McCallie Magazine Fall 2012 by McCallie School

Lifelong

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Faculty Farewells Commencement 2012 Class Acts SUMMER 2012

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A Summer’s Worth

of Memories

Summer Camp at McCallie can be one of the

most unforgettable summer experiences a boy can enjoy. For some families, McCallie Camps are a summer tradition in which several generations have participated. They can serve as a boy’s introduction to McCallie and lead to a longstanding relationship with the school. Over 1,500 boys attended this summer, some of whom are future McCallie students. Team and individual sports highlight the schedule. But so much more is packed into the summer months – activities ranging from paintball, fishing and white-water rafting to trips to see the Atlanta Braves and to Six Flags Over Georgia. The McCallie Lake, the centerpiece of campus, serves as the wet and wonderful playground for all McCallie campers. McCallie Summer Camp is where a summer’s worth of memories are made and lifelong friendships are formed. g

“Man’s Chief End is to Glorify God and to Enjoy Him Forever” The McCallie School Mission McCallie School is dedicated to preparing young men to make a positive difference in their world. By fostering their intellectual, spiritual, physical, and emotional development, the school seeks to inspire and motivate them to: »»strive for excellence »»seek truth »»live honorably »»act responsibly »»help others

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Lifelong Connections Many alumni classes hold their own gatherings, making the meaning of the McCallie brotherhood that much more powerful. • On the cover (L-R): Rusty Scott ’76, David Milligan ’57, Jeff Turner ’86, Bobby Colvin ’65

Feature » FIRST

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PERSON

4 Taking Science to New Levels Dr. Elizabeth Forrester’s AP students are assisting the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center in its research

» Campus

15 Golden M Homecoming/Reunion All alumni from 50 or more years ago are invited to their own gathering Nov. 8-10

16 Class Acts

Meet the nine recipients of the 2012 Alumni Achievement Awards

Life

18 Ship’s Ahoy!

6 2012 Faculty Farewells

Nick Bradford ’05 enjoys a career designing ships as a naval architect

Three longtime faculty members with 125 combined years on campus have retired

8 Faculty Spotlight

» Class

Get to know Bart Wallin ’99, Middle School history teacher and dorm advisor

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20 Births/Weddings/News

9 Long Blue Legacy

Read the latest updates from your classmates

Spencer Gardner’12 is the great-great grandson of one of the school’s founders

10 Commencement Weekend 2012

News

The latest class of McCallie Men celebrated its entrance into the real world

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First Person

Article Rang a Bell

Taking Science to New Levels

Dear Alumni:

World-renowned scientists are writing in science journals

I am a grandfather of J.P. Harrison ’05 and am a recipient of the McCallie Magazine. In the most recent edition (Spring 2012), an article caught my eye. It was about a gentleman named Arch McDonald ’22. According to the article, after some job-hopping trying to find his niche, he became a radio announcer for the Chattanooga Lookouts, a Washington Senators minor league affiliate, in 1932. Two years later, he was hired as the first radio announcer for the Senators. I grew up in a Washington suburb and well remember the voice of McDonald because, beginning back in the 1930s on weekends, my dad, a baseball fan, always had McDonald on the radio. The article brought to mind a couple of things I haven’t thought of since I left Washington for the army. One was a song he would play called “The Old Pine Tree.” The article doesn’t give the lyrics, which went, “When they cut down the old pine tree; and they haul it away to the mill, to make a cabin of pine for that sweetheart of mine, when they cut down the old pine tree.” When I read that, I couldn’t resist. I sang it for my wife whether she could stand my singing or not. Another thing mentioned that I recall was his phrase, “The ducks are on the pond,” referring to men on base. What was not mentioned was how he called a Washington hit in away games, which he never attended. These games were communicated to him by some kind of ticker tape, which you could hear near him when a Senator got a hit. Before saying anything he would hit his gong, once for a single, twice for a double, etc. Then, “And Jones doubles to centerfield!” If you are still with my enthusiastic ramble, I want to thank you for bringing back fond memories which had been long lost, and for the magazine, as always. Go Blue Tornadoes. g

that our country is failing miserably at teaching science to students. Data shows this is a fact. Since the mid-1990s, the U.S. has consistently scored lower than most developed nations on science exams (nationsreportcard.gov). There is no one right way to solve this problem. I began my teaching career at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in histology. At the time, I was working in a research lab studying the role a growth-factor (TGF-_) plays in mammary tumorigenesis. I quickly realized I loved teaching. After obtaining my Ph.D. and moving to Charlotte, N.C., I took a job at Charlotte Latin School to teach honors biology and chemistry. I felt completely unprepared and overwhelmed with the Dr. Elizabeth Forrester (GPS needs of students I was never trained to teach. The ’94) teaches AP biology and AP next months were filled with lots of learning and chemistry. First Person allows a teacher, administrator or student listening on my part, and I was shocked at what I to present a unique perspective was hearing from students. To them science was on life at McCallie. B.O.R.I.N.G. The science I knew was competitive, exciting, challenging – anything but boring. These students didn’t know science, but it wasn’t their fault. Their science was memorization and labs where the teacher always knew the outcome. Not the thrill of discovery and the chance to problem-solve on their own. Inquiry-based science is not a new concept. It’s what scientists do in labs every day. If you ask any scientist, it’s what they love most about their job and what keeps them motivated. It’s not always easy to implement inquiry-based science in a classroom, but if partnerships can form between scientists, teachers and students, then it would be possible for students to get a real taste of what science is all about.

– John B. Harrison Charlotte, N.C.

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Students Working on Curing Cancer Last year, several McCallie students were given this opportunity. We were fortunate to work with Dr. Rebecca Cook in the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center. Dr. Cook’s research focuses on signaling pathways induced by the ErbB family of receptor tyrosine kinases. One goal of her research is to understand how ErbB4 expression is affected by the anti-endocrine therapeutic, fulvestrant. We were given paraffin sections of breast cancer cells grown in mice that had been treated with or without fulvestrant. Using immunohistochemistry, the boys were to assess the role of ErbB4 in driving fulvestrant sensitivity. We had to work out the conditions on our own. It was an amazing opportunity as the boys were required to perform literature searches, order antibodies and supplies and keep a lab notebook like a graduate student. Learning to problemsolve and think on your feet is a big part of science that students are normally deprived of in high school labs. We are still trying to work out the conditions for the ErbB4 immunohistochemistry. This year, a few boys will get to continue the ErbB4 project, but all AP biology students will have the opportunity for a similar experience through a partnership with Dr. John McDowell of Virginia Tech. Students will design and perform their own unique experiment on wild-type and mutant Arabidopsis plants. The boys will work and study unique aspects of the mutant and possibly learn about novel plant biology. They will generate their own hypotheses, design their own experiments, learn new techniques, record observations, report data and learn about plant biology. Maybe their results will even be published. Always the ultimate goal for scientists; I mean students. g

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TAIL G ATE A new feature at home football games this fall will be the Tornado Alley family tailgate area. All McCallie fans are encouraged to join Tornado Club members and others from the McCallie and GPS community to start the tradition of a tailgate village on the Varsity Soccer Field. To join in the school spirit of Tornado Alley, become a member of the Tornado Club, the athletic booster organization. Dues support all McCallie athletic teams. Bring your tent, chairs and picnic items and enjoy the pregame atmosphere with other friends before we cheer on the Blue Tornado. For more information, please visit the McCallie website at mccallie.org/tornadoclub.

INNO VATION Senior Alex Ramey has invented an app for smart phone users. Alex’s app, “”Technology Hub,” customizes news, discussions and reviews on technology and new technology products into one location for the subscriber. It taps information from 15 different worldwide sources, including the New York Times. It also includes a forum where users can discuss different ideas about technology. Alex submitted his app proposal to an app incubator that had 200,000 other entries. His app went live in May and has received positive reviews.

CR EW The Lightweight 4+ placed second at the US Rowing National Championships June 10. The boat, with rowers Drew Hettenbach ’12, Fletcher Sims ’12, junior Ross Weiser and August Wherry ’12 and coxswain JT Wu ’12, came up just short of Cincinnati Juniors, 6:42.51 to 6:44.97. McCallie was the top school finisher as Cincinnati is a city club team which pulls from several schools. The final concluded a brilliant weekend for McCallie which dominated the heats and semifinals on its path to the grand final. In the semifinal race, McCallie posted victories over Scholastic National Champion Father Judge, New Jersey state champions Moorestown, Florida state champions Miami Beach and Mid-Atlantic champions Norwalk.

(L-R) Drew Hettenbach, Ross Weiser, Fletcher Sims, August Wherry

A C A D EMIC S Through the generosity of the Bill and Melinda

Gates Foundation, Jose Cruz’s college education – undergraduate, graduate and all costs associated with higher education – will be completely covered by a Gates Millennium Scholarship. Funded by a $1.6 billion grant, the program was set up to help low-income minority students with higher education costs and steer them toward careers in education, engineering and the sciences. Only 1,000 students out of 25,000 applicants are selected. To be eligible, a student must be a minority and a U.S. citizen, have a grade point average of 3.3 or above, have demonstrated leadership qualities and met federal Pell Grant eligibility criteria. Jose ’12 is the first in his family to graduate from high school and enroll in college. He cared for his three siblings in the evenings at their Dalton, Ga., home until his parents returned from work, then after dinner, left for his job at a grocery store until 11 p.m. He made the 30-minute drive from Dalton to school every day. “Jose came to McCallie and made the most of his opportunities here,” says Brian Beckley, associate director of college guidance at McCallie. “What he accomplished shows that if a student works hard and

Jose Cruz ’12

“It is more difficult to earn this scholarship than to get into Stanford.” takes advantage of the opportunities presented, good things will happen. “It is more difficult to earn this scholarship than to get into Stanford. The Gates Scholarship is removing all financial barriers for Jose to pursue his dreams.” Jose plans to attend Furman University for his undergraduate studies. “McCallie helped me obtain a good education,” Jose says. “There is no way my education would have been the same anywhere else. This is the only way I see myself not struggling like my family has done. The only way I see to proceed is to succeed.” g

{ For full coverage of events around campus,visit www.mccallie.org. } C OMMUNIT Y More than 25 families and members of the

McCallie community participate in and benefit from the school’s on-campus garden. Started 10 years ago, it was revived four years ago and has been in full bloom since then near the campus intersection of Anderson Avenue and Kyle Street. The garden grows over 20 varieties of vegetables, several types of flowers and one “mystery melon.” Members of the campus community rotate shifts to cultivate and harvest the garden three times a week. Interested students lend a hand or a hoe some Fridays and Saturdays during the school year. In 2011, students built three raised garden beds behind the dining hall which grow herbs used by McCallie’s food service partner, Sodexo.

