WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

50’S

RON ROGERS ‘58 AND GAY, were recently married and live in Virginia where Ron is a Pastor for a new plant church. They enjoy giving bible studies, spending time on their 12 acres with a pond and taking walks enjoying nature. Ron has 2 sons; Kirk who is married to Elizabeth and Ronald who passed away in the summer of 2022. Ron has 1 grandson.

CLARA (CLARK) ’60 married Glen Boutwell in 1961. Clara worked for a local hospital for 9 years before going to work at AAA Anserphone in 1969. Clara and Glen purchased AAA Anserphone in 1977. Glen passed away 2 days shy of their 60th wedding anniversary. She has three children, four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. After 45 years as owner and at the age of 80, Clara made the very hard decision to sell the business and retire. She just returned from her 50th cruise in November 2022. She is a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Hattiesburg MS.

CINDY (HENDERSON) ’76 and Charles Kildgore live in Tracy City, TN and have 4 children: Megan Beard and her twin Morgan Steckel, Charles Jr., and Alyssa Pritchett. Megan and her husband Drew have 3 children: Kendall, AJ and Barrett. Morgan and her husband Eric have 2 children: Kate and Walker, and, 2 stepchildren as well. Charles Jr. is married to Thea and Alyssa is married to Dylan with a daughter named Sutton. Cindy is the Education Coordinator of OR manager conferences and has retired from Vanderbilt where she served as the OR director from 1980-2021. Cindy loves spending time with her children and grandchildren, working outdoors in different garden areas, reading, and traveling with her husband.

KEVIN PIRES ’78 is married to Karen and has 5 children. Kevin and his wife currently live in Jellico TN, where he is a pastor for the Georgia-Cumberland Conference. Prior to becoming a pastor, Kevin was an RN in the operating rooms for 23 years. He enjoys golfing, water, and snow skiing, but he looks forward to his retirement very soon.

70’S 90’S

JEREMY ’90 AND NICOLE STONER have been married for 30 years and have 2 children: Landon, a teacher at Georgia Cumberland Academy, and Noelle, an OTA student at Advent Health University. Jeremy is a nursing home administrator in Cookeville, TN.

00’S 10’S

VANESSA (BROWN) KEPPER ’92 lives in Chattanooga, TN and has 2 children: Brian and Georgia, who are both 24. Vanessa keeps busy as an admin support specialist for the Chattanooga Police Department and owns her own Pet sitting business, Happy Nest Petsitting.

JULIE (DITTES) ’92 and Don Gates have been married for 21 years. They have 2 boys, Jacob, 20 and Josh 18. Julie currently owns a property management company in Savannah, GA. She is also a real estate investor. Julie and Don love to travel and are always seeking new adventures. Managing properties is the best of both worlds. She can tell you some crazy guest stories.

DAVID ANTHONY ’03 and his wife Joy live in Cleveland, TN with their two children: Adelynn, 6 and Hudson 3. David has been teaching Physical Education and Health in the North, GA and Cleveland, TN areas for the last 13 years. David is presently finishing his doctoral work in education with the goal of moving into collegiate teaching. David keeps busy as head coach of volleyball and other athletic programs. He is a deacon and helps with fundraising at his daughter’s school.

HOLLY KEENER ’12 and Drew Wheeler have a 4-year-old boy named Easton and live in Dalton, GA. Holly works as an accountant at Advent Health Gordan Hospital. Holly still loves playing sports, especially softball and hockey. mom and squeezing in a nap whenever she can. Michael is a programmer at an effects animation studio.

MONICA (HINSON)’12 AND MICHAEL ALDRICH ’12 live in Toronto, Ontario Canada with their 7-month-old son Barron. Monica enjoys being a stay-at-home mom and squeezing in a nap whenever she can. Michael is a programmer at an effects animation studio.

LEAH (DEWEEZ) ’13 and Josh Wells live in Nashville, TN where Leah works as a Health Insurance Advisor. When Leah is not helping people find the best insurance, she loves reading, playing board games and spending time with her dogs and family.

JESSICA (BARNETT) ’14 and Kristopher Thompson are expecting their first child in June 2023! They live in Casselberry, FL where Jessica works as Revenue Cycle Leadership Resident at Advent Health. They enjoy traveling, trying new restaurants, cooking/baking, and Overlanding (4WD touring).

KIMBERLY KASSAW ’15 will be graduating in May 2023 with her master’s in Physician Assistant Studies from Christian Brothers University. When not studying, she enjoys rock climbing.

ANNIKA (NORTHROP) ’15 and Julian Armstrong have been married for 3 years and live in Honolulu, Hawaii. Annika is currently an English teacher at Hawaii Mission Academy. Julian and Annika met on the gymnastics team at Southern, and they still take adult classes and coach at her local gym. They love outdoor activities like climbing, hiking, backpacking and all that Hawaii has to offer. A passion of Annika’s is to find books for her classroom and to spark a love for reading.

Correction from the December 2022 Issue: TINA (FRIST) SMITH ’85 and Bo have two children: Tré, studying Math at Southern Adventist University and Carolina, studying Animal Science in the Pre-Vet program at Andrews University. Tina has been the communication manager on the Marketing and University relations team at Southern Adventist University for the past 11 years. When not working or studying for her master’s in biblical counseling, Tina enjoys reading, boating, and spending time with friends.

2022 GRADUATE TYLER HILLEBERT was listed as Nathan, we apologize for this error and now would like to reintroduce our 2022 Graduate Tyler Hillebert.

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