Gem of the Hills - 2011 Spring

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: president’s letter

Dear Alumni, The 2010-2011 academic year has been an interesting one for Jacksonville State University.

The campus saw the most snow since the blizzard of 1993 and enrollment numbers continue to grow. We are working hard to make improvements that increase the value of the Jacksonville State University experience.

In this edition of Gem of the Hills, you will be introduced to two of our outstanding students. We want you to see the quality of students who are earning their degrees from your university. Read about Ms. Polk and Ms. Ginn on page twenty-eight and get to know these future alumnae of JSU. Also in this edition, you will meet Lauren Smith, a 2009 graduate who is living her dream of working with animals. On page thirty-two, meet Ms. Edith Gissendanner, one of JSU’s oldest living alumni. She is ninety-eight and still going strong.

On page eight, you will see how the campus is changing with the transformation of the Gamecock Center into the Gamecock Diner, a new restaurant style cafeteria for our students.

And who could forget the excitement of last year’s football season with the victory over Ole Miss? Find this year’s schedule and season ticket information on pages seventeen and eighteen.

Just in case you haven’t already heard, the Southerners have been selected to represent the United States to lead the New Year’s Day Parade in London in 2012. This is significant because the parade marks the first event of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebration as well

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as the London Olympics. We have provided you with all the information about this wonderful opportunity on page six. Read the story to find out how you can travel to London as well and be a part of this once in a lifetime event.

I hope you enjoy this issue, and I look forward to seeing you on campus soon.

Sincerely,

William A. Meehan, Ed.D. President

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contents

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JSU President William A. Meehan, Ed.D. ’72/’76 acting VICE President FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT Melanie Delap ’05 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Emily Bonds ’87 DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS AND EDITOR Kaci Ogle ’95/’04 COORDINATOR OF PUBLICATIONS Mary Smith ’93 Graphic design Morgan Christopher ’10

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Staff writers Laura Nash Shelby Delap Julie Skinner Lauren Cunningham Patty Hobbs Angie Finley photographer Steve Latham COPY EDITOR Bill Hubbard alumni association executive officers: Emily Bonds ’87 president

Don Killingsworth ’09/’01 past president

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HEATHER MARSHALL-FLEENOR A Different Perspective

VICE president

Chris Reynolds ’85 treasurer

Nancy Turner

recording secretary

DEPARTMENTS WHEN SOLDIERS GO MISSING Dr. Fagan Tells Family Story

David Hammett ’73/’81/’94

Kaci Ogle ’95/’04 executive director

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Alan Renfroe ’88/’07

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alumni spotlight

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Gem of the Hills is published by the Division of Institutional Advancement: 700 Pelham Road North, Jacksonville, Alabama 36265 © 2011 Jacksonville State University

COVER: Meet Your Future Alumnae, Jessica Polk & Rachael Ginn

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with alumni alumnotes

NINETY-EIGHT & STILL GOING STRONG: Reflections of a JSU Alumna

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honor roll

assistant director

phone: (256) 782-5404 or 877-JSU-ALUM fax: (256) 782-5502 email: alumni@jsu.edu web: jsu.edu/alumni “JSU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and does not discriminate based on age, religion, race, color, sex, veteran’s status, national origin, or disability. Pursuant to Section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Director of Grants, Contracts, and Governmental Relations, 201 Bibb Graves Hall, phone 256.782.5278 is the coordinator for Sec. 504/ADA”.

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SPOTLIGHT

MNTI ALU TLIGH SPO

Aquatic Behavior

A PERFECT JOB IN A PERFECT PARADISE By story laura by erin nashchupp Photo photos by steveby latham jerrod brown

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alumni spotlight

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auren Smith goes to work every morning ready to get in the water. When she arrives, she puts on her wet suit, feeds the sea lions, and goes through their training routines. This is the beginning of a day in the life of an assistant marine animal trainer.

Lauren graduated from Jacksonville State University in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. She is often asked why she chose psychology and not marine biology. “Training animals is more about behavior and reinforcing that behavior,” she claims.

During the summers of her college career, she completed two internships.

Her first internship was in St. Augustine, Florida, at Marineland where she mostly worked with Atlantic bottlenose dolphins.