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Abbie Roberts (front right)

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2012 Faculty Farewells Three faculty and staff members who entered the retirement phase of their lives this summer served McCallie School for a combined 125 years. Each of them made an impact on students in their own way – as a French teacher, drama instructor and dorm advisor, fundraising to procure scholarships and monies for operations and as a baseball coach, math teacher and summer camp director. McCallie, its students and alumni are indebted to them for their tremendous service to our school. Farewell to Bill Royer (40 years), Curtis Baggett (40 years) and Bill Eiselstein (45 years).

Curtis Baggett ’65

Director of Development faculty member since 1972 I want to preach more often. Fourth, I want to be a better volunteer for McCallie, for my grandchildren’s school, for St. Nicholas School and other institutions like the Salvation Army. Did you ever plan to remain at McCallie for as long as you have? I told my wife Suzy in 1972 that if she would let me come back to McCallie for just two years – if McCallie had a place for me and would take me on – I would be a happy man. That was 40 years ago. It seems that I continue to be a half credit shy of graduation! McCallie has a way of just getting close to us alumni, and I just never wanted to leave.

What are your plans for retirement? I look forward to sitting down on my porch and reading a book – haven’t done that in such a long time! I am building a list of classics and hopefuls that I want to read, and hope to overcome the fact that I am not a well-read man. Second, I want to learn to cook at least three or four signature dishes and get good at entertaining with them. Third, I want to do some writing, and as an Episcopal Lay Minister,

If there is one thing from McCallie you could take with you, what would it be? – A sense of personal honor and integrity, encapsulated in living a spiritual life. These are two areas that have been critical to my happiness in my life. What makes McCallie such a unique institution and community? – There is so much color and creative energy on campus. I suppose I could have sold widgets for a living, but it would not have been nearly as much fun and interesting as

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watching the kids who later become alumni and have made my McCallie career so meaningful. What is a favorite memory of McCallie that you will always remember? – Traveling with a mentor in one’s profession is indeed a privilege. Teaming up with Spencer McCallie and Kirk Walker on Development trips has undoubtedly been one of the most memorable parts of my career. Not to be overlooked, however, by those great stories of dorm life with 40 or 50 adolescent boys, as those stories abound with a lively and endearing sense of humor year after year.

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termined, but will be something fun); relax and enjoy this new phase of my life.

Summer Programs Director faculty member since 1967

Did you ever plan to remain at McCallie for as long as you have? No, when I started at McCallie in 1967, I planned to try teaching and coaching for just a couple of years. But I enjoyed it so much, I expanded my planned time here to staying a few more years. Then I had two sons (both of whom attended McCallie for six years), and I recently realized that I have been here for 45 consecutive years. (Time flies when you are having fun!)

What are your plans for retirement? I plan to join my wife on her travels (she has stated that she was going to start traveling with or without me if I didn’t retire soon); to spend more time with my nine grandchildren, their ages range from infant to 13, three in Chattanooga and six in Atlanta; occasionally play some golf (I’m not into Twitter but will find a way to let my friends at McCallie know when I shoot my age); exercise more (yard work, walking, join a Health Club, etc.); read more (not just SI); maybe start a new career (yet to be de-

If there is one thing from McCallie you could take with you, what would it be? My grandmaster key! Just kidding. There are many things I will take with me – the great memories of good times, fun events, classes and athletic contests (the ones that were successful), and the people (colleagues, friends, former students and athletes). What makes McCallie such a unique institution and community? McCallie is unique because of the quality of the faculty and staff, the care and concern we have for each other and the positive

relationships that are built between current and former faculty, staff, students and alumni… and the fun social events (bowling, parties, the Shelton…) What is a favorite memory of McCallie that you will always remember? I am fond of the experience my children had here, Billy ’88, Kyle ’90 and MaryHadley (she would have been Class of ’94 if girls were allowed, but was a four-year McCallie cheerleader). All three were “raised” at McCallie.

» Also saying their goodbyes this year: Rachel Adams, Bryan Beasley, Jason Brooks, Adam Caine, Bettye Crawford, Jack Denton, George Dyer, Tim Foote, Vivian Pettigrew, John Pound, Prentice Stabler.

Bill Royer

Upper School French & Drama

I haven’t played much since then. I hope I’ll do more cooking and entertaining, since I recently renovated the kitchen at my townhouse – the “country estate.”

faculty member since 1972

Did you ever plan to remain at McCallie for as long as you have? Heavens no! I arrived in Chattanooga in 1972 because I needed a job, and McCallie needed a French teacher. I had never been in the South. I considered other jobs in my first few years, but before I knew it, McCallie had become home. The students became my family. It has been an amazing 40 years.

What are your plans for retirement? I hope I’ll be able to travel more. I’ve already made one retirement trip, my first visit to Las Vegas where I fulfilled a long-time fantasy – seeing Celine Dion perform. I also gambled just a bit while I was there. I hope to continue with volunteer work. I started last year volunteering once a week with the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera. I also would like to get back into working on my genealogy and maybe playing bridge again. I enjoyed that a lot in high school and college, but

What makes McCallie such a unique institution and community? The prime goal of the institution has to be to provide a good preparation for college. But McCallie is different because of the relationships that develop – among the students, but also between students and faculty. Since the only family I have is one brother who lives in New Hampshire, the students really have been my family. I still keep in touch with alums as far back as the Class of 1973, the first class I saw graduate. And I hope retirement will give me the leisure to reconnect with even more of my former students.

If there is one thing from McCallie you could take with you, what would it be? The best thing of the last 10 or 15 years has been the boarders who have hung out in my apartment after study hall. I think those evenings have helped keep me young in spirit. Those guys introduced me to “South Park” and a lot of other things I would have probably remained ignorant of otherwise. It was a fun time and, maybe, I would offer a word or two of advice on occasion. But most of the time, it was the students who were relaxing, enjoying each others’ company and making me laugh.

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Faculty Spotlight Bart Wallin ’99 has taught history at McCallie in the Middle School since 2005 and has been a dorm advisor for the last six years. And yes, there are advantages to working in this environment as an alumnus. The teachers who taught me as a student really know me. There is a sense of family that only comes when you’ve known people since your youth.

What teachers made an impact on you when you were in school?

What were the circumstances that brought you to teach at McCallie?

Teaching at McCallie was always my goal. This truly is my dream job. I taught high school in the inner city of Greenville, S.C., for two years. After my first child was born, my wife and I decided we wanted to move back to Chattanooga to be closer to our families. I applied for teaching positions all over town, but God knew that my heart’s desire was to teach at McCallie, and He graciously created space for me here. I had never taught Middle School and was a little apprehensive, but now I wouldn’t want it any other way. Middle School boys have enough “kid” in them to make them fun and just enough “man” in them to make them interesting.

Do you feel pressure as a teacher because you are an alumnus, or does teaching at ones alma mater have its advantages?

Pressure isn’t the right word. I don’t feel pressure, but I do feel responsibility as a teacher here, and as an alumnus because I know the high level of teaching that I received as a student. I feel a responsibility to my students and to the school to make sure that my students are as well educated as I was. I had some excellent teachers.

First, Lynn Goss and Robin Byrd in the Middle School made me feel welcome as I came to McCallie, knowing very few people. Michael Woodward taught me how to be rigorous and still have fun while I was in AP U.S. history. I credit him greatly for inspiring me to teach history. Finally, Sumner McCallie, though not my teacher in a classroom setting, taught me the value of dreaming big, and was gracious enough to tell me the truth when I needed it most but didn’t always want to hear it. I will always be grateful that he took a genuine interest in me.

What is a favorite memory of your school days at McCallie?

Hands down, the work I did with Habitat for Humanity has made the most lasting impression on me as a man and a person. John Walters, Sumner McCallie and I worked together to get that project up and running. It taught me a lot about how the world works, how leadership works, and it gave me tons of time with friends working towards a goal. I’m not sure you can quantify the impact Habitat has on a young man; to show a teenager that they have the power to house another human being. After that, there are no limits. I encourage every young man to help out with Habitat at least once. It’s a life-changer.

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Can you describe the ups and downs of being a dorm advisor?

The greatest parts of being a dorm advisor happen slowly. It’s in daily time spent, meals shared, homework questions, dating advice, late night talks and watching young men mature. The best feelings come when you get a young man connected to friends and campus life; when you watch home sickness melt away and see them come into their own. And later, hearing from them at college and seeing what direction their lives are taking – that’s pretty rewarding. The only down side to being a dorm advisor is that there are occasionally young men who need help and won’t accept it. At those times, you just sow the best seed in them that you can and trust God that the virtues of Honor, Truth, and Duty will blossom in them one day.

What is something you and your wife do for the boys in the dorm that makes them feel more at home?

We bake cookies or brownies for our guys about once every two weeks. We also make it a point to try to know when all of their big test dates are so we can encourage and pray for them. One of our favorite things to do is to take guys with us to church on Sunday mornings and then out to eat afterwards. There’s nothing more central to our family life than that, and that’s one of our favorite things to share.

