Angles Magazine 2012

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Y e a r s

M A G A Z I N E

ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MATH AND SCIENCE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT

FROM THE BOARD CHAIR A N N

S M I T H

B E D S O L E

FROM THE PRESIDENT

LARRY V. TURNER It is with great pride that I write this Angles article for the 20th anniversary of the first graduating class. For alums, I am sure that it causes a flood of memories. Alumni, when you were ASMS students, you were brought together to learn and grow.

You did this, and in the process formed bonds that have lasted ever since.

Now, today, as adults leading very busy and hectic lives, you still fondly remember persons and events from your days at ASMS. The bonds have not diminished, but have strengthened through the years. As President, I often hear stories and happenings from the past that are continually weaving the fabric of this school. Only recently, a professor who taught here over 12 years ago dropped by for a visit. It was great to chat and reminisce about those years—more memories!

ASMS is stronger today than it was when it began. This is due to so many factors but most importantly it is the PEOPLE that have made ASMS the vibrant force for education in our State that it is today. This includes students, alumni, faculty, staff, board members, and benefactors of the school.

It is the ASMS “family” that will propel the school into the future and make us even stronger. I can commit to the “family” at this 20th anniversary that we will make every effort to continue to educate young men and women at the highest level possible.

We will continue to strive to provide challenges that will allow our students to grow and attain knowledge, which will allow them to succeed and lead very productive, successful lives.

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After the law establishing ASMS was passed in 1989, we moved fast, as it gave us little time to locate a campus, establish curriculum, appoint a director, recruit students, and hire staff and faculty. Beginning a bold new experiment was exhilarating!

At that time, the Foundation Board members went to the bank and personally guaranteed a loan to buy the buildings to establish the school. Can you imagine the sleepless nights I had back then?

United States Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander came down from Washington to dedicate the school and he was impressed.

However, my most vivid memory was opening day.

The auditorium was in the midst of renovation. In fact, we issued hard hats to the students. So we walked down the street – students, faculty, parents, everyone – to the Methodist Church for a general assembly. I was scheduled to reassure the parents that everything was under control and we were fully prepared to manage the school and care for their children. I looked at those parents and saw hope in their faces and a level of love and courage I had never encountered before nor since. They were risking so much so their children might have a better education and a better life.

WHAT’S INS IDE

who we are EDITOR John Hoyle

ASSISTANT EDITOR Cecilia Godwin

Page 3 Meet a few of this year’s graduates, a diverse

PHOTOGRAPHY John Hoyle and Cecilia Godwin

group who have made the most of their time at ASMS and have high

PRESIDENT Larry V. Turner

hopes for the future.

SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRWOMAN Ann Bedsole

Page 4 Biology students in

FOUNDATION BOARD CHAIRMAN Mike Windom

Kevin Dolbeare’s class study bacteria from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of

ASMS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tommy Bice, Ann Bedsole, Dick Brewbaker, Kevin Dolbeare, Jay Gogue, Ashley Harris, Andrew Hugine, Jay Love, Sheila Martin, Mary Sue McClurkin, Tommy McDaniel, Gordon V. Moulton, Jane Leatherbury Newman, Norman Nicolson, Lawrence Pijeaux, Jr., Trip Pittman, Robert E. Witt, Rhinnie Scott, Anne Upchurch, Thad Wheat, Michael Windom

to fund the research.

Page 5 It’s been 20 years since they graduated from ASMS. See what a handful of 1993 grads are up to.

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ASMS FOUNDATION BOARD Ann Bedsole, Robert Clark, Fred Cushing, Tyrone Fenderson, Jr., Winthrop Hallett, Terry Harbin, Monique Henley, Bruce Jones, Paul Klotz, Steve LeDoux, LaBarron McClendon, Steve McMillan, Lucy McVay, John Mincy, Vaughan Morrissette, Jane Leatherbury Newman, Andy Newton, Norman Nicolson, Walter Penry, Ben Radcliff, Jr., Debbie Robson, Mike Saxon, John Steadman, Michael Windom, Alec Yasinsac

Mexico. Dolbeare won a Toyota Tapestry Grant

‘Angles’ is published annually.

Address letters and comments to: Alabama School of Mathematics and Science John Hoyle, Director of Special Services 1255 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36604 Phone: 251-441-2128.

E-mail: jhoyle@asms.net

The Alabama School of Mathematics and Science is a residential public high school for sophomores, juniors, and seniors pursuing advanced studies in mathematics, science, and the humanities.

Led by instructors Dr. Diane Gerard and Muriel Hoequist, students visited Germany last February during Special Projects week.

Page 10 COVER STORY 20 years ago the inaugural class graduated from ASMS. Since then, the school has graduated 1789 and become a top school in Alabama.

Page 4 Development Director Linda Mayson discusses fundraising.

We acknowledge our Annual Donors.

Feedback: Comments, concerns, ideas?

Email jhoyle@asms.net

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MEET A FEW OF THIS YEAR’S GRADUATES Michelle Montabana is multitalented.

Nick Chaplow was ready to leave ASMS after

She plays bassoon in the Mobile Youth

a few rough months when he was a sophomore.

Symphony Orchestra and also served as the

He decided to stick it out and says it’s the best

organization’s president for two years. She

decision he could have made. “This school has

has competed in the Distinguished Youth

helped me advance in so many ways,” he says.

Woman of Washington County and finished

“I have grown and matured much more than

as first runner-up last year. She also volunteers her time helping

I would have back home.” Chaplow is on the Robotics Team,

kids and is active in the ASMS Key Club. Michelle plans to study

basketball team, serves as an ASMS Ambassador, and is Vice

Music Administration at the University of Alabama. “I plan to

President of the Habitat for Humanity club. Chaplow is from

work on the business side of the music industry one day,” says

Marshall County. He plans to study mechanical engineering at

Montabana, who is from Washington County.

Auburn University.

Valentina Corbett has made the most of her

Lena Zhang has nurtured a passion for

ASMS experience, as she has starred in a

biology at ASMS and has particularly enjoyed

non-profit documentary about water pollution,

studying how vitamin C found in citrus fruits

led the FLAVA Ent. dance team, played on

breaks down with biology instructor Dr. James

the volleyball team, and placed first in a local

NJenge’re. “I enjoy hands-on research,” she

costume design competition. “ASMS has

says. “It allows me to see results firsthand,

allowed me to focus on so many of my passions and I know this

instead of reading about them in a textbook or online.” She is

wouldn’t have happened at my former school,” she says. Corbett,

from Houston County and plans to study biology in college, with

who is from Dale County, plans to study business management at

the intent of becoming a physician.

the University of Alabama.

At a school known for math and science,

John Chancellor is President of the ASMS

Connor Minton has found and fueled a

Student Government Association. “As

passion for art, although he also is quick

President, I can help boost morale on campus

to point out that he enjoys many subjects.

and make an impact,” he says. “It’s a great

Minton, who hails from Calhoun County, is

feeling and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.”

an accomplished photographer who has had

Chancellor also plays on the soccer team and is

his work shown in a gallery. “ASMS gave me the opportunity

a member of Theta Crew, which is a dance group within FLAVA

to branch out and I have found that I have a passion for taking

Ent. Chancellor, who lives in Coffee County, is interested in

photographs.” Minton plans to attend Auburn University to major

biology and sociology and plans to become a physician.

in Professional Flight Management.

