04_berry magazine - fall 2010

BERRYa magazine for alumni and friends of Berry College

Seedsof changeKathy Gunderman (78C)aids agricultural effortsin Afghanistan

Fall 2010

Madam chairIntroducing new Board of Trustees chairKaren Holley Horrell (74C)

New program brings student awarenessand appreciation for alumni support

Passionate aboutphilanthropy

BERRYFeatures

8 2010 Distinguished AlumniFive honored with prestigious awards

12 Seeds of changeKathy Gunderman (78C) aids agriculturalefforts in Afghanistan

16 Madam chairIntroducing Karen Holley Horrell (74C), newchair of Berry’s Board of Trustees

21 Passionate about philanthropyNew program brings student awareness andappreciation for alumni support

Departments2 Noteworthy News

• Commencement 2010: Honorary doctoratefor Bonner Foundation president• Uncommon beauty: Kilpatrick Commons• Shatto lecturer Dr. Ben Carson• Leadership update• Well done: Highlights of success

10 President’s EssayPlan4ward

24 Learn. Live. Give.• Fred Tharpe (68A) helps students build theirfutures• Audrey B. Morgan adds $1 million to herGate of Opportunity Scholarship fund• Their stories: Scholarship enables DarrenBarnet to live his dream• Work Week alumni help fund student wages

28 Class Notes

31 Memory and Honor Gifts

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Kilpatrick Commons, the spectacular new pedestrian plaza firstenvisioned as part of Berry’s Century Campaign (see page 3).Photo by Paul O’Mara.

Cover photo courtesy of USDA. Special thanks to the USDAForeign Agricultural Service for assistance with the “Seeds ofChange” feature story and photography (see page 12).

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Published three times per yearfor alumni and friendsof Berry College

EditorKarilon L. Rogers

Assistant EditorRick Woodall (93C)

Always BerryDebbie Rasure

Design and ProductionShannon Biggers (81C)

PhotographyPaul O’Mara and Alan Storey

Class Notes and Gifts ListingsJustin Karch (01C) and Rose Nix

Contact InformationE-mail: [email protected]: Berry magazine, P.O. Box490069, Mount Berry, GA 30149

Class Notes andChange of Address:

E-mail to [email protected]; viaonline community atwww.berry.edu/alumni; or mail toBerry Alumni Office, P.O. Box495018, Mount Berry, GA 30149

Berry Alumni Association

President: Barbara Pickle McCollum(79C)

Vice Presidents: Alumni Events,Haron W. Wise (57H); BerryHeritage, Allyson Chambers (80C,84G); Financial Support, LarryEidson (57C); Young Alumni andStudent Relations, Jeff Palmer (09C);Alumni Awards, Clara McRae (60C)

Parliamentarian: Bart Cox (92C)

Secretary: Kimberly Terrell (04C,06G, FS)

Chaplain: Dr. David Fite (51H)

Director of Alumni RelationsChris Watters (89C)

Assistant Vice President for PublicRelations and Marketing

Jeanne Mathews

Vice President for AdvancementBettyann O’Neill

PresidentStephen R. Briggs

BERRYmagazine

BERRY AWARDED MORE THAN

280 BACHELOR’S AND MASTER’S

DEGREES – as well as its 16thhonorary doctorate – duringspring commencement exercises.On hand to accept Berry’s

Honorary Doctor of HumaneLetters was the Rev. WayneMeisel, longtime president ofThe Corella and Bertram F.Bonner Foundation. Under hisleadership, the BonnerFoundation makes a differencein the lives of thousands ofstudents each year by promotinga culture of service and providingservice-based scholarships onmore than 80 different collegecampuses nationwide. Collec-tively, Bonner Scholarscontribute more than 1 millionhours of community serviceannually.In his remarks, Meisel voiced

his great appreciation for Berry,which welcomed its first group

of Bonner Scholars in 1991.Since that time, more than 350students have gone through theprogram, rising to positions ofcampus leadership, developingvolunteer programs for theirclassmates, and contributing tomore than 40 different com-munity service agenciesthroughout Rome and FloydCounty. In 2003, Meisel helpedBerry establish the Bonner Centerfor Community Engagement,which coordinates campusvolunteer efforts, providesservant-leadership programmingfor students and supports facultyefforts to develop community-based classroom activities.“I love Berry,” Meisel

exclaimed. “I love the history ofservice and your legacy of accessto all. You have been generousto folks who do not knowgenerosity very often. You havebeen and continue to be a

source of inspiration for mepersonally and to the nationaloffice of the Bonner Foundation.”An advisor to three Berry

presidents, Meisel played a keyrole in Dr. Steve Briggs’ decisionto pursue his current post whenDr. Scott Colley announced hisintention to retire.“He sells Berry very well,”

Briggs stated.

NOTEWORTHY NEWS

The Rev. Wayne Meiseladdresses graduates.

Commencement 2010Honorary doctorate salutes a lifetime of service

AIMEE MADDEN

PAULO’MARA

Kilpatrick Commonsmakes an instant impressionGRADUATES AND THEIR

FAMILIES ATTENDING SPRING

COMMENCEMENT were amongthe first to enjoy the spectacularbeauty of Berry’s newest focalpoint – Kilpatrick Commons.First envisioned as part of

Berry’s $100 million CenturyCampaign, the new pedestrianplaza provides a naturalconnection between KrannertCenter and the Cage. Featuresinclude a rock waterfall and apedestrian bridge, both in full

THE CAGE CENTER

CROWD SWELLED

TOWARD CAPACITY April22 as 1,800 students,faculty, staff, alumni andguests gathered to hearDr. Benjamin S. CarsonSr. deliver the fourth-annual Gloria ShattoLecture.Carson, one of the

world’s foremost pediatric neurosurgeons, didn’t disappoint,drawing laughter and hearty applause during his hour-longpresentation. While on campus, he also took time to join Dr. PeterLawler, his former colleague on the President’s Council onBioethics, for a classroom discussion moderated by Dr. Bob Frank.Although he touched on a variety of topics during his

presentation, a common theme was the importance of education.Reflecting on his own childhood, the subject of the TNT movieGifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story marveled at the lastingdifference his mother made simply by turning off the televisionand encouraging her sons to read.The renowned physician also discussed the state of American

society, voicing his opinion that the same nation that rose toglobal prominence as an agricultural and industrial power isfalling behind in the information age. Despite his concerns, heexpressed hope for the future and encouraged those in theaudience to speak up for what they believe and to educatethemselves when it comes to voting. He also stressed theimportance of honesty, integrity, faith in God and a can-do spirit.

view of Krannert’s newlyexpanded dining facilities. Doorsfrom the student dining hall openonto the outdoor patio, while awrap-around porch (completewith rocking chairs and ceilingfans) and south-facing windowsprovide an expansive view fromSpruill Ballroom, just above.The plaza is named for alumni

donors Hal (60c) and SuziGolden (60c) Kilpatrick. Anofficial dedication is planned forlater this year.

“Who said that?

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Eliminating the [Tuition EqualizationGrant] for 29,000 Georgia taxpayers makesno economic sense. This action pushesstudents to choose public institutions whichare already overcrowded and underfunded.Students who opt for state institutions willcost Georgia taxpayers more than $7,000 instate funding on average, significantly morethan the per-student cost savings gained by

the eliminationof TEG. Even inthe near future,eliminating TEGis likely toincrease statecosts andundercut effortsto improveGeorgia’sgraduationrates.

PRESIDENT STEVE

BRIGGS, addressing theproposed elimination ofthe Georgia TuitionEqualization Grant(currently $750 annuallyfor each student from

Georgia) in an editorial published bythe Atlanta Journal-Constitution.This column helped make the casefor the eventual preservation of thiscritical source of financial aid forGeorgia residents choosing toattend Berry and other privatecolleges and universities in thestate.

Shatto LectureDr. Ben Carson draws large crowd

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THE 2009-10 ACADEMIC YEAR MARKED THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY

OF MUSIC MAKING AT BERRY, and a new book by Dr. Mary EllenPethel (01G) brings that history to vivid life.“Throughout my childhood, Berry music was an all-encompassing

part of my life,” explained Pethel, daughter of Dr. Stan Pethel, chair offine arts and a member of the music faculty for more than 30 years. “Iremember trips to the Hoge Building and Ford Auditorium, concertsin the chapel, music tours throughout the region, and countlessMountain Day picnics. At the age of 12, my first paying job was cleaninginstruments and working on a new music inventory for the department.”

Berry College: A Century of Making Music draws upon the uniquefirsthand experiences of the author, as well as a wealth of otherinformation provided by Dr. Ouida Word Dickey (50C, FFS), theBerry College Archives, Director of Choral Activities HarryMusselwhite and other sources. More than 200 photographs arefeatured. The book is available on campus, through online retailersand at Rome-area book stores.

Setting the standardA BERRY ALUMNA AND A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE BUSINESS

FACULTY WERE THE 2010 RECIPIENTS OF THE MARTINDALE

AWARDS OF DISTINCTION, established in 2001 by Susan ByrdMartindale (73C) and her husband, Larry, to reward extraordinaryachievement.This year’s staff award went to Diane Land (88C), a team-

oriented problem solver who has distinguished herself as EvansSchool secretary. Dr. E. Frank Stephenson, professor anddepartment chair of economics, claimed the faculty award afterexhibiting excellence as a teacher, mentor, scholar and colleague.Numerous other faculty/staff members also earned special

recognition during the academic year. They include:� Dr. Jim Watkins; associate professor of English, rhetoric andwriting; Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award

� Dr. Cathy Borer, assistant professor of biology, Eleana M.Garrett Award for Meritorious Advising and Caring

� Dr. Laurence Marvin, professor of history, Mary S. and SamuelPoe Carden Award

� Dr. Susan Logsdon-Conradsen, associate professor ofpsychology and director of women’s studies, Dave and LuGarrett Award for Meritorious Teaching

� Daniel Sundblad, assistant professor of sociology andanthropology, Faculty Member of the Year; and Cecily Crow(94C), director of student activities, Staff Member of the Year(both awarded by the Student Government Association)

� Ginger Swann (93C), director of athletic training, John R.Bertrand Superior Work Supervisor Award

� Dr. Martin Goldberg; college veterinarian, coordinator of dairyoperations and senior lecturer in animal science; HonoraryAlumnus

Promotions& tenureTHE FOLLOWING BERRY FACULTY MEMBERS WERE GRANTED

PROMOTION OR TENURE during the February meeting of the Boardof Trustees.Promoted to full professor� Dr. Laurence Marvin, history� Dr. Michael Papazian, religion and philosophyTenured and promoted to associate professor� Dr. Carrie Baker, sociology and anthropology� Dr. Kris Carlisle, music� Dr. Jay Daniel, animal science� Dr. Nadeem Hamid, computer scienceDuring the same meeting, the board granted emeritus status to

three retiring faculty members who totaled approximately acentury of combined service to the college. Honored wereDr. Thomas J. Mew III, professor of fine arts, emeritus; Dr. LeeClendenning, professor of mathematics and computer science,emeritus; and Dr. William D. “Bo” Sockwell, associate professor ofeconomics, emeritus.

BERRY SHOWCASED THE CONSIDERABLE TALENT OF ITS ALUMNI

COMMUNITY with a series of special performances and presentationsheld throughout 2009-10.Acclaimed tenor John Howell (95C) brought down the curtain on

a successful inaugural season for the Berry College Concert Serieswith his spring performance. Among others returning home wereStacey Stanhope (92C), Jess Hinshaw (01C), Owen Riley Jr. (80C),Mona Crowe (79C) and Marty Kahnle (91C), all of whom hostedexhibits in the Moon Gallery; guest conductors George Barnett (85C,00G) and Justin Karch (01C, 10G, FS); and puppeteer Jeff Danke (90C).The amazing creativity displayed by these alumni struck the perfect

tone as the fine arts department commemorated the 100thanniversary of music making on the Berry campus and the retirementof art professor Dr. Thomas J. Mew III, a faculty member since 1970.

Sweet song:Alumna author tells the story ofmusic on the Berry campus

Alumni helpcelebrate the arts

[Berry

People]

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Fanto is a senior vice-president at the Atlanta-basedHardin Construction Co. over-seeing such critical supportfunctions as human resources,employee development,corporate communications, andmarketing and creative services.She previously worked atLockheed, Sprint and SolvayPharmaceuticals, accumulating

more than 25 years of humanresource and corporateadministration experience.Among many professional

and civic involvements, Fantoserves on the Board of Gover-nors for the Center for Ethicsand Corporate Responsibilityat Georgia State University’sJ. Mack Robinson College ofBusiness.

Board of TrusteesAS KAREN HOLLEY HORRELL

STEPPED UP as the first femalechair of the Board of Trustees(see page 16), Glenn Cornell(62C) and Pete Roberts steppeddown from their posts as chairand vice chair, respectively.Cecil B. “Buster” Wright III(73C) has succeeded Roberts asvice chair, while Lisa M. Fanto(76C) is new to the board,having been elected to a three-year term.Cornell made history in 2007

as the first Berry graduate to beelected chair of the board. Hebecame a trustee in 1995 andserved as chair of the highlysuccessful $100 million CenturyCampaign, publicly launched in2002. Roberts, named vice chairin 2007, has been a trustee fornearly 25 years, joining theboard in 1986.Roberts and Cornell both

continue as members of the gover-ning body and were honored atits May meeting with resolutionsapplauding the many advancesmade at Berry during their termsin office. The resolutionsdescribed the duo as steadfastand unwavering advocates of thecollege’s mission who providedexceptional leadership andstrategic guidance.Wright is senior managing

director and regional presidentfor Wells Fargo Advisors inRome. In this role, he providesleadership and support for 90branches and more than 800financial advisors spread acrossfive states. He has served theBoard of Trustees withdistinction since 2005 and alsois a member of the ExecutiveAdvisory Council for theCampbell School of Business.

Leadership update

Board of VisitorsCELESTE GREENE OSBORN (72C) of Marco Island, Fla., has beennamed chair of the Berry Board of Visitors (see page 18),succeeding Timothy Kilpatrick (84c) of Boynton, Fla. In addition,nine alumni and one parent have joined as new members:� Brad Alexander (95C) of Decatur, Ga., specialist in stategovernment relations, media relations and corporatecommunications for the Georgia 360 public affairs firm

� Brian J. Brodrick (97C) of Watkinsville, Ga., head of the Athensoffice of Jackson Spalding and a Watkinsville City Councilman

� Dr. E. Kay Davis Dunn (57C) of Atlanta, retired founder andexecutive director of the Fernbank Museum of Natural History

� Rear Adm. Vincent Griffith (81C) of Richmond, Va.,commander, DLA-Aviation, U.S. Navy

� Nona Sparks Patterson (58C) of Lawrenceville, Ga., owner ofFurniture Village in Stone Mountain, Buford and Lawrenceville

�William L. Pence (76C) of Orlando, Fla., partner, BakerHostetler, LLP

� Brent D. Ragsdale (88C) of Fayetteville, Ga., senior director,financial consulting, Chick-fil-A Inc.

� John Schneider of Sunrise, Fla., former president and CEO,General Dynamics Itronix Corp., and parent of Berry studentKyle R. Schneider

� Casey T. Smith (00C) of Marietta, Ga., president, Wiser WealthManagement Inc.

� Ann Fite Whitaker (61C) of Huntsville, Ala., vice president,technology and systems, BG Smith and Associates.

Alumni AssociationBARBARA PICKLE MCCOLLUM (79C) has succeeded FrancesRichey-Goldby (83A, 87C) as president of the Alumni Association(see page 18).Also new to Alumni Association leadership positions are Haron

W. Wise (57H), vice president, alumni events; Jeff Palmer (09C),vice president, young alumni and student relations; and Dr. DavidFite (51H), chaplain.


Come home toBERRYJoin a throng ofthousands for MountainDay 2010, Oct. 1-2.Check out the AlumniAccent e-newsletter andwww.berry.edu/alumnifor more information.We’ll be watchingfor you!

