McCallie Magazine Fall 2016

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Tradition of Excellence ALSO INSIDE: Alumni Achievement Awards Graduation 2016 Kemp to lead National Center for Development of Boys

SENIOR YEAR. WATCH ONLINE: youtube.com/user/mccallieschool At the beginning of the school year, we gave one member of the Class of 2016 a camera and a simple request: “Film what life is like for a McCallie senior.”

You can’t fit a year into four minutes, but this is his video. This is his experience. This is Senior Year at McCallie.

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CONTENTS

McCallie Excellence Strong academics has been a part of the McCallie experience since the founding of the school in 1905. Our long line of valedictorians is a testament to the power of education and character.

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FIRST PERSON

4 A Verse to Share

For 20 years, Billy Faires ’90 told the story of McCallie’s students, alumni and faculty.

CAMPUS LIFE

5 Bridging Generations

Senior day student Henley Edge writes a touching story of how former classmate Quinn Smith ’16 shared his love of baseball through a special bond with his grandfather.

7 Building Better Boys

Longtime faculty member Troy Kemp takes over as Executive Director of the National Center for the Development of Boys.

14 Commencement Weekend

The 169 members of the Class of 2016 and their families celebrated on a beautiful weekend on the Ridge.

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12 Faculty Farewells

A trio of legendary Middle School faculty members highlight the retirements of 2016.

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16 Class Achievements

Twelve alumni will be honored with Alumni Achievement Awards during Reunion Weekend 2016.

20 Taking the Stage

Chicago’s production of the hit musical “Hamilton” will feature Chris Lee ’13, a young man who honed his performance skills as a student at McCallie.

CL ASS NOTES

22 Births/Weddings/News

Read the latest updates from your classmates.

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FIRST PERSON

Telling the story of a school

“Poetry and stories are in the very air we breathe and share with others.

They are all around us, all the time.”

Billy Faires ’90 began working in the Communications office at McCallie in 1996 and spent the past 13 years as Director of Communications before accepting a new position at a school in Virginia over the summer. He offers some thoughts on his time telling the stories of the boys on the Ridge.

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In October of 1996, as I toiled away at a newspaper in Middle Georgia, my predecessor in this position and one of my most cherished mentors, Bill Steverson, invited me to return to McCallie’s Public Affairs Office, and I accepted before even knowing the salary, the benefits, anything. None of that really mattered at the time.

What mattered was the chance to observe and report, in real time, on the happenings of the school that had so centrally shaped my adolescent life.

At its core, that’s what I thought my job would be then, and that’s what it has been for 20 years: telling the McCallie story, one verse at a time.

No department at a school is so utterly dependent upon the effectiveness of the rest of the organism than communications.

We exist to help admissions and advancement efforts, to inform the uninitiated and remind the faithful, to tell the stories of the people who form the collective soul of the school. Because my trust is in a collection of people who rarely fail to deliver -- daily, monthly, yearly -- mine is a privileged and joyous profession most of the time.

It’s in many ways the easiest of jobs, sharing the greatness of McCallie School to those beyond the Ridge.

Current board chair Hal Daughdrill ’73 has frequently referred in speeches

to “the magic of McCallie.” Magic is real.

Miracles are real. Those who scoff and doubt are using the wrong eyes. For 20 glorious years, I have witnessed a living, evolving miracle, an institution built on a century of men and women committed to one noble and admirable mission.

McCallie is not the only such institution, or even the only such school, but it is surely one miracle among many.

My only real regret in this career is that I could never manage to tell all the amazing stories, share all of these miracles on the Ridge, in the way they deserve to be shared, that gave them the attention they deserved from the eyes and ears of our loyal and loving parents and alumni, who must also carry on with busy lives of work, family, and friends.

The battle for attention is one of never-ending trench warfare, and every small victory, every time you read our Facebook posts or our emails, watch our videos or visit our web site, is a minor miracle in and of itself. When you freely give us a moment of your time and attention, you pay us and the school a compliment.

I can only pray we -- myself and those who helped make the Communications Office run so effectively in my time here -- shared enough of the living history of this place to be forgiven for the breathtaking stories we failed to tell, or tell sufficiently.

Now it is time for someone else to have the daily joy and duty to report the McCallie story, to tell it with the passion and devotion it so richly deserves. I wish them and my alma mater the very best as miracles continue to unfold here, every day. I will become just another member of the audience. Giving my attention to the work of others who keep telling the stories and writing the poetry of this amazing institution.

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Bridging Generations

By McCallie senior Henley Edge

Editor’s note: McCallie senior Henley Edge aspires to a career in sportswriting. As an exercise, Henley decided to write a profile of 2016 graduate and McCallie baseball player Quinn Smith and his grandfather. Here is a brief excerpt of Henley’s work. To read the entire article, visit blog.mccallie.org

(Top) 2016 McCallie graduate Quinn Smith stands with his grandfather Garry Bell after commencement last May. (Bottom) With his grandfather’s help, Quinn Smith became an outstanding baseball player at McCallie and will play college ball at Virginia Military Institute

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The frustrated expression that covered the elevenyear-old boy’s sweat-drenched face had set in long ago.

It was a hot summer day and he was tired, but that was the last thing on his mind. All he wanted was to see that little white ball sail over the chain link fence that stood far behind his grandfather.

But as the two exhausted bucket after bucket of old baseballs, failure loomed. Discouragement was beginning to take over; but young Quinn Smith wasn’t ready to quit.

Then it happened. Garry Bell threw a perfectly placed pitch, right in his grandson’s favorite spot, and the boy released all his boiling aggravation on the baseball with a smooth, powerful swing.

Smith knew it was gone from the time it left his bat.

With a surge of confidence, he sent the next pitch screaming over the left field wall with the same violent swing. The floodgates had opened. The little elevenyear-old boy dished out the same fate to the next three pitches, even taking the last one for a ride inside the right field foul pole. The adrenaline pumping through his tiny body had the boy glowing with a new sense of confidence. He had broken his unbreakable barrier, and he was five dollars richer.

For Garry Bell, this story is just a single memory of the countless afternoons he has spent on the baseball field with his grandson, but it still stands out as one of the most telling.

“For Quinn to believe he’s capable of doing something, he’s always just had to go out and do it,” Bell said of McCallie’s senior catcher. “I always tell him ‘You can do this, you can do that,’ but he knows that’s what I’m supposed to say. I’m his grandpa.”

As titles go, “grandpa” may be appropriate in a familial sense, but Bell’s relationship with his grandson goes much deeper than family ties. The two have spent endless hours together, always performing that same sacred ritual, round upon round of batting practice. It’s a relationship founded on love and respect, but expressed in long days in the batting cage.

In the beginning, it was Mr. Bell who saw unthinkable potential in his grandson. Both admit that in those first few years, it was he who always seemed to make the call, pushing his grandson to build the foundation of a strong work ethic.

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Kemp named Director

of National Center for Boys Longtime teacher, coach to guide vital outreach initiative

The National Center for the Development of Boys had a strong first year, and things are only getting started.

Over the summer, longtime McCallie educator Troy Kemp was named the Executive Director for the NCDB, bringing his passion for boys education, mentorship and motivation to the endeavor.

Mr. Kemp, who has a quarter-century of experience in almost every facet of interaction with boys -- as a math teacher, an eight-time state championship coach, an advisor, a dorm leader, a school administrator and a parent -- will be the leader of an ambitious organization aiming to help educators and mentors around the country be more aware of, and better able to address, the many challenges facing boys in modern society. He began his work as the center’s Executive Director in July after serving as Associate Headmaster and other leadership roles at McCallie.

“The National Center for the Development of Boys promises to alter the public conversation about our sons in a very powerful way,” said Dr. Michael Gurian, founder of the Gurian Institute and New York Times bestselling author of The Wonder of Boys. “Troy Kemp, its first executive director, has an abundance of energy and acumen, as well as deep empathy for boys and their needs. With him at the helm, the NCDB will provide a much needed resource in our field.”

This announcement comes after an extensive search to find the right person to lead the NCDB. A national search attracted interest from school heads, administrators, former college presidents and researchers from around the country and abroad. In total, there were 72 applicants for the position of Executive Director representing 19 states plus the U.S. Virgin Islands.

“We took our time in this search because we had to get this first hire right,” said McCallie Headmaster Lee Burns ’87, who will also serve as the first chairman of the NCDB board. “As the search progressed, we realized it was most important to have someone at the helm who had real-world, hands-on experience, someone who could reach out and make a more immediate difference in people’s approach to, and understanding of, how boys best develop and learn. Troy Kemp is a wise, extremely talented and dynamic man with a passion for helping boys. I am confident that the movement around our country to help boys will be strengthened because of Troy in this leadership role.”

