H. BEN DANIEL
New GSW Alumni Association President
B en Daniel of Columbus is the newly-elected president of the GSW Alumni Association.
Assuming his duties from Americus CPA Tucker Rush, Daniel is the chairman of Commercial Mortgage Company and is the owner of Direct Marketing Concepts, Action Advertising and Mortgage Service Company of Columbus. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Southwestern and serves as Ruling Elder of Trinity Presbyterian Church of Columbus.
As Daniel assumes the role of president of the Southwestern Alumni Association, his emphasis will center around the mission of the Alumni Association to raise funds for academic and athletic scholarships, at a time when tuition continues to rise and interest rates on endowments steadily decline, to involve alumni in activities of
their school and to keep alumni informed about their alma mater.
D aniel believes that alumni are essential in the effort to attract quality students to
Southwestern, and he would like to see more alumni involved with the college in some way. "There are many
ways each of you can help the College and the Alumni Association. Volunteer to help with the phonathon, host an alumni event in your area, help with recruiting efforts, and any other opportunity you may see," Daniel states.
As president of the National Alumni Association, Daniel will be involved with commencement exercises, alumni board meetings, area council meetings, and fundraising efforts.
Daniel is a 1958 Southwestern accounting graduate and a 1960 graduate from Georgia State University in Atlanta. He and Shirley, his wife, reside in Columbus.
In This Issue
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• Where DOES your money go? 0
•Meet new board members
• June commencement
• 1993 Teacher of Excellence
• urnni Weekend '93 pictorial
•'Classnotes & MORE!
Meet Our New Alumni Board Members
A ndrea Pearlette Fuse Brooks
earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia
Southwestern College in 1969, a Master of Education degree from Fort Valley State College in 1973, and a Specialist in Education degree from Georgia Southwestern in 1988. She has also completed studies in administration and supervision.
Andrea currently teaches at Sarah Cobb Elementary School in Americus, where she has taught for the past several years.
Andrea is a member of the National Education Association, Georgia Association of Educators, and the Americus City Association of Educators. She serves on the Board of Trustees for the Lake Blackshear Regional Library, is a Teacher-fellow for the Georgia Writing Project, and a member of Delta Kappa Gamma International. She is a charter member of Delta Sigma Theta Alumnae Chapter, a member of the NAACP, a 1993 participant in the Americus City Lead Project, '92 president of International Reading, and is a teaching consultant for CBA Georgia Assessment Project.
Andrea was awarded the '92 Teacher of the Year for Sarah Cobb Elementary School, the '90 Honorary Council Person for the City of
Americus, and was recently presented the Positive Parenting Award.
Andrea has one daughter, Mia, of Atlanta, and one son, Harry II, a junior at Americus High School.
G reg Crowder received his Bachelor of Industrial Engineering with a major in ergonomics and equipment design from Auburn University in 1976 and his Master of Science in business administration from Georgia Southwestern in 1988. He completed a three-month study in statistical process control, design of experience, and Deming principles of management from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in 1988.
Greg is the manager of member and staff services with Sumter Electric Membership Corporation where he has been for the past three years. Prior to coming to Sumter Electric, Greg was operations manager, production unit manager, and production department manager with Woodgrain Millwork in Americus. He has also worked with WestPoint Pepperell in Fairfax, Alabama.
Greg is a senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, a member of Kiwanis International where he was past lt. governor,
past club president, past club treasurer, and past board member, member of Associated Industries of Americus, past board member of Southland Academy Raider Club, and a life member of Auburn Alumni Association.
Greg was awarded the Distinguished Club President and Distinguished Lt. Governor Award from Kiwanis International, the District Award of Merit with the Boy Scouts of America, and was named the Outstanding Young Man of the Year for the United States Jaycees.
Greg is married to Michele Fetner of Titusville, Florida, and they have one son, Daniel Gregory. Greg and Michele reside in an 1850 home in Americus.
A drienne Baxter
Hamlin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education in 1977, a Master of Education in 1980, and a Specialist in Education in 1988, all from Georgia Southwestern College.
She has taught kindergarten for 15 years and is presently the Higher Order Thinking Skills teacher in Lee County at Twin Oaks Elementary School.
Over the past 16 years as an educator, she has been a member of the Georgia Association of Educators, serving as treasurer one year. She has also been a member of PAGE.
