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Furman Magazine Volume 43 Article 107 Issue 4 Winter 2001 1-1-2001 Behind the scenes Furman University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/furman-magazine Recommended Citation University, Furman (2001) "Behind the scenes," Furman Magazine: Vol. 43 : Iss. 4 , Article 107. Available at: https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/furman-magazine/vol43/iss4/107 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 CLASS NOTES WINTER 01, cont. chaplain with Children's County School System in Healthcare of Atlanta (Ga.) at Gallatin, Te nn. She is co-author Scottish Rite Hospital. of a behavior manual for the BIRTHS: Kevin and Sherri school system. Georgia Tr end Cothran Bishop, a son, Zachary, magazine has named Lee February 4, 2000, lrmo, S.C. • Hughes to its "40 Under 40" list was the subject of a feature in of rising Georgia entrepreneurs. Robin Kowalski and her hus of rising Georgia entrepreneurs. the Florida Times-Union The Roswell resident, who band, Tom Britt, twins, He is regional public affairs newspaper. • BIRTH: Chip drives an electric vehicle, started Noah and Jordan, May 15, manager at Fort James and Virginia Casey '85 his own company in 1996 to Waynesville, N.C. • Roger and Corporation. • lan and Christie Brookhart,a son, Stewart Arthur, create and manage alternative Elaine Roark '92 Thomas, a Knott live in Pittsburgh, Pa., January 6, 2000, Atlanta, Ga. fuel vehicle projects and has daughter, Sara Katherine, where he is marketing director expanded to water protection December 21, 1999, for Giant Eagle, Inc. • Michelle and other quality-of-life issues. McConnells, S.C. Elaine works Meekins (M.A.) of the School 85 He chairs the Fuel Fleet Task Next reunion in 2005 part time as a pharmacist, and District of Greenville County Force for the Metro Atlanta Holly Holcombe-Gorrell of Roger is pastor of Lowrys has been appointed to the Chamber of Commerce as well Taylors, S.C., is a branch Baptist Church in Chester, S.C. Community Advisory Board of as the board of advisors of Clean manager with U.S. Engineering New Commerce Bank of Cities, Inc. • David and Vicki Te chnical Services. • Dave Mauldin, S.C. • Lisa Wheeler, Aronson Smith live in Aiken, Hudgens, a pathologist with 86 a music instructor with the S.C. She teaches at Aiken This year is reunion! Intermountain Pathology American Independent Music Preparatory School and he is Carol Posey Adams is the chorus Associates, has become medical Association, teaches military director of Community Care & and computer teacher at director of the lab at Johnston band at Benedictine High School Counseling of Aiken, which he Powdersville (S.C.) Middle Memorial Hospital in Abindgon, in Richmond, Va ., and serves in founded. He is completing his School. • LeeAnne Hallman Va. • Kent lgleheart has been the 80th Division Army Band in certification as a traumatic stress Apple has become behavior named to Georgia Tr end the U.S. Army Reserve. • specialist. • Libby Smith is consultant for the Sumner magazine's "40 Under 40" list Behind the scenes Tim Moss helped keep 'Bagger Va nce' on course By the time the cast and crew were ready Any golfer knows that the person to suggest that his character could compete to wrap filming for Robert Redford's movie farthestfrom the hole putts first. For Junnah with Jones and Hagen, two of the greatest "The Legend of Bagger Vance," Tim Moss to putt last, Moss pointed out that Jones golfers in history. And he had exactly four '71 was comfortable playing golf with stars and Hagen needed to arrive at the green weeks to do it. Matt Damon and Will Smith, shooting pool differently and have lengthier putts. Anything Prior to shooting, Moss and Damon with Charlize Theron, and calling Redford else, he argued, and the movie would lose worked five hours a day, six days a week "Bob." credibility with its golfing audience. The at Belfair Golf Club, where Moss is head But even though Moss, a teaching pro scriptwriters weren't too happy with his teaching professional. Moss says that from Hilton Head Island, S.C., served as suggestion, but Redford was persuaded Damon was a wonderful pupilwho practiced the technical advisor for the movie, he could and the scene was rewritten. until his hands bled. It was also a relatively never get used to informing the Academy "Early in the production, one of the normal four weeks - with the exception of Award-winning Redford there was some assistant directors told me if I saw something the female members who crowded the thing wrong with the way he was preparing technically wrong I had better speak