Berry Magazine - Fall 2013

BERRY Fall 2013

Riverkeeper Joe Cook (88C) lives influential “life of experience” on Georgia’s rivers

VOL. 100, NO. 1

FALL 2013

BERRY Features

9 Surfing the waves of entrepreneurship Dozens of Southeastern surf shops are selling student Dakota Burke’s new product

14 Riverkeeper Joe Cook (88C) lives influential “life of experience” on Georgia’s rivers

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Backpack buddies

18 2013 Distinguished Alumni Awards

Five receive Berry’s highest alumni honors

Terry Allen

Paula Lyon Womack (91C) rallies community support for hungry, homeless children

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• Records coming ... and going • Victorious Vikings!

• Berry is No. 1 “up-and-coming” college • Renovations prepare facilities for new roles • Going places: Students and faculty make their mark

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President’s Essay

Stewardship of place

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Learn. Live. Give.

• Joann Hunter Del Re (49H) is ready for some football!

• Their stories: J.C. Albritton goes outside his comfort zone • An impossible possibility

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Class Notes

• Alumni Weekend, Work Week and Young Alumni Weekend

31 Gifts

• Memory Gifts, Honor Gifts, and Gifts to Named Scholarships and Work Endowments

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Josh Meister

Noteworthy News

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Jeff and Meggan Haller

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Paul O’Mara

Departments

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First-year students take up the charge to “B” Berry in a breathtaking demonstration of class pride organized by the Firsthand4You student philanthropy team during Viking Venture. Photo by Alan Storey.

Cover photo by Terry Allen

NOTEWORTHY NEWS

BERRY magazine

Published three times per year for alumni and friends of Berry College and its historic schools Editor Karilon L. Rogers Managing Editor Rick Woodall (93C) Contributing Writers Debbie Rasure Joni Kenyon Design and Production Shannon Biggers (81C) Chief Photographer Alan Storey Class Notes and Gifts Listings Justin Karch (01C, 10G), Joni Kenyon and Rose Nix Contact Information Class Notes and Change of Address: alumni@berry.edu; 706-236-2256; 800-782-0130; or Berry Alumni Office, P.O. Box 495018, Mount Berry, GA 30149.

Editorial: rwoodall@berry.edu; 706-378-2870; or Berry magazine, P.O. Box 490069, Mount Berry, GA 30149.

Records Coming...

THE GATE OF OPPORTUNITY OPENED JUST A LITTLE BIT WIDER IN AUGUST as the largest incoming class in Berry history reported for fall semester. A record number of applications – 4,218 – resulted in more than 700 new faces on campus, including 672 freshmen. The new class was distinguished by an impressive academic profile and a more balanced male-to-female ratio driven by the large number of first-year males recruited for Berry’s new football team.

You can help us recruit next year’s class by letting us know about young men and women in your com­ munity who would benefit from the unique combination of strong academic programs and relevant work experience that Berry provides. Visit www.berry.edu/referastudent to complete our online referral form.

BERRY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION President: Haron W. Wise (57H) President-Elect: Timothy J. Goodwin (03C) Vice Presidents: Alumni Events, Ruth K. Martin (65C); Berry Heritage, Kimberly Terrell Melton (04C, 06G, FS); Financial Support, T. Mack Brown (82C); Young Alumni and Student Relations, Laura A. Sutton (09C); Alumni Awards, Rebecca Christopher (61C) Chaplain: The Rev. Dr. Scott McClure (89C) Parliamentarian: Giles M. Chapman Jr. (66C) Secretary: Nelda P. Ragsdale (64C) Historian: Dr. David F. Slade (97C, FS) Director of Alumni Relations Chris Watters (89C) Assistant Vice President for Public Relations and Marketing Jeanne Mathews Vice President for Advancement Bettyann O’Neill President Stephen R. Briggs

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And going...

MAY BROUGHT A SPRING COMMENCEMENT LIKE NO OTHER, featuring a record number of total

degrees awarded – 381 – and the presentation of an honorary doctorate to longtime Berry supporter Audrey Morgan.

With U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson among the hundreds looking on, Morgan joined Martha Berry as one of only 17 individuals to hold an honorary doctorate from Berry. The noted philanthropist, whose name graces one of the college’s newest residence halls, was overwhelmed by the honor, proclaiming that “after today, not only can I say, ‘I chose Berry,’ but I can say, ‘Berry chose me!’”

Morgan’s demonstrative support of Berry students includes powerful acts of generosity (more than $6.6 million in lifetime gifts) and service on

Photos by Alan Storey

the Board of Visitors. She helped establish the Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Program in 2009 and remains one of its greatest champions with commitments that Audrey Morgan ultimately will fund more than 35 Gate of Opportunity Scholars each year.

“The end result of her carefully targeted philanthropy is, quite simply, lives and communities that have been changed for the better,” noted President Steve Briggs. “In that way, as in many others, she reminds us of our founder, who saw education as a way of transforming not just individual lives, but families and whole communities.”

Alan Storey

Victorious Vikings BERRY’S IMPRESSIVE INAUGURAL YEAR IN THE SOUTHERN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION was

capped this summer by news that the college has been approved for active membership in NCAA Division III. Beginning this fall, student-athletes clad in Berry blue and white have the opportunity to compete for NCAA national championships.

Spring athletic highlights included two SAA track championships for junior Ryan James, regular-season team titles in men’s lacrosse and women’s softball, and second-place tournament finishes in men’s lacrosse, men’s golf and women’s tennis. This success was complemented by another strong showing by the equestrian program, highlighted by an unbeaten regular season and sixth-place IHSA national finish in hunt seat competition.

Performance in the classroom was equally impressive, with 103 scholar-athletes earning placement on the SAA’s spring honor roll.

JOIN THE TEAM! THIS FALL BRINGS A NEW WAY for alumni and friends to show their Berry pride – membership in the Berry College Vikings Booster Club.

With a minimum donation of $100, you can go to bat for Berry’s more Booster Club than 400 student-athletes by ensuring that they have the facilities and equipment necessary to succeed in the SAA and NCAA Division III. Gifts can be designated to your choice of Berry’s 19 varsity teams. Join the club today by visiting www.berry.edu/gift (select “other” in the gift designation drop-down box and type “Berry College Vikings Booster Club” followed by your sport of choice). More information is available at www.berry.edu/vikingsboosterclub.

up and coming:

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Berry is No. COLLEGE LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY chose Berry as the

nation’s No. 1 “up-and-coming” liberal arts college, according to the U.S. News 2014 Best Colleges edition.

The distinction stems from a spring 2013 survey in which liberal arts college officials were asked to nominate institutions making the most promising and innovative changes in the areas of

academics, faculty or student life. Those colleges designated were then ranked according to the number of nominations received.

“We are delighted that our peers recognized Berry for its innovative and creative approaches,” said President Steve Briggs.

“Berry deliberately fuses challenging academics and practical work experience in the context of a residential campus community. This combination offers a solution and way forward for those who are concerned about the value of a college education. Berry’s model allows us to cultivate in students a robust work ethic, a set of core

SAA success by the numbers:

one • Offensive Player of the Year (Kristan Dziurzynski, women’s lacrosse) • Defensive Player of the Year (Leo Gutierrez (13C), men’s soccer) • Tournament MVP (Stephanie Quinn, volleyball)

two • Tournament champions (volleyball, men’s soccer) • Coaches of the Year (Richard Vardy, men’s soccer; Cori Thiermann, softball) • Newcomers of the Year (Emily Stromberg, volleyball; Abby Daniels, softball)

three • CoSIDA district academic selections (Josh Hughes, soccer; Ryan James, cross country/track; Sara Vigue, softball) • Regular-season titles (volleyball, softball, men’s lacrosse)

thirteen • Wins in men’s lacrosse (new school record)

twenty-nine • Wins in softball (new school record)

sixty • All-SAA honors

3rd • Best turnaround in NCAA Division III (men’s lacrosse)

Information compiled by Sports Information Director BOB LOWE

values, and a sense of direction and purpose.”

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Zane Cochran

Investing in the future

by DEBBIE RASURE

ALUMNI AND FRIENDS INVESTED more than $12.9 million last year in support of scholar­ships and projects that will forever change students’ lives and help shape Berry’s future.

During the 2012-13 fiscal year, donors created 24 traditional scholarships and 46 Gate of Opportunity Scholarships.

Funding for Gate Scholarships increased dramatically following the creation of the Donor Opportunity Fund by an anonymous friend of the college to encourage support for the program. The fund matches gifts that create new Gate of Opportunity Scholar­ships, and the response has been so exceptional that only a small portion of the original matching

money remains available for use by donors.

Valhalla and Clark Track also were donor favorites. By the close of the fiscal year, giving to the stadium project totaled more than $3 million and funding for the related Richards Gymnasium field house renovation was almost complete. (See President’s Essay on page 12.)

Berry’s new baccalaureate nursing program, scheduled to begin in January, also drew donor attention. Funding for the $500,000 initiative stands at 71 percent. Space in Evans Hall already has been renovated to house the program.

All of this is possible because of the extraordinary generosity of Berry supporters and their

belief in the college. It begins with alumni: Total alumni giving was nearly $2.5 million this year, and alumni participation in giving rose 2 percent, its largest gain in 10 years.

In addition, support from others close to the college is watched carefully by many with the capacity to make large gifts and grants. The following groups can be proud of their participation in giving: • Board of Trustees, 100 percent for the fifth consecutive year • Alumni Council, 100 percent for the third consecutive year

“ Sustainablesuccess

• Faculty and staff, 86 percent • Board of Visitors, a record 83 percent • Senior class, a record 36 percent “To know that those closest to Berry are willing to invest their hard-earned dollars in the college and its plans for the future has been incredibly humbling and, at the same time, greatly affirming,” said Bettyann O’Neill, vice president for advancement. “We are deeply grateful for their belief in Berry and their commit­ ment to its future.”

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We are deeply grateful...

Humanities-based environmental studies program moves forward BERRY’S COMMITMENT TO INFUSING SUSTAINABILITY into its curriculum continues with the hiring of Dr. Brian C. Campbell from the University of Central Arkansas to serve as director of a new environmental studies program based in the Evans School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Although environmental studies has not yet officially been established as a major or minor, elective classes such as Anthropology of Food and Environmental Anthropology are being offered this academic year.

“We have faculty from a number of departments who are going to be offering interdisciplinary environmental studies from their various areas of interest,” noted Associate Professor Jim Watkins, chair of the committee tasked with developing the new program.

“Berry has a great track record of producing students who are prepared to engage ethically with the world once they graduate. This program will provide even more opportu­

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nities for students to connect those ethical or moral reasoning skills with the environmental challenges that our generation is facing, thus preparing them to join the legion of problem-solvers working to build a better tomorrow.”

THE PRINCETON REVIEW LAUDS BERRY AS ‘GREEN COLLEGE’

The environmental sciences major already available through the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences is just one of the “green highlights” cited by The Princeton Review in its 2013 Guide to Green Colleges. This year’s publication showcased 322 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada that have distinguished themselves through notable commitments to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities and career preparation. This is the third consecutive year Berry has been included.

Reporting by student editorial assistant GARRETT PEACE

The old “Pit” has been transformed into locker rooms for Berry student-athletes.

Josh Meister

Renovations prepare facilities for new roles A NEWLY RENOVATED ROY RICHARDS MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM – complete with a

4,200-square-foot weight room open to all students and locker rooms and office space designated for Berry’s football, lacrosse and tennis programs – greeted students returning for the 201314 academic year.

Built by students in the 1930s and previously renovated in the 1980s, Richards underwent extensive changes inside and out this summer. The indoor pool was filled to create space for a new strength and conditioning weight room and satellite training room complementing existing fitness facilities in the Cage Center. Other interior space – including the old weight room known as the “Pit” – was transformed into new locker rooms for football, lacrosse and tennis. Additionally, the intramural field nearest the building was converted into a practice field for football and other sports. Upgrades also include a refinished floor in the gymnasium, now used for intramurals and other group activities, a new floor in the dance lab, and refurbished offices for the Berry Outdoor

Leadership Development (BOLD) program. Read more about the rebirth of this venerable facility in the President’s Essay on page 12.

Also this summer, space on the north end of Evans Hall was reconfigured to provide a home for Berry’s new baccalaureate nursing program. Dean of Nursing Vanice Roberts and her faculty are busy this fall prepping the suite for the January 2014 arrival of students.

The renovated space includes a classroom equipped with rolling pedestals that will facilitate students actively engaging in the learning process.

Nearby, a mock clinic will provide real-world experience thanks to high-fidelity patient simulators capable of mimicking physiological responses to the care being administered. In this controlled environment, students will gain confidence and skill working through various faculty-run scenarios, including complications of childbirth. Afterward, they will gather in the adjacent debriefing area to discuss their exercises.

The result, Roberts said, will be graduates who are capable of critically analyzing patient-care

situations, making their own decisions and effectively communicating with other medical personnel.

Additional summer projects included the conversion of Catherine and Emily cottages to student housing and new roofs for Ford Auditorium and the

Berry College Chapel. Visitors will also note the renovated traffic circle in front of Hermann Hall, which now features redbrick crosswalks connecting newly aligned pedestrian pathways on the island to campus sidewalks leading to the Ford Buildings and main campus.

On the horizon:

A new campus welcome center

PLANS FOR A NEW CAMPUS WELCOME CENTER are being developed that upgrade Berry’s safety, security and welcome facilities. These plans call for the college’s current gated point of entry to be relocated closer to Martha Berry Highway, in a position all vehicles entering campus – including the Cage Center and future stadium – must pass.

The current gatehouse structure will be replaced with a larger facility that provides a welcoming entry point for campus visitors, with students in the Work Experience Program architectural concept acting as hosts in greeting guests, answering questions and providing information. A campus police officer will also be at the facility, which will be equipped with an electronic security gate system that opens upon recognition of faculty, staff and student vehicle decals but requires visitors without a decal to stop and register as campus guests.

Fundraising is under way for the project, with construction planned when funding is complete.

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BERRY Alumni Association welcomes new president-elect

MORE THAN 100 DESCENDANTS of James

Enfield Berry – Martha Berry’s grandfather – gathered on campus for this spring’s Berry Family Reunion. The event was organized by Marti Berry Walstad, college trustee and Martha Berry’s great-niece, and Nancy Benson Berry, wife of Trustee Randy Berry, Martha’s great-nephew.

Possum Trot Church placed on National Schoolhouse Register POSSUM TROT CHURCH, long known as the “cradle of Berry

College,” has been added to the National Schoolhouse Register in recognition of its importance in America’s educational history. The register is maintained by the Country School Association of America.

The church was built in the mid-1800s on what is today Berry’s mountain campus. Martha Berry began using it in 1900 as Possum Trot Sunday School. It served as a school for more than a half-century and has been preserved and maintained by the college in the years since its 1954 closing. Today, an annual homecoming is held on the property the third Sunday of each September.

TIM GOODWIN (03C) has been named president-elect of the Berry Alumni Association. The 2007 recipient of Berry’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award will succeed Harry Wise (57H) as president on July 1, 2014.

Goodwin distinguished himself soon after graduation as founder of his own money management firm, Goodwin Investment Advisory, which today promotes a mission of leading people to financial peace, independence and generosity.

His involvement at Berry is considerable, including membership on the Campbell School of Business Executive Advisory Council and service as a coach for the college’s entrepreneurship program. He and wife Maureen Trane Goodwin (03C) are active in Watermarke Church, a campus of North Point Community Church, serving in children’s church and as adult small-group leaders. They live in Canton, Ga., with daughters Canaan, Shiloh and Eden.

Filling Goodwin’s previous role as vice president of financial support is T. Mack Brown (82C). All other leadership positions for 2013-14 remain unchanged (see page 2 for a complete list of officers).

Conn steps down as dean DR. BRUCE CONN’S 16-YEAR TENURE as dean of the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences ended this summer with his decision to return full time to the classroom. The internationally renowned researcher and current scientific advisor for the U.S. State Department will continue to serve Berry students as Gund professor of biology.

