New Alumni Association Board of Directors Named
Charles Frederick Overby is a practicing trial attorney in Columbus, Georgia and a member of the Georgia and Alabama Bar Associations. He specializes in civil litigation.
Overby is a native of Stewart County, Georgia and receiyed his B.S. degree in political science in 1981 from GSW. Following graduation, he attended Mercer University Law School and was awarded his J.D. degree in 1984.
Overby was named partner in the Columbus law firm of Butler, Wooten, Overby & Cheeley in 1988.
OVERBY
BAGGARLY
In addition to his professional affiliations in the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, Overby is also an active member of the United Way and the March of Dimes. He is also a lifetime member of the Sigma Chi International Fraternity.
In 1989, Overby was elected to serve a two-year term as a member of the Georgia Southwestern Alumni Association Board of Directors and is an Executive Committee member of the Georgia Southwestern College Columbus Area Alumni Council. In addition, he serves as Chairman of the Finklea Scholarship Endowment Committee.
When not in court, Overby enjoys farming and hunting.
Raymond L. Baggarly is a native of Macon, Georgia and graduated in 1970 from GSW with a B.A. degree in political science.
Baggarly is one of the founding stockholders and vice president of U.S. Message Corporatioµ, a national firm specializing in answering services, voice
mail, operator services, radio paging, and electronic communications. The firm is based in Baltimore, Maryland and has regional offices in seven states, including Georgia.
At GSW, Baggarly was one of the charter members of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity and served as the first president of the fraternity at GSW. He served as president of the Pi Kappa Phi Alumni Association from 1987-89 and remains a member of the board of directors. He is one of the newest members of the Georgia Southwestern Alumni Association Board of Directors.
Baggarly and his family - wife, Susan, and children India, 18, Brittain, 14, and Wesley, 12 - make their home in the Jonesboro, Georgia area where Baggarly stays busy with family activities, golf, and business. He is also an active member of the Clayton County Rotary Chl.
Volume 12, Number 1
Editor Liz Smith
Art Director
Gisele McCauley
Contributing Writers
Beth Alston, Americus Times-Recorder
Bonnie Newman-Stanley
Ron Oyer
Deana Riley
Liz Smith
Stan Thaxton
Wesley Wicker
Contributing Photographers
Beth Alston
John Fox
Stan Thaxton
Georgia Southwestern College
Dr. William H. Capitan, President
Betty D. Pope, Chairman GSW Foundation
B. Tucker Rush, Jr., President Southwestern Alumni Association
Ronald J. Oyer, Director College Relations
Liz Smith, Director Alumni Affairs
THE COVER: Celebrating their recent graduation are Cliff Ducey, Karen Hill, and Michael L. Lamberth. Cliff received a bachelor of science degree in
with a
centration in recreation, and Michael
Meet Ron Oyer, New Director of College Relations
Ronald]. Oyer, formerly Associate Director of Development at the University of Wisconsin, is the new Director of College Relations at Southwestern. As such, he is the chief public relations and development officer for the college.
Oyer is a graduate of Syracuse University, where he received his B.A. degree in Management and Administration. Prior to his appointment at Wisconsin, he served as Director of Development for the Denver Zoological Foundation.
Oyer has enjoyed tremendous success throughout his professional career. At Wisconsin, he designed and implemented the most successful annual fund drive in the history of the university, more than tripling the income of previous fundraising projects. Membership in the Denver Zoological
Foundation doubled under his tenure. As Director of College Relations, Oyer will oversee the planning and operations of the Office of Public Information, the Office of Alumni Affairs, and the Office of Admissions.
Spreading The Word
Atlanta Alumni Get Involved In Recruitment
•.. .few things mean more to a college,bound high school senior than receiving a personal phone call from a farmer student of the college they are considering attending ... •
The GSW Admissions Office is aware that a large percentage of college-bound students are located in the Atlanta area. For this reason, recruitment of students from the Atlanta area has been increasingly emphasized in recent months. Deana Riley, one of GSW's admissions counselors, has been living in Atlanta for the past three months, tapping this vast pool of potential students. In one quarter's time, the number of applicants from the Atlanta area (when compared to last Fall's applicant statistics) has increased by 15%. Although an increase in applicants is essential, to increase enrollment these applicants must also be encouraged to actually visit and later attend GSW. The Admissions Office is implementing several projects to assist in this vital encouragement.
The first and most important step is the involvement of some Atlanta area alumni who have become involved in recruitment by sharing their experiences at Georgia Southwestern with these Atlanta applicants. One of the greatest resources GSW has to offer students is personal attention. Very few things mean more to a college-bound high school senior than receiving a personal phone call from a former student of the college they are considering attending. All of the alumni involved in the project have had a very positive experience as students at GSW which they can share with these undecided high school seniors. Not only are the alumni involved important as a source of information, they also serve as another friendly, personal contact point with Southwestern.
The alumni involved in Atlanta area recruiting at this time are: Leigh Ann Slappey, Karen James, Carlotta
Franklin, Pam Peterson, Celesta Brown, Thomas Penhallegon, and Mike Swicord. Alumni and applicants are matched as closely as possible, based on the former GSW students' major and the applicant's declared areas of interest. Each alumnus started by calling three applicants. But after the overwhelmingly positive responses from students and a related influx of applications, many alumni have now chosen to take on even more applicants.
Though the calling of applicants is not very time consuming, it is extremely valuable to the students. In addition to phone contacts, Atlanta area alumni will also be inviting applicants to a social gathering that is still in the planning stages. This will give the applicants a chance to meet each other, as well as the alumnus who has called them. In addition, it provides a chance for alumni to see each other again and recall the good times spent together at GSW.
The alumni involved in the project have been extremely enthusiastic and want to encourage other alumni to get involved. The dramatic increase in Atlanta applicants has increased the demand for even more alumni assistance in recruiting. We hope other Atlanta area alumni will volunteer to be a part of this unique and personally fulfilling project. Anyone interested in joining the alumni recruitment team should contact either Deana Riley, Atlanta admissions counselor, at (404) 394-1974 in Atlanta, or Liz Smith, Director of Alumni Affairs, at (912) 928-1373 in Americus.
GSW Student Recognized At Academic Day
The University System of Georgia's fourth annual Academic Recognition Day was held recently in Atlanta. The event began as students from the 34 state colleges and universities, along with their presidents and parents and/ or spouses, dined with Chancellor Dean Propst at his home. GSW was represented by Timothy Lee Chalker and GSW President Dr. William H. Capitan. The students met Governor Joe Frank Harris and state legislators and were presented to the full House and Senate.
Chalker is a junior from Mitchell, Georgia majoring in pre-med.To be considered for the honor of participating in the Academic Recognition Day, a student must be selected by his or her college as representative of outstanding scholastic achievement and have a 4.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA).
Of the special recognition day, Propst said, "We are pleased to honor these students for academic excellence. This is a diverse group of students' populations of our institutions, and they are an example of the University System of
Georgia meeting its goal to develop the minds of its students to their maximum potential."
Pictured during the recent Academic Recognition Day in Atlanta are (from left to right): Mr. and Mrs. Lee Chalker; Timothy Lee Chalker; and Chancellor Dean Propst of the University System Board of Regents. On the back row: State Representative Robert Hanner '67 from Dawson; and William H. Capitan, GSW president.
Less Students, More Competition
THE MARKETING OF SCHOLARSHIPS
In today's highly competitive world, buzz words such as "marketing", "positioning", "strategy", "visibility" and "consumer appeal" are fairly common in the language of business. These terms do not usually come to mind when one thinks of higher education. As we move into a new, even more technologically advanced decade, however, competition and marketing strategies will be more important, even in the realm of educational institutions.
Higher education in America has gone through some unique and challenging changes during the past century. Shortly after World War II, there was a period of tremendous growth in the American childbirth rate; an era now referred to as the "baby boom." In order to accommodate not only the babies produced from this generation; but also to accommodate the many servicemen returning from the war and seeking a college education, educational systems in this country expanded by leaps and bounds. New state universities and colleges were built one after another, and many new private schools also sprang up across the United States.