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STUDENTS STUDYING BACTERIA FROM BP OIL SPILL

By Rena Havner Philips

gathered at a crime scene, the students hope to see where and if the bacteria is present.

MOBILE, AL – Are the bacteria that the federal government credited for eating oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill still

“We’re doing cutting-edge science,” said Kevin Dolbeare, a

present in the Gulf of Mexico? If so, where?

biology and chemistry teacher who is overseeing the study.

“This could be publishable work.”

Students at the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science are trying to find out. Since July, students have spent time

The students’ hypothesis is that they won’t find the oil-eating

gathering and studying water samples — from various spots

bacteria in Mobile Bay, but they should find it in the Gulf. The

in Mobile Bay, off Dauphin Island and 35 miles out in the Gulf.

Dauphin Street high school — which enrolls students from

The students have taken two boat trips and have gone to the

across Alabama — received a $10,000 grant from Toyota,

Dauphin Island Sea Lab to complete lab work.

known as the Tapestry Grants for Teachers, to complete the work. Dolbeare said he’d applied for the funding two times

They put the water through special filters to capture bacteria

before to do similar work. But he didn’t get the award until this

present in each of the samples, and then completed DNA

year, when he included the oil spill as part of the study.

extractions on that bacteria to see if it’s the same kind that eats oil.

The bacteria itself has likely long been in the Gulf of Mexico, because oil naturally seeps from wells throughout. But

Using a process known as PCR, or polymerase chain reaction,

the magnitude of the Deepwater Horizon spill could have

which police would use to try to match DNA evidence

multiplied it or caused it to spread to new areas.

The federal government has estimated that about 25 percent of the millions of gallons of oil from the 2010 spill of the Deepwater Horizon well, owned by BP PLC, was eaten by bacteria.

“One day, people will be talking about the oil spill as part of history, and we’ll get to say we were a part of that. We did research on that,” said Hallie Crosby, 17, a senior from Sulligent in northwest Alabama.

She and her identical twin sister, Heather, are working on the project. “It’s bad, of course, what happened,” said Heather Crosby, “but it’s a good opportunity for us to learn from it.”

The Alabama School of Mathematics and Science is the only school in the state to receive the award this past year, and one of 50 across the country. About 50 students have helped with the study so far in environmental chemistry and bio-chemistry classes. Seven students are taking an entire research science class revolving around it.“We’re getting to do research that actually affects stuff,” said Andrew Guo, 17, of Tuscaloosa. “It makes you feel like you’re doing something important.”

Hallie Crosby and Andrew Guo load DNA on a gel to separate genetic material by size on Tuesday Dec. 13, 2011. Alabama School of Mathematics and Science students received a grant to study the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Dauphin Island. (Press-Register/Victor Calhoun)

(Reprinted with permission from the December 21, 2011 Mobile Press-Register)

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From the Beginning Class of 1993 1993! A movie ticket cost $4.00. Jurassic Park was box office king. Whoomp! (There It Is) blasted over the airwaves. Home Improvement was the most popular sitcom on TV. The average cost of new car was $13,000. The novel The Bridges of Madison County was a top seller.

Tuition to Harvard University was $23,514.00. Beavis and Butt-Head made its debut. And, most importantly, ASMS graduated its first class! Here’s a look at a handful of graduates from the Inaugural Class of 1993.

THOMAS YOUNG

“It’s hard to believe it has been 20 years since I graduated from ASMS,” admits Young, who works for ModernTech Corporation as an Application Engineer in Childersburg, AL. “Being a part of the first graduating class at ASMS is an awesome feeling. It’s always great being the first to accomplish something.”

Young also explains that ASMS prepared him for college and beyond and that he credits the school most for teaching him how to be resourceful. “I can still smell the tar on the roof as we were heading into the gym for lunch,” he says.

“It didn’t always go well with what was for lunch. I also remember how great it felt to move into the guys dorm the second year. We felt like kings.”

RUTH ROCKER MCMULLIN

“Being a part of the first graduating class at ASMS was a wonderful experience,” says McMullin, who works as an attorney with the DeKalb County Public Defender’s Office in Atlanta, GA, specializing in representing juveniles who are charged as adults and face life in prison. She also teaches trial advocacy skills at Emory University School of Law. “I made lifelong friendships and learned a lot about myself in the process.”

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management skills: “Being a litigator and wife and mother of three, being effective at management is a necessity,” she says. Although the campus was still under heavy construction at the time, Rocker says that the campus felt like home. “For the first time, I felt a true sense of belonging.

The students were diverse in their backgrounds but we all shared the common goal of success. It really felt good to be amongst other academically high achieving students.

I loved that the faculty embraced all of our quirkiness and even added some of their own. I still have my hard hat from the early days of campus life!”

SARA E. YOUNG

Young works as a family physician and an assistant professor in the department of Family Medicine at Georgia Health Sciences University’s Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. She teaches and advises medical students and residents and is heavily involved in grant writing, educational research.

Young says that being part of the inaugural class of ASMS was a life-changing experience, as it allowed her to explore her interests, responsibilities, and independence in a supportive setting.

“I learned that the more experience I get at adjusting to life changes, the better I am at making those transitions more successfully,” she says.

ASMS, she adds, also prepared her to become a lifelong learner. “ASMS prepared me to be a compassionate physician by introducing me to a more diverse population in a larger community than I knew in my hometown,” she says. “Now as I serve as an educator to future physicians, I recognize that ASMS models excellence in teaching and in learning.”

Some of her remembrances: “Hard hats, selection of the Dragon as mascot, definition of the ‘Hood for walks, first calculus class (with Dr. Murdick, Matt, Mark, Bob, Aaron, and me), Krispy Kreme, guitar players in the quad, the coffee and 70 year old twins at Steak ‘n’ Egg, Magnolia Cemetery, the Oakleigh House and Garden District, Turnip

Festival, weekend trips to New Orleans on the school van with chaperones, the blanket rule, Special Projects trip to Seaside, ‘The Devil in Literature’ for Special Projects, basketball and weight lifting classes for PE, Greek Fest at the Greek Orthodox church up St. Ann’s Street, and going home with other students for holiday breaks.”

JUSTIN COCHRAN

Cochran works as a Professor of Information Systems at Kennesaw State University. “There was a sense of pride associated with being ‘pioneers’ endeavoring for the first time on the journey,” he says. “ There was a lot of energy already, but the uncertainty associated with being the first class enhanced our willingness to adapt to construction, incomplete projects, and new opportunities to begin defining what ASMS became.”

He also credits ASMS with instilling in him the ability to think critically. “In essence, ASMS is an experiment in Brownian motion” he says. “While we all had some resistance to being in the jar, the experience of being contained together in the environment, bouncing off one another for two years, led to an intensity of experience that would be hard to replicate in other environments. Living in the jar with fellow students and the ASMS faculty (who were surely happy to be able to leave the jar) taught me to think critically, to analyze information, and synthesize multiple points of view much more rapidly than I would have otherwise.”

What does Cochran remember about the early days?

“Beyond being awakened by construction many days, taking van rides to the movies, contemplating the Calculus Cockroach, and pushing the administration to include sports from the start, one of my favorite memories of the early days was breakfast in the gym. For the first semester, it seemed most everyone came to breakfast almost as a family. Everyone embraced the opportunity to get to know each other and there was a real sense that ‘we are in this together.’ Gym breakfast, along with the great icebreakers at the beginning, was critical for helping me form great relationships that I still value 20 years later.