Moving forward under Mr. Kemp’s direction, NCDB will continue to offer workshops, seminars and presentations at little to no cost to interested groups and communities regarding what is already known -- yet sometimes ignored or undervalued -- about what boys need and how they best thrive. As the center begins to grow and develop in the coming years, he added, it will also aim to be a key player in future research. g

Steve Hearn ’74 returns as Vice President for Advancement Steve Hearn ’74 returns to McCallie to serve as Vice President for Advancement, overseeing marketing, fundraising and admission while developing strategies to keep McCallie competitive well into the 21st century and beyond. Mr. Hearn returns to the Ridge from Presbyterian Day School in Memphis, where he served as Assistant Headmaster for Advancement and was responsible for enrollment, fundraising, marketing, alumni and parent programs, and strategic planning.

Mr. Hearn has worked at GPS and Mercer University in the past, and he has previously worked at McCallie as Director of Admission.

Mr. Hearn earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and his Master of Arts degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He and his wife, Denise, are excited to return to McCallie and help the school grow.

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Tradition of Excellence Scholastic excellence alone is not enough. For a boy to become a McCallie man, he must combine good grades with outstanding character, interests beyond the classroom, meaningful relationships with his classmates and the world around him, and a strong faith and moral foundation.

Duncan Moore ’16 delivers his valedictory speach at Commencement.

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On May 15, 2016, Duncan Moore stood before his fellow seniors to offer his thoughts to the Class of 2016 at Commencement exercises in the Sports and Activities Center.

Duncan — now a freshman at Yale University — was one of 169 members of the Class of 2016, and he spoke to his classmates, families, faculty and guests about the importance of building strong relationships to build a complete life.

“Real happiness is not found in the destination or even the journey,” Duncan said. “Happiness is meaning, and meaning is in relationships.

“We must live lives seeking connection, finding fulfillment in our care for others.”

Duncan’s message was an eloquent and inspiring way to usher in the newest group of McCallie alumni, but his presence on the stage was the product of four years of hard work and scholarship. As the boy with the highest GPA in his class, Duncan became a member of an elite group of McCallie men as the valedictorian of his class.

“During Duncan’s years here, he’s been a model for the scholarship that McCallie stands for,” Headmaster Lee Burns ’87 said.

“As you would expect, he was devoted to his studies, but his time was more than that. He also won the Grayson Medal, was a member of the crew team and was loved and respected by his classmates and teachers.

“He is a great student — and his grades reflect that — but he also graduates as a complete McCallie man.”

To be named the top scholar at McCallie is no small feat, as the school has prided itself on academic excellence since its founding in 1905. From the beginning, founders James Park and Spencer J. McCallie were clear on the importance of providing a top-quality education.

“Our aim is to establish a first-class preparatory school in which it will be possible to meet the entrance requirements

of all the leading colleges and universities in the country,” Spencer McCallie said in a Chattanooga Times article from June 22, 1905.

English, Latin, math, physics, history and geography were taught that first school year and are still taught today.

Today, each Upper School student must enroll each semester in at least four core courses from English, Math, History, Foreign Language, Science, and, for seniors, Senior Core Electives.

Students must also enroll in a fifth course including: Fine Art, Bible, and Computer Science.

The recommended course of study for grades 9-12 includes four years of English and three years each of the other four core disciplines.

It remains an intensive course of study, focused on preparing boys for college at the highest levels. In addition, many boys choose to take Advance Placement courses, which are even more academically demanding and add an additional testing component.

However from 1905 until 2016, how boys were taught has always been as important as what was taught.

“We are creating a process of questioning, synthesizing knowledge and developing skills which our students then use to understand their world,” current Academic Dean Sumner McCallie said. “The character piece that is central to McCallie is the final layer, evolving this understanding into the desire and ability to make a positive difference in this world.”

While there were top scholars from the beginning, the first boy to officially be called “valedictorian” was likely Whitney Colburn 100 years ago in the spring of 1916, and in 1919 George Andrews was the first Valedictorian to

Wyatt McCallie ’62 greets classmate David Cocke ’63 during the 1962 Cum Laude inductions. Mr. McCallie and Mr. Cocke were valedictorians of their respective graduating classes.

be recognized in the “Pennant.”

In 1962, Wyatt McCallie — son of T. Hooke McCallie ’30 — became the first member of the founding family to become valedictorian at McCallie School. Mr. McCallie said recently that there may have been a prior McCallie man to earn top academic honors at a different Chattanooga preparatory school — although it’s unlikely to be acknowledged by a certain school downstream from Chattanooga.

“In the late 1800s, Dr. James Park McCallie – brother of my grandfather Spencer J. McCallie, and with him a co-founder of the McCallie School – attended a small private boys school taught in the Chattanooga home of its founder Prof. Baylor,” Mr. McCallie said via email from his home in Denver.

“Family lore has it that Uncle Park had the highest graduating grades at Baylor’s school for decades thereafter. When I was at McCallie, the students mostly wished that Prof. Baylor’s school had taught driver education.”

During Wyatt McCallie’s years on the Ridge, the military program reduced the academic load to four courses, but the regimented schedule made staying on top your work crucial.

“Military had a small amount of ‘book learning’ coming from Army Field Manuals such as map reading, first aid, and survival techniques – I actually thought it was cool – but mostly it involved outdoor ‘drill’ (close order marching, which was a pretty good substitute for recess in elementary school), and therefore no homework,” Mr. McCallie recalled. “With only four FA L L 2016 |

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Kirk Walker is congratulated

by Headmaster Spencer McCallie Jr. at his 1969 Commencement.

Dr. Walker would go on to serve as McCallie’s Headmaster from 1999 to 2014.

“We are creating a process of questioning, synthesizing knowledge and developing skills which our students then use to understand their world. The character piece that is central to McCallie is the final layer, evolving this understanding into the desire and ability to make a positive difference in this world.”

- Current Academic Dean Sumner McCallie

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academic subjects and two study halls, the workload was not grueling but rather required that you consistently focus on your homework and get it done every day without falling behind.”

A few years after Wyatt McCallie’s time on the Ridge, Kirk Walker was valedictorian of the 1969 graduating class. Dr. Walker’s scholastic success led him to a career in education, including his time as McCallie Headmaster from 1999-2014. His experience as a student at McCallie and as a school leader has given him a unique view of what makes this such a great school.

“McCallie has always enjoyed a reputation for excellence in many areas, but two areas have served as the cornerstone: academics and character development,” Dr. Walker said. “From the earliest days, McCallie recognized that academic quality was enhanced by an emphasis on core values. That blend has served and continues to serve McCallie students and alumni very well.”

There remains a common theme over the past 111 years, a theme of strong academics but something more than just making good grades. It’s the sense that scholastic excellence alone is not enough. For a boy to become a McCallie man, he must combine good grades with outstanding character, interests beyond the classroom, meaningful relationships with his classmates and the world around him, and a strong faith and moral foundation.

By that measure, Duncan Moore has truly lived up to the measure of what a McCallie valedictorian is supposed to be. His outstanding grades are impressive, but his valedictory speech highlighted the friendships he created at McCallie.

“And the very best part of a McCallie education for adult life was not about academics at all, but rather about character, as the school has recently reaffirmed,” said Wyatt McCallie, a Navy veteran, attorney, father and grandfather. “The greatest formula at the school is not taught just in classrooms, but everywhere, and it is emblazoned at the highest part of the sports complex in three words: Honor Truth Duty.

“If nothing else, a McCallie education has taught us to accept responsibility for our actions. I am a member of an Optimist club, and every week we recite a 10-point creed where one of the points is, ‘Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.’ McCallie is better: ‘Admit the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.’” g

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of McCallie seniors accepted merit-based scholarships for academics, extracurricular or athletic talents. Many more students earned scholarships but chose to attend other institutions offering a better fit, substantial need-based aid or in-state tuition.