For reasons that are still not clearly understood, this population explosion began grinding to a dramatic halt in the early 1970's. In increasing numbers, people decided to remain childless and many decided not to marry until much later in life. This phenomenon has produced the opposite effect, creating a "baby drought," meaning that there are fewer and fewer 17-20 year-olds for colleges to attract and recruit to their campuses with each passing year. As a result of this decreasing pool of potential students, many colleges have begun to offer incentive scholarships for merit achievement or talent. These scholarhips are not always large, although in the case of many private institutions the scholarships awarded may be tuition scholarships of$1000 or more over tuition fees. At some private schools,
they are well in excess of$10,000 a year. As a result of this practice at private schools, state schools are now offering more scholarships in order to compete for the same students. All institutions enjoy having the best and brightest students on their campuses; consequently, the scholarships are used as an incentive to attract exceptional students. These students are not always financially needy. Rather, the scholarships are awarded to students as an additional enticement for them to attend a particular college. These scholarships may range in size from $100 to full tuition, room, books, and board. Georgia Southwestern College, having been a four-year institution for only 21 years, has not accumulated the large endowed scholarship funds that many other schools enjoy, nor does it offer as many scholarships as some other schools. On the other hand, with the wonderful support of the alumni and friends of the college, we have established approximately 36 annually awarded scholarships. Every Southwestern supporter should be extremely proud of this fact. However, there is now a very real need for us to greatly increase the availability of scholarship money in order to remain competitive with other institutions. GSW is recognized statewide as a fine four-year college, but in order to attract a diverse mixture of students to our campus, especially those in the upper level of achievement, more scholarships are essential.
Thanks to the generosity of many GSW alumni this past fall, we had one of the most successful annual fund drives in the history of the school, and the campaign is not yet complete. We will be contacting the balance of our alumni this spring and asking them to contribute to the scholarship drive. These funds are critical, not only for attracting students to GSW, but as an effective way of obtaining recognition for the school.
Since academic scholarships are offered to outstanding students, a reputation will quickly spread that GSW is an academically rich institution seeking to attract students of excellence. Additionally, GSW is now recruiting in areas of the state it has not recruited in before, such as Atlanta. In offering scholarships, this becomes an effective way of marketing the college to high school students who have had no previous contact with Southwestern in the past.
Many still think scholarships are offered only to the very best students, or to students who are in extreme financial need. This is not the case in today's educational system. At many institutions, as many as 75% of the students on campus receive some form of financial or scholarship assistance. By no means does this meet all of a student's financial obligations. Inflationary growth in the cost of higher education has risen much faster than the student's ability to offset such costs through financial aid or scholarship support. One of the major concerns of American higher education professionals and for the Federal Government is that well over half of today's college graduates graduate with the burden of huge student loans hanging around their necks. The only way these students can attend school is by taking out loans and then paying them back over the 10-15 years following graduation, therefore compounding the already huge mountain of public and private debt. This is yet another important reason your support is so vital to the scholarship drives at GSW. If you are currently supporting this program, we urge you to continue; not only for the students at GSW, but for the future of higher education in Georgia and the United States. If you are an alumnus who has not yet participated in the drive, we strongly encourage you to consider supporting it in the future.
Contributions For The Year 1989
The following lists includes all contributors to the Georgia Southwestern Alumni Association and the GSW Foundation, in the calendar year 1989, beginning January 1 through December 31, 1989. The contribution lists also includes gifts received by the Office of College Relations after December 31, 1988 that were written and mailed before the end of the year, but not necessarily received and receipted by the college until January, 1989.
If you have recently made a gift to the Alumni Association and/or the GSW Foundation, that gift should appear in the 1990 Contributions report, which will be recounted in the Winter issue of the 1991 Aeolian. All gifts to the GSW Foundation are tax deductible in accordance with the 1989 Tax Code. Gifts to the GSW Hurricane Club - Athletic Association are not listed with this report, but rather included in the Hurricane Club report in each Fall Aeolian.
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Judge Thomas 0. Marshall Former President Jimmy & The Heritage Club is Gillis '69
Dr. John H. Robinson, III
Rosalynn S. Carter '42, '46 comprised of contributors E.A. Isakson SABU Alumni & Friends Joel W. Carter '43 who donate $10,000 or Julia Baker Isakson '37
Students in Free Enterprise Charles Mix Memorial Fund more to the GSW Alumni Dr. Wallace P. Mays
Women's Auxiliary/Sumter
Elizabeth M. Cheatham '36 Association and/ or GSW JerryB. Newman '59 Co. Medical Society Dr. Bob C. Clark (faculty) Foundation in one year. John M. and Betty Pope
John Bruce Colston '77 Heritage Club members for Procter & Gamble fflie
Henry Winfred Cook '47 1989 include: Company
Century Club members are Mary V. Crisp '88 Callaway Foundation, Inc. L. Morgan Smith '36 listed as those contributors Dr. Lennet Daigle (faculty) Carl Patrick Foundation Roy Lee & Susan Smith who make gifts of at least Jane Batton Dean '50 Sam P. & Susan $100.00 and up to $499.99.
Frankye S. Delguidice '37 fflief/J~i
Stephens '42
For 1989, Century Club Delta Kappa Gamma of James M. Sullivan members include:
Georgia Southwestern College The President's Club is Sumter Bank & Trust Forrest F. Allen, Jr.
James Michael Dembowski '63 comprised of contributors Company Newton Allen '50
James A. Dodds '84 who make donations of at The Tog Shop
Dr. James H. Altman
Dr. William Dragoin (faculty) least $1,000 in a given year, Trust Company Bank
Joann H. & W. Tinley
Joseph Smith Eason, Jr. '76 and up to $9,999.99 to the Peggy S. & Robert Anderson, Jr. '53, '48
Richard E. Ehrler GSW Foundation and/ or Tucker '55, '56
Iris S. & J. Thomas Argo '33, (administration) Alumni Association. Martha Westbrook '29 '31
Griffin M. Eldridge '64 President's Club members Winn Dixie Stores, Inc.
Dr. George W. Bagley, Mrs. William H. Entrekin for 1989 include: f7Jou~ IV '74
Dee W & Jack Everett '46, '46 American Cyanamid
Virginia Baldwin '36
Dr. David L. Ewing (faculty) Company [7)~
ARA Services
Ralph M. Balkcom, Jr. '58
Sou'western Sponsors in- Branche Hill Barge '34
Dr. John Bates (faculty) elude contributors classified Elizabeth Bell '39
Exxon Education Foundation
W. Frank Joiner '63
Brunelle Palmer Fields '43 Dr. Herschel Beazley, by donations of at least Timothy Wayne Bellury '68
Brad Neil Ford '75 Jr. (faculty)
$500 and up to $999.99. Patricia H. & Charles
Sharon Susan Forshey '72 Griffin B. Bell '36
Sou'western Sponsors for "Dan" Blackshear '51, '51
Ida Cathryn Gamble '50 Citizens Bank of 1989 include:
Lenora D. & Cecil Clyde
Barbara B. & Earl Americus Americus Rotary Club Bridges, Jr. '50, '50
Gammage, Jr. '51, '50 Civitan Mental Retarda- Billy & Dana Blair
Juanita S. Brightwell '36
Martha M. & Eddie W. tion Service
Dr. William H. Capitan
Doris B. Deriso (President)
Dr. James C. Dudley, Charles R. Crisp '48
Walter H. Brown '37
James R. Buchanan, Jr. '57
Jane W. & Charles R.
Gordon, Jr. '58, '58
John Lawrence Gray '36
Edyth M. Guy '33 Jr. '49
Glenn Alford Feagin '42
Butler '72, '70
First Atlanta Bank Kiwanis Club of Americus Dr. Dowe Carter
Anne Sheffield Hale
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Jackson
Mr. & Mrs. Claude L.
