, making the same promise. Her as soon as students stepped onto campus. warmth and kindness served as a wonderful Everyone he met was greeted with a smile, COREY NOLEN COREY welcome for these young men warm handshake, and the impression that into the Rhodes community. they were his best friend. Every mention At Thanksgiving, Miss Vivian of students and alumni in the campus paper, lovingly prepared a feast, as local newspapers, press releases—everything— she does every year, for her was clipped and saved. “Dear Goodbar” residents of Robinson and letters offered updates on the lives of any student who has ever been alumni, written not to an institution, but to under her care. a close friend. As alumni, we know Joe Neville devoted 44 years of his that our professors form the life to Rhodes College. He joined the foundation of our Rhodes Housekeeping staff in 1958, following in experience. But many of us his father’s footsteps. Joe was quick to offer can also recall with fondness members of his support to students with a kind word or the Rhodes staff, like Miss Vivian, who pro- smile and encouraged them to “hang in there foundly impacted our college lives. and graduate.” His caring words were often John Rollow ’26, or Mr. Johnny as he just what was needed to lift the spirits of stu- was known, was a student at Southwestern dents, providing the confidence they needed Presbyterian University in Clarksville and to succeed. helped move the campus to Memphis in Our professors had a profound impact 1925. Immediately following graduation, on our lives, often shaping our future aca- Johnny was appointed Supervisor of Property demic and professional choices. Our Rhodes and College Engineer, the position he held experience would not have been complete, until his retirement in 1968. It was Johnny however, without the interaction we also had who brought oak seedlings from the origi- with the many dedicated faculty and staff nal campus and planted them to create Oak members who remind us we are all family. Alley. Johnny married his college sweetheart, Louise Mayo ’30, and together they raised —Tracy Vezina Patterson ’84, P’17 two daughters (Ann Rollow Ross ’52 and the late Lisa Rollow Justis ’55) in Harris Lodge.

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Maggie Donoghue, graduated Rhodes College from Rhodes in May 2014. Alumni Association Charlene entered the Catholic President Church in 2011. Kelly Ensor ’99 Don Parker notes he has just The Memphis, TN returned from a marvelous 12-day Italian sojourn with Charitable his wife, daughter, and 11-year-old grandson. Seeing Annuity: Rome and Florence through 1957 the eyes of a child was such a The Gift treat, he says. He is still active Reporter: Mary Frances Files as an executive leadership coach, writes poetry, and That Keeps Silitch serves as a Presbyterian [email protected] minister on request. Giving Jane C. Williamson says Jim Eikner is president-elect she had a great trip with of the Memphis Rotary Club, the Good Life Club which celebrates its centennial sponsored by Fidelity Bank, this year. touring Savannah, GA, and Mary Frances Files Silitch The charitable gift annuity is an increasingly popular way Charleston, SC. Jane notes has been named a member to make a planned gift to Rhodes while enjoying fixed that the azaleas and dogwoods of the New York State income for life and possible tax benefits. In exchange for were beautiful! Democratic Committee. Bill Alexander reports a contribution of $10,000 or more, in cash or appreciated She has been secretary of stock, Rhodes can offer you a fixed annual payment for that his wife, Debi, who is the Granville Democratic life based on your contribution, your age, and the current the executive director of the Committee and publicity Rainbow 4-H Therapeutic chair of the Washington annuity rates established by the American Council on Center in Haymarket, County Democratic Gift Annuities. VA, was named one of Committee for a number of five Best Persons of the years. She is also featured in The amount of your lifetime annual payment is Year by Northern Virginia, an article in the May AOPA determined at the time the charitable gift annuity is a popular magazine in the Pilot magazine. funded. Your annual payment will never change and will Washington metropolitan continue regardless of how long you live. area. In addition to providing therapeutic riding for handicapped children, 1958 Age Annuity Rate Debi organized a special 70...... 5.1% Wounded Warriors program Reporter: Lorraine Rayburn 75...... 5.8% for American soldiers severely Abernathy 80...... 6.8% wounded and handicapped [email protected] 85...... 7.8 % during service in Iraq and We heard from Sue 90 & over...... 9.0% Afghanistan. Previously, Robinson McLean in Mobile, Debi organized, designed, AL: “Hello to all our Rhodes You may establish a charitable gift annuity for you and and then raised the money to friends. Billy ‘57 and I are your spouse or any other loved one, but the annuity build the Rainbow Center, an both still working (maybe rates will be slightly lower for two people. For additional indoor riding arena, that is a because all three of our information, please contact: blessing to the children and children went to Rhodes!). soldiers who are served. Three We are happy and doing well, cheers for Debi, a caring though. We enjoy occasional The Rhodes College Office of Development and talented citizen whose weeks at our part-ownership Nicki Soulé ’93, Director of Golden Lynx Programs contribution has made the Shipwatch condo at Perdido 901-843-3740 [email protected] world a better place to live. Key, FL. We had a mild rhodes.edu/plannedgiving Since retirement, Charlene winter compared to many Jayroe Allen and husband, of you ‘up north.’ Mobile is Jim, have enjoyed several trips beautiful now with azaleas to Europe. Last November and dogwoods in full bloom they spent two weeks in the and 60-70 degree weather! Holy Land. The oldest of Call if you are in the area— their eight grandchildren, we know all the good seafood

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places to eat. Greetings to all.” From the nicer-weather- this is the year for our 55th Knowing that I am having this-winter crowd, we hear reunion! Plans are under way cataract surgery soon, many from Kip Shoaf Zbinden for a fun weekend and the classmates wrote to give in San Antonio, TX, who 1959 Memphis group is hoping all support and advice. One said she actually misses of you who came to the 50th was Dickie Jones from really cold weather. She and 55th Reunion will dust off your suitcases San Diego, CA, who said husband, Louis, were going Homecoming: Oct. 10-11 and head back again this fall. the surgery was a simple to spend some time checking Reporter: Sara Jean “Shiney” Remember our junior year procedure. He and wife, Joan, on their beach house before Jackson when Elvis Presley bought were glad to be spared the heading east to Richmond to [email protected] his first house on Audubon drastic winter weather many gather with some old Union 4000 Purdue St., #149 Drive? Well, that house of us experienced; in fact, Seminary friends. They Houston, TX 77005 now belongs to Rhodes and he said he had only worn a hoped to get in a visit to Ft. 713-748-4025 has been reserved for our light jacket a few times at Defiance, VA, where their first Princess Hughes Van Hooser Saturday night party and night. They were planning pastorate was. Kip had a total writes of a long, hard, cold dinner. We’ll have some on a March 29 Celebrity knee replacement in February winter in Madisonville, great Memphis food, listen Cruise for 16 days visiting but was up and about as usual KY, but also of fun times to music from the good old Cartagena, Colombia, Colon, in March. “I did use it to the with daughters Katherine days, and enjoy visiting with Panama, Guatemala, Costa max to get Louis to wait on and Mary, and of Kentucky one another. On Saturday Rica, and Mexico. They will me a bit!” basketball excitement. Sort of morning we’ll be invited to go through the Panama Canal Our sympathy goes to Mike wistfully she says that her two the president’s brunch at his for a second time. (Dickie’s Ivy in Benton, AR, on the grandchildren are growing up, home on Morningside. Hope third, as he went through on a death of his brother-in-law. the proof being the loss of a you will seriously consider Navy destroyer the first time.) We asked for submissions last baby tooth. Yep. coming!” “We are still going strong; from classmates to just let San Andrews Robertson Correction to item don’t feel like I am 78.” us know they were still here, followed a crowd of nuns at in the last issue of Class From Nancy Carter regardless of other news. a Syrian prayer vigil in Rome Notes: Ed Stock and Anne Burnidge, more well wishes Bless them, we heard from and saw the pope! Munch Thomas, previously and “My news is: I survived several, including Mike Cody: mis-printed as Anne Munch Ann Evans writes of a the Chicago Arctic Winter! “Still here working at my visit with her 102-year-old Tomas, were married on Aug. It was not fun! Happy desk where I have been since mother, a dear woman whom 31, 2013 and are now spend- springtime!” 1961.” Jack Biedenharn I remember well, and says to ing equal time in Ed’s home Milton Knowlton writes is not only still here but tell anyone who is interested in Cary, NC, and Anne’s that it has been one of the continues to play tennis in that she has nine great- home in Poulsbo, WA. coldest winters in Memphis Vero Beach, FL. Betty Russell nephews and two great-nieces. that he remembers, not so is looking forward to a nice Ann lives in the Atlanta, GA, much in terms of ice and summer after a long winter in area. (Ann, you win, but just snow, but of consistently Piggott, AR. Linda and Arnold 1960 barely. I have seven great- cold days and nights. He Schroeter said, “We are still nephews and three great- Reporter: Kim Baxter Henley and wife Mary Joy Prichard in Rochester, MN, having nieces.) ‘61 celebrated their 52nd survived an awful winter!” [email protected] From Bates Peacock Toone, 427 Colonial Rd. wedding anniversary last Neville and Johnny Bryan I learned that her son, Edwin, Memphis, TN 38117 October. This year he was write, “We’re still here on a and wife spent Christmas in elected vice president of small farm north of Chicago.” India making a promotional 901-761-1443 A group of Tri-Deltas, dear the Early Settlers of Shelby If our class news sounds a video for Comprehensive friends of Janet McKenzie Nix and Adjacent Counties. He bit like the 6 p.m. weather Rural Health Programs, ’60, who have made annual also received the Lifetime report, it’s because this promoting education for trips together for many years, Achievement Award in winter was one for the books! teenage boys on the subject journeyed to Memphis for Recognition of Continued Thanks to all of those who of honoring women. Bates’ her memorial service and to Loyalty and Dedication to kept in touch. daughter is executive director celebrate her life. Following the Insurance and Financial of Davidson County Family the service on March 15, Services Industry at the Services. Bates continues with this travel group, consisting annual award banquet of the her paintings, many of which of Sandra Bain Fink, Connie Mid-South Financial Group I see posted occasionally on Kitley Goddard, Karen Boyce of Mass Mutual, a surprise Facebook. honor known to everyone but Logan, Marilyn Turner Hill, And from Mary Farish Milton. and Ann Vines Roberts joined Sharp (ad hoc chair of our 55th Reunion Committee): Mary Allie McColgan Baldwin- McLellan ‘61, Mary Jane “It’s hard to believe, but Coleman Gentry ‘61, and Mary

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Class Notes Summer ’14.indd 52 7/8/14 2:08 PM Farish Sharp for supper with visits with friends. I continue From Trish Gladney Holland Maybe you’ll pass each other members of Janet’s family and to work per diem at Brockton we hear, “Marguerite Ward as you come ’n go!] We share her husband, Buddy Nix ’61. Hospital as a medical Autry ‘65, Mary ‘Queenie’ two grandchildren with Bill All acknowledged this to be a technologist in chemistry. I’ve Porter ‘65, and my husband, ‘67 and Nonie ‘68 Buchanan. lovely, supportive conclusion always enjoyed my job and George, and I enjoyed Our daughter Amanda ‘95 to a sad occasion and agreed found it hard to stop working three wonderful days in and Chris ‘94 Buchanan that the world will be completely. It allows me to Gulf Shores, AL, sharing make us a pretty tightly knit incomplete without Janet. stay current in the field and memories. Before that George Rhodes family. Mary Wain is also to keep in contact with and I spent three days with a Queens College graduate, those with whom I have Rose Gladney ’67 and heard so at least the Presbyterian 1964 worked for over 38 years. In her sing Dave Brubeck’s connection is all there. I look the winter I play WAY TOO Jazz Mass with the Island forward to seeing all our 50th Reunion MUCH bridge, but I do love Singers on Amelia Island, FL. classmates in October.” the game!! I play both socially Before that we were thankful Jim Bullock writes: “We Homecoming: Oct. 10-11 with a lovely group of ladies to spend a week with my have had an exciting spring. Reporter: Mary Lou Quinn and also duplicate bridge at a brother, Dr. John Gladney ‘74, We were brought back McMillin local club. Gil loves studying after his heart surgery with six to Memphis to celebrate [email protected] stocks and spends a lot of bypasses.” the 50th anniversary of Plans are under way for time online working with Thomas Lappage reports: Joe Purdy (then a student our 50th Class Reunion, Oct. our portfolio. He also stays “Thuy and I continue to from Memphis State) and 10-11! I hope you have these busy working with a startup travel when we can. After a me going to Second dates on your calendar and company he began while river cruise in France early last Presbyterian Church and not are making plans to join us at Boston University. He summer, we went to Seattle being allowed to worship on campus. The DoubleTree has a passion for online and Vancouver, WA, with there because Joe was an Inn on Sanderlin will be the Texas hold’em poker and friends in September. These African American. Second Golden Rhodes headquarters singing. His singing interests are still two of our favorite Presbyterian, Independent during the weekend. We’ll revolve around several cities in the U.S. In early Presbyterian Church, and have a hospitality suite open karaoke venues. He will go December we visited friends the Downtown Presbyterian for us during most of the out several times a week and in Phoenix and Tucson, AZ. Church were present to weekend. A special rate of has formed a close network Nice to escape the North ask for our forgiveness $99 per night is available to of karaoke friends. Karaoke Carolina winter for a while! and to share ways of racial us until Sept. 9. When you was even the theme of his This summer we have plans reconciliation that they are register, be sure to tell the 70th birthday party last for another river cruise, now involved in. We were agent helping you that you November. We had a blast Budapest to Amsterdam. able to shed some tears, see are with the Golden Rhodes celebrating with 80 close Looking forward to seeing friends we haven’t seen for group! We have reserved a friends and family! Our older new parts of Europe and then years, and begin the process of block of rooms for Oct. 9-11 son, Jason, is a psychiatrist on planning to join the golden collecting ways congregations in case you want to come in staff at McLean Hospital in class reunion in October.” have been able to experience on Thursday. I look forward Belmont, MA. McLean is a “I’ve got the dates repentance, reconciliation, to seeing you! psychiatric teaching hospital reserved,” writes Boyd Ellison. and restoration in their Before I share the exciting connected to Harvard He continued, “Mary Wain lives. After writing the book, things happening among our University Medical School. and I have moved after 40 The Last Segregated Hour classmates, I am sad to report Jason is also on the board of years in the same house. A (Oxford, 2012), Dr. Steve that I have recently learned of trustees of Boston Psychiatric beautiful old Tudor house Haynes won a grant that Jerry Fong’s death this past fall Institute. Our son, David, is a that I had admired for years enables a team of professors, and Willene Langley Hendon’s very active realtor in Atlanta, came on the market and we writers, and pastors to do death on Nov. 2, 2011. On GA. His wife, Karen, is a bought it! It’s 82 years old this collecting through 2015. behalf of the class of ’64, I stay-at-home mom and runs and a money pit, but we love He will be leading us in this extend our heartfelt sympathy her own PR firm. They have it. The previous owner was journey. For me, it is a great to their families. two absolutely perfect sons, a master gardener and the quest, and I look forward Pat Dickson Jones writes: London (7) and Brenin (5). yard looks like the London to doing it. I have already “Gil and I are planning to Our time with them is one botanical gardens. I’m still started the quest in my come to the reunion in of our joys in life. Gil was going to Alaska every August hometown, St. Augustine, October and look forward diagnosed with Parkinson’s 10 for salmon and halibut. FL. In St. Augustine, we are to a great time! We are both years ago and also developed Retirement has its joys. Come researching our city, as a city retired and enjoying our cervical dystonia. He handles June we’re taking a river cruise of compassion, as we celebrate two locations—summers on his condition very well and from Amsterdam to Budapest its 450th anniversary. In Cape Cod and winters in we have access to wonderful with friends from Idaho. [Is 1964 there were terrible Clearwater, FL. My summers medical treatment. Looking this the same trip Thomas and events of racial segregation are spent enjoying family and forward to October!” Thuy are making in reverse? in St. Augustine, but there