How would you describe your teaching style?

I would describe my teaching style as entertaining. To entertain is “to be able to hold one’s attention,” and that’s always been my goal. I want to make class as fun and interactive as possible so the guys stay engaged, and in the process, learn what I want them to learn. I’ve also noticed that Middle School is about the time when boys start to pull away from their mothers a bit. To hopefully counteract that tendency, one of our big class projects is a cooking assignment. The guys present a report on a specific country then prepare a dish from that nation in class. I want to give the moms an opportunity to spend some time with their sons working on an assignment that oftentimes puts the mother in the expert’s chair. It’s also good for young men to learn to feed themselves. g

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(L-R) Spencer McCallie III ’55, Spencer Gardner ’12, Ellis Gardner ’79 and Dr. Tommy Gardner ’72

Spencer McCallie Gardner ’12, the great-great grandson of one of the school’s founders, graduated from McCallie in May. The daily walk into McCallie’s Dining Hall is

a walk through history. For Spencer McCallie Gardner ’12, it is much more personal. The main hallway is lined with nine oil paintings of former headmasters and school leaders. Spencer’s great-great grandfather, Spencer Jarnigan McCallie, is one of the founding fathers of McCallie, and his great grandfather and grandfather were both headmasters. “I had to walk by my grandfather’s portrait every day,” Spencer says. “It sort of felt like his eyes were watching me.” Spencer, the son of Ellis Gardner ’79 and Kathy McCallie Gardner, is part of a living legacy of McCallies and Gardners who have attended McCallie. He estimates 50 family members have attended this school. Legacies, defined as at least three generations of alumni, are a storied tradition of McCallie. With his bloodlines, Spencer’s classmates expected him to have an easy ride through his seven years at McCallie. Some wondered if his name would grant him special treatment. That was not the case. “I tried to avoid it in sixth grade because I was kind of shy,” Spencer says. “I didn’t want to stand out. When I would introduce myself, the others would say ‘your name’s not McCallie. Can’t you think of something more creative than that?’ It was a much bigger deal to the teachers than it was to the students. Especially some of the older ones who had worked for my grandfather. “My senior year, I’ll admit I tried to get away with things, just for fun. I would say, ‘you don’t understand. I’m royalty here.’ But that never worked.” Middle School science teacher Terry Evans did not cut him any slack. “I wasn’t the best student in Middle School,” Spencer says. “I didn’t know how to study and how to put in that extra time.

Mr. Evans got on me. He knew my entire family. I wasn’t doing well in his class and he made me do well. “I was around coaches and teachers who taught me how to work really hard. Even the administrators – Mrs. Snodgrass, Dean Sholl, Dr. Walker – I saw them on a regular basis. They know your name. They push you to go harder and do your best. That’s something that will stick with me for the rest of my life.” Kathy McCallie Gardner grew up on campus. Her father, Spencer Jarnagin McCallie III ’55, her mother, two siblings and herself lived in Founders Hall and the Park McCallie House. In 1974 when Spencer III became headmaster and she was 11, the family moved into the headmaster’s house where she lived until she went to college. A McCallie family tradition that began before Kathy was born and continues to this day is the annual Christmas dinner. As many McCallies as are able share Christmas dinner at the McCallie Dining Hall. Before the current dining facility was built, these family feasts took place in the Student Activities Center, in the Middle School or whichever campus location could accommodate the large clan. Mrs. Gardner says the numbers would range from 40 to 60 McCallies. Thousands of McCallie students referred to Spencer III as “Mr. McCallie.” To Spencer, he is “Granddad.” Spencer III retired from his headmaster’s role in 1999; thus Spencer never attended McCallie while his grandfather oversaw the school. Spencer III has been back to campus many times since his retirement, including as guest lecturer for last year’s McCallie Day celebration. But the Commencement exercises on May 20 were special to him personally, attending as a proud grandfather.

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“I was very impressed,” he said. “It was great to be back. It gives me the feeling that there is a permanency in things, and that some things mean way more than tradition. I can’t help but look at the school and not see family. “To see my own grandson go across that A young Spencer Gardner (left) with Granddad, stage was very Spencer McCallie III ’55 special. For 10 to 15 minutes, I was making mental lists of all those in our family who had preceded him. I just couldn’t help it.” As Spencer enters his freshman year at the University of South Carolina, one wonders if he will continue the McCallie legacy. Should Spencer have a son one day, would he send him to McCallie? “Absolutely,” he says. “I think my parents were wise enough to realize that some of the other schools I was looking at didn’t quite have the advantages that McCallie had. They wouldn’t have prepared me for college or the real world as well. They wouldn’t have given me the quality of education or made me work harder. I wouldn’t have had the same opportunities and wouldn’t have been taught by a group of highly skilled teachers.” g

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For the 2012-13 school year, there is one fifth-generation student enrolled, seven fourth-generation students and 17 thirdgenerations legacies.

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Fifty-five percent (86 of 156 members) of the Class of 2012 accepted scholarships to the college or university they are attending as of Summer 2012. The following is a list of scholarship acceptances for the Class of 2012.

Isaac Akers Presidential Scholarship Boston College

Spencer Gardner Woodrow Scholarship University of South Carolina

Will Anderson College of Arts and Sciences Merit Scholarship New York University

Ellis Harr William J. Porter Honors Scholarship Jacksonville University

Bruce Baldree Presidential and National Merit University scholarships Tulane University Micah Bardoner Greensboro Scholarship Birmingham-Southern College Bass Barfield Athletic and Academic scholarships Jacksonville University

Drew Hettenbach, appointment U.S. Naval Academy Sylar Holmes Chancellor’s Scholarship The University of the South Austin Huston RIT Achievement Scholarship Rochester Institute of Technology Bear Jordan Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship The University of the South

Thomas Norris The Kite Recruitment Scholarship for Jazz and School of the Arts and Sciences Academic Institutional Scholarship College of Charleston Elliot Olenchek MU Ignatius/Magis Scholarship Marquette University Harry Phillips Academic Excellence Scholarship and German Language Initiative Program University of Mississippi

Bryan Bierly Leadership, Achievement and Service Scholarship University of Montana

Sebastain Krupa National Merit College Scholarship Harvey Mudd College

CJ Reese Athletic Grant-In-Aid Southeast Missouri State University

Trent Lusk Founders Scholarship Centre College

Russ Robinson Baldwin Scholarship University of Georgia

Sam Lyons President’s Scholarship Asbury University

Arturo Rocha Athletic Grant-In-Aid Lee University

Alex McCullough Minority Scholarship East Tennessee State University

Tyree Rush 2012 Horatio Alger Georgia Scholarship Florida State University

Bobby Brouner Volunteer and General Assembly Merit scholarships University of Tennessee Davis Brown Academic Excellence Scholarship Honors College, Univ. of Mississippi Tim Brown Vassar Scholarship Vassar College Mac Caldwell, appointment U.S. Air Force Academy Jose Cruz Gates Millennium Scholar Furman University Ross Faires Collegiate Scholarship University of Alabama Carson Fallo Distinguished Scholar Award Tulane University Ryan Forsthoffer Koch Scholarship University of Tennessee Will Fredebeil Tennessee Valley Authority Scholarship University of Tennessee

Kade McGlohon Athletic Grant-In-Aid Limestone College John Miller National Merit Scholarship Stanford University J.P. Millet Branch Rickey Scholarship Ohio Wesleyan University Will Mitchell Volunteer and Chancellor’s Honors scholarships University of Tennessee

Brian Viscomi Ervin Scholarship Washington University in St. Louis

Alex Ward Athletic Grant-In-Aid University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Grayson Kemper South Carolina Life Scholarship Clemson University

Brian Bilbo Citadel Scholars and Air Force ROTC scholarships The Citadel

David Via Navy ROTC Scholarship North Carolina State University

Gil Walton Athletic Scholarship and National Merit Finalist’s Award University of Alabama

Eliot Berz Ecce Quam Bonum Award The University of the South

Ryan Keller, appointment U.S. Air Force Academy

Reed Turpin Volunteer Scholarship University of Tennessee

Seth Phillips Presidential and Pre-Health scholarships Emory & Henry College Michael Prentice Ronald McDonald House Charities Scholarship, Ryan Award for Bible, Better Business Bureau “Student of Integrity” Award, Lads to Leaders Award, Endowment Scholar and Freed Hardeman Academic Scholarship Freed-Hardeman University

Mike Baxter Academic Award Tusculum College

Daniel Stone Engineering Department Scholarship University of Tennessee

Alex Sanford HWS Faculty Scholarship Hobart & William Smith Colleges Alex Scheumann Academic Award Wittenberg University Wilson Sharp Academic Excellence Scholarship University of Mississippi Fletcher Sims Army ROTC Scholarship Columbia University

James Montgomery Merit Scholarship Wofford College

Blake Singer James B. Duke Scholarship Furman University

Brian Mu Fletcher Bright Strings Award University of Chicago

Min Song Rose-Hulman Merit Scholar Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Daniel Myers Ecce Quam Bonum Award The University of the South

Evan Speicher University Scholarship University of Tennessee

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Charlie Wedding Academic Merit Award Wofford College Reed Wells University Scholarship and Scholarship for Engineering Education Mercer University Tim Westbrooks Volunteer and Chancellor’s Honors scholarships University of Tennessee Tye Youngblood Athletic Scholarship Wofford College Mike Zuppa Tippman Sports National Scholarship Georgia Tech

Additional HOPE Scholarship recipients Georgia – Cole Chadwick, Carter Chapman, Alex Kent, Russ Robinson, Parker Ryals, George Summers, Reed Wells Tennessee – Alex Andrews, Josh Bandy, Eliot Berz, Bobby Brouner, Michael Brown, Sean Burney, Cory Cobb, A.J. Cook, Andrew Cooke, Walker Fitzgerald, Ryan Forsthoffer, Will Fredebeil, Clark Helstern, Sylar Holmes, Dwight Johnson, August Kirchner, Davis Leach, Daniel McClure, Alex McCullough, A.J. McMullen, Will Mitchell, Bailey Morgan, Daniel Myers, Jorge Ramirez, Evan Speicher, Daniel Stone, Christian Talley, Alex Tombul, Reed Turpin, Tyler Vogelmeier, Alex Ward, Tim Westbrooks

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Lifelong Connections A 1997 gathering of alumni from the Classes of 1957 and 1958. Joe Moss ’57 is front row center with black cap. David Milligan ’57 stands first on left of back row.

