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BERRY Spring 2011

a magazine for alumni and friends of Berry College

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

Adventure in volunteerism

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

Purpose & peace

Eriana Rivera-Rozo (03C) finds path in Israeli kibbutz

VOL. 97, NO. 3

BERRY Features 10 An artist’s heart 15 Adventure in volunteerism Elizabeth Cady (08C) journeys across America with Bike and Build

Owen Riley Jr. (80C)

Keith Spencer (80C) heeds fine art’s call

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

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Noteworthy News

• Student work program expands • New trees ensure future beauty of campus • Sustainability efforts earn high marks • Carnegie Foundation recognizes community engagement efforts • Steve Forbes delivers 2011 Shatto Lecture • Setting the standard: Faculty, students earn regional, national praise

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President’s Essay

Long live Berry’s trees

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Learn. Live. Give.

• Class of 61C builds “Outhouse o’ Dreams” • Gift of education: Bob Prince honors memory of wife Amber • Still going strong: At 80, Reginald Strickland works for students • Their stories: Gate of Opportunity opens for Charley Bates

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(on the April storm at Berry)

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Class Notes

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Memory and Honor Gifts

The Ford Buildings sparkle in the light of a spring sunset.

Photo by Zane Cochran Cover photo by Owen Riley Jr. (80C)

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Inset phots by Alan Storey

NOTEWORTHY NEWS

BERRY magazine

Published three times per year for alumni and friends of Berry College Editor Karilon L. Rogers Managing Editor Rick Woodall (93C) Contributing Writer Debbie Rasure Design and Production Shannon Biggers (81C) Photography Paul O’Mara and Alan Storey Class Notes and Gifts Listings Justin Karch (01C, 10G) 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.

Paul O’Mara

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

Berry Alumni Association President: Barbara Pickle McCollum (79C) Vice Presidents: Alumni Events, Haron Wise (57H); Berry Heritage, Allyson Chambers (80C, 84G); Financial Support, Larry Eidson (57c); Young Alumni and Student Relations, Jeff Palmer (09C); Alumni Awards, Clara McRae (60C) Parliamentarian: Bart Cox (92C) Secretary: Kimberly Terrell (04C, 06G, FS) Chaplain: Dr. David Fite (51H) Director of Alumni 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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The new face EXCITING PROGRESS

CONTINUES TO BE MADE IN BERRY’S WORK EXPERIENCE

PROGRAM as the college focuses

on providing the premier program in the nation for the benefit of our students and as a model for other colleges and universities.

Strategic emphasis on valuesbased “worthwhile work well done” has already led to a more vibrant work experience program with historically high numbers of students partici­ pating. In fact, Berry’s voluntary program cur­rently employs more than 1,660 students, making it the largest college work program of its kind in the nation.

Paraphrasing a famous commercial from days gone by, some might say: “This isn’t your father’s Oldsmobile.” But maybe it is. For while the work Berry students are doing today is quite

different from that done 100, 50 or even 10 years ago, the values, principles and ethics under­ pinning the work program are those that the college has nurtured since its founding.

Over the last four years Berry has made significant investments in the Work Experience Program, and many advances have been made. Most recently, support offices were restructured to bring all aspects of student work (pre-enrollment job place­ ments through post-graduate career searches) under one umbrella. Dr. Gary Waters (80C, 89G), vice president for enrollment management, has been charged with overall responsibility. Working with Waters is Rufus Massey (75C), newly appointed dean of student work.

In other advances, student work positions have been

classified into one of five levels based on increasing knowledge, skills and responsibility.

Students must meet specific criteria to progress through the levels; both general and specific learning outcomes are evaluated each semester. Developmental paths through job “families” now lead to a growing number of advanced positions, such as supervisors of student teams and CEOs of student-operated campus enterprises. These positions provide intensive leadership and entrepreneurial experiences for those students who rise to the top in project and people manage­ment, including those leading campus enterprises. Twelve enterprises planned, launched and operated by student teams are currently up and running with more on the drawing board.

The “learn to work and work

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Who said that?

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

of work

a plum­meting economy,” Briggs said.

Coupled with growth in admissions, the effect has been dramatic. Berry absorbed 100 new student workers from 2006 to 2008 and 400 more from 2008 through 2010. As a result, the student work budget doubled at the same time that the deep recession resulted in unprece­ dented need for student financial aid.

“Although the infra­ structure of our work system and our staff in this area have been strained, we have no interest in backing away from our program,” Briggs stated.

“The challenges themselves point to its worth.”

schools, speaking at a media symposium sponsored by the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education.

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to learn” process crystallizes through the Plan4ward initiative discussed by Berry President Steve Briggs in the Fall 2010 issue of Berry magazine. The Plan4ward process encourages students to “own” their educational experi­ence as they develop and implement fouryear personal plans to evaluate their interests and strengths, identify mean­ingful goals, and intentionally acquire related skills and experiences – including work experiences – to help achieve them. The new Gate of Opportunity Scholarship program connects work with opportunity for those willing to work hard for their education.

Success has yielded its own set of challenges. “We could not have envisioned that our renewed emphasis on the educational benefits of valuesbased work would coincide with

Georgia Department of Education

“School gave me the opportunity to be me. It gave me the opportunity to escape home. I had scholarships to a number of schools. I ended up at Berry College in Rome where I paid the least amount of money to go. I really came to love Berry.

I realized that Martha Berry understood education better DR. JOHN BARGE (88C), than anybody I have ever recently elected known. It is about education superintendent of of the head, heart and hands.” Georgia public

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

Even today if you want to work for your tuition, there is no better place to underwrite your educational costs than Berry. … … On the way out, I stopped LORAN SMITH, at the entrance, looked up and University of Georgia said a prayer of thanks for sports legend, in a this remarkable woman. I column for the regret that I did not know Athens (Ga.) BannerHerald. Smith was on campus to attend the annual induction ceremony for the local sports hall of fame.

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

Beauty for tomorrow New trees planted on main campus

THE CONTINUING GENEROSITY OF AN ANONYMOUS DONOR IS HELPING TO PRESERVE BERRY’S BEAUTY for future generations. Two

CHRISTMAS TOOK ON A WHOLE NEW MEANING FOR 15 CURRENT AND FORMER BERRY STUDENTS, many of them

athletes, who traveled to the Dominican Republic for a week in December as part of a mission trip organized through SCORE International. The journey was inspired by a trio of students – two from Berry – who assisted with relief efforts in Haiti last spring. The larger group intended to travel to Haiti in December, but political unrest and a cholera outbreak led to a last-minute change of desti­ nation.

After spending a week

working with HIV- and AIDSinfected orphans, cleaning up sugar cane villages, distributing food to the needy and assisting with church services, the Berry students recognized the hand of providence in their trip.

“The Dominican Republic was where we were supposed to be in December, despite our hopes of going to Haiti,” explained Lindsey Caldwell, a two-sport athlete in soccer and lacrosse who made both trips.

“We were meant to serve the very special people we met there. Eventually, many of us still plan to go to Haiti; it is just a matter of when.”

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Heart for service

gifts totaling $125,000 have funded the planting of more than 200 trees on the main campus since late 2009.

Approximately 100 new trees were planted in the final weeks of 2010. Easily identifiable by the green watering bag attached to each trunk, these additions – consisting of willow oaks, October Glory® red maples, dogwoods, beech trees and Princeton elms – can be found in the vicinity of the Cage Center, Hermann Hall, Science Building, Evans Hall and Dana Hall.

These trees join approximately 130 willow oaks planted a year earlier to preserve the historic allée lining the Road of Remembrance and Memorial Drive from Morgan and Deerfield halls to Victory Lake. The original trees, planted in the early 1920s to honor the Berry boys lost in World War I, are reaching the end of their expected lifespan and will be removed as their health fails and the newer oaks grow and mature.

Editor’s Note: Please see page 8 for information about the April 27 storm that made these new trees even more important. Many of the older oaks lining the Road of Remembrance and Memorial Drive were lost as a result of that storm.

Sustainablesuccess RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP IS A WAY OF LIFE AT BERRY, AND OTHERS ARE TAKING NOTICE.

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

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

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

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

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

“We are proud of the work that has been done to make Berry one of the top green colleges in the nation,” said Eddie Elsberry, director of environmental compliance and sustainability.

“Faculty, staff and students have all made significant contributions to this effort.”

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Carnegie Foundation

Berry recognized for community engagement MENT TO SERVICE AND ENGAGEMENT HAS EARNED BERRY INCLUSION in the

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s Community Engagement Classi­ fication. Berry joins Cornell University, the University of Georgia and other Dr. Martin notable institutions Cipollini’s among 115 colleges Longleaf Pine and universities Project is one repre­senting 34 initiative states to achieve exemplifying this designation in community 2010. engagement.

In order to be selected for this “elective” classification, institutions must provide examples of community engagement activities that demonstrate an alignment of mission, culture, leadership, resources and practices.

Examples at Berry include the Longleaf Pine Project; Partners in Progress, an academic service project in Costa Rica; and the Inside Out Prison Exchange Program, which provides unique opportunities for students to take their education inside the walls of a local jail.

“Through a classification that acknowledges significant commitment to and demon­ stration of community engagement, the [Carnegie] Foundation encourages colleges and universities to become more deeply engaged, to improve teaching and learning, and to generate socially responsive knowledge to benefit com­ munities,” explained Anthony Bryk, Carnegie president.

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Promotions

Tenure

EIGHT FACULTY MEMBERS, including one alumnus, have been granted tenure and/or promotions by the Berry College Board of Trustees. They include: Promoted to full professor (already tenured) • Dr. Paula Englis, management • Dr. Eric McDowell, mathematics and computer science Tenured and promoted to associate professor • Dr. Sarah Allred, sociology and anthropology • Michael Mejia, English, rhetoric and writing • Dr. David Slade (97C), foreign languages (Spanish) Tenured (already hold rank of associate professor) • Dr. Alan Hughes, psychology • Dr. Angela Lanier, kinesiology • Dr. Timothy Biggart, accounting and finance

Steve Forbes: The voice of business A CROWD OF MORE THAN 1,300 FLOCKED TO THE CAGE CENTER ON MARCH 31 TO HEAR REMARKS BY MAGAZINE PUBLISHER AND FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE STEVE FORBES, the latest

speaker to share notable experience and insight with the Berry and Rome communities through the Gloria Shatto Lecture Series.

Adding his name to a growing list of impressive Shatto Lecturers that includes Madeleine Albright, David L. Brooks, Tony Dungy and Dr. Benjamin S. Carson Sr., the Forbes Magazine editor-in-chief elicited both laughter and applause as he discussed his new book, How Capitalism Will Save Us, and the state of the U.S. economy.

While on campus, the chairman and CEO of Forbes Media spoke highly of Martha Berry and lauded the unique educational mission of the college that now bears her name.

“A woman founding a college initially for men, and then coeducation – that was amazing over 100 years ago,” Forbes stated to the Cage Center crowd. “And Berry’s approach to education, which is combining what we used to call book learning – can’t use those words today in this high-tech era – with work experiences, has impressed people over the years, including Henry Ford, who was not an easy man to impress. When [Ford] became very wealthy, every­ one had unusual opportunities for him to part with his money: Martha Berry knew how to do it. So this institution has a lot going for it.”

In addition to his public presentation, Forbes also had the opportunity to lead a classroom discussion in the Campbell School of Business. He told the students in attendance not to wait for their dream job, urging them instead to be persistent and focused on their particular areas of interest because they will likely change careers several times after graduation. Later, while addressing the media, he echoed the need for persis­ tence when conducting a job search and encouraged those who “have the bent for it” to start their own businesses.

“If you have a knack for something, give it a shot,” he said. “You often regret what you don’t do.”

Forbes’ appearance was sponsored in part by Young America’s Foundation.

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manager of senior alumni programming for the Office of Alumni Relations. Familiar to classmates as a communication major, WinShape Scholar and active member of the Krannert Center Activities Board, Hawkins joins the alumni staff after serving as marketing director for a Chick-fil-A unit in Concord, N.C. Responsibilities in his new role include oversight of Alumni Weekend, reunion classes (35 years and out) and Golden Guard programming.

He will also assist with young alumni efforts.

JONI KENYON, alumni communications coordinator, is also new to the alumni relations team. Past higher education experience includes service as communications and Web manager for the Division of Educational Outreach at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C., and as a communications specialist at Tusculum College.

Kenyon holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and history and a Master of Arts in English, both from East Tennessee State University.

Off and running SPRING SEMESTER HERALDED THE ARRIVAL OF “ THE FASTEST SPORT ON TWO FEET ” – men’s and women’s lacrosse – on the world’s

largest campus. Both teams gave fans something to cheer about right away, defeating crosstown rival Shorter in a pair of exhibition games at Barron Stadium in Rome. The first-ever regular-season win for the Berry men came versus Millsaps College, while the women notched their inaugural victory against Methodist University.

The addition of men’s and women’s lacrosse – following on the heels of men’s and women’s swimming and diving and women’s softball in 2009-10 – increases to 20 the number of varsity athletic teams Berry currently offers. The college is completing its second year of provisional membership in NCAA Division III.

Masters of media

BERRY STUDENT COMMUNICATORS CONTINUE TO EARN NATIONAL ACCOLADES. Junior Nicole NeSmith was

one of six collegiate journalists selected for the fifth-annual Peter Jennings Project for Journalists in Philadelphia. Other colleges and universities represented were the U.S. Military Academy, Arizona State, Dartmouth, Amherst and Yale.

Viking Fusion, Berry’s student-run converged media website, was a national “Best Student Media Website” finalist in the 2010 National Student Production Awards sponsored by College Broadcasters Inc.

Photos by Alan Storey

JEFF HAWKINS (08C) has returned to Berry as

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New faces in alumni relations

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Nicole NeSmith

“Wow” Wide Web Two Berry websites earn recognition

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Honors Program honored

THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE HONORS COUNCIL ranked the Berry Honors Program website (www.berry.edu/provost/honors) third nationally, lauding it for style, delivery of content and professional appearance, as well as for integration of past, present and future students. Diane Land (88C) is webmaster for the site; Dr. Michael Cooley is program director.

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And the winner is …

TWO BERRY E-COMMUNICATION PROJECTS WERE VICTORIOUS in the Council for

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Advancement and Support of Education’s nine-state District III awards competition.

Berry’s new Web-based virtual tour (www.berry.edu/vtour) earned an Award of Excellence, while A Firsthand Look at Berry College, a video produced for prospective students, claimed a Special Merit Award. Both projects were designed to help prospective students and others familiarize themselves with the Berry campus and learn more about the college’s history.