Her second internship was at the Miami

Seaquarium. Only two months after graduating from Jacksonville State, she was lucky enough to be offered a job at the Seaquarium. She then packed her bags and moved south to the sunshine state.

At Miami Seaquarium, Lauren trains Pacific harbor seals, Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, and her favorite, the California sea lions. She goes on to describe her favorite sea lions. One in particular is Bud, an older sea lion that often smiles at her.

Another is named Cain, only a baby who she has trained since birth. She trains all of the animals for shows and interactions.

During interactions, the sea lions can kiss and hug.

She has wanted to be a trainer since she was nine years-old. Her father took her to The Theatre of the Sea in the Florida Keys, where she participated in the “Trainer for a Day” program and fell in love with the experience.

The Seaquarium is located just off the southern tip of Miami. The water is

pumped in straight from the ocean.

Even in Miami, the water can get chilly during the winter months, so getting into 60º water in a wet suit is very uncomfortable.

Since her graduation, Lauren had not been home until the fall of 2010.

When she came home to visit her family, she made a special visit to Jacksonville State’s campus to speak to an upper level psychology class. She spoke about behavior modification techniques and how she applies the concepts to her job and training animals using reinforcement.

Lauren’s future goal is to one day become a manager for a facility like the one she works at now.

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Southerners Get a “Once in a Lifetime Chance”

BY Shelby delap

The Southerners are without a doubt one of the biggest names in college marching bands. They have marched in Lyndon B. Johnson’s inaugural parade, the United States’ Bicentennial Parade in Philadelphia, and the 75th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, along with many other admirable events. It’s no wonder then, that the Southerners were invited to Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee (sixty year reign) in 2012, the same year that the United Kingdom will host the Summer Olympic Games, and only the second diamond jubilee in the British Empire’s history.

The invitation was quite formal; in September of 2010 the Honorable Roger Bramble, Lord Lieutenant of Greater London, came personally to Jacksonville with the Queen’s invitation. He was greeted with a demonstration by The Southerners, and delivered the invitation to the entire band. The invitation came as a rather pleasant surprise, as the band did not apply to march for the queen. In fact, there is no application process. The New Year’s Day parade committee scouts out the top university and high school bands across the world and decides who will receive an invitation. According to the Lord Lieutenant, the Southerners were chosen by a group of talent scouts who highly recommended the band to represent the United States for the occasion.

And represent they will as they lead the parade through the streets of London on New Year’s Day.

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For many Southerners, this will be their first time leaving the country, let alone visiting London. “I have never left the country, so it will be a worthwhile experience,” drum line member Torsten Dryden said. “The trip will be amazing, because we will have several tours in London along with the parade.” The exact itinerary has not been set for the trip yet but the Southerners do know they will also be performing at a concert while in the United Kingdom. “It is not every day a group is asked to play for the Queen,” says Dryden, “It really is a once in a lifetime chance.”

This exciting opportunity is not without cost, however. Southerners who plan on attending must seek sponsorship in order to cover the price tag. Regardless of this barrier, many band members are finding such support in their friends and families, proof of the community’s gratitude and determination to represent

Jacksonville, Ala., and the United States.

Each participant will also receive a commemorative medal for their service. “I’m excited,” Lindsey Cochran summarized, “it’s gonna be awesome!”

University band director, Mr. Ken Bodiford, says: “I am so proud of our students. They work countless hours every week to ensure that their fans always get a performance that they will never forget. For the Southerners to receive such an honor reinforces the fact that hard work pays off.”

Their hard work will certainly be displayed as The Southerners lead the parade to ring in the New Year. The Parade is about twice the size of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade in New York. It attracts about 600,000 people to the streets each year and has about 240 million television viewers worldwide.

Now that the invitation has been issued, the real work of getting the band to London has begun. It will cost just shy of $3,000 per member to get the group of roughly 350 students and staff to London and back. Each student is taking on the responsibility of raising their own money for the trip. To raise funds, the Southerners will incorporate ideas generated from a steering committee comprised of alumni and current members’ parents.

Individual donations are also greatly appreciated and may be sent to: JSU Foundation / Marching Southerners 700 Pelham Road North Jacksonville, AL 36265 Please put “Southerners London” in the memo line on your check.