Professor of Chemistry Gary Breton (right) is serving as interim dean during the 2013-14 academic year while a search is conducted for a fulltime replacement.

Alan Storey

Reporting by DEAN HAUGEN, communication supervisor for Oak Hill and The Martha Berry Museum

Paul O’Mara

Family legacy

Alan Storey

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PEOPLE New faces director of Berry’s intercollegiate athletics program after serving Webster University in St. Louis for 21 years, the last 19 as athletic director.

Hart’s tenure at Webster was punctuated by individual achievement and program success. He was named conference Coach of the Year in both golf and basketball, and the program as a whole tallied 49 NCAA playoff appearances and 52 conference championships under his leadership.

Webster student-athletes also excelled in the classroom, graduating at a rate 10 percent higher than that of the overall student body.

Hart’s extensive experience includes service on the NCAA Division III convention planning committee and twice as chair of the Division III men’s basketball national committee. The Utica, N.Y., native holds a bachelor’s degree from Niagara University, a master’s degree from United States International University and a doctorate of management from Webster. He and wife Debbie have two children.

DAVID CLARK (85C) HAS RETURNED TO BERRY as senior advancement officer after a long career in business development, sales and marketing in the health care industry. The University of Georgia graduate most recently served as vice president of business development at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla., where he has

lived for the last 18 years with wife Kerry and their two children.

Clark’s family has strong ties to Berry. Mother Jean (70C, 74G) and brother Bert (82C) are alumni, while late father Gene retired in 1998 after 29 years on the faculty. Bert currently serves on the Board of Trustees and is a former president of the Berry Alumni Association.

In his new role as senior advancement officer, Clark will focus on building relationships with alumni and friends in Florida and South Georgia as well as eliciting support for funding Valhalla, Berry’s future athletic stadium. He may be contacted at dclark@berry.edu.

JEFF ROGERS BRINGS A TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS in NCAA Division III to his new role as men’s basketball coach. Previously, he spent four years as head coach at Kentucky’s Thomas More College, winning nearly 70 percent of his games. Last season, he was honored as Coach of the Year in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.

The Louisville, Ky., native holds a bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University and a master’s degree from the University of Louisville.

Alan Storey

Campus awards A REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE in teaching, research and service earned Professor and Department Chair of Management Paula Englis (far right) acclaim as the 2013 faculty recipient of the Martindale Award of Distinction. Accounting Specialist Susan Floyd (left in photo) was praised as “the exemplary model for customer service” in winning the Martindale Award for staff.

Both epitomize the criteria set forth by Larry and Susan Byrd (73C) Martindale, who established the awards in 2001 to honor those who promote continuous improvement, implement innovative approaches to problem solving and inspire others to extraordinary achievement.

OTHER CAMPUS HONORS PRESENTED THIS SPRING INCLUDE:

■ Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award – Dr. Julee Tate, associate professor and department chair of foreign languages ■ Eleana M. Garrett Award for Meritorious Advising and Caring and the Outstanding Faculty Award (presented by SGA) – Dr. Lauren Heller, assistant professor of economics ■ Mary S. and Samuel Poe Carden Award for Outstanding Teaching, Scholarship and Service – Dr. Mary C. Clement, professor of teacher education and director of Berry’s Center for Teaching Excellence ■ Dave and Lou Garrett Award for Meritorious Teaching – Jere Lykins, associate professor of art ■ Outstanding Staff Award (presented by SGA) – Lydia Gordon, assistant director of student activities ■ John R. Bertrand Superior Work Supervisor Award – Anita Errickson, director of the health and wellness center Also this spring, the Board of Trustees approved emeritus status upon retirement for Drs. Bob Pearson and Lynnwood Belvin.

Alan Storey

Claudia Burris, Webster University

DR. TOM HART HAS TAKEN THE REINS as

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Serving at home

Students reach out to the local community

Rebuilding Oklahoma

MORE THAN 30 BERRY STUDENTS – many

STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF REPRESENTING BERRY COLLEGE

English and social studies through

Alex Middleton

VOLUNTEER SERVICES

participants – took time out of their own busy schedules in 2012-13 to tutor children weekly in science, math, reading, geography, Spanish,

drove 827 miles to Moore, Okla., in July to help that city’s residents

a special program at Rome’s Greater

rebuild their community and their lives in the aftermath of the May 20

Christ Temple.

tornado that destroyed homes, schools and a hospital.

The 13 students and four faculty/staff volunteers spent four days in

The program, which also offered hot meals for the children ages 7-18,

the disaster zone, helping to clear downed trees and other debris from

was conceived by Greater Christ

devastated neighborhoods, moving furniture into a temporary school,

Temple elder Andre Watts in

and sorting clothing donations at the City Rescue Mission, the shelter

collaboration with two Berry faculty

that served as their home away from home.

members, Associate Professor of

The magnitude of the damage from the massive EF5 tornado was

Communication and Honors

overwhelming to Alex Middleton (12C), Berry’s interactive and social

Program Director Brian Carroll and

media specialist.

Associate Professor of English and

“At first, I wasn’t sure how much we were helping,” he said. “The damage was just so immense and constant. I felt overwhelmed. But then I took a step back and understood that we were part of something much bigger than any of us.”

Berry Writing Center Director Chris Diller.

As an extension of the tutoring program, Berry’s football team

The trip was organized by sophomore Olivia Paige, assistant director of campus community relations for BCVS. “As a volunteer I hope that I never forget about this, but that I can use

partnered with the church in its Easter egg hunt outreach. The dozen or so players helped boil, dye

it to kind of keep me going and maybe do other work with disasters like

and hide roughly 3,000 eggs

this,” Paige said. “It feels great to know you are helping and to meet the

supplied by the Georgia Egg

people you are impacting.”

Commission for the hundreds of

Associate Professor of Psychology Susan Conradsen was also moved by the experience, noting, “I knew it was going to be rewarding, and I knew that it was going to be emotional. I didn’t realize how awesome it was going to be to work with this group of people. It has been very humbling, and it’s made me really realize how life is so precious and so fragile.”

by PR student assistant BRITTNI TROLLINGER

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of them Honors Program

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youths participating in the annual event.

Berry students MEGAN REED and RYDER MCINTYRE contributed to this story

Surfing

the waves of entrepreneurship

by RICK WOODALL

W

hat do you get when you combine a love of the ocean, an unwillingness to accept the status quo, a unique Berry class­room experience and strong alumni support? For senior Presidential Scholar Dakota Burke, the answer is a promising business venture.

Burke’s start-up enterprise, Diamond Boards LLC, supplies hand-polished aluminum-composite skim boards to surf shops in major coastal cities in four Southeastern states.

The idea was born of frustration – Burke was tired of buying cheaply constructed, easily broken skim boards every time he visited the beach – and germinated in a barn, where he worked to develop his own more durable design. It then took root in Introduction to Entrepreneurship, an upperlevel business course taught by Dr. Paula Englis that allows would-be student entrepreneurs to test their ideas with $100 from a seed fund (to be repaid at the end of the semester) to launch their own businesses.

With direction from Englis and an impressive group of alumni mentors known for their business acumen – Tim Goodwin (03C), Roy Miller (58C), Ron Thornton (61C), Michael Williams (03C) and Jonathan Wolfe (89C) – Burke took his first steps into the marketplace, enjoying early success at Mountain Day 2012 and subsequently gaining entry into a handful of surf shops on the Georgia and Florida coasts. His Berry connections proved especially helpful when securing manufacturing assistance, as Williams was able to put him in touch with Wolfe, who agreed to produce the boards at his Alpharetta, Ga.-based design company.

Emboldened by these developments and encouraged by his mentors (Goodwin went

so far as to loan him a vehicle), Burke set out from Rome in mid-June for a two-week sales trip through the Sunshine State. Hundreds of miles and countless sales pitches later, the number of shops featuring Diamond Boards had jumped to nearly 30.

“Direct sales has been an interesting experience,” Burke said, noting that while it may be less costly to sit behind a desk and make calls, the personal attention he shows by visiting individual shops is valued by customers. “It couldn’t have been a better trip.”

The budding entrepreneur set off again in mid-July, this time with plans to extend Diamond Boards’ footprint up the Atlantic Seaboard. When he returned, his reach had expanded to 42 retailers stretching from the Florida Panhandle down to the Keys and

back up the Atlantic coast to North Carolina.

With an established online presence and a second manufacturing agreement now in place with a facility in nearby Cartersville, Ga., Burke is excited about the future of his company. His story was recently featured in Refraction magazine, which touted Diamond Boards as “perhaps one of the most green products in the industry” (consisting of 45 percent recycled material). This January, he will return to Florida to showcase his invention at Orlando’s Surf Expo.

“I’ve found my passion is business and entrepreneurship,” the finance and management double-major concluded. “It’s definitely something I’ll continue long after graduation.” B PR student assistant ALYSSA SMITH contributed to this story

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Koty

From the lab to the field...

Going

National Science Foundation selects three Berry participants TWO CURRENT STUDENTS AND ONE 2013 GRADUATE tested

their scientific chops as summer participants in the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates program.

Dillon Yost, a senior double-major in chemistry and mathematics, conducted computational chemistry research at North Dakota State University as part of a team working to modify the molecular structure of platinum and iridium complexes for use in highenergy light absorption materials. Yost, a Synovus

CNN story on refugee students draws 1 million views CNN REPORTER MONI BASU’S FEATURE on the refugee “bridge”

students profiled by President Briggs in the summer issue of Berry magazine drew approximately 1 million page views on CNN.com.

Other recent CNN stories showcased the work done by Brin Enterkin (12C) on behalf of Ugandan orphans through the African SOUP, a nonprofit she started while at Berry, and current student Ryan Boyle’s inspiring recovery from a near-fatal childhood accident to become a published author and Paralympic hopeful.

Scholar, was a return participant in NSF-REU, last summer participating in research at Southern Illinois University. He also completed a research assistant­

Senior wins coveted ethics essay prize

ship at Scotland’s University of Glasgow in 2012.

THE ELIE WIESEL FOUNDATION FOR

Senior chemistry and physics major Koty Swanson was one of only 11 students nationally chosen from a pool of 300-plus applicants for a program at Colorado State University, where he spent 10 weeks studying the efficiency of cleaning processes on pesticide tanks with the goal of minimizing cross-contamination and the associated health risks to Iris Avila (13C) put her newly minted bachelor’s degree in

Iris

agriculture workers. Meanwhile,

environmental sciences (biology concentration) to work at the University of Arkansas, helping to calculate carbon storage in trees as part of a long-term project to achieve carbon neutrality on campus.

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HUMANITY awarded Alyssa Hollingsworth

(13C) third place in its national 2013 Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest for “Naan in the Afghan Village,” a first-person account of her 2011 trip to Afghanistan. She shared the spotlight with winners from Yeshiva University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, John Brown University and Lee University. A charter participant in Berry’s Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Program, Hollingsworth was rewarded with a $1,500 cash prize and the opportunity to meet the contest’s namesake, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor. The May graduate is now pursuing her master’s degree at England’s Bath Spa University.

Alyssa

Fulbright supports faculty research A Fulbright Research Award and National Geographic Society Conservation Trust grant are supporting Associate Professor of Geology Tamie J. Jovanelly’s pioneering, field-based hydrology research of Africa’s vital Lake Victoria watershed. Her yearlong study, conducted in association with Uganda’s Makerere University, was assisted this summer by Berry student Hanna Jackson, recipient of the Berry College International Programs Summer Research Grant.

Reporting by PR student assistant ALYSSA SMITH

Madison

places inspirational story of Berry student-athlete Kaleigh Carpenter in the summer issue of Champion magazine. A tennis player since the age of 9, Carpenter has found success on the court despite being born missing most of her left arm. Playing with a prosthetic device that helps her serve, the Roswell, Ga., native finished 16-5 in singles and 15-6 in doubles as a freshman at Berry, good enough to earn honorablemention recognition on the 2013 Southern Athletic Association All-Conference team. Carpenter, who also made the SAA spring honor roll for her efforts in the classroom, is currently the only one-armed tennis player competing in the NCAA.

From Hollywood to the deep woods...

The entertainment capital of the world, the wilderness of British Columbia and the world’s largest aquarium are just three of the places Berry students gained valuable internship experience this summer.

Hannah Ausband basked in the bright lights of Hollywood as an intern in Paramount’s music department. The senior music major secured the opportunity through longtime faculty member Harry Musselwhite, who introduced her to John Finklea, a Los Angeles-based music editor who recently served as executive music editor for World War Z. That connection led to another, and soon her summer plans were set.

Junior animal science major and Gate of Opportunity Scholar Alisa DeGrave found herself in very different surroundings as the only American among 13 international students working in the Canadian

Alisa

wilderness with the Critter Care Wildlife Society. The aspiring vet had the opportunity to work with numerous types of wildlife while also expanding her cultural horizons among the diverse group.

Closer to home, senior business management major and equestrian team member Madison Harris completed a business administration internship focusing on

Reporting by Sports Information Director BOB LOWE

Presidential Fellowship SARAH GRACE SAPP (13C) has received a five-year, fully funded Presidential Fellowship from the University of Georgia to support her pursuit of a doctorate in infectious diseases. A biology major and chemistry minor at Berry, Sapp hopes to one day work in a research laboratory for emerging infectious diseases, such as those at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

fundraising and event management at the Georgia Aquarium.

Stijn Verhoeven

Kaleigh

THE NCAA SPOTLIGHTED the

Earlier in the spring, the talented rider and photographer (she owns

her own business, MHarris Photography) set aside her saddle and took up her camera and blogging tools as a media intern for the International Horse Show Association providing coverage of the IHSA Nationals for Practical Horseman magazine.

Hannah

Heart of a champion

PRESIDENT’S ESSAY

Stewardship

Dr. Stephen R. Briggs

of place

Memorial Gym, as it was known when I was a

child, was much more than a gymnasium for the children who grew up on the Berry campus. It was the center of our universe. It was where we gathered to play basketball or hit tennis balls against the wall on rainy days.

It was also where we all learned how to swim under the gentle hand of my father, Garland Dickey.

The gym also served as a gathering place for the college students. The gym was where we played intramural basketball games. The only weight room on campus was for many years in the same room as the pool table and ping pong table in the southwest corner of the building. On any given day, that room would be crowded with college athletes lifting weights as well as college students and faculty/staff children. ... It was a place where generations of Berry folk comingled, perhaps more than any other place on campus.

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esidential colleges need natural gathering places. Much of what is learned in college occurs in interactions among people with different backgrounds, interests and experiences.

Learning of this sort is spontaneous and spirited; it happens in the hallways where students live and in the dining halls where they eat. Gathering spots provide a context in which emerging friendships can thrive.

For decades, Memorial Gymnasium served such a role. Constructed from 1936 to 1938 on what Martha Berry described as “a lovely hill just opposite the Mothers’ (now Evans) Building, near the (Blackstone) Dining Hall,” Memorial Gymnasium was designed as part of the main campus quadrangle, with the library and Green Hall to the west and Moon and Laughlin buildings to the east.

The gymnasium was funded in part by an anonymous gift from a lead donor just after her first and only visit to Berry and was called “Memorial” in honor of her mother. In sending the check, the donor wrote that “this

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Jennifer Dickey (77A, 80C)

visit with you and your ‘family’ was one of the happiest and most inspiring of my life and shall live forever in my memory!”

On July 4, 1936, during a summer of drought, Martha Berry wrote to the donor, “You see how important and what a godsend your gift was, as it has kept many boys and girls busy, when there could have been nothing else. The boys are making brick for the gymnasium, and still others will work at laying the walls when the excavations are completed. … We like to think that every dollar that comes to Berry is used on both sides, but yours went even further. It helped the Schools, it helped the neediest students, and it serves ultimately as a beautiful and lasting memorial to your mother.”

In the 1940s and 1950s, Memorial Gymnasium was a hub of campus life, a center for recreational and sports activities for both the high school and the college.

Even in the 1960s and 1970s, the college’s track and baseball field were located behind it on large athletic fields that had been cleared by students in 1941. Ironically, a

1937 master plan of the college by Cooper & Cooper, the Boston architectural firm that designed most of Berry’s early buildings, also shows a football field, complete with goal posts, behind the gymnasium.