I could still talk today to classmates that I haven’t seen in years and feel in seconds like we all know some secret that binds us together.”

KARA MIZELL COLLINS

Collins works as a realtor with Roberts Brothers in Fairhope, AL, previously Dauphin Realty. In January, she received the Dauphin Realty Rookie of the Year Award (2011). What was it like to be a part of the first graduating class at ASMS? “It was amazing,” she says. “A rollercoaster ride of ups and downs, a taste of freedom with a hefty dose of new responsibility. Being first meant doing something no one else had done before. There was a huge element of risk, but the potential rewards were limitless.”

Collins believes that attending ASMS helped her to learn how to take risks. “I’ve done some pretty interesting things in my life, but nothing has been as fulfilling as success in the current real estate market,” she says. “I am very competitive and ASMS helped give me that edge required to take risks and succeed. ASMS helped open my eyes to the value, beauty, and diversity of my home state and her people. Meeting people from various backgrounds and learning to catch a glimpse of the world through their eyes was an invaluable lesson that continues to serve me well in business.”

Collins also says that she enjoys the life-long friendships that she formed at ASMS. “Some parts of life at ASMS in the early days were similar to the way they are now.

Nothing is like learning to live in a dorm room with a person you’ve only just met, just ask Sarah Walker, but after 20 years, I still count Sarah as one of my dearest life-long friends. Of course there were other ‘quirky’ things that made it interesting. Honestly, the things I remember most are the wonderful friendships that were forged from a common experience and common goals. Those are the kind of friendships that stand the test of time.”

SARAH WALKER

Walker works as a Branch Manager at Regions Bank in New Albany, MS. She says that being a part of the creation of ASMS was a unique experience.

“One of the most important things I learned was how to write,” she says. “ASMS also taught me that I can do anything I am willing to work for.”

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A fond memory? “ASMS was under construction when we moved in. Our favorite Dr. Allen Tubbs phrase became ‘two weeks.’ When will the outlet work? ‘Two Weeks.’

When will the cafeteria be finished? ‘Two Weeks.’ When will the swimming pool be ready? ‘Two Weeks.’ Two weeks meant hope.”

JULIE CHESSHER STONE

Stone works at an environmental, geotechnical, and constructionconsulting firm called Terracon as an administrative staff member. “When I am not working for pay,” she says, “I spend my time as a libertarian political activist, which currently among other activities involves me being the Chair of the St. Louis County Libertarian Party.”

“ASMS allowed me to explore what interested me the most at the time and to be an individual,” she says. “This independence gave me the tools to examine the issues on my own and the confidence to stand for a potentially publicly unpopular stance on educated and principled grounds.”

One memorable moment that stands out to Stone involves how the dragon was selected as the school’s mascot: “During one of our meals, we had an election with a list of proposed mascots that we could choose. Most of us were not very happy with the bland mascot choices presented; as such we stuffed the ballot box with our own choices such as griffin, blue fish (was in reference to a joke), and dragon. Due to this protest, they had to redo the mascot vote and added our protest suggestions on the second election. Thus the dragon was selected as the mascot by the students in a truly ASMS way.”

LESLI OTT

“I’ve always felt very lucky to be a member of the 1993 graduating class,” says Ott, who works as a Senior Statistician at Yale University/YNHH Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE). “ASMS taught me the reward of seeking out difficult challenges.”

Ott, like her classmates, remembers what it was like to go to school in a construction zone. “In its early days, ASMS

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was loud,” she says. “I was awakened most mornings by the sound of construction workers finishing the initial build of campus. It was also very close quarters. All students were housed in one dormitory, and most activities took place in the small front room of the SAC or in the open areas on the dorm floors.

“On the other hand, we all felt very connected. The students, faculty, and staff knew that it was a special time, and we were all very excited to be embarking on this grand experiment together. I think we all felt a great responsibility to create something of high value for ourselves, the local community, and those across the state who invested so many resources in us. Looking back, I believe that we did.”

CHRIS HARDEN

Harden is an MFA film student at Florida State University. Before that he worked as an Engineering Manager at bSquare Corporation.

“My most recent project was adding PDF support to Amazon’s Kindle Desktop app and helping to launch the Kindle Fire,” he says.

So why did he enjoy ASMS so much? “ASMS made the first two years of college (Auburn) easy for me, he says.

“It lead me to a degree in Electrical Engineering, a summa cum laude designation for both that and my MBA, and taught me one of the most valuable lessons of my life – that education can take your career to levels you may never reach without it.”

KATHERINE ELIZABETH TYLER THOMPSON

“Initially being a student at ASMS was intimidating, but after the school year actually kicked off, it was challenging, exciting, and rewarding,” says Thompson, who works as a Project Manager/Geologist at Bhate Environmental Associates, Inc. in Birmingham, AL. How did ASMS prepare Thompson for her career? “Simply put, ASMS prepared me with knowledge, experience, and adventure, she says. “Not only is my career sciencebased, which was the ultimate motive for my ASMS attendance; I am required to work with and among various

types of people, clients, and agencies. ASMS was the prelude to the development of my current manner of thinking and interacting. Tolerance, open-mindedness, and ultimately acceptance are valuable elements of life, which was afforded to me by the students, staff, and opportunities of my alma mater. Immersion into a culture of various socioeconomic, racial, and political backgrounds was my classroom to the world.”

JASON RYDER

Jason Ryder works as the Associate Director of Process Engineering for Amyris, a renewable chemicals and fuels company based in Emeryville, California. Amyris applies industrial synthetic biology to design and construct microbes capable of converting sugars into target molecules.

What was it like to be a part of the first graduating class at ASMS? “From the moment I heard about ASMS from my high school guidance counselor, I knew that this was THE SCHOOL for me,” says Ryder. “Twenty years on, I still glow with pride over the reputation that the school has built and the great students that continue to walk the grounds of the Old Dauphin Way Baptist Church.”

How did ASMS prepare you for what you are doing in life now? “ASMS helped me to identify a knack for chemistry and mathematics, the combination of which planted the seeds for my career in chemical engineering. I had unfettered access to advanced coursework ranging from statistics to partial differential equations to advanced organic chemistry. All of this would eventually frame my university and graduate studies, and my job today. My professors did an outstanding job of tying the problems in the classroom to real life application outside of the classroom.”

Favorite memory? “Dr. Kay Kouadio was chaperoning a Florida trip to the Miami Hurricane Center, Kennedy Space Center, and Disney World. We were disappointed that we missed the scheduled space shuttle launch at Kennedy Space Center. At approximately 1:15 AM, someone was yelling and knocking on my hotel room door. I opened it and found a super-excited Dr. Kouadio. It turned out that the space shuttle had launched and Dr. Kouadio had caught it just in time to wake everyone up. As it rose majestically into the air, Dr. Kouadio was narrating with

the different chemical reactions going on between the solid rocket boosters and the main engines. I remember admiring his passion for teaching and love for his students, even at 1:15 AM in the morning.”

BRANDON DOWNEY

Downey works as an Information Security Engineer at Google. “When I started at ASMS, there was a lot that was legitimately awesome – teachers who easily could have been college professors, some really high end labs (we were fighting for the money to pay for crucibles in chem lab back in my home town – meanwhile, we were busy doing gel electrophoresis in Dr. Schwaner’s biology class), and cutting edge equipment (486s in our computer lab and later my first account on a Unix system – as opposed to the three Commodore 64s my old high school had),” he says.

