CLASSNOTES COLUMNS, Winter 2006 22 1932 75 th Reunion at Homecoming – October 26-28, 2007 1937 70 th Reunion at Homecoming – October 26-28, 2007 Members of the above classes: If you would like to help make plans for your reunion, please serve on the Homecoming Committee for your class. Contact Martha Pirkle at (706) 880-8245 or [email protected] if you are interested. 1942 65 th Reunion at Homecoming – October 26-28, 2007 Contact: Mrs. Carolyn Drinkard Burgess (706) 882-6291 [email protected]1947 60 th Reunion at Homecoming – October 26-28, 2007 Contact: Mrs. Mary Alice Adams Hamner (770) 662-8382 [email protected]1951 Winnie Jo Bowman is currently in assisted liv- ing at 1500 Renaissance Drive N.E., Conyers, GA 30012-3876. Beverly Davis Harris of Pensacola, Fla., visited with Claire Jones Plymel in LaGrange in October. She visited Sunny Gables Alumni House on October 17, calling her classmates with greetings and working on a letter to be mailed to them. Doris Howard McClendon and Ernest ’52 live in Carrollton. They recently visited their first great-grandson in Canada. 1952 55 th Reunion at Homecoming – October 26-28, 2007 Contact: Mr. Wayne Grover (706) 295-0059 [email protected]1953 Doris Alexander lives at Brooks-Howell retire- ment home for missionaries and deaconesses of the United Methodist Church in Asheville, N.C. 1957 50 th Reunion at Homecoming – October 26-28, 2007 Contact: Dr. Carolyn Briscoe (864) 654-3110 [email protected]Mrs. Betty Moss McGuirt (843) 237-8040 [email protected]1959 In October, Dr. Terry Kay of Athens received the Appalachian Heritage Writer’s Award, sponsored by the West Virginia Humanities Council. The award was “established to pro- mote and encourage a literature rich in cultur- al significance and tradition.” He conducted a weeklong residence at Shepherd University where he was given the award. 1962 45 th Reunion at Homecoming – October 26-28, 2007 Contact: Mrs. Sally Curtis AsKew (706) 543-4407 [email protected]1963 Wyatt Kirby of Fort McPherson received the Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the Army’s second-high- est civilian award, for successfully leading the transformation of information services at Army commands and installations in the Southeast from 2002 to 2006. Issued by the Secretary of the Army, the award was presented by Joseph Plunkett, Director of the Army’s Installation Management Agency. Kirby performed the work as the Army’s Chief Information Officer for the Southeastern States. He is particularly proud of this award because only a few people receive it. 1965 Leadership Council member Tom Parker of Sea Island is a retired real estate investor and a volunteer and board member of the Coastal Symphony of Georgia. His novel fundraising idea—to auction an opportunity to conduct the symphony during the group’s annual Cabaret event—was carried out, and his dream became a reality when he won the bid. During the con- cert in May, he conducted the “Star-Spangled Banner” and the “William Tell Overture.” In keeping with the spirit of the event, he donned a Lone Ranger mask before taking a bow at the end of his second piece. Symphony ladies rushed down the aisles and threw roses. 1967 40 th Reunion at Homecoming – October 26-28, 2007 If you would like to help make plans for your reunion, please serve on the Homecoming Committee for your class. Contact Martha Pirkle at (706) 880-8245 or [email protected] if you are interested. This issue’s Classnotes are from information received through Oct. 25, 2006. (Unless otherwise noted, geographic locations refer to Georgia.) Wyatt Kirby ’63 received the Meritorious Civilian Service Award. Dr. Carolyn Bradley ’57 (seat- ed) at her retirement party with, from left, Dr. Judy Greer ’57, Nancy Mitchell Morris ’60 and Sally Curtis AsKew ’62. The LaGrange College South Georgia Conference luncheon was held in Savannah in June. Shown at the event here are the Rev. Mike McAfee ’66, Admission Office intern and student Amber Johnson and Mildred Eidson McAfee ’65. Dr. Jim ’61 and Mavis Sprayberry Trice ’60 hosted a mini-reunion at their home at Lake Junaluska. Shown here are the Trices in front, and in the back are, from left, Jan Lane Harper ’61, Sandra Kite Pennell ’63, Ann Gower Nelson ’61 and Rev. Ed Nelson ’61.
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COLUMNS, Winter 200622
193275th Reunion at Homecoming –October 26-28, 2007
193770th Reunion at Homecoming –October 26-28, 2007
Members of the above classes: If you wouldlike to help make plans for your reunion,please serve on the Homecoming Committeefor your class. Contact Martha Pirkle at (706)880-8245 or [email protected] if you areinterested.
194265th Reunion at Homecoming –October 26-28, 2007
1951WWiinnnniiee JJoo BBoowwmmaann is currently in assisted liv-ing at 1500 Renaissance Drive N.E., Conyers,GA 30012-3876.
BBeevveerrllyy DDaavviiss HHaarrrriiss of Pensacola, Fla., visitedwith Claire Jones Plymel in LaGrange inOctober. She visited Sunny Gables AlumniHouse on October 17, calling her classmateswith greetings and working on a letter to bemailed to them.
