Thanks for the Memories

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1996

Jason Havens (BA) of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and a partner of Holland & Knight LLP, an AmLaw 50 firm, was appointed chair of the firm’s nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations team.

Wendy Howard (BS) of Plano, Texas, is a tax manager for Snyder Simeons LLP.

Pat Martin (BS) of Nashville and owner of Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint, recently released Life of Fire, a book that illustrates his lifelong passion for live-fire cooking.

Last spring, the May 2022 senior class decided to leave its mark by erecting a new decorative arch on campus.

Led by Grace Davis, senior class president, and Grant Hitchcock, 2021-22 SGA president, the senior class decided to commission an arch for students and visitors alike to enjoy. It is the first time since 2012 that a physical gift has been given by a graduating class.

The steel arch serves as an iconic entryway to the southern corner of campus, located over the sidewalk at Granny White Pike and Shackleford Road. It was designed and built by students in the Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering and was funded with gifts from members of the senior class.

The 2022 senior class gift got us to reminiscing about class gifts of the past:

Perhaps the most recognizable senior gift was the Brewer Bell Tower, still standing today just outside Bennett Campus Center. The David Lipscomb College class of 1935 decided to donate funds toward the construction of a bell tower to call future students to both class and worship. Total cost of construction was $450.

While not sizable or visible today, certainly one of the most remembered student gifts was the $5.13 in pennies that students dropped into the hands of a surprised Willard Collins during the June 1978 commencement ceremony, his first as Lipscomb president. The money went into the Student Loyalty Fund and the graduation stunt was copied by other graduating classes through the years.

Today’s metal arch is apparently not the first senior-donated arch the Lipscomb campus has hosted. An entry arch with a sign stating, “From the Class of 1930,” was once located on the south end of Lipscomb’s semicircular driveway on the Granny White Pike side.

1998

Peter Sullivan (BA) of Cane Ridge, Tenn., is the human resources manager for the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office.

Andy Blackston (BS) of Huntsville, Ala., has been named head varsity boys basketball coach at Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee

Landon Stubblefield (BA), of Nashville, and Katherine Klockenkemper announce the Aug. 10 birth of their son George Locksley Stubblefield.

2001 John Goldasich (BA) of Birmingham, Ala., has joined Lazard Ltd. as a managing director of financial advisory’s consumer and retail group, in Charlotte, N.C.

Seth Portis (BS) of Brentwood, Tenn., opened his dental practice Portis Family Dental in Franklin, Tenn.

2003 Fount Lynch (BS) of Thompson’s Station, Tenn., is the new senior vice president of publicity at Warner Music Nashville.

1999

Karen Bacigalupo (BA, EdD ’14) of Nolensville, Tenn., is principal of FallHamilton Elementary School.

2005 Ryan Myers (BS) of Franklin, Tenn., is a senior assurance manager for Aprio LLP and was recognized by the Nashville Business Journal as a member of its “40 Under 40” honorees.

2000

Chad Johnson (BA, MMFT ’22), of Nashville has joined Nashville Therapy Group as a marriage and family therapist and works with children, teens, adults and couples.

Matt Patterson (BS) of Murfreesboro, Tenn., is director of national accounts for A.O. Smith Corporation, a leader in water heating and water treatment.

Keith Hinkle (’90) has already spent a lifetime in higher education, but after 28 years in Southern California, he brings his extensive advancement and fundraising experience to benefit the students of Lipscomb University.

With an accounting degree from Lipscomb and a law degree from Pepperdine University, Hinkle spent more than 20 years transforming lives at Pepperdine University through key leadership roles including SVP for advancement and public affairs and as senior vice chancellor.

Now the Wisconsin and Nebraska resident (who still counts himself among the fans of the Green Bay Packers but no longer for the Huskers), has returned to Tennessee to join Lipscomb’s leadership as the senior vice president for advancement, returning to the campus where he was a member of Gamma Xi, met his wife and was a cheering fan at the Bison basketball games just after the 1986 NAIA national championship run.

At Pepperdine, Hinkle led a significant fundraising campaign, The Campaign for Pepperdine: Changing Lives, which raised more than $471 million. He also led successful efforts to build a vibrant annual giving program; a culture of giving; regional, international and alumni chapter programs and significant improvements in alumni engagement.

