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Furman Magazine Volume 47 Article 59 Issue 3 Fall 2004 9-1-2004 Furman Alumni News Furman University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/furman-magazine Recommended Citation University, Furman (2004) "Furman Alumni News," Furman Magazine: Vol. 47 : Iss. 3 , Article 59. Available at: https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/furman-magazine/vol47/iss3/59 This Regular Feature is made available online by Journals, part of the Furman University Scholar Exchange (FUSE). It has been accepted for inclusion in Furman Magazine by an authorized FUSE administrator. For terms of use, please refer to the FUSE Institutional Repository Guidelines. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Furmanalumni news ALUMNI ACTIVITIES Help us stay Furman Clubs enjoy busy fall in touch Furman Clubs cheered on the Paladins with record numbers this fall. More than 150 people were on hand in Birming One of the Alumni Office's major ham, Ala., September 11 for a tailgate before the goals is to improve communi Furman-Samford football game. Two weeks later, cation between Furman and its a large contingent of Paladin fans gathered in alumni. Over the last several Pittsburgh for several events before the game years we have been working to with the Panthers. find more and better ways to Meanwhile, alumni, parents and friends in central North Carolina did double duty, enjoying maintain contact with our alumni a September 24 outing to watch the Lady Paladin - and to ensure that they are in the reunion classes feel more soccer team face UNC-Greensboro and an October touch with the latest news about special and make the registration 23 tailgate before the football game at Elon. Furman. We are looking for ways process less confusing. Among other events, the Charlotte (N.C.) Club to make the process easier and Methods of communication had the pleasure of meeting with A.V. Huff, Jr., vice more effective in both directions. are changing rapidly, and these president for academic affairs and dean emeritus, The Furman Web site, days the most effective means of who led a tour of the Levine Museum and discussed www.furman.edu, is a wonderful communication is different de Charlotte's transformation into the second largest source of help and information. pending on your generation. For banking center in the United States. The Knoxville When you visit the university example, many young alumni use (Tenn.) Furman Club welcomed John Barker, on-line, you can do a little of only their cell phones and do not director of career services, who reminded everyone everything - order a transcript, have a "land line" - a trend that that the career services department is available to register for Homecoming, change would have been unheard of just a assist both students and alumni. He encouraged your address, or consult the few years ago. alumni to get involved with Furman through the Career Link program and by speaking with students calendar of campus events to find With this in mind, we have and alumni about career and employment issues. out the latest happenings. We'd associated with Youralumni.com, The Christmas holidays also brought club like our alumni to check the Web a program that will help us gatherings in Charleston, Greenville, Charlotte site weekly, or even daily. Please develop new features and and Washington, D.C. let anyone on the Alumni Office opportunities that will enable To learn more about Furman Club activities, staff know what we can do to alumni to exchange information visit www.furman.edu/alumni, or contact Melanie make that goal a reality. and interact with each other and Krone '94 at 1-800-PURPLE3 or by e-mail, At this time Furman has with Furman. Through this [email protected]. e-mail addresses for approxi program, alumni will be able mately 50 percent of our alumni, to maintain a full personal home Furman legacies and we are constantly updating page, with a photo gallery, blog You may have heard that a Furman alum's blood our e-mail list. You can help forum, contact information and "runs purple." This could be attributed to enthu us out by sending your e-mail class-specific event notifications. siastic school spirit, a rare blood type or a history of family members who have attended Furman. address to [email protected]. This service, combined with our Furman takes pride in knowing that many current Once we have you in our system, on-line registry, should help us students' parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and you will receive Furman's monthly provide alumni with better overall siblings attended Furman. To recognize this con electronic newsletter, plus frequent communication. To learn more, nection, the Alumni Association began the year by announcements and reminders