DDoorriiss HHoowwaarrdd MMccCClleennddoonn and EErrnneesstt ’’5522 livein Carrollton. They recently visited their firstgreat-grandson in Canada.
1959In October, DDrr.. TTeerrrryy KKaayy of Athens receivedthe Appalachian Heritage Writer’s Award,sponsored by the West Virginia HumanitiesCouncil. The award was “established to pro-mote and encourage a literature rich in cultur-al significance and tradition.” He conducted aweeklong residence at Shepherd Universitywhere he was given the award.
196245th Reunion at Homecoming –October 26-28, 2007
1963WWyyaatttt KKiirrbbyy of Fort McPherson received the
Meritorious CivilianService Award, theArmy’s second-high-est civilian award, forsuccessfully leadingthe transformation ofinformation servicesat Army commandsand installations inthe Southeast from2002 to 2006.Issued by the Secretary of the Army, the awardwas presented by Joseph Plunkett, Director ofthe Army’s Installation Management Agency.Kirby performed the work as the Army’s ChiefInformation Officer for the Southeastern States.He is particularly proud of this award becauseonly a few people receive it.
1965Leadership Council member TToomm PPaarrkkeerr ofSea Island is a retired real estate investor anda volunteer and board member of the CoastalSymphony of Georgia. His novel fundraisingidea—to auction an opportunity to conduct thesymphony during the group’s annual Cabaretevent—was carried out, and his dream becamea reality when he won the bid. During the con-cert in May, he conducted the “Star-SpangledBanner” and the “William Tell Overture.” Inkeeping with the spirit of the event, he donneda Lone Ranger mask before taking a bow atthe end of his second piece. Symphony ladiesrushed down the aisles and threw roses.
196740th Reunion at Homecoming –October 26-28, 2007
If you would like to help make plans for yourreunion, please serve on the HomecomingCommittee for your class. Contact MarthaPirkle at (706) 880-8245 [email protected] if you are interested.
1970KKaayycciiee KKeettcchhuumm SSttiillll of GulfShores, Ala., joined the SeniorCircle at South BaldwinRegional (Medical Center) andbegan volunteering her timethere, beginning in radiologybefore moving to the frontdesk in the lobby. She is nowdirector of volunteer serviceat the medical center.
197235th Reunion at Homecoming –October 26-28, 2007
1973HHeellggii BBeerrnnoodduussssoonn and his wife, Gerdur, visit-ed the LaGrange College campus in earlyAugust. They live in Reykjavik, Iceland, wherehe is secretary-general of the AlthingiParliament of Iceland.
GGoorrddoonn WWiilllliiaammss of Houston, Texas, had hispoem “An Unfinished Work” published in theSept. – Oct. issue of Cross and QuillNewsletter. He won an Honorable Mention(drama) for his one-man play “PaulUnchained” in the 2006 Inspirational WritersAlive! writing contest. He was interviewed foran article about Christian Theatre thatappeared in the September 2006 issue ofAmerican Theatre Magazine. His choral read-ing “Think on These Things” has been includ-ed in “Worship Creatively,” a new CD-ROMfrom Lillenas Drama. In July, he presented atalk, “Why Christian Theatre?” for theScriptwriters Houston meeting at theUniversity of Saint Thomas in Houston.
1974CCllaaiirree CChhaappmmaann of Perry is a reading diagnos-tic instructor who works with ADD and ADHchildren from K–12 grades and college. Shehas developed the “Ooey-Gooey” style of writ-ing for children using banana pudding, choco-late pudding or Cheese Whiz, teaching chil-dren to use the five senses. This was the the-
sis for her second mas-ter’s degree earned atValdosta State. She hasreceived special certifica-tion as a reading diag-nostician and has addedthree years of consecu-tive college research pluscountless years ofresearch on the “FiveSenses.”
Leadership Council mem-ber DDeeeeddeeee GGooddwwiinnWWiilllliiaammss of West Pointwas presented a distin-guished service awardfrom West GeorgiaTechnical College. Shehas worked for more than10 years as a member ofthe board of directorsand has been involved inthe college’s GOAL andRick Perkins programs.
1975MMaarryy NNoorrrriiss BBrroowwnn,, MPH,LCSW, of Ocoee, Fla., is
manager of the department of clinical socialwork at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Childrenand Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women andBabies in Orlando. She received the 2006 IdaM. Cannon Award, which is the Society forSocial Work Leadership in Health Care’s mostprestigious award. It honors a national healthcare social worker for his or her contributionsto the leadership of social work in a healthcare setting and to the Society for Social WorkLeadership in Health Care.
KKaarreenn BBuulllloocckk of Fayetteville is principal ofKedron Elementary School in Peachtree City.She was honored by Gov. Perdue as one of thetop achieving principals in the state. Kedronwas named a 2006 Georgia School ofExcellence and also received one of sixNational Blue Ribbon Awards.