How did ASMS prepare Downey for his current career?

“There is no doubt in my mind I would not be where, who, or why I am the person I am today without ASMS,” he says. “I was going to a high school in rural small town Alabama. I remember reading about differential calculus in a science fiction story, and asking my freshman algebra teacher about what this crazy thing was. She couldn’t tell me – college had been too long ago, and she’d been teaching the same two classes for decades. She looked me in the eye and told me: ‘Don’t worry about it – normal teenagers don’t worry about math.’ Gone went the school where even the math teachers didn’t care about calculus, and coming was the place where I got to study abstract algebra with people who loved it the same way I did. If I got hit by a bus the day after I graduated, I could probably die a little content that I had learned how to prove a theorem or two in my time there.”

MORE ALUMNI NEWS...

For more alumni news, visit www.asms.net/news The ASMS Development Office would like to keep up with alumni. Please email Development Director Linda Mayson at lmayson@asms.net or Development Assistant Debbie Manning at dmanning@asms.net.

Don’t forget about Alumni Weekend 2012, June 8-10. For more information see page 17.

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In February, German instructor Muriel Hoequist and history instructor Dr. Diane Gerard led a group of students to Germany during Special Projects Week. ASMS President Dr. Larry Turner and his wife Susan also served as chaperones. The group flew into Berlin and visited such attractions as the Brandenburg Gate, a BMW motorcycle factory, the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, King Frederick the Great’s palace, the Cecilienhof Palace where the Potsdam Conference took place, and the Pergamon Museum where the Gate of Ishtar from Nebuchadnezzar’s time is displayed, among many other attractions.

special project to

Germany

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“I was immensely proud to see with how much attentiveness and intelligence our students soaked up, each in their unique way,” said Hoequist. “It was gratifying to see that all of the students took initiative to practice the language and interact, and of course they did great.”

Students who participated in the trip: Jesse Aquino, Amber Harvison, Steven Imle, Konnor Kuhlmann, Connor Minton, Aaron Murphy, Zac Thomas, Freddy Argueta, Sam Eberlein, Eric Peterson, Anthony Timberlake, Tricia Vogel, Maren Bollinger, Mac Braswell, Alan Langley, and Guy Vogel.

Celebrating

20

Years

“A brave, bold step for the people of Alabama…”

– U.S. Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander at the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science Dedication Ceremony, November 1991.

U.S. Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander at the 1991 Dedication Ceremony.

First ASMS Director Dr. Allen Tubbs with Ann Bedsole in front of the original SAC.

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A

very special place on the campus of the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science is the stairwell in the Administration Building, as it is lined with large photographs that feature each graduating class since 1993.

performing high schools, a group of

campus was purchased for $12

determined Mobilians joined together

million and renovations began shortly

to establish an advanced high school

thereafter. The ambitious goal was to

that would enroll students from across

have the campus complete enough to

the state and train them to become

enroll students in the fall of 1991.

Legislature approved a bill creating

United, a civic-minded organization that

“It is awe-inspiring to walk up the

the Alabama School of Mathematics

understood that Alabama could benefit

stairs and contemplate the extent that

and Science and gave the school’s

from an advanced school that operated

ASMS has made a positive difference

founders $300,000 in start-up funds to

differently than other high schools

in so many lives,” says ASMS President

hire faculty and staff and to purchase

by catering to the best and brightest

Dr. Larry Turner. “I never underestimate

books and office equipment.

students,” says Ann Bedsole, who

just how foresighted the founders of

Alabama’s future leaders.

In 1989, the Alabama State

Shortly thereafter, the ASMS

“Many of the folks pushing for this school were members of Mobile

was influential in founding the school

this school were. When graduates

Foundation, a non-profit organization,

and currently serves on the ASMS

come back to campus, I have noticed

was created to raise additional funds

School Board and Foundation Board

that they enjoy spending time in that

to purchase a campus and to furnish

of Directors. “At the same time, we

stairwell.”

labs and dorm rooms. After much

knew we were facing a great challenge

consideration, the 15-acre former

in readying the campus for students;

Mobile Dauphin Way Baptist Church

but, it was exciting to see it all come

In the late 1980s and amid a backdrop of news about poorly

Chemistry instructor Dr. John Petty uses a blowtorch during an outdoor demonstration.

Senator Jack Edwards (pictured in the back row second from left) visited ASMS in 2010 to talk to students about politics in history instructor Derek Barry’s (pictured right) New South class.

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together so quickly.”

In fact, when the first students

thinking, ‘how is this all going to get done.’ But, I also remember

arrived in the fall of 1991,

how optimistic we all were to be a

much of the campus was under

part of something so different and

construction. Hard hats were even

new.”

passed out to students, who were

Bedsole speaks fondly of the

often awakened each morning

first graduating class. “They

by the sounds of bulldozers and

were pioneers,” she says.

jackhammers. Back then, the

“Their parents should also be

Humanities Building and the

recognized, as they risked a lot

Auditorium were empty shells.

in sending their children to a new

There was no boys’ dorm, as boys

residential school – they wanted a

bunked on two floors in what is

better educational future for their

now used as the Girls’ Dorm.

kids. We all did.”

“All of the construction was

The Ann Smith Bedsole Library under construction in 2007.

The $5.4 million building houses a state-of-the art library as well as a reception area, game room, coffee house, TV lounge, classrooms, and offices.

Fast forward to 2012. ASMS

just part of the excitement in

has graduated 1789 students.

the early days,” says physics

The ASMS Foundation has

instructor Dr. Garvin Wattuhewa,

overseen the renovation of every

who has worked at the school

building on campus as well as the

since it was founded. “I remember

construction of a Boys’ Dorm and Article continued on next page...

Ground was broken at the site of the Ann Smith Bedsole Library at a ceremony before the 2006 graduation. Pictured from left: Palmer Bedsole, Ann Bedsole, and Steve LeDoux.

Alumni gather on the lawn outside of the Girls’ Dorm during a recent reunion.

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Ann Bedsole speaks at the Ann Smith Bedsole Library dedication as Librarian Angela Mollise sits in the background.

In 1978, Bedsole became the first Republican woman ever to be elected to the Alabama House of Representatives and she has also served as an Alabama State Senator. She was elected the First Lady of Mobile in 1972, Mobilian of the Year in 1993, and Philanthropist of the Year in 1998.

1993: former ASMS Director Dr. Allen Tubbs, Ann Bedsole, Van Golden, and Senator Richard Shelby stand outside of the school as renovations were underway to the Science and Administration Buildings.

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the state-of-the art Ann Smith Bedsole

“ASMS is a springboard for kids who

to build the type of life I would not have

Building, which houses the school’s

may have otherwise started college at

library. Renovating the Old Dauphin

a disadvantage,” says Wheat, who is

Way campus has also revitalized the

also the first alum to serve on the ASMS

countless ASMS graduates who contact

Dauphin Way Historic District.

School Board. “By placing these young

former teachers, staff members, and

men and women in a position to achieve

the ASMS Development Office. “We

ASMS has created a culture where

more than they could have otherwise,

treasure the times when alumni tell us

learning comes first and graduates

we are creating a greater pool of talent

how ASMS changed their lives and

matriculate to colleges and universities

from which to build our state’s base of

opened opportunities,” says ASMS

totally prepared academically for the

professionals and academics.”