ExternaljournalSTUDENTS IN THE CAMPBELL

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, led byexecutiveeditorVictoriaWatkins (10C),havepublishedBerry’s firstacademicjournalintended for widespreadexternal distribution: theUndergraduate Business andEconomics Research Journal.The initial volume featuredacademic papers submitted bystudents from Guilford College,the University of Wisconsin atParkside, Hendrix College andBerry. External review wasprovided by students at TexasChristian University, MarquetteUniversity and Western CarolinaUniversity.

DAVIDCHIEM

Cornell Roberts Wright Fanto

BERRY COLLEGE’S STUDENT-OPERATED CAMPUS

ENTERPRISES initiative went international during the springsemester when The Berry Farms Genetics Enterprise sold 50jersey cow embryos to Jamaican dairies. The sale netted thegenetics student team $12,500 for reinvestment in theenterprise.With this kind of result so early in the development of the

student enterprise program, it is no wonder Assistant VicePresident for Enterprise Development Rufus Massey (75C) hasbeen recognized with the Leavey Award for Excellence inPrivate Enterprise Education, a national award presentedannually by the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge in

collaboration with the Thomas and Dorothy LeaveyFoundation. Dr. Ouida Word Dickey (50C, FFS)

and Berry’s Center forEconomic Education won theaward in 1982.Eleven student-operated

enterprises have been launched todate at Berry; Viking Cycle Works, a bicyclerepair and maintenance operation, is themost recent.

(Mt. Berry) Georgiaon their mindsIF BERRY’S BEEN ON YOUR MIND LATELY, you’re not alone. Interestin the college has never been higher. A record number of applicationshas led to the largest freshman class in history – by a long shot – withan academic profile as strong or stronger than that of previous years.Final numbers for the class that will soon make its considerablepresence known on campus were not available at press time. Look formore information in the Alumni Accent e-newsletter.

Help for HaitiWHEN BERRY STUDENTS andBerry student organizationslooked for a way to generaterelief funds for victims of thedevastating earthquake in Haiti,they didn’t find a single way –they found lots of ways. A totalof $7,028 was raised for Haitianrelief during the spring termfrom such creative endeavors asa dance-a-thon, talent contest,salsa night and bake sale, as wellas multiple concerts and otheractivities. The largest portion ofthe funds raised went to Partnersin Health, an organizationdedicated to partnering withpoor communities around theworld to combat disease andpoverty.

ForensicprowessFOUR DECADES OF

EXCELLENCE byBerry’s perennialpowerhouse ofdiscourse and debate,the Forensic Union,culminated in Aprilat the nationaltournament of theNational ForensicAssociation (NFA).Berry speakers pastand present were honored withthe Dr. Seth Hawkins NFAFounder’s Award, a distinctionpresented to the institution thathas accumulated the most pointsall-time in national competition.The Berry team has competed

in a total of 29 nationaltournaments, beginning in the1970s and including 20 straightyears from 1991 to 2010, underthe direction of faculty advisorsDr. Doug Jennings, Dr. BobFrank and Dr. Randy Richardson.Also at the tournament, John

Coleman (04C), NFA’s topspeaker during his senior year atBerry, was inducted into theNFA Hall of Fame. OtherVikings in the hall include AndyWood (94C) and David Lindrum(97C).

Dr. Bob Frankand Dr. RandyRichardsondisplay the Dr.Seth HawkinsNFA Founder’sAward claimedby the BerryCollege ForensicUnion at the2010 nationaltournament.


The virtue of virtueTHANKS TO A $150,000 GRANT from the New Sciences of VirtueProject at the University of Chicago, Dr. Peter Lawler, Dana professorof government and international studies, will be developing a series ofthree interdisciplinary conferences designed toshed new light on the role that virtue (defined asan acquired “characteristic excellence” of thesoul) plays in human life. The conferences will beheld at Berry during 2010-11.Lawler’s application was one of 700 submitted

worldwide; 19 grants were awarded.

Welldone!

Holy cow!One of theBESTBERRY RANKED NO. 12 on a listof the nation’s 17 best-manageduniversity endowmentspublished early this year by 24/7Wall St., an internet-basedfinancial news and opinionoperation. The list was based ondata gathered by the NationalAssociation of College andUniversity Business Officers.Washington State Universitytopped the list; Harvard, Yaleand Duke headed the list of theworst-managed endowments.While the ranking was based

on a global analysis thatincluded both the portion ofBerry’s endowment activitymanaged by the Board ofTrustees and the portion held inexternal trusts, it speaks well ofthe careful attention paid to thestewardship of Berry’s resources.

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Experiencingsuccess …firsthand“EXPERIENCE IT FIRSTHAND,”

BERRY’S BRANDING INITIATIVE,has won a Gold Medal in theInstitution-wide BrandingPrograms category of theCouncil for Advancement andSupport of Education’s (CASE)national Circle of ExcellenceAwards. The effort was led bythe Office of Public Relationsand Marketing and includedextensive and intensiveparticipation by members of thecollege’s many constituencies.The branding project remainedtrue to Berry’s historic missionwhile focusing on the college’s21st century distinctions.Winning awards in the nine-

state Southeast regional CASEcompetition this year were Berrymagazine and the 2007-2008President’s Report and HonorRoll of Donors: The Measure ofOur Success. The president’sreport brought home the GrandAward, and Berry claimed aSpecial Merit Award. It was thealumni magazine’s 11th honor inseven years.

Communication rocksWHEN BERRY COMMUNICATION STUDENTS WENT HEAD-TO-HEAD incompetition with students across the state and nation spring semester,they came out victorious 13 times in two events alone.

In the Broadcast Educators Association Festival of MediaArts, Berry students took first place nationally among allcolleges and universities in the promotional category of thestudent video competition. Their winning entry is a publicservice announcement about the dangers of bullying. Berrycommunicators also captured second place in the small

college category for a commercialfeaturing stop-motion coffee gnomes.

In the Georgia College PressAssociation Better Newspaper Contest,

Berry journalists won five first-place and onethird-place individual writing awards. The Carrier

also brought home five staff awards, including first placefor best feature section.

FulbrightfellowshipBERRY’S LATEST RECIPIENT OF

A FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENT

PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP isSamantha Hiner (10C), whowon a teaching fellowship toSpain for the 2010-11 academicyear. The Fulbright Program isthe flagship internationaleducational exchange programsponsored by the U.S.government. Recipients areselected on the basis of theiracademic achievement anddemonstrated leadershippotential.

FulbrightrecipientSamantha Hinervisits Iguazu Fallsduring a previousstudy abroadexperience inArgentina.

Long livethe LongleafSINCE THE LONGLEAF PINE

PROJECT got actively under wayin 2001 at Berry, 43,000seedlings have been planted on123 acres of Berry land. This

spring alone, 124 faculty, staff and students were involved inplanting nearly 9,000 containerized mountain longleaf pineseedlings on the Mountain Campus, as well as twoornamental plantings on the main campus.The southern portion of the United States once was home

to more than 90 million acres of longleaf pine, but theseforests have decreased by 98 percent overthe last 400 years. As the trees havedisappeared, so have biodiversity andecological health. Berry boasts a uniquemountain longleaf pine community, andProfessor of Biology Dr. MartinCipollini is leading a long-term projectthat includes managing old growthand planting new stands on the Berrycampus, as well as generating newknowledge in support of forestrestoration.

Great Scott!MEGAN SCOTT (10C) WON FIRST

PLACE in the creative nonfictioncategory of the Agnes ScottCollege Writers’ Festivalcompetition last spring, acontest open to bothundergraduate and graduatestudent writers at all ofGeorgia’s colleges anduniversities. Two other Berrystudents – Cetoria Tomberlin(10C) and junior HeatherSanders – were finalists in thefiction category.


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NCE AGAIN, FIVE FANTASTIC ALUMNI HAVE BEEN

RECOGNIZED with the Berry Alumni Association’s highesthonors, the Distinguished Alumni Awards. This year, theKrannert Center’s newly expanded Spruill Ballroom provided

the ideal setting for a gala honoring the winners. The event also kickedoff Alumni Weekend 2010; featured entertainment, dancing and a silentauction highlighting artwork by Berry alumni and friends; and includedinduction of 1960 high school and college graduates into the Golden Guard.We could not be more proud of these fine representatives of the

Berry alumni community. To nominate someone for a future award,please go to www.berry.edu/alumni.

Karen Holley Horrell (74C)

Distinguished Achievement AwardKaren Holley Horrell (74C) joined the Great American Insurance

Company as an entry-level attorney in 1977 and went on to achievesignificant success. She was the first woman to hold the title ofgeneral counsel for the now $4 billion insurer group and later becamethe company’s first female senior vice president. Today, she is amember of the executive leadership team with responsibility for 225employees and an annual budget of $35 million.Horrell’s work on behalf of her alma mater is equally noteworthy.

The first winner of Berry’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award (1987),she accepted the mantle of leadership and has served with distinctionon the Board of Trustees since 1999. Her willingness to assume thisburden of responsibility “represented the beginning of a significantalumni presence on our board,” according to Dr. Scott Colley,president at the time she joined the board. As an alumna, she broughtto her duties “the mature perspectives of a company executivecoupled with the warm heart of a graduate of the college.”Those qualities were honored in early 2010 when Horrell was

elected chair of the Board of Trustees. She is the first woman to holdthis distinction.


Alumni honoredfor exemplary achievement

Throughout her career, Horrell has contributed her time andtalents to non-profit organizations focused on education, health careand social services. She also takes great pride in her success inmaintaining “a healthy balance of family, community, personal andwork life.”To read more about Berry’s new board chair, please see page 16.

Dennis J. DaSilva (74A, 78C)

Entrepreneurial SpiritAwardThe qualities that make Dennis J. DaSilva (74A, 78C) a successful

entrepreneur were perhaps best summed up by one of his businesscolleagues, Thomas McGuire of AirHydroPower in Louisville, Ky.“Honesty and integrity in business are rare qualities these days,”

McGuire stated. “But Dennis still does business the old-fashioned way– his word is his bond. Legal contracts are not needed to documentwhat he says he will do: If he says it, it happens!”Those traits have served DaSilva well as one of the co-founders of

the Detroit Haven Group Project, an initiative designed to rebuildcommunities within the historic center of Detroit by revitalizingdistressed properties through refurbishment and repurposing. Thegoal is to create safe and affordable urban living environments forpeople of all socioeconomic levels by working with residents todevelop strategies for economically viable mixed-incomecommunities. Detroit Haven Group’s current program along theMotor City’s historic Woodward Avenue looks to create more than400 jobs for the Michigan economy.As an entrepreneur, DaSilva has founded or co-founded six

different LLCs and S corporations during his long career. His flagshipis Alliance Sales in Troy, Mich., a manufacturers’ representativecompany.Before striking out on his own, DaSilva distinguished himself as

“Salesman of the Year” for Union Oil within a year of joining thesales division of the company.

OPHOTOS BY AIMEE MADDEN


A family man as well as a successful business executive, DaSilva ismarried to one of his college classmates, the former Donna Word(78C). The couple has three adult daughters.

Dr. Harlan L. Chapman (58C)

Distinguished Service AwardDr. Harlan L. Chapman (58C) is a career educator who excels at

motivating others to work together in support of a particular goal orvision.Chapman served as an educator for 34 years, 23 with the

University System of Georgia, during which time he distinguishedhimself as a teacher, department head, professor, admissions directorand registrar. Other professional contributions include service aspresident of the Georgia Association of Collegiate Registrars andAdmissions Officers and as a member of the University System ofGeorgia advisory committees on admissions and records, researchand planning, and computer operations.When he retired, the Board of Regents conferred on him the

honorary title of registrar, director of admissions and professoremeritus in recognition of his many accomplishments.His work on behalf of his alma mater includes three terms on the

Berry Alumni Council, one of which involved service as a vicepresident, and two terms as president of the Carpet Capital alumnichapter. He has played a role in numerous other initiatives, includingreunion planning for his graduating class, chairing Make a DifferenceDay for his alumni chapter, an oral history video project, and theBerry High School/Academy book project. He was instrumental inthe establishment of two class scholarship funds.“There is no one who is more devoted to Berry than Harlan,” said

Katherine Armitage (58C). “I can think of no one who has done moreto promote the college and its motto: ‘Not to be ministered unto, butto minister.’ He is richly deserving of this award.”Chapman is married to Doris Reynolds Chapman (57C). The

couple has three children: Kent Chapman, Kay Chapman Humble(94C) and Kimberly Chapman Painter (94C, 97G). His mother is Mrs.Fields Williams Chapman of LaFayette, Ga.

Ruth King Martin (65C)

Distinguished Service AwardRuth King Martin (65C) has a heart for service. As a mother, wife,

volunteer and friend, she has embodied Martha Berry’s motto: “Notto be ministered unto, but to minister.”“I have known Ruth since 1990, and during that time, I have

observed a true community treasure who selflessly gives of her timeand energy to others,” declared Dr. John Ratledge, professor of musicat the University of Alabama.Martin has been employed with various service-oriented

organizations and agencies during her career, including the United

Way of Rome and Floyd County, the Boys Club of Rome, theAmerican Cancer Society and the City of Rome. She also served onthe board of directors for the Rome Symphony Orchestra and theRome Area Heritage Foundation and played a leadership role withthe Council of Volunteer Administrators locally and statewide. In1981, she was initiated into the P.E.O. Sisterhood (a philanthropiceducational organization). She has served her local Chapter J and theGeorgia State Chapter in most offices, including state president(2000).She is an active member of Rome First United Methodist Church

and has participated in two mission trips to Romania, where shehelped to build a rural retreat for ministers and also worked withorphans in the surrounding cities.Service to Berry includes seven years on the Alumni Council and

past membership in the Daughters of Berry, the Berry Woman’s Cluband The Mount Berry Garden Club.Martin is married to Wesley A. Martin (63C). Their children

are Donna M. Glass (83A), Julie M. Elliott (89c) and Wesley A.Martin Jr.

Michael D. Williams (03C)

Outstanding Young Alumni AwardMichael D. Williams (03C) is living proof that success in business

doesn’t have to come at the expense of one’s priorities.As a student at Berry, he achieved the rank of top salesperson and

sales supervisor at Universal Tax Systems in Rome. Since graduation,he has founded three successful businesses: Mosaic ConsultingGroup, Williams and Jansen Investments, and Goodwin InvestmentAdvisory.“Michael is an outstanding individual,” said business partner Tim

Goodwin (03C). “While we were students at Berry, Michael was astrong leader with a heart to serve the community, as well as a staracademic student.”Williams’ heart for service and his strong faith are evident in every

area of his life. He is a member of local and national response teamsfor the American Red Cross and a co-founder of 24/7 Ministries, anonprofit group currently supporting mission work in South Africa,feeding the hungry in Atlanta, and fostering dialogue and partnershipsbetween Jewish and Arabic cultures in the Middle East.He has also helped coordinate and lead short-term mission trips

to New Zealand, Russia, South Africa and Puerto Rico and is afounding member of Million Dollar Missionaries, a club that isinvesting for future philanthropy.Williams has returned to Berry many times since graduation to

speak to business and family studies classes. He is actively involvedwith the Berry Entrepreneurship Program and is currently helping toestablish the Berry Entrepreneurship Mentor Program.Though he recently completed his MBA in international

business and sales leadership at Georgia State University, heconsiders his greatest achievement to be his marriageto classmate Amy Moskovitz (03C).