197730th Reunion at Homecoming –October 26-28, 2007
1978JJaanniiee NNeewweellll of Opelika, Ala., now works assupervisor at Oak Park Nursing Home, a divisionof East Alabama Medical Center, after serving34 years at Lanier Health Services in Valley, Ala.She also is a clinical instructor for the nursingprogram of Southern Union State CommunityCollege’s Opelika campus.
1981CCaatthhyy WWrriigghhtt SSaarrggeenntt of LaGrange was select-ed teacher of the month by votes cast by stu-dents, teachers and staff at Troup HighSchool. The honor is sponsored by TroupHigh’s Family, Career and Community Leadersof America.
MMaaxxwweellll WWoooodd of Macon, theUnited States Attorney for theMiddle District of Georgia,returned from a one-yeartour of service in Iraq wherehe served as the Departmentof Justice Attaché for the U.S.Embassy in Baghdad.
198225th Reunion at Homecoming –October 26-28, 2007
DDrr.. HHaajjiimmee OOttaannii of Mount Pleasant, Mich., isa member of the psychology faculty at CentralMichigan University, where he teaches bothundergraduate and graduate classes. He isserving a five-year term as chair of the depart-ment. He maintains an active research pro-gram and has published numerous articles onthe psychology of memory. He also serves aspresident-elect of the Southern Society forPhilosophy and Psychology.
PPooppee RRiicchhtteerr of LaGrange was presented adistinguished service award from WestGeorgia Technical College. A volunteer tutor inWGTC’s Adult Literacy program for more than14 years, he visits the campus twice a weekand has worked with more than 1,000 stu-dents, helping them prepare for their GEDexaminations.
1983KKaarreenn YYoouunngg CCaarrppeenntteerr of Columbus is theadministrator at Westminster Christian School.She formerly ran Rainbow’s End in Phenix City,Ala., and has been a teacher both in theColumbus area and in Macon.
VViicckkii RRiiddddlleeJJaacckkss ofLaGrange is afifth-gradeteacher at UnityElementarySchool inLuthersville.
If you would like to helpmake plans for yourreunion, please serve onthe HomecomingCommittee for your class.Contact Martha Pirkle at(706) 880-8245 or [email protected] if you areinterested.
TToommmmyy and HHoollllyy TThhoommppssoonn BBrriitttt ’’8899 live inLaGrange. Tommy is serving as campaignchairman for the United Way of West Georgia.He is the human resources manager atMilliken’s Live Oak complex. He also volun-teers at First United Methodist Church as anadult leader for the Methodist YouthFellowship and previously served on theChamber of Commerce board.
PPaauull and SShheelliiaaMMoooorree TTaattee ’’8899 live inCincinnati, Ohio, withtheir two children, Jilland Griffin. He is thecreative arts pastor atHorizon CommunityChurch. She is assis-tant principal for theEdyth B. LindnerElementary School at
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy.She is completing an educationalspecialist degree from Troy StateUniversity.
1989NNaannccyy LLeeee CChhiippppeennddaallee of LaGrangewas named a master teacher by Gov.Sonny Perdue and State SchoolSuperintendent Kathy Cox. She teach-es at West Side Magnet School.
JJaacckk MMoorrmmaann of LaGrange is principalof Hollis Hand Elementary School. He isinvolved in local sports, serving as the stadi-um announcer for Troup High School. He andhis wife, Sara, celebrated their 15th weddinganniversary in June. They have four children,Elissa, Anna, Caitlin and Jackie.
1990AArrnnee DDiieettrriicchh of Beirut, Lebanon, has been afaculty member at American University ofBeirut for the past two years. The College
heard from him in August, and hereports that he is doing fine and isback at work.
JJaannnnaa JJoonneess of Norcross teachesgifted students in the first throughfifth grades at Corley Elementaryin Lawrenceville. In May she com-pleted her master’s in reading andliteracy from Walden University.
199215th Reunion at Homecoming –October 26-28, 2007
1993SStteepphhaanniiee NNoolleessMMiiddddlleettoonn ofLaGrange wasnamed Womanof the Year for2006 by theLaGrangeWoman’s Club.She is the direc-tor of library andmedia servicesfor ColumbusTechnicalCollege
1994MMiicchhaaeell SSiimmmmoonnss and his wife, Sharon, live inThomasville. He is a co-owner in Simmons,Mills & Simmons, P.C., CPA firm. They havetwo children, Jason and Miriam Elizabeth.
1995GGrreegg and MMaarriitt HHooeehhaammeerr PPrreeaasstt live inVirginia Beach, Va.,where he is assignedto the cruiser VellaGulf. The Vella Gulfwas involved in therescue of two Dutchsailors whose sinkingboat had beenfoundering, with tornsails and a failing engine, for three days in thestorm-churned North Atlantic. The Preasts arebeing transferred to Fort Gordon, nearAugusta, in the fall.
GGiinnaa SSaannffoorrdd WWiilllliiss of LaGrange has beennamed a master teacher by Gov. SonnyPerdue and State School SuperintendentKathy Cox. She teaches at West Side MagnetSchool.