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the standard!

Enterprising entrepreneurs

Select company

ONLY 23 STUDENTS OUT OF 10,000

THE FREEDOMS FOUNDATION

APPLICANTS NATIONWIDE were

chosen to participate in a summer internship program sponsored by Compassion International, and Berry junior Rachel Imes is one of them.

She will serve as the Alan Storey human resources field communications intern at Compassion International’s Colorado Springs headquarters this summer.

Berry faculty, national honors DISTINGUISHED NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE RECOGNIZING BERRY FACULTY MEMBERS with important

honors and awards. The National Endowment for the Arts, for example, has honored Dr. Sandy Meek with a $25,000 Creative Writing Fellowship, and the American Society for Microbiology selected Dr. Joe McDade for the 2011 Gen-Probe Joseph Public Health Award.

Meek, professor of English, rhetoric and writing, was honored for her award-winning poetry. She is the only recipient from Georgia and one of only 42 recipients nationwide. McDade, adjunct instructor of biology and a scientist-in-residence at Berry, was recognized for his leadership in public health. He is retired deputy director of the National Center for Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

AT VALLEY FORGE, PA., has

Making a splash

THE WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM continues to be a hit in the pool and

the classroom, earning its second consec­ utive nod as a Scholar All-American Team from the College Swimming Coaches Asso­ ciation of America after posting a 3.06 cumulative grade point average in fall 2010.

called upon leaders of Berry’s student enterprises to serve as student facilitators at its national high school entrepreneurial experience this summer. The foundation became acquainted with Berry’s student enterprises initiative a year ago when it honored program administrator Rufus Massey (75C) with the Leavey Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education.

Science students extraordinaire

THREE BERRY SCIENCE STUDENTS SERVED 2010 INTERNSHIPS through the highly competitive National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates program.

Tom Baldvins was up to his elbows – literally – as an intern with the University of Minnesota’s Limnological Research Center, studying vegetation growing around wild rice ponds. Later, he rubbed elbows with top scholars as a presenter at the Geological Society of America’s annual meeting.

Bradley Strickland conducted research at the headwaters of the Mississippi River (below) for the University of Minnesota’s Global Change Ecology Program, while Courtney Cooper traveled to the University of Nevada, Reno, to oversee an individual project that was part of a larger study on natural resource issues in the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin regions.

Bradley Strickland Tom Baldvins

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PRESIDENT’S ESSAY

Dr. Stephen R. Briggs

LongBerry’s livetrees

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N APRIL 27, A LIGHT RAIN HAD JUST

STARTED FALLING ON AN OTHERWISE TYPICAL WEDNESDAY MORNING. At 8:32,

the wind gusted a bit, and then suddenly, without warning, branches began to snap and fly. Intense winds from the south blasted through the Berry campus and surrounding communities at tree-top level, snapping 60foot pine trees in half like toothpicks and toppling massive 80-year-old oak trees from the roots up.

In less than three minutes, many hundreds of majestic trees were felled on the main campus, at the Virginia Webb House (the president’s home) and at Oak Hill, as well as in adjacent fields and pastures. Particularly salient was the loss of the regal “graduation tree,” the magnificent willow oak that presided over Berry’s commence­ment in recent decades. Based on an initial aerial survey, thousands of pine and hard­wood trees were also downed in the Berry forests.

At 8:35, the light rain continued with a mild wind. By 9:15 the skies were clearing and the morning was eerily calm and pretty.

Given the storm’s abruptness and severity, it is astounding that no one on campus was injured and that no major buildings were damaged. Dorothy Cottage, which served as a residence hall for 16 students until December 2010, was badly damaged but vacant. Staff families residing in Julia Cottage escaped injury despite two large pine trees falling through the second story; trees fell on several other campus homes as well. Large

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oaks came down alongside the Child Development Center, but children and teachers were safe and sound. The main campus walks were littered with trees, but no pedestrians were hit. Fifteen parked cars were destroyed, and all access roads were blocked by multiple trees, but no occupied cars were hit. One Black Angus cow was mortally injured by a falling limb in a pasture.

We know that our good fortune is not to be taken for granted and not something we earned. Surely, tragedy could have struck at Berry as readily as it did in the nearby communities of Ringgold and Cave Spring or in Tuscaloosa, Ala. God’s providence occurs both in the midst of storms and in the aftermath; no matter how tragic, it is right to give thanks. In this case, we are grateful and humbled that we could smile in the midst of our massive clean-up.

Students today give “props” (apparently short for “proper respect”) for an act worth recognizing. Many props were deserved in the 36 hours following the storm. Our main entrance was cleared immediately by our grounds crew. The stretch road was soon cleared by the joint efforts of grounds, land management and WinShape crews. Within the first hour, several of our long-term service providers arrived with heavy equipment (cranes, bucket trucks, etc.) to assist campus teams with triage (in this case, tree-age) efforts. Campus safety officers closed Berry’s campus to the public to ensure the well-being of the work teams. By early afternoon, crews

Photos by Alan Storey

had stabilized the most damaged areas.

The campus was without electrical power for approximately 28 hours. Our electrical crew was able to identify and repair damage to all major campus lines while Georgia Power was working on downed transmission poles along Redmond Road, as well as many other locations. Meanwhile, even without power, Aramark Dining Services provided more than 1,500 meals at lunch and dinner as well as brunch the next day. End-of-the month payroll was processed using a crisis computer room powered by gas generators.

Residence life and campus safety staff prepared students for the high threat of tornados that evening. Physical plant crews remained on campus until after 1 a.m.

Thursday morning, when it was clear that the storm danger had passed. In true Berry spirit, classes resumed Thursday morning, even before power was restored, to prepare for

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

final exams. That evening, 200 students went ahead with a scheduled “quidditch” tourna­ ment on the intramural fields. Friday, April 29th, was National Arbor Day. So while we regret the loss of many of our beloved and stately trees, we are reminded again that our campus is a special place. It is a community with a can-do spirit, where staff and students alike demonstrate ownership – of their job, their team, the campus, and Berry’s vision and values. In the midst of a crisis, people ran toward the problem and took initiative that also promoted our

collective safety. Throughout Wednesday and Thursday, hundreds of students and staff lent a hand in small and individual ways that altogether made a substantial difference.

Then, on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the weekend before final exams, Berry students gathered for a campuswide cleanup.

We wish that our majestic legacy trees could last forever. Many were planted to honor significant people in Berry’s history.

But such trees are not statues – they are living monuments that have a life cycle in the same way as did the people they

commemorate. As these trees pass, it is important to plant new trees to stand in their place, to grow and mature and grace our campus over time. In the same way, we need for this generation of students to grow and mature and grace our communities and nation over time. We also need faculty and staff who believe in the vision and purpose of Berry, and we need a new generation of bene­ ­­factors for us to honor and commemorate.

God bless the students, faculty, staff, benefactors and trees of Berry! B

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by Karilon L. Rogers photos of the artist by Owen Riley Jr. (80C)

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1990 “Arizona Balloon Man” ebony pencil on pastel paper

1979 Berry Jersey cow “Sweet 103” prismacolor pencil on pastel paper

1978 “Manda” ebony pencil on pastel paper

1975 “Scot as a child” first pastel drawing

1967 bird collage

2010 “Pond and Pines”oil on canvas

“You don’t have the choice not to paint.

You never really did.”

–Dr. Tommy Mew

An artist’s heart I

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

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

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

talent or the calling of his soul.

Dr. Tommy Mew, an internationally recognized painter now retired as Berry College professor of art emeritus, perhaps explained it best when he told Spencer, “You don’t have the choice not to paint. You never really did.”

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2008 “Jim Roche Lakota” oil on panel

2010 “An Easy Day” oil on canvas

2009 “Baby Live Oak” oil on panel

g lowi ng color and ge ntle sha pes In the year 2000 – after 12 years as a farm manager and eight as a graphic artist with such prominent clients as Reebok International, Champion Apparel and Harley-Davidson – Spencer finally hung out his shingle as a full-time fine-art painter. Just 11 years later, he is enjoying significant success with a unique style described by Libby Fleming in Western North Carolina’s Bold Life Magazine as “softly realistic and semi-abstracted.”

“Energy, especially that of color, is the most important element in Keith’s landscape and figure paintings …” Fleming wrote.

“Spencer’s beloved horses, the human figure and rural scenes of South Carolina’s upstate and low country vibrate with life and invite the viewer into a world of glowing color and gentle shapes. Spencer paints the radiant energy of his subjects rather than the details of line and form. Horses, cattle, groves of trees, rolling hills, salt marshes, and nudes all emit a life force that combines with that of Spencer himself to appear on the canvas in 12

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cool, vivid hues of purples, greens, yellows, and the myriad colors of nature.”

Spencer is prolific, creating 50 to 100 paintings each year. His works can be found in galleries across five states, as well as in numerous private collections. He paints in the “alla prima” tradition of one sitting, working quickly in the morning with intense focus.

“If I’m away from painting for a while, I’m very slow to start,” he said, “but I slowly pick up steam. I tell people I’m like a train. If stopped, it takes a lot to get started, but once momentum is built, it is easy to keep going.

I’ve finished up to four paintings in a day when hot on a roll. There are moments of extreme clarity when I realize that the painting is creating itself.”

For many years, Spencer doubted his artistry. When he graduated from Berry, he drew in detailed realism and questioned whether that type of work qualified him as an artist. According to Mew, it was a highly important quality.

“Keith has a natural gift and talent,” he said. “He is one of the best draftsmen to ever come through our program; Picasso was one of the greatest draftsmen of the 20th century.

Keith had an intimacy with paper and pencil and an incredible, fragile, tender touch.”

But painting, Mew said, is a big jump from drawing. Only a few have what he describes as an “inexplicable kind of oneness” – a magic that enables them to transform drawing into something spiritual. He was not surprised to find that Spencer had begun painting and that he captures that spiritual quality – that mystery – in his work.

“There is no way to teach someone how to do that,” Mew emphasized.

LATE BLOOMER

Spencer masterfully avoided for years what he now describes as the blueprint for his life. In fact, for the first seven years after graduating from Berry with dual majors in biology and art, he made no room at all for art. He drew absolutely nothing.

“Spencer’s beloved horses, the human figure and rural scenes of South Carolina’s upstate and low country vibrate with life and invite the viewer into a world of glowing color and gentle shapes.”

– Libby Fleming, Bold Life Magazine

“Early on, I didn’t think art could be a job,” he explained. “I was trying to be sensible.”

Spencer’s tango with art began as a child.

A lifelong pastime of drawing faces translated into a profitable high school enterprise in which Spencer earned more than pocket money creating pastel portraits of classmates and their family members.

When he entered Berry as a freshman, however, art was not a career option.

Because he loved anatomy and physiology, the son of a Louisville, Ky., anesthesiologist opted for a major in biology – but not a career in medicine.

It was the impulsive act of a dorm friend shortly after Spencer arrived at Berry that first cracked open a door to his future.

Having seen a portrait Spencer had drawn of his father, this friend urged Spencer to enter a campus art competition. When Spencer resisted, the friend entered the piece for him. The next thing Spencer knew he had won the competition, and he learned that Mew was asking around about him. After a visit with Mew, Spencer added art as a second major.

“I decided to become a medical illustrator,” he said, explaining that it seemed like the perfect – sensible – marriage between his skill in detailed realism and his passion for anatomy and physiology.

The work program at Berry set him on yet another path that would play an important role in his life.

“One of the most coveted jobs on campus was the beef cattle crew,” he said. “I finally got on it and just really loved it. Helping to pull calves, taking care of the cattle – it just fit in with the biology I was taking.”

Spencer enjoyed the work, riding horses and living close to the land so much that he spent a year working on a farm in Armuchee, Ga., after graduation before returning to Berry for one semester to complete a minor in agriculture. He then spent 12 years manag­ ing 205 acres of farmland in Kentucky, raising cattle and sheep, growing tobacco and hay, boarding and training horses, and enjoying nature and the solitude of life in an old farmhouse. As much as he loved it, however, he knew with certainty that it would not be his life, particularly after

marrying his wife, Annette, and having a son, that trip that my wife asked, ‘Why don’t you Will. just paint?’”

It was time to follow the blueprint he’d The paintings he took to campus were always sensed awaited his attention. “At very different from art he had done as a some point, I realized that when I kept student, and Spencer was hesitant to share avoiding what I was supposed to be doing, it them with Mew. never really felt right,” he said.

“He started talking in German,” Spencer Still opting for “sensible,” Spencer heeded said, “and I heard the name Kandinsky – one his brother’s advice to go into the relatively of my favorite artists. We spent a lot of time new field of computerized art and design. He talking – more now as compatriots than as sold his flock of sheep for $5,100 to purchase student and teacher. That’s when Dr. Mew a Macintosh computer, took a class and told me that I never had a choice but to began doing freelance designs for the likes of paint. And that is when I stopped looking for the Kentucky Railway Museum and Maker’s other things to do and, very soon, just did it.

Mark Distillery.

I became a fine artist for a living.”

Through a connection of college friend and photographer Owen Riley Jr. (80C), with whom he’d shared his senior thesis show at Berry, Spencer was introduced to soccer giant Umbro USA in Greenville, S.C., and was hired into the art department. He also began taking figure-drawing classes and participating in drawing groups.

Only four years later, he struck out on his own as a freelance commercial artist, quickly Harley-Davidson Motor Co. building an impressive client list. In addition “Gnarley Harley” do rag design* to book illustrations, package design, advertising artwork, product design and Web graphics, he did significant licensed work on behalf of the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, and many other U.S. and international sports teams and associations, as well as such educational institutions as the University of Michigan, Ohio State, Harvard and Notre Dame.

About 20 years after his Berry graduation, Spencer was surprised to hear from Mew. Champion International “Bulls Someone had sent his old mentor a link to Urban Ranch” T-shirt design* Spencer’s website; Mew invited him to put several of his live-figure paintings in a Berry show.

“As I was driving to campus all those years later with my wife, Spencer’s years as a I started a conversation graphic artist included we’d had before about work for soccer giant how I could have a Umbro, as well as predictable income in a creating licensed Umbro USA “Telescopic” job that would also allow designs as a freelance T-shirt design* me to paint,” Spencer artist for professional recalled. “I was saying, sports teams, * The artist retains the rights to reproduce ‘What if I did this or that this image for portfolio purposes only. The universities and client retains all other reproduction rights and painted on the as specified on the original invoice. companies. weekends?’ It was on BERRY MAGAZINE • SPRING 2011

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

– Keith Spencer

Some might look back on those “sensible” years as wasted opportunity; Spencer finds that each experience gave him something that matters today to who he is, how and what he paints, and how he manages the required business components of freelance status, such as self-promotion, negotiating with galleries, keeping records and shipping his works.

