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Todd Jones, Pell City, AL, astandout pitcher on the JSU baseballteam, is now playing for the BostonRed Sox. He has previously playedwith the Houston Astros, DetroitTigers and the Colorado Rockies. In2000, he was the best relief pitcher inthe American League, earning a spoton the American League All Star teamand being named Reliever of the Yearwith 42 saves.

’49 & Before___________________________Jerry B. Hulsey ’ 41, Ft. Payne, is

retired from serving as Chairman ofthe Social Science Division atGadsden State Community College.He also served as head basketballcoach and assistant football coach atwhat is now Ft. Payne High School(1946-56) and as principal in 1957.

’50–’59___________________________Frances Stone Edmonds ’ 51,

Grant, AL, was recently namedRetired Teacher of the Year by theMarshall County Retired TeachersAssociation. She had taught for 13years at DAR, Union Grove andClaysville and then at New Hope inMadison County. She retired in 1979.

Lecil N. Smith ’ 53 was recentlyvoted into the Cullman County SportsHall of Fame for 2003. He taught andcoached in Cullman County from1950-66. He served as the AlabamaDepartment of Education FederalProgram’s Consultant and Directorfrom 1971-89 and on the CullmanCounty Park and Recreation Board.An Army veteran, he fought in theBattle of the Bulge.

Billy Gene “Homer” Howell ’ 59had an education career that spannedmore than 35 years (1956-1992). Hewas a teacher, counselor, assistantfootball coach, coordinator andprincipal in the St. Clair CountySchool System. The last 7 years of hiscareer were spent at the CentralOffice of the school system and heserved as assistant administrator forthe last 3 years. He also served 6 yearsin the U.S. Air Force.

’60–’69___________________________Fay Blackwood Simpkins ’ 60 and

George “Buddy” Simpkins ’ 62 werehonored recently by having a chairendowed in their names to theSylacauga City Schools Foundation.The surprise endowment was made to

recognize their decades of commit-ment to education in Sylacauga. TheSimpkins name has been synonymouswith band directing at Sylacauga Highsince 1940 when his dad was banddirector with Buddy following in hisfootsteps in 1967. His son David tookover in 1994. Fay taught English atSylacauga High.

Clifford Wayne Lanham ’ 62,Madison, AL, retired from educationin June, 2003. He served 22 years inthe U.S. Army, receiving numerousawards and decorations over thecourse of his career, retiring as aLieutenant Colonel. He opened hisown business in 1984 in Chesapeake,VA, which he operated for 8 yearsbefore selling it and going intoeducation. He taught for 12 years inVi rginia Beach, VA. After retiring, hemoved back to Alabama.

Helen Perman Jaggears ’ 63,Gadsden, AL, recently retired as aneducator after spending 40 years ineducation, with almost 34 of thoseyears spent at Gadsden StateCommunity College. She was incharge of the WETOC (Women’sEducational Training and OrientationCenter) from 1983 until her retire-ment.

Theresa Rankin Kisor ’64/65/69,Piedmont, AL, retired as Superinten-dent of Schools in Piedmont in 1996.She completed law school andbecame a member of the Alabama BarAssociation in October, 1998. Shepresently works part-time for theCouncil for Leaders in AlabamaSchools as Director of LeadershipTraining and has done someeducational legal work for the StateDepartment of Education and forlocal school boards. She is the proudgrandmother of 6 grandchildren!!!

Dr. Bobby H. Welch ’65, OrmondBeach, FL, is a former captain of theJSU football team. He served in theU.S. Army, serving as a paratrooper,Ranger, Jungle Expert and GreenBeret, receiving many awards anddecorations during his careerincluding the Purple Heart. He wasshot in Vietnam and left for dead. Godmiraculously intervened in a life-changing way and Bobby received hiscall to the ministry. He has served asPastor of First Baptist Church inDaytona Beach, FL since 1974. He haswritten several books and travelsextensively speaking across NorthAmerica and throughout the world.He was a guest of ABC news anchorPeter Jennings on the special“Abortion, The Next Civil War.”

Rhonda Vinson Geddie ’69,Montgomery, AL, has been a socialworker since 1973. She has beenemployed with the Department ofHuman Resources for 27 years,

currently working in the FamilyAssistance Partnership in the stateoffice in Montgomery.

Wi lliam A. “Bill” Bonnett, Sr.’ 69, Tyrone, GA, has been namedState Director of Pupil Transportationby the Georgia Department ofEducation. He is married to JoanLorraine Keith Bonnett ’ 70.

’70–’79___________________________Ginger Kaye Rich Adkins ’70/78,

Albertville, AL, has taught at SneadCollege in Boaz for 21 years. She is alife member of the JSU AlumniAssociation.

David Kinsaul ’ 70, Dayton, OH,has become president and CEO ofDayton Children’s Medical Center. Hepreviously served for 14 years asexecutive vice president and chiefoperating officer for the Children’sHealth System in Birmingham. Healso worked in administration for theMobile County (AL) HealthDepartment. He was commissionedthrough the JSU ROTC program, wasa member of Delta Chi Fraternity andthe JSU football team. He is a lifemember of the JSU AlumniAssociation.

Dane R. Martin ’ 70, Hanceville,AL, recently retired from the U.S. AirForce, having served since 1970. ACommand Pilot with over 3400 flyinghours (362 combat hours in SoutheastAsia), he has received numerousawards and decorations, including theLegion of Merit, Distinguished FlyingCross, Air Medal and MeritoriousService Medal. His last command wasat Andrews Air Force Base (MD)where he served as Vice WingCommander from 2001 untilretirement.

Larry Joe Smith ’ 70, Jacksonville,AL, recently served a term as interimdirector at the Guntersville Museum.A key man in compiling two books oflocal history, Larry probably knowsmore about the history of Guntersvilleand Marshall County than anyone. Heis retired from JSU, where he servedas Director of Financial Aid for manyyears. He has been a volunteer withthe Guntersville Historical Societysince it was organized.

�����Lanny Gordon Thomas ’70,Gadsden, AL, has joined the team ofZig Ziglar, the top motivationalspeaker in the country. He has joinedZiglar at engagements across thecountry during a national speakingtour sponsored by Ziglar TrainingSystems. More than 3 million peoplearound he world have attended thesepresentations. He has been asked torejoin Ziglar’s national speaking tour“The Top Performance Tour” for itsnext series of national engagements.Lanny previously was in managementand sales for 20 years.

Martha Gail Champion Cook’71, has been selected as the AprilTeacher of the Month at MunfordHigh School.

Dr. Portia K. Smart Weston ’71/76has accepted the position of HonorsDirector at Point Park College inPittsburgh, PA. She left GreenvilleTechnical College in South Carolina,where she had served as HonorsDirector for the past 5 years. Prior tothat, she was on the English facultyand served as department head ofOrientation, Advising and Counseling.

Judith Cox Berry ’72/75,Scottsboro, AL, has been namedsuperintendent of Scottsboro (AL)City Schools. She had been serving asdirector of curriculum for the schoolsystem. She is in her 29th year ineducation. She is married toJames R. Berry ’67/71, a former JSU Marching Southerner andgraduate of the ROTC program. He isa municipal judge for the Cityof Boaz.

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Charles Maniscalco ’73/79,Oxford, AL, accepted the position ofprincipal at Sacred Heart of JesusCatholic School in Anniston. Heplayed baseball for JSU. His career ineducation has spanned many areas,including teacher and coach at OxfordHigh School, assistant football coachat JSU under Bill Burgess for 11years, assistant principal at Oxfordand then as transportation supervisor.He is married to Natalie RagusaManiscalco ’ 72.

Jackie Louis Ragland ’73/77 hasretired as principal from J. K. WeaverTechnical Institute in the GadsdenCity School System.

Nancy Yarbrough Sansing ‘ 73/76,Ashville, AL, is in her 15th year ascounselor at Ashville ElementarySchool. She previously taught for 16years at St. Clair County HighSchool.

Rachel Morrow Bonds ’ 74,Guntersville, AL, has retired ascounselor at Douglas High School.She has spent 30 years in education,half as a classroom teacher and theother half as a counselor. She ismarried to A. L. Bonds ’69/72, whowas a principal at Douglas MiddleSchool and is now retired and servingon the school board. She is backinvolved with the Black Angus cattlefarm that they own in Pleasant Groveand does some traveling.

Carlton Devaughn ’ 74, Lineville,AL, has been elected to the Board ofDirectors of First Capital Corporationand its subsidiary, FirstState Bank. Hebegan his banking career in Linevillein 1974. He currently holds the officeof Senior Vice President and ChiefFinancial Officer and is OperationsOfficer and Investment Officer for thebank. He is also a U.S. Army veteran,having served in Vietnam.

Gesna Hughes-Littlefield ’ 74 wasselected as the 2003 Alumna of theYear at Alabama A & M University.Her career in education has spanned47 years as a teacher, counselor,principal, assistant superintendent ofelementary education and consultant.She is a member of Delta SigmaTheta Sorority.

Mary Lou Hill ’ 75, Gadsden, AL,is a teacher at Glencoe High Schooland has held that position for the last7 years. She has been in education for18 years. She is also the sponsor of theFamily, Community, Career Leadersof America Club at Glencoe High.The members participate in commu-nity and school activities. Two of theirthree children attend JSU.

Glenda Lee Ogletree ’75/77,Helena, AL, was recently inductedinto the Xi chapter of KappaDelta Pi at the University of Alabama.She is a teacher in the Shelby County

school system and is pursuing herdoctorate degree in elementaryscience. She is married to Newton D.Ogletree, Jr. ’ 75.

Alton Ed Rogers ’ 75, Gadsden,AL, has been named director ofoperations at Coosa Christian HighSchool. He helped found the schooland served as its principal andadministrator until 1982. Since then,he has served as an administrator inLittle Rock, AR, and in Miami andSt. Petersburg, FL.

Rick Nixon ’ 76, Talladega, AL,has been appointed Talladega’sMunicipal Court Clerk. Hepreviously worked in the office in atemporary capacity and is a memberof the Talladega Civil Service Board.

Becky Angel Cravens ’77/79,Jacksonville, AL, has been teachingfor 26 years. . . 22 of those years atPleasant Valley. She was recentlyinducted into the Calhoun CountySchool System’s Teacher Hall ofFame. She is a life member of theJSU Alumni Association.

Jon Kirk Giles ’ 77, Gurley, AL, alieutenant with the Huntsville, AL,Police Department recentlygraduated from the FBI NationalAcademy in Quantico, VA. He is a25-year veteran of the HuntsvillePolice Department. Jon was amember of Kappa Sigma Fraternityat JSU.

Iris Boone Hinton ’ 77,Tuscaloosa, AL, has been elected toserve as a Tuscaloosa Association ofRealtors director for 2003. She is anassociate broker for RE/MAXConsultants. Iris is a former JSUMarching Ballerina.

�����Karen Green Parris ’ 77,Jacksonville, has been namedexecutive director of the Girl Scoutsof Cottaquilla Council. A formerdirector of council services, she hadpreviously served as interim director.She has been a member of the GirlScout staff for 24 years. She is a

former member of the JSUMarching Southerners.

Dr. Dolia McIntosh Patterson’77, Talladega, AL, is principal atHouston Elementary School whereshe has been since 1993. Prior tothat, she worked at Dixon MiddleSchool and served as assistantprincipal at the high school from1986-88.

�����Robin K. Byrom ’ 78 is anArmy reservist colonel on activeduty in support of Operation IraqiFreedom. He is the Commander ofthe 455th Chemical Brigade from Ft.Dix, NJ. He is also commander ofTask Force Disablement andElimination organized under thenewly formed Iraqi Survey Group.While serving in Iraq, he ran intofellow JSU alumni Derrick Bryant’ 88, Birmingham, AL, a Major inMilitary Intelligence on active duty,and Cpt. Gerald E. Tucker ’ 90,Ohatchee, AL, an Army Reserviston Active Duty. All three receivedtheir commissions through JSU’sROTC Program. They are all inBaghdad, Iraq.

Melissa Carrell Craig ’ 78,Decatur, AL, has been appointed asales officer at Bank Independent’sloan office in Decatur. She joinedthe bank as senior vice presidentand loan officer and has more than20 years of banking experience.

Rodney Holmes ’ 78, Centreville,AL, has 24 years of bankingexperience and has been named thenew Regional President of thePeoples Bank and Trust in BibbCounty. He has served as loanofficer, collections officer andbranch manager at 3 differentlocations in Birmingham andTuscaloosa.

James Loring White ’ 78,Montgomery, AL, is owner of CBE,Inc., a fast-growing company that isone of the largest suppliers in thenation of cash register systems anddigital surveillance equipment forconvenience stores. CBE, Inc. hasbeen in business for 29 years and in

2002 had a record year of nearly $20million in sales. James playedfootball at JSU and is a life memberof the JSU Alumni Association.

Sharon Howard McGruder ’79/03 is HUD/HBCU Coordinator forGadsden State Community Collegeand keeps busy running theNeighborhood Network CommunityDevelopment Centers in publichousing communities.

Teresa Cheatham Stricklin ’ 79,Jacksonville, AL, is back at JSU asinstructor of music. The formerMiss Alabama (1978), is a well-known singer and TV personality inthis area. She formerly worked withthe JSU Public Relations Office.

’80–’89___________________________Phil Isom ’ 80, Guntersville, AL,

has been teaching and coaching for27 years . . . 24 at Guntersville HighSchool. He teaches drivers’education and is head footballcoach.

Keith Padgett ’ 80, Hickory, NC,L.E. Manager of Ellis HosieryMills, was elected president of theAssociation of Textile IndustrialEngineers recently. He is married toRosa Lynn Whitten Padgett ’ 87.

Dr. Sondra Johnson Yarbrough‘80/82, is an assistant professor ofeducational resources at JSU. Shejoined the faculty after serving as apro-rata instructor in educationalresources at JSU.

