Furman Magazine Volume 48 Article 24 Issue 1 Spring 2005

4-1-2005 Furman Alumni News Furman University

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helping hand ALUMNI ACTIVITIES A for young alums Reunion committees hard at work Did you graduate in a year that ends in 0 or 5? If so, The Yo ung Alumni Council strives then it's time for your class reunion! to assist and support Furman by: Homecoming 2005 will be October 21-23. Regis­ Fostering fellowship among tration information will be sent to you in the near young alumni and encouraging future. You can also register and check up-to-date participation in Furman Club information on the Alumni Association Web site at activities. www.alumni.furman.edu. • Counseling the university Reunion committees are already hard at work planning a memorable weekend. If you would like on matters concerning young to help with your reunion or have questions about alumni. Homecoming, e-mail Melanie Krone Armstrong '94, Welcoming new graduates associate director of the Alumni Association, at into the Alumni Association. [email protected], or call her at 1-800-PURPLE3. About the time this issue of This year's reunion chairs: Furman magazine hit the mail, offering them the chance to mix 1950: Jessie Fowke Sims another 600 students received and mingle in a casual, informal 1955: Jimmy Senn, Bernie Waitt their diplomas and joined the setting. The program is beneficial 1960: Alice Dean Pugh expanding family of Furman for the students and alumni alike. 1965: George Linney alumni, now 26,000 strong. The council is also a major spon­ 1970: Glenn Stewart, Kay Plemmons Zimmerman These new graduates face sor of the year-end senior picnic. 1975: Eric Kaufmann, Ginger Malone Sauls the challenge of staying con­ One of the most rewarding 1980: Carol Powell Bettencourt nected to alma mater while get­ aspects of being involved with 1985: Kent Igleheart ting used to new cities, new jobs the Yo ung Alumni Council is that 1990: David Cobb and new friends. The Yo ung we have the chance to highlight 1995: Ellie Corbett Hammond, Alumni Council can help them. the work of outstanding alumni. Michelle Martin Burnett The council represents the The council chooses the recipient 2000: Nicole Pascoe concerns of young alumni - of the Outstanding Yo ung Alumni graduates of the last 15 years - Award, which is presented at the Furman Club updates to the Furman administration. annual awards breakfast during The Alumni Association welcomes our newest In doing so, it offers them a way Homecoming Weekend. Furman Clubs! to maintain ties to Furman and The Yo ung Alumni Council Minneapolis/St. Paul: Paul 'OJ and Mary have a voice in university affairs. serves many purposes, but its Robertson McKie '00 are co-presidents. Paul is The council has 30 members, most meaningful one is to help a fourth-year medical student at Dartmouth but is each of whom serves for three recent alumni maintain ties with taking a year to do a cardiology research fellowship years. The group meets three Furman. The Yo ung Alumni at the Mayo Clinic. Mary is a veterinary student at times per year, or once each Council is the perfect starting the University of Minnesota. academic term. The fall meeting point for them to continue their Indianapolis: Mark Mitchell '83, general manager is typically held during Family commitment to Furman, and it for Enterprise in Indianapolis, is serving as this club's Weekend, and the spring meeting often serves as the gateway firstpresident. In addition, the following Furman Clubs have new usually coincides with Founders to a lifetime of active service leaders: Derek '98 and Amy Maris Bruff '99 (Boston), Week. to alma mater. Adam Bert '94 (Central Florida), Whitney Goodwin Council committees meet Every year, we look for new Bouknight '01 (Charlotte), Leo Fackler '03 (Chicago), more regularly and are responsible people to serve on the Yo ung Kristie McWilliams '03 (Clemson), Jeff Hayes '00 for developing activities designed Alumni Council. If you are inter­ (Central Savannah River Area), Julie Mancini to maintain an open relationship ested and have graduated from Bankston '99 and Douglas Stinson '01 (Knoxville), between alumni, the adminis­ Furman since 1990, follow the Carol Asalon '04 and Paul Santos '04 (New Horizons tration and current students. links from the alumni Web site Club), Reid Hawkins '00 (New York City), Steve The committees focus primarily at www.alumni.furman.edu for O'Dell '75 (Richmond), Kristen M. Andersen '02 on four areas: young alumni an on-line application, or call (St. Louis), Jennifer Davie Johnson '93 (Spartanburg). interaction, student interaction, 1-800-787-4853. And a special note to alumni in Wilmington, development and marketing. - Matthew Miller '99 N.C.: If you are interested in helping establish a club While the Yo ung Alumni in your area, contact Jenny Yates '65 at (910) 256-5681, Council's most visible event is Th e author, a financial represen­ or by e-mail, yates91 @aol.com. the Family Weekend Fun Run, the tative with Northwestern Mutual For more information about Furman Club events group organizes other programs Financial Network in Greenville, in your area, visit www.alumni.furman.edu or contact throughout the year. For example, recently completed a two-year Jane Dungan, associate director of the Alumni we initiated a networking event term as president of the Yo ung Association, by e-mail [email protected]) for alumni and Furman seniors, Alumni Council. or by calling 1-800-PURPLE3.

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community. He is retired of Inman, S.C., will retire December 18. Kohrt serves 41 from the center but teaches December 31. He plans to as the president and chief Myrtle Craver Riggs of Mount at Webster University and continue as a transition con- executive officer of Battelle Pleasant, S.C., received an Charleston Southern Uni- sultant for churches through in Columbus, Ohio. Alumni Award of Honor from versity. • Donald Mauldin the pastoral ministries office the College of Charleston. She retired in January as senior of the South Carolina Bap- 66 adult ministry specialist with tist Convention. • Roger has retired after 53 years as Next reunion in 2006 the Tennessee Baptist Con- Stevenson, founding director a volunteer for highway safety. Clyde Rector, founder of vention after 28 years. of the Greenwood (S.C.) Century Builders, is the 2005 42 Genetic Center, has been president of the Home Builders 59 inducted into the Greenwood Association of Greenville. Johnnie McKeiver Walters of County Hall of Fame. He Next reunion in 2009 Greenville has been appointed currently serves on the Lander to a five-year term on the South Ward Holland of Arnold, Md., 67 retired December 31 after serv- College Foundation Board and Carolina State Ethics Commis- Next reunion in 2007 ing fivechurches in Maryland Furman's Science Advisory sion beginning July 1. Hugh Burlington, Jr., recently for more than 42 years. Board. He received Furman's Distinguished Alumni Award retired from Immanuel Baptist 47 in 1989. Church in Greenville, N.C., Violet Greene Westbury of St. 60 where he served for 22 years. Matthews, S.C., has published This year is reunion! 63 • Larry Tate of Blue Ridge, a collection of children's poetry, Tom Reynolds, retired pastor S.C., a former Sealed Air of Harrisonburg (Va.) Baptist Next reunion in 2008 Corporation executive, has Poemsfo r Yo ung Citizens. She Pat Johns Bell of Spartanburg, wrote the poems for her classes Church, has penned Call been named controller for Up on Me, a two-part devo- S.C., has retired from teaching Greer Community Ministries. during her 30-year career as mathematics at Whitlock Jun- a public school teacher. tiona! in which he has paired music and prayer garnered ior High School. Her husband, 68 from his favorite Old Te sta- James Bell '64, is a mathe- Next reunion in 2008 53 ment songs and thoughts. matician in the Operations Douglas Newton, most recently Research Group at Milliken William Frazier is a professor pastor of University Baptist & Co. He co-authored the of geology at Columbus (Ga.) Church in Conway, S.C., has 61 recently published Prentice State University. • Lewis retired. He served several Next reunion in 2006 Hall text Number Theory with James Grastie, Jr., is employed churches in South Carolina Donald Paul Davis, pastor Applications. • Ellen Pusser by the U.S. Army Security over a 55-year period. of Trinity Baptist Church Carmignani of Westmont, Ill., Assistance Training Manage- in Cayce, S.C., completed 30 is a broker/associate with ment Organization at Fort 55 years at the church in April, Baird & Warner. • A musical Bragg, N.C. He is a foreign when he retired. He has composition titled "Tales of assistance specialist, and is This year is reunion! served other churches in Dundee" was commissioned responsible for deploying Army Robert Deaton, director of the South Carolina and worked to celebrate the career of Pat training teams to Saudi Arabia. annuity and insurance services with the state Baptist Con- Wylie of Camden, S.C. The office with the South Carolina vention as facilitator for the piece was written by Bob Baptist Convention, has retired 69 ministries growth conference Sheldon and had its premiere after 50 years in ministry. Next reunion in 2009 and as chair of the executive March 6 by the Camden Com- • Since retiring from the U.S. The South Carolina Associ- committee of the General munity Concert Band. It recog- Army, David Hottel has served ation for the Education of Board. He has also chaired nizes Pat's 40-year commit- four churches and been a col- Young Children presented the Cayce Economic Develop- ment to music education and lege teacher. He is in his 15th the Ralph Witherspoon Award ment Committee. 25 years as founder/conductor year as pastor of Hillendale to Beverly Bindseil Hunter of of the community band. Baptist Church in Woodbridge, Mauldin, a 30-year employee Va. 62 of the state. The award rec- Nextreunion in 2007 65 ognizes significant contri- 56 Hugh Ball is the new director This year is reunion! butions to the field of early of the Athens-Limestone Carl Kohrt, vice chair of the childhood education. • Robert Next reunion in 2006 Chamber of Commerce in Furman board of trustees, Posey (M.S. '70) is a staff The Junior League of Limestone County, Ga. He received an honorary Doctor chemist with Mitsubishi Poly- Charleston, S.C., presented previously worked for Inter- of Science degree from Ohio ester Film LLC in Greer, S.C. a $2,000 grant to the city's graph Corp., from which he Speech and Hearing Center Dominican University at the retired in 1995. • Don Bishop, school's winter convocation in honor of Mitch Carnell's pastor of First Baptist Church 35 years of service to the

