06_Berry Magazine - Spring 2011

BERRYa magazine for alumni and friends of Berry College

Spring 2011

An artist’s heartKeith Spencer (80C) heeds fine art’s call

Adventurein volunteerismElizabeth Cady (08C) journeys across America with Bike and Build

Purpose & peaceEriana Rivera-Rozo (03C) finds path in Israeli kibbutz

BERRYFeatures

10 An artist’s heart Keith Spencer (80C) heeds fine art’s call

15 Adventure in volunteerism Elizabeth Cady (08C) journeys across America with Bike and Build

18 Purpose & peace Eriana Rivera-Rozo (03C) finds path in Israeli kibbutz

Departments2 Noteworthy News •Studentworkprogramexpands •Newtreesensurefuturebeautyofcampus •Sustainabilityeffortsearnhighmarks •CarnegieFoundationrecognizescommunity

engagementefforts •SteveForbesdelivers2011ShattoLecture •Settingthestandard:Faculty,studentsearn

regional,nationalpraise

8 President’s Essay (on the April storm at Berry) LongliveBerry’strees

21 Learn. Live. Give. •Classof61Cbuilds“Outhouseo’Dreams” •Giftofeducation:BobPrincehonors

memoryofwifeAmber •Stillgoingstrong:At80,ReginaldStrickland

worksforstudents •Theirstories:GateofOpportunityopensfor

Charley Bates

26 Class Notes

31 Memory and Honor Gifts

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The Ford Buildings sparkle in the light of a spring sunset. Photo by Zane Cochran

Cover photo by Owen Riley Jr. (80C)

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EditorKarilonL.Rogers

Managing EditorRick Woodall (93C)

Contributing WriterDebbieRasure

Design and Production ShannonBiggers(81C)

PhotographyPaulO’MaraandAlanStorey

Class Notes and Gifts ListingsJustinKarch(01C,10G)and

RoseNix

Contact InformationClass Notes and Change of Address: [email protected];706-236-2256;800-782-0130;orBerryAlumniOffice,P.O.Box495018,MountBerry,GA30149.

Editorial:[email protected];706-378-2870;orBerrymagazine,P.O.Box490069,MountBerry,GA30149.

Berry Alumni Association President:BarbaraPickleMcCollum(79C)

Vice Presidents:AlumniEvents,HaronWise(57H);BerryHeritage,AllysonChambers(80C,84G);FinancialSupport,LarryEidson(57c);YoungAlumniandStudentRelations,JeffPalmer(09C);AlumniAwards,ClaraMcRae(60C)

Parliamentarian:BartCox(92C)

Secretary:KimberlyTerrell(04C,06G,FS)

Chaplain:Dr.DavidFite(51H)

Director of Alumni Relations Chris Watters (89C)

Assistant Vice President for Public Relations and Marketing

JeanneMathews

Vice President for AdvancementBettyannO’Neill

PresidentStephenR.Briggs

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NOTEWORTHY NEWS

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EXCITING PROGRESS

CONTINUES TO BE MADE IN

BERRY’S WORK EXPERIENCE

PROGRAMasthecollegefocusesonprovidingthepremierprograminthenationforthebenefitofourstudentsandasamodelforothercollegesanduniversities.

Strategicemphasisonvalues-based“worthwhileworkwelldone”hasalreadyledtoamorevibrantworkexperienceprogramwithhistoricallyhighnumbersofstudentspartici-pating.Infact,Berry’svoluntaryprogramcurrentlyemploysmorethan1,660students,makingitthelargestcollegeworkprogramofitskindinthenation.

Paraphrasingafamouscommercialfromdaysgoneby,somemightsay:“Thisisn’tyourfather’sOldsmobile.”Butmaybeitis.ForwhiletheworkBerrystudentsaredoingtodayisquite

differentfromthatdone100,50oreven10yearsago,thevalues,principles and ethics under-pinningtheworkprogramarethosethatthecollegehasnurturedsinceitsfounding.

OverthelastfouryearsBerryhasmadesignificantinvestmentsintheWorkExperienceProgram,andmanyadvanceshavebeenmade.Mostrecently,supportofficeswererestructuredtobringallaspectsofstudentwork (pre-enrollment job place-mentsthroughpost-graduatecareer searches) under one umbrella.Dr.GaryWaters(80C,89G),vicepresidentforenrollmentmanagement,hasbeenchargedwithoverallresponsibility.WorkingwithWatersisRufusMassey(75C),newlyappointeddeanofstudentwork.

Inotheradvances,studentwork positions have been

classifiedintooneoffivelevelsbasedonincreasingknowledge,skillsandresponsibility.Students must meet specific criteriatoprogressthroughthelevels;bothgeneralandspecificlearningoutcomesareevaluatedeachsemester.Developmentalpathsthroughjob“families”nowleadtoagrowingnumberofadvancedpositions,suchassupervisorsofstudentteamsandCEOsofstudent-operatedcampusenterprises.Thesepositions provide intensive leadership and entrepreneurial experiencesforthosestudentswho rise to the top in project andpeoplemanagement,includingthoseleadingcampusenterprises.Twelveenterprisesplanned,launchedandoperatedby student teams are currently upandrunningwithmoreonthedrawingboard.

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tolearn”processcrystallizesthroughthePlan4ward initiative discussedbyBerryPresidentSteveBriggsintheFall2010issueofBerrymagazine.ThePlan4wardprocessencouragesstudentsto“own”theireducationalexperienceastheydevelopandimplementfour-year personal plans to evaluate theirinterestsandstrengths,identifymeaningfulgoals,andintentionallyacquirerelatedskillsandexperiences–includingworkexperiences–tohelpachievethem.ThenewGateofOpportunityScholarshipprogramconnectsworkwithopportunityforthosewillingtoworkhardfortheireducation.

Success has yielded its own setofchallenges.“Wecouldnothave envisioned that our renewed emphasis on the educationalbenefitsofvalues-based work would coincide with

The new face of work aplummetingeconomy,”Briggssaid.

Coupledwithgrowthinadmissions,theeffecthasbeendramatic.Berryabsorbed100newstudentworkersfrom2006to2008and400morefrom2008through2010.Asaresult,thestudentworkbudgetdoubledat the same time that the deep recession resulted in unprece-dentedneedforstudentfinancialaid.

“Althoughtheinfra-structureofourworksystemandourstaffinthisareahavebeenstrained,wehavenointerestinbackingawayfromourprogram,”Briggsstated.“Thechallengesthemselvespointtoitsworth.”

Berry’s vibrant Work Experience Program offers hundreds of different opportunities for students to learn the value of work and prepare for life after college.

“Who said that?“School gave me the opportunity to be me. It gave me the opportunity to escape home. I had scholarships to a number of schools. I ended up at Berry College in Rome where I paid the least amount of money to go. I really came to love Berry. I realized that Martha Berry understood education better than anybody I have ever known. It is about education of the head, heart and hands.”

“There is so much about the Martha Berry story and the Berry College story that is worth repeating. It is like singing the chorus of your favorite song over

and over. … Even today if you want to

work for your tuition, there is no better place to underwrite your educational costs than Berry. …

… On the way out, I stopped at the entrance, looked up and said a prayer of thanks for this remarkable woman. I regret that I did not know

her.”

DR. JOHN BARGE (88C), recently elected superintendent of Georgia public schools, speaking at a media symposium sponsored by the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education.

LORAN SMITH, University of Georgia sports legend, in a column for the Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald. Smith was on campus to attend the annual induction ceremony for the local sports hall of fame.

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THE CONTINUING GENEROSITY OF AN ANONYMOUS DONOR IS

HELPING TO PRESERVE BERRY’S BEAUTYforfuturegenerations.Twogiftstotaling$125,000havefundedtheplantingofmorethan200treesonthemaincampussincelate2009.

Approximately100newtreeswereplantedinthefinalweeksof2010.Easilyidentifiablebythegreenwateringbagattachedtoeachtrunk,theseadditions–consistingofwillowoaks,OctoberGlory®redmaples,dogwoods,beechtreesandPrincetonelms–canbefoundinthevicinityoftheCageCenter,HermannHall,ScienceBuilding,EvansHallandDanaHall.

Thesetreesjoinapproximately130willowoaksplantedayearearlier to preserve the historic alléeliningtheRoadofRemembranceandMemorialDrivefromMorganandDeerfieldhallstoVictoryLake.Theoriginaltrees,plantedintheearly1920stohonortheBerryboyslostinWorldWarI,arereachingtheendoftheirexpectedlifespanandwillberemovedastheirhealthfailsandtheneweroaksgrowandmature.

Editor’s Note:Pleaseseepage8forinformationabouttheApril27stormthatmadethesenewtreesevenmoreimportant.ManyoftheolderoaksliningtheRoadofRemembranceandMemorialDrivewerelostasaresultofthatstorm.

Sustainablesuccessinvolvement, transportation, endowment transparency, investment priorities, and shareholder engagement.

Highlights for Berry include reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and water consumption in recent years, achievement of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification for Morgan and Deerfield halls, a strong emphasis on student involvement and leadership in sustainability initiatives, and the 2010 completion of the college’s long-range climate action plan. More information is available at www.greenreportcard.org.

“We are proud of the work that has been done to make Berry one of the top green colleges in the nation,” said Eddie Elsberry, director of environmental compliance and sustainability. “Faculty, staff and students have all made significant contributions to this effort.”

RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP IS A WAY OF LIFE AT BERRY, AND

OTHERS ARE TAKING NOTICE.

Last fall, Berry earned a grade of B+ on the annual College Sustainability Report Card. This spring, Berry administrators were notified that the college will be included in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 310 Green Colleges: 2011 Edition.

Berry’s performance on the Sustainability Report Card continued a trend of improved scores since the college was first evaluated in 2008. Of the 322 colleges and universities evaluated for the report, only 16 percent earned a higher mark.

The report card is an initiative of the Sustainable Endowments Institute, a special project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. It assesses performance in the areas of administration, climate change and energy, food and recycling, green building, student


CHRISTMAS TOOK ON A WHOLE

NEW MEANING FOR 15

CURRENT AND FORMER BERRY

STUDENTS,manyofthemathletes,whotraveledtotheDominicanRepublicforaweekinDecemberaspartofamissiontriporganizedthroughSCOREInternational.Thejourneywasinspiredbyatrioofstudents–twofromBerry–whoassistedwithreliefeffortsinHaitilastspring.Thelargergroupintended to travel to Haiti in December,butpoliticalunrestand a cholera outbreak led to a last-minutechangeofdesti-nation.

Afterspendingaweek

workingwithHIV-andAIDS-infectedorphans,cleaningupsugarcanevillages,distributingfoodtotheneedyandassistingwithchurchservices,theBerrystudentsrecognizedthehandofprovidenceintheirtrip.

“TheDominicanRepublicwas where we were supposed to beinDecember,despiteourhopesofgoingtoHaiti,”explainedLindseyCaldwell,atwo-sport athlete in soccer and lacrossewhomadebothtrips.“Weweremeanttoservethevery special people we met there.Eventually,manyofusstillplantogotoHaiti;itisjustamatterofwhen.”

Heart for service

Beauty for tomorrowNew trees planted on main campus

Lindsey Caldwell, left, visits an AIDS orphanage with friends Taylor Simmons, a student at Kennesaw State University, and Emma Eberhart, a Berry dual-degree nursing major now completing her program at Emory University.

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Voice of business

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A CROWD OF MORE THAN 1,300 FLOCKED TO THE CAGE CENTER

ON MARCH 31 TO HEAR REMARKS BY MAGAZINE PUBLISHER AND

FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE STEVE FORBES,thelatestspeakertosharenotableexperienceandinsightwiththeBerryandRomecommunitiesthroughtheGloriaShattoLectureSeries.

AddinghisnametoagrowinglistofimpressiveShattoLecturersthatincludesMadeleineAlbright,DavidL.Brooks,TonyDungyandDr.BenjaminS.CarsonSr.,theForbes Magazineeditor-in-chiefelicitedbothlaughterandapplauseashediscussedhisnewbook,How Capitalism Will Save Us,andthestateoftheU.S.economy.

Whileoncampus,thechairmanandCEOofForbesMediaspokehighlyofMarthaBerryandlaudedtheuniqueeducationalmissionofthecollegethatnowbearshername.

“Awomanfoundingacollegeinitiallyformen,andthenco-education–thatwasamazingover100yearsago,”ForbesstatedtotheCageCentercrowd.“AndBerry’sapproachtoeducation,whichiscombiningwhatweusedtocallbooklearning–can’tusethosewordstodayinthishigh-techera–withworkexperiences,hasimpressedpeopleovertheyears,includingHenryFord,whowasnotaneasymantoimpress.When[Ford]becameverywealthy,every-onehadunusualopportunitiesforhimtopartwithhismoney:MarthaBerryknewhowtodoit.Sothisinstitutionhasalotgoingforit.”

Inadditiontohispublicpresentation,Forbesalsohadtheopportunity to lead a classroom discussion in the Campbell School ofBusiness.Hetoldthestudentsinattendancenottowaitfortheirdreamjob,urgingtheminsteadtobepersistentandfocusedontheirparticularareasofinterestbecausetheywilllikelychangecareersseveraltimesaftergraduation.Later,whileaddressingthemedia,heechoedtheneedforpersis-tencewhenconductingajobsearchandencouragedthosewho“havethebentforit”tostarttheirownbusinesses.

“Ifyouhaveaknackforsomething,giveitashot,”hesaid.“Youoftenregretwhatyoudon’tdo.”

Forbes’appearancewassponsoredinpartbyYoungAmerica’sFoundation.

Steve Forbes:The voice of business

Carnegie FoundationBerry recognized for community engagement A DEMONSTRATED COMMIT

MENT TO SERVICE AND

ENGAGEMENT HAS EARNED

BERRY INCLUSION in the CarnegieFoundationfortheAdvancementofTeaching’sCommunityEngagementClassi-fication.BerryjoinsCornellUniversity,theUniversityof

Georgiaandothernotable institutions among115collegesand universities representing34states to achieve thisdesignationin2010.

Inordertobeselectedforthis“elective”classification,institutions must provide examplesofcommunityengagementactivitiesthatdemonstrateanalignmentofmission,culture,leadership,resourcesandpractices.ExamplesatBerryincludetheLongleafPineProject;PartnersinProgress,anacademicserviceprojectinCostaRica;andtheInsideOutPrisonExchangeProgram,whichprovidesuniqueopportunitiesforstudentstotake their education inside the wallsofalocaljail.

“Throughaclassificationthatacknowledgessignificantcommitment to and demon-strationofcommunityengagement,the[Carnegie]Foundationencouragescollegesand universities to become more deeplyengaged,toimproveteachingandlearning,andtogeneratesociallyresponsiveknowledgetobenefitcom-munities,”explainedAnthonyBryk,Carnegiepresident.

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Longleaf Pine Project is one

initiative exemplifying

community engagement.

Promotions TenureEIGHT FACULTY MEMBERS,includingonealumnus,havebeengrantedtenureand/orpromotionsbytheBerryCollegeBoardofTrustees.Theyinclude:Promoted to full professor (already tenured)

•Dr.PaulaEnglis,management•Dr.EricMcDowell,mathematicsandcomputerscience

Tenured and promoted to associate professor•Dr.SarahAllred,sociologyandanthropology•MichaelMejia,English,rhetoricandwriting•Dr.DavidSlade(97C),foreignlanguages(Spanish)

Tenured (already hold rank of associate professor)•Dr.AlanHughes,psychology•Dr.AngelaLanier,kinesiology•Dr.TimothyBiggart,accountingandfinance

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New faces in alumni relationsJEFF HAWKINS (08C) has returned to Berry as managerofsenioralumniprogrammingfortheOfficeofAlumniRelations.Familiartoclassmatesasacommunicationmajor,WinShapeScholarandactivememberoftheKrannertCenterActivitiesBoard,HawkinsjoinsthealumnistaffafterservingasmarketingdirectorforaChick-fil-AunitinConcord,N.C.ResponsibilitiesinhisnewroleincludeoversightofAlumniWeekend,reunionclasses(35yearsandout)andGoldenGuardprogramming.Hewillalsoassistwithyoungalumniefforts.

JONI KENYON,alumnicommunicationscoordinator,isalsonewtothealumnirelationsteam.Pasthighereducationexperienceincludes

serviceascommunicationsandWebmanagerfortheDivisionofEducationalOutreachatWesternCarolinaUniversityinCullowhee,N.C.,andasacommunicationsspecialistatTusculumCollege.

KenyonholdsaBachelorofArtsdegreeinEnglishandhistoryandaMasterofArtsinEnglish,bothfromEastTennesseeStateUniversity.

Off and runningSPRING SEMESTER HERALDED THE ARRIVAL OF “THE FASTEST

SPORT ON TWO FEET”–men’sandwomen’slacrosse–ontheworld’slargestcampus.Bothteamsgavefanssomethingtocheeraboutrightaway,defeatingcrosstownrivalShorterinapairofexhibitiongamesatBarronStadiuminRome.Thefirst-everregular-seasonwinfortheBerrymencameversusMillsapsCollege,whilethewomennotchedtheirinauguralvictoryagainstMethodistUniversity.

Theadditionofmen’sandwomen’slacrosse–followingontheheelsofmen’sandwomen’sswimminganddivingandwomen’ssoftballin2009-10–increasesto20thenumberofvarsityathleticteamsBerrycurrentlyoffers.ThecollegeiscompletingitssecondyearofprovisionalmembershipinNCAADivisionIII.

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Masters of mediaBERRY STUDENT COMMUNICATORS

CONTINUE TO EARN NATIONAL

ACCOLADES.JuniorNicoleNeSmithwasoneofsixcollegiatejournalistsselectedforthefifth-annualPeterJenningsProjectforJournalistsinPhiladelphia.OthercollegesanduniversitiesrepresentedweretheU.S.MilitaryAcademy,ArizonaState,Dartmouth,AmherstandYale.VikingFusion,Berry’sstudent-runconvergedmediawebsite,wasanational“BestStudentMediaWebsite”finalistinthe2010NationalStudentProductionAwards sponsored by CollegeBroadcastersInc.