1996KKaattiiee BBeettttss of Kanata, Canada, works as aWeb programmer during the day, and directsher attention to Kanata Theatre, a communitytheatre, after work. She serves on the boardof directors as director of membership andtraining.
NNooeell HHuunntteerr of Decatur is an administrativesupervisor at Emory University Hospital inAtlanta.
CCiinnddyy MMiilleess SShhoonnttss of LaGrange is the coachof the Troup County Sharks swim team. She ismarried to David, the offensive line and tightends coach at LaGrange College.
RRaannddyy HHaaggeerrddoonn,, his wife, RReebbeeccccaa HHiinnggeerr--HHaaggeerrddoonn,, and son, David Connor, live inNorth Pownal, Vt. He is a process engineerwith GE Nanoceramics.
AAddaamm HHuunntteerr and his wife, the former KKiimmbbeerrWWooooddaallll,, live in Decatur, where he is a seniorestimator with Skansak USA.
MMaarrkk and BBaarrbbiiee EEvveerreetttt SShheeppppaarrdd live inWoodstock. She is involved in theatre, direct-ing a camp during thesummer and workingwith a communitygroup directing shows.She will not be return-ing to the classroom,but will work on a full-time basis as she con-tinues to grow andmove up in her busi-ness with Mary Kay.With the flexibleschedule, she will beable to stay at homewith new baby BlytheJentrie.
1999SSuussaannnnaa LLiivveeaakkooss BBrreenntt of Henderson, Nev.,is employed at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake LasVegas, in the Creative Events Services depart-ment. She and her husband, Les, devote mostof their free time to their new theatre, GoodMedicine Theatre.
CCyynntthhiiaa MMccWWhhoorrtteerr BBrryyaanntt of LaGrange isthe executive director of Communities inSchools, which offers mentoring, tutoringand after-school programs.
2000SSaarraa AAnnnn RRoocckkwweellll HHuuddssoonn of LaGrange wason The Learning Channel’s “A Makeover Story”with her mom.
KKaarreenn MMeeyyrraatthh SShhaannnnoonn and CChhrriissttoopphheerr ’’0033live in Winchester, Tenn. She is a busy stay-at-home mom. He works as a Six Sigma Managerfor Shaw Industries.
2001 GGiinnaa DDiiGGiirroollaammoo BBaarrttlleetttt,, her husband, Jay,and sons, Will and Wesley, live in LaGrange.She is a medical social worker at WestGeorgia Health System.
FFeerroonniiccaa RRiicchhaarrddssoonn of Suwanee is a trainingmanager for Wal-Mart.
RRaaiinnbbooww WWeellddoonn of Cartersville continues herwork as director of her own Creative ArtsEducation Company. She teaches theatre artsclasses, workshops and summer camps forchildren throughout the Chicago area. Hercompany partners with Chicago KidsCompany, Niles Park District, AgassizPerforming Arts School and Center forSpiritual Living, Chicago.
20025th Reunion at Homecoming –October 26-28, 2007
JJooyy BBaakkeerr of College Park isa second-year medical stu-dent at Morehouse School ofMedicine. During her firstyear, she served as presi-dent of her class and vicepresident of the ChristianMedical Association and wasa delegate to the AmericanMedical Association. Thisyear she received a grant torun a Glaucoma screening program and is thepresident of the local American MedicalAssociation chapter, delegate to the MedicalAssociation of Georgia and health fair coordi-nator. She has been selected to serve on theBoard of Directors of a statewide group ofmedical students called Health StudentsTaking Action Together (Health STAT), which isa political action group that works on publicpolicy change in the areas of health care andcoverage for the uninsured. She and her room-mate served as the medical team forAmbassador Andrew Young as he swam 75laps on his 74th birthday.
DDaanniieell BBoowwlleess of Atlanta is head coach of theboys basketball program at South Cobb HighSchool.
AAuussttiinn TTiiddwweellll of New York City is deck crewchief for the Atlantic Theater, an Off-Broadwayhouse. He also is a freelance carpenter/elec-trician doing load-ins and strikes for severalother Off-Broadway theaters. He is a perform-ance poet and one of the founders of CultureShock, a weekly open mic and free-form artis-tic happening at Sutra Lounge on the LowerEast Side. He regularly performs there and atBar 13 and Nuyorican Poet’s Café.
2003JJeennnnyy FFlleettcchheerr AAnnddeerrssoonn of Jackson, JJuulliieeSScchheennddeell of Lilburn, and DDeebboorraahh WWiilllliiaammss ofKennesaw received their Master of Divinitydegrees from Emory University’s CandlerSchool of Theology during commencement
ceremonies in May. Jenny and Julie are affiliat-ed with the North Georgia conference of theUnited Methodist Church.
DDaavviidd HHoobbssoonnBBrreellaanndd ofBirmingham, Ala.,received his JurisDoctor Degree,magna cum laude,from the CumberlandSchool of Law atSamford University inMay. He is associat-ed with the firm ofBurr and Forman,LLP, in Birmingham.