Willis R. Ball '57
Sarah Niblack '39 Head, III ' 68
Rhyne, Jr. '39
Vicky D. & George Steven B.T. Richard
Head '77, '75
Dr. James Herron
Kenneth L. Hill '73 (ad-
Dr . Carol L. Ritchie (faculty)
Dr. Ruth A. Roland (faculty)
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Rosen '67
Sarah T. Fort Baxter '42
Mary Helen M. & Ronald Nix
Marvin R. Benson '48 '72, '72
Frank Anthony Bilton '81
Sandra T. & Emory F. Parker
Louise Searcy Blanks '75 Sr., '61, '58
John Palmer Blevins '87
Dr. Charles Buhler
John F. Peterman, Jr. '49
Lorena Nicholson Pharr '33 ministration)
Mary Sims Holland '36
Ora Jane Sawyer
Dr. George P. Sessions '50
Virginia S. & Emory W. Dr. Donald H. Slappey, Sr. '44
Dr. Martha S. Buhler (faculty)
Hoyt Ray Burrow '77
Richard Allen Cannon '73
Donnell E. Carter '36
Sheila Anne Phillips '70
Patricia Ann Plotnick
Betsy B. & James Pond '7 4, '72
Sarah H. & Leonard Pridgeon Holloway, Jr. '56, '54
International Business
Machines
Brenda B. Jackson (faculty)
Dr. Duke Jackson (faculty)
Blake Johnson '28
Samuel R. Smith '48
William T. Smith '40
A. William Chappel '39 '56, '37
Betty L. & Richard K. Chase
Kent M. Sole (faculty) '80, '68
Southern Bell
Deborah Anne Standridge '78
Dr. M. Patricia Lee
Jean Carpenter Johnson '80 Starck '59
Edith Gurr Kellum '36
Dr & Mrs. William B. King
Dr. William Kipp (faculty)
Angie B. & Robert H
Kirby '74, '78
Rance F. Kirkland ' 53
Dr. Carl R. Knotts (faculty)
Mary Anne Knox '75 (faculty)
Leslie E Krietemeyer '77
Dr. Jose L. Larrazz
Joel E Lightner '69
Bertha Nell & William T.
Dinsley Story '42
Harold Andrew Sumerford '57
Josephine B. Talley '27
William R. Thurman, Sr. '36
Mildred C. Tietjen '56 (faculty)
William L. Tietjen (faculty)
James Daniel Tillman '32
Carl G. Tott '88
Mildred A. Rabon '40
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Lee
Arthur B. Clark (administration) Rhyne'48
Lora M. & Gary L. Clink-
John E. Rockhill '71 scales '73, '73
William H. Cobb, Jr. '39
George M. Saliba '33
Mittie C. & James H. Sellars
Julian Thomas Cooper '79 '49, '48
Gwendolyn S. Creswell (faculty)
Phil Cross
Miriam L. Padget Shannon '36
Harry S. Sheppard, Jr. '70
Merle T. & Robert Lee Den• Jane Peel Sibler '70 nard '49, '49
Shelah M. Dickens, Ill '71
Charles Jerome Dill '72
Kenneth Downes
Mauree E. Sirbaugh '39
Donald C. Slocumb '86
Bruce Ray Smith '83
Oscar D. Smith, Jr '40
Helen N. & William M. E. Janice K. & MichaelM.
Durham '39, '40
Jane S. & William Scott
Nelle Prance Walker '26 Finney '71, '71
Daniel Rainey Wall '68
Snow '71, '73
Dr. Judith W. Spann (faculty)
Robert T. Stewart '65
Elizabeth P. &James Fletcher Sure Shot Photography
Charles Patton Warren '75 '47, '48
Jean P. & Lovard Wesley
Lisa H. & Anthony D. Tuttle
Betty Scott Frazer '80 '73, '72
Claude Aaron Frazier '64
Sue Berryhill Vansant '86 Loman, Jr '41 , '79 Wheeler '69, '70
Mr & Mrs Jesse Roger
Robert Hodges Whitaker '51
James David Gay, 111 '81
Betty Head Geeslin '49
Hallie Rebecca W. Wall '32
Corene Wilkes Walton '37 Mangham '44 , '42
George 0. Marshall, Jr '41
Jenette Keil Mathis '36
Virginia P. Whitehead '36
Betty Brinson Whittier '42
George Stanley Wicker '3 7
Dr Bruce A. Middlebrooks Dr. Jerry F. Williams (faculty)
Rhett Benjamin Giddings '7 4
Paula A. Combs Goodrich '68
Sandra Griffin Wardell '59
Martha S. & James H.
Jesse Elmer Griffin '68 Weaver '52, '50
Dan H. Helms '48
Fred P. Holland '48
Doris Darsey Webb '68
Thomas L. Wheeler (faculty) (facult y) J. Alton Wingate '60
Edmund M . Molnar '50
Jody Monts, Jr . '43
Ruth Nell S Wynn '54
Thomas E. Holman '50
Carol C. & Ron W. Hoxsie
Gwen L. Yakots '84 '63, '61, '87
Carol A. Moore (faculty) Vi?ginia S. & James Yawn '77, '68
Jack Lanier Hunter '51
Marthanne Wooten Hunter '43
Michael A. Williamson '84
CarlJoseph Worsley '86
George Irvin, Sr. '43
Everyone who makes a gift
Edwin Murra y '39
Larry Wayne Moore '73 §'~
Doris Hearon Myers '40 .!JJ~
Mr . & Mrs. J. Frank
Donations made of at least
Dr. Harold Isaacs (faculty) to the Alumni Association
Patrick Johnson '70 and / or the Foundation up
Dr. Thomas Johnson (faculty) to $49.99 is listed as a M yers, Jr '39
$50.00 and up to $99.99 by
Annette Swan Jones '37 Charter Club member.
Charles Scriven Jones '47
James Henry Norton '68 contributors are listed as Linda P. Jones (faculty) Charter Club members for
Marcia P & James H
Foundation Supporters.
Dianne K. & Robert E. Jones 1989 include: Norton '67 For 1989, Foundation '71, '72
C. Frederick Overby '81 Supporters include:
Dr. Alexander Palamiotis
Pilot Club of Americus
Robert E Poupard '49
Anthony Scott Able '82
Verna Ray Adams '47
American Family Life
Anne N . Power (faculty) Assurance
Mary F Perry Pridmore '42
Michelle G. & Benjamin C.
Mary Sue Pritchett '52 Andrews, Jr. '84, '80
D r Ondee Ravan (faculty)
Nixie Christmas Arflin '34
Evelyn H. & Walter Philip
Dewie W . Reynolds '39 Bailey '73, '74
Betty Olive Jordan '36
Cordelia Griffin Kidd '32
Dr. Don Lee (faculty)
Edward Lipford, Jr. '38
James Oscar Loyd '58
Lester Alan Mackey
Martha Crews McBurney '42
Mark Lewis McKoy '82
Dr. Mary L. Miklos (faculty)
W.L.Morris
William F. Mount
Lisa Rae Able '87
Burney Quicy Adams '69
Bill Fred Adams '68
Mildred Elise Adams '38
Sarah Grace Adkins '69
Millard E. Agerton '42
Gay Faircloth Akins '78
James Roderick Akins '70
Walter David Albritton '69
Juanita C. Alford '40
Eric Felix Allman '77
Phyllis Pyles Allmond '38
Mary Sue Alston
Colleen Sue Ambardekar '75
Betty Hamilton Anderson '46
E. Alan Anderson '76
Ellen Iona H. Anderson '38
Joyce Worthy Anderson '47
Ruth Ann Lynch Anderson '34
W. Alan Anderson, Jr. '69
Joseph Eugene Andrews '79
Sara W. & Hudson R. Arthur, Jr. '77, '75
James Randolph Autry '69
Thelma Pittman Avant '3 7
May O'Hara Awe '49
Janette Dupree Aycock '49
Laurence Bagen '68
Raymond Lee Baggarly '70
Dr. George Bagley, III
Janis D. & George Ray Baldwin '59, '58
Leila S. Baldwin '58
Jessie B. Bannister '30
Mary Jean Banter '87
Daisy Cooper Barnes '51
Gerrell W. & James M. Barnes '61, '60
Vickie]. & Keith W. Barnett, Jr. '80, '80
Carol Boyd Barnette '84
Jeff F. Barron '87
Betty Sue L. Barrow '47
Mary Jane M. & Harry W. Bartlett '54
Edith L. Bartley '87
Jack Berner Bassett '60
William Wallace Bassett '62
