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Laura Parrish ’73 is now retired from her position as a librarian for the Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera at the Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library in Delaware.
Tina Cummings Frisse ’69 wrote a children’s book called The Nodders, a whimsical story about magical creatures who leave special treats for nappers while they snooze! A Nodder will peek in to see if a child is napping. If the child is asleep, a small treat will be tucked into her NapPouch for a surprise upon waking up. This rhyming naptime book for ages 2 to 5 encourages children to look forward to snuggling in their bed. Chrissie McClure ’71 is a contact tracer for the Metro Nashville Department of Health. She completed her training last July alongside Isabel Kennon ’15. Vernon Rose ’71 was chosen as one of Nashville Business Journal’s 2021 Women of Influence. The women on the list are female leaders making a difference in Music City. Vernon serves as the executive director of the Nashville General Hospital Foundation.
As director of student media at West Virginia University, Adell Crowe ’74 received the 2020 Distinguished Adviser Award by the College Media Association, the nation’s largest organization dedicated to serving collegiate media advisers. The award is presented to a faculty member who has had five years or more college student media advising experience. Adell retired in November and moved back to Washington, D.C. The Tennessee Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates presented Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle ’75 the Judicial Excellence Award for her outstanding contributions toward Tennessee’s fair and impartial rulings, in addition to her leadership both in and outside the courtroom. Jeannette Charlet Goddard ’77 of ChefWorks and Lee Phillips Oakley ’79 of Oakley’s Southern Delights released a new book, Tried and True: A Celebration of Food and Friendship. The book includes recipes, both old and new, as a distillation of their life, knowledge, and experience. In March, Amy Grant Gill ’78 appeared on the TODAY show with Ellie Holcomb, performing “A Woman,” the debut single from the FAITHFUL: Go and Speak album. Ellie is the daughter of Amy’s Harpeth Hall classmate, Debbie Hogue Bannister ’78. The United Way of Westchester and Putnam in New York recognized Jeannette Warner ’78 with the 2021 Spirit of Caring Award.
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Frontline worker Col. Dr. Rachel Tidman Kaiser ’80 is an emergency medicine physician at Ascension Saint Thomas West and a colonel and emergency physician in the U.S. Army Reserve. She had the exciting experience of attending a reception at the White House for frontline personnel in December 2020.
Melissa Norton Carro ’81 wrote her first novel, Mt. Moriah’s Wake. She has over 20 years of experience in marketing and communications, including owning