Director of Development Linda Mayson,

But beyond brick-and-mortar projects,

challenges they will face. Further, the

Wheat also believes that it is the

otherwise enjoyed.”

This sentiment is echoed by

whose son graduated from the school

school is seen as a valuable asset to

nurturing environment that makes ASMS

in 2004. “I can’t wait to hear what future

Alabama, and government leaders

succeed. “ASMS essentially removes all

generations of ASMS grads accomplish.”

speak of how the school has improved

of the educational, and, perhaps more

the state’s educational landscape.

importantly, social barriers that a kid

members have accomplished a great

who wants to achieve would face at an

deal since it was founded:

Like many grads, Thad Wheat, who

The school and its community

graduated in 1996 and works as an

ordinary school,” he says. “Armed with

• ASMS has enrolled students from

attorney in Auburn credits ASMS as

the type of education ASMS provided,

every Alabama county.

being critical to his success in life and

confidence it inspired, and friendships it

• Since 1993, ASMS has graduated

important for the State of Alabama.

helped me to create, I have been able

1,789 students, 450 of whom have

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Last February, ASMS President Dr. Larry Turner (right) presented Executive Assistant Carlotta Russell, computer science instructor Dr. Albert Lilly, and chemistry instructor Dr. John Petty with plaques that honored their 20 years of consecutive service to the Alabama High School Science Bowl, which is run by Dr. Garvin Wattuhewa (left).

Physics instructor Dr. Garvin Wattuhewa stands with students in his physics classroom. Wattuhewa served as ASMS Interim President from 2009 - 2010 and has had three children graduate from ASMS: Dr. Kanishka Garvin (1998), Dr. Geesala Garvin (2003), and Mekhala Garvin (2007), who is working toward a Master’s in Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

earned or are working toward post-graduate

Toyota Tapestry grant, the Art Department

degrees.

earned Community Foundation grants, a

The average ACT score for a grad is 27.2

Department of Education G5 Technology

(during the last three years it is 27.7)

grant, and grants from NASA, the National

• ASMS graduates have earned nearly $200 million in scholarships.

• More than 130 students have been recognized as National Merit Finalists.

• One hundred percent of ASMS graduates are accepted to college, and nearly 60

Science Foundation, EPSCoRs, the Sloan Foundation, and the GTE Growth Initiatives for Teachers Fellowship Program.

• ASMS is a diverse campus. Historically, nearly 30 percent of the student body identifies with a minority group.

percent of these students pursue fields

• Over the past four years, ASMS has been

relating to math or science.

ranked by Newsweek magazine as a top 10

• The ASMS Foundation has raised nearly $18 million, much of which has been spent on capital-improvement projects.

• Faculty and staff members have authored books and received countless grants. Most

public high school in Alabama and listed as a top high school in the nation.

• Seven students have earned Bill Gates Millennium Scholarships, which pay for all undergraduate and post-graduate studies.

notably the Physics Department has earned

• ASMS manages an art gallery, which hosts

MIT-Lemelson and Toyota Tapestry grants,

academically oriented exhibits related to

the Biology Department has earned a

science, math, or the humanities.

Dr. Kelly Dunagan, who was the first faculty member hired, taught mathematics at ASMS from 1991-2004. He passed away in 2005 after a battle with cancer.

Classroom S201 in the science building was dedicated to Dr. Dunagan in 2006.

“Dr. Dunagan was an excellent math teacher who was loved by his students,” says Development Assistant Debbie Manning.

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DR. ALBERT LILLY, COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE BEST MEMORIES? Volunteering to help with activities such as Geekfest, Stressfest, and “Open Mic Night” and outreach such as support for the homeless, Habitat for Humanity, and tutoring.

HOW HAS ASMS CHANGED? There was still construction of buildings going in the early years. The standard answer of when some part of the job would be finished was “two weeks.” The first year there were no seniors – only juniors. We did not have any sophomores at that time.

HERE FROM THE START

Eight current ASMS faculty or staff members they remember about the school’s early were employed in 1993, when the Inaugural years, the changes have unfolded, and what Class graduated. Here’s a look at what they have enjoyed about working at ASMS.

DR. JEFF GOODMAN, ENGLISH WHAT EXPECTATIONS DID YOU HAVE WHEN YOU STARTED? I didn’t really have any expectations. The job has definitely exceeded my expectations. It’s been better than I thought it would be.

WHAT WAS ASMS LIKE IN THE BEGINNING? DR. DEBORAH HOFFMAN, ENGLISH WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THE FIRST CLASSES THAT GRADUATED? I remember Brandon Downey (Class of 1993) coming to class in his bathrobe! Apparently, he’d been locked out of his room! I also remember one of my early students went to the University of South Alabama and was assigned to read a book called “Everything’s

CARLOTTA RUSSELL, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THE FIRST GRADUATING CLASS? The first graduating class was one of our best.

They were respectful and eager to learn and explore new avenues of learning. The entire campus was a minefield of excitement.

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WHAT WAS IT LIKE IN 1992?

The school did not have money to buy computers in the fall of the first year. We taught computer science unplugged. We had a grant that encouraged teaching FORTRAN concepts. I had to tell students whether or not their programs would run correctly until we got computers. Eventually, we had 17 computers for teaching and one for all of the administrators. No one had cell phones and only a few students had a computer. Now we have WiFi and various computers throughout the campus and many students, of course, have their own computers and portable devices.

The school was like a skeleton. We just had a plan, and now it’s been fleshed out.

WHAT HAVE YOU GAINED FROM YOUR TIME TEACHING HERE? I hoped to become a better writer and a better teacher for having worked here. I have really enjoyed working with students.

an Argument.” He decided that that’s exactly what my class was like.

I also recall another student who realized in a graduation speech that the reason why I always had people arguing in class was because my goal was to have my students think on their own, for themselves.

HOW WAS THE CAMPUS DIFFERENT? The campus was like a war zone. We wore hard hats anytime you were outside or going into a construction area. There was so much construction going on at that time. There were as many construction workers on campus as students. It was exciting to see each building as it opened up for occupancy. The students acted as If they were given a new toy each time.

DR. GARVIN WATTUHEWA, PHYSICS WHAT HAS STOOD OUT TO YOU AS LOOK BACK ON YOUR TIME AT ASMS. I think the school has made a positive difference in so many lives. I see alumni come back and they speak about all of the wonderful things they are involved in. It’s great to know the school has served so many people.

YOU SERVED AS INTERIM PRESIDENT FOR A YEAR. WHAT WAS THAT LIKE? Very challenging! Financially it was a difficult time in the school’s history, because the state cut our budget so much. On top of that, we had many maintenance problems that required

DR. JOHN PETTY, CHEMISTRY WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THE FIRST CLASS? Their intensity. Our students are in general eager to learn, the first class DESPERATE to learn. They wanted to learn everything we could throw at them.

HOW WAS THE CAMPUS DIFFERENT? I remember was the Science Building was THE

DEBBIE MANNING, OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT WHAT HAVE YOU LIKED MOST ABOUT WORKING AT ASMS? The students! They’re great! I also enjoy when our alumni come back and tell us about their accomplishments.

DR. MACOLM DONALSON, CLASSICS WHAT WAS ASMS LIKE IN THE BEGINNING? Extremely exciting! It was a very unique environment and an exciting opportunity for the students and faculty. The students were willing to take on such a big workload and loved it.