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McCallie’s class of 2016 had an acceptance rate of 25% to the nation’s top 25 most selective colleges and universities. (Average acceptance rate for

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or yet another year, McCallie’s graduates found much success in the college admission process. The 169 members of McCallie’s Class of 2016 will attend 93 different colleges in 28 states and three countries. Nine graduates will be attending the ultra-elite schools of the Ivy League plus Stanford, and McCallie’s 21 percent acceptance rate at these

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schools is well above the national average of eight percent. In addition to getting into great colleges, 66 percent of the Class of 2016 will receive some form of scholarship money to help pay for their college education. Director of College Guidance Jeff Kurtzman and his staff put in long hours to help McCallie graduates achieve their dreams and find the best fit for continuing their education. The success of this year’s graduates in the college search process is the cumination of years of hard work and dedication by these students, the devotion and support of their families, and the work of the McCallie faculty who have helped prepare them for this next step in life. g

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Faculty Farewells Longtime educators and staff depart after decades of service

Bob Cutrer

Lynn Goss

Jerry Ferrari

Lynn Goss Lynn Goss first joined the McCallie faculty when there was no sixth grade, seventh- and eighth-graders attended classes in old Tate Hall, and campus looked much different than it does today.

Lynn Goss began his career at McCallie as a history teacher in 1986, and for 21 years served as Middle School Head during a busy period in its history, with the move to McDonald Hall in 1999 and the addition of a sixth grade class that same year.

“Lynn and I have been together at McCallie School for a long time,” Assistant Headmaster Kenny Sholl said.

“This man is a champion. He was a champion wrestler (at East Ridge High School), he’s a champion for his boys, he is a champion for his faculty and he’s a champion to his family.”

The younger boys and their teachers in the Middle School have learned over the years that Mr. Goss is passionate about the students. He would never fail to stand up for what he felt was best for the boys regardless of who disagreed. He fostered a sense of openness and fellowship among the Middle School faculty that allowed for all ideas to be shared and discussed if it could benefit the boys.

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Sandra Carter

“I particularly want to thank Lynn for being always open to talk and even argue,” sixth-grade English teacher Rebecca Burnette said. “Many times I’ve approached him with a disagreement, and he’s never once denied me or my teammates the opportunity to be open and forthright.

“Even though he may disagree, he always respects my opinion, and even though he may raise an eyebrow it’s clear that he respects my judgement.”

The love for Mr. Goss shared by many generations of Middle School boys was on full display during Middle School Duck Day, when every student from McDonald Hall lined up to give him a hug and a personal note thanking him for believing in them, regardless of how challenging some students might be.

ON T H E R I D GE “It’s easy to care about those kids who seem pre-wired to behave, to be cute and to treat their academic lives with some sort of degree of seriousness,” said eighthgrade English teacher Bill Jamieson. “It’s an entirely other thing to embrace those kids who are difficult to love, a challenge to understand or just frustrating just to be around.

“Lynn’s big arms embrace them, too, tirelessly working with them, counseling them, disciplining them when they need it and loving them when perhaps it seems no one else will.”

For Mr. Goss, the faculty is what made his time so special and made the difference in so many boys’ lives over the years.

“I’ve always believed that the teachers are the core of McCallie,” he said. “I think that teaching is and will always be about building relationships with students, parents and with each other. So I encourage you to continue to teach and build those relationships. McCallie depends on your efforts.”

Mr. Goss will remain connected to McCallie as he will continue to teach a couple of classes in the Middle School this school year.

Bob Cutrer Dr. Bob Cutrer spent 22 years helping McCallie boys grow physically as Director of Wellness, Physical Education and Human Development in the Middle School. But his interest in the boys — in everyone he meets for that matter — goes far beyond the physical.

To meet “Doc” is to meet someone who truly cares.

“He is one of the most genuinely empathetic people I have ever met,” Mr. Sholl said. “He asks how you’re doing and it’s not just a greeting to get through the day. The man really means it.”

Dr. Cutrer doesn’t present the image of a new retiree.

An exercise enthusiast, he can be found running, playing tennis and living out the lessons of physical fitness that he taught for so many years.

“Doc has been a Navy SEAL trapped in a Middle School PE teacher’s body,” Middle School Counselor Cindy McCroskey said. “He is the epitome of wellness.

He can outrun, outlast and outdo most 20-year-olds in most types of fitness.

“His passion for wellness is evident in everything he does, but it extends beyond the physical and reaches the boys emotionally and spiritually. His approach is holistic and he taught the boys how to take care of themselves in mind, body and spirit.”

He has maintained a loving and always positive attitude through good times and bad, and the strength shown by Dr. Cutrer and his wife, Carol, has been an inspiration to all who know him.

“For 22 years, Bob would say that he’s had the perfect job and he’s always appreciative that he gets paid for it,” Mr. Goss said. “McCallie is a better school and we are better people for his time here.”

Jerry Ferrari Jerry Ferrari served as Middle School Bible teacher, chaplain and Assistant Principal, helping guide the moral education of young boys starting the journey to become men.

He wore many hats in his time at McCallie, starting in 1997.

And he did all of those jobs very well.

“Jerry had a multitude of duties that he did extremely well,” Mr. Goss recalled. “As the assistant head, he was the engineer who made the middle school literally run on time. He created daily and weekly schedules which were forever changing. He created the teacher matrix and scheduled all of the students.

He did an amazing job of making the middle school run efficiently.

“Jerry’s second position was as Bible teacher and Chaplain.

His Bible classes were loved by students because of the enthusiasm and energy he brought to the classroom. Many sixth grade boys said it was their favorite class.”

Over the years, Mr. Ferrari guided the boys through triumph and tragedy. He helped give McDonald Hall its heart and was the foundation of its faith.

“The Middle School was a better place in many ways because of Jerry’s presence and talents,” Mr. Goss said. “It is often said that one never knows what a person has done until they leave. It will take more than one person to complete the tasks that Jerry has done so well for 19 years. It is an understatement to say he will be missed.”

Sandra Carter & Donna Gray Two more key members of the McCallie family will retire in 2016. While not a daily presence in the lives of some students, Sandra Carter and Donna Gray we just as important to how McCallie operates and fulfills its mission.

Ms. Gray retired in May after almost 20 years in McCallie’s business office where she was primarily responsible for processing invoices and credit card statements for payment each week.

“Throughout the year, Donna processed more than 100 invoices on average every week — over 5000 invoices each year,” said Associate Headmaster for Business Administration Marcus Rafiee. “In that context, she was the face of the business office to many in our community. We wish her all the best - and will miss her here in our McCallie family.

Mrs. Carter has worked for 25 years at McCallie with more than 20 years in the College Guidance office, helping boys work through the college search process and providing assistance to the rest of the College Guidance staff. She has helped so many McCallie graduates chart the next course in their journey after graduation.

“Sandra is the longest-serving person in the office’s history and her imprint on the program is indelible,” Director of College Guidance Jeff Kurtzman said. “She has been a fantastic colleague and friend, and we will miss her greatly in both capacities.” g

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Hundreds of family, friends, teachers and coaches gathered to celebrate as 169 students received their McCallie diplomas on May 15, 2016. The young men of the Class of 2016 join the Long Blue Line of alumni and will go forth from the Ridge to make their mark on their world and their communities.

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Achievement Awards ROBER T BL A L OCK ’5 6 Boarding student from Bradenton, Florida In presenting the Lifetime Spirit Award given by the Manatee Community Foundation in 2012, Florida State Sen. Bob Johnson stated, “Bob Blalock is not only the pillar of integrity and excellence in the practice of law, but he has chosen to give much of his time and talent to nonprofit organizations.” A lifetime resident of Bradenton with his wife, Marlene, Bob has served as Chairman of the Manatee Chamber of Commerce, Manatee Community Foundation, Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation, Manatee Players, Sarasota Orchestra and United Way of Manatee County. In 2001, Governor Jeb Bush appointed Bob as one of the original trustees of the New College of Florida where he also served as a Vice Chairman of the board.

As a board member of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Bob was instrumental in efforts to get the state of Florida to transfer the museum to Florida State University. Bob has served as past president of the Manatee County Bar Association where he received the inaugural Community Service Award.

DR . SUN-H WA N CHU, P h.D. ’ 61 Boarding student from Korea Sun-Hwan's life achievements began in Korea where he survived a war at age eleven and saw his parents and sisters executed in 1950 by the Communist North Koreans. A U.S. Army officer sponsored his immigration to the United States in 1955, and he was sent to McCallie to integrate into American society. He was the first Korean to attend. Life after McCallie included marriage, bachelor degrees in Philosophy and Mathematics from the University of Chattanooga, five children and a career at TVA. A car accident in 1984 left SunHwan a quadriplegic, but his "stubborn inability to lay down and die quietly" led him to get a masters degree in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling at Drake University and a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation with emphasis in Medical Aspects of Disability, Special Education, Economics, Health Care Economics, Advanced Psychometric Measurements, Counseling and Psychotherapy. From 1999 to 2003, he was Executive Director of the Tri-State Resource and Advocacy Corporations, followed by a time of private practice as a licensed professional counselor.