RENEWAL

As buildings were added to the main campus, its center of gravity moved north. In 1986, varsity soccer and baseball fields were relocated adjacent to the varsity gymnasium on the Ford campus. The 50-year-old Memorial Gymnasium, now on the southern edge of campus, served a diminished role in the everyday life of students and needed a major makeover. Fortunately, an important family in Berry’s history stepped forward to breathe new life into the structure.

Berry Trustee Alice Richards designated a gift to renovate the facility, which was renamed Roy Richards Memorial Gymnasium for her late husband, a Berry trustee who attended the Mount Berry School for Boys. This renovation allowed the building to serve students well for an

The old indoor pool has been reborn as a strength-and-conditioning facility for Berry students.

additional 20 years as Berry’s primary intramurals and fitness center.

With the opening of the Steven J. Cage Athletic and Recreation Center in 2008, the future of the then 70-year-old Richards Gymnasium again became uncertain, its primary purpose assigned to a brand-new facility. Although there was a strong desire to find a replacement role, the structure itself did not readily allow for repurposing.

ADAPTIVE REUSE

Berry is committed to the concept of sustainability, and we understand that term in its broadest sense. Sustainability includes good programs for recycling, water management and energy utilization. It reflects our enduring commitment to local agriculture, the preservation of monarch trees and forestry management. Sustainability also means constructing new buildings wisely according to LEED standards, as well as preserving and renewing our heritage structures whenever possible.

Paradoxically, the best way to sustain a heritage structure is to ensure that it has a vital current use. What happens when a building becomes costly to maintain but serves only a limited purpose in the life of the campus? Such structures are difficult to justify.

Berry has a wonderful history of adaptive reuse – of using a historic structure in creative new ways. Blackstone Hall’s conversion to a theater is one such example, and the transformation of the Normandy dairy barns into the WinShape Retreat is another adaptation that won a National Historic Trust Preservation Award.

In 2010, however, after several studies concluded that Richards Gymnasium could not reasonably be converted into a classroom or residential facility, a plan was approved to replace it, preserving its marble columns for reuse and repurposing the land for a residential student village.

Then, in 2011, with the decision to add varsity football, a new possibility emerged: This historic gymnasium might be renovated

to serve as a field house to meet the needs of Berry’s lacrosse and tennis teams, as well as the new football program. This would also allow for a refurbished dance studio, a priority for the dance program since the opening of the Cage Center. In the end, it was determined that such a restoration would be a good fit for the facility and would also provide an excellent return on investment, creating 20,000 square feet of high-quality space that would otherwise be unaffordable.

The renovation of Richards Gym commenced this May and was completed prior to the start of the school year, breathing new life into this venerable old building in a manner comparable to Alice Richards’ gift honoring her husband 25 years previously.

We now appreciate the structure’s bones more than ever: Construction workers were amazed at the depth and solidity of its walls, those bricks made and laid by Berry students 75 years ago.

This project captured the true spirit of stewardship of place by preserving, renewing and honoring what has long been an important gathering place for Berry students.

Once again, there is buzz among the students about it, just as there was when Memorial Gymnasium was first opened to celebratory bonfires and the ringing of bells. As Martha Berry wrote in a letter to the original donor, “Things seem to be going well. … You will be pleased to know that the boys … are doing more and more with sports. They work hard and play hard and seem very happy.”

THE REST OF THE STORY

Dale Smith (85C) attended Berry as a coop student, also working at Delta Airlines.

He had fallen in love with Berry’s beauty while visiting campus with his mother. As a student, Dale competed in intramurals in Memorial Gymnasium, swam in its pool and played racquetball on its outdoor courts. But he was surprised after his graduation to receive a call from Vice President John Lipscomb asking about the proposal to rename the gymnasium after Roy Richards.

Dale had no idea that his grandmother gave the gift that made the gymnasium he had enjoyed as a student possible.

Dale’s grandmother was Louise Maytag Smith from Prattsville, Ala., who made the gift in honor of her mother, Dena Bergman Maytag, wife of the founder of the Maytag appliance company. Martha Berry struck up a friendship with the two women when they happened to meet in the early 1930s.

Louise Smith and Martha Berry corresponded for seven years but rarely saw each other due to the declining health of each. Mrs. Smith, however, developed a passion for the work of the Berry Schools and was a faithful contributor even after Martha Berry’s death. Yet, she declined the opportunity to attend the gymnasium’s dedication ceremony, citing her preference for the “background to the limelight.”

Dale Smith describes his grandmother as “the sweetest lady in the world, always with a smile.” Already proud to be a Berry graduate, he is especially delighted that Louise Smith and Martha Berry found each other and that part of his grandmother’s legacy is on the Berry campus.

So now, after 75 years, we all know the rest of the story, a story built on generosity and sustained through stewardship. B

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Of all the buildings on the Berry campus, Richards Gymnasium holds the most special memories for me. … it was the place where I spent more time than any other except for the home in which I grew up. It will always for me be inextricably linked with my father, and I have no doubt that somewhere he is smiling as this beautiful, venerable building once again becomes an important part of the Berry community.

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Jennifer Dickey

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Riverk

by RICK WOODALL photo by TERRY ALLEN

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We want people to have relationships with rivers.

Joe Cook

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Executive director of the Coosa River Basin Initiative and a recipient of the National River Hero Award

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keeper E

xistence … or experience?

That was the question posed to Joe Cook by classmate Buddy Long as the two 1988 Berry College alumni sat along the border of the United States and Mexico in 1989. Weeks earlier, the college friends had loaded their Volkswagen bus and set out with dreams of reaching Brazil. They made it as far as Fort Gibson, Miss., before their lessthan-reliable vehicle gave out. After replacing the engine, they continued on to South Texas only to become stranded once again. In their hearts was a thirst for adventure. In their pockets was just enough money to get back home.

Cook answered from his heart: “I want to live a life of experience.”

And so he has.

The two friends eventually made it as far as Guatemala before returning home, but for Cook the die had been cast. In the years to come, his desire for new experiences would lead him to hike the Appalachian Trail, canoe hundreds of miles along Georgia’s rivers and develop an unorthodox career as a landscape photographer showcasing his work at art shows across the United States.

Along the way, Cook discovered a powerful appreciation of nature and a philosophy of stewardship that have motivated him to become a leading advocate for the responsible use of Georgia’s water resources. He has twice earned placement on Georgia Trend magazine’s list of the 100 most influential Georgians for his work as executive director and river­ keeper of the Coosa River Basin Initiative and as coordinator of Georgia River Network’s Paddle Georgia event. Through his efforts, Cook has encouraged thousands of fellow Georgians to choose what he has personally found most empowering – a life of experience.

“We want people to have relationships with rivers,” noted Cook, a 2007 recipient of the National River Hero Award. “The more people have a relationship with a river or a stream, the more likely they are going to be to change their lifestyles to protect those streams and all the life that those streams support.”

HEADWATERS

In the same way that a mighty river grows from tiny tributaries, Cook’s career flows from the confluence of his many experiences.

He traces his love of rivers back to his childhood growing up in the western suburbs of Atlanta. Though he shied away from outdoor activities such as scouting, admitting, “I was a little bit intimidated by going out in the woods,” he greatly enjoyed playing in the creek that ran by his house.

One day, he decided to find out where it led, following the small stream all the way to its ultimate destination – the nearby Chattahoochee River. Afterward, he asked himself a question he would later in life answer: “I wonder where the Chattahoochee goes?”

As Cook grew older, the river came to represent something even more profound – home. In the midst of unprecedented growth and development in his hometown of Smyrna, the Chattahoochee provided a welcome sense of place.

“The landscape around where I grew up changed dramatically,” Cook said. “You could go back, and a vacant lot would be a shopping center and old homes had been torn down to make way for an apartment complex. Natural features don’t change. They remain the same. That’s the great thing about a river. It’s constant.”

FOCUS ON NATURE

Cook’s appreciation of the outdoors grew dramatically during the two summers he spent hiking the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. That experience sparked an interest in camping and longdistance trips while also providing new insight into how to live in harmony with nature.

“When you’re out there every day and all you’ve got is what’s on your back, all you need to be perfectly content is food, water and shelter,” Cook related. “That’s the way it

was out on the Appalachian Trail. It’s such a simple life, just carrying what you need. And I think that translates into your regular life.

You don’t need a lot of stuff to be very happy. That’s kind of the right way to live too. Use what you need and don’t take more than that.”

Cook’s Appalachian Trail experience offered the perfect opportunity to indulge the passion for photography he first discovered at Berry. His ability with a camera – nurtured in student work opportunities available through the public relations office and Cabin Log yearbook – earned the attention of the local newspaper his senior year, allowing him to fill a vacancy created when the previous photographer left to hike the Appalachian Trail.

By the time Cook set out on his own Appalachian adventure in 1991, a career in stock photography or magazines seemed to be in his future. That changed when he and then-wife Monica Sheppard (89C) began going through the pictures they had taken on the trail. Recognizing a potential opportunity, they decided to take their art in an entirely new direction – landscape photography – and for the next decade they made a living showcasing their talents at art shows and in books.

BOOTS TO PADDLES

Three years after hiking his last mile along the trail, Cook returned to the waters of his youth for a three-month canoe trip down the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola rivers. The bond first formed in childhood grew stronger as he paddled the 540-mile route, as did his sense of responsibility for the river.

“Paddling the whole length of a river, you get to see a river’s beauty, but you also get to see how we abuse it, how we use it and just how important it is to every facet of our lives,” Cook stated. “I think paddling the Chattahoochee awakened the ideal that we need to take care of our rivers.”

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TAKE THE PLUNGE!

Encouraging others to follow Ramsey’s lead is central to Cook’s work with CRBI and Paddle Georgia. Once content to share the wonders of nature through his photography, he now urges people to experience it for themselves.

Paddle Georgia has been particularly successful in achieving that goal, attracting nearly 3,000 participants and raising more than $180,000 for river protection since its 2005 launch. Inspired by Cook’s first longdistance journey down the Chattahoochee, the event features a different Georgia waterway each year. While many of those who sign up for the weeklong trek are from Metro Atlanta, one woman traveled all the way from Denmark to take part.

“That first year we thought, ‘Well, if we can get 100 people to get out on the river for a week we’ll call it a success,’ and we had over 300 people register,” Cook said. “This year the event sold out in less than 24 hours.

It’s become so popular that we’re looking at maybe doing some other trips in addition to the main Paddle Georgia trip that we do each summer. It’s an incredible experience to be out there for a week with 300 people. We see so much. We learn so much. You learn something new every trip.”

THE ANSWER’S THE SAME

Learning through experience is a recurring theme in Cook’s life, and much of what he does today involves sharing that wisdom with others. Although he recently took on a reduced role with CRBI, he continues to be active in state and local issues related to rivers and wetlands.

Part of the process is helping others to

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better understand the consequences of seemingly small changes to the ecosystem, whether it’s the elimination of wetlands that once guaranteed steady water flow during a drought, excessive use of water upstream that jeopardizes the livelihood of farmers and fishermen to the south, or the depletion of fish leading to a decline in the population of freshwater mussels – a natural filter – resulting in higher water treatment costs.

“The mussels depend upon the fish to host their eggs,” Cook explained, using his favorite animal to illustrate his point. “A lot of the fish depend on the mussels because the fish eat the mussels, and we depend on the mussels to keep the water clean. We’re all connected in ways that we can’t imagine.”

Cook claimed that he would gladly trade places with a mussel if given the opportunity, joking, “They always have their favorite drink in their hand and their feet buried in the sand.” But a lifetime of diverse

experiences indicates otherwise.

Divorced since 2004, he recently embarked on a new marriage to Leanne Hand Cook (87C) and a new project for the Georgia River Network producing a series of guidebooks commissioned by the University of Georgia Press. Showcasing the writing and photography skills Cook first began to develop as a communication major at Berry, these books will make it easier for others to explore the wonders of Georgia’s river system for themselves.

Existence or experience? Cook’s choice is still the same. And Georgia’s rivers are better for it. B Photos courtesy of Joe Cook

Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and later as volunteers with CRBI. A second long canoe trip followed in 2002, this time with daughter Ramsey (3). One month and 163 miles later, the child had her own river relationship to cherish.

“By the end of the trip, if you heard the call of a pileated woodpecker in the woods Ramsey could say, ‘Oh, that’s a pileated wood­ pecker,’” Cook recalled. “I think she absorbed a lot during that trip. She’s gone with me on all of the Paddle Georgias and paddles regularly. She enjoys being on the river.”

View

from the water Joe Cook has seen a little bit of everything while exploring Georgia’s rivers. Here’s how he summed up his latest adventure in a blog post for the Georgia River Network:

Top: A humming bird perches on the arm of Gwyneth Moody, who works for Georgia River Network. Right: Joe’s daughter, Ramsey, holding turtle eggs.

Another Paddle Georgia is in the books.

This year more than 370 people participated, covering 106 miles of the Flint River over seven days, and, as always, having one great time.

I can’t remember when a river left me so astounded. The Paddle Georgia Navy has now covered more than 900 miles of Georgia rivers. In scouting for these various trips, the Georgia River Network staff has logged at least another 2,000 miles. With all these miles under our belts, you’d think you’ve seen it all, but on the Flint each day held new surprises – including surprises I have never before experienced on a river – hummingbirds alighting on hands, bats swimming across the river, barred owls posing in broad daylight, bone-numbingly cold blue springs, and unparalleled boat play never before witnessed at Paddle Georgia.

Someone asked me during this journey if after nine years the routine had gotten stale (you’ve seen one river, you’ve seen them all); I don’t think that is possible. In Georgia, we’re blessed with more than 70,000 miles of rivers and streams. In nine years, we’ve barely scratched the surface of all there is to explore.

Editor’s Note: To view photos Cook took on the trip, visit http://garivernetwork.wordpress.com and click the entry for June 2013.

Backpack buddies

by KARILON L. ROGERS | portrait by PAUL O’MARA

Paula Lyon Womack (91C) translates Berry motto into meals for homeless children.

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ore than 550 homeless children in the Cartersville and Bartow County (Ga.) school systems have food to eat on weekends this school year because Paula Lyon Womack saw a need and was able to rally her community to meet it.

On Friday afternoons, the Backpack Buddy program provides these children with easy-to-prepare-and-eat foods in donated backpacks that conceal from the students’ peers how desperately the food is needed and where it will be eaten – in a motel room, car, or other temporary housing.

“Being classified as homeless doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t have shelter,” Womack explained, “but they have no permanent home and often no access to a stove or oven or an adult to help them prepare the food.”

In her role as homeless liaison and social worker for the Cartersville City School System, Womack witnessed the number of homeless children rise exponentially over the years due in large part to housing foreclosures and the faltering economy.

Twenty-eight children were classified as homeless for school purposes in 1999-2000, her first year in the position. By 2012-13, that number had soared to 258, with Bartow County’s number even higher at 442.

Having learned about Backpack Buddy weekend food programs at a national conference, Womack invited her counterpart in the Bartow school system to co-author what became a successful 2010 grant to the local Community Foundation for a joint pilot program. She also began to lobby civic groups and churches for further support.

Three years later, Backpack Buddy is a true city and county community project with churches packing the meals and a variety of

churches, individuals and community organizations providing ongoing – and growing – funding to cover the $6 per week cost for each child.

“Once they were aware of the program and the need, it just came together,” Womack said. “This is the most giving community.”

HELPING OTHERS AFTER BEING HELPED

Womack was born and raised in Rome and was privileged to attend Darlington School.

“I was naïve, clueless,” she said. “I never realized how much my parents sacrificed to send my brother and me to Darlington. My mother worked two jobs, and I thought that was normal. In my junior year at Berry, my father’s business failed. Without the Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship and Berry’s work program, I could not have continued at Berry.”

A business major, Womack originally planned to go into banking, but she graduated at a time when such jobs were scarce. A chance opportunity in a Georgia Department of Family and Children’s Services office changed the focus of her career and life. Still, she credits Berry and the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation for giving her the opportunity to pursue what she calls her life purpose.