C. Jane Stiles Begnaud '68
Joan]. Belflower '58
Sherry L. & James T. Bennett '83, '83
Susan Conner Bennett '80
Joseph Robert Benson '41
Carol Kay Bentley '78
Lillian King Benton '76
Barbara Ann Billings '88
Charlotte Billings '82
Kathy Lynn & William Bird, song '74, '72
Anne Marie Bishop '83
Frances Cherry Bishop '53
William Norman Black '78
Lori Bates Blan '83
Paula J. & Benny Blanken• ship '73, '70
Karen Coody Bloodworth '85
Sara King Bohler '37
Fred W. Bolton
Rene Forehand Boney '69
Charles Wilson Bothwell '78
Audrey Joiner Bowen '36
Martha Eloise Bowen '61
L.C. Boyd
Emma Joyce & Larry Branam '71, '72
Mary F. Knight Branch '41
Susie C. Brantley
Emily Joiner Broach '40
Carol M. & James H. Broad, well '71, '72
Charles F. Brooks, Jr. '62
Mary Elizabeth Brooks '29
Aubrey Chris Brown '72
Donald Wayne Brown '74
Jule Brown '55
Mary Ellen Brown '72
Helen Harper Brunson '79
Lillian La Bruce Bryant '52
Marjorie Buchanan '43
Stanley Wayne Buchanan '53
William H. Bunt '49
Lucile McDowell Burford '36
David]. Burgamy '81
Jeffrey Alan Bums '88
Jan Shipp Burton '38
Frances K. Jones Butler '4 7
James Russell Butts '79
Myrtle K. Thompson Cagle '88
Carolyn Oxley Caldwell '60
Charles Allen Callaway '7 5
Dana Leslie Camp '71
Marilyn Berry Campbell '68
Georgia W. & Frank B. Can• non, Jr. '63, '63
Virginia Butler Cannon '4 7
Rebecca R. & Robert Larry Cantrell '76, '75
Frances D. & Jackie R. Capel '69, '69
Patricia D. & Don C. Carman '72, '72
Joseph Carney '86
Cathy Simpson Carter '78
Mary Ann F. & Charles 0. Cates '69, '72
Allen Scott Chambley '86
Martha V. Pate Cheatham '38
Russ Childers
G.T. Childs,Jr. '50
Samuel C. Childs,Jr. '60
Annette Smith Chovanec '49
Joe T. Christmas '41
Alice Weeks Clanton '49
Ernestine Clark '32
Thomas F. Clark '63
Dorothy Ruth Classon '77
Paul Frederick Clements '38
J. Dyanne & Philip Clink, scales '75, '71
Preston Cobb '41
Grace Collins '48
Roy Eugene Collins, III '67
Ann P. & Kenneth B. Cook, Sr. '39, '42
Mae Frazier Cook '34
Chris Cooper '75
Gloria Powell Coppinger '48
Joan Deavors Cordell '50
Sarah Bush Corley '51
Sue Rawls Cornwell '47
Alice F. & Stephen B. Cosby '69, '70
Ashley P. Cox,Jr. '43
Earline B. Cox '85
Gladys C. Crabb '74
Sybil H. & Thomas Crawford '43, '38
Judy Teague Crenshaw '84
Mildred E. Crenshaw '36
Dorothy Herring Crockett '41
James Henry Crosson '57
Faye A. & James Curry '66, '68
Norman Phil Curtis, Jr. '82
George E. Daniel, III '80
Marilyn Mullis Daniel '45
Thomas B. Daniel (administration)
Joan Ellen Daugherty '61
Jonice Patricia David '87
Nancy David '85
Charles Hammett Davis '73
Gail C. Davis '83
Mary Ann Catching Davis '68
Howard Devane '50
Nelson P. Devane '57
Lott H. Dill '74
Jane C. Donnahoo '72
Leslie R. Dorsey '84
Arlene Colston Murphy Downing '74
Mary & Robert Downs '50
Irene Adams Dozier '38
Marthalyn D. & William D. Dozier '72, '70
Elizabeth Kay Drucker '50
Daniel E. Duff '84
Bette L. Gatewood Duke '46
Lonnie H. Duke '73
Harold 0. Duncan '36
Sandra Rooks Dunford '64
Marilyn Sue J. & James Dupree '83, '51
Louise McNeal Durham '36
Ann M. Dzwonkowski '83
Mary Elizabeth Edwards '78
W. Edward Ellis '67
Harry B. Entrekin '50
Wynelle Allen Estes '46
Mary Edna Fairbanks '49
Doris Newby Farmer '35
Leewynnl. Finklea
Margery W. Fitzsimmons '40
Frances L. & John W. Flatt '43, '40
James Charles Fleming '81
Claude Fletcher
Roselyn M. Fletcher '71
David T. Floyd '73
Dorothy Woodard Folan '3 7
Donna Lynn S. Ford '75
Beverly Wood Forester '43
Edward Cooper Fort '38
Dorothy D. & Edwin D. Foshee, Sr. '37
Robert Foster '79
Mary F. & George Franklin, Jr. '74, '74
Dr. Lynn Frisbie (faculty)
Elsie Cheek Fulghum '37
Jack Fuller '43
James W. Furlow '27
Terri C. Galloway '83
Virginia Ann & Robert F. Garner, III '73, '74
Patricia Gerst '76
Larry Allan Gibbs '70
Ruth Ladd Givens '84
Barbara M. & Edward
Thomas Gleaton '72, '72
Marion Martin P. Goodman '54
Carol Lynn Hannum Graef '71
Diane G. & George Ronald Green '71, '70
Lucy Clara Young Green '34
Mary Eloise Green '61
Elie Griffin, Jr. '73
Patricia A. Griffith '83
Debbie Wright Griffiths '79
Jill M. Grimmett '83
Patricia Pyott Griswold '76
Marilyn R. & David Phillip Guest '72, '70
Samuel C. Gunn, Jr. '55
Mary Eula Gwines '39
Bruce Haddock '49
Sally R. Hagler '83
Virginia Andrews Hair '35
Ronald Haire '55
Theresa C. Hall '3 7
Dawn Braswell Hamilton '82
Nancy E. Hamilton '64
Lawren M. & Claude R. Ham• mond '70, '69
William Joseph Hargrove '39
Betty P. & Clifford W. Harpe, Sr. '68, '39
Joy Harpole '76
Franklin Thomas Harrell '72
Susan Brinkley Harrell '46
Evolyn M. Harrington, III '84
Mary Keil Harrison '40
Otis Mike Harrison '72
John King Hart '39
Mary Louise Hurt Harvey '47
Lula Alice G. Hatcher '38
George Roy Hays '73
Marjorie Wiggins Hearon '37
Nancy W. Heiserman '42
Cheryl H. & James F. Helton '76, '70
Christine C. Henderson '39
Howard H. Hendley '79
Robert William Hendrix '42
Peggy Michelle Hickox '82
Deanna F. Higgins
Marie H. & James Mack
Highnote '57, '57
Elizabeth N. Hilliard '34
Chao-Yung Lo Ruth Ho '82
Judy M. Albritton Hobbs '72
Patricia Ewing Hobbs '72
Stella R. Hobdy
Oleta Battle Holder '32
Margaret Cloud Holliman '48 PAGE SEVEN
James C. Hollinsworth
Janie H. & Morris G. Holloway '68, '68
William P. Holloway '37
M. Janice Morgan Holman '52
Edward Joseph Holmes '74
Gladys Phillips Hortman '30
Millicent K. Howe '42
Linda]. & Bruce Jackson Hudson '69, '69
Ronald Emory Hudson '77
Reba T. & Sam R. Hunter, Jr. '74, '73
C. Fred Ingram '33
Marie D. & Alva Israel '46, '41
Tracy Johnson Israel '84
Sherry G. & Wesley Scott Ivey '82, '82
Helen A. Ivy '70
Peyton T. Jackson '53
Linda Jordan James '29
Rosalynn Fuller James '41
Danny ReidJewell '68
Carol A. & Brent P. Johansen '73, '70
Sandra H. Johnson '83
Jeffrey Erwin Joiner '80
Annelle Herring Jones '40
Joanne Battle Jones '49
James Rudolph Jones '52
Martha Wickliffe Jones '60
Nell Land Jones '51
Wiley Anderson Jones '41
Archie W. Jordan '83
Lynwood D. Jordan '35
Margaret T. Jordan '83
Helen Grovenst Kitchens '62
Vicki Lamar '79
Michael Andrew Larkin '76
Gail Larsen '63
Forrest Lashley '48
Donna A. & Richard C. Law '74, '74
Angela L. Lawhorne '83
Corinne Heys Lawrence '40
Cynthia Ann Lawrence '70
Grace Evelyn B. Ledwitch '73