DR . JA MES W. HOBACK JR . ’ 6 6 Day student from Chattanooga Following McCallie, Jim attended UNC as a Morehead Scholar where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and then graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1974. He received a Cardiology fellowship at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis and was on their teaching faculty before moving back to his hometown, Chattanooga. Board-certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Interventional Cardiology, Dr. Hoback was the first physician in Chattanooga to perform a directional coronary atherectomy (DCA). He is a member of the Chattanooga and Hamilton County Medical Society, the Tennessee Medical Association, and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and he still practices at Memorial’s Chattanooga Heart Institute. Notable extracurricular activities have included running with the bulls in Pamplona, working as a singer-guitarist on Nantucket Island, and playing banjo for a bluegrass band in Minnesota with his wife, Debra. He and Debra are the parents of Ben ‘01, Betsy and Jenny.

PA R K “ GIB” GIBB S V ES TA L JR . ’ 6 6 Boarding student from Rockford, Tennessee Upon graduation from Vanderbilt University, Gib worked for 30 years as an investment banker in Memphis, serving as a Senior VP with Union Planters Bank before becoming managing director of Morgan Keegan.

A downsize at Morgan Keegan in 2001 gave Gib an easy out to pursue his lifelong dream of combining his career skills, his passion for sports, and his interest in helping people. A few weeks of networking and talking with various inner-city ministries led Gib to become Founder and Chairman of Memphis Athletic Ministries.

With the goal of building character and promoting racial reconciliation through sports, MAM targeted youth in under-resourced neighborhoods to become Christ-centered, productive adults. Fifteen years later, MAM is delivering holistic programming (academics, recreation, service, mentorship, and life skills) to over 800 youth daily after school. Today, MAM employs ninety people in eight neighborhood youth centers, an outdoor activity center, and a youth golf course, providing youth participation in more than 3,000 events each year.

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DAV ID W. WOOD II ’ 6 6 Boarding student from Birmingham, Alabama Honorably discharged as a 2nd Lieutenant from the Army in 1972, Dave returned home to Alabama where he earned an Economics degree from the University of Alabama and a Masters in International Economics from American University in Rome, Italy. In 1980, David joined his brother John ’68 in taking over the family business, Wood Fruitticher. The food distributor company has grown from $10 million in annual sales in 1980 to over $300 million annually. Active with the Boy Scouts of America, United Way Food Bank, Rotary Club and Canterbury United Methodist Church, Dave has also served as a past board member and Finance Chair of the Birmingham Airport Authority and the Board of Directors for Capital South Bank. His greatest passion is flying disabled veterans for needed medical help through the Veteran’s Airlift Command. David says that spending time with our country’s ineffable heroes is profoundly inspirational. He also flies as part of Angel Flight, an organization that assists patients seeking medical care not available in their area.

R OBER T R . AY LWA R D ’ 71 Boarding student from Pace, Mississippi Bob is the Executive Vice President of Business Operations for the Seattle Mariners and the Chairman of the Board for Root Sports NW, the regional sports network controlled by the Mariners. Bob began his career in Baltimore, a time highlighted by being a part of the five-member team who led the development of Oriole Park at Camden Yards. In 1997, he moved to Seattle where he has overseen the successful business operation for the Mariners, including the opening of Safeco Field in 1999 and the acquisition of Root Sports NW. Referred to as the “visionary” behind the nonprofit Global Health Nexus, Bob serves as president of the board of directors for the organization that “aims to bring together the expertise of local life-science companies, globalhealth researchers, businesses and nonprofit groups and engaging the public in their efforts.” Bob and his wife, Elizabeth, live on Mercer Island, Wash. They have two daughters, Laura Robinson and Caitlin.

M A R K C. W IEDMER ’ 76 Boarding Student from Birmingham, Alabama “I have had a life-long infatuation with the written word,” Mark said at his Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame induction in 2014 for sports coverage. From the legacy of a mother, who was sports editor of her high school newspaper, to the mentorship of a special teacher during his McCallie days with the Argonaut and Tornado staffs, former Chattanooga News-Free Press Sports Editor Roy Exum remarked that Mark “is a real wordsmith who has a great heart for those he writes about but also one of the best portrait artists I have ever seen.”

Hired as a graphic artist in 1983, Mark became the newspaper’s lead sports columnist by 1986. A three-time Tennessee Sports Writer of the Year, he has covered nearly every major U.S. sporting event, including twentyseven Final Fours, fourteen Kentucky Derbies, six Masters, four World Series, two Super Bowls and the 1996 Summer Olympics. The Society of Professional Journalists, which recognizes the very best journalism in the southeastern United States, recently named him a Green Eyeshade winner for online sports commentary.

COL JEF F R E Y T. SIMS ’81 Day student from Signal Mountain, Tennessee Jeff recently completed a successful brigade command of the 207th Regional Support Group (RSG) based at Fort Jackson, S.C. His command covered five southern states, included 21 units, and accounted for over 1,700 Soldiers. COL Sims led the 207th in a deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and served as the U.S. Forces Garrison Commander for Kandahar Airfield (KAF) and as the U.S. representative to the NATO Support Agency. The 207th RSG received a Meritorious Unit Citation while COL Sims received his second Bronze Star, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal and the NATO Medal. Following the deployment and under his continued leadership, the 207th RSG rose to become the No. 1 brigade within the 143rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command. For his leadership, COL Sims received the Legion of Merit Medal before retiring in 2016 after more than 31 years of military service. Jeff is married to the former Cheryl Compton. They have three children: Fletcher ’12 as well as Emma Jane and Molly.

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Achievement Awards ER IC VOGES ‘ 81 Day student from Lookout Mountain, Tennessee After an outstanding tennis career at McCallie, Eric played at the University of Tennessee. He returned to McCallie as head tennis coach in 1987 and led the Blue Tornado tennis teams to six state titles. Eric served as Chair of High Performance for the Southern Tennis Association, President for the Tennessee Tennis Association and on the Nominating Committee for the Southern Tennis Association. Over the years, Eric’s honors include 2005 Tennis Coach of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations, 2008 inductee to the Greater Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame, and 2015 inductee to the Lookout Mountain Sports Hall of Fame. Eric gives back to the sport he loves through his service as the USTA Representative to Chattanooga Tennis Association, Area Vice President of the Tennessee Tennis Association, and chair of player development for Tennessee Tennis Association and Southern Tennis Association. Eric and his wife, Lori, are the parents of Sawyer ‘09, Turner ‘15 and Callie.

DAV ID S. SNODDY ’8 6 Boarding student from Huntsville, Alabama After graduating McCallie in 1986, David studied East Asian Languages at Harvard, joining SJ Warburg in Tokyo as a casualty insurance analyst after graduation. He continued work in Asian equities, and in 2000 founded Nezu Asia Capital Management (named after a famous garden near his first Tokyo office) which today manages about $1.8 billion. In Japan until 2010, David and his wife, Abby, now live in New York with their children, Cotton and Emma. Nezu is not a big fund by U.S. standards, but in the small pond that is the Asian hedge fund world, it is one of the larger and longest running funds out there. Through Nezu, David says he has “been privileged to work with some very fine people, to see and do some really cool things, and to have the deep satisfaction that comes from building something from the ground up.” Despite his financial success, David will tell you that his family is the part of life for which he is most proud.

EDW IN H. BR AGG ’ 91 Boarding student from Scottsboro, Alabama Edwin oversees the marketing, communications, branding, and digital and social media for Shake Shack. The critically acclaimed, modern day “roadside” burger stand, known for its delicious burgers and frozen custard, has earned a cult-like following around the world. Before joining Shake Shack, Edwin was the Marketing Director for GQ magazine, where he led its brand strategies, marketing and research initiatives. In 2009, Edwin was named the Condé Nast Marketer of the Year for his work on The Gentlemen’s Fund, a causemarketing initiative that recognizes leading men for their charitable work. A graduate of Tulane University, Edwin also holds an MBA in Marketing from Georgia State University. The Shake Shack marketing team won Restaurant Social Media Index “Small Brand of the Year” award in 2013, “Fast Casual Digital Brand of the Year” award in 2014, and the Halo Award for “Best Social Service Campaign” at the Cause Marketing Forum in 2014. The brand ranked #6 on the 2016 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers.