Also, contributions may be made with a major credit card online at www.jsu.edu/giving.

for more on the southerners from jacksonville state university

Please visit www.marchingsoutherners.org

Do You Want to Go? This trip has also been made available to any non-performers wishing to travel to London. Contact the Alumni Relations Office to make your reservation at alumni@jsu.edu or by phone at: 800.JSU-ALUM/256-782-5404.

The trip dates are December 28, 2011-January 4, 2012 and the cost is approximately $3000 per person.

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Gamecock Diner opens on campus

In January, Jacksonville State University’s Dining Services (Sodexo) opened a new restaurant on campus. The Gamecock Diner is located at the back of Stephenson Hall, formerly known as The Gamecock Center. Customers can select a main entrée with two sides and fill their plates with unlimited soup, salad and beverages included in the $7.50 price.

Scott Williams, manager of Sodexo at JSU says “It may be a five to eight minute wait for your food but it’s worth it.” At the new dining establishment, all the food is cooked to order and when the order is ready there is a touch screen menu system that will allow the customer to choose the

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option of receiving a text message or the order will appear on a monitoring screen.

According to Joe Whitmore, director of Institutional Support Services, portions of the menu will rotate on a daily basis. “Now that on-campus students are required to purchase a meal plan, we (JSU) want to have as many options as possible.

“I am very pleased with the way it turned out. We’ve had an executive chef here to help with the menu items. We’re counting heavily on the students’ feedback to know in which direction to take it.”

The new Gamecock Diner has approximately ninety-five seats and is open for lunch and dinner Monday-Thursday and lunch on Friday.

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Andy Green New Director of Enrollment

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LEFT: New JSU Director for Enrollment Management Andy Green, right, visits with incoming freshman Lindsey Cleveland of Sylacauga, along with her parents Kelly and Mike, at orientation on July 22. (Angie Finley/ JSU photo)

One of the first things Andy Green learned, as a new admissions counselor at Jacksonville State University in May 2005, was that in order to help a new student succeed, one first needed to build a relationship.

Five years later, not only has Green seen many of his first recruits graduate, he remains friends with many he mentored.

In August 2010, Green stepped up his commitment to ensure collegiate success for all of JSU’s new students when he became the new director of enrollment management at his alma mater, replacing Martha Mitchell, who retired earlier this year from her position as JSU’s director of admissions.

The position reflects a new title for JSU, and new opportunities for Green to use his experience in admissions counseling and academic advisement.

Green is an expert on the JSU experience from a student’s perspective. He earned two degrees from JSU: a Bachelor of Science with a geography major and a marketing minor in 2005, and a Master of Public Administration in 2008. He is a

lifetime member of the Jacksonville State University Alumni Association, as well as state, regional and national professional organizations.

Even as he attended new student orientation last week, he looked ahead to his first full recruitment class, the freshman class of 2011.

“Fall 2010’s hay is in the barn, even though there still could be some in the field,” he said. “Next year there will be a whole new crop of students and I’m excited to be working in the fields.”

Looking back over his JSU career as an admissions counselor, senior admissions counselor, and director of academic advisement, Green says he has always been hands-on. He intends to continue that style of leadership.

“Most of my early students were like me. They didn’t know where to start.

Their parents expected me to take care of them. College was a big change. From my perspective, I felt privileged that I was able to help them navigate all the changes.”

In return, he was encouraged in his own career as a result of their success.

Now, he looks forward to being with the department for the long haul.

“There’s that relationship, even though admissions counselors sometimes come and go. As the director, I plan to be here for many years.”

And what about the office name change? Green says that the move to the enrollment management moniker reflects the university’s move to viewing the process more holistically, rather than it being just admitting students.

Enrollment management is recruiting and retention.

“It’s similar to taking the silos out,” Green says. “With a silo, you just have one grain. With enrollment management, you’re blending other areas together, from academics to housing to student services. It’s an exciting approach that nurtures an environment for living and learning now, which greatly contributes to success after college.”

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programs approved Doctor of Science in Emergency Management to Begin This Fall The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) has cleared the way for Jacksonville State University to begin offering its first doctoral degree, the Doctor of Science in Emergency Management, in Fall 2011. This marks the final step in the move to SACS Level 5 accreditation.