up," club's grill room when Damon and Moss to film a scene. Moss said. "Because that's what they were broke for lunch and the spate of teen-age "I grew up idolizing this guy, going to paying me to do." girls who developed a renewed interest in all his movies, and now I'm supposed to "The Legend of Bagger Vance" taking lessons with Moss. tap him on the shoulder and tell him I approaches the game of golf in the same All in all, watching a movie evolve from disagree with something in the script," Moss sort of mystical way that another Redford concept to finished product was one of the says. "That always made me a little movie, "The Natural," did baseball. Based best experiences of Moss' life -although nervous." on Steven Pressfield's novel about a he actually considered not doing it. Ta ke, for instance, the movie's final, mythical match between Junnah, Jones and He agreed to meet with the producers climactic scene. The script called for the Hagen, the film is set in Depression-era about the job, but as the meeting went on film's three golfing protagonists - the Savannah, Ga., complete with period he didn't hear much to change his initial legendary Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen, costumes and hickory-shafted clubs. Will inclination. Then, during a break, he was and the fictitious Rannalph Junnah (Damon) Smith plays Junnah's mysterious caddie, standing in the hallway when he heard a - to arrive on the 18th green to face putts Bagger Vance. familiar voice behind him say, "Hey, are you that would decide the outcome of the match. In addition to his duties as technical the golf guy?" Jones and Hagen were to putt first, even advisor, Moss was also responsible for "I turned around and it was Redford," though their approach shots had finished teaching Damon, who had never played Moss says. "I almost fell backwards into inside of Junnah's. golf, how to swing a club with enough grace the elevator. I didn't even know he was 38 MARRIAGE: Kelley Ellison daughter, Hailey icole, October 2000, Columbia, S.C. and Stewart Pitts, August 26, 15, 1999, Bozeman, Mont. Eric BIRTHS: Gary and Beth 88 Greenville. He is an account owns Sparkyboy Enterprises. Harrell Abel, a daughter, Kathryn Next reunion in 2003 representative at NetSetGo, Inc., Anne, August 22, Pearisburg, Kelley Batson Addison of Chapel and she is in corporate marketing 87 Va. Thomas '88 and Karen Hill, N.C., teaches private piano and design at Stevens Aviation. Next reunion in 2002 Patterson Boyd, a son, William lessons and sings with various • BIRTHS: Chuck and Flora Barksdale, October 16, Laura Roberts Adair is a choral and vocal groups. Hall Davis, a daughter, Columbus, Ga. Carl and children's librarian with the Patrick and Te rri Fry '90 Marthanne Campbell, August Anne Gue Jones, a son, Turner Richland County Public Library Burnette live in Charleston, S.C. 20, Farmville, N.C. Chuck is Nathaniel, September 6, in Columbia, S.C. • Dottie Patrick is a systems analyst in director of development for Orangeburg, S.C. • Martin Pepper earned her 17th career the Army National Guard and Brody School of Medicine at and Susan Conway Maag, a title November 19 when she won also works in the Adjutant East Carolina University. • Jeff daughter, Sophia Elizabeth, July the Ladies Professional Golf General's office in Columbia, and Janet Ledbetter Fosse II, a 28, Norman, Okla. • Craig Association's Arch Wireless S.C. After working in Scotland daughter, Caroline Leigh, July and Catherine Varn Stamey, a Championship in Daytona and teaching English in Japan, 30, West Des Moines, Iowa. • son, Tate Ransom, August 2, Beach, Fla. • Michael and Norman Lambert now operates James R., Jr., and Beth Kennedy Charleston, S.C. Jackson Andrea Dandridge Ulmer have his own business in Charleston, Lisk, a son, Joshua Renwick, and Melissa Hedden Roper, a moved to Abbeville, S.C., where S.C., designing and making August 19, Suwanee, Ga. • daughter, Georgia, April 5, 2000, she manages the State Farm novelty clocks. • David Clark and Emily Burry Phillips, Charlotte, N.C. Jackson is sales Insurance Agency. He is a and Sally Mclean live in a daughter, Rachel Grace, May and marketing manager for project engineer with Davis & Greensboro, N.C., where he 17, Hartsville, S.C. • Corynne Controls Southeast, Inc., in Floyd, Inc . • MARRIAGES: is an attorney with Booth Elizabeth Romine and Michelle Charlotte. • Mike and Amy Mary Elizabeth Calvert and Harrington Johns & To man and Marcaro, a son, David, Readling Shaffer, a daughter, Robert Peter DiFrancesco, June she is a social worker fo r December 14, 1999, Chicago, Melody Jo, August 6, I 0, Cumming, Ga.