oh baby!

Magan Morin, ‘06, PhD, ’21 and Nathan Morin welcomed daughter, Lillian Elizabeth on March 31, 2022.

Jessica (Cox) Cupac, ‘10, and Bosko Cupac welcomed their second daughter, Amelia, on February 23, 2023.

Brent Logan, ‘18, and Mahalia (Lawson) Logan, ‘19, welcomed Brett and Bryson.

Kody

‘14, MAT ’21, and Whitney Baker, ‘17, MBA ’20, welcomed their daughter Rory on December 29, 2022.

Rachel

Shoultz, ’17, and Ben Shoultz, ’17, welcomed their son Oliver Paul Woodson Shoultz on November 7, 2022.

Dr. Emily Hopper, MAT ’13, PhD ’21 and her husband Jimmy welcomed their daughter, Lily Nadine, on January 27, 2023.

The following members of the Cumberlands family have passed away since the publication of our last magazine. We send our thoughts and prayers to their families and will forever remember their impact on the Cumberlands community.

Alumni

Imogene (Johnson) Balcom, ’52, passed on December 19, 2022.

Rollie J. Harp, ’52, passed on February 20, 2023.

Naaman Nickell, ’52, passed on April 29, 2022.

Rev. Ray Cummins, ’55, passed on March 14, 2023.

Herman Hibbard, ’56, passed on March 4, 2023.

Norma L. (Tackett) Francis, ’55, passed on October 5, 2022.

Dr. James Turpin, ’57, passed on October 16, 2022.

Delmar Eversole, ’62, passed on November 30, 2022.

Dr. Allen F. Harrod, ’62, passed on January 19, 2023.

Robert L. Miller, ’62, passed on January 19, 2023.

Frank A. Burns, ’63, passed on November 8, 2022.

John Dee Wilson, ’63, passed away on March 20, 2023.

Wanda (Saylor) King, ’64, passed on December 18, 2022.

Wilma (Cobb) Ponder, ’64, passed on February 22, 2023.

Donald L. Price, ’64, passed on March 28, 2023.

Donald W. Stidham, ’64, passed on February 28, 2023.

Janice (Caudill) Wolod, ’64, passed on November 30, 2022.

Paul E. Cox, ’65, passed on October 27, 2022.

Jack A. Faulkner, ’65, passed on November 28, 2022.

Jerry L. Lane, ’67, passed on December 11, 2022.

Kenneth Paul Rains, ’68, passed on December 13, 2022.

Mary E. Wilson, ’68, passed away on February 9, 2023.

Joshua "Josh" Burton, MAT, ’69, passed on March 30, 2023.

George G. Karsner, ’70, passed on December 11, 2022.

William H. Ott, ’70, passed on March 30, 2023.

Raymond C. Surber, Jr., ’72, passed on December 9, 2022.

Jerlyn (Freeman) Clark, ’73, passed on December 29, 2022.

Marsha Floyd Partin, ’74, passed on March 24, 2023.

Deanna (Hoskins) Douglas, ’74, passed on February 3, 2023.

Rev. Taylor "T.D." Hooker, ’77, passed on December 5, 2022.

Linda (Hollis) Mattingly, ‘78, passed on December 21, 2022.

Anthony "Tony" Bryant, ’80, passed on October 12, 2022.

Katherine (Harney) Lisenbee, ’84, passed on October 6, 2022.

Ezra Ephrem, ’88, passed on November 29, 2022.

Steven J. Moore, ’88, passed on November 29, 2022.

Otis D. Reeves, ’92, passed on January 26, 2023.

James Matthew Smith, ’98, passed on April 4, 2023.

Meridith Ann (Pitmann) Tharp, ’14, passed on December 19, 2022.

Faculty

Alena "Beth" (Taylor) Wyatt, who worked in the Office of Development, retiring in 2012 after twenty-eight years, passed on March 6, 2023.

Richard "Ric" Rieffer, who served as director of Mountain Outreach from 1987-1995, passed on February 22, 2023.

John "Marc" Hensely, ’05, MACS ’12, age 58, of Blackey, KY, went to be with his Lord, with his family by his side, on Monday, April 3, 2023. Marc was the director of Calvary Campus of Meridzo Ministries and was a member of Jeremiah Missionary Baptist Church. He held a degree in divinity from University of the Cumberlands. For 17 years, Marc served as the director of Mountain Outreach at the university. He loved mission work, and he loved loving people. In addition to being a collector and hunter, Marc was an avid storyteller and fluent in “hillbilly.” He loved Kentucky, music, and birddogs. He was a devoted husband, daddy, brother, son, mentor, and friend.