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Taking the Lead Across campus, students are taking charge of clubs and activities like the biodiesel program
Faces of McCallie These are just a few of the faces you can find in the official McCallie group on Facebook. Launched this spring, the group has already attracted over 140 members. As McCallie’s official group, it offers information about upcoming alumni events in addition to Facebook’s many features for connecting with classmates in the virtual world. You too can become a face in this illustrious crowd: just sign in at www. facebook.com and search for the “McCallie School” group. An image of the school’s logo denotes the official McCallie group. ■
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4 An Education for Life
This year’s Walker Casey Award winner on what makes a “real” McCallie man
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5 McCallie After Hours
Informal gatherings allow alumni to reconnect right in their own backyard
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Seniors find creative ways to raise funds and socialize at the same time
17 All in an Afternoon
From flying airplanes to heart research, McCallie students get a lot done after 3 p.m.
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6 Intelligent Design
A new volume by Tim Culvahouse ’74 celebrates TVA’s 75th anniversary
8 Music & Medicine
15 Friendly Competition
Junior Jimmy Tobin strums up generous donations to build homes in Nicaragua
African-American alumni and students gather for the first-ever homecoming
The McCallie School's mission is to prepare its students for college and for life. The school is dedicated to the academic, physical, spiritual, and emotional growth of boys. It seeks to inspire and motivate them: »»to pursue excellence and take pride in one's work and achievements; »»to lead lives of personal honor; »»to be responsible in family and personal relationships; and »»to manifest concern for the welfare of others.
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5 Coming Home
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Life
When not in the operating room, Dr. John Starling ’58 plays on some of country music’s greatest stages
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19 Births/Weddings/News
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23 Bible Class Memories
“Who was on the road to Damascus and where was Saul going?” and more...
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It is a matter of considerable amazement to me that, because of a bookstore encounter with members of the McCallie chorus here in Cambridge, Mass., in March 2004 to participate in a concert, my dormant connection with McCallie School became alive. I have greatly enjoyed that renewal which is nurtured by the alumni magazine, which in its new form is even more outstanding than it was in its former structure. Two articles in the last McCallie alumni magazine caught my attention especially. The first was “Room To Grow,” which exuded a spirit of warmth, friendship, security and diversity of community. The second was “The Art of Biology.” My cousin Dayton O. Hyde, known in his native Oregon by his former rodeo name of Hawk, is busy currently trying to save the wild American mustang. He is doing this project in South Dakota. Before his involvement with the mustang project, he was a cattle rancher in Oregon. His ranch, Yamsi, is in Chiloquin, Oregon, a bit north of Klamath Falls. (Yamsi can be Googled!) Hawk is an environmentalist with a passion. I’ve been to Yamsi – a beautiful place which is now both a cattle ranch and a limited resort. The fishing is beyond belief – river and lake. I even found a Modoc arrowhead while wading in the river which flows near the main house on the ranch. For me, finding the arrowhead was more of a pleasure than the fishing. It reminded me of finding arrowheads in the fields of north Georgia in the springtime and of finding bullets from the battlefields near Chattanooga. – Bob Hyde ’48
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It was a short four years ago that I ry in which all of us had to take sides in was sitting in our mini-van in the Belk an 1850 Congressional debate. Multiple Greenway, my bags packed with freshly heated arguments taught me that what starched shirts and a wide new variety of you read in a book sometimes doesn’t ties, finding myself nestled between that really get the message across as well as uncomfortable quilt of excitement and actually trying to act it out. The classnervousness, preparing to begin my high room has given me the skills to analyze school education. It struck me that as and solve problems, to read and write other students well, and to seek were receivnot just to know, ing new lockbut to understand. ers and books But beyond the and bus routes, classroom, I beI was receiving lieve the greatest a new room, a part of McCallie’s new roommate, life education has and an entire been the sense of new network independence this of friends and institution has infaculty. stilled in me. As I As I think mentioned previabout this fact ously, coming to four years latMcCallie involved er, this is really the whole specindicative of trum of emotion. what McCallie At first, it was hard. is all about. It is Tears were shed far beyond the and homesickness John Harris ’08, a four-year boarding student from average “high was awful, but I Charlotte, was president of the Senate, a resident school educaslowly became used advisor and a member of the basketball team and tion.” In fact, to being on my Keo-Kio. He was this spring’s recipient of the it is far beyond Walker Casey Award. He will attend the University own. I didn’t love the above-aver- of North Carolina as a Robertson Scholar this fall. my parents any less. age high school I just was no longer education. What McCallie has given defined by them. I defined myself. that I don’t think I could have gotten And that is where McCallie had its anywhere else is a life education, a comgreatest influence. It facilitated the sepmunity where I learn not just about aration I needed to start growing up, math or English, but about how to be a and then it provided the principles of good man. honor, truth and duty, as well as inspiraThe classroom is the first step on this tional examples that I see every day in journey and has provided some of the faculty, coaches, in my friends and in the most engaging and challenging expeguys that went before me, that showed riences I have faced here. I remember me what a real man looks like. He is walking into my honors geometry class honest; he works hard; he follows the freshman year where I came face to face Lord; he loves his brothers; he thinks with a man who had helped run a nuclerationally; he has read both Homer and ar submarine and who was a passionate Shakespeare; he finds his passions; he climber and a mathematical genius. We sets goals, and every day he seeks truth finished the curriculum by mid-Februin the world around him. This is the Mcary and proceeded to learn about “outCallie man I have presented to me every side the box” geometry, including fracday, the type of person I am striving to tals, symmetry, and four dimensions, be. Maybe I’ll never make it, but if I’ve and then finished up May with a month learned anything here, it is to never give of algebra to prepare for the next year. up, and I will do my best to meet my poOne of my fondest classroom memories tential and to be what this community is a project I had last year in U.S. Histohas shown me is possible. ■
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Already Alumni Before they’d even graduated, members of the class of 2008 celebrated their first gathering as McCallie alumni. At their “Zero Reunion,” seniors enjoyed a steak lunch sponsored by the alumni office. Entertainment included a humorous talk from Math Teacher Jim Carlone ’89, generous door prizes and more information about how to stay in touch with McCallie after they graduate.
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An Educationbeen for Life springing up all over the Southeast
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a new series of alumni events that have
this year. The concept of McCallie After Hours was born in Atlanta, where, because of the city’s sprawl, alumni often found it difficult to make it to centralized gatherings. So that
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city’s alumni association developed a series of informal neighborhood get-togethers, and the idea was so popular that it’s already spread to Charlotte, Birmingham and Chattanooga. Taylor McElroy ’91 helped organize the first After Hours event in Birmingham, which is in the early stages of developing an alumni association. Over 20 alumni attended. “Because it wasn’t in somebody’s home, it gave it more of a relaxed social environment,” McElroy says. “It seemed like people were talking and enjoying themselves, and it’s great having something like this where it’s not an official McCallie event or a fundraising event or anything formal, but
just a chance to see other alumni.” Nick Wilkinson ’96 used the same concept to start planning a series of informal events for young alumni in the Chattanooga area. “I think it’s an awesome opportunity for local young alums to get together and try to establish even more community,” he says. “We’re going to try to do one event every few weeks to provide encouragement to local young alums to come out and interact with the school and with each other.” ■ Host your own After Hours event! Contact Mitzi Smith in the alumni office to learn more: msmith@mccallie.org
Forging New Connections This winter McCallie’s African-American
Student Alliance held its first homecoming event, with over 60 alumni, faculty, current students and parents in attendance. In addition to providing an opportunity for fellowship and reconnecting with McCallie, the event featured two guest speakers: Cal Fussman, contributing editor for ESPN the Magazine and author of After Jackie: Pride, Prejudice, and Baseball’s Forgotten Heroes and Dewon Brazelton, a professional baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals. Tarrell Whiteside ’90 found the event was just a starting point for building connections between current students and alumni. “[African-American students] have
more opportunities now as far as attending McCallie and getting into leadership roles,” he says. “Some of us alumni are doing great things and want to help them stay motivated and stay on the right path to get to where we are or beyond.” For Whiteside, who was one of the founding members of the Black Student Union during his senior year, this event also represented a milestone for McCallie. “I spent part of the evening just sitting back with my classmate T.J. Gordon ’90, in awe of where it is now versus where it was when it began almost 20 years ago,” he recalls. “There were probably 12 of us that were really involved in the Black Student Union
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The first homecoming event for African-American students and alumni drew over 60 participants.