Thelma Louise Leidy '34
William Lewis '54
Jayne K. & Benjamin Philip Liles '83, '83
Sondra D. & James R. Littlefield, Sr. '60, '52
Ralph Livingston '83
Virginia Lee & Wallace Lloyd '70, '49
Helen P. & Donald Leroy Lohmeier '71, '80
Bettie T. Lorentzson
Glenda Faye M. & Bobby Lawrence Lowe '58, '58
Elizabeth P. & James D. Lunsford, Jr. '73, '75, '71
Betty W Major '83
Eudora Averett Mallard '48
Doris Mae S. Malonson '42
EIGHT
Aldyne Green]. Maltbie '33
Evelyn Attyah Mansour '50
Nell F. Marshall
Thomas Martin '81
Virginia Webb Martin '68
Jerald James Mask '70
W4lter Kelly Mathews '55
Glynn Mathis '51
Lucile Russell Mathis '77
Beth R. Jones McCook '79
Jack Rodgers McCrary '47
Marilyn Cliett McEntire '42
Sandra S. & Michael Allen McGlaun '73, '76, '73
Sara Barefield McGowan '37
Charlene M. & William H. McGowan, Jr. '70, '76
Melinda Paige McHugh '84
Rubye Wilson Mel/wraith '36
Mildred G~eene McMillon '45
Morris Tur\ier McMurrain '36
Leslie Sue K. McQueeney '74
Malcolm A. McRainey, III '73
Joanne Logan Medley '62
Mary Evelyn M. Merriam '41
Albert Allen Miller, Jr. '39
Howard L. Miller
Sharon S. & Robert E. Miller, Jr. '75, '80, '70
Terri D. & Charles T. Milton '83
Connie D. & Harry Minshew '69, '83, '72
Danny James Moore '73
Gayle B. & Gary Dillard Moore '87, '68
Marjorie Gladden Moore '53
Mildred Johnson Moore '40
Phillip Michael Moore '71
Cherrie Nona Free Moran '71
Russell W. Morgan, Jr. '82
Billie Goode Mosteller '44
Eva Westbrook Mosteller '33
Sheirlyn K. Mullis '87
Carolyn & Jeff Murphey '86, '84
Glenda Rackley Musgrove '53
Sean Gregory Musgrove '85
Brenda 0. & Neil Tenney Mutchler '76, '74
James Frank Myers, III '83
Belinda Leverett Nash '81
Daisy Bone Nelson '34
James F. Nicholson '29
Artie B. & William Nickono, vitz '58, '57
M. Leslie Forth Norton '74
Martha Jim Ross Norton '47
Toni M. Norwood '83
Elizabeth Anne Oaks '84
George Luther O'Hern '3 7
Florence E. Osborne '38
Marjorie Dorman Overby '32
Anna Lenora T. Padgett '3 7
Gladys Ivey Palmer '41
James Allen Palmer '71
Eugene Park '3 7
Fran W. Parker '73
Michael Kenzie Passmore '80
Patti Melinda Passmore '79
Gloria Pate '73
Holly Pearson Payne '83
Jeanette Halstead Peede '45
Hiram H. Peeler
Edna Dewberry Petrecca '42
Edward M. Phelps '74
Robert E. Pierce, Jr. '80
Ruth Rustin Pike '29
Laurie Ann D. & Clifford E. Pilcher, III '81
Gladys A. Pilkington '36
Betty Jo White Pippin '60
Lewis G. Polk '40
Patricia A. Pollock '83
Mary Jane Bliss Poole '45
Nancy R. & James R. Poole '63, '59
Jane E. Johnston Porter '72
Thomas E. Poudrier '85
Adelene R. Powell '42
Karen P. & Tommy Gunston Pratt '73, '75, '74
Herman S. Pridgen '40
Elizabeth Ann Primis '81
Janna Montgomery Qualls '83
Myrt Knight Radney '56
Dan Ragsdale '60
Col. W.A. Randall, Ret.
Helen R. Foshee Randall '44
Wilma Page Raughley '40
Rebecca Arnold Ray '57
Cheryl Claire Rees '87
Cheney H. & Howard
Andrew Reinhart '78, '78
Suzan M. Rewis '81
Betty Sue B. & Dan E. Rhyne '79, '47
Opal L. Wade Rich '46
Vickie Wilson Richeson '75
Henry A. Rigsby '62
Thelma Clayton Riner '37
Elizabeth W. & Homer W. Roach, '78, '62
Kathryn Wilson Roberts '37
Susie Stanford Roberts '29
Cynthia P. Rogers '84
Roland T. Rogers
Douglas Glen Roland '73
Suzanne S. & Edwin M. Roquemore, Jr. '84, '68
Patty Ross '86
Michael Austin Rosser '75
Jerry M. Rowland (faculty)
Ritchie A. Russell, Sr. '45
Mattie B. Rutland '83
Virginia D. Sanderlin '84
Ida Ruth Sanders '32
Jesse Scott
Ronald Dorsey Scott '71
Barbara Anne Scruggs '73
William M. Sellars '47
Marian Tietjen Shaaban '58
Sara A. & Charles Harold Shadrick '71, '81, '73
Patsy Winslette Sharpe '69
Shirley Kester Shell '75 (faculty)
Susan A. Shell house '81
Eleanor Fort Shike '45
Josephine L. Shirting '29
J. Willis Shiver
Linda Carol Dill Short '64
Nina Lynn M. Shuyler '77
Thomas C. Simms, Jr. '42
Margaret Horne Simpson '36
Sara Nicholson Siniard '36
Stephen Wray Skipper '76
Deborah Renee Smith '86
Aline Lunsford Snyder '3 7
Candace Whittle Snyder '70
Camille Wofford Solley '80
Thelma Posey Solomon '83
David W. Spalinger
Kathy L. Holton Spencer '83
Linda Little Spivey '73
Star Video
Sue Statham '68
Rebecca Hawkins Steed '45
Tom Stephens '36
Debra Ann L. Stephenson '73
Dorothy Starling Baker Steutel
Ted H. Stewart '64
Suzan Strickland (administra, tion)
Mary Strohsahl
Carmen Hilliard Stuckey '80
Neil David Suggs '77
Ronald Eugene Sutton '72
Sheila L. Swicegood '81
Donna Gibbs Tavener '74
Tammy Denise L. Teaford '83
Miriam Jarrell Teal '59
Marjorie Tackle Temples '39
Doris Attyah Thomas '60
Mary Ann Thomas
Kay F. Thompson '84
Martha Kobs Tindol '70
Sarah Harden Tomberlin '36
Alice Renee Tompkins '87
Karen Smith Tschiderer '78
James David Tweedy '34
Sherry Wise Usry '83
Robert Ernest Vail '70
Martha Velasquez '48
Nancy Head Vickery '64
Margaret Rhyne Wagener '50
Gladys G. Waldemayer '32
Debra Jean Walker '83
Ruth M. Walker
Sara Shipp Walker '32
Dianne B. Wallis '70
Selena B. & Gerald P. Warren '82, '83, '83
Marion Tillman Watson '33
Vonda Weaver'47
Ann Miller Webb '74
Marjorie Ann Webb '72
Deanna S. & Henry Steven Weeks '72, '69
Judy Harvey Welch '56
Joseph Elliott Wells '65
Debbie S. & James W. Whaley, III '83, '78
James T. Whitaker '68
Lois Evans White '43
Margaret S. & Wesley Keel Wicker '80, '85
George Rueben Wiggins '39
Janice A. & Robert Fred Wigley '80, '68
Martha C. Wilkinson '68
Dorothy Gail Williams '39
Ralph Roger Williams '39
Frank Adams Wilson, IV '75
Rex Bowman Wilson '60
Janet 0. Winkler '85
William E. Wise '43
Steven H. Witherspoon '70
Martha H. & Ben Lee Wood, Jr. '43, '85
Ralph Wood '37
Carolyn Anne Wooten '84
Deborah Brodie Wright '87
Valerie F. & Russell Alford Wynn '73, '73
Karyn Michele Wynne '89
Dr. William Wysochansky (faculty)
Hugh Homer Yaughn '72
Sandra W. & John Wayne Yeomans '70, '64
Mary Edith Young '48
Carole Baab Zababah '80
Lauri Ann Zolkowski '86
THE LEEWYN J. FINKLEA OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AWARD
ln the Fall of 1986, theboard of director$ of the Southwestern Alumni Association approved tbeLeewyrt]. Finklea .Qutstanding Alumni Award to be presented each spring to an alumnus/alumna for outstanding service to the institution, the alumni association, and/or an alumni area council.