VVaalleerriiee LLoonnggsshhoorree of LaGrange teaches the-atre arts at Harris County High School. She isa co-producer of Road Trip, an upcomingseries for Georgia Public Broadcasting thatencourages students to stay in school andlearn more about the educational opportuni-ties available to them. She has been involvedin local productions as assistantdirector/stage manager for the LaGrange LyricTheatre, lighting designer for the LafayetteBallet, and stage manager for the LafayetteTheatre Company.
CCoolltt MMccDDoowweellll of Lady Lake, Fla., is pursuinghis master’s degree in sports management orsports coaching at Embry-Riddle AeronauticalUniversity in Daytona Beach, where he joinedthe Eagles coaching staff as a graduate assis-tant.
LLaauurraa PPaattrriicckk of Forsyth is anchorliaison/program coordinator for PilotInternational Inc., Macon.
2004SSeetthh BBaaggwweellll of Commerce returned for thethird year this past summer as box office man-ager at Papermill Theatre in New Hampshire.
JJoonnaatthhaann HHeerrssttoonn of Valley, Ala., received hisMaster of Divinity degree from EmoryUniversity’s Candler School of Theology duringcommencement ceremonies in May. He isaffiliated with the North Alabama Conferenceof the United Methodist Church.
CCaarroollee AAnnnn CCllaarrkkee JJoonneess lives in Newnanwhere she isemployed byWorkforceDevelopment out ofGriffin, but heroffices are inNewnan andLaGrange.
MMiittcchh KKeeyy ofLaGrange, a stu-
dent at Mercer University’s Walter F. GeorgeSchool of Law, prosecuted a felony drug casein Troup Superior Court in June. Under Georgialaw, students who have two years of lawschool can try cases with the help of an assis-tant district attorney. He was an intern at thedistrict attorney’s office in LaGrange duringthe summer.
KKrriisstteenn LLoocckkmmaann completed requirements forthe M.S. in movement science with a concen-tration in sport psychology from BarryUniversity in Miami. She is serving as assis-tant coach for the woman’s soccer team atLaGrange College while she is working on herMAT degree.
EErriikk MMaayyss of Marietta is youth minister at FirstUnited Methodist Church of Covington. He is astudent at Candler School of Theology atEmory University.
EEmmiillyy TThhiiggppeenn MMccCCaarrtthhyy and PPaattrriicckk live inSavannah. She is a graphic designer forSwoozie’s, a nationwide stationery and invita-tion retailer. She is also a freelance photogra-pher. He works as a project manager forRabey Electric, a commercial electrical con-tractor. He graduated in May from SouthernPolytechnic University in Marietta with a certifi-cate in specialty construction. He joined amen’s baseball league and serves as pitcher.
2005HHaannnnaa AAnnddrreewwss BBeeaallll of LaGrange received aMaster of Education in Curriculum andInstruction degree from LaGrange and is pursu-ing a doctoral degree from Georgia Southern.She is a teacher at West Side Magnet School.
KKaatthheerriinnee EElllliiss of Ellis & Ellis InvestmentManagement in LaGrange has achieved aSeries 7 license to become a registered finan-cial representative.
KKaatthhyy RRaannddaallll of Rincon is a Peace CorpsVolunteer in Kajiado, Kenya. She is workingdirectly with a voluntary counseling and test-ing center and is also working with SolarCookers International, a sustainable alterna-tive to charcoal and firewood. She would loveto hear from classmates and friends: KathyRandall PCV, P.O. Box 416, 001100 Kajiado,Kenya.
OOlliivviiaa SSwwaannssoonn of Hiawassee is teaching biolo-gy and coaching basketball and softball atBleckley County High School.
2006The following recent graduates are staff nurs-es at West Georgia Health System, LaGrange:CChhrriissttoopphheerr BBaaiilleeyy,, JJeennnniiffeerr LLaattrriicceeEEddmmoonnddssoonn,, JJaanneellll GGaammbbllee,, KKaallii TTaannnneerr GGrraayy,,BBeettssyy LLeeiigghh HHuummpphhrriieess,, AAnnddrraa BBeerrnniittaaMMaatttthheewwss,, AAsshhlleeee PPrriisscceellllaa MMiimmss,, LLaauurreennEElliizzaabbeetthh MMiittcchheellll,, JJuulliiee AAnnnn HHuugghheess MMoonntteeiitthh,,TTaarraa NNiiccoollee SSttaannffoorrdd and MMeeaaggaann LLeeeeAAnnnnTTaayylloorr..
MMaarrggaarreett NNeellll BBaaggwweellll has relocated to Fargo,N.D., to work with United Campus Ministriesthrough the US-2 program of the UnitedMethodist General Board of Global Ministries.
SShhaarroonnddaa LLeewwiiss BBiilllliinnggsslleeaa of Lanett, Ala., isattending Troy State University, pursuing amaster’s degree in community counseling.
JJuuddiitthh AAnnnn BBoonneettaa is pursuing a Master of Artsin Teaching degree at LaGrange. She is theResident Director of Pitts Hall on the campus.
AAlllliissoonn CCaammpp of Rome is a kindergarten teacherat Alford Elementary in Gwinnett County.