Horrell DaSilva Chapman Martin Williams

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Why?MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER IS OFF TO

COLLEGE THIS FALL, HER DEPARTURE

COINCIDING WITH THE ARRIVAL OF BERRY’S

CLASS OF 2014, A TALENTED AND

PROMISING GROUP OF STUDENTS. For thesestudents, the last year has been full ofaccomplishments and successes, a longparade of speeches, honors ceremonies,varsity banquets, service awards, proms,acceptance letters, graduation parties andtime with close friends. Their GPAs, SATsand APs are now finalized with scholarshipsto match. Diplomas are in hand, depositshave been mailed and campus move-in is athand. We parents breathe a proud sigh ofrelief, tinged with excitement and apprehen-sion as we anticipate the year ahead.Incoming Berry students arrive with (and

are selected because of their) impressiveresumes. While it is appropriate to recognizeand celebrate fully these accomplishments,the reality is that they have a short shelf life.Not to be a spoilsport, but here’s what I sayto incoming students in August:“Three and half years from now, in the

winter of your senior year, you will need aresume to send out to potential employers oras part of a graduate school application.

Except for your name, nothing on yourcurrent resume will survive as part of yourresume as a college senior. Your high schoolresume, the remarkably strong one thatserved as the basis for your acceptance toBerry, will provide a solid foundation for thefuture, but it will disappear from view as younow assemble the structure of your collegeeducation.”College is a time of tremendous personal

growth and change. Students returning fortheir senior year are at a different point intheir lives than entering students and shownoticeably improved time management, workhabits and academic competencies. Wewould be distraught if this were not so. Evensophomores are amused at how much theychanged during their first year and howyoung and wide-eyed the new students look.To some extent, maturation is inevitable

as students exercise independence ofjudgment and connect day-to-day decisionswith real-life consequences. Althoughpredictable, the process of maturation can bemessy and unnerving. Too often, studentsend up drifting through the early years ofcollege rather than exploring, which shouldbe their central task. Carried along by the

current, they are not actively engaged inidentifying a destination, choosing adirection, evaluating progress or making mid-course adjustments. What a shame forstudents to look back on their college yearsand realize that they frittered away theopportunity of a lifetime.A decade ago, distinguished Harvard

Professor Richard Light wrote a perceptivebook entitled Making the Most of College.The book summarizes insights gleaned frommany years of interviews with graduatingseniors. In its opening pages, Professor Lightdescribes attending a professional conferencefocused on the responsibilities of faculty anddeans for shaping a student’s overallexperience in college. To his dismay, the firstperson to speak, a dean from an eminentuniversity, announced proudly that hisinstitution recruited great students and thenmade a special effort to “get out of theirway.” Light describes this strategy – “findgood students and then neglect them” – asastonishing.Berry takes the opposite tack. One of our

core values and initial goals for incomingstudents is for them to “take ownership oftheir own educational experience.” We arehelping them to do that through a newprogram called Plan4ward.Two years ago, as part of a self-study in

preparation for reaffirmation of Berry’saccreditation, we established Plan4ward toimprove the quality of student learning in theareas of initiative, intentionality andintegration. The primary objective is forstudents to demonstrate personalresponsibility for their own educationalexperience – through self-appraisal, goal-setting, planning, reflection and refinement –in a way that encourages social responsibilityand service to others. The program assumesthat personal responsibility improvesdevelopmentally (over time and withexperience) as part of a comprehensiveprocess in which students examine what

Dr. Stephen R. Briggs

PRESIDENT’S ESSAY

DAY ONE ACADEMIC EXPLORATION SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES


Because“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944)

matters to them, what they are successful atand what will be of lasting value as theystrive to identify a sense of purpose andpassion. While faculty and staff at Berry canprovide encouragement and guidance fromthe sidelines, students must achieve thisintegration of the head, heart and handsthemselves.

Plan4ward spans all four years at Berry,although most of our work to date hasfocused on students in the first year. It iswidely recognized that the most challengingtime for a college student is the first year andthat the most difficult transition periodduring this year is the first semester. Nearlyone-third of students nationally do not returnto the same college after their first year. Yet,most universities devote their time andresources largely to students in the majors(juniors and seniors) as well as to graduatestudents. Why is it that first-year students –those who need the most personal attention– are so often relegated to the largest classesoffered by an institution?First-year students at Berry participate in

a special seminar class in which 16 students,with the assistance of their first-year advisor,work to assess and understand theirstrengths and interests. With the advisor,students then begin to challenge and test

their self-understanding through a series ofappropriate academic, leadership, serviceand work experiences. Often this processresults in new ideas, new majors and newinterests – a series of turns and choices alongthe path. Rarely can one see very far downthe path, either during college or in the firstfew years thereafter, yet this process ofexploring is at the heart of personal growth.In the middle years of college, exploration

is often increasingly focused as studentspursue advanced experiences by which torefine their personal and professionalaspirations. Students choose a major alongwith complementary coursework, and theyparticipate in other experiences (e.g., serviceand leadership opportunities, study abroadand work experiences) that will also shapewho they become. In their senior year,students should be acquiring depth in theirability to manage a significant project,organize a team and creatively solveproblems to complete a task on time.In the end, we want our seniors to be able

to tell their own emerging story and to reflecton what they have achieved and how theyhave changed during college. Owning theireducational experience will enable them toenvision possible next destinations. As aresult, they will be better able to write a

compelling personal statement as part oftheir applications for employment orgraduate schools, for they will have anemerging and realistic sense of direction.In their last year, I often ask seniors about

their stories and for copies of their resumes. Ienjoy studying and learning about the scopeof their experiences at Berry, and I amcontinually amazed by their accomplish-ments in a short three and one-half years.Even so, I remind these promising youngwomen and men that these successes are justthe starting point. While the college resumehas more staying power than a high schoolresume, it too will be supplanted by theexperiences and accomplishments of thenext decade. Their college major, GPA,honors and awards, and campus workexperiences will all soon fade in importance.What should not fade, and what I hopepersists, are the lessons learned related toBerry’s core values: a sense of ownership(and pride) in one’s work, an understandingof work as service, a commitment to thesuccess of one’s team and an unflinchingintegrity. These are the values on whichBerry was founded, and they remain at theheart of our enduring mission. They are thesame values I hope my daughter embraces aspart of her college experience. B

WORK EXPERIENCES PERSONAL GROWTH SELF DISCOVERY GRADUATION AND BEYOND

Seeds


of changeby Rick Woodall

YOU WOULDN’T EXPECT TO SEE SOMEONE LIKE KATHY GUNDERMAN (78C) CLIMBING OUT OF AN

ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER IN ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRIES ON EARTH. HER

GRAY HAIR AND EASY SMILE CONTRAST SHARPLY TO THE HELMET AND FLAK JACKET SHE

WEARS WHILE GOING ABOUT HER DAILY TASKS.

At 58, the Rockmart, Ga., native could becoasting toward retirement, content to do whatcomes easily – in her case, working for thefederal government as an agricultural experthelping farmers maximize their resources.Instead, she has stepped outside of hercomfort zone and into Afghanistan as afield officer with the United StatesDepartment of Agriculture (USDA)Foreign Agricultural Service.

“I never, in my wildest dreams,thought I would be here,” said

Gunderman, one of approximately 60experts deployed to Afghanistan by theForeign Agricultural Service in 2010. “It’sabsolutely the opportunity of a lifetime.”The prospect of helping rebuild the

agricultural capacity of a nation devastatedby decades of violence intriguedGunderman, who was well aware of the riskswhen she volunteered for service in an activewar zone. Within weeks of her Jan. 1 arrival,she had experienced those risks firsthand.“It has been quite a ride,” Gunderman


wrote during a brief trip home in March. “Ihave been in a firefight, my base has beenrocketed, and I was hit in the head with arock. With all this, I still feel that I am whereI need to be and we are making a difference.Nothing that has happened to me hasshaken my commitment to help Afghanfarmers.”

GIVING BACK

Firefights and mortar attacks weren’texactly what Gunderman had in mind whenshe graduated from Berry with a degree inanimal science and industrial education. Infact, she had never set foot outside of NorthAmerica before arriving in Kabul.“The only place I had ever been outside

the United States was Canada,” she noted.Gunderman first considered international

service after hearing a 2003 presentation bya man who had served on a ProvincialReconstruction Team (PRT) in Afghanistan.These teams – consisting of both militarypersonnel and civilian experts – work torebuild the country’s agricultural markets,improve management of natural resourcesand strengthen the capacity of the Afghangovernment.The PRTs have successfully installed

windmills to pump water for irrigation andlivestock, trained veterinarians to detect andtreat parasites, stabilized eroding river banksand irrigation canals, and rehabilitated

degraded orchards, among other accomplish-ments.“It was exciting to hear him talk about the

work he did and how fulfilling it was,”Gunderman said. “It sounded like somethingI would really enjoy.”Six years later, while working in

Washington, D.C., she saw a posting for aposition similar to the speaker’s andimmediately submitted her name,considering it an opportunity to give back.Once accepted, she went through an

intense, four-week “familiarization” processdesigned to help her better understand thegoals of the mission, as well as the country inwhich she would be serving. Part of that timewas spent at Camp Atterbury-Muscatatuck inIndiana, where she got her first taste of whatit would be like to live on a forwardoperating base. The “crash and bang” portionof the training, in particular, left an indelibleimpression.“You will be mortared there,” Gunderman

recounted about the camp. “You will berocketed. You will have small arms fire. Youride around in armored vehicles – all of thestuff that’s pretty scary when you do it.”She left Indiana with a new skill set: how

to fire a weapon, administer advanced firstaid and recognize when she might be undersurveillance. She also took a hair-raisingdrive down a hill, dodging cones at 50 milesper hour – backwards – as part of a defensive

driving course. Perhaps most chillingly, shereceived instructions on how to behave ifcaptured.“It’s extensive training,” she stated. “And I

would say now, having been here, it’sextremely true to life.”

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

More than halfway through herdeployment in Afghanistan’s KapisaProvince, Gunderman has developed acertain level of comfort in her newsurroundings. That wasn’t the case when shefirst arrived in Kabul.“The air was acrid,” she recalled. “They

were burning tires to keep from freezing todeath. People just don’t understand howbasic life is here.”Fear gripped Gunderman as she traveled

from the airport to the U.S. Embassy.Looking out the window during the 10-minute drive, she was horrified to see“everything they told us to look out for inour training.” By the time she got to theembassy, she was ready to call an immediatehalt to her deployment and return home.One thought composed her: “Give it anotherday.”Months later, she marvels at how quickly

the bizarre becomes normal. The sight of acamel at the local market no longer fazesher, nor does the possibility of accidentallyencountering a male colleague in the co-ed

PHOTOS COURTESY OF USDA


bath and shower facilities on the Frenchmilitary base she calls home.“After awhile you just don’t think about

it,” she said. “It’s what you do.”

TRIAL BY FIRE

Although Gunderman’s belief in theimportance of her mission has neverwavered, she is mindful of the fact that “noteverybody is happy to have us here.” She gota painful lesson in “situational awareness”when struck in the head with a rock after shetook off her helmet during a dedicationceremony for a local athletic field.“I grew up a little bit that day,” she stated.

“That was the moment when I said, ‘You’renot in suburban America anymore. You’re ina war zone.’”Rockets launched against her base by

Afghan insurgents have served as anotherreminder. She’s heard mortars fired by bothsides and is quick to point out, “It’s totallydifferent when it’s incoming – kind of a highwhine.” She also once found herself in themidst of a firefight while riding in anarmored personnel carrier and remainsamazed that, in the midst of the fighting, herdriver actually took a moment to call back toher, “Are you all right, Mrs. Gunderman?”She was okay, although at the time she

wasn’t sure for how long.“You’re hearing it all on the ear phones,”

she explained. “It’s almost surreal. It’s likeyou’re on a movie set. And yet you know it’sreal.”She eventually made it back to base, but

afterward found it nearly impossible to eatdue to the fact that her peas and carrots“were falling off my fork because my handwas shaking so.”Such experi-

ences have givenGunderman atremendousappreciation forthe U.S. soldierswho accompanyher whenever sheleaves the base.“I’m so

impressed withour military,” shesaid. “It’sincrediblyhumbling to bearound people who would take a bullet foryou, and they would. They’re putting theirlives on the line for us, and I take that veryseriously. It’s been great to work with them.”

LONG ROAD

The farmers Gunderman and hercolleagues are trying so hard to help facemany challenges as they attempt to scratch a

living out of a desolate, war-ravagedlandscape. Major concerns include lack ofadequate irrigation and damage to criticalinfrastructure. Roads are impassable in someareas.“Our whole purpose is to build capacity

so that they can continue when we’re gone,”she stated. “Whenwe go out, it’s likebiblical times. Theydo a lot of things byhand. We can’tcome in and say,‘We’ll get you a bigJohn Deere tractor,’because that’s notwhere they are.”The stakes could

not be higher.Because 85 percentof the Afghanpopulation isdependent on

agriculture, the long-term stability of thecountry hinges on the success of farmerslaboring under the most difficult ofcircumstances.“We absolutely need to be here,”

Gunderman said. “People need to eat.People need to make a living.”Infamous for the production of poppy,

which is used to make opium and heroin,

The Afghan people havereally touched my heart.They have a hard life, butthey are very hardwork-ing. They’re tired of war.They want better for theirkids. I think they have anindomitable spirit.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF USDA

Afghanistan was once home to vast orchardsof fruit trees that were destroyed during theSoviet occupation and under the Talibanregime. The USDA hopes to help revive thisrich agricultural heritage by encouragingfarmers to eschew poppy – which is laborintensive and offers little return oninvestment for those who grow it – in favorof other marketable crops.“What we try to do is give them

alternatives,” Gunderman said. “They growsome great fruit here.”The Afghan climate has the potential to

sustain numerous marketable products,including pomegranates, grapes and raisinsas well as wheat, soybeans, almonds,pistachios and saffron, the world’s mostexpensive spice. Gunderman even stumbledupon a cotton stalk during her travels.“I couldn’t believe my eyes!” she exclaimed.

SOMETHING TO OFFER

Gunderman has been pleased by the levelof acceptance she has experienced workingin a country that was notorious for itstreatment of women under brutal Talibanrule. As it turns out, Afghan farmers aren’tthat different from their Americancounterparts – wary at first, but quick towarm up to her once they recognize herconsiderable knowledge and experience.They have communicated respect in

different ways. Impressed by her knowledgeof various seeds, one farmer reached into hispocket to share the only food he had. Themixture of dried mulberries and walnuts was“pretty nasty looking stuff,” but she acceptedit with gratitude“That was so touching,” she said. “As a

woman, you take your victories.”She has also received a marriage

proposal, which she respectfully declined,explaining to her would-be-suitor, “I’m veryflattered and honored, but I do have ahusband.”Although women are still struggling to

establish a more equitable foothold inAfghan society, Gunderman has seenevidence that progress is being made. Whileconducting a veterinary training class at anAfghan university, she was excited to findtwo women among her 150 students.Afterward, she made sure to offer them aword of encouragement, noting that whenshe studied agriculture in college, she wasalso one of the few women in the class.It’s all part of the mission she first

imagined for herself seven years ago.“The Afghan people have really touched

my heart,” Gunderman said. “They have ahard life, but they are very hardworking.They’re tired of war. They want better fortheir kids. I think they have an indomitablespirit.”

AS A USDA ADVISOR SERVING IN

AFGHANISTAN, KATHY GUNDERMAN IS

LOOKED TO BY LOCALS AS THE

ULTIMATE SOURCE OF INFORMATION

FOR ALL THINGS “AGRICULTURE.” Andwhen the questions start flying, she isthankful for the comprehensive educationshe received at Berry.“Absolutely, Berry prepared me,” she

expressed. “I cannot say enough goodthings about Berry and the agricultureprogram and the fact that I got to work oncampus.”Although she had heard stories about

Berry from her aunt, who attended in the1930s, Gunderman chose to start hercollege career at the University ofGeorgia. She quickly tired of large classesin which it was “theoretically possible” shemight not ever touch an animal. Once thedecision was made to transfer, Berrybecame the logical choice. She’s neverregretted her decision.“At Berry, I had hands-on experience

working on the farm, in the feed mill andat the dairy,” she explained. “I also hadwonderful instructors who knew their stuffand could teach anywhere but wanted tobe at Berry.”For the past 32 years, she’s made the

most of that experience, using herexpertise to assist farmers across theUnited States and halfway around theworld.“It’s been a rewarding career, it truly

has,” she said. “And Berry gave me agood basis to start.”