Any alumnus/alumna may nominate a fellow alumnus/alumna for the award. The nominee .should have volunteered considerable time and effort to a project, 01; numerous activities promoting the institution, the alumni association, and/or a particular endeavor for the.betterment of Georgia Southwestern.
There are tv10 restrictions concerning the award, however. The nominee can9ot be currently serving on the Alumni Association Board of Directors, nor can they be an employee of the college.
A committee appointed by Alumni President Tucker Rush will study the nominations. A recomme9datibn will be made to the Board of Directors at the Spring meeting of the Alumni Association, and the award will be presented on Saturday, April 28, 1990 atthe annual Alumni Weekend luncheon.
Past recipients include: Elizabeth Mathis Cheatham '36, Earl Gammage '50, Bette Gatewood Duke '46, and Martha Westbrook '29.
Nomina,tions for the Ou~standingAlumni Award should be mailed to: OutstandingAlumni Award Committee Office of Alumni Affairs Georgia Southwestern College Americus, Georgia .31709
Nominations must be received no later than April 15, 1990.
GSW • NEWS •
PSI CHI CHAPTER CHARTERED
A new chapter of the national honor society in psychology (Psi Chi) was chartered on campus recently, with the chartering ceremony and ritual conducted by two prominent psychologists, Dr. Roger Thomas and Dr. Harold Moon, both honorary members of the GSW chapter.
Dr. Harold Moon 'SO is a professor of psychology at Augusta College. He is the outgoing national president of Psi Chi, holds the office of president of the Alabama Psychological Association, and serves as an officer in the Southeastern Psychological Association.
Dr. Roger Thomas, Jr '59 is the c hairman of the Department of Psychology at the University of Georgia where he leads a department of 45 faculty members and more than 100 graduate students.
Charter members of GSW's new honorary society include:
Joseph Andrews '79
Richard Burns (faculty)
Maryleta Carter '88
Rosemary Cope
Debra Cribb '89
Camille Parker Dragoin 'SO
Kathryn Fussell '84
MargaretGeorge'S9
Walter Gordon '87
Trudy Hendricks '89
Linda Kidd 'S 1
Jeff Knighton '90
Beverly Lorig '77
Sharon McFarlan 'SO
Anna Mears '74
Harold Moon 'SO
Fran Nesbitt '90
Jack Nottingham (faculty)
JoAnne Nottingham '75
Pat O'Kelly '89
Lyn McRainey '77
Beth Addy Pierce
Carlise K. Rials '89
Randy Rials '79
Jane Redmond '82
Michelle Sealy '89
Elizabeth Smith '83, '88
Ray Smith '83
Michelle Spears '89
JoAnne Stephens
Ragar Thomas '59
Evelyn Thomas
SHORTS
Michael Urda (faculty)
Janet Winkler '85
Gwen Y akotas '84
ALillvfNI ANSWER TIIECALL
Thanks to the generosity of many Georgia Southwestern alumni and to the many volunteers who manned the phones, our Fall Phonathon was the most successful in the history of South western. To all of you who answered the "call," we appreciate your generosity and support. A special "Thank You" to all the Kappa Sigma fraternity, who spent many hours dialing the telephones and talking to all of you alumni. As a result, pledges doubled over the spring phonathon and reached a grand total of$15,000! We will be attempting to contact the remainder of our alumni in the spring seeking their help. Again, thank you to all who helped with our annual phonathon.
NEW EDUCATION CENTER NEARING COMPLETION
The Education Center has now been accepted by the College. There is a list of minor adjustments and repairs to be completed before the building is actually occupied. These will be finished within the next two to three weeks. In the meantime, we are proceeding with the installation of telephones and moving in loose equipment and furniture. The Center is expected to be fully occupied by the last of February.
SWIMMING POOL UPDATE
The paperwork on the swimming pool construction is underway, and this means that a proceed order will be issued to Warren Scott Construction Company within the next few days. Construction can begin soon after that, and we will soon have the "long-awaited" pool. We appreciate all the support of this project.
Pictured above are members of the GSW chapter of Kappa Sigma National Fraternity who assisted with the Phonathon. One of these future leaders probably talked with you.
Humble Service ... Ethics and Values
Entrepreneur Takes U~Neek Approach
While growing up in Macon County, Georgia, Timothy C. "Tim" Tookes routinely observed the trials and tribulations of entrepreneurship. Year after year, Tookes watched his father, Edward Tookes, a farmer, put "thousands of dollars in the ground and never know the results until 10 months later."
At the same time, Tookes says, his father had a lot of control over his destiny, worked hard, and was always there for his family.
"I've come to realize that my father was the ultimate entrepreneur," Tookes says.
As founder ofU-Neek Enterprises, Inc., Tookes believes he's following in his father's footsteps despite having eschewed year~ ago dreams of being a farmer. Tookes' Petersburg-based company is far from the vegetables, grains and livestock his father still raises in Georgia.
U-Neek Enterprises specializes in marketing and distributing customimprinted promotional products for businesses, schools, and organizations.
Tookes, 26, started the then part-time business from his home two years ago after spotting a magazine ad that sought distributors for Frederick Douglass Designs specialty greeting cards. After seeing the results of sales from the cards, Tookes knew he was on to something.
The cards, manufactured in Berkeley, California, sold extremely well on the East Coast, Tookes says. The cards are unique, depicting images of ethnic groups, and are attractive enough to be framed as works of art. They are not found commonly in larger retail outlets.
"It's basically a product that sells itself when you put it in front of people," Tookes explains. He currently is distributing the Frederick Douglass Designs Christmas cards in five Richmond and Petersburg locations, including STS Originals at the Radison Hotel Richmond. The price generally is $8.50 for 15 assorted cards and 16
envelopes.
Soft-spoken and deliberate in his speech, Tookes appears older than 26. He almost sheepishly admits that UN eek is not his first venture, and recalls how he sold Grit magazine as a youth and operated a barbershop in his college dormitory room.
"I thought I had a great idea for barbershops, but it didn't work in terms of what people wanted," he says with a straight face. "Not to mention that I had no experience whatsoever cutting hair."
Tookes also had no experience in marketing and sales when he started UN eek. However, he did have a marketing degree from Georgia Southwestern College, where he graduated in 1986. He chose marketing because of the diversity the field allows, he says, and adds that it was during college that the idea of UN eek surfaced.
The words of a college professor still guide him: "You may have a better mousetrap, but no one will ever beat a path to your doorway to get it."
After graduating and marrying his college sweetheart, Tookes, a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army ROTC, traveled to Fort Lee for six month's active duty. When his commitment was complete, Tookes' original plan to return to his home state was scrapped because his wife, Latoria, was enjoying her new job. He briefly sold insurance before becoming an assistant manager for area Wendy's restaurants.
Tookes seemingly has laid a wellplanned foundation for his company's success. The company is diverse, as shown in a 68-page color catalog that details the various products it markets. A sampling iiicludes pens, calendars, bumper stickers, decals, t-shirts, brochures, sweatshirts, pennants, buttons, key chains, mylar balloonsthe gamut. A wall in his one-room office and a long corner table are filled with some of the products he touts.
U-Neek is located in The Business
Incubator, a former downtown Petersburg department store still undergoing renovation. Many of the small, minority-owned businesses in the Incubator lend support to one another through their variety of services, Tookes says.
Besides Tookes, who is marketing director, two sales associates (one based in Richmond) help keep the company going. Tookes' wife handles the firm's public relations.
Tookes admits that he is in a highly competitive market, but is convinced that he will succeed by virtue of his "UN eek" approach. Declining to el.a.borate, he talks about the firm's willingness to do "humble service," and to conduct a business that has "ethics and values." Like his father, he appears content to wait for the long-term results he is confident will come from the 12 hours per day, six days per week he devotes to the business.
Plans include incorporating and computerizing the business next month, and graduating from the Incubator by December 1991. He still plans to return to Georgia, but intends to retain an office in Petersburg if he does.