CLASS OF ’57

McCallie’s annual Reunion Weekend brings 800 alumni and friends back to campus. This year, the first-ever Golden M Homecoming & Reunion welcomes anyone who is celebrating 50 or more years as an alumnus of the school. In addition to participating in their respective reunion class year celebrations, many classes organize their own gatherings and get-togethers, meeting on a regular basis, in large or small groups, to stay connected to their classmates and friends. The following feature highlights four alumni classes who have taken it upon themselves to keep in touch and remember their classmates in their own unique manner.

Joe Moss ’57 was a big man on the McCallie campus in the mid 1950s. A four-year boarding student from Virginia, his senior biography in the yearbook had to be printed in small type to include all his activities. Joe was senior class president, Captain of Company A and a member of the Senate and Keo Kio. He starred on the basketball, football and track teams and accepted a football scholarship to Virginia Polytechnic Institute, now known as Virginia Tech. Joe was the first football All-American in Virginia Tech history and went on to successfully run his family’s farm. Mr. Moss spent the last 25 years of his life confined to a wheelchair. One fateful day, he was giving his grandchildren horsey rides on his back. The mood soon turned from jovial to somber. A wrong move resulted in a severed spinal column at the neck. He would never walk again. Mr. Moss made it back to campus in 1992 for the Class of ’57’s 35-year reunion, but the 40th five years later was too much for him to manage. Reunion Weekend in 1997 was the first class gathering attended by David Milligan ’57. Enrolled at McCallie for just his senior year, he admittedly never felt a connection to the school and barely kept up with two or three friends. Something drew him back to his 40th reunion, and he says he had a good time. But Joe, the class favorite, was on everybody’s mind. He was greatly missed. “Why don’t we go see Joe?” Mr. Milligan said. “They all thought it was a great idea.” Thus a tradition for the Class of ’57 was started. Mr. Milligan sent emails to his classmates with a plan to rendezvous in Salem, Va., for a visit with Mr. Moss at his nursing home. Thirteen alumni made that first trip. The following year, in March 1999, 14 traveled to visit Mr. Moss in Blacksburg,

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Va., where he had moved to a different facility. He passed away on Sept. 2, 1999. Mr. Milligan, a retired marketing and sales executive and the son of former McCallie football coach Sack Milligan ’27 (1956-65), has kept the custom alive, relocating the annual gathering to Asheville, N.C., a more central location for classmates. Mr. Milligan’s invitations include alumni from the Classes of 1956, 1957 and 1958, and the group has enjoyed each other’s company at least once a year since 2000. Last year’s gettogether included 20 alumni from the Class of ’57 and 13 from 1958. A hotel serves as the weekend headquarters, and the agenda includes pizza and beer, a nice dinner, remembering Joe Moss and good-natured ribbing. No wives allowed. “We get together, we play a little golf, we tell a few stories and we shoot the breeze,” says Mr. Milligan, who was voted the class’s Biggest Bull Shooter his senior year. “These days, the conversation is usually about who the newest bypass patient is or if our hips are OK. Everybody has a good time and picks on each other. We’re too old to cause too much trouble.” Mr. Milligan sends out a letter in November allowing the invitees ample time to mark the April or May weekend on their calendars. He is a one-man committee and self-appointed social chairman for the annual event. Following the Saturday dinners at the gathering, Mr. Milligan hosts an awards ceremony. The awards are silly; the winners selected by the “committee.” This past year, he presented certificates to the McCallie Kneeo-Bio Society for those who had undergone knee replacement surgery. Dressed in a black wig, he bestowed the McCallie Order of the Coif to Bob Walker ’57, a Nashville lawyer whom Mr. Milligan learned had recently received the Order of the Coif from Vanderbilt University. Several attendees take home the CRS Award, given to those who “can’t remember stuff.” Doug Smith ’57 received a CRS Award in absentia. He had a hotel reservation for

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the weekend one year but forgot about the event and failed to attend. Lee Cowart ’57 had a prior commitment one year and couldn’t alter his plans. “It’s breaking my heart,” Mr. Cowart shared with Mr. Milligan. “The trip is the highlight of my year.” It took Mr. Milligan 40 years to realize that his one year at McCallie played a large part in shaping the man he would become. For the last 15 years, he has enhanced his McCallie experience and that of a handful of others by going to great lengths to keep alive the brotherhood of the Class of ’57. “All these years later, I began to realize what McCallie meant to me,” Mr. Milligan says. “We started getting together, and everybody stayed in touch. It was a lot of fun. We still honor Joe. That’s why we meet. “My advice to other alumni is to find some excuse to get together. Maybe the senior private club sponsors a gathering, or someone else. Pick a central location for your class. You might get 10 or 12 to come the first time, but others will come. It’s going to take someone to organize it.”

CLASS OF ’76 “Klein Time” is the label placed on the monthly lunch gatherings of local alumni from the Class of 1976. A classmate’s untimely death helped draw many of these friends closer. Rusty Scott ’76, a three-year day student, had begun compiling an email list of classmates after the group’s 30-year reunion. They had such a great time, he says, that he worked on a proposal to try to get the 76ers together more frequently than every five years. Classmate Bobby Klein ’76 drowned in 2008, heroically sacrificing himself to save his two sons. Mr. Scott used the email list for the first time to inform his classmates of the tragedy. “Rob Fowler ’76 replied to the whole group,” says Mr. Scott, a financial analyst with Blue Cross Blue Shield. “He confessed that he didn’t know Bobby that well. That flipped a switch. I told Rob Taylor ’76 we needed to get together. We can’t put it off; we need to start right now.” The group’s first meeting was hosted by Mr. Taylor and retired college guidance counselor and soccer coach Steve George at the Privateer Yacht Club on Lake Chickamauga. Since then, class members have gathered at least once every month.

The get-togethers normally revolve around lunch; the discussions frequently center on sports. The 1975-76 school year marked the first time McCallie won four state championships in a single year, claiming crowns in baseball, swimming, tennis and wrestling. Adding an expert voice to the conversations is regular attendee Mark Wiedmer ’76, an awardwinning sports columnist for the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The group enjoys Mr. Wiedmer’s professional opinions on Southeastern Conference football and basketball, the Atlanta Braves and the sports world. Mr. Klein would have fit right in. “He loved the Tennessee Volunteers and attended nearly every Vols football game,” Mr. Scott says. At a recent lunch in downtown Chattanooga, former U.S. Congressman Zach Wamp ’76 was part of the six 76ers in attendance. The friends listened intently as he gave his take on the recent election results for the Congressional seat for Tennessee’s Third District in which his 25-year-old son Weston was a candidate. Another attendee, Crockett Cobble ’76, who has a healthy head of brown hair, recommended a new barber he had visited recently. Without missing a beat, Mr. Wamp, who ran for governor of Tennessee in 2010, said, “I’d be President of the United States right now if I had your hair.” The Class of ’76 had about 100 graduates, half of which have remained in the Chattanooga area. Many of the other “Klein Time” regulars – Martin Boyd, Rob Fowler, Jerry Harper, Lee Harper, Dr. Joe Haskins, David Kent, Tom McNeil, Rob Taylor and Owen Smyth – remain active with McCallie in various activities and events. “In this age, with email, it is easier to stay connected,” Mr. Scott says. “It makes relationships stronger if you can get together more often. It makes the reunions better. Classmates have that common bond of being at McCallie together. We walked the halls together. The direction we got there prepared us for life.”

CLASS OF ’86

(L-R) A recent gathering of 76ers: Rusty Scott, Zach Wamp, Rob Taylor, David Kent, Crockett Cobble, Dr. Joe Haskins Mark Wiedmer ’76 spoke at the Headmaster’s Luncheon during the 2011 Reunion Weekend, eloquently sharing what his classmates mean to him.

“Everything we say at lunch is confidential and off the record,” Jeff Turner ’86 kids Jim Tanner ’86, a reporter for the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Members of the Class of ’86 have been meeting for lunch every other month for the past 12 years. The last get-together for this group included 12 attendees, four of which were from out of state. Steve Brown ’86, a Georgia native, was in town visiting his parents, Andy Jensen ’86 from California was passing through and David Bryant ’86 of North Carolina and Proctor McInnis ’86 from Florida were dropping off their sons at McCallie. The 1986 graduates celebrated their 20th reunion in 2006. “We knew our 20th was getting close,” says Mr. Turner, a six-year day student. “I think several of us felt that, since we live here, it would be a good idea to get the home fires warmed up so when we were at our 20th, we could spend that time visiting with those we don’t get to see often. After the reunion, it was certainly more expected that our gatherings happen more frequently than just every couple of months.” Mr. Turner, a financial planner, was employed in Los Angeles in the 1990s. He eventually returned to his hometown of Chattanooga in 1999. Trying to get reconnected, he called several local classmates. The first four or five he got on the telephone refused to believe he was calling just to say hello, he says. They thought he was soliciting for McCallie’s phonathon. “It’s not for everyone,” he says. “When I came back, I felt like I had alienated a lot of friendships and had some catching up to do.