“Berry taught me to step outside myself and look at someone else with compassion,” she said. “My life had previously been about wants; Berry is about relationships and choosing to serve. I do not think I would be a social worker assisting homeless children and their families if I had not been taught and learned to live the motto of Martha Berry, ‘Not to be ministered unto, but to minister.’” B

ABOUT PAULA WOMACK • Married to Joey Womack with two children, Anna Catherine (10) and Joseph (7) • Master’s degree in social work from Clark Atlanta University; specialist degree in teaching and learning from Piedmont College • Active member of St. Francis Catholic Church, Cartersville, including service as Eucharistic minister • Executive board member of the Bartow Collaborative Family Connection Partnership • Member of the Child Abuse Protocol Committee, Cartersville Service League, and Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce Not-for-Profit Round Table • Member of the Parent Teacher organizations of both the Cartersville Primary and Cartersville Elementary schools, working with Make a Difference Day and Family Discovery Night

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2013 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD WINNERS

Five have joined the ranks of Berry alumni recognized for outstanding achievement and service.

by JONI KENYON

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Angela Dickey (75A, 79C)

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he seeds of Angela Dickey’s illustrious international career were planted early in Berry soil. Not only was she the first Berry student to spend an academic year in a study abroad program at a foreign university, but she also became the college’s first U.S. diplomat – a commissioned officer with the U.S. Foreign Service whose work has included enforcing global sanctions against a brutal dictator and leading Washington D.C.’s taskforce during the deadliest tsunami in recorded history.

“I see my job as trying to be the best reflection I can of the American people,” Dickey said.

As Iraq desk officer in Washington, D.C., during the First Gulf War and its immediate aftermath, Dickey was part of a team charged with enforcing United Nations Security Council resolutions against the Saddam Hussein regime. She also coordinated with the Department of Defense for the delivery of humanitarian supplies to the Kurdish minority in Northern Iraq.

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She later received two Superior Honor awards from the U.S. Department of State for improving U.S. relations with Indonesia and for her actions in responding to the 2004 Asian tsunami. For her service as deputy consul general in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Dickey received the Department of State’s James Clement Dunn Award.

Further recognition came from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency for her work at the U.S. Embassy in Laos, where she partnered with the Laotian government to reduce the amount of opium produced in the country. She received a State Department Superior Honor award as well as the Medal of Labor, the highest distinction Laos confers on foreign citizens.

The daughter of Ouida Word Dickey (50C, FFS) and the late Garland Dickey (42C, FFS), Angela grew up on the Berry campus along with sister Jennifer W. Dickey (77A, 80C). She retired in September as a State Department fellow with the United States Institute of Peace, having reached the Foreign Service equivalent of a U.S. Army colonel.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS F. Mack Gay (59C) and the late Walter Maine (59C)

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hough F. Mack Gay and the late Walter Maine won the Distinguished Service Award on their individual merits, it is especially fitting that they were honored in the same year, having spent nearly 60 years as friends – while students at Berry, as physicists at Eglin Air Force Base and as weekly tennis partners after retirement. The two also worked in close alliance to grow an organization dedicated to providing homes and hope for abused, neglected and abandoned children in their home area of Northwest Florida.

In 2002, Gay discovered what he called “a foster system on the brink of collapse.” There were simply not enough homes to meet the needs of abused and neglected children. In response, he co-founded the nonprofit Children in Crisis Inc. and recruited Maine to lead the organization’s integral faith-based arm, with emphasis on encouraging church support for the children in need.

F. Mack Gay

“We learned a lot about how to properly help these children and their families,” Gay said. “We didn’t want to create an institution.

Instead, we wanted to create a family neighborhood, and we set out to do that.”

The result of their work is The Children’s Neighborhood, a state-licensed facility that includes a 24-hour emergency shelter for 16 children, two long-term family foster homes for 18 children, and a transitional home for up to 10 young adults who are too old for the foster care system but still in need of support. The Children’s Neighborhood has operated at near full capacity since its inception in 2008, providing for hundreds of children who were no longer safe in their own homes.

The churches that Maine recruited regularly hold food and clothing drives and tutor students in foster care. Today, 130 to 140 meals and snacks are prepared daily at The Children’s Neighborhood with food donated by area churches. Maine, who died in December, considered it one of his greatest accomplishments that some of the children in The Children’s Neighborhood began attending church. He also developed an internship program for Berry students at The Children’s Neighborhood. Several students have participated over the last two summers, gaining important firsthand experience.

Gay’s extensive service includes work with Habitat for Humanity, prison ministry, the homeless and the Muscogee Indian Tribe.

He is advisor to the board of directors of the FRESH Start Program, a nonprofit providing transitional housing to help homeless women with children gain self-sufficiency.

ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT AWARD Sheryle Bolton (68c)

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s a self-described “serial entrepreneur,” Sheryle Bolton specializes in leading technology start-ups or companies that are “re-starting” by moving to new technologies.

the late Walter Maine

Student Photographer Lauren Neumann

Sam Willard

Angela Dickey

Sheryle Bolton

It has been her enthusiasm for bringing innovation to science and technology education, however, that has spurred her most recent entrepreneurial success, and she credits her start in entrepreneurial ventures to her time at Berry.

“It’s where I learned that it was okay to challenge authority, and that has helped me immensely in my entrepreneurial life,” she said.

“I learned to trust myself and my instincts.”

Bolton’s current role as chief executive officer of Sally Ride Science Inc. fits her passion perfectly. The educational technology company founded by pioneer and entrepreneur Dr. Sally Ride, America’s first woman in space, is a leader in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education movement, creating science materials and programs that educate, entertain, engage and inspire. Bolton previously led Scientific Learning Corp., an educational technology company that develops scientifically validated reading programs based on neuroscience research, from pre-product launch to a highly successful IPO. She has been recognized as “A Woman Who Has Made Her Mark” by Silicon Valley technology executives and named a “Director to Watch” by Directors & Boards magazine.

She serves on Berry’s Board of Trustees and is a previous member of the Board of Visitors. Bolton is also a director of The Small Business Banking Network, which trains bankers in developing economies to make small-business loans.

OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD Beth Collins Earnst (93C)

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eth Collins Earnst (93C), communications manager for one of the largest divisions of leading global chemical company Ciba/ BASF Corp., came up through the ranks in an industry that sometimes can seem inhospitable to women. At age 35, she was

Beth Collins Earnst

Ciba’s youngest director and one of relatively few women in a highly visible leadership role. In 2011, she was one of “40 Leaders Under 40” in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad recognized by the area’s Business Journal.

Earnst has served Ciba in a variety of roles, including work on projects in environmental health, toxicology and product safety. As an environmental scientist, her work focused on customer product use and helping the company provide the best possible stewardship by understanding the full life cycle of its chemicals. In her current role, she is responsible for advertising, media relations, electronic communications and employee communications for 1,300 employees working at 15 sites.

“She has distinguished herself as a leading environmental scientist and communicator and she often attributes her love of science and knowledge-building to her foundational experiences while at Berry,” said Scott Tew, one of Earnst’s former Ciba supervisors and current executive director of the Center for Energy, Efficiency and Sustainability at Ingersoll Rand.

Earnst helped establish Ciba’s involvement with Habitat for Humanity, the Charlotte Mecklenberg “Tools for School” drive, and National Chemistry Week activities that encourage awareness of chemistry and engineering careers.

“I have been fortunate in my career to have strong mentors and leaders who took an interest in my successes, so it makes me feel like I’m helping the next generation of leaders by sharing my time,” she said. B Editor’s Note: Berry’s Distinguished Alumni Awards are presented at the Alumni Awards and Golden Guard Gala held annually during Alumni Weekend (see page 24). Nominations for the 2014 awards can be submitted at www.berry.edu/alumni through Oct. 31.

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Joann Hunter Del Re (49H )

She’s ready for some football!

by DEBBIE RASURE | photography by JEFF AND MEGGAN HALLER

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HEN THE BERRY COLLEGE FOOTBALL

TEAM took the field for the first

time this fall, it was a dream come true for Joann Hunter Del Re (49H).

An ardent football fan, Del Re was overjoyed when she learned of Berry’s plans to field a team and demonstrated her enthusiastic support with a gift of just over $94,000 to help build Valhalla, the college’s planned athletic stadium.

“I’ve always wished Berry had a football team, and when I heard it was happening, I

Valhalla VALHALLA = OPPORT

UNITY

architectural concept

For more information on the stadium project and to give online, visit www.berry.edu/valhalla.

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wanted to help,” Del Re said.

“Football will bring more prestige to Berry, and it will help attract more students. Plus, it’ll be fun to show off our beautiful campus to students from other schools who’ll come for the games.”

Del Re’s love for football began when her late husband, Bob, introduced her to the sport.

Today, she is a passionate San Francisco 49ers fan who proudly boasts that she has been in the stands for four out of five of the team’s Super Bowl wins.

Bob also sparked her generosity to Berry.

“He knew donations had paid for my education at Berry,” she said. “When we returned home after his first visit to campus he asked, ‘Don’t you think it’s time you gave back?’”

Del Re has spent more than four decades responding to his question with generous support for the annual fund, music scholarships, McAllister Hall, the Berry Alumni Center and now the athletic stadium.

At press time, donors had con­ tributed more than $3.1 million in support of the $5.8 million Valhalla project.

A CHANGED LIFE

Berry has a special place in Del Re’s heart, and not just because she is an alumna. She was born on Berry property in a small house near Oak Hill. Her mother died three months later, leaving Del Re’s father, Harper Hunter, alone to care for the infant girl and her three siblings.

According to Hunter family lore, Martha Berry offered to adopt the baby girl, but Del Re’s father refused. The Hunter family later left the area, moving from town to town for a number of years before settling in Beulah, Ga., where they became sharecroppers. Del Re vividly remembers long hours helping with the farm and housework, as well as bathing in creeks and doing homework by kerosene lamp.

When Del Re came to Berry

in 1946 as a young teenager, her life improved dramatically.

“I had a very nice place to live, the work wasn’t as hard, there were fun things to do, and there was music everywhere,” she remembered. “At home, I was a country girl who spent Saturday nights listening to the Grand Ole Opry on a batteryoperated radio. At Berry, I discovered the classics. I started taking piano lessons and singing in the choir.”

For Del Re, every day at Berry brought new, life-changing lessons – learning opportunities that took place in and beyond the classroom. She absorbed etiquette from the young college women who hosted her table at mealtimes and learned about proper nutrition from the meals themselves. When her meticulous work in the school laundry led to a better position in the kitchen, Del Re recognized the value of a good work ethic.

Living in the dorms with many other girls taught her how to get

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Outside his comfort zone had to order for him in restaurants. Now he’s as comfortable running major campus events as he is chatting with close friends and plans a very public-oriented career. He has been changed by the wide-ranging challenges he’s been encouraged to pursue at Berry and is thankful for the scholarship support that continues to make it all possible.

As a freshman, Albritton’s financial aid package included a Bonner Scholarship incorporating community service and the Raymond H. and Martha C. Lester Endowed Scholarship established by donors impressed with the college’s work program.

Fittingly, work experience has been a major factor in helping him grow.

A communication major who plans a career in student affairs and event planning, Albritton was recently elected to the paid position of vice president of operations for the Krannert Center Activities Board (KCAB) with responsibility for planning and implementation of major events, as well as assisting student groups with their activities.

“The trust that Berry has in students is absolutely amazing,” Albritton said. “It motivates me to do my very best at my job. I love student activities, student development and leadership opportunities. Ultimately, I would like to have a career that allows me to work in these areas.”

A summer job with SOAR, Berry’s orientation program for incoming students, emphasized that he is on the right path. Before Berry, Albritton would never have imagined being a leader in a program like SOAR; now he calls it one of the best experiences of his life.

along with people from different backgrounds. Even the church service was a learning experience. She was used to fireand-brimstone sermons, but the Berry sermons were calm and the music reverent.

“Berry changed everything about me, most of all, the way I

felt about myself,” Del Re emphasized. “When I started school, I was an ignorant country girl with no selfconfidence. When I graduated, I was a well-educated person, prepared to go out into the world and make my own living.”

Following graduation, Del Re

Albritton has been heavily influenced by Debbie Heida, vice president of student affairs and dean of students.

“I told Dean Heida that I was interested in student affairs and she said, ‘Great! Let’s have lunch,’” he recalled.

Now the pair meets monthly to discuss assignments Heida creates to guide Albritton as he explores the administrative side of student activities.

“It’s been really nice to have a professional, an expert in the field, taking an interest in me and helping me pursue my career goal,” he said.

Also on Albritton’s list of experiences is an internship with the Boys and Girls Club of Rome and other volunteer activities that have helped satisfy his passion for service.

“I can’t imagine life without Berry,” he declared. “I don’t think I would have as big a passion for service as I do now.

Being part of a college that was founded with a servant heart in mind is absolutely amazing. I’ve been able to see the difference that I can make in the community. I want to give back because I am so grateful for everything that’s been given to me.”

Student Photographer Blake Childers

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completed coursework at the former Wheeler Business College in Birmingham, Ala. She spent the bulk of her career as an executive assistant at Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. in California before retiring in 1976.

Today, Del Re still loves

listening to good music, spending time with family and keeping up with Berry news.

Now she has another favorite activity to add to her list – cheering the Berry College Vikings football team on to victory. B

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to contribute to Berry,” Kemp said, adding, “Without the match, we wouldn’t have been able to underwrite the whole scholarship. We are thankful to the anonymous donor for establishing the matching fund.”

Kemp and Kelso are avid Alumni Work Week participants, and the scholarship gift is in honor of his upcoming 50th class reunion.

“Berry provided me with a lot of basic things to get my life started,” Kemp emphasized. “It was there when I needed it. This

is one small way I can contribute to Berry’s future and to the future of its students.”

For more information about how you can make a contribution using the IRA charitable rollover provision and/or the Donor Opportunity Fund before time or matching funds run out, contact Helen Lansing, planned giving officer, at hlansing@berry.edu or toll free at 877-461-0039. Gifts through an estate to establish Gate of Opportunity Scholarships also can receive a match. B

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enabled John Kemp (64C) and wife Linda Kelso to do some­ thing in 2013 that they previously thought impossible – endow a Gate of Opportunity Scholarship at Berry College while saving on taxes.

The couple combined the benefits of the federal government’s popular IRA charitable rollover provision with a matching gift from Berry’s Donor Opportunity Fund to establish a long-lasting legacy of helping students attend Berry.

“Linda and I wanted to fund at least one Gate of Opportunity Scholarship, and we knew we needed to get serious about doing it in 2013,” said Kemp.

The IRA provision allows people age 70½ or older to rollover up to $100,000 directly from an IRA to a qualified charity without paying income tax on the funds. This tax-saving option, often utilized with required annual IRA distributions, is cur­ rently slated to expire Dec. 31.

The Donor Opportunity Fund, established by a friend of the college to inspire support for helping students work their way through Berry with the prospect

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of graduating debt free, currently is matching gifts that create Gate of Opportunity Scholarships with $1.25 for every $1 contributed. Thus, with a total gift of $100,000, the Kemps were able to endow a $225,000 Gate of Opportunity Scholarship, which was awarded for the first time this fall. The matching funds are going quickly, with only a small portion of the original figure remaining available for use by donors.

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How it works Donors 70½ and older have a limited time to make an IRA “rollover” gift of up to $100,000 to Berry without claiming the transferred assets as income on their federal taxes.

• Funds can come from a traditional or Roth IRA • Donation may count toward your required distribution • IRA custodian must send the funds directly to Berry • This benefit is currently set to expire on Dec. 31; act now to signal your support of Berry students and secure important tax benefits!

For more information contact Helen Lansing at hlansing@berry.edu or 877-461-0039 (toll free).

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LUMNI AND FRIENDS continue to emphasize their commitment to Berry and its students with generous gifts for several of the college’s highest priorities. Every gift is important; below we are pleased to list gifts, pledges, bequests and estate commitments of $10,000 or more made March 15 – June 30.