NNaatthhaann AAnnddrreeww CCooggggiinn of Newnan is a mathteacher at Newnan High School.
JJeennnniiffeerr LLeeiigghh CCookkeerr is pursuing a master’s ineducation from LaGrange.
KKaattiiee LLaaccyy DDaavviiss of Newnan is a post-par-tum/OB staff nurse at Tanner Medical Center.
LLiinnddsseeyy AAlliicciiaa CCrroouucchh of Summerville is a staffaccountant for Kearney and Company, workingwith the Centers for Disease Control inAtlanta. She is pursuing her Certificate ofPublic Accounting.
JJeeffffrreeyy AAlllleenn DDeellaanneeyy JJrr.. of LaGrange isemployed as an underwriter at AIG (AmericanInternational Group).
AAnnddrreeaa NNiiccoollee DDoouuggllaass of LaGrange is a regis-tered nurse in the intensive care unit ofScottish Rite Hospital in Atlanta.
TTrraaccyy LLyynnnn DDrreesscchheell of Tunnel Hill is a fourth-grade teacher at Beaverdale ElementarySchool in Whitfield County.
BBrriittttnneeyy LLoorriinngg EElllliiss of Tallapoosa is attendingthe State University of West Georgia, pursuinga master’s degree in reading instruction.
JJaannee MMaarriiee FFaattkkiinn and TTaannnneerr GGaarrrraarrdd areadmission counselors for LaGrange College.
JJoonnaatthhaann FFuulllleerr of Clarkson, Ky., is pastor atClarkston United Methodist Church. He is inhis first year at Asbury Theological Seminary,pursuing a Master of Divinity degree.
TTiiffffaannyy AAnnnn GGrraahhaamm of LaGrange is employedat LaGrange High School as an assistantcoach for competition cheerleading and JVfootball cheerleading.
AAmmyy LLeeiigghh GGrraanntt of LaGrange is a staff nursein the Aflac Cancer Center at Scottish RiteHospital in Atlanta.
JJeessssiiccaa MMiicchheellllee GGuullssbbyy of LaGrange is a staffnurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit atScottish Rite Hospital in Atlanta.
MMaarrsshhaayy HHaarrrriiss of Senoia is pursuing a Masterof Arts in Teaching degree at LaGrange.
LLiissaa SSmmiitthh HHaasskkeellll of Peachtree City isemployed as a staff nurse in the intensivecare unit at Shepherd Spinal Center in Atlanta.
HHeeiiddii HHeennddrriicckkeerr of Tallapoosa is a first-yearmedical student at Mercer University Schoolof Medicine.
BBrryyaann WWiilllliiss HHeennddlleeyy of LaGrange is assistantboys basketball coach at LaGrange Academy.
RRoobbiinn MMccLLeennnnaann HHuurrsstt is the Humanities andSocial Sciences secretary at LaGrangeCollege. She is pursuing her Master of Arts in
Teaching degree from LaGrange.
SSaarraahh JJaarrrreetttt of Zebulon is pursuing a mas-ter’s degree at Columbus State University.
RReebbeeccccaa RRuutthh JJoonneess of LaGrange is pursuinga Master of Education degree at LaGrangeCollege.
JJeennnniiffeerr EEsstteess LLaammbbeerrtt of LaGrange is anintensive care unit nurse at West GeorgiaHealth System in LaGrange.
TToommmmyy LLaawwrreennccee of Americus was promotedto the rank of corporal in the law enforcementdivision of the Georgia Department of NaturalResources. Game warden of Sumter County,he also works Schley and Marion counties. Heis training officer for the work section, respon-sible for training all new recruits, and still per-forms his regular patrol duties.
HHaarrrriissoonn SShheeppppaarrdd LLeevvyy of Midland is attend-ing the American University School ofInternational Service, pursuing a master’s ofinternational affairs degree with a concentra-tion in U.S. foreign policy.
LLaarrrryy LLoovvee of Atlanta is employed as a staffaccountant at Tarpley and Underwood, P.C., apublic accounting firm in Atlanta.
LLiinnddsseeyy LLoouuiissee MMoooorree is attending LaGrangeCollege to pursue a Master of Arts inTeaching while overseeing the intramuralprogram at LaGrange.
BBrraannddii NNiicchhoollee MMoorrrriiss of Newnan is employedas a micro lab intern at Interface in LaGrange.
CCoonnnniiee BBeenneeffiieelldd NNiixxoonn of LaGrange is pursu-ing a master’s degree in teaching at Troy StateUniversity.
GG.. MMiicchhaaeell NNiizzzzii JJrr.. of Marietta is employed asa staff accountant at Tarpley and Underwood,P.C., a public accounting firm in Atlanta.
RRoonnaalldd OO’’DDeellll of Fayetteville is pursuing aMaster of Education degree from theUniversity of Georgia.
AAmmiitt PPaatteell of Marietta is employed as a tellerat SunTrust Bank in Atlanta.
ZZaacchhaarryy PPaauull PPaatttteenn of LaGrange is pursuing amaster’s degree in music composition fromNew York University.
