The Magazine of Memphis University School • March 2009 From the Editor I heard University of Memphis Head Basketball Coach John Calipari speak recently, and one thing he said reminded me of something that the faculty and staff at MUS do every day: Do your best. Calipari was Me M p h i s Un i v e r s i t y sc h o o l talking about his team and how each week they try to Founded 1893 build on the last game. He asks each player, “Did you

Mi s s i o n st a t e M e n t do your best?” Memphis University School is a It’s a question worth asking each day. When you college-preparatory school dedicated to look at a few of this issue’s featured alumni, you’ll see academic excellence and the development of well-rounded young men of strong each does his best to solve worthwhile issues. Chuck moral character, consistent with the Blatteis ’82 focuses his law practice on business law and immigrants’ rights, school’s Christian tradition. while also collecting economic data for the Federal Reserve. Bartlett Durand ’86, Michael Stringer ’92, and Chris Eilersten ’72 help make the world more he a d M a s t e r Ellis L. Haguewood eco-friendly. We also see the boys at MUS doing their best every day. We highlight Zach Bo a r d o f tr U s t e e s Olsen ’13 who won the state golf championship and this year’s football team Robert E. Loeb ’73, Chairman which brought home the fourth state championship in the school’s history. D. Stephen Morrow ’71, Vice Chairman Richard L. Fisher ’72, Treasurer Some of you saw Robert Duffley’s ’09 directorial debut with A Thurber W. Thomas Hutton ’61, Secretary Carnival in early February. You don’t want to miss the spring musical, Little Shop Ben C. Adams ’74 of Horrors. Director Tim Greer said one of the original man-eating plants created R. Louis Adams ’70 Russell E. Bloodworth, Jr. ’63 for Broadway will be on stage in Hyde Chapel. The play runs April 17-20. We’ll Suki S. Carson have student artists and photographers showing their work at Night of the Arts in P. Trowbridge Gillespie, Jr. ’65 the Campus Center Dining Hall on opening night (April 17). Samuel N. Graham II ’80 Mark J. Halperin ’67 Our intrepid IT staff, Billy Smith, Jonathan Saunders, and Jeremy Cupp, Harry Hill III ’66 and art teacher Grant Burke have been working hard redesigning the MUS Web Joseph R. Hyde III ’61 site. We now have a new home page and will soon have a password-protected E. Carl Krausnick, Jr. ’79 alumni portal that will offer you exclusive access to job openings at companies Andrew R. McCarroll ’86 Richard C. Moore, Jr. ’63 with fellow alumni, information designed just for you, and much more. We plan Joseph M. Morrison ’78 to send you complete details, including how to login and access the new system, C. Barham Ray ’64 before summer. Please let me know if you have suggestions for improving our Wiley T. Robinson ’75 Chris R. Sanders communications. Charles F. Smith, Jr. ’66 Owen B. Tabor, Jr. ’85 Vicki Tyler S. Alexander Thompson III Director of Communications Alexander W. Wellford, Jr. ’60 Gary K. Wunderlich, Jr. ’88 (901) 260-1416 [email protected] al UM n i as s o c i a t i o n ex e c U t i v e Bo a r d Robert B. Wade ’84, President John H. Dobbs, Jr. ’85, President-Elect Robert I. Abbay IV ’92 Scott E. Anderson ’92 Jonathan A. Ballinger ’87 John B. Barton, Jr. ’95 David C. Bradford, Jr. ’95 Craig A. Christenbury ’83 Marshall A. Clark ’77 Edward J. Dobbs ’89 13 Paul F. T. Edwards ’79 8 Cecil A. Godman III ’78 Charles D. Hamlett ’92 John R. Malmo, Jr. ’85 Stephen J. Maroda, Jr. ’75 Lee R. Marshall ’75 G. Kirby May ’94 Loyal W. Murphy IV ’86 John R. Pitts ’76 Robert B. Preston ’78 17 M. Paul Reaves ’84 R. Scott Rose ’82 Dudley P. Schaefer, Jr. ’76 Gideon L. Scoggin ’95 Gwin C. Scott, Jr. ’83 Cleo W. Stevenson, Jr. ’68 John W. Stokes III ’79 William R. Tayloe ’92 Scott D. Williams ’85 Philip S. Wunderlich ’90 di r e c t o r o f al UM n i a n d pa r e n t pr o g r a M s Claire K. Farmer MUS TODAY c o n t e n t s f e a t u r e s A Helping Hand 3 MUS Alumni Give Green Light to Environmental Endeavors 8 Faculty Portrait Series 13 State Winners 14 One Man’s Mission 33 In Memory of Thisbe and Noah 35 On Th e CO v e r Chuck Blatteis ’82 works in Frank’s 100-Hole Club 37 the building behind him in Downtown Memphis, but Alumni Sports – Lacrosse, Basketball, Softball 39 his diverse heritage and world travels have shaped his life Just “Bus” Me the Facts and work here in Memphis. 43 Story starts on page 3. Photo by Jack Kenner. Alumni Events 44

ed i TO r Vicki Tyler d e p a r t m e n t s ST a f f Wr i T e r S Kimberly Eller, Lauren Oxner Headmaster’s Message 2 al u m n i ne WS Claire Farmer Faculty Profile 16

CO n T r i b u T i n g Wr i T e r S From the Archives Jim Dorman, Ellis Haguewood, 18 John Harkins, Ann Laughlin, Melanie Threlkeld McConnell, Gifts in Memory and Honor 20 Will McDonald, Kem Pollard, Bill Quinlen, Laurian Scott Covers 24 gr a p h i C de S i g n e r Remember When Denise Hunt 26

ph OTO g r a p h y Class News 27 The Commercial Appeal/ Daniel Connolly, Jerry Gallik, 29 Jack Kenner, Don Putnam, Mike Strasinger/TNSportpix, MUS Archives, and various MUS constituents

pr OO f r e a d i n g Sue Johnson 26 44 Headmaster’s Message by Ellis Haguewood

On a Strong and Steady Foundation, We Build

In uncertain economic and political I believe that MUS is a great school. who were enthusiastic about the subjects times, reassurance and comfort come from We are quite serious about what we do, they taught and who communicated that the continuity, tradition, and patterns of but I have always believed that part of the love to them. They were challenged; they academic and extracurricular life familiar greatness of MUS is that we have never were taught to deal with difficult tasks. to our boys for decades now. Memphis taken ourselves too seriously. I think that They developed self-confidence because University School remains steadfast, many schools do. We have always had a they learned to read and write well. They reliable, and unfaltering in its mission to sense of humor and a perspective that has had opportunities to serve and lead. prepare boys for college and to develop kept us from thinking that we are experts We would not diminish the impor- well-rounded young men of strong in “education” or kept us from buying tance of drill and practice as part of a moral character. On a strong and steady into every new educational theory. In the student’s education. Lacrosse players, foundation, we build the very virtues that final analysis, there is very little that is football linemen, pianists, and basketball best prepare boys to become the kind of new under the sun. Many of today’s new players repeatedly practice to get better. men who can face the challenges of the theories are old theories dressed in new Complex intellectual activities, one’s world in which they will live, no matter clothing by educational “consultants.” I analytical ability, and his understanding what that world looks like – men of honor, recently listened to a consultant who is of the interrelatedness of things (what we courage, perseverance, and compassion. making a good bit of money by telling are truly interested in enhancing) depend We press on, faithfully fitting boys for the parents and schools that being outside on facts and knowledge, and it is absurd difficult tasks ahead. in nature is good for children. He was to dismiss all knowledge of a subject or The appearance of our school has more philosophical and poetic than that, drill and practice activities as low-level. changed a good bit in the last decade, but of course, but Wordsworth said it more They are in fact essential to any kind of the most important things about MUS memorably a long time ago. understanding. have not: allegiance to the Honor Code, a I remember when “open classrooms” MUS has a long history of commitment to excellence in all that we do, were the rage, when some schools gave up achievement that supports the assertion a tough-minded liberal arts curriculum, a recess because it was a waste of time, when that what we do here works. Our methods world-class secondary-school faculty with “whole language” made a run at displacing are both traditional and non-traditional, notable credentials and even more notable phonics, when teachers were told to and they are as varied as the personalities tenures, competitive athletics, zany skits raise children’s self-esteem (artificially if of the teachers who use them. Time-tested and pep rallies, wit, strong friendships, and necessary), when “education for the 21st principles of integrity, academic literacy, a bit of boisterousness. century” automatically eliminated anything and decent character will always remain Every year we improve and enhance that schools had done the year before relevant. We remain steady in adherence the quality of what we offer. We do not when they were merely educating for the to our mission; in the transmission of our reject the past, but we welcome any change 20th century, and when “critical thinking” culture – its literature, language, history, that makes us better. Just recently we replaced plain old good thinking. By art, and music – from our generation to opened new science classrooms, prep rooms, the way, do we really believe that today’s the next; and in inculcating knowledge and teacher offices in the lower level of the schools are producing better thinkers than that boys need to make connections and McCaughan Science Center – one more the schools that produced John Locke or informed judgments while enhancing the step in a multi-year plan devised by former Rene Descartes or David Hume? virtue they need to make wise decisions. Science Department chairman Al Shaw We know that what we do at MUS As G. K. Chesterton writes in that has already resulted in new curricular works with most of the boys who come Orthodoxy: “Tradition means giving offerings like Microbiology, Advanced Lab, here. Our alumni attest to that fact. They votes to the most obscure of all classes: Genetics; new sequencing in science that love this place because they know that their our ancestors. It is the democracy of the begins with biology in the freshman year; experiences at MUS were significant in dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the and a stronger science faculty, now headed encouraging and enhancing their mental small and arrogant oligarchy of those who by Dr. Michael Schwartz. acuity and character. They had teachers merely happen to be walking about.”

2 MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 While working for the Hispanic Business Alliance, Chuck Blatteis enlists help from his daughter, Leah.

by Melanie Threlkeld McConnell An undercurrent of international origin, born of historic Business Council, and is the immediate past chairman of the tragedy and hope, fl ows within Charles Blatteis ’82. It’s an Hispanic Business Alliance, Inc. undercurrent that eventually led him out of the country to One might think Blatteis has the cushy, corporate life. explore his family roots and then back again with a clearer But that’s not how Chuck Blatteis thinks. The undercurrent understanding of what his life’s work should be. With hard won’t let him. work and perseverance, he is achieving his goal of doing Blatteis is a fi rst generation American of Hispanic and good while doing well. Germanic descent, who lost “almost everyone” on his father’s Blatteis is a partner in the Burch, Porter & Johnson, side of the family to the Holocaust. As Jews in Berlin, PLLC, law fi rm in Memphis, and, earlier this year, he Blatteis’ father and grandparents were forced to fl ee Nazi began his term as chairman of the board of directors of the Germany, but not before his grandfather was arrested and Memphis Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. sent to a concentration camp. His grandfather was released In his law practice, Blatteis focuses on international shortly after his grandmother secured tickets for the family’s business law and immigrants’ rights and is a referring or passage to Havana, Cuba, on the German ocean liner, consulting attorney for various foreign consulates. He also is St. Louis, on May 13, 1939. a member of the board of directors of the Memphis Regional The Blatteis family originally planned to emigrate from Chamber of Commerce, the chair of the International Germany to the United States, but, because of quotas, their

MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 3 visas would not allow them immediate access to the United States. The family had planned to wait in Cuba, along with other Jewish families, until their visa numbers were called. When the ship reached Havana Harbor, almost all of the passengers were denied entrance to Cuba in an anti-Semitic propaganda move orchestrated by

As Jews in Nazi Germany, Chuck Blatteis’ father (Clark, age 6) and grand- parents (pictured above) were forced to leave the country and took passage on the St. Louis, the fi rst leg of a long journey to the United States.

the Germans. Although the ship’s passengers could see the lights of Miami, the ship was also denied entrance to the United States and Canada Pictured on board ship in 1939, Clark Blatteis is the by both governments. The third child, center foreground looking down; his father is standing far right. ship, carrying more than 700 passengers, most of whom were Holocaust, from the United States Memorial Holocaust German Jews, then returned to Museum. In effect, Blatteis’ father was a refugee from Europe, where it was eventually age 6 to 16, until he came to the United States. allowed entrance into Antwerp, “He’s a great example of someone who came here Belgium. The passengers were and overcame adversity,” Blatteis said. “He’s a tremen- disbursed to France, Belgium, the dous example of someone who has made it on merit.” Netherlands, and England. In less than Now, Blatteis’ father, Clark Blatteis, is a physiology a year, however, all but Great Britain had been occupied by professor at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. the Nazis, and the former St. Louis passengers once again He was a senior Fulbright-Hays Scholar and completed his were interned or on the run from the Nazis. The Blatteis postdoctoral work at the University of Oxford at Oxford, family settled for awhile in Brussels until the Germans England. attacked, forcing them to fl ee again. They eventually found Chuck Blatteis’ mother, Yolanda, is Peruvian. His mother refuge in Casablanca, Morocco, before fi nally arriving in the and father met when both were graduate students at the United States in 1948, nearly ten years after the ship University of Iowa and married in 1958. After living interna- left Hamburg. tionally for a while, the family moved to Framingham, MA, The family’s journey on the ship, on what later became in the 1960s, where Blatteis was born and then moved to popularly known as the “Voyage of the Damned,” is Memphis when he was 2 years old. The family spent summers documented in the fi rst chapter of a new book (pictured in Peru, Mexico, Germany, and other countries while Clark above), titled Refuge Denied: The St. Louis Passengers and the Blatteis conducted research and taught.

4 MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 In Peru, Blatteis learned much from and about his said he was never fully Peruvian, and when he was in the mother’s family, who were involved in business, civic, and United States, he was never fully American, he added. “But, military affairs. The cultural immersion at such a young age I felt good in both skins.” was invaluable, Blatteis said. “Even today, I feel like I can While a student at MUS, Blatteis said, he did not quite plug in internationally and feel at home.” feel at home with his peers at first, although his experience And plug in he does. The second part of Blatteis’ with them was a good one. career and the undercurrent that guides his life is helping “Initially, I didn’t fit in, and I didn’t like it,” he said. “I immigrants with legal issues here and abroad. Blatteis serves didn’t look like everybody else, and we weren’t economically as a consulting attorney for the Mexican and Peruvian consulates and as a referring attorney for various European consulates. Recently, he represented the family of a Hispanic businessman in rural Shelbyville, TN, who was shot and killed by local police. Blatteis said

Chuck Blatteis looks the part of his classmates’ label, ”the brain,” in this picture of the Book Club from the 1980 MUS yearbook. Members were William Hatchett (faculty sponsor), Blatteis, Rob Woodbury, John Norwood, George Woodbury, and Bruce Robertson. wealthy. I was in the advanced class and was immediately categorized as ‘a brain.’ People wore different clothing than I did. I came in wearing bell bottoms and high tops. I didn’t wear the Top Siders and Izods.” But he thrived. “The teachers were great, the education was first rate, and the friendships I made Yolanda Blatteis and children Beatrice, Elisa, were for a lifetime,” he said. and Chuck (in the stroller) take in the sights. He recalled some sound advice William Chuck Blatteis grew up in Memphis but spent Hatchett, his MUS homeroom teacher, gave many summers traveling, especially to his Chuck Blatteis says he him: “Follow your passion. Become the best mother’s native country, Peru, as seen here. comes in contact with at it. And the world will beat a path to your the consular practice door swings both ways, several MUS alumni on door.” It’s a goal he apparently has achieved. a daily basis. In fact, at helping U.S. and foreign businessmen conduct After MUS, Blatteis graduated from Burch, Porter, & Johnson business in the United States and abroad while law firm, 20 percent of Georgetown University School of Foreign also helping immigrants with their legal and the partners attended Service and Tulane University Law School, civil rights needs. MUS. Besides Blatteis, working his way through both, as he did “I see myself as a legal and cultural bridge,” the others are: while a student at MUS. Blatteis said. “As a bilingual, bicultural, first- Nathan Bicks ’74 “I had to have jobs at the same time generation American and an attorney, I feel Scott Crosby ’82 I was in school,” he said. “If I didn’t have not only the opportunity to help, but also the Porter Feild ’83 them, I wouldn’t have made it financially. obligation. If I don’t do it, who else would or Josh Lawhead ’91 I’m a child of immigrants who are academics. could? It’s my identity.” Jay Lindy ’80 The expense of sending myself and my But it was an identity that took awhile to Allen Malone ’59 sisters to high-priced, private schools was form, he said. When he was in Peru, Blatteis DeWitt Shy ’69 a challenge.”

MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 5 While his two sisters spent their third year of college and that there were more than 100,000 new Hispanic abroad in Berlin and Paris, Blatteis chose to study in Quito, immigrants since he had last lived here. Ecuador, as an exchange student. There, he met his wife, “I quickly found that the resources to deal with the Carmen, who was born in Spain. She was a student when new and large Hispanic population had a long way to go to he met her but became a successful historian and author in adequately address the need,” Blatteis said. “When I attended Ecuador before she left to marry Blatteis. She now teaches MUS, I had been president of the Civic Service Club, which English as a second language to elementary school students gave me insight and inspiration as to the value and impor- in the Memphis City Schools. tance of community service and outreach. Before returning Blatteis said his time in Ecuador was invaluable and to Memphis, my frequent international travel had made it all highly formative. He interned on a project for the U.S. but impossible for me to get involved in just about anything Agency for International Devel- of the sort. When I came back, the needs of the opment and was able to see Hispanic community were how the growth of businesses is too great for me to ignore, “really the engine of economic and I got involved to help development,” a concept he was out and to serve to link inspired to implement in the the majority and Hispanic United States. communities.” After college, he was Blatteis served as fortunate to spend several president of the local Hispanic years working internationally Chamber of Commerce for in business and law for five years and as legal counsel employers, such as Inter- national Paper, the world’s largest paper manufacturer, and As an exchange student in Ecuador, Chuck Blatteis Baker & McKenzie, the world’s enjoyed a visit from his father. leading global law firm. Yet, perhaps the most rewarding experiences for While in Ecuador, Chuck him came when he helped companies met and married Carmen, who was born in Spain. build businesses internationally. “A great example is when I did a project high in the Andes Mountains in Cuzco, Peru, where my mother was born and my maternal grandfather had been a city councilman decades earlier,” Blatteis recalled. “It was during the middle of the El Niño weather phenomenon, and people were literally starving for lack of food, given that drought affected production on the coast and flooding rains regularly washed out the mountain roads preventing food from being delivered. We were able to help a local manufacturer in to various civic organizations from the League of United Cuzco obtain and finance equipment in the United States so Latin American Citizens to the Society for Latin American he could mill and process the rather hard grains that grew Physicians. Eventually, his constructive civic work and his at high altitude into a basic food staple that people could international legal practice caught the attention of Mexican, distribute on a large scale. Everyone came out ahead.” Peruvian, and some European consulates, as well as organi- After Blatteis’ daughter was born ten years ago, he zations such as the United Way and Leadership Memphis, decided to undertake less international travel and spend on whose boards he also has served full terms. Thus, his more time with his family. Blatteis returned to Memphis “consular” practice was born alongside his civic involvement. where his parents live to set down roots and practice interna- Currently, in addition to Blatteis’ work at the Fed, his tional business law. He was surprised to find he was the first civic involvement reflects this marriage of the international bilingual Hispanic attorney in private practice in Memphis corporate world with the representation of immigrants.