As the husband of the former Elizabeth McMahan (’89), parent of three current Lipscomb students and a board member for frequent Lipscomb missions partner City of Children in Ensenada, Mexico, Hinkle has a strong bond with the Bison Herd. He hopes to build on Lipscomb traditions to create a place alumni call “home” and to advance the university’s goal to establish a $100 million endowment for student scholarships.

Read more about Hinkle at lipscomb.edu/hinkle

In the inimitable words of Yankees legend Yogi Berra, “This is like deja vu all over again.”

When Will Dugan laces up his cleats and dons a No. 20 Lipscomb baseball jersey this spring, those words will no doubt be on the minds of the Bison faithful. You see, the Dugan name is synonymous with Bison baseball and now that number is worn by a third Dugan generation. So, Lipscomb fans have been here before.

Will’s grandfather, legend Ken Dugan (’57), who coached the Bisons to two naia national championships, and compiled a record of 1137-450 over his 37-year career, was the first to wear the No. 20 Lipscomb jersey. Will’s father, Mike, a catcher for the Bisons was coached by his father on the team from 1986-1989. Will’s uncle, Kurt, was an outfielder for his father from 1991-1996.

In April 1991, Lipscomb opened its newest baseball facility, naming it Dugan Field in honor of Ken Dugan. At that time the number was officially “permanently assigned” to Coach Dugan for him to wear as long as he coached at Lipscomb, but no one else would have the honor of wearing number 20. That is, until Will came along.

Baseball Coach Jeff Forehand approached the family this year to see if grandson Will could carry on the family tradition as the latest Dugan to wear No. 20. He joins this year’s team as a pitcher.

Will attended Lipscomb Academy from kindergarten through high school, and was a standout for the Mustang baseball team.

Although Will proudly wears the number of his grandfather, he never had an opportunity to meet him. Coach Dugan retired in 1996 due to health problems and died in February 2000 at the age of 64 of complications related to Parkinson’s disease.

“I am definitely looking forward to being on the field playing,” Will says. “Everyday we go out for practice and I see his name out on the wall, and it is a great reminder of his legacy and what this university means to my family.”

The Bisons open the 2023 season at Dugan Field in February.

Read more about Will Dugan at lipscomb.edu/dugan.

2008 Bethy Butler (MEd, EdS ’16) and her husband Mark (LA ’06) of Nashville announce the Nov. 15, 2021, birth of their daughter Emmaline Ruth. Bethy is an adjunct faculty member in Lipscomb University’s Department of English and Modern Languages.

Spencer and Amber (Hanks) Allen (BA) of Wells, Minn., announce the Jan. 9 birth of son Stetson Allen.

Adam Fink (BBA) of North Canton, Ohio, has been recognized as a Greater Akron Chamber “30 for the Future” winner.

2009 Perry F. Louden (BA) of Bradyville, Tenn., recently released Daniel 11: A Message for God’s End-time People.

2010 Seth King (BA) of Memphis, Tenn., is the new athletic director at Harding Academy.

2011 Matt Brewer (BBA) of GruetliLaager, Tenn., is the chief financial officer for Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative.

Audrey Chamberlain (MA) of Fairview, Tenn., is the coordinator for special education with Dickson County Schools.

Davidson (BA) and Millie Goodwin Lentz (BS, MEd ’14) of Nashville announced the Feb. 20, 2021, birth of daughter Frances Caroline Lentz.

Hunter (BA), and Rebecca Eaton Moss (MEd, ’16) of Nashville announce the May 3 birth of daughter Madeline.

Justin Richardson (BBA) of White House, Tenn., is a mortgage loan originator for AnnieMac Home Mortgage.

2012 Kara Andrew (MS) of Carthage, Ill., has joined the Memorial Hospital team as a dietitian.

Katie Batson (BS, MEd ’14) and her husband Blake of Nashville announce the March 29 birth of their daughter Brantley Kate Batson. Katie is a sixth grade science teacher at Lipscomb Academy.

Sydney Ball (BBA, MBA ’14), vice president of business development for NFP Executive Benefits, was named the 2022 Young Alumna of the Year by Lipscomb University. She was also a 2022 finalist for the Nashville Emerging Leader Awards in the financial services category, a 2021 Nashville Business Journal 40 Under 40 winner and was awarded a 2019 Sterling Award for being one of the “20 Most Influential Women in West Tennessee.”