Arthur Crumpler ’ 81, Gadsden,AL, was chosen January Teacher ofthe Month for the Attalla CitySchool System. He has 20 years ofteaching experience and teaches atEtowah Middle School. He has beenTeacher of the Year (3 times),Teacher of the Month (2 times),voted Who’s Who AmongAmerica’s Teachers, twice selectedOutstanding Young Man ofAmerica, twice chosen Who’s Whoin the South and Southwest andselected to attend the Space Campfor Teachers in Huntsville.

Michael Joiner ’ 81, Roanoke,AL, is training manager for BPAmoco in Roanoke. A buddingauthor, he recently held a signingfor his novel, I Can’t Stop LovingYou.

Brenda Lindley-Anderson ’ 81,Huntsville, AL, who recentlycompleted her 22nd year with theMarshall Space Flight Center,NASA, has been tapped to transferfrom Engine Operations to helpbuild up manpower on theReliability Team in Safety andMission Assurance. This team willbe critical in ascertaining thereliability of the fixes to the shuttle

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program and NASA structure that arebeing recommended by the ColumbiaAccident Investigation Board.

�����Steve May ’ 81, Athens, AL, hasbeen appointed manager of strategicsourcing for Jack Daniel’s by theBrown-Forman Corporation. Prior tojoining Brown-Forman, he workedfor The Boeing Company in Decaturand for Adtran, Inc. and GeneralElectric.

Teresa Dianne McMinn ’81/98,Jacksonville, AL, is a teacher atWeaver Elementary. She recentlywon the Calhoun County Teacher ofthe Year Award. She has 22 years ofteaching experience and works inspecial education.

Royce Young ’81/87, Locust Fork,AL, has been selected the new headfootball coach at Locust Fork. Hehas spent 15 years in coaching inschools from levels 1-A to 5-A, thelast four at Brilliant where in the lasttwo years his team’s record was 20-4.He is married to Karla DawnConner Young ’ 85.

�����Dr. Mark N. Frolick ’ 82,Cincinnati, OH, is the Western &Southern Financial Chair ofInformation Systems at XavierUniversity in Cincinnati. He wasformerly Professor of MIS andAssociate Director of the FedExCenter for Cycle Time Research atthe University of Memphis. He has

authored over 75 articles and hisresearch appears in prestigiousjournals. He has over 20 years’experience in the information systemsfield and has worked as an indepen-dent consultant for Fortune 500companies.

Shirley Simmons-Sims ’ 82,Talladega, AL, is a retired SpecialEducation Department chairperson forthe Talladega City Board ofEducation. She presently serves on theTalladega City Board of Educationand the Alabama Retired TeachersAssociation. She was a member ofZeta Phi Beta Sorority at JSU.

Paul Stanford “Stan” Porter ’ 82,Birmingham, AL, is a police officerfor the city of Hoover. His pictureappeared on the front page of USAToday early in May. The torrentialrains in Alabama left many motoristsstranded and Stan was caught by aphotographer from the BirminghamNews as he carried one motorist tosafety from her submerged vehicle!

Lena Boswell ’ 83, Andalusia, AL,is the new executive director of theAndalusia Housing Authority. For 7years she was a clerk in the U.S.Army, overseeing the needs ofthousands of people, so taking overthe day-to-day operations of the city’stwo housing complexes won’t seemso overwhelming. She is also anordained minister.

Marsha Hardy Boswell ’83/89,Ragland, AL, has been an RN since1983. She has worked in home healthcare, emergency medicine, trauma,ICU and at the St. Clair CorrectionalFacility. She also holds a teachingdegree. She has been teaching biologyat Ragland High since 1996 where shewas the girls volleyball coach and theformer cheerleading sponsor. Stillteaching biology, she works as neededwith the St. Clair Regional Hospital’sHome Health center doing homevisits.

Cynthia E. Brown ’ 83, Huntsville,AL, has been promoted to lieutenantcolonel in the U.S. Air Force. She isthe Test and Evaluation Moderniza-tion Directorate Chief for the AirForce Surgeon General, Bolling AirForce Base, Washington, DC. She isthe daughter of retired Army COLRobert A. Brown ’61/72 and BebeWhitaker Brown ’ 61 of Huntsville.

Randy Hartley ’ 83, Jeffersonville,IN, won first place in the unpublishednon-fiction book category at the 2003Blue Ridge Mountain ChristianWriter’s Conference at Ridgecrest,NC. He was editor-in-chief of JSU’snewspaper, The Chanticleer, while atJSU.

Dean Isdell ’ 83, Moody, AL, is inhis first year as the assistant principal

at St. Clair County High School. Hehas worked with UAB’s athleticdepartment, has coached atSpringville High and then taught atMoody High, Middle and ElementarySchools for 16 years. He has been ineducation for over 30 years.

Daniel Scott McFall ’83/86, Fyffe,AL, a long-time educator and coach,recently joined First SouthernNational Bank and will serve on itsadvisory board in Rainsville. He hasserved as a math teacher and assistantfootball coach at Plainview HighSchool. He is married to ConnieMachen McFall ’87/92.

Pattie Haynes Thomas ‘ 83/86,Talladega, AL, has been named Alfa’sTeacher of the Month for October.She won a $1000 award and herschool, R. L. Young Elementary,received a matching award. She is a19 year veteran of the classroom.

James David Vinson ’83/94,Trussville, AL, Director of Parks andRecreation for the City of Trussville,has 21 years in parks and recreationexperience. He was named District IIIProfessional of the Year in 2001. InMarch 2002, the Alabama Recreationand State Parks Association namedhis department the Agency of theYear. He previously worked with theBirmingham PARD.

Dr. Kay Williams ’ 83, PleasantValley, has been appointed a full timefaculty member for the JSU Collegeof Nursing and Health Sciences. Shehas worked as a staff RN atChildren’s Hospital, a pediatricinstructor at UAB, and director ofeducation at Marshall Medical CenterNorth.

Robert N. Ellis, II ’ 85, Rainsville,AL, has joined First SouthernNational Bank as assistant vicepresident and loan officer. He beganhis banking career in 1987.

Regina Smith Gartman ’85/02,Gadsden, AL, is a sergeant with theGadsden Police Department.

Marie Baggett Milner ’ 85,Jacksonville, AL, is teaching pre-school at Jacksonville ChristianAcademy. She previously taught atJacksonville Christian ChildDevelopment Center and homeschooled her own children for 9 years.

Christopher A. Reynolds ’ 85,Gadsden, AL, is serving as ExecutiveVice President and Chief LendingOfficer for the newly organizedHometown Bank of Alabama inOneonta. Chris is also serving on theJSU Alumni Association Board ofGovernors. He is a former JSUMarching Southerner and is marriedto Sharon Lee Reynolds ’ 87.

John Hickman ’86/89, has beenhired as an English instructor at JSU.

He has been with the JSU adjunctfaculty since 2002 and has taught atGadsden State.

Pamela Powell Jacobs ’ 86,Dutton, AL, a teacher at Section HighSchool, has achieved National BoardCertification recently. She has taughtfor 17 years, two years in Georgia andthe rest at Section.

Javella Gray Simmons ’ 86,Powder Springs, GA, was crownedMrs. Georgia United States in June,2002, in Macon. She also won thepageant’s physical fitness award. Shecurrently works as an associateprincipal at East Paulding HighSchool in Dallas, GA. She previouslyworked as a band director in Georgia.

Randall E. Smith ’ 86, Andalusia,AL, has been named senior vicepresident and senior lender withSouthTrust Bank. He has more than 20years of banking experience, 11 ofthose with SouthTrust.

Phillip D. Stuart ’ 86, Anniston,has recently joined SouthTrust Bankas vice president and manager of assetmanagement. He has been in bankingsince 1986. Before joining SouthTrust,he worked with Southwest GeorgiaBank (Moultrie, GA) and RegionsBank (Anniston).

Tim Wi rick ’ 86, Huntsville, AL, isan insurance agent with AlfaInsurance. He has 15 years ofexperience in the insurance industry.Tim is married to Laura Kay WolfeWiri ck ’ 85.

Sharron Marie Gibson ’ 87,Ashville, AL, has been a teacher atAshville High School for the past 9years. She has also taught at RainbowMiddle School (Etowah County) andJohn Pope Eden Career TechnicalCenter.

Danny J. Kelly ’ 87, Oneonta, AL,is serving as president and CEO of thenewly-formed Hometown Bank ofAlabama. The bank has been foundedby several partners, two of whom areJSU grads! Danny was a member ofDelta Chi Fraternity at JSU.

Kim Vice Mitchell ’ 87, Decatur,AL, finally had six years of hard workpay off! She helped to turn theformer Carnegie Library into a placeto see, learn about, and experimentwith art. With Kim’s hard work anddetermination as project coordinator,the Carnegie Visual Arts Centeropened this past spring. She waspresented with the Bravo Arts Awardgiven to those who have madesignificant contributions to the arts inDecatur and in Morgan county. She ismarried to Phil D. Mitchell ’ 87.

Stephen W. B. Rizzo ’ 87, Sumiton,AL, has been appointed to a two-yeartenure as College-wide CurriculumChair for the Department of

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Developmental Studies of Bevill StateCommunity College. Bevill is a partof the Alabama Postsecondary Systemwith four campuses in Sumiton,Jasper, Hamilton and Fayette.

Hector Baeza ’88/95/01, Gadsden,has been named principal at OscarAdams Elementary School. Hepreviously served as a teacher andthen as an English Language LearnersInstruction Supervisor.

Amanda Nance Howard ’88/91and her husband, Barry C. Howard’83/90, have just moved back toAlabama and are residing inBirmingham. Barry became the seniorminister at Brookwood BaptistChurch in March, 2003. Amanda isemployed with the Mountain BrookBoard of Education and teaches atBrookwood Forest ElementarySchool. They are life members of theJSU Alumni Association.

Rick Bearden ’89/01, Guntersville,AL, retired last year as assistant firechief in Gadsden. He recently wasnamed the new fire chief for the Cityof Guntersville. Both of his childrenare JSU grads Dixie Bearden Ford’97, who teaches in Georgia, and RickBearden, Jr. ’01, who is a policemanin Mountain Brook.

Kimberly Cruce Harbuck ’ 89,Ashville, AL, is the softball coach atMoody High School. In her 13 yearsat Moody, she has a winningpercentage of over 82 percent! Since1990, she has led Moody to the stateplayoffs seven times and finishedthird in the state last year. Impressive. . . considering she never playedsoftball herself!

�����Maj. John Hopson ’ 89 andCPT Peter Hu ’ 98 are serving inthe U.S. Army and had their picturetaken together at Saddam Interna-tional Airport showing off their SigmaPhi Epsilon brotherhood! The photowas emailed to us by another JSU SigEp brother, CPT Charles C.Prevatte ’ 96.

Neil Gaston Tew ’ 89, Montgom-ery, has been promoted to the rank of

State Trooper Captain with theAlabama Department of PublicSafety. A 15-year veteran of thedepartment, he will serve as anassistant division chief in one of theagency’s six divisions headquarteredin Montgomery. He was also recentlyre-elected by his fellow troopers toserve a second term as president ofthe 1000+ member Alabama StateTroopers Association. Neil has alsobeen a partner in the law firm ofReed, Tew & Associates since 1999.He is a second-generation trooper,following in his dad’s footsteps.

’90–’99___________________________Matt Akin ’ 90, Piedmont, has been

named new superintendent of schoolsfor the City of Piedmont. Hepreviously served as principal atPiedmont High School. He is marriedto Amy Leigh Akin ’ 01.

Aleisha Darlene Blevins ’90/92,Jacksonville, was one of threeAlabama teachers inducted into theJSU Teacher Hall of Fame for 2003.She teaches at Kitty Stone ElementarySchool in Jacksonville and is marriedto Tim Sloan Blevins ’ 90.

Regina Tidmore Jones ’90/92,Crossville, AL, recently achievedNational Board Certification. She isone of only 449 National BoardCertified Teachers in the State ofAlabama and one of 125 certifiedEarly Childhood/Generalist teachersin the state. She has been a teacher inthe Dekalb County School System for11 years.

Keith Marbut ’ 90, Arab, AL, along-time police officer andinvestigator in Arab, is now aninvestigator with the districtattorney’s office. In October, hebecame the DA’s chief investigator.

Kelly Cole McLamb ’ 90,Huntsville, recently joined Fountain,Parker, Harbarger & AssociatesInsurance as a commercial linesaccount manager. She previouslyworked with the property division ofCRC in Birmingham. She is anAlabama-licensed property andcasualty agent and has received aCertified Insurance Service Represen-tative designation.

Peter W. Rowe ’90/92, Gadsden,has been named principal at GadsdenHigh. He had been serving as interimprincipal at the school. He previouslytaught at Ensley High in Birminghambefore coming to Gadsden.

Carol Caldwell Stanfield ’ 90,Guntersville, is in her 7th year as ateacher at Carlisle Park. Before goinginto the education field, she workedfor 14 years for a private lab thatcontracted with hospitals inBirmingham. She is married to Larry

Stanfield ’ 75. Larry is a loanexaminer for the state bankingdepartment and audits banks all overnorth Alabama.

Gina Womack ’ 90, Birmingham,was recently named Senior PromotionWriter/Producer at ABC 33/40(WBMA/WJSU/WCFT) in Birming-ham. She has worked for ABC 33/40since the station signed on in 1996,previously working for the station inAnniston. She was a member of AlphaXi Delta Sorority at JSU.

Jayme Bailey ’ 91, Jacksonville,joined Compass Bank as a mortgagebanking officer. He is married toRegina Parris Bailey ’91/96.

Steve Brewer ’ 91, Lewisburg, TN,has worked for Cingular Wireless forthe past 10 years. In September, hewas promoted to Tennessee real estatemanager for Wireless.