A L L A N G. DAV IS JR . ’ 9 6 & BA R RY P. L A R GE ’ 9 6 Day student from Signal Mountain, Tennessee & Day student from Chattanooga, Tennessee Classmates Allan Davis and Barry Large, along with friend and fellow Samford graduate Ted Alling, founded Access America Transport in 2002, a leading third-party logistics firm. AAT grew into one of the largest in the United States before it merged with Coyote Logistics in 2014 and ultimately sold to UPS in 2015 for upwards of $1.8 billion. As the CFO for Access America, Barry negotiated many lines of credit as the organization grew to revenues of $500 million with no outside investments during its 12-year life. Allan was the chief architect of AAT’s company culture and aggressive commission structure that consistently ranked it as one of the best places to work in the U.S. Allan’s now infamous “pod” approach to growing sales teams fueled Access America’s growth. With the goal of helping other entrepreneurs grow their ideas into successful businesses, they co-founded Lamp Post Group, an early-stage incubator, and Dynamo, an accelerator and venture capital fund focused in transportation and logistics. All three AAT founders were inducted into UTC’s College of Business Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame in April 2016, making them the youngest to ever be inducted. In addition to the many honors awarded to their business ventures over the years, they were personally named Outstanding Young Alumni of the Year by Samford University in 2010.

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Rising senior Tahir Murray was selected to participate in a national leadership program sponsored by Bank of America

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Rising senior Tahir Murray was one of about 200 students selected to participate in a national leadership program sponsored by Bank of America.

The Student Leaders Program, part of Bank of America’s Summer Youth Employment initiative, recognizes about 200 community-minded students each year by connecting them to employment, skills development and service.

Murray is a boarding student from Fayetteville, Ga., and one of five Atlantaarea students chosen for the Student Leaders Program. As part of the program, he completed an eight-week internship at the East Lake Foundation where he learned about the management and operations of running a successful nonprofit organization.

He also worked with Drew Charter School as a teaching assistant for the school’s summer STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) camp.

Murray also volunteered this summer with the First Tee of East Lake near his hometown teaching golf to children, and he wrapped up his summer with the Student Leaders Program by attending the 2016 Student Leaders Summit held July 10-15 in Washington, D.C. At McCallie, Murray is a student leader for the African American Alliance, and he has also volunteered with Sox4Soles, a program that works to provide socks for the homeless. g

Rising junior Allen Liu spent twoweeks this summer training and performing with an all-star youth orchestra as part of Carnegie Hall’s NYO2 program.

Liu, a day student and talented violinist from Chattanooga, was selected to participate in the program sponsored

by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute to provide instruction for outstanding young American instrumentalists ages 14–17. The program is highly competitive with all expenses paid for students selected to participate in the program at Purchase College, SUNY, which is just north of New York City in Westchester County “The program not only provided a unique, eye-opening orchestral experience but also created a community with a level of diversity that I would not be able to find at other music festivals, allowed me to interact closely with orchestral musicians and arts advocates, and inspired me to collaborate musically with communities at home,” Liu said in an email to McCallie Music Director Michael Ake. “I would say that simply being surrounded by other accomplished musicians has helped me grow musically and that the most invaluable aspect of NYO2 was probably the unique community that it created.”

Liu and the other student trained and performed under the direction

of Nashville Symphony Director Giancarlo Guerrero, a Grammy Award-winning conductor.

Liu was principal second violin in a performance of Tchaikovsky’s “Capriccio Italien,” “Pines of Rome,” and, as encores, “Hoedown” and an arrangement of themes from “Porgy and Bess.”

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Following up on its spectacular opening run on Broadway, the Tony Award-winning musical “Hamilton” will open in Chicago this fall — with McCallie alumnus Chris D. Lee ’13 in a prominent role.

Mr. Lee, a student at Belmont University in Nashville, was cast in the dual roles of Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson for the production that opens Sept. 27 at Chicago’s PrivateBank Theatre.

Tickets for the Chicago production went on sale June 21 generating massive lines of people eager to purchase tickets.

To get the role, Mr. Lee submitted a video audition which attracted the attention of producers preparing the Chicago production. He was then called to New York for live auditions where he won the roles of Marquis de Lafayette/ Thomas Jefferson.

The casting of Mr. Lee and other members of the Chicago production of “Hamilton” was announced by Broadway World.

Broadway veteran Miguel Cervantes will play the title role of Alexander Hamilton in the Chicago production starring opposite Tony-winning actress Karen Olivo in the role of Angelica Schuyler.

“Hamilton” is the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation’s first Treasury Secretary.

The Broadway show has become a national phenomenon with its score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway musical styles.

While at McCallie, Mr. Lee was active in theater and music throughout his time as a boarding student. He performed in the McCallie/GPS co-ed musicals “Annie,” “Hairspray,” “Les Miserables” and “Footloose.” He also acted in productions of

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“The 25th Putnam County Spelling Bee” and “The Wedding Singer” while at McCallie.

In addition to his work in the arts, Mr. Lee worked as a counselor at McCallie Sports Camp and was active in intramural sports.

After graduating from McCallie, Mr. Lee was awarded a Gates Millennium Scholarship to attend Belmont University. This fund was established and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation “to promote academic excellence and to provide an opportunity for outstanding minority students with significant financial need to reach their highest potential.”

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After four seasons as an assistant coach at McCallie, Tim Costo has been named head coach for the Blue Tornado baseball program.

Costo has an extensive record with baseball at all levels. His experience, plus his knowledge of the players at McCallie, give him the ability to build on what is already an extremely successful program. In his four seasons as hitting coach, the Blue Tornado have won a state championship in 2014 and made deep postseason runs every year.

“We feel Tim’s baseball knowledge and playing

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A new era for McCallie Tennis has begun with the return of Jeff Clark ’91 to the Ridge and an exciting new role for longtime Blue Tornado coach Eric Voges ’81.

Coach Clark, who most recently has served as women’s tennis coach for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga since 2008, will become McCallie’s new varsity coach while Coach Voges will move to the role of Director of Tennis Operations where he will continue to build the overall Blue Tornado tennis program and attract new interest to McCallie’s world-class facilities.

“After completion of the new Tennis Center, Coach Voges realized pretty quickly the workload was stretching him to the point where he couldn’t do everything that needed to be done at the high level he expects of himself and his players,” Assistant Headmaster Kenny Sholl said. “That he would came forward with the idea of taking on this new role shows not only what a savvy tennis professional he is; it shows his willingness to do whatever it takes to make McCallie tennis the best it can be.

“The chance to bring Jeff Clark here made the decision that much easier. I’ve known him a long time and know that he is a great coach who understands what McCallie is all about.”

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experiences are unmatched in the area,” says Dean of Athletics Jeff Romero.

“He is an outstanding teacher of the game and will bring out the very best in our student-athletes.

Costo replaces Greg Payne as head coach at McCallie. Payne resigned in early July after four successful seasons.

“I’m just looking forward to picking up where we left off last year,” Costo said. “I think we’re going to be extremely competitive. We have plenty of talent in the rising seniors and juniors, and there are even more great players behind them in the underclassmen.”

Remaining with Costo and the Blue Tornado program will be assistant coaches Tom Adams, Chris Edge and Robert Long, giving the program

In the crucial moments following the horrific shootings in Orlando in June, the work of a group of trauma surgeons literally was the difference between life and death for many victims Will Havron ’95 was one of those heroic doctors, and the former Blue Tornado lacrosse player has been recognized in the media for his work.

Dr. Havron, whose son Sam is a McCallie ninthgrader, was first featured on a CBS Evening News report by anchor Scott Pelley with the rest of the trauma team. Dr. Havron discussed the work he and the other doctors did to save lives as well as the impact the tragedy has had on them.

“I think they all stick in your mind,” he said. “I mean, after something this horrific, going from operating room to operating room, from patient to patient, I don’t think any of us will forget this. This is not something that goes away.”

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stability and a proven tradition of winning.

“I feel privileged to be in the company of such great men and coaches and I am looking forward to working along side each one of them,” Costo said. “My plan in running the program falls right in line with McCallie’s mission and what this great school stands for and works toward.”

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Upcoming Alumni Events September 15-17 | Golden M Homecoming & Reunion (Classes of 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966) September 29 - October 1 | Reunion Weekend (Classes of 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011)

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To Johnny White ’73 and Ruth, a grandson, Campbell Miller, on May 12, 2016.