"Petersburg is a laboratory more than anything else," he says. "It's been a good place to test some of our products."
Asked why he isn't banging at the doors of major-league marketing agencies in Richmond or elsewhere, he replies with that candor and self-confidence one would expect from someone twice his age.
"I really feel I'm doing what I should be doing," he says. "It's not easy and it's not for everybody. It takes an unyielding determination and desire. For the most part I enjoy it and would not have it any other way."
And how does Tookes' father feel about him "following in his footsteps?"
Tookes says, "I know he approves of it and likes it, but it's strange because he hasn't said so yet."
Alumni Return For Convocation
Georgi a Southwestern College alumnus Dr. Patricia L. Starck was featured speaker at the Wednesday, October 25 convocation. The topic of her speech was "Ethics in Health Care."
Dr. Starck is professor and dean at the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas. As one of six deans, she reports directly to the president and supervises a faculty of 67 and a professional staff of 25. The School of Nursing currently has a student enrollment of over 500 students.
Dr. Starck is a 1959 graduate of GSW, where she received her ASN (Associate Degree in Nursing.) In 1960, she graduated from Emory University with a baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN). She also received her masters degree in clinical nursing from Emory. In 1979, she was awarded her doctorate in nursing degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is a native of Americus, Georgia.
Dr. Starck's clinical interest is in the area of helping those with spinal cord injuries. She is also a member of several national boards, including the national accrediting agency for schools of nursing. She is married to Mr. Ned Rice and is the mother of twin daughters.
Former U.S. Attorney General and GSW alumnus Griffin Bell said that if he could change anything about America, it would be to "bring back discipline and some of the old values."
Bell was the speaker at the President's Convocation, held early in fall quarter of 1989.
Bell also spoke about the rising tide of crime in the inner cities of America. "Crime shows a lack of discipline," Bell said. "When l was young, you didn't even have to lock your door s at night. We're getting away from the old values. That's the bottom line."
Bell was also in attendance i11 late January when ground was broken in Sumter County for a new high-tech electronics facility being constructed by the Martin-Marietta Corporation. Bell serves on the Martin-Marietta Board of Trustees.
ABOVE (left to right): Margaret Gray, chairperson, Division of Nursing; Dr. John H. Robinson, Ill; Dr. Patricia L. Starck
BELOW (left to right): Dr. William H. Capitan; The Honorable Griffin Bell; Liz Smith, Director of Alumni Affairs
announce Homecoming '90 with their awardwinning window at Marshall Student
Zetas
Center.
"Sonny" and "Cher" perform for students during Homecoming Week. Faculty members Ginny C. Ross (Sonny) and Bill Wysochansky (Cher) were the hit of Faculty Follies.
Admissions Department are the GSW Raisins during Homecoming Week's Faculty Follies. Pictured left to right: Carla Hill, admissions representative; Tim Buchanan, admissions representative; Diane Burns, director of admissions; and Patty Ross, admissions representative.
Carol Turner was named Homecoming Queen for 1990 during the halftime festivities at the GSW vs. North Georgia College basketball game. Turner, a senior, is a member of the Lady 'Canes basketball team.
GSW'Canes put the "icing on the cake" with their win against North Georgia College during Homecoming Week.
Spirit Competition during Homecoming Week included a Step Show. Zetas are shown performing their routine.
Spotlight On Emory Parker, Jr.
Emory Parker, Jr. of Americus is what is best described as involved. The 27year-old assistant personnel director and management liason at The Tog Shop dedicates himself to all his pursuits, whether professional, civic, or personal.
A native and lifelong resident of Americus, he is the son of Emory Parker, Sr. '58 and Sandra Tillman Parker '61. He is married to the former Lynde Liggin '84 of Montezuma, and they are expecting their first child in March.
Parker is a 1984 graduate of Georgia Southwestern College where he earned a bachelor of science degree in marketing. He has been with The Tog Shop since graduation. He met his wife in high school.
Parker stays busy. He is a member of Associated Industries of Americus, Americus-Sumter County Chamber of Commerce and is a chairman of the Membership Retention Committee. A member of the First Baptist Church of Americus, Parker is also a deacon and former director of the Married Couples Sunday School Department. He serves on the church's Personnel Committee, the Lord's Supper Committee, the Baptism Committee and is a children's church worker.
As if those activities were not enough to keep him busy, Parker is also civically involved. He serves as president of the United Way of Sumter County and was drive chairman in 1987-88. He currently serves as secretary of the Americus Kiwanis Club and is a director of the GSW Hurricane Club. He has also served as large industry campaign director of the Americus-Sumter County Chapter of the Americus Cancer Society.
Parker is vice-president of the GSW Alumni Association Board of Directors
WINTER1990
and has participated in the Annual Phonathon for the Alumni Association. He is former president of the GSW Americus Area Alumni Council and is also the president of the Sigma Chi Fraternity Alumni Association.
He is the 1988-89 recipient of the Americus and Sumter County Distinguished Service Award from the Americus Jaycees and was recently recognized as one of the Five Outstanding Young Georgians by the Georgia Jaycees. An avid golfer, Parker is a member of the Americus Country Club and the Man's Golf Association.
In a recent interview, Parker commented about his involvement in the community. "I feel it's better to give
than to receive. I think it is part of the responsibility of people to be of service to others. The Christian upbringing I received from my parents has helped me to use my talents to help others."
With his list of credentials, his poise and polish, and his ability to communicate well with people from all walks of life, Parker is well-suited for public office. When asked his feelings on this subject, Parker said "At this time, I've really not thought about holding public office. But ifl saw where I could be of service to the people and ifl felt the people's needs were not being met on the state or local level, I would consider it Although I think we're being wellrepresented right now."
ALUMNEWS
1947
Joseph W. Reid, Sr. is retired and lives in Dalton with his wife, Alice Bagley Reid, and son. Reid has a daughter, Marianne R. Blaylock, who teaches second grade in Cobb County School System.
1950
Laura Margaret Johnson Becraft resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia where she is a service representative with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company in Norfolk.
1963
Georgianne Raines is lead nurse for Gwinnett County Health Office and works in Gwinnett, Rockdale and Newton counties. She lives in Lithonia.
James M. Dembowski is district manager for Public Service Company of Oklahoma, headquartered in Tulsa. He and his wife currently reside in Duncan.
1969
Randy D. Tucker works for Hartford Insurance Company in Albany where he and his wife, Jane, reside with their two daughters. Jane is a senior at Southwestern where she will graduate in 1990.
1970
Joy Aycock Foushi lives in Temple, Georgia and is director of nursing at THE AEOLIAN
Haralson County Nursing Home in Bremen, Georgia. Dewey Moye (pictured) recently received the Dahlonega Civitan Club "Citizen of the Year" Award. Moye, cited for his
of foreign languages, arts and sciences, and plans to adopt sister schools in Japan and Switzerland. Moye, his wife Sharia, and three children live in Dahlonega, Georgia.
genuine interest in every student in Lumpkin County, is the principal of Lumpkin County Elementary School, a 1987 Georgia School of Excellence. Moye serves at the largest primary school in the state of Georgia, with some 1,060 students and 106 teachers. He has been principal there since 1982. Moye was also recognized for implementing an afterschool education program for elementary-age children which includes the teaching
Lonnie Elmo Dunbar is a Methodist preacher in Rebecca, Georgia.
MariumGrant
Matthews teaches in Douglasville where she and her husband, Chris, live. Their son, Christopher, is a freshman at Southwestern this quarter. Marium was secretary to Mrs. Leewyn Finklea when the first AEOLIAN was published. She designed the first logo for the AEOLIAN.
Robert Bishop Tucker lives in Wilson, North
Carolina with his wife, Miriam, and four sons. Tucker is the safety director of the Firestone Plant in Wilson.
1971
Betty W. Cole resides in Norcross and is the owner of Magic Fingers Secretarial Service, Inc., also in Norcross.
1972
Joey Sellers resides in Conyers and is a high school teacher at Heritage High School.
Thomas James NeSmith resides in Aiken, South Carolina where he is the manager of the Aiken KMart.
1973
Ben Hill Dover lives in Jackson, Georgia with his wife, Vicki. He owns Dover Realty Company in Jackson.