John Grass ’91/97, Moody, AL,has signed on as head football coachat Moody High in St. Clair County.He previously coached at Eufaula,Ashville, Hoover and Albertville. Heis married to Jada Arnold Grass ’94.

Brian Johnson ’91/95, Centre, AL,has been selected principal at SandRock School in Cherokee Countyupon the retirement of another JSUalum, Charlotte Hooper ’71/81. From1991-93, he taught and coached atCedar Bluff High. From 1993-2000, hetaught at Cherokee County High,where he also served as assistantprincipal from 1997-99.

Denise Williams McCullars ’ 91,Glencoe, AL, has been electednational president of Delta ZetaSorority. She previously served as theSorority’s national vice president ofmembership development. She servedas JSU’s chapter advisor for thesorority for 12 years. She has won theSorority’s Simms OutstandingAlumnae Award in 1996 and the AliceHuenefeld Outstanding CCD Awardin 1989. Denise is the Controller andChief Financial Officer for DawsonBuilding Contractors, Inc. inGadsden.

Larry Gene Phillips, Jr . ’ 91,Ragland, has been named police chieffor the Town of Ragland. Hepreviously was a sergeant with theHokes Bluff Police Department. Priorto that, he spent 16 years with theGadsden Police Department.

G. Phillip Pope ’ 91, Birmingham,is president and CEO of Blue CrossBlue Shield of Alabama. He hasbeen with the company for 32 years.Most of his career has been spent withthe company in Birmingham, exceptfor a post-graduate stint withErnst & Ernst.

Elizabeth Lee Bowers ’ 92,Glencoe, is a teacher at Munford High

School where she was selected theirMay, 2003, Teacher of the Month. Sheis married to Mike Bowers ’ 95.

Michael Godwin ’ 92, is a guitaristwith the group Gypsy Wind out ofLargo, FL. While at JSU, he playedwith local Jim Marsh and his band,Distant Cousins. Michael’s group isconsidered an acoustic newgrass,swing and jazz ensemble, playing amusical journey from KentuckyBluegrass to the gypsy swing ofDjango Reinhardt. Michael was amember of the JSU MarchingSoutherners and Delta Chi Fraternity.

John Griffin ’ 92, Anniston,recently won the Calhoun CountySecondary Teacher of the Year Awardfor District 3 and was selected for theTeacher Hall of Fame honor. He is ateacher at Wellborn High School. Aretired Army colonel, an expert inweapons of mass destruction, he wasa United Nations inspector in Iraqafter the Gulf War. He has only beenin teaching for 10 years.

Tameah Borders Harrelson ’ 92,Anniston, is teaching at PleasantValley Elementary School. Shepreviously taught at Piedmont, SaksMiddle School, and Saks ElementarySchool.

Tony Reddick ’ 92, Gadsden, hasbeen named principal at J.K. WeaverTechnical Institute. He was the formerprincipal at Litchfield High. While atLitchfield, he led the school through astate takeover in 1999 to cleared statusin 2001. He also served as assistantprincipal at Gadsden High and taughtin the Gadsden City School System.

Traci Miller Williams ’ 92,Woodville, AL, joined the faculty atNortheast Alabama CommunityCollege in August, 2002, as aninstructor of public speaking in theCommunication Department. Shepreviously taught at Indiana State andworked as an adjunct instructor atHeartland Community College inLincoln, IL. She was a member ofDelta Zeta Sorority and Alpha PsiOmega theatrical honor society atJSU.

Cynthia Stacks Hunt ’93,Anniston, a teacher at White PlainsSchool, was recently inducted into theCalhoun County Teacher Hall ofFame.

Wendi Rush Hunt ’93,Guntersville, has been in educationfor 8 years. She is currently teachingat the Grassy School.

Dena Leeann Meek Tracy ’93/96,Silver Creek, GA, teaches atPepperell Elementary School inLindale, GA, where she was selectedTeacher of the Year for 2002-03. Shewas one of three finalists for theFloyd County Teacher of the Year.

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She is also an in-service provider forSaxon Publishers, Norman, OK, and aconsultant for Professional Learningwith NW GA Regional EducationalService Agency in Rome. She ismarried to John Robert “Bob”Tracy ’97/02. John teaches atCedartown Middle School and is headcoach of the football team. He hasalso taught at Tapp Middle School inPowder Springs. Prior to enteringeducation, he was employed asProgram Director of the VitalityWellness Center at The Harbin Clinicin Rome.

Jody Whaley ’93/03, Ashville, AL,is in his first year as principal atAshville High School. He previouslywas assistant principal at Ashville andwas as teacher/coach at Oxford High.Before becoming a teacher, he servedin the U.S. Army.

Glenn Wilson ’93/95, Scottsboro,AL, was recently awarded the 2002-03Carlton W. Kelley Award forExcellence in Teaching from John C.Calhoun Community College inDecatur. The award provided himwith a grant to use for continuingeducation or research.

Sharon N. Boling ’94, Anniston,has taught for 9 years. She is currentlya teacher at Munford High School andwas selected the February 2003 Teacherof the Month. She is the EnglishDepartment chairperson, newspaperstaff sponsor, 2003-04 yearbooksponsor, BLT and tutors graduate examstudents.

Paul Gay ’94/02, Roanoke, AL, wasnamed assistant principal at WoodlandHigh School. He previously served for9 years in the Roanoke City Schoolsserving as a teacher/coach.

Connie Frances Jenkins ’ 94,Boaz, AL, has been teaching inspecial education for 10 years. Shestarted out with Marshall CountyMental Health at the Children’s DayTreatment Center and for the past 9years has been at Douglas HighSchool.

Dorothee A. Rosser ’94/96,Jacksonville, was the March 2003Teacher of the Month for MunfordHigh School. She has been a teacherfor 6 years and is the widow of CurtisLee Rosser ’72. She also teachesclasses for the Institute for Emer-gency Preparedness at JSU.

Jeff Steward ’94, Anniston,received his Master of DivinityDegree from the New Orleans BaptistTheological Seminary. He is marriedto Lori Doyle Steward ’93.

Judy A. Gunter Brothers ’ 95,Albertville, AL, is a teacher atSloman Elementary in MarshallCounty. Though she only went intoteaching at the age of 42, she now

says the “something’s missing”feeling is gone from her life!

Lance Kitchens ’ 95, Albertville,has been named varsity basketballcoach and PE teacher at Boaz HighSchool. He had been the junior varsitycoach at Albertville and had alsocoached at Arab and Claysville. Hiswife, Jennifer Reagan Kitchens ’ 99,is a girls junior high coach and varsitygirls softball coach at Guntersville.

Lisa Bishop Robinson ’ 95,Gadsden, is a teacher at Kitty StoneElementary in Jacksonville. Shepreviously taught in Caswell Countyin North Carolina. She is a formerJSU Marching Ballerina.

Brandi J. Wallace ’95/96,Carrollton, TX, has accepted aposition with the Carrollton-FarmersBranch Independent School DistrictEducational Foundation. She was amember of Delta Zeta Sorority atJSU.

Vanessa Walker Haynes ’ 96,Eastaboga, was recognized as theMay, 2003, Teacher of the Month atMunford High School.

Chris Hill ’ 96, Springville, AL, isthe assistant principal of SpringvilleElementary School. He previouslytaught at Ashville Middle School.Chris played basketball for JSU.

Corey McWhorter ’ 96, Anniston,has been promoted to branch managerat the Saks branch of AmSouth Bank.He joined AmSouth in 1996 andpreviously served as assistant vicepresident/financial consultant.

Mark Mitchell ’ 96, Centre,recently began teaching at CedarBluff School. He has five years ofclassroom teaching experience.

Christie W. Shelton ’96/02, Heflin,AL, has accepted a position as aninstructor of nursing and healthscience at Jacksonville State. She hadworked as a charge nurse at NortheastAlabama Regional Medical Centerand has taught at JSU.

Karen Camille HutchesonStephens ’ 96, Daphne, AL, has been ateacher at Delta Elementary for 6years. She was recently chosen asBaldwin County Teacher of the Year.She is married to Doug Stephens ’ 95,the assistant general manager incharge of ticket sales for the MobileBay Bears professional baseball team.

Angela Peacock “Angie” Stewart’96, Jacksonville, is a teacher atPleasant Valley Elementary School inJacksonville. She has 14 years ofteaching experience. She is married toGreg Stewart, an assistant footballcoach at JSU and they have 4 daughters.

Paige Bowen Wilson ’ 96, Decatur,AL, is the new director of the DecaturGeneral Hospital Sleep DisordersCenter. She oversees the daily

operations of the Center and focuseson community awareness andeducation about sleep disorders. Shepreviously served as manager ofSportsFirst Fitness and WellnessCenter in Talladega.

Jeffrey D. Allen ’ 97, Jacksonville,has been named banking centermanager for Compass Bank’sAnniston main banking center. He isresponsible for new businessdevelopment and managing overalloperations for the center. He has beenin banking for 7 years.

Tara Bonds Hedgepath ’ 97,Jacksonville, is teaching at PleasantValley Elementary School inJacksonville. She previously taught atWeaver Elementary. She is married toDavid Hedgepath ’91.

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�����CPT Zenita Henderson ’97/99,Roanoke, AL, and CPT DemetriusMcClellan ’ 99, Anniston, werecadets at JSU in the ROTC program.They were both commissioned assecond lieutenants on August 6, 1999,at JSU. They had not seen each otheruntil Operation Iraqi Freedom 4 yearslater! CPT McClellan’s duty stationis Ft. Polk, LA and CPT Henderson’sis Ft. Stewart, GA. You can reachZenita at cptnita@yahoo.com. Shemisses her fellow comrades, Scott,Edwards, Crosson, Satterlund, Mize,Griffiths, Scragg and everyone else!

Christopher Messer ’97, Dacula,GA, was one of the first two GeorgiaTech students in the National ScienceFoundation’s Cyber Corps scholarshipprogram to graduate recently withhighly sought after informationsecurity expertise. Cyber Corps isdesigned to increase and strengthenthe cadre of Federal informationassurance professionals that protectthe government’s critical informationinfrastructure. Chris has accepted anoffer to work in the InformationAssurance Directorate of the NationalSecurity Agency (NSA) in Marylandand will focus on information securitypolicies and procedures.

Adam Miller ’ 97, Pell City, is anew staff member at Metro Bank inPell City and serves as a loan officerand vice president. He has 6 years ofbanking experience and follows in thefootsteps of his dad, who was inbanking for over 30 years.

Vicky Lewallen Newsome ’ 97,Oxford, AL, is in her fifth year ofteaching and was selected the April,2003, Teacher of the Month atMunford High School. She iscurrently working on her master’sdegree. Vicky serves on the EnglishDepartment committee and is thenewspaper sponsor for the 2003-04school year.

Anthony Clark Sims ’97,Huntsville, entered the UAB FamilyPractice Program at HuntsvilleHospital. After completion of the 3-year program, he plans to return toDekalb County to practice medicine.

Tracy Garrett Cash ’98/01, Steele,AL, is in her 5th year teaching atSteele Junior High. She previouslytaught at Moody Middle School.

Patrick Hammett ’ 98, Grant, AL,is in his 3rd year of teaching at DARMiddle School. He previously taughtat Douglas Middle School. He is alsoserving as the assistant varsitybaseball coach and head juniorvarsity baseball coach at DAR. Hefollows in the footsteps of his mom,Patsy Snead Hammett ’67, whotaught at West End ElementarySchool for 33 years.

Kareem M. Williams ’ 98,Anniston, is a captain in the U.S.Army. He recently became the newcommander of Headquarters andHeadquarters Detachment, 728th MPBattalion.

Holly Sanders Brackett ’ 99,Anniston, works for the Departmentof the Army in conjunction withHomeland Security at the Center forDomestic Preparedness as a chemist.Holly was a JSU Marching Ballerina.

Bridgett Kay Datcher Davis ’99/03, Weaver, is teaching at Kitty StoneElementary School in Jacksonville.She previously taught at ConstantineElementary. She played basketball forJacksonville State.

Heather McFall Dempsey ’ 99,Jacksonville, is teaching at PleasantValley High School. She previouslytaught at Alexandria High School.Heather is married to Chris Dempsey’95/99.

Josh Lowe ’ 99, Athens, AL, hasbeen named head football coach atWest Limestone High School. He ismarried to Krista Edwards Lowe’00. Their first child was due at thetime of this publication.

Dennis William Smith ’ 99,Athens, AL, is director of the ACT

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Center at Calhoun CommunityCollege. The center providesworkforce training and testingcertifications. He recently passed theProfessional Human Resource(PHR) Certification. He has pursuedPh.D. studies at the University ofSouthern Mississippi in EconomicDevelopment.

Chad Strawn ’ 99, Glencoe, is ateacher at Glencoe ElementarySchool. He recently won an awardfrom Keep Etowah Beautiful,receiving a grant from AlabamaPower. In his 4th year of teaching,Chad was chosen for emphasizing tohis students the importance ofenvironmental cleanup. He ismarried to Jennifer Ross Strawn’99, his first sweetheart when he wasin 4th grade!

Deborah Wheeler ’ 99, SantaRosa Beach, FL, recently wasawarded 1st Place in the category ofHeadline Writing from the FloridaPress Association at its annualconvention in Ponte Vedra, FL,June 27, 2003. This was in the weeklycategory division, having acirculation of 12,000. She works forThe Walton Sun, a FreedomCommunications publication locatedin Santa Rosa Beach.

Elizabeth Picton Wise ’99/00,Wellington, is teaching at KittyStone Elementary School inJacksonville. She had served as aphysical education aide at WeaverElementary.