when we founded it and now we were looking at a room of over 60 people. Wow – who would have thought?” ■
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Intelligent Design Other Alumni Reads In his introduction to the recent volume of essays he compiled and edited, Tim Culvahouse ’74 reminisces about childhood trips to his grandfather’s riverfront farm north of Chattanooga. The drive to the farm, which had lost nearly 1,000 acres when Watts Bar Dam was closed in 1942, crossed the dam itself and wound through a verdant landscape that had been intimately shaped by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Many years later, as an architecture student, Culvahouse ran across a list, compiled by
the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in honor of the nation’s bicentennial, of structures that architects had nominated as the finest architectural examples. “It was interesting and striking to me that the only thing listed in the state of Tennessee was the Tennessee Valley Authority,” he says. “I was then in architecture school and I’d always loved Watts Bar Dam, but I’d never connected the two things and thought of TVA as really good architecture. Ever after that I’ve been interested in the TVA.” When he began to think about putting together a book on the subject, Culvahouse decided to draw on the expertise of colleagues in his field. He has served as head of the department of architecture at Rhode Island School of Design and associate dean for design and architectural
The Tennessee Valley Authority: Design and Persuasion by Tim Culvahouse ’74, with an afterword by Howard Baker ’43 published by Princeton Architectural Press
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studies at California College of the Arts, where he is still an adjunct professor. He also manages his own consulting firm and serves as the editor of arcCA (the journal of the AIA California Council) and as a board member for Public Architecture, a nonprofit group. The Tennessee Valley Authority: Design and Persuasion includes essays from professors, architects and historians who write with expertise about the ideology of the structures and landscape the TVA created in the wake of the Great Depression and how their design affected public perception of these developments. Culvahouse was particularly grateful for the contributions of Steven Heller, art director for the New York Times Book Review, who explores the TVA’s graphic design campaigns to promote its projects, and of Howard Baker ’43, who wrote the volume’s afterword and contributed one of his own photos of Norris Dam.
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Culvahouse and his colleagues began working on the book several years ago, beginning with a group field trip to far-flung TVA sites in 2002. He has made several subsequent trips with photographer Richard Barnes, whose photographs illustrate the essays. “I learned a lot from the folks I worked with,” he remarks. “Probably the part that I understood the least is how carefully worked out the landscapes are, that you drive into Norris Dam and it isn’t by accident that you go through the woods and by the old mill building and come around the corner and there’s the dam. It’s all sort of a story they’ve made. “That’s the premise of the book itself, how significant the decision was that the TVA directors made to devote effort and resources to design, both in making good stuff and in showing that to the public.” He adds, “And I learned a lot about how books get put together…” ■
These volumes by alumni authors have recently been added to the McCallie library’s collection. LIGHTS OUT: The Electricity Crisis, the Global Economy, and What It Means to You by Jason Makansi ’74 Makansi explores the greater ramifications of an everyday resource that most of us take for granted – electricity. He explains the inner workings of our electric supply and production and how our society’s increasing dependence on these outdated systems could have serious ramifications down the road. A 25-year veteran of the electricity industry, Makansi is the founder and president of Pearl Street, Inc., a consulting firm that focuses on all aspects of electricity production and delivery. Low Sweet Notes by Robert Carl Williams ’49 In his first book-length collection of poetry, Williams explores themes from his eclectic life experiences: growing up on a small farm in East Tennessee, serving as a jet fighter pilot in the Korean War and his career as an architect. His poetry is also inspired by the places between which he now splits his time – the high seas and the hills of Vermont.
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In Search of Another Country: Mississippi and the Conservative Counterrevolution by Joseph Crespino ’90 An assistant professor of history at Emory University, Crespino turns an academic lens on his home state in this exploration of white conservatives’ response to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s. Drawing on years of research, he helps explain the motivations of this group that is typically vilified and the effect their actions and responses have had on 20th-century politics in America. The Youth Effect: A Hormone Therapy Revolution by Dr. Ronald Brown ’65 This book serves as a resource to distill conflicting information in the mainstream media about hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Brown has compiled and synthesized medical evidence for and against HRT – for women and men – and offers explanations of various options and recommendations for how to proceed when considering such treatment.
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Music & Medicine Dr. John Starling ’58 has always been a physician, first and foremost. However, his hobby has led him to some of country music’s most prominent stages and collaborations with musicians like Emmylou Harris, Ricky Skaggs, Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton.
The Seldom Scene, active in the Washington D.C. area in the early 1970s, was made up of musicians who all had other full-time jobs.
Dr. Starling left The Seldom Scene in 1977 when he moved to Alabama to open his own medical practice.
When Dr. John Starling ’58 was a student at
McCallie, he knew that he would become a doctor someday. During that time, however, the seed was also planted for a hobby that would eventually flourish in unimaginable ways. “I was interested in music from a very early age, and it was always a hobby,” Starling remembers. “When I was at McCallie my parents gave me an electric guitar for Christmas, but I didn’t play it that much.” Instead, he focused on his studies, eventually ending up at the University of Virginia Medical School. It was there, in the mid1960s, that his interest in music finally took deeper root. “All of a sudden the folk boom was in,” Starling says. “We had pickin’ parties in Charlottesville. We would sit around and play music for fun, which is all it ever was to me.” After medical school, Starling did an internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and spent a
year serving in Vietnam before returning to Walter Reed for a surgical residency. At the same time, some old friends from those pickin’ parties were looking for a singer. “We decided to put together a little band to play one night a week in a club, and that’s how it all got started,” he says. The band, named The Seldom Scene, was made up of members who all, like Starling, had other full-time day jobs. The band performed on the Washington circuit and recorded several albums. “The nice thing about the period I spent in the band was we had no idea we were doing anything that anybody would care anything about down the road,” Starling says. During the band’s early years, Starling met and collaborated with many other musicians. “Emmylou Harris was playing the clubs at that same time,” Starling remembers. “I became very close friends with Emmy and have stayed that way over the years.”
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In 1977, Starling moved to Alabama to open his own medical practice, leaving the band. In that same year he recorded his first solo album, Long Time Gone. Harris sang on nearly half of its songs. He went on to record other solo albums in 1979 and 1991. Throughout those years, medicine always came first. Starling never toured to promote his records, and even after he moved back to Virginia in the early 1990s and re-joined The Seldom Scene, he quit again when music began to conflict with his work. Old music connections have led to some pretty good gigs over the years, though. Starling consistently performs on Harris’ albums, and in 1987 he joined her, Linda Ronstadt and Dolly Parton on the Grammy-winning Trio album. “The best part was working with great players I’d looked up to for years,” he says. “I got to meet Jackson Brown – I was amazed by that. It was probably the most famous thing I ever did, and it was a lot of fun.”
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As for the highlights of his formal career, Starling appreciates having been able to serve others through medicine. “When you do things for other people, it’s priceless,” he says. “I enjoyed the intellectual challenge of medicine as well as its altruism.” Since Starling retired from medicine in 2005, music has once again come more to the forefront. His 2007 album Slidin’ Home pulled together a group of musicians, under the name Carolina Star, that includes two other original members of The Seldom Scene. Starling and the band have performed at the Newport Folk Festival, Merlefest, the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival and the Grand Ole Opry. Looking back, Starling knows that he’s experienced the best of both worlds. While his love of music has led him to exciting venues and collaborations, he says: “I was lucky that I never had to worry about making a living at it. I just feel fortunate to have been involved with it.” ■
Carolina Star, the band that played on Starling’s 2007 record Slidin’ Home, includes three members of the original Seldom Scene. The record also features a guest appearance by Starling’s good friend Emmylou Harris on Gram Parson’s classic tune “In My Hour of Darkness.”
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students in charge
Basically it’s the old adage of spinning straw into gold. We’re able to take this nasty, grungy old stuff and turn it into usable diesel fuel. – S O PH O M O RE JAME S HINE S
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From science labs to construction sites, McCallie students are creating, organizing and managing dozens of projects and activities on campus.
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I like helping new people get accustomed to the way things are.
Last year’s walk was about starting something that could grow.
– MID D LE M A N Mac C a ldwell
There are so many different roles you can fill in Habitat.
