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class notes 50s Leonard H. Gilbert 58C of Tampa, Fla., a partner with the law firm of Holland & Knight, was elected to the board of Governors of the American Bar Association.
60s Myles B. Abbott 69C of Oakland, Calf., received the 2020 Bronze Bambino, a lifetime achievement award, from the medical staff at East Bay Pediatrics. Nancy T. Benton 65C of Monticello, Ga., a trustee of the L.O. Benton Banking Foundation, received the 2021 Oxford College Alumni Board Award as an honorary alumna. John V. Costley Jr. 63Ox 65C of Covington, was appointed to the DeKalb County Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) Advisory Board by Governor Brian P. Kemp. John A. Edens 67C of Buffalo, N.Y, received the Owen B. Augspurger Award from the Buffalo Museum of History for contributions to the cause of local history. W. Walter Grace Jr. 66C of Fort Myers, Fla., has joined the law firm of Green Schoenfeld & Kyle. J. Harry Lange Jr. 63C of Cataula, Ga., is retiring after 20 years as a Harris County commissioner, during time which he served as chair for 13 years. Frank L. Stubbs Jr. 64Ox of Edina, Minn., is a retired nonprofit arts executive and management consultant. He continues to serve on the board of directors of Cantus, a men’s vocal ensemble.
70s Henry L. Bowden Jr. 74L and Jeanne Johnson Bowden 77L of Atlanta, announce the birth of a granddaughter, Ivy Emory Bowden, on April 7, 2021. Ivy’s parents are Henry L. Bowden III 08C 12L and Yao Wu. Deborah Butler 75C of Gainesville, Fla., received the 2020 President’s Award from the Greater Gainesville Chamber for her dedication to business owners through the pandemic. Roger T. Fleming 76Ox 79C of Bozeman, Mont., founding partner of Norfolk Strategies, published his second novel, Outsider Rules, focusing on a D.C. lobbyist insider’s perspective. Thomas E. Jones Jr. 71C of Atlanta, a shareholder with the law firm of Chamberlain Hrdlicka, was named to Georgia Trend’s 2020 Legal Elite list. Walter E. Jospin 79L of Atlanta, an attorney with the law firm of Finch McCranie, was the 2021 recipient of the Tuttle Jurisprudence Award by the Anti-Defamation League Southeast Region. The award honors four exemplary leaders in advancing the ADL’s mission of social justice and fair treatment and were given at the virtual ADL Jurisprudence Awards on April 13, 2021. J. Scot Kirkpatrick 79C of Atlanta, a shareholder with the law firm of Chamberlain Hrdlicka, was named to Georgia Trend’s 2020 Legal Elite list. David J. Lance Sr. 74Ox 76B of Calhoun, Ga., CEO and president of Greater Rome Bank, was elected chairman of the board of directors of the Community Bankers
Association of Georgia. Rolly L. Simpson Jr. 70G of Raleigh, N.C., a senior program officer at the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, received the 2021 Founders Award from the American Physician Scientist Association (APSA).
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Award from the Baldridge Foundation. Rita Tucker Williams 87L of Decatur, CEO of Williams and Associates, is listed in Marquis Who’s Who. Harold B. Yellin 82B 82L of Savannah, a partner with the law firm of Hunter MacLean, was selected for inclusion in “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2022.”
the Anti-Defamation League Southeast Region recognizing her lifetime devotion to the pursuit of justice and the well-being of the community. The awards were presented at the virtual ADL Jurisprudence Awards on April 13, 2021. David K. Smith 82C of Calhoun, retired as chief superior court judge of the Cherokee Judicial Circuit of Georgia after 20 years of service. James F. Tanner 88Ox of Chattanooga, Tenn., a lecturer in communications at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, was named chairman of the board of directors of the Greater Chattanooga Public Television Corporation. Michael O. Ugwueke 86PH of Memphis, Tenn., president and CEO of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, received the Harry S. Hertz Leadership
THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Frederick B. Axelrod 83M 87MR of Palm Springs, Calif., was elected chairman of the board of directors of Desert Regional Medical Center. Douglas R. Hooker 87B of Atlanta, executive director of the Atlanta Regional Commission, was honored by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the Most Admired CEOs of 2021. Hooker also received the 2021 President’s Award from the National Association of Regional Councils. Kimberly D. Jones 89N of Portland, Ore., was inducted into the International Nurse Research Hall of Fame by the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) in July 2021. Reta Jo Lewis 89L of Washington, D.C., senior fellow and director of congressional affairs at the German Marshall Fund, was nominated for president and chair of the Export-Import Bank of the United States by President Joe Biden. Ninfa M. Saunders 84B of Greensboro, Ga., president and CEO of Atrium Health Navicent, received the 2020 American Hospital Association Board of Trustees Award. Leah Ward Sears 80L of Atlanta, a partner with the law firm of Smith, Gambrell, and Russell, was the recipient of the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award from
90s Joshua M. Ammerman 96C and Alyssa Ammerman 96C of Bethesda, Md., have launched Butterfly Spirits, a specialty liqueur company. Krista A. Boyd 99L of Arlington, Va., chief counsel for oversight and policy on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, was nominated for the position
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