Larry W. (69C) and Nadine NeSmith (71c) Covington, $10,000 to support the Atlanta Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Ouida Word Dickey (50C, FFS), $200,000 commitment to support the Ouida Dickey Endowed Scholarship and the Historic Preservation Endowed Fund John and Mary Franklin Foundation, $12,500 to support

James Gregory (91C, 05G) and Michelle Beavin (90C, 01G) Major, $10,000 to support the Robert M. Skelton WinShape Scholarship James K. Miller (53C), $25,000 for the John G. and Diona F. Miller Endowed Scholarship National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, $20,000, including $5,000 to fund the

John A. Shahan (64A, 69C), $10,000 to support the Class of 1969C Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Mandy Tidwell (93C), $25,000 pledge to establish The Trey Tidwell Experience: A Scholarship for Musical Discovery and a gift of $10,236 plus a matching gift of $9,000 from Microsoft Corp. for a total of $19,236 for the Atlanta Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

Anonymous, $10,000 for the Mary Loveday Expendable Scholarship Anonymous, $15,000 to support the Clark Track Anonymous, $25,000 to support the Clark Track W. Patrick and Colleen Adams, $50,000 to support the nursing program Clinton G. Ames Jr., $10,000 for the Clinton G. Ames Jr. Scholarship Cathleen O’Connell Anderson (77C), $25,000 for the welcome center D. Randolph and Nancy Berry, a total of $57,500, with $10,000 going to the annual fund, $10,000 to support Berry Information Technology Students (BITS), $10,000 for the Berry Family Gate of Opportunity Scholarship, $2,500 for the trustee match for the Class of 2013 gift, and $25,000 for the welcome center Sheryle Junelle Bolton (68c), $10,000 for the welcome center William Nielsen Brown (90C), $11,250 for the Robert M. Skelton WinShape Scholarship Alton H. (61c) and Rebecca Browning (61C) Christopher, $10,000, with $5,000 supporting the Selma Hall Browning Expendable Gate of Opportunity Scholarship and $5,000 supporting the establishment of Berry’s new nursing program

the nursing program Richard and Barbara Gaby Foundation, $100,000 for Valhalla and supporting facilities Georgia Independent College Association, $17,143 to support the annual fund Richard W. (77c) and Debra Bourne (76C) Gilbert, $75,000 toward the welcome center J. Barry (71C) and Michele Irwin (70C) Griswell, $25,000 for the welcome center Todd Alan (88C) and Amber Pruitt (89C) Grubbs, $10,000 to support the Robert M. Skelton WinShape Scholarship Karen Holley Horrell (74C), $100,000 to establish the Karen and Jack Horrell Gate of Opportunity Scholarship John C. Kemp (64C) and Linda D. Kelso, $70,000 to establish the John C. Kemp and Linda Kelso Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Roger W. (79C) and Candy Caudill (82c) Lusby III, $20,000, with $10,000 going to the welcome center, $7,000 for the Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Lusby III Scholarship Fund, $2,000 for the annual fund, and $1,000 for the trustee match for the Class of 2013 gift Paul C. and Velma Smith Maddox Foundation, $15,000 to fund the Paul C. and Velma Smith Maddox Scholarship

NSDAR Expendable Gate of Opportunity Scholarship, $9,000 to support Martha Berry Digital Archive student-worker salaries and $6,000 for historic markers National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Junior Membership Committee, $11,000, with $5,000 funding the NSDAR Junior Membership Committee Expendable Gate of Opportunity Scholarship and $6,000 supporting Martha Berry Digital Archive student-worker salaries Nichols Trust, $10,000 to support the Rudge Nichols Professorship Celeste Greene Osborn (72C) and Bruce Osborn, $100,000 estate commitment for the Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Program Sunny Park, $10,000 for the annual fund Martha Sheats Perkins (67C), $315,000, including a $265,000 charitable gift annuity that ultimately will support the Marti Perkins Endowed Gate of Opportunity Scholarship and $50,000 to match gifts to the 1967C Endowed Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Barbara S. Robertson (79C), $12,500 for the Student Government Association Secretary Endowment

Ray Tucker (69C), $10,000 to the Class of 1969C Gate of Opportunity Scholarship WinShape Foundation Inc., $248,056 for the WinShape Scholarship David Nicholas Yohan (03C), $5,031 and a matching gift of $10,063 from Johnson and Johnson for a total of $15,094 for the Atlanta Gate of Opportunity Scholarship BEQUESTS The estate of Beatrice W. Cooper, $10,000 unrestricted bequest The estate of John R. Lipscomb (40H, 44c), $10,000 unrestricted bequest The estate of Pauline B. Pickens, $12,000 unrestricted bequest The estate of Amy Anne Smith (79C), $25,000 to support Valhalla The estate of Samuel A. Vickery (51C), $10,000 for the Barbara Grace Abernathy Vickery Scholarship The estate of Evelyn Wilson, $57,790 unrestricted bequest

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ALUMNI WEEKEND

Photos by Alan Storey, Paul O’Mara, and student photographers Blake Childers and Lauren Neumann

Home again MORE THAN 525 ALUMNI AND FRIENDS RETURNED TO CAMPUS May 17-19 to celebrate their shared

Berry heritage at Alumni Weekend 2013.

Twelve different classes held reunions, including the high school and college alumni of 1963, who were inducted into the “Golden Guard” in recognition of the 50year anniversary of their graduation from Berry.

Highlights of the weekend included the presentation of the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Awards (see page 18) and several other honors at the annual gala. Special recognition by the Berry Alumni Association included honorary membership for Dr. Jackie McDowell, dean of the Charter School of Education and Human Sciences and interim director of alumni resource development; the Alumni Association President’s Award for Bob Williams (62H); and the Virginia R. Webb Exceptional Service Award for Associate Director of Alumni Relations Milton Chambers (78A, 82C).

Another notable distinction, the High School/ Academy Outstanding Faculty/Staff Award, was presented to J. Ray Allen (FFS) and Marilyn Allen (65C, FFS) by the Berry Breakfast Club.

Reunion cups were awarded to the classes of 1958C (highest percentage attendance), 1963C (highest giving percentage), 1953H (highest total amount given), 1943C (greatest percentage increase in annual gifts), and 1963C (greatest increase in Berry Heritage Society membership).

All together, Alumni Weekend reunion classes gave more than $3 million to benefit Berry students.

Worship services were held at both Frost Chapel and the Berry College Chapel, with Dean Fryer (63H) presiding over the former and the Rev. Dr. Scott McClure (89C), Alumni Association chaplain, officiating the latter. Student Amanda Guidi lent her voice to the college chapel service as a special guest of the Alumni Choir, directed by Ross Magoulas (FFS, honorary alumnus), her scholarship namesake.

Editor’s Note: Ernie Chou (66A) traveled all the way from Hong Kong to enjoy the company of his “Berry brothers.” He died just a month later. We share the sentiment expressed by Chou’s longtime friend Tom Butler (65A): “I’m so glad that we all had the chance to be with him one last time.”

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Sweating for Berry

WORK WEEK

ALMOST 200 ALUMNI AND FRIENDS ROLLED UP THEIR SLEEVES for Alumni Work Week, overseeing the completion of a new walkway and retaining wall for Frances Cottage and major cleanup of the Emery Barns among their 24 projects. Of particular note were the new office space and walk-in cooler built for The Berry Farms Season’s Harvest student-operated enterprise by crews under the direction of Al Christopher (61c) and Stewart Fuqua (80A).

“The walk-in cooler is absolutely fantastic,” said Chances Waite, student CEO for Season’s Harvest. “Our vegetables will be able to be transported faster and stay fresh longer. We also have more room now, which means more vegetables can be harvested and ready to eat faster than before. We are incredibly grateful.”

YOUNG ALUMNI Heeding the call EMILY NICHOLSON (13C) COULDN’T WAIT TO ATTEND her first official event as a Berry alumna, returning to campus soon after graduation for Young Alumni Weekend.

“I decided to come back because Berry’s been so great to me the last four years, and I might as well give back while I can,” she stated, explaining that alumni can give back both financially and through their efforts.

In that spirit, Nicholson and her fellow young alumni spent part of their weekend restoring storm-damaged pathways on the grounds at Oak Hill, as well as participating in a party at Oak Hill that included a live auction to raise money for the new Student Emergency Fund, which provides financial support to qualified students seeking tuition assistance in order to remain at Berry. Other activities during the weekend celebration for alumni who attended Berry in the last 10 years included a mixer in downtown Rome, picnicking at Kilpatrick Commons, and intramurals competition and yoga at the Cage Center.

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C.W. “Bill” Welch (58H) is president of Applied Leadership LLC. A resident of Orangeburg, S.C., with more than 40 years of management experience, Bill has served as chairman of the Orangeburg County Development Commission and as a board member of the Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce, Edisto United Way, Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Foundation and Lower Savannah Council of Governments Workforce Development Board.

Glyn Earnhart (76C) retired in March from LexisNexis after 28 years of service.

Cheryl Holt Naja (78C), director of pro bono and community service for the law firm of Alston & Bird in Atlanta, served as president of the Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta in 2012. She also traveled to Zimbabwe to serve with the Georgia Council for International Visitors and the U.S. State Department on a project to assist a newly formed nongovernmental organization with corporate social responsibility best practices, specifically highlighting corporate volunteerism.

Alan Bridges (79C) retired as director of trade spend optimization at Coca-Cola in Atlanta after 27 years of service. He celebrated the occasion by spending three weeks on the Appalachian Trail in Maine.

Alan is a 2013 appointee to the Berry College Board of Visitors.

1960s Jerry C. Davis (61H) was elected to a second term as president of the American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities at the annual meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Oscar Patton (65C) lives and writes at his farm near Ambrose, Ga., since retiring from the University System of Georgia. He has published two novels (see Alumni Authors, page 27) with a third scheduled for 2014.

1980s Robert Jonathan “Jon” Davis (82C) earned a Ph.D. in theology in June from the Graduate Theological Foundation. He is an Episcopal

Chance encounter LT. COL. PATTY BACON KLOP (94C), center, recently enjoyed an

impromptu reunion with Lt. Col. Alex Fulford (93C), left, and Col. Jim Baker, the Marine who recruited them both while they were students at Berry. Klop was on assignment in Quantico, Va., when she ran into her two Marine colleagues, both in town for a com­ manders’ conference. She hadn’t seen either in almost 20 years.

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CLASS YEARS are followed by an uppercase or lowercase letter

that indicates the following status: C College graduate G Graduate school alumna/us A Academy graduate H High school graduate c, g Anticipated year of graduation from Berry College a Anticipated year of graduation from academy h Anticipated year of graduation from high school FFS Former faculty and staff FS Current faculty and staff

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ALUMNI CLASS NOTES

SEND ALL CLASS NOTES TO: alumni@berry.edu or Alumni Office,

P.O. Box 495018, Mount Berry, GA 30149 All class notes are subject to editing due to space limitations. Class notes and death notices in this issue include those received March 16 – June 30.

priest and serves as vicar of the Church of the Incarnation in Oviedo, Fla. He also is executive director of Canterbury Retreat and Conference Center and a guest professor at Reformed Theological Seminary in Oviedo. His dissertation was titled, “A Theology of Image and the Impact on the Use of Technology and Media in Liturgical Christian Worship.”

Greg Hanthorn (82C) chaired “Acting Professionally: A Dramatic Guided Tour to the Perceptions of Law as a Profession as Shown in the Plays of William Shakespeare,” a presentation at the American Bar Association’s annual meeting in San Francisco. He has been named a 2013-14 co-chair for the American Bar Association Section of Litigation Federal Practice Task Force and is listed in the 2013-14 edition of Best Lawyers in America for commercial litigation. He practices in the area of business and tort litigation in the Atlanta office of the Jones Day international law firm.

Robert H. Langley II (88C) and Crystal Eve Holcomb Langley (94C) reside in Sugar Hill, Ga. Robert is senior database administrator with Fiserv in the Norcross office of Bank Intelligence Solutions. Crystal, who earned her doctorate of education in 2010, is assistant principal at Dacula Elementary School. She was honored as the 2012-13 Teacher of the Year for her work as a second-

grade teacher at Sugar Hill Elementary School.

Jason Sweatt (88C) is an executive director with Ernst and Young LLP in Greenville, S.C.

1990s Susan Sherman (91C) was a member of the U.S. Mountain Bike Orienteering Team that represented Orienteering USA at the 11th World Mountain Bike Orienteering Champion­­ships in Rakvere, Estonia, in August.

Randee Walters Paraskevopoulos (92C) has earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in writing popular fiction from Seton Hill University. Her thesis novel, The Earth Moved, was a finalist for the Daphne du Maurier Award for excellence in romantic mystery/suspense.

Larry Arrington Jr. (93C) is associate registrar at Shorter University.

Leigha Young Burnham (94C) is District 1 co-chair for the Georgia Library Media Association. She is the library media specialist for Gordon Central High School in Calhoun and resides in Rome.

Regina Ward Ennis (96C) and husband David announce the Oct.19, 2011, birth of daughter Mary Claire Ward Ennis, who joined big sisters Camryn and Maegan at the family home in Cumming, Ga. Katie Bowman Anthony (99C) and husband John announce the

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May 9 birth of daughter Cora Elisabeth. Cora joined siblings Amelia (6), Caroline (4) and John Hayes (1) at the family’s Brentwood, Tenn., home.

Justin Bishop (99C) and wife Catherine announce the Feb. 6 birth of son Garrison Mackay. “Mack” joined sister Avery (4) at the family home in Lilburn, Ga. Andy Christie (99C) and Katie Fellows Christie (02C) announce the April 11 birth of daughter Lily Elizabeth, who joined big sister Abbey in the family’s Lilburn, Ga., home. Andy was an assistant coach for Mill Creek High School’s 2013 state champion boys track and field team, coaching the individual

champion at 1,600 meters.

Jonathan Trapp (99C) and Elizabeth Rasmusson (02C) announce the March 19 adoption of son Theodore James “TJ” Rasmusson-Trapp, weighing 7 pounds, 6 ounces and measuring 19 inches long. Jonathan works at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta and is pursuing his Master of Divinity degree at Luther Seminary. Elizabeth is on the faculty at Kennesaw State University and is a freelance costume designer in Atlanta.

2000s Erin Drury Boorn (00C) married Peter E. Boorn on April 27 in St.

AlumniAuthors Berry magazine has been notified about the following new alumni-authored books since our last listing. Congratulations! nH olly

Fisher Moulder (77C), Crystal City Lights, Blue

Marlin Publications, April 2013, www.bluemarlinpubs.com. nO scar Patton (65C), When the Bough Breaks, Outskirts Press, April 2012, and Riding the Fantastics, Outskirts Press, January 2013, www.amazon.com. nT im Knight (81A), The Book of Books: The Continuously Updated Book Guide and its Best Fiction companion, TheBookofBooks.org, March 2013, www.amazon.com. Earlier published works include Sinatra: Hollywood His Way, Running Press, 2010; Great Kisses … And Famous Lines Right Out of the Movies, It Books, 2008, www.amazon.com; and Audrey Hepburn in the Movies, Sterling, 2010, www.barnesandnoble.com. nD r. Clayton O’Mary (43C, FFS) with illustration by son Thomas W. O’Mary, “Take the Bull by the Horns”: The Lessons of Many Old Sayings and Stories, Computer Fun, March 2013, computerfun.com/book. nK ate Taylor (08C, 10G), Call Me Crazy, Dog Ear Publishing, March 2013, katetaylortheauthor.com.

If you have a newly published book (2012-13) you’d like us to include, please send your name and class year, book title, publisher, publication date, and a Web address for a synopsis and/ or order information to krogers@berry.edu with a subject line of “Berry Alumni Authors.”

Lifetime achievement ALLEN BELL (95C) HAS SPENT HIS CAREER ADVOCATING FOR THE ARTS at the local, state and national level. This spring, his service

was rewarded with the Georgia Arts Network’s Paula Vaughn Community Arts Lifetime Achievement Award.