She has been the recipient of two mini grants for Lee County Primary School and one mini grant for Twin Oaks Elementary School. She has cofacilitated two Parent to Parent workshops and has had the opportunity to help develop the Summer Fun Newsletters for kindergarten students in 1991 as well as many parenting activities in Lee County.
Adrienne is a member of the Leesburg Methodist Church where she serves as the adult and family coordinator and works with the young people in music. She currently serves on the Task Force on Achievement for the Georgia Schools 2000.
She is married to Robert Hamlin, and they have two children, Brittnie Leigh, 12 years old, and Brady Harrison, eight years old.
.---------. D eborah Brodie Wright earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer information '--'-......,..........._....__........ systems in 1987 from Georgia Southwestern College.
Deborah is currently a programmer-analyst with the National Immunization Program's Data Management Office of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, where she has been for the past year. Prior to coming to the CDC, Deborah was a programmer for the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Albany, where she started as a Cooperative Education student in her sophomore year at Southwestern. After completing
graduation, she was employed full-time with the MCLB. Deborah has served as assistant secretary for the Albany Chapter of Federally Employed Women, a member of the Program Committee, and as Facilitator for Total Quality Leadership for the Marine Base. In 1987, she was presented the Career Co-op Student Award from Southwestern.
Deborah is married to Wayne Wright, a service manager for Legacy Ford in McDonough, and they have four children: Shawn and Shayna, 20; Brandie, 17, and Rebecca, 3. They reside in Atlanta.
B ryant Martin earned a bachelor of business administration degree from Georgia Southwestern College in 1990.
Originally from Atlanta, Bryant has recently held a position as shift manager for Rehrig Pacific Company in Doraville. Prior to moving to Doraville, he was a shift manager for Davidson Exterior in Americus, where he has been since graduating from Southwestern.
While at Southwestern, Bryant participated in the Cooperative Education program and was employed at the Marine Corps Logistics Support Base in Albany as a co-op student.
Bryant and his wife, Arlisha, a '91 graduate, currently reside in Doraville.
R ay Smith graduated from Georgia Southwestern in 1983 with a bachelor of science degree in psychology and earned a master's degree in counseling from Georgia State in Columbus in 1988.
Ray is a teacher and counselor with Taylor County High
School in Butler. He is also pastor of Lebanon Baptist in Butler where he has been serving the past 12 years.
Ray and his wife, Joyce, have two daughters and one granddaughter and reside in Butler.
G eri WyattHawkins earned a bachelor of science degree in education and a master of education in health and physical education in 1991 from Georgia Southwestern College. Originally from Montezuma, Geri is a physical education teacher in Newton County High School in Covington where she teaches state-mandated physical education courses to grades 9-12. She has also taught in Ficquett Elementary School and Palmer Stone Elementary School, also in Covington. Prior to coming to Newton County School System, Geri was a substitute teacher at Tri-County High School.
In 1991, Geri was named as head girl's basketball coach at Newton County High School.
She is a member of the National Education Association, the Georgia Association of Educators, a member of NCAE, and a member of GACA.
Geri serves as youth director and Christian education director at Mt. Zion AME Church in Covington where she and her husband currently live.
Griffin Bell Named Outstanding Alumnus
Aiinternational figure in the field of law, Griffin B. Bell, former U.S. Attorney General in the administration of former President Jimmy Carter, was chosen as the Outstanding Georgia Southwestern College Alumnus for 1993.
The announcement by alumnus Fred Overby, prominent Columbus, Georgia attorney, was a highlight of June graduation exercises at which Bell, of Atlanta, also served as the commencement speaker.
The appearance of Bell, an Americus native, helped bring out more than 2,000 persons, the largest number of persons ever to attend a Georgia Southwestern graduation program, President William H. Capitan said. A record number of 297 candidates received diplomas, marking another special significance in GSW achievements.
In his acceptance remarks, Judge Bell expressed deep appreciation for the honor bestowed on him saying that "it is very special when you are honored by a college that you attended as a young boy in your own hometown."
For Mr. Overby - a member of one of the nation's most recognized law firms and a member of the Board of Directors of the Southwestern Alumni Association - introducing Judge Bell for the top alumni award was a "special delight."
Attorney Overby, formerly of Richland, said that he held highest respect for Bell and that
the judge had been instrumental in having him certified to be able to practice before the Supreme Court. Mr. Overby also cited Judge Bell's book, Taking Care of the Law, written while he was attorney general, as being especially helpful to Overby personally.