6 MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 At the same time, he chairs the International Business you think about it, our whole family line could have been Council, which promotes international trade and direct extinguished. I hope I’m not going to let the opportunity foreign investment in the Memphis area. He also works as they attained for me pass without making the most of it, a board member with the Levitt Shell in Overton Park to and I am going to do my best to create that opportunity for bring ten free Latin music concerts a year to Memphis on others like me. Saturday nights and 40 other free music concerts from other “I could have hidden out in corporate boardrooms,” genres annually. Blatteis said, reflectively. “But I have not done that. It’s Blatteis said he hopes Hispanics and the majority important for me to give back to the community. As a communities in Memphis will meet each other, “mix and first-generation American, the American dream for me isn’t mingle and see that we’re all human, and mutually benefit this strike-it-rich, Horatio Alger-type of goal. It’s the oppor- from our interaction.” tunity to advance as far as merit will allow in whatever field Now, Blatteis and his wife are raising their 10-year- of endeavor is dear to an individual. That’s what is so good old daughter, Leah, to be bilingual. “She is learning like about the United States. Everyone gets a chance irrespective I learned, by interacting with her family,” he said, “When of their race, religion, family name, etc. It’s a meritocracy.”

Federal Reserve Banking on Blatteis’ Leadership In January, Chuck Blatteis Reserve System began his term as chairman of with a wealth the board of directors of the of information Memphis Branch of the Federal on economic Reserve Bank of St. Louis. He conditions in virtu­ was appointed as a director in ally every corner 2007 by the Federal Reserve of the nation. This Board of Governors, whose information is used chairman is Ben Bernanke. by the Federal The significance of the role that Open Markets Chuck Blatteis and Ben Bernanke the Federal Reserve, our central Committee (FOMC) and the bank, plays in the economy of Board of Governors in reaching economists. Federal Reserve our nation and the world has major decisions about monetary directors gather anecdotal recently been magnified by policy (such policy includes information about economic the current economic crises. setting the Federal Funds Rate, conditions in our area [West A network of 12 Federal Reserve which affects all other interest Tennessee, Northern Mississippi, Banks and their 25 branches rates in the United States and and Eastern Arkansas] that is carries out a variety of Federal abroad).” ‘forward looking,’ in that we Reserve System functions, Information from directors speak with community business including oper ating a nationwide and other sources gathered by leaders in advance of FOMC payments system, distributing the Re serve Banks is also shared meetings and confidentially the nation’s currency and coin, with the public in a special report on their future plans and supervising and regulating report – informally called the perceptions of the direction member banks and bank Beige Book. of the economy. We present holding com panies, and serving Blatteis explained: “Most the Federal Reserve with early as banker for the U.S. Treasury. economic information is feedback as to the real world According to official Federal ‘backwards looking.’ It is dated effects of economic policy with Reserve publications, “Boards by its very nature. The data must the hope of better informed of directors of the Reserve first be collected, analyzed, decisions on monetary policy.” Banks provide the Federal and reported up the ladder by

MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 7 MUS alumni Give Green Light to environmental endeavors By Kem Pollard From biking to beef, to by-passing the gas pump, MUS alumni can be found at the forefront of many green causes around the country. With environmental issues growing in global importance, it’s no surprise that MUS men are leading the way in many ecological causes and business opportunities. Here are three alumni who are working to make a green difference in the world. Green DriVinG

A car that runs on air may sound like a far-fetched, futuristic concept, but to Chris Eilertsen ’72 (right) it’s an imminent reality. Manufactured by Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM), the compressed air vehicle will be available for order later this year, with delivery in 2010. Eilertsen is playing a key role in getting the cars made in the United States. The car is powered by a compressed motor and car in India. Tata is India’s largest air engine developed by Motor Develop- automobile company and leading automotive ment International (MDI), a company research and development group. based in Nice, France, and led by inventor ZPM will begin taking reservations in and Formula One race car engineer Guy mid-2009 for U.S. deliveries of the compressed Negre. Eilertsen represents IT Mondial, air vehicle in 2010. A six-seat, mid-sized model which funds IT-MDI Energy. IT Mondial will be the fi rst Air Car available in the United is an Australian and New Zealand-based States. The Air Car drew attention and company that is part of the IndraNet garnered headlines as one of Time Magazine’s Group of companies whose mission is “Best Inventions of the Year” for 2007 and to create 100 percent solar sustainable was featured on the Today show in 2008. lifestyles. IT Mondial’s slogan is “It doesn’t As its name implies, the vehicle runs on need to cost the earth to save the planet.” compressed air. It averages more than 115 Eilertsen is a fundraising representa- gas equivalent miles per gallon, although this tive for IT Mondial, seeking venture capital fi gure varies slightly with the different models. for their projects. MDI recently completed The car can reach speeds of 65-90 miles per their factory in France, and Tata Motors hour and has zero to low carbon dioxide Ltd. purchased licensing rights to build the emissions. Filling the tank with air costs as

8 MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 little as $2-3. Because the car requires no cooling ratings in these areas. It’s very versatile and very circuit and hot gases, reduced maintenance is an promising for the environment and for future added benefit. Oil changes are only necessary energy production.” about every 31,000 miles. Eilertsen said he sees mass transportation Because the engine expands compressed air applications for the technology that could and does not heat and cool, the technology can potentially reduce costs significantly. “This double as a power generator. technology can go a long way toward the U.S. “That’s what’s really exciting about the gaining a foothold toward energy independence,” engine,” Eilertsen says. “As revolutionary as the he said. “It’s the right direction to take.” car is, the compressed air engine actually has Eilertsen first heard about the technology even farther reaching possibilities.” and the companies while watching the Discovery In fact, IT MDI-Energy Ltd. plans to launch Channel a few years ago. Recognizing the possi- multi-fueled, point-of-use power generation bilities, Eilertsen contacted IT Mondial executives units that are based on the same compressed and met with them in New York. He struck up a relationship with the company, and introduced three investors right away. Now, Eilertsen is focused on lining up more investors to ultimately build 64 Air Car plants in the United States. “We are actively seeking investors who would like to get in on the ground floor and purchase U.S. territories for producing this vehicle,” he said. MUS classmates may remember Eilertsen as a champion gymnast, ranking third in the World Trampoline Championships in 1972 and winning the World Cup in 1974 in Switzerland. Eilertsen later lived in Switzerland as a guest trainer for the Swiss trampoline team for several summers. He attended college at the University of Michigan and in Vienna, Austria, gas technology. These units are being customized and earned his degree from the University of to produce lower cost power, air conditioning, hot Memphis. Eilertsen said he’s always been computer water, and the ability to recycle greywater. The savvy, technologically proficient, energy conscious, units yield an estimated 60 percent reduction in and interested in fundraising, all of which greenhouse gas emissions. combined to make the IT Mondial relationship “The power generation units can feed a perfect fit. power back to a grid on a large scale, making “My MUS background allowed me to enjoy the generator a promising alternative for college instead of struggling through it,” he says. energy production in rural areas in places like “MUS was a great help to me in many ways.” China, Russia, and Africa, where there are no Today, Eilertsen lives in the Florida panhandle, conventional power grids available,” Eilertsen where he is starting an alternative energy group, explains. “This technology is already being in addition to his work with IT Mondial. For more used in Australia and New Zealand, which have information about the Air Car or IT Mondial, visit strict requirements for new construction energy www/zeropollutionmotors.com, www.it-modial.com, efficiency. This generator has proven to be the and www.mdi.lu or contact Chris Eilertsen at most efficient way to achieve the required energy [email protected].

MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 9 Green bikinG

With a master’s degree from Duke University in Environmental Manage- ment and a career as development director for the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy, Michael Stringer ’92 (right) could take a break from environmental causes in his free time. Instead, he has founded and now runs a Web site, www.velocommuter.org, to fight global warming through encour- aging people to bike to work. While spending six years in Alaska doing environmental outreach with an Indian tribe, Stringer frequently rode a bike and found that it was a great way to get around, to get exercise, and to leave a zero carbon footprint. As he started commuting to and from work, Stringer realized a lot of people around the country could benefit from biking and might live within biking distance of their jobs. Perhaps, Stringer figured, they just needed a suggestion to do so and a little encouragement. “Lots of people use bicycles for recreation,” Stringer said. “It’s really not that big of a step to consider using a bicycle for “The Web site response indicates that the transportation. Even just using a bicycle for one or biggest barrier to biking is convenience,” Stringer two trips a week would make a huge difference.” explained. ”For example, if people have kids to Stringer envisioned a Web site that would create drop off at school, it just may not be convenient for a community sharing common experiences in biking them to bike. But just because it isn’t convenient to work. The Web site name comes from the French doesn’t mean it isn’t possible.” word for bike, “velo.” Stringer said he tries to be encouraging on the “You can tell that I took French at MUS,” he said, Web site, not preachy. “We just suggest that people laughing. “Actually, I thought of the name because give it a shot sometimes,” he said, adding that the French are known for their strong biking culture even he doesn’t bike to work every day. and for the Tour de France.” “There’s a biking pledge that people can sign Stringer did his homework before starting the on the site as a commitment to making the effort,” Web site, compiling survey and focus group data he said. about biking. In his research, he found that the If helping the environment doesn’t convince average round trip for a person who bikes to work people to bike more, Stringer offers a long list of is six miles and that people who bike to work come personal health benefits as a catalyst. from all different occupations and sectors. One of “Cyclists live longer than non-cyclists, have the most interesting features of the Web site enables lower cholesterol levels, less risk of heart attack, people to calculate how much carbon they are elimi- breathe cleaner air than drivers, are less depressed, nating from the atmosphere each year by biking. and are generally happier people,” he said.

10 MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 Biking Works Into Knaff’s Routine The best advice Stringer offers is For the past 13 years, MUS math for bikers to plan in advance and figure teacher John Knaff has been biking to out the best route to and from work. school two or three days a week during “It may not be the same route you the spring and fall, as weather allows. would take in a car,” he explained. “I lay off during the winter because “Look at your usual route and consider as the assistant wrestling coach, we have practice until dark,” said Knaff. if, perhaps, the backstreets would be a As sunrise comes earlier, he gets back better option. to his routine. Knaff lives about 15 miles “When biking, you’ll find that from MUS, so one-way by cycle takes your commute becomes so much more him about 45 minutes. Over a year’s time, interesting and refreshing,” he said. he estimates he bikes about 1,500 miles, saves about $120 on 60 gallons of gasoline, “You’ll see different sights, hear different which, according to Stringer’s Web site, sounds, and have more interaction with eliminates 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide people, all while you are helping the from the atmosphere. planet and helping your health.” Green eatinG

As the administrator of Otter Creek Organic Farm and owner of Black Earth Meats in southwest Wisconsin, Durand’s main goal is to help farmers and consumers reconnect. “Ultimately, I would like to straighten out the food chain and destroy the concept of anonymous food,” he said. Otter Creek Organic Farm’s slogan is “Environ- mental stewardship, sustainable agriculture, and family farming,” and their products are featured in three Wisconsin groceries. You might say that Durand became a propo- nent of local, organic foods through marriage. He met his wife, Leilani Zimmer, while attending the University of Wisconsin, then they traveled the United States and Asia for more than a year before settling in Hawaii, where he earned a law degree from the University of Hawaii. When the Durands had their son, Monroe, they moved back to Wisconsin. Durand went to work for the Zimmer family’s Otter Creek Organic Farm developing and marketing seasonal raw milk cheddar cheeses. He Bartlett Durand ’86 (above) believes in lo- also began marketing Otter Creek’s pastured beef cal, organically grown foods and feels that people and hogs, when he learned that Black Earth Meats, should know what they are eating. a local abattoir, was going to close. Realizing that “You should be concerned about where your the closing would be detrimental to the commu- meat comes from,” he said. “I want people to be nity, Durand and the Zimmers joined forces with able to walk into their grocery stores and get to longtime organic supporters Rob and Mary Ann know the farmers at a local level. Know the ones Litchfield to finance the purchase of Black Earth who are doing good jobs.” Meats in 2008.

MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 11 After taking control of the plant last May, the Durand is implementing an innovative system investors made extensive renovations to the 50- to track each animal from the farm to retail, year-old facility and obtained their USDA licensing so that every single cut of meat will identify the in July. The plant is certified organic and focuses farmer, the farm, and the animal. on grass fed, organic, and other high-end steers “I want to put an end to the anonymity in our and hogs. Today, Durand manages the abattoir food. At Black Earth Meats, you can buy from the and the sister sausage plant, and he is actively retail counter, knowing exactly where the meat building the local food network in the Midwest, comes from,” he said proudly. in addition to his work at Otter Creek and his Local foods benefit the environment in many continued legal practice. ways, Durand contends. “Local distribution is more fuel efficient,” he explained. “Concentrating food production means there is more possibility for widespread food safety issues – like the recent E.coli scares where millions of pounds of meat had to be recalled. Smaller farmers generally pay closer attention to their animals, the animals are healthier, and the need for antibiotics or hormones is vastly reduced or eliminated. “When small farmers are involved, the natural cycle of agriculture is possible,” Durand continued. “Small farms raising animals on pasture means Colorful image used to advertise Durand’s meat products there are no ‘waste issues.’ Instead, the animals’ “At Otter Creek Organic Farm, we have about manure directly fertilizes the pastures, and by 200 Holsteins, 60 to 80 Angus beef, and between rotating through pastures, the animals maximize 20 to 120 hogs at any given time,” the use of the fields Durand said. “Cows are designed to and achieve steady digest grass, not corn. If you don’t know gain without added where your burger originates, it most synthetic fertilizer or likely is from a feed lot where the ani- feed.” mals are fed corn by-products along The family’s with antibiotics in their feed. The feed commitment to lot is a highly industrialized form of organically, locally ‘meat production’ which we believe is grown foods is paying detrimental to our health, the health of off. The Zimmers the animals, and the environment as were named the 2008 a whole. Pastured animals are entirely Organic Farmers of different animals – especially the hogs. the Year, and Durand The meat is extremely tender and was invited to Wash- The Durands: Leilani, Monroe, and Bartlett flavorful. In fact, I would like to bring one ington, DC, to speak to Memphis in May if I can partner with someone to the United States Congress about the new farm in the barbecue cooking contest. I think Memphis bill last summer. barbecue and a pastured hog would make a great Durand said he finds application for his MUS combination.” education every day in organic farming. There are also about 5,000 free range chickens “MUS stresses the basics,” he recalled. “People and turkeys on the farm. The dairy currently often overlook the value of learning the basics. produces about 6,000 pounds of cheese each MUS teaches fundamental intellectual skills that season with the goal of maximizing production you need in order to accomplish anything in life. at 50,000 pounds per season. They also taught me not to be afraid to go out on “That sounds like a lot,” Durand said, “but a limb and try new things.” most distributors won’t even talk to me because the For more information, visit their Web site: current volumes are too low for their customers.” www.ottercreekorganicfarm.com.

12 MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 F aculty Portrait Series Po r t r a i t Ho n o r s Co a CH ru d o l PH Coach Jake Rudolph’s “He expected us to treat family and friends joined the all of our players, regardless Alumni Executive Board in late of their talent, with dignity November when his likeness was and respect and he wanted our unveiled as the fourth faculty players to have the same type portrait to hang in the Campus of bonds that he shared with Center Dining Hall. Rudolph his teammates from his playing retired from MUS in 1997 after days,” Alston said. “He was 39 years and an overall record of always quick to share credit in 295-119-4, which included one a victory but reluctant to place state championship title, two state blame, unless it was an official, runner-up finishes, six regional in a defeat. Coach always titles, and ten district titles. said that it was a privilege Sadly, Rudolph suffered to represent MUS and that a stroke and died on July 6, we had an obligation to do it 2008. But before his death, with class.” Coach Rudolph was not only Headmaster Ellis aware of the portrait honor, he Haguewood praised Jake had been working closely with Rudolph, who, he said, “made artist William Benson to ensure an incalculable contribution an accurate portrayal. Benson to the moral development of said Rudolph insisted that his generations of MUS men, and, clipboard be featured prominently. as a result, has had a profound Kent Wunderlich ’66 told and permanent influence on the crowd he most admired many leaders in the city of Coach Rudolph’s record 42-game, Memphis and elsewhere.” regular season winning streak In unveiling the portrait, from 1989 to 1993. he said the “lessons Coach “His motivation of young Rudolph taught – courage, men has had a great impact on excellence, adaptability, consis- many lives,” Wunderlich said. tency, individual responsibility, “Coach Rudolph didn’t have to self discipline – are woven into say much. He instilled character, the lives and the hearts of the enthusiasm, and loyalty in his thousands of MUS alumni who players. He was a very humble played for him or who cheered man who led by example. If there Carolyn Rudolph (center), her sons, (from left) David ’81, the red and blue on to victory was anything we learned from Courtnay ’77, and Steve ’74 and their families, at Hull-Dobbs Athletic Field. Coach Rudolph, it was teamwork – including grandsons Stephen ’00 and Jake ’10 This superb portrait will help attended the portrait unveiling. whether on the field or in life.” keep his memory green in the Coach Bobby Alston said that Coach Rudolph hearts of future generations of MUS students.” always wanted the little things done right. Alumni Executive Board President Bobby Wade ’84 “If you covered the basics, the big things would usually said the portrait series honors MUS faculty members who take care of themselves,” Alston said. “During the 20 years I have given much of their lives in service to the school. These had the privilege to work for him, one of the things he taught portraits serve as a constant reminder to alumni, students, the best was to identify the talents that our team had and faculty, and friends that it is the faculty members who have then find ways to amplify them. If we needed to run this type always been the consistent and primary reason for MUS being offense because it best fit our players, then we learned what a great school. we needed to know to run it.” Alston said Coach Rudolph was “at his best when he Editor’s Note: For more about Jake Rudolph's life, read the thought we were big underdogs. He loved the challenge tribute article starting on page 7 in the November 2008 issue of playing the best, with best summed up in two words: of MUS Today. Past issues of the magazine can be found at teamwork and class. www.musowls.org/campuslife/publications.html.

MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 13 STATE WINNERS

Quarterback Barry Brunetti ’10, who tied a BlueCross Bowl record with four touchdown passes, was named On the morning of November 25, Offensive Most Valuable Player, and 2008, Coach Bobby Alston and the defensive end Jack Steffner ’09 varsity football team boarded buses and earned the Defensive Most Valuable left Memphis for Murfreesboro, TN. They Player award after having recorded returned late that night as state champions seven tackles and created havoc in the Eagles again after taking back-to-back titles in 2004 backfi eld much of the evening. and 2005. Head Coach Bobby Alston, who will have to The Owls fi nished 13-0 and completed an replace the 29 senior players and one senior undefeated season for the fi rst time since 1967, manager next season, is especially proud of this won their fourth state championship football title, team, although for more reasons than winning. and remained atop The Commercial Appeal’s Dandy “This team has been led by a group of seniors Dozen rankings for eight consecutive weeks. who each week, regardless of who we played, By recovering four Brentwood Academy prepared to make their good better and their fumbles, the Owls jumped ahead to an impressive better best,” Alston said. “They have been led 31-0 halftime lead and ultimately cruised to the by a group of coaches who have done the same. 38-18 victory, reaching their goal of bringing I have had the privilege of being able to watch home the state championship trophy. this and smile.”

Football photos by Mike Strasinger/TNSportpix Seniors were: Barret Folk (1) Taylor Reed (2) David Tillman (3) Rhobb Hunter (4) Lowell Hays (5) Will Benton (6) Joel Moss (7) Johnny Carson (10) Michael Folk (12) Austin Smith (15) Kimbrough Taylor (19) Walt Wepfer (28) Graham Jones (30) Will Stokes (32) Barry Hillyer (33) Walter Barnett (36) Buddy Morrison (49) Michael Edwards (53) Michael Delugach (55) Wesley Shannon (60) Will Anthony (65) Cliff Jones (67) Jack Steffner (71) Roy Fox (72) William Paxton (78) Dylan Cunningham (84) Derek Haynes (85) George Coors (98) Andrew Maroda (99) 14Drew MUS Cornaghie TODAY MARCH(mgr) 2009 It was a modern-day David versus Goliath when eighth-grader Zach Olsen shot a second-round five Junior Drew Karban (59) and seniors under par to force a playoff Barry Hillyer (33) and Lowell Hays (5) celebrate the win. with Baylor senior Ryan Thornton in the Division II-AA state tournament. Olsen won the playoff after three holes, making him the new Tennessee state golf champion for the division and the youngest boy to ever win a Tennessee high school golf championship. “I was pretty confident because I knew [Thorn- ton’s] game and what to expect from him since I played with him all day,” Olsen said. “I thought I had a good chance and wasn’t as nervous as I would have been if I didn’t know his game as well as I did.” Olsen’s teammates followed him from hole to hole during the playoffs. He said their encour- agement and presence gave him an extra boost As juniors, Keith McBride (20), offensive MVP Barry of support. Brunetti (11), and Stephond Allmond (22) were all key Lower School Head Coach Trey Suddarth players this year and will be returning next year. observed Olsen’s skill at the state tournament in Murfreesboro, TN, October 14-15, 2008, and said he played the way he usually plays, not doing things to beat himself. “He always makes his opponents beat him,” Suddarth said. All the varsity players contributed to the outstanding score of 579 at state, winning them the second-place trophy. Head Coach Greg King said he was proud of Olsen’s performance in the state championship and throughout the season. “He is a fabulous individual, a great athlete, and, of course, a great golfer,” King said.

Defensive MVP Jack Steffner brings down the opponent as George Coors flies in for the assist. MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 15 No Better Way

to Spend a Day by Lauren Oxner

Faculty Pr o fi l e On this beautiful fall day, Elizabeth Crosby (foreground) and her AP English class attended the fi rst production by the Tennessee Shakespeare Company. The class members are (front row) Holt Edwards, Ben Smith, Mathieu Baker, After talking to Elizabeth Crosby for Michael Lewandowski (sitting behind Baker), Reid Sanders, Jon Kastan, a few minutes, it is easy to see how much Wade Laycook, Rocky Stone, (back row) Cliff Guyton, Edward Cates, she truly loves her job. Crosby’s passion has Joseph Amagliani, Emmett Montgomery, and Brad Ringel. always been in teaching, and she said she feels like she hit the jackpot when she landed a job at an English teaching position opened up, and I spent the next MUS in 1995. Now, 14 years later, she still is affecting her four years teaching English and running a girls’ dormitory.” students’ lives in positive ways, and loving every minute In 1995, family brought Crosby to Memphis, so she of it. applied to teach at several area schools. After her good Born and raised in Atlanta, Crosby attended West- experience working at Episcopal, she knew she wanted minster, a private high school very similar to MUS. High to be in a similar, private-school environment. MUS was school would have a signifi cant impact on her professional one of her top choices, and after a phone interview with journey. Headmaster Ellis Haguewood, Crosby got a job as an “I had a great high school experience, which made English instructor. me want to be a part of another person’s good high school Her memories of her fi rst few months at the school bring experience,” Crosby said. “And because my school was a big smile to her face. much like MUS, I feel like I have insight into my students’ “I shared my fi rst offi ce withNorman Thompson,” experience – how hard they work and their involvement in Crosby remembered. “He was so sweet, so kind, such a extracurricular activities.” fabulous mentor for me. Jim Russell, Lin Askew, and After high school, she attended the University of Terry Shelton also took me under their wings and Virginia, graduating with an English degree in 1989 and showed me great kindness. Barbara Crippen defi nitely later receiving her master’s degree in English from UVA in helped me navigate being a woman in a predominantly 1990. Afterward, she moved to the Washington, DC, area male environment.” and worked at a boarding school, Episcopal High School, Although she has always taught American literature, for six years. her favorite subject, Crosby now also teaches AP English II “It’s funny because when I applied there as a teacher, and is offering a new seminar this spring, American Pilgrims: they had no teaching positions open,” Crosby said. “But Modern American Literature and the Search for Meaning. they did need someone to write their school publications. Having taught now for almost 17 years, Crosby said she is I loved the environment, so I did that for two years. Then, grateful for the rewards of teaching at MUS.

16 MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 “Here, I have a freedom with what I can do as a teacher, and seventh grades. Her husband, Eric Barnes, a writer and I love that,” Crosby said. “I can reinvent my syllabus and publisher of The Daily News, will publish his first novel, to better fit my students’ needs and interests and to keep Shimmer, this summer. learning new things myself. This is invaluable as a teacher.” Her son Andrew Crosby just entered MUS as a Crosby also has greatly enjoyed the opportunity to lead seventh-grader, and she points out that being both an MUS three MUS in Europe trips, and is currently planning a fourth teacher and a parent is going to be an interesting experience. this summer on the subject of World War I and its literature. As Crosby reflects on her time at MUS, it’s easy to see “I jump at the chance to take students out of Memphis to how much she truly enjoys being here. experience literature where it happened,” Crosby “At MUS, there is a top-quality, eclectic faculty,” Crosby explained. “You just can’t get that at many schools.” said. “The students’ energy, their willingness to engage and She is also grateful for the vision and hard work of ‘play’ with ideas, is amazing. I enjoy teaching and talking Reginald Dalle and Bill Taylor, who are the “heart and with them every day. There are the tiny rewards, too, like soul of MUS in Europe.” when a student walks into my classroom and says, ‘That Most of Crosby’s spare time is spent with her two was a good story.’ I can’t think of a more enjoyable way to children and two stepchildren, all of whom are between third spend the day.”

Julie Webster as Celia and Slade Kyle as Oliver dance during The Play’s the Thing the wedding scene of As You Like It. Don Putnam is the by Lauren Oxner photographer. See more images at www.tnshakespeare.org. The marquee of a Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC) “The student matinees performance bears these words: were packed, and MUS was the “We believe the arts speak a first school to sign up,” Mrs. universal language, integral to Tabor said. “These plays have positive change in the world and a huge impact on kids; the the individual.” After just one educational value they provide production, the group seems to is irreplaceable.” have succeeded in its mission. Crosby was thrilled to take The Tennessee Shakespeare her class to a production. Company is a professional “I want to support any classical theater organization that organization that brings produces Shakespearean plays. Shakespeare to Memphis,” Owen Tabor ’85, who Crosby said. “It’s a great way to supports the group, believes introduce Shakespeare to boys Shakespeare’s plays, like all good who may have never experienced literature, are timeless, and they his work before.” are best brought to life with live One MUS student in performances. particular, junior Reid Sanders, “The beauty of the TSC is that the plays are staged as said he believes he and his fellow students should be we assume they were in Elizabethan times, with minimal exposed to as many art forms as possible, especially theater sets and props and in outdoor locations when appropriate because it is often neglected among younger groups. and possible,” Tabor said. “I think this brings the theater “Moving the audience outside with the actors keeps the alive in a way that big Broadway-type productions cannot.” audience involved and interested as they observe the actors In October, Elizabeth Crosby took her English class perform in a natural landscape that hasn’t been specifically to watch the group’s performance of As You Like It. MUS designed for the play,” Sanders said. students weren’t just in the audience; Devere Jehl ’88 Owen Tabor said he believes in the benefits and need for played the role of Orlando and Ed Porter ’07 worked as a an organization that promotes the arts so enthusiastically. production assistant. “The TSC is a rare opportunity for Memphis,” Crosby first heard about Tennessee Shakespeare from Tabor said. “I also admire the TSC’s efforts at education, Owen Tabor’s mother, Margaret Tabor, whose other son, specifically the focus on and interaction with student Wellford ’86, also graduated from MUS. Margaret Tabor groups. Shakespearean plays have always been a part of has played an integral role in the publicity and fundraising the MUS English curriculum, and these performances for the group and feels that the importance of theater in should enhance the education of students and adults in the students’ lives is paramount. Memphis area.”

MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 17 From the Archives

Bo B B Y ME t C a l F ’s sE n i o r Cr E a t i V E Wr i t i n G aW a r d a n d t H E or i G i n s o F THE MUSE by Dr. John E. Harkins, Archivist

As many of us who primarily attributed to juniors and seniors. These gems suffer under a compulsion include “Fountain of Youth” by Robert Ray ’61; “Statement” to write are often aware, and “Flight” by Kelly; “An Epitaph” and “Reelfoot Sunset” inspirations for our topics sometimes strike from very by Oliver Cathey ’61; “Fete Of A Fool” by Met Crump ’60; unexpected sources. The muse responsible for this particular “A Tree” by Bill Tomford ’63; “My Eyes” by Richard essay emerged in the form of Corrie Peeler Metcalf and Bethea ’63; “Defeat And Death” by Bennett Files ’60; her quest for help in locating an award-winning short story “Impressions On A Bus” by Dick Snyder ’59; “I Speak from 1959. Corrie (wife of Newt Metcalf ’89) was searching for Democracy” by Raymond Strong ’60; “The Miracle” for the text of “The Ditch,” in order to create a Christmas by Jorge S. Jones ’64; and “Spring” by Randy Amis ’63. surprise for its author, her husband’s uncle, Robert “Bobby” Finally, there was also a Bobby Metcalf poem titled M. Metcalf III ’59 (pictured above from the 1959 yearbook). “Epitaphs.” As some of the titles suggest, many of these She realized that recovering a high school essay written youthful works viewed the universe through the darkish almost 50 years ago was highly improbable. However, because prism of adolescent angst. “Uncle Bobbo” had spoken proudly of the award-winning On the front page of the section (shown below), story but did not possess a copy of his early laurel winner, she Hatchett gave the explanation for this literary departure fi gured she had little to lose by asking the MUS archivist to from the newspaper’s usual factual contents. investigate. Frankly, I thought fi nding a copy of Bobby Metcalf’s story would be quite a long shot, too, but I saw a few possi- bilities for locating the treasured document’s text. These were: one, that the short story had appeared in The MUSe, assuming students had begun publishing that magazine so early in the new school’s history; two, that, if brief enough, it might have appeared in the Owl’s Hoot; three, that it might have been preserved somewhere in the English Department’s fi les; or four, that we might have a few folders of exceptional student papers and orations somewhere in the school archives. Thus, I would look. I hit pay dirt fairly early in the quest. Although The MUSe did not seem to go back to 1959, a quick search through early issues of the Owl’s Hoot yielded not only Metcalf’s essay, but also an overview story on the origins of The MUSe. The fi rst “issue” of The MUSe was actually printed inside the Owl’s Hoot. Under the guidance of faculty adviser and school archivist Bill Hatchett and the editorship of Jack Kelly ’59, members of the Class of 1959 had borrowed or renewed a tradition from the original Memphis University School. They began the publication of student works of fi ction, poetry, and essays in a “special section” of the graduation issue of the school newspaper. Bobby Metcalf’s article, titled “Oedipus Bound” instead of “The Ditch,” appears as the longest and most prominent work in that section. About a dozen additional student works also appeared in that fi rst “issue,” representing various grades but

18 MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 “We present herewith the revival of a very old Memphis University School tradition: a literary magazine,” he wrote. “Of this fi rst issue, we are sharing the pages of the school newspaper; next year, we plan to institute once more a literary society and a literary magazine.” Referencing the old school’s societies, he further projected: “So far as we are aware, no member of these societies ever became a famous writer.* But one thing we do know for sure. Every member of those societies was attempting to do one of the fi nest things that man can do – put into good MUS TODAY words some of the feelings, the ideas, and the philosophies READERSHIP SURVEY that thoughtful men possess and feel that they must try to The Communications Department sent an share with others. It is an extremely worthwhile effort.” electronic survey about MUS Today to alumni Admitting that some of the students’ endeavors might and parents this past summer. Thank you to all seem somewhat amateurish, Hatchett emphasized the who responded to our survey. Here are some of profound value of their originality. In doing so, he quoted the results and feedback we received, and plans Samuel Johnson’s often-cited maxim that “no man ever yet are already underway to incorporate the ideas became great by imitation.” and suggestions submitted. “We hope that next year every MUS student who has, or feels that he has, any literary or artistic talent, will join the BY THE NUMBERS: literary society, receive the friendly criticism that its meetings will provide, and perhaps see his work in print in our own 513 responded magazine,” Hatchett said. “An invitation is hereby extended to all.” 25% read MUS Today cover to cover Thus was born our beloved MUSe. Students have produced its annual edition during the intervening 48 years. 49% want three issues a year Some issues have been spectacular, others probably much less 45% would welcome four issues a year so. Your MUS Archives preserves them all, whether for those who are seeking documentation of a fact for posterity or 86% think MUS Today is the right size for those who are recovering a cherished memory, as Corrie Metcalf has done for Newt’s Uncle Bobbo. 58% share articles with others Incidentally, all of this detective work was done in time for this story to have appeared in the November issue of 52% would like an electronic newsletter MUS Today. However, had we included it in that issue, there likely would have been no surprise element to Corrie’s gift. 74% of responders are male To keep the surprise a secret, the editors of MUS Today graciously reversed sequence on this MUSe/Metcalf article 62% of responders are alumni with that on the Grider family, which then appeared in MUS Today’s November issue. Thus, Uncle Bobbo was FUTURE TOPIC SUGGESTIONS: indeed surprised at the recovery of his early short story and Alumni in military service the reportage of the fact that he was the fi rst recipient of the Young entrepreneurs school’s Russell E. Johnson Senior Creative Writing Award. Curriculum changes during the last decade He let his extended family know that he dearly loved the gift Alumni in professional theater and that it made this past Christmas one of the most exciting Alumni in government and/or politics and meaningful that he has ever enjoyed. Former students in education

*Actually, old boys Nash Buckingham, Class of 1898, and If you have a suggestion or comment, contact Richard Halliburton, Class of 1915, may have been members Vicki Tyler, MUS Today editor, at (901) 260-1416 of the original Memphis University School’s literary societies. or [email protected]. Both young men did later become nationally known writers in the hunting-fi shing and travel-adventure genres, respectively.

MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 19 SCoTT D. PATTeRSoN ’81 Gifts in Memory and Honor Mr. and Mrs. kevin A. Russell ’81 Your gifts in memory of loved ones or in honor of special friends CHARloTTe D. PITTS Mr. Perry D. Dement directly enable young men at MUS to receive the best education available. Mr. and Mrs. ellis l. Haguewood Memorials to Memphis University School support the Annual Fund program. Families of those whose memories are honored will be notified by an ANN D. PReSToN Mr. and Mrs. Ben C. Adams ’74 appropriate card with an acknowledgment to the donor. We gratefully Mr. A. Robert Boelte, Jr. acknowledge the following gifts to the school:* Mr. and Mrs. B. Christopher Clark ’78 Mr. Perry D. Dement Mr. and Mrs. ellis l. Haguewood *Includes gifts received October 1, 2008 – January 16, 2009 Mr. and Mrs. Robert e. loeb ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Morrison ’78 HeRMAN G. GolDSTeIN Mr. and Mrs. W. Price Morrison, Jr. ’75 M E M O R I A L S Mr. Perry D. Dement Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Ruch, Jr. ’76 Mr. and Mrs. ellis l. Haguewood Mr. and Mrs. James D. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. lazarov VIRGINIA C. AUSTIN Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Saunders III VIJAy BABU RAyUDU ’03 Mr. and Mrs. James D. Russell Anonymous JoHN P. HAIRe RUSSell B. BIllINGS, SR. ’80 Mr. Perry D. Dement BIllIe RATCHFoRD RollINS Mr. and Mrs. ellis l. Haguewood Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy D. Finney Mr. Perry D. Dement Mrs. Alphonse Meyer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. ellis l. Haguewood Mr. and Mrs. l. Donelson Miller ’80 WIllIAM MAXWell RoSe ’07 Mrs. Wilmoth Fant Trezevant WIllIAM R. HATCHeTT Mr. and Mrs. Ben C. Adams ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Norman S. Thompson, Jr. Dr. emily Angel Baer DoRoTHy DyMoCk BRoeR Mr. and Mrs. David C. Brandon, Jr. Miss Mary Nell easum MAXey eVANS JACkSoN and Mr. David C. Brandon III ’12 Mr. Perry D. Dement Mrs. Ann Clark Harris Mr. Perry D. Dement Mr. and Mrs. ellis l. Haguewood Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas Hutton ’61 Mr. and Mrs. Steven l. Guinn Mr. and Mrs. James D. Russell and Mr. Scott M. Guinn ’07 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Saunders III FRANk Z. JeMISoN, SR. Mr. and Mrs. ellis l. Haguewood Dr. and Mrs. D. Marshall Jemison ’74 Mrs. Ann Clark Harris RoBeRT BUkoWSkI Mr. and Mrs. lawrence k. Jensen Mr. and Mrs. eric P. Wulf MARGUeRITTe G. JeNNINGS Mr. and Mrs. James D. Russell Mrs. Mildred Carruthers Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Saunders III CHRISTINe HoBBS CAMPBell Mr. Simon l. Howard Mr. Perry D. Dement Mr. and Mrs. Matthew B. Frère JACoB C. RUDolPH Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Saunders Ms. Reba H. Goffigon Mr. and Mrs. George G. Clarke, Jr. ’75 and Ms. Rejena G. Carreras Robin Davis, Richard S. Davis ’83, BARRy FRANklIN CReSoN ’80 Ms. Marjorie A. Maxey and Alan T. Davis ’89 Mrs. Ann Clark Harris Mr. William Maxey Mr. and Mrs. John H. Grayson, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Alan J. Mcleod Mrs. Mary T. Howard HUGH R. CUNNINGHAM Mrs. Marcia M. Russell Mrs. Fletcher G. Johnson and Family Mr. and Mrs. David H. Cunningham ’68 and Mr. John Phillip Russell, Jr. ’09 Mr. and Mrs. eugene A. McDermott, Jr. Terraces at laurelwood Mr. and Mrs. H. Jerry Peters FReDeRICk A. DeBARDeleBeN III Mr. and Mrs. Norman S. Thompson, Jr. Mr. Perry D. Dement CoRNelIA RoBeRTS kIMBRoUGH Mr. and Mrs. ellis l. Haguewood Mr. and Mrs. Alexander W. Wellford, Jr. ’60 eleNNA THISBy SCoTT Mr. and Mrs. James D. Russell AND NoAH MCARTHUR SCoTT Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Saunders III MIlToN l. kNoWlToN, SR. 1912 Mrs. Jean Saunders Mr. Milton l. knowlton WAyNe e. DUFF WIllIAM G. SelleRS Dr. and Mrs. Seth A. Alpert ’89 leIGH W. MACQUeeN Mr. Perry D. Dement Mr. Joel R. Baskin ’91 Mr. and Mrs. W. Stuart Dornette ’68 Mr. and Mrs. ellis l. Haguewood Mr. and Mrs. James D. Russell ReDMoND R. eASoN ’27 W. STUART MCCloy, JR. Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. eason ’79 Mr. W. Stuart McCloy III ’86 MICHAel e. SHAHeeN, JR. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander W. Wellford, Jr. ’60 Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Cannon ’68 l. eDWIN eleAZeR III ’94 Mr. and Mrs. William P. Abbay ’94 VIRGINIA B. MCGeHee D. eUGeNe THoRN Ann Clark Harris, Clay Harris ’01, Mr. Nicky Drake e. R. “BeRT” FeRGUSoN and Ray eberle Dr. and Mrs. Wiley T. Robinson ’75 Mr. and Mrs. William B. Ferguson ’68 STeVeN C. MINkIN ’65 AleXANDeR W. WellFoRD, SR. ’30 MARTHA AND BeRT FeRGUSoN Dr. and Mrs. Bruce I. Minkin ’69 Mr. and Mrs. William P. Granot Mr. and Mrs. William B. Ferguson ’68 Mr. and Mrs. A. Wellford Tabor ’86 CARTeR lee MURRAy ’94 eMMel B. GolDeN Mrs. Coralu D. Buddenbohm ToNy TeRRell WooD Mr. Perry D. Dement Carolyn and Seldon Murray, Jessica and Bill Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Saunders Mr. and Mrs. ellis l. Haguewood Murray, Corinne and Jeff Gardino, Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo J. Heros Isabella lee and Annesley Gardino MARJoRIe WUNDeRlICH Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas Hutton ’61 WIlBURN W. o’NeAl III ’68 Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Miller, Jr. ’65 Mr. and Mrs. C. Curtis Taylor III ’68

20 MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 THoRNToN W. BRookSBANk, JR. ’14 THoMAS N. eDDINS IV ’14 H O N O R A R I U M S Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Davis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. eddins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reeves MIlDReD CARRUTHeRS BoBBy AlSToN Mr. and Mrs. Norman S. Thompson, Jr. JoHN A. eDWARDS ’11 Mr. Perry D. Dement Mr. and Mrs. John C. Adamson WIllIAM F. CARRUTHeRS ’10 N. BlAke ANDeRSoN ’10 Mr. and Mrs. James e. Harwood III PHIllIP B. eIkNeR ’77 Mrs. S. Newton Anderson Mr. and Mrs. l. Hudson Adams III ’85 RUSSell AleXANDeR CARTeR ’14 ReGINAlD l. ANTHoNy II ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carter FACUlTy oF MUS Mr. Andrew Pollard Mr. and Mrs. T. Worthington Jones III ’96 e. STANley CAUMMISAR, SR. NANCy AND BURRIS ARTeRBURN Mr. and Mrs. e. Stanley Caummisar, Jr. ANNe AND BIll FeRGUSoN ’68 Mr. and Mrs. W. Tarleton Arterburn ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Rhea, Jr. ’68 ClASS oF 1968 l. D. SelBy AUSTIN ’13 Mr. W. Nugent Treadwell ’68 SAMUel C. FeRGUSoN ’10 Dr. and Mrs. lawrence l. Cohen Mrs. Joanne C. Waterman VICToR A. Cole II ’12 THoMAS H. BAkeR ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Aaron ellison WIllIAM W. FeRGUSoN ’09 Mr. and Mrs. James e. Harwood III Mrs. Joanne C. Waterman DIlloN DReW CoNNoRS ’11 e. WAlTeR BARNeTT, JR. ’09 Mr. and Mrs. larry J. Accardi lANDoN k. FINNey ’11 Mrs. Marvin W. Barnett, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy D. Finney Mrs. Clyde y. Cridlin RoSAlyN CRoCe Dr. and Mrs. B. Rush Waller III ’79 SAMUel R. FoWlkeS ’14 ClARk M. BARoUSSe, JR. ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Meredith S. luck Mr. and Mrs. Gerard W. Barousse JACkSoN S. DARR ’12 Ms. Susan l. Beaird THe NelSoN F. FReeBURG, JR. ’69 FAMIly A. RoBeRT BoelTe, JR. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew B. Frère Dr. and Mrs. Wiley T. Robinson ’75 JoHN C. DIlloN IV ’09 Mrs. John C. Dillon, Jr. P. HeAly FUeSS ’12 JeReMy A. BoSHWIT ’14 Mrs. Carl A. Fuess, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jerold l. klein RyAN T. DIlloN ’09 Mrs. John C. Dillon, Jr. P. TRoWBRIDGe GIlleSPIe, JR. ’65 J. HAllAM BoyD IV ’14 Mrs. Margaret J. Ridolphi Mr. and Mrs. Hallam Boyd, Jr.

Why I Give by Will McDonald ’97 “Tuition covers only 73 percent of the operating cost at MUS.” After reading this statement from the Support MUS section of www.musowls.org, my rationale for past and future giving became clearer. Any other business in which revenues generate a mere 73 percent of operating cost would be destined to fail. Obviously, the remaining 27 percent is covered via gifts of parents, faculty, friends, and alumni. As a recipient of fi nancial aid during my schooling, there was no doubt that I would have a debt to repay. (By the way, I would like to say thank you to the MUS family of donors who made this possible for me.) Will McDonald graduated from I realize that all MUS alumni have received an indirect form of the University of Mississippi fi nancial aid, regardless of tuition paid. Every year the MUS family with a B.B.A. and returned to Memphis where he is currently continues to make gifts to the school to ensure an regional vice president at ING. investment is made in every student on campus. He is married to the former In my opinion, MUS deserves a return on its Dupree Robb (Hutchison ’97) and they have a 22-month-old investment that will far exceed the outlay. son, trey. This is one of many reasons why I give. MUS ANNUAL FUND

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MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 21 MoM AND DAD G. eVAN SoUSoUlAS ’11 H O N O R A R I U M S Mr. kenneth C. koleyni ’93 Dr. and Mrs. James G. Sousoulas

JAMeS B. MooRe, JR. ’09 JoHN S. SoUSoUlAS ’12 JoHN H. GRAySoN III ’12 Mr. and Mrs. J. Fraser Humphreys, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. James G. Sousoulas Mr. and Mrs. John H. Grayson, Sr. SAMUel A. MooRe ’13 THe ReVeReND AND MRS. ARTHUR SPeNST JACoB S. GReeNSTeIN ’12 Mr. and Mrs. J. Fraser Humphreys, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Vincent k. Samuel Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Grassgreen J. PHIllIPS MoRRISoN, JR. ’10 W. QUAy STAllWoRTH ’11 N. SPeNCeR GRUBeR ’12 Mr. Jerome Morrison, Sr. Mrs. Helen M. Stallworth Mr. Isaac l. Gruber Mrs. lynn W. Gruber WIllIAM C. MoRRISoN ’14 GRAHAM R. STeWART ’10 Mr. Jerome Morrison, Sr. Mrs. J. Russell Stewart SAMUel R. HARRIS ’10 Mr. George R. Hicks II STACy AND STAN MUllIkIN ’94 HARRISoN D. STeWART ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Richard e. Gentry, Jr. Mrs. J. Russell Stewart HARRy HIll IV ’10 Mrs. Reginald B. Twist loyAl W. MURPHy ’86 BeN e. STIll ’12 Mr. Norman S. Thompson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jon Still BARRy W. HIllyeR ’09 Mrs. Robert Hillyer JoSePH H. NoToWICH ’11 A. WellFoRD TABoR ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert l. Notowich Dr. and Mrs. owen B. Tabor WIllIAM H. HoeHN ’13 Dr. and Mrs. David H. Cox ZACHARy J. olSeN ’13 oWeN B. TABoR, JR. ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald e. Baxter Mr. and Mrs. A. Wellford Tabor ’86 J. FRASeR HUMPHReyS IV ’13 Dr. and Mrs. owen B. Tabor Mr. and Mrs. J. Fraser Humphreys, Jr. BeNJAMIN H. oRMSeTH ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Galen WIllIAM S. TAyloR RoBeRT J. HUSSey IV ’14 Mr. Jon k. Hampton ’01 Mr. and Mrs. Ray U. Tanner GeoRGe T. oRMSeTH ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Galen WIllIAM ANDReW THIBADo ’11 THoMAS A. IVy, JR. ’09 Mr. and Mrs. James l. yarbro Mr. and Mrs. John D. Ivy H. JeRRy PeTeRS Dr. and Mrs. Gordon S. Greeson, Jr. ’67 NoRMAN S. THoMPSoN, JR. JARReTT M. JACkSoN ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Hilsenbeck ’94 The Honorable and Mrs. George H. Brown, Jr. M. TAyloR ReeD ’09 Mrs. e. loyd Reed WIllIAM M. TRAMMell ’13 l. MATHeWeS JeHl ’09 Mrs. katherine G. McClintock Mrs. louis C. Jehl, Sr. RyAN e. ReISNeR ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frith RyAN e. TURNeR ’10 WIllIAM e. JoNeS ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Turner Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Johns JACkSoN J. RoBeRTS ’14 Mr. and Mrs. James A. Breazeale JoSePH S. TyleR JoRDAN R. keeSee ’11 Mr. and Mrs. William J. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. oates III ’77 Mrs. Mary Jane Jordan P. BeNJAMIN RoBeRTS ’11 RoBeRT G. VeSTAl ’09 JAMeS A. kINNey ’13 Mrs. Jean M. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. John D. Ivy Mr. and Mrs. James A. kinney ANDReW F. SAUNDeRS III NATHAN M. VoGT ’13 GeoFFRey C. kNoWlToN, JR. ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Robertson III ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Calvin o. Vogt Mr. Milton l. knowlton JeAN l. SAUNDeRS AleXANDeR W. WellFoRD, JR. ’60 eTHAN B. lANDAU ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Jack C. Redden Mr. and Mrs. William P. Granot Mr. and Mrs. Jay Daneman RyAN l. SCHeIDT ’14 R. CUlleN WeST, JR. ’11 ISIAH JeDI lee Mr. and Mrs. Rudi e. Scheidt Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Cape Anonymous RUSSell T. SCoTT ’11 JoHN P. WHeeleR ’11 JAMeS B. loNG ’10 Dr. Thomas W. Scott Dr. and Mrs. James G. Brown Mrs. Nancy C. Balton JAMeS e. SeXToN III ’14 MATTHeW B. H. WIllIAMS ’10 GRAySoN M. lyNN ’14 Dr. and Mrs. James e. Sexton Mrs. eugene McNeely, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowlin MATTHeW C. SHelToN ’09 SCoTT S. WIllIAMS ’03 THoMAS H. MADDeN Mr. and Mrs. Ron Jackson Mrs. eugene McNeely, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. e. Stanley Caummisar, Jr. eDWARD l. SIMPSoN, JR. ’13 JoHN SHIelDS WIlSoN V ’12 T. GRAy MANHeIN ’10 Mr. and Mrs. David l. Simpson III Mr. and Mrs. J. Shields Wilson III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Hardin S. ClAy SMyTHe ’85 HeNRy M. WoMACk III ’13 J. TAyloR MAyS ’12 Mr. and Mrs. John P. Mercer Mr. and Mrs. Victor l. Robilio, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William T. Mays R. TATe SolBeRG ’14 CHASe H. WyATT ’14 JAMeS B. MITCHUM ’14 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald T. Solberg Mr. and Mrs. S. oden Howell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Don Burkhalter Mrs. Jimmie Ann Wyatt JoSePH e. SoRReNTINo ’13 Dr. and Mrs. edward J. Finn

22 MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 Small Gifts Make a Big Difference WHAt MUS CAN DO WItH A GIFt UNDER $100 by Ann Laughlin • Buy chemicals for science lab experiments How fortunate are we to be dollars to MUS over the years. • Provide stage light gels for an entire production in our Fine Arts Department associated with an organization as This generosity will make many remarkable as Memphis University things possible for our students, • Allow for additional materials to improve our Emergency Preparedness Plan in each classroom School? Our school has an and help MUS maintain its accomplished faculty, devoted staff, competitive edge. • Replace pads on AED (Automatic Electronic Defibrillator) machines located around campus involved parents, and supportive Regardless of the size of your alumni working together to create gift, please consider the great ben- • Sponsor an author’s visit to the library the best possible foundations for efits it will provide. Our gratitude • Help with team travel costs associated with our students. for your support is immeasurable. post-season games Everywhere we look, we see evidence of the benevolence of donors. Upgrades and repairs to facilities, additional classrooms, Science Center of Attention technological projects, and profes- sional development for our faculty are possible because the giving spirit of the MUS family continues to be strong. However, on a daily basis, needs arise and are met without ever being mentioned. These small matters can make a big impact in the environment that our students, faculty and staff, alumni, parents, and friends appreciate and expect. Our successful 2007-08 Annual Fund campaign totaled Science faculty members (front) Shauna Miller, Michael Schwartz, Headmaster $1,142,976. Of this record-setting Ellis Haguewood, Bill Taylor, Analice Sowell, Wayne Mullins, (back) Vincent Beck, year, 44 percent of our gifts were Andy Saunders, Al Shaw, Laura Lawrence, Rosalyn Croce, and William Matthews $100 or less. These unrestricted gifts represent nearly half of our A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on campus January 21, donors and benefit the entire 2009, for three new state-of-the-art classrooms, lab prep areas, school. What an amazing and teacher offices added to the lower level of the McCaughan collective return on $100! Science Center. As in years before, we will Hank Hill ’66, chairman of the Building and Grounds measure the cumulative success of Committee of the MUS Board of Trustees, Willie Hollinger, our Annual Fund in dollars and MUS director of facilities, and Rankin Fowlkes, MUS director participation, but the hallmark of of business operations, were responsible for the day-to-day a truly successful year is measured supervision of the project. Hunter Fleming ’74, principal of ADI not only by the size of larger gifts, Collaborative, served as architect. Construction of the new rooms but by the number of smaller gifts was by Standard Builders, Inc., lead by John Wallace, Larry Smith, as well. and Allison Langley. When called upon to give, our Michael Schwartz, chairman of the Science Department, alumni, parents, and grandparents spoke of the amazing facility and the combined 238 years of continue to support MUS at the teaching experience between the science faculty members, who, level best for them, and this adds because of the additional classrooms, now all teach in the same up. A donor giving $100 annually building. will ultimately give thousands of “This day marks the completion of a six-year commitment to the renewal of science at MUS,” Schwartz said

MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 23 C O V E R S by Lauren Oxner

Siddharth Kara ’92 to support non-profit organizations dedicated to fighting slavery. After speaking with Siddharth Kara ’92 “A national, systematized group for a few minutes, one thing is clear: This man of community vigilante committees is on a mission. could become the eyes and ears of a The mission began in the summer of 1995 new movement to abolish slavery,” when Kara volunteered in a Bosnian refugee Kara said, adding that simply writing camp, where he encountered tales of sex slavery congressmen would also be a step in the for the first time. Several years later, after right direction. getting his MBA from Columbia University in His own country, he said, has not 2001, Kara began searching for ways to make taken the lead and shares the blame for the most of his education. Because he felt not the continuation of human trafficking. enough was being done to stop and prevent “Today, 300 times more money human trafficking, he began a global journey goes to fight drug trafficking than of research and advocacy that has led him to human trafficking,” he said. “As the speak before Congressional committees and, richest, most powerful nation in the now, to write a book about it. world, America is not doing enough to “After years of research, it became clear abolish these crimes against humanity.” to me that sex trafficking is a grotesque crime While Kara’s approach in the book against humanity, and I will not stop until this disease is centers on a business analysis of sex trafficking, the situation eradicated once and for all, no matter how long it takes,” has affected him emotionally as well. Kara said. “My mind is still filled with the faces of so many of His book, Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern the slaves I met – hundreds of slaves who have suffered Slavery, sheds light on a worldwide problem, as Kara unspeakable acts of savagery, and women and children who calculates there are 28.4 million sex slaves in the world today. are raped, tortured, and killed every day,” Kara said. “And Kara’s book examines the forces that contribute to sex slavery, I believe that a business and economic analysis is the best including global economic drivers, greed-driven slave traders, way to attack the fundamentally economic crime of slavery. consumer demand, and government and law enforcement But the moral outrage of these crimes and the human cost corruption. of these crimes are going to be what motivates us to initiate Although many people assume that slavery, which more effective efforts to redress these crimes.” is banned by all governments, no longer exists, global Kara said his own experiences at MUS, particularly in slavery continues. the English Department, definitely have had a profound “The situation still exists because of poverty, corruption, effect on his work, citing the guidance he received from and anemic political will to enforce the law,” he said. Terry Shelton. Kara posits that the enormity and pervasiveness of “At MUS, I received an excellent foundation in English sex slavery in particular is driven by its ability to generate literature and writing,” Kara said. “I firmly believe that the immense profits at almost no real risk. Kara, who has English Department at MUS at the time of my attendance compiled research over seven years, said he is now determined was as good as any high school in the country. When I to help solve the problem, which is especially frustrating graduated from Duke University, I ended up as one of only because of “insufficient attempts to eradicate the crime.” eight students who graduated with honors and distinction in While Kara said he hopes to be in a position to lobby English. Mr. Shelton, in particular, was probably more influ- the right audiences, he quickly points out that individual ential than any high school or college professor in developing citizens play a key role in fighting human trafficking. He said my love of literature and my writing skills.” people must become educated about the problem by reading Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery is books and increasing their awareness. He also urged everyone available in major bookstores.