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were those here who stood Howard serves as interim study tour on Reconciliation Suzanne Burns reports: “I’m up for justice, compassion, pastor at the great Memorial in Northern Ireland in March heading back to Scotland and peace. Thank God for Drive Presbyterian Church. 2013 and will build on that in May for my fourth trip all those who stood up in St. This is our first time to serve experience in attending the there. I’m going with a Vandy Augustine then, but also those as interims, and we are loving Presbyterian Church (USA) grad that has been a close who stand up today.” the church and all the exciting conference on reconciliation friend since we were 4 years Howard Romaine reported things they are doing here. in Israel/Palestine this old. Looking forward to new that he and Robert Hunt Besides the church activities, spring. She was thrilled experiences in The Orkneys Morris ‘63, who lives in we just took part in the huge to see Mary Lou McMillin and on Iona as well as visiting Medina, TN, near Jackson, Houston Rodeo, which lasted while they both attended some old favorite sites. I’m drove from Nashville to three weeks! Lots of cowboy the Ecumenical Advocacy still on the board of our local Memphis on a last-minute hats and boots! Great fun! Days in Washington in Scottish Society. I love to play impulse to attend Stephen This spring and summer March. Between activities bridge and am president of Haynes’ presentation of his we have trips planned to and sessions there, they had a a large bridge club of some book, The Last Segregated Colorado and Lake Tahoe, chance to visit and catch up 80 members. I am known Hour, and were late arriving! CA, as well as a cruise on the on their latest news. for often quoting Ethel Jean However, they did get to Rhine and Mosel Rivers with From the scene of the crime Wyatt, who taught me to play hear the fantastic dialogues Judy and Scott Gregory ‘63. so to speak, Bob West writes: as a freshman at school.” afterward, by many lay and We look forward to returning “Some of you may remember Jim Houston writes: “I’ve clergy members of churches in October to Rhodes for that I played football at lived through the three across the city. Both were Homecoming!” Rhodes. And that I had a Chicago winters with the deeply moved by the event From Ann Clark Harris: “Our rather severe knee injury the highest seasonal snowfalls on and Steve’s continuing work, son Clay graduated from law last game of our senior year. record—79.3, 88, and 89 and were lifted up with some school and moved to Denver! I had surgery on the knee in inches. I think that’s pretty hope for Memphis and for He passed the Colorado bar, December 1963, and have noteworthy for a Southern interfaith racial work. Howard has been admitted to the lived with it ever since. Well, transplant! And I’m really a was delighted to see Jim and bar, and is hanging out his it got to the point that it very lucky man because my Ervin Bullock there. Jim was own shingle as he’s going needed more surgery and, as I wife just loves to run our on the panel and (as noted into criminal defense (for write this, I am in the hospital snow blower.” above) is doing ongoing work the time being). If anyone recovering from total knee Reba Wright says: “Bill with some of the committees knows of someone who’s done replacement surgery. How Wingo ’67 and I enjoyed the set up. If interested, Howard something bad and needs an medical science has changed winter here in Phoenix, AZ, suggested you check out attorney, they should contact in the last 50 years!” where we have lived year Steve’s page at facebook.com/ him! He can argue with a Challace McMillin just round for over two years. We TheLastSegregatedHour. stick!! Priced reasonably I’m returned from several days of are honing our poker skills in While on the topic of sure! Contact me and I’ll refer fishing in Montana with son, free local tournaments here Stephen Haynes’ book, and you on to him! His girlfriend Sid—a surprise birthday gift in the valley and others with the courageous actions of is getting an MS in social from his family. entry fees in Nevada. Bill many members of the Class work with special interest in Enjoy your summer! And continues to teach chemistry of ’64, some in our class have gerontology—right up our make your reservations part time at Glendale wondered if there might be alley! Hope you all will come for a fantastic weekend in Community College.” a way to recognize/honor join us for the 50th! We’d all October!! Hope to see you in Lou Ellyn Hindman Griffin those classmates who are really love to see you!” Memphis, Oct. 10-11. reports: “Gerry and I just mentioned in the book. If you Tom Geiger sent the returned from a trip with are interested in following following note: “We are Road Scholar to Charleston through on this idea and have coming. What a year! It and Savannah, SC, and Jekyll suggestions, please let me is also our 50th wedding 1965 Island, GA. Booming rice know. anniversary! Only a lifetime plantation economy from Trisha Edington ago! But alas, these days, Reporter: Virginia Lowry Ives 1730 to 1861 in the coastal says: “Thanks for the lifetimes seem so ephemeral.” low country. They don’t let [email protected] encouragement to be there Lynn Bartlett retired from you miss that Forest Gump Al Todd moved to Durham, for our 50th! That’s hard to the California Department was filmed there, and no, we NC, two years ago to be believe, isn’t it!? And we are of Education last July 1. She didn’t go to Paula Deen’s. near grandchildren who hoping to be there finally!” celebrated by flying to France Food highlights were shrimp live in Chapel Hill. He has She continued with the for the annual International over grits, pecan pie, key been retired for three years following update, “While our Dickens Fellowship lime pie, and hush puppies. and is enjoying it, spending real home is still in Orlando conference in Boulogne- Looking forward to 50th six months and one day in with our kids and grandkids, Sur-Mer and then a week in reunion October 2015! Had southwest Florida in the we are spending a year back Paris. She participated in the lunch with Patty Starck winter. in Texas—in Houston, where Presbyterian Church (USA) George and hope to bring her

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I had reports: “Jim Hornberger, my Marshall Frank’s personal and musical just enjoyed a glimpse of Rose husband of 32 years, passed [email protected] journey.” Congratulations Gladney in Tuscaloosa, AL, away Nov. 29, 2013, at age I can’t begin our class Bob! at the annual lecture series 77 in my loving arms after news without mentioning John Ratcliff writes that established in her honor. Rose battling small lymphocytic the recent loss of two of he has retired from the was unable to come to the lymphoma and cellulitis. our classmates, Joanna Coss practice of law. In recent Gulf Shores reunion but did My daughter, Shelby Sewell, Higdon and Judy Ries Dale. years his practice had been send each of us (by request) a was by my side. A wonderful Joanna and her husband, “almost exclusively Social stack of letters we had written husband and fantastic father, Dennis, opened their home Security disability benefit to her over a period of 30 he was beloved by family to our class for almost every law before the agency and years or so. What a shock to and friends. Jim loved his reunion we have had. Words the courts,” which he found hear from my 22-year-old dogs, hunting and fishing, fail me as I wish to express very gratifying. He has self in my own voice! The and twirling me around the on behalf of our class our three children, the oldest letters are a treasure and will dance floor! He taught me appreciation for her gracious of whom, Garrett, just provide material for reading fly fishing and sailing and hospitality and genuine graduated from the University and reflection for a long had a wonderful ability to love for the college and our of Edinburgh with a PhD time to come. Having retired memorize and tell stories and classmates. Judy had retired in in history. Megan has three in 2012 from ministry/ jokes, as well as poems and recent years and was enjoying children and is finishing chaplaincy to elders (Ruth stories that he wrote himself. traveling. She and Dee had college in South Carolina, and Naomi Senior Outreach, During the Vietnam War, been in Memphis in recent and Thomas is a freshman at the Birmingham nonprofit Jim was in the U.S. Coast years and had fun visiting Bossier Parish Community a colleague and I began in Guard in Hawaii and a dental with classmates from Central College. John has been 2003), I work part time for surgeon for the U.S. Public High and Rhodes. active in the Unitarian VITAS Innovative Hospice as Health Service. He retired as It seems that many Universalist Church All Souls a music practitioner, playing a commander. Later, Jim had classmates have retired or in Shreveport, LA, since 1990 harp at the bedside. I was able a private practice in Alturas, are retiring, and it is always and is currently serving on to travel last fall to Scotland CA. In Sacramento, he was good to hear how each of us its board of directors. He (a week on Iona with Philip chief dentist of the CA Youth manages to find fulfilling and reads a lot, swims, and lifts Newell) and Ireland (a week Authority. We met there while pleasurable ways to spend our weights. He is also trying studying with Janet Harbison I was a social worker. Our time. to spend more time at their at the Irish Harp Centre). marriage in 1981 blended Tim Greaves writes that he condominium in Perdido My priorities have become two families of teens— is,“painting full time now Key, FL, and he is enjoying writing (poetry and memoir), Susanne Hornberger, Wesley and enjoying retirement driving his new Tesla. He spending time with my three Sewell, and Shelby Sewell. immensely.” He will be at says that he has “taken an young grandchildren, and Memorials for Jim were held the Spoleto Arts Festival interest in positive changes leading small groups in the in Kendrick, ID, and his in Charleston, SC. It starts taking place in Jackson, process of conscious aging. birthplace, Ft. Wayne, IN. Friday of Memorial Day MS, and I am continuing to The latter is the work of On May 10, 2014, he had a weekend and goes through attempt to work to improve Sage-ing, begun by Rabbi military burial in Watertown, the first Saturday in June. race relations, primarily the Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, SD, the place that held his “The festival provides a attitude of whites towards which has been life-changing heart. These words sum it wonderful immersion in blacks, in Shreveport and in for me. (See: sage-ing.org) up, ‘All that we love deeply the arts—music, dance, and Laurel, MS, my home town.” I look forward to going to becomes a part of us.’ It is much performing arts, visual I am glad to report that the biannual conference in the memories and the faith to art, etc. It is a well done Bill Cobb has recovered from Seattle, WA, in August. In know that he is with the Lord annual event.” Look him up if a recent stay in the hospital summary, life is good at 70. that is holding me together!” you are able to attend. and is on the mend and Though the above doesn’t Bob Frank’s album named continuing to enjoy his time sound like it, I’m trying Bob Frank, which came out with his seven grandchildren. hard to be un-busy! And in 1972, has been remastered Candy Stanley Denton make time for silence and from original tapes and is and her husband, Gus, are reflection.” available as of Feb. 25. This enjoying his retirement. They Sally Kindig Clark submits: is a result of a collaboration recently traveled to New York “My beloved husband, John, of Light in the Attic and City for the NIT to watch