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FUELING CHANGE When sophomore James Hines signed on to
McCallie’s biodiesel fuel program last year, it was still more concept than program. James took it upon himself to find out more about what it would take to create quality biodiesel at McCallie. “Now with my own research, you could say that I’m kind of the resident expert on biodiesel,” he says. “I try to learn as much about it as I can.” It turns out that making fuel isn’t too difficult. “There’s not actually that much labor involved; it’s just a large amount of time and expertise,” James says. “In come vegetable oil, lye and methanol, and out come pure biodiesel and a small percentage of byproduct known as glycerin,” he says. “It’s the old adage of spinning straw into gold. We’re able to take used cooking oil – this nasty, grungy old stuff – and turn it into usable diesel fuel for about 75 cents a gallon.” This year the program has moved into its own designated space in the maintenance department, complete with an “industrialscale reactor” (a repurposed water heater) that has the potential to convert 50 gallons of fuel per week. James hopes to begin fullscale production of biodiesel when the fall semester starts. “The only real concern about biodiesel is that it is actually so clean that it will break down the sludge that’s built up in an engine, which can clog the fuel filter,” he explains.
“When you think about it, it’s not actually that much of a problem since we’re cleaning out our engines and may even get higher mileage because of it.” In James’s view, there’s really no reason not to be making biodiesel. “This is something that makes all the sense in the world to do, but you have to go outside your comfort zone to actually do it,” he says. “But it’s part of the McCallie community and doing your part to help the greater good and reach a larger goal. We could throw this perfectly good vegetable oil out and just let it sit in a landfill somewhere, but the fact is it could be doing something so much more useful right here at home. That’s the way I see it.”
LIFE IN THE MIDDLE While some leadership organizations have
deep roots at McCallie, one of the newest acknowledges the school’s younger leaders. The Middle Men, a group of 15 eighth graders, have taken on a strong leadership role in McDonald Hall. Elected by their peers at the end of seventh grade, the Middle Men are in for a busy year: they pair up with new students, give tours for prospective parents, lead the Pledge of Allegiance, introduce guest speakers, read scripture readings during assemblies and sometimes offer devotionals of their own. This year’s group undertook several service projects – writing letters to
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soldiers, providing Thanksgiving food for an HIV/AIDS center and working with GPS on a creek clean-up project. While these are visible ways for the Middle Men to impact the community, their greatest strength is in being able to blend in with their peers. “The thing that I find the most helpful and enjoyable is interacting with other students,” says Mac Caldwell. “I like helping new students get accustomed to the way things are at McCallie so that when they’re older they’ll be prepared for whatever’s ahead of them.” During the summer, Middle School Counselor Cindy McCroskey trains the Middle Men in peer mediation, skills she hopes the boys will put to use in the hallways, the classroom or the locker room. “We’ve all had instances where someone has come up to us, whether it’s as simple as a homework question or a relationship question or how they’re feeling,” Mac says. “Being on the Middle Men is a sign that other people see and say, ‘I can go to that person.’” While the Middle Men take their role seriously and view it as an honor, they are remarkably humble about their role. “I don’t want to act differently because I was elected into the Middle Men,” Mac says. “I just try to act the way I’ve been made, whether that brings out mischief or something really good inside of me.”
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BUILDING COMMUNITY Some of McCallie’s most popular community
service groups are managed and organized by student leaders. Junior Ethan Ott has overseen McCallie’s Habitat for Humanity chapter this spring, including completion of the eleventh McCallie/GPS house in May. Having served as a member of the chapter’s executive board, Ethan knows that it takes much more than lumber and nails to build a house. During the year, Ethan helped organize events that spread awareness about Habitat. He arranged dinners with local citizens who have experienced homelessness and received Habitat homes. His fellow members of the executive board also focused on fundraising and recruiting volunteers. Ethan enjoys the way Habitat spreads leadership opportunities to a variety of individuals. “One thing that’s so great about it is that there are so many different roles you can fill in Habitat,” he says. “You can be somebody who goes out to build; you can be somebody who does things behind the scenes; you can be somebody who cleans up the stadium on Friday nights during the fall (a Habitat fundraiser); you can help out with the pledge-per-point fundraiser. There are all sorts of things you can do to get involved.” Saturday-morning trips to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank also draw a regular
group of volunteers. Juniors Alex Dillon and Alex Babbitt divide up the responsibilities of coordinating the schedule and recruiting volunteers. While both boys have always enjoyed participating in food bank trips, they hadn’t realized how much work it took to put them together. They now plan at least two months in advance. “I scheduled this semester’s dates as soon as we got back from Christmas break, and I had to schedule buses and get a faculty sponsor for each trip,” Alex Babbitt explains. “It’s not something you can do at the last minute.”
CURING CANCER ONE STEP AT A TIME When he returned to McCallie for his junior
year, following a diagnosis of bone cancer the previous spring, senior Joe Restaino decided he wanted to give back to some of the organizations that had helped during his own treatment. So he put together his own fundraiser, a walk to further treatment and research of osteosarcoma. “Last year, we pretty much winged it,” Joe admits. “But last year’s walk was more about just starting something that could grow. I wanted to start an annual fundraiser and we decided on a walk because we wanted to physically show support for bone cancer research. Our hope is that if it becomes a prominent social event at McCallie, we
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can start branching out to the rest of the Chattanooga community.” On a snowy morning this March, over 100 students and faculty came out for the Second Annual Bone Cancer Awareness Walk, which raised over $8,200 (last year the event also raised over $8,000). This year’s walk was also organized by Joe, though he returned home this semester to receive treatment for a re-emergence of his own cancer. He was able to rely on the help of many friends on campus: Keo-Kio helped recruit walkers and donations; TEPS held a doughnut sale to raise extra funds and helped set up for the walk; Joe’s brothers David and Tony (both freshmen) publicized the event, and the dining hall donated snacks and drinks. Based on his own research, Joe chose to split this year’s proceeds between the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., where he has received treatment himself, and the Human Oncology Pathogenesis Program at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Donations will fund osteosarcoma research and provide treatment for underprivileged patients. “Seeing everyone who came to the walk is what the walk portion is all about – people showing that they are willing to do more than just donate some money,” Joe remarks. “They believe in the cause.”
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COMMUNI T Y SER V ICE Jeremy Herman, a junior from Ringgold, Ga., was honored as 2008 YMCA/Y-CAP Volunteer of the Year this spring. Y-CAP, the YMCA Community Action Project, is an early intervention and prevention program for at-risk youth. Earlier this year Jeremy was matched up as a mentor and tutor for an eighth grader from Howard Middle School who was failing all of his courses and reading on a second grade level. Because of Jeremy’s tutoring, this young man is now on the honor roll and received Howard Middle School’s award for being the most improved student. Senior Daniel Boaz and junior Jamie Craven received “Service To Youth” awards from Y-CAP this year.
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ARTS Students in advanced drawing class spent several weeks this spring creating a modern mural for Chattanooga’s Ronald McDonald House. Junior Ethan Ott, senior Steven Dama and freshman Sam Hobbs spearheaded the effort and contributed the majority of the design and painting.
Eighth graders joined their dads for a retreat at Camp Alpine in mid-April. Father/son activities included canoeing, games and a ropes course. “We decided to have the retreat to provide an opportunity for fathers and sons to be together in a playful environment,” said Middle School Head Lynn Goss. “Both fathers and sons enjoyed being together and benefited from the experience.”
Let’s Make a DEAL Seniors find creative ways to raise funds for their alma mater and socialize at the same time
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This spring, McCallie seniors instituted a new
McCallie After Dark, a series of evening lectures and workshops led by veteran members of McCallie’s faculty, launched this winter to rave reviews. Dr. Michael Woodward, who holds McCallie’s Baker Chair of American History, kicked off the series with an examination of the religious world view of Thomas Jefferson. In the second session, Dr. Cleve Latham led a fiction-writing workshop. This free series is open to all parents, alumni and others in the Chattanooga community. Future offerings will be posted on the McCallie web site, and a podcast of Dr. Woodward’s presentation is at www.mccallie.org.
competitive sport – raising funds for the school’s Annual Sustaining Fund (ASF), which supports financial aid and faculty salaries. The efforts of several creative seniors raised over $10,000 this spring, and these dollars were certainly hard-earned.
ACA D EMICS Several dozen students from AP Economics classes at McCallie worked in small teams to represent some 30 countries in a day-long simulated international trade summit on campus.
ATHL ET ICS Sophomore Sean Ryan turned in one of the greatest individual athletic performances in McCallie history this March by qualifying for the United States Olympic Swimming Trials at the Speedo Sectional Championships in Nashville.