THE ARTIST EMERGES

Surrendering to fine art took courage. “It is a lot about facing yourself and your own insecurities,” Spencer explained. “Art is competitive and personal – you are really putting yourself out there. I was concerned about what my style would be but found that it comes out of the work itself. You just have to take the first step. When you do the work, you emerge.”

He also had to reinvent himself, making an effort to “unlearn” realism so that he could work more intuitively and more loosely. One instructor had him draw left-handed with large pieces of charcoal so that he couldn’t

get tedious or detailed as he created.

Spencer painted for the first time in a figure class – acrylics on wood.

“It was horrifying,” he said. “Sweat was pouring out of me. I was sure it would be awful. But something kicked me into high gear. I had only a short time to put some­ thing together. I focused and ended up with something I was OK with. I’ve painted ever since.”

Today Spencer and his family live on a small horse farm in western North Carolina, only a short distance from Greenville.

Annette teaches middle-school art; Will is now 13 years old. Spencer paints in a cozy, light-filled studio warmed by an oldfashioned stove and decorated with the tools of his trade: photographs, brushes, canvases, oils and paintings – framed and unframed.

Spencer likes to work dark to light, always painting his canvases first with a contrasting warm or cool color base,

depending on his subject. Strong brushwork and vivid color characterize each painting, and he strives to further develop signature techniques to challenge himself and keep moving forward.

Spencer sees rich hues everywhere and works from a large and unfettered color palette. Trees to Spencer are not just green; shades of other colors – purples, blues and reds – are there as well and come alive on his canvas. He still enjoys painting the things he learned to love at Berry College – horses, the land, nature.

As strong as Spencer’s talent and technique have become, however, Mew believes something equally important shines through his former student’s work.

“Keith is such a genuinely good person,” Mew said, “and I think that is a big part of it.

Who you are filters in and comes through your work. I think very highly of him and hold him dearly in my heart.” B

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

– Henry Ward Beecher

Visit Keith Spencer at www.keithspencer.net

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ADVENTURE in volunteerism!

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

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HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE STORY OF LEWIS AND CLARK. Their exploration of the United

States, with perseverance and courage as their guides, sparked my own desire for adventure.

Bike and Build provided me with the opportunity to experience our country much as they did – and the beauty I found around every bend was worth the struggles encountered along the way.

I first learned of Bike and Build while working as a newspaper reporter for the Rome News-Tribune. It didn’t take much research to discover that the program fit perfectly with my own desire to help others while challenging myself.

Athleticism has never been my forte, though I do lead an active lifestyle. I love the outdoors, camp and hike frequently with friends, and enjoy tennis. I would

Thoughts from the road

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

also ride my bike from time to time, but prior to Bike and Build, my most extravagant physical activity was a 10K foot race, which I ran in just under an hour – not exactly world class.

More important to me was the cause itself.

Volunteering with Habitat for Humanity while I was a student at Berry helped me to understand the need for affordable housing in our country. Watching my own parents struggle to keep their home during the ongoing housing crisis made it even more personal.

For those reasons and others, I concluded that the opportunity to meet and help Day 1: On our first so many people was worth a day of riding we little pushing and pulling up biked over to a pier in and over mountains.

Providence, R.I., where we all dipped our wheels in the Atlantic Ocean.

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

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

Preparing for Bike and Build was no easy task.

Applicants must write an essay explaining their reasons for participation, raise at least $4,000 ($1 for each mile), volunteer 10 hours with a local affordable housing group and ride at least 500 miles before the start of the trip – all while convincing family and friends that they are not crazy. The ride turned out to be more difficult than I had anticipated, but it was a physical challenge that I am proud to have completed.

RISKS AND REWARDS

We set off from Providence, R.I., in early June – 31 strangers embarking together on the adventure of a lifetime. By the time we reached San Francisco on Aug. 21, we were 31 friends, each providing crucial support to the others on those days when pedaling one more stroke felt impossible.

For two months, our bodies were regulated to Bike and Build time. We averaged 70 miles per day, rising well before dawn to pack our bags and load the 15-passenger van trailer that accompanied us on the trip. After breakfast and chores, we would mount our bikes for the day’s ride, stopping once or twice for lunch, depending on the distance. Burning close to 3,000 calories a day builds quite an appetite!

Due to road conditions, we generally rode singlefile. I spent a lot of time thinking about my past and singing songs by heart. I was my own personal radio station.

Physically, we all suffered from occasional swollen knees and ankles and spent a lot of time icing down sore spots at the end of the day. At the very beginning of the trip, I suffered a semi-bad fall riding through some gravel. I scraped my shoulder, backside and leg and wound up with a dent in my helmet, but thankfully, that was the extent of my injuries.

Other riders were not so fortunate. At the end of July, Bike and Build suffered its first rider fatality when Paige Hicks, the team leader on another ride from Providence to Seattle, was struck and killed by a passing truck. A number of people on my trip knew Paige from school, and the following day one of them also had an accident and broke her collarbone in several places. Both of these incidents really brought everything into focus for our group. We were all trying to do something good for others, but we now realized the risks involved.

We spent most nights on church floors, at campgrounds or in community centers, but during our stop in Pittsfield, Ill., a group of church members not only fed us, but also let us spend the night in their homes. Sleeping in a bed felt amazing! Our hosts, Susan and Carroll Cox, proved to be a very

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June 14, 2010 Survived my first day of biking – 37 miles. I think the most beautiful part of today’s trip was passing over a lake in Rhode Island. The bridge was close to the water and lined with boulders. The sky was crowded with clouds, and the air smelled like being a kid. Tonight we’re sleeping in a sanctuary. I can’t believe people are getting up at 6 a.m. to fix us breakfast.

July 10, 2010 Effingham, Ill. From Effingham, Ill., I had one of my favorite ride days.

It was another 90-mile day, and we started it off with a stop at a donut shop. After explaining our trip to the owners, they were really sweet and gave us their homemade, hand-pressed donuts (and coffee!) for free.

Stopping there reaffirmed a lot of my reasons for coming on Bike and Build.

July 26, 2010 Estes Park to Granby, Colo.

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

interesting couple. After nearly 50 years of marriage, they have started a wind turbine business and run a small farm. Their willingness to help strangers – to instill in us a sense of home when we were so far away from our own – meant the world to us.

BUILDING HOPE

Only one of the riders in my group was a skilled carpenter, but what we lacked in ability we made up for in sheer power. On build days, we would work together to hold up wall frames and siding as they were

Here I am fixing one of my many flat tires along the road.

At this point we’re somewhere in Kansas.

nailed into place and to lift up scaffolding. Sometimes we helped rehabilitate existing housing in preparation for new families. We cleaned floors and bathrooms, picked up trash and painted inside and out (finishing an entire five-person house in a matter of hours) – whatever was needed.

At one site in Loveland, Colo., I learned how to use a circular saw and pull up trusses. In Moab, Utah, we tamped down a dirt floor for an eco-friendly house. The work was hard, but the end result was very satisfying. Seeing the pride in the faces of the Providence family we built a home for is something I will never forget. Also memorable is the high school

Aug. 1, 2010 Moab, Utah This has been one of our most inspiring build days.

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

Aug. 13, 2010 Sierra Nevadas My 24th birthday certainly featured one of the most difficult and beautiful rides of our trip so far. The mountains crossing into the Sierra Nevadas are a bit more challenging than the Rockies because at some points the roads go straight up the mountainside. No switchbacks. Even after weeks of biking every day, it is rough! The reward for climbing up those roads was a chance to see Virginia City, a recreated 19th-century mining town. One shop gave us all free ice cream!

We arrived in Sparks, Nev., as the sun was going down.

And my mom express sent me cupcakes for my birthday. It was great to have a little something from home while so far away.

girl in Springfield, Ill., who responded to our story by saying she wants to be like us when she grows up.

Build days also provided a lot of time for me to think about my own future. Before starting Bike and Build, I was already considering changing my career from journalism to nursing. By the time the trip was completed, I was confident that my new direction was the right one. The people we met along the way made all the difference.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

I had never seen the Pacific Ocean before arriving in San Francisco, and breathing in the salty air as we crossed the Golden Gate Bridge was one of the most fulfilling moments of my life. I felt so satisfied to have come so far, and everyone was bursting with joy.

At the beginning of the trip we all dipped our wheels into the Atlantic Ocean. Now, at the close, we all laughed and hugged one another before dipping our bikes into San Francisco Bay. Then we jumped into the freezing water as a final tribute to our journey.

The greatest personal legacy of Bike and Build is that it taught me to be proud of myself. By no means was it a picnic – I sweated, I cried, I fell over and I slept hard (or slept on hard things) – but I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Knowing that I can do something so big makes me feel good about the future. There may be days that are really hard, and I may feel like goals cannot be met. But if I keep pushing, I know how Last Day: On our rewarding it will be to final day of riding, we finish. B posed in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge.

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A JOURNEY

Peace

THROUGH THE MIDDLE EAST

Purpose& LEADS TO

by Debbie Rasure

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

Six years after graduating from Berry, she seemed to be on a fast-track to success: She was climbing the corporate ladder quickly, making a good living and earning the respect of her peers. But inside, she felt lost and exhausted from immersion in a culture she felt was fixated on making money. She wanted to connect with people. With her 30th birthday looming, she knew she had to refocus and find purpose in her life. And she did – in spades.

Rivera-Rozo might not be the only Berry graduate to stop, assess and redirect her life, but she just might have taken the most unusual journey in following her heart’s desire. The Colombia-born woman’s path to purpose and inner peace germinated on a dusty road in Turkey and blossomed in an Israeli kibbutz.

Now she is thriving at The Carter Center in Atlanta where she coordinates a forum that brings prominent members of civil society from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela and the U.S. together to resolve issues without relying on government intervention. She is using lessons learned in the conflict-laden Middle East to help wage peace in South America.

WORLD PERSPECTIVE

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father, employed by a multi-national corporation, was transferred and the family moved from their home in Colombia to Hong Kong. There she attended school with children from every part of the world, learned to speak English and discovered the joys of befriending people who were far different from herself.

Subsequent moves took the family to Mexico, Canada and Spain. Rivera-Rozo had just finished high school when her father was transferred again, this time to the U.S. When the family moved, she stayed behind to complete an apprenticeship with a television station. A year later, she joined her family in Atlanta, ready to look for a college with a strong communication program.

As parents often are, her mother and father were two steps ahead of her.

“My parents had been going to college fairs,” Rivera-Rozo said, “and they had information about Berry. It was close enough to home, but not too close. When I was accepted and awarded academic and communication scholarships, I felt certain that Berry was where God wanted me to be.”

Rivera-Rozo, who is fluent in Spanish, French and English, earned a Bachelor of Arts honor degree in international studies and communication, graduating magna cum laude.

She landed a job with an international corporation and, while employed there full time, earned a master’s degree in conflict management from Kennesaw State

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

University. She excelled at work, but each promotion drew her further away from her avocation – helping people. She was deeply dissatisfied; something had to change.

HERDING GOATS

“When I was on vacation in Turkey in 2008, I was riding a bus and thinking about how I’d spent my 20s being really efficient and productive, but not at all sure that I was fulfilling the desire of my heart to connect with people,” Rivera-Rozo said. “I felt I was losing the essence of who I was outside of my work.

“During that bus ride, I saw a farmer herding some goats alongside the road, and I thought, ‘I could totally herd goats for six months.’ That image sparked something deep within me that I couldn’t ignore.”

Eight months later, the memory of that simple farmer triggered an epiphany; RiveraRozo decided to quit her job and join a commune.

“The idea of living in a community where people around me were working hard but were not money-oriented really appealed to me,” she said.

Her mother’s response to the news surprised her. “Without skipping a beat, she asked me to consider joining a kibbutz instead,” Rivera-Rozo recalled. Her mother, a physician, had learned about the communal settlements in modern Israel while participating in a medical program there 25 years earlier. Rivera-Rozo liked the idea.

A quick search of the Internet led her to the Givat Haviva Institute, an organization conducting programs designed to help bridge gaps in Jewish-Arab relations and promote greater understanding among different groups in Israeli society. One of those programs, the intensive Arabic semester, would allow her to live in a kibbutz for five months while studying Arabic and Hebrew, as well as Middle Eastern and Arabic history, politics, culture, and religion. It was a perfect fit.

“I have always wanted to learn Arabic,” Rivera-Rozo said. “Very few examples of the concept of cultural tension are as salient as the Arab-Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This was a fantastic opportunity for me. There is more to these cultures than what we see from the Western prospective. The Arab culture is BERRY MAGAZINE • SPRING 2011

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Eriana Rivera-Rozo (03C) at the Dead Sea.

veiled, both figuratively and literally, and I wanted to look under the veil.”

NEW SOUNDS, WORDS AND CONCEPTS

Although Rivera-Rozo traveled to Israel to experience life in a Entry on Eriana’s travel kibbutz, she found little blog, Peacing Out: time to actually get to “Today I had my first know her neighbors. The Hebrew lesson, and it language program fully was a commit­ted lesson lived up to its “intensive” in the art of humility. … moniker, dominating her I’m so glad that I can time and requiring her to roll my Rs and make a adjust in unexpected mean, throaty gargle ways. sound.”

Because Fridays and Saturdays in Israel are reserved for the Shabbat – or Sabbath – for example, Rivera-Rozo’s week started on Sunday and consisted of seven hours of classroom work each day. One day a week was devoted to volunteering at a children’s school in a nearby Arab village, and one weekend a month, she visited her Arab host family in the village. She also spent time with a Jewish family in the kibbutz.

For Rivera-Rozo, the experience was like going back to college. “I felt really young because everyone in the program was younger than me and I was able to hang out with them and do things I never did in college,” she said. “But at the same time, I also felt really old because learning Hebrew and Arabic was much more difficult than I thought it would be. I’m pretty good with languages, but this was a really humbling experience.”

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Rivera-Rozo stayed in Kibbutz Barkai, located just south of Haifa in an area populated mostly Entry on Eriana’s travel by Arab Israelis. blog, Peacing Out: Living among two “… I believe that what I cultures that have will do will matter long been in because conflicts are conflict offered her made up of people, and a better under­ all people want hope. standing of their … I don’t believe that challenges and the military will ever introduced her to stop being involved, an issue she hadn’t but hopefully pursuing known existed. common ground, rather “When most than solely fighting over people think about it, can help everyone the dichotomy of remember that we are the Middle East, all people at heart and they think of that life deserves to be Palestinian and lived.”