To John Reid ’94 and Whitney, a son, John R. Reid, IV “Jack” on December 2, 2015.

To Marc Knight ’94, and Laura, a son, Hunter Pierce Knight on May 11, 2016. To Clay Odom ’99 and Cheryl, a daughter, Elora Milliken Odom, on September 5, 2015.

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To Brennan Paris ’01 and Courtney, a son, Campbell Paris, on March 7, 2016. Austin Wyker ’01 to Katherine Rochelle on March 19, 2016.

To John Goetz ’01, a son, George Calhoun Goetz, on May 26, 2016. To Nicholas Bradford ’02 and Elizabeth, a daughter, Clara Joy on December 19, 2014. Lawson Konvalinka ‘02 to Alma Contreras on April 2, 2016.

To Louis Anderson ’02, a son, Watson Neal Anderson “Watts” on April 4, 2016. To Jesse Thornton ’02, a daughter, Adelyn Ruth Thornton, on May 16, 2016. To Eric Burger ’02, a daughter, Alexandra Nicole Burger, on May 30, 2016. To Nolan White ’03, a son, Holden Ellis White, on March 29, 2016. John L. Brandon ’04 to Elise Torner on October 17,2015. Nelson D. Rhodes IV ’04 to Mary Jane Saunier on November 14, 2015. Matthew N. Hawkins ’04 to Rosalie Glover on November 21, 2015.

Scott Mattice ’04 to Amber Johnson on May 21, 2016.

Dr. J. William Daigle ’05 to Haley Johnson on April 30, 2016. To Lars Nelson ’05, a son, Noah Jesse Nelson, on June 2, 2016. Patrick M. Johnson ‘06 to Fiona Amanda Webb on April 16, 2016. Chapin Kay ’06 to Laura Schilling on May 21, 2016. Eugene P. Schlereth ’06 to Cameron Leigh on June 3, 2016. Dr. Louis Revenig ’06 to Janine Sheree Fennell on June 18, 2016 . Mitchell M. Bell ‘07 to Kelsi Megan O’Leary on April 2, 2016. Joel Bradford ’07 to Courtney Smotherman on June 4, 2016. Thomas Brown IV ’07 to Lucy Richards on March 5, 2016. To Jordan Paynter ’07 and Emma, a son, Luke William Paynter, on May 18, 2016. Oliver Benton IV ’08 to Abigail Justine “Abi” Edwards on June 4, 2016.

Elora Milliken Odom, born on September 5, 2015 to Clay Odom ’99 and Cheryl.

George Calhoun Goetz, born on May 26, 2016 to John Goetz ’01.

When Thomas Brown IV ‘07 married Lucy Richardson on March 5, 2016, McCallie alumni shared in the celebration. Included in photo are: Sam Lynch, Brian Erwin, Mitchell Bell, Arjun Patel, Jorge Padilla, Brogan Jayne, Wes Nelson, Daniel Fisher, Andrew Hamilton, Evan Myers, Ray Brown, Sam Campbell V, Will Young, Eric Straussberger, Chris Glascock, Scott Lyons, Joe Young, Brennan Ledford, Jack Faulkner, Pearson Brown, Sam Campbell IV, and Elliot Davenport

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John L Brandon ’04 married Elise Torner on October 17, 2015 in the McCallie Chapel.

Mark Pickett ’82 on a trip to Arches National Park noticed and introduced himself to Travis Uzzle ’15. He was part of the photography group and was proudly wearing his McCallie sweatshirt.

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William Miller ’44 is being inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey this fall.

The ceremony will be on September 27, and Mr. Miller is being honored because he has been the President of Aereon Corporation since 1967.

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Lew Conner ’56 in 2015 reached the pinnacle of his 52 year career as a lawyer and a jurist when selected to receive the coveted John Tune Award from the 2800 member Nashville Bar Association. The John C. Tune Public Service Award is presented by the Board of Directors of the Nashville Bar Association to the member of the Association who has shown the highest degree of dedication not only to his or her work as a lawyer but to the betterment of the community in which he or she lives.

Because the award is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a member, it is not necessarily given annually, but only when someone is deserving of the award. Zane F. Pollard ’59 received the lifetime achievement award from Tulane School of Medicine in May 2016. The award was given because Dr. Pollard has trained 36 fellows in pediatric ophthalmology and has published 94 scientific papers in peer review journals.

Also in May 2016, Zane Pollard was the commencement speaker for the graduation of the residency class of 2016 in Ophthalmology at the University of Georgia School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology.

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James Hall ’70 practices tax and business law in Tennessee and Mississippi as a shareholder in the East Memphis office of Baker Donelson Law Firm. Joe McFalls ’76 was recently named 2016 Mining Association of South Carolina “Miner of the Year.” Michael Bownes ’75 retired June 1, 2016 after 25 years of a most rewarding career in State Government and Higher Education. Ward Nelson ’75 an attorney for Miller & Martin, has been recognized for his professional achievements and for his commitment to the Chattanooga community with an invitation to become a fellow of the CBF (Chattanooga Bar Foundation).

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Frank Williams ’80 in May, 2016, completed his master of arts degree from Webster University in Procurement and Acquisition Management. Jeff Sims ’81 retired July 24, 2016, from the U.S. Army. Mark Pickett ’82 during his two week trip to Nevada, Arizona, and Utah with his wife, and after making the sunset hike to “Delicate Arch” in Arches National Park near Moab Utah, noticed a large group of young people, each with sophisticated camera equipment. It was a photography club setting up to photograph the sunset. As soon as the sun set, he noticed and introduced himself to Travis Uzzle ’15. He was part of the photography group and was proudly wearing his McCallie sweatshirt. Mark Shiffman ’86 Associate Professor at Villanova University, will serve as chair of the Department of Humanities and the Classical Studies Program beginning in Fall 2016. Hugh Brown ’86 has joined Pendleton Square Trust and Family Office as Principal/Trust Officer in Chattanooga.

Brown joins Pendleton Square following a 20-year career in corporate and commercial banking. Mr. Brown is a member of the McCallie Alumni Council and he is on the board of the Chambliss Center for Children, where he serves on the Executive Committee as Assistant Treasurer. William King ’87 has been named President and CEO of Outpatient Imaging Affiliates.

Kyle Eiselstein ’90 was appointed to vice-chair of the litigation department for the law firm of Miller & Martin PLLC. David Decosimo ’97 has received the Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise. The award is bestowed by the Forschungzenturm Internationale and Interdiszipllinaere (FIIT) at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. It goes to 10 scholars each year whose first book or doctoral dissertation in some way concerns the topic “God and Spirituality”(broadly understood).

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Matthew Hichcock ’00 opened Hitchcock Family Medicine in Chattanooga. Graham Taylor ’03 received his doctorate in biomedical engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in May 2016. Dr. Taylor has published several papers in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals, and he is a co-founder, the President, and the CTO of T&T Scientific, a bionanotechnology-based startup company based in Knoxville. T&T Scientific won over $30,000 in multiple business pitch competitions throughout the last year. Graham is also continuing to work with the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, the Joint Institute for Neutron Sciences, and Joint Institute for Biological Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Chalres Jospeh Alderdice ’04 has begun a Fellowship in Cardiology at the East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Charlie has finished his 3-year residency in internal medicine at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine and a summa cum laude graduate in Health Sciences at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Samuel Miles ’05 graduated with an MBA from University of Texas at Austin in May, 2016, and will be joining Simmons & Co. International in Houston, TX as an associate in their oil field mergers & acquisitions group.

Alex Vey ’09 recently graduated with a J.D. degree from Vanderbilt Law School after a distinguished experience that included arguing as a third year student before the Federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. He has interned with the U.S. Attorney and the local district attorney’s office in Nashville during his summers. He is now employed by the Tennessee Attorney General in the Criminal Appeals division.

He recently became engaged to Lindsay Nyhoff, a Ph.D. candidate at Vandy in the field of immunology. Christopher Ryan ’09 moved to San Francisco in December 2015 and now works for City National Rochdale designing investment portfolios.

The Class of 1986 showed up in force in Eufaula, Ala.,for the funeral of classmate Mike Dixon Jr.

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Ralston Harness ’14 just produced an album which is available for listening at http://ralstonhartness. bandcamp.com. David Bowman ’15 attended the 2016 Summer Program for Princeton in Argentina.