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a riverboat cruise in Europe— Budapest to Prague. Speaking of riverboat cruis- es, Anne “Charlie” Thacker Leuke recently completed this same cruise. Anne writes she is enjoying retirement and finding this time of life to be amazing. No wonder, Charlie: travel, photography, and classical guitar. And her 98-year-old mother continues to amaze her. (If you have not seen Anne’s pictures on her Facebook page, it is well worth the trip.) The Mehrles, Mimi and Robert, recently returned from a trip to Glacier Nation- al Park and Canada. Perhaps your author will get details to report later. An informal gathering of Rhodes College alumni took place at the wedding of Christy Crais and Jonathan Lee Linda Overly wins this in Monteagle, TN, on Sept. 14, 2013. Gathering were (from left) Stewart Crais ’94; Frank Potter ’68; Henry Crais writer’s award for longest list ’58, P ’94; Judy Potter ’69; George Elder ’69; Jim Crais ’71 and Anne Cannon Crais ’72, parents of the bride; and of things she is enjoying: re- Gordon ’71 and Robin Greeson ’71. tirement, grandchild, reading clubs, part-time job, travel- their grandson, Jonathan mic in September for the ing, knitting groups, a good Wilfong, a freshman at SMU open word, Merrimac Mic, kidney transplant, several girl and on the basketball team, which meets every Thursday groups dedicated to finding play at Madison Square night, where she encourages 1967 good dining places, and the Garden. SMU beat Clemson people to “tell their story.” Lord’s blessings every day. in the semifinals and lost to She is also involved in the Reporter: Sam Highsmith Thanks, Linda. Minnesota by two points Newburyport Chapter of [email protected] Charlie Murphy retired at in the finals. Candy writes: Massachusetts Senior Action William Aaron Foster was the end of ’12 after 44 years “Having enjoyed retirement Council: “political activists presented a plaque recogniz- of preaching, 41 of them as for the past 15 years, Gus and that are working for Social ing his 50 years of service a Presbyterian pastor. His I both travel and spend time Security, Medicare, ‘The Ride’ as organist to the Memphis joys: sleeping late, filling an at our home in Highlands, and other programs, not just area. Foster is a two-term past occasional pulpit, reading and NC. Sid and Bummie Crowell for seniors.” dean of the Memphis Chapter walking more, writing, coun- Nurkin also have a home in A group of Rhodes graduates of the American Guild of seling, watching old westerns, Highlands, and the four of who live in Memphis and the Organists and a 50-plus year visiting grandkids, and hang- us see each other often. We surrounding area gets together member of the guild. He ing out with his wife. (OK, are planning our third trip once a month for lunch, recently retired from Mul- Charlie and Linda tied!!!) together in February 2015. I thanks to the efforts of Janie lins United Methodist in Bill Heiter reports that he also see our Dean of Women, Baxter Carloss ’67. Sometimes Memphis, where he had been has a new interest, in addition Anne Caldwell, quite often there are only three or four organist for the last 16 years. to continuing to seek new when visiting my mother at ladies, but last month there Jeanne Hope Buckner and investment clients. A college Trezevant Manor Retirement was a good turnout of women husband, Bob, have com- grad in Mobile, AL, a native Facility. Seeing her brings from several classes including: pleted their annual commute of Zimbabwe, is working to back lots of memories.” Janie, Carol Pickens White, from Austin, TX, to Maine. teach underprivileged kids Ginny Taylor Gannaway’s Mary Lydick Rogers, Sammy Jeanne Hope reports that that soccer (European foot- husband, George, gave her a Ann Primm Marshall, Marion they have sold their condo ball) is also a good game. Bill surprise “sweet 16” birthday Birge Morgan ’69, Nelle in Austin and have now only is assisting him in the forma- party on April 4. A mixture of Casburn Percer ’67, Laurie the Maine home. Bids for tion of a 501(c)3 non-profit family and friends helped her Fraser Stanton ’69, Mary JH and Bob to be guests in corporation to start the celebrate her 70th. Miller Murry Delgadillo ’69, your home are now being program. In July Bill is off to Isabelle Van Merlin Linda Harkrider Hutton ’68, accepted. As this is written in Arkansas to visit family! continues to stay busy and K. E. Fields Boyd, and Camille May ’14 the Buckners are on involved. She started an open Baxter Whitley.

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Class Notes Summer ’14.indd 56 7/8/14 2:10 PM Sam and Beth Highsmith are still having fun: welcom- ing Beth’s first great-grand- child; eagerly awaiting the arrival of two more grandchil- dren for Sam this summer; Sam working part-time in a regional jewelry chain while carrying on the hobby of accumulating fountain pens; travel and activity in their Presbyterian Church. “We lost our beloved standard poodle, Charley, in early May. It was devastating. But now over the grief and looking to These children eagerly awaited the beginning of the 5th Annual Alumni Easter Egg Hunt, held on Sunday, April replace him. We have two in 13. The children raced to find the more than 2,600 treat-filled eggs “hidden” by Rhodes Student Ambassadors our sights and may get both!!” in Fisher Garden and the front lawn of campus. In addition to the egg hunt, the more than 250 alumni, faculty, staff, and their children also enjoyed the Rhodes Easter bunny, face painting, cookie decorating, and the Best Decorated Wagon/Bike and Best Hat contests. William Parks (left), son of Bill ’90 and Julianne Scobey Parks 1968 ’89, proudly displays his first-place ribbon for his wagon decorating efforts. week and cruising for a week. focused on religious arts and Reporters: Bob Morris Both were history majors at architecture. [email protected] Rhodes and love to travel. Carol Strickland is an 1974 Drue Thom White Kitty Hon writes: “I am a art and architecture critic, [email protected] part-time funeral assistant prize-winning screenwriter, 40th Reunion Lindley Darden, along with with Dignity Memorial for and journalist who has Homecoming: Oct. 10-11 co-author Carl F. Craver, the North Atlanta region. contributed to The New York published In Search of Interestingly, I ran into Otie Times, Wall Street Journal, Mechanisms: Discoveries Across Walker and his wife at one Washington Post, Christian the Life Sciences (University of the visitations that I was Science Monitor, and Art in of Chicago Press). The book hosting a couple of weeks America magazine. A PhD 1979 provides both a descriptive ago. We had a delightful in literature and a former and an instructional account conversation! I also ran writing professor, she’s the 35th Reunion of how biologists discover into Walter Lydick at Rush author of The Annotated Homecoming: Oct. 10-11 mechanisms. Written for the Netterville’s visitation earlier Mona Lisa: A Crash Course non-specialist, it is a book for in the year. Sad to say that in the History of Art from those who are curious about these little reunions are Prehistoric to Post-Modern centering around funerals, but (which has sold more than 1981 how things work in biology and how biologists themselves great to see old classmates!” 400,000 copies in multiple Leslie Phillips Hubbert work. Jim Williamson, a professor editions and translations), reports that she is still Nancy Patton Langdon of architecture at the The Annotated Arch: A Crash teaching preschool through has spent the last 31 years University of Memphis, has Course in the History of sixth grade music at Anderson as registrar at Father Ryan been selected as the 2014 Architecture, The Illustrated Valley Elementary School in High School. This was her recipient of the American Timeline of Art History, The rural northern California. husband’s 50th year teaching Institute of Architects Illustrated Timeline of Western there, and he and his brother Edward S. Frey Award for Literature, and monographs were the honorees at the career contributions to on individual artists. Check annual Father Ryan Gala, religious architecture and out her latest book, The Eagle 1983 where more than 730 people support of the allied arts. and the Swan. gathered at the new Omni This national honor is given Reporter: Margot Emery to an architect who has Hotel in Nashville to honor [email protected] demonstrated a passion for them. Nancy and her son Paul Watson reports: John ’96 traveled last summer and dedication to quality 1969 “Like many others in my worship and sacred spaces, on a Viking River cruise on class year, I am adjusting including fostering spiritual 45th Reunion the Rhine. This summer they to a home life with kids no values and promoting a cross- Homecoming: Oct. 10-11 are traveling to Alaska for two longer underfoot. It is a new denominational community weeks, traveling by land for a chapter and one that, unlike

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any before it, I can pretty tourneys this summer and thanks, I should mention, to advisory network. Bill hopes well invent as I see fit. One has taken 18 shots off her the wonderful guidance and that all alumni will help con- of the prerogatives of being best score from last summer. relentless pushing of Prof. tribute their time and talents older I guess. My wife and Her son, Hayes, is seven and Peter Ekstrom, who instilled to this group! I (27 years!) have chosen loves all sports—currently it’s cultural curiosity in me so Elizabeth Martin Neitham- to start a commercial scale coach pitch baseball. Robbie many years ago. Look forward er writes: “I’m currently in produce farm to go with is doing well and working to seeing everyone at the re- Muko, Uganda, on a three- the registered cattle ranch hard at the bank and pitching union! Come visit us in Costa week mission trip with Agape we already operate. Land for Hayes’s team. Melissa says, Rica. The weather is always Community Transformation. management, especially “All is great!” perfect, as are the sunsets!!!” Dave and I will be marking conservation managed row Jody Lewis Driver attributes Dev Butler writes: “After our 30th anniversary next crop agricultural land, has her first job to a contact living 20 years in Chicago, IL, month and will celebrate with been a passion for me for a she made while a student and Grand Rapids, MI, I’m a two-week trip to Paris and long time, and I guess it was representative on the Rhodes officially a Yankee—losing Provence. Also, Dave is mark- somewhat inevitable that (then Southwestern) Board of sleep watching the Stanley ing his 25th year as a research I would take up farming Directors and to a marketing Cup playoffs (ice hockey) chemist with Dow Chemical. directly at some point. Our internship she did at Rhodes and enjoying early spring in Last September our son, Kyle, pet food export business her senior year. Thirty years mid-May. I’m keeping busy, if was married in Midland, MI! (Proformance Pet Products) later, Jody reports she is still not so young, teaching at the We plan to be at the reunion is still chugging along fine, working in her field and is local university, consulting in October!!!” but after 20+ years, it no now with FedEx in marketing with regional business clients, Kevin Ferner writes that longer requires our full-time working on digital, social, and raising three strapping he and the other folks at attention. So! Time to ‘move and sponsorship advertising. boys who are all sports, all the Memphis Guitar Spa are to the country, throw away She manages all FedEx video time.” “totally looking forward to the the paper, build us a home’ as content (nearly 1,000 videos), Alice Marie Clark Danks reunion.” The Spa is pairing the man said.” manages the FedEx YouTube reports: “Our oldest son, Trey, with Rhodes College in a After nearly 20 years of Channel and video cross 17, graduates from McCallie special Elvis Tribute utilizing self-employment, Carol Beck channel integration, and also High School this weekend, an oak tree that was recent- joined the Emory-Tibet supports local advertising heading for Auburn (mechan- ly cut down in Elvis’ front Partnership as assistant for the Grizzlies, Tigers, and ical engineering) in the fall. yard. They will be helping director of programs. A Redbirds sponsorships. (I couldn’t get him interested Rhodes students build items university-wide initiative Jeff Giddens remains in liberal arts!) Our middle for fund-raising out of the housed in Emory College, the happily married to his wife son, Clark, 15, is on the salvaged wood. For authentic- Emory-Tibet Partnership is a of 12 years, Angelina. They diving and cheerleading teams ity, there is a picture of Elvis unique endeavor committed have two children: William for McCallie. He thinks he planting the tree in 1956! to bringing together the best Brickler, 10, and Evie Key, 6. wants to go to California for The Memphis Guitar Spa is of the Western and Tibetan Jeff still works as an emergen- college. We visited CalTech the most successful business intellectual traditions in a cy medicine doctor for Willis and USC this year and visited the MEMshop program has number of groundbreaking Knighton in Shreveport, Danny Channell’s family! launched so far. collaborations. LA, and with Sacred Heart Will, 8, just got his two front Linda Odom met Bita in Sandestin, FL. He and teeth!” Esmaeli in Washington, D.C., his family divide their time Bill Townsend writes that for a night on the town in between Jeff’s boyhood home life is good in California. He February. Bita was speaking/ 1984 in Louisiana and the family’s and his husband, David, and teaching at a conference home in Gulf Breeze, FL. their four kids are looking at Georgetown University 30th Reunion He writes: “Traveling is most forward to summer. All four Medical School. Bita has Homecoming: Oct. 10-11 important to us, as we homes- kids (Ash and Jen, 11, and another conference coming Reporter: Linda Odom chool our wonderful chil- Brandon and Caroline, 9) up in Costa Rica, unfortu- [email protected] dren. When not running the are going to sleep-away camp nately during the reunion. So Florida-Louisiana express, we for a month at Yosemite. after our events are over, she is [email protected] are usually to be found at the Bill is going on a two-week thinking—road trip! Melissa Baker coaches the boutique hotel that we pur- hiking excursion in the varsity tennis team at St. chased and plan on retiring to Peruvian Andes, including Paul’s Episcopal School in part-time in Ojochal, Costa Macchu Picchu. Bill will be Mobile, AL. Her team won Rica. Check it out at ‘Gid- at the reunion this year to see the State Championship this dens Castle,’ Ojochal, Costa everyone and to be part of April, reprising their victory Rica. We are always open for the Rhodes Alumni Execu- from 2012. Her daughter, visitors to come relax in trop- tive Board, which is working Ellie, is 11 and loves golf. She ical splendor with the most on some exciting projects, will play the Jimmy Green beautiful sunsets on earth. All including a mentoring/career