Israeli tensions,” Rivera-Rozo said.

“They have no idea about the Arab-Israeli citizens. These people live in Israel yet are fully Arabic. They speak Arabic, and most speak Hebrew.

“Arab-Israelis are living between a rock and a hard place. The Palestinians feel that the Arabs are too Israeli to fit into their culture, and the Israeli-Jews feel that the Arabs are too Palestinian and Muslim to fit into theirs. Arabs and Israelis do co-exist, but there is a lot of mistrust and fear.”

Adding to the difficulties, she believes, is that fact that schools in Israel are segregated, with students in Jewish schools learning a different curriculum than students in Arab schools. If she could change one thing to help the two peoples get along, Rivera-Rozo said she would make studying Arabic compulsory for Jewish public school students at all grade levels, just as Hebrew is mandatory for all students in Arab schools.

Currently, Arabic is compulsory for Jewish students only from 7th through 9th grades.

As a result, few Jewish students graduate with strong Arabic language skills.

“Why not give your people the ability to understand their neighbors?” Rivera-Rozo wondered. “If you don’t know what people are saying, it is a huge barrier, a cultural division and an emotional estrangement.”

Although she admits that the issues are complex, she firmly believes that tension would ease if Israeli children fully understood the language of their neighbors.

“If they could understand how the others think, how they communicate and how they frame their perceptions, then the people would feel less isolated and afraid,” she asserted.

Israel may be starting to take steps in that direction. The New York Times reported last fall that a pilot program making Arabic compulsory for fifth-grade students in Jewish public schools had been launched in Northern Israel.

WAGING PEACE CLOSER TO HOME

As her Israeli adventure drew to a close, Rivera-Rozo reflected on all she had learned about herself, her love of Entry on Eriana’s travel culture, her desire to blog, Peacing Out: connect with people and “I am … daily her new-found awareness encouraged by the fact of the importance of that all cultures are, in sometimes simply letting fact, made up of people life happen. Then she set a who feel love, joy, new course for her future, sadness, excitement one that seemed to satisfy and such. I don`t know all her prerequisites: work that international peace with an international is imminently possible, nonprofit organization. but meeting people Within a month of where they are returning to the U.S., definitely is …”

Rivera-Rozo was hired by The Carter Center to coordinate the Andean-U.S. Dialogue Forum.

“Regardless of my task,” Rivera-Rozo said, “my work at The Carter Center allows me to feel that I’m not just working for the bottom line, but that I am doing something tangible to help resolve conflict somewhere in the world.” B

Following her journey in the Middle East, Eriana Rivera-Rozo joined The Carter Center in Atlanta.

Deborah Hakes

THE KEY TO PEACE?

LEARN. LIVE. GIVE.

Project leader Al Christopher HE CLASS OF 61C IS fondly labeled the (61c) works with “Outhouse o’ Dreams.”

THE STUFF THAT staff stonemason DREAMS ARE MADE OF, “The Gate especially when it comes Jamie Swan and Scholarships are our student Jackry to Martha Berry’s House primary project,” Gammon to top o’ Dreams high atop explained restroom off the Outhouse Lavender Mountain on project leader Al o’ Dreams.

Berry’s extensive Christopher. “But we campus. For in addition also wanted to do to making a 50th something as a class that we Reunion giving pledge to endow could put our hands on and that two $200,000 Gate of would be useful for Berry. Dr. Opportunity Scholarships to [Steve] Briggs came up with the help industrious future students idea of restroom facilities at the work their way through Berry, House o’ Dreams, which would the class took on a most unusual support a possible future student project. enterprise up there.”

Their charge: Build a While the college handled restroom near the House o’ necessary infrastructure, such as Dreams that would expand a septic system and electricity, usability of the beautiful, historic Christopher and a crew of 61C facility as an entertaining space classmates, other Berry alumni potentially managed by students and some helpful friends set to (without abusing its equally work building the structure. A historic plumbing). The result: a former general contractor, dream of an architecturally Christopher drew up the plans; appropriate lavatory facility the vast majority of the building

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was then fabricated in his extensive workshop near Destin, Fla., and trucked to Berry. The crew worked top to bottom, building the cupola first and working their way down.

It is an impressive facility, boasting board and batten siding, wood windows made in the same profile as those at Possum Trot, cypress front posts from Berry trees, cypress shingles crafted from trees felled 100-150 years ago and unearthed in the swamps of Florida, and a juniper entrance door with old hammered nails.

Nearly every component is handmade. Berry stonemason Jamie Swan and his crew of student masons handled the stonework foundation and decorative stone walls.

“They really made us look good!” Christopher emphasized.

Aaron Ellis was one of Christopher’s most stalwart crew members, living just a few miles down the road. Like Christopher and many of the class members involved, he found reconnecting with classmates to be the greatest joy of participation.

“With so many of them, it was almost like picking up right Alan Storey

by Karilon L. Rogers

Alan Storey

61C builds a dream of a facility where we left off years ago,” he stated.

Ellis also enjoyed getting to know people at Berry. “It was really pleasing to meet the staff people at Berry, who are an awful lot like the staff when we were at Berry,” he said. “The electrician, plumber, rock mason and House o’ Dreams caretaker – they were all great. Berry’s done a great job getting such good people. I was also gratified to get to know President Briggs and Pete and Carol Roberts [Pete is a Berry trustee; Carol, a senior advancement officer] who worked with us on the project – so many nice people. I’m extremely impressed with Dr. Briggs. He’s bringing back the work ethic that was a dominant part of the Berry experience when we attended.”

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

–Bob Prince

Gift of education Remembering Amber Prince OR 27 YEARS, DR. AMBER

earnings from the endowment Bob has established through a gift of property will fund an annual scholarship supporting a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in reading. His gift also provides funding for the Amber T. Prince Outstanding Education Graduate Student Award, a $1,000 award to be presented each year at Honors Night.

“I think she would be embarrassed to have her name on the award,” Bob related, “but

PRINCE WAS A SHINING

LIGHT AMONG THE BERRY FACULTY, earning two of the

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participated in making a reunion gift to the class Gate Scholar­ ships, the Outhouse o’ Dreams or another Berry project. Class reunion giving, including Annual Fund and planned gifts, stood at more than $1.2 million, already the largest 50th reunion gift total in Berry history! According to Ron Thornton, who is in charge of the class giving project, 61C set an ambitious goal that would both challenge their own members and set the bar high for future classes.

Elaine Overman Harris is chair of the very active 61C 50th Reunion Committee that also includes Thornton, Christopher and wife Becky Browning Christopher, Vivian Slappy Carney, and Barbara Mote McCoy. Berry alumni who put sweat equity into the Outhouse o’ Dreams in addition to both Christophers, Ellis, Thornton and Carney included 61C class members Arthur (Bunky) Lindsey, Frank Davis, Wayne Clemons, Gary McKnight, Malcolm Foss, Charles Gibbs and Patty Davis Hendrix; Mack Gay (59C); and Cecil Carney (66c). Several friends of the Christophers also gave generously of their time. B

I wanted to publicly acknowledge how much she cared for the education majors and graduate students. Now, with the endowed scholarship, Amber will be able to continue to help future Berry students become excellent teachers.”

For more information on how you can make a gift in support of the Amber T. Prince Endowed Scholarship, please contact Scott Breithaupt (91C, 96G) at 706-238-5897 or sbreithaupt@ berry.edu. B

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college’s highest honors for teaching and scholarship while making a lasting impression on students in the teacher education program. When she passed away Nov. 1 at the alltoo-young age of 60, alumni recalled a “discerning and caring” educator who saw them as individuals as well as students.

“My time in Dr. Prince’s classes convinced me that teaching was the right job for me,” one former student commented. “We need more people like her in the field, with the wisdom of experience and the absolute dedication to what is truly best for children.”

Another remarked, “She taught me everything I needed to know to teach kids to read.”

Though Amber’s own career was cut short by illness, a new scholarship established by Dr. Bob Prince, her husband of 39 years, ensures that her legacy will burn brightly for generations to come.

“Amber dedicated her working life to helping produce excellent teachers,” Bob explained. “She quietly helped some graduate students pay for their education at Berry but never mentioned it to anyone, not even me. I found out by accident when one of her former students thanked her in my presence.”

Given her own generosity toward students, it is fitting that

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

Alumni and friends have been following the Helen Lansing good example of others for years by using planned giving to help young people with few resources attend Berry. And it’s not just older people or the super-wealthy who are doing it. More young people are choosing to include Berry in their wills because it’s an easy way to make a real difference for someone who otherwise might not have the opportunity to attain a Berry education.

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

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

I look forward to helping you fulfill your philanthropic goals.

Alan Storey

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Dream facility:

LEARN. LIVE. GIVE.

Still

going strong

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S REGINALD STRICKLAND (51C) WILL TELL YOU, HE’S

NOT A QUITTER.

The 80-year-old gets up every weekday at 5:30 a.m. to prepare for his job as deputy director of Alabama’s Center for Health Statistics, a post that he was promoted to earlier this year after besting 70 other applicants, most 30, 40 or more years his junior.

Strickland continues to work beyond typical retirement age for a number of reasons, but principally because it enables him to help Berry students. (See page 24.) Still, he is modest about his commitment.

“I’m just an ordinary person trying to make a positive difference,” Strickland said. “My mission is to serve. I thrive on being able to help people.”

He is certainly doing that.

Throughout the years, Strickland and his wife, Maxine, have supported scholarships, programs and building projects at Berry. For more than a decade, they have been regular participants in Alumni Work Week. And most recently, the Stricklands established two Gate of Opportunity Scholarships, one endowed into perpetuity and the other expendable annually. Gate Scholarships make it possible for students with a strong work ethic but limited financial

by Debbie Rasure

resources to attend Berry with the chance of graduating debtfree.

The scholarship program was attractive to Strickland because of its enhanced work component.

Gate Scholars are required to participate in Berry’s Work Experience Program a total of 4,800 hours over the course of four years in progressively more responsible positions. Strickland especially likes the fact that students can advance to supervisory positions with significant responsibility. Like many others of his generation, he knows well the value of this type of opportunity.

The middle son of a Georgia sharecropper, Strickland came to Berry in 1947 with $5 in his pocket. He followed in the foot­ steps of older brother Jerald Donahue Strickland (49C) and many other relatives who attended Berry before him.

Work played a prominent role in Strickland’s life, as it did for all students of his era. Over the course of his time at Berry, he served in a variety of

positions. His first campus job was edging the walks in front of Mary Hall with a grubbing hoe, which resulted in two hands full of painful blisters. He was promptly reassigned. He then worked in the dining hall kitchen and on the farm, campus, paint and pasture crews. He also worked with the cleaning crew and was assigned the task of cleaning restrooms.

Each job assignment offered Strickland valuable lessons that served him well later in life. But one lesson stands out above all the rest.

“The lesson that was most profound was that all work is honorable, save that which soils the soul,” he said. “There is tremendous value in doing good work and doing it well. Berry gave me the opportunity to begin to develop my potential and gave me the self-confidence and tools to face pretty much whatever came along.”

After graduating from Berry with a degree in English, Strickland returned to the farm briefly to help his father with the tobacco crop. A few months later he joined the Air Force, beginning a career that would last nearly 34 years. During his service in the –Reginald Strickland military, he

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

earned a master’s degree in personnel management and labor relations from the University of Colorado. He retired from the Air Force in 1985 with the rank of lieutenant colonel and, soon after, enrolled at Auburn University, where he earned a master’s degree in public administration.

Stickland began his second career in 1987, this time in the Alabama Department of Public Health, working as a public information specialist. His task was to oversee the behavioral risk factor surveillance system in compliance with the rules and guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

He was promoted to statistician and then research analyst and finally became a senior administrator with the agency.

After nearly 24 years, he’s still going strong.

“At age 80, I still like to work, compete and contribute,” he said. “In Alabama, 25 years qualifies as full retirement. I might try for that now.” B BERRY MAGAZINE • SPRING 2011

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their stories:

Charley

Students’ lives shaped by scholarships

Tailor-made education

F

RESHMAN CHARLEY BATES CAME TO BERRY FROM PHENIX CITY, ALA., WITH THE DREAM OF CREATING BEAUTIFUL

COSTUMES for theatre productions – and one small problem: She

didn’t know how to sew.

If she had applied for a position, even as a volunteer, with a college theatre company other than Berry’s, she likely would have been directed to “exit stage left.” But at Berry, her inexperience was considered a learning opportunity, and she was hired. It’s a break she would not have enjoyed without the opportunity afforded by the Reginald Strickland Gate of Opportunity Scholarship and Berry’s firsthand student Work Experience Program.

Gate Scholarships make it possible for students with a strong work ethic but limited financial resources to attend Berry with the chance of graduating debt free. Bates’ benefactor is Reginald Strickland (51C), an 80-year-old alumnus so dedicated to helping Berry students that he continues to work in large part so that he can fund scholarships. (See page 23.)

Bates’ smile lights up the room when she talks about what Strickland’s generosity has meant to her. “I love what I’m doing with the theatre company at Berry,” she said. “I’m so thankful to Mr. Strickland. Without his scholarship, I wouldn’t be here having this experience.”

Freshman Gate Scholars are required to work 15 hours a week throughout the academic year and, in general, full time over college breaks and during the summer. Bates spends 10 of her work hours with the theatre and the remaining five in the provost’s office.

Bates discovered Berry through an online search and then talked with an admissions counselor visiting her school. She was interested in Berry because of its size and closeness to home, but she also was considering Birmingham Southern College, Samford University, the University of Alabama and Furman University.

Then one day in her mother’s garden, her choice to attend Berry became rock solid.

“I was helping my mother plant tomatoes, and we hit something hard in the dirt. We kept digging and finally pulled out

a brick with the word ‘Berry’ on it. I took it as my sign from the universe that this was where I was supposed to be,” she recalled with a laugh.

With her heart then set on Berry, Bates applied for every type of financial aid available to maximize her chances of getting the funding she needed to enroll.

Last spring, she received the exciting news that she had been selected as a Gate Scholar.

In addition to her love of the theatre, Bates also has a deep concern for people in need. Throughout high school when she wasn’t on stage or working behind the scenes, the young woman spent her time volunteering for important causes. She served as school chairman for her local autism and Alzheimer’s walks and has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, Easter Seals, the Homeless Resource Network and numerous other nonprofit organizations.