Laying the foundation

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A first (and only) child, Horrellgraduated first in her high school class andwas the first, she believes, to receive a newtype of scholarship at Berry for classvaledictorians – a scholarship billed asBerry’s first to cover all costs of attending.After graduating summa cum laude and

earning a law degree at Emory University,Horrell became the first female (andyoungest person) to serve as general counselfor the now 138-year-old Great AmericanInsurance Co., based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Atthe advanced age of 33, she was named thatcompany’s first female senior vice presidentand now serves as president of the corporateservices division for the $4 billion insurergroup with 7,000 employees in 100 locationsworldwide. In 1987, she received Berry’s firstOutstanding Young Alumni Award.Horrell was born with the brains, cites hard

work as the brawn, and credits her experienceat Berry with helping to develop the workethic and work characteristics that fosteredher career success. She also credits her Berryexperience with teaching her to seek balancein life – balance that has included an extensiverecord of community service, a loving andsupportive husband, a daughter who haslong been both parents’ pride and joy, andfrequent family escapes to an Indiana lakefor rest, relaxation and recreation.By all indications, Horrell is leading a life

of purpose and meaning – Berry’s goal foreach and every student. And because sherespects what Berry stands for and has astrong desire to give back, she has taken onthe highest level of service for her alma mater.“Karen is passionate about Berry and our

students and has been an outstanding boardmember,” said Glenn Cornell (62C), who


passed the reins of responsibility to Horrell.“Much like Steve Briggs, she is the rightperson at the right time for Berry. I thinkMartha Berry would be very proud.”

EXPERIENCING BERRY FIRSTHAND

It was Berry alumnus L. Hall Macy (69C)who first introduced Horrell to Berry. Macytaught physics at Horrell’s Jacksonville, Fla.,high school and suggested that she look atBerry and the new scholarships being offeredto those who finished first in their class. Hecould not have suspected at the time thatrecommending his alma mater to a topstudent would lead to such a grand resultfour decades later.Horrell took Macy’s advice. She looked

and liked what she saw, influenced by thebeauty of the campus and the students sheshared time with in West Mary Tower.Initially a chemistry (pre-med) major, sheswitched to home economics as a juniorwhen her career focus changed to nutrition.That plan changed again senior year whenshe applied to law school.A pianist, Horrell accompanied the Berry

Singers and Berry Choir. She also sang in afolk rock group, worked in the book storeand as chemistry department secretary,served as vice president of the StudentGovernment Association, and was selectedas Miss Berry College.“One of the great things about Berry is

the opportunity to participate in anythingyou can work your time around,” she said.“It is an incubator to explore interests.”

BEYOND BERRY

Horrell ran squarely into the value of herBerry education when she was an Emory lawstudent interviewing for a law clerk positionat an Atlanta-area law firm.“When I was being interviewed, the

Karen Holley HorrellMadamchair

IntroducingWHEN KAREN HOLLEY HORRELL (74C) TOOK OFFICE IN MAY AS

THE FIRST FEMALE CHAIR OF THE BERRY COLLEGE BOARD OF

TRUSTEES, SHE WAS FOLLOWING A LIFELONG PATTERN OF BEING

BOTH “FIRST” AND FIRST-RATE.

by Karilon L. Rogers

ALANSTOREY


gentleman began to read my resume for thefirst time as we began the conversation,” sheremembered. “All of a sudden, he stoppedand said, ‘Oh! You’re a Berry grad. Wellthen, you’re hired.’”Horrell joined Great American right out

of law school and has spent more than 33years with the insurer group. In her currentrole as divisional president of corporateservices, she is responsible for the legal,human resources, real estate and facilities,corporate communications, riskmanagement, product development, andstatistical compliance departments. Heraccomplishments include development of acorporate management university that servedmore than 3,000 learners in 2009. She is alsodeeply involved in organizational efforts forsuccession planning and has worked hard atimproving communications across theorganization.“I’ve never changed employers, but I’ve

had a lot of different jobs,” she said, “whichis a tribute to the company’s diversity – morethan 25 different business units. I’ve had theopportunity to do new and different things;the company is good at looking within fortalented, proven performers.”While more than half of her 1976 law

school classmates were women, Horrellfound out quickly after graduation thatfemales were still few at that time in theupper echelons of corporate America.“Early in my career, I was frequently the

only woman and often the youngest personin the room,” she said, describing theenvironment of important business meetings.“The line for the women’s bathroom waspretty short in those days.”Over the years, Horrell has taken the

opportunity to hire other women and mentortheir rise through the organization. Todayshe continues to mentor young colleagues –male and female – and believes it will bewonderful when we can focus solely on theindividual rather than on gender.

BALANCE

Encouraged by the culture of service sheexperienced at both Berry and GreatAmerican, Karen has made giving back alifelong endeavor – with special emphasis oneducation, health care and social services.

She has served on the boards of Cincinnati’sYWCA and Children’s Home, as well asGreater Cincinnati’s Community Chest andUnited Way. She also has been active infundraising for the fine arts; served on theboard of Seven Hills School, which herdaughter attended; and was a board leader ofTri-Health Inc., one of the three largesthealth systems in Cincinnati with two majorteaching hospitals. A Berry trustee since1999, Karen served as a member of theplanning and executive steering committeesfor the college’s $100 million CenturyCampaign in the early 2000s.“Today, Berry is my passion and my

focus,” she declared.Horrell met her husband, Jack, “in

alphabetical order in federal income taxclass” at Emory. They married in 1976 aftergraduation and opted to settle in Cincinnati– not too far from his hometown of Dayton,Ohio, but more importantly, only a fewhours away from Clear Lake, Indiana, hisfamily’s traditional vacation spot, where theyowned a cottage. Now retired, Jack alsospent time at Great American in addition toservice at U.S. Shoe and a small law firm inCincinnati. Miami University in Oxford,Ohio, is his alma mater.The couple’s daughter, Holley (25), is a

graduate of Duke University (summa cumlaude like her mother) and a law student atStanford University in California.“Jack and I are very proud of how much

we enjoyed parenting and how engaged wewere in our daughter’s life and activitieswhile pursuing our careers,” she said.“Holley has grown into a wonderful, smart,funny and thoughtful human being, which isthe ultimate definition of parenting success.”Horrell is a golfer and a walker, stays fit

with a personal trainer, and reads “it all” –several newspapers every day and a coupleof books at a time. She and Jack have longowned their own lake house at Clear Lake,where they particularly enjoy boating, waterskiing and porch-sitting. They plan to retirethere eventually, at least for the summers.“My Berry experience showed that with

planning and organizing, you can dowhatever is important to you,” Horrellconcluded. “Of all the achievements in my

WHO NEEDS JULIUS CAESAR, MARK

ANTHONY AND MARCUS LEPIDUS?

Berry has its own triumvirate – ofwomen. For the first time in Berryhistory, three women hold theschool’s highest volunteer leader-ship positions: Board of Trusteeschair, Board of Visitors chair andAlumni Association president.Not that having three women in such

positions seems all that unusual at Berry.The school was founded by a female, afterall, and Martha Berry went on to become amember of the first Board of Regents forthe University System of Georgia, amongmany other distinctions. Berry also boastedthe first female college president in thestate, Gloria Shatto, who took office in1980; elected Colleen (Mrs. Sam) Nunn itsfirst female Board of Visitors chair in 1997;and has had a female Alumni Associationpresident off and on since Eloise TaylorSmith (43C) assumed the office in 1978.But a female board chair is totally new,

and it is unusual to have so manyleadership roles claimed simultaneously bymembers of the fairer sex. Berry readerscan learn all about new Board of TrusteesChair Karen Holley Horrell (74C) in theaccompanying feature article. The follow-ing provides a snapshot of her compatriots,Celeste Greene Osborn (72C), chair of theBoard of Visitors, and Barbara PickleMcCollum (79C), Alumni Associationpresident.“We are fortunate to have such highly

capable alumnae accept the responsibilitiesof leadership for their alma mater,” saidBerry President Steve Briggs. “MarthaBerry would probably enjoy that all arefemale, but I think it must please her mostof all that Berry graduates of both sexeshave displayed the commitment, wisdom,vision and heart to help Berry continue itseducational mission into the future.”

CELESTE GREENE OSBORN

Osborn, who retired in late 2009 asdeputy chief financial officer for the State

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of Georgia, brings a deepappreciation for Berry to her role aschair of the Board of Visitors.“Berry has always meant more to

me than a ‘college experience,’”she said. “My association with the

school has been a ‘life experience.’ Iattended nursery school in the ’50s at the

college, and I lived in Rome close to Berry, soI could ride my bike on the campus as oftenas I wanted to as a child. The natural beautyof the school beckoned to me – even at ayoung age. I can truthfully say the experienceI had working in the controller’s office atBerry helped me throughout my professionalcareer. And then there were the water battleswe had while washing dishes after workingbanquets … I’d better not talk about that!”Osborn worked in the private sector for 10

years and also served the state as director ofadministration for the Office of EducationAccountability, executive director of theOffice of School Readiness, and vicepresident for financial management of theGeorgia Lottery Corporation. She wasappointed by the governor to the GeorgiaLottery Corporation Board, Employees’Retirement System Board, Superior CourtClerks’ Retirement Board and the GeorgiaHigher Education Facilities Authority Board.Near the end of her career, she was named“stimulus czarina” to guide Georgia’simplementation of the federal $787 billionstimulus bill signed into law in 2009.As her professional career drew to a close,

Osborn began seeking a new focus for hertime and talents. When approached aboutworking with Berry’s Board of Visitors, sheknew it was the opportunity she sought – achance to give back to the school she lovesso much. She’s not been disappointed.“I have worked with many groups of

individuals over the years,” she said, “but theBoard of Visitors has to be one of the mosttalented groups – both professionally andpersonally – I have had the pleasure of beingassociated with. The camaraderie on thisboard is amazing, and the diversity of workexperiences by its members creates a wealth


TheBerrythreeof knowledge that can be used to providesuggestions and advice to the Board ofTrustees.”Osborn said that, while Berry has always

been a great school – one committed toinstilling ethical values and a strong workethic in its students as well as providing anoutstanding education – she is excited by thenew standards of excellence being set todayfor its academic programs, sports activities,work experiences and capital enhancements.“All the stars are lining up, if you will,” she

said. “The leadership team in place today,both at the board and staff levels, will takethe school to the next level and set the futurefor the college for decades to come. This isquite a responsibility! The challenge will bemet admirably by this team, and I want to bea part of the process.”

BARBARA PICKLE MCCOLLUM

McCollum spent nearly 30 years working inthe banking and human resource fields butbelieves her history of community service hasequally prepared her to lead the Berry AlumniAssociation.“I am very practical and organized by

nature,” she said. “I like things to be efficient,and I like there to be good communication. Ibelieve in goal setting and can be a taskmaster – my student work experience atBerry definitely helped me develop theseskills.” Currently business manager of the Emile T.

Fisher Foundation for Dental Education inGeorgia, a nonprofit organization that raisesmoney for dentistry and dental hygienestudents, she previously served as humanresources director of Cardiology of Georgia,P.C., in Atlanta; assistant vicepresident/assistant cashier at MountainNational Bank in Tucker, Ga.; and executivesecretary at National Bank of Georgia inAtlanta, among other positions.Her volunteer activities have included

service as a mentor at both Livsey Elementaryin DeKalb County (Ga.) and PepperellElementary in Floyd County, as well as termsas co-president of the Camp Creek

Elementary PTA and fundraising co-chair forTrickum Middle School, both in Lilburn, Ga.She also has held the posts of first vicepresident of the New Romans Club in Rome,Ga., and district representative to theExecutive Board of Young Bankers of theGeorgia Bankers Association.McCollum became involved with Berry

through her 25-year class reunion committee.Shortly after her reunion, she was presentedwith a “great honor” – an invitation to serveon the Alumni Council. She spent one year asa member of the Financial SupportCommittee before serving two terms (fouryears) as vice president for financial support.When asked to consider the roles ofpresident-elect and then president of theassociation, Barbara drew on her love forBerry and its students and said, “Yes!”“Berry gave me a great foundation for life,

and serving the Alumni Association is anopportunity for me to give back,” sheexplained. “It has been fulfilling to get toknow alumni from different Berry eras, notjust my own.”McCollum is intrigued by the Student-

Operated Campus Enterprises initiative thathas teams of students developing andrunning businesses at Berry and by thestudent-owned businesses being createdthrough the entrepreneurship program in theCampbell School of Business. “I was a business education major, and

these programs are obviously great forbusiness majors,” she said. “But they are alsowonderful for students of all other majors,offering an oppor tunity to experience real-world challenges.”McCollum is proud of Berry’s growing

reputation for academic excellence and thetype of students it attracts and is pleased bythe school’s increasing enrollment, althoughshe expects the school will always choose toremain small. “It says a lot about Berry’s increasing

prominence in Georgia, the Southeast andthe nation,” she said.

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life, I am most proud of my success inmaintaining a healthy balance of family,community, personal and work life.”

FULL CIRCLE

When Hall Macy learned of his formerpupil’s selection as board chair, he wasn’t atall surprised at the result of his long-ago

recommendation. He also was eager to wishher well.“I remember Karen as a great person and

student,” he said. “She was one who Ithought would benefit from a Berryeducation and who would make Berryproud. As I’ve followed her career, I can seeshe has done exactly that.“Congratulations, Karen. I’m sure you’ll

be a great chair of the Berry College Boardof Trustees. Your intelligence, education,experience and proven leadership ability willserve Berry well.”

What about Berry makesyou most proud?Berry has been able to changewith what is happening in theworld while continuing to befaithful to its mission. Someinstitutions have not been ableto adapt, but Berry has had thecourage to bring its mission intothe modern world.

What do you think willalways remain unchangedat Berry?The beauty of the campus, if wedo our jobs right; the friendlinessof the community; and thecollege’s commitment toproviding an education of thehead, heart and hands, includinga strong commitment to thework program.

Why is building the premierwork experience program inthe nation important?The work program is one ofBerry’s most distinctivecharacteristics and competitiveadvantages. It also is a way thatwe can provide financial supportfor those students who may

benefit most from a Berryeducation – those for whom wecan make the greatestdifference. It is a wise move.

What else is importantgoing forward?Every board must look atpreserving its institution’s future50 years hence. In addition toenhancing the work program,our vision includes expanding thesize of our student body to somedegree and growing the Berryendowment. Both will help usprovide the best educationalexperience possible for thestudents who choose Berry.

How will we get there?We have great momentum nowat Berry. We should maintain thestrengths of today and build onthem. I believe in growingstronger step-by-step, and wecan do that by building on thework of Glenn Cornell[immediate past board chair and1962C alumnus] and thosebefore him.

What have been the board’sgreatest challenges sinceyou became a trustee in1999?Difficult economic times – both inthe early 2000s when we made aneeded shift in fundraising onBerry’s behalf and the globaleconomic crisis of 2008-09. Inboth situations, it was importantto respond in practical ways forour current and future students.

Are there more challengesfacing the educationindustry? Will they affectBerry?Yes! And all of them will affectBerry. Society is going faster andfaster and moving more online.We must continually think abouthow we can best serve those weserve best. For example, howdoes the current emphasis onmultiple campuses and onlineeducation affect a single-campusenvironment like Berry? And howdoes it affect those studentslikely to come to Berry?

What do you think alumnishould do for their almamater?I believe all alumni shouldsupport the college financially atwhatever level they arecomfortable in giving; Iremember my first gift of $25.Foundations always want toknow if your alumni support you,so consistency in giving isimportant. It is also essential foralumni to be consistent insharing good words about Berryin their communities.

What one thing do you wantalumni to know about yourrole as board chair?My goal is to sustain Berry’ssuccess in helping each Berrystudent reach his or her highestpotential. My hope is that theentire alumni community is proudthat with each graduating class,we are making the world a betterplace for all of us – one person ata time.