Students began the day with a breakdown of the summit’s rules and agenda before moving into negotiations and alliances and eventually working to discuss and vote on international trade issues. Led by economics teacher Skeeter Makepeace with the assistance of several key parent and teacher volunteers, the summit was modeled after a program regularly conducted nationwide. ■
Sean is now the #1 ranked 15-year-old in the U.S. and one of only five 15-year-olds in the country qualified for the Olympic Trials after swimming a 15:52.35 in the 1500-meter freestyle event. He is McCallie’s first swimmer to qualify for the trials while a student. Additionally, Sean won the 800-meter freestyle race with 8:20.89 and qualified for Senior Nationals in the event. The Speedo Sectional Championship meet is the fastest sectional meet in the country. In the meet, Sean competed against four Olympians, many swimmers in their early 20s, and eight of the top 15 senior high school boys from across the Southeast.
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Carter McCall, Logan Ridge and Cartter Kerr hope for the luck of the Irish in the international trade summit.
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Making Good Decisions In what started out as a typical senior talk, John Berg spoke about the variety of decisions we make throughout our lives. However, he then turned his time on stage into a hands-on demonstration of decision-making, challenging Dean of Day Students Hank Hopping (who reminds students at every assembly to “make good decisions”) to a McCallie version of the popular game show “Deal or No Deal?” Music announced the arrival of 14 GPS girls, each holding a “case” that contained a mysterious dollar amount. Dean Hopping had the opportunity to win up to $1,000 for the ASF, depending on his decisions along the way. The prize money was fronted by Ward Petty ’80, who attended chapel that day as the game’s “banker.” Throughout the game, he telephoned in from the sound booth
with special “deals” that Dean Hopping could either accept – earning guaranteed money – or reject in favor of pushing his luck by opening more cases. In a dramatic conclusion, Dean Hopping earned a disappointing 1¢ for the ASF, but everyone really came out a winner. “The energy in the room was amazing,” Hopping says. “I had a lot of people ask me later if it was rigged. It wasn’t. It was just great fun – until the very end. And so far, I’ve had 38 cents in matching funds donated from students. 3800% matching is pretty impressive, from a statistical standpoint.” “I thought it was awesome,” Petty says. “It was my pleasure to be a part of it; I just loved everything about it.” Perhaps the best decision of the day was choosing a banker with a generous spirit, who has already made his 1¢ contribution with a little extra thrown in. “It was a foregone conclusion for me that McCallie was going to get the $1,000 no matter what,” Petty explains. And the show’s host, who had spent nearly two years brainstorming the idea and the flawless execution of its every detail (aided by his twin brother Barton, who was running the sound booth), has earned a good deal of praise for his efforts. “A lot
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of people, even people I didn’t know, have come up to say, ‘Hey! Good chapel talk,’” John says. “A lot of people have said they watched it online. I had a lot of fun doing it.”
Battle of the Sexes At the annual McCallie/GPS Senior Phonathon, where students compete to raise funds for their respective schools, the class of 2008 earned a long-awaited victory! “Over the past couple years, GPS has outnumbered and out-pledged our McCallie guys, making it a bittersweet event,” explains Kim Love, who directs McCallie’s phonathons. This year’s ten seniors were still outnumbered, but they ultimately earned 20 more pledges than their female counterparts (final score: 62-42). Along the way, they raised over $9,000. “I thought the experience was extremely fulfilling, because we were helping future students and our teachers just by making phone calls,” says senior Carter Meissner. “Winning the competition with GPS was just an added bonus.” ■ Supporting the Annual Sustaining Fund doesn’t have to be a competition!
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When the last school bell rings on any given afternoon, the day is far from over for many McCallie students. Most of them head to athletic practices or extracurricular clubs and activities on campus, but a few students have carved their own afternoon path, pursuing unique independent activities.
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Jimmy Tobin has used his weekend tips to build homes for two needy families in Central America Every weekend, junior Jimmy Tobin, like many McCallie students, heads to the Bijou movie theater in downtown Chattanooga. However, he’s not there to meet friends or catch the latest blockbuster – he’s there to build homes for impoverished people in Central America. During his freshman year, Jimmy (a boarder from Myrtle Beach, S.C.) began playing his guitar around town just for fun. He usually made some tips, but, more importantly, he made a lot of friends among other “regulars” downtown, many of whom were homeless. “It was more about the stories than the money,” he says. Then last year he attended a Sundaymorning service at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, where he heard a speaker from the non-profit organization Food for the Poor. “He talked about what we could do if we raised money and I said, ‘Hey! I’m raising money right now and I’m not really spending it on anything but pizza,’” Jimmy remembers. Jimmy began designating his weekend tips for Food for the Poor, though he didn’t tell anyone what he was doing. After almost a year of playing on Friday and Saturday evenings, he had enough money ($3,200) to build a home for a family in Nicaragua. He chose Nicaragua because that country’s government matches donations for homebuilding programs, so Jimmy actually got to
build two homes for the price of one. This winter, word of what Jimmy had been doing with his tip money finally leaked out, and soon a story appeared in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. At first, Jimmy was hesitant about this extra attention. “I didn’t really tell many people, because I thought if I told people I was doing it for charity they’d think I was doing it for recognition or to look good on my college applications,” he says. He soon discovered, however, that the recognition really helped his fundraising efforts. By displaying a copy of the newspaper article and pictures of the two families he built houses for, he has more than doubled his tips since January. By the end of this school year, he thinks he’ll have enough to build more houses. “What I’d like to do now is raise $3,600, which builds the house and sponsors a family, giving them food, clothing and an education for the children,” he explains. In the meantime, Jimmy has already become something of a spokesman for Food for the Poor, talking to students at other schools about what they can do to get involved. “I’m really proud of it because it’s the first thing I’ve done independently,” he says. “Because of my many family blessings, I’ve been able to say this was completely my own.” ■
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2005: Jimmy starts playing his guitar in downtown Chattanooga on weekends
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2006: Jimmy learns about Food for the Poor, an international aid organization, during a Sunday-morning service at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, and starts designating his weekend tips for the organization
fall 2007: Jimmy has enough money saved ($3,200) to provide a home, including a bathroom, for a family in a developing country
Because Jimmy chooses to build a home in Nicaragua, that country’s government matches his donation
spring 2008: Jimmy is well on his way to building a second pair of homes, thanks to publicity from his first act of kindness
very high in the afternoons. When he was in seventh grade, his dad bought him a unique birthday gift: a “discovery flight,” or 30-minute intro to flying airplanes. From that moment on, Jack was hooked. “My great-grandfather flew in World War I, and my dad’s a pilot, so I’ve always been interested,” Jack says. “After that first flight I wanted to do it a lot.” Jack has been taking regular flying lessons since he was 15 and last year became licensed as a private pilot. He takes to the skies several times a week, usually for an hour or two at a time. He also works after school at a small airport in Hixson, Tenn. This spring Jack has been flying with an instructor to work on his instrument rating (learning to fly using exclusively the gauges on the plane’s instrument panel). “You wear a hood that covers everything except the instruments, so you can’t see outside,” he explains. “So you have to have a safety pilot with you.” Jack’s only unexpected airborne adventure occurred one afternoon when he ended up lost while trying to find a small airport. Though the experience gave him a scare, in general he finds flying, with its many safety precautions, to be much safer than driving a car. He plans to enter Middle Tennessee State University’s professional pilot program this fall, a fast track to becoming a commercial pilot before he graduates from college. Though he aspires to fly for the military or a commercial airline, Jack mostly loves the fun of taking to the skies. “It’s cool being able to get up there by yourself and escape everything, and it’s really challenging,” he says. “It’s something unique that I like to do.” ■
Junior Boyd Jackson spends many of
his afternoons working on a research project that he helped design through the Chattanooga Heart Institute. “They’ve just developed a new type of CT scan, but to do it the heart needs to be very regular and slow,” Boyd explains. “So we’re looking at whether oral beta blockers or IVs work better.” Last year Boyd and Will Pickering ’07 worked with doctors at the Institute to develop and revise questions and procedure. With the project now in full swing, Boyd gathers data each week from doctors at the Institute (with the help of senior Jonathan Cao). By this summer he should have 150200 pieces of data to analyze. Boyd hopes the research will also lead to a published article of the project’s conclusions, as well as helpful information for doctors around the country. For Boyd, who hopes to earn both a medical degree and a doctorate in public health down the road, the experience of working in medical research is invaluable. “The scan gets a three-dimensional picture that the doctors can rotate around and look inside at individual veins and arteries,” he says. “We’ve actually been able to watch a couple of the scans and then go back with the doctors and look inside the heart, so we really know what we’re working for. That’s been a neat experience.” ■