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Class Notes Summer ’14.indd 58 7/8/14 2:11 PM Friends from class of ‘85 reunite. Pictured from left: Brigid Elsken Galloway, Meg Waters Lambert, Blair Gatewood Norman, Kathleen On March 1, members of the Rhodes community enjoyed a special Albritton Fittro, Kelley Ashby Paul, Margaret Bryan French. (photo by performance with Blues Hall of Famer and Grammy nominee Bobby Rush. Margaret French) An Evening at Elvis’, a student-produced concert series that takes place at the house on Audubon Drive bought by Elvis in 1956 and now part of the Rhodes Mike Curb Institute for Music, features a mix of musical Julia Weaver, Bill Smart, Trey formerly homeless people to performance and interview. Rush, who was named the first Curb Visiting Lecky, John Assinger, Pugsley, work with the paper. Hats Scholar in the Arts, spent the 2014 spring semester working with and many others had a great off to Rhodes for offering students in many different capacities. From left: Dr. Russ Wigginton ’88, summer of 1984 at the Lamb the opportunities for the Bobby Rush, and Rozell Henderson ’85. & Flag and symposiums that light of my life to shine even were led by YC and others. brighter.” Tennessee Prayer Breakfast, Richard Banks writes: “I’m Brigid Elsken Galloway Tennessee’s version of thrilled to report that my reports: “To celebrate a the National Prayer son, Aaron ’15, is finishing major birthday milestone, 1985 Breakfast. The event is held his junior year at Rhodes, our Rhodes College cohort annually near the conclusion majoring in chemistry and (Kathleen Albritton Fittro, Reporter: Julia Weaver of the legislative session and beginning to consider grad Margaret Bryan French, Brigid [email protected] features worship through school with an emphasis on Elsken Galloway, Meg Waters Actor Doug Trapp’s latest music, scripture readings, chemical engineering and Lambert, Blair Gatewood film,Labor Day, opened in uplifting messages, and prayer agriculture. Last summer he Norman, and Kelley Ashby January. The film stars Josh for God’s grace on the State of worked on a research project Paul) gathered for a week- Brolin and Kate Winslet. Tennessee, its elected officials, with Rhodes professors Dr. long reunion in August 2013. Previously, Doug appeared and its citizens. We were Jon Russ and Dr. Laura (Unfortunately our seventh alongside Tina Fey in an honored to have more than Luque de Johnson. He loved Muskateer, globe-trotter Sevgi episode of the television hit 600 government and business the time in the lab, even his Curtis-Libor, was not able to 30 Rock. leaders from across the state efforts to explain the work attend this year.) For the first Rebecca Windham moved come together for this year’s to his mother, Stephanie, 10 years after graduation, from Atlanta, GA, to event. In addition to work and me in language we we reunited at weddings or Beaumont, TX, in 2013 to and volunteer activities, I could understand. Aaron occasional get-togethers. become a full-time instructor can be found cheering my has also been working with Somewhere along the line of music and director of vocal daughter’s soccer team and The Bridge, the paper started we began planning long jazz at Lamar University. getting my son ready for by Rhodes students and weekend reunions. Now our Bob Lawhon writes: “I college!” dedicated to the coverage annual gathering is a time to joined Avenue Bank as a Jeff and ML Tucker Davis of homeless issues. He’s reconnect and celebrate our senior vice president on report that they are the proud just been named one of friendships. At our annual the Medical & Professional parents of Ellie Davis ’16, who the publication’s executive gatherings over the past 20+ Private Banking team. I is majoring in international directors and, for the better years, there is always a theme concentrate my practice with studies and art history (or part of the past year, Aaron or prevalent topic. We’ve attorneys and their firms, maybe a minor). “She intends has worked as the main hashed out jobs, boyfriends, physicians and physician to study abroad in spring liaison with the paper’s engagements and wedding practices, accountants, and 2015, but I also hope she homeless contributors. As a plans, husbands, pregnancies, other professionals. Recently goes to British Studies in function of that position, he’s childcare, kindergarten, I served as the chairman of summer 2015, 31 years after attended workshops and other grade school, middle school, the Citizens’ Committee Steve Lawrence, Christy Weir, events to recruit currently and puberty, menopause, drivers responsible for the 2014

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licenses, aging parents, and seems to be such a good fit. political activism in both by her big brothers Charlie, high school angst. This year, As many Memphis alumni Tennessee and Mississippi, 11, and Jonathan, 8. after pouring the wine and have to come to grips with, mostly with groups working Cindy McCraw Dircks has topping off the margaritas, my child was ready to spread for marriage equality. And I’m officially declared herself a we settled into the Big Topic her wings and leave the still writing and publishing, freelance writer, editor, and of the Year: Where will my South, not even applying of course. Oh, and I got my children’s book author. She child attend college? Talk to Rhodes. Philadelphia is PhD in English (FINALLY) was selected to participate about coming full circle! (So an awesome city, and she from the University of in the Children’s Media far none of us have a child will undoubtedly receive Memphis last August, so Association’s Publish Yo- attending Rhodes, but there a wonderful liberal arts I can officially call myself Self project and will have a are a few who are interested.) education. We have one more ‘Dr. Nate.’ I’m hoping to collaborative middle-grade We all know how important chance to have a student at get my dissertation, which novel coming out on Amazon this choice is. Thirty-two Rhodes, as our son Jacob is was on postwar Southern in January. She is also years ago we met on the a rising sophomore at MUS writers, revised and sent out trying to found a charitable oak tree-lined grounds of (and plays football, Mike by the end of this year. As organization that will bring Southwestern campus. Now Clary!). Cary and I recently my advisor wryly said, ‘You picture book, middle grade, we’ve been friends for a celebrated our 20th wedding only have to add one more and young adult authors to lifetime. Certainly our lives anniversary and 14 years chapter,’ which is apparently the Morgan Stanley Children’s would be very different had in business together with a the story of my life... always Hospital to give readings and we not attended this small, company called Comfort adding new chapters.” book signings and hand out liberal arts college in the heart Keepers, providing in-home copies of their work to the of Memphis.” care for seniors. As the kids for free! Rhodes culture instilled in 1989 Melissa Martin Anderson all of us, I spend a lot of obtained a master of arts time serving on boards and 25th Reunion degree in teaching from 1986 volunteering in Memphis. Christian Brothers University Homecoming: Oct. 10-11 And perhaps when my in May 2014. Amy Howell has published Kara Babin Gee reports that, daughter leaves for college, a new book, Women in “After three years, our firm I will have a little time to High Gear, with co-author is doing quite well working take a continuing ed class Anne D. Gallaher. The on planning projects, multi- at Rhodes—so many of the book inspires women (and family developments, office 1994 courses offered remind me of men) to shift into high design, and two large public our experience in the “Man” gear to achieve career goals, projects for Nashville—the 20th Reunion course. We didn’t know just start a business, or achieve Sobro Gulch pedestrian Homecoming: Oct. 10-11 how lucky we were to spend dreams and has been popular bridge and a riverfront Reporter: Judy Brown four years together at that with corporations seeking amphitheater project.” [email protected] leadership development very special place on North Sam Woods has been tapped opportunities for women. Parkway. Cheers and wishes as senior vice president of Amy was recently a featured for good health to all of my sales and operations for classmates!” 1990 Mattress Firm. speaker at Hilton Worldwide’s Laurie Fromberg Norris Celebrating Women Reporter: Rod White conference. recently visited her daughter Abbie ’17 at Rhodes, enjoying [email protected] a concert by Abbie and her Kristen Ferner Miller and 1995 fellow Rhodes Singers. While John Miller ’82 announce the in Memphis, Laurie had the birth of Ian Robert Miller on Reporter: Sarah Sears 1987 March 10, 2014. opportunity to have dinner [email protected] Reporter: Mimi Swords Fondren with Sam Briden Duke, Marion Sarah Sears is now associate Samuel and Sherrie Keeney [email protected] , director, member strategy Hollis. (Sounds like a fun Wendy Tallent Rotter had at the American College of time!) 1992 Cardiology. She is also serving this to share: “Okay, I rarely From Nathan Tipton: as vice chair of the Greater write in, but I’m feeling Reporter: Sara Hawks Marecki nostalgic having completed “I’m still staying busy doing Washington Committee volunteer work for various [email protected] of the American Society of the college search process Jenny McDaniel Stroupe with my daughter. A girl animal groups (Mid-South Association Executives. Spay and Neuter Services, and husband, Greg, after my own heart, Rachel is welcomed a baby girl to the headed to Haverford in the DeSoto Animal Rescue Society, Memphis Humane family this year. Samantha fall! We could not be more Davis Stroupe was born on thrilled for her because it Society). I’ve also started getting more involved in state Jan. 9 and is being doted on

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Class Notes Summer ’14.indd 60 7/8/14 2:12 PM health counseling to homeless Marcie Allen Van Mol El Dorado Chamber of and at risk LGBT+ youth at was included in Billboard’s Commerce, but hopes to find Zebra Coalition in Orlando, Women in Music (December a job in Houston very soon. 1996 FL,” Cynthia writes. “In my 2013), a list honoring the top free time I am performing 40 women in the industry. Reporter: Jennifer Larson as the soprano half of the Marcie splits her time [email protected] opera duo Divas on Demand. between New York City and 1999 Shannon Bevins recently Last summer we had the Nashville, where her husband took a job as the director opportunity to perform two and two step-daughters live. 15th Reunion of communications for concerts in Italy. I hope to Mary Beth Bankson Homecoming: Oct. 10-11 Battle Ground Academy perform more often once I’m Williams has left her post Reporter: Leigh Powell in Franklin, TN. She is done with my academic work. as the associate dean of Mayfield also a freelance writer with I am excited to see what students at Rhodes’ arch-rival, [email protected] Turner Entertainment and comes next!” Sewanee: The University of Ty Reagen Hallmark reports: Wellness Media. Shannon Matt Johnson will be the South, and has taken a “I’m proud to announce also attempted her first (and transferring from Madrid, new job as the vice president my appointment as artistic likely last) half-marathon Spain, to Adana, Turkey, to for student development and director of Pallas Theatre in October 2013 and hopes lead the State Department’s dean of students at Wilson Collective, a professional there’s some truth to the efforts to assist Syrian College in Chambersburg, theatre company in tortoise versus hare story. refugees. PA. Washington, D.C. In addition Jamie Bogner recently left Rebecca Patterson Luter is his position with F+W Media to developing programming now the pastor of Farmington at Pallas, this October I will to launch a start-up media Presbyterian Church in business, along with several 1997 direct a Louisiana Bayou- Germantown, TN. Her infused Taming of the Shrew. former F+W colleagues, husband, Chris ‘97, continues Jonathan and Carrie focused on the exploding I can trace a line from this as director of theatre at Archie Russell announce the point in my career directly craft beer market. Craft Cordova High School, and birth of their son, Chester back to Rhodes College, Beer & Brewing magazine they have two children, Archie Russell, born April where this journey began appeared on newsstands in Nicholas, 9, and Elizabeth, 6. 29, 2013. The family resides April 2014. His company’s under the mentorship of Ann McCranie and her in Nashville, where Carrie Professors Cookie Ewing and website beerandbrewing.com husband, Don Strawser, are serves as the director of is growing rapidly—you may David Jilg. I could not be living in Bloomington, IN, undergraduate studies for more grateful to them and have read their popular post and are proud to announce the Department of Political on pairing Girl Scout cookies my colleagues in the theatre the adoption of their Science at Vanderbilt department.” with craft beer, which went daughter, Margaret Lynn University. Madison Moore Agee is now viral in February, with over “Molly” Strawser in August a senior marketing manager 400,000 Facebook likes and 2013. Ann also had a book at Healthways, a provider shares! published in 2013, Recovery of well-being improvement Mary Clare Younger and Mental Health: A Critical 1998 solutions headquartered Champion is now a Sociological Account. in Franklin, TN. She psychologist at Vanderbilt’s Jessica McKnett became Reporter: Amanda Grebe Psychological and Counseling Tamburrino oversees the company’s director of corporate lead generation, content Center in Nashville. [email protected] partnerships with Children’s marketing, and social media Cynthia Stephens Fisher is Kimberly Pillsbury Steele Miracle Network Hospitals programs. Madison loves finishing the coursework and and Nelson Steele were in August 2013. In January the workout-wear dress code doing the field requirements 2014, Jessica and her husband married on May 4, 2014, in for a masters of social El Dorado, AR. Nelson makes and the daily on-site yoga completed the Dopey and Pilates classes. She and work at the University of Challenge at Walt Disney the seventh Rhodes graduate Charles are celebrating their Central Florida. As part in the family, which includes World—four races in four 10-year wedding anniversary of her program, she has Sarah Donley Pillsbury ’03 days covering 48.6 miles. this year. worked at Community Legal and Richard Pillsbury ’00, Dan Millner reports After almost 15 years in New Services helping residents Megan Pillsbury Hollis ’06 that Josie Grace Millner York City and more than 10 of government-subsidized and Ryan Hollis ’06, and joined the family on April 3, years as an attorney in private housing organize tenant’s 2014. Her three big sisters are Joseph Paul Stuart ’38. practice there, Matt Marcotte associations and lobbying The Steeles will reside in pumped about the 8 pound, 8 has moved back to the Dallas, congress on behalf of the Houston, TX, where Nelson ounce addition to the family. TX, area, where he is serving as National Low Income works at the Department of Jenny Phillips Schroeder corporate counsel—marketing Housing Coalition. “This Veterans Affairs. Kimberly is teaching bilingual and ESL to the MetroPCS unit of year, in my clinical placement, currently is the director of first grade at Alamo Elementary T-Mobile USA. I have been providing mental in Wichita Falls, TX. communications for the