’00–’03___________________________Michael Shane Goodwin ’ 00,

Los Angeles, CA, is a drama teacherin the Los Angeles Unified SchoolDistrict and a football coach. He hasalso attended the famous LeeStrasburg Theatre Institute for twoyears. He recently starred in anAmerican Film Institute movie,Condemned, which received firstplace in an international filmfestival. Shane also appearedin an episode of HBO’s Six FeetUnder.

Kelli Howard Kelly ’ 00,Jacksonville, is teaching at KittyStone Elementary School inJacksonville. She previously hadserved as a kindergarten aide andtaught at White Plains for two years.

Peter John Raser ’ 00, Jackson-ville, earned a Master of DivinityDegree from Candler School ofTheology, Emory University, inMay, 2003. He is a member of theNorth Alabama Conference of theUnited Methodist Church. He is alife member of the JSU AlumniAssociation.

Malcolm Abernathy ’01/03,Leesburg, AL, has begun teaching atJacksonville High School.

Jessica Cochran ’ 01, Cedar Bluff,AL, is a new teacher at the CedarBluff School teaching in specialeducation. She previously taught atLoachapoka High School.

Corey Dupree ’ 01, Ft. Payne, hasbegun teaching at Scottsboro JuniorHigh School.

Jennifer Gable Hamric ’ 01,Altoona, AL, is in her first year ofteaching at Blountsville ElementarySchool.

Lora Lee Hass ’ 01, Scottsboro, hasjoined the editorial staff at The DailySentinel. She was a member of AlphaXi Delta Sorority at JSU. She ismarried to Patrick Jason Hass ’ 99.Jason is a teacher/coach in Scottsboro.He played football at JSU.

Elizabeth Helvin ’ 01, Blountsville,AL, was recently named Silver Starrecipient by her fellow employees atBayer Properties Incorporated inBirmingham. She joined Bayer in 2001as staff accountant and has since beenpromoted to revenue accountant.

Melody Turner Holden ’ 01,Jacksonville, is in her third year ofteaching at St. Clair County HighSchool. She has also taught thedistance learning classes.

Steven D. Miles ’01, Talladega, isnow the Talladega County EmergencyManagement Agency’s CSEPP/EMAPlanner. He works very closely withthe Chemical Stockpile EmergencyPlanning Program (CSEPP) as well aswith local schools and businesses indeveloping their all-hazard shelter andevacuation plans. They also workclosely with the JSU department ofemergency preparedness.

Michael Andrew Romano ’ 01,Jacksonville, is teaching at Jackson-ville High School. He previouslyworked briefly at Wellborn HighSchool. He had played football forJacksonville State.

Ashley Gwin Williamson ’ 01,Montevallo, AL, was recently selectedas Shelby County’s “First YearTeacher of the Year” for 2003. Sheteaches at Creek View Elementary.Ashley was a member of Phi MuSorority at JSU.

Marquis A. Wilson ’ 01, Madison,AL, is an Army 1st Lieutenant. Herecently graduated from the AH-64Aaircraft qualification course at Ft.Rucker, AL. He was commissionedthrough the JSU ROTC program andwas a member of Alpha Phi AlphaFraternity.

Allyson Nicole “Nikki” Bell ’ 02,Jacksonville, is a teacher at KittyStone Elementary School inJacksonville.

Lindsey Passler Dossey ’ 02,Cullman, AL, was recently named thenew director of business developmentfor the Cullman County Chamber ofCommerce. She previously workedfor EBSCO Industries, Inc. in design,layout and editing of weeklynewsletters and marketing brochuresfor various developments within thecompany. She had been a member ofAlpha Xi Delta Sorority at JSU.

Jenny Hinson ’ 02, Scottsboro, hasbegun her teaching career in theScottsboro City School System. Sheis the ESL teacher and will cover allof the school system.

Bradley Hood ’ 02, PleasantValley, AL, is teaching at Kitty StoneElementary School in Jacksonville. Heis in his second year of teaching. Bradis a former member of the JSUMarching Southerners. He is marriedto Tara Roper Hood ’ 02.

Jennifer Vaughn Loos ’ 02,Weaver, is teaching at Kitty StoneElementary School. She previouslyserved as a long-time substituteteacher at Kitty Stone.

Christie Marion ’ 02, Henagar, AL,received her master’s degree in socialwork from Rutgers University in NewJersey recently. She plans to serve herinternship in New Jersey.

Anna Walker Messer ’ 02,Alexandria, AL, is beginning herteaching career at JacksonvilleChristian Academy.

Brandy L. Nix ’ 02, Section, AL, isbeginning her teaching career inScottsboro at Collins ElementarySchool.

Shaun T. Boles ’ 03, Talladega, AL,was recently commissioned a secondlieutenant through the JSU ROTCprogram. He will attend an officerbasic course and then be assigned toserve on active duty with the Army orin the National Guard or Reserve.

Benjamin Cunningham ’03,Jacksonville, has been hired by TheAnniston Star as the new night policereporter. He previously served as anintern at The Anniston Star. Heserved as editor of the JSU newspaper,The Chanticleer, and was a member ofthe JSU Marching Southerners.

Erin Nicole Green ’ 03, Centre, AL,has begun her teaching career at theCedar Bluff School where she will bethe special education teacher forgrades K-7.

Terry Jane Hopper ’ 03, Centre,AL, has also begun her teaching careerat the Cedar Bluff School. She isteaching third grade and serves as theschool’s assistant volleyball coach.

Barry L. Rice, Cedar Bluff, AL, isanother JSU graduate who will begin ateaching career at the Cedar BluffSchool. He is teaching sixth grade.

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___________________________Ray Emanuel ’ 71 and Linda

Nunnally, June 7, 2003 at The Victoriain Anniston. A life member of the JSUAlumni Association, Ray playedfootball at Jacksonville State. Ray isdistrict manager for Alfa InsuranceCompany.

Lisa Carol Willis ’ 75 married SamStewart recently. She is a former JSUMarching Ballerina and was a memberof Phi Mu Sorority. They reside inJacksonville.

’80–’89___________________________Lawrence Arinci Paulin ’ 85 and

Roseanna Regina Hargrove, June 21,2003. They reside in Alabaster, AL.

Penny Sue Lahnert Davis ’ 88 andScott Brewer, October 18, 2003. Pennyis employed in the marketingdepartment at TalladegaSuperspeedway. They reside inMunford, AL.

Pamela Grace Thrasher ’ 88 andCharles Milton Shelnutt, March 29,2003, Cullman, AL. She isemployed at Alabama MedicaidAgency in Decatur.

Donald Barry Bolin ’ 89 and GinaNicole Orlando ’01, September 6,2003.

Michelle Denise Inman ’ 89 andDavid William Overs, May 24, 2003,in Maui, Hawaii. She is employed as aSenior Microprocessor Engineer atScientific Atlanta in Atlanta, GA.

’90–’99___________________________Teri Lea Mitchell ’ 90 and Anthony

Lynn Gatlin, September 6, 2003. Teriis employed as a rehabilitationtreatment coordinator by Lurleen B.Wallace Developmental Center and asa part-time instructor at CalhounCommunity College. They reside inArdmore, AL.

Pamela Leone Taylor ’90/00 andMaurice Coleman, August 16, 2003,Gadsden, AL. She is employed as therisk and safety manager at Quality ofLife Health Services, Inc.

Brian Doyle Vickers ’91 and JordanMichele Yohe, August 23, 2003. Brian isemployed by Honda Manufacturing andthey reside in Anniston.

Danny Ray Wilborn ’91/92 andPatricia Jane Bishop, May 17, 2003.Danny is currently pursuing hisdoctorate from the University ofAlabama. He is employed in studentsupport services at Gadsden StateCommunity College.

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Paul Raymond Bishop ’92/97 andJennifer Michelle Rogers, March 22,2003 in Gadsden, AL. Paul playedfootball at JSU and is currentlyemployed with the St. Clair CountyBoard of Education as a teacher andcoach. Jennifer is pursuing hergraduate degree at JSU.

Anthony Wayne Entrekin ’92/99and Deanina Pruitt, June 7, 2003,Gadsden. He is employed by MountainView Hospital. Deanina is currentlypursuing a nursing degree at JSU.

Mary Danielle Ponder ’ 92 andLemuel Barry Tucker, July 19, 2003,Birmingham. They reside in Helena.

Shannon Renae Baker ’ 93 andThomas Harley McGatha, Jr., June 21,2003, Grant. AL. She is currentlypursuing her master’s in nursingdegree at JSU. Thomas is pursuing abusiness administration degree at JSUand is employed by Harley McGathaConstruction as a project manager.

Tracey Lynn Hicks ’ 93 and PhillipScott Carr, September 20, 2003,Talladega. She is employed by BlueCross Blue Shield in Birmingham as asystems analyst. They reside inPelham.

Mark C. McMahon ’93 andKimbalee Cebula ’00 are now married.They reside in Rainsville, AL.

Mitzi Gibbs ’ 94 and Shane Eaker,March 15, 2003. Mitzi is currentlyworking at the National Woman’sMissionary Union in Birmingham asits Children’s Ministry Consultant.

Michele Wooten Harden ’ 94 isnow Michele Wooten Hutnick. She isemployed as a sales manager withMarriott in Atlanta, GA. She was amember of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority atJSU.

Olwyn Melia Player ’ 94 andReginal Tyrone Twymon, July 24, 2003in Sycamore, AL. Olwyn is employedby the Talladega County Departmentof Human Resources in Talladega.

Angela Shavers ’ 94 and LaMontWalton, June 28, 2003, Birmingham.Angela was a member of AlphaKappa Alpha Sorority at JSU and isemployed by BellSouth.

Clarice Ann Conway ’ 94 andKeith Burton Weaver, June 28, 2003,Douglasville, GA. Clarice isemployed by the Paulding County(GA) Board of Education as a firstgrade teacher.

Barry Frank Morgan ’ 95 andSharon Marie McCoy ’ 03, July 12,2003, Gadsden. Barry is employed byUnited Community Banks, Inc. inAdairsville, GA. Sharon is a costumerat the Tony Awarding-winning UtahShakespearean Festival.

Richard Brian Tucker ’ 95 andJennifer Paige Hurd ’97/01/03, June21, Key West, FL. Brian is employedby the Polymer Shapes Division of

General Electric. He was a member ofDelta Chi Fraternity at JSU.Jennifer is employed by theJacksonville City Board of Educationas a special education teacher at thehigh school. She was a member of theJSU Marching Ballerinas and AlphaXi Delta Sorority.

Kenneth Angle ’ 96 and JuliaJacks, May 17, 2003, Anniston.Kenneth is employed by UnitedParcel Service and they reside inOxford.

Catherine MacNaughton ’ 96 andDennis Chandler were marriedrecently. Catherine was a member ofthe JSU Marching Southerners. Theyreside in Foley, AL.

Emily Patricia Hawk ’ 96 andJason Layne Raley, April 26, 2003,Rainbow City. Emily was a memberof Phi Mu Sorority at JSU. She is anattorney with the law firm ofCusimano, Keener, Roberts,Kimberley & Miles in Gadsden.Emily was honored as the JSU 2001Young Alumna of the Year.

Michael Dale Knight ’ 96 andDeborah Lynn Hallman, August 14,2003. Michael is employed by theCalhoun County Department ofHuman Resources and the U.S. Army.They reside in Jacksonville.Jason Lewis ’ 96 and Wendy Reeves,March 22, 2003. He is employed bySystems Marble Inc., Donald W.Causey & Associates. They reside inGadsden.

Janel Lynn Spencer Self ’ 96 andJoshua Keith Manning, June 7, 2003,Pell City. She is employed by St.Clair Regional Home Health in PellCity as an RN.

Christa Deeanne Smith ’ 96 andEdward Alexander “Andy” Urban,July 12, 2003, Ft. Walton Beach, FL.She was a member of the JSUMarching Ballerinas and Zeta TauAlpha Sorority. She is employed byShelby County Board of Education asa teacher in Chelsea.

Gary Youngblood ’ 96 and LeyanisGonzalez, January 4, 2003, Tampa, FL.Gary is employed by the U.S.Department of Agriculture. They residein the Tampa area in Ruskin, FL.

Randall Cameron Beason ’ 97 andKristy English ’ 99, March 22, 2003.Kristy is employed by Kids 1st

Preschool and Wal-Mart inJacksonville. Randall is a member ofthe National Athletic TrainersAssociation and is employed byHealthSouth Sports Medicine andRehabilitation Center in Anniston.

Scott Bice ’ 97 and JenniferHargrove Draper ’ 00, August 23,2003. Scott is employed by BattelleMemorial Institute and Jennifer byParker Hannifin in Jacksonville.

Melanie Bottoms ’97 and JacobSchuler, April 26, 2003, Hokes Bluff.She was a member of the JSUMarching Ballerinas and Alpha XiDelta Sorority and is employed bySaks, Inc. in Birmingham.

Corey Marty Cochran ’ 97 andCasey Danielle Cox ’99/02, October 11,2003, Oxford. Corey is employed by theTalladega County Board of Educationas a technology specialist. Casey is afirst grade teacher with the Oxford CityBoard of Education.

William “Bill” Fisher ’ 97 andMelissa D. Bryan, April 5, 2003, inHuntsville. He is employed by APIDigital as a technical support specialist.

Amy Elizabeth Gilchrist ’97 andDillon Brent Durham, June 7, 2003, inSouthside. Amy recently completed atwo-year term of service as ajourneyman missionary to the deaf ofthe Dominican Republic via theInternational Mission Board of theSouthern Baptist Convention. Theyreside in Sarasota, FL.

Jonathan Kevin Hunt ’97/03 andLeslie Ann Watts ’ 03, August 2, 2003,Rainbow City. Jonathan is employed bythe Etowah County Departmentof Human Resources. Leslie isemployed by Northeast Nephrologists.

Alisha Lynn Johnson ’97 andIvan Hayne Baker, May 31, 2003, CedarBluff . Alisha is program director atDixon Academy in Charlotte, NC.

