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NEWS & NOTES TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY | SECOND SPECIAL EDITION | FEBRUARY 2015 THE FORTIES American history in high school. He edits and THE SEVENTIES writes for Yates Past, the bimonthly publica- Garey L. White ’48, Lexington, was inducted tion of the Yates County History Center in Mildred E. Finch ’70, Spartanburg, S.C., into the University of Kentucky College of Penn Yan. Twenty-two of his articles are being retired in January 2014 after a career in public Engineering Hall of Distinction in April. published this spring by The History Press as libraries that spanned more than 42 years. During this time, she served libraries as direc- J. Edgar McDonald Jr. ’49 married Eileen Seigh a part of its American Chronicles series. The tor of technical services in Richmond, Va., Honnen on Christmas Day 2013 in Denver. title is “Yates County Chronicles: Stories from Columbia, S.C., and Spartanburg. She took a Eileen was on the 1948 U.S. Olympic Team as Penn Yan, Keuka Lake and the Heart of the trip to Ireland later in the year. an ice skater. Finger Lakes,” and it is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble in both print and digital Marsha Hart Jones ’71, Maysville, Ky., is Eddy Ray Whitaker ’49, Louisville, lost his wife, editions. vice regent of the Limestone Chapter DAR Rosetta, on Feb. 27, 2013. and president and charter member of the Limestone Landing Garden Club. THE FIFTIES James H. Gearhart ’72, Jefferson City, Mo., represented Transylvania in October at the Patsy Barton Seay ’52, Bloomfield, Ky., lost her Columbia College presidential inauguration. husband, Joe Seay, on March 17, 2014. Edward D. Dombroskas ’73, West Hartford, Terry L. Cummins ’56, New Albany, Ind., has Conn., represented Transylvania in October at written his fifth book, “The Caudills of the the Trinity College presidential inauguration. Cumberlands: Anne’s Recollections of Life with Harry,” a heartwarming memoir of Libby Jacobs Christensen ’74, Wetumpka, Ala., Anne Frye Caudill’s life with Harry Caudill in teaches English full time at South University- Appalachia. The book was published by Butler Montgomery and recently won Best of Show Books. for her photography in a regional art show. From left, fraternity brothers Dan Richardson ’67, Bill McDonald ’67, Jim Wheeler ’67 and James C. Kile ’75, Dulles, Va., is a public health veterinarian with the Centers for Disease Mac Harris ’67 continued their bucket list Control and Prevention at the U.S. Embassy THE SIXTIES adventures in October, zip-lining in the Blue in Hanoi, Vietnam. James serves as chief of the Ridge Mountains and biking the Virginia Leslie E. Voyles Jr. ’63, Fort Wayne, Ind., Influenza and the Animal-Human Interface Creeper Trail. represented Transylvania in November at Programs. He provides technical assistance on the Manchester University presidential influenza and other zoonotic diseases to the inauguration. Mary Lowe Bradley ’69, Lexington, retired Vietnam Ministries of Health and Agriculture in April 2013 from a career as an executive and manages cooperative agreement grants Nancy Jo Kemper ’64, Lexington, has been recruiter for Motorola and Amazon.com. awarded the first L.L. Pinkerton Vision Award with both ministries. This mechanism pro- She’s enjoying having more time for hobbies vides a One Health approach to surveillance, from Midway College. The award is given and her grandchildren. to a recipient who has had a direct impact research and policy development for the on improving the lives of women, served as Philip Case ’69, Frankfort, Ky., was named control and prevention of these diseases in an outstanding role model to women and editor of the Frankfort State Journal in July. Vietnam, some of which post a regional and displayed great leadership, innovative think- He has been sports and features editor and global public health threat. James has been ing and influence in her chosen career. It is a columnist for the newspaper since 1977. living and working in Vietnam for five years. named for Pinkerton, whose vision led to the He and his wife, Susan Cushman Case ’70, Deborah M. Clubb ’76, establishment of the Kentucky Female Orphan met while students at Transylvania and have Memphis, was presented School in 1847 as the first formal education two children, Clark Case and Megan Case the 2014 Ruby Wharton institution for orphaned girls on the site of Curnutte. Award for Women’s Rights what is now Midway College. Nancy Jo has Peter H. McDevitt ’69, Lake Placid, Fla., has by Memphis Mayor A. C. also been asked to serve on the alumni board been reappointed to the Sebring (Florida) Wharton Jr. Deborah is exec- of Yale Divinity School for a three-year term. Airport Authority Board of Directors for utive director of the Memphis Koichi Kurosawa ’66, Tokyo, has been learning the fifth consecutive four-year term. Airport Area Women’s Council and Kyokushin Karate for 12 years, and two years tenants include Sebring International Raceway, co-founder of Women of Achievement. ago, at age 