Karen Holley HorrellSpeaking of Berry

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PassionateaboutPhilanthropy

by Debbie Rasure

That’s exactly what happened withSamantha Knight (on left, now a senior) andAli Dullen (right, a junior) when they tookon the task of developing and launching astudent-driven philanthropy program

focused on raising awareness among students about what alumni and friends dofor Berry, expressing gratitude, and promoting a habit of giving. And the women proved they were more than equal to the task.

When is a student job more than a workassignment – or even a great learningopportunity? When it becomes a passion.


In one year’s time,the Firsthand4Youstudent philanthropyprogram contributedto the curriculum,promoted class unity,increased studentgiving, and broughtalumni and students

together. In fact, the program passed theultimate test: Students not only get it, butthey also are enthusiastically embracing it. While most of us might shy away from

talking to our peers about giving, Knight, the2009-10 student philanthropy projectmanager, and her assistant, Dullen, couldn’twait to spread the word.“I was not at all fearful about getting up in

front of other students to talk aboutphilanthropy,” Knight said. “I have becomeso passionate about it that I just wantedthem to hear – no matter what.”The duo’s two key messages – that

support from Berry alumni and friends iscritical for today’s students and that giving,regardless of the amount, is what mattersmost – are getting through.“I was surprised to learn that what we pay

for tuition doesn’t cover what it actuallycosts for a Berry education,” said ChaseCallaway (10C), then head resident of theMorgan and Deerfield residence halls.“Knowing that gifts from the alumni andother friends of the college help make up thedifference has really changed my attitudeabout giving back.”

DOING STARTS WITH LEARNING

Knight was first on board, signing on tospend spring semester 2009 crafting aprogram. She quickly discovered thatdeveloping the project wasn’t going to be aseasy as she had expected.“I had served on the student activities

board for two years, so I thought I knew allabout planning events and dinners,” she said.“I learned right away that this project wasmore about creating a message, makingpeople aware of philanthropy and gettingthem excited about it.” Knight began by doing her homework –

and lots of it. She researched other schools’student philanthropy programs; attended anational conference on student philanthropy;and worked with faculty, staff and studentcommittees in developing a project plan.After months of work, Knight presented herreport and recom mendations to the college’sPlanning Council.

LAUNCHING FIRSTHAND4YOUDullen joined the effort in fall 2009. With

plans approved and support from faculty andstaff in place, the duo faced the challenge ofbringing the program to life. They worked tohelp each Berry class – freshmen, sophomores,juniors and seniors – forge a sense of identityby creating and then hosting signing eventsfor class-specific banners to be used at allfuture class events and reunions. Alsodeveloped, in collaboration with a team ofstaff members and students, was aPowerPoint presentation for use in allfreshman seminar classes. The presentationhelps Berry’s newest arrivals gain a broaderunderstanding of the college’s history andtraditions. The team even found a way tomake giving back easy by instituting payrolldeduction as a giving option for studentswho work on campus.And Knight and Dullen didn’t stop there.

Next they encouraged students to donate asum representative of their graduation yearby having a small amount deducted fromeach paycheck. Over a year’s time, forexample, participating seniors wouldcontribute $20.10 to their class gift. “I thought that giving $20.10 was a

brilliant idea, and so was taking it out of mypaycheck a little at a time,” said Hannah

Above: Students puttheir class pride andunity in writing withsigned class-year

banners unfurled forthe first time at the2009 Grand March.

Right: TheFirsthand4You Weekdinner provided the

perfect opportunity foralumni and students,

such as AllysonChambers (80C, 84G)and Stephan Santana(10C), to make new

friends as they sharedtheir Berry experiences.

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Sosebee (10C), then vice-chair of theKrannert Center Activities Board. “I almostforgot that it wasn’t there.” Knight and Dullen knew they were onto

something when, only a few weeks into thefall semester, they learned that senior classgifts and pledges had already exceeded theaverage giving totals for the past five years. Boosted by their peers’ enthusiastic

response, Knight and Dullen presentedFirsthand4You to the Berry College Board ofTrustees and took the bold step of askingboard members to match the total seniorclass gift. Not only did the board agree, butone board member also took it a step further,promising to contribute an additional $500 ifthe seniors met their $1,000 goal. By theclose of the 2009-10 academic year, seniorclass participation had tripled that of theyear before, and gifts and pledges totaled$1,762, making it the largest class gift in thelast 10 years. That, combined with theboard’s commitment, brought the 2010 classgift to just over $4,000.

A WEEKLONG CELEBRATION

Perhaps the highlight of Knight’s andDullen’s work was Firsthand4YouWeek,held in conjunction with the anniversary ofBerry’s founding. Callie Starnes (07C), a reporter for

Channel 3 Eyewitness News in Chattanooga,Tenn., kicked off festivities with a presenta -tion to the Student Government Associationabout the importance of giving back andBerry’s influence on her career. In addition,approximately 200 students enjoyed greatmusic and learned about Firsthand4You at a

of experience

concert opened by Jon Gill (09C).Knight and Dullen were especially

pleased with the response to one activity.With pens and note cards in hand, they setup tables in Krannert Center for students towrite thank you notes to alumni and friendsof the college. Within two hours, the teamhad collected 120 handwritten thank younotes and 25 video recordings of studentswho wanted to say thank you in an evenmore personal way. Dullen was surprised to see how many

people took the time to be specific in theirnotes. “It was cool to see how much thoughtpeople put into writing them,” she marveled.A sampling of the students’ video thank

you messages can be viewed atwww.vimeo.com/9332491.

WHAT GENERATION GAP?

As successful as all of those activitieswere, one event had both alumni andstudents talking – literally. The formerFounder’s Day luncheon was transformedinto a celebration dinner that drew a groupof alumni, students, faculty and staff togethernot only to enjoy a meal but also to chat inan organized, yet informal, way about Berry’spast and present.“It was a very meaningful experience,”

Knight said. “It helped us to see the alumnias Berry students, too. I was amazed that wehad such easy conversations. There was lotsof talking and laughter.”Dullen agreed. “We made a real

connection that night,” she said. “Bothstudents and alumni value the culture atBerry, and the alumni cherish their

experiences. Hearing abouttheir experiences made it realto me. We learned that we alllove the campus and believe inthe school’s mission. It wassuch an amazing opportunity.”Looking back, the duo is

satisfied with the results oftheir work. “Getting studentsexcited about philanthropywas a big responsibility,”Dullen said. “It was difficultand a lot to take on – but itwas so worth it.”


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“The program has opened myeyes. I hadn’t thought about howmuch the alumni give to help me withmy education. Now, the idea of givingback feels more personal.”

Hannah Sosebee (10C)2009-10 vice-chair of the

Krannert Center Activities Board

“I used to think that philanthropistswere people who were older or hadinherited money or had a high-payingjob. Now I understand that most ofthem aren’t really all that differentfrom me. I learned that everyone,even college students, can bephilanthropists.”

Jacque Smith (10C)2010 senior class president

“Teaching philanthropy is a goodidea. Students and young alumnisometimes feel that there isn’t a lotwe can do to help, but this programfocuses on giving early, not on theamount a person can give. When Iheard about the program at thesenior cookout, I was immediately onboard.”

Chase Callaway (10C) 2009-10 head resident

of Morgan and Deerfield halls

How has the student philanthropyprogram changed how you thinkabout giving back?

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FRED THARPE (68A) HAS

SPENT A LIFETIME incorporate construction manage -ment, responsible for theconsiderable building projects ofsuch industry giants as TurnerBroadcasting, Home Depot andSoutheast Bank. Now, he islaunching what he describes asone of his most importantprojects ever – helping Berrystudents build their futures. Tharpe, senior project

manager for Turner Properties,has established the Fred J. TharpeEndowed Scholarship forstudents enrolled in Berry’s dualdegree engineering program (acollaborative program with theGeorgia Institute of Technologythrough which students earn adegree from both institutions).

He is eager not only to providefinancial sup port for scholarshiprecipients following theirdreams, but also to share his 40-plus years of knowledge. “There are so many different

fields to go into in engineeringand architecture,” he said. “I’mlooking forward to seeing whatthe students’ goals are and howI can help them achieve thosegoals. When I was starting out, Ididn’t have anyone to help guideme, and that’s something I wantto do for these students. I reallywant to have an impact on theirlives beyond the scholarship.”Now a member of Berry’s

Board of Visitors and theExecutive Advisory Committeefor the Campbell School ofBusiness, Tharpe originally cameto Berry in 1964 from Americus,Ga., after his father’s suddendeath. Even in the throes ofgrief, his mother knew she hadto find a way to help her sonmove forward. She chose tosend him to Berry Academy onthe recommendation of hisgreat-uncle, the late FredThomas (1908H).Although his mother stayed

in constant contact, thetransition was hard. At 12 yearsof age, Tharpe did notunderstand her decision to sendhim to Berry and felt that hehad lost both parents. “At first, being on my own

was scary,” he said. “But I got alot of support at Berry. AliceBarnes (in charge of the guestcottages) and Inez Henry,assistant to the president, tookme under their wings. I was ableto talk with them, and theyhelped me through a lot ofissues. Both meant a tremendousamount to me.”Tharpe also felt the support

of then-President John Bertrand.“Even as a high school

student, I had a lot of contactwith the president. He had anopen-door policy, and I hadmany conversations with himabout my future,” he said.Mable Thompson was a

special teacher, providing whatTharpe described as the verybest math education possible. “I got a better education in

high school than in college,” hedeclared in reference to BerryAcademy. “Berry showed methat there was more to the worldthan my little realm of Georgia.”After

graduation,Tharpe workedin constructionmanagementbefore earninga bachelor’sdegree inconstruc tion management fromFlorida International Universityin 1990. While in Miami, heworked with renowned architect

Florence Knoll Bassett designingand building the 55-storySoutheast Financial Center. In1993, he returned to Atlanta andtook a position with HomeDepot, where he worked withBernie Marcus, well-knownphilan thropist and co-founder ofthe home improvementsuperstore, designing and buildingthe Home Depot headquarters.Through the friendship, Tharpegained a new philosophy.“He [Marcus] taught me that

it doesn’t matter how much youmake or how much you canafford to give,” Tharpe recalled.“The important thing is to giveof your resources and your timeto help people less fortunate.” It’s a philosophy he has

applied to his relationship withBerry.“When I come through the

Gate of Opportunity, it is soexhilarating,” he said. “Berrystudents are so intelligent, andtheir energy and enthusiasm are

exciting. Giving back andhelping these students is one ofthe most rewarding experiencesI’ve ever had.”

‘Engineering’success by Debbie Rasure

“ ”I’m looking forward to seeing

what the students’ goals areand how I can help them

achieve those goals.

LEARN. LIVE. GIVE.

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AUDREY B. MORGAN IS A

GREAT FRIEND OF BERRY

COLLEGE STUDENTS.

In 2009, the Atlanta philan -thropist and member of theBerry Board of Visitors madeone of the largest gifts toscholarship in Berry historywhen she pledged a total of $4 million to the college withthe bulk of the gift – $3 million –earmarked to establish theAudrey B. Morgan Gate ofOpportunity Scholarship. InApril 2010, she pledged anadditional $1 million to herscholarship through a plannedgift, giving the fund the eventualcapacity to support 20 studentson Gate of OpportunityScholarships each year.Gate of Opportunity Scholar -

ships offer highly motivatedstudents who might not other -wise be able to afford a collegeeducation the chance to attendBerry and graduate debt free.The four-year program targetsprospective students willing towork their way through college.Those selected enter into apartnership that encompassesthe student, his or her family,Berry College, and, in manyinstances, a benefactor likeMorgan with a deep belief inBerry’s mission and a desire to

help deserving students. Allcontribute to the cost of thestudent’s education, with thestudent portion generatedthrough participation in Berry’sWork Experience Program.“Audrey’s investment in Berry

and its mission will have aprofound impact on the lives of

numerous students – those herenow and students of the future,”said President Steve Briggs. “Weare deeply grateful for her beliefin the character and value ofBerry’s distinctive educationalapproach. Berry College andBerry students could not have abetter friend.”

One of Berry’s two newestresidence halls – those adjacentto the Ladd Center – was namedAudrey B. Morgan Hall in herhonor last year.Read about the first recipient

of her scholarship, DarrenBarnet, on page 26.

IF ANYONE UNDERSTANDSTHE IMPORTANCE OF WORK toBerry students, Berry alumni do.In keeping with Martha

Berry’s philosophy of givingstudents a “hand up instead of ahand out,” alumni leadersdecided this spring to contribute$13,787 to help with studentwork payroll costs. The funds primarily represent

proceeds of auctions held overthe years during Alumni WorkWeek and will be used to coverthe wages of four studentsduring the coming fiscal year.“We had been looking for

ways to put the money to gooduse,” said Lewis Copeland(60C), 2009-10 Work Weekcoordinator. “When we heardthat there had been an increasein students this year and thatmore students needed to work

because of their familysituations, we knew whatwe wanted to do withthat money.” In February, with the

approval of the BerryAlumni Associ ationExecutive Committee andthe Work Weekcoordinators, FrancesRichey-Goldby (83A, 87C), thenpresident of the AlumniAssociation, presented a checkfor $10,000 to the Berry CollegeBoard of Trustees. In recognitionof the gift, two key student workpositions will be named inhonor of Alumni Work Week –manager of alumni facilities andgeneral manager of The Cottagesat Berry. An additional $3,787covered the wages of studentswho participated with alumniduring Work Week 2010.

“I think this is one of the bestuses of the money that we couldhave found,” said Copeland.“The majority of those of us whocome for Work Week came toBerry because we needed towork. It just seemed fitting to usethose funds for student work.”

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Work Week alums give students a “hand up”

Work Week coordinator LewisCopeland, center, takes a breakwith student workers whobenefitted from the generosityof alumni who participate in theannual event.

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their stories:

DARREN BARNET GREW UP WATCHING HIS PARENTS

STRUGGLE FINANCIALLY, knowing that, without a miracle,college and his dream of becoming an international news anchorwould be beyond his reach. Darren’s “miracle” came in the form of Gate of Opportunity

Scholarship donor Audrey B. Morgan and Berry alumnus BillPence (76C). Through Pence’s encouragement and Morgan’sgenerosity, Barnet is a student at Berry today preparing for hisdream career.Barnet’s drive to succeed began in high school when he

realized that scholarships were his only hope for attendingcollege, something that no one in his family had done before. Andalthough his future hung in the balance, Barnet didn’t take theeasy route to good grades in high school. Instead, he enrolled inan extremely rigorous academic program focused on internationalstudies. It wasn’t easy, but for three years everything went well.And then, at the beginning of his senior year, tragedy struck.

The man who was his hero – his father – died.“My father’s death really changed me as a person,” Barnet said.

“Seeing him struggle day by day at a dead-end job, just barelygetting by, killed me. I realized when he passed that I could liedown and let the experience defeat me or I could learn from itand strive to be the very best I could be in life. … I chose to keepon pushing forward.”For Barnet, that meant he had to finish his senior year with

grades good enough not only to gain admission to college, butalso to win scholarships that would completely cover the cost ofhis education. He had a long road ahead. But he wasn’t walking italone. His mother, Deborah Barnet, and Pence, his best friend’sfather, were at his side.“My mom is the strongest woman I know,” Barnet said. “She

wanted me to never have to experience the terrors of financialhardship, and by always pushing me to strive for success, shemade sure that I never will. I could not have made it this farwithout her.”And it was Pence, a role model to Barnet, who first brought

him to Berry.“He knew how

much my familystruggled financiallyand that I was reallynervous about payingfor college,” Barnetexplained. “When hebrought me to Berry, Icompletely fell in love,but I didn’t think therewas any way I couldafford it. At first, Ididn’t even want toapply, but with mymom’s encouragement, I finally did – and I got a Gate ofOpportunity Scholarship.” Barnet, who is pursuing majors in international studies and

communication and hopes to intern at CNN, recognizes that hisGate of Opportunity Scholarship has given him a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.“When it comes to helping someone achieve their life goals,

Berry is unparalleled,” Barnet said. “My freshman year, I wasable to start building experiences through the student workprogram that will give me an advantage in my future career. Ihelped create a new sports show for the school, and I was one ofthe lead interviewers. I filmed a number of events which are nowon the Berry website, and I am meeting such incredible people.“It still gives me chills to think that last year I thought being

here was nothing more than a dream, but it turned into a dreamcome true. I want to thank Mrs. [Audrey] Morgan, my Gate ofOpportunity Scholarship donor, from the bottom of my heart.Her generosity made it possible for me to have a collegeeducation. Without her, there is no other way this could havehappened for me.”