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Calif. He is an independent Heal Therapy, Inc., providing Springs, Fla., is studying for 70 consultant and she is general equine-facilitated mental a master's degree in library 771is year is reunion! manager of Sun Chai, Inc. health assistance for children and information science at the Gary Levvis Mary Jae Abbitt is manager • Kenneth Head of Greenville and families. • University of South Florida. of the United States Agency represented South Carolina of East Hartland, Conn., for International Development as a delegate to the 2004 teaches at the University of 82 Connecticut. He specializes Open Government Initiative convention of the National Next reunion in 2007 in philosophy of language, project in Sofia, Bulgaria. Association of Insurance and Debra Frey Anderson received She works with the Bulgarian Financial Advisors, held in ethics and philosophy of law. a Master of Science degree government in providing Las Vegas. He is on the from Winthrop University's technical advice regarding National Membership Com­ 79 Richard W. Riley College of mittee. • Michael McKeehen increased transparency and Next reunion in 2009 Education during the school's is a registered nurse in the accountability in internal Lynn Pearson Robeson, a Ph.D. December 2004 Commence­ Cardiac Cath Lab at Memorial controls and international candidate in American history ment. • Timothy Brown of best practices in procurement Hermann Northwest Hospital at Columbia University in Charleston, S.C., is dean of contracting to assist Bulgaria's in Houston, Texas. • Karen New York, was one of two humanities and social sciences goal to become a member of Manville Miller is completing ghostwriters of Brinkley's at Trident Technical College. her firstyear of law school the European Union. • Beat (Knopf, 2003), the post­ • Alexander Bullock has Charlotte Smith Cook of at the University of South humous memoirs of broadcast joined the law officeof Kilpat­ Carolina. Moultrie, Ga., is a director of journalist David Brinkley. • rick Stockton LLP in Wash­ choral music with the Colquitt ADOPTION: Ricky and Jill ington, D.C. His focus is County Board of Education. 76 Evans, a daughter, Della, environmental litigation. • Peter Gilliland is pastor Next reunion in 2006 born in China June 10, 2003, He is a past member of the of Church of God's Glory Daniel Brown of Athens, Ga., adopted November 19, 2004. Defense Research Institute's in Rocky Mount, N.C. He is a chaplain in the Episcopal Ricky is assistant principal of Young Lawyers Board and recently participated in tsu­ Diocese of Atlanta. • Jerry Pickens (S.C.) Middle School. has served as executive arti­ nami relief work in Sri Lanka. Cofer of Louisville, Ga., is cles editor for The Environ­ • Martha Lattimore Hughes a counselor with the Jefferson 80 mental Lawyer. • Lee Caswell (M.A. '81) is a teacher in has been elected to the board County Board of Education. 771is year is reunion! Pickens County, S.C. • Barron of directors of Alico, Inc., Tom '81 and Sandra Aho Kennedy Ill of Tazewell, Tenn., an agribusiness company 77 Howard live in Hapeville, is president of the Tennessee based in central and southwest Next reunion in 2007 Ga., where Tom is minister Fire Chiefs Association. Florida. He works for PC MARRIAGE: Cynthia of music and financialadminis­ Management Company Inc., Gibson and Vernon Grant, trator for First Baptist Church. a development and manage­ 71 September 30, Rock Hill, S.C. Sandra, a published composer, ment company in Atlanta. • Next reunion in 2006 is a middle school choral Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue Jill Anderson of Raleigh, director in Clayton County 78 has appointed Ellen McElyea, N.C., is program coordinator Schools. • David Merline, Jr., Next reunion in 2008 a juvenile court judge in Can­ for National Development an attorney with Merline & Jeffrey Clark has become ton, to the Judicial Advisory & Research Institutes. Meacham in Greenville, is a vice president at Queens­ Council of the state's Board listed in the 2005-06 edition borough National Bank & of Juvenile Justice. • Jeffrey of Best Lawyers in America. 73 Trust in Savannah, Ga. • Nelson, a colonel in the U.S. Next reunion in 2008 Frank Elvington works in sales Army, was recently assigned Tom Burns of Alexandria, with AAA Supply Company 81 to Combined Forces Com­ Va., is employed by the Fed­ in Greer, S.C. • Phillip and Next reunion in 2006 mand Afghanistan. He works eral Emergency Management Becky Campbell '88 Hare both Jackie Braziel Gibson of in the U.S. Embassy, coordi­ Agency. • Galer Roberts work in education in Aiken, Travelers Rest, S.C., teaches nating the efforts of the U.S. Dobbs is co-owner of Dobbs S.C. She is an elementary at the Ebenezer Academy in military and various govern­ Photography in Decatur, Ga. school teacher and he is Travelers Rest and serves as mental and nongovernmental • Karen Thomas McCarthy manager of workforce and music director at Covenant organizations operating in of Ada, Mich., has been named business development with Baptist Church in Greenville. Afghanistan. • Steven Scott area manager for Consumers Aiken Technical College. • Patricia Loon Hensley (M.A. of Durham, N.C., is an assis­ Energy, with responsibility • Ward Keeney is president '86) was a finalistfor the 2005 tant professor in Duke Univer­ for community and local and chief financialofficer Exceptional Educator Award sity's Department of Military government relations in Kent of Greenville-based Buyers' given by the South Carolina Science . • BIRTHS: David and Ottawa counties. Inspection Group, Inc., the Department of Education and and Jule Ann Keegan, a son, oldest and largest home and the Council for Exceptional John Thomas, May 6, 2004. 74 building inspection service Children. She teaches at David is product marketing Next reunion in 2009 in South Carolina. • Anne Mauldin High School. • Trish manager with Lanier World­ Jackson Kramer Garrington Johnson Henry '76 and Irene Arthur of Etna, of Tarpon wide, Inc., in Atlanta. • Davis live in Scotts Valley, Calif., is a psychologist with

32 Andrew and Karen Arnold Freedom. Kevin and Farmer, Jr., has enrolled in prises, Inc., a company that White, a son, Josiah Arnold, Elizabeth Greulich Gilleland law school at Suffol k Univer­ provides digital media func­ January 3, Columbia, S.C. live in Raleigh, N.C. Kevin sity in Boston. He is an attor­ tions for consumers. She is a senior administrator in ney technology specialist with provides on-line tutorials 83 Wake County Public Schools the Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, to teach people how to create Hale and Dorr firm. David their own audio books and Next reunion in 2008 and Elizabeth is preschool director for The Raleigh Kelley of Willow Springs, other multimedia content. Scott Bader of Matthews, School. • Charles Hunter is N.C., is a software manager Visit the Web site, www. N.C., is a software consultant special agent in charge of the with SAS Institute Inc. encouragingaudiobooks.com. with Bank of America. • Charlotte (N.C.) Field Office Cynthia Hinchman Lyons has • Dianne Coleman Kuhl of Kathleen Smith Beal teaches for the Internal Revenue retired from Microsoft and Greer, S.C., is vice president English in Seoul, Korea, where Service Criminal Investigation now works as sales and of government relations with her husband, Steve, is the Division. He previously served services director of US Photo a consulting and development defense attache at the U.S. as deputy director of refund Lab, a start-up company in firm. She works with Green­ Embassy. Bill Ellison of crimes with IRS-CID. the Charlotte, N.C., area. ville's Historic West End Piedmont, S.C., has earned • BIRTH: Michael and MARRIAGE: Pamela Jean Association and was appointed a Master of Theological Larcy Graham, a son, Quinn, McNab and Scott Gravatt, July last year by the South Carolina Studies degree from South­ October 8, Arlington, Va. 12. They live in Fredericks­ Senate to serve on the Green­ eastern Baptist Theological Michael is a registered finan­ burg, Va., and Pamela is a ville First Steps Board. • Seminary. • After selling cial consultant with LaSalle high school Spanish teacher. Steven and Catherine Fluck his firstexecutive search firm, St. Securities, LLC. Price are co-pastors of Harvest Bart Heres is now president United Methodist Church in of Atlanta Windward Search, 86 Bradenton, Fla., a church they Inc. With Neal Anderson '84, 85 Next reunion in 2006 began in 1997. he is also involved with This year is reunion! Penny Pinkus Haynes of SupplyChainBrains.com, After serving as a missionary Canton, Ga., is chief executive an Internet "niche" career site. in Germany for 10 years, Dean officer of Encouraging Enter- • Pamela Huch LeNeave has joined Bank of America in Greenville as vice president and consumer market manager. She was previously market Cover story update sales manager for SouthTrust Bank. • After 15 years as The spring 2004 issue of Fu rman featured Furman independent money managers, a cover article about Chad Hale '67 and his Michael Mohr and his partners involvement with Georgia Avenue Community sold their business to Mellon. Ministries, which is working to revitalize the He now is managing director Atlanta areas of Grant Park and Summerhill. of Mellon's Private Wealth The article, which detailed the triumphs Management group. • BIRTH: Deborah and Don and struggles of local residents as they tried Powe, a daughter, Riley Elise, to rebuild their lives and communities with the February 7, Atlanta. help of neighborhood food co-ops, included mention of GACM's plans to convert an old 84 building into a restaurant that could provide Next reunion in 2009 employment opportunities and other services Christopher Ballard was to the community. A nonprofit offshoot of scheduled to return to Fort GACM, called Georgia Avenue Coming Hood, Texas, this spring after To gether, has since opened the restaurant. being deployed to Baghdad Called Tu mmy and Soul, the restaurant, with the Army's 1st Cavalry located on Fraser Street, is open daily from Division. • Julie Cheek is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and has received a glowing a pediatrician at a community review from Creative Loafing in Atlanta. The Southern cooking comes with a side of health center in St. Petersburg, newspaper writes, "The notion that an eatery healthy pride." Fla. • Chip Frank of Cranford, could enliven a neighborhood as well as pro­ Georgia Ave nue Community Ministries, N.J., is marine operations which depends on donations for its survival, manager with Maher Te rminals, vide livable salaries for members of that com­ Inc. He recently returned munity isn't just a hopeful one, it's a promise produces a monthly newsletter describing its home after spending more put into action by Georgia Avenue Coming outreach programs. To subscribe, or to learn than two years in Iraq and To gether. This economic development more about the group's work, e-mail Chad other areas with the U.S. Army organization's first business is Tu mmy and Hale at [email protected] or visit the in support of Operation Iraqi Soul, a cozy restaurant where scrumptious Web site, www.gacm.org. Furmanalumni news

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Gnawing problem: Campus squirrels go nuts for employees' cars