71, passed the first dan test. He Everglades Seasoning, Lockwood Aviation, Linda Wise McNay ’77, Atlanta, is celebrating now has a black belt and is going to dojo Genpak, Turf Care, Gulf Coast Supply and one year in business with Our Fundraising (training school) twice a week. Manufacturing and Carter Aviation. Search, whose mission is to assist small-to- Richard S. MacAlpine ’67, Penn Yann, N.Y., has Pamela Nix Worobec ’69, Williamsport, Pa., medium-sized nonprofits with their fundrais- been focusing on local and regional history is retired from teaching but now spends her ing needs in order for them to have a lasting in the Finger Lakes region of New York in his time volunteering for Hospice, the American impact on those they serve. Our Fundraising retirement after a 34-year career of teaching Cancer Society and kindergarten. Search helps nonprofit boards and CEOs fill critical development positions. Comprehensive Mindy Gute Barfield ’85, Lexington, is one of June by winning the prestigious Kentucky services include annual fund counsel, board seven Kentucky attorneys named to the 2014 State Amateur Golf Championship at Cherry training, capital campaign counsel, pre-cam- edition of Benchmark: Top 250 Women in Blossom Golf & Country Club. paign counsel, development assessment, Litigation, an annual publication honoring Jill A. Stratton ’91, St. Louis, has been named endowment counsel, feasibility studies, fund- female litigators from around the country associate dean of undergraduate residential raising counsel and planned giving basics. Her for their achievements in the field. Mindy learning at Washington University in St. Louis. new book, “Fundraising for Schools: 8 Keys to is an attorney at the Lexington law firm of She will continue to direct the Faculty Fellows Success Every Head of School Should Know,” Dinsmore & Shohl and handles lender liability, and Faculty Associate Programs, direct the is available through CharityChannel Press and fiduciary duty, general commercial claims and university’s First Year Reading Program, assist Amazon.com. an array of matters for coal mining. with the Danforth Scholars Program and work Blake R. Burchett ’79 and Rebecca Heffner Dianna S. Howard ’86, Clemmons, N.C., has with the four undergraduate divisions to sup- Burchett ’79 still live in Prestonsburg, Ky., been named director of the Blood and Marrow port interdisciplinary initiatives. She will also where Blake is a family physician, now in Transplant Program at Wake Forest University continue teaching. partnership, and Becky is business manager in Winston-Salem. Elizabeth Grugin Burton attempting to keep up with dynamic health- Neil W. Lerner ’89, Davidson, N.C., has written ’92, Somerset, Ky., has care regulations and rules. Their son, Andrew his third book, titled “Music in Video Games: joined Lifeline Homecare ’07, is finishing his internal medicine residence Studying Play,” published by Routledge. as director of marketing at Tulane and will begin a cardiology fellow- and sales enablement. In ship at the University of Kentucky in June. Andrew B. Morris ’89, Johns Creek, Ga., has this position, she will help Daughter Molly ’09 is a doctoral student at been named head of content and business lead efforts to develop and the University of Kentucky in the Department development for Money 20/20 LLC. In only execute sales, communications, outreach and of Communications while working as its third year, Money 20/20 (money2020. marketing strategies for the Lifeline Homecare Development and Marketing Director for com) has grown to be the largest event in the portfolio of services. Northwestern Mutual. Son Michael is a senior world covering innovation in payments and at UK. Blake and Becky enjoy visiting friends commerce. Jeff M. Violette ’92, Richmond, Ky., was named and family and boating. chief of emergency medicine at the Lexington VA Medical Center in July. Jeff has worked Sheila M. Jaynes ’79 is still enjoying life with the VA since 2011. in southwest Florida and is working for THE NINETIES Community Health Systems. She’s involved Stephen P. Cuzner ’90, Barrington, R.I., Amy Collignon Gunn ’93, St. with the United States Power Squadrons as represented Transylvania in October at the Louis, was recently selected a vessel examiner and webmaster and is a Wheaton College presidential inauguration. by her peers for inclusion in non-skating official for the Fort Myers Roller The Best Lawyers in America Girls, which is a member of the Women’s Flat Tracy Stephens Dunn ’90, Lexington, repre- 2015 in the field of Personal Track Derby Association. She recently became sented Transylvania in October at the Eastern Injury Litigation–Plaintiffs. a non-skating official for the Fort Myers Derby Kentucky University presidential inauguration. Amy is an attorney with The Simon Law Firm. Girls, a WFTDA Division 2 team. Renee D. Fister ’90, Murray, Ky., has been Shannan Stamper Carroll ’94, Lexington, has named senior presidential advisor for strategic joined the University of Kentucky’s Office of initiatives at Murray State University.