Casherria Bernard ’98 and LontacSims, July 26, 2003, Andalusia.Casherria is a teacher at Pleasant HomeSchool in Covington County.

Keisha LaSharn Cooper ’ 98 andJames Thomas Gibson, Jr., September20, 2003, Auburn. Keisha is employedby WillStaff Worldwide Staffing as apersonnel manager in Albertville. Jamesis pursuing a degree at JSU and isemployed by The Learning Tree inPiedmont as a residential trainer.

Laura Leigh Couch ’ 98 and JasonGrant Self ’00, December 28, 2002.Laura was a member of Zeta Tau AlphaSorority at JSU. She is an RN withRome Gastroenterology in Rome, GA.Jason was a member of the StudentGovernment Association at JSU and theHPER Club. He is a teacher/coach atRome Middle School.

Miranda Carmen Dutton ’98 andRay Charles Stephens, May 31, 2003.She is a teacher at Lawrence CountyHigh School. Miranda was a member ofDelta Zeta Sorority at JSU.

Steven Wayne Fraser ’98 and LisaDanielle Taylor ’ 98, March 22, 2003,Gadsden. Lisa was a member of AlphaXi Delta Sorority at JSU. Steven iscurrently pursuing a master’s degree.He is a youth minister at LakeviewBaptist Church and is employed byGeneral Forrest Middle School.

Marlon D. Gladden ’ 98 and AliciaA. Winbush, November 15, 2003, NewOrleans, LA. He is employed by theCity of Anniston.

Patrick Wayne Hammett ’98 andLisa Nicole Butler, June 21, 2003,Woodville. Patrick is a teacher/coachwith the Marshall County Board ofEducation at DAR Middle School inGrant.

Kelli Shae Howard ’98/02 andRichard Hollis Real, Jr., July 19, 2003,Alexandria. Kelli is employed by theJacksonville City Board of Educationat Kitty Stone Elementary School.They reside in Wellington.

Jay Douglas Johnson ’ 98 and TerriLynn Peters, May 17, 2003. He isemployed with Gadsden StateCommunity College (Ayers Campus)in Anniston as a programmer analyst.They reside in Weaver.

Shelley Leigh Kelley ’ 98 andThomas Blake Liveoak, September12, 2003, Birmingham. Shelley was amember of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority atJSU. She is employed as a legalassistant with Edge and Collins P.C.in Birmingham.

Melanie Leigh Linder ’ 98 andRoby Todd Brooks ’99/01, June 22,2003, JSU Alumni House. Melanieplayed volleyball for JSU and Robyplayed baseball. She is employed as ateacher/coach at Wellborn HighSchool in Anniston. He is a teacher/coach at Talladega High School.

Melodi Robyn Lovely ’ 98 andTodd Wade Mashon, June 7, 2003.Melodi is employed by the AlabamaInstitute for the Deaf and Blind inTalladega.

Traci Hallman ’ 98 and KeithMcLaughlin, October 26, 2002. Traciis an RN in Women’s Surgery atBrookwood Medical Center,Homewood, AL.

Shawn Terrell Mitchell ’ 98 andNicole Gadson, August 16, 2003,Gadsden. He is employed with theExcel Institute of Gadsden. Nicole iscurrently pursuing her degree at JSU.

Jennifer Lea Smith ’ 98 and KyleClayton Gilbert, April 26, 2003, PellCity. Jennifer is employed by VerizonWireless in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.Jennifer was a member of Alpha XiDelta Sorority at JSU.

Jason Allen Walters ’ 98 and LaraFrances Sykes, October 11, 2003,Birmingham. Jason is an attorney withBurr & Forman, LLP in Birmingham.

Michael Edom Banks ’ 99 andMelaney Rene Brendle, May 31, 2003,Ft. Payne. Michael is employed by theFt. Payne City Board of Education.

Danny Lee Barber ’ 99 and JenniferLeath Cunningham, August 23, 2003,Collinsville. Danny is employed byKagles, Inc. in Collinsville.

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Jason Darvin Bell ’ 99 and MandiMichelle Allen ’ 00, June 20, 2003.Jason is employed by the TuscaloosaCity Board of Education. Mandi iscurrently attending the UAB Schoolof Medicine. They reside inTuscaloosa.

Laura Bentley ’99 and Kris Catoe,May 3, 2003, Gadsden. Laura is agraphic artist with The Gadsden Times.

Amanda Ann Bussey ’ 99 andWesley Michael Fielder, June 14,2003, Talladega. Amanda is employedby the Talladega County Board ofEducation.

Amanda Carol Downs ’ 99 andMickey Joe Gentle, September 6,2003, Huntsville. Amanda is employedby Bradley, Arant, Rose & White,LLP in Huntsville.

Mark Beaubien Freeman ’ 99and Christine Elizabeth Pietro ’ 99,April 12, 2003, Peachtree City, GA.Mark was a member of KappaSigma Fraternity at JSU. He isemployed by Internet SecuritySystems as a network engineer.Christine was a member of the JSUtennis team and Phi Mu Sorority. Sheis employed by Delta Airlines as aflight attendant.

Aaron Lee Garrett ’99/02 andAshley Lynn Tawbush, May 31, 2003,Locust Fork. Aaron is a professor ofcomputer science at Jacksonville State.

Meagan Elizabeth Key ’99 andChristopher Allen Higgins, May 24,2003, Albertville.

Cheryl Kulk ’ 99 and MatthewCrookshanks, May 31, 2003,Abingdon, MD. Cheryl is employedby Bechtel Inc. in Bel Air, MD.

Jonathan Dale Lankford ’ 99 andJennifer Ann Button, September 20,2003, Roswell, GA. He is employedwith Document Plus Technologies inAtlanta. Jonathan was as member ofKappa Alpha Fraternity at JSU.

Alicia Jones Mallory ’ 99 andTerence Harrell, August 30, 2003.Alicia is employed by the U.S. Officeof Personnel Management.

Benjamin Miller ’ 99/03 andBarbie Hicks, June 7, 2003, Attalla.Benjamin is currently pursuing amaster’s degree at JSU and isemployed by the Gadsden City Boardof Education.

Amy Marie Needham ’ 99 andJohn Christian Stinson, June 7, 2003,Piedmont. Amy is employed byForsythe County (GA) Board ofEducation at Big Creek ElementarySchool, a National Blue RibbonSchool, in Cumming, GA. She is aformer JSU Marching Ballerina andwas a member of Phi Mu Sorority.

Hester Thi Nguyen ’ 99 andRonald Frederick Borlaza, June 14,2003, Hoover. Hester was employed atUAB Hospital in Birmingham but

recently moved to Jacksonville,Florida, where her husband isbeginning a hepatology fellowship atthe Mayo Clinic.

Scott Keith Otwell ’ 99 andAutumn Lane Belcher, June 21, 2003,Pell City. Scott is employed withUnited Auto Credit Corporation inBirmingham.

Bobby Ray Tittle ’99 and ChasenBriggs, June 14, 2003, Bessemer.Bobby is a former member of the JSUMarching Southerners. He isemployed with the Clay CountyBoard of Education as a band directorat Clay County High School.

Brent Thomas Vohun ’ 99 andAshley Nicole Howard, April 5, 2003,Jacksonville. Brent played football atJSU. He is employed by the PauldingCounty (GA) Board of Education.Ashley is attending JSU. They residein Waco, GA.

’00–’03___________________________Christina Marie Bagley ’ 00 and

Tyrone Terrel Pyles, June 14, 2003,Anniston. Christina is employed bySeventeenth Avenue Baptist Churchand Daycare.

Summer Ashlee Bagwell ’00/02and Wesley Cole Brooks ’ 00, June 7,2003, Arab. Summer was a member ofPhu Mu Sorority at JSU and isemployed as an English teacher atWellborn High School in Anniston.Wes played baseball for JSU. He is ateacher/coach at Wellborn High.

Destiny Coralie Barnes ’ 00 andMarcus Ellis Smith, September 27,2003, Huntsville. Destiny is employedas a graphic artist with DuthieAssociates, Inc. in Nashville, TN.

Cindy Diane Martin Blair ’ 00 andJohn Robert Crosson, September 6,2003, Lincoln. Cindy is employed atCitizens Baptist Medical Center inTalladega.

Stephanie Darlene Bradford ’00/’ 03 and Robert Daniel Brooks, May31, 2003. Stephanie is employed by theGadsden City Board of Education atGeneral Bradford Middle School. Shewas a member of the JSU MarchingSoutherners and Delta Zeta Sorority.

Tr inity “Trint” Connell ’ 00 andApril Leigh Hellums ’ 00, May 3,2003, Cave Spring, GA. Trint isemployed by Regions Bank in Centre.April was a member of AlphaOmicron Pi Sorority at JSU and isemployed as an RN at Harbin Clinicin Rome, GA.

Jami Elizabeth Eckle ’ 00 and LeeBryant Hopper, July 12, 2003, Jesup,GA. Jamie was a member of the JSUgolf team. She is employed with theAlabama Department of HumanResources as a social worker (LBSW)in child welfare.

Alison Lynn Ferrell ’ 00 and DavidWayne Adams, August 30, 2003, GulfShores. Alison is employed by SPAR,Inc.

Keri Elizabeth Frazier ’ 00 andBrian Alexander Payne, August 16,2003, Gadsden.

Kristie Nicole Gill ’ 00 andZachary Keith Abercrombie ’ 02,May 31, 2003, Gadsden. Zach isemployed by Kemp & Associates inAnniston.

Steven Craig Harper ’ 00 and KerreMagen Welch, August 2, 2003,Anniston. He is employed byCommunication Associates.

Audrea Marie Hyatt ’ 00 and MarkRay Hilburn ’01, June 7, 2003, Heflin.Audrea is a teacher at Temple HighSchool, Temple, GA. Mark is a teacherat Temple Middle School.

Leslie Ann Owen ’ 00 andChristopher Adam Hallmark,September 20, 2003, Hoover. Leslie isemployed by Children’s Hospital ofAlabama.

Kelly Elizabeth Rhinehart ’ 00 andChristopher Allen Thomas ’ 00,August 16, 2003, Franklin, TN. Kellywas a member of Zeta Tau AlphaSorority at JSU and played on thevolleyball team. She is an attorneywith the firm of Gideon and Wiseman,LLC in Nashville. Chris was a memberof Kappa Alpha Fraternity at JSU. Heis employed with AFLAC.

Rachael Lane Richards ’00 andGarrett Arthur Carter, June 7, 2003,Ashland. Rachael was a member of theJSU Cross Country Team and OmicronDelta Kappa Honor Society. She ispursuing her master’s degree ineducation. Garrett is a student at JSUand a member of the MarchingSoutherners and Phi Mu AlphaSinfonia.

Meghan Elizabeth Roberts ’ 00 andChristopher Wayne Roper ’ 01, June7, 2003, Anniston. Meghan is employedby the Villa Rica (GA) Board ofEducation. Chris is a lst Lieutenant inthe U. S. Army, stationed at Ft. Bragg,NC. He is a graduate of the JSU ROTCprogram.

Jamie Ann Rowland ’ 00 andWilliam Ernest Pentecost, August 16,2003, Rainbow City. Jamie is employedby The Bridge in Gadsden.

Gina Marie Smith ’ 00 and ClintonShane Ellison, June 21, 2003, Gadsden.Gina is a former member of the JSUMarching Southerners. She isemployed by the Gadsden City Boardof Education.

Justin Scott Vice ’ 00 and SuzanneLauren Stevens ’ 03, October 11,2003, Southside. Suzanne is a formerJSU cheerleader and member of PhiMu Sorority. She is employed byVogue, Inc. in Birmingham. Justinwas a member of Kappa Sigma

Fraternity at JSU and is employed byData House in Birmingham.

Steven Brad Weaver ’ 00 and LisaKimberly Copeland, September 6,2003, Gadsden. He is employed byVerizon Communications in Atlanta.

Brandi Salena Amberson ’ 01 andWesley Anderson Todd. Brandi isemployed by the Polk County (GA)Board of Education.

Cherisse Nicole Andrews ’ 01 andTravis John Mooney, June 28, 2003,Huntsville. Cher is employed byAmerican Heartland Realty.

Lorie Elizabeth Ash ’ 01 andMichael Jody Box, October 4, 2003,Trussville. Lorie was a member of PhiMu Sorority at JSU. She is employedat Fortis Benefits Insurance Company.

Heather Lynn Beers ’01 andSteven Jonathan Burt, July 11, 2003,Buffalo, NY. Heather was a memberof the JSU volleyball team. She isemployed by the Fulton CountyBoard of Education in Atlanta, GA.

Steven Anthony Brooks ’ 01 andKara Beth Rasberry, August 9, 2003,Gadsden. He is currently employed atCorporate Special Services, Inc. Karais pursuing her degree at JSU and isemployed at Accredited Appraisals.

Sally Elon Davis ’ 01 and WilliamGautier Kitchen, May 31, 2003,Gadsden. Sally is an internal auditorwith Blue Cross Blue Shield ofAlabama in Birmingham.

Heather Michelle Frieze ’ 01 andJacob Allen Rawlinson, August 30,2003, Talladega. Heather is employedby the Talladega County Board ofEducation at Munford ElementarySchool.

Angel Dawn Goodwine ’01 andJeffrey Troy Batts, January 18, 2003,Talladega. Angel is employed by theTalladega County Board of Education.

April Gregg ’ 01 and DustinDaugherty, June 14, 2003, Glencoe.April is currently pursuing hermaster’s degree in elementaryeducation at the University ofAlabama. She is employed by theEtowah County Board of Educationand by North Glencoe Baptist Church.

Amanda Hardin ’ 01 and WesleySchafner, May 17, 2003, St. Augustine,FL. Amanda is employed by EsteeLauder in McRae’s at Century Plazain Birmingham.