The folks in the Alumni Office had been trying to warn the campus for months. At first, they couldn't figure out what those strange, toothy markings on their car bumpers were. All they knew was that something was messing with their vehicles. Then one day, to their dismay, they caught the scoundrels in action. Squir­ rels were feasting on their bumpers, in some cases chewing right through them. Despite setting traps, banging on windows, sprinkling hot sauce around their parking spaces and trying other assorted remedies, the Cherrydale crowd could not deter the attacks of the bushy-tailed vandals. When they sought help, they got little sympathy from colleagues in the central living and learning area of the campus. One administrator mocked their claims by laughing in their faces. Eventually, construction on the Younts Center, located next to Cherry­ dale, apparently disrupted the squirrels' wooded environs and sent them looking for greener pastures - and fresh meat. They found it just down the road, in a parking lot opposite James C. Furman Hall. in sight - had the university's most But on rare occasions, squirrels have As long as the squirrels had oper­ populous form of wildlife finally decided been known to chew on car parts - ated on the outskirts of campus, their to fight back? plastic bumpers, pipes and even tires mischief went unheeded. But once they Call Public Safety, came the cry! - in an effort to keep their choppers moved their activities "down the hill," But even all-knowing Public Safety groomed. where most university personnel work was flummoxed. With this knowledge in hand, Public - and park - the authorities took "I had never heard of squirrels Safety offered a simple solution: Since notice. Especially when people began eating bumpers," says Bob Miller, the squirrels, which have an average height squawking. department director. And since it of 18 inches, must stand on a curb to It turned out that the squirrels would be difficult to positively identify reach a car bumper, Miller suggested seemed most interested in German the specific perpetrator(s), the authori­ that motorists simply park farther away and Japanese cuisine, particularly if ties' hands seemed tied. from the curb. To date, this technique it belonged to a bookish sort. The cars Fortunately for the university work seems to be working - although the of three members of the library staff - force, the bumper-gnawing miscreants' Alumni Office, still crying in the wilder­ two Toyota Camrys and a Volkswagen mischief appeared to be limited to one ness, would dispute it. For insurance, Passat - were principle victims of the parking lot. And eventually, some squirrel-deflecting granules were assaults. foraging by Bernie Stanton, manager sprinkled in the area. The evidence was clearly incon­ of environmental health and safety, The other option, outside of cutting trovertible. The skeptics were silenced, unearthed the nut of the problem. down even more trees and eliminating and a sense of unease settled over the Like rats, mice and other similar the favored squirrel habitats, was to campus. Was this "Revenge of the creatures, squirrels have four sturdy remove the speed limit signs on campus Squirrels?" Or a furry version of "The incisors that never stop growing. and declare open season. As Miller Birds?" After 10 years of constant Constant nibbling on nuts and acorns says, "The only real enemy to squirrels construction at Furman - with no end keeps the teeth a comfortable length. around here is speeding vehicles." of Atlanta is pursuing a Ph.D. Council and a Premier Member Internap. • Keith Jameson 87 in English at Georgia State of the Council as one of the Richard is a principal singer Next reunion in 2007 University. His fiction has top 50 of 450 qualifiers. He with the New York City Opera. David Garter is area vice presi- appeared in Glimmer Tra in is a financial adviser with He has performed with the dent with Comcast Spotlight's Stories and Creative Loafing Eagle Strategies Corp., and is Santa Fe Opera, Indianapolis South Central Area, which and is fo rthcoming in the an eight-year qualifying mem- Opera, Opera Memphis, Glim- includes Ten nessee, Kentucky, anthology Where Love is ber of the Million Dollar merglass Opera, and other Alabama, Mississippi, Arkan- Fo und: 24 Ta les of Connec- Round Table, a recognized companies. • BIRTHS: Marni Murphy Keller sas and West Virginia. He tion. • standard of excellence in life Bryan and Connie Christensen, lives in Nashville, Tenn., and of Clearwater, Fla., super- insurance sales performance. a daughter, Anna Leigh, • BIRTHS: is a lieutenant colonel in the vises a team of counselors for George and November 19, 2003, El Paso, Janet Chandler Park Francis, U.S. Army Reserves. • a fo ster care provider. • Te xas. Bryan is an orthopae- McCabe Donald Scott Courtney has of St. Petersburg, Fla., a daughter, Sara-Kathryn, die surgery resident. • become senior pastor of First is national communications November 15, Raleigh, N.C. Thomas and Michele Hill, • Lane Rockafellow Baptist Church of Blowing manager with Bank of Amer- Jim and a daughter, Anna, November Kitchens, Rock, N.C. • The Supreme ica. She is also enrolled in a daughter, Eliza, 24, Greer, S.C. • Andrew and Court of South Carolina law school. • BIRTH: January 6, Columbia, S.C. Laura Murphy, a son, Jackson, Priscilla House Commission on Continuing Abiodun Goke-Pariola and • Andrew and October 1, Atlanta. • Timothy Jennie Smith-Pariola, Stirn, Legal Education and Special- a daugh- a son, John Thomas, and Elizabeth Davis Peeler, ization has appointed Jane ter, Segilola Juliann Smith- June 12, 2004, Doylestown, a son, Benjamin, March 13, • Michele Harris Downey chair of the Pariola, October 20. Jennie Pa. Christopher and 2004, Cary, N.C. Elizabeth Higerd Wilson, Bankruptcy & Debtor/ is associate professor of anthro- twins, Sarah is self-employed as an inde- Creditor Law Specialization pology and director of Latin Elizabeth and Phillip pendent meeting and event Advisory Board. • William American and Caribbean Christopher, April 28, 2004. planner. Peele is a job developer with studies at Berry College Michele is a nephrologist the Committee on Accredi- in Mount Berry, Ga. with Piedmont Nephrology 91 in Hickory, N.C. tation for Respiratory Care Next reunion in 2006 in the Hudson, N.Y., area. • 89 Matthew Ryan Doyle received BIRTHS: Daniel and Laurie Next reunion in 2009 90 a Master of Education degree Cothran, triplets, William Thomas Brink of Tampa, Fla., This year is reunion! from Winthrop University in Crawford, Olivia Reagan, was included in Florida Trend Edwin Beckham of Roswell, December. • Jennifer Piehl Alexander Hogan, October Magazine's 2004 list of the Ga., is a customer support Glittenberg is a high school 12, Spartanburg, S.C. Daniel state's top lawyers. • Don Hite manager with Akzo Nobel English teacher at the Ameri- is a project supervisor for Clary of Los Angeles was recently Coatings, Inc. • Jonathan can International School of Hood Construction Co. Laurie featured in "First Daughter" Kirk Fisher has joined the Buenos Aires, Argentina. is a real estate appraiser. • and was the musical director Thomas Craig law firm in • Gathi Douglas Jones of David and Paula Rogers for "Conservatory," a TV pilot Covington, Ga. • Andrew Cumming, Ga., is an instruc- Marooney, a son, Nathaniel reading with Josh Groban. Scott Fletcher, a major in tiona! support teacher at David, April 16, 2004, Broom- His production companies, the U.S. Army living in San South Forsyth High School. field, Colo. • Michael and Don Hite Productions and Antonio, Texas, is in the • Jeffery O'Shields is Lyle Griffin Warshauer, a daugh- Broadway Carolina, have second year of an anesthesi- a science teacher at Travelers ter, Abigail Jean, September developed two national tour- ology residency. • George Rest (S.C.) High School. 14, Atlanta. Michael is a ing musicals, "Lullaby of Floyd of Arden, N.C., is • Tristenne Wessel Robin partner in the law firm of Broadway" and "Music of a physical therapist at the Blue of Huntsville, Ala., is vice Warshauer, Thomas, Thornton the Night." • Jeffrey Kight is Ridge PT Center. • Jennifer president of Wesfam Res tau- & Rogers, PC. a solution architect with Parham Gilomen of Lake rants, Inc. • Will Snipes, Hewlett-Packard in Destin, Wylie, S.C., received a Master a seventh grade language arts 88 Fla. • Michael Malinovsky of Fine Arts degree in painting teacher at Blue Ridge (S.C.) Next reunion in 2008 of Atlanta owns On the Level from Winthrop University in High School, has earned certi- Dale Akins practices law Enterprises, a renovation and December. She was awarded fication by the National Board Traci with Novit Scarminach & remodeling company. • a fellowship at the McCall for Professional Te aching Akins on Hilton Head Island, Rinker Miller of Alexandria, Center in Charlotte, N.C., for Standards. • Eric Walter of S.C. • Robert Jordan Bailey II Va., is a student in the Ph.D. this summer. • Celia McKoy Mableton, Ga., recently joined is a commercial litigation clinical psychology program is a lecturer at the University Unisource Worldwide as senior attorney with Mark J. Bereyso at George Washington Uni- of Te chnology in the Greater director of finance. • Kristi George Nelson and Associates, P.C., in Chi- versity. • Kingston Metropolitan Region Vanderford Woodall of Union, Ridings, cago. He is also a member of who is associated of the parish of St. Andrew in S.C., earned her doctorate in Holly Harris Misirly the Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, with New York Life Insurance Jamaica. • educational leadership from a professional equity company Company's Kentucky General of Roswell, Ga., earned her South Carolina State Univer- in residence at the College of Office in Louisville, was M.B.A. degree in financefrom sity in December. She is prin- DuPage. • Christopher Bundy named a member of the Georgia State University and cipal of Union High School. • company's 2004 President's is an accounting manager with Mike Wyatt has received a five-

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year, $1.2 million grant from Science Te acher of the Ye ar firmin Atlanta. He also serves N.C. Jamie Moon and the National Institutes of by the Piedmont Chapter of as the state representative fo r Benjamin Merrill, October 23. Health to study how DNA the South Carolina Society Acworth/Kennesaw in the Jamie is a purchasing executive repair pathways influence the of Professional Engineers. Georgia General Assembly. with American Axle and cellular response to cancer She received a $1,000 award, Bert and Kelley Wallace, Manufacturing in Detroit. chemotherapy. He teaches in as did her school. • Jill Wood a son, Peter, April 2, 2004, Ron Wagner and Kristy the College of Pharmacy at the Jefferson of Smyrna, Ga., Lillington, N.C. Bert is an Kowalske, April 15, 2004. University of South Carolina is assistant tax manager with assistant professor of theatre They live in Hendersonville, in Columbia. MARRIAGE: Cox Enterprises in Atlanta. at Campbell University. N.C., where Ron is sports Kimberly Morgan and Tim Brian King is manager of editor at the Hendersonville Richter, January 22. Kimberly corporate finance with IBM 93 Times-News and Kristy heads in Chapel Hill, N.C. • Christy is a partner at Durham Neph­ Next reunion in 2008 the gifted program at Rugby rology in Durham, N.C., and Reed, coordinator of tech­ Middle School. • BIRTHS: Bryan Fox is a clinical coun­ Tim is vice president of RCOR nology and enrichment ser­ David and Candice Ashburn, selor at Palmetto Baptist Systems. ADOPTION: vices with the Atlanta Speech a daughter, Annabelle Geneva, Medical Center in Columbia, Ralph and Kim Davis, a son, School, has completed her January 16. David has been S.C. This spring, he was Elijah Jameson Hansard master's degree in education. chief resident in surgery at scheduled to complete his Davis, born December 27. Paul and Heather Bergen Bowman Gray School of Ph.D. in motor development They live in Knoxville, Te nn. Siffri are planning an August Medicine. They are to move with a fo cus on sport psy­ BIRTHS: Greg and Abigail move from New York to to Ann Arbor, Mich., in June chology. He has a consulting Walters Blackmon, a daughter, Greenville, where he will fo r him to train in cardiac and practice working with athletes Margaret, December 10, practice orthopaedic surgery on performance enhancement Knoxville, Te nn. • Steve and with a fo cus in sports medicine issues. • Erik and Allison Heather Plaskett Booth, a son, Uoint replacement). • Lisa Bridwell Leaver live in Silver Eli Morris, June 15, 2004, Zimmerman, a psychotherapist Spring, Md., where she is Jacksonville, Fla. David in Washington, D.C., has been a part-time special education ' 86 and Kirsten White Gantt, named director of the D.C. teacher in Montgomery a daughter, Caroline Grace, office of The Women's Center, County Public Schools. He James H. Simkins, Jr. '78, president; September 2, Greenville. • a nonprofit counseling center. works at the Institute for Steven B. Smith '83, president elect; Julian '93 and Mary Elizabeth MARRIAGES: Angela Policy Studies. • Bryce Harriet Arnold Wilburn '74, vice presi­ Fox Kaufman, a daughter, Julia Halfacre and Daniel Russ Norton completed his master's dent; Pamela Underwood Thomason Liliana, November 9, Chatta­ Hitchcock, November 20. degree in theology at Dallas '76, past president; Rebecca Hood nooga, Te nn. Julian recently They live in Charleston, S.C., Theological Seminary and Becherer '89; Ve nita Tyus Billingslea opened Fitness Together, where she is an associate was ordained by his home '81 ; Randolph Williams Blackwell '63; a personal training studio. professor of environmental church. After a trip abroad J. Chris Brown '89; Rosalie Manly Greg and Katherine Collins policy at the College of and a two-month ministry in Burnett '49; H. Furman Cantrell '61 ; Restel, a son, Joshua Scott, Charleston and he is coastal Romania, he is now minister John R. Cassady '62; David S. Cobb December 10, Fairfax, Va. environmental quality special­ of discipleship and small '90; Allen Cothran '01 ; Catherine Greg is a pilot and vice presi­ ist with Seagrant Clemson groups at Mount Pisgah Hunter Hightower '55; Elizabeth Jean dent with Van Metre Air, Extension. Heather Jeanne United Methodist Church in Howard '81 ; George L. Johnson '68; LLC. Brian Estridge and Hughes and Jack Griswold, Vicki Bieksha Johnson '93; William A. Alpharetta, Ga. • lhatoya Rebecca Ringer, a son, Carl May 1, 2004. They live in Lampley '41 ; Charles W. Linder '59; Reed is a human resources Wilson Gaines Estridge, Concord, N.C. BIRTHS: Clare Folio Morris '83; Paul B. Nix, Jr. specialist with the Peace October 31, Colleyville, Texas. Davis and Sarah Dill '94 '77; James G. Revels, Jr. '62; Ginger Corps in Washington, D.C. Becky is a Ph.D. candidate in Barlow, a son, Robert Davis, Malone Sauls '75; David M. Schilli '85; Sherrie Altman Shaver of musicology at the University July 25, Birmingham, Ala. Catherine Rakestraw Smith '92; Mickey Jackson, Ten n., teaches eighth of North Texas, where she has Scott and Tomoko Brown, A. Walker '55; Davin K. Welter '89. grade reading and science and also taught. She teaches an a son, Bailey Kaisei, Decem­ seventh grade reading at West on-line music appreciation ber 6. A postdoctoral fe llow Ex-Officio and Other Members: Middle School. She is pursu­ course at Collin Community in the Carolina Population David E. Shi '73, president; Donald J. ing her master's degree and College as well as private Center at the University of Lineback, vice president for develop­ licensing in elementary lessons. Charles and Kerry North Carolina, Scott has ment; Tom Triplitt '76, director of education at Union University. Alumni Association; Jane Dungan, Maeland Skara, a daughter, accepted a faculty position at MARRIAGES: Allison associate director of Alumni Associa­ Rachel, March 7, 2004, Oak Miami University in Oxford. Blake Brock and Barrett tion; Melanie Krone Armstrong '94, Ridge, N.C. Jimmy and Meg Spann William Burns, Jr., November associate director of Alumni Associa­ Daniel, a son, James III, 6. She teaches seventh grade tion; Matthew Miller '99, president, August 25, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 92 literature at Riverside Middle Young Alumni Council; Elizabeth Ed and Tracie VanHooser Next reunion in 2007 School in Greer, S.C., and he Pelletier '05, president, Student Alumni Setzler, a daughter, Sarah, Charnley Wolcott DeMeritt, is a controller fo r ChemPro Council; Benton Pitkanen '05, president, March 31, 2004. Ed is a con­ a teacher at Buena Vista Ele­ Inc. • Amy Heidebrecht and Association of Furman Students; Chase sulting manager fo r MACTEC, mentary School, was named Nathan Woolwine, December Samples '05, president, Senior Class. an environmental engineering the 2004-05 Greenville County 11. They live in Concord,

