REMEMBERING GUILFORDIANS

These members of the Guilford College community died in the past year. A full list of obituaries is available on the Community Notes page at www.giving.guilford.edu.

Talmadge Neece ’44

A lifelong Quaker, Talmadge enrolled at Guilford College at 15. He was a Navy officer for a unit that included jazz great John Coltrane, and he met Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela. He worked for the U.S. Weather Service and had a long insurance career. He also helped found a Brooklyn, N.Y., school for children with learning disabilities. Talmadge died Jan. 31.

Tom Evaul ’51

Tom, as a professor at American University and Temple University, was a widely published and highly regarded scholar in his field of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. He was a Guilford College trustee and served as Alumni Association President. He served in the Army in Korea and founded a newspaper in his hometown of Merchantville, N.J. Tom died March 23.

Hughlene and Bill Frank

Hughlene and Bill were two of Guilford’s most generous benefactors and Greensboro’s most engaged citizens for many years. They were members of Guilford’s Board of Visitors for 15 years, benefactors at the President’s Club level and members of the Bryan Series Legacy Society. In 2017, Bill and Hughlene were honored with the Spirit of Philanthropy Award. Hughlene and Bill died tragically in a fire in their home May 19.

Doug Galyon ’53

Doug’s long career in the textile industry included positions with Burlington Industries, Allied Chemical and Guilford Mills. He served on Greensboro City Council and Guilford County Board of Commissioners as well as the N.C. Department of Transportation Board, including as Chair. Greensboro’s multimodal transportation center was named in his honor. Doug died April 7.

Vivien Bauman

For more than 30 years Vivien and her husband, Ed, were generous benefactors and active members of the Guilford community, despite not having matriculated at the College. Their gifts supported construction of Bauman Telecommunications Center in 1991 and the 2004 Founders Hall renovation. Founders’ front plaza and galleries also bear their names. Vivien died April 13.

Mary Kim '60

A native of Korea, Mary learned about Guilford through an international pen pal. She worked her way through school washing dishes, waiting tables and sewing dresses for faculty wives. She earned a Master’s in Statistics and Mathematics, became a higher education administrator, CFO for the Minnesota Department of Revenue and a global consultant. Mary died June 11.

James E. "Monk" Cummings '46

Monk was born in the Guilford College community and attended Guilford College until he joined the Merchant Marines in 1943. After World War II, he dairy farmed first in Orange County, and then Alamance County. In the early 1950s, he opened a Nationwide Insurance Agency in nearby Liberty. A resident of Friends Homes West, he died June 20 just shy of his 95th birthday.

Lou Fike

A collector of World War II artifacts and a scholar of the English philosopher and political theorist Herbert Spencer, Lou as Associate Professor of Political Science taught at Guilford from 1969-2002. He is the most recent of at least 11 long-term and/or retired faculty who have died in the last three years. Lou died July 19.

Tom Jarrell '85

Tom, who was serving as Guilford County’s Chief District Court Judge, was recognized for his excellence in Child Support Court and Domestic Violence Court by Court Watch of North Carolina. He created the first DWI Traffic Court in the state. As a senior at Guilford he was president of the student body and spoke for the class at Commencement. Tom died Aug. 3.

Claude Mourot Hoffman

Claude taught French at Guilford for 34 years and developed the French summer program in Paris. She was an extraordinary French chef who loved hosting dinner parties for her friends and family — the more the merrier. She traveled extensively and loved good music, theatre, opera and movies. Claude died May 14.

Barbara Blake

A biologist who earned her Ph.D at Yale University and a Guilford parent, Barbara was a longterm benefactor and supporter of Guilford, along with her husband, Tony. They established the Anthony and Barbara Blake Scholarship in gratitude for the experience of their daughter Eliza ’91. Barbara died Aug. 18.

Warren C. Nichols '59

Warren was a textile executive when the industry was at its height in North Carolina. He worked with several textile companies before joining Renfro Corporation in Mt. Airy, one of the leading global manufacturers of socks. He became President and Chief Executive Officer and retired as Board Chair. He served as a Guilford College trustee. Warren died Aug. 30.

Tommy Grayson '68

Tommy was an AllAmerica baseball player at Guilford and also played football and basketball. He reached the Triple-A level of the minor leagues before embarking on a successful high school coaching career in various sports in Guilford and Rockingham counties. He was inducted to Guilford’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Tommy died Sept. 1.