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Beth Senn (72C) retired in April 2011 as a library media specialist for the Marion County (Fla.) Public Schools. Her career with the state of Florida spanned more than 32 years, including six at the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine, 11.5 at the University of Florida Libraries and 15 with the Marion County Schools. An art stu dent at Berry who completed two subsequent degrees at the University of Florida, Beth has experience as a freelance veterinary illustrator and painter. She also sings at weddings and special church events. She resides on a six-acre farm in Archer, Fla.
1980s Patricia M. O’Keefe (81C) has earned her education specialist degree from Walden University. Greg Hanthorn (82C) has been named by the American Bar Associa tion as one of two co-chairs for the Ethics and Professionalism Commit tee of the Litigation Section. Greg has previously served as a chair and co-chair for subcommittees of the Ethics and Professionalism Committee dealing with professionalism and with programming for ABA meetings. Karen Baird Carter (87C) is the area agency on aging director for the Cumberland Valley Area Development District in London, Ky., where she resides with husband Bobby and daughter Kari.
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Carlon Auston Lewis II (87C) is director of operations for the CocaCola bottling plant in Mobile, Ala. He previously managed bottling and canning facilities in Texas, California and South Carolina.
1990s Sarah Lindner Beckham (92C) and Jeff Beckham were married May 4, 2009. Sarah is an editor for the Life & Arts section of the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman and proud stepmother to 18-year-old son Alex. Jeff is a web strategist for AT&T and a freelance writer for Texas Monthly. The couple resides in Austin. Colin Thomas William (93C) has been promoted to the rank of professor at Ivy Tech Community College. He and wife Jennifer Marston William (92C) reside in West Lafayette, Ind., with sons Aidan and Kai. Stephen Lewis Henry (94C) and Ann-Marie Babb Henry (95C) announce the April 27, 2010, birth of daughter Ava Frances. Ava joined siblings Will, Leah, Sydney and Seth at the family home in Locust Grove, Ga. Alison Lounsbury Ritter (94C, FFS) and Tommy Ritter Jr. were married Dec. 11, 2010, in Birmingham, Ala. Betsy Kays Bottomley (94C) was an attendant in the wedding party. The couple resides in Birmingham.
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Joseph “Jody” Keith Carter (96C) is the 2011 Teacher of the Year for LaFayette (Ga.) Middle School and the Walker County School District. Brian Randall Ridley (96C) and Faithanne Coleman Ridley (96C) announce the April 15, 2011, birth of twins Stuart Price and MattieJames Anna. Stuart weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces; MattieJames was 3 pounds, 14 ounces. They joined brother Tucker (7) at the family residence in Fountain Inn, S.C. Brian is an account representative with ThermoFisher Scientific. Elizabeth Ann Fitzpatrick Smith (96C) and Marshall Graham Smith (97C) announce the June 1, 2010, birth of son Samuel Adam. He joined brother Benjamin at the family home in Snellville, Ga. Susan Wells Brodrick (97C) has been inducted into the Athens (Ga.) Athletic Hall of Fame in recognition of her accomplishments as a state champion and All-American distance runner at Athens Academy and Berry College. Attending the ceremony was longtime Berry coach Paul B. Deaton (91C). Susan is a teacher residing in Watkinsville, Ga., with husband Brian J. Brodrick (97C) and children Phoebe (8), Aaron (4) and Rebecca (2). Lisa Ann Hagley (97C) is a graphic designer who recently celebrated her 12th anniversary at Network Communications Inc.
Nicole Anctil Meyer (97C) and husband Scott announce the July 21, 2010, birth of daughter Campbell Jane. She joined brothers Tru (4) and Lane (2) at the family residence in Ormond Beach, Fla. Joe Harvey Sitz IV (97C) and Anna Jordan Sitz (97C) announce the Sept. 29, 2010, birth of daughter Julia Miriam. She joined brothers Liam (7) and Eli (4) at the family home in Avondale Estates, Ga. Josh recently started a new job as assistant manager of industrial hygiene for Norfolk Southern Railroad; Anna is a teacher for the City Schools of Decatur. Andrew Hoke Smith (97C) and Lea Kelly Smith (98C) announce the June 10, 2010, birth of daughter Madelynn Faith. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches long. She joined sister Elisabeth Grace and brother Josiah Jacob at the family home in Buford, Ga. Jennifer Walker Ward (97C) and husband John announce the March 26, 2011, birth of daughter Abigael Ann. She weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces and was 20.25 inches long. The family resides in Marietta, Ga. Theodore “Teddy” Gilbert Crum (99C), wife Sylvia and daughter Lily are serving as United Methodist missionaries in Blantyre, Malawi. Their work supports the leadership of the Malawi Missionary Conference in its efforts to grow