With such strong dual interests, it is no surprise that Bates will soon declare two majors: theatre and psychology. After graduation, she plans to launch a career in theatre working behind the scenes with costumes, makeup and hair styling. Once established, she hopes to start a nonprofit organization serving either autistic children or the homeless population.

Because of her scholarship, Bates has had the opportunity both to continue her dream and to set that dream in motion.

And if she one day wins an Academy Award for costume design or is recognized for humanitarian efforts, Reg Strickland will top her list of those deserving great thanks.

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Mary Claire Stewart, student photographer

Charley Bates appreciates the chance to learn and work

LEARN. LIVE. GIVE.

giving

It’s tradition

B

ERRY ALUMNI AND FRIENDS HAVE CONTINUED

OUR GREAT TRADITION OF GIVING over the past six months

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

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

George I. Alden Trust, $54,000 to help establish the Library Learning Center John E. Allen (57H, 61C), $25,000 addition to the 1961C Gate of Opportunity Endowed Scholarship Anonymous, $29,000 for the general fund

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

ARAMARK Corp., $29,851 gift for the general fund Craig K. and Catherine Bleakley, $100,000 in-kind gift of a quarter horse Leon M. Bryan (51C), $50,000 for the Steven J. Cage Athletic and Recreation Center Bryson Foundation Ltd., $10,000 to increase the John R. and Margaret W. Faison Endowed Scholarship Charles A. and Gwyn Chesnut, $10,000 gift for the general fund Chick-fil-A Inc., $205,034 to increase the Chick-fil-A Scholarship and a $12,000 inkind gift of a vehicle Daniel Foundation of Alabama, $10,000 for the Alabama Gate of Opportunity Endowed Scholarship and $10,000 to support the Daniel Founda­ tion Gate of Opportunity Expendable Scholarship John Nichols Elgin (81C), $10,000 in support of the general fund William H. Ellsworth Foundation, $20,000 for the William H. Ellsworth Gate of Opportunity Expendable Scholarship

Elster Foundation, $12,500 addition to the Elster Foundation Endowed Scholarship John and Mary Franklin Foundation, $10,000 for the John and Mary Franklin Foundation Gate of Opportunity Expendable Scholarship Richard and Barbara Gaby Foundation, $25,000 to support the general fund Georgia Foundation for Independent Colleges Inc., $16,572 for the general fund Yvonne Linker Hall, $10,000 addition to the Lil Dorton Endowed Scholarship Karen Holley Horrell (74C), $50,000 to support top college priorities Michael Lancaster, $18,269 inkind gift of computer equipment Lee Jones Lance (53C), $80,000 charitable gift annuity to ultimately support the Steven J. Cage Athletic and Recreation Center Clifford (98C) and Amelia Lipscomb, $10,000 gift and an additional pledge of $16,000 to support the Clifford A. and Amelia M. Lipscomb Endowed Scholarship Bowen H. and Barbara Mote (61C) McCoy, $100,000 for the 1961C Gate of Oppor­ tunity Endowed Scholarship

Milton A. Morgan (51C), $12,500 to establish the Milton A. and Frances P. Morgan Gate of Opportunity Expendable Scholarship Peter M. and Tamara Musser, $50,000 addition to the Becky Musser Hosea Memorial Scholarship Bettyann O’Neill, $10,000 to establish the William A. and Elizabeth Sadowski Endowed Scholarship with a $10,000 match from the Lipscomb Challenge Smithson Builders, $14,293 inkind gift of vehicles Tom E. Spector (74A), $110,000 in-kind gift of land Steve and Lisa Fanto (76C) Swain, $50,000 to support student-operated campus enterprises J. Ronald Thornton (61C), $25,000 addition to the 1961C Gate of Opportunity Endowed Scholarship Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, $35,000 addition to the Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship Kathryn M. Wingo, $12,000 addition to the Jeff Wingo Memorial Endowed Scholarship C.B. Wright (73C), $15,926 in additional support for the Steven J. Cage Athletic and Recreation Center

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WHERE? are they now 1950s

Reginald E. Strickland (51C) was promoted to senior health services administrator in the Alabama Department of Public Health after tying for first place among 70 finalists in a statewide competitive examination process. (Read more about Reg on page 23.)

1970s H. Thad Rickerson (72C) retired as district director of the Boy Scouts of America. He volunteers with the Jacksonville Beach (Fla.) Police Department and is on the board of directors of the Citizens Police Academy. Thad’s wife, Lisa, is a retired Duval County school teacher.

The couple has two adult children (Lauren Merriam and Josh Rickerson) and two grandchildren (Ella and John Merriam).

Diane Carper Williams (76C) placed in the top 25 in the Going Green Film Festival screenplay competition with her short script, The Greenhouse Solution. She is also working on a feature-length script about an ancestor who escaped from forced service in

Britain’s Royal Navy and became a successful American privateer during the War of 1812.

Deborah Elyse Poss (78C) was selected as the 2010 Teacher of the Year for Lassiter High School in Cobb County, Ga. She is also serving a two-year term as president of the 3,000-member Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Her husband, Donald R. Slater (77C), is the department head for mathe­ matics at Lassiter.

Roger W. Lusby III (79C) has been honored in Atlanta Magazine as a Five Star: Best in Client Satis­ faction Wealth Manager (taxation).

Roger is the managing partner for the Alpharetta office of Frazier & Deeter LLC and a Berry trustee.

1980s Lee Kellett Hollingshed (80C) has retired after 29 years teaching special education in the public schools. She closed her career at Rockmart (Ga.) High School, her alma mater.

Owen Riley Jr. (80C) received a Master of Fine Arts in photography from Clemson University in December

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2010. He is an adjunct professor in the art department at Lander University, Greenwood, S.C., and a senior staff photographer for Greenvilleonline.com and The Greenville News. His wife, Beth Nachman Riley, is a psychotherapist.

The couple lives in Greenville with daughter Clara Lillian (12).

Gregory R. Hanthorn (82C) is

Excellenteducators TWO BERRY GRADUATES HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED STATEWIDE FOR EXCELLENCE AS EDUCATORS, while a

third has been cited for volunteer service in music education.

First up was Dr. Anna Scott (99C), an upper-school biology teacher at Athens (Ga.) Academy, whose recognition by the National Associa­tion of Biology Teachers Anna Scott as Outstanding Biology Teacher for the state of Georgia was announced in October 2010.

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

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

McKee holds a bachelor’s degree in music

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ALUMNI CLASS NOTES

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

Currently, she serves as an Angee McKee adjunct instructor of music education at Kennesaw State University.

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

president-elect of the Lamar Inn of Court, a professional organization connected with the Emory University School of Law and part of the American Inns of Court movement.

The Lamar Inn is composed of judges, law professors, lawyers and law students who work together to provide professional training and improve the legal profession. Greg will serve a two-year term as president-elect and secretary before becoming president.

M. Anthony McClain (84C) and Kirsten Burcham McClain (00C) announce the Nov. 5, 2010, birth of daughter Ellia Carya, weighing 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measuring 19 inches long. She joined brother Elan and sister Ellery in the family’s Armuchee, Ga., home.

Bernadette Marotti DiPetta (87G) received a Doctor of Education degree from Argosy University in Atlanta in September 2010. She is principal of Taylorsville (Ga.) Elementary School in Bartow County.

Mark Kevin Holder (89C) was selected to serve on the grounds crew for the 2010 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. He is parks coordinator for East Roswell (Ga.) Park and resides in Canton.

1990s Samuel Myers McAllister Jr. (90C) was accepted into a 2010-11 full-year master’s program at the Klingenstein Center for Independent School Leadership at Teachers

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“Piercing” Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

– Helen Keller

College, Columbia University, in New York City. Myers is principal and music teacher at St. Paul’s Episco­ pal School in New Orleans.

Andrea Henry Boulware (91C) announces the birth of son Chase, who joined sister Ashley at the family residence in Charlotte, N.C. Karen Dowen Myers (91C) and Jason Paul Myers (94c) announce the Aug. 2, 2010, birth of son Marcus Luke, weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces.

Marcus joined brother Matthew Paul (10) in the family’s Stone Mountain, Ga., home. Karen is the accounting manager at ABC Polymers.

Paula Huggins Morris (93C), a member of the Office of Student Development at Pfeiffer University (N.C.), has been honored with the Southeastern Association of Housing Officers’ 2011 Service Award.

James Brenton Railey (93C) was named 2010 Investigative Ranger of the Year by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforce­ ment Section and the Georgia Chapter of The Safari Club Inter­ national. He was also promoted to the rank of sergeant and currently supervises the south metro Atlanta area. Brent resides in Pine Mountain.

Ricky Waine Woodall (93C, FS) and wife Tracy announce the Nov. 11, 2010, birth of daughter Kaitlyn Anne, weighing 6 pounds, 7 ounces and measuring 19 inches long.

Kaitlyn joined brother Jackson (7) at the family home in Dallas, Ga. Rick is director of campaign promotions and advancement communications at Berry College. Tracy is a mechanical engineer and owner of MK Engineering Inc. Walter Scott Chancey (95C) recently won first place for best sports feature in the annual South Carolina Press Association contest.

Scott has served as sports editor of the Index-Journal in Greenwood, S.C., since April 2010.

Eric O. Dean (95C) and wife Sylvie announce the birth of son Jaden Noah. Jaden joined brothers Joshua and Josiah at the family residence in Heidelberg, Germany.

Eric is an Army chaplain.

Cory Andrew Lytle (95C) and wife Debbie announce the Nov. 19, 2010, birth of daughter Grace Ashlynn. The family resides in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Nicole Shillingford Read (95C) and husband Robert announce the Oct. 20, 2010, birth of daughter Ava Maureen. The family resides in Boynton Beach, Fla. Stephen Carroll Richter (95C) and Lynda Maria Richter (97C) announce the Oct. 25, 2010, birth of son Merritt Maxwell, who joined brothers Jackson (7) and Elliott (4) at the family residence in Richmond, Ky. Jennifer Q Dickens (96C) and husband David announce the March 22, 2010, birth of son Linus Nelson, who joined brother Henry (2) at the family residence in Raleigh, N.C. Jeni works as a business analyst at Semiconductor Research Corp., and Dave is transitioning to a new career as a certified financial planner.

Mark Stephen Helms (96C) and Kristy McMichen Helms (97C) announce the May 4, 2010, birth of son Ethan Spencer, weighing 8 pounds and measuring 20.5 inches long. Ethan joined sister Madalyn (9) at the family’s Kennesaw, Ga., home.

Frances Lucille Mitchell (96C) is the new manager of Chili’s Bar and Grill in Rome.

April Foster Donner (97C) and husband Kurt announce the April 17, 2010, birth of daughter Linden Elizabeth, weighing 9 pounds, 10 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches long. Linden joined brother Grey (2) at the family residence in Atlanta.

Brian David Tuten (97C) and Jodi Hawkins Tuten (98C) announce the May 16, 2010, birth of daughter Tirzah Joy, weighing 9 pounds, 2 ounces. Tirzah joined sisters Kendall, Chloe and Sidney and brother Elijah at the family’s Phoenix, Ariz., residence.

Gelaine A. Adams (98C) announces the Aug. 23, 2010, birth of twin daughters Maci London and Savannah Lynne. The family resides in Warner Robins, Ga. Angela Pessolano Adelinis (98C) and Yannis Dionysios Adelinis were married Oct. 2, 2010, at the Forsyth Park fountain in Savannah, Ga. Angela is a nursing student, and Yannis is a behavioral analyst. The couple resides in Gainesville, Fla. Sarah McDonald Lanier (98C) and husband Hal announce the Sept. 8, 2010, birth of son Rundle Boone. The family resides in Cumming, Ga.

the darkness

IVEY SIRMANS WILL NEVER EXPERIENCE THE SENSATIONS OF SIGHT AND SOUND that so

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

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

Taylor Paul (10C) “I was in awe of this family and how they to pursue a career balanced everything,” Paul explained. “I was working with deafalso struck by how limited the resources blind children. were. They had a teacher for the blind, as well as a teacher for the deaf, but no one specialized specifically in their area, and combining the two makes for a whole new ballgame. I saw the struggles. I saw the frustration, but I also saw the love and the endurance and determination. This is the reason I am in this field.”

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

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

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

by Rick Woodall

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Emory University

Carolyn Richardson

Michael Williams

Herchel H. Sheets

Honored TWO WINNERS OF BERRY’S DISTINGUISHED

[Again]

ALUMNI AWARDS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY ATLANTA UNIVERSITIES that also claim them as graduates.

Michael D. Williams (03C), 2010 winner of Berry’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award, is a 2011 recipient of Georgia State University’s Hosea Williams Award for Community Activism.

Activities for which he was lauded include helping to organize an annual health day providing goods and services to more than 1,000 homeless people in the Atlanta area; serving on national and local response teams for the American Red Cross; and working with an international non-governmental organization to identify social entrepreneurs in Atlanta.

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

The Rev. Dr. Herchel H. Sheets (49C) has followed his 1989 Distinguished Service Award from Berry with a 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology.

The newest honor recognizes his extensive contributions to Candler, including service as contextual education host and site supervisor, class reunion chair, visiting lecturer in Christian education, adjunct professor of Methodist studies, and Candler’s representative on the Emory Alumni Board. His long-running support of Candler’s mission and ministry includes the establish­ment of the Gladys Mallard Sheets (48C) Endowment for Methodist Studies, which honors his wife and fellow Berry graduate.

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

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Brandi Brock O’Tinger (98C, 03G) and husband Mike announce the August 2010 birth of daughter Lauren Elizabeth, who joined sister Olivia (3) at the family residence in Cartersville, Ga. Brandi is a firstgrade teacher.

Miranda Sue Jones-Bailey (99C) and husband Mike announce the Jan. 13, 2011, birth of son Evan Michael, weighing 7 pounds, 1 ounce.

The family resides in Creedmoor, N.C. Leanne Lindsey Cox (99C) and Henry L. Cox (00C) announce the Oct. 28, 2010, birth of daughter Morgan Elizabeth, weighing 7 pounds, 9 ounces. Morgan joined brother John Henry (5) and sister Lindsey (2) at the family residence in Adairsville, Ga. Ann Purdy Heppding (99C) and husband Philip announce the Oct. 6, 2010, birth of son Nolan Douglass.

Ann is in her 13th year as an elemen­ tary school teacher, and Phil is a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch.

The family resides in Destin, Fla. Keith Justin Slaughter (99C) and Elizabeth Rollo were married Sept.

18, 2010, in Atlanta. The wedding party included best man Jeffrey Reed Morris (00C), Jeffrey James Honhart (00C) and Daniel Justus Sprinkle (00C). The couple resides in Sandy Springs, Ga.