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THE FIRST CLASS? Some of the students were so mature, and you would talk to them as virtually adults.

attention. It was difficult, but I did it to help ASMS survive. We are on solid footing now.

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THE CLASS OF 1993?

Every class is special and different. That class stands out because they were an adventurous group who took great risks in coming to ASMS. I still have contact with the first graduating class. Almost every time they happen to be in town, they drop by to say hi. A special group. So much was going on back then in terms of construction. It was an exciting time to be at ASMS.

classroom building. The Girl’s Dorm was THE dorm and the SAC was the only other building on campus.

WHAT HAS BEEN MOST REWARDING ABOUT WORKING AT ASMS? Having taught large classes of students who HAD to take a chemistry course, it is always rewarding to teach classes of students who WANT to take chemistry courses.

HOW HAS THE SCHOOL CHANGED SINCE THE BEGINNING? Almost every building has been renovated and the Auditorium and the Bedsole Building still amaze me. I’m proud of the work that the Development Office has done to help improve the campus. We’ve come a long way!

Their maturity level was far along for their age.

I remember that those students were eager to learn.

WHAT HAVE YOU GAINED FROM YOUR TIME TEACHING HERE? Teaching students in my field and later in life you get a chance to see them surpass your accomplishments. That’s truly rewarding for a teacher to see them, for the most part, accomplish those goals.

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Noteworthy Students

ASMS swept the 12th Annual Mobile Math Olympiad. Sophomore Eric Wu won 1st Prize and was invited to participate in Colorado Math Olympiad, which is paid for by the Alabama Space Grant. Senior Felipe Shinsato won 2nd Prize, while sophomores Alexander Peeples and Justin Wahlers won 3rd Prize. Math instructor Natalya Prokhorova sponsors the team.

Students Alana Rister, Austin Haley, Julia Nelson, and Joseph Thornton earned a Top 10 percent ranking in the 2012 Toshiba Exploration Competition.

Their project was titled Xan-Graph: A Nano-Molecular Solar Cell. Only six schools out of hundreds make it to the regional level. No other school from Alabama was ranked in the Top 10 percent or made it to regionals. The team’s sponsor is chemistry instructor Dr. Elisa Rambo.

Junior Jane Murphy has been awarded a prestigious Oxbridge Academic Program scholarship for $3800, which can be used towards four weeks of study at Cambridge University this summer. Murphy is currently in an Advanced Latin Directed Reading course with Classics instructor Dr. Malcolm Donalson studying St. Augustine’s Confessions.

Alumni Weekend 2012 JUNE 8-10 All alumni are invited. Classes celebrating their reunions: 1997, 2002, and 2007.

FRIDAY, JUNE 8 Registration at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel this year for a reduced rate of $104/night.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9 11 a.m. – Q&A with Dr. Larry Turner, President 12:00 p.m. – Lunch in ASMS Cafeteria

CLASS REPRESENTATIVES 2011 Katie Howard khoward57@gmail.com 2010 Isy Goodman isygoodman@gmail.com 2009 Evan Colmenares evancolmenaresn@gmail.com 2008 Daniel (Toxey) Dye dctdye@gmail.com 2007 Richard Meshell richardmeshell@gmail.com 2006 Lesley Mauck lamauck@gmail.com 2005 Tiasha Barik tiasha@barik.net 2004 Bri Madison McCombs bri@mpybh.com 2003 Allison Moore 8allison8@gmail.com ANGLES | SPRING 2012 | 17

1:00 p.m. – Campus Tours beginning in Cafeteria 6:00 p.m. – Dinner at Wintzell’s Oyster House Please RSVP by May 25, 2012. For more information and to register, contact Linda Mayson in the Development Office at 251.441.2171 or lmayson@asms.net

2002 Diana VanDerwood panic83@yahoo.com 2001 David Kennedy davidkennedy@wrightgreen.com 2000 Elysia Lock elysialock@gmail.com 1999 Katy Blankenhorn kblankenhorn@gmail.com 1998 Jeremy Griggs jeremygriggs@yahoo.com 1997 Megan Williams meg@bmi.com 1996 Glen Hutson glen@glenhutson.com 1995 Janna Forrester Sayer jannasayer@hotmail.com 1994 Gina Cole colecraft@oddpost.com 1993 Sarah Walker see3purrs@gmail.com

Summer Program

AIMS Adventures In Math and Science

06.04.12

Don’t waste your summer! Spend it at AIMS Summer Camp! Learn while you have fun! Kayak Mobile Bay. Design a maze. Build a smart phone app.

Solve a crime. Prepare for the ACT. Learn how to make jewelry. Build a robot. Launch a rocket...and much more!

Who can enroll? Students entering the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th grades.

This year, AIMS will run for three sessions!

Students can sign up for one or all three weeks.

Session 1 (June 4-8) is an overnight camp.

Session 2 (June 11-15) is an overnight or day camp. And, Session 3 (June 18-22) is a day camp. Day campers will begin school at 8:00 AM and end at 3:15 PM.

Tuition

Tuition for overnight camp is $375 per week and is all-inclusive. Tuition for day camp is $260 and includes lunch. The cost to stay the weekend between Sessions 1 and 2 is an additional $150 (includes trip to water park).

If you know students who would thrive at AIMS, please encourage them to enroll.

Many students who attend AIMS eventually become full-time ASMS students. This is an opportunity of a lifetime! Applications, more information, and course descriptions are online at www.asms.net.

COURSE SAMPLING: Photoshop, Marine Biology, Robotics, Alchemy of Harry Potter, Codes and Ciphers, Smart Phone Apps, CSI: Mobile, Labs of Doom, Geometry, German, Cyber Security, Weird Food Science, The American West through Film, Mystery of Optical Illusions, ACT Prep, Painting, Secrets of Motion, Amazing Mazes, Rocketry, Engineering the Future, Rock ‘N’ Roll History, Jewelry Design, & More...

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Development Report F i s c a l

Y e a r

2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1

I am delighted to join ASMS as your new Director of Development. As the parent of an ASMS graduate, I truly value the amazing opportunity that this institution offers its students and our community. I am thrilled to work with Debbie Manning, Development Assistant, to continue the excellent work the development department has implemented over the past 20 years.

ASMS is constantly working to maintain its positive momentum. Even in the most challenging of times, your gifts and support have never been more important in enabling us to continue to provide a margin of excellence in our key mission to develop the full potential of exceptional students from across the state of Alabama.

Please pause for a moment to think about what this school means to you. Make a financial contribution, checks may be mailed directly to the Development Office,

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS 10/1/2010 to 9/30/2011

$50,000 - $99,999 The Honorable Stephen A. McMillan State of Alabama Sybil H. Smith Charitable Trust $25,000 - $49,999 Alabama Power Foundation City of Mobile U.S. Department of Education $10,000 - $24,999 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama Mrs. Pam Breedlove Dr. Ralph Buckley and Mrs. Julienne Roach The Caring Foundation Community Foundation of South Alabama ExxonMobil Mr. Joshua T. Herron Mr. Nicholas H. Holmes Jr. National Science Teachers Association SSAB Wilkins, Miller, CPA

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1255 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36604 or you may call (251) 4412120 to make a credit card gift.

A monthly charge to your credit or debit card is also a great way to give a meaningful gift. Look for more information as we use the efficiency of social media to keep you up to date on all our projects and opportunities.