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Sophomore Tyler Greene can be found
every afternoon zooming across the wooded trails near his home in Rocky Face, Ga., on his dirt bike. Tyler began dirt biking last spring and now races almost every weekend. He’s currently racing in the Southeast Offroad Championship Series, participating in an event called “hair scrambles.” His weekend races usually cover a 40-mile course in less than three hours. Eighth grader Mike Zuppa also enjoys the thrills of an unusual sport. He is the youngest member of a local paintball team that plays in the National Professional Paintball League. The team practices 8-10 hours a week and travels to tournaments around the country throughout the year. What does this honor student like best about playing paintball? “Probably adrenaline,” he says. “But I also like all the equipment, to take it apart and see how it works.” For Mike, his extracurricular pursuits have actually had a positive impact on his schoolwork. “You learn how to manage your time better,” he says. “You have to get all your homework done beforehand.” ■
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In Memoriam George Alexander Gray Jr. ’34 of Gastonia, N.C., died January 1, 2008. He was a three-year boarding student who later attended Davidson College. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. While at McCallie, he was a member of the State Club, the Monogram Club and the football and baseball teams. The retired owner of Gray Cotton Company is survived by his wife Ellen, three sons, three daughters and ten grandchildren. Dr. John Bourke McDevitt ’34 of New York City died November 19, 2007. He was a three-year boarding student who later earned degrees from the University of North Carolina and the University of Pennsylvania and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. While at McCallie, he was a member of the McIlwaine Literary Society, the Monogram Club, the State Club, the orchestra, the band and the soccer, football and track teams. The retired psychiatrist is survived by his wife Valery, two daughters, four grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. Alexander MacDowell Smith Jr. ’35 of Nashville, Tenn., died January 27, 2008. He was a one-year boarding student who later graduated from Vanderbilt University. While at McCallie, he was a member of the Wanderers Club and the volleyball, track and basketball teams. The retired account executive with Merrill Lynch is survived by his wife Angela, one son, one daughter and four grandchildren. Earl Powell Guy Jr. ’36 of Decatur, Ga., died October 14, 2007. He was a two-year boarding student who later graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute and Jones Law School. He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War. While at McCallie, he received the Campbell Award and the Peglar Award and was senior class president and a member of the football and basketball teams. The retired manager of West Lumber Co. is survived by his wife Mildred, one son, one daughter, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Edgar Kinney Powers ’38 of Cheraw, S.C., died March 24, 2008. He was a one-year boarding student who later served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. during World War II. The retired manager of Hotel Powers and Powers Oil Company is survived by one son and two daughters. Jack Bain Reese ’40 of Ringgold, Ga., died January 23, 2008. He was a four-year day student who later served in the U.S. Marine Corps. While at McCallie, he was a member of the band and the football and baseball teams. The retired salesman with the Electric Power Board is survived by one daughter and one grandson.
Edgar Clinton Johnston Jr. ’41 of Longview, Texas, died March 28, 2008. He was a one-year boarding student who later attended Texas A&M and Southern Methodist University. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. The former partner in the E. C. Johnston Company is survived by his wife Helen, two daughters, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Dr. George Wilkinson ’41 of Greenville, S.C., died March 19, 2008. He was a three-year boarding student who later earned degrees from Presbyterian College and Johns Hopkins University. While at McCallie, he was a prefect and a member of the soccer team. The retired physician is survived by his wife Mildred, sons George ’68 and William ’68, three daughters, 10 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Adriel Clark “A.C.” Weakley Jr. ’42 of Naples, Fla., died July 27, 2007. He was a one-year boarding student who later graduated from Centre College. While at McCallie, he was a member of the State Club and the volleyball and golf teams. The retired franchiser is survived by his wife Jane, two daughters and two granddaughters. William Westfall Lee Jr. ’43 of Greenville, N.C., died October 27, 2007. He was a one-year boarding student who later earned degrees from the U.S. Naval Academy, George Washington University and East Carolina University. While at McCallie, he was a member of the State Club. The retired founder of Bill Lee Enterprises is survived by one son, three daughters, 14 grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. Robert C. “Bobby” Jones III ’44 of Chattanooga died March 9, 2008. He was a six-year day student who later graduated from Duke University. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. While at McCallie, he was a member of Keo-Kio, the State Club, the Hop Committee, the Tornado, the Pennant and the track and wrestling teams. The retired chairman of Southern Products Company is survived by his wife Peggy, sons Robert ’74, Thomas ’75 and Walker ’80, one daughter and 10 grandchildren. Dr. Marshall Scott Woodson, Jr. ’44 of Orlando, Fla., died July 7, 2007. He was a one-year boarding student who later earned degrees from Davidson College, the University of North Carolina and Columbia University. While at McCallie, he was a member of the Wanderers Club and the tennis and swimming teams. The retired educator and mortgage broker is survived by two sons, two daughters, two grandsons and two great-granddaughters.
Felix Eaves Martin Jr. ’45 of Greenville, Ky., died November 15, 2007. He was a two-year boarding student who later attended the University of Kentucky. While at McCallie, he was a member of the State Club. He was a retired private investor. Dr. John B. Cameron ’49 of Rochester Hills, Mich., died on January 11, 2008. He was a six-year day student who later earned degrees from Yale University and Princeton University. While at McCallie, he was a class officer and a member of Keo-Kio, the Senate, the Monogram Club, the Pennant, the Tornado, the Hop Committee and the football, soccer and track teams. The former professor of art history at Oakland University is survived by his wife Janice. Alan Carre Elston ’51 of St. Petersburg, Fla., died November 24, 2007. He was a four-year boarding student who later graduated from Duke University and served in the U.S. Army. While at McCallie, he was a member of the Photography Club, the State Club, the Monogram Club, the Smoking Club and the football and gymnastics teams. The retired owner of Electric Service Company is survived by his wife Kathryn, three daughters and six grandchildren. George McKoy Venable Jr. ’51 of Cumming, Ga., died January 14, 2008. He was a two-year boarding student who later attended Emory University and Universitat Heidelberg. While at McCallie, he was recipient of the Parks Bible Award and a member of the YMCA, the Pennant, Fizzbatt’s, the rifle team and the gymnastics, boxing and fencing teams. The retired engineer and professor is survived by his wife Mara, one son, one daughter and nine grandchildren. Toy Rhea Gregory Jr. ’52 of Las Vegas, Nev., died January 3, 2008. He was a four-year boarding student who later earned his bachelor’s degree and law degree from the University of North Carolina. While at McCallie, he was a member of the Glee Club, the State Club, the Missionary Committee, the Smoking Club and the track, boxing and wrestling teams. The former judge is survived by his wife Gala, five children, two stepchildren, 11 grandchildren and seven great-granchildren.
Dr. Hugh Lee Eichelberger ’53 of Saluda, N.C., died November 9, 2007. He was a two-year boarding student who later graduated from Presbyterian College and Columbia Theological Seminary. While at McCallie, he was a member of the Student Council, the Monogram Club, the Smoking Club, the Glee Club, the State Club, the Hop Committee, the Pennant, the Tornado and the football, basketball and boxing teams. He taught English and mechanical drawing at McCallie from 1959-1960. The retired minister and counselor is survived by his wife Priscilla, one son, three daughters and eight grandchildren. John Randal Adamson III ’54 of Atlanta died January 21, 2008. He was a three-year boarding student who later graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology. While at McCallie, he was a member of the State Club, the Monogram Club and a member of the swimming team. The former owner of Canterbury Antique Reproductions is survived by his wife Sheila, brother Bill ’56, three sons and five grandchildren. James Lilburn Reading II ’55 of Chattanooga died November 19, 2007. He was a six-year boarding student who later graduated from Samford University. While at McCallie, he was a class officer and a member of the French Club, the Monogram Club, the State Club, the Missionary Committee and the wrestling, tennis, cross country and track teams. The retired specialist in the flooring and interiors industry is survived by his wife Martha, one son and brother-in-law James Rogers ’59. Oscar Henry McDonald ’58 of Corolla, N.C., died January 19, 2008. He was a four-year day student who later graduated from the University of Chattanooga. While at McCallie, he was a member of the State Club, the Monogram Club, Dunlap Rifles and the track and cross country teams. The former law firm manager is survived by his wife Babs, brother John ’61, three sons and two daughters. Fred Cole ’65 of Dallas, Texas, died December 21, 2007. He was a fiveyear day student who later graduated from North Texas State University. While at McCallie, he was a member of the Monogram Club, the Current Events Club and the football, soccer and tennis teams. The former investment counselor and teacher is survived by his wife Linda. Joe Rex Gamble III ’78 of Maryville, Tenn., died February 10, 2008. He was a one-year boarding student who later served in the U.S. Navy. The former developer is survived by his wife Angela.