JSU President, Dr. William A. Meehan said the move is “the biggest change in the university’s role since we became a university in 1967.”

The university will begin accepting applications this summer for the program and classes will commence in the fall.

The program will be primarily online but will include an integrative seminar where the student will come to campus for one week, according to the director of the new doctoral program, Dr. Jane Kushma.

According to Dr. Rebecca Turner, JSU provost and vice president for academic and student affairs, SACS will send a follow-up, on-site review team in Spring

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2012 to gauge the program’s progress and interview students, faculty and administrators.

According to the SACS website, with Level 5 accreditation a university can offer up to three doctoral degrees. master of fine arts The Department of Art at Jacksonville State University has experienced exponential growth in the last few years.

The new Master of Fine Arts in Visual Communication and Design is full of endless possibilities. The Department of Art is nationally accredited and has digital imaging and graphic design laboratories and fully equipped graduate studios. The department has over two hundred majors divided among drawing, painting, ceramics, printmaking, digital imaging, photography and graphic design.

For more information about the new Master of Fine Arts program, contact Professor Diana Cadwallader at dianac@ jsu.edu

Master of science in sport management The Master of Science in Sport Management curriculum at JSU was designed with the objective of meeting the education requirements of both the Alabama Department of Education standard rules for Class A Teacher Certification in Sport Management and the Commission on Sport Management Accreditation requirements. Graduates of the new programs will meet the demands of the job market in various sport industry segments including organization and administration of sports programs, sports law and risk management, issues in sports, health and safety in sports programs, among others.

your support can make a difference How will we do that? That’s often a question we ask as we try to find ways to meet a particular challenge. It’s no different at JSU. For the past few years, the State of Alabama has cut funding to the state universities, meaning that budgets are scrutinized and spending has to be well planned. JSU continues to manage funds effectively, but there are important needs that have to be addressed. When money is an issue, the question is asked, “How will we do that?”

At JSU, one answer is the annual phonathon. Last year’s phonathon raised over $168,000. During the phonathon, alumni update contact records and are asked to make a contribution to JSU. If you are an alumnus, you may have already received a phone call.

Many donors will give to a certain fund or department, but when a donor does not state a specific department as the recipient the money goes into the Annual Fund. Money in the Annual Fund is used to better the campus at JSU. Last years gifts to the annual fund totaled over $36,000. From purchasing one hundred fifty new chairs for the frequent events held in our auditorium, to contributing to the first year experience of our freshmen,

these donations went a long way this past year.

The Leone Cole Auditorium was in need of some new chairs for the many events held there. JSU’s orientation programs and many public events draw large crowds at Leone Cole. One hundred fifty new chairs were purchased with about $19,000 of the Annual Fund money to accommodate the audiences at these events.

The Human Resources Department has an Employee of the Month and Employee of the Year program for the university. About $4,600 went toward the plaques, receptions, and other gifts given to the recipients.

The Drama Department puts on productions at least two or three times per semester. New wireless microphones were needed for these productions, especially musicals. Around $4,400 went toward the new microphones.

Technology upgrades had been requested by the department of Disability Support Services. With about $2,500 of the Annual Fund money helping this department, a new scanner was bought to keep track of all the medical records of accommodated students. With the new scanner, the records are more easily acces-

sible through the computer instead of on paper. Also, the DSS department received upgrades to further enhance the academic abilities of disabled students.

With the new Windows Eyes program, blind students are able to use computers. Windows Eyes can create a Braille version of notes and tests.

Freshman Convocation is an annual event for Jacksonville State’s incoming freshmen. During the first week of classes in the fall, the new students gather in the stadium for a freshmanonly pep rally, and are introduced to being a Gamecock. At this event, each student receives a Freshman Convocation t-shirt. At the end of the ceremony, a class picture is taken. Approximately $2,500 went toward the shirts this year.

This year, the contributions raised during the phonathon made JSU an even better place to be. However, none of it could have been possible without the unrestricted donations from our generous alumni.

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BR Williams Trucking sets example

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Billy R. Williams had a dream of owning his own business. In 1958, he set about making that dream a reality and BR Williams Trucking was born.