36 thoracic surgery with ville, Tenn., is a gubernatorial and a son, Nathan Walker, Rebecca is an emergency specialization in pediatric and appointee to the board of born November I in Scotts­ room nurse. Lisa Carswell congenital heart surgery at the directors of the Regional dale, Ariz. BIRTHS: and Tripp Presnell, November University of Michigan Transportation Authority Butch and Meredith Green 6. Lisa is a sales represen­ Hospital. Bill and Kirstin (RTA), the largest rideshare Kinerney, a son, Noah James, tative with Eli Lilly and Quinn Clark, a daughter, Elise coordinator in the Southeast. December 4, 2003, South Company. They live in Grace, November 29, Fayette­ Kelly Jackson Davis is Riding, Va. Michael and Wilmington, N.C. Cady ville, Ga. • Geoffrey and a self-employed public rela­ Brent Willett Latta, a daughter, Holloway and Greg Dugger, Paula Crumrine, a daughter, tions and marketing consultant Mary Bradford, September 12, February 7, 2004. They live Evelyn Elizabeth, January 5, in Columbia, S.C. She is also Vestavia Hills, Ala. Todd in Duluth, Ga., and Cady 2004, Charlotte, N.C. Paul an independent sales director '95 and Suzanne Cioffi Malo, works as a speech and and Stacey Simpson Duke, with Mary Kay Cosmetics. a son, Graham Dalton, January language pathologist at Craig twins, Robert and Charles, Jennifer Hvidding Lewicki has I. Todd is employed by SYS Elementary School. Wendy May 31, 2004, Ann Arbor, moved to Glendale, Ariz., to Constructors, Inc., in Green­ Medders and Andy Macke, Mich. Stacey co-pastors First pursue work in the English ville. • Claude and Jewel September 18. They live in Baptist Church of Ann Arbor as a Second Language field. Jennifer Giesy McRoberts, Norcross, Ga., and Wendy is a and is campus minister for the Michael MacCaughelty is a son, Malachi, December 6, dentist. BIRTHS: Edward American Baptist Campus youth pastor at Christ Covenant Plainfield, Ind. Cliff and and Sarah Bell Danser, a Foundation at the University Presbyterian Church (PCA) Allison Washam Porter, daughter, Madison Grace, of Michigan. Kevin and in Cullman, Ala. Monique a daughter, Anna Katherine, October 2, Charlotte, N.C. Jennifer Wagner Gossett, a Swafford Sato is a senior November 6. They live in Peter '96 and Leanne Kittrell son, Ethan Hunter, March 8, marketing consultant at Murrieta, Calif. • William Diakov, twins, Ian and 2004, Charleston, S.C. Kevin Quaero in Charlotte, N.C. Jeffrey and Paige Wilbanks Alexander, October 4, and Jennifer are band directors, • MARRIAGES: Jennifer Spivey, a daughter, Mary Louisville, Ky. Scott and he at Sedgefield Middle School Brown and Brian Wyatt, Clarendon, August 27, Winston­ Laura Brooks Easler, a and she at Bishop England December II. They live in Salem, N.C. Paige is director daughter, Lydia Brooke, May High School. • Lee and Paige Nashville, Te nn. Malcolm of major gifts and planned 4, 2004, Spartanburg, S.C. Huggins Meeker, a daughter, Cook and Jennifer Welch, giving at Salem Academy and Laura teaches French at Amber Cherry, April 16, December II. They live in College. Chad and Jessica McCracken Junior High 2004, Columbia, S.C. • Russ Clearwater, Fla. Malcolm Black '96 Weston, a son, School. Stacy and Robyn and Mary Margaret Stearns works for Interlink Commu­ Zachary Todd, September 9, Bennett Guy, a daughter, Shepherd, a son, Sawyer nication Systems and Jennifer Concord, N.C. Corey and Elizabeth Leigh, November Addison, October 21, Hershey, is an occupational therapist. Corry Moorhead White, a daugh­ 12, Cumming, Ga. Mark Pa. • Greg and Sarah Dillion Chris Henderson and Nicole ter, Hannah Catherine, June and Kim Talbert Jennings, Strunk, a daughter, Sadie Clark, September 18. Chris is 30, 2004, New Haven, Conn. a son, Josiah Ta lbert, October Louise, February 19, Seattle, in medical sales with ZOLL 9, South Hamilton, Mass. Wash. Medical Corporation and 95 Mark is scheduled to receive Nicole is in pharmaceutical his doctoral degree from This year is reunion! sales with Boehringer­ Gordon Conwell Theological 94 Anne Yaggy Bishop works as Ingelheim. They live in Seminary in June. • Jim and Next reunion in 2009 an editor of private documents Mount Pleasant, S.C. • Arne Reid Lustig, a daughter, Jonathan Bartsch of Murfrees­ in Montclair, Va. Jennifer Melanie Krone and Bill Sara, February 19, 2004, boro, Te nn., is president and Kalmbach Chevalier of Jensen Armstrong, February 19. Anderson, S.C. Paul and chief executive officer of AJ Beach, Fla., has earned a Mas­ Melanie is associate director Judith Everett Moody, twins, Bender, LLC. George ter of Arts degree in elemen­ of the Furman Alumni Asso- Jackson Everett and Elizabeth Brown Ill is an attorney with tary education through the CiatiOn. Lisa Ludwig and Harris, August 12, Dandridge, Blasingame, Burch, Garrard, University of Phoenix. Travis Fowler, November 26. Te nn. George and Holly Bryant & Ashley, P.C., in Cindy Love Childers is the new She is a speech-language path­ McDaniel Orr, a daughter, Athens, Ga. • Laura community relations director ologist at River Ridge Elemen­ Caroline Hampton, December Carrington and her husband, for Drummond Medical Group tary in Spartanburg, S.C., and 18, Easley, S.C. • Langley Dave Pledger, live in Victoria, in Ridgecrest, Calif. Mark he is a self-employed contrac­ and Diane Whitehead Respess, British Columbia. She is Childress of Suwanee, Ga., is tor. Brian Alton Rudisill and a daughter, Lucy Amelia, a social worker with the Van­ an account director with Level Patricia Hamilton McPherson July 17, Atlanta. John couver Island Health Authority. 3 Communications. Stanley '96, October 16. They live in and Rebecca Russell, twins, Alisa Carter of Fort Pierce, Kupchinsky (M.S. '97) Charlotte, N.C., where he is Daniel Patrick and Kenneth Fla., is a dependency case earned his J.D. degree from employed at Wachovia and Scott, October 5, Mahopac, manager supervisor with Quinnipiac University and she at the Allen Tate Company. N.Y. Brian and Carla Family Preservation Services, is a scientist with Pfizer in ADOPTION AND BIRTH: Williamson Tiller, a son, Inc. • Todd Colarusso lives San Diego, Calif. Derek and Amy Sites '95 Jonathan Thomas, March in Smyrna, Ga., and is an MARRIAGES: Rebecca Roberts, a son, Caleb Reid, 30, 2004, Cary, N.C. attorney with George & Amos and Mike Puryear, born in Korea June 9, 2003, Wallach, L.L.P. • Jim Cotey, October 2. They live in adopted October 17, 2003; a real estate attorney in Nash- Melbourne, Fla., where

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senior vice president with Family Practice in Lancaster, is a program specialist in the 96 Professional Mortgage S.C. • Marianna Ertter Jefferson County Public Holloman . • BIRTHS: Next reunion in 2006 Company. • William and is a Spanish teacher Schools Chris Korman, and Amber Anders Blair, a son, Frank Anisits lives in Jamie a daughter, in the Beaufort County (S.C.) • David Lynn, Crafton Christopher, October Wiesbaden, Germany, where Emily Elizabeth, May 13, school system. • he is operations manager for 2004, Lexington, S.C. • a surface warfare officer in the 24, Greenwood, S.C. James Susan Falzone Weston '00 and Cheryl Mason Federal-Mogul, a U.S.-based '98 and U.S. Navy, returned from six Kraus, Cheatham, a son, Bennett supplier to the automotive a daughter, Anna months in the Arabian Gulf Augustus, October 12, industry. • Sherry Crowe Simone, October 27, Modesto, participating in Operation Matthew Jennifer Columbia, S.C. Cheryl of Midwest City, Okla., is Calif. • and Iraqi Freedom/Enduring Elliott Mathis, teaches in Richland School a postdoctoral fellow at Okla- '00 a son, Freedom. He is now stationed • Jeff Pascoe District 2 and Weston is homa Medical Research Andrew Elliott Mathis, in Norfolk, Va. director of youth and leisure Foundation. • Kenny Generette December 6, Locust Grove, has joined the Greenville firm Rimes ministries at Lyttleton Street of Myrtle Beach is staff attor- Ga. • and Kathryn of Womble Carlyle Sandridge United Methodist Church in ney for Horry County Schools. McElveen, a son, Luke Alan, & Rice PLLC in its business • Donna-Leigh Eichor Harmon January 10, 2004. Rimes litigation practice group. • Camden, S.C. • Robert and Amy Spencer Pelster Debbie Pyfrom Dill, a son, of Simpsonville, S.C., has and Kathryn are pastors of of Man- started a wholesale hairbow Bethelview United Methodist chester, Mo., is studying for Elijah Joseph, January 7, Simpsonville, S.C. • Jason business. • Maya Helz Herren Church in Cumming, Ga. • a master's degree in communi- Stefan Amanda Owens • Kevin Powell and Kasey Allee-Foreman, a is owner/president of Dynamic and cation arts. is son, William Edward, July 31. Research and Planning, LLC, Montgomery, a daughter, a financial analyst with Pro- • in Taylors, S.C. She is sched- Kendall Elizabeth, November tective Life Corporation in They live in Bethany, Okla. • Douglas Kara Adams uled to receive a certificate 17, Orangeburg, S.C. Stefan Birmingham, Ala. James and Reed Gilbert, of graduate study in public is a primary care sports medi- is an optometrist in a son, Auden Pearce, Kristi Martin administration this year from cine and family practice phy- Anderson, S.C. • May 10, 2004, Gainesville, Smith • Chad Brandy Dwyer a joint Clemson-University sician and Amanda is pursuing of Mebane, N.C., is Ga. and Huneycutt, of South Carolina program. a doctorate in music from a third-year fam ily practice a daughter, Allyson Katherine Muscari • Emily Fletcher Kapic is an Louisiana State University. • resident. • Kay, January 20. They live in Jonathan Nixon, Tucker account executive with the and Rebecca of Carrboro, N.C., is Duluth, Ga., and Chad is Sacramento (Calif.) Business a daughter, Kendall, June 1, a special education teacher in a Ph.D. candidate at Georgia • Journal. • James Milner is 2004, Atlanta. Jonathan is the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Institute of Te chnology. Steve and Katharine Senn vice president and business regional manager of Teller- Schools. • Having completed Rebecca Natiello, development manager with the mate. • Tyler and a general practice residency a daughter, Sarah Bank of Granite in Winston- Davis Simmons, a son, Garrett at the University of Washing- Grace, March 25, 2004, Ellison Paige Turner Salem, N.C. He is pursuing Edward, November 12, San ton, is Shreveport, La. • Eric and Susan Penick Thompson, an M.B.A. degree at the Wake Antonio, Texas. • Alan and a dentist in Seattle. • Karen Hill Forest University Babcock Kimberly George Taylor, a MARRIAGES: a son, John William, Novem- Graduate School of Manage- daughter, Emily Mae, Sep- and Brian Martin, April 17, ber 21, Marietta, Ga. • Rebecca Green ment. • Kevin Steiner is tember 9, Cary, N.C. • 2004. They live in St. Augus- Freddie and Woodard, a senior account manager Dave and Joanna Arthur tine, Fla., and Karen is senior a daughter, Hannah Wilkins, for the American Chemical a daughter, Ruth recruiter with Fidelity National Grace, July 5. They live in Douglas Irving Society in Taipei, Taiwan. Helen, November 25, 2003, Financial. • Garner, N.C., and Rebecca • David Tate is a chaplain Columbus, Ga. and Kathryn Stoel, April 17, is a registered nurse. at Lakewood Camping Resort 2004. Douglas received his in Myrtle Beach, S.C. • Adam 97 Ph.D. from the University 98 of Florida and is a postdoctoral Whaley of Marietta, Ga., is Next reunion in 2007 Next reunion in 2008 research associate in the senior manager for special Christa Bailey of Alexandria, In February Peyton Burke College of Engineering at projects with EarthLink. He Va., is director of the gift joined Erwin-Penland adver- North Carol ina State Univer- earned an M.B.A. degree from office at the White House. tising agency in Greenville sity in Raleigh. Kathryn is Emory University. • • Melinda Smith Davidson as an account supervisor. • a registered nurse. • Lindsay MARRIAGE: Heather Hope is downtown development Kenneth Fields of Greenville MacArthur and Doug Porter, Dameier and Curtis Lee Taylor, manager with the City of is a project office analyst with October 31. Lindsay owns December 4. They live in Greenville. • Brandy Ray Michelin North America. • Speckled Cat Studios and Greenville, where he is chief Duncan of Rock Hill, S.C., Michael Preston Harrison of is a potter in Winterville, Ga. operating officer at Duke has achieved National Board San Diego, Calif., is pursuing Doug is a computer program- Sandwich Franchising, Inc., for Professional Te aching a Ph.D. in Spanish at the Uni- mer and head coach for the and she is audit senior manager Standards certification. • versity of California-Irvine. • University of Georgia Rugby at Ernst & Yo ung LLP. • Emily Ann Ellis completed her Justin Harvey works for Public Football Club. • Kimberly BIRTHS: Matt and Krista family medicine residency at Te levision in Nashville, Tenn. Tongberg and Mike Dwyer, Good, twins, Emma Therese Spartanburg (S.C.) Regional He was nominated for a re- October 30. They live in and Elizabeth Rowe, March 4, Medical Center and works as gional Em my for "Memories Louisville, Ky. Kimberly 2004, Greenville. Matt is a fa mily physician at Barnett of Nashville," a documentary