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“Wow” Wide Web Two Berry websites earn recognition

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Honors Program honoredTHE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE HONORS COUNCIL ranked the Berry HonorsProgramwebsite(www.berry.edu/provost/honors)thirdnationally,laudingitforstyle,deliveryofcontentandprofessionalappearance,aswellasforintegrationofpast,presentandfuturestudents.DianeLand(88C)iswebmasterforthesite;Dr.MichaelCooleyisprogramdirector.

And the winner is …TWO BERRY ECOMMUNICATION PROJECTS

WERE VICTORIOUS intheCouncilforAdvancementandSupportofEducation’snine-stateDistrictIIIawardscompetition.Berry’s new Web-based virtual tour (www.berry.edu/vtour)earnedanAwardofExcellence, while A Firsthand Look at Berry College,avideoproducedforprospectivestudents,claimedaSpecialMeritAward.BothprojectsweredesignedtohelpprospectivestudentsandothersfamiliarizethemselveswiththeBerrycampusandlearnmoreaboutthecollege’shistory.

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Science students extraordinaireTHREE BERRY SCIENCE STUDENTS SERVED 2010 INTERNSHIPSthroughthehighlycompetitiveNationalScienceFoundation’sResearchExperiencesforUndergraduatesprogram.

TomBaldvinswasuptohiselbows–literally–asaninternwiththeUniversityofMinnesota’sLimnologicalResearchCenter,studyingvegetationgrowingaroundwildriceponds.Later,herubbedelbowswithtopscholarsasapresenterattheGeologicalSocietyofAmerica’sannualmeeting.

BradleyStricklandconductedresearchattheheadwatersoftheMississippiRiver(below)fortheUniversityofMinnesota’sGlobalChangeEcologyProgram,whileCourtneyCoopertraveledtotheUniversityofNevada,Reno,tooverseeanindividualprojectthatwaspartofalargerstudyonnaturalresourceissuesintheSierraNevadaandGreatBasinregions.

Enterprising entrepreneursTHE FREEDOMS FOUNDATION

AT VALLEY FORGE, PA.,hascalleduponleadersofBerry’sstudent enterprises to serve as studentfacilitatorsatitsnationalhighschoolentrepreneurialexperiencethissummer.ThefoundationbecameacquaintedwithBerry’sstudententerprisesinitiativeayearagowhenithonoredprogramadministratorRufusMassey(75C)withtheLeaveyAwardforExcellenceinPrivateEnterpriseEducation.

Berry faculty, national honorsDISTINGUISHED NATIONAL

ORGANIZATIONS ARE

RECOGNIZING BERRY FACULTY

MEMBERS with important honorsandawards.TheNationalEndowmentfortheArts,forexample,hashonoredDr.SandyMeekwitha$25,000CreativeWritingFellowship,andtheAmericanSocietyforMicrobiologyselectedDr.JoeMcDadeforthe2011Gen-ProbeJosephPublicHealthAward.

Meek,professorofEnglish,rhetoricandwriting,washonoredforheraward-winningpoetry.SheistheonlyrecipientfromGeorgiaandoneofonly42recipientsnationwide.McDade,adjunctinstructorofbiologyandascientist-in-residenceatBerry,wasrecognizedforhisleadershipinpublichealth.HeisretireddeputydirectoroftheNationalCenterforInfectiousDiseasesattheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.

Select companyONLY 23 STUDENTS

OUT OF 10,000

APPLICANTS NATIONWIDE were chosen to participate in a summer internship programsponsoredbyCompassion International,andBerry junior Rachel Imesisoneofthem.She will serve as the

human resources field communications intern at Compassion International’s ColoradoSpringsheadquartersthissummer.


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Making a splashTHE WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING

TEAM continues to be a hit in the pool and theclassroom,earningitssecondconsec-utivenodasaScholarAll-AmericanTeamfromtheCollegeSwimmingCoachesAsso-ciationofAmericaafterpostinga3.06cumulativegradepointaverageinfall2010.

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PRESIDENT’S ESSAY

N APRIL 27, A LIGHT RAIN HAD JUST

STARTED FALLING ON AN OTHERWISE

TYPICAL WEDNESDAY MORNING.At8:32,thewindgustedabit,andthensuddenly,withoutwarning,branchesbegantosnapandfly.IntensewindsfromthesouthblastedthroughtheBerrycampusandsurroundingcommunitiesattree-toplevel,snapping60-footpinetreesinhalfliketoothpicksandtopplingmassive80-year-oldoaktreesfromtherootsup.

Inlessthanthreeminutes,manyhundredsofmajestictreeswerefelledonthemaincampus,attheVirginiaWebbHouse(thepresident’shome)andatOakHill,aswellasinadjacentfieldsandpastures.Particularlysalientwasthelossoftheregal“graduationtree,”themagnificentwillowoakthatpresided over Berry’s commence ment in recentdecades.Basedonaninitialaerialsurvey,thousandsofpineandhardwoodtreeswerealsodownedintheBerryforests.

At8:35,thelightraincontinuedwithamildwind.By9:15theskieswereclearingandthemorningwaseerilycalmandpretty.

Giventhestorm’sabruptnessandseverity,itisastoundingthatnooneoncampuswasinjuredandthatnomajorbuildingsweredamaged.DorothyCottage,whichservedasaresidencehallfor16studentsuntilDecember2010,wasbadlydamagedbutvacant.StafffamiliesresidinginJuliaCottageescapedinjurydespitetwolargepinetreesfallingthroughthesecondstory;treesfellonseveralothercampushomesaswell.Large

oakscamedownalongsidetheChildDevelopmentCenter,butchildrenandteachersweresafeandsound.Themaincampuswalkswerelitteredwithtrees,butnopedestrianswerehit.Fifteenparkedcarsweredestroyed,andallaccessroadswereblockedbymultipletrees,butnooccupiedcarswerehit.OneBlackAnguscowwasmortallyinjuredbyafallinglimbinapasture.

Weknowthatourgoodfortuneisnottobetakenforgrantedandnotsomethingweearned.Surely,tragedycouldhavestruckatBerry as readily as it did in the nearby communitiesofRinggoldandCaveSpringorinTuscaloosa,Ala.God’sprovidenceoccursbothinthemidstofstormsandintheaftermath;nomatterhowtragic,itisrighttogivethanks.Inthiscase,wearegratefulandhumbledthatwecouldsmileinthemidstofourmassiveclean-up.

Studentstodaygive“props”(apparentlyshortfor“properrespect”)foranactworthrecognizing.Manypropsweredeservedinthe36hoursfollowingthestorm.Ourmainentrance was cleared immediately by our groundscrew.Thestretchroadwassoonclearedbythejointeffortsofgrounds,landmanagementandWinShapecrews.Withinthefirsthour,severalofourlong-termserviceprovidersarrivedwithheavyequipment(cranes,buckettrucks,etc.)toassistcampusteamswithtriage(inthiscase,tree-age)efforts.CampussafetyofficersclosedBerry’scampustothepublictoensurethewell-beingoftheworkteams.Byearlyafternoon,crews

hadstabilizedthemostdamagedareas.Thecampuswaswithoutelectricalpower

forapproximately28hours.OurelectricalcrewwasabletoidentifyandrepairdamagetoallmajorcampuslineswhileGeorgiaPowerwasworkingondownedtransmissionpolesalongRedmondRoad,aswellasmanyotherlocations.Meanwhile,evenwithoutpower,AramarkDiningServicesprovidedmorethan1,500mealsatlunchanddinneraswellasbrunchthenextday.End-of-themonthpayrollwasprocessedusingacrisiscomputerroompoweredbygasgenerators.Residencelifeandcampussafetystaffpreparedstudentsforthehighthreatoftornadosthatevening.Physicalplantcrewsremainedoncampusuntilafter1a.m.Thursdaymorning,whenitwasclearthatthestormdangerhadpassed.IntrueBerryspirit,classesresumedThursdaymorning,evenbeforepowerwasrestored,topreparefor

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finalexams.Thatevening,200studentswentaheadwithascheduled“quidditch”tourna-mentontheintramuralfields.Friday,April29th,wasNationalArborDay.

Sowhileweregretthelossofmanyofourbelovedandstatelytrees,weareremindedagainthatourcampusisaspecialplace.Itisacommunitywithacan-dospirit,wherestaffandstudentsalikedemonstrateownership–oftheirjob,theirteam,thecampus,andBerry’svisionandvalues.Inthemidstofacrisis,peoplerantowardtheproblemandtook initiative that also promoted our

collectivesafety.ThroughoutWednesdayandThursday,hundredsofstudentsandstafflenta hand in small and individual ways that altogethermadeasubstantialdifference.Then,onSaturday,from10a.m.to2p.m.,theweekendbeforefinalexams,Berrystudentsgatheredforacampuswidecleanup.

Wewishthatourmajesticlegacytreescouldlastforever.ManywereplantedtohonorsignificantpeopleinBerry’shistory.Butsuchtreesarenotstatues–theyarelivingmonumentsthathavealifecycleinthe same way as did the people they

commemorate.Asthesetreespass,itisimportant to plant new trees to stand in their place,togrowandmatureandgraceourcampusovertime.Inthesameway,weneedforthisgenerationofstudentstogrowandmatureandgraceourcommunitiesandnationovertime.WealsoneedfacultyandstaffwhobelieveinthevisionandpurposeofBerry,andweneedanewgenerationofbene-factorsforustohonorandcommemorate.

Godblessthestudents,faculty,staff,benefactorsandtreesofBerry!

Above, workers on the Memorial Library lawn are dwarfed by the remains of the “graduation tree,” a mammoth oak brought down by the April 27 storm that struck the Berry campus. Inset, from left, Dr. Cathy Borer, assistant professor of biology, uses the storm as a learning opportunity for her students; damage to Julia Cottage; students pitch in with cleanup efforts. Top left, a plaque mounted on a damaged tree outside Jewel Cottage reminds us of the beauty and majesty of all trees, those lost and the many more that still remain.

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In the battle for Keith Spencer (80C), fine art, at last, has won. For while an artist’s heart has

always beat strongly in his chest, Spencer struggled for years before allowing it to define his life.

In the end, however, the strength of his resistance could not compete with the compulsion of his

talent or the calling of his soul.

Dr. Tommy Mew, an internationally recognized painter now retired as Berry College professor of

art emeritus, perhaps explained it best when he told Spencer, “You don’t have the choice not to

paint. You never really did.”

“You don’t have the choice not to paint. You never really did.”

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Intheyear2000–after12yearsasafarmmanagerandeightasagraphicartistwithsuch prominent clients as Reebok International,ChampionApparelandHarley-Davidson–Spencerfinallyhungouthisshingleasafull-timefine-artpainter.Just11yearslater,heisenjoyingsignificantsuccesswithauniquestyledescribedbyLibbyFleminginWesternNorthCarolina’sBold Life Magazineas“softlyrealisticandsemi-abstracted.”

“Energy,especiallythatofcolor,isthemost important element in Keith’s landscape andfigurepaintings…”Flemingwrote.“Spencer’sbelovedhorses,thehumanfigureandruralscenesofSouthCarolina’supstateandlowcountryvibratewithlifeandinvitetheviewerintoaworldofglowingcolorandgentleshapes.Spencerpaintstheradiantenergyofhissubjectsratherthanthedetailsoflineandform.Horses,cattle,grovesoftrees,rollinghills,saltmarshes,andnudesallemitalifeforcethatcombineswiththatofSpencerhimselftoappearonthecanvasin

cool,vividhuesofpurples,greens,yellows,andthemyriadcolorsofnature.”

Spencerisprolific,creating50to100paintingseachyear.Hisworkscanbefoundingalleriesacrossfivestates,aswellasinnumerousprivatecollections.Hepaintsinthe“allaprima”traditionofonesitting,workingquicklyinthemorningwithintensefocus.

“IfI’mawayfrompaintingforawhile,I’mveryslowtostart,”hesaid,“butIslowlypickupsteam.ItellpeopleI’mlikeatrain.Ifstopped,ittakesalottogetstarted,butoncemomentumisbuilt,itiseasytokeepgoing.I’vefinisheduptofourpaintingsinadaywhenhotonaroll.TherearemomentsofextremeclaritywhenIrealizethatthepaintingiscreatingitself.”

Formanyyears,Spencerdoubtedhisartistry.WhenhegraduatedfromBerry,hedrewindetailedrealismandquestionedwhetherthattypeofworkqualifiedhimasanartist.AccordingtoMew,itwasahighlyimportantquality.

“Keithhasanaturalgiftandtalent,”hesaid.“Heisoneofthebestdraftsmentoevercomethroughourprogram;Picassowasoneofthegreatestdraftsmenofthe20thcentury.Keith had an intimacy with paper and pencil andanincredible,fragile,tendertouch.”

Butpainting,Mewsaid,isabigjumpfromdrawing.Onlyafewhavewhathedescribesasan“inexplicablekindofoneness”–amagicthatenablesthemtotransformdrawingintosomethingspiritual.HewasnotsurprisedtofindthatSpencerhadbegunpaintingandthathecapturesthatspiritualquality–thatmystery–inhiswork.

“Thereisnowaytoteachsomeonehowtodothat,”Mewemphasized.

LATE BLOOMER

Spencermasterfullyavoidedforyearswhathenowdescribesastheblueprintforhislife.Infact,forthefirstsevenyearsaftergraduatingfromBerrywithdualmajorsinbiologyandart,hemadenoroomatallforart.Hedrewabsolutelynothing.

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“Earlyon,Ididn’tthinkartcouldbeajob,”heexplained.“Iwastryingtobesensible.”

Spencer’stangowithartbeganasachild.Alifelongpastimeofdrawingfacestranslatedintoaprofitablehighschoolenterprise in which Spencer earned more thanpocketmoneycreatingpastelportraitsofclassmatesandtheirfamilymembers.WhenheenteredBerryasafreshman,however,artwasnotacareeroption.Becausehelovedanatomyandphysiology,thesonofaLouisville,Ky.,anesthesiologistoptedforamajorinbiology–butnotacareerinmedicine.

ItwastheimpulsiveactofadormfriendshortlyafterSpencerarrivedatBerrythatfirstcrackedopenadoortohisfuture.

HavingseenaportraitSpencerhaddrawnofhisfather,thisfriendurgedSpencertoenteracampusartcompetition.WhenSpencerresisted,thefriendenteredthepieceforhim.ThenextthingSpencerknewhehadwonthecompetition,andhelearnedthatMewwasaskingaroundabouthim.AfteravisitwithMew,Spenceraddedartasasecondmajor.

“Idecidedtobecomeamedicalillustrator,”hesaid,explainingthatitseemedliketheperfect–sensible–marriagebetweenhis skill in detailed realism and his passion foranatomyandphysiology.

TheworkprogramatBerrysethimonyetanother path that would play an important roleinhislife.

“Oneofthemostcovetedjobsoncampuswasthebeefcattlecrew,”hesaid.“Ifinallygotonitandjustreallylovedit.Helpingtopullcalves,takingcareofthecattle–itjustfitinwiththebiologyIwastaking.”

Spencerenjoyedthework,ridinghorsesandlivingclosetothelandsomuchthathespentayearworkingonafarminArmuchee,Ga.,aftergraduationbeforereturningtoBerryforonesemestertocompleteaminorinagriculture.Hethenspent12yearsmanag-ing205acresoffarmlandinKentucky,raisingcattleandsheep,growingtobaccoandhay,boardingandtraininghorses,andenjoyingnatureandthesolitudeoflifeinanoldfarmhouse.Asmuchashelovedit,however,heknewwithcertaintythatitwouldnotbehislife,particularlyafter

marryinghiswife,Annette,andhavingason,Will.

Itwastimetofollowtheblueprinthe’dalwayssensedawaitedhisattention.“Atsomepoint,IrealizedthatwhenIkeptavoidingwhatIwassupposedtobedoing,itneverreallyfeltright,”hesaid.

Stilloptingfor“sensible,”Spencerheededhisbrother’sadvicetogointotherelativelynewfieldofcomputerizedartanddesign.Hesoldhisflockofsheepfor$5,100topurchaseaMacintoshcomputer,tookaclassandbegandoingfreelancedesignsforthelikesoftheKentuckyRailwayMuseumandMaker’sMarkDistillery.

ThroughaconnectionofcollegefriendandphotographerOwenRileyJr.(80C),withwhom he’d shared his senior thesis show at Berry,SpencerwasintroducedtosoccergiantUmbroUSAinGreenville,S.C.,andwashiredintotheartdepartment.Healsobegantakingfigure-drawingclassesandparticipatingindrawinggroups.

Onlyfouryearslater,hestruckoutonhisownasafreelancecommercialartist,quicklybuildinganimpressiveclientlist.Inadditiontobookillustrations,packagedesign,advertisingartwork,productdesignandWebgraphics,hedidsignificantlicensedworkonbehalfoftheChicagoBulls,LosAngelesLakers,BostonCeltics,andmanyotherU.S.and international sports teams and associations,aswellassucheducationalinstitutionsastheUniversityofMichigan,OhioState,HarvardandNotreDame.

About20yearsafterhisBerrygraduation,SpencerwassurprisedtohearfromMew.Someone had sent his old mentor a link to Spencer’swebsite;Mewinvitedhimtoputseveralofhislive-figurepaintingsinaBerryshow.

“AsIwasdrivingtocampusallthoseyearslaterwithmywife,I started a conversation we’dhadbeforeabouthow I could have a predictable income in a job that would also allow metopaint,”Spencerrecalled.“Iwassaying,‘WhatifIdidthisorthatand painted on the weekends?’ It was on

thattripthatmywifeasked,‘Whydon’tyoujustpaint?’”

Thepaintingshetooktocampuswereverydifferentfromarthehaddoneasastudent,andSpencerwashesitanttosharethemwithMew.

“HestartedtalkinginGerman,”Spencersaid,“andIheardthenameKandinsky–oneofmyfavoriteartists.Wespentalotoftimetalking–morenowascompatriotsthanasstudentandteacher.That’swhenDr.Mewtold me that I never had a choice but to paint.AndthatiswhenIstoppedlookingforotherthingstodoand,verysoon,justdidit.Ibecameafineartistforaliving.”

“Spencer’s beloved horses, the human figure and rural scenes of South Carolina’s upstate and low country vibrate with life and invite

the viewer into a world of glowing color and gentle shapes.”–Libby Fleming, Bold Life Magazine

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Spencer’s years as a graphic artist included work for soccer giant

Umbro, as well as creating licensed

designs as a freelance artist for professional

sports teams, universities and

companies.