A tragic fire at the business killed Billy Williams in 1965 and, with the losses uninsured, literally left much of the business in ashes. His wife, Ruth, left her teaching job and, as a way to honor her late husband, set about to rebuild the business.

BR Williams Trucking was incorporated in 1966 and Ruth Williams became the first president of the company. Mrs. Williams graduated from JSU in 1943 with a degree in education and was a favorite teacher at Weaver Junior High School until 1965. But over the next thirty-eight years, she also proved to be a shrewd businesswoman and, with the assistance of some fine employees, BR Williams became one of the leading trucking firms in the Southeast.

Mrs. Williams retired in the early ’90s and called on the next generation of

LEFT: (Left-Right) Kaye Williams Perry, Greg Brown and Dee Williams Brown

family to run the business. Through the years, she has always found meaningful ways to give back to JSU. Indeed, she sent her daughters to JSU – Kaye Williams Perry graduated in 1976 and Dee Williams Brown in 1980.

Fast forward to the present and Mrs. Williams’ son-in-law, Greg Brown is chairman of the board at BR Williams Trucking, daughter Dee is president and daughter Kaye is vice president. (Kaye’s husband, Dan Perry, is also a 1973 JSU alumnus.)

Greg Brown graduated from JSU in 1979 and, along with playing a vital role in the local business community, he continues to give back to JSU. He currently serves as chairman of the Board of Visitors for the College of Commerce and Business Administration.

As Greg heard of JSU’s upcoming campaign to raise awareness of the Distance Education programs he knew how he could help to spread the good word.

And now 165 big rigs are advertising JSU as they drive through 48 states and Canada!

BR Williams–we salute you and thank you for the fine example you set for JSU alumni everywhere!

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sports

2009 Former gamecock quarterback

ryan perrilloux

signs with new york giants photo by steve latham

The New York Giants announced in January the signing of seven players to reserve/future contracts, including former Jacksonville State All-American Ryan Perrilloux.

Perrilloux, 6-2 and 213 pounds, played this season for the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League. In eight games–the Colonials’ entire season -Perrilloux completed 33 of 69 passes for 394 yards and two touchdowns for a 75.4 passer rating. He did not throw an interception. Perrilloux also ran 10 times for 35 yards and a touchdown.

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Perrilloux was an All-America quarterback for the Gamecocks in 2009 and was also named the Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year after leading the conference in passing efficiency (172.58) and ranked fourth nationally in points responsible for (18.6 points/game).

The signal caller won Offensive Player of the Week honors seven times in 2009, which is an OVC record, and he claimed the honor nine times during his two-year career to tie for the most ever in the league’s sixty-one year history.

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Chris Boone Named Gamecock Defensive Coordinator

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acksonville State University head football coach, Jack Crowe, hired Chris Boone to be the new defensive coordinator for the Gamecocks.

Boone has a wealth of experience in the Ohio Valley Conference, serving as the defensive coordinator at UT Martin for the last five years. The Skyhawks have ranked near the top of the OVC in total defense during his tenure, including leading the league in total defense in 2010 after allowing just 299.3 yards per game.

“One of our top priorities is to win the Ohio Valley Conference Championship and we feel like Chris has the experience to help us accomplish this goal,” Crowe said. “His defense at UT Martin has been consistently near the top of the league and his teams play at a very high level. We are excited to have Chris join our program as we look to build on the successful season that we just experienced,” Crowe added.

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In addition to serving as defensive coordinator, Boone also served as the Skyhawks’ assistant head coach and coached the safeties since joining the team in 2006. His teams have been ranked in the top four in total defense in four of the five years.

Before coming to UT Martin, Boone served as the secondary coach and defensive coordinator at East Central Community College for two seasons (2004-05). His defense was ranked number one in Mississippi in forcing turnovers (27). Boone coached linebackers and served as the pro liaison from 2002-04 at Nicholls State University, where he helped lead the Colonels to their first Southland Conference championship appearance in 2003.