"Judge Bell has spent
his entire career life in problem-solving on every level, including internationally, and it is most admirable that he has been able to help guide so many persons, such as myself, in the legal field," said Overby, who was chairman of the selection committee for the Leewynn Finklea Outstanding Alumni Award.
President Capitan echoed the committee's choice of Judge Bell as recipient of the award of excellence from Georgia Southwestern College's National Alumni Association, saying: "Judge Griffin Bell's great service to his home community, as well as his state and nation, is certainly a wellknown matter of record. We at Georgia Southwestern College are very proud of him, and it is with great pleasure to everyone, I know, that the school's alumni members chose him for the 1993 award of excellence."
Judge Bell, a graduate of Americus High School, received his law degree from Mercer University law school cum laude in 1948 and practiced law in Savannah and Rome before joining the prestigious law firm of King & Spalding in Atlanta. Previously, he served in the
U.S. Army during World War II from 1941-46, being discharged with the rank of major. He served as President John F. Kennedy's Georgia Election Campaign Chairman in Kennedy's successful 1960 presidential drive. The result was the largest victory margin ever by a Democratic presidential nominee in Georgia voting history. A year later, President Kennedy appointed Bell to the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, based in New Orleans. He was then nominated as the 72nd U.S. Attorney General by President Carter, who also attended Southwestern, as did former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Since stepping down as attorney general in August 1979 and returning to his same Atlanta law firm, Judge Bell has continued to make an outstanding record in his state, nation, and also in world developments. During 1980 he headed the American delegation to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, which was conducted in Madrid.
Judge Griffin Bell '36 is shown receiving the Outstanding Alumni Award from Fred Overby, member of Southwestern alumni board of directors.
DR. LIZ WILSON
Business and Baseball Prime Interests of 1995 Teacher of Excellence
T he 1993 Georgia Southwestern College Teacher of Excellence is as much at home on the baseball diamond as she is in the classroom.
Dr. Liz Wilson, assistant professor, Division of Business Administration, who was selected by graduating seniors, alumni, and a special committee, received the prestigious award at recent commencement exercises.
The 297 candidates for graduation marked the largest graduating class in the 87year-old school's history, as well as the biggest attendance, more than 2,000. Former U.S. Attorney General Griffin Bell was the commencement speaker.
Ben Daniel, Columbus, president of the GSW Alumni Association, made the presentation of the special alumni award and a $500 check to Dr. Wilson.
"I was stunned when I heard my name called," the University of Alabama graduate declared in an interview. "I never even considered that I might be honored because I am just completing my third year at Georgia Southwestern. It really meant a very great deal to me
because I knew that it came from my students. It was very touching."
Asked what she liked most outside the business administra-
tion classes she teaches, Dr. Wilson quickly replied, "Baseball, of course." Elaborating, the Alabama native said she had not only played the sport, but coached and umpired as well. "I became Little League umpire, and this helped a long way in working my way through college and to have a little extra money." She once coached a successful team of 10 and 11-year-olds in the
Dixie Youth Baseball League. Dr. Wilson moved to Albany in late 1985 and continues to make her home in Albany, commuting daily to Americus. She joined the faculty of GSW in 1990 after having served for four years as executive director of the Southwest Georgia Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center in Albany. Prior to that, she taught from 1982-1985 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dr. Wilson earned her B.A. degree in speech pathology/psychology in 1973, also her master's in audiology a year later, both from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. Her doctorate in administrationhealth services was awarded from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1985. She has done professional management consulting, presented her research in education aspects, given a special paper before the Georgia Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, and authored a number of special articles related to organizational behavior modification, personnel evaluation, and other topics.
What Is The Annual Fund?
T he Annual Fund provides an opportunity for Southwestern alumni to invest in the future of their alma mater and the people it serves.
Through annual fund gifts and pledges, alumni concerned with the welfare of Georgia Southwestern can help guarantee the degree of excellence Southwestern has always maintained.
A gift to the Annual Fund: ti' provides scholarships for students ti' enhances the academic quality of students ti' provides special academic opportunities for students ti' preserves the cultural and historical background of Georgia Southwestern College.
Matching Gifts
Alumni and friends of Georgia Southwestern are encouraged to take advantage of the matching gifts programs sponsored by many corporations and businesses. In this way, any person who works for a company with a matching gift program can double his gifts to the Annual Fund.
Why not take a few minutes right now to send a gift to the Alumni Annual Fund!