Harley-Davidson Motor Co. “Gnarley Harley” do rag design*

Champion International “Bulls Urban Ranch” T-shirt design*

Umbro USA “Telescopic” T-shirt design*

* The artist retains the rights to reproduce this image for portfolio purposes only. The client retains all other reproduction rights as specified on the original invoice.

Somemightlookbackonthose“sensible”yearsaswastedopportunity;Spencerfindsthateachexperiencegavehimsomethingthatmatterstodaytowhoheis,howandwhathepaints,andhowhemanagestherequiredbusinesscomponentsoffreelancestatus,suchasself-promotion,negotiatingwithgalleries,keepingrecordsandshippinghisworks.

THE ARTIST EMERGES

Surrenderingtofinearttookcourage.“Itisalotaboutfacingyourselfandyourowninsecurities,”Spencerexplained.“Artiscompetitiveandpersonal–youarereallyputtingyourselfoutthere.Iwasconcernedaboutwhatmystylewouldbebutfoundthatitcomesoutoftheworkitself.Youjusthavetotakethefirststep.Whenyoudothework,youemerge.”

Healsohadtoreinventhimself,makinganeffortto“unlearn”realismsothathecouldworkmoreintuitivelyandmoreloosely.Oneinstructorhadhimdrawleft-handedwithlargepiecesofcharcoalsothathecouldn’t

gettediousordetailedashecreated.Spencerpaintedforthefirsttimeina

figureclass–acrylicsonwood.“Itwashorrifying,”hesaid.“Sweatwas

pouringoutofme.Iwassureitwouldbeawful.Butsomethingkickedmeintohighgear.Ihadonlyashorttimetoputsome-thingtogether.IfocusedandendedupwithsomethingIwasOKwith.I’vepaintedeversince.”

TodaySpencerandhisfamilyliveonasmallhorsefarminwesternNorthCarolina,onlyashortdistancefromGreenville.Annetteteachesmiddle-schoolart;Willisnow13yearsold.Spencerpaintsinacozy,light-filledstudiowarmedbyanold-fashionedstoveanddecoratedwiththetoolsofhistrade:photographs,brushes,canvases,oilsandpaintings–framedandunframed.

Spencerlikestoworkdarktolight,alwayspaintinghiscanvasesfirstwithacontrastingwarmorcoolcolorbase,

dependingonhissubject.Strongbrushworkandvividcolorcharacterizeeachpainting,andhestrivestofurtherdevelopsignaturetechniquestochallengehimselfandkeepmovingforward.

Spencer sees rich hues everywhere and worksfromalargeandunfetteredcolorpalette.TreestoSpencerarenotjustgreen;shadesofothercolors–purples,bluesandreds–arethereaswellandcomealiveonhiscanvas.HestillenjoyspaintingthethingshelearnedtoloveatBerryCollege–horses,theland,nature.

AsstrongasSpencer’stalentandtechniquehavebecome,however,Mewbelievessomethingequallyimportantshinesthroughhisformerstudent’swork.

“Keithissuchagenuinelygoodperson,”Mewsaid,“andIthinkthatisabigpartofit.Whoyouarefiltersinandcomesthroughyourwork.Ithinkveryhighlyofhimandholdhimdearlyinmyheart.”

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.”

– Henry Ward Beecher

“Art is competitive and personal – you are really putting yourself out there.”

– Keith Spencer


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Thoughts from the roadWhile riding cross-country with Bike and Build, Cady kept a diary of her experi-ences. Here are some of her most memorable days.

June 13, 2010Providence, R.I.Earlier today we had our first build and the foreman said, “As you go across this great country, don’t forget to take a moment to pause and remember why it is so great.” Pacific Ocean – here we come!

Editor’s Note: Elizabeth Cady (08C) has a heart for service and a thirst for adventure. In the summer of 2010, she indulged both as a participant in Bike and Build, a national nonprofit organization that sponsors cross-country cycling trips in support of affordable housing. For 72 unforgettable days, Cady made her home on the road, traveling 4,100 miles through 18 states. Along the way, the former journalist assisted with nine different building projects and found the inspiration to pursue a new path in life. We are pleased to share her first-person account with the readers of Berry magazine.

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE STORY OF LEWIS

AND CLARK.TheirexplorationoftheUnitedStates,withperseveranceandcourageastheirguides,sparkedmyowndesireforadventure.

Bike and Build provided me with the opportunity to experienceourcountrymuchastheydid–andthebeautyIfoundaroundeverybendwasworththestrugglesencounteredalongtheway.

IfirstlearnedofBikeandBuildwhileworkingasanewspaperreporterfortheRomeNews-Tribune.Itdidn’t take much research to discover that the programfitperfectlywithmyowndesiretohelpotherswhilechallengingmyself.

Athleticismhasneverbeenmyforte,thoughIdoleadanactivelifestyle.Ilovetheoutdoors,campandhikefrequentlywithfriends,andenjoytennis.Iwould

alsoridemybikefromtimetotime,butpriortoBikeandBuild,mymostextravagantphysicalactivitywasa10Kfootrace,whichIraninjustunderanhour–notexactlyworldclass.

Moreimportanttomewasthecauseitself.VolunteeringwithHabitatforHumanitywhileIwasastudent at Berry helped me to understand the need foraffordablehousinginourcountry.Watchingmyownparentsstruggletokeeptheirhomeduringtheongoinghousingcrisismadeitevenmorepersonal.Forthosereasonsandothers,Iconcludedthattheopportunity to meet and help so many people was worth a littlepushingandpullingupandovermountains.

ADVENTUREin volunteerism!by Elizabeth Cady (08C)

Day 1: On our first day of riding we biked over to a pier in Providence, R.I., where we all dipped our wheels in the Atlantic Ocean.


June 14, 2010Survived my first day of biking – 37 miles. I think the most beautiful part of today’s trip was passing over a lake in Rhode Island. The bridge was close to the water and lined with boulders. The sky was crowded with clouds, and the air smelled like being a kid. Tonight we’re sleeping in a sanctuary. I can’t believe people are getting up at 6 a.m. to fix us breakfast. July 10, 2010Effingham, Ill.From Effingham, Ill., I had one of my favorite ride days. It was another 90-mile day, and we started it off with a stop at a donut shop. After explaining our trip to the owners, they were really sweet and gave us their homemade, hand-pressed donuts (and coffee!) for free. Stopping there reaffirmed a lot of my reasons for coming on Bike and Build.

July 26, 2010Estes Park to Granby, Colo. Riding into Rocky Mountain National Park, I felt really nervous that I wouldn’t be able to make it through but proud that I had come so far. I really pushed through those first 15 miles or so, climbing and curving around the mountain roads. The air smelled quite strongly of pine and cedar – it reminded me of a cigar shop. We passed the 2-mile mark above sea level after three hours of climbing, and it was beyond incredible to look around. It is difficult for me to remember seeing any-thing as majestic and stoic and enormous as those mountains. I think it will be forever exciting to talk about biking over Trail Ridge Road, the highest continuous road in North America. Riding back through the switch-backs on the other side, a 20-mile downhill, I was a little stressed about going so quickly, but in the moments I just let go and the fresh air poured over me, it was so freeing.

PreparingforBikeandBuildwasnoeasytask.Applicantsmustwriteanessayexplainingtheirreasonsforparticipation,raiseatleast$4,000($1foreachmile),volunteer10hourswithalocalaffordablehousinggroupandrideatleast500milesbeforethestartofthetrip–allwhileconvincingfamilyandfriendsthattheyarenotcrazy.TherideturnedouttobemoredifficultthanIhadanticipated,butitwasaphysicalchallengethatIamproudtohavecompleted.

RISKS AND REWARDS

WesetofffromProvidence,R.I.,inearlyJune–31strangersembarkingtogetherontheadventureofalifetime.BythetimewereachedSanFranciscoonAug.21,wewere31friends,eachprovidingcrucialsupporttotheothersonthosedayswhenpedalingonemorestrokefeltimpossible.

Fortwomonths,ourbodieswereregulatedtoBikeandBuildtime.Weaveraged70milesperday,risingwellbeforedawntopackourbagsandloadthe15-passengervantrailerthataccompaniedusonthetrip.Afterbreakfastandchores,wewouldmountourbikesfortheday’sride,stoppingonceortwiceforlunch,dependingonthedistance.Burningcloseto3,000caloriesadaybuildsquiteanappetite!

Duetoroadconditions,wegenerallyrodesingle-file.Ispentalotoftimethinkingaboutmypastandsingingsongsbyheart.Iwasmyownpersonalradiostation.

Physically,weallsufferedfromoccasionalswollenkneesandanklesandspentalotoftimeicingdownsorespotsattheendoftheday.Attheverybeginningofthetrip,Isufferedasemi-badfallridingthroughsomegravel.Iscrapedmyshoulder,backsideandlegandwoundupwithadentinmyhelmet,butthankfully,thatwastheextentofmyinjuries.

Otherriderswerenotsofortunate.AttheendofJuly,BikeandBuildsuffereditsfirstriderfatalitywhenPaigeHicks,theteamleaderonanotherridefromProvidencetoSeattle,wasstruckandkilledbyapassingtruck.AnumberofpeopleonmytripknewPaigefromschool,andthefollowingdayoneofthemalso had an accident and broke her collarbone in severalplaces.Bothoftheseincidentsreallybroughteverythingintofocusforourgroup.Wewerealltryingtodosomethinggoodforothers,butwenowrealizedtherisksinvolved.

Wespentmostnightsonchurchfloors,atcampgroundsorincommunitycenters,butduringourstopinPittsfield,Ill.,agroupofchurchmembersnotonlyfedus,butalsoletusspendthenightintheirhomes.Sleepinginabedfeltamazing!Ourhosts,SusanandCarrollCox,provedtobeavery

interestingcouple.Afternearly50yearsofmarriage,they have started a wind turbine business and run a smallfarm.Theirwillingnesstohelpstrangers–toinstillinusasenseofhomewhenweweresofarawayfromourown–meanttheworldtous.

BUILDING HOPE

Onlyoneoftheridersinmygroupwasaskilledcarpenter,butwhatwelackedinabilitywemadeupforinsheerpower.Onbuilddays,wewouldwork

togethertoholdupwallframesandsidingastheywere

A last-minute visit with Susan Cox, our very special hostess in Pittsfield, Ill., before heading back to the church for breakfast and to depart for another day of riding.


nailedintoplaceandtoliftupscaffolding.Sometimeswehelpedrehabilitateexistinghousinginpreparationfornewfamilies.Wecleanedfloorsandbathrooms,pickeduptrashandpaintedinsideandout(finishinganentirefive-personhouseinamatterofhours)–whateverwasneeded.

AtonesiteinLoveland,Colo.,Ilearnedhowtouseacircularsawandpulluptrusses.InMoab,Utah,wetampeddownadirtfloorforaneco-friendlyhouse.Theworkwashard,buttheendresultwasverysatisfying.SeeingtheprideinthefacesoftheProvidencefamilywebuiltahomeforissomethingIwillneverforget.Alsomemorableisthehighschool

girlinSpringfield,Ill.,whorespondedtoourstorybysayingshewantstobelikeuswhenshegrowsup.

Builddaysalsoprovidedalotoftimeformetothinkaboutmyownfuture.BeforestartingBikeandBuild,Iwasalreadyconsideringchangingmycareerfromjournalismtonursing.Bythetimethetripwascompleted,Iwasconfidentthatmynewdirectionwastherightone.Thepeoplewemetalongthewaymadeallthedifference.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

IhadneverseenthePacificOceanbeforearrivinginSanFrancisco,andbreathinginthesaltyairaswecrossedtheGoldenGateBridgewasoneofthemostfulfillingmomentsofmylife.Ifeltsosatisfiedtohavecomesofar,andeveryonewasburstingwithjoy.

AtthebeginningofthetripwealldippedourwheelsintotheAtlanticOcean.Now,attheclose,wealllaughedandhuggedoneanotherbeforedippingourbikesintoSanFranciscoBay.Thenwejumpedintothefreezingwaterasafinaltributetoourjourney.

ThegreatestpersonallegacyofBikeandBuildisthatittaughtmetobeproudofmyself.Bynomeanswasitapicnic–Isweated,Icried,IfelloverandIslepthard(orsleptonhardthings)–butIwouldn’ttradeitforanything.KnowingthatIcandosomethingsobigmakesmefeelgoodaboutthefuture.Theremaybedaysthatarereallyhard,andImayfeellikegoalscannotbemet.ButifIkeeppushing,Iknowhowrewardingitwillbeto finish.

Aug. 1, 2010Moab, UtahThis has been one of our most inspiring build days. We got to work with a local organization called Community Rebuilds. They use local resources, like clay for flooring and hay stacks for insulation, and re-use materials from old mobile homes to make new, livable housing for families who can’t afford to build a new home. The town itself is very touristy and right beside Arches National Park. We had a day off here, and a group of us woke up at 3 a.m. and hiked for an hour to see the sunrise through the natural arch. The sun catching the landscape in the early morning was worth every bit of lost sleep.

Aug. 13, 2010Sierra NevadasMy 24th birthday certainly featured one of the most difficult and beautiful rides of our trip so far. The mountains crossing into the Sierra Nevadas are a bit more challenging than the Rockies because at some points the roads go straight up the mountainside. No switchbacks. Even after weeks of biking every day, it is rough! The reward for climbing up those roads was a chance to see Virginia City, a recreated 19th-century mining town. One shop gave us all free ice cream!We arrived in Sparks, Nev., as the sun was going down. And my mom express sent me cupcakes for my birthday. It was great to have a little something from home while so far away.

Here I am fixing one of my many flat tires along the road. At this point we’re somewhere in Kansas.

Last Day: On our final day of riding, we posed in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge.

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SixyearsaftergraduatingfromBerry,she seemedtobeonafast-tracktosuccess:Shewasclimbingthecorporateladderquickly,makingagoodlivingandearningtherespectofherpeers.Butinside,shefeltlostandexhaustedfromimmersioninacultureshefeltwasfixatedonmakingmoney.Shewantedtoconnectwithpeople.Withher30thbirthdaylooming,sheknewshehadtorefocusandfindpurposeinherlife.Andshedid–inspades.

Rivera-RozomightnotbetheonlyBerrygraduatetostop,assessandredirectherlife,butshejustmighthavetakenthemostunusualjourneyinfollowingherheart’sdesire.TheColombia-bornwoman’s

path to purpose and inner peace germinatedonadustyroadinTurkey

andblossomedinanIsraelikibbutz.NowsheisthrivingatTheCarterCenter

inAtlantawhereshecoordinatesaforumthatbringsprominentmembersofcivilsocietyfromBolivia,Colombia,Ecuador,Peru,VenezuelaandtheU.S.togethertoresolveissueswithoutrelyingongovernmentintervention.Sheisusinglessonslearnedintheconflict-ladenMiddleEasttohelpwagepeaceinSouthAmerica.

WORLD PERSPECTIVE

Rivera-Rozodevelopedapassionforlanguageandcultureearlyinlifewhenher

father,employedbyamulti-nationalcorporation,wastransferredandthefamilymovedfromtheirhomeinColombiatoHongKong.Theresheattendedschoolwithchildrenfromeverypartoftheworld,learnedtospeakEnglishanddiscoveredthejoysofbefriendingpeoplewhowerefardifferentfromherself.

SubsequentmovestookthefamilytoMexico,CanadaandSpain.Rivera-Rozohadjustfinishedhighschoolwhenherfatherwastransferredagain,thistimetotheU.S.Whenthefamilymoved,shestayedbehindtocomplete an apprenticeship with a television station.Ayearlater,shejoinedherfamilyinAtlanta,readytolookforacollegewithastrongcommunicationprogram.

Asparentsoftenare,hermotherandfatherweretwostepsaheadofher.

“Myparentshadbeengoingtocollegefairs,”Rivera-Rozosaid,“andtheyhadinformationaboutBerry.Itwascloseenoughtohome,butnottooclose.WhenIwasaccepted and awarded academic and communicationscholarships,IfeltcertainthatBerrywaswhereGodwantedmetobe.”

Rivera-Rozo,whoisfluentinSpanish,FrenchandEnglish,earnedaBachelorofArtshonordegreeininternationalstudiesandcommunication,graduatingmagnacumlaude.

She landed a job with an international corporationand,whileemployedtherefulltime,earnedamaster’sdegreeinconflictmanagementfromKennesawState

PeacePurpose&A JOURNEY

THROUGH THE

MIDDLE EAST

LEADS TO


by Debbie Rasure

Eriana Rivera-Rozo (03C) began working for peace after waging a war – with herself.


Peace University.Sheexcelledatwork,buteachpromotiondrewherfurtherawayfromheravocation–helpingpeople.Shewasdeeplydissatisfied;somethinghadtochange.

HERDING GOATS

“WhenIwasonvacationinTurkeyin2008,IwasridingabusandthinkingabouthowI’dspentmy20sbeingreallyefficientandproductive,butnotatallsurethatIwasfulfillingthedesireofmyhearttoconnectwithpeople,”Rivera-Rozosaid.“IfeltIwaslosingtheessenceofwhoIwasoutsideofmywork.

“Duringthatbusride,Isawafarmerherdingsomegoatsalongsidetheroad,andIthought,‘Icouldtotallyherdgoatsforsixmonths.’ThatimagesparkedsomethingdeepwithinmethatIcouldn’tignore.”

Eightmonthslater,thememoryofthatsimplefarmertriggeredanepiphany;Rivera-Rozodecidedtoquitherjobandjoinacommune.

“Theideaoflivinginacommunitywherepeoplearoundmewereworkinghardbutwere not money-oriented really appealed to me,”shesaid.

Her mother’s response to the news surprisedher.“Withoutskippingabeat,sheaskedmetoconsiderjoiningakibbutzinstead,”Rivera-Rozorecalled.Hermother,aphysician,hadlearnedaboutthecommunalsettlements in modern Israel while participatinginamedicalprogramthere25yearsearlier.Rivera-Rozolikedtheidea.