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“If you spend six years doing anything, I don’t think you want to put it in a box and forget about it. I don’t think we want to be each other’s best friends, but I do think you need a lot of friends. Friends are hard to come by, and you tend to keep the ones you have. If you want to keep it going, this is an outlet for that.” The lunchtime gatherings are usually at the east Chattanooga location of Big River Grille and generally attract 10-18 classmates. The regulars – Hugh Brown, Eric Carlton, Brad Cobb, Rodney Johnson, Alan Lebovitz, Scott Lee, Thornton Muir, William Newberry, as well as Mr. Tanner and Mr. Turner – exchange barbs in between bites and catching up on business and family. “You certainly don’t want to be late,” Mr. Turner says. “We try to keep pace with what’s going on. We give each other an extremely hard time. It’s neat because we have classmates in many different industries in town and in other parts of the country. In an hour, you can get caught up quickly on what’s important. “We’ve had people come up to us at lunch and ask if we are all brothers or in the same family. They tell us that, from the moment we walked in the restaurant, it looked to them like we all get along so well. That’s nice feedback.”

CLASS OF ’65

Members of the Class of ’86 marked their graduation at a lake party that summer. (L-R) Mike Dixon ’86, Price Carlton ’88, Eric Carlton ’86, Jeff Turner ’86 and Cam Davis ’86 at their 25th Reunion in September 2011. The Class of ’65 celebrated its 45-year Reunion in 2010.

Interestingly, most of the members of the Class of ’65 turned 65 years old in 2011-12. It is fair to say that many in this generation of McCallie men are not as adept at communicating via email and utilizing social media as some of the younger alumni. Still, some of the classmates have harnessed the magic of email to keep in touch with others and invite them to regular lunch get-togethers. “Curtis Baggett ’65 has always been good at getting guys together,” Bobby Colvin ’65 says. “Before we had email, he and I would divide up the list. We knew who lived in town, and we’d just start calling. We always have a good response.” Alumni from 1965 have met for lunch four or five times a year since 1997, and the gatherings average 10-12 attendees. The eating establishments have varied. Durty Nelly’s across the river from downtown was the original and favorite hangout until it closed four years ago. These days, the rotation includes The Boathouse, Las Margaritas and Taco Mamacita’s which is located in the Durty Nelly’s location. “We always swap stories,” says Mr. Colvin, a realtor. “Allan Little is unbelievable with details. He was a boarding student and shares with us the wild tales that went on in the dorms. The day students don’t remember some of that stuff. We reminisce and talk about the old military days, Col. Armstrong, Sgt. Martin. Randy Martin, his son, is a pastor here in town and always joins us.” If there were such an award, Allan Little ’65 would be considered for Most Dedicated. The Atlanta native makes the two-hour drive to Chattanooga for nearly every Class of ’65 lunch gathering. Other faithfuls joining Mr. Baggett, Mr. Colvin and Mr. Little include William “Spike” Bishop ’65, Dr. Calvin Bryan ’65, Tom Heys ’65, Carl Heinemann ’65, Rick Jahn ’65, Fletcher Sims ’65 and Rance Whitworth ’65. This class will celebrate its 50th reunion in 2015. While that milestone is three years away, a number of classmates will continue to assemble on a regular basis and keep in contact with each other. “If other groups are not doing it, they are missing out on a lot of fun,” Mr. Colvin says. “It’s gotten to be a habit for us to get together. We have a lot of unity and friendship, a bond that you carry through life. McCallie guys are just great guys. We enjoy each other’s company.” g

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Classes of 1962, 1957, 1952, 1947, & 1942

Alumni who graduated

50 or more years ago – this

is for you!

McCallie is initiating the first Golden M Homecoming and Reunion weekend November 8-10 in Chattanooga. This event is specifically for those from the Classes of 1962, 1957, 1952, 1947 and 1942, but alumni from all classes in-between and beyond are also invited and encouraged to participate in the weekend’s activities. Alumni often comment at reunions and gatherings that they would also enjoy reconnecting with members of the classes just ahead or behind their own. The weekend schedule is full of events in and around Chattanooga and on the everimproving McCallie campus. The highlight will be a gala event at The Chattanoogan. The high point of the agenda is sure to be McCallie Memoirs, an opportunity for alumni to build the school’s archival history. A videographer will be available to record memories of this special era of alumni who wore military uniforms to school, endured a regimented schedule and followed strict codes for behavior and haircuts. These memories of those who love McCallie will be kept for posterity and will offer a glimpse into a McCallie student’s life during the Golden Age. Members of the Golden M Society will receive registration packets soon, including details of the schedule of events developed especially for this group.

November 8–10, 2012

For more information, please contact Audrey Smith at asmith@mccallie.org or 423-493-5722.

SPECIAL GUEST W.O.E.A. Humphreys is planning on attending the events of the weekend.

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Class Acts McCallie’s Alumni Achievement Awards are presented annually to graduates who have shown outstanding accomplishments in a chosen career and distinguished themselves professionally. Alumni are eligible to be nominated after their 15th reunion and are selected in accordance with their reunionyear cycle. This award focuses solely on career accomplishment without consideration of service to McCallie or other service endeavors. This year’s honorees represent the Classes of ’67, ’72, ’77, ’82, ’87, ’92 and ’97. They will be recognized during Reunion Weekend Sept. 2022 on campus.

Garnet Chapin ’67

Craig Fuller ’97

Alexander Henegar ’92

Chet LeSourd ’72

Green Building Partners

TransMarkets Technologies

U. S. State Department

McCallie School

Career accomplishments and community involvement – Garnet founded Landmarks Chattanooga (now Cornerstones) as the city’s historic preservation organization. He served in the Reagan administration as special assistant to the Director of the National Parks Service, was at the forefront of the restoration of Chattanooga’s Walnut Street Bridge and helped design the Tennessee Riverwalk. He has received two Design for Better Living Awards, the American Institute of Architects Honor Award for Urban Design, the Tennessee Concrete Design Award, the Renew America Sustainable Design Award and a Federal Design Achievement Award. He has chaired the Tennessee Chapter of the Nature Conservancy and the Tennessee River Gorge Trust and served as president of the Parks Foundation. McCallie’s impact on his life – “McCallie has without a doubt been the most significant influence on my life as I was imbued with the values of Honor, Truth and Duty. I learned through the academic, military and athletic programs that hard work and determination bear fruit in later life. I made lifelong friends who continue to enrich my life, and I hope to continue to have a positive influence on my community, a passion which I acquired as a student and

Career accomplishments and community involvement – Craig is the CEO of TransCard which provides prepaid debit card services to community banks and credit unions. The company enables financial institutions to service and acquire non-core customers through TransCard’s turnkey platform. He has also pursued entrepreneurial ventures that range from mobile communications, online education and ondemand freight services. He owns seven patents related to GPS and mobile communications services. McCallie’s impact on his life – “McCallie taught me that character development is lifelong and never stops. The empowerment that I received from the school prepared me to deal with complex and difficult issues. The culture empowers young people to develop their own unique and independent solutions for major life and business challenges. The McCallie experience is not finished once you graduate. It stays with you forever.”

Career accomplishments and community involvement – Alex is a career Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. Department of State currently in charge of Political Affairs at U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He served two years as a diplomat in Afghanistan, overseeing the U.S. humanitarian demining program and covering political and economic affairs. His expertise is in political affairs, counterinsurgency operations and post-conflict reconstruction. Alex is also a major in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and the executive officer of a reconnaissance battalion in Texas. He has applied his experience in diplomacy and defense to strengthen U.S. relations with other countries and to improve coordination between the many government agencies informing and implementing U.S. foreign policy. McCallie’s impact on his life – “McCallie expanded my mind, nurtured my faith and shaped my character. It was a place of intense friendships and much mischief. I learned to seek adventure, prize loyalty and admire service. I learned how to lead and how to follow leaders I admired. After 20 years, dear friendships with classmates and faculty continue to teach me.”

Career accomplishments and community involvement – Chet has taught English at McCallie for 34 years. In 2010, he was named Director of the Writing Center and the Caldwell Chair of English Composition. His other school roles have included coaching baseball and tennis, serving as head of the English department and the Academic Camp and working as dorm head of Maclellan Dorm for 26 years and currently, Burns Hall. McCallie’s impact on his life – “McCallie has dominated my life in so many ways. Not only did I find here, first, a few great friends, but I also met my wife as a senior here (while she attended GPS), and found a school that prized and cultivated the full development of the boys who attend here – spiritually, athletically, socially, morally and academically. Relationships are key here – who we become, how we think about ourselves, others, the world around us and God, all come from our interactions with each other.”

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2012 Alumni Achievement Award Winners

Bill Lummus ’77

Michael Mathis ’87

Steve Rich ’67

Wes Stowers ’72

Dr. Bob Vaught ’82

Coca-Cola Company

Regions Bank

UTC College of Medicine

Stowers Machinery

Orthodontics

Career accomplishments and community involvement – Bill joined the CocaCola legal department in 1998 and was soon named Assistant General Counsel for Operations in its North America Group. After several other roles, he was named International Counsel in 2010 and in this capacity has led approximately 100 legal associates located in the Company’s Europe, Eurasia, Africa and Latin America operating groups. He has been a strategic legal advisor to senior business managers within these geographies, focused on assessing and managing strategic risk arising from competition laws, antibribery laws, product quality and other reputational issues. His law career began at the Atlanta law firm of King & Spalding where one of his clients was Coca-Cola. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Virginia. McCallie’s impact on his life – “McCallie has been a transformational experience for me. It prepared me for college and law school, instilled values (Honor, Truth, Duty) that have served me well in life, established a foundation for my faith, and continues to bless me with great memories and enduring friendships.”