Where Your Money Goes
When you contribute to the Southwestern Alumni Association, you may know that your money goes to fund
scholarships, but not really have any idea who the students are that receive these scholarships. The following students came to Southwestern because of your generous gifts to the Alumni Association and are tangible proof of the many good things your gifts help to accomplish. These scholarships are highly competitive. Each recipient must score a minimum of 1000 on the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) and have compiled at least a 3.0 high school grade point average. To keep these scholarships each year, these students must maintain a 3.0 GPA while enrolled at Southwestern.
I MICHAEL BRAGG
Michael Bragg graduated from Hardaway High School in Columbus, where he served on the school newspaper staff, took part in the Model UN, was inducted into the National Honor Society and National Art Honor Society. He is also listed in Who's Who Among High School Students, and several pieces of his art have received special awards in art exhibitions. While attending Southwestern, he plans to major in biology and continue his graduate research in marine biology at a coastal college.
"This scholarship means a lot to me because it will allow me to put more time into my school work, since I will not have to take on a job to pay for my education. Thank you," Michael wrote.
I LUISA GUERRERO
Luisa Guerrero is a graduate of Newton County High School in Covington where she was active in the band program, the Beta Club, Human Relations Committee, French Cultural Society, Math Team, and Student Forums. She was a drum major for the Newton County Marching Band and was awarded several prestigious drum major awards. She graduated with honors as one of the top ten of her graduating class. She looks forward to the challenges of college and plans to major in either elementary education or nursing. She is excited about the band program and the BSU at Southwestern. She said, "I will strive to keep my grades high and show myself worthy of your financial support. I greatly appreciate the help that you have given me."
I ANDREA KITCHENS
Andrea L. Kitchens graduated from Macon County High School in Montezuma with honors as valedictorian of her class. While in high school, she was involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Prom Committee, the National Honor Society, and was president of the Anchor Club her senior year. She was also a member of the Lady Bulldogs softball and basketball teams.
While at Southwestern, she plans to major in biology and hopes to continue with the
Medical College of Georgia earning a degree in physical therapy and plans to practice at a sports clinic and help with athletic rehabilitation.
She says "receiving an alumni scholarship has taken many of the financial worries from my mind. It will enable me to get a good start on my college life, and it will take away some of the burdens of my freshman year. I will try to do the best I can."
I MISHELLE LEA ROOKS
Mishelle Lea Rooks graduated from Crisp County High School in Cordele where she was an active member of the Art Club, International Club, and Beta Club. She is interested in art and math, especially ceramics. She says cats are her favorite animals, and she has a part-time job in a hardware store in her hometown of Arabi, Georgia.
She plans to major in art education and teach art at a school in a small town. She says "I am especially thankful for the alumni scholarship, because without it, I would not be able to continue my education and pursue my dream of becoming an art teacher. Now I can study without pressure of finances and can put all of my energy into my work. Thank you."
I ALEX SARATSIATIS
Alex Saratsiatis graduated from Americus High School where he was president of his class for two years. He was involved with golf, swimming,
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and Key Club. He plans to go into the field of engineering through the 3-2 program in association with Georgia Tech. "I was
very excited when I received the alumni scholarship, and I thank each of you for your support."
MICHAEL BRAGG LUISA GUERRERO
ANDREA KITCHENS
MISHELLE LEA ROOKS
ALEX SARATS IATIS
HIGHLIGHTS
OF eekend
Above: Classmates enjoy their 50th class reunion.
Below: Members of the Golden Club pose together after enjoying the Alumni Luncheon.
Former President Jimmy Carter enjoys talking with former classmates during the Alumni Weekend reception at President and Mrs. Capitan's home.
Mary Kate Fisher Bell (left) of Virginia Beach, VA and Andrea Pearlette Fuse Brooks of Americus, both of the class of'69, are shown meeting for their 25th class reunion.
Fred Holland, Forest Lashley, and other classmates enjoy their 45th class reunion.
Alumni Association President Ben Daniel is shown with classmates during their 55th class reunion.
Forest Lashley '48 is shown with former President Jimmy Carter.
Stanely Wicker '56 and his wife, Margaret, are shown talking with Benny '71 and Alice Glenn Phillips '71 during the President's Reception.
1947
J. Edward Willis and his wife, Jane, reside in Valdosta, GA where he is an insurance agent with Blandon and Griffin Insurance Agency.
1958
Wallace Weeks currently resides in Gainesville, GA with his wife, Gloria and their three children where he has recently been named to head the Life of Georgia office. He has been with Life of Georgia 35 years and has qualified 21 times for membership in Life of Georgia's top sales and service honor organizations. He has also earned five national sales achievement awards for excellence of sales and service to policyholders.
