Methodist Church. St. Mark UMC in Augusta, Ga. Wesley UMC in Evans, Ga. Army. Phi Kappa Tau. James “David” Goodson Sr., Cls 53, of Bluffton, S.C., on Aug. 24. Army. Korean War. Executive vice president, Industrial Construction Machinery Division, Massey Ferguson. Owner, RSVP Special Events. Ivan Gordon, MS Text 57, of Reading, Pa., on June 19. Talbot (Ladd) Knitting Mills. Owner, operator, Gloray Knitting Mills. Fernando Guerrero, IE 56, of Kennett Square, Pa., on April 30. Engineer. Union Carbide. Allied Chemical. Carlon. Monsanto. Air Products & Chemicals, Zenith Products. Entrepreneur. James Harvey Hammons, ChE 58, of St. Helena, S.C., on Aug. 17. Navy. Union Carbide. John Brown Engineering. Delta Upsilon. Roger Merriman Henry Sr., ME 51, of Smyrna, Ga., on June 24. Navy. Georgia Tech track and cross country. Flight Test Division, Lockheed Corp. Sigma Chi. Albert Spencer “Bert” Jacobs, ME 54, of Macon, Ga., on June 10. Air Force (2nd Lt.). Korean War. Plant engineer, International Paper Co. Engineer, Robins Air Force Base. Max Kuniansky Jr., ChE 52, of Miami, on Sept. 11. Exxon. Habitat for Humanity. Lambda Chi Alpha. James Edward May, AE 56, of Chamblee, Ga., on Sept. 7. Navy. Georgia Air National Guard. Lockheed Corporation. Ronald Lewis Miller, IE 58, of Atlanta, on Sept. 19. Army. Texas Instruments. Federated Department Stores. Founder, Pine Haven Wild Bird Seed. Son: Ronald Miller Jr., MS Mgt 93.
Leslie Stewart “Les” Ovenden, Arch 55, of Atlanta, on March 13. Phi Kappa Sigma. Army. WWII. Lockwood-Greene Architects and Engineers.
Roy Anthony Pickren Jr., ChE 57, of Baton Rouge, La., on Sept. 8. Freeport McMoRan. Commissioner, Greater Baton Rouge Port Authority. Grandson: Ryan Pickran, Cls 16.
W. Mansfield Jennings TELECOM EXECUTIVE AND COMMUNITY LEADER W. MANSFIELD JENNINGS JR., IM 56 OF HAWKINSVILLE, GA., ON JUNE 23.
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ennings was a native of Hawkinsville who became a leader dedicated to his hometown. After earning a bachelor’s degree at Georgia Tech, he earned an MBA from Emory University and studied at Georgia State University and London School of Business. A veteran of the Navy, Jennings served as an officer both on active duty and in the reserves. After leaving active duty, he returned to Hawkinsville to work with his father at Hawkinsville Telephone Company. Jennings purchased the company in 1980 and transformed it from a small telephone company to a diversified telecommunications company called ComSouth. This transition led to his involvement in other telecommunication ventures such as cellular and cable television. Today, his legacy provides state of the art telecommunications services to a broad swath of middle Georgia. Active in advancing the telecommunications industry at both the state and national level, Jennings served as president of the Georgia Telephone Association and later as a director. He participated in several national associations, including The Organization for the Protection of Small Telecommunications Companies and US Telecom Association. Jennings also was honored by Georgia Tech when he was inducted into the School of Management’s prestigious Hall of Fame. Mansfield was also very involved in the banking industry with SunMark Community Bank, where he served as chairman of the board. Other civic organizations that benefitted from his leadership include the Hawkinsville-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce, the Hawkinsville Rotary Club, Medical College of Georgia Health Inc. and the University System of Georgia, where he served as a member of the Board of Regents for 10 years. Jennings was recognized for his community service by being selected as Citizen of the Year two times. More recently, Jennings served on the Mercer University Board of Trustees with special support of the McDuffie Center for Strings, where he endowed the Genelle and Mansfield Jennings Chair, held by violinist Robert McDuffie. His support of the arts and his love of his hometown led to his gift of a grand piano to the Old Opera House, where he enjoyed many concerts and wanted generations to come to appreciate great music and performances.
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