As always, the board, parents, alumni, faculty and staff play an invaluable role in our success. ASMS needs you, appreciates you, and remains dedicated to creating the future we all desire for the students we serve in Alabama.

Linda Mayson Director of Development

$5,000 - $9,999 ABL Management, Inc. AIRBUS Alabama Civil Justice Foundation Dr. and Mrs. John Desverreaux EBSCO Industries, Inc. FIRST Senator Rusty Glover Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Haley The Honorable Jamie N. Ison J C Penney Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Kam Protective Life Corporation The Ether Bunny Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Larry V. Turner Dr. Mark B. Wall and Dr. Allison P. Wall $2,500 - $4,999 The Honorable Randy Davis Greek Orthodox Church Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding Dr. Yvonne Kennedy Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation Inc. Press-Register Thompson Foundation Toshiba America Foundation Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Ms. Edith J. Wilcox

$1,000 - $2,499 Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bernasconi Mr. Christopher D. Boles Mr. C. Traber Campbell Cardinal Health Foundation Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Clark Mr. John DeWitt Dr. Bernard H. Eichold II Eichold Family Foundation Fund FENIX 501, Inc. LT Shafer B. Gaston Mrs. Tara N. Gaston, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Greene Dr. Karin M. Hardiman Dr. Heidi R. Henslee International Business Machines Corporation Mr. Thomas B. Jones and Dr. Daphne Jones Microsoft Corporation Mobile United National Instruments Raytheon Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thomas Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Upchurch Jr. Mrs. Julia Sisson Williams Dr. Richard Ryan Williams Mr. Charles T. Yarbrough III

$500 - $999 Alpha Natural Resources Services LLC American Psychological Association Northrop Grumman Inc. Mrs. Samantha Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Nelson L. Hanks Hargrove Engineers & Constructors Intel Matching Gifts to Education Program Mr. Ian S. Lai Dr. and Mrs. Albert Lilly Dr. and Mrs. John Marchese Mobile County Racing Commission Ms. Angela Mollise Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Neilans Dr. and Mrs. Hunter Nelson Mrs. Jennie A. Nelson Occidental Petroleum Charitable Foundation Mr. David H. Reifsnyder Mr. Maurice Reifsnyder Mr. John B. Sanders Mrs. Mary M. Sawicki Scholarship America Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sisson Dr. Agnes E. Smith Southern Ionics, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James Towns True Value Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Volek Mr. and Mrs. Ford Walker Ms. Erin R. White $250 - $499 Mr. William B. Alford Ms. Sally M. Bedgood Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Bradley Jr. Mrs. Sarah G. Brewer Mr. and Mrs. Thang D. Bui Mr. and Mrs. William R. Chaplow Jr. Chevron Humankind Employee Funds Mr. Christopher M. Cornelius Mr. Jeffrey P. Cotten Mrs. Rachel A. Dabrowski Dr. and Mrs. David R. Longmire, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. John DeVilliers Emma Inc. Mr. Brian M. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Boris B. Kalinin Mr. and Mrs. Greg Kuhlmann Mr. and Mrs. Richard LeComte Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lombardy Mrs. Debbie Manning Mr. John F. Marsella Dr. Annamalai and Dr. Kuppal Nadarajan Mr. Norman M. Nicolson Mrs. Brandy E. Queen Ms. Renay Rogers Southern Family Markets LLC Mr. Ian Volek Ms. Sarah E. Walker $100 - $249 Mr. Hafez A. Alabi Mr. and Mrs. Timothy W. Alford Ms. Jane Allgood Mr. Lawrence M. Asher ASMS Parent Association ASMS Students Mr. and Mrs. Keith E. Atwell Ms. Mary A. Austin

Ms. Patricia Austin Mr. Derek Barry Mr. and Mrs. William Baugh Mr. Matthew L. Beaver Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bedgood The Honorable Ann S. Bedsole Mr. Justin L. Brooks Mrs. Rebecca P. Caviness Mrs. Julia E. Chevalier Dr. Justin D. Cochran Mrs. Kara E. Collins Mrs. Christina Cooley Mrs. Kelly E. Cunningham Mr. Joshua S. Davis Mrs. Jennifer L. Deavers Mr. Kevin Dolbeare Mr. Lowery D. Duvall Jr. Mr. Daniel C. Dye Mr. and Mrs. Karl Ebert Mrs. Jennifer A. Fields Dr. Heather L. Forehand Mr. Elijah A. Fox Mr. Victor-Vance D. Gamble Dr. Diane Gerard Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gilheart Ms. Monica M. Gray Dr. Yuebin Guo and Dr. Wendy Chen Dr. Brian C. Hard Mrs. Dawn E. Haviland Mr. John Hoyle Mrs. Jessica J. Hunter Mr. and Mrs. James P. Hurst Mr. Larry Hyland Mr. Brett M. Jones Mr. Bruce Jones The Honorable Michael L. Jones KBR Mrs. Heather M. Khassian Mrs. Melody A. Kingsley Mr. Thomas J. Laska Ms. Elizabeth N. Lauritson Mrs. Bebe G. Lindsey Ms. Carmen G. Lowery Mr. Luis Alexandre P. Martins Mr. and Mrs. Will McCall Mr. Jefferson J. McGehee Mobile’s Singing Children Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Moon Dr. Monica Motley Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Murphy Northrop Grumman Foundation Ms. Lesli S. Ott Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Ottenfeld LT Jonathan S. Page Mr. Adam C. Parisot Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Phelps Mrs. Angela J. Pippen Mrs. Natalya Prokhorova Mrs. Paula J. Reid Mr. Stuart Reif and Dr. Maria Hernandez-Reif Ms. and Mr. Sharry I. Sandler Ms. Virginia L. Spencer Mr. Daniel C. Stanford T. S. Wall & Sons, Inc. Target Inc. The Boeing Company Mr. Ryan S. Thorsteinson Mr. and Mrs. Tim Tirey Dr. Kristina M. Visscher Dr. Garvin Wattuhewa Dr. Donald Wheeler

Mr. and Mrs. Carl L. Williams Mr. David S. Woodall Mr. and Mrs. John N. Yancey Mr. David J. J. Zapata Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Zimlich $1 - $100 Mr. and Mrs. Joel L. D. Abshire Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt Adams Ms. Basirat Alabi Mr. and Mrs. James Alex Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin O. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Justin Amos Ms. Ann C. Arnold Mrs. Jennifer Arras Mrs. Stephanie Autry Azalea Trail Run Mr. Nasrullah Aziz Ms. Carmen Barron Mr. and Mrs. Forrest B. Beeco Mrs. Joyce Boatman Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Q. Boggan Mr. David R. Bollinger and Dr. Laurel A. Bollinger Mr. and Mrs. William Bosarge Mr. and Mrs. Dane Brantley Mrs. and Mrs. Andrew B. Braswell Mr. William Brouillet Mr. Levi S. Brown Mrs. Kim Brunson Ms. Jacinta Cai Mr. and Mrs. Yu Qing Cai Ms. Tammy Castleberry Mr. Gunars Lazda and Dr. Rasma Lazda-Cazers Cazers Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Chancellor Mrs. Kariann Chavez Ms. Elizabeth A. Citrin Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Clark Mrs. Helen Clark Mr. and Mrs. Wayne E. Coe Ms. Beverly J. Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Coon Ms. Mary L. Cousar Mr. and Mrs. J. David Crosby Ms. Deborah Danford