24 MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 Peter Jaques ’91 Robert Gordon ’79 Most musicians Author and will tell you that putting filmmaker Robert together a successful band Gordon ’79 drew from is no easy task. But that is his experience producing just what Peter Jaques ’91 MUS Friday chapel skits has done. to make another pop Formed in 2000, the culture splash. Brass Menazeri is a group His latest of musicians who share documentary film, Johnny one thing: a love of Balkan music. Now quite popular in San Cash’s America, is about Francisco, Jaques is excited about the band’s accomplishments, divergent populations uniting behind one leader. It features including the release of its second CD, Vranjski San. interviews with former Vice President Al Gore, rapper Jaques, who has been interested in Turkish music since Snoop Dogg, singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, singer Ozzy shortly after he moved to San Francisco after college, enrolled in Osbourne, and actor Tim Robbins. Now on DVD, the film a Balkan music camp in 1998, which happened to have a brass has aired on A&E and A&E’s subsidiary channel Bio. band class. He thought Balkan brass music was “the best combi- “I realize now that the film was inspired by Ms. Nell nation of ecstatic drive and deep-felt melodic ideas.” Lenti’s Friday pizza,” Gordon said. “Each week, all the Using his camp experience as motivation, Jaques called arguments about what was edible and what was tasty would several people who had also attended the camp and put together subside with the serving of Friday pizza. This small sense the Brass Menazeri. After a few years of working together, the of unity – foyer boys and jocks uniting as one – is like the band has come into its element in the last three or four years, proverbial pebble in the prodigal pond.” according to Jaques. In 2008, they performed at the legendary Leaders, including President Barack Obama, have taken Monterey Jazz Festival and held their CD release party at San notice of Gordon’s work. Francisco’s prestigious Great American Music Hall. “We have been told that Obama’s cabinet appointments Although he quickly points out how enjoyable he finds his and his reaching across the aisle were an indirect result of, music, challenges still come with the band. and somewhat inspired by, this film’s message,” Gordon “Finding enough people who can dive into a band like explained. this is a challenge because it’s a totally different style of music,” Meanwhile, Gordon’s previous documentary, Jaques said. “It’s physically very challenging. The music is fast- Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story, was produced paced and demanding because it combines Turkish spiritual with classmate Mark Crosby ’79. The documentary has depth with Eastern European fast tempos.” garnered critical acclaim, including a 2009 Grammy Thinking back on his experience at MUS, Jaques credits Award nomination for Gordon and Crosby. John Hiltonsmith with inspiring him not to give up on music. Crosby said that he feels honored to have worked “Mr. Hiltonsmith was always very encouraging. I played with Gordon on the film and thinks his passion for music guitar in the pep band, and he always showed great faith in my history and the relationships he had established with those ability,” Jaques remembered. “He was one of the few people who in Memphis helped make the film the success it is. encouraged me to go to music school. I wish I had followed his “It is a wonderful story, not just about the label and advice.” its stars, but about integration, the music business, and the Jaques graduated with a computer science degree from enduring cultural importance of Memphis,” Crosby said. Oberlin College but said he simply got tired of computers. “Robert has been writing about these subjects his Performing Balkan music in front of crowds is what he really whole adult life, and the film’s depth and power are a likes to do. direct reflection of that. But I wrote the funnier parts “We play a show and people go nuts. It’s really gratifying to of our MUS skits. No question.” make people happy,” he said. The Stax DVD is also commercially available and More information about the Brass Menazeri can be found in stores now. on the band’s Web site, www.brassmenazeri.com.

MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 25 Bill Quinlen graduated from by Bill Quinlen ’64 Remember When Vanderbilt in 1968. After completing a three-year stint In the late 1950s, in the U.S. Army, he spent 33 years in the concrete pipe the junior high (eighth and steel culvert business. and ninth grades) football He retired as president of team was coached by E.E. Hanson’s South Central “Bubba” Bland. Coach Region in 2006. Quinlen’s son, Bland taught Tennessee thomas ’93, is an attorney History to seventh-graders, with International Paper in and although he exhibited Memphis, and his daughter, a fi erce countenance, most Kathleen, graduated from of us fi gured out he was Hutchison in 1997 and is a really a soft touch at heart. customer service manager The real “Fearmeister” at with EZ Prints, Inc., in Atlanta. MUS was the headmaster, Quinlen lives in Memphis with Col. Ross Lynn. his wife, Marion. Col. Lynn was quiet, dignifi ed, and could turn on an icy stare that would “What size shoe do freeze your blood on the you wear?” spot. In all matters at MUS, At this point, I he was judge, jury, and could tell the drift of executioner. No one dared our conversation was to cross Col. Lynn. not going my way, As my eighth-grade year but I could think of no commenced in 1959, it was response which would assumed I would try out for FACING tilt the balance back in the junior high football team. my favor. I was one of the biggest, or, YOUR FEARS “10½ narrow,” at least, heaviest, kids in my I replied. class and had shown reasonable athletic ability and Col. Lynn got up and left the room. He returned a no reluctance to mix it up on the playground. few minutes later with a pair of slightly used football However, I was also extremely nearsighted – shoes, size 10½ narrow. my vision was something like 20:270 – and I found “The previous owner of these shoes has no more the prospect of playing football without my glasses use for them,” he said, and, to this day, I have no terrifying. So, I told Coach Bland to count me out; idea what that meant. “Consider them yours. Practice but, out of embarrassment, I did not explain why. starts at 3:30.” My refusal to play did not go over well with Coach And so it did, with me in attendance. Bland, my father, or my classmates, but I stood fi rm. As a lineman, I quickly learned that my primary Shortly after football practice commenced, I function was to create a pile with one or more of was summoned, without explanation, to Col. Lynn’s the folks across the line of scrimmage from me, and offi ce. I knew I was in big trouble. The Icy Stare that this did not actually require me to see beyond a proved that, but I had no idea why. foot or two at most. Over time, I became reasonably “Quinlen, I understand you’ve decided not to try competent at creating these piles and absolutely out for football,” Col. Lynn said. “Why is that?” loved playing football at MUS. Tough question. I wasn’t about to confess my Years later, Col. Lynn and I reminisced about my fears about blindly charging around on the football eighth-grade football misadventure. He claimed that fi eld, not being able to distinguish friend from foe, he did not remember where he obtained the used but I had no other excuse to offer. So, in desperation, football shoes, which I did not believe for a second. I came up with the completely lame story that I had For my part, I told Col. Lynn that I was most grateful no football shoes. Brilliant. that he had forced my hand, and that I had learned a Col. Lynn considered my answer for a moment – valuable lesson in the process: It’s much easier to face I might have even detected a slight break in the icy up to your fears than it is to come up with a really stare – and asked: good excuse not to face them.

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year at the time of this posting. Carlisle still owns, Ned Smith mentioned that he was ’30 Page is the monthly bearer of good news drafted as president of the Dixieland Chapter on the Bondurant fund. of the Antique and Classic Boat Society. Charles M. Crump retired from At Thanksgiving, Bill Doggrell was Alex Wellford recently stumbled upon a Apperson Crump after 71 years. See story shopping at the Fresh Market while in log of the 1959 MUS trip to Europe, escorted on page 29. town visiting family. He and Elise live on by Charles Mosby and David Morelock. an old dairy farm outside Thayer, MO, While crossing the Atlantic on the Ryndam near Hardy, AR. He consults part-time for and traveling on trains in Europe, he spent ’59 the school system on technology matters. most of his idle time playing bridge with Looks like he could still center a good snap Ferrell Varner, Jimmy Haygood, Richard Allen Malone, a partner with Burch, for the punter. Brumfield, Howard Ellis ’59, and the Porter & Johnson in Memphis, has been Last fall, the Central Coast Wine tour leaders. He had forgotten that he, Bill named to the 2009 edition of The Best Classic, of which Archie McLaren is the Stratton, and C. D. Smith played tennis on Lawyers in America. founder and long-time chairman, disbursed a grass court in Scotland. He didn’t have to $240,000 to a variety of local charities who review the log to remember the bus leav- sustain the performing, studio, and healing ing Varner, Stratton, and Sam Rembert in ’60 arts. During the past five years, grant funds Cortina. One of them happened to know the have totaled almost $1.2 million. If you next stop, so they walked and hitchhiked to Carol Perel [widow of Philip Perel] want to celebrate its 25th anniversary, join Venice, catching up with the group in time was named as the executive director/cura- Archie this summer from July 9-12 on the for dinner. Today’s parents would have raised tor/tour guide for the Cotton Museum, coast of central California. a ruckus about the tour leaders’ decision to which is on the ground floor of the build- When talking about the 1960 Chris leave, but the young faculty members were ing where John Bondurant has managed Craft his parents bought in 1960 that he egged on by some of the seniors in the group. a commodity fund, up significantly for the

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A few years ago, John Bell and his wife, Marriages Tammy, purchased about 40 acres north Kate and Adam Houston ’91, of Sardis Lake and built several lakes and a daughter, Mary Elizabeth, born William Fones ’69 to Beverly a lovely home. John sells corporate aircraft October 4, 2008 Cruthirds on May 25, 2008 when not driving his D-6 bulldozer or big John Deere tractor around his property and J.J. and Brian Evans ’92, a son, Spence Medford ’89 to Gini Brian (Kemper), Jr., born the adjoining 300 acres, which he leases. Lenning on February 1, 2008 September 23, 2008 Tammy, an avid retriever trainer, drives her King Ranch dually, pulling a 30-foot Chris Charbonneau ’91 to Kate Maggie and Jay Dickinson ’94, travel trailer, to AKC fi eld trials around the Schmidt on November 8, 2008 a son, James McRae, born South. The Bells took the trailer and dogs October 13, 2007 Paul Morris ’92 to Mary Hale to Montana last summer, trained the dogs, on June 7, 2008 and became very effi cient fl y fi shers. John Ashley and Hamilton Eggers ’94, has a Web site for his airplane business and a son, David Hamilton, Jr., born Richard Burt ’99 to Palmer Tammy has one for her retriever business. November 3, 2008 Adams on October 4, 2008 Windy and Kirby May ’94, Ben Mays ’99 to Margaret Ann a daughter, Wesley Kirby, Klinke on August 2, 2008 born January 16, 2009 ’61 Several years ago, Kay and Hammond Births Kelly and Jeff Novel ’94, Cole purchased an 80-acre wooded tract a daughter, Lillian, born south of Shelby Forest. They immediately Nancy and Richard Greenwald ’83, January 2008 built a nice fi shing lake and began house a son, Elias Clayton, born November 14, 2008 plans. About 14 months ago, they moved Milagros and Matthew Beem ’96, from Midtown to their new home in the a son, Mateo, born country. Hammond practices at the VA Caren and Richard Nichol ’85, September 2, 2008 a son, Benjamin David, born Hospital, only a short drive from their new December 8, 2008 Khristini and Drew Hyde ’96, home. He maintains game food plots on a son, Lee Andrew (Drew) V, this land and has taken several deer and Stacia and todd Keathley ’88, born March 21, 2008 turkey, almost from his back door. Kay, a daughter, Ingrid Thiel, born a fi shing enthusiast, regularly hooks big April 7, 2008 Ginny and Clay Lafferty ’96, bass in their lake, located just outside their a son, Graham Hunt, born front door. Young Hammond, wife, and Kristin and John Grillit ’89, December 11, 2008 a daughter, Caroline Bess, son live on the south side of the property. born August 29, 2008 Their other son, Andrew, a career Navy Christie and Peter Pettit ’96, man, recently married. Their daughter, a daughter, Mims, born Kim and Peter Knoop ’89, a son, August 8, 2008 Mindy, practices law in Atlanta and has Rocco, born May 15, 2008 two children. Colleen and Chris Canale ’97, Tom Hutton, a partner with Martin, Dede and Scott Sherman ’89, a son, Christopher Webster Tate, Morrow & Marston, was named a three sons, Phillip Tanner (Tanner), (Webb) III, born March 10, 2008 2008 Mid-South Super Lawyer by Law Walter Sherrod (Walter), & Politics. William Cannon (Cannon), Brooke and Gary Wilson ’98, Barbara and Pitt Hyde have restored born September 5, 2008 a son, McCoy Allen, born the Humphrey’s home on Shady Grove September 10, 2008 Danielle and Gray Bartlett ’90, and have now taken a house in London to afford their three young children the a son, Gray Williams, Jr., born Meghan and Seph Anderson ’99, November 20, 2008 a daughter, Chloe Ryan, born opportunity to experience living and being September 25, 2008 schooled abroad. The Hydes were in Mem- Valerie and Larry Goldsmith ’90, phis for Christmas, but have returned to a son, Brett, born October 1, 2008 Deaths London for their children’s spring semester. Scott May writes, “Linda and I are Nancy and tou Vou Lee ’90, Russell B. Billings, Sr. ’80 awaiting the birth of our third grandchild, a daughter, Aleena, born due in January. Hammond, Henry, and July 13, 2008 Barry Franklin Creson ’80 I have enjoyed the duck and deer season. Kristi and Daniel Newton ’90, I took a 160 class 10-point buck in mid- William Maxwell Rose ’07 a daughter, Sophia, born December – my best to date.” August 16, 2008

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Arthur Seelbinder and wife, Kathleen, live in Rhinebeck, NY, overlooking the Hudson River. Six years ago, Kathleen became obsessed with an unusual home, a Oldest Working Alumnus Calls it Quits Beaux-Arts Sporting Pavilion on 50 acres When you meet Charles M. Crump ’30, the first thing you’ll see designed in 1902 for John Jacob Astor is his outstretched hand, ready to make you feel welcome. He is the IV as a playground for the American oldest working alumnus and the oldest practicing lawyer in Memphis, aristocracy. A 1913 pictorial in the New or he was until he retired last October. York Times described it as an amusement Born in 1913, he is the son of Dabney Crump, a cotton merchant. hall that had cost $1 million to build His maternal grandfather, Charles Wesley Metcalf, founded the law firm ($22 million in today’s dollars). It has an Apperson, Crump & Maxwell in 1865, now called Apperson Crump. indoor pool and an indoor tennis court. Charles Crump worked there, specializing in estate planning for 71 years, The couple spent more than three years completely restoring their new home, living from September 1937 until October 2008. from room to room, staying just ahead or Crump graduated from the old MUS in 1930 and remembers behind the workers. A recent New York spending time getting to know his instructors. He credits the personal Times article described the Spellbinder’s attention he received work as “a fi xer-upper to end them all.” to the small size of the school. “The whole ’65 atmosphere of a small school built around Hank Shelton, a partner with Adams splendid teachers,” and Reese in Memphis, has been included Crump said. “That in The Best Lawyers in America for 2009. combination is what prepared me for life.” He also participated ’66 in one of the two Big John Adams is recovering after debating societies marrying off his daughter, Palmer, to at MUS and said he Richard Burt ’99 at his new home in believes they helped Pawleys Island, SC. A grand time was had prepare him for college by all. See picture on page 38. and beyond. Crump Frank Jemison received a rather unique attended Southwestern 60th birthday present from his wife, at Memphis (now Jeanne. He spent one hour behind the stick of a Russian MIG fi ghter jet. While enjoy- Rhodes College) and ing the experience, Frank was doubly care- graduated from the ful not to invade any restricted air space University of Virginia School of Law. After so as not to start an international incident. The Commercial Appeal/Daniel Connolly Can anyone top that? law school, he served Charles M. Crump stands next to photographs John Romeiser continues to teach in the Navy during of the founders of the Apperson Crump law fi rm. French language, literature, and culture at World War II. He is the young man at bottom right and his the University of Tennessee. He reports his Long interested in grandfather is at the upper left. class is fi ne, but the football team needs a social justice, he helped little help. establish Memphis Area Legal Services, which provides legal advice to Reid Schadt is living in Seattle, WA, poor residents. Crump also helped integrate the Memphis Rotary Club with his wife, Sherry. They are both retired and have become avid golfers. Reid’s handi- and the Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he has held cap is 4.8. He plays bass and is in the pro- numerous leadership roles with the Episcopal church, helping establish cess of putting together a band that focuses Church of the Holy Communion in the early 1940s. on Allman Brothers tunes. Reid writes, Crump said that he could not have accomplished any of this “I have gotten pretty good at barbecuing without having honesty and integrity. shoulders, briskets, and Rendezvous ribs in “To be a good leader, you cannot violate these principles,” Crump my miniature backyard version of a Tops explained. “I would say that is absolutely essential.” pit. They don’t have a clue about barbecue, or the blues for that matter, in Seattle.”