2000s Jennifer Royer Conway (00C) and husband William announce the birth of son Jack Douglas on June 18, 2010. Jack joined sister Lucy (3) at the family residence in Marietta, Ga. Lisa Bagwell Crissman (00C) and husband Brian announce the Sept.

21, 2010, birth of daughter Gracie Ann, who joined brother Hunter (2) at the family home in Winder, Ga. Christel Osborne Himelstein (00C) announces the Dec. 22, 2010, birth of daughter Lyla Eden, weighing 7 pounds, 5 ounces and measuring 19.5 inches long. Lyla joined brother Kyle (4) in the family’s Canton, Ga., home.

Aaron Duane Pickering (00C) and Rebecca Alice Xiques were married Oct. 23, 2010, on Grand Cayman Island, British West Indies.

The couple resides in Knoxville, Tenn.

Cindy Barber Clayton (01C) and husband Richard announce the birth of son Everett Thomas on Aug. 1,

2010. The family resides in Roswell, Ga. Chad Aaron Coffman (01C) and Carly Tyree Coffman (01C) announce the April 9, 2010, birth of son Dylan James, who joined brother Logan (3) at the family home in Loganville, Ga. Chad is a financial analyst at SunTrust, and Carly teaches high school math.

Tammie Lee Marie Dzubak (01C) and Eric Sylvester announce the Jan. 25, 2011, birth of son Garrett Robert Sylvester, weighing 6 pounds, 8 ounces and measuring 21.5 inches long. The family resides in Arlington, Va. Pepper Maples Ferguson (01C) and husband Matt announce the Nov. 18, 2010, birth of daughter Lila Danielle, weighing 7 pounds, 4 ounces and measuring 19.25 inches long. Lila joined brother Ryder (3) at the family residence in Ringgold, Ga. Ragan William Gootee (01C) and Nanette Brown Gootee (01C) announce the June 24, 2010, birth of son Conall James, weighing 6 pounds, 11 ounces and measuring 19.5 inches long. Conall joined brother Ronan (4) at the family home in Kennesaw, Ga. Ragan is a financial advisor with Edward Jones, and Nanette is a stay-at-home mom.

Charles Matthew Hunter (01C) and Kendra Warden Hunter (01C) were married Oct. 17, 2010, in Decatur, Ga. The couple resides in Atlanta.

Jennifer Elmer Mondelli (01C) and Thomas Mondelli were married Sept. 17, 2010.

Shanci Jennings Robinson (01C, 02G) and Gary Anthony Robinson (03C) announce the May 24, 2010, birth of daughter Abigail Kate. The family resides in Vero Beach, Fla. Benjamin Sims Thompson (01C) and Kathleen McDougall Thompson (02C) announce the births of daughters Naomi Jeanette on Feb. 16, 2008, and Maggie Lynn on Jan. 31, 2010. The family resides in Cartersville, Ga. Sarah Stricklen Van Dyke (01C) and husband Todd announce the birth of daughter Esther Maureen on July 12, 2010. Esther joined siblings Gideon (5) and Ellis (2) at the family residence in Cleveland, Tenn. Sarah and Todd recently accepted jobs as full-time foster parents with WinShape Homes.

Brooke Bowen Teal (02C) and

Carlos Whittaker (96c) and family claim the award for “Favorite Viral Video Star” during CBS’s primetime coverage of the 2011 People’s Choice Awards. Their video, ‘Single Ladies’ Devastation, has garnered nearly 5.4 million hits on YouTube.

So we’ve heard

Kevin Winter, 2011 Getty Images

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?

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husband Adam announce the May 17, 2010, birth of son Brock Adam, weighing 5 pounds, 7 ounces and measuring 18.5 inches long. Brock joined brother Brody (2) at the family residence in Jasper, Ga. Jaime Rivet Tommasello (02C) and husband Craig announce the birth of son Charles Joseph on Sept.

15, 2010. The family resides in Marietta, Ga. Derek Durrell Detweiler (03C) and Todd Matthew Lewis (05c) had their Web game, Entanglement, selected by Google as one of two Web applications to be pre-installed on the Chrome 9 Web browser.

Amy Herendeen Dobbs (03C) received an educational specialist degree in teaching and learning from Liberty University in December 2010. She currently teaches third grade at Bill Arp Elementary School in Douglasville, Ga. John Hampton Grant (03C) has been accepted as the new govern­ ment affairs manager for The Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. in Washington, D.C., representing the third largest manufacturing sector in the U.S. He is responsible for identify­ ing, monitoring and reporting on legislation and regulations affecting the plastics industry; providing broad support to senior members of the SPI government affairs team; and engaging in direct lobbying and certain compliance reporting issues.

Erin Shannon Garrison (04C) and husband Caleb announce the May 31, 2010, birth of son Caden Banner, weighing 6 pounds, 5 ounces and measuring 18.25 inches long. Caden joined brother Gavin (4) and sister Kaitlyn (2) at the family home in Victoria, Texas. Erin is a homemaker, and Caleb works for Klean Corp International.

Elizabeth Martin Evans (05C) received her master’s degree in education with a concentration in secondary social studies from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in December 2010.

Leslie Rivet Hatcher (05C) and husband Paul announce the Oct. 28, 2010, birth of daughter Clara Davis, weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces. The family resides in Kennesaw, Ga. Joshua Stewart Knowles (05C) and Della Arrington Knowles (05C) announce the Sept. 5, 2008, birth of daughter Abigail Jeannette and the

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

Many media outlets announced the promotion of Jane Mathis Williams (82C) to CEO and publisher of Cox Media Group’s Austin (Texas) AmericanStatesman. She is responsible for business and editorial operations at the American-Statesman, 10 community newspapers and two news websites. Joanna Bramblett Deems (05C) made Florida Times-Union news as the newly appointed communi­ ca­tions director for Florida Rep. Janet Adkins. Kristen Gates (96C) and radio partner Jason Pullman were cited on ajc.com and other websites for their new multi-year contract for Caffeinated Radio, 94.9/The Bull’s morning program.

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

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

the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines (Iowa).

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

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

AlumniAuthors Berry magazine has been notified about the following new alumniauthored books since our last listing. Congratulations! nK ristie

Boring Chamlee (93C), illustrator of The MultiColored Promise, Mission Press, November 2010, www.amazon.com. nF arrell J. Davis (46H), The Days of the Org, Apex Book Manufacturing Co., January 2010, www.amazon.com. nH ester Parks (95C), and Gail Johnson with Toni V. Martin, Atlanta Weddings for the Modern, Stylish, Chic Bride, Wedding Soiree, January 2011, www.amazon.com. nG reg Schillo (74C), The Dad Who Is There: My Journey to Becoming a Plus-side Father, Tate Publishing, November 2010, www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore.

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

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

May 10, 2010, birth of daughter Charlotte Elizabeth. The family resides in Concord, N.C. Tara Gilliland Salsman (05C) and husband Scott announce the Nov. 1, 2010, birth of twin daughters Abigail Elizabeth and Neave Ameila. Abbey weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 19 inches long; Neave was 5 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 18 inches. The family resides in Delaware, Ohio.

John Russell Alford (06C) and Amanda LeCraw Alford (07C) an­ nounce the Oct. 5, 2010, birth of daughter Ava Riley, weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces and measuring

18.5 inches long. The family resides in Lawrenceville, Ga. Teja Barkmann (07C, 09G) completed a graduate joint-triple master’s degree (LL.M with Erasmus Mundus label) at the Università di Bologna, Hamburg University and Université d’Aix-Marseille III, called a European Master in Law and Economics.

Christen Cooper Wilbourn (08C) and husband Will announce the Sept. 29, 2010, birth of daughter Hailee Anna Elizabeth, weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces and measuring 20 inches long. The family resides in Smith Station, Ala.

Sarah Tonsmeire (09C), marketing and sales coordinator for Black Oak Asset Management, was recognized as Ambassador of the Year by the Cartersville-Bartow County (Ga.) Chamber.

Deaths

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

John H. Cunningham (42H) of Atlanta, Dec. 12, 2010.

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

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

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

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

Ralph E. Davis (45H) of Knoxville, Tenn., July 15, 2010.

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

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

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

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

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

Virginia Eubanks Starr (47H, 52c) of Naples, Fla., March 4, 2011.

Sue Starnes Young (48c) of Gordonsville, Tenn., May 6, 2010.

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

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

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

Mamie Ruth Bryan Brand (51c) of Saint Augustine, Fla., June 10, 2009.

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

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

Charles R. Poe (52H) of Centre, Ala., May 1, 2010.

Curtis L. Reese (54C) of Waynesboro, Pa., June 2, 2010.

Harlan D. Askew (55H) of Mountain Brook, Ala., Nov. 14, 2010.

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

Claud E. Connell (57C) of Moncks Corner, S.C., Sept. 3, 2010.

Barbara Martin Keith (58c) of Chattanooga, Tenn., June 11, 2010.

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

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

1920s Edith Wyatt (26H, 28JC) of Atlanta, Feb. 26, 2011.

Sara Miller Newton (29H, 33C) of Roswell, Ga., Aug. 23, 2010.

1930s William G. West (32H, 37c) of Sonoma, Calif., Sept. 26, 2010.

J. Kenyon East Sr. (35C) of Columbia, S.C., Feb. 15, 2011.

Mary Lou Stroup Ulmer (36C) of Summerville, S.C., Feb. 22, 2011.

Julian L. Crook (37C) of Douglasville, Ga., Oct. 24, 2010.

Robert E. Fleming (38H) of Prescott, Ariz., Nov. 13, 2010.

David G. Leach (38H) of Castro Valley, Calif., Jan. 11, 2011.

Frances Rooks Couch (39C) of Lindale, Ga., Oct. 22, 2010.

Lewis K. Parrish (39c) of Augusta, Ga., Dec. 15, 2010.

Genevieve Williams Seymour (39H, 43C) of Rockmart, Ga., Nov. 5, 2010.

1940s C. Dewey Cooper (40H, 44C) of Athens, Ga., Feb. 28, 2011.

Doris Reed Byrd (41C) of Clanton, Ala., Jan. 5, 2011.

Elizabeth Bray Duckworth (41C) of Guys Mills, Pa., Feb. 15, 2011.

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1950s John Dwight Beckler (50H) of Columbia, S.C., Sept. 18, 2010.

Mary Fulmer DuBose (50C) of Oak Ridge, Tenn., Oct. 19, 2010.

Joan Peeples Leonard (50H) of Rocky Face, Ga., Feb. 26, 2011.

2010s Cameron Greg Carter (10C) has accepted a yearlong position as a video production trainee for the Atlanta Braves. He previously worked in the video production department for the Braves’ Class A affiliate in Rome. In his new posi­ tion, Cameron will be providing onsite video pro­duction assistance for

1960s Julie Shaw Dukes (61C) of Lynn Haven, Fla., Dec. 20, 2010.

Betty Williams Gass (61C) of Trenton, Ga., Oct. 16, 2010.

Garrett E. Thornton (61C) of Marietta, Ga., Dec. 1, 2010.

Mary Miller Whitener (61C) of Chester, S.C., March 14, 2011.

Joyce Hendrix Shelton (63C) of Cedartown, Ga., Nov. 17, 2010.

Charles H. Hill (64C) of Reidsville, Ga., March 8, 2010.

Ruth Ann Hamilton (66C) of Albany, Ga., Jan. 28, 2011.

Sue Siceloff Tomlinson (68C) of Anderson, S.C., Oct. 11, 2010.

E. Heath Vaughn (69H, 74C) of Rome, Jan, 26, 2011.

all games during the 2011 season.

He currently resides in Atlanta.

John Andrew Kronenberger (10C) was hired for an internship working on a project led by Dr. David Reznick of the University of California-Riverside studying evolution in guppies of Trinidadian streams. John had previously assisted Dr. Martin Cipollini with the Longleaf Pine Project at Berry.

David Alan Nuckolls (10C) and Anna Smith Nuckolls (10C) were married May 22, 2010, at the Berry College Chapel. David is the son of Frank A. Nuckolls (79C). The couple resides in Rome.

1970s Ruby M. Hewett (71c) of Rome, March 6, 2011.

Melody Wilson Lewis (72C) of Cartersville, Ga., Jan 25, 2011.

Connell S. Norton (73A) of Decherd, Tenn., Oct. 2, 2010.

Peter H. Marshall (74C) of Vienna, Va., Aug. 28, 2010.

Drusilla A. Durham (76C) of Carrollton, Ga., Nov. 12, 2010.

Edith A. Hillman (76C) of Walhalla, S.C., Dec. 7, 2010.

Sharon Grossman Pineda (76C) of Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 23, 2009.

1980s Ernest V. Corradetti (80C) of Ormond Beach, Fla., March 10, 2011.

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

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

1990s Craig Lamar Allen (94c) of Cedar Key, Fla., Jan 21, 2011.

Faculty/Staff Juanita Fox (retired from food services), Dec. 17, 2010 Sara Ann Phillips Greer (retired from food services), Feb. 13, 2011.

Herman A. Higgins Sr. (Professor of History Emeritus), Feb. 28, 2011.

Lena Mae Mosley (retired from housekeeping), March 22, 2011.

Dr. Amber T. Prince (Associate Professor of Teacher Education), Nov. 1, 2010 (see page 22).