Bell’s 15 years in arts administration have taken him from Rome – where he distinguished himself for a decade as executive director of the Rome Area Council for the Arts – to Atlanta, where today he serves as program director for arts education, research and information at South Arts, a regional arts organization.

While at South Arts, Bell has played a leadership role in the National Endowment for the Arts program Operation Homecoming, the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers, the Short Circuit Traveling Film Festival, and the Southeastern Visual Arts Network. His recently published Creative Industries in the South – the first comprehensive creative economy research on the region – has become a valuable resource for policymakers, academics and arts advocates throughout the South.

Earlier in his career, Bell left a lasting impression on the Rome community through his efforts to help establish the Rome International Film Festival and the Empty Bowls Project to fight hunger. In addition, he facilitated beginning the process to design and build a major public art project, The Gateway to Rome.

Bell has served on several boards and grant panels, including the film and media panel for the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Advisory Council for Creative Economy Research, the Georgia Arts Network board of directors, the board of directors for Georgia Citizens for the Arts, and the media arts panel for the Fulton County Arts Council.

Bell is the 2001 recipient of the Berry Alumni Association’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award and also holds a Congressional Certificate of Recognition for service to the community through the arts.

by JONI KENYON Simons Island, Ga. Kerry Guess Hofer (00C), Analise “Cami” Tarr Reynolds (02C), Kristen Hill Stone (00C) and Stacey Walters Hardy (00C) were in the wedding party. The couple resides in Atlanta.

Travis Ramsey (00C) received a Master of Arts degree in marriage and family therapy from Richmont Graduate University in May and is a family therapist at Metro Atlanta Recovery Residences. He is married to Kristen Creecy Ramsey (00C).

Janine Douglass Reisinger (00C) married James Reisinger on May 11 in Chicago with Katie Dillon Crowe (00C) serving as matron of honor.

Janine is a program manager at the

American Hospital Association, and Jim is an architect. The couple resides in Chicago.

Ben Hartman (01C) and wife Lane Cotton Winn announce the Jan. 23 birth of their first child, Julian Grace. The family lives in Slidell, La., where Ben teaches sixth grade and Lane is a pastor at Aldersgate United Methodist Church.

Casey Camp (02C) and Emily Spilsbury Camp (02C) announce the Oct. 30, 2012, birth of their first child, Lennon Clementine. The family resides in Tucker, Ga. Tara Bickel Amos (03C) is a teacher, therapist and staff interpreter for the deaf or non-verbal at Jacob’s

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AN INVENTIVE RETELLING OF A VERY

OLD STORY helped aspiring author Brenna

Conley (12C) garner international praise as a finalist for the 2013 Paris Literary Prize.

Protection, Conley’s novella about the Greek goddess Persephone, was one of only seven works to make the short list for the award established to recognize yet-tobe published writers from around the world by Paris bookstore Shakespeare and Company and the nonprofit de Groot Foundation.

“When I discovered I was on the short list, I felt like I had been dipped in gold,” Conley said. “The idea that, somewhere, someone I have never met sat down and read my words and found them worthy of recognition lights me up on the inside.”

Originally written as her honors thesis at Berry, the work was submitted for recognition by Honors Program Director and Associate Professor of Communication Brian Carroll.

“I really believed in the quality of her work, which is an inventive, even provocative updating of Greek myth,” Carroll said. “When I saw the Paris prize call, I immediately thought of Brenna’s novella and felt she had a chance.”

Emboldened by her success, Conley is now exploring the possibility of publishing her story. She has also begun work on a children’s book.

by JONI KENYON ALYSSA HOLLINGSWORTH (13C) contributed to this story as student editorial supervisor for philanthropic communications

Ladder, a neurodevelopmental school and therapy center in Roswell, Ga. She and husband Wayne live in Kennesaw with daughter Kyla Joy (7) and son Maddox (4).

Sarah Cairo Hansen (03C) graduated in May from West Virginia University with a Master of Arts degree in elementary education.

Jennifer Ponder (04C) and Jason Short were married Nov. 17, 2012, in Berryville, Va. The wedding party included Marju Purin (04C). The couple resides in Alexandria, Va. Monica Wondracek (04C) is a member of Wycliffe Bible Translators and will travel to Papua New Guinea in January to begin work as a language surveyor.

Lindsay Burnham (05C) is assistant director of residence life at Birmingham-Southern College. She previously served as a residence coordinator at Florida State University. She holds a master’s

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degree in college student development from Appalachian State University.

Amanda Atwood (06C) was named 2013 Ambassador of the Year by the Brunswick-Golden Isles (Ga.) Chamber of Commerce by a vote of her peers. She was also named Ambassador of the Month for October 2012 and April 2013.

Ryan A. Bush (06C) was commissioned into the U.S. Air Force in May 2011 and is now a first lieutenant. Wife Kylie Haase Bush (06C) earned an associate degree in physical therapy assistance in 2009 from South University in Savannah, Ga. The couple welcomed son Riley A. on Jan. 11.

Nathan Freeman (07C) and Whitni Bledsoe Freeman (09C) announce the May 8 birth of daughter Amelia Joie, weighing 10 pounds, 4 ounces and measuring 21 inches long.

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Soccer royalty

AN IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF FORMER ALL-AMERICANS were among the alumnae who joined coach Lorenzo Canalis and the current Lady Vikings for a spring reunion celebrating the championship legacy of Berry’s women’s soccer program. Also in attendance were former head coaches Ray Leone and Becky Burleigh, who combined for three NAIA national championships (1987, 1990 and 1993) during their years at Berry. Leone is now the head coach at Harvard University, while Burleigh holds the same position at the University of Florida. The reunion effort was led by Canalis and former player Alyson Simpson Slade (97C). relations and communications coordinator for GreyStone Power, became a Certified Cooperative Communicator and earned recognition as a professional communicator in a national program offered by the Council of Rural Electric Communicators, which is affiliated with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

Miriam Chitescu McGee (07C) and Steven L. McGee (07C) announce the April 27 birth of daughter Shiloh Louise. Shiloh is the niece of Simona Chitescu Weik (04C), Mark McGee (04C) and Mindy Malcolm McGee (05C). In May, Steven received an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.

Ashley Palasz (07C) received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in May. She is an associate veterinarian in Fayetteville, Ga. India Elizabeth Bryant Keefover (08C) has married Louis William Todd Keefover. India was a Fulbright recipient, taught in Klagenfurt, Austria, and completed the law program at Washburn University in Topeka, Kan., where she serves as a student prosecutor. She plans to study for the Kansas bar exam.

Patrice Clonts Shannon (08C) is owner of the brand consulting company Drop Anchor Branding and is developing an online prepackaged gift boutique called Fete + Favor.

Rebekah Bullock (09C, 11G) is a physical education teacher at Grayson (Ga.) High School. She also serves as head coach for swimming and diving, assistant coach for girls

soccer, and goalkeeper coach for boys and girls soccer.

Amanda Dean (09C) married Yan Gong in Acworth, Ga., on June 8.

2010s Jacquelyn Smith (10C) graduated magna cum laude in May from Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law and received the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Service to the Law School. She began work as an associate with the Hall Booth Smith PC law firm in Atlanta in September.

Tyler Seagraves (11C) has served in the Peace Corps in Mongolia for more than a year. He is currently teaching others how to teach English.

Cassidy B. West (11C) earned a Master of Public Administration degree, magna cum laude, from the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She is a program analyst at the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center, responsible for managing the center and conducting research in regulatory policy.

Anna Bullock (12C) is an emergency room child life specialist at WakeMed Raleigh in Raleigh, N.C. She interned in child life at Duke University Hospital in Raleigh and Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia. She married Lanier Ward in Highlands, N.C., in October 2012 and lives in Cary, N.C. Daniel Bullock (12C) works at the Delta Credit Union headquarters in Atlanta. He worked for three years as a seasonal worker while in college and traveled to the Far East and Australia during the past year.

Condolences Deaths

Berry College extends sincere condolences to family and friends of the following alumni, faculty and staff members, and retirees. This list includes notices received March 16 – June 30.

1920s

Julius W. Davis (29H) of Atlanta, July 16, 2011.

1930s

Bernice Sellers Warnock (30H) of Baxley, Ga., Sept. 24, 2010.

Coleman B. Nabors Sr. (36H) of Berry, Ala., April 16, 2011.

Edna Coalson Lumpkin (37H) of Alpharetta, Ga., Aug. 9, 2011.

Edward E. Perkins (37C) of Smyrna, Ga., Jan. 21, 2012.

Edith Neal Morgan (38H, 42c) of Grover, N.C., Aug. 26, 2010.

Grace O’Farrell Bostic (39c) of Wingate, N.C., Jan. 29, 2013.

Della Barnes Brown (39c) of Scottsdale, Ariz., Dec. 24, 2011.

Ralph P. Gifford Sr. (39H) of Grayson, Ga., July 27, 2012.

1940s Mina Jo R. Henderson (40H) of Wetumpka, Ala., June 8, 2013.

Rufus Eugene Mulinix Sr. (40H) of Kingston, Ga., Dec. 30, 2011.

Henry Trull (40C) of Cincinnati, Feb. 17, 2011.

Luelle Hutcheson Neel (41c) of Spring Valley, Calif., Feb. 14, 2011.

Walker D. Burke (42H) of Tallahassee, Fla., Nov. 5, 2010.

Gartie Vandiver Coburn (42H) of Humnoke, Ark., Feb. 13, 2012.

Alowene Paulk Davidson (42C) of Vestal, N.Y., Dec. 16, 2012.

Martin A. Nethery (42c) of Trenton, Ga., March 12, 2010.

John W. Proctor (42H) of Cartersville, Ga., May 10, 2013.

Lenora Goodman Pendergrass (43H) of Gainesville, Ga., Nov. 10, 2009.

Oyleta Beaird Sims (43H) of Glencoe, Ala., Aug. 30, 2012.

Mary Radford Awbrey (44H) of Auburn, Ga., May 20, 2013.

Claire Lester Leach (44c) of Florence, S.C., April 7, 2013.

Lucille Rollins McCaleb (44c) of Dalton, Ga., May 19, 2013.

Violet “Vicki” Atkins Marchman (44H, 48c) of Lilburn, Ga., May 26, 2013.

Billie Adkins Smith (44H) of McKinney, Texas, Nov. 14, 2010.

Charles T. Bass Jr. (45H) of Hartwell, Ga., Jan. 29, 2013.

Jere W. Clark (45c) of Marietta, Ga., June 6, 2012.

Katrina Whonic Drew (45H) of Willston, Fla., Nov. 25, 2010.

Nellie Duke Simpson (45H) of Tamarac, Fla., Nov. 6, 2012.

Frances Boss Anderson (46H) of Bowling Green, Ky., June 24, 2011.

Elbert E. Bishop (46c) of Kannapolis, N.C., Nov. 29, 2010.

Archie B. Hanby (46H) of Salinas, Calif., June 11, 2009.

Martha Jones Henson (46c) of Poplar Bluff, Mo., Jan. 15, 2012.

Francis B. Martin (46H) of Kingston, Ga., Oct. 28, 2011.

William Hoyt Sutton (46c) of Adairsville, Ga., July 17, 2011.

Alvis Herrin Grant (47c) of Baker, Fla., Sept. 18, 2010.

Thurman O. Hester (47c) of Alcoa, Tenn., June 6, 2013.

William E. Ware Sr. (47H) of Dalton, Ga., June 18, 2012.

Cecil DeLoach (48c) of Prattville, Ala., Dec. 26, 2011.

Helen Guyton Frye (48H) of North Chesterfield, Va., Aug. 15, 2012.

Moses A. Richey (48H) of Tampa, Fla., June 19, 2009.

Ruth McKinney Robertson (48c) of Riva, Md., Nov. 26, 2011.

Charles E. Whatley (48H, 52c) of Acworth, Ga., April 27, 2012.

Fred Abston (49H) of Calhoun, Ga., Sept. 27, 2011.

Mary Murphy Beavers (49H, 52C) of Vienna, Ga., April 21, 2013.

Allan A. Evers (49H) of Palatka, Fla., March 13, 2013.

Sidney Aubrey Forester (49H) of Brandon, Fla., Aug. 25, 2011.

Carrol J. Hayes (49H, 53c) of Vero Beach, Fla., Oct. 19, 2012.

William H. Massey (49C) of Lilburn, Ga., May 4, 2013.

Gene T. Peterson (49H) of Louisville, Ga., Feb. 18, 2012.

Jere M. Richardson (49C) of Columbus, Ga., March 23, 2013.

Sarah Lott Townes (49C) of Rome, May 30, 2011.

1950s Charlotte Nash Adamson (50C) of Fayetteville, Ga., June 20, 2013.

Addie Cavender Barrett (50c) of Alpharetta, Ga., Aug. 2, 2010.

Dorothy Knight Brooke (50C) of White, Ga., May 2, 2013.

Henry Vertis Bush (50H) of Wichita Falls, Texas, May 16, 2011.

Agnes Jordan Holland (50C) of Edgefield, S.C., Jan. 1, 2009.

Morrison Lee Maxwell Jr. (51c) of Washington, Ga., July 6, 2011.

Samuel A. Vickery (51C) of Cordele, Ga., May 1, 2013.

Theron Ross Sumner (52H) of Toney, Ala., March 23, 2013.

Marlyn Patrick Welden (52H) of Anderson, S.C., April 22, 2011.

Mickey Shipp Cameron (53C) of Lilburn, Ga., June 15, 2013.

Wayne McClamma (53C) of Sneads, Fla., Nov. 13, 2011.

Sallie Altman Scheer (53C) of Santa Ana, Calif., Dec. 25, 2012.

Ann Farabow Burns (54H) of Jonesboro, Ga., April 9, 2011.

George Marvin Baker (55C) of Sugar Run, Pa., May 27, 2013.

William L. Mauldin (55c) of McDonough, Ga., Sept. 29, 2009.

Charlene Roper Brown (56C) of Maryville, Tenn., March 23, 2013.

Jeanine Purcell Glisson (56C) of Pembroke, Ga., March 23, 2013.

Margaret Waid Taylor (56C) of Fayetteville, Tenn., Sept. 23, 2012.

T. Dean Dopson (57c) of Uvalda, Ga., May 28, 2013.

Thomas P. Driver (57c) of Kingsville, Texas, June 17, 2010.

L. Carolyn Lott Howarth (57c) of Gainesville, Ga., May 3, 2009.

William Harmon McDaniel (57C) of Watkinsville, Ga., April 19, 2013.

Sarah Eaton Rozar (57C) of Eatonton, Ga., May 26, 2013.

William B. Hudson (59H) of Atlanta, Sept. 30, 2012.

1960s Vernelle Brewer Allen (60C) of Live Oak, Fla., Feb. 20, 2012.

Billy N. Greene (62c) of Albany, Ga., Dec. 25, 2010.

Johnny L. Hutchins (63H) of Cleveland, Tenn., Dec. 16, 2011.

Patricia J. Crampton (64c) of Flintstone, Ga., March 19, 2013.

Arthur Campbell Lawton Jr. (64A) of Plant City, Fla., April 1, 2010.

N. Helen Baker (65C) of Atlanta, Ga., April 20, 2012.

Charles Milledge Bell (65A) of Gainesville, Ga., May 29, 2013.

Robbie King (65c) of Grand Ridge, Fla., July 8, 2011.

Rubye Mildred Nelson (65C) of Cartersville, Ga., Feb. 12, 2010.

Ernest Yen Chou (66A) of Charlotte, N.C., June 26, 2013.

Jesse W. Brown (69c) of Resaca, Ga., Aug. 12, 2010.

Jeffrey B. Papp (69C) of Mentor, Ohio, April 10, 2013.

Marshall H. Williams (69C) of Rome, March 11, 2013.

1970s

Lawson Cecil Blair (70C) of Rome, May 30, 2013.

Otis W. Bertrand (71C) of Cherokee, N.C., Dec. 25, 2011.

Martha K. Bolt (71C) of Eureka, Calif., May 10, 2013.

Charles C. Stout (71C) of Cedar Bluff, Ala., Aug. 24, 2010.