38 he co-produced about life in ing manager and he is a direc- University. • Anne Elizabeth They live in Atlanta where the city during the 1950s and tor in the Financial Advisory Grumann Gordon of Smyrna, Peter is an attorney with Duane '60s. • Michael Thomas Hix, Services group at Pricewater- Ga., is a private flute instructor. Morris LLP, and Emily is who teaches at Baptist College houseCoopers in New York • Christina Tolerton Harrell a marketing specialist with of Florida in Tallahassee, was City. • BIRTHS: Ryan and is an architectural account Trusco Capital Management. awarded the 2004 Simonton Miriam Talley '01 (M.A. '02) representative with Bumper2 • Elizabeth Shortridge and Literary Prize. He has also Brooks, a daughter, Talley Bumper Media in Greenville. Greg Childress, May 1, 2004. received the American Elizabeth, January 29. Ryan • Alexandre MacCienahan has They live in Charlotte, N.C., Musicological Society Student earned a Master of Divinity joined the Leatherwood where she continues to work Paper Award. He recently degree from Southwestern Walker To dd & Mann, P.C., for Pfizer, Inc. performed with Opera Birming- Baptist Theological Seminary, law firm in Greenville as an ham, Tupelo Symphony, South- where he now works. They associate in the areas of 00 eastern Symphony Orchestra live in Benbrook, Texas, where insurance and tort litigation. 171is year is reunion! and Florida State Opera. • Miriam teaches first grade at • Jamey and Beth Dotson Kariss Blalock is a counselor Messersmith Jesseca Lynn Kepper completes Benbrook Elementary School. live in Durham, with Crossroads Counseling • Kyle and Allison Digh '99 a one-year assignment to teach N.C., where she is co-executive Center in Lexington, S.C. English in Japan this summer, Bumgardner, a daughter, Ella director of Democracy North • Russell Chambliss, Jr., Grace, August 21, Charlotte, after which she plans to return Carolina, a campaign finance is employed by the Mason • Kate to the Atlanta area and her N.C. Joseph and reform and voting rights advo- Corporation in Birmingham, Augustine Haber, a daughter, position as an English as cacy group. Jamey is an ortho- Ala., and is pursuing an M.B.A. a Second Language teacher Hannah Readmond, January paedic physician assistant degree at the University of 21, Columbia, Md. • Brent in the Gwinnett County Public specializing in knee and hip Alabama. • Keith Dangel Jayda Biddix Justus, Schools. • Amy Lawlor is and replacements at North Carolina is an account executive with a son, John Alexander, August Renae work ing for Josiah Venture in Orthopaedic Clinic. • Baseball America in Durham, 20. They live in Midlothian, Norris Staggs Presov, Slovakia, with a youth of Greenville N.C. • Katherine Dunson has Va. • Robb '99 and Dana Olsen ministry called Kompas Cafe. has earned a master's degree joined the Greenville law firm Lanning, a daughter, Kirsten • John Mancini attends medi- in education from Southern of Gallivan, White & Boyd, Alyssa, November 16. Dana Kristin cal school at the University Wesleyan University. • P. A., in the area of administra- is a pharmacist at Lutheran Stultz of Te nnessee-Memphis. • of Lexington, Ky., has tive law. She previously General Hospital in Mount Heather Thornton McRae is entered the master's program practiced with the 7th Circuit Prospect, Ill. • David and a graduate assistant studying in theatre at the University of Solicitor's Office. • Kaitlin lisa Guerra Rapp, triplets, Jeremy Whitley for a Master of Arts degree Kentucky. • Summerville Duschene (M.S. in European history at the Elizabeth Ann, Catherine has joined Nelson Mullins '01) of Atlanta is a research Guerra, Rami Marie, May University of Hawaii-Manoa. Riley & Scarborough in specialist with Emory Uni- She teaches world history 2, 2004, Little Rock, Ark. Columbia, S.C., practicing versity. • Meredith Fensom • Ryan Wendy Bennis discussion labs. • Margaret and intellectual property law. He was awarded a Fulbright Fe!- Meyer Stewart Westberry, recently joined '99 a daughter, is a member of the South lowship by the U.S. Depart- Ella Grace, April 10, 2004. PricewaterhouseCoopers in Carolina Bar, the American ment of State and the J. They live in West Columbia, Atlanta as a consultant in the Bar Association, the Richland William Fulbright Foreign Anthony S.C., and Wendy works for FORCe group. • County Bar Association and Scholarship Board to study Winter Pecknel Music. of Atlanta is a research the South Carolina Defense in Chile for a year, through assistant at the Emory Uni- Trial Attorneys' Association. this July. She lives in Santiago • MARRIAGES: Keith versity School of Law. • 99 and is conducting an analysis MARRIAGES: Julie Clairmont and Alish Hostetler Next reunion in 2009 of Chile's judicial reform Childress and Brian Griffin, '00, August 14. They live in Nikki LaCount Brandt is a cost process through the Justice October 9. She is a fo urth- Atlanta, and Alish works as accountant with ScanSource, Studies Center of the Ameri- year associate in the Rich- a financial analyst with Inc., in Greenville. • Ronnie cas. • Taryn Foster of Miami, mond, Va., office of the Bow- Checkfree Corporation. • Chastain is the athletic trainer Fla., is a photography asso- man and Brooke LLP law Riley Ryan Mcintosh and Lisa fo r Baptist Bible College and ciate with Brett Ty ler Photo- firm. • Jennie Connor and Lynn Coleman, October 9. Seminary in Clarks Summit, graphy. • Jeffrey Hayes is Clay Councill, November 26. Both work at ScanSource in Pa. • Mark Foster of Green- the new pastor of First Baptist They live in Marietta, Ga. Greenville, he as strategic ville has started a new business, Church of Blackville, S.C. • • Amy Elizabeth Henderson sales representative and she as StandingWatch of South Caro- Brink Hinson, who is pursuing and Michael Squillacote, product manager. • Rebecca !ina, which performs indoor law and International M.B.A. February 26. She is a com- Muncrief and Christopher air quality sampling and mold degrees at the University puter graphics engineer with Bryan, July 9. They live in remediation. • Anna Gilmore of South Carolina, moved Kitware, Inc., in Clifton Park, Rockville, Md. Christopher is a commercial real estate to Manchester, England, in N.Y., where they live, and he is a senior accountant at paralegal with Sutherland March for a six-month intern- is a mechanical engineer for LaSalle Hotel Properties Asbill & Brennan, LLP, in ship with Michelin. • Cory Knolls Atomic Power Lab. • and Rebecca works for Allied Atlanta. She is pursuing an and Virginia Farry Hughes live Stacey Pitek and Kevin Beirne, Capital. • Emily Newton and M.S. degree in professional in Greenville where she is November 13. She is a recruit- Peter Murphy, February 5. counseling at Georgia State an asset manager with BBA

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Ashley is a re­ Waco, Te xas, was scheduled search scientist with Pacific Holllecollling to receive a Master of Divinity Northwest National Labora­ 21-23 degree in May from Baylor's tory in Richland, Wash. • October Truett Seminary. • Andrea Ben and Lynn Turnage, FRIDAY OCTOBER 21 Tallent lives in New York City a daughter, Ashlyn, February ALUMNI GOLF REUNION DROP-INS and has been promoted to 5, 2004, Tampa, Fla. Ben is ALUMNI ART SHOW PEP RALLY account manager with JA NE a project engineer with King CARNIVAL ON THE MALL FIREWORKS magazine. Graham Wright Engineering. SATURDAY OcTOBER 22 is a freelance musician in the ALUMNI BREAKFAST LUNCH ON THE LAWN Boston area in addition to 01 DEPARTMENT DROP-INS PARADE being director of scientific Next reunion in 2006 FOOTBALL VS ELON REUNION BANQUETS programs at Cambridge Health­ Michelle Abraham of Thibo­ DOWNTOWN BLOCK PARTY tech Institute. He made his daux, La., is a campus ministry debut with the Boston Lyric SuNDAY OcTOBER 23 assistant at Nicholls State Uni­ Opera on March 30. • WO RSHIP SERVICE versity. She holds master's MARRIAGES: Henry degrees in Christian education Braithwaite and Ashley and ministry-based evangelism GDIFURMAN Kamphaus, December 31. from Southwestern Baptist They live in Raleigh, N.C., Visit on-line at: www.alumni.furman.edu Theological Seminary. • and Ashley is scheduled to e-mail: [email protected] 1.800.787.7533 Janet Kennedy Dawson has complete her law degree at joined the Richmond, Va., Campbell University this year. firm of McGuire Woods LLP, Matthew Robert Burns and where she fo cuses her legal Whitney Joy Hodges '02, practice on finance and November 13. Matthew is an administrative assistant to representative with Johnson & securities, mergers, acquisi­ director of student services the chief executive officer of Johnson, is scheduled to tions and joint ventures. • for the South Carolina Gover­ the Girl Scouts of Tu lip Trace receive his M.B.A. degree Mary Margaret Flannagan is nor's School for the Arts and Council. She earned a master's from Xavier University in a campus ministry associate Humanities in Greenville, and degree in vocal performance June. • Rebecca Russell is an in the Presbytery of Greater Whitney is pursuing a Master from Indiana University and analyst with Raymond James Atlanta. • Angie Fowler is of Divinity degree from Wake participated in the Opera investment bankers in St. pursuing a doctoral degree Forest University. • Wendy Theatre of St. Louis Young Petersburg, Fla. • Alice in physical therapy at the Copelan and David McDowell, Artist program. • Amber Morrison Shanlever of Buies University of South Carolina. August 7. They live in Chatta­ lewis Kiffney of Warrenton, Creek, N.C., is an attorney • Shellie Hammock graduated nooga, Tenn., and David is an Va., owns Amber Kiffney with Daughtry, Woodard, cum laude from the Walter attorney with Gearhiser, Peters, Ceramics and teaches classes Lawrence & Starling. • F. George School of Law at Lockaby, Cavett, and Elliott. at a local community center. laura Simms lives in Irvine, Mercer University and is an • Matthew Moore and Tracy • Mary Traylor larus of Calif., and is pursuing a associate with Morris, Man­ Williams '01 , July 3, Dalton, Smyrna, Ga., is an associate Master of Fine Arts degree ning & Martin, LLP, in Atlanta. Ga. Tracy is a kindergarten agent with Peachtree Planning. in acting at the University • Katie Heard is studying in teacher in the Dalton Public • Kelly Rae Matthews received of California-Irvine. • Ryan the Master of Divinity program Schools. • Elizabeth Patz and a Master of Arts degree in Smith of Greenville is a part­ at Columbia Theological Semi­ Josh Skala, August 7. They teaching from Winthrop Uni­ time staff accompanist in the nary in Decatur, Ga. She is live in Marietta, Ga. • Sara versity's Richard W. Riley music department at Furman. a youth ministry intern at Elizabeth Teel and Rick College of Education during He has recorded two CDs, Alpharetta Presbyterian Gordon, October 23. They the school's December com­ "0 Worship the King" and Church. • Erin Kelley of live in Vero Beach, Fla. • mencement. • Bradley Phillips "Christmas Album," with Jill Bloomington, Ind., teaches BIRTHS: Jake and Cara of Amelia, Ohio, a sales Underwood Roberts. He has private voice lessons and is