Living the dreamDarren Barnet appreciates Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

DarrenStudents’ lives shaped by scholarships

by Debbie Rasure

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Roy Richards Jr., $100,000addition to the Roy RichardsEndowed Scholarship

Ava D. Rodgers (53C), $50,000to establish the JuanitaRodgers Bryant EndowedScholarship

Fred J. Tharpe (68A), $26,373 toestablish the Fred J. TharpeEndowed Scholarship

Edna K. Warren, $10,000 tosupport the Steven J. CageAthletic and RecreationCenter

Lucille Gilstrap West (50C),$20,640 to support the

LEARN. LIVE. GIVE.

GIVING TO SCHOLARSHIPS

exceeded $600,000 duringthe early months of 2010 andincluded reunion gifts totaling$70,000 to endow the Class of60C Gate of OpportunityScholarship. The Steven J. CageAthletic and Recreation Center,general fund and historicpreservation projects alsogarnered generous support. Every gift, regardless of size,

has a positive impact onstudents’ lives. Berry College isgrateful for your dedication andkindness to our students. Thefollowing gifts and new pledgesof $10,000 or more were madefrom Dec. 16, 2009, throughApril 30, 2010. Anonymous, $10,000 for theClass of 64C Work Endowment

Anonymous, $10,000 to supportthe Roosevelt Cabin Fund, the60th College Class ReunionFund and miscellaneous butrestricted needs

Jimmy (60C) and Luci Hill (60C)Bell, $50,000 for the Class of60C Gate of OpportunityScholarship

Richard O. Bollam, $25,000 toendow the BeatriceLockerman Bollam 39CMemorial Endowed ConcertChoir Scholarship

Chick-fil-A Inc., $208,385addition to the Chick-fil-AScholarship and $100,000 tosupport the Steven J. CageAthletic and RecreationCenter

Ernest Yen Chou (66A), $10,000for the Jimmy R. FletcherMemorial EndowedScholarship

John W. (60C) and SandraMidkiff (60C) Cooper,$10,000 for the Class of 60CGate of OpportunityScholarship

Lewis R. Copeland (60C),$10,000 for the Class of 60CGate of OpportunityScholarship

Georgia Foundation forIndependent Colleges Inc.,$16,175 to support thegeneral fund

Barry (71C) and Michele Irwin(70C) Griswell, $10,000 forthe general fund

Yvonne Linker Hall (80C),$10,000 addition to the LilDorton Endowed Scholarship

Harold (60c) and Suzi Golden(60c) Kilpatrick Sr., $19,732in-kind gift of irrigationsystems

Henry and Norma Kummer,$30,000 for a charitable giftannuity that will ultimatelysupport the Steven J. CageAthletic and Recreation Center

Peter and Tamara Musser,$50,000 addition to the BeckyMusser Hosea MemorialEndowed Scholarship and theBecky Musser HoseaExpendable Scholarship

Paul C. and Velma SmithMaddox Foundation, $15,000to fund the Paul C. and VelmaSmith Maddox ExpendableScholarship

Generous support for scholarships continuesShields and Edwina McKnightEndowed MemorialScholarship, the Edd GilstrapFamily Endowed Scholarshipand the Lucille Gilstrap WestScholarship

William H. EllsworthFoundation, $25,000 for theWilliam H. EllsworthExpendable Gate ofOpportunity Scholarship

BequestsThe estate of Edna Earl Jesse,for the Barnwell RenovationsFund

By using it to help talented,hardworking students attend Berry.A gift of real estate can make the difference of a

lifetime for a Berry student – and may help generateincome for you and your family. To find out more, call Scott Breithaupt (91C, 96G) at 706-236-2253

or e-mail [email protected] today.

How can you turn property into a really smart investment?


1950sLucy Wasdin Collins (58C) and

husband Ron have been married 50years and are retired. They havethree daughters (Mallory, Rhondaand Susan) and five grandchildren(Ashlee, Reid, Seth, Haley andCollins).

1960sLeslie Thomas Howard Sr. (64C),

who first joined the Boy Scouts ofAmerica in 1951 and was involvedwhen his sons participated, is backto active scouting. He is the com -mittee chairman of his grandson’stroop, recently received a “Bachelorof Scouting” degree from ScoutUniversity and was named 2009Committee Member of the Year fromthe Pine Forest District, CentralGeorgia Council of the Boy Scouts.Leslie is married to BrendaLockridge Howard (66c).

W.C. Blackmon (69C) recentlyretired from the USDA Rural Develop -ment’s Newnan (Ga) office aftermore than 39 years of public service.

1970sSusan O’Donnell Rudd (72C)

placed first in power lifting, benchpress and high jump at the Florida-Polk County Senior Games. She alsoplaced second in long jump anddiscus and third in shot put andjavelin. In addition, Susan competedin darts, bowling and the softballthrow.

Roger W. Lusby III (79C) hasbeen named to the board ofdirectors for the Greater NorthFulton (Ga.) Chamber of Commerceand the Encore Park for the Arts(Verizon Amphitheatre).

1980sGregory R. Hanthorn (82C) was

listed in the March 2010 nationaledition of Super Lawyers CorporateCounsel Edition, which recognizesselected lawyers who have beenhonored in state or regional editionsof Super Lawyers during 2009. TheMarch 2010 edition is devoted tolawyers practicing in the area ofbusiness litigation; fewer than 5percent of lawyers in any givenpractice area are selected. Greg is apartner in the trial practice of theAtlanta office of Jones Day.

Terrie Lawson Cantrell (87C) wasawarded the Head StartAssociation’s Achievement Award.The award cites valuablecontributions to the children andfamilies served by Ninth DistrictOpportunity Inc.

Robert Daniel Price (88C) led apresentation titled “Attorney ClientPrivilege – Applied to a 21st CenturyReality” at the National Associationof College and University Attorneys’2010 conference in Washington,D.C. He moderated a panel thatincluded a representative from thefirm of Alston & Bird, Atlanta, andthe general counsel of the Universityof Pennsylvania. Danny also wasnominated for induction in the PhiKappa Phi academic honor societyfor superior achievement in hisdoctoral degree program in highereducation administration at theUniversity of Alabama.

1990sRebecca Nunnery Covington

(91C) has been appointed by theMississippi Secretary of State toserve on the Trust Laws Task Forcecommissioned to rewrite Mississippitrust legislation. She is a CPA andtax partner at Haddox Reid Burkes& Calhoun, PLLC, and served aschairman of the 2009 MississippiTax Institute. Rebecca resides inMadison, Miss., with her husbandand two children.

April Michael Piper (93C) andhusband Richard announce the Oct.8, 2009, birth of son John Thomasweighing 9 pounds, 3 ounces andmeasuring 22.5 inches long. Thefamily resides in Lawrenceville, Ga.

Monica Forbes Parisi (95C) andhusband Simone announce the Nov.4, 2009, birth of son Matteo William.The family resides in Denver, Colo.

Starla Stone Barker (96C)graduated from Georgia SouthernUniversity in December 2009 with aDoctorate of Education incurriculum studies.

April McGaughey Barber (97C)and husband Dan announce theSept. 22, 2009, birth of daughterChloe Jane. Both parents attendCovenant Theological Seminary. Thefamily resides in St. Louis, Mo.

Julie Yamamoto Harris (99C) andhusband Michael announce the Jan. 5,

2010, arrival of daughter Lily Anne.Julie serves as director of admissionsfor the Webb School, a 6-12 gradeboarding/day school of which she isan alumna. The family resides in BellBuckle, Tenn.

2000sAmanda Castleberry Deming

(00C) and husband Jody announcethe Feb. 11, 2010, birth of daughterRaegan Marie weighing 8 poundsand measuring 21 inches long. Thefamily resides in Travelers Rest, S.C.

Kerri Bearden Holmes (00C) andMichael Holmes were married Feb.13, 2010, in Frost Chapel and nowreside in Alpharetta, Ga. ChristinaTadlock Eichholz (00C) served asmatron of honor.

Dwight David Hilley (01G) andwife Nancy Rebekah Forrester(85C) announce the March 13, 2009,birth of son Tate Stephen Dean, whojoined sister Madison (14) at thefamily home in Chickamauga, Ga.Becky is an agriculture teacher andFFA advisor at Gordon Lee HighSchool; David is a math teacher atDalton High School.

Kristin Hall Amis (02C) andhusband Michael announce the Nov.12, 2009, birth of daughter KaitlynHazel weighing 7 pounds, 11 ouncesand measuring 20.5 inches long.Kaitlyn joined brother Steven (2) atthe family residence in Senoia, Ga.

Heather Shirley Heinlein (02C)recently obtained her CertifiedProfessional Secretary (CPS)

designation from the InternationalAssociation of AdministrativeProfessionals in recognition of herdemonstrated knowledge in officetechnology, office administrationand systems, and management.Heather is an administrativespecialist in the mathematicsdepartment of the University ofTennessee at Chattanooga.

Michelle Peacock Klein (02C)and husband Rut announce the Oct.22, 2009, birth of son RutherfordLevi. The family resides in Madison,Fla., where Michelle is a stay-at-home mother.

Joseph Alexander Psaila (02C)and Julie Dobson Psaila (03C)announce the Jan. 13, 2010, birth ofson Trent Joseph weighing 7 pounds,6 ounces and measuring 20 incheslong. The family resides in Calhoun,Ga.

Anna Carlisle Hoomes (03C) andhusband Jonathan announce theMarch 29, 2010, birth of son NoahGarrison weighing 6 pounds, 7 ounces.The family resides in Moody, Ala.

Jennifer Hargraves Manley(03C) and husband Brian announcethe Feb. 4, 2010, birth of daughterEmily Mae weighing 8 pounds, 9ounces and measuring 20 incheslong. Emily joined brother Andrewat the family home in Leesville, S.C.

Merrie Beth Lewis Salazar (03C)and husband Ruben announce theNov. 18, 2009, birth of daughterFinley. Merrie Beth was recentlypromoted to the position of

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company-wide marketingcommunications manager for CoxMedia in Atlanta. The family residesin Johns Creek, Ga.

Andrew William Edwards (05C)and Katherine Gettis Edwards(06C) announce the Jan. 19, 2009,birth of son Austin Gary. The familyresides in Rome. Austin is the nephewof Thomas Presley Perkins (97C),Caroline Edwards Perkins (97C) andMaeve Caroline Gettis (09C).

Michael Keith Maynard (06C)and Anna Noel SoutherlandMaynard (07C) were married Oct.10, 2009, at their home church inAustell, Ga. Michael is a policeofficer for the city of Kennesaw, andNoel is a media producer for Chick-fil-A’s corporate office in Atlanta.The couple resides in PowderSprings.

Christopher Kelly Adkins (07C)and Ashley Andereck Atkins (07C)were married July 18, 2009, inMemphis, Tenn., where they nowreside. The wedding party includedThomas Nathan Freeman (07c),Adam Christopher Lett (07C),Suzanne Margaret Adkins (11c),Rebecca Alaina Ament (07C), JoyDeaton Barresi (05C) and Eva LeighGordon (07C). Chris is in medicalschool at the University of Tennesseeat Memphis, and Ashley is a highschool special education teacher.

Carolyn Anderson Enders (07C)received a full-tuition scholarship toattend Vanderbilt University’sMaster of Science program inpsychiatric-mental health nursing.

Matthew Stephen Knowles(07C) and Katie Latimer Knowles(07C) announce the Jan. 13, 2010,

birth of daughter Addison Marieweighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces andmeasuring 20 inches long. Thefamily resides in Woodstock, Ga.

Scrap Sutton Ladson (07C) andKatharine Wright Ladson (07C)were married March 10, 2010, inRome. The wedding party includedStorey Katherine Thompson (07C).Scrap graduated with an MBA fromAshford University in December2009 and now works with GEICO.The couple resides in Macon, Ga.

Melissa Ann Rorer (07C)graduated in May 2009 from theUniversity of South Carolina with aMaster of Education degree inhigher education and student affairs.Melissa is director of studentactivities at Newberry College inSouth Carolina.

SARA TOTONCHI (99C) HASDEDICATED HER CAREER TO

HELPING those who don’t havethe means to help themselves.The causes may not be popular,but from the perspective of thenew executive director of theSouthern Center for HumanRights (SCHR), that’s what makesthe work so important.“Our system breaks down

when one side has resources andthe other doesn’t,” Totonchi stated in aDecember interview with the Gainesville (Ga.)Times. “It’s one of the most fundamental piecesof our democracy, to provide for fairness in trialsand to hold true to the value that people areinnocent until proven guilty.”The SCHR is a nonprofit, public interest law

firm based in Atlanta that was founded in 1976in response to the reinstatement of the deathpenalty in Georgia. The center provides legalrepresentation for people facing the death

penalty, challenges human rightsviolations in prisons and jails, seeksthrough litigation and advocacy toimprove legal representation forpoor people accused of crimes, andadvocates for criminal justicereform throughout the Southeast.Totonchi is the first non-lawyer

to head the organization, assumingher new role in January after eightyears as public policy director.

Recognized as a “Woman ofAchievement” by the Georgia Commission onWomen, Totonchi chairs Georgians forAlternatives to the Death Penalty and serves onthe steering committee of the International ArabWomen’s Solidarity Association. Prior to joiningthe SCHR, she worked for the GeorgiaCommission on Family Violence.

Born in London and raised in Chicago,Totonchi majored in family and communityservices at Berry and was a member of the firstgraduating class of women’s studies minors.

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Berry magazine has beennotified about the followingnew alumni-authored bookssince our last listing.Congratulations!

� William Acree (99C),Building Nineteenth-CenturyLatin America: Re-RootedCultures, Identities, andNations, co-edited with JuanCarlos González Espitia,Vanderbilt University Press,2010, www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/books/349/building-nineteenth-century-latin-america.

� Jeanie Slatton Crain(69C), Reading the Bible asLiterature, Polity, 2010,www.polity.co.uk/book.asp?ref=9780745635071

� Lena MooreFleischhacker (60c),“Pieces of Fire,” GooseRiver Anthology 2009,Goose River Press,www.gooseriverpress.com

If you have a newlypublished book (2009-10)you’d like us to include, pleasesend your name and class year,book title, publisher,publication date, and a Webaddress for a synopsis and/ororder information [email protected] with asubject line of “Berry AlumniAuthors.”

AlumniAuthors


1920sMable Foy Stinson (29H, 34c) of

Butler, Ga., April 10, 2010.

1930sCatherine Masters Rexin (34H)

of Chester, Va., April 10, 2010. Margaret Weaver Faison (36C)

of Orlando, Fla., Dec. 24, 2009. Thomas W. Newsome (38H) of

St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 18, 2010. Elizabeth Davis Lowe (39C) of

Ragland, Ala., March 8, 2010.