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Holton Edwin Harris ’40 of Westport, Conn.,died April 4, 2016. At McCallie, he won many awards including one later named after him, the Holton E. Harris Oratorical Medal, which was awarded to Ted Turner in a subsequent year. He attended Georgia Tech, which his grandfather founded, for two years, then transferred to MIT. He graduated at the top of the MIT class of 1944, earning both an SB and an SM in electrical engineering. He served as a 1st lieutenant in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in World War II for 22 months in the South Pacific and was a proud veteran. After his schooling and military service, he worked at General Electric, the R.W. Cramer Company, Eastern Air Devices and Reeves Instrument company before opening his own electronic and manufacturing company, Harrel, Inc., which operated successfully for more than 50 years in Norwalk. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Jeanne Deming Harris, his son and daughter, Also by two grandchildren.

COL. Edwin Godwin Kellum ’41 of Manhattan Beach, Calif., died December 15, 2015. He is survived by his son, David V. Kellum.

William “Bill” Harvey McClanahan Sr. ’42 of Nashville, Tenn., died June 28, 2015. Bill attended one year of college at Wake Forest College before joining the U.S. Army. He served in the European theater during the last few years of World War II, earning a purple heart for injuries sustained in battle. Upon his discharge, he attended and graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He soon began a successful career as a heavy equipment salesman with Thompson and Green Machinery Company. He developed real estate in the Nashville area over the course of five decades. Working with his wife, Thelma, as a partner, he developed Trailmont Park in Goodlettesville, Kingston Park in Kingston Springs, and Northfork Properties on Springfield Highway. He is preceded in death by his parents, and by his wife of over 55 years, Thelma Davis McClanahan. He is survived by three sons, six grandchildren and seven (soon to be eight) great-grandchildren.

McCallie parent and volunteer Todd Stamper had the chance to meet three young alumni, working as interns, for dinner during a recent trip to the nation’s capital. Joining Mr. Stamper are Austin Frederick ’13, a summer intern with the American Bakers Association; Carl McPhail ’15, an intern for U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-NC); and Riley Stamper ’15, an Eisenhower Intern for the Republican National Committee.

In Memoriam William “Bill” Daniel Vinson Sr. ’42 of Davidson, N.C., died April 7, 2016. Born in Rochester, MN and raised in Richmond, VA, he attended Davidson College and proudly served his country during WWII as an Ensign aboard the USS Wasatch stationed in the Pacific. On returning from the war he completed his degree at Davidson and then obtained a master’s degree from UNC- Chapel Hill. He went on to a 35 year career with the General Electric Company, serving in various roles in several locations. On retiring from GE in 1987 he and Mary returned to Davidson to live in the home his grandmother built in 1898. He is survived by his wife Mary, two children, five grandchildren and two nephews.

James Caldwell “Jim” Lee Jr. ’43 of Chattanooga, Tenn., died July 19, 2015. He served in World War II the U.S. Army Combat Engineers in the Pacific Theater and was part of the unit of first troops to occupy Japan. Post service, Jim completed his undergraduate education at Rhode Island State University and then obtained a law degree from Washington and Lee University.

Jim thoroughly enjoyed his 50-year career of practicing law. He served as president of the Chattanooga Bar Association and as a member of the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Rule 42 Committee. He was preceeded in death by his wife Susannah. He is survived by their two daughters, along with grandsons, G. Taylor Belcher ’09 and Beau Belcher ’11.

William Beasley Carter ’43 of Morganton, N.C., died January 31, 2016. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife.

James Charles Thompson Jr. ’43 of Pensacola, Flor., died February 25, 2016.

Jere Clemens Caldwell III ’45 of Danville, K.Y., died November 8, 2015. Jere attended Centre College and the University of Kentucky. Jere served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Western Pacific. Jere was a pilot, flew a Bonanza for many years and built his own ultralight aircraft, a “Snoop.” After his service in the Navy and completing his education, Jere went on to be a full-time farmer for more than 50 years. He was a founding member and the first president of the Kentucky Beef Cattlemen’s Association. Some of his many accomplishments were improving Hereford genetics and utilization of ultrasound as an evaluation tool. Besides his parents, Jere was preceded in death by his wife, Mary H. Caldwell. He is survived by his five children, three stepdaughters, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, eight step grandchildren and two step great-grandchildren.

James “Jim” Walter Lail Sr. ’45 of Chattanooga, Tenn., died June 9, 2016. After his Military service in the Marine Corps, he moved to Chattanooga, and attended the University of Chattanooga. He started his career in construction with Lawson Electric Company. The remainder of Jims career was at Raines Brothers, Inc. At Raines Brothers, Inc. He rose through the ranks to become its President and an owner.

His last role at the company was as Chairman of the Board. He was a Trustee of the McCallie School and in 1985 received the Schools Alumni Achievement Award. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, his loving wife of 52 years, Doris T. Lail; and son, Timothy W. Lail ’80.

He is survived by son, James W. Lail Jr. ’80; son, Michael A. Lail ’83 ; two grandchildren, James W. “JW” Lail, III ’06 and John L. Lail; his brother, Charlie J. Lail, several nieces and nephews including Richard E. Lail ’82 and Richard Harris Lail ’19.

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Dr. David McWhorter Isbell ’48 of Signal Mountain, Tenn., died April 4, 2016. He received his pre-dental education from Vanderbilt University and his doctorate from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry, where he was elected to membership in the honorary Richard Doggett Dean Odontological Society. Dr. Isbell served in the Dental Corp of the U.S. Navy and in the Naval Reserve, attaining the rank of Lt. Commander. During his 40 years of practice, he served as President of the Third District Dental Society, Vice President of the Tennessee State Dental Society and was awarded the Tennessee Dental Association Fellowship Award. He was instrumental in establishing the Siskin Memorial Foundation Dental Clinic for children, where he served as a staff volunteer for 35 years. He is survived by Jane Dickert Isbell, his wife of 63 years; his two daughters, his two sisters, a sister in law, nieces and nephews.

Lyman Ward Hodge ’46 of Chattanooga, Tenn., died March 16, 2016. Two days after his McCallie graduation, he enlisted in the U. S. Navy as a 17-year old, proudly serving our country for two years. He then returned home and attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He worked as a salesman for the Cavalier Corporation and then ran an employment agency. He returned to University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as an adult student to receive his accounting degree.

He was a well-loved local CPA spending 30 years at Joseph Decosimo and Company. He attended Avondale Baptist Church and later spent 63 years at Brainerd Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife of 38 years, Shirley (Norris) Hodge and two sisters, and two sets of parents. He is survived by his daughter, and two granddaughters; his son, and three granddaughters, and three grandsons, three nieces and five nephews.

Sen. William “Ward” Crutchfield ’46 of Chattanooga, Tenn., died on April 3, 2016.

A longtime colorful politician, he had a long life of public service as a former Democratic member of the Tennessee Senate for the 10th District, including Marion County and parts of Hamilton County from 1963-1967 and again from 1987-2007, during which he held the leadership role of Senate Majority leader during the 101st through 103rd General Assemblies. He was also a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1957 to 1959 and 19611963. Prior to his public service, he attended the University of Chattanooga, and received a J.D. from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, College of Law, in 1951. He received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army. He served as the acting attorney for Hamilton County and an attorney for the Hamilton County Board of Education. His family was among the first settlers of Chattanooga. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Joan “Bunny” Crutchfield; two daughters, grandchildren, and a niece and nephew.

Former assistant football and track coach Richard Hugh Bohner died on Aug. 11, 2016, in Chattanooga. He was 74. Coach Bohner graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1964 and worked at McCallie from 1971 to 1981, often saying the most special years of his life were the ones spent teaching and coaching on the Ridge.

Coach Bohner is the father of Rick ‘78 and Alex ‘87 as well as daughter Debbie Young He is the proud grandfather of Aimee, Rebekah and Hannah Bohner; Louisa and Frances Bohner; and Wes, Campbell and Jack Young. He is also survived by daughters-in-law Connie and Rachel Bohner, son-in-law Carter Young, his sister, Sharon Byers, a host of nieces and nephews, and Dottie Paden, his close friend and the mother of his children. Several of Coach Bohner’s former colleagues and players gathered for his funeral, which was held in the McCallie School Chapel on Aug. 20.

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In Memoriam James Addison Jones III ’48 of Lexigton, K.Y., died June 12. 2016. Jimmy graduated from Davidson College in North Carolina. After serving in the Strategic Air Command of the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, he returned to Charlotte to graduate from Davidson and began a career in real estate. In 1962, the family moved to Coral Gables, Fla., where he managed the family’s Belle Isle Court Apartments and then bought and operated the Galen Beach Hotel on Key Biscayne. While in Miami, he was one of the founders of the now Palmer Trinity School, where he also served as first chairman of the board.