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“After nine years in Nashville my husband, Chris, and I moved the horse, dog, and cat to Los Angeles, CA, 2001 2002 2003 for one year, and we have landed for the time being in Reporter: Elisabeth Meyers Reporter: Shannon Cian Reporter: Lindsay Levine Rouse Atlanta, GA,” writes Kate Yoder [email protected] [email protected] Bishop Hegge. “It was here [email protected] Mark and Jill Doshier Amy Paine Hines writes: “I that we welcomed a daughter, Wesley Moore Briscione and Meyer welcomed a son, Owen am living in Tallahassee with Myra Anne, to the world on R.J. Briscione welcomed their Ellis, Jan. 31, 2014. He joins my husband, Magnus Hines, March 22, 2014.” third son, John “Jack” Wesley big brothers Luke and Ethan. who is a bureau chief for the Leigh Powell Mayfield and Briscione, into their family Stephanie Oakes Roach Department of Economic her husband, Jay, welcomed Jan. 9, 2014. Jack joins big and Mikey Roach ‘04 Opportunity. We have a their first child, Lauren brothers Bo and Will. welcomed Nicholas Buenafe 3-year-old son, Magnus Olivia, on Feb. 6, 2014. Hannah Smith Mason Calvin Roach, 6 pounds, 8 IV. I am in my first year as Classmates Alison Barnwell, and her husband, Marcus, ounces, Oct. 19, 2013. Like principal of Christ Classical Stefanie Johnson, Rachel welcomed Margaret Moss his brother J.B. before him, Academy.” Rosson, and Jackie Ross Mason into the world Feb. he’s cute as a button with a Megan ‘02 and Jonathan Shepard are busy planning 5, 2014, in Denver, CO. She hollerin’ set of pipes to boot. Hulgan write: “We’ve had a reunion activities for the is a healthy and happy dark- Jonathan Russom hightailed lot of change in the last year! class of 1999. Mark your haired baby sister adored by it out of the Chicago Public We moved to Georgia in calendar for Saturday, Oct. blond big brothers Max and Schools central administration August 2013 for Jonathan to 10-11, 2014. Plan to gather Charlie. last summer just before the teach at Oxford College of for drinks on the lawn and Kelly McNulty and his wife, teacher’s strike to dip his toe Emory University in the math a buffet dinner at Buckman Tabitha, welcomed the birth in private enterprise for the department as an assistant Hall. More information to of their third child, Henry W. first time. For the last year, professor. We also welcomed come! McNulty, Feb. 6, 2014. he’s been working for eSpark a sweet baby girl, Fiona Amit Mirchandani and wife, Learning in Chicago. They Margaret Hulgan, Nov. 11, Roshni, are physicians in make an app for the iPad. 2013. I’m home with Fiona Dallas, TX, and freshmen in It directs kids to play other and our 4-year-old, Jon, and I 2000 the class of parenthood with educational apps that address volunteer in the community.” their new son Arav (Class of their individual weaknesses, Lauren Sefton has been Reporter: Nicki North Baxley 2034!). which is showing great impact chosen president-elect for her [email protected] Katie Cumbus Shute and on student achievement professional organization, Kristen Bradburn Oliver is husband, Jesse, welcomed growth in classrooms across the Southern Association a health communicator for their daughter, Evelyn the country. He’s also taken of College Admission the Office of Antimicrobial Virginia Shute, into the up part-time work selling Counseling (SACAC). Resistance at The Centers world on March 24. Walker local organic produce for After deciding to move for Disease Control and (2 years old) is enjoying his Iron Creek Organic Farm in on from her old teaching Prevention in Atlanta, GA. new role as big brother. The LaPorte, IN. position in the Department Among other things, her Shute family moved from San Ashley Quinn Sewell is of General Education at office works with federal Francisco to Tiburon, CA on a perpetual quest of self- Sungshin Women’s University and international partners (just over the Golden Gate discovery in the wilds of in November 2013, Shawn to prevent infections from Bridge), a few months ago. Los Angeles, having recently McCarthy embarked on a occurring and drug-resistant Rob and Emily Cassiday rediscovered the delicacy of job search over the next microorganisms from Sustar welcomed their third the TCBY Yogwich along the month, which culminated spreading. child, Joshua Robert Sustar, way. in five job interviews in five Brent ’99 and Stacy Weber into the world March 9, Melanie Telzrow days. Talk about grueling! Houston welcomed their 2014, in Columbia, SC, Girard continues to raise In the end, Shawn was second daughter, Julia at 7 pounds, 5 ounces. He is two flawless child models thrilled to accept a position Katherine, on Jan. 2, joined by his older siblings who have yet to produce a teaching at her first choice, 2014. “Big sister Virginia Maddie and Zach. tantrum, all while coming Sungkyunkwan University, adores her and hasn’t asked us very close to Teacher of the one of the top universities to return her yet, so we feel Year on the side. in Seoul. Her new contract blessed!” commenced March 1, 2014, and she is in love with everything about her new job. It looks like Seoul will be her home for a lot longer.

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Class Notes Summer ’14.indd 62 7/8/14 2:13 PM Scott Holmes and his wife, with fellow Rhodes alum John husband, Glen, are “so very in Tribeca but is aiming to Lauren Fay Holmes ’05, live in Gordon, who, as you recall, happy to announce the relocate back to New Orleans Northport, AL, where, after gave up his accounting career birth of our beautiful baby in the next couple of years, seven years at the Tuscaloosa and spent the last season crab girl and future Lynx, Cora where she plans on starting County District Attorney’s fishing the Aleutian Islands Dawn Ulett, on Jan. 31, her own handbag collection— Office, Scott is transitioning onboard the Artic Dawn. 2014. She weighed 8 pounds watch out Tory Birch. over to the wild and wacky Elizabeth Townsend Ecker and 2 ounces. We are so in Also in NYC, Emily Sottile world of municipal law at the writes that she and husband, love!” They live in Brisbane, is the director of the sacred Tuscaloosa City Attorney’s Brandon, are also still living Australia, where Kim is an space studio at EverGreene Office. Their son, Franklin in New Orleans, where she is infectious diseases registrar Architectural Arts, “using Bradley Holmes, was born finishing up her eighth year (fellow). So impressive Kim— all the knowledge I learned in April 2013 and has been teaching sixth-grade history at but beware of those dingoes in European Studies and in keeping everyone busy. Isidore Newman School. They and budgie smugglers. I my Search classes (thank are enjoying spring in New hear they’re everywhere in you Prof. Kaltner) for my Orleans with their son, Reed, Australia. projects,” she writes. More who turned 10 months old in Also on the medical front, importantly, Emily recently 2004 May. Elizabeth adds to all her Kristy Kummerow is in participated in the Crescent Tri-Delta sisters that “Girls, Nashville, in the middle of City Classic 10K race with 10th Reunion book your Homecoming a general surgery residency yours truly, C. Kyle. I was Homecoming: Oct. 10-11 tickets now, I want to see you program at Vanderbilt. She’s particularly impressed with Reporter: Kyle Russ in October!” taking a break from clinical Emily’s speed and stamina [email protected] A little east of New work to do research and during the race—especially It is with bittersweet Orleans, we have a report quality improvement as a VA considering she only left the feelings that I write this from Matt and Dorothy Quality Scholar Fellow and GoldMine two hours before latest update—it has now Laymon, who live in Daphne, is getting a master’s degree in the race began. been officially 10 years since AL, with their daughter, public health. On the West Coast, we graduated! Speaking for Eleanor, dogs, Magnum and A little closer to home, Megan and Kevin Brown are myself, the only positive Trixie, and a hunting falcon Jessie Flanders writes that she still enjoying the good life thing about that is that I no by the name of Herbert. has accepted another federal out in California. Kevin is longer have “Sunday-night They are very pleased to judicial clerkship for 2014- currently a partner at DRS demons” and worry about an announce Eleanor recently 2015, this time for a different Media, providing public economics test or Life paper underwent successful surgery judge. She will be in her third relations and marketing due the coming week. Now to remove an extra finger on year of clerking. I love Jessie services to consumer I’m able to enjoy Game of both of her hands and was but seeing her with so much technology start-ups in the Thrones in peace and only even visited in the hospital power is a little disconcerting. Bay Area. Last summer, have to worry about real work by MLB pitcher Antonio I hope that she exercises more Megan left her position at on Monday morning. Alfonseca (who also has 6 deference and restraint than the Masons of California to But on with it. Over the fingers per hand). In their she did on controlling the CD pursue a new opportunity last 10 years you guys have free time, Matt and Dorothy player on Reflection II. managing communications done some amazing things, enjoy attending Manga and Now to some really big for Cathedral School for and I look forward to hearing Anime Conventions, as well news: Maggie Goodman is Boys, an independent primary about this at Homecoming! as the occasional jousting officially a full-time employee school for boys in grades K-8 Let’s start in New Orleans, tournament (meaning, they of Chicago’s famous Second located in downtown San LA, which is where many of go to Medieval Times at least City, the comedy club. That’s Francisco. Their son, Colin, you landed post-graduation. quarterly). right, move over Tina Fey. (soon to be 3) also made the Peter Igoe was able to Across the pond, Kathlene Whitney Garman, Vanessa big transition to preschool convince wife, Alyson, that Fox-Davies writes that she’s Koslowski, and several other last fall. he needed a sabbatical from had a BIG 2014 so far: Rhodents have already gone On the baby front, Nick his booming dental practice, “(Husband) James and I to see her perform, where she Patterson and Shelby ‘06 and they spent four months welcomed the arrival of stole the show I’m told. recently welcomed home backpacking the rugged our son, Harvey Robert Up in the Big Apple, their daughter, Alice Canadian terrain from British Fox-Davies, born Feb. 6, Caitie Knoepp writes that she Kathryn, born Jan. 20, Columbia all the way up to weighing in at the hefty size moved to the City six years 2014. Alice’s godparents Alaska. Peter says it has always of 8 pounds, 12 ounces. We ago to attend Parsons, where include alums Jacquelyn been a dream to travel via are completely in love and she studied fashion design, Blankinship, Caroline King husky-driven sled and they completely in over our heads!” specializing in accessories. Willson ‘06, and Michael did so for nearly 300 miles Great news, Kathlene. Currently, she’s honing Roach ‘04. Well done guys— (on and off). Alyson and Much farther east and her skills and working as a and I’m pleased to hear that Peter were able to meet up Down Under, Kim Bartmess handbag designer for The the baby’s spiritual life will be writes that she and her Jones Group. She loves living in good hands!

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More than 80 alumni, students, and parents attended the Spring Break Career Networking event sponsored by the Washington, D.C. Chapter on March 11. Alex McGriff ’13 joined other current students to travel to our nation’s capitol seeking employment advice and professional connections from Rhodes community members. Dana Bartolomei ’08, Sarah Brooks ’08, and Alumni chapter volunteers travelled to Memphis to participate in the Sarah Fairchild ’06 were among the many alumni to offer recommendations on Annual Chapter Leaders Seminar, held May 8-10. After a day of training, working and living in the D.C. area. the group enjoyed the “World Famous Greek Burgers” at Alex’s. In front: Laura Sellers ’08 from the Nashville Chapter; Tierney Jackson ’10 from the Memphis Chapter. Back row: Katie Frink ’08, Rhodes regional Ashley Kutz Kelley also has position at Dell and now admission director from Texas; Preston Reeder ’13 from the North Texas some good news to share: “I works for an Austin, Chapter; Patrick Crouch ’06 from the Atlanta Chapter; Daniel Henke ’12 have been named to the 2014 TX-based start-up called from the St. Louis Chapter; Michel Turco ’08, Rhodes alumni and parent Class of the Forty Under 40 SpredFast, which is a social engagement coordinator; Carson Irwin ’08, Rhodes communications by the Charleston Regional marketing company that manager; and Katherine Dunbar-Smith ’09, Rhodes assistant director of Business Journal.” She’s helps brands and agencies Alumni Relations. practically running that town, manage, measure, and which comes as no surprise to create online content (ala, Lallemand ‘08 and Casey Vegas on Nov. 19, 2013. Her any of us who spent time with software as a service). He was McElroy ‘06. They enjoyed husband is from Norway, and Ashley in the C-Lab those also recently ordained and coffee, microbrews, and her new last name is Sjursen four years. Congrats, Ashley! performed his first wedding. attempting to regain their (try saying that five times On my front in D.C., all Krista and Jordan Wood, youth. fast!). At the time of her class is well. I’m planning a trip along with their 2-year-old Dan Swanstrom recently update submission, Lauren this summer to Denmark, daughter, Tessa, welcomed accepted a job as an assistant was literally in the car Sweden, and Norway— son Malcolm DeWitt Wood football coach at the with her husband and dog, tracing Henning Mankel’s Jan. 20, 2014. University of Pennsylvania, driving across the country to Wallander series. And given It’s been a while since we and wife Kristin Campbell has move her belongings to Los what a terrible winter we’ve heard from Jake Nemer, but accepted a job at H.U.P. Angeles, CA. had, I’m looking forward to not for a lack of notable The couple also celebrated 20 hours of Scandinavian developments. For starters, the birth of their second child sunlight. he works as an attorney in in September 2013. See you all in October and Nashville at the firm he Last September, Logan and until then, keep us posted— founded in 2011, Nemer Law Molly Chapman Wheeler were 2006 [email protected]. LLC. His take-no-prisoners blessed with the birth Reporter: Caroline King Willson litigation approach proved of their daughter, Savannah. useful in securing a favorable They shared that what she’s [email protected] verdict from April Watkins, lacking in hair, she more than Jessica Murphy graduated 2005 whom he married in the fall makes up for in giggles. The from Emory University in of 2013. Wheelers are back in D.C., Atlanta, GA, in December Reporters: Brandon Couillard Leah Kaye enjoyed a as Logan is on domestic 2013 with a dual MBA/ MPH. She recently started [email protected] Rhodes mini-reunion spring assignment at the State a job as a senior associate Molly Fitzpatrick break in Seattle, WA, and Department’s Operations Portland, OR (which we hear Center. He will start his next at PwC as a health-care [email protected] consultant in pharma/life Ryan and Laura Call is quite a foodie town), with assignment as the Bolivia desk classmates Kelly Forehand officer this August. sciences and is working out welcomed their second of the San Francisco office. daughter, Libby Virginia Call, McTear, Mary Claire Giffin, Lauren “Tiger” Woods and Krista McLean Lallemand. married performer Lauryn Jessica is loving California and April 4, 2014. welcomes any Rhodes visitors! Wes Lawrence left his Also present were Michael Hill’s bass player in Las