AquicksearchoftheInternetledhertotheGivatHavivaInstitute,anorganizationconductingprogramsdesignedtohelpbridgegapsinJewish-ArabrelationsandpromotegreaterunderstandingamongdifferentgroupsinIsraelisociety.Oneofthoseprograms,theintensiveArabicsemester,wouldallowhertoliveinakibbutzforfivemonthswhilestudyingArabicandHebrew,aswellasMiddleEasternandArabichistory,politics,culture,andreligion.Itwasaperfectfit.

“IhavealwayswantedtolearnArabic,”Rivera-Rozosaid.“VeryfewexamplesoftheconceptofculturaltensionareassalientastheArab-Israeli-Palestinianconflict.Thiswasafantasticopportunityforme.ThereismoretotheseculturesthanwhatweseefromtheWesternprospective.TheArabcultureis

Eriana Rivera-Rozo (03C) in Petra, Jordan. In the background is Al-Deir (the Monastery), a monument dating to the first century B.C.


veiled,bothfigurativelyandliterally,andIwantedtolookundertheveil.”

NEW SOUNDS, WORDS AND CONCEPTS

AlthoughRivera-RozotraveledtoIsraeltoexperiencelifeinakibbutz,shefoundlittletimetoactuallygettoknowherneighbors.Thelanguageprogramfullyliveduptoits“intensive”moniker,dominatinghertimeandrequiringhertoadjustinunexpectedways.

BecauseFridaysandSaturdays in Israel are

reservedfortheShabbat–orSabbath–forexample,Rivera-Rozo’sweekstartedonSundayandconsistedofsevenhoursofclassroomworkeachday.Onedayaweekwasdevotedtovolunteeringatachildren’sschoolinanearbyArabvillage,andoneweekendamonth,shevisitedherArabhostfamilyinthevillage.ShealsospenttimewithaJewishfamilyinthekibbutz.

ForRivera-Rozo,theexperiencewaslikegoingbacktocollege.“IfeltreallyyoungbecauseeveryoneintheprogramwasyoungerthanmeandIwasabletohangoutwiththemanddothingsIneverdidincollege,”shesaid.“Butatthesametime,IalsofeltreallyoldbecauselearningHebrewandArabicwasmuchmoredifficultthanIthoughtitwouldbe.I’mprettygoodwithlanguages,butthiswasareallyhumblingexperience.”

THE KEY TO PEACE?

Rivera-RozostayedinKibbutzBarkai,locatedjustsouthofHaifainanarea

populated mostly byArabIsraelis.Livingamongtwocultures that have longbeeninconflictofferedhera better under-standingoftheirchallengesandintroduced her to an issue she hadn’t knownexisted.

“Whenmostpeople think about thedichotomyoftheMiddleEast,theythinkofPalestinianandIsraelitensions,”Rivera-Rozosaid.

“TheyhavenoideaabouttheArab-Israelicitizens.ThesepeopleliveinIsraelyetarefullyArabic.TheyspeakArabic,andmostspeakHebrew.

“Arab-Israelisarelivingbetweenarockandahardplace.ThePalestiniansfeelthatthe Arabs are too Israeli to fit into their culture,andtheIsraeli-JewsfeelthattheArabsaretooPalestinianandMuslimtofitintotheirs.ArabsandIsraelisdoco-exist,butthereisalotofmistrustandfear.”

Addingtothedifficulties,shebelieves,isthatfactthatschoolsinIsraelaresegregated,withstudentsinJewishschoolslearningadifferentcurriculumthanstudentsinArabschools.Ifshecouldchangeonethingtohelpthetwopeoplesgetalong,Rivera-RozosaidshewouldmakestudyingArabiccompulsoryforJewishpublicschoolstudentsatallgradelevels,justasHebrewismandatoryforallstudentsinArabschools.Currently,ArabiciscompulsoryforJewishstudentsonlyfrom7ththrough9thgrades.Asaresult,fewJewishstudentsgraduatewithstrongArabiclanguageskills.

“Whynotgiveyourpeopletheabilitytounderstandtheirneighbors?”Rivera-Rozowondered.“Ifyoudon’tknowwhatpeoplearesaying,itisahugebarrier,aculturaldivisionandanemotionalestrangement.”

Althoughsheadmitsthattheissuesarecomplex,shefirmlybelievesthattensionwouldeaseifIsraelichildrenfullyunderstoodthelanguageoftheirneighbors.

“Iftheycouldunderstandhowtheothersthink,howtheycommunicateandhowtheyframetheirperceptions,thenthepeoplewouldfeellessisolatedandafraid,”sheasserted.

Israelmaybestartingtotakestepsinthatdirection.TheNewYorkTimesreportedlastfallthatapilotprogrammakingArabiccompulsoryforfifth-gradestudentsinJewishpublic schools had been launched in NorthernIsrael.

WAGING PEACE CLOSER TO HOME

AsherIsraeliadventuredrewtoaclose,Rivera-Rozo reflected on all she had learned aboutherself,herloveofculture,herdesiretoconnect with people and hernew-foundawarenessoftheimportanceofsometimessimplylettinglifehappen.Thenshesetanewcourseforherfuture,onethatseemedtosatisfyallherprerequisites:workwith an international nonprofitorganization.WithinamonthofreturningtotheU.S.,Rivera-Rozo was hired by TheCarterCentertocoordinatetheAndean-U.S.DialogueForum.

“Regardlessofmytask,”Rivera-Rozosaid,“myworkatTheCarterCenterallowsmetofeelthatI’mnotjustworkingforthebottomline,butthatIamdoingsomethingtangibleto help resolve conflict somewhere intheworld.”

Entry on Eriana’s travel blog, Peacing Out:

“Today I had my first Hebrew lesson, and it

was a commit ted lesson in the art of humility. …

I’m so glad that I can roll my Rs and make a mean, throaty gargle

sound.”

Entry on Eriana’s travel blog, Peacing Out: “… I believe that what I will do will matter because conflicts are made up of people, and all people want hope. … I don’t believe that the military will ever stop being involved, but hopefully pursuing common ground, rather than solely fighting over it, can help everyone remember that we are all people at heart and that life deserves to be lived.”

Entry on Eriana’s travel blog, Peacing Out: “I am … daily encouraged by the fact that all cultures are, in fact, made up of people who feel love, joy, sadness, excitement and such. I don`t know that international peace is imminently possible, but meeting people where they are definitely is …”

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THE CLASS OF 61C IS

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DREAMS ARE MADE OF, especially when it comes toMarthaBerry’sHouseo’DreamshighatopLavenderMountainonBerry’sextensivecampus.Forinadditiontomakinga50thReuniongivingpledgetoendowtwo$200,000GateofOpportunityScholarshipstohelpindustriousfuturestudentsworktheirwaythroughBerry,the class took on a most unusual project.

Theircharge:Buildarestroom near the House o’ Dreamsthatwouldexpandusabilityofthebeautiful,historicfacilityasanentertainingspacepotentiallymanagedbystudents(withoutabusingitsequallyhistoricplumbing).Theresult:adreamofanarchitecturallyappropriatelavatoryfacility

fondlylabeledthe“Outhouseo’Dreams.”

“TheGateScholarships are our primaryproject,”explainedrestroomproject leader Al Christopher.“Butwealso wanted to do

somethingasaclassthatwecould put our hands on and that wouldbeusefulforBerry.Dr.[Steve]BriggscameupwiththeideaofrestroomfacilitiesattheHouseo’Dreams,whichwouldsupportapossiblefuturestudententerpriseupthere.”

Whilethecollegehandlednecessaryinfrastructure,suchasasepticsystemandelectricity,Christopherandacrewof61Cclassmates,otherBerryalumniandsomehelpfulfriendssettoworkbuildingthestructure.Aformergeneralcontractor,Christopherdrewuptheplans;thevastmajorityofthebuilding

wasthenfabricatedinhisextensiveworkshopnearDestin,Fla.,andtruckedtoBerry.Thecrewworkedtoptobottom,buildingthecupolafirstandworkingtheirwaydown.

Itisanimpressivefacility,boastingboardandbattensiding,woodwindowsmadeinthe same profile as those at PossumTrot,cypressfrontpostsfromBerrytrees,cypressshinglescraftedfromtreesfelled100-150yearsagoandunearthedintheswampsofFlorida,andajuniperentrancedoorwitholdhammerednails.Nearlyeverycomponentishandmade.BerrystonemasonJamieSwanandhiscrewofstudent masons handled the stoneworkfoundationanddecorativestonewalls.

“Theyreallymadeuslookgood!”Christopheremphasized.

AaronElliswasoneofChristopher’s most stalwart crew members,livingjustafewmilesdowntheroad.LikeChristopherandmanyoftheclass members involved,hefoundreconnectingwithclassmates to be thegreatestjoyofparticipation.“Withsomanyofthem,itwasalmost like pickingupright

whereweleftoffyearsago,”hestated.

EllisalsoenjoyedgettingtoknowpeopleatBerry.“ItwasreallypleasingtomeetthestaffpeopleatBerry,whoareanawfullotlikethestaffwhenwewereatBerry,”hesaid.“Theelectrician,plumber,rockmasonandHouseo’Dreamscaretaker–theywereallgreat.Berry’sdoneagreatjobgettingsuchgoodpeople.IwasalsogratifiedtogettoknowPresidentBriggsandPeteandCarolRoberts[PeteisaBerrytrustee;Carol,asenioradvancementofficer]whoworkedwithusontheproject–somanynicepeople.I’mextremelyimpressedwithDr.Briggs.He’sbringingbackthework ethic that was a dominant partoftheBerryexperiencewhenweattended.”

What more could this class do?Whilefundraisingcontinuedatpresstime,morethan50percentoftheclasshadalready


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Project leader Al Christopher (61c) works with staff stonemason Jamie Swan and student Jackry Gammon to top off the Outhouse o’ Dreams.

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“BUT MOM, EVERYBODY’S DOING IT.” How many times have you heard that lamenting cry

– or uttered it yourself? Usually, it’s triggered by the desire to do something deemed “not such a good idea” by parental wisdom. But what about those times when following the crowd is a good thing?

Alumni and friends have been following the good example of others for years by using planned

giving to help young people with few resources attend Berry. And it’s not just older people or the super-wealthy who are doing it. More young people are choosing to include Berry in their wills because it’s an easy way to make a real difference for someone who otherwise might not have the opportunity to attain a Berry education.

While most people think of leaving cash, there are many other options, including designating a percentage of an estate to Berry. By doing this, donors can fulfill their desire to give back while ensuring that their gift to Berry remains proportionate to their bequests to family and friends, regardless of the value of their estate. Donors can also specify how the bequest is structured and how the gift is used, and they can even make their gift in honor or memory of someone.

Wills are just one example of how you can give creatively to help students. To talk about other ways you can use planned giving to make a difference, call 706-236-2253 or toll free at 877-461-0039 and ask to speak to me, Helen Lansing, planned giving officer at Berry College. If you prefer, you can contact me by email at [email protected].

I look forward to helping you fulfill your philanthropic goals.

participatedinmakingareuniongifttotheclassGateScholar-ships,theOuthouseo’DreamsoranotherBerryproject.Classreuniongiving,includingAnnualFundandplannedgifts,stoodatmorethan$1.2million,alreadythelargest50threuniongifttotalinBerryhistory!AccordingtoRonThornton,whoisinchargeoftheclassgivingproject,61Csetanambitiousgoalthatwouldbothchallengetheirownmembersandsetthebarhighforfutureclasses.

ElaineOvermanHarrisischairoftheveryactive61C 50thReunionCommitteethatalsoincludesThornton,ChristopherandwifeBeckyBrowningChristopher,VivianSlappyCarney,andBarbaraMoteMcCoy.

Berry alumni who put sweat equityintotheOuthouseo’DreamsinadditiontobothChristophers,Ellis,ThorntonandCarneyincluded61Cclassmembers Arthur (Bunky) Lindsey,FrankDavis,WayneClemons,GaryMcKnight,MalcolmFoss,CharlesGibbsandPattyDavisHendrix;MackGay(59C);andCecilCarney(66c).SeveralfriendsoftheChristophersalsogavegenerouslyoftheirtime.

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F OR 27 YEARS, DR. AMBER

PRINCE WAS A SHINING

LIGHT AMONG THE BERRY

FACULTY,earningtwoofthecollege’shighesthonorsforteachingandscholarshipwhilemakingalastingimpressiononstudents in the teacher educationprogram.WhenshepassedawayNov.1attheall-too-youngageof60,alumnirecalleda“discerningandcaring”educatorwhosawthemasindividualsaswellasstudents.

“MytimeinDr.Prince’sclasses convinced me that teachingwastherightjobforme,”oneformerstudentcommented.“Weneedmorepeoplelikeherinthefield,withthewisdomofexperienceandthe absolute dedication to what istrulybestforchildren.”

Anotherremarked,“ShetaughtmeeverythingIneededtoknowtoteachkidstoread.”

ThoughAmber’sowncareerwascutshortbyillness,anewscholarshipestablishedbyDr.BobPrince,herhusbandof39years,ensuresthatherlegacywillburnbrightlyforgenerationstocome.

“Amberdedicatedherworkinglifetohelpingproduceexcellentteachers,”Bobexplained.“Shequietlyhelpedsomegraduatestudentspayfortheir education at Berry but nevermentionedittoanyone,notevenme. Ifoundoutbyaccidentwhenoneofherformerstudents thanked her in my presence.”

Givenherowngenerositytowardstudents,itisfittingthat

earningsfromtheendowmentBobhasestablishedthroughagiftofpropertywillfundanannualscholarshipsupportingagraduatestudentpursuingamaster’sdegreeinreading.HisgiftalsoprovidesfundingfortheAmberT.PrinceOutstandingEducationGraduateStudentAward,a$1,000awardtobepresented each year at Honors Night.

“Ithinkshewouldbeembarrassed to have her name ontheaward,”Bobrelated,“but

I wanted to publicly acknowledgehowmuchshecaredfortheeducationmajorsandgraduatestudents. Now,withtheendowedscholarship,Amber will be able to continue tohelpfutureBerrystudentsbecomeexcellentteachers.”

FormoreinformationonhowyoucanmakeagiftinsupportoftheAmberT.PrinceEndowedScholarship,pleasecontactScottBreithaupt(91C,96G)[email protected].

Gift of educationRemembering Amber Prince

“ ” Amber dedicated her working life to helping produce excellent teachers. –Bob Prince

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AS REGINALD STRICKLAND

(51C) WILL TELL YOU, HE’S

NOT A QUITTER.

The80-year-oldgetsupeveryweekdayat5:30a.m.toprepareforhisjobasdeputydirectorofAlabama’sCenterforHealthStatistics,apostthathewaspromoted to earlier this year afterbesting70otherapplicants,most30,40ormoreyearshisjunior.

Strickland continues to work beyondtypicalretirementageforanumberofreasons,butprincipally because it enables himtohelpBerrystudents.(Seepage24.)Still,heismodestabouthiscommitment.

“I’mjustanordinarypersontryingtomakeapositivedifference,”Stricklandsaid.“Mymissionistoserve.Ithriveonbeingabletohelppeople.”

Heiscertainlydoingthat.Throughouttheyears,

Stricklandandhiswife,Maxine,havesupportedscholarships,programsandbuildingprojectsatBerry.Formorethanadecade,theyhavebeenregularparticipants in Alumni Work Week.Andmostrecently,theStricklands established two GateofOpportunityScholarships,oneendowedintoperpetuity and the other expendableannually.GateScholarships make it possible forstudentswithastrongworkethic but limited financial

resources to attend Berry with thechanceofgraduatingdebt-free.

Thescholarshipprogramwasattractive to Strickland because ofitsenhancedworkcomponent.GateScholarsarerequiredtoparticipate in Berry’s Work ExperienceProgramatotalof4,800hoursoverthecourseoffouryearsinprogressivelymoreresponsiblepositions.Stricklandespeciallylikesthefactthatstudents can advance to supervisory positions with significantresponsibility.Likemanyothersofhisgeneration,heknowswellthevalueofthistypeofopportunity.

ThemiddlesonofaGeorgiasharecropper,StricklandcametoBerryin1947with$5inhispocket.Hefollowedinthefoot-stepsofolderbrotherJeraldDonahueStrickland(49C)andmany other relatives who attendedBerrybeforehim.

Work played a prominent roleinStrickland’slife,asitdidforallstudentsofhisera.OverthecourseofhistimeatBerry,heservedinavarietyof

positions.HisfirstcampusjobwasedgingthewalksinfrontofMaryHallwithagrubbinghoe,whichresultedintwohandsfullofpainfulblisters.Hewaspromptlyreassigned.Hethenworkedinthedininghallkitchenandonthefarm,campus,paintandpasturecrews.Healsoworkedwiththecleaningcrewandwasassignedthetaskofcleaningrestrooms.

EachjobassignmentofferedStrickland valuable lessons that servedhimwelllaterinlife.Butone lesson stands out above all therest.

“Thelessonthatwasmostprofoundwasthatallworkishonorable,savethatwhichsoilsthesoul,”hesaid.“Thereistremendousvalueindoinggoodworkanddoingitwell.Berrygavemetheopportunitytobegintodevelopmypotentialandgavemetheself-confidenceandtoolstofaceprettymuchwhatevercamealong.”

AftergraduatingfromBerrywithadegreeinEnglish,Stricklandreturnedtothefarmbrieflytohelphisfatherwiththe

tobaccocrop.Afewmonthslaterhe joined the Air Force,beginninga career that would last nearly 34years.Duringhis service in the military,he

earnedamaster’sdegreeinpersonnelmanagementandlaborrelationsfromtheUniversityofColorado.HeretiredfromtheAirForcein1985withtherankoflieutenantcoloneland,soonafter,enrolledatAuburnUniversity,whereheearnedamaster’sdegreeinpublicadministration.

Sticklandbeganhissecondcareerin1987,thistimeintheAlabamaDepartmentofPublicHealth,workingasapublicinformationspecialist.Histaskwas to oversee the behavioral riskfactorsurveillancesystemincompliance with the rules and guidanceoftheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.He was promoted to statistician and then research analyst and finally became a senior administratorwiththeagency.Afternearly24years,he’sstillgoingstrong.

“Atage80,Istillliketowork,competeandcontribute,”hesaid.“InAlabama,25yearsqualifiesasfullretirement.Imighttryforthatnow.”