JJuuddssoonn WWiilllliiaamm PPrriiccee of Cusseta, Ala., isattending Asbury Theological Seminary to pur-sue a Master of Divinity degree.
JJaammeess HHaarrtt RRoobbiinnssoonn of Marietta is pursuing amaster’s degree in political science at FloridaState University.
LLiinnddsseeyy RRuutthh SScchhmmiitttt of LaGrange is employedas a nurse in the emergency department atDoctors Hospital in Columbus.
KKaattrriinnaa SSuussaann SSeellff of Grantville is employedas a volunteer coordinator for Court AppointedSpecial Advocates (CASA) in Troup County.
CChhrriissttoopphheerr SSllaauugghhtteerr is store manager atSherwin-Williams Paint Store in Atlanta.
NNooeellllee SStteepphheennss of Thomaston is the 2006winner of the Barbara Malis Scholarship, anaward sponsored by the LaGrange Woman’sClub and the LaGrange Symphony OrchestraBoard of Directors. She is pursuing a master’sin music education degree from ColumbusState College and plans to teach music.
AAsshhlleeyy SSmmiitthh of Newnan is employed as anurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit atChildren’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
VVeerraa AAnnnn SStteewwaarrdd is pursuing a master’sdegree in social work from the University ofGeorgia.
RReebbeeccccaa LLaannee TTeeeell of Gainesville, Fla., isattending Auburn University on an assistant-ship, pursuing a Master of Accountancy degree.
BBllaaiirr TToollbbeerrtt of Nicholson is serving as theministry intern for the University of NorthCarolina, Chapel Hill, Wesley Foundation.
January 13, 2007Visitation DayThe perfect opportunity for prospective students andtheir families to tour the campus, meet current stu-dents, and learn more about academic programs,campus life and financial aid. Register online or byphone: www.lagrange.edu or (800) 593-2885.
February 17Winter Alumni Council Meeting
March 2-4Azalea Storytelling FestivalNationally known storytellers Shelia Kay Adams,Donald Davis, Andy Offutt Irwin and Kathryn TuckerWindham delight audiences with captivating tales ofthe real world and the make-believe.
March 23-25 & March 28-30Six Characters in Search of and AuthorBy Luigi PirandelloDirected by Kim Barber
In the middle of a rehearsal of a Pirandello play, sev-eral characters appear searching for a writer to fin-ish their stroy. The Stage Manager assumes thatthey are presenting themselves as actors to be in aplay. And yet we come to find that they are notactors. They are real characters. They are not tellingtheir story. They are living it. Pirandello’s mostfamous work is about the relationshp between artand life, and especially about the relationshipbetween drama and life.
Mainstage tickets for the 2006-07 season are$8.00 for adults, $4.00 for seniors, children andnon-LaGrange College Students.
March 24Visitation DayThe perfect opportunity for prospective students andtheir families to tour the campus, meet current stu-dents, and learn more about academic programs,campus life and financial aid. Register online or byphone: www.lagrange.edu or (800) 593-2885.
April 27-292007 Family WeekendFamilies are invited to visit campus for an up-closelook at life at LaGrange. For more information con-tact the Office of Alumni & Family Relations, (706)880-8244 or [email protected]
May 19CommencementThe College community salutes the Class of 2007during LaGrange’s 176th graduation ceremony.
For details and more events visitwww.lagrange.edu/calendar
KKiimmbbeerrllyy MMaarriiee VVeellmmoosskkyy of Marietta is a fourth-grade teacher at Grantville Elementary School.
AAsshhlleeyy RReenneeee WWaallkkeerr is pursuing a master’sdegree in education at LaGrange.
KKaattiiee WWeessttbbrrooookk of LaGrange works with theMissoula Children’s Theatre in Missoula,Mont., as a tour actor/director. She is touringCalifornia, Oregon and Washington.
MMiikkeeoonn SSaannttrriiccee WWhhiittee of Newnan is a staffnurse in the neurosurgery unit at Scottish RiteHospital in Atlanta.