1940sAlice Smith Wolf (40c) of Griffin,

Ga., June 15, 2009. Ralph L. Carr (41H) of Dayton,

Ohio, Oct. 29, 2009. Lois Faison Boyette (42C) of

Wendell, N.C., April 5, 2010.Mildred Chalker Gifford (42C) of

Snellville, Ga., Dec. 26, 2009. Mildred Moore Pringle (42C) of

Atlanta, April 7, 2009. Herschel V. Shirley Jr. (45C) of

Knoxville, Tenn., March 26, 2010. Edith Louise Duke Shiver (44c)

of Leary, Ga., July 5, 2006. Harold A. Brumbalow (45c) of

Athens, Ga., Jan. 25, 2010. Fred W. Danforth (46H) of

Lehigh Acres, Fla., Dec. 21, 2009. Virgie Gorham Ballentine (48C)

of Hiram, Ga., March 24, 2010. Dorothy Bradford Perkins (48c)

of Lawrenceville, Ga., Dec. 2, 2009. Parker Douglas (49c) of Aurora,

Colo., Aug. 30, 2009.

1950sBecky Barrett Epperson (51c) of

Dalton, Ga., Feb. 3, 2010. Seth W. Scott (54C) of Charlotte,

N.C., March 8, 2010. Doris Sheets Smitherman (55C)

of St. Simons Island, Ga., July 10,2009.

Archie Burton (58H) ofBirmingham, Ala., Jan. 27, 2010.

Martha S. Morrison (58c) ofDalton, Ga., March 6, 2010.

1960sCharles J. Arnold (60C) of

Fayetteville, Tenn., Jan. 29, 2010. Charles Harold McDaniel (60H,

64C) of Cantonment, Fla., April 12,2010.

John M. Hammond III (63H) ofSaco, Maine, Oct. 14, 2009.

James R. Fletcher (64A, 68C) ofRome, Feb. 25, 2010.

David G. Edwards (68c) ofLilburn, Ga., March 6, 2010.

Ted H. Touchstone (69A, 74C) ofRome, April 10, 2010.

1970sLana Fleming Forrester (70C) of

Rome, April 30, 2010. Johnny Hogwood (75C) of

Acworth, Ga., Aug. 25, 2009. Darrell C. Wheeler (76C) of

Little Rock, Ark., March 16, 2010. Steven B. Taylor (79C) of Rome,

April 11, 2010.

1990sJon Shannon Richardson (96C)

of Rome, April 3, 2010.

In MemoriumDr. Darwin G. White, who

served Berry’s music department fornearly 30 years, died Dec. 30, 2009.Named the Gund Professor of Musicin 1969, his service to the collegebegan in 1968 and included 25 yearsas head of the music department. Heis survived by three children, all ofwhom attended Berry: Debra GayleMcCormick (76c), Lisa Noel Hogan(78C) and Mark Norris White (76A,80C).


WHAT DO PEANUT BUTTER AND

SHARK CAGES HAVE IN COMMON?

For Monica Mullikin McKaskle (96C)they are just two of the many thingsshe and her family had to considerwhile preparing for a sailingadventure all the way around theworld.Monica, husband Andy and 4-

year-old son Jake set sail in April ona 40-foot Owen Eastman Catamaran,the Savannah, which will serve astheir home for the next five years.This represents quite a change ofscenery for Monica, who spent thelast 14 years working as a projectmanager in the banking industry. “I’ve had a successful career thanks to hard work and a great

education at Berry,” Monica explained. “But we’re now in aposition to live our dream.”That dream began to take shape last fall when the couple sold

their home and most of their belongings and began living on theSavannah. The months that followed were spent outfitting theboat, buying provisions and tying up loose ends on the mainland.During that time, Monica found herself seeking answers to

such unfamiliar questions as “How much peanut butter does afamily of three really need?” and dealing with the desire of herhusband – a retired underwater photographer for the U.S. Navy –to build a shark cage for the trip so that he could photographGreat White Sharks in the waters off Isla Guadelupe, Mexico. The Savannah set sail in April with plenty of peanut butter –

but no shark cage. Monica’s last word on the subject: “Ask me ina year or so when I know how to sail better.”Follow their progress online at www.savannahsails.blogspot.com.

Journeyof a lifetime

DeathsBerry College extends sincere condolences to family and friends of

the following alumni and former faculty/staff members. This listincludes notices received through April 30, 2010.


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

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Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas CosperMr. A. Randall Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Martin McElyea

Mrs. Audrey Wood CrewMrs. Ramona Crew Scholtes

Mr. Michael Lester DegnerMr. Brian Manley Krueger

Mr. Edward G. DickeyMr. Glenn C. Wallace

Dr. Garland M. DickeyMrs. Ramona Crew Scholtes Mr. Glenn C. Wallace

Mr. Robert DickeyMr. Glenn C. Wallace

Mrs. Margaret Weaver FaisonMrs. Faye H. Fron

The Rev. Clifton E. FiteMr. and Mrs. J. Andrew McClendon

Mrs. Pat FosterMrs. Elaine Sexton Foster

Mr. Fred H. FulmerDr. James K. Miller

Mrs. Agnes A. GarnerMr. Bart A. Cox

Mrs. Mildred GiffordMr. Ralph P. Gifford Sr.

Mrs. Leila May Grantham Mr. J. Hix Carithers Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Lamar Cook

Dr. Larry A. GreenMrs. Amanda Melissa Luft Mr. and Mrs. Michael David Williams

Mr. Mark GreggDr. Dorothy Clark Gregg

Mr. William M. HaleMs. Billie L. Davis

Mrs. Edna F. HetskoMr. Jeffrey F. Hetsko

Mr. Jimmy E. HintonMrs. Velma Mitchell Hinton

MEMORY GIFTSDec. 16, 2009 - April 30, 2010

Mr. Lindsey C. AltmanMrs. Betty Brown Madden Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm W. Quick Mr. and Mrs. Billy Ray Traynham

Mrs. Elaine L. BallingerMrs. Sara Peel Fallis

Mrs. Angeline Cook BarksdaleMr. and Mrs. Wendell Lamar Cook

Mrs. Rheba Woody BenoyMs. Jean Benoy Lacey

Miss Martha BerryPeoples Federal Savings BankFoundation

Mrs. Lois Faison Boyette Mr. and Mrs. William Bruce Boyette Mr. and Mrs. Oscar W. Dean Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Johnny M. Eubanks Mr. and Mrs. John R. Faison Ms. Audrey Faye Harris Mr. J. Douglas Mattox Ms. Alta Cooke Spain Mr. and Mrs. Cee ToddGreen Pines Baptist Church, EarlyBirds for Christ Sunday School

Mrs. Louise Paul BrownDr. and Mrs. Horace D. Brown

Mrs. Reva Nance CarpenterDr. D’Ann DowneyDr. William R. Warley

Mr. Charles L. ColemanDr. James K. Miller Mr. Billy Joe Stiles

Mr. Gerald E. CollierMr. Peter N. Henriksen

MEMORY & HONOR GIFTS

Mrs. Becky HoseaMrs. Andrea Henry Boulware

Mr. and Mrs. Maurice KingMrs. Frances Bible Scheidt

Ginny Krupa Mrs. Elizabeth Nesbitt Krupa

Mr. Marvin MaddenMrs. Betty Brown Madden Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm W. Quick

Mrs. Irma Matthews Mason Mrs. Dawn Wobser Pennington

Mr. L.E. McAllisterMrs. Lois McAllister Hatler

Lt. Cmdr. Charles Harold McDanielMr. and Mrs. Jon BrakefieldMr. Leach Delano Richards Sr.

Dr. Milton McDonaldMr. and Mrs. Clifford S. Hewitt Mr. Charles M. Walker

Mrs. Nellie Thompson McMillanMrs. Betty Jean Hurst Little

Mr. Kevin MoranMr. and Mrs. Dan U. Biggers

Mr. Stephen Lee OwensDAR – Sam Houston Chapter

Mrs. Barbara York Parisi Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Lamar Cook

Mr. Woodrow RainsDr. Mary Elizabeth Outlaw

Mrs. Eleanor Hale RobisonMrs. Ollie M. Scoggins

Mrs. Patsy B. SelfMr. Franklin D. Self

Mr. R. Wayne Shackelford Dr. James K. Miller

Mr. Herschel V. Shirley Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jay A. Bayless Mr. Don CassellMr. and Mrs. Paul KelleyDr. James K. Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Richard William Tillery Wyatt Bible Study, Central BaptistChurch of Bearden

Mrs. Doris Sheets SmithermanMrs. Dara Worley Gore

Mrs. Martha Grogan SolomonsMs. Virginia AkersMrs. Hazl Paige Brumby Mrs. Miriam Floyd Hamill Mr. and Mrs. George H. Holland Mrs. Bettie Hester McClain Mrs. Wanda Hardiman Nance Mr. and Mrs. Bobby W. Nolen

Mrs. Carey Hill StricklandLt. Col. and Mrs. Reginald E.Strickland

Mr. Eugene WadeMr. and Mrs. George F. Wade

Mr. Jack R. WarrenMs. Edna K. Warren

Mr. Darrell C. WheelerThe Rev. George H. Donigian

Dr. Darwin G. WhiteMr. and Mrs. Dan U. Biggers Dr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Carver Mrs. Lou L. Craig Mr. Ross A. Magoulas Mrs. Catherine M. McDonald Mr. Wiley C. Owen Ms. Jean M. Palmer

Mr. Jason H. WhitsonMrs. Loyce Daniel Whitson

Mr. Joshua Bradshaw-WhittemoreMr. Brian Manley Krueger

Mr. Earl W. WilliamsMr. Jeffrey F. Hetsko Mr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Mobley

Mrs. Edna WoffordMrs. Elaine Sexton Foster

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Mr. Richard W. WoodMr. and Mrs. Sammy V. Freeman

Mrs. Peggy Wright Mrs. Faye H. Fron

HONOR GIFTSDec. 16, 2009 - April 30, 2010

Dr. Heather AlloreMr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Hanthorn

Mr. D. Randolph BerryPeoples Federal Savings BankFoundation

Mr. and Mrs. William N. BetheaMrs. Frances Denney Barnett

Dr. Stephen R. BriggsDr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Carver

Mrs. Doris Dickey BrooksMr. Glenn C. Wallace

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. BuiceMr. Paul A. McFarland

Ms. Julie A. BumpusMs. Lydia Catherine Fields

Dr. D. Dean CantrellMrs. Maureen Munro Kurowsky

Mr. and Mrs. A. Milton ChambersMrs. Rebecca Nunnery Covington Mr. and Mrs. Sammy V. Freeman

Mr. and Mrs. Julian M. CosperMr. and Mrs. Jesse Martin McElyea

Dr. Ouida W. DickeyMr. Glenn C. Wallace

Ms. Ali Elizabeth DullenAnonymous

Dr. and Mrs. J. Don Fite Mrs. Frances Denney Barnett

Dr. J. Kay GardnerMs. Lydia Catherine Fields Mrs. Joanna Palatinus Richardson

Mrs. Ruth T. HaleMs. Billie L. Davis

Mr. and Mrs. H. Ish JonesMs. Martha Jane Jones

Mr. Clyde Bernard Keim Mr. Robert B. Keim

Ms. Samantha Michelle KnightYour Advancement Friends

Mr. W. Rufus Massey Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Carver

Mrs. Catherine M. McDonaldMr. Paul A. McFarland

Mrs. Barbara Camp McElyea Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Martin McElyea

Mr. John D. McFarlandMr. Paul A. McFarland

Mrs. Renee S. McMillanMs. Cynthia Leigh Brannon

Dr. Paul M. MusserMrs. Nanette Carter

Ms. Lima NaseriMs. Deborah Feir

Mrs. Bettyann O’NeillDr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Carver

Mr. W. Carl PaulDr. and Mrs. Horace D. Brown

Mrs. Frances Richey-GoldbyMr. Bart A. Cox

Mrs. Joan Cagle Rutledge Ms. Tina Stancil Denicole

Mrs. Vesta A. Salmon Mr. and Mrs. George E. Weaver

Mr. Jerry W. SheltonMr. and Mrs. Malcolm W. Quick Mr. and Mrs. Gene T. Warren

Mrs. Eunice Mallard SmithMrs. Ollie M. Scoggins

Mr. and Mrs. Roger J. SundyMr. Dan S. Warnock

Mr. Freddie VillacciMrs. Jennifer Helton Villacci

Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee WallerMr. and Mrs. J. M. Patterson

Dr. Gary A. WatersDr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Carver

Mr. A. Whyte Whitaker IVDr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Carver

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. WhiteMr. and Mrs. A. Milton Chambers

NAMED SCHOLARSHIPSDec. 16, 2009 - April 30, 2010

Frank and Kathryn Adams EndowedScholarship

Dr. Christina G. BucherDr. Sandra L. MeekMr. Michael F. MejiaDr. James H. WatkinsDr. Lara B. Whelan

African-American Alumni ChapterMrs. Stacey Jones Spillers

Agriculture Alumni EndowedScholarship

Mr. and Mrs. William N. ClackumMs. Cheri HayesMr. and Mrs. Michael Matthew LittleMr. and Mrs. Charles P. Underwood Jr.

Leo W. Anglin Memorial ScholarshipDr. and Mrs. Wade A. CarpenterMrs. Kathy R. GannDr. Karen A. KurzDr. Jacqueline Macy McDowellDr. William R. Warley

Perry Anthony Memorial ScholarshipMrs. Elsie Joy Anthony Morrow

Bank of America GFIC ScholarshipGeorgia Foundation for IndependentColleges Inc.

Baxter Family Expendable ScholarshipMr. and Mrs. Charles Wayne Baxter Sr.

Glenn W. and Hattie McDougald BellScholarship

Mrs. Frances B. ThesingBerry College Class of 1958 EndowedScholarship

Mr. and Mrs. Morris L. BrunsonMr. Joe S. CrainMr. Thomas Ray FewellMr. and Mrs. Malcolm W. QuickMr. and Mrs. Billy Ray TraynhamMr. and Mrs. J. Lee WallerMr. and Mrs. Gene T. WarrenMr. Jimmie Witherow

Dan Biggers Distinguished Actor AwardMr. Douglas O. Baird

W.S. Black Conservation ScholarshipMrs. Carolyn BaileyMiss Margie Ann BlackMs. Margaret W. BrowneMr. and Mrs. Michael David CregoMr. and Mrs. Alan L. KerseyMrs. Sara LandryMr. and Mrs. Jesse Martin McElyeaMr. and Mrs. Sidney B. ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Richard W. ToddMr. Robert B. Woodall Jr.Ephesus Baptist Church

Beatrice Lockerman Bollam 39CMemorial Endowed Concert ChoirScholarship

Mr. Richard O. BollamJoshua Bradshaw-Whittemore MemorialEndowed Scholarship

Mr. Richard N. BassMr. and Mrs. Alfred BradshawWhittemore

Horace Brown Chemistry ScholarshipDr. Horace D. BrownMr. Paul D. Brown

Louise Paul Brown Work ScholarshipDr. Horace D. Brown

Juanita Rodgers Bryant EndowedScholarship

Dr. Ava D. RodgersWanda Lou Bumpus EndowedScholarship

Ms. Julie A. Bumpus

David R. Burnette AgricultureLeadership Endowed Scholarship

Mrs. Carol Winfrey BurnetteMr. Leach Delano Richards Sr.

N. Gordon Carper Endowed HistoryScholarship

Dr. and Mrs. N. Gordon CarperMr. Jeffery Wayne CavenderMicrosoft Corp.

Noel and Todd Carper Endowed AwardDr. and Mrs. N. Gordon Carper

Tom and Betty Carver EndowedScholarship

International Business MachinesA. Milton and Joann ChambersEndowed Scholarship

Mr. and Mrs. A. Milton ChambersMr. and Mrs. William M. Chambers

Chick-fil-A ScholarshipChick-fil-A Inc.