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”“I’m just an ordinary person trying to make a positive difference. My mission

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their stories:Students’ lives shaped by scholarships

Tailor-made educationCharley Bates appreciates the chance to learn and work

Charley

FRESHMAN CHARLEY BATES CAME TO BERRY FROM PHENIX

CITY, ALA., WITH THE DREAM OF CREATING BEAUTIFUL

COSTUMESfortheatreproductions–andonesmallproblem:Shedidn’tknowhowtosew.

Ifshehadappliedforaposition,evenasavolunteer,withacollegetheatrecompanyotherthanBerry’s,shelikelywouldhavebeendirectedto“exitstageleft.”ButatBerry,herinexperiencewasconsideredalearningopportunity,andshewashired.It’sabreak she would not have enjoyed without the opportunity affordedbytheReginaldStricklandGateofOpportunityScholarshipandBerry’sfirsthandstudentWorkExperienceProgram.

GateScholarshipsmakeitpossibleforstudentswithastrongwork ethic but limited financial resources to attend Berry with the chanceofgraduatingdebtfree.Bates’benefactorisReginaldStrickland(51C),an80-year-oldalumnussodedicatedtohelpingBerrystudentsthathecontinuestoworkinlargepartsothathecanfundscholarships.(Seepage23.)

Bates’smilelightsuptheroomwhenshetalksaboutwhatStrickland’sgenerosityhasmeanttoher.“IlovewhatI’mdoingwiththetheatrecompanyatBerry,”shesaid.“I’msothankfultoMr.Strickland.Withouthisscholarship,Iwouldn’tbeherehavingthisexperience.”

FreshmanGateScholarsarerequiredtowork15hoursaweekthroughouttheacademicyearand,ingeneral,fulltimeovercollegebreaksandduringthesummer.Batesspends10ofherworkhourswiththetheatreandtheremainingfiveintheprovost’soffice.

BatesdiscoveredBerrythroughanonlinesearchandthentalkedwithanadmissionscounselorvisitingherschool.ShewasinterestedinBerrybecauseofitssizeandclosenesstohome,butshealsowasconsideringBirminghamSouthernCollege,SamfordUniversity,theUniversityofAlabamaandFurmanUniversity.Thenonedayinhermother’sgarden,herchoicetoattendBerrybecamerocksolid.

“Iwashelpingmymotherplanttomatoes,andwehitsomethinghardinthedirt.Wekeptdiggingandfinallypulledout

a brick with the word ‘Berry’onit.Itookitasmysignfromtheuniverse that this was where I was supposed tobe,”sherecalledwithalaugh.

With her heart thensetonBerry,Batesappliedforeverytypeoffinancialaid available to maximizeherchancesofgettingthefundingsheneededtoenroll.Lastspring,shereceivedtheexcitingnewsthatshehadbeenselectedasaGateScholar.

Inadditiontoherloveofthetheatre,Batesalsohasadeepconcernforpeopleinneed.Throughouthighschoolwhenshewasn’tonstageorworkingbehindthescenes,theyoungwomanspenthertimevolunteeringforimportantcauses.SheservedasschoolchairmanforherlocalautismandAlzheimer’swalksandhasvolunteeredwithHabitatforHumanity,EasterSeals,theHomelessResourceNetworkandnumerousothernonprofitorganizations.

Withsuchstrongdualinterests,itisnosurprisethatBateswillsoondeclaretwomajors:theatreandpsychology.Aftergraduation,sheplanstolaunchacareerintheatreworkingbehindthesceneswithcostumes,makeupandhairstyling.Onceestablished,shehopestostartanonprofitorganizationservingeitherautisticchildrenorthehomelesspopulation.

Becauseofherscholarship,Bateshashadtheopportunitybothtocontinueherdreamandtosetthatdreaminmotion.AndifsheonedaywinsanAcademyAwardforcostumedesignorisrecognizedforhumanitarianefforts,RegStricklandwilltopherlistofthosedeservinggreatthanks.

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Milton A. Morgan (51C), $12,500 to establish the Milton A. and Frances P. Morgan Gate of Opportunity Expendable Scholarship

Peter M. and Tamara Musser, $50,000 addition to the Becky Musser Hosea Memorial Scholarship

Bettyann O’Neill, $10,000 to establish the William A. and Elizabeth Sadowski Endowed Scholarship with a $10,000 match from the Lipscomb Challenge

Smithson Builders, $14,293 in-kind gift of vehicles

Tom E. Spector (74A), $110,000 in-kind gift of land

Steve and Lisa Fanto (76C) Swain, $50,000 to support student-operated campus enterprises

J. Ronald Thornton (61C), $25,000 addition to the 1961C Gate of Opportunity Endowed Scholarship

Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, $35,000 addition to the Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship

Kathryn M. Wingo, $12,000 addition to the Jeff Wingo Memorial Endowed Scholarship

C.B. Wright (73C), $15,926 in additional support for the Steven J. Cage Athletic and Recreation Center

givingIt’s tradition

BERRY ALUMNI AND

FRIENDS HAVE CONTINUED

OUR GREAT TRADITION OF

GIVING over the past six months with gifts and pledges exceeding $1.6 million. The bulk of that, $1 million, was designated for scholarships and work. In addition, gifts for the Steven J. Cage Athletic and Recreation Center have moved us very close to our $32.5 million goal, and numerous in-kind gifts have provided everything from livestock and land to vehicles and computers.

One thing remains consistent – every gift, regardless of size, has a positive impact on students’ lives. Berry College is grateful for your dedication and kindness to our students, and we are pleased to report on the following gifts and new pledges of $10,000 or more that were made from Sept. 1, 2010, to March 15, 2011.

George I. Alden Trust, $54,000 to help establish the Library Learning Center

John E. Allen (57H, 61C), $25,000 addition to the 1961C Gate of Opportunity Endowed Scholarship

Anonymous, $29,000 for the general fund

Anonymous, $100,000 to create the Berry College Visual Arts Endowed Scholarship and $100,000 to establish the Visual Arts Enhancement Fund for new equipment and renovations.

ARAMARK Corp., $29,851 gift for the general fund

Craig K. and Catherine Bleakley, $100,000 in-kind gift of a quarter horse

Leon M. Bryan (51C), $50,000 for the Steven J. Cage Athletic and Recreation Center

Bryson Foundation Ltd., $10,000 to increase the John R. and Margaret W. Faison Endowed Scholarship

Charles A. and Gwyn Chesnut, $10,000 gift for the general fund

Chick-fil-A Inc., $205,034 to increase the Chick-fil-A Scholarship and a $12,000 in-kind gift of a vehicle

Daniel Foundation of Alabama, $10,000 for the Alabama Gate of Opportunity Endowed Scholarship and $10,000 to support the Daniel Founda-tion Gate of Opportunity Expendable Scholarship

John Nichols Elgin (81C), $10,000 in support of the general fund

William H. Ellsworth Foundation, $20,000 for the William H. Ellsworth Gate of Opportunity Expendable Scholarship

Elster Foundation, $12,500 addition to the Elster Foundation Endowed Scholarship

John and Mary Franklin Foundation, $10,000 for the John and Mary Franklin Foundation Gate of Opportunity Expendable Scholarship

Richard and Barbara Gaby Foundation, $25,000 to support the general fund

Georgia Foundation for Independent Colleges Inc., $16,572 for the general fund

Yvonne Linker Hall, $10,000 addition to the Lil Dorton Endowed Scholarship

Karen Holley Horrell (74C), $50,000 to support top college priorities

Michael Lancaster, $18,269 in-kind gift of computer equipment

Lee Jones Lance (53C), $80,000 charitable gift annuity to ultimately support the Steven J. Cage Athletic and Recreation Center

Clifford (98C) and Amelia Lipscomb, $10,000 gift and an additional pledge of $16,000 to support the Clifford A. and Amelia M. Lipscomb Endowed Scholarship

Bowen H. and Barbara Mote (61C) McCoy, $100,000 for the 1961C Gate of Oppor-tunity Endowed Scholarship

?WHEREALUMNI CLASS NOTES

are they nowCLASS YEARS are followed by an uppercase or lowercase letter that indicates the following status:C College graduateG Graduate school alumna/usA Academy graduateH High school graduatec, g Anticipated year of graduation from Berry Collegea Anticipated year of graduation from academyh Anticipated year of graduation from high schoolFFS Former faculty and staff FS Current faculty and staff

SEND ALL CLASS NOTES TO: [email protected] or Alumni Office, P.O. Box 495018, Mount Berry, GA 30149-5018

All class notes are subject to editing due to space limitations. Class notes and death notices in this issue include those received Sept. 1, 2010 – March 15, 2011.

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1950sReginald E. Strickland (51C) was

promoted to senior health services administrator in the Alabama DepartmentofPublicHealthaftertyingforfirstplaceamong70finalists in a statewide competitive examinationprocess.(Read more about Reg on page 23.)

1970sH. Thad Rickerson (72C) retired

asdistrictdirectoroftheBoyScoutsofAmerica.HevolunteerswiththeJacksonvilleBeach(Fla.)PoliceDepartmentandisontheboardofdirectorsoftheCitizensPoliceAcademy.Thad’swife,Lisa,isaretiredDuvalCountyschoolteacher.Thecouplehastwoadultchildren(LaurenMerriamandJoshRickerson)andtwograndchildren(EllaandJohnMerriam).

Diane Carper Williams (76C) placedinthetop25intheGoingGreenFilmFestivalscreenplaycompetitionwithhershortscript,The Greenhouse Solution.Sheisalsoworkingonafeature-lengthscript about an ancestor who escapedfromforcedservicein

Britain’sRoyalNavyandbecameasuccessfulAmericanprivateerduringtheWarof1812.

Deborah Elyse Poss (78C) was selectedasthe2010TeacheroftheYearforLassiterHighSchoolinCobbCounty,Ga.Sheisalsoservingatwo-yeartermaspresidentofthe3,000-memberGeorgiaCouncilofTeachersofMathematics.Herhusband,Donald R. Slater (77C),isthedepartmentheadformathe-maticsatLassiter.

Roger W. Lusby III (79C) has been honored in Atlanta Magazine asaFiveStar:BestinClientSatis-factionWealthManager(taxation).RogeristhemanagingpartnerfortheAlpharettaofficeofFrazier&DeeterLLCandaBerrytrustee.

1980sLee Kellett Hollingshed (80C)

hasretiredafter29yearsteachingspecial education in the public schools.SheclosedhercareeratRockmart(Ga.)HighSchool,heralmamater.

Owen Riley Jr. (80C) received a MasterofFineArtsinphotographyfromClemsonUniversityinDecember

2010.Heisanadjunctprofessor intheartdepartmentatLanderUniversity,Greenwood,S.C.,andaseniorstaffphotographerforGreenvilleonline.comandTheGreenvilleNews.Hiswife,BethNachmanRiley,isapsychotherapist.ThecouplelivesinGreenvillewithdaughterClaraLillian(12).

Gregory R. Hanthorn (82C) is

president-electoftheLamarInnofCourt,aprofessionalorganizationconnectedwiththeEmoryUniversitySchoolofLawandpartoftheAmericanInnsofCourtmovement.TheLamarInniscomposedofjudges,lawprofessors,lawyersandlawstudentswhoworktogethertoprovideprofessionaltrainingandimprovethelegalprofession.Gregwill serve a two-year term as president-electandsecretarybeforebecomingpresident.

M. Anthony McClain (84C) and Kirsten Burcham McClain (00C) announcetheNov.5,2010,birthofdaughterElliaCarya,weighing7pounds,3ouncesandmeasuring19incheslong.ShejoinedbrotherElanandsisterElleryinthefamily’sArmuchee,Ga.,home.

Bernadette Marotti DiPetta (87G)receivedaDoctorofEducationdegreefromArgosyUniversityinAtlantainSeptember2010.SheisprincipalofTaylorsville(Ga.)ElementarySchoolinBartowCounty.

Mark Kevin Holder (89C) was selectedtoserveonthegroundscrewforthe2010LittleLeagueWorldSeriesinWilliamsport,Pa.HeisparkscoordinatorforEastRoswell(Ga.)ParkandresidesinCanton.

1990sSamuel Myers McAllister Jr.

(90C)wasacceptedintoa2010-11full-yearmaster’sprogramattheKlingensteinCenterforIndependentSchoolLeadershipatTeachers

TWO BERRY GRADUATES HAVE BEEN

RECOGNIZED STATEWIDE FOR

EXCELLENCE AS EDUCATORS, while a third has been cited for volunteer service in music education.

First up was Dr. Anna Scott (99C), an upper-school biology teacher at Athens (Ga.) Academy, whose recognition by the National Associa tion of Biology Teachers as Outstanding Biology Teacher for the

state of Georgia was announced in October 2010. After graduating from Berry with a degree in biology, Scott earned both a master’s degree and doctorate in science education from the University of Georgia.

In February 2011, the Georgia Music Educators Association tapped Angee McKee (77C) as Music Educator of the Year and Pat Gallagher Jr. (76C) as Volunteer of the Year.

McKee holds a bachelor’s degree in music

education from Berry and a master’s degree in music education from the University of West Georgia. She has many years of experience teaching in the Rome, Cartersville and Bartow County public schools. Currently, she serves as an adjunct instructor of music

education at Kennesaw State University.Gallagher also holds a bachelor’s degree in music

education from Berry, as well as a master’s degree in the same from Georgia State University. He is band director at Pickens High School in Jasper and assists at Pickens County Middle School. Among many other volunteer positions, he has served as All-State Band chairman and on the state Instrumental Council.

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College,ColumbiaUniversity,inNewYorkCity.MyersisprincipalandmusicteacheratSt.Paul’sEpisco-palSchoolinNewOrleans.

Andrea Henry Boulware (91C) announcesthebirthofsonChase,who joined sister Ashley at the familyresidenceinCharlotte,N.C.

Karen Dowen Myers (91C) and Jason Paul Myers (94c) announce theAug.2,2010,birthofsonMarcusLuke,weighing7pounds,2ounces.MarcusjoinedbrotherMatthewPaul(10)inthefamily’sStoneMountain,Ga.,home.KarenistheaccountingmanageratABCPolymers.

Paula Huggins Morris (93C), a memberoftheOfficeofStudentDevelopmentatPfeifferUniversity(N.C.),hasbeenhonoredwiththeSoutheasternAssociationofHousingOfficers’2011ServiceAward.

James Brenton Railey (93C) was named2010InvestigativeRangeroftheYearbytheGeorgiaDepartmentofNaturalResourcesLawEnforce-mentSectionandtheGeorgiaChapterofTheSafariClubInter-national.Hewasalsopromotedtotherankofsergeantandcurrentlysupervises the south metro Atlanta area.BrentresidesinPineMountain.

Ricky Waine Woodall (93C, FS) andwifeTracyannouncetheNov.11,2010,birthofdaughterKaitlynAnne,weighing6pounds,7ouncesandmeasuring19incheslong.KaitlynjoinedbrotherJackson(7)atthefamilyhomeinDallas,Ga.Rickisdirectorofcampaignpromotionsand advancement communications atBerryCollege.TracyisamechanicalengineerandownerofMKEngineeringInc.

Walter Scott Chancey (95C) recentlywonfirstplaceforbestsportsfeatureintheannualSouthCarolinaPressAssociationcontest.ScotthasservedassportseditoroftheIndex-JournalinGreenwood,S.C.,sinceApril2010.

Eric O. Dean (95C)andwifeSylvieannouncethebirthofsonJadenNoah.JadenjoinedbrothersJoshuaandJosiahatthefamilyresidenceinHeidelberg,Germany.EricisanArmychaplain.

Cory Andrew Lytle (95C) and wifeDebbieannouncetheNov.19,2010,birthofdaughterGraceAshlynn.ThefamilyresidesinWestPalmBeach,Fla.

Nicole Shillingford Read (95C) and husband Robert announce the Oct.20,2010,birthofdaughterAvaMaureen.ThefamilyresidesinBoyntonBeach,Fla.

Stephen Carroll Richter (95C) and Lynda Maria Richter (97C) announcetheOct.25,2010,birthofsonMerrittMaxwell,whojoinedbrothersJackson(7)andElliott(4)atthefamilyresidenceinRichmond,Ky.

Jennifer Q Dickens (96C) and husbandDavidannouncetheMarch22,2010,birthofsonLinusNelson,whojoinedbrotherHenry(2)atthefamilyresidenceinRaleigh,N.C.Jeni works as a business analyst at SemiconductorResearchCorp.,andDaveistransitioningtoanewcareerasacertifiedfinancialplanner.

Mark Stephen Helms (96C) and Kristy McMichen Helms (97C) announcetheMay4,2010,birthofsonEthanSpencer,weighing8poundsandmeasuring20.5incheslong.EthanjoinedsisterMadalyn(9)atthefamily’sKennesaw,Ga.,home.

Frances Lucille Mitchell (96C) is thenewmanagerofChili’sBarandGrillinRome.

April Foster Donner (97C) and husband Kurt announce the April 17,2010,birthofdaughterLindenElizabeth,weighing9pounds,10ouncesandmeasuring20.5incheslong.LindenjoinedbrotherGrey(2)atthefamilyresidenceinAtlanta.

Brian David Tuten (97C) and Jodi Hawkins Tuten (98C) announce theMay16,2010,birthofdaughterTirzahJoy,weighing9pounds,2ounces.TirzahjoinedsistersKendall,ChloeandSidneyandbrotherElijahatthefamily’sPhoenix,Ariz.,residence.

Gelaine A. Adams (98C) announcestheAug.23,2010,birthoftwindaughtersMaciLondonandSavannahLynne.ThefamilyresidesinWarnerRobins,Ga.

Angela Pessolano Adelinis (98C) andYannisDionysiosAdelinisweremarriedOct.2,2010,attheForsythParkfountaininSavannah,Ga.Angelaisanursingstudent,andYannisisabehavioralanalyst.ThecoupleresidesinGainesville,Fla.

Sarah McDonald Lanier (98C) and husband Hal announce the Sept.8,2010,birthofsonRundleBoone.ThefamilyresidesinCumming,Ga.

IVEY SIRMANS WILL NEVER

EXPERIENCE THE SENSATIONS

OF SIGHT AND SOUND that so many of us take for granted, but she has opened the eyes of one Berry graduate, inspiring a career path to help deaf-blind children.