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accelerated one year MBA at Burks Emory in May 2013, Philip Ruppel joined the investment team at Advantage Capital Partners, which is a private equity and venture capital firm headquartered in New Orleans, LA. He and his wife, Jen, are sad to be leaving their friends in Atlanta but are very excited to return to their hometown of New Orleans and look forward to reconnecting with everyone! Shelby and Nick Patterson ‘04 recently welcomed home their daughter, Alice Kathryn, born Jan. 20, 2014. Alice’s godparents include alums Jacquelyn Blankinship, Caroline King Willson, and Michael Roach ‘04. Evan Volgas lives in Atlanta, GA, with his fiancé and his two dogs, Karma and Kazi. He started a web development New graduates from the Class of ’14 gathered following graduation for the traditional legacy photo taken with company, is working on their alumni relatives. Row 1, from left: Ellen Alpaugh ’14, Erin White Harrell ’57, Charlene Jayroe Allen ’57, database abstraction and high Maggie Donoghue ’14, Lauren Levesque ’14, Jim Turner ’56, Nguyen Pham ’14, Ai Doan ’11. Row 2, from left: performance configurations Amy Oates ’14, Alice Cockroft Oates ’71, Mary Kate Patterson ’14, Will Patterson ’11, Todd Doolin ’87, Megg in WordPress, and recently Doolin ’14, Amy Markle Doolin ’89, Tess Fairbanks ’14, Rus Fairbanks ’79, Erica Larson Sartain ’73, Thach Truong ’10. accepted a job as a data Row 3, from left: Carolyn Cockroft ’75, Alex McGriff ’13, Dawn McGriff ’83, Robert Semmes ’14, Joe Semmes ’13, Davis Bonham ’07, John Bonham ’14, James Bonham ’76, Philip Sartain ’14. engineer for a marketing analytics start-up. In his spare time, he works on a marketing specialist for Chase over Caroline’s kitchen with campaign finance and voter Correspondent and Rural home brewing equipment and representation application Housing. has produced several varieties that will allow users to search 2007 Roy Page graduated in of Higbee Brews. Charlie, for their elected officials by 2012 at Logan College age 1, enjoys long stroller zip code and learn about their Reporter: Mollie Briskman of Chiropractic as a walks, pulling his cats’ tails, Montelaro legislative and voting history, Doctor of Chiropractic and referring to every round [email protected] as well as their campaign (DC) and the following object as “ball!” Ford Porter just accepted a donors. He still drinks an trimester in 2013 with a Emily Davis Olson and position in Los Angeles, CA, irresponsibly large amount of master’s in sports science Zach Olson welcomed Oliver where he will be working as a coffee. and rehabilitation. Roy is “Ollie” Tecumseh Olson on consultant at a small political Allison Cox and Beau Baker, currently enrolled in Santa March 8, 2014. Emily is consulting firm focused on University of Florida ’03 and Monica, CA, at Emperor’s taking a few months off of human rights and educational Levin College of Law ’06, got College in a master’s of work from her new job as a issues. Ford reports that he is married May 26, 2013, at the traditional Oriental medicine sixth- and seventh-grade math looking forward to the great Ribault Club in Jacksonville, program, and he practices teacher at the Capitol Hill weather, plenty of beach time, FL. Fellow Rhodes alumna in Los Angeles, CA, at LA Day School to be with Ollie and taking up open water were bridesmaids—Kate Sports and Spine, which as he grows. Even as a March swimming. Ackerman Rhamey, Katie is a performance- and baby, Ollie got to enjoy his Ross Hilliard writes that Yoder Hollis, and Colleen rehabilitation-based clinic. first snow and will soon get to he will finish his residency in Forsyth MacMurdo. Guests Billy Willson recently see his first cherry blossoms internal medicine at Brown included Patrick Rhamey accepted a position as vice in D.C.! University in June. He plans Jr. and Scott MacMurdo ‘07. president of logistics with on continuing as chief resident Allison and Beau are happily Delta Cartage. In his free and attending physician for married and live in Atlantic time, Billy has been taking Beach, FL. Allison is a Brown in the department of

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Chamblee Ryan Kershaw & Anderson, P.C. in Dallas, TX. She works 2008 primarily defending medical malpractice suits, as well Reporter: Madoline Markham as premises liability and [email protected] insurance defense. Victor Evans, a former Becky Cook married Dr. teacher and Rhodes College Jeremy Davis on April 12, graduate with a master’s 2014. The couple moved to degree from Christian Santa Monica, CA, in June Brothers University in for Jeremy to complete a Memphis, joined the fellowship in Mohs Surgery. Tennessee Republican Party Becky has left the Cleveland (TNGOP) as its engagement Clinic and has taken two director. His responsibilities new positions: running the include enlisting support B.A. Rudolph Foundation, of from the African American, which she is also a director, Ryan Lisse ’14 and Stephen Risley ’11 joined more than 30 other members Latino, and other minority and consulting for the of the Houston Chapter for a crawfish boil on May 17 at Big Woodrow’s. communities across the Phelan-McDermid Syndrome state. Evans will also direct Foundation. the TNGOP’s Global general internal medicine. Vanderbilt’s Graduate Elizabeth Campbell married Engagement Team, which Ross also continues to work Department of Religion as William Kennedy Griffin IV has already been actively with the Institute for Healthcare a candidate for the PhD in Nov. 2, 2013. In attendance working in Nashville to grow Improvement’s “Open School ethics and society, with plans were Jennifer Stanley minority support. Evans is for Health Professions” (Boston, to start in the fall of 2014! Gladstone, Katie and Rob also a member of the Rhodes MA) as a regional leader for the Leonard reports that he is Wiles, Justin Foreman, Maddie Alumni Board. northeast. looking forward to being George, Lucy King, Anna Caroline Lindley and Neil Brittany Melvin and Peter back in Nashville and to Moak ‘10, Jessica Harris ‘09, Ferrini married March 15, Joslyn married March 15, reconnecting with Rhodes Katherine Stewart ‘07, Lora 2014, in Shreveport, LA. 2014, at St. Louis Cathedral and other members of the Terry ‘07, and Erin Foster ‘10. The wedding party included in New Orleans, LA. Memphis family. Chris Chugden married Sumati Jain, Molly Smith Following the ceremony, the Big moves ahead for Lindsey Lowrie March 29, Hulling, Claire Tonore, couple led a second line to Sophia King! She moved to 2014, at Union Avenue Jennifer Mueller, Ravi Patel, the reception at the Riverview Abu Dhabi in April. She will Baptist Church in Midtown Zach Ramsay, Joe Thompson, Room. Lauren Neupert served continue teaching children Memphis. Doug Atkinson, and Justin Palmer. Also in as Brittany’s maid of honor. with autism and working on Alex Mathis, and Rob Purple attendance were Meredith Other Rhodes alums in a master’s degree in applied were groomsmen. The Ford, Aisling Foley Palmer, attendance included Margaret behavior analysis while in the reception was at Hillwood at Katie Jones, Drury Morris, Works Yerkovich, Colly Scott UAE. Davies Manor Plantation, and Mark Oliver, Hannah English, Beecherl, Jen Brake, Meredith A few Rhodes babies to the couple honeymooned in Will Donnell ‘09, Adam Master Lee, Katherine Stewart, Scott announce: Jonathan Snape Antigua. ’06, and Nate Hulling ‘06. Bayer, Cassie Ortiz, Helen and his wife, Julianne, Katie Henderson Archer Blair Lehman received Meaher, and Amanda Sakla. welcomed their son, Corban graduated from the Johns a master’s in cognitive Becky Ferguson was to serve as James, on March 17, 2014. Hopkins School of Advanced psychology from the a bridesmaid but was unable Lindsey Mull Newton and International Studies with a University of Memphis in to attend the festivities. Peter her husband, Josiah, welcomed master’s degree in international May 2012 and will receive her and Brittany will reside in Fortlage Thomas Newton affairs and international PhD in cognitive psychology, New Orleans. into their family Jan. 4, 2014. economics in May. also from the University Leonard Curry tells me he Lindsey reports that he started Diana Comes and Mark of Memphis, this August. is excited to announce that life with a big adventure—his Erskine ‘03 married Aug. 17, She will begin working at he will finish at Yale Divinity first international trip! They 2013. They live in Memphis, Educational Testing Service in School in May with a master’s traveled as a family, with his where Diana recently finished Princeton, NJ, as an associate of sacred theology! This is big sister Gwyneth, to India in clerkships for the Hon. Ronald research scientist in the after he has completed the March to celebrate Lindsey’s Gilman, U.S. Court of Appeals Cognitive Science Group in master of divinity at Yale in sister’s wedding. They all made for the Sixth Circuit, and the September. May 2013. Leonard is even it home safely and are settling Hon. Jon McCalla, U.S. District Alison Williams has begun more excited to announce into “normal” routines. Court for the Western District a position as an associate that he was accepted into of Tennessee. She now practices attorney at defense firm with Butler Snow, LLP.

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Class Notes Summer ’14.indd 66 7/8/14 2:16 PM a practicing attorney for a for a neurosurgery residency small firm in the area. Evan at Emory University in is working at a financial firm Atlanta, GA. His wife, 2009 and spends his free time Andrea Boucher, finished a 2012 playing water polo. master’s degree at Vanderbilt Fifth Reunion Lauren Brill will finish grad University Nursing School in Reporter: Kelly Parry Homecoming: Oct. 10-11 school in May 2014, where 2011 and has been working [email protected] Reporter: Kelsey Griffith she will earn her teaching as a certified nurse-midwife Hannah Bromfield is a [email protected] credential. She hopes to begin in Memphis but will now lead residential counselor Andrew Fancher graduated her teaching career this fall in begin looking for work in the for adolescent girls at from The University of San Diego, CA. Atlanta area. a therapeutic boarding Tennessee College of Several of our classmates Jacy Gentry will graduate school in North Carolina. Veterinary Medicine last and fellow alumni are from East Tennessee State She works to support girls spring and is now in private graduating from medical University’s Quillen College struggling with emotional and practice as an associate school this May and have of Medicine and will begin a behavioral disorders. veterinarian in Clarksville, matched with residencies residency in family medicine While also working as TN. In January 2013, he around the country. Rhodes in Chattanooga this summer. (assumedly) Austin, Texas’ married a fellow veterinary alums that will graduate from She also went on an awesome best pedicab driver, Ryley classmate, Melissa Daniels. the University of Tennessee trip to Bangalore, India, last Erhardt is collaborating Moses Bushnell served as a Medical School in May September. with Austin Sheriffs to start groomsman. include: Jonathan Holt, who Jamison Beuerman is in an aquaponics garden and Karolina Grabowicz left will be in Memphis next year his last semester at Louisiana beekeeping program in the her job at Ernst & Young for his internal medicine State University Law School local penitentiary. Ryley also in November 2013 and residency; Kristen Lytle, and will be moving back takes gymnastics lessons, plays started with Mercer Capital who will begin her internal to New Orleans upon in two volleyball leagues, and Management in December medicine residency at the graduation. will soon begin taking improv 2013. University of New Mexico Katherine Dunbar-Smith classes in the hopes that Andrea Bell is starting her in Albuquerque in July; is the assistant director of friends and strangers alike will third year at Northwestern Leah John, who will start her alumni relations at Rhodes. finally start laughing at his University, where her residency at UT Memphis; Her position focuses on jokes. title has been updated to Andrew Holt, who will strengthening the Rhodes Ivy Thompson will start a assistant director of student begin his combined internal Career Network—connecting PhD program in audiology at community services in medicine and pediatrics students and alumni with the University of Cincinnati the Center for Student residency at UT Memphis; fellow alumni and parents for in August. Involvement. In this role, she Tyler Koestner, who matched career development purposes advises student organizations, at UT Chattanooga for his . . . in other words, helping including one of the largest general surgery residency; Rhodes students and alumni student-run philanthropies Scott Galloway ’10, who will get jobs! If you are interested in the country, Northwestern be completing his internal in serving as a career network University Dance Marathon. medicine residency at UT volunteer or are interested in Their last event raised $1.3 Chattanooga; Faisal Shaikh utilizing the Rhodes Network, million and was kicked off ‘10, who will complete his feel free to contact her! by a video from President internal medicine residency [email protected] Obama. at New York Presbyterian Join the official Rhodes Evan Malone and Chip Hospital/Weill Cornell College Alumni Career Mallin both currently live Medical Center; and Andy Network group on LinkedIn! in St. Louis, MO. Chip is Boucher ‘10, who matched IN MEMORIAM

