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1967 James Golden has written a book titled “The View from Federal Twist: a New Way of Thinking about Gardens, Nature and Ourselves.” Golden is an internationally known gardener and maintains a blog about gardening at www.federaltwist.com.
1984 Ben Wynne is the author of new book, “Something in the Water: A History of Macon, Georgia, 1823–1980.” The book is part of the Music and the American South Series published by Mercer University Press.
1985 Julia Terry, MBA 1985, was recently announced as a partner in the law firm of Hinshaw &
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Culbertson in New Orleans, Louisiana. She focuses her practice on assisting banks and lenders with managing the legal risks and compliance issues related to technology service contracts, including due diligence, data security and privacy, and has extensive experience with real estate and lending transactional matters.
1990 Buster Doty received the 2020 Mississippi Economics Teacher of the Year award from the Mississippi Council on Economic Education, located at Millsaps College. Doty teaches gifted classes in Rankin County School District. Although he's not an economics teacher, he incorporates economics within the gifted curriculum for grades four and five. Doty has had multiple Stock Market Game winners in the region and four state winners for the InvestWrite National Writing Competition, with one state winner that placed ninth nationally.
1991 Parke Pepper is executive director of The Baddour Center, a 120-acre residential community located in northwest Mississippi. The center supports adults with intellectual disabilities and autism.
1992 Dr. Susan Averitt is the owner of Best Start Pediatric Clinic in northwest Arkansas, and she recently added a second clinic, Rainbow Pediatrics. Averitt has broken ground on a new medical facility to house her clinics along with other pediatric-related services. She currently serves as the chapter president for the Arkansas chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