Career accomplishments and community involvement – Michael is Executive Vice President and City President for Regions Bank in Southeast Tennessee. He was named Regional Market Manager of the Year in 2006. He is President of the McCallie Alumni Council and is member of the Board of Directors for Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce and Chamber Foundation, the United Way of Greater Chattanooga, Brainerd Baptist School, UTC Chancellor’s Roundtable, UTC Finance Advisory Board and the Chattanooga Area Swim League. McCallie’s impact on his life – “McCallie was the perfect place for the values and principles instilled in me by my parents and grandparents to be cultivated. The sacrifice my family made to give me the opportunity to attend McCallie is one of the greatest gifts I can imagine, an invaluable gift we will provide our son. I am grateful for so much of my McCallie experience, especially the lifelong friendships, the principles of Honor, Truth, and Duty, and the fantastic, devoted coaches, teachers, and administrators that invested and believed in me. These people built my character and molded a work ethic. In the end it is all about the people at McCallie growing boys into McCallie men.”

Career accomplishments and community involvement – Steve is currently a University of Tennessee Clinical Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of the Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Fellowship Program as a Board certified physician. His medical career began with a private practice as an obstetrician and gynecologist in Chattanooga, and he remained in private practice for more than 25 years, delivering more than 4,000 babies. Upon retirement, he became more active in medical education and research for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Chattanooga. He also holds the position of Special Assistant to the Dean of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. He has published numerous research papers on women’s healthcare and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and remains very interested in all facets of women’s healthcare. McCallie’s impact on his life – “My experience at McCallie was literally life defining. I credit McCallie with enabling me to accomplish my goals, and I am eternally grateful to the school and its teachers for that.”

Career accomplishments and community involvement – Wes is CEO of Stowers Machinery Corp., the Caterpillar equipment distributor for East Tennessee. The family company has been in business for 52 years. A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, he served for 12 years as a pilot and 10 years in the Air Force Reserve. Wes is president of the Rotary Club of Knoxville and currently serves on the boards of Home Federal Bank, Holston Gases, National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Foundation, Tennessee Road Builders Association, Tennessee Mining Association, East Tennessee Economic Development Association, Great Smoky Mountain Council of the Boys Scouts and East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association and is a commissioner on the Knoxville/ Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission. McCallie’s impact on his life – “McCallie provided me with an exceptional education. I was well prepared for the Air Force Academy’s rigorous academic program. Yet McCallie was more to me than just an academic institution. It provided me with many different opportunities to develop as a young man in which character development was always an integral part. My teachers and coaches remain role models to this day. These people built my character and molded a work ethic.”

Career accomplishments and community involvement – Bob has been practicing orthodontic care for 20 years. While maintaining a busy practice, his commitment to the future of the dental profession and the specialty of orthodontics has been significant. He is a past president of the Georgia Assoc. of Orthodontists and the Southeastern District and Savannah Dental Societies. He has served on the Council on Membership, Ethics and Judicial Concerns for the American Association of Orthodontists and is a former chairman of both the Mentor and Constituent Affairs committees for the southern region of the College of Diplomats of the American Board of Orthodontics. His contributions to the profession in Georgia have been recognized with an Honorable Fellowship in the Georgia Dental Association where he has served on the Board, in the House of Delegates and as a founding board member of the Georgia Dental Insurance Service. McCallie’s impact on his life – “My life was changed the day I moved in as a new boarder. From practical lessons in personal responsibility that come with independence at a young age, to lasting values that accompany the honor our school sought to instill, McCallie equipped me well for the future.”

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“(At McCallie) You have that freedom, and if you are interested in something, they steer you to pursue it.”

Ships Ahoy! Nick Bradford ’05 has turned a passion for engineering into a career as a naval architect

Nick Bradford ’05

Soft-serve ice cream on a U.S. Navy vessel

will not be a difference-maker for our troops should conflict occur. However, softserve machines are a luxury that are featured on some of the newest ships in the Navy’s fleet. “They keep the crews happy,” says Nick Bradford ’05, a naval architect for Gibbs & Cox Maritime Solutions. Mr. Bradford, who most recently completed design work on the Littoral Combat Ship the USS Fort Worth, says the crew’s comfort is a big factor in designing seafaring vessels. “These ships have many comforts the others don’t,” he says. “They have flatscreen TVs. We rack people two high as opposed to three high, and they can actually sit up in bed. We even supply an Ethernet port so they can use a computer. It is not quite up to McCallie dorm standards, but it is a bit better than on a submarine.” The Littoral Combat Ship series, which includes the LCS I, USS Freedom, and the LCS III, USS Fort Worth, were designed

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and developed by Gibbs & Cox for shallow water missions. The Freedom first set sail in September 2008, while the Navy recently took possession of the Fort Worth in May 2012. Gibbs & Cox has designed every destroyer for the Navy since World War II. Mr. Bradford and his team begin with a conceptual design of a ship. Then they work with the client, most often the Navy, to select the final design. They support the shipyard during the building process and handle a large amount of problem solving prior to project completion. Mr. Bradford says it takes about four years to design a ship from the ground up and estimates that the LCS costs $400 million to build. He says the company currently has one ship in dry dock in San Diego, and a team frequently travels there to make improvements. In-service repairs on ships already at sea and stability tests on new vessels are also in Mr. Bradford’s job description. The designers must prove that the ship weighs what it was designed to weigh and is stable enough to be sea-worthy. “That involves a lot of on-site testing over several days,” Mr. Bradford says. “We move a bunch of heavy weights across the ship. It is a very intricate procedure with plenty of room for error. You have to be prepared and ready to answer a lot of questions.” Gibbs & Cox ships are sometimes in the news for unpleasant reasons. One of the most famous instances was the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000. A suicide attack on the vessel while it was in port in Yemen killed 17 sailors and injured 39 others. Keeping an ear on the world’s current events is a near necessity for Mr. Bradford. “It’s an office conversation topic,” he says. “We will get emails from the top down telling us what is happening with defense cuts. But there is no foreseeable impact for us right now. We are still building ships. We still want to build ships. We will always be fixing old ships.

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“There is a lot of beaurocracy involved. But there is a lot of satisfaction in that you are doing something to improve the greater good.” Mr. Bradford majored in naval architecture at the University of Michigan, regularly ranked as one of the nation’s top schools for that discipline. According to Mr. Bradford, this area of study offers its students 100 percent job placement and an abundance of choices for internships. Michigan, he says, proved to be a great choice. Mr. Bradford interned at a ship repair yard in Norfolk, Va., after his sophomore year and was hired as a naval architect out of college at a small company in Portsmouth, Va. “My first day on the job in Norfolk, I was walking underneath a ship that had just been pulled out of the water,” he says. “It’s certainly a hands-on experience. You learn that this is a destroyer, this is a cruiser and this is a frigate. We call it ‘deck plate-level experience.’ I got to go out on a destroyer overnight on sea trials. It’s a small industry, so they want to pull interns out of there to develop them later.” While naval architecture is not on the curriculum at McCallie, Mr. Bradford does credit the school for steering him toward a prestigious university out of his comfort zone of the Southeast. “Engineering is what I’ve been good at,” he says. “Even at McCallie in Middle School, I had a better understanding of math and science than English and history. “Obviously the math and science departments at McCallie are great. But it’s more than that. I think the school instills that you are not confined to Chattanooga for the rest of your life. I really liked the college placement staff and interacting with the boarding students. You have that freedom, and if you are interested in something, they steer you to pursue it.” g

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2012 Distinguished Alumnus

B.J. Coleman a Packer Former McCallie quarterback and two-time Tennessee Mr. Football honoree B.J. Coleman ’07 was a seventh-round selection by the Green Bay Packers in the April NFL Draft. He will begin the season on the practice squad.

McCallie School’s 2012 Distinguished

Alumnus Award winner understands what it means to give back. And then give back some more. Ward Petty ’80, of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., was presented this year’s McCallie Distinguished Alumnus Award March 15 at the Chattanooga Alumni Breakfast on campus. Mr. Petty, branch manager of Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. in Chattanooga, has volunteered for his alma mater in nearly every capacity possible. From phonathon chairman to Alumni Council President to a seat on the Board of Trustees, his role of service to the school has always been at the forefront. His hand of service has also stretched out into the community as his involvement with charities, foundations and organizations includes such associations as Make-A-Wish, Cystic Fibrosis, Siskin Children’s Institute, Memorial Health Care System, American Red Cross and the Children’s Creative Discovery Museum.

Never one for a lack of confidence, Coleman’s enthusiasm was in full display when he received a phone call from Packers’ head coach Mike McCarthy, telling B.J. of the team’s draft selection. “He was clearly the most excited young man on the phone of the eight (draft picks),” McCarthy said on the Packers’ website, Packers.com. “He told me this was the best pick we’ve ever made in Green Bay. I said we’ve had some pretty good quarterbacks here.” B.J., who began his college career at Tennessee before transferring and graduating from Tennessee-Chattanooga, was the 241st overall pick in the Draft. While at McCallie, he led the Blue Tornado to a state title game. He owns school records for passing yards (7,125) and passing touchdowns (52).

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Organizers of the event were Peter Anderson ’73, Robert Decosimo ’02, Alex Lawrence ’88, Ryan Patton ’06, Bill Rafferty ’86 and Ben Salling ’97.

The award recognizes an individual whose service to the school sets him apart. “I have always appreciated his enthusiasm and his willingness to tackle any task that McCallie has asked of him,” says Headmaster Kirk Walker ’69. “But more importantly, I have always admired the skill and thoroughness with which he completed those tasks. g

BOARDING VISITORS DAYS October 26, 2012 / November 9, 2012 / December 7, 2012 January 11, 2013 / April 19, 2013

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McCallie alumni in New York City celebrated the beginning of summer in style with a Crawfish Boil held on June 16 at the Boat Basin Cafe on the Hudson River. In addition to a large group of Big Blue graduates, GPS alumnae also participated in the event.