’38 Nell Thompson Goshorn member of Whitehaven DE, March 6, 2014. He was Manhattan Project in Los of Memphis, TN, Jan. Methodist Church. She is born in Mercersburg, PA. Alamos, NM. He married 18, 2014. She graduated survived by her son, James Dr. Hermann was a 1942 Katherine “Kate” MacArthur from Southwestern (now Oliver Goshorn III ’70; a graduate of Southwestern in 1949, and they settled in Rhodes) in 1938, where daughter; her husband; five (now Rhodes) and received a Delaware, where he enjoyed she was a member of Delta grandchildren; and eight PhD from MIT in chemistry a long career with DuPont Delta Delta, S.T.A.B., and great-grandchildren. in 1949. During World War developing pharmaceuticals. an active member of the ’42 Dr. Edward “Ned” II he was chosen to work with The Hermanns were Drama Club. She was a Charles Hermann of Newark, a team of scientists on the founding members of the

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Unitarian Universalist including many states and Mississippi. She is survived (now Rhodes) and graduated Fellowship of Newark. In several foreign countries, by her four children and six from Concordia University addition to his wife, he is as she accompanied her grandchildren. in River Forest, IL. She is survived by four children, husband on his engineering ’47 Dr. Julius Jerome “J.J.” survived by her husband, including Dr. Robert Charles projects. In addition to their Whittington of Olive Branch, three sons, a daughter, eight Hermann ’73, and 12 home locations, they traveled MS, March 20, 2014. He grandchildren, and two great- grandchildren. widely. In 1980, she moved to was reared on the Beulah grandchildren. ’42 Dr. Vera “Frances” Boise, ID, with her husband. Plantation in Beulah, MS, ’47 Irma Merrill Stafford Babin Wild of Memphis, ’43 Roland Ward Jones, later moving to Memphis, of Memphis, TN, March TN, Feb. 24, 2014. She Jr., of Lula, MS, March where he attended Central 30, 2014. Born in Memphis, was born in Memphis 5, 2014. He was born High School. At the age of she graduated from Miss and attended St. Thomas in Grenada, MS. Before 17, he enlisted in the Navy, Hutchison’s School and School, Southside High entering the Navy in World where he was assigned to Southwestern (now School, and Southwestern War II, he taught physics at the Medical Corps. and Rhodes). She worked for the (now Rhodes). She earned Southwestern (now Rhodes), served four years on the USS Commercial Appeal until her a PhD in microbiology at where he had graduated Arlington during World War marriage in 1956 to Erich W. the University of Tennessee with honors. Upon joining II. After the war, he returned Merrill, who preceded her Health Science Center in the Navy as a lieutenant, he to school and graduated from in death. She helped found 1981. She was a life-long went to MIT and Princeton Southwestern (now Rhodes), and was president of the parishioner of St. Anne to study radio and radar. earning a bachelor of science Memphis Symphony League, Catholic Church, where she Eventually, he returned to his degree. He went on to the played piano and cello, was involved in many groups family farm in Lula, where he University of Tennessee and sang for many years in and served as director of spent the rest of his life. He School of Medicine and the Lindenwood Christian PRE and RCIA. She was a is survived by his son, three received a doctor of medicine Church choir. In 1998 she dedicated biology teacher at grandchildren, and three in family practice. He received the Kay Newman Wooddale and White Station great-grandchildren. was vice president of his Award from the Memphis High Schools and a recipient 45 The Honorable Morison class and graduated 13th Landmarks Commission of Tennessee’s Outstanding Buck of Memphis, on out of 40 graduates. After and Memphis Heritage for Biology Teacher Award. She March 2, 2014. He attended graduation, he set up a her leadership and volunteer retired as a professor at the Southwestern (now Rhodes) practice in Hickory Flat, MS, work in preservation with the University of Tennessee, and the University of Tampa, later moving his practice to Evergreen Historic District Memphis. She is survived and was a graduate of the Walnut Ridge, AR. In 1971, and the Corridor West by a son, a daughter, three University of Florida Law he moved to Jonesboro, AR. Redevelopment Plan. She granddaughters, and one School. He practiced law From 1971-1976, he was is survived by her husband, great-granddaughter. as a sole practitioner in director of the emergency three children, two step- ’43 Kathryn “Kay” Martin Tampa from 1948-1977 and department at St. Bernard’s children, two grandchildren, Jones of Boise, ID, March served as circuit court judge Hospital. During that time, and three step-grandchildren. 21, 2014. Mrs. Jones was until retiring in 1991. He he served as vice president ’48 Rev. Joseph C. Eckstine a member of the Ralph C. served as past president of of the Arkansas Chapter of Magnolia Bluff, FL, March Hon Society. She graduated the Hillsborough County of the American College 21, 2014. He was a retired from Central High School Bar Association and wrote of Emergency Physicians, minister of the Presbyterian in Memphis and received the column “Chips Off the pioneering the specialty of Church, USA, last serving a bachelor of arts degree Old Block” for its monthly emergency medicine. In in that capacity in Port with distinction from publication. He is survived by 1976, he and his wife, Anne, St. Joe, FL. Rev. Eckstine Southwestern (now Rhodes) two daughters and a son. moved to New Orleans, was a combat infantryman in 1943, completing a four- ’46 Virginia Wade Hines LA, where he joined the in World War II and was year course in three years. of Greenville, MS, Jan. emergency department staff awarded the Bronze Star and She was a member of Zeta 7, 2014. She was born at Ochsner Medical Center the Purple Heart. He was Tau Alpha Sorority and was in Memphis and was a and worked in emergency a graduate of Southwestern selected as a football sponsor graduate of Southwestern medicine until he retired (now Rhodes) and Columbia and queen for homecoming (now Rhodes) and Delta at 65 years old. Survivors Theological Seminary. He activities. Later, she studied State University. A long- include his wife, a sister, two is survived by his wife, at the University of Colorado time resident of Greenville, sons, a daughter, and four three daughters, and seven at Boulder for two years in she was a retired English grandchildren. grandchildren. a master’s degree program teacher in the Greenville ’47 Harriet Lucille Mueller ’48 Howard Trent Wood of in elementary education. Public School System. She of Bella Vista, AR, Jan. 11, Tulsa, OK, April 2, 2014. Mr. On Feb. 14, 1943, she was an active member of 2014, in Carrollton, TX. Wood was a member of the married William H. Jones St. James Episcopal Church She was born in Hazen, Ralph C. Hon Society. He in Memphis. They made and was a licensed lay reader ND, and raised in Memphis. served in the U.S. Army for their home in 28 locations, in the Episcopal Diocese of She attended Southwestern three years during World War

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Class Notes Summer ’14.indd 68 7/8/14 2:17 PM II. He fought with General She was a lifelong member awards including Mortar a master of divinity degree George S. Patton’s 3rd Army of Bellevue Baptist Church. Board, Belk Bible Medal, from Union Theological in Europe—receiving four She is survived by her two Outstanding Citizen Award Seminary in Virginia, where Battle Stars, one of which sons, Thaddeus “Thad” (Memphis Convention and he also earned master of was for participating in the Salter Rodda ’72 and Warner Visitors Bureau), and the theology and doctor of Battle of the Bulge. Trent Blanton Rodda ’76, and five Francisco de Miranda Medal ministries degrees. He earned attended school in Memphis, grandchildren. (government of Venezuela), a master of arts degree in graduating from Central ’51 Martha Ellen Maxwell among others. She is survived counseling in 1957 from High School before going on of Dyer, TN, March 6, by her sister, Jerry Davidson the University of Southern to earn a BA in economics 2014. Dr. and Mrs. Maxwell Thomas ’61; three sons; and Mississippi while in his first from Southwestern (now were married in 1948. She six grandchildren. pastorate. On July 20, 1955, Rhodes). He was a member graduated from Southwestern ’51 Patricia “Pat” Cooper he married Virginia Ruth of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (now Rhodes) with a Richardson of Nashville, TN, Vann of Citronelle, AL. He Fraternity. During college, bachelor of arts degree in Feb. 22, 2014. She was born served in pastorates for 43 he had been a radio music and was named the top and grew up in Arkansas, years before retirement to announcer at WHBQ, but woman student in her class. with a brief stint in Texas Peachtree City, GA, in 1996. when television became She was elected to Phi Beta during her grade school He was a member of Atlanta available to Memphis, he Kappa and, after graduation, years. She graduated from Presbytery and a devoted quickly switched to TV in was appointed assistant dean Southwestern (now Rhodes) member of the Peachtree City late 1948, working for NBC of women at Southwestern, with a degree in economics. It Rotary Club, where he served affiliate WMC-TV Channel where she served from 1952- was at Southwestern that she as president 2005-2006. He 5 for 20 years. He had the 55. She served as president met her husband-to-be and is survived by his wife; a pleasure of introducing a of the Memphis Symphony made many lifelong friends. sister; two children, including young man by the name League and headed one of its Pat and Bob were married David Anderson Landrum ’82; of Elvis Presley for his TV most successful fund-raising in 1951, beginning their life and three grandchildren. debut in December 1954 at campaigns. She served two together in ministry. She ’53 Coleman Ronald the annual “Goodfellow’s” terms as the first woman nurtured and supported him “Ron” Davis of Valley Christmas talent show during president of the board of and her daughters through Grande, AL, Jan. 16, 2014. the wrestling matches held directors and, after holding ministries in Hazlehurst, He coached and taught in at Ellis Auditorium. He was several other positions in the MS; Memphis; Richmond, the Texas Public School president of Wood Bros. arts community, was named VA; Charlotte, NC; and System until he moved to Investments, Memphis and executive director of the Westminster Presbyterian Selma, AL, to become the New York City, from 1970 to Memphis Symphony in 1993. Church in Nashville. She curriculum coordinator for 1976. After he retired from She is credited with having also served as administrative the Selma City Schools. his second career, he went to been a major force in saving assistant in academia and He also taught third grade work with his sons Linden the symphony during its in Presbyterian Church at Knox Elementary and and Stewart at Linden’s homeless years performing at administration. In her second grade at Meadowview company WorldConnect Eudora Baptist Church prior retirement, she served as a Christian School. He Communications. He was to moving into the Cannon volunteer at the Frist Center worked in the city’s GED senior vice president at Center for the Performing for the Visual Arts and was program and taught as WorldConnect for nine years. Arts. Before accepting her an active member of the an adjunct instructor While in Memphis, he served position with the Memphis Nashville Piano Study Club. at Wallace Community on the board of directors Symphony, she served as She is survived by three College. He was an avid of the downtown Memphis president and executive daughters, including Sydney reader and volunteered Kiwanis Club and as director of the Memphis Arts Richardson DeWitt ’81; six at the library. He was an president of the Forest Lakes Festival and was extensively grandchildren; and two great- elder and choir member at Home Owners Association. involved in Memphis arts grandchildren. Pisgah Presbyterian Church. He was also a deacon at the organizations. She also served ’51 Dr. Charles Logan He leaves behind his wife, Central Christian Church on boards for the Memphis Landrum of Peachtree City, five children, and five in Memphis. He is survived Development Foundation, GA, April 4, 2014. He was grandchildren. by his wife, two sons, Memphis Convention and born in Kenly, NC, and ’53 Charles Cannon Sullivan two brothers, and three Visitors Bureau, United spent most of his youth in III of Lynchburg, VA, Jan. grandchildren Way, Memphis Rotary Club, Macon, GA. He graduated 19, 2014. Charles was born ’49 Mary Lee Ashworth Shelby State Community from Newberry High School in Memphis, TN, and was Rodda of Memphis, TN, College Foundation, Le in Newberry, SC, where he a graduate of Southwestern Feb. 12, 2014. She attended Bonheur, and Les Passees, lived while his father served (now Rhodes) and the Northwestern University and and was a member of the as a Navy chaplain. He University of Mexico. He Southwestern (now Rhodes), 1982 class of Leadership earned a bachelor’s degree served in the U.S. Army. He and graduated from the Memphis. She was the in philosophy from Rhodes had a long business career, DeShazo College of Music. recipient of numerous College. In 1954 he received which included serving as