Taylor Paul (10C) first met the Sirmans family as a participant in a special project involving students in Dr. Michelle Haney’s Exceptional Child class and the local Parent to Parent organization. The project goal was to give Berry students firsthand experience working with families of special-needs children. For Paul, the result was life-changing.

“I was in awe of this family and how they balanced everything,” Paul explained. “I was also struck by how limited the resources were. They had a teacher for the blind, as well as a teacher for the deaf, but no one specialized specifically in their area, and combining the two makes for a whole new ballgame. I saw the struggles. I saw the frustration, but I also saw the love and the endurance and determination. This is the reason I am in this field.”

Inspired by her experiences with the Sirmans family, first as part of the class project and later as a babysitter and in-home caregiver, Paul is now working toward a master’s degree in early intervention for the deaf-blind at Utah State University. She was one of only 12 students nationwide to be selected for the 2010 Helen Keller Fellowship, the purpose of which is to improve the quality and quantity of personnel who are credentialed to meet the needs of children with deaf-blindness.

Ivey’s parents, Gwen and Matt Sirmans, are thankful for the lifelong bond they have developed with Paul and thrilled to see her pursue a career that will allow her to help other families facing similar challenges.

“She is an amazing person,” Gwen wrote in her blog (iveysirmans.blogspot.com). “Just like my daughter, she is special. I can only dream of the people she will touch in her lifetime. The difference she will make. Already Ivey has been blessed.”

Piercing the darkness

by Rick Woodall

“ ”Alone we can do so little;

together we can do so much. – Helen Keller

Ivey Sirmans (left) provided the inspiration for Taylor Paul (10C) to pursue a career working with deaf-blind children.

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Brandi Brock O’Tinger (98C, 03G)andhusbandMikeannouncetheAugust2010birthofdaughterLaurenElizabeth,whojoinedsisterOlivia(3)atthefamilyresidenceinCartersville,Ga.Brandiisafirst-gradeteacher.

Miranda Sue Jones-Bailey (99C) andhusbandMikeannouncetheJan.13,2011,birthofsonEvanMichael,weighing7pounds,1ounce.ThefamilyresidesinCreedmoor,N.C.

Leanne Lindsey Cox (99C) and Henry L. Cox (00C) announce the Oct.28,2010,birthofdaughterMorganElizabeth,weighing7pounds,9ounces.MorganjoinedbrotherJohnHenry(5)andsisterLindsey(2)atthefamilyresidenceinAdairsville,Ga.

Ann Purdy Heppding (99C) and husbandPhilipannouncetheOct.6,2010,birthofsonNolanDouglass.Annisinher13thyearasanelemen-taryschoolteacher,andPhilisafinancialadvisorforMerrillLynch.ThefamilyresidesinDestin,Fla.

Keith Justin Slaughter (99C) and ElizabethRolloweremarriedSept.18,2010,inAtlanta.Theweddingparty included best man Jeffrey Reed Morris (00C),Jeffrey James Honhart (00C) and Daniel Justus Sprinkle (00C).ThecoupleresidesinSandySprings,Ga.

2000sJennifer Royer Conway (00C)

and husband William announce the birthofsonJackDouglasonJune18,2010.JackjoinedsisterLucy(3)atthefamilyresidenceinMarietta,Ga.

Lisa Bagwell Crissman (00C) and husbandBrianannouncetheSept.21,2010,birthofdaughterGracieAnn,whojoinedbrotherHunter(2)atthefamilyhomeinWinder,Ga.

Christel Osborne Himelstein (00C) announcestheDec.22,2010,birthofdaughterLylaEden,weighing7pounds,5ouncesandmeasuring19.5incheslong.LylajoinedbrotherKyle(4)inthefamily’sCanton,Ga.,home.

Aaron Duane Pickering (00C) andRebeccaAliceXiquesweremarriedOct.23,2010,onGrandCaymanIsland,BritishWestIndies.ThecoupleresidesinKnoxville,Tenn.

Cindy Barber Clayton (01C) and husband Richard announce the birth ofsonEverettThomasonAug.1,

2010.ThefamilyresidesinRoswell,Ga.

Chad Aaron Coffman (01C) and Carly Tyree Coffman (01C) announcetheApril9,2010,birthofsonDylanJames,whojoinedbrotherLogan(3)atthefamilyhomeinLoganville,Ga.ChadisafinancialanalystatSunTrust,andCarlyteacheshighschoolmath.

Tammie Lee Marie Dzubak (01C) andEricSylvesterannouncetheJan.25,2011,birthofsonGarrettRobertSylvester,weighing6pounds,8ouncesandmeasuring21.5incheslong.ThefamilyresidesinArlington,Va.

Pepper Maples Ferguson (01C) andhusbandMattannouncetheNov.18,2010,birthofdaughterLilaDanielle,weighing7pounds,4ouncesandmeasuring19.25incheslong.LilajoinedbrotherRyder(3)atthefamilyresidenceinRinggold,Ga.

Ragan William Gootee (01C) and Nanette Brown Gootee (01C) announcetheJune24,2010,birthofsonConallJames,weighing6pounds,11ouncesandmeasuring19.5incheslong.ConalljoinedbrotherRonan(4)atthefamilyhomeinKennesaw,Ga.RaganisafinancialadvisorwithEdwardJones,andNanetteisastay-at-homemom.

Charles Matthew Hunter (01C) and Kendra Warden Hunter (01C) weremarriedOct.17,2010,inDecatur,Ga.ThecoupleresidesinAtlanta.

Jennifer Elmer Mondelli (01C) andThomasMondelliweremarriedSept.17,2010.

Shanci Jennings Robinson (01C, 02G) and Gary Anthony Robinson (03C)announcetheMay24,2010,birthofdaughterAbigailKate.ThefamilyresidesinVeroBeach,Fla.

Benjamin Sims Thompson (01C) and Kathleen McDougall Thompson (02C)announcethebirthsofdaughtersNaomiJeanetteonFeb.16,2008,andMaggieLynnonJan.31,2010.ThefamilyresidesinCartersville,Ga.

Sarah Stricklen Van Dyke (01C) andhusbandToddannouncethebirthofdaughterEstherMaureenonJuly12,2010.EstherjoinedsiblingsGideon(5)andEllis(2)atthefamilyresidenceinCleveland,Tenn.SarahandToddrecentlyacceptedjobsasfull-timefosterparentswithWinShapeHomes.

Brooke Bowen Teal (02C) and

TWO WINNERS OF BERRY’S DISTINGUISHED

ALUMNI AWARDS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY ATLANTA

UNIVERSITIES that also claim them as graduates.Michael D. Williams (03C), 2010 winner of Berry’s Outstanding

Young Alumni Award, is a 2011 recipient of Georgia State University’s Hosea Williams Award for Community Activism. Activities for which he was lauded include helping to organize an annual health day providing goods and services to more than 1,000 homeless people in the Atlanta area; serving on national and local response teams for the American Red Cross; and working with an international non-governmental organization to identify social entrepreneurs in Atlanta.

Williams holds his Master of Business Administration and Certifi-cate of Sales Leadership from Georgia State’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business, where he now serves as a part-time instructor.

The Rev. Dr. Herchel H. Sheets (49C) has followed his 1989 Distinguished Service Award from Berry with a 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. The newest honor recognizes his extensive contributions to Candler, including service as contextual education host and site supervisor, class reunion chair, visiting lecturer in Christian education, adjunct professor of Methodist studies, and Candler’s representative on the Emory Alumni Board. His long-running support of Candler’s mission and ministry includes the establish ment of the Gladys Mallard Sheets (48C) Endowment for Methodist Studies, which honors his wife and fellow Berry graduate.

Sheets, who earned his Master of Divinity degree from Candler in 1952, has served as president of the Christian Council of Atlanta and holds honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees from LaGrange College in Georgia and Union College in Kentucky.

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AlumniAuthorsBerry magazine has been notified about the following new alumni-authored books since our last listing. Congratulations!

n Kristie Boring Chamlee (93C), illustrator of The Multi-Colored Promise, Mission Press, November 2010, www.amazon.com.

n Farrell J. Davis (46H), The Days of the Org, Apex Book Manufacturing Co., January 2010, www.amazon.com.

n Hester Parks (95C), and Gail Johnson with Toni V. Martin, Atlanta Weddings for the Modern, Stylish, Chic Bride, Wedding Soiree, January 2011, www.amazon.com.

n Greg Schillo (74C), The Dad Who Is There: My Journey to Becoming a Plus-side Father, Tate Publishing, November 2010, www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore.

If you have a newly published book (2010-11) you’d like us to include, please send your name and class year, book title, publisher, publication date, and a Web address for a synopsis and/or order information to [email protected] with a subject line of “Berry Alumni Authors.”

From the editors of Berry magazine: Highlights about Berry alumni sometimes come to our attention via the news media – especially when a Berry affiliation is mentioned. When we can, we want to share what we’ve heard with you. See any names you know?

High Road Craft Ice Cream and Sorbet, a purveyor of artisan ice cream products to restaurants and hotels, made Atlanta-Journal Constitution news twice in late 2010, including an article offering advice for startup food businesses. The company, created by Hunter Thornton (04C) and Keith Schroeder, uses organic products and develops custom flavors.

Many media outlets announced the promotion of

Jane Mathis Williams (82C) to CEO and publisher of Cox Media Group’s Austin (Texas) American-Statesman. She is

responsible for business and editorial operations at the American-Statesman, 10 community newspapers and two news websites. Joanna Bramblett Deems (05C) made Florida Times-Union news as the newly appointed communi-ca tions director for Florida Rep. Janet Adkins. Kristen Gates (96C) and radio partner Jason Pullman were cited on ajc.com and other websites for their new multi-year contract for Caffeinated Radio, 94.9/The Bull’s morning program.

Dee Edkins Ralph’s (89C) 20 years of service helping disadvan- taged and impoverished girls through the Palmetto branch of the Just for Girls organization in Bradenton, Fla., was featured in the Bradenton Herald. The Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune featured the life and career of Eschol Curl Jr. (72C), vice president of opera-tions in the Mid America Zone of State Farm Insurance. He is very active in his Newark, Ohio, community including service as board chair for the Newark campus of Ohio State University.

Numerous media outlets reported the election of J. Barry Griswell (71C) as a member of Scholarship America’s Board of Trustees. Griswell, a Berry College trustee, is president of

the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines (Iowa). Georgia Trend recognized Joe Cook (88C), executive director and riverkeeper for the Coosa River Basin Initiative, as one of the 100 Most Influential Georgians, while Cobb Life named Casey Smith (00C), founder and president of Wiser Wealth Management Inc., Marietta, Ga., as one of “20 Rising Stars Under 40.”

The Augusta Chronicle reported Deidre Mercer Martin’s (85C) selection by the Greater Aiken (S.C.) Chamber of Commerce as Woman of the Year for the City of Aiken. Martin is vice chancellor for university advancement at the University of South Carolina Aiken.

husbandAdamannouncetheMay17,2010,birthofsonBrockAdam,weighing5pounds,7ouncesandmeasuring18.5incheslong.BrockjoinedbrotherBrody(2)atthefamilyresidenceinJasper,Ga.

Jaime Rivet Tommasello (02C) andhusbandCraigannouncethebirthofsonCharlesJosephonSept.15,2010.ThefamilyresidesinMarietta,Ga.

Derek Durrell Detweiler (03C) and Todd Matthew Lewis (05c) had theirWebgame,Entanglement,selectedbyGoogleasoneoftwoWeb applications to be pre-installed ontheChrome9Webbrowser.

Amy Herendeen Dobbs (03C) received an educational specialist degreeinteachingandlearningfromLibertyUniversityinDecember2010.ShecurrentlyteachesthirdgradeatBillArpElementarySchoolinDouglasville,Ga.

John Hampton Grant (03C) has beenacceptedasthenewgovern-mentaffairsmanagerforTheSocietyofthePlasticsIndustryInc.inWashington,D.C.,representingthethirdlargestmanufacturingsectorintheU.S.Heisresponsibleforidentify-ing,monitoringandreportingonlegislationandregulationsaffectingtheplasticsindustry;providingbroadsupporttoseniormembersoftheSPIgovernmentaffairsteam;andengagingindirectlobbyingandcertaincompliancereportingissues.

Erin Shannon Garrison (04C) and husbandCalebannouncetheMay31,2010,birthofsonCadenBanner,weighing6pounds,5ouncesandmeasuring18.25incheslong.CadenjoinedbrotherGavin(4)andsisterKaitlyn(2)atthefamilyhomeinVictoria,Texas.Erinisahomemaker,andCalebworksforKleanCorpInternational.

Elizabeth Martin Evans (05C) receivedhermaster’sdegreeineducation with a concentration in secondarysocialstudiesfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlotteinDecember2010.

Leslie Rivet Hatcher (05C) and husbandPaulannouncetheOct.28,2010,birthofdaughterClaraDavis,weighing6pounds,13ounces.ThefamilyresidesinKennesaw,Ga.

Joshua Stewart Knowles (05C) and Della Arrington Knowles (05C) announcetheSept.5,2008,birthofdaughterAbigailJeannetteandthe

So we’ve heard

Carlos Whittaker (96c) and family claim the award for “Favorite Viral Video Star” during CBS’s primetime coverage of the 2011

People’s Choice Awards. Their video, ‘Single Ladies’ Devastation, has garnered nearly 5.4 million hits on YouTube.

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DeathsBerry College extends sincere

condolences to family and friends of the following alumni, faculty/staff members and retirees. This list includes notices received Sept. 1, 2010 – March 15, 2011.

1920sEdith Wyatt (26H, 28JC)of

Atlanta,Feb.26,2011.Sara Miller Newton (29H, 33C)

ofRoswell,Ga.,Aug.23,2010.

1930sWilliam G. West (32H, 37c)of

Sonoma,Calif.,Sept.26,2010.J. Kenyon East Sr. (35C)of

Columbia,S.C.,Feb.15,2011.Mary Lou Stroup Ulmer (36C)of

Summerville,S.C.,Feb.22,2011.Julian L. Crook (37C)of

Douglasville,Ga.,Oct.24,2010.Robert E. Fleming (38H)of

Prescott,Ariz.,Nov.13,2010.David G. Leach (38H)ofCastro

Valley,Calif.,Jan.11,2011.Frances Rooks Couch (39C)of

Lindale,Ga.,Oct.22,2010.Lewis K. Parrish (39c)of

Augusta,Ga.,Dec.15,2010.Genevieve Williams Seymour

(39H, 43C)ofRockmart,Ga.,Nov.5,2010.

1940sC. Dewey Cooper (40H, 44C)of

Athens,Ga.,Feb.28,2011.Doris Reed Byrd (41C)of

Clanton,Ala.,Jan.5,2011.Elizabeth Bray Duckworth (41C)

ofGuysMills,Pa.,Feb.15,2011.

Theodore R. Jones (41H)ofOroville,Calif.,Dec.21,2010.

John H. Cunningham (42H)ofAtlanta,Dec.12,2010.

Lillian C. Farmer (42C, FFS)ofRome,Jan.20,2011.

Jewell Parker Langley (42H)ofRome,Dec.20,2010.

Kathryn Boykin Harrison (43H, 47c)ofTallahassee,Fla.,Feb.26,2011.

James W. Walden (43c)ofMatthews,Ga.,Nov.9,2010.

Ralph E. Davis (45H)ofKnoxville,Tenn.,July15,2010.

Maxine Kirby Harman (45c)ofRichmond,Va.,Dec.17,2010.

Lucy Burson Morris (45c)ofSilverhill,Ala.,Oct.31,2010.

Sara Threatt Haynes (46C)ofMoreland,Ga.,Nov.8,2010.

Nancy Evelyn Underwood Bryant (47c)ofMurrayville,Ga.,Feb.16,2011.

Margaret Kelley (47C)ofRinggold,Ga.,Oct.18,2010.

Virginia Eubanks Starr (47H, 52c)ofNaples,Fla.,March4,2011.

Sue Starnes Young (48c)ofGordonsville,Tenn.,May6,2010.

Jean Ashmore Burns (49c)ofCarrollton,Ga.,Oct.24,2010.

Jimmie Y. Sutton (49C)ofClarkesville,Ga.,Oct.16,2010.

1950sJohn Dwight Beckler (50H)of

Columbia,S.C.,Sept.18,2010.Mary Fulmer DuBose (50C)of

OakRidge,Tenn.,Oct.19,2010.Joan Peeples Leonard (50H)of

RockyFace,Ga.,Feb.26,2011.

Lucille Gilstrap West (50C)ofDalton,Ga.,Oct.19,2010.

Mamie Ruth Bryan Brand (51c) ofSaintAugustine,Fla.,June10,2009.

Katherine Widner Harmon (51C) ofAtlanta,Sept.27,2010.

William O. Pollett Jr. (51C)ofLyons,Ga.,Nov.27,2009.

Charles R. Poe (52H)ofCentre,Ala.,May1,2010.

Curtis L. Reese (54C)ofWaynesboro,Pa.,June2,2010.

Harlan D. Askew (55H)ofMountainBrook,Ala.,Nov.14,2010.

Deroy Floyd Elder Jr. (55c)ofAlbany,Ga.,Feb.12,2011.

Claud E. Connell (57C)ofMoncksCorner,S.C.,Sept.3,2010.

Barbara Martin Keith (58c)ofChattanooga,Tenn.,June11,2010.

Kenneth R. Fraley (59C)ofCleveland,Ga.,Nov.7,2010.

1960sJulie Shaw Dukes (61C)ofLynn

Haven,Fla.,Dec.20,2010.Betty Williams Gass (61C)of

Trenton,Ga.,Oct.16,2010.Garrett E. Thornton (61C)of

Marietta,Ga.,Dec.1,2010.Mary Miller Whitener (61C)of

Chester,S.C.,March14,2011.Joyce Hendrix Shelton (63C)of

Cedartown,Ga.,Nov.17,2010.Charles H. Hill (64C)of

Reidsville,Ga.,March8,2010.Ruth Ann Hamilton (66C)of

Albany,Ga.,Jan.28,2011.Sue Siceloff Tomlinson (68C)of

Anderson,S.C.,Oct.11,2010.E. Heath Vaughn (69H, 74C)of

Rome,Jan,26,2011.

