Alumni Notes

AlumniNOTES

1987

After serving as FPD’s Middle School principal for the last 18 years, Molly McCurdy Pearson will return to the classroom to teach Upper School math.

1993

Shannon Lyles Bryant, along with Katie Maddox Collier, ‘08, Molly McCurdy Pearson, ‘87, Kris Hattaway Vaughn, ‘04, and Anna Gainey Spinks, ‘11, were all recognized in the Women in Business issue of Macon Magazine this spring for their leadership at FPD. Also pictured are Kathy Tolbert and Elizabeth Leslein. Laura Susan Darnell Cain and husband, Springer Cain, welcomed Hope Elizabeth Cain on January 24, 2021, joining big brothers Matthew and Bowen, and big sister Anna. They celebrated Hope’s dedication in March at CrossPointe Church in Columbus, Georgia, where Springer serves as a pastor. Laura Susan works as a part-time pharmacist with Piedmont Columbus Regional.

For Alumni Updates:

email Lauren Jones at lauren.jones@fpdmacon.org

1995

Katherine Tribble Thompson and Brad Thompson’s oldest daughter, Olivia, graduated from Woodfield Academy in May 2022. She will be completing a Capstone year at Woodfield Academy next year. Congratulations Olivia!

2000 2002

Jennifer VanHall Willingham, ‘02, and her husband Calder live in Macon and have three children. Jennifer works part-time as a nurse at Sibley Heart Center for Cardiology. Their two girls just finished a wonderful year at FPD!

2006

Will Darnell and his wife Brittany graduated from Augusta University on Dec. 10, 2021, with their Doctorates in Nursing Practice, specializing in Nursing Anesthesia. They are certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA) with Sentry Anesthesia Management and are working at Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital in Griffin, Georgia.

2009

Anna Katherine Wright Ross and her husband, Michael, welcomed their son, Eli Michael Ross, on Sept. 26, 2021. They live in Leesburg, Virginia.

Morgan Johnson Faulk, ‘09, was inducted into the Gulf South Conference Hall of Fame in 2020 in recognition of her outstanding athletic career in softball. The ceremony was postponed due to COVID-19 and took place on June 1, 2022 in Pensacola, FL. Morgan was also previously inducted into the Valdosta State Hall of Fame in 2020. She is a nurse practitioner at OrthoGeorgia in Macon and is married to Logan Faulk ’07.

2010

Weathers Veazey and Thomas Rollings were married in the presence of their immediate families at Willow Point on Lake Martin, Alabama. They celebrated with family and friends the next evening at The Trails of Africa at The Birmingham Zoo. The couple makes their home in Birmingham where Weathers is an attorney with Baker Donelson, and Thomas is the Market Manager for FireRock Custom Building Materials. Anna Gainey Spinks recently became the Director of Marketing and Business Analytics for the Macon Bacon and Florence Flamingos. She is married to Matthew Spinks and they have two children - Charlie who will start PreK in the fall at FPD and Deckard who is 19 months old.

2011

Joseph Neyman and his wife Maggie Knott Neyman, ‘10, welcomed their son, Thomas Joseph Jr. (JJ), on May 2, 2022.

2013

Grace Tinkey has been selected to attend Officer Training School in the Air Force. She is shown here with her family and Joint Base Charleston Leadership at the exciting announcement. Grace was chosen by the Air Mobility Command of the Air Force after a rigorous application process. After Officer Training School Grace will begin Pilot Training in Texas.

2017

Austin Hartley graduated from Mercer University in December 2021 with a BBA in accounting. He is currently attending graduate school at Georgia Southern and working full time as a staff accountant at McNair, McLemore and Middlebrooks in Macon. Catherine Smith graduated from Samford University in May with a BBA in marketing. She now serves as an intern with Luckie’s Strategic Engagement team located in Birmgham.

Tucker Bryant graduated in May from the University of Georgia with a BA in political science and is heading to seminary at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, Birmingham.

Evan Correa graduated from the University of Georgia in May with a BS in psychology. In the Fall, she will begin studying at Vanderbilt University in their Master of Science program with a Family Nurse Practitioner specialty.

2019/2020

Tate Skipper, Bryce Daniel, Chet Thomp-

son, and Andrew Cohen, (not pictured) were members of the 2021 Georgia Southern Clay Target Team. They finally received their championship rings in a halftime ceremony at the GS Spring Football Game. The Eagles went back-to-back in 2022 with another National Championship, and soon there will be another ring ceremony. Four members of the ten member GS team are graduates of FPD.