Jennifer Brooke Jones ’ 01/03 andMichael Harden ’ 02, July 26, 2003,Jacksonville. Jennifer is employed bythe Paulding County (GA) Board ofEducation in Hiram, GA. She was amember of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority atJSU. Michael is employed byEnterprise in Atlanta.

Carol Anne Jordan ’01 andCharles Brent Daugherty, October 18,2003, Gadsden. She is employed bySouthTrust Bank, Birmingham.

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John David Kay ’ 01/03 andAngela Crystal Wester ’ 01, May 31,2003, Gadsden. John is employed byMcCartney Construction as anaccountant. Angela was a member ofZeta Tau Alpha Sorority at JSU. Sheis employed by the Etowah CountyBoard of Education at Hokes BluffElementary School.

Anthony Shawn Marsh ’ 01 andDeanna Melissa South, May 24, 2003.He is an assistant principal with theAuburn City Board of Education.

Aaron Studdard ’01 and HonestyMiller ’ 03, June 7, 2003, Piedmont.Aaron is currently teaching atcoaching at Ohatchee High School.

Amy Renee Moore ’ 01 andWilliam Allen Long, April 5, 2003,Anniston. Amy was a member ofDelta Zeta Sorority at JSU. She isemployed by the Carroll County (GA)Board of Education at Temple MiddleSchool in Temple, GA.

Anne Marie Ogle ’ 01 and ScottCharles Pruett ’ 01, September 20,2003, Sylacauga. Anne was a memberof Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority at JSU.She is employed by the AlabamaDepartment of Insurance inBirmingham. Scott played football forJSU. He is employed by AIGAmerican General in Anniston.

Crystal Denise Pittman ’ 01 andLance Madden, April 19, 2003,Gatlinburg, TN. Crystal is employedby Marshall North Hospital.

Rebecca Lynn Smith ’ 01 andRobert Edwin Deason, Jr., May 31,2003, Pell City. Rebecca is employedby TCRC in Talladega.

Kristy Ann Swanson ’ 01 andKeith Allen Cofield, May 10, 2003,Lake Guntersville. Kristy was amember of Alpha Omicron PiSorority at JSU. She is employed asan account representative withRemedy Staffing, Orlando, FL.

Wendy Renee Tillman ’ 01 andRussell Steve Daniel, May 31, 2003.

Lori Kaye Akins ’ 02 and JonathanZane Smith, June 28, 2003, RainbowCity. Lori is employed by theGadsden City Board of Education.Jonathan is pursuing his degree atJSU.

Kimberly Arnold ’ 02 and StevenWilliams ’02, September 27, 2003,Rock Springs, GA. Kim was amember of Alpha Xi Delta Sorority atJSU. She is employed by the CalhounCounty Sheriff’s Department. Steve isthe national sales director for DixieApparel Company in Piedmont.

Jana Layne Bradley ’ 02 andKerry Edward Gleaton ’ 02, May 31,2003, Anniston. Jana is a teacher withthe Shelby County Board ofEducation at Chelsea High School.Kerry played football for JSU. He isemployed by the Jefferson County

Board of Education at Pleasant GroveHigh School.

Anthony Davidson ’ 02 andMiranda Holman, May 31, 2003,Bryant. Anthony is employed byUnum Provident.

Russell R. Davis ’ 02 and S. JasonPayne, August 30, 2003, Cave Spring,GA. Russell was a member of AlphaOmicron Pi Sorority at JSU. She isemployed at West Central ElementarySchool in Rome, GA and is agraduate student at JSU.

Rebecca Ann Farley ’ 02 and PhilipWilliam Root, August 9, 2003, JSUAlumni House. Rebecca was amember of Delta Zeta Sorority at JSU.She is employed by Martin/WakefieldFamily Clothing in Anniston.

Jeremy David Forrest ’02 andAlicia Nicole Harden, September 20,2003, Anniston. He is currentlyenrolled in the physical therapyassistant program at Jefferson StateCommunity College.

Dana Garrett ’ 02 and ShaneBrooks, September 20, 2003,Guntersville. Dana is employed as anagent by Liberty National InsuranceCompany.

Jaime Brook Graham ’ 02 andDavid Lee Brooks, May 3, 2003,Wedowee. She is employed by SmallTown Bank in Wedowee.

Rana Sabah Al-Hakim ’ 02 andDennis Neal Davis, September 20,2003, Gadsden. She is employed as anRN with Gadsden RegionalMedical Center.

Jon Aaron Hannah ’02 and TracyMichelle Brantley ’ 03, October 25,2003. Jon played baseball for JSU. Heis employed by Aurora Healthcare.Tracy is employed by Enterprise CarRentals in Birmingham.

Justin Thomas Hayes ’ 02 andKelly Renee Hammonds ’03, June 7,2003, JSU Alumni House. Justin was amember of Alpha Tau Omegafraternity at JSU.

Eric Martin Heath ’ 02 and AliceAnne Morgan, May 28, 2003, on thebeach at St. George Island, FL.Eric is employed by NetworkSolutions in Gadsden.

James Paul Higdon ’02 and KristiRenae Holcomb ’ 02, June 21, 2003, Ft.Payne. Kristi is employed by theDekalb County Board of Education.James is employed by FarmersTelephone Co-op in Rainsville.

Rekita Chatrese Hughes ’ 02 andArchie Bernard Jackson, III ’ 02,April 19, 2003, Gadsden. Rekita ispursuing her master’s degree and isemployed by The Learning Tree, Inc.Archie is also pursuing his master’sdegree and he is employed by EastAlabama Mental Health.

Stephani Kay Hurd ’ 02 and TomLacy Tolley ’ 02, May 17, 2003,

Jacksonville. Stephanie is employedby The Sanders Company inAnniston.

Lora Michelle Inman ’ 02 and JoelBrett Causey ’ 03, June 14, 2003,Hokes Bluff. Joel is a former memberof the JSU Marching Southerners.

Krystal Mae Johnson ’ 02 andRyan Taylor Magouirk ’ 03, August2, 2003, Jacksonville. Krystal is aformer member of the JSU MarchingBallerinas. She is employed in theHeart and Lung Transplant IntensiveCare Unit at UAB Hospital inBirmingham.

Rachael Renae Johnson ’02 andJonathan Vincent Florine, June 14,2003, Alexander City. Rachael was amember of Delta Zeta Sorority andthe Marching Southerners at JSU.She is employed by the AlexanderCity Board of Education.

Allison Katreen Jones ’ 02 andThomas Wayne Flammia, II, May 3,2003, Myrtle Beach, SC. Allison wasa member of Alpha Omicron PiSorority at JSU. She is employed as arisk management assistant at GameTime.

Alicia Lannette Kelley ’ 02 andTimothy Andrew Bates, May 3, 2003,Piedmont. Alicia is employed as anaccountant with Kemp & Associates,CPA.

Miranda Alisha Killingsworth ’ 02and James Denver Pate ’ 02, July 19,2003. Miranda was a member of AlphaXi Delta Sorority at JSU, served asSGA president 2001-02, as a peercounselor, and as PanhellenicPresident 2001-02. She is employed bythe Paulding County (GA) Board ofEducation. Denver was a member ofSigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity at JSU

and was a peer counselor. He is alsoemployed by the Paulding CountyBoard of Education as a teacher/coach.

Tamar Sheree McMillian ’ 02 andTerrance LaShong Heard, May 24,2003, Gadsden. Tamar is employed byDesigner Checks in Anniston.

Dana Marie Meers ’ 02 andSamuel Powell Whorton, June 28,2003, Piedmont. Dana is employed bythe Calhoun County Board ofEducation at Saks Middle School.Sam is pursuing his degree at JSU andis employed by Federal Mogul inJacksonville.

Robert Patrick Mooneyhan ’ 02and Martha Elizabeth Hutler ’03,August 9, 2003, Huffman. Robert isattending the New Orleans BaptistTheological Seminary and isemployed in Birmingham. Marthaworks in Jacksonville.

Quincy Jerome Palmer ’ 02 andBethany Jewel Callins, October 4,2003, Birmingham. Quincy was amember of Alpha Phi AlphaFraternity at JSU. He is employedwith Thompson Electric Company,Inc.

Kelli Rae Ramsey ’ 02 and JasonReynolds Hatley, May 31, 2003,Southside. Kelli is currently pursing amaster’s degree at UAB. She isemployed by ProAssurance Corp. inBirmingham.

Mario Fernando Salas ’02 andRebecca Kathleen Warren, July 26,2003. Mario is employed by Verizonas a customer service representative.

Dana Michele Vansandt ’ 02 andRichard Alan Pyron, Jr. ’ 03, June 28,2003, Montego Bay, Jamaica. Dana isemployed by the Talladega Board ofEducation.

New Life MembersRodney K. Anderson ’81

Theodore B. Barila ’88

Linda Fagan Bright ’01

Kenneth Ray BurellMarvin Ray Campbell ’68

James B. Collins ’51

John William Davis, Jr. ’88

Kathleen Dean ’74/77

Antonio DeLaine ’83

Jerald Wayne Ellington, II ’93

Marilyn Hardy Ellington ’93

Samuel E. Fiol ’94

Christie Crawford Gaither ’91

Johnie L. Grace ’70

Sharron Crisler Graham ’67

Jerry Haas ’68

Christine A. Hackett ’98

John B. Hammett, II ’78/80

Ellen Baber Hartsaw ’02

Zenita E. Henderson ’97/99

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Jason Clay Junkins ’91

Anthony G. Kingston ’93/98

Tammy H. Kingston ’86

Constancia A. Lumpkin ’75

Sarah Kathryn Miller ’02

Peggy Thornton Moore ’82/85/88

Erick Howell Pirkle ’94

Hiram J. Powell ’62

Vicki Hallman RobbAnna Carol Sanders ’93

Malcolm D. Sanders ’56

Mark A. Sentell ’83

Rita Shirley ’72

Emily Mendiola Sims ’91/98

Kenneth Lamar Sims ’91

Steven C. Smith ’81

Michael Anthony Suco ’90

Shelley Arnold Suco ’94

Brandie Julian Wallace ’95/96

Richard David Wright ’72/75

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of the Alabama DemocraticConference at the Annual ADCConvention in Montgomery.

’90–’99___________________________

�����Keely Crawford Boozer ’ 90and her husband Ten Alan Boozer’ 91, Franklin, TN, announce the birthof daughter Emme Jamison,December 12, 2002. Emme has a bigsister Jodi who is 3. Ted is a realestate appraiser in Franklin, TN. Heplayed football for JSU. While atJSU, Keely was a member of AlphaXi Delta Sorority.

Dr. LaDonna M. Crews Estrada’ 90 and her husband, Dr. BenjaminEstrada, Mobile, AL, welcomed thebirth of their son, Benjamin Joseph,February 10, 2003. He was namedafter his father and both grandfa-thers. LaDonna, a life member of theJSU Alumni Association, is apediatrician. and an AssistantProfessor in the Department ofPediatrics at the University of SouthAlabama in Mobile.

Jane Passmore Gary ’ 90 and herhusband Steve Gary ’ 92, Springdale,AR, announce the birth of their son,Ty Cameron, July 9, 2003. Jane isstore manager for The Children’sPlace in Fayetteville, AR, and Steveis Assistant Manager at TJ Maxx inFayetteville. Steve was a member ofthe JSU Varsity Rifle Team. They areboth life members of the JSU AlumniAssociation.

Traci Miller Williams ’ 92 and herhusband Ronald, Woodville, AL,welcomed their second daughter,Maggie Layne, January 30, 2003. Bigsister Sarah Daye “Sadie” is 3. Whileat JSU, Traci was a member of DeltaZeta sorority and active in theDrama Department. She went on toreceive her Master of Arts inCommunication from Indiana Stateand is now an instructor of publicspeaking at Northeast AlabamaCommunity College.

Sally Haase McDonald ’ 94 andher husband Chuck, Helena, AL,

Jennifer Vaughn ’ 02 and SteveLoos, July 26, 2003, Jacksonville.

Amanda Elizabeth Walden ’ 02and Christopher Neill Watson, August2, 2003, Rainbow City. Amanda isemployed with BioHorizons inBirmingham.

Alaina Suzanne Wilbanks ’02 andJeffrey Wayne Moore, June 14, 2003,Dutton. Alaina is employed by DadeCounty Board of Education.

Judson Derek Allen ’ 03 andLindsay Michelle Roberts, August 2,2003, Gadsden. Judson is attending theseminary, where he is pursuing hismaster’s degree and is employed byFirst Baptist Church of Cuthbert, GA.

Melissa D. Amaro ’ 03 and GeraldAlan Williamon, Jr., October 4, 2003,JSU Alumni House. Gerald ispursuing his degree at JSU.

Elizabeth Anne Brodowski ’ 03and Dean Alan Hedden ’ 03, October4, Destin, FL. Elizabeth was a memberof Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority at JSU.She is employed by Holy FamilyRegional School. Dean is employedby Farmers Tractor Company.

Julie Marie Campbell ’ 03 andAndrew Jason Pisacrita, July 19, 2003,Oxford. Andrew attends JSU. He isemployed by Top O’ the River inAnniston.

Amanda Paige Corbin ’ 03 andBrian Carl Cash, July 26, 2003. Shewas a cheerleader and member of PhiMu Sorority at JSU.

April Nicole Davidson ’ 03 andJonathan David Hollingsworth, May17, 2003, Gadsden. She plans to pursuea degree in art education.

Krystal Lee Decker ’ 03 andBrandon Moore, August 9, 2003,Piedmont.

Kelly Renee Eades ’ 03 and JeremyWayne Johnson, September 6, 2003, inAttalla.

Robin Suzanne Fountain ’ 03 andCody Wilson Harris, III, May 17, 2003,Gadsden.