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president/CEO of Schering- she held until she retired. She sorority, as commissioner of Leadership and the Service Plough Canada and Gem served as an elder at Idlewild publications on the Student Award from the Commission Inc., and owning several Presbyterian Church and Government, and as president on the Laity. She was also a companies. He was an elder in the leadership of Church of the Baptist Student Union. nominee for elder. She was and long-term active member Women United for many Upon graduation, she moved named a Kentucky Colonel of Germantown Presbyterian years; in recognition of her to Louisville, KY, to attend by the governor of Kentucky Church and First efforts, she was named a Southern Baptist Theological in recognition of her service Presbyterian in Brownsville, Presbyterian Women lifetime Seminary, from which she to the people of state. She is TN. His passion for mission member and the Johnson received both a masters of survived by her life partner of work and education included Auxiliary Volunteer of the religious education and a 27 years. multiple mission trips to Year (2006-2007). She graduate specialist of religious ’67 Carol Calaway Wilson of Brazil, Mexico, and New was a member and on the education (the first year Cordova, TN, Jan. 9, 2014. Orleans, LA. He is survived board of Chapter A of the of the doctor of education She was an alumna of Rhodes by his wife, three brothers, Philanthropic Educational program). She taught special College, earned bachelor’s three children, and four Organization for decades. She education for 18 years, and master’s degrees at the grandchildren. is survived by her husband, primarily working with University of Memphis, and ’54 Geraldine Hensley two brothers, two daughters, young mentally handicapped received a bachelor of science Kohl of Roswell, GA, and four grandsons. students. During that in occupational therapy at Feb. 28, 2014. She grew ’65 Ann Taylor Dow Lee time, she trained teachers, the University of Tennessee up in Cincinnati, OH, of Charlottetown, Prince supervised student teachers, Health Science Center. She and was a graduate of Edward Island, Canada, and coordinated federal taught special education for Southwestern (now Rhodes). Jan. 18, 2014. She attended grants that produced several several years and was lead She worked as director Southwestern (now Rhodes), projects placed in the Library occupational therapist in the of Christian education at where she received a BA of Congress. She completed Memphis City Schools until First Presbyterian in West and undertook graduate additional graduate work at her retirement. She leaves her Carrollton, OH, and was very studies at Memphis State the University of Louisville, husband, William “Bill” M. active in the church, where University. At this time she including several certifications Wilson ’64; a son; a brother; she started the preschool became seriously interested in special education and and a sister. program. She attended in art after seeing the in administration and ’68 Andrew “Andy” James Northminster Presbyterian watercolors of Dolph Smith. supervision. She was very Johnson of Aiken, SC, Jan. Church of Roswell. Survivors She took classes at the active on the local, state, 25, 2014. He graduated from include her husband, a Memphis Academy of Art and international levels of Central High School, in daughter, a son, and a and sculpture at Sewanee: the Council for Exceptional Memphis, in 1964, where he granddaughter. The University of the South. Children, eventually serving was president of the Math ’60 Janet McKenzie Nix In 1970 the family moved as international president. Club. He won a scholarship of Memphis, TN, March 7, to Charlottetown, where During that time, she to attend Southwestern (now 2014. A native of Hope, AR, she continued her studies keynoted or presented at Rhodes), where he was in she was named valedictorian at Holland College and 72 conferences in North Kappa Sigma and graduated of Hope High School. became a member of the America. In 1987 she became with a BA in mathematics She majored in biology at Charlottetown Art Club. She the life partner of Rev. Dee in 1968. Andy enlisted in in Southwestern (now Rhodes), specialized in watercolors Dale, pastor of Metropolitan the U.S. Air Force, where he where she spent her junior but also produced oil and Community Church of attended Officer Training year in Sheffield, England. acrylic works. She renewed Louisville, where, over the School at Lackland AFB. At Southwestern she was her interest in sculpture and last 25 years, she served in He graduated as a second a member of Delta Delta pottery and spent much of various capacities including lieutenant with the highest Delta. After graduation, she her artistic efforts there in interpreter for the deaf, chair scores in his class of 700. The married Verdie “Buddy” recent years. She is survived of the Council of Ministries, Air Force then sent him to Homer Nix, Jr. ’61. In their by her husband, a brother, seminar leader, board trainer, the University of Michigan, 53 years of marriage, they two sisters, six children, and editor of the weekly e-news, where he graduated with made East Memphis their eight grandchildren. and chair of the Bylaws his master’s in science with home, attending Idlewild ’66 Julia “Judy” Ries Committee. She also served a major in meteorology in Presbyterian Church and Dale of Louisville, KY, Feb. on the Lay Ministry Council, 1972. In 1977, Andy left the sending their two daughters 27, 2014. She was a third- the Disability Forum, and Air Force as a captain with to Memphis public schools. generation Memphian and, as a General Conference an honorable discharge. He She was a certified public along with 21 of her Central parliamentarian. She was spent his next 30 years at accountant and worked at High School classmates, a member of the Bylaw Savannah River Site and Conwood, now the American entered what was then Review Team and served on retired as manager of the Snuff Company. She moved Southwestern (now Rhodes). the Bylaw Team. She was a information delivery system on to become payroll While there she served as recipient of the Kerry Brown organization. Survivors manager at FedEx, a position an officer in Kappa Delta Award for Distinguished Lay include his wife, a brother,

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Class Notes Summer ’14.indd 70 7/8/14 2:20 PM his father, two daughters, a vidson County Sheriff Fate finance and sales operations P’17 Harold Frank son, three stepchildren, and Thomas, and went to Hous- for technology companies McCullough of Lorton, VA, five grandchildren. ton, TX, in 1995 to interview since 1997. His most recent March 4, 2014. He was a ’73 Dr. David P. Crowe of an oilman with an NFL team job was with Fujitsu in Plano. graduate of Long Branch Cape Girardeau, MO, March named Bud Adams. Gov. Bill He is survived by his wife, his High School and Monmouth 7, 2014. He was a 1969 Haslam said she “was moti- parents, and his brother. College in West Long graduate of Cape Girardeau vated by wanting the best for P ’15 Randall “Randy” Branch, NJ. He served as Central High School. He a city and state that she cared David Bailey of Springfield, student body president at received a bachelor of arts deeply about, and her love MO, Dec. 15, 2013. He Monmouth College where, in communication arts of Nashville and Tennessee attended Kirksville High after graduation, he began from Southwestern (now came through in everything School and later graduated his career in the financial Rhodes). He earned his she wrote. I will miss her. Her from Northeast Missouri aid office becoming director DDS at the University thousands of readers will miss State, now Truman of financial aid. After seven of Missouri-Kansas City her, and The Tennessean has State University, with a years at the college, he began in 1978 and his MSD at lost a caring and passionate bachelor’s degree in business his 32-year career at the U.S. Baylor College of Dentistry voice.” Mrs. Kerr is survived administration. During Department of Education, in 1980. He returned to by her husband, her mother, his time at Truman State, retiring in 2012. He is Cape Girardeau in 1980 and a sister. he met his future wife, survived by his wife, two to practice orthodontics. ’94 Dr. Melisa Ann Herbst Theresa. They married in sisters, a brother, and his son, David was a member of the of Park City, UT, Jan. 10, 1989 in Kirksville, MO. Bradford McCullough ’15. Phi Beta Kappa Chapter of 2014. She received her After working at John Deere Tennessee, the American undergraduate degree from headquarters in Atlanta, GA, Friends of Rhodes Dental Association, and Rhodes and her MD from for several years, he decided Mildred P. “Milly” Marshall the American Association Louisiana State University to move back to Springfield, of Essex, CT, Dec. 19, 2013. of Orthodontists. He was a Health Science in Shreveport. MO, to join his father in She was a member of The member of First Presbyterian She studied obstetrics the family business, Bailey Ralph C. Hon Society. She Church, having served as and gynecology at the Quarries, Inc. He served as was born in Memphis, the deacon and elder; a member University of New Mexico vice president of the company youngest of the three Puryear of the board of directors of in Albuquerque and received for nearly 23 years. During girls, and was a graduate of Mercantile Bank; founder her fellowship training in his time with the company, the Hutchison School in and president of the Tailor perinatology at Cleveland he was also elected president Memphis. She went to Vassar Institute; and a charter Metropolitan. She practiced of the Missouri Limestone College on a scholarship, member of the Missouri medicine in Salt Lake City, Producers Association. He graduating in 1942 with Autism Commission. UT, for several years. She was is survived by his wife; his an economics major. She He was a member of the devoted to Arctic Dog Rescue children, including Gabrielle went to Washington during American Society of Media and loved Ballet West. She E. Bailey ’15; two sisters; and World War II to work as Photographers and was is survived by her father and a brother. assistant to the rubber chief operating officer of brother. P’15 Darlene Schneider director in the Office of the Richard Halliburton ’95 Judson Allen Burch of of Mobile, AL, March 3, Price Administration. A Memorial Expedition Society. Plano, TX, Jan. 14, 2014. 2014. She graduated from year later in Washington, Survivors include his wife, He graduated with honors Shades Valley High School she married Navy lieutenant three sons, and two brothers. in 1991 from Highland in Birmingham, AL, in 1975 Bob Marshall. They moved ’83 Gail McKnight Kerr of Park High School, where and earned an associate’s to Bronxville, NY, in 1950 Nashville, TN, March 25, he was a gifted athlete, state degree from Jefferson State and were pillars of the 2014. She grew up in Donel- ranked and co-captain of Community College, also in community for more than son, TN, and started working the wrestling team. He Birmingham, in 1977. She 50 years. Drawing on her for The Tennessean as a “copy attended Rhodes College moved to Mobile in 1983. experience caring for her girl” in 1978, when she was his freshman year, where She began working with older sister Narnie as she in high school. After graduat- he became a member of Compass Bank, now BBVA died, she became a board ing from Southwestern (now Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Compass, that year and member of Concern for Rhodes), she returned to the later graduated from Baylor was employed there for the Dying, an early proponent newspaper as a beat reporter, University with a BBA degree next 30 years. She spent the of living wills. Later in life, then team leader, then city in economics. He was an last several years as senior she obtained a masters in editor and, finally, columnist. avid scuba diver and traveler vice president of Wealth health advocacy from Sarah She covered then-Gov. Lamar who loved photography, Management. She is survived Lawrence College. Alexander’s second term, reading, writing music, and by her sons, including shadowed Bill Clinton and Al playing guitar. He met his Chandler Bryce Schneider ’15; Gore during their campaigns wife, Kirsten, when they both a sister; and a brother. for the White House, chron- worked at i2 Technologies. icled the downfall of Da- He had served as director of

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Love of Language Lasts a Lifetime

r. Gordon Southard added we traveled on “the chicken bus” (so to the base of knowledge called because locals carried crates Dgiven to me by my high of chickens with them on the bus, school Spanish and Latin teach- stashing them in the racks above the ers. He gave me a love of speaking seats or holding them on their laps). the Spanish language. From the first My wife and I have since day, he never let us speak a word of enjoyed vacations to Spanish- English in class, but he had a great speaking countries such as Mexico, sense of humor about him, as he led Costa Rica, and Puerto Rico. In us through the world of Don Quixote, my professional obstetrics and La Celestina, and just practical, every- gynecology practice, I found day, spoken Spanish. my Spanish quite helpful in I used my newly acquired communicating with my patients language, listening to Spanish from Spanish-speaking short wave radio as a young man. countries, and those patients Kids were the most difficult to appreciated that I had made an effort understand. On several occasions, it to learn their language. It made sort Dr. Gordon Southard was invaluable on goodwill trips with of a bond. service organizations, like a three- Even today I use Spanish just month goodwill trip with American listening to beautiful, rhythmical I believe that a knowledge friends to rural Mexico. There I met Spanish music on the radio, working of Spanish has enriched my life. I volunteers from countries all over the at my home with Spanish workers, encourage those who are considering world. or enjoying TV shows reminiscent of which foreign language to study in We worked with CARE’s the good part of old-time American college to consider Spanish. I believe school-breakfast program for TV, like the variety-quiz show it is truly the second language of the children, taught English to Sabado Gigante. Sometimes I help world, at least for Americans, and adults, helped build a road, were translate for someone struggling it is one of the Romance languages, privileged to make rounds with to be understood or to understand which are the basis of Esperanto. the local doctor as he visited the at the post office or at some local Thank you for this gift, Dr. sick in their poor dwellings, and store. Occasionally I will even meet Gordon Southard. made great friendships with the someone whose native language is villagers. It was like going back in not Spanish and who lacks the ability — Dr. Andrew J. Donelson ’65 time to the Old West, as it had been to speak English, but we discover we 100 years before. I had so much can communicate in Spanish. fun, I took my family back to see the real Mexico in later years, and

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When I travel back to campus, I always feel like I’m coming home. Dr. Robert Wild ’66 Boalsburg, Pennsylvania Biology Major. Urologist. Grandfather. Alumnus. Alumni Executive Board Member. Campaign for Rhodes Health Professions Steering Committee Chair.

Nurturance in both sciences and humanities when I was a student helped foster my passion for the liberal arts and lifelong learning. In order for students to obtain the best education, it is important to provide state-of-the-art academic and research spaces for both outstanding students and faculty. We need space where professors can do research and engage with students in pursuit of knowledge. When we combine the accomplishments of alumni and faculty with the dreams and ambitions of our current and future students, we can impact the world. For more information on how to support the Campaign for Rhodes, contact Amanda Grebe Tamburrino ’98. (901) 843-3030, [email protected]

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4 TEAM ON ITS TO OUR OUR TO WOMEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA III DIVISION CONGRATULATIONS For the first time in history, the Rhodes women’s golf team became the NCAADIVIII Women’s Golf Champions,24-stroke winning leadthe overtitle the in second-placeresounding fashion team. Thewith student-athletes a also managed to keep a team gradethe point victory average of for 3.5 the were academic (from left) year. Bringing Mary home Reed Sarahanne ‘14, Margaret Vaughan “Meg” ‘17, Healy Jessica ‘16, Nicole Zweifel “Nikki” ‘17, Isaacson and Jessica ‘17, Ritter ‘15. Spring 2014_Cover 4.indd 1