(L-R) The Petty family: Tyler ’10, Joseph, Nancy, Ward ’80, Margaret, Dean

Duck Day Golf Event McCallie’s fourth annual Duck Day Golf

Tournament in June raised roughly $18,500 for day student financial aid. The winning team turned in an impressive score of 22-under-par at the Black Creek Golf Club in Lookout Valley, Tenn. Andrew Forrester ’01, Adam Mitchell ’05, Derek Steele and Brandon Waters ’00 bested a field of 80 golfers to take the title. Mr. Forrester also won closest to the hole honors, and Jim Brown won the longest drive competition. The second place team consisted of the Wes Brown ’47 and son Wes Jr. ’74, Patrick Clossin ’11 and Zach Wamp ’76, who fell three shots shy at -19. g

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The winning team of (L-R) Brandon Waters ’00, Adam Mitchell ’05, Andrew Forrester ’01 and Derek Steele

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Births&Weddings Births80-90s To Carl Hudson ’89 and Anna, a son, Benjamin Carl, on July 31, 2011. To Ryan Soteres ’90 and Jeanine, a daughter, Olivia Rose, on January 19, 2012. To Taylor McElroy ’91 and Erin, a son, James “Mahlon” on May 16, 2012. He joins big sister, Morgan. To Charlie Anderson ’93 and Susie, a son, Charles Shober Anderson Jr., on February 9, 2012. He joins big sisters Evelyn and Margaret. To Will Cole ’94 and Erin, a son, William Ranier, on March 8, 2012. He joins big sister, Nola Kay. To Marc Knight ’94 and Laura, a son, Alexander William, on May 22, 2012. To Forrest Walker ’95 and Alexandra, a daughter, Leighton Elyse on September 19, 2011. To Chris Irby ’95 and Liz, a son, Edward Payne, on July 5, 2012. To Patrick LaRochelle ’98 and Anna, a son, Luke Joseph, on May 29, 2012. To William Bowen ’99 and Lauren, a son, William “Wood” Hayword Farless Bowen, Jr., on March 16, 2012. To Richard McMillan ’99 and Larkin, a son, Richard Taylor McMillan III, on July 18, 2012. g

Clockwise from top-left: 1. Benjamin Carl, born July 31, 2011, is the son of Carl Hudson ’89 and Anna. 2. Patrick LaRochelle ’98 and Anna celebrate the birth of Luke Joseph, born May 29, 2012. Patrick writes that he’s been a blessing, “not least because he sleeps and eats great!” 3. Marc Knight ’94 and Laura pose with their son, Alexander William, born on May 22, 2012.

Births00s To Richard Hardin ’00 and Stephanie, a son, Graham Blackwell, on April 5, 2012. To Clay Sanders ’01 and Amanda, a daughter, Lyla McFadden, on April 17, 2012. To Chris Slayton ’02 and Lyndsay, a daughter, Sally Ann, on December 26, 2011. g

W. Parker Webb ’06 married Liz Buttram on June 9, 2012. Alumni at the ceremony included (L-R) Ward Nelson ’75, Carl McPhail ’75, Jack McCallie ’75, Scott Webb ’75, the groom and bride, Jack Webb ’75, Sam Nelson ’06, Ryan Catanese ’06, Eric Voges ’81, Robert Divine ’78, Patrick Johnson ’06 and Scotty Webb ’11

Weddings80s-00s Gordon Murray ’89 to Margaux Charbonnet on April 28, 2012 Jesse Hercules ’96 to Jennifer Styers on June 16, 2012. Patrick Davis ’01 to Amanda Gaines on June 23, 2012. John Goetz ’01 to Whiney Raye Calhoun on August 18, 2012. Scott Spencer ’03 to Katie Morrison on March 24, 2012. Travis Starkey ’03 to Anna Wilson on June 15, 2012. Joseph Jordan ’04 to Jaclyn Ferrell on June 9, 2012. Parker Sheppard ’04 to Kelly Lynne Will on April 07, 2012. Graham Cotten ’06 to Laura N. Lilly on June 30, 2012. Hank Currin ’07 to Kellie Lorraine Kent on May 19, 2012. Chris Eby ’07 to Haley Lowe on June 9, 2012. Alex Harris ’07 to Anne Clark on June 16, 2012. Brion Voges ’07 to Jo Beth Richards on January 28, 2012. Jonathan Franklin ’08 to Grace Morris on June 9, 2012. g

Douglas Chapin ’08 married Addie Martin Jenkins on June 23, 2012. Pictured are (L-R) Jon-Marc Haden, Meg Haden (GPS ’98), Bill Chapin ’72, the bride and groom, Joan Chapin, Dottie Chapin (GPS ’05), Cindy Kean (GPS ’01) and Andrew Kean.

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Class Updates 1940s-1950s Krieger Henderson ’41 and wife Joan celebrated their 70th year of marriage in May. Retired from civil and aeronautical engineering, commercial aviation and pursuits as a gemologist, he was recognized by the Maryland State Registration Board for Professional Engineers for his 53 years of continuous registration. George Gunn ’43 lives in the Highland Farms Retirement Community in Black Mountain, N.C., with his wife, Sally. A.P. “Bun” Perkinson Jr. ’53 has been named Vice President for University Relations and Development at Tennessee State University.

1960s-1970s John Heard ’60 retired from the Whitfield County Juvenile Court in April. Bill Swan ’62 was elected to the Board of Directors of Safari Club International in Wasthington, D.C., in May.

David Hendrix ’67 reports that he’s enjoying life as a semi-retired Lutheran pastor. He also volunteers with the American Red Cross and Hospice Savannah. Carrington Montague ’68 serves as the 2012 Chair of the Advisory Board for the Salvation Army of Chattanooga.

1980s-1990s Jack Wright ’81, a San Antonio radiologist, began planting a 30-acre vineyard in the Davis Mountains of Texas in April 2012. He describes the location as “a beautiful place hardly visited by humanity until I make it into a ‘wine destination.’” Michael Tallent ’92 was named Director of Cyber Security for the Tennessee Valley Authority. He was also recently appointed to the advisory board of the National Electric Sector Cyber Secuity Organization, an electric industry organization that focuses on the protection of United States Critical Infrastructure. Jason Walker ’92 has been promoted by UPS Freight Truckload from Director of Operations Support to Vice President Linehaul.

Randall Martin ’65 is the Senior Pastor at Broad Street United Methodist Church in Cleveland, Tenn.

Alums Go Into The Wild

Will Cole ’94 is living in Clarno, Oregon, on a century-old farm along the John Day River, which produces specialty seed crops as well as wheat and peppermint for tea leaf and oil. He’s enjoying the opportunity to raft the Pacific Northwest’s many rivers.

Mike Dixon ’86 and John Thames ’86 took their children on a six-day canoe trip in the wilderness park of Quetico in the province of Ontario, Canada, this summer. Pictured are John (left), Will Dixon (center) and Mike (right) shown at one of the waterfalls of the Chain of Falls in Canada.

Michael Abramson ’95 received his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis where he served as president of the Graduate Student Government Association. Jud Laughter ’96 is now an Assistant Professor of English Education at UT-Knoxville. Louis Parchman ’96 begins his fifth season as a scout for the Capital One Bowl and a member of the selection committee.

“I Spent Last Year Making Fire”: A Recent Alum Reports from Vietnam Marc Pare ’06 graduated from Georgia Tech in the fall of 2010 with a degree in mechanical engineering. Soon after, he moved to Vietnam to continue work on rice husk gasification – a topic he initially explored while at Georgia Tech.

Marc Pare ’06 turned gasification technology built for a stove into a design for a better brick-firing kiln, and shares his tips to engineers for being bold and building things that matter. Photo courtesy of Marc Pare

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the project, he began receiving calls from people around the world who were interested in using the technology. After making contact with a consultant in Vietnam, Marc decided to head for Vietnam to volunteer as a fire maker.

“It all started with an idea to gasify rice husks to cook meals in rural Nicaragua,” he says. “My team developed this technology as a senior project in mechanical engineering.”

Marc studied local sources of fire in the country, and in the process came across charcoal makers, trash incinerators and banana fryers. Eventually, he found a practical application in the realm of brick kilns.

Through lots of research and testing, he and his team devised a way to use the thermochemical process of gasification to turn rice husks into a clean cooking heat.

He reports that he found a supportive and capable local partner organization with ENERTEAM, an energy and environment consultancy.

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Summer 2012

1930s-1940s David Hopkins ’05 opened his second business venture, Chattanooga Detail, LLC in July, which utilizes steam technology as a green alternative to traditional automotive cleaning methods. Sean Dunn ’06 will complete his third and fourth years of medical school at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Chattanooga. Haden Fullam ’07 has recently been assigned to Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training at Sheppard Air Force Base as a 2nd Lieutenant. The ENJJPT is often regarded as the world’s premier combat pilot training program. Andrew Hamilton ’07 graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in English/Creative Writing. He received three writing and poetry awards and was selected the outstanding graduate by his department for his professional promise and contributions made to the program and related career.

Johan Koo ’01 graduated from DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine at Lincoln Memorial University. Doug May, McCallie’s retired Head Athletic Trainer, and family were in attendance.

Brian Cope ’98 graduated from Yale School of Management in 2011 as Academic Marshal, the highest academic honor bestowed by the school. He now works in Bain & Company’s Houston office where his work focuses on change management in the oil and gas sector.

Michael Smithson ’07 is in flight school with the U.S. Air Force and has his student pilot license. Mike Donohue ’08 graduated from Georgia Tech summa cum laude in 2012 with a degree in public policy. He moved to Washington, D.C., to work as a business analyst with McKinsey & Co.