Thelma Cosby Owens is principal of Sara Cobb Elementary School in Americus. She resides in Americus with her husband, Andrew, and has two grandchildren.
Dorothy Huddleston Salter teaches high school in Fayette County, Georgia where she resides with her husband,Kenny,and daughter, Laura Elizabeth.
1974
Donald Wayne Brown is station manager for the American Red Cross in Okinawa, Japan.
Jerry R. David has
recently been named to Marsha Dawn McCrary Orleans Baptist Theological 1988 head the Life Insurance is director of career Seminary and is the pastor Jeffrey A. Burns teaches Company of Georgia counseling and placement of Burras-Triumph Baptist high school in Vidalia district office in Americus. at Florida Southern College Church in Burras, where he lives. David has received the and resides in Lakeland, Louisiana . He and his wife, Paula Kim Gordon is National Sales Florida. Barbara, have one married to Robert Miller Achievement Award for daughter, Tracy. and they live in Americus. excellence in sales. He is 1980 Paula is a teacher at A.S. married and has three
Phillip E. Dodds is 1984 Clark Middle School in children. involved with living history Timothy L. Mask and his Cordele. reenactments with wife, Donna, live in Russell Tanner is sales 1976 Cheatham's 1st Tennessee Birmingham, Alabama coordinator for Hertz Susan Ray Cranford Infantry and resides in where he is a CP N accounting Equipment Rental and lives Damson lives in Athens, Jacksonville. supervisor for Complete in Garden City, Georgia. Georgia and is currently Health Insurance. pursuing a doctorate at the 1981
Lynn Greenleaf Brown 1989 University of Georgia in Mark Todd recently lives with her husband, Margie E. Carroll the area of Supervision in joined the administrative Richard, in Huntsville, Coptsias is a caseworker Education. She serves as staff at Magnolia Manor in Alabama, where she is a with the Department of Middle School Conference Americus. He and his wife, registered nurse at Humana Family and Children Chairperson and co- Tina White '81, have three Hospital. Services in Milledgeville advisor of Alpha Delta children, Adam, Brittany, Anthony Wayne Jordan where she resides with her Epsilon Educational Honor and Chase. received his master in husband, Ken '89. He is a Society. She is the recipient science in geology from real estate broker in of the 1989 Kappa Delta 1982 Emory University recently. Baldwin County. Epsilon Margaret Holland Paula Hopkins Bacon is He teaches at Marist High National Scholarship. director of marketing for in Atlanta.
Cheryl Diane Wilson Albany Museum of Art in Joyce York Hadaway
INMEMORIAM
Franklin lives in Tifton, Albany, Georgia where she lives in Cohutta, Georgia Georgia with her husband, currently resides. with her husband, Charles. Dr. Walter Oswald James, and daughter, W. Scott Ivey has She is a registered nurse. Young '42 Megan Clarissa. She is aq recently been named as vice Deborah G. Fitzgerald Charles L. Starling '11 RN at Tift General president of the Citizens Ling is an accountant for passed away May 19, 1989. Hospital. Bank of Americus. Ivey is Roberts-Shields Memorial Anna Elizabeth active in the Georgia Company and lives in Mangham Raines '31 1977 Community Bankers Marietta. died August 23, 1989. G. Steven Head has Association, having been Donis Juanita Cobb recently been promoted to elected as area vice- 1985 Myhand '42 died July 7, vice president, district sales chairman of the Young Kenneth Rhodes resides 1989. of Life Insurance Company Bankers Section. He has in Austell and works for Eddie Gleaton, Jr. '55 of Georgia. Head is married also served as alumni Environmental Manage- died June 23, 1989. to the former Vicky David, advisor for Kappa Sigma ment Group in Atlanta. George R. Wiggins '39 lives in Nashville, fraternity and is a member Tracy Lowe Stephens is died September 20, 1989 in Tennessee, and has two of the Americus Rotary director of public relations Columbus. children. Club, Americus and for Bethel College in South Sumter County Chamber Bend, Indiana, where she 1979 of Commerce, past and her husband, Larry, Janet Clark Braddock president of the Americus currently reside. She and her husband, Robert Jaycees, and former chief of received her master's degree A. Braddock '80, reside in staff of the Georgia Jaycees. from CBN University in Miami, Florida where she is Ivey and his wife, Sherry, Virginia Beach, Virginia an RN catastrophic case reside in Americus. and has recently worked on manager and he is a health David Kitchens has Pat Robertson's teacher with the Dade received the doctor of presidential campaign. County Public Schools. theology degree from New
Alumni Award For Excellence In Teaching
Alumni are invited to nominate members of the faculty for the Excellence in Teaching Award. SIGNED NOMINATIONS of one page or less, with a SUPPORTING STA TEMENT, must be submitted to the Award Committee, GSW Alumni Office, before May 31, 1990.
Purpose and Criteria
1. The Georgia Southwestern College Alumni Association honors a faculty member who demonstrates excellence in teaching. The quality of classroom teaching is the chief criterion. In addition, the following criteria are considered: dedication to the profession; teaching individual students who need and want explanation; impact on students through the teaching arid learning process; and personal integrity.
2. All full-time.faculty members, as listed in the College Bulletin and the Faculty Handbook for the given year, are eligible for consideration.
3. The recipient is to be chosen through a three-step process:
a. Nominations by alumni and all graduating students;
b. Review and recommendations by the Selection Committee, composed of:
Two students: presidents of Student Government Association and Order of the Gown; Two alumni: selected by the Alumni Association Board; and Two faculty members: one chosen by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, the other being the previous year's award recipient.
c. Approval by the Alumni Association's Board of Directors.
YOUR NOMINATION will determine this year's recipient. Send your nomination in TODAY!
DR. CHARLES H. BUHLER, a professor of Education, was the 1989 recipient of the Award for Excellence and Commitment to Teaching. Buhler received his doctorate and M.S. degree from the University of Arkansas. His B.S. degree was earned at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute.
NOMINATION FORM
Alumni Award for Outstanding Commitment and Excellence in Teaching
I nominate the following Georgia Soutliwestern College faculty member for the Alumni Award for Outstanding Commitment and Excellence in Teaching:
DEPARTMENT/SUBJECT AREAS _______________
NOMINATOR (please print full name)________________
ALUMNUS/ALUMNA OF THE YEAR(S)._____________
DIPLOMAS/DEGREES, YEARS RECEIVED: ___________
Please list on a separate sheet your reasons and the qualifications which make your nominee deserving of the award.
RETURN TO: Award Committee / Excellence in Teaching GSW Alumni Office / Americus, Georgia 31709
Deadline for submitting nominations is May 31, 1990.
ALUMNI WEEKEND
APRIL 27 & 28, 1990
Friday Evening, April 2 7
Cl.ass Reunions, Organized By Request (Requests include: 20-Year, 30-Year & 40-Year)
Saturday, April 28
12NOON:
General Alumni Luncheon - Marshall Student Center Campus Tours & Cl.ass Pictures
6:00 P.M.
Golden Club Dinner
(Classes of 1940 & prior to '40 comprise the Golden Club of Georgia Southwestern College)
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call the Alumni Office at (912) 928-1373
T onw1Tow's Leaders
Where are tomorrow's leaders?Have you ever stopped to think about where your next congressman, senator, or president will come from or about your family physician, your minister, a policeman, or your neighbor?
Hopefully, tomorrow's leaders are in college today. Every year, the Georgia Southwestern Alumni Association funds a number of academic and athletic scholar• ships. We stretch our budget to the limits, in order to offer tomorrow's leaders an education today ... what we think is a fine education, at that.
But the money does not appear out of thin air; it is donated by a few, a very few alumni who care enough to support their alma mater. If your name is listed inside this issue, as a contributor to the GSW Foundation, thank you.
If your name is not listed, there is a convenient postage-paid envelope enclosed in this issue. We hope you'll make the list for 1990.
Our scholarship budget does not appear out of thin air, and neither will tomorrow's leaders. A few of the excited faces of the future prior to Fall Quarter graduation, December 1989.
NOTE TO PARENTS: If your son or daughter has recently moved from this address, please notify the Office of Alumni Affairs at 912-928-1373. We would appreciate you forwarding this issue to your family member and promptly notifying our office of the appropriate change of address. Call or write: Georgia Southwestern College, Alumni Office, Americus, GA 31709.
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