40 also started Song and Scroll, Lockwood and Matt Sewell, Scott Merriam has been pro­ with the U.S. Army, serving a ministry that works to July 17. Amy earned a master's moted to banking officer by in northern Iraq with the promote musical excellence degree in social science edu­ Carolina First Bank in Green- 278th Armored Cavalry within a sound theological cation and teaches ninth grade ville. Rebecca Neal gradu- Regiment. Anne Marie framework. Ashley Summer social studies at Salem High ated from the University of To minack and Eugene Jay has joined the Greenville School in Conyers, Ga. South Carolina in December Sibal '03, October 9, Wheeling, office of Nelson Mullins Riley Todd Moran and Jaime Foun­ with a master's degree in mass W.Va. He is an officerin the & Scarborough law firm. tain, June 26. They live in communications. She com­ U.S. Army stationed at Fort Steve Wall of Charlotte, Nashville, Tenn., where Todd pleted a semester-long intern­ Bragg, N.C., and she is in her N.C., is strength and condi­ is an educator at Montgomery ship with NBC Universal in second year of law school tioning coach and inside line­ Bell Academy. New York City, working in at Campbell University. backers coach for Lenoir­ the community relations and Jessica Woodson and Drew Rhyne College in Hickory, 02 public affairs department on Champagne, March 27, 2004. N.C. He was scheduled to They live in Fresno, Calif. Next reunion in 2007 the public service campaign, receive an M.B.A. degree "The More You Know." • • BIRTH: Rusty and Camille Jessica Anderson of Ada, from Lenoir-Rhyne in May. Sarah Scope!, a law student Putnam, a son, Cooper Mark, Ohio, is a second-year law MARRIAGES: Meredith at Northwestern University in February 15, 2004. They live student at Ohio Northern Allen and Joshua Chastain Evanston, Ill., is working for in Kings Mountain, N.C., and University. • Alison Beal '03, September 4. He is a pilot Sidley Austin Brown & Wool, Rusty is an agent with Nation­ Barbor of Winooski, Vt., in the U.S. Army and has been LLP, and Hunton & Williams, wide Insurance. is program controls specialist assigned to Fort Wainwright LLP, in Washington, D.C., this with General Dynamics, in Fairbanks, Alaska. • Taryn summer. • Crystal Streuber a defense company. • Melissa 03 Beard and Madison James of Alexandria, Va., is a com­ Barnes has been named Next reunion in 2008 Barnett '03, July 10. They munications assistant with assistant women's soccer coach Andrew Everett Bentley and live in Grayson, Ga. She The Hauser Group, a public at Furman. She previously Derek Bush are in graduate works in major accounts at relations firmthat works coached at Spartanburg (S.C.) school at Duke University in the Gwinnett Daily Post and primarily with nonprofit Day School and at the Univer­ Durham, N.C. Derek is work­ he is a law student at Georgia clients. • Rodney Webb is sity of South Dakota. • Colby ing as a research assistant State University. • Allan a law student at the University Butzon is studying school while pursuing a Ph.D. in Burns, Jr., and Carrie Smith, of South Carolina in Columbia. psychology and is a graduate chemistry and Andrew is October 2. They live in Rich­ • MARRIAGES: Preston assistant at the University of enrolled in the school's Master mond, Va. Carrie is a market­ Broadhead and Debra Georgia. • Lawson Clary of Divinity program. ing manager for Hilb Rogal Elizabeth Burry, December 18. received his Master of Divinity Jonathan Brown, who earned & Hobbs and Allan recently They live in Lansing, Mich. degree from Southeastern a master's degree in environ­ graduated from the University He works with Dan Henry Baptist Theological Seminary mental science from the Uni­ of Richmond School of Law. Distributing. She was sched­ in December and is pursuing versity of Texas-San Antonio, • Kevin Crean and Amanda uled to complete a master's a Master of Arts degree in is an adjunct faculty member Gayle Ballard '02, May 17, degree in rehabilitation coun­ history at Clemson University. at the school. • Danny Causey 2004. Amanda is configura­ seling in May. Lyndsey • Cody Groeber attends law began duties in January as tion management analyst with Coker and Stephen Sloan, school at the University of minister of worship and music Scientific ResearchCorpora­ May 15, 2004. Lyndsey is Notre Dame in South Bend, at Middleton Road Baptist tion. They live in Mount leadership giving manager Ind. • Laura Spieth Hunt is Church in Anderson, S.C. Pleasant, S.C. • Julie Delorme with United Way of Greenville pursuing a Ph.D. in Spanish • Andrew Evans is an RC-12 Dunson and Trey Meredith '02, County. • Mary Beth Constant American literature at the pilot assigned to the U.S. July 31. They live in Richmond, and Sean Mize, January 3, University of Kentucky. • Army's 1st Military Intelli­ Va., where he is a student at 2004. They live in Columbia, Joey Johnsen attends law gence Battalion in Wiesbaden, Union Theological Seminary Mo., where Sean is a graduate school at Drake University Germany. • Lloyd Vincent and Presbyterian School of student at the University of and is a law clerk for Carney Flores, Jr. (M.S. '04) has Christian Education and she Missouri School of Journalism. Appleby Nielsen & Skinner in entered the Ph.D. program is a pastor at Rivermont Pres­ • Benjamin Adam Howell and Des Moines, Iowa. • Maria in chemistry at the University byterian Church. She earned Stacey Cantey King, December Kiehling is a junior closer with of Pennsylvania. • Kenneth a Master of Divinity degree 18. They live in Winston­ Buist, Byars, Pearce & Taylor, Hamner is a managing editorial from Princeton Theological Salem, N.C., where she is LLC, a property law firm in assistant at Simon and Schuster Seminary. • Charles Edwin completing law school at Charleston, S.C. She is pur­ in New York City. • Noah Lloyd IV and Susan Ruth Wake Forest University and suing a master's degree in Huffman of Louisville, Ky. , is McKale, October 9. They he is a Web developer at the public administration at the a graduate student in history live in Greenwood, S.C., Winston-Salem Journal. College of Charleston. • at the University of Louisville where he is project manager • Sarah Levy '01 and Jon Fee, Daiva Liktorius, a graphic and a special collections assist­ at Lloyd Roofing Co. She is June 26, Toledo, Ohio. • Ryan artist with Bumper2Bumper ant with the Filson Historical assistant to the director of Presnell and Sarah Millsaps, Media in Greenville, has been Society. • Nat Shane has been alumni affairs at Erskine May 22, 2004. Ryan is an promoted to art director. • hired as a graphic artist with College. Amy Elizabeth assistant intelligence officer Bumper2Bumper Media in

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Greenville. • Ashleigh Ward of music . • MARRIAGES: Asia and South America. He Mildred League Smith '30, Alexandria, Va., is a teacher in Dixon MacRae Allen Ill and was elected a member of Great January 24, 2004, Greenville. the Washington (D.C.) Public Nancy Branning, October 30. Britain's Royal Society of She was a teacher in the Schools. Last year she won They live in New York City, Arts and also received a cita­ Greenville County school the First Class Te acher Award and Dixon works as an invest­ tion from the Department of system for 39 years and for the District of Columbia ment associate with Smith Defense for outstanding a longtime church pianist. public elementary schools. Barney. • Robert Campbell, civilian contributions during Lillie McCarter Roe '32, • Brian Wright, an officer in Jr., and Jennifer Fox, August the Vietnam War. February 7, Greenville. She the U.S. Army, was deployed 7. They live in Carrboro, N.C., Hazel Todd Arnold Bobo '29, taught at several schools in to Iraq in January. He com­ and both attend graduate December 13, Spartanburg, northwestern South Carolina mands a platoon at a camp school at the University of S.C. She fo unded the Tyger and retired from West End outside of Samera. • North Carol ina. • Janna Springs Art School, where she Elementary. She served as MARRIAGES: laura Deloach and William taught for more than 20 years, principal of White Oak Allen and William Mundy, Pennington Ill, December 18. and exhibited her work at School. November 20. They live in Janna is an area housing many juried shows throughout Athens, Ga. • Christopher coordinator at Furman. • Marjorie Lois Sanders the Carolinas. Her last exhibit Hays Babcock and Kacy Calli Johnson and Key Vaquera, Callaham '33, January 11, was at the Artists Guild Herring '04, October 24. July 10. They live in Irving, Greenville. She worked for Gallery in the Spartanburg Christopher is a project Te xas. • Matthew Christopher 40 years as a buyer fo r several Arts Center on the occasion manager with Cornerstone McDermott and Allison department and clothing stores of her 94th birthday. She was Communities in Clearwater, Mitchell Pettett, October 30. in Greenville. a charter member of the Spar­ Fla. • Shelley Hasty and Josh They live in Kansas City, Kan. tanburg Artist Guild, a mem­ Woodruff, September 18. • Laura Miller and Ted Young Morgan Abraham Kizer, Jr. ber of the National League of They live in Oxford, England. Willard Ill, July 31. They live '33, February 9, Charlotte, American Pen Women, a past • Brett Shumate and Merritt in Austin, Texas, where Laura N.C. His ministry spanned president of the Piedmont Area Squiers, July 24. They live in is a graduate student in account­ more than 60 years and in­ Girl Scouts, and a member of Winston-Salem, N.C., where ing at the University of Texas cluded service to churches the Cowpens Chapter of the Merritt is a secondary Spanish and Te d is in process engineer­ in the two Carolinas. Daughters of the American teacher at Calvary Baptist Day ing with Renew Data. • Revolution. Gordon Adgar Gaston '34, School. Kathryn Bowen Mullins (M.A.) February 7, Greenville. He and Stuart Rodgers Rowan, Johnson Putney '30, Decem­ was retired from Sullivan November 27. She is employed 04 ber 17, Charleston, S.C. He Hardware. Next reunion in 2009 at Wade Hampton High School was a U.S. Army veteran of in Greenville and he is the Edgar Manly Norris '34, Eric Carter has been hired by World War II and received the owner of Rowan Company February 12, Greenville. ScanSource in Greenville as Meritorious Service Award. Furniture. A businessman, entrepreneur sales engineer. • Glen Stewart He completed a residency and philanthropist, he fo unded Davis, Jr., is enrolled in the at Manhattan Eye, Ear and and served as chair of the University of Louisville (Ky.) DEATHS Throat Hospital and was brokerage firm Edgar M. School of Dentistry. • Kerry a diplomate of the American Norris & Co., now Scott Ellett has joined the staff of Robert Severance '28, January Board of Otolaryngology. & Stringfellow. He was an LinningSmoak in Greenville 11, Chapel Hill, N.C. He was He taught at Philadelphia executive with a number of as account manager. • Kevin a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran hospitals before joining the other companies, including Richard Majeska is pursuing of World War II and served in Medical University of South Franklin National Life a law degree at Mercer Uni­ the U.S. Air Force during the Carolina faculty as a professor Insurance, R.S. Dickson versity in Macon, Ga. • Korean War. He retired as of otolaryngology. He was Securities, Palmetto State Life Kristie Nicole McWilliams is a colonel. He began his a founding member of the Insurance Co., Commodity a graduate student at Clemson library career at North American Society fo r Head Warehouse Corp., Securities University. She is studying Carolina State University, was and Neck Surgery and served Dealers of the Carolinas, Her therapeutic recreation, fo cus­ later appointed library director as president of the American Majesty Industries and RSI ing on childhood obesity. at Stetson University and in Broncho-Esophagological Holdings Corp. He chaired • Jonathan Moore is studying 1940 became director and Association, the American the Greenville County U.S. for a master's degree in dean of libraries at Baylor Laryngological Association Savings Bond program, the exercise physiology at the University. He later worked and the South Carolina South Carolina Municipal College of St. Scholastica in in the U.S. Army Library of Otolarynological Society. Council and the Southern Duluth, Minn. • Sara Kathryn Medicine and retired in 1973 He was elected an Honorary Group of Investment Bankers Nodine is pursuing a master's as director of the Air Univer­ Fellow of the American Association of America. He degree in music at Florida sity Library. He was president Society for Head and Neck was also president and director State University. • Mary of the Association of Col lege Surgery and was a recipient fo r Norris Cotton Mills and Virginia Norris attends Southern and Research Libraries, of the Newcomb Award. He vice president and director Methodist University in fo unded the Federal Librarians wrote more than 100 articles of Norris Manufacturing. He Dallas, Texas, studying for Round Table and was a con­ and several book chapters. served as director of both the a master's degree in sacred sultant to libraries in Europe,