Robert Joseph Wright (72c) of Watkinsville, Ga., Nov. 11, 2010.

Danny A. Brown (73C) of Stockbridge, Ga., June 23, 2013.

William T. Hilburn (73A) of Cartersville, Ga., June 26, 2013.

Jorge Luis Gonzalez (74A, 82C) of Greenfield, Mass., June 18, 2013.

Elizabeth Aycock Pagura (74C, 84G) of Rome, March 4, 2012.

Forestine Smithberger Ward (75c) of Rome, March 23, 2011.

1980s Charles F. Haulk (81C, FFS) of Rome (retired Berry director of data processing), June 23, 2013.

Sue Matthews Holder (82G) of LaFayette, Ga., May 14, 2009.

Elisabeth Jane Silhan (83A) of Carrollton, Ga., Oct. 17, 2011.

Carole Louise Miller (84C) of Stockbridge, Ga., March 2, 2013.

Kathryn LaVerne Turner (85G) of Rome, April 20, 2013.

1990s Frances Hanna Clark (90G) of Acworth, Ga., July 10, 2011.

2000s David W. Hall III (00c) of Cloudland, Ga., April 19, 2013.

Willisa Harriet Marsh (00C) of Dalton, Ga., April 2, 2013.

Bradley August Schultz (01c) of Dallas, Texas, Feb. 21, 2013.

Former Faculty/Staff James W. Hurd, retired director of planned giving, of Hendersonville, N.C., June 8, 2013.

John W. McDowell, professor emeritus of biology, of Austell, Ga., May 29, 2013.

Willodean D. Moss, professor emeritus of family and consumer sciences, of Rome, May 12, 2013.

Judith E. Thompson, retired night reference librarian, of Acworth, Ga., June 26, 2013.

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The office of Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal announced the appointment of Jeff Manley (88C) to the board of the Georgia Tourism Foundation. Manley is co-founder and operator of The Rock Ranch, a 1,500-acre working farm in Upson County, as well as founding and current president of Georgia’s Agritourism Association.

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

Kelly Hester (09C) helped bring home numerous national communications awards for the Carroll Electric Membership Cooperative, which she serves as communications specialist. The Times-Georgian of Carrollton, Ga., reported that Carroll EMC claimed five distinctions in the 2013 Spotlight on Excellence national awards program sponsored by the Council of Rural Electric Communicators and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Awards of Excellence were garnered in the video production, total communications program and event categories, while awards of merit were achieved in the video production and computer design/illustration categories.

Carroll EMC also received a firstplace award from the Cooperative Communicators Association.

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YouEye, a company founded by former Berry Information Technology Students (BITS) Kyle Henderson (05C) and Derek Carter (05C), made news for raising $3 million from investors for its webcam-based usability testing service with emotion recognition. According to techcrunch.com, YouEye goes beyond asking users questions about a site and tracking their cursors, gleaning additional information by recording their interactions and attempting to capture their emotions. The company’s face-recognition algorithms can reportedly recognize more than 50,000 micro-expressions, accurately aligning facial expressions with such feelings as surprise, disgust and happiness.

Mark Wallace Maguire (95C) won first place in the humorous commentary category of the Green Eyeshade Awards of the Society of Professional Journalists. His win in the 11-state competition was cited by numerous media outlets.

Maguire is director of the Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal’s Cobb Life and Cherokee Life magazines, as well as editor of the MDJ’s Cobb Business. His winning column, “First! … and the 5 year old,” was published in Cobb Life. Maguire has previously placed second and third in the humorous and serious commentary categories of the competition and was recognized in 2005 as Berry’s Outstanding Young Alumnus.

Phil Jones, Georgia Regents University

So we’ve heard

The Augusta Chronicle highlighted the selection of Elizabeth Prince-Coleman (02C) for the $25,000 Beard Award for Compassionate Care at Georgia Regents University. She received the award at the College of Allied Health Sciences Hooding and Honors Ceremony, where her classmates in the physician assistant program gave her a standing ovation. Dr. Kristin Oates, an OB/GYN resident, was quoted as saying “(PrinceColeman) demonstrated that she not only has the mental prowess required to succeed in the medical professional but also has the innate gift of compassion and empathy that are the true art of our profession.”

Yahoo sports and other media outlets covered the acquisition of former Berry soccer standout Mark Bloom (10C) by Major League Soccer’s Toronto FC. Bloom previously played with the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League. The Toronto FC president and general manager said in a statement, “We expect him (Bloom) to be a part of the nucleus of TFC we are trying to put together to carry us forward for the next several years.”

Photos courtesy of Jackson Spalding

Ashley Harp (01C), right, and Ashton Staniszewski (09C), above, were selected as 2013 PR Champions by the Council of Public Relations Firms. The designation highlights their positions as young rising PR stars and provides them a forum on the CPRF website (prfirms.org) to discuss their career paths, critical moments, challenges and drive to succeed.

Both are employed by Atlanta-based Jackson Spalding, one of the nation’s leading PR and marketing firms.

Harp, a member of the Athens-based team led by fellow Berry graduate and Board of Visitors member Brian Brodrick (97C), was selected as a featured professional for the “Public Relations – Making a Difference” category. Staniszewski, the firm’s first inhouse photographer, was highlighted in the “I Can’t Believe I Get to Do This” category.

Thank y ou

MEMORY AND HONOR GIFTS

in memory or honor of an individual and/or to named scholarships or work endowments between March 16 and June 30.

MEMORY GIFTS

Mr. Ralph Ables Tim Howard (82C) Mrs. Doris Tarvin Allen James (55C) and Billie Allen (57C) Cantrell Mr. George H. Bedwell Charles (76C) and Terri Albright (77c) Wilkie Ms. Alice Berry DAR – Samuel Elder Chapter Dr. and Mrs. John R. Bertrand Tim Howard (82C) Mrs. Charlene Roper Brown Bobby Walker Fulmer (56C) Sue Hegwood Howel (56C) Ed Morris (56C) Mr. Marcus E. Cantrell James (55C) and Billie Allen (57C) Cantrell Dr. N. Gordon Carper Tim Howard (82C) Richard Williams (77C) Mr. Brian James Cieri Lisa Mortali Herold (88c) Dr. Forest J. Denman T. Mack Brown (82C) Dr. Willodean D. Moss Bettianne Ware Harris (80C, 84G) Mrs. Leona Strickland East Bill and Faye (92c) Fron Mr. Ralph E. Farmer Neil Gentry (53C) Mrs. Sandra Gresham Frost Leon Frost (63C) Dr. Thomas W. Gandy Theda Nettles Gandy (43C) Mr. David E. “Pete” Gordon Doris Cook Dickey Brooks (48C) Dr. Larry A. Green Doris Cook Dickey Brooks (48C) Debbie Richardson Teal (85C) Mrs. Anna Hall Tim Howard (82C) Mr. Hugh Eugene Harkness Eileen Barber Mrs. Anne Sims Hawkins Jim Hawkins (49H, 53C) Mr. L. Johnson Head Tim Howard (82C) Miss Martha L. Heggie Warren Martin (61H, 65C) Mrs. Leah Jarrett Herring Wiley Sloan Mrs. Betty Porter Johnson Doris Cook Dickey Brooks (48C) Mrs. Grace Moore Johnson Tim Howard (82C) Dr. Amy Jo Johnson Aaron (01C) and Molly Prahst (01C) Brittain Mr. David M. Love Edna Biggers Mrs. Merle Wade Matthews Larry and Jacqueline Nelson

Mrs. Catherine M. McDonald John and Elizabeth Bondurant Angela Dickey (75A, 79C) Bettianne Ware Harris (80C, 84G) Paul McFarland (65C) Dr. John W. McDowell Edna Biggers Mr. John W. McKinney Tom (49C) and Margaret Henry (45H, 49c) Jones Mrs. Eleanor Lambert Miller Doris Cook Dickey Brooks (48C) Mary Charles Lambert Traynham (58C) Mr. Jorge Luis Gonzalez Whit (81C) and Maria Crego (85c) Whitaker Mr. Tom Boylan Starr Wright Boylan (93C) Mrs. Violet A. Marchman Jerry (61c) and Carolyn Stewart Dr. John W. Proctor Phil and Patty Carter Anne Corriher Andrew and Mary Helen Heaner David and Heather Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Hyde Susan May Dean Saville (80G) Kyle and Marie Scoggins Suzanne Scott Scott and Kara Stevenson Adroit Medical Systems Inc. Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art Ms. Anita L. Prosser Cora Sullivan Collins (70C) Linda Murphy (70C) Mrs. Laura Sexton Elaine Foster Mr. Paul J. Tancraitor Sr. Anita Tancraitor (86C) Mrs. Charlotte Griffin Terrell Doris Cook Dickey Brooks (48C) Melba Griffin Sheffield (48C) Mr. Michael James Titus DAR – Sam Houston Chapter Mr. Richard Sweatt Webb John Webb Mr. Donald Glenn Whitener Paul McFarland (65C) Mr. Paul Renee Willis Jack Allen (72C) Mr. Avery M. Wofford Elaine Foster Mr. and Mrs. Julian T. Woodbury William and Jean Witcher Mrs. Helen G. Woodbury Peggy Barnett Gerald Becham William and Kathleen Hood John and Lavonne Pedersen Robert and Connie Zerden Money Bags Investment Group Mr. Richard Wood Tim Howard (82C)

MEMORY GIFTS TO NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS

A. Milton and Jo Ann Chambers Endowed Scholarship Milton (78A, 82C) and Julie Reny (89C) Chambers Angela Dickey (75A, 79C) Ebbert (49C) and Kathleen Shivers (49C) Evans Faith Everett (78C, 88G) Gene B. and Jean E. Clark Endowed Scholarship Jean Etherton Clark (70C, 74G) John R. and Margaret Weaver Faison Scholarship Vaughn and Nancy Bryson Jorge and Ondina Gonzalez Endowed Scholarship Carlos Gonzalez (79A) Ondina Gonzalez Tim Howard (82C) The Coca-Cola Co. Jonathan Randall Hardin Endowed Scholarship Fund Bobby and Robbie (94C) Abrams Larry Adams (56H, 60C) Jonathan Baggett Dan (94C) and Christel Harris Boyd Ferrell and Donna Childres Lance and Robin Cole John Coleman (04C) Kenny (88C) and Jill Diebold (89C) Crump Penny Evans-Plants (90C) Jason (04C) and Allielee Klein (09G) Garner Tim Garner Cindy Gillespie Dianne Hix Rita Hopper Timothy and Marsha Horne Marvin Howlett (72C) and Annette Axley Melanie Moore Jones (76G) Sylvia McPherson Laura Phillips James Pruitt Kathy Robinson Ray (79C) Mitch Ryall (99G) Anne Shannon Jeff Smith C.L. (57C) and Doris Little (57C) Tate Speedy (91C) and Julie Williamson (91C) Trejo Monica Willingham Garner Tax Services LLC Lewis A. Hopkins Endowed Scholarship Aaron and Amy Britt Steve and Linda Hawkins Ruby Hopkins Outstanding Student Teacher Award Aaron and Amy Britt Steve and Linda Hawkins Howard Richmond

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SPECIAL THANKS FOR: Memory and Honor Gifts and Gifts to Named Scholarships and Work Endowments. The following gifts were made

Mariella Griffiths Berry Loyalty Scholarship Fund Mary Outlaw Hubert and Lucille McCaleb Memorial Scholarship Johnnie Bakkum David and Bettie Boswell Mary Cantley Daniel Goerlich Sharon Kellis Lynne McClure Stephen and Christine Worsham Dalton Fan Club Southside Master Gardener Association Al and Mary Nadassy Scholarship in Memory of Mrs. Ralph Farmer Stanley Grossman Brad and Jennifer Harte Mary Nadassy Dr. R. Melvin and Sarah E. Rozar Endowed Scholarship Harlan (58C) and Doris Reynolds (57C) Chapman Melvin Rozar (57C) C.L. (57C) and Doris Little (57C) Tate Joyce H. Shelton Memorial Endowed Scholarship Harlan (58C) and Doris Reynolds (57C) Chapman John Shahan (64A, 69C) Jerry Shelton (58C) Berry Breakfast Club John Shahan Construction Co. Grady and Dorothy Everett Sundy Scholarship B.R. Anderson Jim and Mavis Benton Bill Bethea (45H, 49c) Mike Bethea Shirley Breedlove Macon Clark Catherine Cooper John (60C) and Sandy Midkiff (60C) Cooper Marlin Day Lois Fair Bob (78C) and Maria Fong Bernice Arnold Holcomb (56H) Tom (48H, 52C) and Ollie Hodge (51C) Poe Neal Ponder Willie Richardson Bill Segrest (48H, 51c) David (91C) and Kathleen Hightower (94C, 98G) Sundy Roger (53H) and Neomia Sundy Sara Walker Larry Webb (63C) Aileen Harrison Wilson (56H) Harry Wise (57H) Wayne Wise (56H) Alexander Whyte Whitaker III Endowed Scholarship Whit (81C) and Maria Crego (85c) Whitaker

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Jeff Wingo Memorial Scholarship Kevin (93C, 94G) and Teresa White (94C) Cox Brandi Calhoun Diamond (93C) Beth Collins Earnst (93C) Brad (93C) and Laura Halverson (93C) Finley Mark Graham (93C) Janna Johnson (81C) Jeanne Siera McCumpsey (93C) April Michael Piper (93C) Kay Wingo Rick Woodall (93C) Pfizer Inc. Craig Allyn Wofford Scholarship Ron Dean Elaine Foster AT&T Foundation

HONOR GIFTS Dr. Joe F. Allen James (55C) and Billie Allen (57C) Cantrell Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Buice Paul McFarland (65C) Dr. Jerry C. Davis Gary Omlor Mrs. Sarah Armstrong Forrester Katie Edenfield Price (07C) Mrs. Lillian Free Ellen Free Lueck (73C) Mr. J. Barry Griswell Randy and Nancy Berry Mr. Peter N. Henriksen Bill and Faye (92c) Fron Mr. Walter Buford Jennings Bill and Faye (92c) Fron Dr. Janna S. Johnson Melanie Moore Jones (76G) Mr. & Mrs. H.I. “Ish” Jones Jane Jones (86C) Mr. Jack A. Jones Bill and Faye (92c) Fron Mr. W. Rufus Massey Jr. Bonnie Massey Padgett (01C) Mrs. Catherine M. McDonald Paul McFarland (65C) Mr. Jesse Martin McElyea Doris Cook Dickey Brooks (48C) Mr. William H. McCaleb Daniel Goerlich Dr. Thomas E. Miller Mary Charles Lambert Traynham (58C) Mrs. Kathleen Ray Melanie Moore Jones (76G) Mr. Jerry W. Shelton Dee Robinson Turner (55H, 58C) Mrs. Janis Stancil Tina Stancil Denicole (85C) The Rev. Janice Bracken Wright Will Enloe

HONOR GIFTS TO NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS Jerry Shelton Endowed Scholarship Roy Miller (58C) Ronald Norman (58C) Ed Parton (58c) Imogene Patterson (58C) J.M. (60C) and Nona Sparks (58C) Patterson Bill (58C) and Joan Stokes (58C) Priester Dee Robinson Turner (55H, 58C) Charlie (57C) and Keitha Davis (58C) Weatherford

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OTHER GIFTS TO NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS AND WORK ENDOWMENTS Dr. Frank and Kathryn Adams Endowed Scholarship Jim Watkins Agriculture Alumni Endowed Scholarship Matt (94C) and Lisa Opeka (95C) Little Clinton G. Ames Jr. Scholarship Clinton and Doris Ames Leo W. Anglin Memorial Scholarship Wade and Sara Carpenter Kathy Rogers Gann (91C) Mandi Strickland Horton (97C) Jacqueline McDowell Perry Anthony Memorial Scholarship Emily Anthony Mullis (53C) Atlanta Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Larry (69C) and Nadine NeSmith (71c) Covington Steve Hunter (83C) Jeff Jahn (07C) Derrick (06C) and Lindsay Williams (06C) Perkins Mandy Tidwell (93C) David Yohan (03C) Dynamix Web Design LLC IDI Services Group Johnson & Johnson Microsoft Corp.