In 1982, Boots and Jimmy moved to Natural Bridge where he owned and operated Liberty Hill Farm. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter, his son, James “Jim” Jones ’72, his grandchildren, including James Addison Jones V ’00, and a brother, Robert Hubbard Jones ’46.

Theodore “Ted” Franklin King Jr. ’50 of Chattanooga, Tenn., died June 1, 2016. He was a proud graduate of both McCallie School and Vanderbilt University. He later served his country in the Army during the Korean conflict.

Ted began his insurance career at Provident Life Insurance. He then joined Trotter, Boyd and Keese, which became AGA. He spent his happiest years as a partner in Huffaker Insurance, from which he later retired. Following his marriage, he joined Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church, where he served as usher and deacon and sang in the sanctuary choir.

He is survived by his two daughters, and five grandchildren, including David King Jemison ’17 and Marshall Bodine Jemison ’22 William Vernon Gibson ’51 of Mount Pleasant, S.C., died February 6, 2016. He was a graduate of Vanderbilt University. During his Naval career he served on the USS Wasp and USS Forrestal. He retired as the Chief Dental Officer at Charleston Navy Base, Charleston, S.C. Bill’s passion was golf and he accumulated nine official holes-in-one. He was a member of the Snee Farm Golf and Country Club and enjoyed many days with friends on the local courses. He is survived by his wife, Mary Virginia Gibson, his son, Michael Gibson, his sister, two grandchildren, three nephews, and a niece.

Richard Tyner Byrd ’53 of Faunsdale, Alab., died March 23, 2015. He is survived by his wife and brother, William F. Byrd ’43.

Dr. Charles William Bauknight Sr. ’53 of Anderson, S.C., died June 10, 2016. He graduated from Emory University and Emory Medical School. He trained at Johns Hopkins and Grady Memorial in Atlanta. He served in the Air Force in Columbus, Mississippi before practicing obstetrics and gynecology for 30 years in Anderson, S.C. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Johannah Armbrecht Bauknight, his son Charles William Bauknight, Jr. ’77 and daughter, his grandson and his brothers Clarence Brock ’54 and John Edward III ’58.

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Hugh Wheeler Callaway Jr. ’55 of Cleveland, Tenn., died June 6, 2016. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Knoxville where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. After college he served in the United States Navy. Upon his return to Cleveland, Hugh had a long career in banking and real estate. He was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Mr. Callaway was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Glenn Wheeler Callaway; and Jane Hester Cummings, his sister-in-law. He is survived by his wife of forty six years, Patricia Hester Callaway; two sons, a beloved grandson, sister-in-law, five nieces, and his canine buddy Ruger II. John Walter Dulin ’56 of Flushing, Mich., died March 16, 2016. He completed his undergraduate degree at North Carolina State University and received his Masters degree from Michigan State University. John was married to Janice Peterson in Raleigh, North Carolina on August 25, 1962. Janice preceded him in death in 1993. John taught math and statistics and was a Math Professor for 40 years at G.M.I./ Kettering University. John is survived by his wife, Carol; three sons, four step-children, twelve grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.

William Coleman “Bill” Callender ’58 of Columbia, Miss., died June 3, 2016. He obtained his BA degree from the University of Mississippi. In 1966 he received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi. After completing law school, Bill returned to Columbia to practice with his father in the law firm of Hall, Callender and Dantin. In 1985 he established the law firm of William C. Callender, Attorney at Law. Bill is survived by his wife of 52 years, Diane B. Callender; three children, his four grandchildren, and his brother-in-law, Richard Binford ’74.

Ronald Evatt Flinn ’62 of Spring City, Tenn., died January 20,2013. He is survived by his brother, W.R. “Dick” Flinn ’58.

Dr. John Henry Dorminy III ’62 of Fitzgerald, Georg., died March 8, 2016. After graduating from Emory University, he then served 4 years in the Air Force stationed at F E Warren AFB, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Thereafter, he graduated from Duke University Medical School where he also completed his residency in OB/GYN in 1978.

Alongside Dr. Sammie Dixon, they jointly founded the Tift General Hospital Foundation in 1981.

He also established many scholarships at Duke, ABAC, University of Georgia, as well as many other colleges throughout Georgia. In addition to his wife Katarina, he is survived by his oldest son John IV and his wife and their six children and his granddaughter-in-law and great-granddaughter; his daughter and her husband, and their three children; his youngest son, Charles Dorminy ’95 and his wife , and their three children. He is also survived by his former wife and mother of his children Alice S. Dorminy, his sister and brother Jim Dorminy ’64.

James “Jim” Richard Shelton ’63 of Atlanta, Geor., died May 18, 2016. He is survived by his brother William “Mac” Shelton ’65.

Dee Randle Cunningham ’81 of Longview, Texas, died March 20, 2012. He was a member of the Rotary Club and a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. Mr. Cunningham is survived by his mother; wife, Patricia Cunningham; son, brother, numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Mike Dixon, Jr. ’86 of Eufaula, Alab., died August 13, 2016. A graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Mike returned to his roots in Eufaula and became an active part of the community. He was a member of the Eufaula Tree Commission and the Eufaula Rotary Club.

He served for many years as a reserve deputy for the Barbour County Sheriff’s Department.

Mike also served on the board of directors for the Eufaula Boys and Girls Club and the Eufaula Country Club. He was active in Boy Scouts, serving as a committee member for Eufaula Troop 11. He was also a member of the Order of the Arrow, received his Wood Badge, served as a Wood Badge staff member, and most recently was the 2016 Golden Eagle Honoree. Mike was a long-standing member of the Eufaula Planning Commission and was a member of the board of directors for the Alabama Forest Owners Association and the Alabama Forestry Association. Mike was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents and his maternal grandparents. He is survived by his wife CiCi, his two children, his parents, many nieces and nephews, and countless cousins.

Dr. Edward Joseph (Ned) Wikle ’98 of Birmingham, Ala., died March 17, 2016.

He attended the University of Mississippi, graduating with a business degree in 2002. He was accepted into the University of Mississippi College of Dentistry, receiving his DMD with Cum Laude honors, in 2008. While in dental school, he joined the United States Navy and, upon his dental graduation, Ned completed his General Practice Residency at the U.S. Naval Medical Center in San Diego, Calif.. He was then assigned to the Marine Corp/Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, where he served three years.

Ned then returned to the United States and completed a two-year residency in Endodontics.

He is survived by his wife, Dana; and their three precious children, along with his parents, and his siblings: Will, Emily and John ’04. He is also survived by his in-laws, many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.

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New teachers for 2016 are (top from left) Rev. Jim Suddath, Dave Porfiri, Yuemei Wu, (bottom row from left) Leo Procise, Jake Yost and Scotty Jones.

1905 Spencer and Park McCallie open McCallie School in a makeshift schoolhouse on Missionary Ridge with four teachers and 58 boys.

A new school year on the Ridge means new faces, and that includes some new faces in the ranks of the faculty. A handful of new faculty members will be joining the McCallie community this year, bringing fresh perspectives and excitement to the learning environment for 2016-17.

“We are fortunate to be adding a group of extraordinary individuals to mentor, teach, coach and advise our boys,” says Headmaster Lee Burns ’87. “They have tremendous experiences and expertise and come to us both locally and from around the nation, yet they all share a commitment to the mission of McCallie.”

The new faces students will see this fall are Scotty Jones, Middle School Principal; Dave Porfiri, Director of the the Center for Animation, Video and Entertainment; Dr. Leo Procise, AP Biology Teacher; Rev. Jim Suddath, Middle School Bible Teacher and Chaplain; Dr. Yuemei Wu, Chinese teacher; and Jake Yost, Middle School Wellness and assistant coach for varsity wrestling. g

“Combining the poise of a gentleman with the drive of ambitious students, The Honor Fund is a link between past, present, and future.”

2016 The Annual Sustaining Fund becomes The Honor Fund, a nod to our strong history as a school and our bright future.

Your gift this year makes a difference.

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The Patrons Association, the precursor to the Sustaining Fund made up of parent support, is started by Gaines Campbell, Sr.

The Sustaining Fund starts the phonathon program, which is still our largest fundraising initiative for the Honor Fund.

The Annual Sustaining Fund raises over $2 million for the first time.

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