42 Greenville Chamber of Com­ versity and the University a minister of churches in merce and the Greenville of South Carolina. North and South Carolina for YMCA and was on the Board 45 years and also served in the Vivian May Tindal Sanders '40, of Visitors for Christ Church U.S. Marine Corps. December 16, Aiken, S.C. Episcopal School. He was She was a retired elementary James Hardy Craig, Sr. '43, a U.S. Navy veteran of World school teacher in Charleston February 14, Greenville. He War II. County (S.C.). was retired from Fluor Daniel. lura McKittrick Lemmond '36, Farrell Edward Runyan '41, Barney Lynn Freeman, Jr. '43, February l, Waycross, Ga. January 26, Travelers Rest, November 29, Kiawah Island, She taught school in Florida S.C. He and his wife, S.C. He was an Army veteran and in Glynn County, Ga., for Elizabeth, served as Southern of World War II. After the 29 years. She was a Girl Baptist missionaries in Africa war he completed medical Scout and Cub Scout leader for 40 years. He began his school and eventually opened and was active in the Georgia work in northern Nigeria at a private practice in ortho­ Educators Association and the the Kawo Pastors School, paedic surgery in Charleston, Retired Georgia Educators which later became the Baptist S.C. He was on the teaching Association. She was a Silver Theological Seminary for staff of the Medical University Sister of Alpha Delta Kappa Northern Nigeria. The Runyans of South Carolina Department Honorary International also served in Senegal for 10 of Orthopaedics. He served Te achers Sorority. years before relocating to the on the board of counselors of Carol league Surles '37, Ivory Coast, where he served the American Academy of November 30, Simpsonville, as consultant for evangelism Orthopaedic Surgeons and S.C. She taught school in and church growth for Africa. was a fo rmer president of the Greenville County fo r 35 South Carolina Orthopaedic Doris Tindal Cahill '42, years. Society. December 16, Charlotte, N.C. Elizabeth Hudson King '38, She was assistant dean of Sara Balentine Singletary '43, December l, Bristol, Tenn. women at Furman before December 17, Columbia, S.C. She was a member of the Blue becoming the firstfe male She was a receptionist fo r Stocking Club and the Junior adjuster employed with WIS-TV in Columbia for 20 League. Liberty Mutual Insurance years until retiring in 1985. in the state of Georgia. She Edward Charles Cushman, Jr. Gilmer Weatherly, Jr. '43, April fo unded the volunteer program '39, February 16, Aiken, S.C. 17, 2004. at Presbyterian Hospital in He was serving in the South­ Charlotte. Jacquelyn West Kerr '44, west Pacific Theater in 1942 November 15, Nashville, Te nn. when he was awarded his Frances McCall Gallivan diploma in absentia from the Lineberger '42, February 20, Fred Ayers '45, January 25, University of South Carolina Greenville. She was an avid Clinton, S.C. He was pastor Law School. That same year wingshooter and was active in of several Baptist churches he transferred from the U.S. community and civic affairs. in South Carolina and retired Marine Corps Reserve into from Sand Hill Heights John 0. Henry Allen '43, March the regular Marines with an Church in Elgin, S.C. He 4, Nebo, N.C. A graduate of become Dean Building Supply. officer commission. He was served on the General Board Bowman-Gray School of He served on Walterboro City a veteran of the invasions of and Nominating Committee Medicine, he practiced Council, was a fo rmer president Guadalcanal and lwo Jima and of the South Carolina Baptist medicine in Marion, N.C., of the Municipal Association was awarded the Bronze Star Convention, chaired evan­ for more than 30 years. He of South Carolina and the for service in Iwo Jima. He gelism in two associations and was an Army veteran of Walterboro Jaycees, was a returned to Aiken after the served as chaplain of the First World War II and recipient member of the Chamber of war and launched a law prac­ Brigade of the South Carolina of a Bronze Star and Purple Commerce Board of Directors tice. He eventually represented State Guard. Heart. and was a trustee of Colleton Aiken for 12 years in the South Harold Wallace Dean '45, County Memorial Library. Carolina House of Representa­ Ernest Arnold, Sr. '43, December 5, Walterboro, S.C. tives and fo r another six years November 29, Boiling Springs, Furman Massingale, Jr. '46, He was an Army veteran of in the state Senate. During N.C. He served as a fellow in January 28, Fayetteville, N.C. World War II and the Korean the 1970s he served as the first the Old Te stament Depart­ He was a retired regional War and later served as mayor Public Defender for Aiken ment at New Orleans Baptist manager with CSX Railroad. of Walterboro for 10 years. County. He was a past Theological Seminary. He In 1989 he retired as the senior Mary lowry Curry '48, January president of the Aiken County wrote poetry and was the vice president with Citizens 5, Greenwood, S.C. Historical Society and an ex author of the book Truth, & Southern National Bank. officio member of the boards Tr ied and Te sted. He was of trustees at Winthrop Uni- He then purchased what would

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Ralph Dean Morrow '48, Milliken & Company as cor- and South Carolina Bar of Betty Jo's School of Dance February 7, Sumter, S.C. He porate management training Associations and the Robert and BJ's Clothing Store and was a U.S. Air Force veteran manager after 40 years of Anderson Chapter of Sons was also the former manager of World War II and was service. of the American Revolution. of the gift shop at Greenwood's a retired program analyst fo r He was instrumental in organi- Self Regional Medical Center. James Arnold Holston, Jr. '49, the Federal Aviation Adminis- zing the Pleasantburg Lion's She was an accredited judge November 13, Johnston, S.C. tration. He was a member of Club, becoming its firstpresi- fo r the Miss South Carolina After service with the U.S. the American Legion and dent, and he served as counsel pageant and was named Miss Army in World War II, he was Veterans of Foreign Wars and to the Sub-Committee on Greenwood in 1946. a pastor for 54 years in the two was a fo rmer board member Elections of the U.S. House Carol inas and Kentucky. Richard T. "Effie" Evington '51, of the Sumter County Literacy Administration in Washington. M.A. '76, January 27, Greer, Association and the Sumter Sidney Lanier Jay '49, Elbert Copeland Blackwell, Jr. S.C. He served in the U.S. Mental Health Association. February 17, Greenville. '50, November 15, Charlotte, Army and then was a teacher He served in the U.S. Army Jack Bailey '49, January 5, N.C. He was a Naval aviator and coach in Greenville County, Signal Corps during World St. Petersburg, Fla. For 32 during World War II, was retiring after 43 years. He was War II. He graduated from years he owned Bailey a student announcer fo r WSPA a member of the South Caro- the University of South Caro- Motors in Clearwater, Fla. radio in Spartanburg, S.C., !ina Textile Hall of Fame and !ina Law School and went on He was a Navy veteran of and was an amateur radio the Furman Athletic Hall of to practice law for 40 years, World War II. operator. He retired as Fame. retiring in 1992. He was active a systems analyst from IBM. Doyle Garrett '49, February 14, in civic and community pro- Hal Robinson Williams '51, Greenville. He served in the jects and was a member of Betty Jo Payne Gregory '50, December 28, Columbia, S.C. U.S. Air Force during World the Greenville Chamber of March 4, Greenwood, S.C. He served in the U.S. Navy War II. He had retired from Commerce, the Greenville She was the fo rmer owner and then went to work fo r New

grads Koysza, Martin land plum legal posts in nation's capital 2001

David Koysza and Scott Martin, both graduate. At Duke he was executive members of Furman's Class of 2001 , editor of the law review and winner have received prestigious appoint­ of the Hardt Cup moot court compe­ ments in Washington, D.C., for the tition. He also received the Faculty coming year. Advocacy Award as the faculty's Koysza, a 2004 magna cum la ude choice for best advocate in the graduate of Duke University Law graduating class. School, has been awarded a Bristow Martin, who is from Anderson, Fellowship by the Office of the S.C., was a Goldwater Scholar Solicitor General of the United at Furman, where he majored in States. As such, he will work directly mathematics and political science. with the Solicitor General to repre­ He has spent the last year as a law sent the federal government before clerk for Judge Alex Kozinski of the the U.S. Supreme Court. Only four Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Bristow Fellowships are awarded Koysza, who majored in political in Pasadena, Calif. each year. science at Furman, has spent the last Martin was a James Kent Scholar Martin, a 2004 graduate of year as a law clerk for Chief Judge at Columbia and senior editor of the Columbia University Law School William W. Wilkins of the Fourth law review. He also received the where he earned the John Ordronaux Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Robert Noxon Ta ppan Prize for Prize for having the highest academic in Greenville. He helped coach constitutional law, the Thomas E. average in his class, begins work in Furman's award-winning Mock Dewey Prize for written advocacy, July as a law clerk for Supreme Court Tri al team, for which he earned and the Hamilton Fellowship, the Justice Anton in Scalia. All-American honors as an under- school's top scholarship.