Cathy and Bert Clark Endowed StudyAbroad Scholarship

Goodwin Wright Inc.James F. Clark Expendable InternshipScholarship

Mr. and Mrs. James F. ClarkPercy N. Clark and Family EndowedScholarship

Mr. Paul Norman ClarkMr. James M. LegatesWachovia Foundation

Class of 1943C ScholarshipMrs. Genevieve Williams Seymour

Class of 50C Reunion FundMr. and Mrs. Ray AbernathyMr. Raymond J. BowenMr. John M. BurchMrs. Jacquelyn York DewaltDr. Ouida Word DickeyMrs. Mary Fulmer DuBoseMr. and Mrs. Earl DurhamMrs. Edith Brooks FloydDr. and Mrs. Kermit HutchesonMr. Taylor E. LeeMrs. Gussie Whiddon LumsdenMrs. Thelma York MorrisMs. E. Gloria RumphMr. Darwin H. SamplesMrs. Ollie M. ScogginsMr. Horace L. Strickland

Class of 1951C Memorial EndowedScholarship

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nathan SmelleyClass of 1953C Scholarship

Mrs. Jacquelyn Cox InmanDr. James K. Miller

Class of 1954C Endowed ScholarshipMr. A. Randall CooperMr. Charles E. HoustonMr. J. Gene JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Bill G. Waters

Class of 1960C Gate of OpportunityScholarship

Dr. and Mrs. Jimmy T. BellMr. Cecil T. BrinkleyMrs. Joanne Chance CalubMrs. Blondean Bullington CargileMr. and Mrs. John W. CooperMr. and Mrs. Max E. CordleMr. Ellis FutchMr. and Mrs. Loyd C. GassDr. and Mrs. Norman ThompsonHolloman

Mr. and Mrs. Henry HowellMr. and Mrs. F. Leonard JonesMr. and Mrs. J. Lowell LoadholtzMrs. Carole Carter LongMr. and Mrs. J. Herndon MartinMr. and Mrs. J. Andrew McClendonDr. and Mrs. Larry G. McRaeMr. Carroll MillerMs. Eleen Rowell MitchellDr. and Mrs. Clarence ShermanParrish

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie A. Powell

Mr. Earnest Rabon RodgersMr. and Mrs. W. Cleveland RowlandMr. Victor Allen SingletaryMr. Darrell SparksMr. H. Wayne StevensonMr. Michael A. SuttonMr. and Mrs. Glynn TindallMr. and Mrs. Macon Sidney WheelerMr. and Mrs. Jerry Lee Winton

Class of 1961C Gate of OpportunityEndowed Scholarship

Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. ClemonsMrs. Faye Junkins GibbonsMrs. Elaine Overman HarrisDr. and Mrs. Norman ThompsonHolloman

Mrs. Ruby Vestal MillsMr. J. Ronald ThorntonMrs. Pearl Kell VonderhaarMr. and Mrs. Macon Sidney Wheeler

Class of 1990C Reunion FundMs. Christine M. FergusonMrs. Laura Gondolfo Ray

Class of 1953H in Memory of Staley-Loveday

Mr. and Mrs. Herman E. Kenney Jr.Mrs. Constance Phillips StewartMr. and Mrs. Ross SumnerMr. Roger J. SundyMrs. Dolores Robinson TurnerMr. and Mrs. Charles P. Underwood Jr.Mr. Peter M. WalkerMr. Dan S. WarnockMrs. Joy Bernice Ogle Whaley

George W. Cofield Memorial ScholarshipFund

Dr. and Mrs. Joe F. AllenDr. and Mrs. Harlan L. ChapmanMr. and Mrs. Edward England Jr.Mr. and Mrs. George W. HuntMr. and Mrs. Jack A. JonesMr. and Mrs. H. Dean OwensMrs. Ellen May PartridgeMr. and Mrs. Roy StuartMrs. Avis Cordle ThorntonMr. and Mrs. Charles P. Underwood Jr.

Richard V. and Nancy ConcilioScholarship

Dr. and Mrs. Richard V. ConcilioChrista de Berdt International ProgramsExpendable Scholarship

Dr. August J. de BerdtDe Berdt-Naidenko Award

Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Dane FreemanEdward Gray and Doris Cook DickeyEndowed Scholarship

Mrs. Doris Dickey BrooksGarland Dickey Endowed Scholarship

Mr. Jimmie WitherowDr. Ouida W. Dickey EndowedScholarship

Dr. Dorothy Clark GreggLillian Dorton Endowed Scholarship

Mrs. Yvonne Linker HallJessiruth Smith Doss Scholarship

Dr. Calvin L. DossEdwards Endowed Scholarship

Mr. Randall A. EdwardsMr. Scott A. Edwards

Thomas Harold Edwards ScholarshipChristopher Edwards Foundation

B. Leon Elder Endowed ScholarshipMr. and Mrs. Danny S. Elder

William H. Ellsworth Expendable Gateof Opportunity Scholarship

William H. Ellsworth FoundationJ. Mitchell and Cleone Elrod ExpendableScholarship

Mr. and Mrs. J. Mitchell Elrod Jr.John R. and Margaret Weaver FaisonScholarship

Mr. and Mrs. William Bruce BoyetteMr. and Mrs. Robert K. BrothertonMr. and Mrs. Oscar W. Dean Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Johnny M. Eubanks


Mr. and Mrs. John R. FaisonMr. and Mrs. Ronald W. FaisonMr. and Mrs. Lee GeryMs. Audrey Faye HarrisMr. and Mrs. Tuny HillMs. Frances T. HubbardMs. Eleanor E. LukerMr. J. Douglas MattoxMr. and Mrs. M. Lawrence MauneyMs. Linda V. ShawMs. Alta Cooke SpainMr. and Mrs. John M. StockingMr. and Mrs. Richard W. StrainMs. Essie H. ThomasMr. and Mrs. Cee ToddMrs. Curtis ToddGreen Pines Baptist Early Birds forChrist School

Shoemate FoundationRalph E. Farmer Accounting Scholarship

Dr. Dorothy Clark GreggJ. Paul Ferguson Endowed Scholarship

Dr. J. Paul FergusonMs. Karen Holley Horrell

Jimmy R. Fletcher Memorial EndowedScholarship

Mr. Ernest Yen ChouMr. William L. Cooper Dr. Randolph B. Green Dr. and Mrs. Dwight Kinzer Mr. and Mrs. Charlie J. Weatherford Mr. and Mrs. Lowell R. Wilkins

George Gaddie Endowed ScholarshipMrs. Cherrie D. ShawMr. and Mrs. D. Allen Travis

Gate of Opportunity ScholarshipMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. CurryMs. Deborah FeirMrs. A. Sue Young HunterMr. and Mrs. Wesley A. MartinMr. and Mrs. Joseph Alexander PsailaMrs. Erika Roser SmithGeorgia Power Foundation Inc.

Georgia DAR Student Teaching AwardNSDAR

Edd Gilstrap Family EndowedScholarship

Mrs. Lucille Gilstrap WestGeorge M. Glover InternationalScholarship

Mr. Dwight Allen GloverEd and Gayle Graviett GmyrekScholarship

Mrs. Gayle Graviett GmyrekJorge and Ondina Gonzalez EndowedScholarship

Dr. Ondina E. GonzalezMr. Carlos A. GonzalezMrs. Ondina Santos GonzalezThe Rev. Jeanne Hoechst-Jackson

Larry A. Green Memorial ScholarshipMrs. Melanie Green JonesMr. and Mrs. Michael David Williams

Lyn Gresham Endowed ScholarshipMs. Loretta Frances Hamby

Hamrick Family/Aunt Martha FreemanEndowed Graduate Scholarship

Dr. Karen A. KurzJean Miller Hedden Scholarship

Mrs. Jean Miller HeddenHeneisen Service Award

Mrs. Laurie Hattaway ChandlerCathleen Ann Henriksen MemorialScholarship

Dr. Emmaline Beard HenriksenMr. Peter N. Henriksen

Edna F. Hetsko ScholarshipMr. Jeffrey F. Hetsko

Howell Hollis ScholarshipCommunity Foundation of theChattahoochee Valley

Lewis A. Hopkins Endowed ScholarshipMr. and Mrs. Aaron D. BrittMr. Nathan DrakeMs. Anne Marie Hopkins

Ruby Hopkins Outstanding StudentTeacher Award

Mr. Nathan DrakeMr. and Mrs. Stephen P. HawkinsInternational Business Machines

Becky Musser Hosea ScholarshipMrs. Nanette CarterMr. and Mrs. Peter M. MusserMs. Susan C. Parker

William R. and Sara Lippard HoytScholarship

Drs. William R. and Sara L. HoytMs. Harriette R. HoytMs. Nancy Thames LippardMrs. Ruth L. Smith

Indonesian ScholarshipMrs. Julianne Patrick Nunnelly

Emily T. Ingram Endowed ScholarshipMr. and Mrs. William G. Fron

Amy Jo Johnson Scholarship FundMrs. Malisa Sharifi Hagan

Mendel D. Johnson MemorialScholarship

Mrs. Joan F. FulghumWalter and Mabel Johnson Scholarship

Col. Walter A. Johnson Jr.Dale Jones Expendable Scholarship

Mr. Dale A. JonesH.I. Jones Endowed AgricultureScholarship

Mr. and Mrs. H. Ishmael JonesMs. Martha Jane Jones

Kappa Delta Pi Endowed AwardDr. Mary C. ClementDr. Mary Elizabeth Outlaw

Kilpatrick/Golden ScholarshipMr. and Mrs. Harold D. Kilpatrick Sr.

Michael and Elizabeth Nesbitt KrupaScholarship

Mrs. Elizabeth Nesbitt KrupaPeter A. Lawler Endowed Scholarship

Mr. Jeffrey Douglas HornMs. Carol S. LaBarreMrs. Rita Kay LawlerDr. Michael B. PapazianMr. David Anthony Rowland

Fred H. Loveday Endowed ScholarshipMr. William Ralph Bannister Jr.Mrs. Janet Lindsey CookMr. L. Reeves DabneyMr. Chester HyersMr. James Franklin Jones Sr.Mrs. Mary M. LovedayMr. B. Kenneth McKenzieDr. Bernard M. SpoonerMr. Cecil R. SpoonerMr. Alfred L. WallaceMr. G. Pait Willis

Paul C. and Velma Smith MaddoxScholarship

The Paul C. and Velma Smith MaddoxFoundation

Ross Magoulas Endowed ScholarshipMs. Darlene Daehler-WilkingMr. and Mrs. J. Herschel DavisMs. Cecily J. Nall

Percy Marchman ScholarshipMr. and Mrs. Percy T. Marchman

Martha! Centennial ScholarshipLt. Col. and Mrs. Reginald E.Strickland

Dr. L. Doyle Mathis EndowedScholarship

Dr. and Mrs. L. Doyle MathisLawrence E. McAllister EndowedScholarship

Mr. Norris D. JohnsonEdith and Harold McDaniel Scholarship

Ms. Susan A. ChambersMr. and Mrs. Bryan A. CurrieMs. Christine N. DollMr. and Mrs. John-Paul FalardeauMr. and Mrs. Donald B. GambrellMr. Donald P. Jones

Mr. Charles McDonaldMr. Aaron RichardsonMr. David T. SanfordMr. and Mrs. Donald L. StinsonCapt. and Mrs. Charles L. TinkerMs. Gail H. Whatley L3 Systems Field Support

The Shields and Edwina McKnightScholarship

Mrs. Lucille Gilstrap WestFrank Miller Endowed MemorialScholarship

Mr. and Mrs. J. Herschel DavisMr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Dayhoff

Linda Mills Memorial EndowedScholarship

Ms. Ronda Lynn MillsMrs. Reagan Lynice Mills-Biwott

James E. Minge Endowed ScholarshipJames E. Minge Charitable Trust

Minority Pathway ScholarshipMrs. Barbara Ballanger Hughes

Amos Montgomery ExpendableScholarship

Mr. Kevin St. Aubyn EdwardsMr. Floyd Bryan JohnsonMs. Brenda E. A. ThompsonAfrican American Alumni Chapter

Audrey B. Morgan Gate of OpportunityScholarship

The Audrey and Jack MorganFoundation

Graden Mullis Expendable ScholarshipMr. Thomas G. MullisMrs. Elizabeth Williams SelmanDr. and Mrs. Jay C. ThomasBank of America Foundation

Mary and Al Nadassy EnglishScholarship

Dr. Christina G. BucherDr. Sandra L. MeekMr. Michael F. MejiaDr. James H. WatkinsDr. Lara B. Whelan

Mary Finley Niedrach EndowedScholarship

Mrs. Florence Finley MilwayNSDAR Scholarship

Sam Houston Chapter DARNSDAROsceola Chapter DARSpirit of 76 Chapter DARVirginia DAR

Bobby Patrick Endowed ScholarshipMr. and Mrs. Eugene LansdaleMs. Nancy E. NolanBrotherhood of Rome Firefighters Inc.

Neal Quitman and Emily Lowe PopeScholarship Fund

Mr. and Mrs. G. Richard PopePope Automotive Foundation Inc.

Roy Richards Sr. ScholarshipMr. Roy Richards Jr.

Ann Russell Memorial ScholarshipMrs. Kathleen Ray

Vesta Salmon Service ScholarshipDr. Mary Elizabeth OutlawMrs. Angela P. Reynolds

Larry L. Schoolar and Mary E. SchoolarClark Endowed Scholarship

AT&T FoundationMichelle Norman Sims EndowedScholarship

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Daniel PriceHamilton/Smith Scholarship

Mr. Kevin Deshawn AllenMs. Evelyn L. HamiltonMrs. Mitchell Mignon PriceMrs. Beverly Ann SmithMs. Brenda E. A. ThompsonBlossom Hill Homemakers Club

Mary Alta Sproull Endowed MathScholarship

Mrs. Jim Ann StewartReginald E. Strickland Gate ofOpportunity Scholarship

Lt. Col. and Mrs. Reginald E.Strickland

Student ScholarshipsMrs. Susan White BagwellMrs. Mary Lee Cortner BartonMr. and Mrs. Jay A. BaylessMr. David Michael BayneMr. William N. Bethea Jr.Mrs. Kelly Hough BillingsMr. David Steven BoldingMs. Terri Jean BowenMr. and Mrs. Jon BrakefieldMr. Samuel David BulowMs. Wendy Erin DahlgrenMs. Lydia Catherine FieldsMr. and Mrs. Robert Vance Gafnea Jr.Ms. Kathryn Ann GardnerMs. Sarah Griffeth HughesMr. Ray Bonner JeffersMr. and Mrs. Paul KelleyMrs. Pamela Fricks KelloggMr. and Mrs. W. Robbie LaniganMs. Christina Catherine LynnMr. Adam Lindsey MasseyMs. Melissa Sue McCartyMrs. Marcia R. McConnellMs. Ruth L. MiltonDr. Alison A. MoyMr. Justin Michael NaesMs. Justine Elizabeth NickersonMr. Joseph Michael O’DonnellMrs. Janice Parker PadgettMs. Paula Michelle RawlinsMr. and Mrs. Daniel DouglasRowland

Ms. Katrina Frances Ruiz-WelchMs. Amy Lynn RyanMrs. Merrie Beth Lewis SalazarMr. Winston White Sharp IIIMs. Jennifer Terae WelchBaptist Church of Bearden WyattBible Study Class

Follett Higher Education GroupLexisNexisLittle Petroglyph Canyon Society CAR

Fred J. Tharpe Endowed ScholarshipMr. Fred J. Tharpe

Troy/Gardner Endowed Award – ArtHistory

Dr. Virginia G. TroyLucille Gilstrap West EndowedScholarship

Mrs. Lucille Gilstrap WestAlexander Whyte Whitaker III EndowedScholarship

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander WhyteWhitaker IV

Lettie Pate Whitehead ScholarshipLettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Inc.

Joshua Bradshaw-Whittemore EndowedScholarship

Mr. Richard N. BassJeff Wingo Memorial Scholarship

Mr. Dean Robert HerdtMrs. Kathryn M. Wingo

Craig Allen Wofford ScholarshipMrs. Elaine Sexton FosterAT&T Foundation

Janice Bracken Wright EndowedScholarship

Mr. William R. EnloeYoda Scholarship

Dr. and Mrs. Koji Yoda

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PHOTOS BY ALAN STOREY AND AIMEE MADDEN

Dancing the night awayA semiformal gala – complete with red carpet and live music – struck theperfect note as the kickoff event for Alumni Weekend 2010.

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