1970sRuby M. Hewett (71c)ofRome,

March6,2011.Melody Wilson Lewis (72C)of

Cartersville,Ga.,Jan25,2011.Connell S. Norton (73A)of

Decherd,Tenn.,Oct.2,2010.Peter H. Marshall (74C)of

Vienna,Va.,Aug.28,2010.Drusilla A. Durham (76C)of

Carrollton,Ga.,Nov.12,2010.Edith A. Hillman (76C)of

Walhalla,S.C.,Dec.7,2010.Sharon Grossman Pineda (76C)

ofJacksonville,Fla.,Aug.23,2009.

1980sErnest V. Corradetti (80C)of

OrmondBeach,Fla.,March10,2011.

Kathryn Butler Reeves (81C)ofRome,Feb.12,2011.

Melanie Michele Watson (89c)ofKnoxville,Tenn.,Oct.27,2010.

1990sCraig Lamar Allen (94c)ofCedar

Key,Fla.,Jan21,2011.

Faculty/StaffJuanita Fox (retiredfromfood

services),Dec.17,2010Sara Ann Phillips Greer (retired

fromfoodservices), Feb.13,2011.Herman A. Higgins Sr. (Professor

ofHistoryEmeritus),Feb.28,2011.Lena Mae Mosley (retiredfrom

housekeeping),March22,2011.Dr. Amber T. Prince (Associate

ProfessorofTeacherEducation),Nov.1,2010(seepage22).

May10,2010,birthofdaughterCharlotteElizabeth.ThefamilyresidesinConcord,N.C.

Tara Gilliland Salsman (05C) and husbandScottannouncetheNov.1,2010,birthoftwindaughtersAbigailElizabethandNeaveAmeila.Abbeyweighed5pounds,8ouncesandmeasured19incheslong;Neavewas5pounds,9ouncesandmeasured18inches.ThefamilyresidesinDelaware,Ohio.

John Russell Alford (06C) and Amanda LeCraw Alford (07C) an-nouncetheOct.5,2010,birthofdaughterAvaRiley,weighing8pounds,8ouncesandmeasuring

18.5incheslong.ThefamilyresidesinLawrenceville,Ga.

Teja Barkmann (07C, 09G) completedagraduatejoint-triplemaster’sdegree(LL.MwithErasmusMunduslabel)attheUniversitàdiBologna,HamburgUniversityandUniversitéd’Aix-MarseilleIII,calledaEuropeanMasterinLawandEconomics.

Christen Cooper Wilbourn (08C) and husband Will announce the Sept.29,2010,birthofdaughterHaileeAnnaElizabeth,weighing7pounds,14ouncesandmeasuring20incheslong.ThefamilyresidesinSmithStation,Ala.

Sarah Tonsmeire (09C), marketingandsalescoordinatorforBlackOakAssetManagement,wasrecognizedasAmbassadoroftheYearbytheCartersville-BartowCounty(Ga.)Chamber.

2010sCameron Greg Carter (10C) has

acceptedayearlongpositionasavideoproductiontraineefortheAtlantaBraves.Hepreviouslyworked in the video production departmentfortheBraves’ClassAaffiliateinRome.Inhisnewposi-tion,Cameronwillbeprovidingon-sitevideoproductionassistancefor

allgamesduringthe2011season.HecurrentlyresidesinAtlanta.

John Andrew Kronenberger (10C)washiredforaninternshipworkingonaprojectledbyDr.DavidReznickoftheUniversityofCalifornia-RiversidestudyingevolutioninguppiesofTrinidadianstreams.JohnhadpreviouslyassistedDr.MartinCipolliniwiththeLongleafPineProjectatBerry.

David Alan Nuckolls (10C) and Anna Smith Nuckolls (10C) were marriedMay22,2010,attheBerryCollegeChapel.DavidisthesonofFrank A. Nuckolls (79C).ThecoupleresidesinRome.

Chris Ferguson (90C), Alison Ault Gantt (92C) and Landis Dekle Hicks (91C) showed their school spirit as team “Berry Buds” during the Atlanta Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure in October 2010.


MEMORY AND HONOR GIFTS Special thanks go out for the following gifts to Berry, which were specifically designated in memory or honor of an individual. Honor and memory gifts can be made by noting your intentions and the name of the person recognized at the time you make the gift. Note: Memory gifts have been designated to scholarship funds named for the honoree unless otherwise specified by the donor.

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MEMORY GIFTSSept. 1, 2010 – March 15, 2011

Mr. Hilton J. AllenMrs.BarbaraPickleMcCollum

Mr. Lindsey C. AltmanMrs.FayeH.Fron

Mrs. Jurell McLean BealMrs.EllenderFishLee

Mrs. Rheba Woody BenoyMs.JeanBenoyLaceyMr.andMrs.AlanMarkWoody

Dr. Ralph Buice Jr. Dr.E.KayDavisDunn

Mrs. Frances Black Cain Ms.ShirleyDarleneCartwright

Mr. Larry I. Chestnut Mr.H.WayneStevenson

Mr. Rembert L. CornelisonMrs.VirginiaAllenCornelison

Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas CosperMr.andMrs.JesseMartinMcElyea

Mrs. Audrey Wood Crew Mrs.RamonaCrewScholtes

Mr. John H. Cunningham Mr.andMrs.ThomasE.AdamsMr.andMrs.JamesL.BeattieJr.Ms.RachelM.CapeloutoMr.RobertGlennCarmichaelMr.andMrs.RoyB.CooperMs.MaryD.CrosbyMr.JosephE.DabneyMr.andMrs.CharlesH.HaneyIIIMr.GeorgeA.MontgomeryMs.SherilynS.MurrayDr.andMrs.JonathanS.Swift

Ms. Kirsten L. Davis Mr.TheodoreL.Noble

Mrs. Wendy Huey DeckMr.andMrs.JeffreyAlanDean

Mr. Horace C. Dennis Mr.MarvinC.Sammons

Dr. Garland M. DickeyMr.CharlesW.HarrisSr.

Mrs. Mary Fulmer DuBose Mrs.BobbyGeneWalkerFulmerMrs.ElizabethWilliamsSelman

Dr. J. Kenyon East Sr. Mr.andMrs.WilliamG.Fron

Mrs. Lillian C. FarmerMrs.MarthaPerkinsAubelMr.andMrs.DanU.BiggersMissElizabethMitchellBlakeMr.andMrs.WilliamC.BradfordMr.andMrs.WilliamG.FronDr.DorothyClarkGreggMr.andMrs.ThomasW.JonesJr.Mr.andMrs.JesseMartinMcElyeaMrs.ElizabethWilliamsSelmanMr.StevenWayneStricklandMr.RalphL.White

Dr. Thomas W. Gandy Mrs.TheodoraNettlesGandy

Mr. Frank D. Garrett Jr. Mr.JackL.Pigott

Ms. Ruth Lois Glover Dr.JeanetteJusticeFleming

Mr. Thomas C. GloverDr.JeanetteJusticeFleming

Mrs. Leila May Grantham Mr.J.HixCarithers

Dr. Larry A. GreenMs.KellyAnnCochranMrs.SusanLeeHauser

Mrs. Maxine Kirby Harman Mr.HenryV.Harman

Mr. Herman A. Higgins Sr.Dr.andMrs.RobertM.CatesMr.andMrs.A.MiltonChambersMs.JeanR.DowneyMs.HelenM.HigginsDr.andMrs.DwightKinzerMrs.CatherineM.McDonaldMr.andMrs.JackD.Summerbell

Mr. Joseph J. HillmanMrs.EvelynWallHillman

Mr. Ellis K. Hite Mr.MarvinC.Sammons

Mr. Paul W. HortonMrs.JaneM.Horton

Mrs. Becky HoseaMrs.PatriciaTutterowJackson

Ms. Amy Jo Johnson Mr.andMrs.AndrewAaronBrittain

Mrs. Bonnie Jovanelly Mrs.NinaG.Wheeler

Mr. Dewey E. Large Mrs.HelenAlleyDuckworth

Mr. Ben F. LucasMrs.DeanL.Lucas

Lt. Com. Charles Harold McDanielMr.andMrs.LarryJ.Taylor

Mrs. Nellie Thompson McMillanMr.J.HixCarithers

Mrs. Lucille Mealer Mr.GaryMealer

Mrs. Martha S. Morrison Dr.andMrs.JoeF.Allen

Mr. E. Thaxton Mullis Mrs.MargueriteK.Mullis

Mrs. Carolyn Smith NelsonMs.JeanBenoyLacey

Mr. Connell S. Norton Mr.andMrs.RobertG.Crigler

Mrs. Pyungim Park Mr.SunnyPark

Mr. Christopher J. ParkerMs.LeighDianneHarris

Mr. Kenneth L. Parker Sr.Mrs.AllisonParkerHill

Mr. Charles R. Poe Mr.BillyR.BlockerSr.Ms.BettyannM.O’NeillMr.andMrs.ThomasE.Poe

Mr. Neal Q. Pope Sr. Mr.andMrs.JamesAlanPope

Dr. Amber T. Prince Mr.andMrs.DanU.BiggersMs.CandiceAshleyFingerleMs.MeganMarilynGerenMs.KristinReneeHarbrechtMr.andMrs.PatrickChristopher

MurphyMs.NicoleRuthPettusMs.LindseyAllysonWable

Mr. Bryan A. Rainey Dr.RogerClintonTutterow

Mrs. Catherine Masters RexinMs.JanetLorraineJerkinsMr.andMrs.TerryE.WillisIntegrationTechnologiesGroupInc.King’sJewelry

Mrs. Patsy B. Self Mr.FranklinD.Self

Dr. Gloria M. ShattoMrs.SandraAyersMrs.LoisA.Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shaver Mrs.CharlotteShaverOrtiz

Mrs. Joyce Hendrix SheltonMr.andMrs.WilliamG.Fron

Mr. Joseph A. Shropshire Mrs.BettyShropshireGlover

Mrs. Michele Norman Sims Mr.andMrs.RobertDanielPrice

Mrs. Martha Grogan SolomonsMrs.HazlPaigeBrumbyMr.andMrs.GeorgeH.HollandMrs.BettieHesterMcClain

Mrs. Frances B. Thesing Mr.andMrs.WilliamG.Fron

Mr. Warren E. Tibbals Mr.andMrs.RaymondE.Yearty

Mrs. Elbia K. Tutterow Dr.RogerClintonTutterow

Mrs. Mary Lou Stroup UlmerMr.andMrs.WilliamG.Fron

Mrs. Lila Gladin UnderwoodMr.CarrollC.Underwood

Mr. Richard Sweatt WebbMrs.MarthaS.Webb

Mrs. Lucille G. West MissBettySueCook

Mr. William G. West Mr.andMrs.JamesD.CarrollMr.andMrs.ThomasGreen

Mr. Earl W. Williams Mr.JeffreyF.HetskoMr.RichardC.Williams

Mr. Paul Renee Willis Mr.JackBurksAllenMrs.DeborahWillisRogers

Mrs. Reba Shropshire WilsonMrs.BettyShropshireGlover

Mr. Richard WoodMs.KellyAnnCochran

HONOR GIFTSSept. 1, 2010 – March 15, 2011

Mr. and Mrs. Larry B. AdamsMs.MargieA.Adams

Mr. and Mrs. William I. Atkinson IIIMr.andMrs.J.M.Patterson

Mrs. Hazel Weaver BagwellMissImogeneT.Patterson

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. BakerMr.RobertA.Baker

Dr. Susan Jean Baker Mr.RobertA.Baker

Ms. Grace Bellamy Mrs.MaureenMunroKurowsky

Mr. D. Randolph Berry PeoplesFederalSavingsBank

FoundationMiss Samantha A. Brilling

Ms.DeborahRivitusoBrillingMr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Buice

Mr.PaulA.McFarlandDr. D. Dean Cantrell

Mr.RichardO.ColeyDr. and Mrs. N. Gordon Carper

Mr.andMrs.StevenP.RileyDr. Thomas W. Carver

Mr.T.MackBrownMr. and Mrs. A. Milton Chambers

Mrs.RebeccaNunneryCovingtonMr.andMrs.SammyV.Freeman

Mrs. Jo Ann White ChambersMr.andMrs.CharlesF.Seeger

Dr. Jennifer W. Dickey Ms.AngelaReneeDickey

Dr. Ouida W. DickeyMs.AngelaReneeDickeyMr.CharlesW.HarrisSr.Mrs.JoyceSandrockPuckett

Mr. and Mrs. James Larry EllisonMr.andMrs.CharlieJ.Weatherford

Mr. Carl Ford Ms.RebeccaErinFord

Dr. Robert L. Frank Ms.JenniferNicoleKane

Mrs. Debra Davidson GillelandMr.RichardO.Coley

Mr. David “Pete” Gordon Lt.Col.andMrs.ReginaldE.

Strickland Mrs. Margaret Bagwell Greeson

MissImogeneT.PattersonDr. Vincent M.L. Gregoire

Mrs.GabrielaEliasBroomeMrs. Ruth T. Hale

Ms.EvelynneC.MashburnMr. Noel Lawrence Hillman

Mrs.EvelynWallHillmanMrs. Susan Horton

Ms.BettyannM.O’NeillMr. Cody Jones

Mr.andMrs.MarkS.JonesMr. and Mrs. H. Ish Jones

Mr.StevenWayneStricklandMr. and Mrs. Richard A. Knox

Ms.KellieAnneKnoxMr. and Mrs. W. Edmond Laird

Mr.SolomonBelayMrs. Betty Brown Madden

MissImogeneT.PattersonMrs. Catherine M. McDonald

Mr.PaulA.McFarlandMr. John David McFarland

Mr.PaulA.McFarlandMr. and Mrs. David Alan Nuckolls

Dr.andMrs.FrankA.NuckollsMrs. Mary Ellen Perkins

Mr.FrederickL.PerkinsMrs. Dorothy Smith Reeve

MissImogeneT.PattersonMrs. Evelyn Spradlin Standridge

Mr.DonaldE.RhodesMr. Bill G. Thornton

Mr.JackL.PigottMr. Ted. H. Touchstone

Mr.JackL.PigottMr. Burton E. Winfrey

Mrs.CarolWinfreyBurnette

NAMED SCHOLARSHIPSSept. 1, 2010 – March 15, 2011

Frank and Kathryn Adams Endowed Scholarship

Dr.andMrs.JohnFranklinAdamsDr.ChristinaG.BucherDr.EllenJohnsonDr.JamesH.Watkins

African-American Alumni Chapter Expendable Scholarship

Mrs.MelissaRansbyHuntAgriculture Alumni Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.MarkA.ColeMrs.ElizabethSennLusbyMr.andMrs.JoshuaJamesWhiteMr.BenjaminO.Willingham

Alabama Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

DanielFoundationofAlabama

MEMORY AND HONOR GIFTS


Leo W. Anglin Memorial Scholarship Dr.StevenH.BellDr.andMrs.WadeA.CarpenterMrs.KathyR.GannDr.KarenA.Kurz

Perry Anthony Memorial Scholarship Mrs.ElsieJoyAnthonyMorrow

Adelaide Nichols Baker Womens Studies Award

Dr.CarrieN.BakerBarton Mathematics Award

Mr.RayfordW.BartonBaxter Family Expendable Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.CharlesWayne BaxterSr.

Glenn W. and Hattie McDougald Bell Scholarship

Mr.RobertThesingBerry College Class of 1958 Endowed Scholarship

Dr.andMrs.HarlanL.ChapmanMrs.ElizabethAsheCopeMrs.FrancesBushaHartMr.RussellA.JacksonMr.WalterBufordJenningsMr.EdwardSwartzMr.andMrs.BillyRayTraynhamMr.andMrs.J.LeeWallerMr.andMrs.CharlieJ.WeatherfordMr.JimmieWitherow

John R. and Annabel Hodges Bertrand Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.EdwardW.SimsDan Biggers Distinguished Actor Award

Mr.DouglasO.BairdShannonW.BiggersMr.andMrs.JasonChandlerSweatt

W.S. Black Conservation Scholarship MissMargieAnnBlackMrs.MargaretW.BrowneMrs.SarahLandryMr.SidneyThompsonMr.RobertWoodall

Beatrice L. Bollam 39C Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Mr.RichardOwenBollamFrances Berry Bonnyman Scholarship

Dr.IsabelBonnymanStanleyRaymond J. Bowen Expendable Scholarship

Drs.WilliamandSaraHoytMr.andMrs.ThomasE.PoeGEFund

Joshua Bradshaw-Whittemore Memorial Scholarship

Mr.RichardN.BassMr.andMrs.AlfredBradshaw-

WhittemoreMr.andMrs.RonaldP.Whittemore

Horace Brown Chemistry ScholarshipMr.PaulD.Brown

Louise Paul Brown Work Scholarship Dr.HoraceD.BrownMerckCompanyFoundation

Wanda Lou Bumpus Endowed Scholarship

Ms.JulieA.BumpusDavid R. Burnette Agriculture Leadership Scholarship

Mr.WalterK.GillMr.DorseyEugeneMobleyDr.M.LeonardMoleJr.Mr.LeachDelanoRichardsSr.Mrs.DorothyWoodardSillsDr.andMrs.VanMartinTeagueMaj.andMrs.RichardAllenTerryMr.BurtonE.WinfreyAT&TFoundation

N. Gordon Carper AwardDr.andMrs.N.GordonCarper

N. Gordon Carper Endowed History Scholarship

Dr.andMrs.N.GordonCarperMr.RalphS.DanielsDrs.ColinandJenniferWilliamMicrosoftCorp.

Noel and Todd Carper Endowed AwardDr.andMrs.N.GordonCarper

A. Milton and Joann Chambers Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.A.MiltonChambersMr.andMrs.WilliamM.ChambersMs.SusanA.Chambers

Chick-fil-A ScholarshipChick-fil-AInc.