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$1 - $100 continued Mr. and Mrs. James Daniels Mr. and Mrs. John W. Davis Mr. Robin DeLaney Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Diamond Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Dicks Dr. Malcolm Donalson Ms. Dee M. Drewyor Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Driscoll Mr. and Mrs. James Dukes III Mr. and Mrs. Andy Dye Mrs. Tabatha E. Dye Major and Mrs. Greg Ebeling Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Eberlein Mr. Travis M. Ebert Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Edenfield Ms. Tabatha Ely Dr. and Mrs. Frederico Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fields Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E. Filby Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fry Mr. and Mrs. George H. Fuller Mr. Hunter L. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Larry Gariepy Ms. Elizabeth C. Gaskins Mr. and Mrs. Bill C. Ginas Mrs. Cecilia Godwin Goodsearch Mr. Tim Grabill Ms. Leadrester Granger Mr. and Mrs. Galen E. Grider Dr. and Mrs. Robert Grubbe Mr. and Mrs. George Hall Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Harris Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Harvison Ms. Kimberly D. Hawkins Mr. James K. Hayes III Mr. and Mrs. James D. Hazelwood Mr. and Mrs. Danny Herring Mr. and Mrs. Chad Hess Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hester Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Hines Mr. and Mrs. Todd Hixson Mr. Trieu X. Li and Mrs. May Hoang Mrs. Muriel Hoequist Dr. Deborah Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Glen E. Hoffman Mrs. Julie Hoffmeyer Mr. Timothy O. Holley Mr. and Mrs. James Hurst Mr. Glen M. Hutson Mr. Christopher M. Isbell Mr. and Mrs. David Iyegha Mr. and Mrs. Alric Jackson Sr.

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Mr. and Mrs. Williams Jenkins Mr. David Johnson Ms. Quincy R. Johnson Mr. Beni Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Joel Jones Ms. Katherine L. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jones Karen’s Hair Emporium Ms. Allison B. Kee Mr. and Mrs. Reagan Kendrick Mr. and Mrs. James Ketchum Mr. Zunair Khan Mr. Andrew Kiefer Mrs. Gina Kiefer Mr. and Mrs. Yong Seob Kim Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Knapp Mr. and Mrs. Marvin F. Knight Mr. Marc Audet and Mrs. Waynonda Knight Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Lee Mrs. Shirley Lee Mr. and Mrs. Richard LeMaitre Mr. David Lentjes Dr. and Mrs. Chongsoo Lim Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Mannick Mrs. Ginger M. Martin Ms. Stephanie A. Martin Ms. Lesley A. Mauck Mr. and Mrs. John Melkerson Ms. Justina Miles Mr. and Mrs. William R. Minton Mr. and Mrs. Keith Mitchell Dr. Michael Monheit and Dr. Diane Garden Mr. and Mrs. Mike Montabana Mr. and Mrs. George A. Montgomery Ms. Courtney Monti Morgan Keegan & Company Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Moseley Ms. Martha Mozer Dr. Rita Mukerji Mr. and Mrs. John Mullen Jr. Mrs. Kimberly D. Muse Ms. Sara K. Neale Ms. Dawn Nelson Mrs. Hang Ngo Dr. James Njenge’re Mr. Kevin Nowlin and Dr. Cathleen B. Forester Ms. Joycelyn M. Obikoya Ms. Patricia O’Farrill Mr. and Mrs. John Ollison Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Osborn Ms. Elise M. Ottenfeld Mr. and Mrs. Larry Otwell Mr. and Mrs. Ron Oudenaarden Mr. Scott Owen Mr. and Mrs. Bryan D. Pansing Ms. Deirdre D. Parker Mr. and Mrs. David J. Parsons, III Ms. Peggy S. Partridge Ms. Cathy Pate Mr. and Mrs. Isaac J. Peters Dr. John Petty Mr. Lawrence Pierce Ms. Wendy M. Piggott Mr. and Mrs. Andy Pitts Mr. Colin P. Pool Mrs. Melissa N. Postle Mr. and Mrs. John Powell Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Powell Dr. Pamela Quintana Ms. Lydia Randolph Ms. Amber Rankins Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Rath

Dr. Donna L. Retzlaff-Roberts and Mr. Barry Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Keith L. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Darrell D. Rigsby Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne J. Rigsby Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Robson Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Rogers Mr. Rafael Rosado-Marrero and Mrs. Rosa Almodovar Mrs. Tracy N. Rudolph Mrs. Carlotta Russell Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Russell Ms. D. D. Russo Ms. Kelly W. Scarborough Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Seery Mr. Alan Sells Senior Bowl, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery M. Shockley Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Simison Mr. and Mrs. Sean Stuber Mr. and Mrs. David Sullivan Mrs. Debra A. Sutton Mr. and Mrs. Keven D. Swanson Mr. and Mrs. Russell M. Terry Ms. Susan Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Timberlake Mr. and Mrs. John Townsend Ms. Tianna M. Trammell Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Tyler Ms. Courtney Upton Mr. Keith Upton Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Van Scoy Mr. and Mrs. Juan Velazquez Mr. and Mrs. Duane O. Vines Mr. and Mrs. James A. Vogel Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Waddell Ms. Cathy Wagner Mr. and Mrs. John Wahlers Mr. and Mrs. David Warren Ms. Cheryl O. Welch Mrs. Michelle Graning Welch Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Wheat IV Mr. and Mrs. James H. White Ms. Brittany Wilder Mr. Roderick Wilder Ms. Audrey L. Williams Mrs. Deborah M. Williams Ms. Stephanie S. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Williamson Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Terry Womack Mr. and Mrs. Allen Wood Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Word Dr. and Mrs. Zhihong Wu Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Yeatts Mr. and Mrs. Louis R. Zakary III Mr. Peter A. Zellner Mr. Stephen L. Zellner Dr. and Mrs. Xing Fang

CLASS OF 2011 Alexis Mariah Archer

Janice Olivia Ebeling Enlisting in Air Force

Vanderbilt University

Jiyeon Lim

Prashant Sharma

Katelyn Elizabeth Atwell

India Jade English

Elizabeth Shea Livermore

Jessica Danielle Sherrod

Karen Nicole Finklea

Carmen Gabrielle Lowery

Emily Ann Smith

Jereme’ Antwan Gallier

Brody Lee Mathews

Keller Jeremiah Stallings

University of Montevallo

Mississippi State University

Adelaide Effie Beckman

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Carol Paige Boswell

American University

University of South Alabama

Vanderbilt University

University of Alabama

Northeastern University

Undecided

Wallace State Community College

Georgia Institute of Technology

Jeffrey Scott Boudreau

Chester Julian Gore University of Alabama

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Brandon Kyle Bourque

Perry Hawthorne Hamilton

Edward Johnson McAboy University of California, Los Angeles

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Hannah Lee Bradford

William Elliott Hamilton

Courtney Lynn McLeod

Laura J’Vaughan Tate Jared Tanner Tompkins

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Auburn University

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Katherine Maxine Bradley

College of Charleston

University of Illinois

Auburn University

Cornell University

Tre’ Temil May

William Carey University

Auburn University

Landy Tian Sun

Johns Hopkins University

Sydney Laray Tafoya

Berea College

University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of South Alabama

Daniel Jason Herring

Josafean Shanté Mullen

Nicholas Demekia Bridges

Sarah Elizabeth Hovell

Samuel Patrick Nelson

Michelle Le Bui

Katherine Foster Howard

Julia Grace Newman University of Alabama

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Jacinta Cai

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