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MEMORY AND HONOR GIFTS

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

MEMORY GIFTS Sept. 1, 2010 – March 15, 2011 Mr. Hilton J. Allen Mrs. Barbara Pickle McCollum Mr. Lindsey C. Altman Mrs. Faye H. Fron Mrs. Jurell McLean Beal Mrs. Ellender Fish Lee Mrs. Rheba Woody Benoy Ms. Jean Benoy Lacey Mr. and Mrs. Alan Mark Woody Dr. Ralph Buice Jr. Dr. E. Kay Davis Dunn Mrs. Frances Black Cain Ms. Shirley Darlene Cartwright Mr. Larry I. Chestnut Mr. H. Wayne Stevenson Mr. Rembert L. Cornelison Mrs. Virginia Allen Cornelison Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas Cosper Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Martin McElyea Mrs. Audrey Wood Crew Mrs. Ramona Crew Scholtes Mr. John H. Cunningham Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Adams Mr. and Mrs. James L. Beattie Jr. Ms. Rachel M. Capelouto Mr. Robert Glenn Carmichael Mr. and Mrs. Roy B. Cooper Ms. Mary D. Crosby Mr. Joseph E. Dabney Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Haney III Mr. George A. Montgomery Ms. Sherilyn S. Murray Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. Swift Ms. Kirsten L. Davis Mr. Theodore L. Noble Mrs. Wendy Huey Deck Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Alan Dean Mr. Horace C. Dennis Mr. Marvin C. Sammons Dr. Garland M. Dickey Mr. Charles W. Harris Sr. Mrs. Mary Fulmer DuBose Mrs. Bobby Gene Walker Fulmer Mrs. Elizabeth Williams Selman Dr. J. Kenyon East Sr. Mr. and Mrs. William G. Fron Mrs. Lillian C. Farmer Mrs. Martha Perkins Aubel Mr. and Mrs. Dan U. Biggers Miss Elizabeth Mitchell Blake Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bradford Mr. and Mrs. William G. Fron Dr. Dorothy Clark Gregg Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Jones Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Martin McElyea Mrs. Elizabeth Williams Selman Mr. Steven Wayne Strickland Mr. Ralph L. White Dr. Thomas W. Gandy Mrs. Theodora Nettles Gandy Mr. Frank D. Garrett Jr. Mr. Jack L. Pigott Ms. Ruth Lois Glover Dr. Jeanette Justice Fleming Mr. Thomas C. Glover Dr. Jeanette Justice Fleming Mrs. Leila May Grantham Mr. J. Hix Carithers Dr. Larry A. Green Ms. Kelly Ann Cochran Mrs. Susan Lee Hauser

Mrs. Maxine Kirby Harman Mr. Henry V. Harman Mr. Herman A. Higgins Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Cates Mr. and Mrs. A. Milton Chambers Ms. Jean R. Downey Ms. Helen M. Higgins Dr. and Mrs. Dwight Kinzer Mrs. Catherine M. McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Summerbell Mr. Joseph J. Hillman Mrs. Evelyn Wall Hillman Mr. Ellis K. Hite Mr. Marvin C. Sammons Mr. Paul W. Horton Mrs. Jane M. Horton Mrs. Becky Hosea Mrs. Patricia Tutterow Jackson Ms. Amy Jo Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Aaron Brittain Mrs. Bonnie Jovanelly Mrs. Nina G. Wheeler Mr. Dewey E. Large Mrs. Helen Alley Duckworth Mr. Ben F. Lucas Mrs. Dean L. Lucas Lt. Com. Charles Harold McDaniel Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Taylor Mrs. Nellie Thompson McMillan Mr. J. Hix Carithers Mrs. Lucille Mealer Mr. Gary Mealer Mrs. Martha S. Morrison Dr. and Mrs. Joe F. Allen Mr. E. Thaxton Mullis Mrs. Marguerite K. Mullis Mrs. Carolyn Smith Nelson Ms. Jean Benoy Lacey Mr. Connell S. Norton Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Crigler Mrs. Pyungim Park Mr. Sunny Park Mr. Christopher J. Parker Ms. Leigh Dianne Harris Mr. Kenneth L. Parker Sr. Mrs. Allison Parker Hill Mr. Charles R. Poe Mr. Billy R. Blocker Sr. Ms. Bettyann M. O’Neill Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Poe Mr. Neal Q. Pope Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James Alan Pope Dr. Amber T. Prince Mr. and Mrs. Dan U. Biggers Ms. Candice Ashley Fingerle Ms. Megan Marilyn Geren Ms. Kristin Renee Harbrecht Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Christopher Murphy Ms. Nicole Ruth Pettus Ms. Lindsey Allyson Wable Mr. Bryan A. Rainey Dr. Roger Clinton Tutterow Mrs. Catherine Masters Rexin Ms. Janet Lorraine Jerkins Mr. and Mrs. Terry E. Willis Integration Technologies Group Inc. King’s Jewelry Mrs. Patsy B. Self Mr. Franklin D. Self Dr. Gloria M. Shatto Mrs. Sandra Ayers Mrs. Lois A. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shaver Mrs. Charlotte Shaver Ortiz

Mrs. Joyce Hendrix Shelton Mr. and Mrs. William G. Fron Mr. Joseph A. Shropshire Mrs. Betty Shropshire Glover Mrs. Michele Norman Sims Mr. and Mrs. Robert Daniel Price Mrs. Martha Grogan Solomons Mrs. Hazl Paige Brumby Mr. and Mrs. George H. Holland Mrs. Bettie Hester McClain Mrs. Frances B. Thesing Mr. and Mrs. William G. Fron Mr. Warren E. Tibbals Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Yearty Mrs. Elbia K. Tutterow Dr. Roger Clinton Tutterow Mrs. Mary Lou Stroup Ulmer Mr. and Mrs. William G. Fron Mrs. Lila Gladin Underwood Mr. Carroll C. Underwood Mr. Richard Sweatt Webb Mrs. Martha S. Webb Mrs. Lucille G. West Miss Betty Sue Cook Mr. William G. West Mr. and Mrs. James D. Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Green Mr. Earl W. Williams Mr. Jeffrey F. Hetsko Mr. Richard C. Williams Mr. Paul Renee Willis Mr. Jack Burks Allen Mrs. Deborah Willis Rogers Mrs. Reba Shropshire Wilson Mrs. Betty Shropshire Glover Mr. Richard Wood Ms. Kelly Ann Cochran

HONOR GIFTS Sept. 1, 2010 – March 15, 2011 Mr. and Mrs. Larry B. Adams Ms. Margie A. Adams Mr. and Mrs. William I. Atkinson III Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Patterson Mrs. Hazel Weaver Bagwell Miss Imogene T. Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Baker Mr. Robert A. Baker Dr. Susan Jean Baker Mr. Robert A. Baker Ms. Grace Bellamy Mrs. Maureen Munro Kurowsky Mr. D. Randolph Berry Peoples Federal Savings Bank Foundation Miss Samantha A. Brilling Ms. Deborah Rivituso Brilling Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Buice Mr. Paul A. McFarland Dr. D. Dean Cantrell Mr. Richard O. Coley Dr. and Mrs. N. Gordon Carper Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Riley Dr. Thomas W. Carver Mr. T. Mack Brown Mr. and Mrs. A. Milton Chambers Mrs. Rebecca Nunnery Covington Mr. and Mrs. Sammy V. Freeman Mrs. Jo Ann White Chambers Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Seeger Dr. Jennifer W. Dickey Ms. Angela Renee Dickey

Dr. Ouida W. Dickey Ms. Angela Renee Dickey Mr. Charles W. Harris Sr. Mrs. Joyce Sandrock Puckett Mr. and Mrs. James Larry Ellison Mr. and Mrs. Charlie J. Weatherford Mr. Carl Ford Ms. Rebecca Erin Ford Dr. Robert L. Frank Ms. Jennifer Nicole Kane Mrs. Debra Davidson Gilleland Mr. Richard O. Coley Mr. David “Pete” Gordon Lt. Col. and Mrs. Reginald E. Strickland Mrs. Margaret Bagwell Greeson Miss Imogene T. Patterson Dr. Vincent M.L. Gregoire Mrs. Gabriela Elias Broome Mrs. Ruth T. Hale Ms. Evelynne C. Mashburn Mr. Noel Lawrence Hillman Mrs. Evelyn Wall Hillman Mrs. Susan Horton Ms. Bettyann M. O’Neill Mr. Cody Jones Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Jones Mr. and Mrs. H. Ish Jones Mr. Steven Wayne Strickland Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Knox Ms. Kellie Anne Knox Mr. and Mrs. W. Edmond Laird Mr. Solomon Belay Mrs. Betty Brown Madden Miss Imogene T. Patterson Mrs. Catherine M. McDonald Mr. Paul A. McFarland Mr. John David McFarland Mr. Paul A. McFarland Mr. and Mrs. David Alan Nuckolls Dr. and Mrs. Frank A. Nuckolls Mrs. Mary Ellen Perkins Mr. Frederick L. Perkins Mrs. Dorothy Smith Reeve Miss Imogene T. Patterson Mrs. Evelyn Spradlin Standridge Mr. Donald E. Rhodes Mr. Bill G. Thornton Mr. Jack L. Pigott Mr. Ted. H. Touchstone Mr. Jack L. Pigott Mr. Burton E. Winfrey Mrs. Carol Winfrey Burnette

NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS Sept. 1, 2010 – March 15, 2011 Frank and Kathryn Adams Endowed Scholarship Dr. and Mrs. John Franklin Adams Dr. Christina G. Bucher Dr. Ellen Johnson Dr. James H. Watkins African-American Alumni Chapter Expendable Scholarship Mrs. Melissa Ransby Hunt Agriculture Alumni Endowed Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Cole Mrs. Elizabeth Senn Lusby Mr. and Mrs. Joshua James White Mr. Benjamin O. Willingham Alabama Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Daniel Foundation of Alabama

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Leo W. Anglin Memorial Scholarship Dr. Steven H. Bell Dr. and Mrs. Wade A. Carpenter Mrs. Kathy R. Gann Dr. Karen A. Kurz Perry Anthony Memorial Scholarship Mrs. Elsie Joy Anthony Morrow Adelaide Nichols Baker Womens Studies Award Dr. Carrie N. Baker Barton Mathematics Award Mr. Rayford W. Barton Baxter Family Expendable Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wayne Baxter Sr. Glenn W. and Hattie McDougald Bell Scholarship Mr. Robert Thesing Berry College Class of 1958 Endowed Scholarship Dr. and Mrs. Harlan L. Chapman Mrs. Elizabeth Ashe Cope Mrs. Frances Busha Hart Mr. Russell A. Jackson Mr. Walter Buford Jennings Mr. Edward Swartz Mr. and Mrs. Billy Ray Traynham Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Waller Mr. and Mrs. Charlie J. Weatherford Mr. Jimmie Witherow John R. and Annabel Hodges Bertrand Endowed Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Sims Dan Biggers Distinguished Actor Award Mr. Douglas O. Baird Shannon W. Biggers Mr. and Mrs. Jason Chandler Sweatt W.S. Black Conservation Scholarship Miss Margie Ann Black Mrs. Margaret W. Browne Mrs. Sarah Landry Mr. Sidney Thompson Mr. Robert Woodall Beatrice L. Bollam 39C Memorial Endowed Scholarship Mr. Richard Owen Bollam Frances Berry Bonnyman Scholarship Dr. Isabel Bonnyman Stanley Raymond J. Bowen Expendable Scholarship Drs. William and Sara Hoyt Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Poe GE Fund Joshua Bradshaw-Whittemore Memorial Scholarship Mr. Richard N. Bass Mr. and Mrs. Alfred BradshawWhittemore Mr. and Mrs. Ronald P. Whittemore Horace Brown Chemistry Scholarship Mr. Paul D. Brown Louise Paul Brown Work Scholarship Dr. Horace D. Brown Merck Company Foundation Wanda Lou Bumpus Endowed Scholarship Ms. Julie A. Bumpus David R. Burnette Agriculture Leadership Scholarship Mr. Walter K. Gill Mr. Dorsey Eugene Mobley Dr. M. Leonard Mole Jr. Mr. Leach Delano Richards Sr. Mrs. Dorothy Woodard Sills Dr. and Mrs. Van Martin Teague Maj. and Mrs. Richard Allen Terry Mr. Burton E. Winfrey AT&T Foundation N. Gordon Carper Award Dr. and Mrs. N. Gordon Carper

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N. Gordon Carper Endowed History Scholarship Dr. and Mrs. N. Gordon Carper Mr. Ralph S. Daniels Drs. Colin and Jennifer William Microsoft Corp.

Noel and Todd Carper Endowed Award Dr. and Mrs. N. Gordon Carper A. Milton and Joann Chambers Endowed Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. A. Milton Chambers Mr. and Mrs. William M. Chambers Ms. Susan A. Chambers Chick-fil-A Scholarship Chick-fil-A Inc. Cathy and Bert Clark Endowed Study Abroad Goodwin Wright Inc. Northwestern Mutual Foundation Percy N. Clark and Family Scholarship Mr. Paul Norman Clark Wells Fargo Foundation Class of 1936C Endowed Scholarship Mrs. Catherine M. McDonald Class of 1943C Scholarship Dr. Clayton C. O’Mary Class of 1951C Memorial Endowed Scholarship Mr. Leon M. Bryan Mrs. Linnie Lane Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Poe Mrs. Elizabeth Williams Selman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nathan Smelley Mr. Clifford M. Smith Sr. Mrs. Jim Ann Stewart Mrs. Sybil Pyle Still Lt. Col. and Mrs. Reginald E. Strickland Mrs. Mary Jackson Wheeler Ms. Betty L. White Mrs. Sarah Edwards Young Class of 1954C Endowed Scholarship Mr. A. Randall Cooper Mr. Charles E. Houston Mr. and Mrs. Bill G. Waters Class of 1956C Endowed Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Herman E. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Dean Mr. Russell M. Evans Mrs. Bobby Gene Walker Fulmer Mrs. Sue Hegwood Howel Mrs. Audrey Barker James Mr. William B. Keith Jr. Mr. Wallace G. McDowell Mr. Ed W. Morris Jr. Mrs. Tillie Marlowe Parker Mr. and Mrs. Gleason L. Pool Dr. and Mrs. Luther R. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mell Strickland Dr. H. Oliver Welch Mr. William Bender White Class of 1957C Scholarship Dr. and Mrs. Harlan L. Chapman Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Tate Mr. and Mrs. Billy Ray Traynham Mr. and Mrs. Charlie J. Weatherford Class of 1960C Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Dr. and Mrs. Jimmy T. Bell Mrs. Joanne Chance Calub Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cooper Mrs. Lena Moore Fleischhacker Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howell Mrs. Carole Carter Long Mrs. Marjorie Dees Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Charlie A. Powell Mr. and Mrs. W. Cleveland Rowland Mr. H. Wayne Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. Glynn Tindall Mr. and Mrs. James Perry Vincent Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Macon Sidney Wheeler AGL Resources Inc. Coca-Cola Company GE Fund

Class of 1961 Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Dr. John E. Allen Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne W. Canady Mr. and Mrs. Cecil M. Carney Mr. Archie Danny Coleman Mr. Joel Harris Deaton Mrs. Shirley Hill Denny Mr. Aaron Ellis Mr. Loyd C. Gass Mrs. Faye Junkins Gibbons Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Gibbs Mrs. Elaine Overman Harris Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Hoffmann Mr. Marcus A. Holley Mrs. Ann Musselwhite McClellan Mr. Bowen H. and Mrs. Barbara Mote McCoy Mrs. Ruby Vestal Mills Ms. Jo Koon Nicholson Mr. J. Ronald Thornton Mrs. Mildred Campbell Tietjen Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Underwood Class of 1965C Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Ragsdale Class of 1953H Endowed Scholarship in Memory of Staley-Loveday Mr. Larry B. Adams Mr. William Ralph Bannister Jr. Mr. Ronald W. Edwards Mrs. Dean Pritchett Herndon Mr. Jerome Holcomb Mr. Joseph E. Price Mr. and Mrs. Ross Sumner Mrs. Joy Bernice Ogle Whaley George W. Cofield Memorial Scholarship Fund Mr. and Mrs. Larry Eidson SunTrust Banks Inc. – Atlanta Julian L. Crook Endowed Scholarship Ms. Kari L. Bjorhus Mr. and Mrs. M. Haven Riviere Mr. and Mrs. Jay Seitz Mr. and Mrs. Hal Sewell Coca-Cola Company LCG Real Estate Services Corp.