E. Charles Sienknecht, Jr. ’33 of Knoxville, Tenn., died February 24, 2012. The doctor is survived by his wife, Ita, a son, Charles ’60, two daughters, a stepdaughter, eight grandchildren including Eric ’96 and Jason ’96 and four stepgrandchildren. Joseph Calvin ’35 of Decatur, Ala., died April 3, 2012. The Army veteran, lawyer and state senator is survived by his wife, Juliet, a son, two stepsons and four grandchildren. William Harry Muller, Jr. ’36 of Irvington, Va., died April 19, 2012. The surgeon, professor and Presbyterian deacon is survived by two sons, including John ’70, a daughter, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. John Harry Feamster ’39 died February 14, 2012. Richard Adolf Koella ’40 of Knoxville, Tenn., died July 17, 2012. He was an Army veteran and former mayor of Rockville, Tenn. Edgar Huell ‘Ed’ Lawman, Jr. ’40 of Cleveland, Tenn., died July 3, 2012. The Air Force veteran and Presbyterian elder is survived by his wife, Ava ‘Tab’ Lowe, and several daughters, sons and grandchildren.

2000s Jason Finnell ’00 completed the Atomic 30-hour Elite Adventure Race. After running, mountain biking and paddling for 25 hours, 7 minutes and 6 seconds through the mountains of Blue Ridge, Ga., with a team of three, his team won its division and finished sixth overall. John Livingston ’00 works at the American Red Cross in Savannah, Ga., on a team which covers IT-related aspects of 22 chapters and branches across southern Georgia and northern Florida. Andy Coniglio ’01 defended his Ph.D. in physics and moved to Tallahassee, Fla. He currently works for the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, specializing in techniques and instrumentation to study electronic properties of Actinide metals like Uranium under extreme pressures, cryogenic temperatures and the highest magnetic fields on earth. Philip Bachman ’03 wrote and published a book about the Ferrari FXX entitled “Ferrari FXX – Inside Out.” The book describes the car and the track events in detail.

Hill Johnston ’08 was elected the Chief Justice of the Undergraduate Academic Honor Council at the University of Alabama. He graduated with High Honors with a degree in marketing and computer science in May 2012 and began work in August at News America Marketing in Atlanta. John McLemore ’08 graduated with a master’s degree in science in chemical engineering. In August he moved to Brazil to pursue a career in petrochemical engineering with Schlumberger. Alex Taylor ’08 graduated from Wake Forest in December 2011 and works as a Financial Advisor for Merrill Lynch in Winston-Salem, NC.

McCallie Magazine has learned that, in 2009, Jim Greenwalt ’63 received a Bronze Star of Valor – 38 years after his act of bravery in the Vietnam War. On Jan. 30, 1970, Sgt. Greenwalt fought off a Viet Cong attack, protecting his team of more than 40 soldiers. Team commander Gary Findley had submitted paperwork to the U.S. Army for commendation, but the application never made it in the right hands. A reapplication finally enabled Sgt. Greenwalt to receive his richly-deserved honor at a ceremony in his hometown of Rockwall, Texas.

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William Lester Brooks, Jr. ’41 of Charlotte, N.C., died January 14, 2012. The Army veteran, physician and golfer is survived by his wife, Patty Ann, three children including Bill ’72, and six grandchildren including Will MacBain ’08. John Mosley Welch ’41 of Shreveport, La., died February 12, 2012. The Army veteran, teacher and realtor is survived by two sons, three grandsons and a sister. Erwin Phifer Moran, Jr. ’42 of Wilmington, N.C., died July 22, 2009. The Army veteran and business owner is survived by his two daughters. Charles “Mike” Judson Williams III ’43 of Jacksonville, Fla., died February 20, 2012. The all-star athlete, businessman and philanthropist is survived by his wife, Estelle, four sons, eight grandchildren, two stepchildren and a brother, Patrick ’40. Albert Sidney Bowen III ’44 of Cleveland, Tenn., died March 2, 2012. The Navy veteran and Episcopal church warden is survived by his wife, Sayle, a son, a daughter, two grandchildren, two sisters and a brother, William ’47.

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Rumsey Barnes Taylor, Jr. ’44 of Princeton, Ky., died July 8, 2012. The Army veteran and businessman is survived by two daughters, sons Rumsey III ’72 and Dixon ’77, six grandchildren, including Rumsey IV ’97 and Taylor Clark ’01 and brothers Robert ’48 and Fred ’50. Joel Wyman Baker ’45 of Jacksonville, Fla., died June 5, 2012. The Navy veteran, dentist and Presbyterian elder is survived by a son, a daughter, three stepchildren and three granddaughters.

Richard Scott Morris ’49 of Santa Fe, N.M., died March 9, 2012. The Air Force veteran, lawyer and businessman is survived by his wife, Patricia, three sons, a daughter, a stepdaughter, two grandchildren and two sisters.

Tyler Calhoun ’68 of Florence, Ala., died July 22, 2012. The banker is survived by his brother.

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John Carter ’72 of Mooresville, N.C., died August 5, 2012. The businessman and musician is survived by his father, John and six sisters.

William Eugene McClamroch, Jr. ’51 of Knoxville, Tenn., died August 27, 2011. The business owner and civic volunteer is survived by his three children and eight grandchildren.

Willard Coe Goley, Jr. ’45 of McCormick, S.C., died June 20, 2012. The Army veteran and business owner is survived by his wife, Mary Ann, two daughters, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Marvin Porter Meadors, Jr. ’51 of Lynchburg, Va., died August 7, 2012. The Navy veteran and doctor is survived by six children and 15 grandchildren. Cecil Lamar Davis ’52 of Griffin, Ga., died July 30, 2012. The Army veteran, athlete and former mayor is survived by his wife, Stewart, a daughter, two sons and three grandchildren.

W. Donald Munson, Jr. ’46 of Asheville, N.C., died June 4, 2012. The Navy veteran and Presbyterian pastor is survived by his wife, Marilyn, a daughter and a son. William ‘Bill’ Frederick Biebush ’47 of Carlsbad, Calif., died December 20, 2011. The Army veteran and CPA is survived by his wife, Rosemary, three children, five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a sister. John Roddey ’47 of Charlotte, N.C., died May 6, 2012. The Army veteran, banker and Presbyterian elder is survived by his daughter, a son and four grandchildren. Glenn R. Stout Jr. ’47 of Louisville, Ky., died August 31, 2011. The pediatrician and professor is survived by two sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren and a sister. James Rush Brock ’48 of Austin, Texas, died December 7, 2011. The engineer and professor is survived by two daughters and a granddaughter. Don Perkins Lazenby ’48 of Fort Myers, Fla., died May 7, 2012. The banker, coach and Presbyterian elder is survived by a daughter, a son and five grandchildren. Alan Thomas Dickson ’49 of Charlotte, N.C., died May 3, 2012. The Army veteran, businessman and former Trustee is survived by his wife, Mary Anne, a stepdaughter, a stepson, four grandchildren, a brother and two sisters. James Clay Farrar ’49 of Chattanooga died May 28, 2012. The Army veteran, restaurant owner and Presbyterian deacon is survived his wife, Connie, two sons including James ’72, two daughters, four grandchildren, including Andrew ’04 and a sister.

Thomas Day Snowden Jr. ’52 of Sewanee, Tenn., died December 21, 2011. The Air Force veteran, geologist and conservation advocate is survived by his wife, Dolores, four children and three grandchildren. C. Randolph ‘Randy’ Wedding ’52 of St. Petersburg, Fla., died February 6, 2012. The former mayor, businessman and philanthropist is survived by his wife, June, two daughters, a son, Douglas ’79, two stepchildren, 10 grandchildren, including Clayton Shepherd ’09 and Charlie Wedding ’12 and a brother, Robert ’62. Joseph Layton Mauzé III ’55 of Statesville, N.C., died June 7, 2012. The Presbyterian pastor is survived by his wife, Harriet, two daughters, a son, Layton IV ’79, six grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren and two brothers. Alexander Rhoton ’56 of Chattanooga died May 2, 2012. The retired general surgeon and shooting enthusiast is survived by two sons, Alexander II ’82 and King ’86, and two granddaughters. John F. Ford, Jr. ’57 of Holden Beach, N.C., died April 3, 2009. The businessman and avid fisherman is survived by a son, a daughter, three grandchildren and a brother. Fred B. Ragland ’62 of Collierville, Tenn., died July 17, 2012. The dentist is survived by his wife, Carol, a son and three grandchildren. Stephen Alexander ’68 of Charlottesville, Va., died December 8, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Paula, two daughters, three grandchildren and his sister.

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Frank Hunter Farmer, Jr. ’78 of Greenville, S.C., died February 4, 2012. The geologist and environmentalist is survived by his two sons, a sister and a brother. Charles Tyler Matthews ’85 of Lookout Mountain, Ga., died May 26, 2012. The pilot and hang glider is survived by his wife, Cameron, a son, Eric ’19, a daughter, his parents and a sister. Jeff Ligon ’86 of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., died February 1, 2012. The dermatologist and humanitarian is survived by his parents, his wife, Elizabeth, a son, Foster ’18, two daughters and a brother, Neal ’86. Jeremy Scott Bryant ’98 of Knoxville, Tenn., died May 30, 2012. The medical student and counselor is survived by his parents, a brother, a sister and both grandmothers. Daniel Kane ‘Beau’ Durham ’98 of Signal Mountain, Tenn., died May 13, 2012. The avid sportsman is survived by his parents, Dan and Debbie, and a sister. Joseph Chase Lindekens ’98 of Madison, Miss., died February 1, 2012. The chef, mountain biker and water skier is survived by his parents, Sherri and Bob, and a sister. Wesley Crisman ’99 of Signal Mountain, Tenn., died May 4, 2012. The outdoors and sports car enthusiast is survived by his father, Alan ’69 and stepmother, a sister, a brother, a stepsister, a stepbrother, a grandfather and stepgrandparents.

Obituaries are included in McCallie Magazine by class year in chronological order by date of death. Those not included in this issue will appear in the next. The Alumni Office sends email announcements about confirmed deaths to all classmates whose email addresses are updated in our system as soon as the school is notified of them. Stay informed of such things. Make sure the Alumni Office has your updated email address.

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