Cathy and Bert Clark Endowed Study Abroad

GoodwinWrightInc.NorthwesternMutualFoundation

Percy N. Clark and Family Scholarship Mr.PaulNormanClarkWellsFargoFoundation

Class of 1936C Endowed ScholarshipMrs.CatherineM.McDonald

Class of 1943C Scholarship Dr.ClaytonC.O’Mary

Class of 1951C Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Mr.LeonM.BryanMrs.LinnieLaneGibsonMr.andMrs.ThomasE.PoeMrs.ElizabethWilliamsSelmanMr.andMrs.RobertNathanSmelleyMr.CliffordM.SmithSr.Mrs.JimAnnStewartMrs.SybilPyleStillLt.Col.andMrs.ReginaldE.

StricklandMrs.MaryJacksonWheelerMs.BettyL.WhiteMrs.SarahEdwardsYoung

Class of 1954C Endowed Scholarship Mr.A.RandallCooperMr.CharlesE.HoustonMr.andMrs.BillG.Waters

Class of 1956C Endowed ScholarshipMr.andMrs.HermanE.DavisMr.andMrs.RogerW.DeanMr.RussellM.EvansMrs.BobbyGeneWalkerFulmerMrs.SueHegwoodHowelMrs.AudreyBarkerJamesMr.WilliamB.KeithJr.Mr.WallaceG.McDowellMr.EdW.MorrisJr.Mrs.TillieMarloweParkerMr.andMrs.GleasonL.PoolDr.andMrs.LutherR.RogersMr.andMrs.KennethMellStricklandDr.H.OliverWelchMr.WilliamBenderWhite

Class of 1957C Scholarship Dr.andMrs.HarlanL.ChapmanMr.andMrs.C.L.TateMr.andMrs.BillyRayTraynhamMr.andMrs.CharlieJ.Weatherford

Class of 1960C Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

Dr.andMrs.JimmyT.BellMrs.JoanneChanceCalubMr.andMrs.JohnW.CooperMrs.LenaMooreFleischhackerMr.andMrs.HenryHowellMrs.CaroleCarterLongMrs.MarjorieDeesPattersonMr.andMrs.CharlieA.PowellMr.andMrs.W.ClevelandRowlandMr.H.WayneStevensonMr.andMrs.GlynnTindallMr.andMrs.JamesPerryVincentSr.Mr.andMrs.MaconSidneyWheelerAGLResourcesInc.Coca-Cola CompanyGEFund

Class of 1961 Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

Dr.JohnE.AllenJr.Mr.andMrs.WayneW.CanadyMr.andMrs.CecilM.CarneyMr.ArchieDannyColemanMr.JoelHarrisDeatonMrs.ShirleyHillDennyMr.AaronEllisMr.LoydC.GassMrs.FayeJunkinsGibbonsMr.andMrs.CharlesD.GibbsMrs.ElaineOvermanHarrisMr.andMrs.PeterH.HoffmannMr.MarcusA.HolleyMrs.AnnMusselwhiteMcClellanMr.BowenH.andMrs.BarbaraMote

McCoyMrs.RubyVestalMillsMs.JoKoonNicholsonMr.J.RonaldThorntonMrs.MildredCampbellTietjenMr.andMrs.G.H.Underwood

Class of 1965C Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.JosephL.RagsdaleClass of 1953H Endowed Scholarship in Memory of Staley-Loveday

Mr.LarryB.AdamsMr.WilliamRalphBannisterJr.Mr.RonaldW.EdwardsMrs.DeanPritchettHerndonMr.JeromeHolcombMr.JosephE.PriceMr.andMrs.RossSumnerMrs.JoyBerniceOgleWhaley

George W. Cofield Memorial Scholarship Fund

Mr.andMrs.LarryEidsonSunTrustBanksInc.–Atlanta

Julian L. Crook Endowed Scholarship Ms.KariL.BjorhusMr.andMrs.M.HavenRiviereMr.andMrs.JaySeitzMr.andMrs.HalSewellCoca-Cola CompanyLCGRealEstateServicesCorp.LeapleyConstructionGroupof

AtlantaDaniel Foundation Expendable Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

DanielFoundationofAlabamaWendy Huey Deck Memorial Scholarship

Ms.DonnaAtkinsWooldridgeEdward Gray and Doris Cook Dickey Endowed Scholarship

Mrs.DorisDickeyBrooksMr.GlennC.Wallace

Garland Dickey Endowed ScholarshipDr.BetsyRebeccaLindley

Lillian Dorton Endowed Scholarship Mrs.YvonneLinkerHallMr.andMrs.JesseMartinMcElyea

Jessiruth Smith Doss Scholarship Dr.CalvinL.Doss

Leona Strickland East Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.JohnC.StricklandEdwards Endowed Scholarship

Mr.ScottA.EdwardsB. Leon Elder Endowed Scholarship

Dr.andMrs.JoeA.ElderWilliam H. Ellsworth Expendable Gate of Opportunity Expendable Scholarship

WilliamH.EllsworthFoundationElster Foundation Endowed Scholarship

ElsterFoundationEd and Evelyn England Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.EdwardEnglandJr.John R. and Margaret Weaver Faison Scholarship

BrysonFoundationLtd.

Ralph E. Farmer Accounting ScholarshipMr.andMrs.A.MiltonChambersMs.SusanA.ChambersMr.BartA.CoxMrs.JennyJohnsonMcWhorter

J. Paul Ferguson Endowed Scholarship Dr.J.PaulFerguson

Ruby and Clifton Fite Endowed Scholarship

Dr.andMrs.J.DavidFiteJimmy R. Fletcher Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Dr.JamesE.HairstonMr.DonR.LeachmanDr.andMrs.H.HortonMcCurdyMrs.EmmaFearsO’NealMr.andMrs.AlexanderWhyte

Whitaker IVMrs.AnnAllenWilliamsMr.andMrs.AlanMarkWoody

Franklin Foundation Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

JohnandMaryFranklinFoundationGeorge Gaddie Endowed Scholarship

Mrs.ArleneD.MinshewMrs.CherrieD.Shaw

Robert W. Gardner Endowed Scholarship

Ms.MildredJ.GardnerMs.PamelaJ.Gardner

Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Mrs.JeanHarrisBallewDr.andMrs.JimmyT.BellMrs.JohnnieMaeSmithCurryDr.OuidaW.DickeyMr.andMrs.WalterE.DundervillMr.andMrs.W.Harrison

McDonaldJr.Mr.MatthewRuddickMooreDr.andMrs.E.JacksonRinerGEFund

Georgia DAR Student Teaching AwardNSDAR

George M. Glover International Scholarship

Mr.DwightAllenGloverEd and Gayle Graviett Gmyrek Scholarship

Mrs.GayleGraviettGmyrekJorge and Ondina Gonzalez Endowed Scholarship

Dr.OndinaE.GonzalezMrs.OndinaSantosGonzalez

Larry A. Green Memorial ScholarshipDr.JannaS.JohnsonMrs.MelanieGreenJonesMrs.DeborahRichardsonTealMr.andMrs.MichaelDavidWilliams

Lyn Gresham Endowed Scholarship Mr.andMrs.EdgarW.FiteMrs.JeanJunkinsGaglianoMr.WalterK.GillMr.LarryBernarrWebb

Hamrick Family/Aunt Martha FreemanDr.KarenA.Kurz

Jean Miller Hedden Scholarship Mrs.JeanMillerHedden

Cathleen Ann Henriksen Memorial Scholarship

Dr.EmmalineBeardHenriksenMr.PeterN.Henriksen

Inez W. Henry Endowed ScholarshipMrs.KatieNormanGrubbs

Edna F. Hetsko ScholarshipMr.JeffreyF.Hetsko

Howell Hollis ScholarshipCommunityFoundationofthe

Chattahoochee ValleyLewis A. Hopkins Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.AaronD.BrittMs.AnneMarieHopkinsMr.HowardA.RichmondII


Ruby Hopkins Outstanding Student Teacher Award

Mr.andMrs.AaronD.BrittMr.andMrs.StephenP.HawkinsMr.HowardA.RichmondII

Becky Musser Hosea ScholarshipMrs.NanetteCarterMs.SusanC.Parker

William R. and Sara Lippard Hoyt Scholarship

Drs.WilliamandSaraHoytMs.HarrietteR.HoytMs.NancyThamesLippard

Amy Jo Johnson Scholarship Fund Mrs.MalisaSharifiHagan

Mendel D. Johnson Memorial Scholarship

Mrs.JoanF.FulghumMrs.JosephineJ.Jackson

Walter and Mabel Johnson Scholarship Col.WalterA.JohnsonJr.

H.I. Jones Endowed Agriculture Scholarship

Mr.HaroldL.JonesMrs.JanisJohnsonJusticeMrs.JoyJonesNeal

Kappa Delta Pi Endowed AwardDr.MaryC.Clement

Clay Kenemer Memorial Scholarship Dr.andMrs.HarlanL.ChapmanMs.CatrinaCelesteCreswellMr.TimothyR.HowardMrs.MildredParrishKenemerMrs.PamelaMillwoodPettyjohnMissMarleneS.SchneiderMrs.JoyBerniceOgleWhaley

Michael and Elizabeth Nesbitt Krupa Scholarship

Mrs.ElizabethNesbittKrupaLois and Lucy Lampkin Foundation Expendable Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

LoisandLucyLampkinFoundationPeter A. Lawler Endowed Scholarship

Mr.JeffreyDouglasHornMrs.HelenWrightLansingMr.DavidPaulRamseyMrs.CarolSnyderRoberts

Ray M. and Mary Elizabeth Lee Scholarship

TheRayandMaryElizabethLeeFoundation

Clifford A. and Amelia M. Lipscomb Expendable Scholarship

Dr.andMrs.CliffordAllenLipscombClifford A. and Amelia M. Lipscomb Endowed Scholarship

Dr.andMrs.CliffordAllenLipscombFred H. Loveday Endowed Scholarship

Mr.RichardH.BarleyDr.JerryC.DavisMr.JulianCliffordGrayMr.LyleH.HessMr.andMrs.HenryHowellMrs.MaryM.LovedayDr.andMrs.H.HortonMcCurdyMr.andMrs.ThomasE.PoeLt.Col.WilliamD.SegrestMr.andMrs.AlanMarkWoodyAGLResourcesInc.

James N. Luton Endowed Scholarship Mr.andMrs.ThomasE.Poe

Ross Magoulas Endowed Scholarship Ms.DarleneDaehler-WilkingMs.MarieAnnHoganMs.AnnaS.HollaranMr.RossA.MagoulasMs.CecilyJ.NallMr.andMrs.RobertL.Sumner

Mannino Education Abroad ScholarshipMr.andMrs.GaetanoMannino

Percy Marchman Scholarship Mr.andMrs.PercyT.Marchman

Dr. Charles Scott Markle Expendable Scholarship

Mrs.MerleWadeMatthewsMath and Natural Science Alumni Award

Dr.ReneeEdwardsCarletonDr. L. Doyle Mathis Endowed Scholarship

Mrs.RethaBurchBrownDr.andMrs.HarlanL.ChapmanDr.andMrs.L.DoyleMathis

Lawrence E. McAllister Endowed Scholarship

Mr.NorrisD.JohnsonEdith and Harold McDaniel Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.JohnS.DavisNavalAirStationOfficersand

SpousesOrganizationJanet S. Merritt Scholarship (DAR)

Dr.andMrs.A.GatewoodDudleyFrank Miller Endowed Memorial Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.RonaldE.DayhoffMrs.FayeLovinggoodHood

Minority Pathway Scholarship Mrs.BarbaraBallangerHughesMrs.CarolSnyderRoberts

Milton A. and Frances P. Morgan Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.MiltonA.MorganMulticultural and International Student Scholarship

Mrs.BarbaraBallangerHughesMary and Al Nadassy English Scholarship

Dr.ChristinaG.BucherDr.EllenJohnsonMrs.MaryI.NadassyDr.JamesH.Watkins

Mary Finley Niedrach Endowed Scholarship

Mrs.FlorenceFinleyMilwayTabitha Reno Norton Expendable Scholarship

Mrs.JennieP.AllenMr.andMrs.FrankH.CarterMr.JohnCharlesCarterMs.HollyHeistClarisseMr.andMrs.JeffreyEdwardDeanMr.andMrs.EdwardJoseph

DeMasiJr.TheRev.FrederickD.ForshMr.BenjaminIsaacHartman

NSDAR Scholarship IndianaStateSocietyDARVirginiaStateSocietyDAR

O’Brien & Gere Expendable Science Scholarship

O’Brien&GereEngineersInc.Bobby Patrick Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.LenH.CampMrs.MaryCampPatrickMr.andMrs.JohnG.WheelerJr.

James L. Paul Jr. Memorial ScholarshipMrs.VioletPaul

Neal Quitman and Emily Lowe Pope Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.HarleyF.DruryJr.Mr.andMrs.G.RichardPopeTheHon.andMrs.RobertThomas

PopeSr.Sara Powell Expendable Scholarship

Mr.JohnW.PowellSr.Amber T. Prince Outstanding Education Graduate Student Award

Dr.RobertH.PrinceAmber T. Prince Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.ReedBiggersMs.MichaeleMarieFlynn

Chester A. Roush Jr. Scholarship AlexRoushArchitectsInc.

Bernard and Doris Rowland Expendable Scholarship

Mrs.DorisRowland

Ann Russell Memorial Scholarship Mrs.KathleenRobinsonRay

Vesta Salmon Service Scholarship Ms.AshleyBrookeHarpMr.andMrs.KraigMichaelIngalsbeMr.andMrs.JamesA.ReynoldsMrs.AngelaP.ReynoldsMrs.MakiReynoldsDr.StephenH.SalmonMrs.AmberStillVachonMr.andMrs.CharlieJ.Weatherford

Larry L. and Mary E. Schoolar Clark Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.LarryL.SchoolarAT&TFoundation

Dr. James R. and Donna R. Scoggins Endowed Scholarship

Dr.JamesR.ScogginsJoyce H. Shelton Memorial Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.JimH.BentonMs.LindaBevilleMr.andMrs.JamesBillyBlairMr.andMrs.CharlesW.BlankenshipMr.DavidW.BowenMr.andMrs.JamesH.BoydMr.andMrs.A.MiltonChambersDr.andMrs.HarlanL.ChapmanDr.andMrs.JamesF.CookMr.BartA.CoxMr.andMrs.PhilipDillardMr.andMrs.JamesLarryEllisonMr.ThomasRayFewellMr.andMrs.CharlesA.FortuneMr.andMrs.GeneGrahamDr.RichardO.HaysMr.RussellA.JacksonMr.BobbyG.JohnsonMrs.JoyPadgettJohnsonMr.andMrs.JackA.JonesMrs.JoyceTaylorLigginMrs.BettyBrownMaddenMrs.BarbaraPickleMcCollumMr.andMrs.GarryMcGlaunMrs.PatriciaS.NormanMs.BettyannM.O’NeillMr.EdwardPartonMr.andMrs.J.M.PattersonMr.JackL.PigottMr.andMrs.RobertS.PinoMr.andMrs.CharlesF.SeegerMs.MarthaSheltonMr.andMrs.LarryJ.TaylorMs.KimberlyAnneTerrellMr.andMrs.BillyRayTraynhamMrs.MargeneB.TrimbleMr.andMrs.JosephL.WaltonSr.Mr.andMrs.CharlieJ.WeatherfordMr.HaronW.WiseCulbreth-Carr-Watson Animal Clinic

Michelle Norman Sims Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.RobertMillerBergmanMrs.AnneJ.Sims

Hamilton/Smith Scholarship Ms.EvelynL.HamiltonMrs.DarcelKempIveyMs.HesterJeanParksMrs.MitchellMignonPriceMs.JuanitaScurryMrs.BeverlyAnnSmith

Ann Saywell Spears Expendable Scholarship

Dr.AnnSaywellSpearsStephens-Riley Scholarship

Mrs.LoriR.DayMr.OwenL.RileyJr.

Reginald E. Strickland Expendable Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

Lt.Col.andMrs.ReginaldE.Strickland

Student ScholarshipsMr.andMrs.ClintonG.AmesJr.Mr.MatthewArmstrongBarrettTheRev.JohnAndrewBellMrs.DorothySandersCarlileMr.andMrs.FrancisJohnCioffiMr.andMrs.AndrewStephenDavisMs.LydiaCatherineFieldsMrs.ElizabethNeellyGainesMr.RandyD.GaylerMr.AndrewDavidGeorgeMrs.LillianLaneGibsonMr.andMrs.CharlesR.HagerMrs.JeanNicholsonHansardMs.DebbieE.HeidaMr.andMrs.MiltonS.HigginsDr.JackL.HunterMrs.CareyD.HunterDr.NoaleenG.IngalsbeMr.andMrs.JefferyMichaelJarrettMrs.DianeM.LandDr.andMrs.ThomasE.MillerMr.andMrs.StuartS.MillerMr.AaronDuanePickeringMr.andMrs.MatthewEastwood

RaganMr.RogerF.RameyMr.WinstonWhiteSharpIIIMrs.PeggyDaltonSmithMs.KateAnnaTaylorMrs.KarenThorpeTruittMrs.EvelynHurdWagnerMr.andMrs.JosephL.WaltonSr.Mr.CharlesBraxtonWardIIIAetnaLifeandCasualtyFoundationIntelCorp.Price/BlackburnCharitable

FoundationInc.Grace and Maurice Thompson Scholarship

Mr.MauriceB.ThompsonTroy/Gardner Endowed Award – Art History

Dr.VirginiaG.TroyJohn M. Tucker Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.FrancisW.TuckerMr.JohnM.Tucker

Visual Arts Endowed ScholarshipNationalChristianFoundation

Alexander Whyte Whitaker III Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.AlexanderWhyteWhitaker IV

Lettie Pate Whitehead ScholarshipLettiePateWhiteheadFoundation

Jeff Wingo Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Ms.StarrWrightBoylanDr.JannaS.JohnsonMrs.KathrynM.WingoBASFCorp.

Craig Allen Wofford ScholarshipMr.RonW.DeanMrs.ElaineSextonFosterAT&TFoundation

Richard Wood Scholarship Mr.andMrs.SammyV.FreemanMr.andMrs.MichaelDeanWilcoxMissLindaG.WilloughbyDr.andMrs.DavidO.Wood

Janice Bracken Wright Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.LawrenceW.BrackenJr.Yoda Scholarship

Dr.andMrs.KojiYodaDr.KyokoLeannYoda

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Row, row, row your boat!A coxswain-eye view of the Berry College Viking Crew slicing through the waters of the Savannah River during the Head of the South Regatta.

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