44 York Life Insurance Company. the first Lexus franchise in McCormick County Visitors the Charleston Post & Courier He joined Provident Life and Alabama and eventually Council, Rotary Club and for more than 40 years, serv- Accident Insurance Company owned seven franchises. Economic Development Board. ing as managing editor and in Columbia in group sales He was a director of the He served on the board of assistant executive editor, and and later headed the group National Automobile Dealer visitors fo r Lander University was a member of the Charles- sales division of Palmetto Association and served as and Piedmont Te chnical Col- ton Exchange Club. State Life Insurance Company president of the Alabama lege and was also a member William Edwin Key '60, before opening the Hal R. Automobile Dealer Asso- of the To urism Community February 12, Greenville. He Williams Agency. ciation. He was selected one Association Institute, where was co-founder and president of the top automobile dealers he was certified as a profes- Silas Garrison '52, January of Washington House, Green- in the United States for 20 sional community association 15, Sullivan's Island, S.C. ville's first gourmet restaurant, years and was recognized by manager and was a fo unding He taught fo r more than 30 and was the owner of Wi II iam Time magazine as one of the member of the Community years at Charleston Southern Key Interiors until his retire- top 10 dealers in the United Managers International Asso- University. ment. States. He was on the board ciation. He was a U.S. Army Brown Mahon, Jr. '52, of trustees at Samford veteran. Gary Watson lewis '61, February 22, Greenville. University and Children's November 8, Darlington, S.C. leland Epton Pettit Ill '56, He was director of national Harbor and was active in the He taught in a high school November 19, Atlanta. A re- accounts of Merchants Trans- Diabetes Association, Boy before moving to Bennetts- tired banker, he began his portation in Charlotte, N.C., Scouts of America and ville Vocational School to career with First National and was former vice president Salvation Army. teach and later become an Bank in Columbia, S.C., and of national accounts and sales administrator. For the past louise Thompson Anders '56, moved to Atlanta in 1965 in with Johnson Motor Lines in 17 years he had been assistant M.A. '58, February 20, the commercial finance depart- Charlotte and Greenville. He director of the vocational Beaufort, S.C. She taught ment of HotPoint. He then was a Rotarian, a past presi- school in Chester, S.C. He in Spartanburg (S.C.) City became an officer with The dent of the Junior Chamber was a member of the Masons Schools and Beaufort County Peoples American Bank, which of Commerce of Anderson, and the Darlington Lion's Club. schools, from which she was later acquired by First S.C., a vice president of the retired in 1985 as director Georgia Bank, from which George Ancil Martin, M.A. '61, South Carolina Junior Cham- of adult education and second- he retired as senior vice presi- December 12, Greenville. He ber of Commerce and a former ary schools. She was a dent and secretary to the was an Army Air Corps veteran chair of the United Way of past president of the South board of directors. of World War II and taught Anderson. Carolina Administrators mathematics for 26 years at Hugh Hawkins '58, February Allen Glenn Mcintyre '52, Association, S.C. Principals Blue Ridge High School. 16, Salisbury, N.C. Prior to February 7, Greenville. He Association and South Caro- his retirement in 2001, he was Bobby Joe Wilson '62, was a U.S. Navy veteran of !ina Adult Education Associa- an independent sales represen- February 3, Greenville. He World War II and had retired tion. She fo unded and chaired tative for Indiana Glass Com- was retired from the School as an accountant from Insignia the board of the Coastal pany and LBK Marketing District of Pickens County Financial Corp. Speech and Hearing Commit- in the two Carolinas and tee, served on the Beaufort (S.C.) after 30 years of teach- Virginia. He had also been James Marcus Taylor, M.A. County and South Carolina ing English and social studies a marketing representative for '52, December 12, Fountain Councils on Drug and Sub- at Dacusville Junior High Florists Transworld Delivery Inn, S.C. He was a teacher stance Abuse, and was on the School. He also worked with Association. He was a U.S. and school administrator for South Carolina Ta sk Force for Pickens County Adult Educa- Army veteran. 35 years. He served in the Juvenile Discipline. She was tion for more than 36 years, U.S. Army during World War serving as the night coordinator. the South Carolina Business & William Clint Belue, Sr. '59, II and taught English to Professional Women's Club December 30, Taylors, S.C. James Gilreath Boyce '64, German prisoners. He was Woman of the Ye ar and Beau- He was an administrator for January 28, Greenville. He also a talented artist. fo rt Career Woman of the Year Roger Huntington Nursing was former owner of Boyce in 1969 and the La Sertoma Jesse Donald Stroud '53, Center, a U.S. Air Force veteran Furniture Co. in West Pelzer, Club Woman of the Ye ar in November 27, Lyman, S.C. and a member of the Masons S.C., and was later associated 1978. She was named Out- and Hejaz Shrine Te mple. with Rhodes Furniture. Thomas Paul Williams '54, standing Adult Education Di- January 18, Birmingham, Ala. rector of the Year in 1973 and Thomas Carol McMinn '59, Thomas Holder '64, December After serving in the U.S. Army Outstanding School Admin is- February 4, Anderson, S.C. 10, Westminster, Md. He he became sales manager for trator of the Year in 1979. He was a retired employee served in the U.S. Army during Drennen Motor Company in of Woolworth and served in the Korean War and was an William Blake Hallman '56, Birmingham. He rose to the U.S. Navy during World artist and teacher in Carroll January 19, McCormick, S.C. general manager, bought into War II. County, Md. He started his He was the general manager the company and by 1978 had career in 1964 as a commer- of Savannah Lakes Village Evan Zedward Bussey, Jr. '60, started Tom Williams Auto- cia! artist for Baltimore Gas and was active in civic affairs. December 31, Johns Island, motive. In 1989 he bought & Electric Co. During the He was a member of the S.C. He was a journalist with

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1970s he was a curator at the into the Metro Conference Broadway and appeared on served 21 years. He later Carroll County Farm Museum. Hall of Fame. a number of television series. retired from the Greenville In 1975 he became a teacher He taught as an adjunct County School District after Jason Byce (Ervin Luther of children and adolescents at professor of musical theatre 21 years. He was a member Buice, Jr.) '66, February 13, Springfield Hospital Center's at Kennesaw State University of the American Legion. Atlanta. In 1962 he began his Muncie Center, where he re­ and was well known for professional theatre career as Mary Wyche Burgess, M.A. mained until the late 1980s. popularizing the phrase a member of Atlanta's Theatre '70, November 21, Greenville. His work ranged from abstract "Please pass the jelly" in the Under the Stars. He was can­ She was a writer and historian. paintings to portraits. Polaner All-Fruit commercials. tor and soloist for St. Patrick's She was a member of the Philip King '65, January 5, Cathedral and soloist for Timothy Maurice Crawford South Carolina Historical Apopka, Fla. He spent most Temple Israel in New York '66, December 27, Gramling, Society and the Greenville of his career in the public City. At various times he was S.C. He was a retired coach, Historical Society and was school system in Florida, serv­ a baritone soloist with the educator and administrator a board member of the Girl ing the last 17 years as the Opera Company of Boston, of 30 years with Spartanburg Scouts, Community Chest, athletics director of Apopka National Theatre of Yugo­ County (S.C.) Schools. After Greenville Woman's Club, High School. He was a mem­ slavia in Zagreb and Split, retirement he taught for four Civic Ballet, Greenville ber of the Florida High School the Wiesbaden Opera in West years at the Adult Learning Symphony Association, Guild Athletic Association and the Germany, and with New York's Center. He was a member of the Greenville Symphony, Florida Athletic Coaches Lyric Opera and Bel Canto of the Spartanburg County Red Cross and PTA Council. Association and was inducted Opera. He performed on Commission of Technical She played violin with the Education and had served Greenville Symphony Orches­ in the U.S. Navy during the tra for 26 years and wrote Vietnam War. a history of the orchestra. She was a journalist and author of Thomas Maddox '66, July 26, a book and numerous articles, Madison, Ind. years short stories and poems. 46 Boyd Norwood Lockaby, Jr. Mary Patricia Patterson '77, Jean Smith steps down from library post '67, October 20, 2003, Dayton, November 17, Atlanta. She Ohio. He was a U.S. Army worked for BellSouth before When Jean Smith retired in veteran, having served a tour pursuing freelance writing and of duty in Vietnam, as well as April after 46 years of working interior design. in the James B. Duke Library, at White Sands Missile Station William Benchoff, Jr. she departed, according to the in New Mexico and in Key '80, West, Fla. He was a certified February 1, Altamonte best available records, as the public accountant who worked Springs, Fla. He served in longest serving employee in for Deloitte-Haskins and Sells the U.S. Air Force and was Furman history. Corp. and was associated with a disabled veteran. He was And just as she arrived NCR Corp. of Dayton for 23 also a musician. when the library was a glisten­ years. He represented NCR Patricia Jones Montana '82, ing new building, she left in more than 100 countries December 11,Gree nville. She behind a completely remade and every continent as an was a member of the National facility, freshly renovated and auditor. Society of Colonial Dames expanded. A reception was held in April to recog- Ron Beauford '68, January 16, XVII Century, which she nize Smith, who spent most of her Furman career Marietta, Ga. He was vice served as state museum chair in the cataloguing and acquisitions departments. president of Barrett Carpet and state defense chair for five Smith has had a firsthand view of the growth Mills. years. She was a lifetime of the campus into one of the most scenic college member of the Daughters Margaret McGarry Cantrell settings in the nation. But her initial impression of of the American Revolution, '68, January 25, Greer, S.C. Furman had nothing to do with the oaks, fountains which she served as chaplain, She was a computer program­ social chair of veterans affairs, or rough landscape of the early '60s. mer for Metlife from 1984 and co-chair of the Women's When she started working at Furman, she says, until her retirement in 2001, History Committee. She "I had just graduated from Berea High. At the time and she was also a piano served on the board of the there were no women students out here, and they teacher. Americanism Manual for were busing in the boys. I thought, 'Hey, there are Craig Butler '68, December 18, Citizenship, and in 2003 a lot of guys out here.' " Owatonna, Minn. was program chair for the Now Smith will have more time to spend with naturalization ceremony her own guy, Raymond, and to pursue her interests Robert Andrew Rubidoux '69, for swearing in new citizens. in gardening and collecting teapots. M.A. '72, December 3, Green­ ville. He was retired from the U.S. Army Air Force, having

46 Bridging the gap Stamey cultivates Mexican markets fo r N.C. businesses

As the director of the North Carolina Stamey, who grew up on a 500-acre Department of Commerce's Mexico dairy farm outside Statesville, N.C. Office, David Stamey lives south of the In addition to marketing and pro­ border promoting, selling and educating ducing milk, the family bred and sold Mexican consumers and investors about prized dairy cattle. Stamey recalls how anything with a hecho en Carolina Del cattle buyers traveled from Asia, Latin Norte label. America and other areas of the world For the Tar Heel state, the country's to select and purchase the cows. The 10th-leading exporter, the list is a long Stamey family hosted the international one and includes furniture from High visitors and, in doing so, learned a great Point, textile goods from Greensboro, deal about different cultures. even Winston-Salem-based Krispy A three-sport standout at West Kreme franchises. Iredell High School, Stamey earned And Stamey, who earned a degree a basketball scholarship to Furman, in economics from Furman in 1992, where he started his senior year as is a one-man marketing machine. a shooting guard. After completing Pressing the flesh with the country's his basketball eligibility, he played one leading businesspeople, collecting and year as a receiver on the Paladin football distributing calling cards, he moves in team. He says one of the biggest high­ circles to which few have access. The lights of his college athletic career came former Furman basketball player also when he caught a pass in Kenan Memorial does the marketing grunt work - David Stamey's success depends in large Stadium against the University of North part on his listening and networking skills. designing trade show displays and Carolina, a team he grew up following. proofing and developing advertisements After his Furman days ended, the for newspapers and magazines. furniture made in North Carolina. In 6-3 Stamey played a year of semi­ Stamey's job is to help North Caro­ general, the buying power of most professional basketball in Zaragoza, lina businesses bridge the cultural and Mexican consumers is increasing thanks Spain, before joining the North Carolina language divide in Mexico. He provides to a growing industrial base and lower Department of Agriculture and launching contacts, brokers deals and helps com­ interest rates. his career in international trade. Since panies avoid legal and cultural pitfalls. Last year, North Carolina exported that time he's visited more than 35 "It's very important to understand more than $1 .7 billion in goods to countries. the culture," says Stamey. "Things Mexico, compared to $1.4 billion Stamey, who recently married move slower here. Yo u must be able to in 2003. Stamey recently brokered Devon Oliver, says, "When I returned perceive nuance. Living in the United a deal that brought a Drexel Heritage from Spain, the job with the Depart­ States is a science, but in Mexico, it's furniture store to Mexico City's leading ment of Agriculture was ideal. I spoke more of an art." shopping area. But although furniture Spanish, I was familiar with European By any measure, Mexico is a large is a high-profile export from North culture, I grew up in North Carolina market. Mexico City alone has a popu­ Carolina, Stamey says that about half agricultural exports, and I was an lation of 20 million - more than five of the state's exports to Mexico are economics major." times that of the state of South Carolina. textile-related. No matter the language, though, But there are economic hurdles. The Twe nty-eight other states operate Stamey says that the keys to cultivating gap between rich and poor is tremen­ trade offices in Mexico. Some include successful business relationships are dous, and much of the country's wealth divisions that represent a single city, believing in your product and knowing is controlled by a small portion of the such as San Antonio. North Carolina how to listen and network. And he takes population. operates additional trade offices in pride in his home state and in his ability Describing the Mexican socio­ Frankfurt, Hong Kong, To kyo, Seoul to connect with and understand potential economic environment metaphorically, and To ronto. customers from different cultures. Stamey says, "In Mexico, you either Before moving to Mexico City, "My lifeline is my database of have a Rolex, a Casio, or you don't Stamey worked for four years as an contacts. The key is developing that have a watch." international trade specialist for the database every day - not just having But the business climate is improv­ North Carolina Department of Agri­ it but keeping in personal contact with ing. Although most Mexicans have little culture. The job, marketing the state's people," he says. "I really love what disposable income, some are very food and agricultural products in Latin I do. It's not just a job. It's an honor." wealthy and furnish their homes with America and Europe, was a good fit for - John Roberts

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