Jamie Kaye Higdon ’ 03 andGregory Brent Barber, May 31, 2003,Gadsden. Jamie was a member of theJSU Marching Ballerinas and isemployed by Alfa Insurance.

Krista Shawn Martin ’ 03 and EricDouglas Watley ’ 03, August 9, 2003,Talladega. Eric was a member ofAlpha Tau Omega Fraternity at JSU.He is currently a 2nd Lieutenant in theU.S. Army.

Mindy Rebecca Merrill ’ 03 andJoshua Wayne Williamson ’ 03, May24, 2003, in Whitesburg, GA. Mindywas a cheerleader at JSU.

Shanelle Denise Nolen ’ 03 andJohnny Wayne Spears, Jr., June 24,2003, JSU Alumni House. Shanelle isan RN at Northeast AlabamaRegional Medical Center in Anniston.

Brandi Nuss ’ 03 and Chad Tuggle’03, July 12, 2003, Curry. Chad isemployed by Ace Hardware in Curry,AL.

Anna Lee Osborn ’03 and JoshuaThomas Usry, June 28, 2003, Attalla.

Priscilla Caleste Partee ’ 03 andRandall Lee “Bart” Bartlett, Jr., June28, 2003, Gadsden.

Samantha Paige Pickette ’03 andBenjamin Shane Gallahair, July 12,2003, Anniston. Samantha isemployed by Pickette’s Supermarket.

Mandy Marie Scroggin ’ 03 andAndrew Max Peyton, November 1,2003, Piedmont. Mandy is employedby Cooper Lighting in Eufaula.

Katie Rebecca Stewart ’ 03 andTravis Steven Barksdale, June 21,2003. She is employed by Belk’sDepartment Store in Cullman.

Glenn “Buddy” Wood Sutter, Jr .’ 03 and Jenny Miranda Hutto,September 20, 2003, Hueytown.Buddy was a member of the JSUMarching Southerners.

Amber Danielle Uptain ’ 03 andChristopher Todd Coleman, June 7,2003, Ashville.

Allison Michelle Whitten ’ 03 andPaul Eric Hillman, August 23, 2003,Anniston. Allison is employed byKirklands, Inc.

Carrie Kathleen Woods ’03 andEdward Wayne Hill, August 16, 2003,Marietta, GA. Carrie is employed byMcGuffie Health Center in RainbowCity. Edward is attending JSU.

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�����Dr. Randy B. Kelley ’ 86 andhis wife, Gelaine, Gadsden, AL,announce the birth of their daughter,Jamaya Imani, May 2, 2003. Theirother children, Jabril and Jamillah,welcomed their new sister home! Dr.Kelley is the pastor at St. John(Anniston, AL) and Rising StarUnited Methodist Church (HobsonCity, AL). He was elected Vice Chair

announce the birth of their daughter,Sarah Mary-Paige, May 27, 2003.Sally was a member of Zeta TauAlpha Sorority at JSU and is now amunicipal court magistrate for theCity of Pelham. Proud grandparentsare John and Sarah Haase ’ 71 of Ft.Payne.

David Scott Townson ’ 94 and hiswife Dusty Schuman Townson,Marietta, GA, announce the birth oftheir daughter, Madison Kate,September 8, 2002. Scott was amember of Kappa Sigma Fraternity atJSU. Dusty was a member of Phi MuSorority.

�����Kenneth Lamar Massenburg ’95and Jana Osborne Massenburg ’96,Southside, AL, welcomed the birth oftheir first child, Adley Justine, February23, 2003. Kenneth is a technicalspecialist and Jana a registered dietitian.

Amy Nichole Wilkerson Williams’95 and her husband Richard, Chatta-nooga, TN, announce the birth of theirdaughter, Grace “Gracie” Maureen, June21, 2003. Gracie has her big brothers,Jameson and Samuel, watching out forher now! Amy is a Title I teacher atRinggold Elementary School.

�����Anthony “Tony” JeromeJohnson ’ 98 and his wife April, fromCanal Winchester, OH, welcomed thebirth of their little girl, Samara.

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�����Tina Marie Roberson ’ 98,Altoona, AL, welcomed the birth ofher daughter, Maggie Grace, onFebruary 9, 2003.

’00–’03___________________________Alvin Dayle Owens, Jr. ’ 01 and his

wife, April Susanne WhitmarshOwens ’ 02, Ft. Worth, TX, proudlyannounce the birth of their son, AlvinMichael, June 3, 2003. Alvin playedleft tackle for the JSU football teamand was residential advisor at CrowHall. April was a member of Alpha XiDelta Sorority and Sigma Theta Tau.She is an oncology RN.

Obituaries(unless otherwise noted, all information is

taken from newspaper obituary notices)

Corrections orRetractions:

(The following information is provided to

correct information printed in error in the

Spring, 2003, edition):

We mistakenly listed Beryl RainsDrain ’ 52, Guntersville, as beingdeceased. The correct informationshould read: George Dewey Drain’55, Guntersville, January 21, 1998. Hewas retired after 37 years of service inAlabama education. He served as ateacher, principal and in variouspositions in Marshall County’sadministrative office. He is survivedby his wife, Beryl Rains Drain ’ 52, ason, a daughter and 3 grandchildren.

We would like to add the followinginformation to the obituary printed forLinda Smith Miller: Linda SmithMiller ’ 90, Southside, AL, April 29,

2001, from complications ofScleroderma (diagnosed only 8months before). She worked at theDepartment of Human Resources inGadsden. She is greatly missed by herfamily and many, many friends.

The Alumni Office regrets theerrors and omissions.

Dates of GraduationUnknown:

___________________________Nellie Walker Allred , Oneonta,

August 7, 2003. She was retired with43 years of service with the BlountCounty School System. She was 95.

Hannah King Bostick, Sylacauga,May 30, 2003. She had worked as anexecutive secretary with Atlanta GasCompany and taught at Henry GradyHigh School. She was a member ofthe woman’s chamber of commerce inAtlanta and served as a volunteer forthe Atlanta Cancer Society. Afterretiring, she traveled extensivelythroughout Europe and the Far East.She was 92.

Edwin W. “Ed” Harwell ,Anniston, March 26, 2003. JudgeHarwell was a member of variouscivic organizations, as well as a pastpresident of the Calhoun County BarAssociation and the AlabamaMunicipal Judges Association. Heserved as Circuit Judge of the 7th

Judicial Circuit 1971-77 and theMunicipal Circuit Judge for the Cityof Oxford 1958-70. Judge Harwell wasa decorated U.S. Army Veteran. Hewas 72.

Attended JSU, ButDid Not Graduate:

___________________________Stephen Bricker, Etna, OH, June

7, 2002. He had played baseball forJacksonville State. We were notifiedby his mother that he was killed in anauto accident.

Jack R. Gurley, , Birmingham,May 17, 2003. He was employed byFirst National Bank of Anniston andGeneral Electric before retiring in1992 as executive vice president of theAlabama Division of the AmericanCancer Society. He volunteered forvarious local charities and coachedyouth sports for Anniston. He hadbeen a member of the JSU MarchingSoutherners.

Marvin L. Hudson , Lilburn, GA,August 2, 2003. His wife advised us hehad died of a heart attack. Marvinplayed football while at JacksonvilleState. He was 60.

Donald B. Mauldin, Birmingham.He played football while atJacksonville State. We were advisedby his wife that he is deceased. Nodate of death was listed.

Elbert Earl West, Hoover, July 25,2003. He had been a teacher at Upshaw,Pine Tucky, Double Springs, Shiloh,Meek and Delmar schools. He was alsoa preacher for many years and workedat a local Ford dealership for 30 years,becoming manager. He playedbasketball at Jacksonville State. Hewas 92.

Doris E. Beavers Williams,Houston, TX, July 4, 2003. She retiredas president of First Interstate Life inHouston. She was a life member of theJSU Alumni Association and was 71years old.

’20–’29___________________________John T. Greene ’ 28, Tucker, GA,

April 13, 2003, at the age of 98. We wereadvised by his daughter of his death. Hewas a retired school superintendent forthe Lanett, AL, Board of Education.

’30–’39___________________________Ruth Burnham Brown ’31/53/59,

Oxford, AL, May 20, 2003. She hadbeen a member of the JSU MarchingSoutherners and had played basketballwhile at Jacksonville. She was a retiredteacher.

Jeanette P. Smyth’36, St. Augustine,FL, is deceased. We were advisedduring the 2003 JSU Phonathon that sheis deceased. No other information wasprovided.

Elizabeth A. Grayson ’38/48,Huntsville, December 22, 2002. She wasretired from the Madison County Boardof Education and had been a lifemember of the JSU AlumniAssociation.

Edyth Davis Ingram ’39, Centre,died recently. She was retired after 35years with the Cherokee County SchoolSystem.

40–’49___________________________Gladys Mildred Hanson ’40,

Menominee, MI, is deceased. Nofurther information is available. We

were notified by the postal service thatshe is deceased.

Jean Brooks Whatley ’ 40, Ashland,AL, March 23, 2003. She was a 4th gradeteacher in Ashland and an activemember of her church.

Madeline Wilson ’ 41, Auburn, AL,is deceased. No further information isavailable. We were notified by thepostal service of her death.

Allene Oliver Howell ’42,Huntsville, AL, is deceased. We werenotified by a family member of herdeath. No other information wasprovided. She was a life member of theJSU Alumni Association.

Ervin L. Shirey, Sr.’ 43, Ozark,AL, August 22, 2003. He became apreacher at age 17 and preached for71 years. He was a military chaplainin 1943 and served on Army TransportCorps ships during World War II. Hereturned to preach in Anniston, butvolunteered his services during theKorean Conflict. His final assignmentwas at Ft. Rucker, AL from 1963 to1968. Even in the last year of his life, hepreached twice a month at a smallchurch near Ariton, AL.

George Clegg ’44, Locust Fork, AL,is deceased. We were notified by hiswife, Edith Kelley Clegg ’ 44, duringthe 2003 Phonathon, of his death.

Clois Norred Haynes ’44,Wedowee, AL, died recently. She wasretired from the Randolph CountyBoard of Education as a teacher.

Edwina Elizabeth Patty ’44,Weaver, AL, October 4, 2003. She was aretired Calhoun County school teacherand was active in her church and acharter member of the Delta KappaGamma Society International.

Opal Traylor ’ 45, Ashland, AL,October 2, 2003. She was retired fromthe Clay County Board of Education asa teacher with 43 years of service. Shewas 91.

Frances Willard McCain ’46,Auburn, AL, December 19, 2002. Shewas a retired school teacher.

Mary Delle Wilkins ’48, Oxford,died recently. No other information isavailable.

Albon Dean ’49, Gadsden, AL, April11, 2003. A World War II veteran, heserved in the U.S. Navy. He had been ateacher and coach at Southside HighSchool and was retired from Goodyearafter 32 years of service. For over 42years, he served as music director atvarious local churches.

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William Luther Moon ’49,Montgomery, AL, December 9, 2002. Wewere notified by his wife of his death.

Haskell T. Moore ’ 49, Anniston, AL,October 29, 2003. He had worked forSuperior/Calhoun Gas and was active inhis church fellowship. He served as achurch deacon and taught Sundayschool for more than 50 years.

Ottis Sanderson ’ 49, Gardendale, isdeceased. We were recently notified bya family member of his death.

Harvey Stallings ’49, Farmington,MI, January 6, 2003. We were notifiedby his wife that he had passed away. Heplayed football while at JacksonvilleState and was a retired teacher.

Verna Stanfield Stephens ’49,Guntersville, AL, died in 2001. Wewere notified recently by a familymember that she is deceased.

Curtis Alton Vandegrift ’49,Huntsville, AL, October 1, 2003. Hefought under General Patton n WorldWar II and was injured at the Battle ofthe Bulge, for which he received thePurple Heart and Bronze Star. He hadworked for the U.S. Army Missile andMunitions Center and School atRedstone Arsenal in Huntsville from1956 to 1982.

’50–’59___________________________Robert Cecil “Bob” Cofield, Sr.

’50, Anniston, AL, August 17, 2003. Hehad taught and coached basketball atGraham Junior High School and atRockstand Junior High School, wherehe also served as principal. A WorldWar II veteran, he worked 33 years inpersonnel management, 29 of them atthe Anniston Army Depo.

Bonnie Williams Deerman ’50/56/68, Jacksonville, AL, October 29, 2003.She had taught school for 32 years inBlount County, Calhoun County, Cityof Anniston, and was an adjunctinstructor at both Gadsden State andJacksonville State. She was an activemember of the Alabama EducationAssociation, the National EducationAssociation, the Retired TeacherAssociation and the United Daughtersof the Confederacy.

Ralph Emanuel Handley ’ 51,Hokes Bluff, AL, April 20, 2003. Aformer businessman in Hokes Bluff, heowned Busch Jewelry and then ownedand operated Handley’s Jewelers formore than 40 years. He served in theU.S. Navy during World War II.

Odena Dickerson Wright ’ 52,Scottsboro, AL, is deceased. We werenotified by the U.S. Postal Servicethat she is deceased.

Ben Carlton ’ 53, Sylacauga, AL,April 1, 2003. A retired choral directorat Sylacauga High School, he was amember of the Marching Southernersand the basketball team atJacksonville State.

Dewey Lavette Countryman ’ 53,Gadsden, died recently. During his 38year teaching career, he taught atCrossville High, Collinsville Highand Etowah County High. He retiredin 1985 from Gadsden State where hewas division head of music and finearts and director of bands. He was aformer member of the JSU MarchingSoutherners.

James Ray Campbell ’ 55/60,Gadsden, December 14, 2000. He playedfootball for Jacksonville State. We wereadvised by his wife, Elaine McGrawCampbell ’54, during the 2003Phonathon that he had died in 2000.

Mary Louise Kile ’ 54,Birmingham, AL, is deceased. Wewere notified by the Executrix of herestate that she is deceased. No date ofdeath was provided. She had been ateacher with the Jefferson CountyBoard of Education.