Richard Derrick ’79 of Baltimore, Md., died September 26, 2007. He was a three-year boarding student who later attended the University of Alabama and George Washington University. While at McCallie, he was recipient of the Maurice Contor Award and a member of SPIRITUALS, the Missionary Committee, FCA and manager of the football, basketball and track teams. The former bank executive is survived by his wife Pamela.
Ashton Felchlin ’02 of Florence, Ala., died December 11, 2007. He was a five-year boarding student who later attended the University of South Carolina. While at McCallie, he was editor of the Argonaut and a member of the Drama Club and the soccer team. Jacob Edward ‘Jake’ Peacock ’03 of Chattanooga died October 29, 2007. He was a one-year day student. ■
Jason Lindsey Bell ’97 of Estero, Fla., died January 1, 2008. He was a two-year day student.
FACULTY Savoy Henton Adamson of Marietta, Ga., died March 11, 2008. He taught geometry and algebra at McCallie from 1956-70, coaching varsity golf and serving as advisor to the Astronomy Club. He earned bachelor’s degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Southeastern Baptist Seminary and a master’s degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He is survived by son Scott ’63, two other sons, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Pierre Rodolphe Wagner of Chattanooga died March 11, 2008. A native of Switzerland, he began teaching French and German at McCallie in 1960, serving as chairman of the modern language department and coaching cross country and soccer before his retirement in 1989. He is survived by his son Frederic ’80 and two grandchildren. Many alumni shared memories of Savoy Adamson and Pierre Wagner upon learning of their deaths: “Just last week my youngest daughter interviewed me for a senior project on John F. Kennedy. Among other things, she asked if I remembered where I was when JFK was assassinated. I told her I was in a study hall proctored by Mr. Adamson when he informed us that the President had been assassinated. Of course,that memory is forever burnished in my memory. I also was a student in his geometry class, which I enjoyed immensely. Memories...some of my most unforgettable ones being those associated with Mr. Adamson, a thoroughly likeable man. I’m sorry to hear of his demise.” - Turner Howard ’65 “Herr Wagner, besides being a wonderful teacher who cared deeply about his students and about the subjects which he taught, was a true character whom I will always remember fondly. His knowledge of the German language and its grammar was profound. When I went to Germany and began to write academic works in German, what he taught me proved its worth: native speakers would actually ask me about points of grammar, and one scholar, perusing my work, commented, ‘in everything which you write one always notices the abiding influence of a rigorous and very conservative schoolboy grammar book.’ That was, of course, Herr Wagner, a great teacher to whom I owe an enormous debt of thanks.” - Victor Parker ’84 “Pierre Wagner was among the greatest inspirations to me during my time at McCallie. He taught me the French language, my favorite and best subject, and this opened me up to the world in a major way. I have gone on to live in France, Japan, and visit numerous other parts of the world that I would have never dreamed of during my younger years, and I am truly grateful to ‘Monsieur’ Wagner for the way that he pushed me to achieve and believed in me the whole time, every step of the way. He also introduced me to the great minds of Camus, Voltaire, and others, and in so doing, he opened me up, across time and space, to the depths of the human heart. After his long, multi-faceted life full of tireless service, it is my wish and prayer that he is now resting in peace. God bless him.” - Steve Lansford ’84 “I am so saddened to hear of Mr. Wagner’s passing. I had him for French, and at first I was very nervous to be in his class; he was such a sharp, deviously-humorous soul, and it was only by being in his class that I learned how caring and kind he was. I consider him one of the ‘greats’ at McCallie during my era, and I am so fortunate to have been one of his students. I know that he left such a large, wonderful impression on so many people. - Roger Spreen ’80 You can visit www.lane-coulterchapel.com and search for “Pierre Wagner” to read more memories.
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Births&Weddings Births80s
John David (left) and Calder Michael (right) Gant were born on December 11, to Ali and Christopher Gant ’97. Both boys weighed in at more than 6 lbs.
To Leighton LeBoeuf ’81 and Tish a son, Wesley Anderson, on February 8, 2008. ■ To Wes Powell ’85 and Sarah a son, Pearson Wesley, on July 20, 2007. ■ To Hugh Brown ’86 and Betsy a son, Hugh Pearce II, on October 5, 2007. ■ To Steven Dunn ’87 and Leslie a son, Jones Michael, on February 1, 2008. ■ To Lentz Reynolds ’87 and Brooke a daughter, Rebecca Elaine “Lainey,” on February 12, 2008. ■ To Fernando Alvarado ’88 and Caryn a son, Nicholas Gray, on October 15, 2007. ■ To Charles (Brent) Everett ’88 and Beth a son, Benjamin Alexander, on October 12, 2007. ■ To Douglas Allen ’89 and Tiffany a daughter, Abigail Frances, on October 2, 2007. ■ To Earl Sullivan ’89 and Carrie a son, Ty English, on August 15, 2007.
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Henry Allen Jennings, born on March 17, 2007, is the son of John Jennings ’90.
John Henry Jamieson Jr., born in September, is the grandson of Curtis Baggett ’65 and the nephew of Parker Baggett ’93.
David Key Wilson ’83 and wife Elizabeth welcomed daughter Larkin Key on November 17.
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James Irvin Jr. ’58 to Joye Newsome on February 9, 2008.
Weddings70s
Guy Buher ’76 to Sharon Sparkman on May 14, 2007.
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Jeffery Sherrill ’82 to Kristal Lynn Monds on March 29, 2008. ■ Jeff Saeger ’85 to Barbara Lewis on October 21, 2006. ■ March Chadwick ’87 to Susan Nelly on September 29, 2006
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To Mark Faulkner ’91 and Emily a son, Carter Joseph, on February 6, 2008. ■ To Scott Lim ’92 and Jennifer a son, Ryder Pae, on November 7, 2007. ■ To Charlie Anderson ’93 and Susie a daughter, Evelyn Augusta, on October 26, 2007. ■ To Bailey Witt ’93 and Leanne a daughter, Rebecca Jayne, on December 28, 2007. ■ To Patrick Johnston ’94 and Amanda a son, Nathaniel Wright, on June 18, 2007. ■ To John Kimball ’94 and Mira a daughter, Rebecca, on September 11, 2007. ■ To Kyle McInnis ’94 and Molly a daughter, Malloy Katherine, on May 2, 2007. ■ To Warren Milnor ’94 and Abbay a son, Warren Jr., on November 7, 2007. ■ To David Simmons ’94 and Leslie a son, Sye Christian, on April 13, 2007. ■ To Andy Carroll ’95 and Rachel a son, Patrick Harrison, on October 16, 2007. ■ To Steve Marsh ’95 and Rebecca a son, David Stott, on April 20, 2007. ■ To Chris Carpenter ’96 and Martha a daughter, Caroline Marianne, on January 31, 2008. ■ To Steven Simmons ’96 and Brenna a son, Jonathan Spencer, on January 30, 2007. ■ To Bryan Strain ’96 and Elizabeth a daughter, Lilian Marie, on November 23, 2007. ■ To Dallas Chapman ’97 and Allan a son, Dallas Newberry Jr., on July 23, 2007.
Derrick Wolfe ’97 to Allison Norton on December 15, 2007. ■ Bradley Busby ’98 to Patricia McGoldrick on October 25, 2007. ■ Jay Lookabill ’99 to Kate Merrill on July 28, 2007.
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Harry Robinson IV ’01 to Kristen Sentell on October 20, 2007.