Weddings andEngagements:PPaauulleettttaa IInnggrriiddSScchhrreeiinneerr ’’9966 to PaulEdwards Oliver on April28, 2007
KKiimmbbeerrllyy AAnnnn MMccKKaayy’’0011 to Van Chad Martinon June 24, 2006
DDeeaann TToommbbeerrlliinn SSiimmss’’0011 to MMeelliissaa JJeeaann LLeewwiiss’’0044 on May 27, 2006
JJoohhnn MMiicchhaaeell BBeerrnnaarrdd ’’0033 to KKiimmbbeerrllyy MMaarriieeVVeellmmoosskkyy ’’0066 on July 8, 2006
LLaauurraa PPaattrriicckk ““LL..PP..”” ’’0033 to Greg Adams
AAmmyy RReenneeee PPiinnkkeerrmmaann ’’0022 to Shane RoyceKennon on September 23, 2006
AAnnddrreeww HHaarrrriiss JJoohhnnssoonn ’’0044 to KKaarraa PPuurrcceellllNNaagglleeee ’’0044 on September 16, 2006
CCaarroollee AAnnnn CCllaarrkkee ’’0044 to Bryan Jones on June17, 2006
PPaattrriicckk DDeennnniiss MMccCCaarrtthhyy JJrr.. ’’0044 to EEmmiillyy JJooyyTThhiiggppeenn ’’0044 on June 17, 2006
DDaavviidd EErriicc WWeeiiddiinnggeerr ’’0044 to NNhhuuyy HHuuyynnhh ’’0055 inAugust 2007
OOlliivviiaa RRoocchheellllee SSwwaannssoonn ’’0055 to ThomasGregory Jern on June 9, 2007
Births:To SShheerrii MMiicchheellee FFoosstteerr ’’8888,, a daughter,Lockie Grace Paige Morton, on April 1, 2006
To JJooVVoonnnnee PPeeddeerrssoonn TThhoommaass ’’9900 and herhusband, Eric, a daughter, Daphne Grace, onJune 14, 2006
To NNiiccoollee WWhhiitteessiiddee HHeeiimmbbiiggnneerr ’’9922 and herhusband, Stephen, a daughter, Chloe Nicole,on May 14, 2006
To KKiimmbbeerrllyy TThhoommppssoonn SSuurrrraatttt ’’9922 and her
husband, Derrick, twin daughters, LaurenDavis and Reagan Miller, on August 24, 2006
To MMiicchhaaeell SSiimmmmoonnss ’’9944 and his wife, Sharon,a daughter Miriam Elizabeth, on July 27, 2006
To JJeennaa PPaarrrriisshh EEvvaannss ’’9955 and RRuussttyy ’’9966,, adaughter, Sara Kate, on June 19, 2006
To AAddaamm HHuunntteerr ’’9977 and his wife, Kimber, ason, Wesley Adams, on April 19, 2006
To MMaarrkk ’’9977 and BBaarrbbiiee EEvveerreetttt SShheeppppaarrdd’’9977,, a daughter, Blythe Jentrie, on September29, 2006
To NNoorrmm TThhaacckkeerr ’’9988 and his wife, Mandy, adaughter, Samantha Elizabeth, on November4, 2005
To SSccootttt ’’9999 and LLiiaannaa TThhoorrnnttoonn BBoowwmmaann ’’0022,, ason, John Austin, on February 14, 2006
To KKaarreenn MMeeyyrraatthhSShhaannnnoonn ’’0000 andCChhrriissttoopphheerr ’’0033,, ason, NicholasPatrick, on July 1,2006
To FFiioonnaa WWaatteerrssWWeessttmmoorreellaanndd ’’0000and her husband,John, a son, Grady Sullins, on August 14, 2006
To AAnnsslleeyy HHaarrvveeyy HHuunntt ’’0022 and her husband,Donny, a son, Tristan William, on September21, 2006
To CCoouurrttnneeyy DDoouuggllaass SSttaannffoorrdd ’’0044 and CCJJ ’’0044,,a daughter, Mary Hollyn, on May 17, 2006
Deaths:Doris Berry Underwood ’43 Barbara Jackson Westervelt ’44 Lois Faye Cox ’47 Merton Buford Parsons ’76Cliff Warren Tharpe ’89George Stone Barnett Jr. ’95Regina Waynette Ferber ’07
FFrraannkk RR.. LLeewwiissLongtime LaGrange CollegeLibrary Director and formerTrustee Frank R. Lewis diedOctober 25 in LaGrange.Lewis served as head librari-an for more than 20 yearsuntil his retirement in 1996.He held the distinction of being the College’sfirst African-American faculty member andalso its first African-American trustee. Active inmany community causes, Lewis was honoredby a resolution from the Georgia GeneralAssembly in 2003. He is survived by his sonand daughter-in-law, Jason and Katerika Lewis.
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The LaGrange College Football Teamstormed into the arena for its inauguralseason and battled its way through 10 con-tests. And though by year’s end the wincolumn registered a cipher, the debut sea-son for the Panthers was a success.
Accompanying the new program was afresh spirit that permeated the campuscommunity on crisp fall Saturdays—anexcitement in the air—as students, alumni,friends and parents mingled together onasphalt campsites, talking and laughingbefore filtering into the stadium to watch
the team play.And the team played with vigor, every
contest a David and Goliath affair. Theyouthful Panthers, composed primarily offreshmen with a sprinkling of sopho-mores, took on veteran squads for themost part. They were overwhelmed onoccasion, but they also showed flashes ofwhat they can become.
At the Homecoming game againstWashington University in St. Louis,LaGrange could have won, scoring 14points in the fourth quarter to pull within
a touchdown before falling 31-21. At the Oct. 21 game against Brevard,
the Panthers perhaps should have won.They led much of the contest before stum-bling late in the game to take a 35-27 loss.
There are additional ways to gauge thesuccess of a first-year squad, outside thewin-loss record. There’s the booming newtradition of tailgating. There’s a renewedschool spirit. There’s noticeable progresson the field of play.