1980
George E. Daniel, III and his wife, Bonnie, reside in Nashville, TN where he recently completed his Ed.D. in adult education.
1981
Bill Brock and his wife Leigh ' ' currently reside in Ludowici, GA where he is the Long County High School Star Teacher, president of the American Saddlebred Horse Association of Georgia, representative for Georgia Association of Educators PAC-8, Georgia Professional Practicer Commissioner, and on the board of directors for Long County Chamber of Commerce. Leigh is band director at Liberty High School in Hinesville.
Navy Lt. Kevin D. Martin recently passed the midway point in a six-month deployment with Fighter Squadron 84, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA as part of the air wing for the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt Battle Group.
1983
Sally Rustin Hagler and her husband, Charles, reside in Buena Vista, GA with their two daughters, three-month-old Devon and Meredith, age six. She works with Blue Cross/Blue Shield in Columbus, GA.
Kenneth Merritt resides in Orlando, FL with his wife, Jerry. He is a financial analyst with Martin Marietta Electronics, and she is a guidance counselor at Lake Brantley High School.
Richard Culp, M.D. completed his medical residency in family practice at the Medical Center in Central Georgia in Macon. He and his wife, Ruth, and their two children, Johnny, age six and Nancy, age 1, are residing in Ringgold, GA. He is temporarily practicing in Ft. Oglethorpe, GA while he awaits completion of his new office in Rossville.
1985
Truman Mark Vasko and his wife, Tina, reside in Columbia, SC where he is a physician in general surgery.
1986
Tara Dawn Kennedy Ware and her husband, Glenn, currently reside in LaGrange , GA where
she has just received an MBA degree from LaGrange College and has recently been promoted to director of marketing/community relations at West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange.
1987
Villus Bernard Baker and his wife, Karen Coleman '88, reside in Albany, GA where he is housing officer with Americus Housing Authority, and she is a nurse with Dougherty County Health Department. They have a one-year-old son, Villus Bernard, Jr.
1990
Yvonne Marie Doleshal is an assistant chemist with Montgomery Water Works in Montgomery, AL where she resides.
1991
Harvey L. Mallard, a Navy Airman Apprentice, is currently serving in the Adriatic Sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, home ported in Norfolk, VA. The ship is participating in a NATO operation over Bosnia and Heizegovina.
OOPS ! Last issue of the AEOLIAN contained some errors:
William Marion Youngblood is "alive and well."
JAYMES FLEMING
TURNER weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz. We are sorry for the mistakes.
In Memoriam
Winona Lee Sisk died July 31 in Americus. She taught at Georgia Southwestern for several y ears and is survived by a sister in Lexington, Kentucky.
Edith Kellum '3 6 died on December 25, 1992 in Thomaston, GA.
Robert H. Jordan '42, retired Georgia Supreme Court Justice died in October 1992. '
Kathryn S. Smith '4 3 died on January 1, 1993 in Brooks, GA where she had been a 30-year career teacher and very active in her community.
Leonard Edwin Free '42 died January 31, 1993 of a heart attack in Dothan, AL. He is survived by his wife, Latrelle McCullar '42 (whom he met at Southwestern in 1940), three children, and five grandchildren. He was a fighter pilot on an aircraft carrier during WWII. He was a director of Christian education and for the past fourteen years served at First Methodist Church in Dothan, AL.
Alma Smally Tatum died December 27, 1992 in Jacksonville, FL.
Mary Louise Hurt Harvey '4 7 passed away on April 6, 1993 in Alpharetta, GA. She was a retired school teacher and is survived by three sons, three grandchildren, three brothers, and one sister.
Essie Jones Child '31 died on February 26, 1993 in Macon, GA.
Winford Hines '32 in Leslie, GA. Brown Small, Jr. '32 in Americus, GA.
Teresa Grimsley Blair '30 died April 16, 1993 in Carnesville, GA. She was a retired teacher and is survived by one sister, Sybil Grimsley Liggen of Eastman, GA.
Joseph Barge '35 Hattie Crosby Hancock '34 passed away January 28, 1993. Marvin E. Mcswain '3 9 died March 16, 1993.
Births
DEVAN GABRIELLE on May 6, 1993, 7 lbs. 6 oz. to Sally Rustin Hagler '83 and her husband ' Charles.
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