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Edwin Birdwall ’42 writes: “Marilyn and I are hanging in there with 58 years of marriage this year. We feel both lucky and humble that God has so blessed us.” Atwell Dugger ’45 writes that he appears to have successfully beaten colon/liver cancer discovered in March 2007 and will be back on the golf course soon. “Enjoying life and taking what comes in stride,” he says. Alex Lankford ’45 writes that he is still practicing marine law, jogging, gardening, playing tennis, serving as an elder at Springhill Presbyterian Church, teaching Sunday School, is happily married to “the same lady” and is watching nine grandchildren grow up. “Life is good!” he says. George Fick ’46 recently spent six weeks in Chile visiting friends and relatives. Chet DeVaney Jr. ‘47 served as McCallie’s vice chairman of the grandparents’ phonathon this year. He is the grandfather of Frazier DeVaney ’12.
Dave Davis ’55 writes that he is “still practicing psychiatry in Atlanta and loving it.” Howard Levine ’56 was reelected to the position of chairman of the firm Miller & Martin in Chattanooga. Levine has held the position of chairman for five years and will hold the title for another two years. He joined the firm in 1964 and has practiced in the areas of health care, life insurance and corporate law. Roy Woodruff ’56 authored a book, Spiritual Care for Addicted Persons and Families, published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) in 2006.
Pete McCall ’60 is enjoying retirement, traveling and leading tours as a licensed Washington D.C. tour guide.
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John McLaurin ’70 has been practicing law in his hometown of Brandon, Miss., for more than 31 years and was recently joined in his practice by his son John III. He has also been serving since last February as the chancery court family master for the 20th Judicial District of the state of Mississippi.
Otis Hood ’60 is the founder and director of College for Kids in Hot Springs National Park, Ark., an organization that gives athletic and academic college scholarships. He is also the lyricist and general manager for singer Lisa Lemzo and has traveled the world performing with her.
Marc Knight ’94 married Laura Whisenhunt on November 17, 2007, in Charleston, S.C., with several McCallie friends there to wish him well. Pictured (left to right) are members of the class of ’94 Andy Vance, Jake Nix, the groom, Randy Nuckols, Pierce Knight ’91, Andy Luedecke, Robert Holland, Allen Eager and Rob McMillin, with Marvin Knight ’64 kneeling in front.
Eric Haralson ’65 recently accepted a position as regional director of the Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises. “FAHE is a non-profit, 501c(3), certified community development financial institution whose mission is to serve the housing needs of low-income people of Central Appalachia by providing informed advocacy for, providing resources to, and facilitating collaboration among a network of housing organizations throughout Eastern Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia,” he explains. “The position will allow me to utilize my skills in commercial and real estate lending, construction and management consulting to small businesses. Most importantly, it allows me to fulfill what I have come to see as my mission or calling.”
1950s
Jim Fahey ’49 is now fully retired.
1960s
Bradley Doyle ’98 married Anna Nissen on September 1, 2007, in Florence, S.C. The groom is pictured with McCallie classmates Alex Watlington (left) and Patrick LaRochelle (right).
Bill Hargrave ’64 is writing a proposal for his doctoral dissertation in occupational studies at the University of Georgia.
Frank McDonald ’70 took his sons Clay ’06 and Miles ’09 on a mission trip to Haiti in August. They helped launch an initiative to turn plant refuse into fuel pellets, in an effort to reduce the consumption of trees for charcoal.
Bob Berz ’54 just completed 47 years of providing insurance and financial services with his firm of Berz, White and Cooper. His son Eliot is in the eighth grade at McCallie.
William Rogers ’99 married Carrie Scott on October 20, 2007 in Atlanta. Pictured (left to right) are friends Charles Battle ’99, Robert Sanders ’99, the groom, David Burke ’99, Simon Milazzo ’99 and 1st Lt. Chris Rogers ’01.
Art Lacy ’62 is moving to Colorado Springs, Colo., to be closer to his infant granddaughter.
When not practicing law, Tim Greaves ’62 enjoys painting – view his work at www.timgreaves.com.
Charles Stribling ’71 was awarded the Combat Action Badge for his service in 2004. “The prayers of you guys got us through,” he says. In February, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue appointed Gary Wisenbaker ’73 to the board of commissioners of the Georgia Student Finance Commission. Wisenbaker is chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Wisenbaker Law Offices, PC., chairman of the Savannah Bar Association Committee on Governmental Affairs and the co-founder, secretary and treasurer of Southside Abstract and Title Company.
A group of McCallie alumni made their 20 th annual hike of Mt. LeConte in the Great Smoky Mountains during Memorial Day weekend. Pictured left to right are: Bob Lockaby ’71, Tim Wright ’64, Matt Lockaby ’01, Mitch Taylor ’63, Ned Giles ’64, Henry Henegar ’57 and Walter Henegar ’90. (Alexander Henegar ’92 is not pictured.)
1980s
Alan Janney ’80, an engineer with Advanced Energy Engineering & Design Inc., has been designated as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional by the United States Green Building Council. George David ’81 is a sales executive at Red Ledges, a private world-class resort community in Park City, Utah. David Devaney ’81, has been named to the NAI Global Elite, a group comprised of NAI Charter Real Estate’s top performers & top producers. Mr. DeVaney, an industrial specialist, qualified as a top performer based on production in 2007. Lee Riddle ’85 recently moved back to Chattanooga from Maryland to work for his family’s business, Lodge Manufacturing, a 112-year-old cast-iron cookware company. Will Carter ’86 is president of Cross Point Development, which opened a second location of Moe’s Southwest Grill in Chattanooga. Michael Mathis ’87 was recently promoted to Chattanooga city president of Regions Bank. Jay Wellons ’87 was named to the 2008 list of Best Doctors in Birmingham. John Graves ’89 recently passed the Georgia Bar Exam and is working as an attorney at Needle & Rosenberg, an intellectual property law firm in Atlanta.
Hilton Forcum ’74 is the managing broker of the Nashville office of Newmark Knight Frank, an international commercial real estate brokerage firm. He started the Nashville branch with two partners in September 2006. Jim Oosterhoudt ’74 recently transferred from Savannah, Ga., to Bellingham, Wash., as regional manager of Environmental Consulting Company. Tim Vincent ’74 has begun a research project at the University of South Carolina Aiken on analysis of uranium in environmental samples by IR spectrometry.
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Eight graduates enjoyed their annual hike on the Appalachian Trail this winter. Pictured are Brad Cobb ’86, Fox Johnston ’83, Allen Clark ’81, Garrison Martin ’84, Charlie Brock ’83, Ricky Park ’83, Billy Pritchard ’81 and Michael Phebus ’86.
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Roll Call
Spring 2008
What is your strongest memory of being in Bible class at McCallie? We asked and you answered: Roger Fuller ’89 now works for The Stanford Group as a managing director of investments. Chief Petty Officer Scott Gamble ’89 is currently deployed in the Mediterranean on board the USS Harry S. Truman and will return in June. John Mattox ’89 is working for KPMG and living in Franklin, Tenn.
Pvt. Jonathan Buchanan ’98 is currently serving in the Israeli Defense Forces in the Missing in Action Accounting Unit. Gabe Hankin ’99 earned his master’s in business administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management last spring and is an assistant brand manager with Proctor & Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio. Charles Murnane ’99 began law school at Southern Methodist University this year.
1990s
Sunil Kripalani ’90 recently moved to Nashville, Tenn., where he is working at Vanderbilt University Medical Center as director of the section of hospital medicine. Jay Hoodenpyl ’92 has relocated to Myrtle Beach, S.C., as a real estate associate with the law firm of Parker Poe. Dusty Kent ’94 recently moved back to Lookout Mountain, Ga., to work in his family’s business, T.E. Properties. Ryan Lookabill ’94 was promoted to lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy last June. John David Pirtle ’94 is completing his bachelor’s in fine arts at the Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media at the University of Washington. Alex Dunlap ’95 is working in commercial finance as a vice president for Merrill Lynch in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Webster Bailey ’96 is a substance abuse counselor at Cornerstone of Recovery in Knoxville, Tenn. Aaron Love ’96 has joined the law firm Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel as an associate. Reed Rawlings ’96 is head basketball coach for the Brook Hill School. In the summers he travels with Athletes in Action, an international sports ministry. Brian Songer ’96 reports that his son Cole is a sixth grader at McCallie. Matt Wilson ’96 recently joined Noble Trust Co., a private bank and trust company in New Hampshire, as a vice president. Aaron Johnson ’97 is earning a master’s degree in philanthropy at Jerusalem University. In January, he was invited to the home of the president of Israel for a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. Craig Fuller ’97 and Alton Chapman ’98 have teamed up to begin Factor Lane, a factor brokerage firm. Brad Busby ’98 departed this fall for his third deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, as part of the Army Cavalry. He was also certified as a nationally registered paramedic this fall.