Frank Barron Student Teaching Abroad Award Frank and Anne Barron Frank Barron Study Abroad Award Frank and Anne Barron Berry Family Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Mark and Anna Lowden Averyt Randy and Nancy Berry Anne Bonnyman Blake Glover Jane Haldeman Howie and Anita Berry Lowden Sandy McKeon Berry Perkins Alix Prejean Bonny Stanley D. Randolph Berry and Thomas Berry Endowed Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Randy and Nancy Berry Joe and Marti Walstad Dan Biggers Distinguished Actor Award Shannon Walburn Biggers (81C) W.S. Black Conservation Scholarship Margie Black Board of Visitors Endowed Internship Scholarship Brad Alexander (96C) Peter and Nancy Capponi Frances Berry Bonnyman Scholarship Bonny Stanley Horace Brown Chemistry Scholarship Horace Brown (39C) Merck Company Foundation Selma Hall Browning Memorial Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Alton (61c) and Becky Browning (61C) Christopher Wanda Lou Bumpus Endowed Scholarship Julie Bumpus N. Gordon Carper Award Jimmy (69C) and Margaret Wright (69C) Davis

N. Gordon Carper Endowed History Scholarship Jimmy (69C) and Margaret Wright (69C) Davis Bill Gee (01C) Jeffrey (85c) and Linda White (84C) Lawrence David Rush (76C) Noel and Todd Carper Endowed Award Joyce Carper Cathy and Bert Clark Endowed Study Abroad Scholarship Joyce Carper Class of 1943C Scholarship Clayton O’Mary (43C) Class of 1951C Memorial Endowed Scholarship Elizabeth Williams Selman (51C, 75G) Reg (51C) and S. Maxine Strickland Class of 1953H in Memory of StaleyLoveday Nadine Parsons Hilderbrand (53H) Joyce Maddox Sumner (55H, 59c) Roger (53H) and Neomia Sundy Bernice Ogle Whaley (53H) Jerry (56H, 60c) and Louise Conaway (57C) Winton Class of 1954C Endowed Scholarship Gene Johnson (54C) Jo Ann Riner Thompson (54C) Class of 1956C Endowed Scholarship Jean Adcock Curran (56C) Emmett (56C) and Opal Poss (56C) Sims Class of 1957C Scholarship Margie Grogan Pope (57C) Berry College Class of 1958 Endowed Scholarship Frank (54H, 58C) and Kathy Adams Mary Alice Ivey Blanton (58C) Shirley Randle Boggs (58c) Morris (58C) and Lecy Garner (59c) Brunson Elizabeth Ashe Cope (58C) Edward Ellington (58c) Roy Miller (58C) Malcolm (58C) and Yvonne Jackson (59C) Quick Charlie (57C) and Keitha Davis (58C) Weatherford Class of 1960C Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Lewis Copeland (60C) Tolbert Fowler (60C) LeBron (60C) and Kay Davis (60C) Holden Thompson (61c) and Carolyn Bradberry (60C) Holloman Lowell (60C) and Dee Hysinger (60C) Loadholtz Ann Nichols Pope (60C) Earnest Rodgers (60C) W.C. (60C) and Sylvia Davis (60C) Rowland James Strickland (60C) Pete (60C) and Janelle Brumbelow (56H, 60C) Vincent Class of 1961C Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Thompson (61c) and Carolyn Bradberry (60C) Holloman Class of 1962C Dairy Milk Quality Manager Endowed Work Position Bobby Holcombe (62c) Malcolm (62C) and Jean Vaughn (63C) McDonald Class of 1963C Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Sandi Beck Allen (63C) Hazl Paige Brumby (63C)

John Burrell (63C) Phillip (63C) and Barbara Russell (65c) DeMott Cloyd (63C) and Brenda Denard Ouida Word Dickey (50C) Sara Peel Fallis (63C) Jay Fowler (63C) Walter Gill (63C) Sue Holbert (63C) Robbie Panter Luedke (63C) Wesley (63C) and Ruth King (65C) Martin Bettie Hester McClain (63C) Malcolm (62C) and Jean Vaughn (63C) McDonald Gary (61C) and Shirley Proffitt (63C) McKnight Diane Andrews McMains (63C) John Moore (63C) Marlon Nelms (63C) Michael (63C) and Evie Quinn (62C) O’Brien Mary Cato O’Connell (63C) Larry Osborn (63C) Midge Johnson Raiford (63C) Del Richards (59H, 63C) Charles Wade (63C) Ron Wooten (63C) Mary Crawford Wynn (63C) Class of 1964C Campus Carrier Editor-inChief Work Endowment Gerald (62C) and Martha Romaine (64C) Allen Edwin (64C) and Rachel Beard (65C) Buice Carol Anderson Caldwell (64C) Rheba Wellborn Fronebarger (64C) The late Dale Hitchens (65C) and Martha Coe Hitchens (64C) Marie Hogan (64c) Leslie (64C) and Brenda Lockridge (66c) Howard Margaret Horne Laighton (64C) Melvin (64C, 76G) and Anita Wray (66C) Merrill Loretta Johnson Padgett (64C) Joe (65C) and Nelda Parrish (64C) Ragsdale Glen (61C) and Martha Stephens (64c) Staples Lem (63C) and Gayle Miller (64C) Sumner Penny Vaughn (64C) Jim (64C) and Charlotte Ray (64C) Williams Omnova Solutions Class of 1965C Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Jim (65C) and Lottie Snow (65C) Finney Marvin McGinnis (65C) Class of 1969C Endowed Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Patricia Butler Barrett (69c) Doris Talley Davis (69C) Mary Camp Patrick (69C) Barbara Watkins Rubino (69C) Ray Tucker (69C) Del (69C) and Carole Braden (70C) Tull Class of 1972 Work Scholarship John (72C) and Gail Saunders (72C) Frazier Class of 2003C International Studies Scholarship Erin Murray Adkinson (03C) Elizabeth Bonner Barron (03C) Paul Beckmann (03C) Tim (03C) and Maureen Trane (03C) Goodwin Heather Henderson-Keller (03C) David Yohan (03C)

Garland Dickey Endowed Scholarship Betsy Lindley (96C) Bob and Jan Gaston Pearson Dr. Ouida W. Dickey Endowed Scholarship Edna Earle Whatley (45C) Lillian Dorton Endowed Scholarship Yondi Linker Hall (80C) Jessiruth Smith Doss Scholarship Ebbert (49C) and Kathleen Shivers (49C) Evans Edwards Endowed Scholarship Randy Edwards (66C) J. Mitchell and Cleone Elrod Expendable Scholarship Mitch (37H, 41C) and Cleone Elrod Ruby and Clifton Fite Endowed Scholarship David (51H) and Margaret Fite Jimmy R. Fletcher Memorial Endowed Scholarship Patsy Grindle Bryan (68C) Ginny Paese Douglass (68C) Al (68C) and Jackie Lynn (68c) Fletcher John Shahan (64A, 69C) Friends of Alfred and Martha Shorter Scholarship Friends of Alfred and Martha Shorter Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Loretta Hamby (63C) Martin (54C) and Barbara Camp (55C) McElyea Brett (98C) and Elizabeth Dark (98C) Wiley Ed and Gayle Graviett Gmyrek Scholarship Gayle Graviett Gmyrek (67C) Larry A. Green Memorial Scholarship Janna Johnson (81C) The Coca-Cola Co. Lyn Gresham Endowed Scholarship Roberta Thrasher Gresham (64C) Hugh Hagen Student Leadership Scholarship Fund Stephanie Bettis (08C) Genny Castillo (08C) Leigh Ann Harrell Dukes (08C) Megan Geren (08C) Lyndsey Johnson Hand (08C) Chris Harney (08C) Bridgette Milner Holder (08C) Joe James (08C) Eric (07C) and Kristie Moniz (08C) Johansen Haley Johnson (08C) Bryan McGonagill (08C) Patricia Paden (08C) Scott (08C) and Kaylin Gadoua (08C) Perkins Nicole Pettus (08C) Lowell Pratt (08C) Susan Cunningham Tatum (08C) Edna F. Hetsko Scholarship Russ (02C) and Dana Migliore (01C, 07G) Hunt Karen and Jack Horrell Endowed Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Karen Holley Horrell (74C) Becky Musser Hosea Scholarship Marshall Jenkins Barbara Ballanger Hughes Scholarship Barbara Ballanger Hughes (71C) Dale Jones Expendable Scholarship Dale Jones (71C) H.I. “Ish” Jones Endowed Agriculture Scholarship Ebbert (49C) and Kathleen Shivers (49C) Evans Harold Jones (81C) Ish (49C) and Frances Jones

Kappa Delta Pi Endowed Award Mary Clement John C. Kemp and Linda D. Kelso Endowed Gate of Opportunity Scholarship John Kemp (64C) and Linda D. Kelso Michael and Elizabeth Nesbitt Krupa Scholarship Elizabeth Nesbitt Krupa (44c) Lois and Lucy Lampkin Foundation Expendable Gate of Opportunity Scholarship The Lois and Lucy Lampkin Foundation Dr. Peter A. Lawler Endowed Scholarship Andrew George (06C) Scott Poole (94C) Raymond H. and Martha C. Lester Endowed Scholarship The Estate of Martha Lester Fred H. Loveday Endowed Scholarship Anonymous Mary Loveday Lee Shackelford (52H) Alfred Wallace (51H) Mary Loveday Scholarship Anonymous Dean Fryer (63H) Thad Grafton (63H, 67c) Don Leachman (63H, 67C) Dural Pritchett (63H, 67C) Ronald Stark (63H, 70C) Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Lusby III Endowed Scholarship Roger (79C) and Candy Caudill (82c) Lusby Frazier & Deeter Foundation Paul C. and Velma Smith Maddox Scholarship The Paul C. and Velma Smith Maddox Foundation Ross Magoulas Endowed Scholarship Cecily Nall (77C) Robert and Christine Dodd (70C) Puckett The Coca-Cola Co. Martha Berry Digital Archives Student Worker Fund NSDAR NSDAR Junior Membership Committee Martha! Centennial Scholarship Reg (51C) and S. Maxine Strickland Dr. L. Doyle Mathis Endowed Scholarship Jane Underwood Crawford (58C) Roy Miller (58C) Charlie (57C) and Keitha Davis (58C) Weatherford Lawrence E. McAllister Endowed Scholarship Jack Jones (57C) and Katherine Armitage (58c) John G. and Fiona F. Miller Endowed Scholarship Jim Miller (53C) Amos Montgomery Scholarship Stacey Spillers Audrey B. Morgan Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Audrey Morgan Graden Mullis Scholarship Vicki Holder Lester (77C) Emily Anthony Mullis (53C) Tom Mullis (57C) Mary & Al Nadassy English Scholarship Sandy Meek Mary Nadassy Mark Taylor Jim Watkins

NSDAR Gate of Opportunity Scholarship NSDAR NSDAR Junior Membership Committee Gate of Opportunity Scholarship NSDAR Junior Membership Committee NSDAR Scholarship DAR – Ann Simpson Davis Chapter DAR – Crane’s Ford Chapter DAR – Franklin County Chapter DAR – Fremont Chapter DAR – Mahoning Chapter DAR – Virginia State Society NSDAR Bobby Patrick Endowed Scholarship Maureen Munro Kurowsky (72C) James L. Paul Jr. Memorial Scholarship Violet Paul Dr. Bob Pearson Scholarship Michele Kelmer (95C) Danny (87C) and Tammi Ridenhour (87C, 03G) Price Amber T. Prince Education Graduate Student Award Karen Kurz Bob Prince Amber T. Prince Memorial Scholarship Steven Bell Kathy Rogers Gann (91C) Janna Johnson (81C) Jamie (97C) and Elisha Wright (98C, 04G) Lindner Ann Russell Memorial Scholarship Kathy Robinson Ray (79C) William A. and Elizabeth M. Sadowski Endowed Scholarship Bettyann O’Neill Vesta Salmon Service Scholarship Angie Reynolds Maki Reynolds Joyce Shelton Endowed Scholarship Stacey Spillers Ken Sicchitano/Bettyann O’Neill Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Metlife Chad Simmons Scholarship SunTrust Banks Inc. – Atlanta Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Robert M. Skelton WinShape Scholarship Kelli Cates Beck (86C) Niel Brown (90C) Todd (88C) and Amber Pruitt (89C) Grubbs Jonathan (85C) and Crystal Purser Speedy (91C) and Julie Williamson (91C) Trejo Hamilton/Smith Scholarship Terri Colson Earls (85C) Gary (77C) and Hermanett Pruitt (73C) Ford Vince Griffith (81C) Evelyn Hamilton (69C) Fran Roe Dr. Sam Spector Endowed Scholarship Sam and Virginia Spector Robert Earl Stafford Scholarship Myra Stafford Pryor Charitable Trust Sara E. Stafford Scholarship Myra Stafford Pryor Charitable Trust Reginald E. Strickland Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Reg (51C) and S. Maxine Strickland Student Government Association Secretary Endowment Barbara Robertson (79C) Student Scholarships Everette Bass (78C) Joseph Cook (11C) John (02C) and Sara (03C) Foreman Nick (10C) and Kristen Earley (10C) Foshee

Lauryn Gilmer (11C) George (62C) and Mary Alice Johnson (64c) Gravitte Jessie Hamilton (10C) Julie Hoagland (81C) Christina Lynn (07C) Melinda Mullinax (87C) J.M. (60C) and Nona Sparks (58C) Patterson Matt Ragan (98C) and Shelly (96C) Driskell-Ragan Shane (94C) and Kay Billingsley (95C) Reynolds Jerry Spruell (53C) Robert and Robin Stansell William Taylor (91G) Lindsay Tutt (11C) Casey Davis Wishart (95C) Clarence and Marie Faircloth (51H) Witt AT&T Foundation Denise Sumner Endowed Scholarship Denise Sumner (89C) Fred J. Tharpe Endowed Scholarship Fred Tharpe (68A) Grace and Maurice Thompson Scholarship Donna Fulford Tibbals/Zellars Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Randy Tibbals (79C) John Zellars The Trey Tidwell Experience: A Scholarship for Musical Discovery Mandy Tidwell (93C) Microsoft Corp.

Troy/Gardner Endowed Art History Award Virginia Troy Barbara Grace Abernathy Vickery Scholarship Sam Vickery (51C) James E. and Dorris Waters Endowed Scholarship Gary (80C, 89G) and Bambi Estill (79c) Waters WinShape Scholarship Winshape Foundation Inc. Richard Wood Scholarship The Coca-Cola Co. Billy Yeomans Land Management Scholarship Roy Miller (58C) Brad Bushnell Young Alumni Save a Student Scholarship Colten Allison (09C) Katie Hughes Anthony (05C) Sally Parrott Ashbrook (04C) Brad Barker (06C) Gina Bastone (05C) Amanda Blocker (09C) Susanna Brown (11C) Erin Grigsby (12C) Kelly Hester (09C) Marc (10C) and Meredith Smith (11C) Johnson Erin DiFiore Lerma (06C) Laura Loftin (06C) Christina Lynn (07C) Stevie Smith Prelac (05C) Jennifer Shipp (05C) Lee Sivertsen (09C, 11G) Callie McGinnis Starnes (07C) John Swinney (09C, 11G) Mark (05C) and Rebecca Porter (05C) Thornsberry Melissa Rorer Turco (07C) Matt Warren (08C) Allison Watts (09C) Matthew (06C) and Elise Trisler (05C) Wilson

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Hail Berry!

More than 6,700 fans overflowed Rome’s Barron Stadium on Sept. 7 for Berry’s inaugural football game. The students, alumni, parents and faculty/staff in attendance cheered the action on the field, tapped their feet to the beat of the Viking Drum Line and joined the players in singing the Berry Alma Mater at game’s end. The Vikings came up short on the scoreboard, but those in attendance agreed that it was a winning day for Berry!

Photo by Ryan Smith (00C). Inset photo by student photographer Mary Claire Stewart