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HalperinHalperin TakesTakes oversees the leasing and management of more than 2 million square feet of NationalNational SpotlightSpotlight full-service class “A” offi ce space. “This AmongAmong RealtorsRealtors honor is really meant for my colleagues at Boyle Investment Co.,” Halperin said. Mark Halperin ’67 is a power- “I have had the opportunity to work house in the Memphis real estate with the most professional men and market, and, now, the rest of the women in our industry throughout my country is taking notice. 36-year career at Boyle.” Halperin, a 36-year commercial real estate vet- Halperin joined Boyle in 1973 and is a eran, recently received the 2008 Realtors Commercial graduate of the University of Tennessee, where Alliance National award from the commercial division he studied accounting and real estate. Honored of the National Association of Realtors. for his accomplishments in 2007, he was named “Mark continues to be a contributing member Commercial Broker of the Year for the Memphis to the real estate industry and community life in area. He is active in a number of organizations Memphis,” said John Snyder, past president of the throughout Memphis and is a past chairman of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors. “Mark has Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce Developers been active in association business and in community Council and past president of the Board of the work, and given his time and talents to assist others Memphis Jewish Home, where he continues to in the real estate business, which has endeared him serve on the Executive Committee. A past president to his fellow practitioners.” of Temple Israel, Halperin currently is serving As executive vice president of Boyle Investment on the board of trustees of the Union of Reform Co., Halperin focuses on both multi-tenant and Judaism and on the board of trustees of Memphis single-purpose offi ce properties and currently University School.

Bob Parrish is back from Iraq. He served in a prison camp near Basra, Camp ’67 Liberty, at the Baghdad airport and in ’68 Steve Bain is enjoying his retirement. the Green Zone at Ibn Sinai Hospital. He He has attended seven MUS football writes: “It was quite an experience. More games this year and believes this the best importantly, my youngest son is graduating MUS team he has ever seen. Go, Owls! from MUS this spring, barring the creek Hugh Bosworth and his wife, Sherrie, don’t rise.” recently had their eighth grandchild. All John Pettey was named a Five-Star six of their children are married. Best in Client Satisfaction Wealth Manager Martha and David Dunavant are by Memphis Magazine in its September proud to announce that their daughter, 2008 issue and received the designation of Kristin, passed the Tennessee bar and has Accredited Investment Fiduciary awarded gone to work with Baker Donelson in by the Center of Fiduciary Studies. Memphis in mergers and acquisitions. Jim Seale is an economics professor McClain Gordon purchased the farm at the University of Florida. He publishes in Fayette County formerly owned by Elvis reports on the fl ow of agricultural products Presley and his father. He is holding it for and energy from country to country. He resale, and, unfortunately, cannot report travels extensively for his research, which is Steve Rhea has been busy successfully any Elvis sightings. used by the World Bank. navigating the class fi ve economic rapids Robin and Gordon Greeson have Natalie and Minor Vernon’s son, while playing lead guitar on The Strangers’ three daughters. Their oldest, Cory, lives Stewart, lives in Macon, GA, with his wife latest CD. Steve (pictured above) and his in Tampa, FL, with her husband and two and child. Their daughter, Claire, is major- band were recently on campus recording in children. Younger daughters, Laura and ing in nursing in Charleston. Hampton is the Bloodworth Studio. Kate, both live in New York and work for in the pre-med program at the University Swift Treadwell is working overtime to Bank of America and Barclay’s. Robin of Georgia and plays in a rock band. keep up with his well-trained sons, Spike ’96 makes decorative quilts. and Hunt ’99, in his construction business.

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’69 ’70 ’71 Bobby Allen is still living in Florida Proud and amazed, Bill Carpenter Malcolm Wood became a grandfather and is on his fourth year after a kidney is on a seven-week tour of conservative when his daughter, Russell, and her husband, transplant. religious schools, supporting a group of Beau Chambliss of Birmingham, AL, had Laurence Dobbins has expanded his college-age young people seeking dialogue a daughter on November 12, 2008, named business, Top Brass Sports, and is still about creating safe spaces for gay students Julia Russell Chambliss. teaching weapons training. on their respective campuses. When not Joe Johnson is now a full-time tirelessly campaigning for a better world, graduate student finishing his degree he resides in St. Petersburg, FL. Check out ’72 in civil engineering. his Web site at www.soulforce.org. Paul McClure works with Kemmons Rick Johnson travels the world as Stewart Crisler is still living in South Wilson Companies where he is responsible senior vice president of the engineering Carolina. While one of his sons is grown for hotel sales and land sales and acquisitions. firm Camp, Dresser, & McKee. In his and married, he still has children in college. Davis Moser is still playing tennis and spare time, Rick and his wife, Mary, are Read Kirkpatrick lives in Centennial, beating Lance Minor ’67 on a regular basis. raising four boys, ages 15 to 22, and saving CO, where he is general manager for Micro DeWitt Shy, a partner with Burch, their money to come to our 40th (that’s Systems, Inc. He and his wife, Mary, have Porter & Johnson, has been named to the right, the Big Four-0) reunion. Keep those two daughters, Kathryn and Meghan, and 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. cards and letters pouring in! a son, Thompson. Woods Weathersby has been included “Most Athletic” Jimmy Ogle won the in The Best Lawyers in America 2009 prestigious Spirit of Memphis award this edition. He is an attorney with Evans summer, and he also became a grandfather ’73 Petree Bogatin PC. with the birth of his granddaughter, Macie. Tom Wells has sold his athletics Jimmy runs the scoreboard for University Tim Cowan and his company, Athletic business, but still is living in New York of Memphis basketball games and is SurfacesPlus, have been busy helping schools and doing well. developing walking tours of Memphis. raise money for athletic projects. They In his spare time, he is vice president of recently managed local projects, including operations for Ericson Group, Inc. PDS’ new synthetic turf field and the stadiums and turf field projects for both

Building on Excellence H. Montgomery Martin ’73 is doing more than his fair share to keep Memphis’ skyline beautiful, and the West Tennessee Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., (WTCABC) have officially recognized his efforts. Martin’s company, Montgomery Martin Contractors, LLC, took home almost a third of the 2008 Excellence in Construction awards presented by the WTCABC. The company won six awards in 17 categories and was named a finalist seven times in a field of 27 nominees. Their outstanding work on the Stratum on Highland won them the residential award, and they won in the $10 million to $100 million historical restoration category for the Lincoln American Tower at Court Square Center. Martin’s company also won in the $5 million to $10 million commercial category for the Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites, in the interiors category for the Real Time Crime Center, and in the $5 million to $10 million institutional category for St. Mary’s Windland Smith Rice Building (pictured right). They also won for Hope Presbyterian Church’s new sanctuary, which was in the $10 million to $25 million institutional category.

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the Olive Branch and South Panola high John Murrah, an Episcopal priest in Birmingham, AL, in schools. They have also been involved with attorney with Evans December. Chip will be serving as a priest a number of baseball and soccer fi elds and Petree Bogatin PC, at Ascension Church in Montgomery, AL. track projects that include St. Mary’s, St. has been included Barry Frager has received the 2008 George’s, ECS, and Lewisburg, Coldwater, in The Best Lawyers Federal Bar Association Immigration Law Horn Lake, Germantown, and Millington in America 2009 Section commendation for excellence in high schools. They are currently busy with edition. providing continuing legal education in a number of college and university projects Dan Murrell immigration law. throughout the South. (right) has been Kim Jenkins is currently president Buck Lewis was awarded the W. J. named the Out- and CEO of a medical company called Michael Cody Pro Bono Attorney of standing Fundraising SurgiVision with offi ces in Memphis and the Year Award by Memphis Area Legal Executive for 2008 California. Services, Inc. by the Memphis Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Dan is the director of planned giving at the ’81 ’74 University of Memphis. Berk Donaldson has left Calgary, Nathan Bicks, a partner with Burch, Jim Rainer is senior vice president of Alberta, Canada, for Houston, TX. He is Porter & Johnson, has been named to Rainer and Company. working as director of business develop- the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers ment for Spectra Energy Transmission. in America. Mark Frazier is the ConocoPhillips Chuck Day is still living in Georgia. Professor of Chinese Politics and associate When talking about how things were ’78 professor of international and area studies going in his life, he replied: “Grand- Eric Hunter knows that this will be at the University of Oklahoma. daughter turned 13 last month. No more than you may wish to know, but he water in the lakes out here. Have to writes: “Five children take up a lot of space. dodge stumps when water skiing. Still in Wilson graduated from Vanderbilt Univer- the commercial kitchen equipment and sity magna cum laude with high honors on ’82 supplies business. Lots going on. Credit his thesis. He accepted a full scholarship Donald Brady is the associate dean for tight, but not insurmountable. Buy low, to the University of Alabama Law School graduate medical education at Vanderbilt sell high. Skip Daniels’ econ class rules!” and just fi nished his second year. Sam just University. That pretty much brings you up to speed. transferred from Belmont U’s music school Doug Carpenter and his business to Auburn University to fi nish up a second partner, Brian Sullivan ’83, purchased the degree in psychology this spring. Josh is Racquet Club of Memphis. The agreement in his second year at Auburn University included the Regions Morgan Keegan ’75 in business and is a FIJI there. Rebecca Championship and the Cellular South Cup Mark Wiygul, a general dentist for 25 is 16 and has been busy on the national tennis tournaments. If that’s not enough, years, was chosen by Memphis Magazine as hunter/jumper show circuit, placing sixth they also started a new company called cs2i one of Memphis’ Top Dentists. in Washington, DC. Liza, 13, is a stunning (cs2interactive), a software development cheerleader for Montgomery Academy, and interactive marketing fi rm. See which is what MUS and Hutchison would www.cs2interactive.com for details. be if they went co-ed. My wife, Elizabeth, Tim Deaton is the CEO of Health- ’76 is fully recovered, free from cancer, and South Hospital at Tenaya in Las Vegas. Lane Carrick was one of the CEOs is still riding her dressage horse daily. HealthSouth is the largest preeminent represented at the Memphis Economic I am still building shopping centers, but inpatient hospital in the country. He says: Summit in December. Lane is chairman have a very interesting job now building “Las Vegas is a great city, and I enjoyed the and CEO of Sovereign Wealth Manage- a retail/offi ce building/industrial center move. My whole family will move out in ment, Inc. for Redstone Arsenal and the Pentagon the spring of 2009.” John Good has been inducted as a in Huntsville, AL.” Lt. Col. David Galloway, his wife, fellow of the Memphis Bar Association. Martha, and their two children, Trey and Morgan, have been overseas for three tours of duty. David is commander of the ’80 64th Medical (Veterinarian) Detachment ’77 Cannon Allen, a partner with Adams in Iraq. Mark Merrill has been named and Reese in Memphis, has been included Joe Lazarov has made a professional president of Briarcrest Christian School. in The Best Lawyers in America for 2009. leap that has made him really proud. Joe He was previously vice president of Chip Broadfoot has completed his directed his fi rst project, a December epi- business affairs and interim president. seminary work and was ordained as an sode of “Gossip Girl” on the CW Network.

32 MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 One Man’s Mission by Kimberly Eller

In 1988, Bill Lewis ’81 stood on “There is something unique the ancient Israeli archeological site, Tel about this generation that is Megiddo, and looked out over the Valley of authentic and real,” Lewis said. Armageddon. At that moment and at that “They want to make a difference place he realized America’s need for a independently and corporately. I began religious revival and spiritual awakening to realize after 20 years that this age and dedicated his life to serving God. group could be the ignition point for “It’s my conviction that, as a nation, we are what I’ve been praying for since I entering into the greatest crisis period of our history,” was their age.” Lewis explained. “I think that our nation is spiritually Lewis said he believes this generation, often called the ill-equipped to face that crisis.” “Millennial Generation,” can impact the nation powerfully. Lewis, who majored in French at Baylor University He reasoned that he would reach them on college campuses and earned a master’s degree in counseling from Grace where they are now and where they will be for the next Theological Seminary in Indiana, wasn’t considering two decades. religious service when he was a student at MUS. Enter “We are concentrating on encouraging prayer on Marianne McKee, a former French instructor. college campuses,” Lewis said. “Our ultimate goal is to “Mrs. McKee encouraged me to consider full-time see 24-7 praying communities, a constant rotation of ministry, even foreign missions work,” Lewis recalled. unbroken, continuous prayer.” “Every time she’d pass me in the halls, she’d smile and Lewis named these prayer communities a “Tent of say she was praying for me, meaning that I’d be called into Meeting,” (Exodus 33:7-11) and he said SOI 21 is going to full-time Christian service.” launch them on both the George Mason and the George McKee’s prayers did not go unheard. Lewis is now Washington University campuses to serve as a model for the founder and president of the Sons of Issachar for the future campus communities across the nation. He also 21st Century, or SOI 21, a Christian movement devoted works to reach people through the Sons of Issachar Web to reaching college-age men and women to usher in the site, www.SOI21.com. revival inspired by his experience in Israel. Revival, to Lewis, is where Christians become aware of sin in their lives and “experience anew the mercy and grace of the cross of Jesus Christ.” This awareness then turns their lives upside down. “Jesus becomes the greatest love again,” Lewis said. “It’s about the passionate love of God that impacts every- thing that they do, how they live, and how they relate to other people.” Lewis first conceived SOI 21 a decade ago. By this time, he and his wife, Lynn, had been living abroad and working as missionaries for seven years, mostly in St. Petersburg, Russia, before moving to Israel in 1999 to work for a private humanitarian aid organization in Haifa. In 2001, the Lewises moved back to the United States and settled in the Washington, DC, area. The move proved to be exactly what Lewis needed for SOI 21; while working with The Lewises live in Virginia with their two sons, college-aged adults through two ministries in DC, Lewis Joshua, 16, and Justin, 14, and two daughters, Abby, 7, was inspired to adopt a new focus for his work. and Grace, 5.

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Jay Mednikow founded a 14-mem- yielded a long-lost original recording from David Wilmott, his wife, Catherine, ber, all-male a cappella ensemble called the Fascist B*#%slugs circa 1985, done and their three children, Charles, Ann DeltaCappella. They recently opened the with fellow classmates Dean Siewert Wylie, and George, are still in New York 2008 dinner stage season at the Bartlett and Bill McKelvy. The band, although where David has started Angler Capital Performing Arts and Conference Center. incensed at their repeated omission as part Management, LLC, a private equity fi rm. of MUS’ rich musical heritage, is denying rumors of a possible reunion. After high school, Erik Odeen at- ’83 tended Millsaps College until 1989. He ’89 We missed Michael Aronoff at the then worked for Touche Ross & Co. in Rob Edwards and his wife, Kimberly, reunion due to bed rest for his expecting Jackson, MS, for three years. The follow- celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary wife, so, hopefully by the printing of this ing 12 years were spent with International in January (as they watched Ole Miss MUS Today, they will have good news. Paper, traveling as an internal auditor, then win the Cotton Bowl! Hoddy Toddy). Craig Christenbury and the lovely moving to California to assume a controller Kimberly and Rob have three boys (13, 10, Brook are busy with four children. Hope- position for IP’s distribution arm, xpedx. and 7). They just got a 6-week-old beagle fully, eldest son Jack will be an Owl in the He moved to Hawaii to run operations and that is reminding Rob of all that fun they near future. merge with Zellerbach Paper Co. Then had with their newborns by waking them Richard Greenwald and wife, Nancy, he returned to California in 1999 as vice up in the middle of the night to take her celebrated the birth of their fourth child, president of administration and fi nance outside. Rob has been a detective with the Elias Clayton, in November. Richard con- for Pacifi c Group. Erik left IP in 2004 to Tupelo Police Department for the past ten tinues to celebrate the Phillies’ run in the consult with a CPA fi rm in Irvine, CA, years and has been in the Mississippi Army World Series, the Eagles in football, and McKennon, Wilson & Morgan, LLP. National Guard for 15, holding the current the fantasy teams he has convinced his kids Recently, he started his own practice, rank of major. At the end of January, he he played for. Odeen and Associates, offering corporate went back on active duty for a second trip Scotty Scott continues to keep new fi nance and accounting services to private to Iraq, thus missing yet another reunion. businesses up and running for Emerge and publicly-held companies. He lives in He is scheduled to leave the states in June Memphis, a small business incubator. Newport Beach, CA, with his wife of fi ve with a return date in the spring of 2010. years, Diane, and daughter Katherine (4). Rob reports: “I called Griff Jenkins asking Diane, an Ohio State alumna, is a clinical him if he could meet me over there for a pharmacist at Hoag Hospital. story. I told him at least one of us in our ’84 Drew Renshaw has found real meaning class has made it big time!” Michael Peeler has accepted a new in his work. Drew is still building custom Jason Fair and his wife, Meredith, position with FirstBank in the commercial homes, but he is also housing missionaries reside in Memphis and have been married lending group. who are on furlough and back in the for 11 years. They have three children, Mike Tarkington and his wife, Meg, United States raising capital for their Judson (6), Brooke (4), and Hunter (2). live in Memphis, where Mike is working mission work. Jason is a vice president and fi nancial for Kroger Corporation. Brad Young reports in from his home advisor at Stanford Group Company in in the Dunwoody section of Atlanta where Memphis where he has worked for fi ve he is an executive director of the Devel- years. Jason was recently recognized by opment Corporation for Israel. Brad is Memphis Magazine as a Five Star Best in ’85 responsible for Israel’s fi xed income instru- Client Satisfaction Wealth Manager as a Reg Degan and his wife, Suzanne, are ments in eight states across the southeast result of independent market research that living in Germantown with their daughter, including Tennessee. Fortunately, work was conducted by the magazine. Bailey (6), and son, Caleb (3). Reg is divid- brings him back to Memphis from time to Pat Hopper has been recognized as one ing his time in his professional life among time. Brad and his wife, Terri, have two of Memphis Business Journal’s 2008 Top 40 the interests he holds in the Wolf River children, Josh (3) and Anna (18 months). Under 40. Airport, Homeland Insurance Agency, and Spence Medford is currently the vice Dresh Excavating. president of development for Swedish Cov- Todd Dudley has celebrated his one enant Hospital and executive director of year anniversary of becoming an employee- ’88 the hospital’s foundation. He married his owner of New Belgium Brewing Company. Howard Cleveland was selected as wife, Gini, in February 2008. Spence and He received a cruiser bicycle in recognition a Rising Star in the area of labor and Gini reside in the Ravenswood neighbor- of this accomplishment. employment law by Mid-South Super hood of Chicago with their three canine Richard Garner is a principal at Booz Lawyers. He is a member of Kiesewetter companions, Cooper, Zero, and Hannah. Allen Hamilton and lives in Arlington, VA, Wise Kaplan Prather PLC. Dede and Scott Sherman are making sure with his wife, Tia, and 6-year-old twins, Stacie and Todd Keathley live in New that admissions at MUS doesn’t become a Emilie and William. Richard is especially York with their two children, Harris and concern with the birth of their triplet sons, excited about a recent clean-up effort that Ingrid. Todd is with ITG, Inc. Tanner, Walter, and Cannon.