Dr. David Navel ’99 is completing his medical residency in the U.S. Air Force at Travis Air Force Base in California. Robert Weil ’99 is in his second year of business school at George Washington University.
2000s
David Anderson ’01 earned a master’s in Asian studies from Yale University and has worked in Tokyo for two years as a project manager for Robert Walter and Associates. Nicolas Bouckaert ’00 produced the inaugural Echo Project Music and Arts Festival, Atlanta’s annual green music festival. You can learn more at www.the-echoproject.com. John Shaw ’00 is earning a master’s degree at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment.
Dr. Woods was hard
William Edward McDowell, born on November 13, is welcomed into the class of 2026 by his cousin Chris Saxon ’05 and grandfather Ed Michaels ’60.
Donte Flanagan ’02 is working toward a master’s in nursing with a concentration in anesthesia at Samford University. Anderson Ellis ’02 is in law school at the University of Mississippi. Chris Hartman ’03 completed Army training and will be permanently stationed at Hunter Army Airfield with the 3rd Infantry Division Aviation Brigade. Philip Lawson ’03 is working as an AmericorpsVista volunteer at the Manchester Center for inner city youth in Lexington, Ky. He graduated from Centre College last May with a degree in history. Caleb Meador ’02 is currently backpacking through Central America. Elias Schulze ’03 has earned his combined bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.
John Stump ’00 is in Chicago, working for Paine/ Wetzel as a senior associate broker.
After graduating from the University of Georgia last spring, John Spicknall ’03 spent six weeks leading a high-school mission trip to Peru before starting work at RaceTrac Petroleum.
Stuart Rymer ’00 and Edwards Yates ’03 were part of a group of University of Tennessee Chattanooga engineering students to build a trebuchet this fall to compete in the World Championship Punkin Chunkin contest. The team placed sixth out of 12 teams.
Travis Starkey ’03 is just completing the first year of his two-year teaching assignment with Teach for America in the Mississippi Delta. He has been keeping a blog of his experience that is available at http://dispatchesfromthedelta.teachfor.us/
James Corne ’01 has moved to Charlotte, N.C., to work for an advertising firm.
Alex Vaughn ’03 completed his master’s in accountancy degree this spring and is working for Southern Progress Corporation.
Patrick Davis ’01 is starting his second semester at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine and is president of his class. Micah Guster ’01 is studying at the University of Arkansas School of Law. Neil Patel ’01 is in his third year of medical school at the University of Tennessee. Scott Richardson ’01 graduated from nursing school in December. Stephen Belden ’02 earned his master’s degree in journalism from the University of Mississippi this spring. Josh Couillard ’03 is a professional musician with a rock band called Down Stroke, and he has moved back to Chattanooga.
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Chris Saxon ’05 spent his fall semester in Capetown, South Africa – traveling, taking classes and working in an internship at a local school. Trey McNeill ’06 is serving as the fraternity educator and house manager of Lambda Chi Alpha at Samford University. Josh Wheeler ’06 won March’s Scenic City Half Marathon with a time of 1 hour, 14 minutes, 56 seconds. Haden Fullam ’07 was elected president of the University of Tennessee wake boarding/water ski team, with Evan Myers ’07 serving as vice president. This is the first time rising sophomores have been elected as officers of the team, which has over 30 athletes.
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of hearing but also a certified great, brilliant teacher. Someone in our Bible class decided to “mouth” an answer he required instead of talkling out loud. Dr. Woods would put his hand in his coat, turning up his hearing aide. Then upon reasking the question, the student would answer at his utmost level of volume. TEP would smile and turn down the volume. –Jim Lyle ’49; Faculty ’58-70. I so vividly remember Professor Spencer
McCallie teaching Old Testament Bible to us in Junior School - probably about 1943 or 1944. Not only could he, in his late 60’s or 70’s, flat foot jump from the floor to the top of a regular desk, but he was a great wrestler. When he taught the story of Jacob wrestling the angel, he played both parts. He threw a half nelson on himself and wrestled himself all around the room. When the angel touched Jacob’s hip, crippling him, Professor acquired a spectacular limp and showed us exactly how Jacob must have walked the rest of his life!! –Bill Dietzen ’49
Finally, Mr. Hall told us that it was impossible to draw a circle because a circle, by strict definition, is a two dimensional object. Mr. Hall explained further that any attempt to draw a circle requires the use of chalk, pencil lead or some other material that makes one’s rendering of a circle technically three dimensional. Thus, what was on the board was merely a representation of a circle. I was completely floored! The discussion then turned to the use of representation in religion. I wound up studying philosophy with a focus on western philosophy in the Church and I can’t help but blame/thank/implicate Mr. Hall. I won’t even go into Mr. Hall’s explanation of the literal translation of the Hebrew word for “day” as in, “And He rested on the seventh day.”
This continued for the entire class period by the end of which the hapless student had received forty or fifty demerits, and the rest of the class was bent double with laughter at the antics of these two. At the end of the hour, Mr. Strang took his handful of demerit slips, got up from his chair as if to stick them on the nail outside his classroom and then dropped them into the trash instead. We all loved him for showdowns like this.
–Lee Parish-Butler ’90
–Henry Aldridge ’61
Yo Strang came closer than most anyone I
One of my favorite memories of Bible Class
know to manifesting the gentle, kind nature one would hope to see in anyone professing to be a Christian. I still tell people about what I remember to be the first question on every 7th grade Bible test: “Who was on the Road to Damascus and where was Paul going?” I laugh when I think about how all of the complicated theology I have read as an adult dissolves in the warm spirit of Yo Strang.
was of a particular student who seemed to always give Yo fits. One week in particular was especially difficult, as Yo sent this student to study hall several days in a row. After this happened over several days, the student came in to Yo’s class, sat in the front row, and asked Yo if he could go ahead and go. Yo asked him where he needed to go. The student replied that he needed to hustle on up to study hall before he was counted absent. We all sat very still and quietly, not knowing how he would respond. After a moment of awkward silence, Yo (and then the rest of us) began to laugh uncontrollably.
–Robert C. Goodrich Jr. ’74
The only class I had under Spencer McCallie was Old Testament. Recently during a move I found the old marked-up Bible used in that class and it really brought back memories. I do recall that Spencer did a very good job of maintaining our attention and it was one class that I actually enjoyed and looked forward to! –Bill Rogers ’51 I think it was the first day in Mr. Hall’s class,
when he asked for a volunteer to draw a circle on the blackboard. A student went to the board and drew what appeared to be a fairly good circle. Mr. Hall then pronounced that what had been drawn was not a circle and asked if anyone knew why. We tried a slew of guesses like, “It’s not perfectly round?”
John Strang was noted for giving large
numbers of demerits for even the smallest of infractions. The demerits were recorded on a piece of paper and then the paper was stuck in a nail outside the classroom. Mr. Strang was known as John “Stickem” Strang because of this practice, and a student therefore got “stuck” when he received a demerit. One day in an eighth grade Bible class, a particular student, and I think it was Dick Woods, really got to John Strang, and he started handing out demerits. Every time the student got a demerit, he complained loudly by saying “But Sir!” No sooner did he open his mouth to complain than John Strang “stuck” him with yet more demerits saying “that will be five more.”
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Summer Days Are Here Again Though McCallie’s classrooms become quiet
during summer months, the rest of campus is humming from June through August with 18 different camps. The ever-popular Sports Camp allows boarding campers to enjoy a variety of team and individual sports as well as tournaments and fun activities. Boys have the opportunity to play familiar sports and try new ones for the first time. Sports Campers also enjoy exciting off-campus excursions like whitewater rafting, go-cart racing, the thrills of Six Flags and taking in an Atlanta Braves baseball game. Here on campus, boys can choose from a number of day camps, beginning with First Camp, for 5- and 6-year-olds. Older campers can also participate in Day Camp, Baseball Camp, Basketball Camp, Lacrosse Camp, Wrestling Camp, Football Camp, Combo Camp (football, wrestling, weights & conditioning) or Sandlot Kids Camp (which helps introduce boys to the joys of physical activity). Several camps are co-educational: Soccer Camp, Tennis Camp, Sailing Camp, Fly Fishing Camp, Golf Camp, Art Camp and the Debate/Mock Trial/Model U.N. Camp. Every youngster is sure to find something that interests him or her at McCallie during the summer! To learn more about schedules and fees, visit www.mccallie.org.
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