Harold T. Bentley ’ 55, Arab, AL,August 3, 2003. He was a retired coachwith the Marshall County Board ofEducation and had played football forJacksonville State.

Margaret W. Hughes ’ 55, Attalla,AL, is deceased. We were notified bythe U.S. Postal Service that she isdeceased.

Alice Faye Sides Blake ’ 57,Rainbow City, AL, January 30, 2002.She had been the owner and operatorof the Karat Patch Bridal and FormalShop in Florence.

Newman Howard Grogan ’ 57,Anniston, AL, July 22, 2003. He wascommissioned through the JSUROTC program. We were informed byhis wife during the 2003 Phonathonthat he was deceased.

Ernestine Green Cummins ’ 58,Jacksonville, AL, is deceased. Wewere advised by her husband, LindellL. Cummins ’ 72, during the 2003Phonathon, that she is deceased.

Wilbert Jesse Dishner, Jr. ’ 58,Springfield, VA, June 16, 2003. Aretired U.S. Army Colonel, he wasburied at Arlington NationalCemetery with full military honors.He had been commissioned throughthe JSU ROTC program.

Mary Farrow Knight ’ 58,Anniston, September 15, 2003. Shewas very active in church activitiesand organizations and was a memberof the Camellia Garden Club, thePhilomathic Study Club and DeltaKappa Gamma Sorority. She was 91.

Bobby Wendell Jenkins ’59/62,Pisgah, AL, is deceased. We wereadvised he was deceased during the2003 Phonathon. He had been ateacher with the Jackson County Board of Education.

Peggy Smith Truitt ’ 59, DeerfieldBeach, FL, May, 2003. She was aretired assistant principal with the

Deerfield Beach Board of Education.We were notified by her husband,Sam Truitt ’ 59, of her death. Samplayed football for Jacksonville State.

Elsie Whited Walker ’59/63,Gadsden, October 16, 2003. She hadtaught in the Gadsden City SchoolSystem for 20 years. We werenotified by her daughter that she haddied after a brief illness andhospitalization following afractured pelvis.

’60–’69___________________________Julia Phurrough Biddle ’ 60, Ft.

Payne, AL, died October 19, 2003,after a courageous 2-1/2 year battlewith cancer. She had taught for 32years at Ft. Payne High School andhad been a JSU Marching Ballerina.We were notified by her husband,Wi lliam R. Biddle ’ 60. She is alsosurvived by a son and daughter and 2grandchildren.

Wil ma S. Sisk ’ 60, Helena, AL, isdeceased. We were notified by theU.S. Postal Service that she isdeceased.

Larry Wilson Ware ’ 61, Gadsden,January 8, 1998. He was a supervisorof payroll and benefits at Gulf StatesSteel where he had worked for 36years. We were informed by his wife,Peggy Creel Ware ‘ 62/76, of hisdeath. Peggy is a retired teacher withthe Etowah County Board ofEducation from Southside ElementarySchool. He is also survived by a son,Brian; a daughter, Kimberly, and 6grandchildren.

�Robert H. “Hal” Hayes (abovestanding), attended JSU in the 1960s,Hoover, September 8, 2003. He was asportswriter for the Anniston Star,Montgomery Advertiser, The AugustaChronicle, and The BirminghamNews. He won 6 Associated PressAwards while at The AtlantaConstitution and was voted into theNational Sportswriters Hall of Fame.He became a novelist after retirement,penning books to help raise funds forJacksonville State’s baseball and

football programs. He was a lifemember of the JSU Alumni Association.

James Lendon Holsonback ’ 62,Albertville, AL, is deceased. We werenotified by a family member during the2003 Phonathon that he is deceased.

Sarah Simmons Massey ’ 62,Gadsden, AL, November 10, 2002.Her husband advised us during the2003 Phonathon that she is deceased.She was a retired instructor fromGadsden State Community College.

Windell Bishop ’ 64, Hoover, AL,October 21, 2003. He died whilehelping an elderly friend withcarpentry work. He was a retiredsupervisor with Alabama Power inBirmingham, having been anemployee for more than 25 years inthe accounting and inventorydepartments.

Marsh Dianne “Dinah” Gentle(attended 1962-64), Conyers, GA,April 30, 2003. She died peacefullyafter an extended illness. She was thefreshman, sophomore and juniorclass beauty “Gem of the Hills” atJSU, an ROTC sponsor, MissMimosa Congeniality and a memberof the JSU Marching Ballerinas forfour years and head Ballerina for twoyears.

Elizabeth G. Stewart ’ 64,Auburn, AL, July 22, 2003, after anextended illness. She was 93. Shewas very active in civic organizationsand was the recipient of the CivitanClub Good Citizen Award andnominee for Alabama’s Mother of theYear. She taught for 10 years inAnniston and in Alexander City.

Wi llis Lee Gaines ’ 65, Heflin, AL,January 4, 2003. He spent 42 years ineducation, the last 12 years asassistant superintendent of CleburneCounty Schools.

Audrey Sims Whisenant ’65/74,Gadsden, AL, October, 2003. Herhusband, Dewey Arnold Whisenant’ 80, passed away in February, 2003.Arnold was retired from Goodyear.

L. R. “Buddy” Spivey ’ 68,Oxford, AL, October 10, 2003. Heowned Crawford Office Supply andQuality Printing and was retired fromM & H Valve and Union Foundry.

Frank E. Bryan ’ 69, VestaviaHills, May 8, 2003, after a lengthybattle with cancer. He was a foundingmember of the Delta Chi Fraternity atJSU. He had been awarded a BronzeStar for his service in the VietnamWar. He had been an employee ofParker Hannifin Corporation for morethan 23 years. In 2002, he received theprestigious Cancer Society Survivorof the Year Award for his heroic effortin fighting the disease and in helpingothers in their fight. He enjoyed golfand was a marathoner, avid runner andtriathlete.

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’70–’79___________________________David Lee Roland ’ 70,

Birmingham, August 17, 2003. He hadbeen in education for 30 years,servingJefferson County in the CounselingCenter as a head teacher and in theBirmingham City School System as anattendance officer. His wife, GloriaSantoro Roland ’ 74, is a teacher withthe Shelby County Board ofEducation.

John L. Skinner ’70/75, Heflin, AL,April 13, 2002. He had been a guidancecounselor with the Cleburne CountyBoard of Education. The AlumniOffice was advised by his wife, ShelbyWilliams Skinner ‘ 66/74/91, of hisdeath. Shelby is a teacher with theCleburne County Board of Education.

Michael Edward Montgomery’71, Boaz, AL, is deceased. We werenotified during the 2003 Phonathon ofhis death. No other information wasavailable. He had been employed bythe Marshall County Commission inPersonnel Administration.

Billy Don Sims ’ 71, Montgomery,June 18, 2003. He had worked withthe Alabama Department of Servicesfor the Blind for 30 years. He was alsoknown as the co-host of the Troy StatePublic Radio Show “All ThingsCountry.”

Jenne Lynn May Allred ’72,Lincoln, AL, April 17, 2003. She was 86and had 26 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren!

Michael Lynn Erwin ’ 73,Carrollton, GA, March 24, 2003. Wewere notified during the 2003Phonathon by his wife of his death. Hewas a mortgage loan manager withRegions Bank in Carrollton.

Ralph William Rogers, Jr. ’73,Jacksonville, October 6, 2003. He was aKorean and Vietnam veteran, receivingmany awards and decorations,including the Legion of Merit, JointService Commendation Medal, ArmyCommendation Medal, World War IIVictory Medal, and numerous others.He retired from the military with 25years of service and then served as ahigh school counselor for 17 years. Hiswife, Jean Boozer Rogers ’74/76/83, isa teacher with the Calhoun CountyBoard of Education. Ralph was a lifemembers of the Alumni Association isJean.

Deborah Elaine Austin ’ 74,Jacksonville, April 18, 2003. She hadbeen a life member of the JSU AlumniAssociation. We were notified duringthe 2003 Phonathon by her husband,Daniel Benjamin Austin ’64/71, of herdeath.

Kerry R. Sandlin ’ 74, PleasantGrove, AL, June 15, 2003. Kerry diedsuddenly of a heart attack on the way

to Detroit on a business trip. He hadbeen employed by Ace USA InsuranceCompany. He had also worked as aconsultant for Kimbrough andAssociates out of Montgomery.

Ercie Carolyn Simpson ’ 74,Newell, AL, September 19, 2003. Shehad worked as a librarian for the Cityof Carrollton, GA.

Frances Juanita Smith ’ 74, ValleyHead, AL, January 19, 2003. She hadbeen a teacher with the Dekalb CountyBoard of Education. We were notifiedduring the 2003 Phonathon by a familymember of her death.

Karen Self Boyd ’ 75, Hoover, AL,May 5, 2003, after a long and difficultillness. She had been employed by theSocial Security AdministrationRegional Program Center inBirmingham for 27 years. She was alsoactive in her church choirs. Herhusband, Kenneth Wesley Boyd, ’ 74,owns and operates Ken BoydPhotography.

Roger D. Harrelson ’ 76,Jacksonville, FL, June 9, 2003. He wasretired from the U.S. Navy with 17years of service. He had receivednumerous commendation awardsduring his military career. Afterretiring, he earned his master’s degreein accountancy and his C.P.A.

Millard Jimmie Naler ’ 76,Gadsden, July 18, 2003. He served 4years in the U.S. Air Force. He alsoserved the City of Gadsden for 20years as a police officer, retiring asChief of Police in 1988. He thenworked in contractor sales at Marvin’sand later at Lowe’s in Gadsden.

Robert Wesley Pratt ’ 76, Weaver,April 25, 2003. He was retired from theAlabama National Guard and AnnistonOrdnance Depot. He was an activemember of the American Legion.

Josie Piazza Saxon ’ 77, Gadsden,October 9, 2003. She had been afounding member of the instructionalstaff at Project Head Start in the early1960s. She taught at St. James Schoolfor 26 years, retiring in 1993.

John Houston Mann ’ 78,Birmingham, May 25, 2003. He hadbeen employed as a human resourcemanager before his illness disabledhim. He also served in the Navy for 4years.

Margaret S. Lankford ’78/85,Gadsden, December 20, 2002. We werenotified by her husband of her death.

Richard L. Townsend ’ 78,Anniston, April 23, 2003.

Agnes McGowan Guettler ’79/81,Lawrenceville, GA, January 2, 2003.We were notified by her husband,Gerald C. Guettler ’ 79, of her death.Gerald is a retired CPA.

Jeff Matt Striplin ’ 79, Huntsville,was killed in a car accident two yearsago. We were notified by his wife

during the 2003 Phonathon that he isdeceased. He had been a member ofthe Delta Chi Fraternity at JSU. Hewas a life member of the JSU AlumniAssociation.

Brenda Holder Lovelady ’78,Oxford, died recently in Birmingham.She was a former schoolteacher inCalhoun County and an employee atthe Anniston Army Depot.

’80–’89___________________________Homer Hopkins ’ 80, Springfield,

VA, is deceased. We were notified viaemail by his wife of his death. Noother information was provided.

John Wilson Mardis ’ 81,Albertville, AL, is deceased. We werenotified during the 2003 Phonathon thathe is deceased.

Mary Burns Guthrie ’ 82, Pinson,AL, is deceased. We were notifiedduring the 2003 Phonathon of herdeath. She was a retired nurse with theState of Alabama.

Catherine Mary Murphy Johnson’83/84/88, Jacksonville, August 30,2003. She was as veteran of theWomen’s Army Corps.

Betty Morris Buchanan ’ 84,Anniston, April 22, 2003. She wasretired as a schoolteacher from theCalhoun County Board of Education.

William R. Syphurs ’ 84,Birmingham, is deceased. We werenotified by the U.S. Postal Service thathe is deceased. He had been a retiredteacher.

Talbert Earl Crapps ’ 85,Cartersville, GA, is deceased. Wereceived information during the 2003Phonathon of his death.

Sandra L. George ’ 85, Charlotte,NC, is deceased. We were notified bythe U.S. Postal Service of her death.

Angela Joan Butler ’ 85, Anniston,is deceased. The postal service notifiedthe Alumni Office that she is deceased.

Doyle Wayne Matthews ’ 87,Albertville, AL, April 27, 2002. Hiswife notified us during the 2003Phonathon that he had passed away in2002. He had worked for TysonFoods.

Kenneth Edward Saccucci ’ 88,Piedmont, April 21, 2003. He was anordained minister and a member of theEmmaus Community and the SpiritualFormation Academy. He also was anArmy veteran and was retired fromAnniston Army Depot.

’90–’99___________________________Garry L. Calhoun ’ 90, Clarkston,

GA, is deceased. We were notified bythe postal service that he is deceased.

Maria Long Avery ’ 91,Birmingham, May 11, 2003. She was aloan operations specialist withCompass Bank.

Shannon Keith Morrow ’ 93,Guntersville, AL, is deceased. We werenotified during the 2003 Phonathon ofhis death.

Paul Bertrum Haskew ’94,Sylacauga, September 5, 2003. He hadbeen a systems analyst with RussellCorporation for 9 years.

Michael Patrick Ballard ’ 95,Phenix City, AL, is deceased. We werenotified during the 2003 Phonathon thathe is deceased. He had been a teacherwith the Russell County Board ofEducation.

Ernestine Dallas ’ 96, Carrollton,GA, December, 2002. We were notifiedby her mother during the 2003Phonathon of her death.

Tina Michelle Ellenburg ’ 99,Joppa, AL, January 24, 2003. We werenotified by her mother during the 2003Phonathon of her death.

Other:

Gwen Mulder, JSU sociologyemeriti faculty for whom a yearlyscholarship is named, passed away June5, 2003, at her home in Utah. We werenotified by her daughter of her death.

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