34 MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 In byMemory Laurian Scott of Thisbe and Noah

John “Skipper” a fat, happy, bouncing Scott ’89 and I baby boy whose deep, suffered a tragedy few throaty laughs were have come close to. infectious. All we now Our daughter, Elenna needed was a miracle “Thisbe,” was just shy for his sister. But that of her third birthday was not to be. when she died on Noah in May 2007 Not only did April 30, 2007. Thisbe Thisbe lose her valiant was born a vibrant, Thisbe in August 2005 fi ght, but one month after she died, Noah began healthy baby girl. With showing symptoms of the same disease that took a smile that spread from ear to ear and person to his sister. He was nine months old. Starting with a person, she sprinted through the fi rst 16 months droopy eyelid, two months later a test confi rmed of life, tucking each milestone under her belt: hearing loss. Two weeks later, his vocal cords were crawling, laughing, walking, talking, and adoring paralyzed. The progression was all too familiar. every moment. Within fi ve months, Noah had lost all facial Thisbe got sick Thanksgiving of 2005. Seven expression, and his walking had become clumsy. months later she was diagnosed with a rare form Ten months after the onset of his disease, on of motor neuron disease called Brown-Vialetto- April 9, 2008, Noah died of respiratory failure. Van Laere (BVVL), which is similar to other motor Like his sister, he died in our arms. In the end, he neuron diseases such as ALS/Lou Gehrig’s and fought as Thisbe had, for every breath, and even Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), the number after all the oxygen in his body had run out, his one genetic killer of infants and toddlers. Thisbe strong little heart was still beating – barely – just was sick beyond all comprehension for the last barely – until he was gone. 17 months of her life. Now, it is our mission to fi nd a cure for Thisbe’s younger brother, Noah McArthur, motor neuron diseases. We have begun a series was born on September 4, 2006, nearly a year of fundraisers across the nation that we have into his sister’s sickness. At three days old, named A Mighty Voice: Fundraiser for Children’s Noah underwent open-heart surgery to repair Motor Neuron Diseases, named this because the a congenital heart defect, and he fl ew through fi rst thing BVVL took from my daughter was her recovery, amazing the entire surgical staff. voice. All proceeds from these fundraisers go They called him “little superman,” as he was to The Olive Branch Fund: A Thisbe and Noah discharged just eight days later. Scott Legacy. One will be held in Memphis on We breathed a sigh of relief, believing the May 2, 2009. If you would like to get involved hard part for him was over. Now, Noah, or or attend the fundraiser, please contact Jason “Manny Man” as we called him, had a newly- Fair ’89, event chair, at (901) 628-6461 or visit repaired heart and an excellent prognosis. He was www.theolivebranchfund.org.

Editor’s Note: Our thanks go to Skipper and Laurian for their willingness to share their story with us. They live in Franklin, TN, with their daughter, Melissa Aslan, 13. Skipper is currently a partner in Geneosis, which distributes a proprietary molecular genetic technology provided by Diatherix, including specifi c tests that more accurately diagnose respiratory infectious diseases and other panels that diagnose MRSA. Laurian recently wrote a children’s picture book titled Thisbe’s Promise that was released in October 2008; a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the book go to aid the mission of The Olive Branch Fund. Thisbe’s Promise is available through ETS Publishing at www.etspublishinghouse.com.

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Andrew Shipman and wife, Ashley, Jonathan Kirkscey, a cellist with the recently moved to Chicago from Palm Memphis Symphony Orchestra, and four ’97 Beach Gardens, FL. He is still working for other symphony members partnered to Allegiant Asset Management as portfolio create a mixed genre ensemble, String Matthew Cady is currently stationed at manager and has taken over lead responsi- Theory. The music group blends contem- Patuxent Naval Air Station and will begin bilities for the Large Cap Value Portfolio. porary and classical music. test pilot school in January. Allegiant’s executive offices are in Chicago. Andy King is managing the Poplar Robert Wilson is now associate direc- location of Outdoors, Inc. He asks that tor and legal counsel for GTx, Inc. Rob ’94 everyone come by and purchase something. writes: “It has been a great fit for me and a nice change from the private practice of R. P. Dempsey is living in Nashville law. It has also allowed me to have more and working for Bass, Berry & Sims. ’98 time with my wife, Cathy, and our two Bill Roberts is on the board of the daughters, Ann (4) and Mary Quay (1).” Boys & Girls Club in Memphis. Norris Feeney is a graduate assistant at the University of Tennessee where he is ’91 ’95 pursuing his Ph.D. in political science. Ross Dyer sits on the board of the Mark Arnold lives in Richmond, ’99 Christ Community Health Centers in VA, where he is a software architect for Memphis, and is working in the Tennes- Allscripts. Seph Anderson is the student loan see Attorney General’s office in downtown Jim Dorman, along with Earl Blanken- operations coordinator in the Financial Aid Memphis. ship and Mike Robinson, started Mercury Office at Ole Miss. He also teaches a fresh- Dave Waddell was named to the board Investment Management LLC in 2006. man seminar course each fall. In addition, of directors for the RISE Foundation for Mercury is a real estate investment firm Seph is actively involved in their state and the 2008-09 year. in Memphis. regional professional organization, Missis- Evan Johnson, Gideon Scoggin, and sippi Association of Student Financial Aid Alexander Broyles placed seventh at the Administrators, and will be the conference ’92 International Hot-Tubbing competition chair for their annual state conference in in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, in March 2008. 2010. Talk about busy...Paul Morris has been Their placement qualified them to compete After five years in Washington, DC, named one of Memphis Business Journal’s again next year in Ottawa, Canada. They Austin Bryan is now living in New York 2008 Top 40 Under 40. He is shareholder will continue training and are looking for- City where he is the community manager and director of Martin Tate Morrow & ward to next year’s competition. Alexander for Reprise Media, an award-winning Marston, P.C. He serves as chairman of the made First Team (Second Jet). search engine and social media marketing Center City Commission, and president Steve Kramer and his wife, Chrissie, agency. of Memphis Area Legal Services. He got are living in High Point, NC, with their Mason Cousins left Morgan Keegan married in June to Mary Hale. three cats. Steve works for Milliken Carpet after five years in the Wealth Management and helped MUS with the re-carpeting Group. He took a position as a wealth advi- of the athletic complex this past summer. sor at Sovereign Wealth Management in ’93 Next time you run into Steve, make sure to Memphis. Lane Carrick ’76 is the CEO. ask him about the flexibility and function- Robert Richards is taking a military Alex Crabb is working in Franklin, ality of carpet tile! leave from Continental Express. He is TN, as a technical analyst at the corporate Brian Paris is in Memphis working as headed to Afghanistan for a ten-month headquarters of Spheris, the nation’s lead- event coordinator for the Center for South- tour of duty. ing medical transcription company. He ern Folklore. Wes Scott is an associate attorney at is still living in Spring Hill with his wife, Bass Berry & Sims, where he practices Shannon, daughters, Katie (8) and Sophie corporate and securities law. (6), and son, John Paul (4). ’96 Norfleet Thompson is coming into Speculation is rampant regarding the home stretch of medical school. He who he blackmailed, but, at least for the Jason Nahon has started a new law has lined up an orthopedics rotation in moment, Jon-Paul Hickey not only firm in Nashville. San Antonio, TX, for one month followed remains employed by Wachovia, but he Stephen Shannon, Copley Broer, by another month of orthopedics in also managed to escape the firing squads in and Robert Dow get together regularly Greenville, SC. Charlotte. JP is now working in Wachovia’s in Dallas. When not reliving the old times commercial real estate group, based in with classmates, Stephen spends as much Philadelphia. time as possible with his kids, Anne (3) and Jack (2), and fly fishing for redfish on the Texas coast.

36 MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 Frank’s 100-Hole Club

by Kimberly Eller

It was still dark when Jason Lewin ’98 gripped his driver and shot his glow-in-the- dark golf ball toward the first of the 100 holes he played that Lewin never thought day in memory of his childhood playing the 100 holes would be friend, Frank Langlois. impossible, but he said it turned Lewin, director of marketing out to be more difficult than he for American Paper Optics, had first thought. and Langlois met in Montreal, “All I could think about was Canada, before the Lewin family Frank,” he said. “I didn’t feel moved to Memphis. like I was alone even though “Frank was a couple of years I was physically there alone. I older and kept me under his never tired while I was doing it.” wing,” Lewin said. “I looked up way because he believed that was People have asked Lewin to him because he wasn’t afraid something Langlois would do. how he played 100 holes of golf of anything – not a big guy, but He also wanted to push himself in 13 hours. the life of the party.” in a new way, but he did want to “It was simple. Doing it for The two friends kept in make it personal. Golf is one of Frank made it easy,” Lewin said. touch throughout the years, and Lewin’s passions, so he chose to From then on, the families visited one another play 100 holes every time he plays at least once a year. for Langlois. golf, he said, he “I always looked forward Lewin set remembers the 100 to seeing him because he was out at 6:05 holes he played for the type of guy that everyone a.m. and played Frank. wanted to be around,” he said. until his 504th “This isn’t one “He was really energetic and shot dropped of those things magnetic and had a laugh that into the last that will just go could fill a forest.” hole at 7:25 away.” Then, about six years ago, p.m., more than Langlois was diagnosed with 13 hours later, cancer. During this past making him the summer, he discovered he had first member an untreatable and inoperable of Germantown Country Club’s brain tumor. He died a few “100-Hole Club.” months later at 31. The funeral Club members cheered him was in Canada, making it on during the day, and the impossible for Lewin to attend. grounds crew at the country Instead, he dedicated that day, club supported him by working September 7, to playing 100 around him. Golf Unlimited holes of golf in Langlois’ honor. in Germantown, TN, donated “I wanted to be in that golf balls. From childhood to mindset for that day. It allowed “Everyone supported it, adulthood, lifelong friends me to be there spiritually, in my but they also thought it was Jason Lewin (left) and Frank Langlois own way,” Lewin said. impossible because I wouldn’t Lewin chose to memorialize have enough time in the day to his friend in this unconventional complete it,” he said.

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Andy Howington recently got a full- time actuary analyst job with an inter- national actuarial consulting fi rm called EMB, where he assesses risk for insurance companies. He is working toward becom- ing an accredited property-casualty actuary. He has passed one exam and has eight more to go. ’04 Eddie Owen completed his undergrad- uate degree in December at Berklee College of Music. Next stop: Los Angeles, where he will be doing an internship through Berklee with a company that books bands. Richard Burt ’99 enlisted several alumni as groomsmen when he married Palmer Adams (daughter of John Adams ’66) on October 4, 2008. Groomsmen were (front) Logan Taylor ’99, Ben James ’99, Burt, Mason Cousins ’99, Andrew Steffens ’99, (back) Will Levy ’99, Cole Giovannetti, Rick Burt, ’05 Bert Stemmler ’99, Collins Roll ’03, and Chris Lafon. Clint Cowan has just fi nished his term as president of his fraternity, Chi Psi at the University of North Carolina. He reports: ’00 ’01 “I’m feeling a great burden lifted as I hand over the risk management of 90 guys to my Jim Levy is in job search mode. He is Lea and Ben Adams are still out in Los successor.” interviewing in the north and the Dallas Angeles where he is writing sitcom scripts John Summers is serving as vice presi- area. for United Talent Agency. dent of the business school and the Traffi c Lewis Smith recently competed Eric Beaty left commercial lending Appeals Court at Ole Miss for the 2008-09 in Clash of the Titans, a professional at SunTrust Bank to pursue a career as a school year. He is also serving his second doubles tennis exhibition, held at Belhaven professional golfer. year on the election commission. Country Club in Washington, DC. Lewie Paul Gillespie is living in Memphis Eric Wilson is a senior at Northwestern emerged victorious in the third set, 6-2. and working in equity capital markets for University and loves living in the Chicago Ian Wallace is defending his Ph.D. on Morgan Keegan. area. He is pursuing a double major in the structure and function of plants and Skipper Seabold is currently studying theater (with an emphasis in musical major intrinsic protein channels at the at American University in Washington, theater) and English (with an emphasis University of Tennessee at Knoxville. DC, where he recently received a master’s in creative writing). In October, he was degree in fi nancial economics and is now one of six students chosen to participate pursuing a Ph.D. in economics. In his in a master class given by the Tony Award studies, Skipper fi nds that he does actually winning actress and singer Barbara Cook. use calculus every day. He lives with Brett In November, he performed the title role in Meeks ’02, and, together, they fi ght crime the school’s production of Sweeney Todd. at night. Recent achievements include being named a Communication Century Scholar, receiv- ing the Outstanding Junior Student award ’02 from the School of Communication, and receiving a cash award from TriQuarterly Adam Lazarov made a perfect score literary magazine for a creative nonfi ction on the LSAT. Let the application process essay he wrote. He has also been named begin! See the article on page 42. to the Dean’s List every quarter since beginning college. In his “spare” time, he sings and tours with the co-ed a cappella ’03 group Purple Haze. Their Web site is www.purplehaze.ws, and he is the proud Bond Hopkins ’01 shows Brent Ken Farmer is living in New York and new uncle of his brother’s son, McCoy! Blankenship ’01 the sights of Giza, working for a development company called Egypt. Hopkins lives in Cairo, and PPS (Project for Public Space). Blankenship lives in New York.

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Alumni Lacrosse: A Face-Off for Charity by Kimberly Eller Thanksgiving weekend may be known for turkey, teams in the area. We relied on each other so much but for the MUS alumni lacrosse players who play in to build up lacrosse in Memphis. It’s a pretty close-knit the annual Memphis Lacrosse Turkey Shootout, it is all community.” about buzzards – the “Old Buzzards,” to be exact. Tenent said the annual event goes beyond playing For the last four Thanksgivings, the MUS “Old lacrosse together and against one another. Buzzards” and the “Old Brothers” from Christian “We’re in each other’s weddings, we attend events Brothers High School have come together to play the together, and we congratulate each other on the births game they love and to help needy children at the same of our children,” he said. “This is rare when it comes to time. The event raises money and provides toys for the sports rivalries.” Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots program. May gives credit to Dent and Czernecki for “The spirit of the fundraiser is for all of us from continuing to ensure newer players for both teams MUS and CBHS who played lacrosse against one respect the history between the two teams. another to come together as a group to benefit those “It is obvious the two men respect one another, who are less fortunate during the holidays as well as and that attitude trickles down to their players,” he said. for the betterment of lacrosse in Memphis and the Tenent, who is the assistant lacrosse coach state of Tennessee,” Whit Tenent ’00 said. for MUS, knows each team continues the special The idea came from MUS Head Lacrosse Coach relationship. He recalled a time when CBHS really Elliott Dent and CBHS Head Lacrosse Coach Dave helped the MUS team. Czernecki. For years, the two schools had pick-up games at that time of the year. “It wasn’t MUS vs. CBHS,” Dent said. “Anyone who showed up with their equipment got together and played.” Four years ago, the two coaches changed the pick-up game to a benefit game. Each player and spectator must bring money or a new toy to donate. The benefit has been so successful that, each year, Czernecki has had to use a large flat-bed truck to deliver the toys. Dent, who coaches the team and plays in the games, said he believes these games are an unofficial lacrosse Old Buzzards who took the field in 2008 were (front) Head Coach Elliott Dent, Aaron homecoming for the players. Khouri ’06, Whit Tenent ’00, Garrott McClintock ’06, Chase Carlisle ’03, Jeffrey Block ’94, “I really enjoy playing, but (back) Ben Khouri ’09, Stuart Gillespie ’04, Kirby May ’94, Hudson Atkins ’08, Zach the 30 minutes before and after Matthews ’06, Patrick Stewart ’08, Kyle Lucas ’08, Blake Karban ’06, James McKenzie ’03, the game is what people really James Akers ’11, and Ron Ansley ’97. look forward to,” Dent said. “The thing that makes this so much fun is getting the chance to catch up with people who Any lAcrosse plAyer, past or present, who wants haven’t seen each other in years.” to play in the 2009 Turkey Shootout should contact Hull-Dobbs Athletic Field was the setting for the Whit Tenent at [email protected]. 2008 game, as the teams alternate hosting each year. The Old Buzzards beat the Old Brothers, 6-5, bringing the number of wins for each team to two. The 2009 “On our way to the 2008 state championship, we game is set to be the tie-breaker. were preparing our face-off group for the weekend All the players agree the game really isn’t about championship and a CBHS player, who is now a Division bragging rights. It’s about celebrating the relationship I face-off player at Villanova, came to practice with us,” between MUS and CBHS on and off the lacrosse field. Tenent said. “CBHS was not playing in the game, but it It is something Kirby May ’94 said has helped the was important to all of us at MUS and to the players at sport grow in the Memphis area and in Tennessee. CBHS that a Memphis team attain the championship, “I started playing the second year MUS had a which we did. He helped us for four days. It shows that lacrosse team,” May said. “MUS and CBHS had to help on the field, we are rivals, but, off the field, we respect each other because there were not that many lacrosse one another.”

MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 39 Alumni Basketball Takes Center Court B League’s NetHangers C League Crowns Determined to Win or Go Home Tenacious First-Time Champ

The 2008 E. “Buddy” Haguewood B League will go A new champion sits atop Robert and Willie’s Lenti down in history as one of the most hotly contested Lunch League. For the first time in as long as anyone seasons in the Alumni Basketball League. The Commis- cares to remember, neither the Green Machine nor sioner eliminated the personal foul rule, meaning all fouls La Famiglia hold the C-league crown. A newly-formed would count toward the team and not the individual. team, Tenacious O, defeated the Green Machine in the Now, some competitors would view this rule as title game. a kind gesture to prevent individuals from fouling out. Other new teams in the C League this year Others would view this rule as an invitation to play included The Fighting Candiru led by Webster “Hub” a little more “in your face.” Many took the latter Cannon ’02, who found it tough to win games with approach (exhibit A: John Phillips’ ’03 jaw). only one player more than 5'10". The Cleveland Street Still, a champion was crowned. The NetHangers Gentrifiers, led by Harvey Kay ’01, gave a strong came away with the coveted ABL post-game picture effort, but ultimately committed too many rookie ceremony, given annually to the victors. The Net- mistakes. Another young club, Daniel Larrusso’s Hangers were a plucky bunch that ran through the Offspring, led by Michael Morgan ’98, appropriately regular season with an 8-1 record and subsequent named their team after the children of Ralph Macchio. No. 1 seed in the playoffs. Young teams only comprised half the league. “Win or go home” became the mantra of this Led by the ageless Rob Meyer ’91 and hardened determined squad, capping off their run with a 69-53 power forward Ellis Haddad ’91, Sons of Jorel victory over Da Bears. Yes, Ditka would not have Return Again fell victim to a lack of depth, coupled been proud. with Haddad’s lingering joint problems. La Famiglia The NetHangers were led by captain Blake again provided a stiff test. The addition of the Wilson Rhea ’94, a combo guard known for his slashing drives brothers, Kem ’94 and McLean ’96, turned La and spot on (at times) three-point shot. His brother and Famiglia into an up-tempo team, complete with the regular season MVP, Wade “Stich” Rhea ’98, provided deft outside shooting of Chuck Hamlett ’92 and the a much needed scoring and defensive presence. Joe lock-down D and can-do Charlie Hustle-attitude of Abrahams ’96, playoff MVP, turned in the performance Brandon Westbrook ’92. Finally, the Green Machine, of a lifetime in the championship game. He drilled a shepherded by George Skouteris ’80, gave another three pointer at the buzzer to push the final margin inspiring effort. With more tricks up their sleeves than from 13 to 16 with Coach Jerry Peters’ lessons on Penn or Teller, the Machine again marched its way into sportsmanship now falling on deaf ears. the championship game. Down low, the NetHangers were anchored by Ultimately, however, Tenacious O wrested the title Adam Underwood and Foster “Big Slim” Smith ’98. away. Led by team captain Will Hunt ’03, the O mixed Adam provided a stable balance of rebounding and hard-nosed defense and the will to win with board left-handed up-and-under layups. Smith, fresh from work from Russ Philips, David Bradford ’95, and his three-year ABL layoff, was a regular roto stat Chuck Gilliland ’95, three-point mastery from Gideon sheet stuffer. Doing nothing great, but everything well, Scoggin ’95 and Hunter Kiser, an athletic utility man Smith was a consistent presence. Lacking a true PG in Kennon Vaughn ’96, and adroit ball-handling from and perimeter defensive specialist, the NetHangers Colin Stovall and Dallas Geer ’95. A ruptured Achilles found the perfect compliment in mid-season acquisition tendon (Jim Dorman ’95) and separated shoulder Logan Abrahams ’01. Logan, Joe’s brother, shored (Hunt) added to the mix. Dorman was awarded the up the ball-handling duties. Looking to next season, team’s coveted Steven Rozier Spirit Award for his the NetHangers should return all of their key players. commitment to the team.

At the luncheon, NetHangers (B League) and Tenacious O (C League) team members were presented championship t-shirts: (left to right) Dallas Geer ’95, Jim Dorman ’95, Kennon Vaughan ’96, Hunter Kiser, Will Hunt ’03, Gideon Scoggin ’95, Wade Rhea ’98, Logan Abrahams ’01, Russ Philips, Blake Rhea ’94, and David Bradford ’95.

40 MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 Softball Teams in a League All Their Own by Jim Dorman ’95 No one is really sure what happened after the first The 2008 Alumni Softball League regular season inning, but the game took a dramatic turn. Hill held the proved to be very different from any of the previous Spots scoreless for the rest of the game. The bottom years, but the final result was the same as the of the second marked a momentous occasion, as Ben Regulators clinched their fourth consecutive ASL title. Clanton ’94, who had been struggling all season at After regular season play, fans began gearing up the plate, broke out of his slump with a solid stand- for a showdown in the finals between the No. 1 seeded up double. After a shot from Beau “Big Daddy” Scott, O-Fers and the No. 2 seeded Yardwork. But first, in the Clanton went crazy on the base paths and barely beat semifinals, Yardwork had to get past the Regulators the throw with a head-first slide into home to score the and the O-fers faced the Spots. second run of the inning and tie the game at two. On a frigid October night, the Regulators jumped The rest of the game was as much of a defensive on Yardwork early, posting four runs in the first inning. clinic as it was an offensive instructional video. Yardwork answered sheepishly with one run in the Multi-game substitute Chris Matesic turned in a bottom of the first, but the Regulators put the hammer jaw-dropping game at shortstop while Vaughan led down again in the second inning, posting three more the Regulator’s outfield in its pursuit of perfection. runs. While anyone who has ever played ASL knows that no lead is ever safe, this one, in fact, was. The last four innings went quickly with both teams squeezing out one run each, and the Regulators holding on to win 8-2 behind Chris “Chappy” Hill’s career performance on the mound. “After getting shellacked by Yard- work last week, I knew that I couldn’t try to overpower them,” Hill said. “I focused on throwing junk, most of it nowhere near the plate. Marino did a great job of calling pitches, and an even better job of catching them.” Yardwork struggled to get runners on base with stellar play in the field from Regulators win a fourth championship: (left to right) David Bradford ’95, Chris Hill, all of the Regulators. After what can best Nelson Cannon ’96, Ben Clanton ’94, Jim Dorman ’95, Dallas Geer ’95, be described as a hard-hit fly ball to left Blake Bourland ’95, and Brian Kelsey ’96. center, Yardwork coach Elliot Pope ’99 was overheard saying to himself, “That’s the best The Spots were frustrated both by the effortless I can do. I can’t hit it any better than that.” catches of Brian “Govena” Kelsey ’96 in right field Notables at the plate were the Apostle, Kennon and the diving attempts by Dallas “DGeer” Geer ’95 Vaughan ’96, who went three for three with three RBIs in right center, along with the under-handed throws and two runs scored, Nelson “Nellie” Cannon ’96 who into the infield, as they tried to avoid Matt “Flash” went two for two and scored two runs, and the veteran Weathersby ’96 and Vaughan on the left side of the Marino who went two for three with two RBIs. After outfield. The rest of the infield was flawless as well. the game, Blake “Tomahawk” Bourland ’95, who is Clanton spent more time on his belly than on his feet, now famous for his downward chopping swing that diving after every ball that was hit, regardless of consistently produces bloop singles just over infielders’ whether it was anywhere near him. Bourland found a heads, said: “D, the Coach, had a clear game plan, and way to make plays despite a jammed finger suffered we simply executed it.” while making a tag, and Scott provided a target that After a Chik-fil-A break, the Regulators arrived back was impossible to miss. Even Hill made a great catch at Thorn Field and quickly realized that the Spots were on a pop fly while barely avoiding collision with Marino. giving the O-fers a challenge and might actually win the The Regulators scored at least two runs in each game. They also realized that it was really, really cold. of the remaining innings, including a three-RBI, base- The Spots did, in fact, beat the O-fers 13-12 in an epic clearing single from Cannon. Another multi-game ASL battle to set up the final showdown against the substitute, Matt Chandler, made significant contribu- Regulators. tions at the plate going two for two with one RBI and The Spots continued their hitting spree from the one run scored. Even David Bradford ’95, who helped semi-final game and put up two quick runs in the first manage the dugout, left his impact on the game as inning. Hill was clearly showing fatigue, and the several Regulators used his trademark “swinging bunt.” Regulators infield seemed to be feeling the effects of The final score was 11-2, and a celebration too many chicken nuggets. Things did not get much ensued, as usual, at Doc Watson’s where patrons better for the Regulators at the plate as they failed to marveled at the fact that the Regulators had brought score in the first inning and only managed two hits. home another championship.

MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 41 LASS Cnews

Optimization division of an Internet marketing company. THE PERFECT SCORE While in New York, he started by Kimberly Eller to consider law school seriously. Practice paid off for Adam Lazarov ’02 when “I was working, and I he sat for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) began to realize that my skills last October and earned a perfect score. Armed were really suited for a career in with a No. 2 pencil and much practice, Lazarov law,” Lazarov said. “I decided to expected to perform well, but he did not expect to give it a shot and take the test.” achieve perfection. One shot was all he “I was confi dent going into the test because needed. He signed up for a I made a perfect score on my fi nal practice test,” Kaplan prep course in New Lazarov said. “I knew I did really well, but I don’t York and spent hours doing think I wanted to let myself believe it was possible practice tests in preparation for test day. After the test, to make 180 on the actual test.” the wait began. Lazarov said the three weeks of waiting A score of 180 on the LSAT is rare. An average for his test results to come in were nerve-wracking. When of 140,000 prospective law students take the test he fi nally saw his perfect score, he said he was excited each year and, according to research conducted and was working on the next step: law school. His list of by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), only potential schools is long, and he has already been accepted 0.01 percent of all LSAT-takers earn a perfect score. to several schools including Harvard, New York University, Before deciding on law school, Lazarov, a 2006 and Georgetown. Communication Studies graduate of the University Lazarov currently lives in Miami and works as an of Texas at Austin, worked in Memphis as a LSAT instructor for Kaplan. He is also volunteering for the copywriter for carpenter | sullivan | sossaman for Greater Miami Jewish Federation and Put Something Back, 18 months. He then moved to New York City the offi cial pro bono program for the 11th Judicial Circuit. where he was part of the two-person team His advice to anyone about to take the LSAT is simple. responsible for growing the Search Engine “Practice…a lot.”

Matt Johnson won the distinction Blake Cowan is serving as president of First Honors at the University of San of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at the University ’06 Diego, majoring in nautical archaeology of Tennessee. He and his brother Clint ’05 Greg Jones and Sam Coates served as and business. He enjoys living at the beach have been trading leadership and damage presidents of their respective fraternities and surfi ng daily. control tactics as they both served as this past year. Greg attends Northwestern, Zach Matthews spent the summer presidents of their fraternities. where he is a Chi Psi, and Sam is a Sigma interning at Morgan Keegan in the Tyler Horn was recognized as the Chi at the University of Memphis. investment banking division. For the fall Dwayne Johnson Practice Player of the David Deadrick is a junior in the Wal- semester, he was in DC working on the month for September for football at the ton Honors Business College of the Uni- Hill as a legislative intern in banking and University of Miami. versity of Arkansas and on the Chancellor’s business for U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson Jim Kyle attended the presidential List, which includes all students with a 4.0 of Georgia. debate at Belmont University in Nashville. GPA for the semester. He is majoring in Paul Yacoubian will be graduating He is enjoying his studies at the University fi nance and accounting, and minoring in from Rhodes College in May with a of Memphis. Spanish. degree in business and economics. He has John Stokes started as outside line- Adrian Doggrell spent last summer accepted a job with Thompson Dunavant backer for the Vanderbilt Commodores this working in Los Angeles at Strike Entertain- PLC fi rm as a tax accountant and will be year. ment, a fi lm production house. He is well starting work this summer. on his way to creating a career in fi lm. Adrian attends the University of Denver, where he is majoring in fi lm and video ’08 production, as well as political science. ’07 Daren Freebing was placed on the This summer he will be leaving to spend Preston Battle is currently singing Dean’s List for the 2008-09 autumn quar- fi ve months in New Zealand to study both in the UT Choral Ensemble in addition ter at DePaul University. fi lm and political science at the University to serving on the mock trial team at the of Canterbury. University of Tennessee.

42 MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 A crowd gathers at one of the many stops the bus made. Just “Bus” Me the Facts By Melanie Threlkeld McConnell them about Project Vote Smart. But it was an education Name a candidate – any candidate – who ran for office that went both ways. in 2008, and it is likely Ben Kastan ’04 will know some- “We found that voters are really outraged at the thing about him or her. But if he doesn’t, he knows exactly way candidates are treating them through attack ads,” he where to find the information. said. “It’s hard to know whom to trust. We tried to show Kastan spent nearly six months leading up to the 2008 [voters] there are organizations out there like Project Vote election with Project Vote Smart helping people to learn Smart that can be trusted since they don’t have a horse in about the candidates who wanted to do the public’s business the race.” – whether on a local, state or national level. Kastan said he learned more work needs to be done to Kastan spent much of his time answering people’s ques- educate citizens on current issues and the political process. tions about Project Vote Smart, which is a nonprofit organi- “People weren’t zation comprised of volunteers and minimally paid staff who necessarily apathetic; research backgrounds and records of political candidates. they had given up This results in accurate and relevant information so voters because of the complex- can make informed decisions. The organization’s goal is to ity and difficulty of the get voters to ignore the mudslinging and negative attack ads information,” Kastan and think for themselves about their political choices. said. “We ran into a Kastan spent his first few months at the organization’s lot of people who were headquarters near Phillipsburg, MT, drumming up media interested but had a lot coverage and scheduling stops at farmers’ markets and uni- of misinformation.” versities across the country for the Project Vote Smart bus. Kastan gradu- The bus carries a mobile information booth and sleeping ated from Washington quarters for its rotating volunteer staff. In September, Kastan University in May 2008 joined the bus tour to travel through 15 states. His first stop with a degree in inter- was the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN. national studies. His During the convention, the bus, which was parked near next stop, he said, will the convention center, was frequented both by protesters and be law school in the fall, where he Ben Kastan (far right) and riot police, who were there to keep order. will take with him a busload of memories his co-workers enjoy the view atop a mountain “We were able to answer questions from both ends of from Project Vote Smart. near their headquarters the spectrum, people from amazingly different backgrounds, “It changed the way I look at our in Montana. but who were all interested in the election,” he said. political process,” he said. “I went in very Kastan spent the next six weeks answering voters’ ques- cynical about the people, but I came out hopeful. tions about political candidates and issues and educating Even if they weren’t informed, they were interested.”

MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 43 Alumni Events

This group of alumni from the Classes of 2004-08 were reunited on campus for the annual Young Alumni Holiday Brunch on December 19, 2008.

Nelson Graham ’08 greeted math teacher Others in attendance were Teddy Klug ’08, Louis Four in front are Jeffrey Webb ’07, Darin Clifft as he arrived for the holiday brunch. Amagliani ’07, Andrew Jehl ’07, and Ben Pelz ’08. Wilson McManus ’05, Alex Guyton ’05, and Skip Aymett ’08.

Stay informed... Be sure to give us your current e-mail address so you don’t miss any e-invitations or updates on events. Just go to our Web site, www.musowls.org, and click on this symbol at the bottom of the page. During Basketball Homecoming on January 23, 2009, a pre-game reception for alumni was held in the Wiener Hospitality Room. Father and sons in attendance were (from left) Ned Laughlin ’94 and Edwin, Will McDonald ’97 and Trey, Michael Taylor ’98 corraling an energetic McEwen, and Matt Saenger ’98 holding Thompson.

44 MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 Upcoming Alumni Events

Alumni Tennis Day Saturday, May 2 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. Tennis alumni and parents of MUS and Hutchison players A Thorn Society Emerging Leaders luncheon was held on are invited to come and meet the 2009 teams as they January 29, 2009, at Morgan Keegan. Alumni gathered to prepare for the state TSSAA championships. Both teams hear guest speaker Larry Jensen of Commercial Advisors. will take on all challenges – you are welcome to play, Those in attendance included Chance Carlisle ’01 and watch, cheer, or just enjoy refreshments. If you would like Richard Moore ’98, standing in the foreground. to play, contact Phil Chamberlain at (901) 517-5620 or [email protected]. Class of 1959 50th Reunion Celebration April 30 – May 2 The Class of 1959 will celebrate their 50th Reunion on April 30 – May 2. The school will host an Honorary Luncheon for the class on Friday, May 1, on campus. For further activities and information, contact Claire Farmer at (901) 260-1356 or [email protected].

Taking a seat on the front row, Michael Murphy ’03 Alumni Parties on the Road looks to his right as Clay Chapman ’03 connects with April – July Frank Langston ’02 in a handshake. Alumni events are being finalized in Nashville, Atlanta, Michael and Dallas. Alumni in these cities will be contacted soon. Liverance ’00 Visit our Web site at www.musowls.org/alumni/index.html and Ben James ’99 for further information as plans are finalized.

Below: Foster Homecoming & Reunion Weekend 2009 Smith ’98 and September 25 – 26 Don Drinkard ’98 talking; Chip Friday, September 25 Cambell ’99 Alumni Golf Scramble at The Links of Galloway standing behind them 11:30 a.m. – lunch; 12:00 noon – golf, shotgun start reservations required Homecoming BBQ Dinner MUS Dining Hall, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. reservations suggested, pay at the door Football Game: MUS vs. East 7:00 p.m. kickoff, pay at the gate

Saturday, September 26 Reunion Parties for the Classes of ‘64, ‘69 ‘74, ‘79, ‘84, ‘89, ‘94, ‘99, ‘04 For more information concerning golf foursomes, hole sponsorship, BBQ reservations, or reunion parties, contact Claire Farmer at (901) 260-1356 or [email protected].

MUS TODAY MARCH 2009 45 Musical runs April 17-20 7:00 p.m. Hyde Chapel

Tickets purchased get a kick out of summer at the door: MUS offers a variety of $10 for students summer programs designed to $15 for adults help current and prospective students build skills, explore educational topics, and have fun. Whether you are seeking activities in athletics, academics, or leadership Celebrate Opening Night development, MUS has something for you! For more Night of the Arts information on all summer Friday, April 17 programs, visit our Web site at www.musowls.org or call Art Show and Reception – 6:30 p.m., Campus Center Dining Hall (901) 260-1300 to receive a Little Shop of Horrors – 7:30 p.m., Hyde Chapel summer programs brochure RSVP by April 12 for the art reception and registration forms. [email protected] or call (901) 260-1374

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