visit www.Youralumni.com. hosting a drop-in for freshman legacies. More than about upcoming Furman events - To m Triplitt '76 50 people attended, some recognizing each other in your area. Director, Alumni Association from their days at Furman. Legacies also gathered We are also working to tailor for a lunch during Family Weekend in October. our messages to specific audi Photo: Th e staff of the Alumni This tradition will continue through graduation, ences. As an example, this year Office looks fo rward to hearing when legacies and their families will attend a lunch we were able to produce separate from you. Front, from left: eon with President David Shi. If you or a member of your family is a Furman legacy and you would Homecoming brochures for each Melanie Krone '94, To m Trip /itt like more information about these events, please of our 12 reunion classes, plus '76, Tina Hayes Ballew '78. Back: contact the Alumni Association at 1-800-PURPLE3 a generic mailer for non-reunion Darlene Kleckley, Jane Dungan or by e-mail, [email protected]. alumni. Our hope was to make 34 CLASS NOTES FALL 04 Schoonmaker, professor of 55 66 70 music at Furman, made his Next reunion in 2005 Next reunion in 2006 Next reunion in 2005 New York City debut in June Dee Riles Bielecki has retired Sandra Thomason Greer, Ben Hawkins assumed duties as soloist in the Vaughan as professor of English at professor of chemistry and June 7 as the dean of the Williams piece Five Mystic�/ North Greenville College. chemical engineering at the Lundy Fetterman School of Songs with the New York C1ty She was the college's Com- University of Maryland, was Business at Campbell Univer- Chamber Orchestra. He also mencement speaker in May, awarded the 2004 Francis P. sity in Buies Creek, N.C. He sang for a peace service in St. where she was awarded an Garvan-John M. Olin Medal, was previously vice president Paul's Chapel at Ground Zero. honorary Doctor of Letters which is presented annually of academic affairs and stu- • John Weatherford has been degree. She serves as to a woman chemist who has dent life at Louisiana College. named senior vice president a trustee of the Oconee provided distinguished service and general manager of Public County (S.C.) School Board. to the field of chemistry. • 71 Broadcasting Atlanta. In Having retired after 28 years 2002 he was inducted into the Next reunion in 2006 as a college English professor, prestigious Silver Circle by Ralph Boroughs of Chatta- 56 David Roberts is now pastor the Southeast Regional Chap- Next reunion in 2006 nooga, Tenn., is employed of West Town United Method- ter of the National Academy Ronald Hyatt, a professor of with the Te nnessee Valley ist Church in Albany, Ga. of Television Arts and Sci- exercise and sports science Authority as manager of His pastorate is the first cross- ences for his contributions to at the University of North research projects in power the broadcasting industry. He racial appointment in the S?uth Carolina, has been presented generation and alternati�e Georgia Conference of Umted _ has earned six Emmys and the Order of the Long-Leaf fueled reciprocatmg engmes. Methodists, and his church 1s_ 26 Te llys for broadcasting Pine for his leadership and the only African-American excellence. dedication to the advancement United Methodist church in 72 of fitness. The award is the south Georgia. Next reunion in 2007 state of North Carolina's most 75 Fran Smith Ligler, senior prestigious award for service. Next reunion in 2005 scientist for biosensors and MARRIAGE: Jane Jordan 67 biomaterials at the Naval Next reunion in 2007 and Richard Casavant, Jr., Research Laboratory's Center 62 Fred Lacey of Griffin, Ga., November 2003. Jane is the Next reunion in 2007 for Bio/Molecular Science is the lead psychologist in deputy general counsel/chief Bob Garrick, president of and Engineering in Washing- Griffin/Spalding County health counsel for Emory G&G Furniture, Inc., received ton, D.C., was recipient of the schools. He is also an adjunct University in Atlanta. the Small Business/Person of 2003 Presidential Rank Award faculty member at Mercer Uni- Richard is dean of the College the Quarter Award for the of Distinguished Senior Pro- versity, is part-time minister of Business at the University second quarter of 2004 from fe ssional. A former member of music for a Griffin church of Tennessee-Chattanooga the Orangeburg County (S.C.) of the Furman board of trust- and is in private practice as and also serves on the Chamber of Commerce. ees she is a pioneer in the a licensed professional Hamilton County (Tenn.) de;elopment of ultra-sensitive counselor. Commission. antibody-based detection sys- 64 terns for detecting biological Next reunion in 2009 agents. 76 Florida Tr end Magazine 69 Next reunion in 2009 Next reunion in 2006 named John P.