Leapley Construction Group of Atlanta Daniel Foundation Expendable Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Daniel Foundation of Alabama Wendy Huey Deck Memorial Scholarship Ms. Donna Atkins Wooldridge Edward Gray and Doris Cook Dickey Endowed Scholarship Mrs. Doris Dickey Brooks Mr. Glenn C. Wallace Garland Dickey Endowed Scholarship Dr. Betsy Rebecca Lindley Lillian Dorton Endowed Scholarship Mrs. Yvonne Linker Hall Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Martin McElyea Jessiruth Smith Doss Scholarship Dr. Calvin L. Doss Leona Strickland East Endowed Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. John C. Strickland Edwards Endowed Scholarship Mr. Scott A. Edwards B. Leon Elder Endowed Scholarship Dr. and Mrs. Joe A. Elder William H. Ellsworth Expendable Gate of Opportunity Expendable Scholarship William H. Ellsworth Foundation Elster Foundation Endowed Scholarship Elster Foundation Ed and Evelyn England Endowed Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Edward England Jr. John R. and Margaret Weaver Faison Scholarship Bryson Foundation Ltd.

Ralph E. Farmer Accounting Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. A. Milton Chambers Ms. Susan A. Chambers Mr. Bart A. Cox Mrs. Jenny Johnson McWhorter J. Paul Ferguson Endowed Scholarship Dr. J. Paul Ferguson Ruby and Clifton Fite Endowed Scholarship Dr. and Mrs. J. David Fite Jimmy R. Fletcher Memorial Endowed Scholarship Dr. James E. Hairston Mr. Don R. Leachman Dr. and Mrs. H. Horton McCurdy Mrs. Emma Fears O’Neal Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Whyte Whitaker IV Mrs. Ann Allen Williams Mr. and Mrs. Alan Mark Woody Franklin Foundation Gate of Opportunity Scholarship John and Mary Franklin Foundation George Gaddie Endowed Scholarship Mrs. Arlene D. Minshew Mrs. Cherrie D. Shaw Robert W. Gardner Endowed Scholarship Ms. Mildred J. Gardner Ms. Pamela J. Gardner Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Mrs. Jean Harris Ballew Dr. and Mrs. Jimmy T. Bell Mrs. Johnnie Mae Smith Curry Dr. Ouida W. Dickey Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Dundervill Mr. and Mrs. W. Harrison McDonald Jr. Mr. Matthew Ruddick Moore Dr. and Mrs. E. Jackson Riner GE Fund Georgia DAR Student Teaching Award NSDAR George M. Glover International Scholarship Mr. Dwight Allen Glover Ed and Gayle Graviett Gmyrek Scholarship Mrs. Gayle Graviett Gmyrek Jorge and Ondina Gonzalez Endowed Scholarship Dr. Ondina E. Gonzalez Mrs. Ondina Santos Gonzalez Larry A. Green Memorial Scholarship Dr. Janna S. Johnson Mrs. Melanie Green Jones Mrs. Deborah Richardson Teal Mr. and Mrs. Michael David Williams Lyn Gresham Endowed Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Edgar W. Fite Mrs. Jean Junkins Gagliano Mr. Walter K. Gill Mr. Larry Bernarr Webb Hamrick Family/Aunt Martha Freeman Dr. Karen A. Kurz Jean Miller Hedden Scholarship Mrs. Jean Miller Hedden Cathleen Ann Henriksen Memorial Scholarship Dr. Emmaline Beard Henriksen Mr. Peter N. Henriksen Inez W. Henry Endowed Scholarship Mrs. Katie Norman Grubbs Edna F. Hetsko Scholarship Mr. Jeffrey F. Hetsko Howell Hollis Scholarship Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley Lewis A. Hopkins Endowed Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Aaron D. Britt Ms. Anne Marie Hopkins Mr. Howard A. Richmond II

Ruby Hopkins Outstanding Student Teacher Award Mr. and Mrs. Aaron D. Britt Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Hawkins Mr. Howard A. Richmond II Becky Musser Hosea Scholarship Mrs. Nanette Carter Ms. Susan C. Parker William R. and Sara Lippard Hoyt Scholarship Drs. William and Sara Hoyt Ms. Harriette R. Hoyt Ms. Nancy Thames Lippard Amy Jo Johnson Scholarship Fund Mrs. Malisa Sharifi Hagan Mendel D. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Mrs. Joan F. Fulghum Mrs. Josephine J. Jackson Walter and Mabel Johnson Scholarship Col. Walter A. Johnson Jr. H.I. Jones Endowed Agriculture Scholarship Mr. Harold L. Jones Mrs. Janis Johnson Justice Mrs. Joy Jones Neal Kappa Delta Pi Endowed Award Dr. Mary C. Clement Clay Kenemer Memorial Scholarship Dr. and Mrs. Harlan L. Chapman Ms. Catrina Celeste Creswell Mr. Timothy R. Howard Mrs. Mildred Parrish Kenemer Mrs. Pamela Millwood Pettyjohn Miss Marlene S. Schneider Mrs. Joy Bernice Ogle Whaley Michael and Elizabeth Nesbitt Krupa Scholarship Mrs. Elizabeth Nesbitt Krupa Lois and Lucy Lampkin Foundation Expendable Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Lois and Lucy Lampkin Foundation Peter A. Lawler Endowed Scholarship Mr. Jeffrey Douglas Horn Mrs. Helen Wright Lansing Mr. David Paul Ramsey Mrs. Carol Snyder Roberts Ray M. and Mary Elizabeth Lee Scholarship The Ray and Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation Clifford A. and Amelia M. Lipscomb Expendable Scholarship Dr. and Mrs. Clifford Allen Lipscomb Clifford A. and Amelia M. Lipscomb Endowed Scholarship Dr. and Mrs. Clifford Allen Lipscomb Fred H. Loveday Endowed Scholarship Mr. Richard H. Barley Dr. Jerry C. Davis Mr. Julian Clifford Gray Mr. Lyle H. Hess Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howell Mrs. Mary M. Loveday Dr. and Mrs. H. Horton McCurdy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Poe Lt. Col. William D. Segrest Mr. and Mrs. Alan Mark Woody AGL Resources Inc. James N. Luton Endowed Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Poe Ross Magoulas Endowed Scholarship Ms. Darlene Daehler-Wilking Ms. Marie Ann Hogan Ms. Anna S. Hollaran Mr. Ross A. Magoulas Ms. Cecily J. Nall Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Sumner Mannino Education Abroad Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Gaetano Mannino Percy Marchman Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Percy T. Marchman

Dr. Charles Scott Markle Expendable Scholarship Mrs. Merle Wade Matthews Math and Natural Science Alumni Award Dr. Renee Edwards Carleton Dr. L. Doyle Mathis Endowed Scholarship Mrs. Retha Burch Brown Dr. and Mrs. Harlan L. Chapman Dr. and Mrs. L. Doyle Mathis Lawrence E. McAllister Endowed Scholarship Mr. Norris D. Johnson Edith and Harold McDaniel Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. John S. Davis Naval Air Station Officers and Spouses Organization Janet S. Merritt Scholarship (DAR) Dr. and Mrs. A. Gatewood Dudley Frank Miller Endowed Memorial Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Dayhoff Mrs. Faye Lovinggood Hood Minority Pathway Scholarship Mrs. Barbara Ballanger Hughes Mrs. Carol Snyder Roberts Milton A. and Frances P. Morgan Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Milton A. Morgan Multicultural and International Student Scholarship Mrs. Barbara Ballanger Hughes Mary and Al Nadassy English Scholarship Dr. Christina G. Bucher Dr. Ellen Johnson Mrs. Mary I. Nadassy Dr. James H. Watkins Mary Finley Niedrach Endowed Scholarship Mrs. Florence Finley Milway Tabitha Reno Norton Expendable Scholarship Mrs. Jennie P. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Carter Mr. John Charles Carter Ms. Holly Heist Clarisse Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Edward Dean Mr. and Mrs. Edward Joseph DeMasi Jr. The Rev. Frederick D. Forsh Mr. Benjamin Isaac Hartman NSDAR Scholarship Indiana State Society DAR Virginia State Society DAR O’Brien & Gere Expendable Science Scholarship O’Brien & Gere Engineers Inc. Bobby Patrick Endowed Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Len H. Camp Mrs. Mary Camp Patrick Mr. and Mrs. John G. Wheeler Jr. James L. Paul Jr. Memorial Scholarship Mrs. Violet Paul Neal Quitman and Emily Lowe Pope Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Harley F. Drury Jr. Mr. and Mrs. G. Richard Pope The Hon. and Mrs. Robert Thomas Pope Sr. Sara Powell Expendable Scholarship Mr. John W. Powell Sr. Amber T. Prince Outstanding Education Graduate Student Award Dr. Robert H. Prince Amber T. Prince Endowed Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Reed Biggers Ms. Michaele Marie Flynn Chester A. Roush Jr. Scholarship Alex Roush Architects Inc. Bernard and Doris Rowland Expendable Scholarship Mrs. Doris Rowland

Ann Russell Memorial Scholarship Mrs. Kathleen Robinson Ray Vesta Salmon Service Scholarship Ms. Ashley Brooke Harp Mr. and Mrs. Kraig Michael Ingalsbe Mr. and Mrs. James A. Reynolds Mrs. Angela P. Reynolds Mrs. Maki Reynolds Dr. Stephen H. Salmon Mrs. Amber Still Vachon Mr. and Mrs. Charlie J. Weatherford Larry L. and Mary E. Schoolar Clark Endowed Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. Schoolar AT&T Foundation Dr. James R. and Donna R. Scoggins Endowed Scholarship Dr. James R. Scoggins Joyce H. Shelton Memorial Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Jim H. Benton Ms. Linda Beville Mr. and Mrs. James Billy Blair Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Blankenship Mr. David W. Bowen Mr. and Mrs. James H. Boyd Mr. and Mrs. A. Milton Chambers Dr. and Mrs. Harlan L. Chapman Dr. and Mrs. James F. Cook Mr. Bart A. Cox Mr. and Mrs. Philip Dillard Mr. and Mrs. James Larry Ellison Mr. Thomas Ray Fewell Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Fortune Mr. and Mrs. Gene Graham Dr. Richard O. Hays Mr. Russell A. Jackson Mr. Bobby G. Johnson Mrs. Joy Padgett Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Jones Mrs. Joyce Taylor Liggin Mrs. Betty Brown Madden Mrs. Barbara Pickle McCollum Mr. and Mrs. Garry McGlaun Mrs. Patricia S. Norman Ms. Bettyann M. O’Neill Mr. Edward Parton Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Patterson Mr. Jack L. Pigott Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Pino Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Seeger Ms. Martha Shelton Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Taylor Ms. Kimberly Anne Terrell Mr. and Mrs. Billy Ray Traynham Mrs. Margene B. Trimble Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Walton Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie J. Weatherford Mr. Haron W. Wise Culbreth-Carr-Watson Animal Clinic Michelle Norman Sims Endowed Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller Bergman Mrs. Anne J. Sims Hamilton/Smith Scholarship Ms. Evelyn L. Hamilton Mrs. Darcel Kemp Ivey Ms. Hester Jean Parks Mrs. Mitchell Mignon Price Ms. Juanita Scurry Mrs. Beverly Ann Smith Ann Saywell Spears Expendable Scholarship Dr. Ann Saywell Spears Stephens-Riley Scholarship Mrs. Lori R. Day Mr. Owen L. Riley Jr. Reginald E. Strickland Expendable Gate of Opportunity Scholarship Lt. Col. and Mrs. Reginald E. Strickland

Student Scholarships Mr. and Mrs. Clinton G. Ames Jr. Mr. Matthew Armstrong Barrett The Rev. John Andrew Bell Mrs. Dorothy Sanders Carlile Mr. and Mrs. Francis John Cioffi Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Stephen Davis Ms. Lydia Catherine Fields Mrs. Elizabeth Neelly Gaines Mr. Randy D. Gayler Mr. Andrew David George Mrs. Lillian Lane Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Hager Mrs. Jean Nicholson Hansard Ms. Debbie E. Heida Mr. and Mrs. Milton S. Higgins Dr. Jack L. Hunter Mrs. Carey D. Hunter Dr. Noaleen G. Ingalsbe Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Michael Jarrett Mrs. Diane M. Land Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Stuart S. Miller Mr. Aaron Duane Pickering Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Eastwood Ragan Mr. Roger F. Ramey Mr. Winston White Sharp III Mrs. Peggy Dalton Smith Ms. Kate Anna Taylor Mrs. Karen Thorpe Truitt Mrs. Evelyn Hurd Wagner Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Walton Sr. Mr. Charles Braxton Ward III Aetna Life and Casualty Foundation Intel Corp.

Price/Blackburn Charitable Foundation Inc. Grace and Maurice Thompson Scholarship Mr. Maurice B. Thompson Troy/Gardner Endowed Award – Art History Dr. Virginia G. Troy John M. Tucker Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Tucker Mr. John M. Tucker Visual Arts Endowed Scholarship National Christian Foundation Alexander Whyte Whitaker III Endowed Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Whyte Whitaker IV Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholarship Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Jeff Wingo Memorial Endowed Scholarship Ms. Starr Wright Boylan Dr. Janna S. Johnson Mrs. Kathryn M. Wingo BASF Corp.

Craig Allen Wofford Scholarship Mr. Ron W. Dean Mrs. Elaine Sexton Foster AT&T Foundation Richard Wood Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Sammy V. Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dean Wilcox Miss Linda G. Willoughby Dr. and Mrs. David O. Wood Janice Bracken Wright Endowed Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Bracken Jr. Yoda Scholarship Dr. and Mrs. Koji Yoda Dr. Kyoko Leann Yoda

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Row, row, row your boat!

A coxswain-eye view of the Berry College Viking Crew slicing through the waters of the Savannah River during the Head of the South Regatta.

Mary Claire Stewart, student photographer