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GAMECOCK

football 2011 DATE OPPONENT TIME Sept. 1 UT MArtin (BAND DAY) *

6 P.m.

Sept. 10 AT University of Tenn-chattanooga

tba

Sept. 17

georgia state (hall of fame day)

6 P.m.

Sept. 24

eastern Illinois (preview day) *

6 P.m.

Oct. 1

at murray state *

Oct. 8

open

Oct. 15

at Austin peay *

tba

Oct. 22

aT kentucky

tba

TBA

Oct. 29 Tennessee tech (homecoming/family day) *

3 P.m.

Nov. 5 Eastern Kentucky (southerners reunion)* 3 P.m.

Nov. 12

at southeast Missouri * TBA

Nov. 19

at Tennessee state *

tba

*OVC Conference games *homecoming All Times CT (schedule and times subject to change)

It’s Game Time!

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2011 GAMECOCK FOOTBALL

season ticket information Club level seating $500 per seat

Premium Red Seats $340 per seat

Premium Yellow Seats $190 per seat

Reserved Bench $90

JSU Family Pack Zone $150 for 4 tickets.

Additional tickets can be purchased for $10

GAME DAY PRICING General Admission: $10 Reserved Bench: $20 Reserved Red Chair-back: $20 (north side of stadium)

To reserve your season tickets, contact the JSU ticket office at 256-782-8499.

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Stadium Club Level Seating $500 per Seat Upper P

Upper R Upper $100 donation per seat to the Q Gamecock Club plus price of the ticket

Q

P

S

R

Upper U $100 donation per seat to the Gamecock Club plus price of the ticket

Upper V

Upper W

U

V

W

T

Sections J&K JSU Band

Field House

Sections L, M, N JSU Family Pack Zone Each Additional Season Ticket is $10.00

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Upper S and T $250 donation per seat to the Gamecock Club plus price of the ticket

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H

G

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Section D and E $250 donation per seat to the Gamecock Club price plus the price of the ticket

C

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GAMECOCK

volleyball 2011 Check out the JSU Volleyball 2011 season schedule at www.jsugamecocksports.com

Come visit us at our New Location 302 Mountain Street, Jacksonville, AL (256) 435-7407 across from the New JSU Stadium

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GAMECOCK

soccer 2011 DATE OPPONENT TIME aug. 13

at Kennesaw state exhibition

tba

aug. 19

at mercer

4 P.m.

aug. 21

at mtsu

2 p.m.

aug. 26

at southern miss

4 p.m.

aug. 28

at south alabama

2 p.m.

Sept. 2 New Mexico State

7:30 p.m.

Sept. 4 LA Tech

2:30 p.m.

Sept. 9 Gardner Webb Tournament

6 p.m.

Sept. 11

Stetson University

12 p.m.

Sept. 16

Jackson State

5 p.m.

Sept. 18 Troy University

1 p.m.

Sept. 23

SIUE*

7 p.m.

Sept. 25 Eastern Illinois

1 p.m.

Sept. 30 Morehead State *

7 p.m.

Oct. 2 Eastern Kentucky *

2 p.m.

Oct. 7 Tennessee Tech *

7 p.m.

Oct. 14 Austin Peay *

7 p.m.

Oct. 16 Murray State *

1 p.m.

Oct. 28

SEMO*

7 p.m.

Oct. 30 UT-Martin*

1 p.m.

Nov. 3-6 OVC Conference Tournament

tba

*OVC MATCHES All Times CT (subject to change)

It’s Game Time!

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When Soldiers Go Missing

BY Dr. Mark fagan

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y grandmother, Annie Rowe Fagan, saw a lot in her sixty-four years (1886-1950).

She gave birth to ten children and watched them grow into adults during the Great Depression. She sent five sons to fight overseas in World War II. She bid farewell to her sixth child, Fred G. Fagan, as he left the farm at age twentyfive for India to train as a soldier for fighting in the China-Burma-India Theater against the Japanese. But one thing Annie Fagan did not live to see was Fred come home. She died in 1950 and his remains came home in 2010.

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Fred Fagan was my uncle. I was born in 1952, eight years after Fred went missing. I grew up hearing that he was on a plane that disappeared in Burma and that no one really ever knew for sure what happened. I saw the letters that my grandmother got from the military reporting his fate. I saw the letters from family members of the other six men to my grandmother, all seeking to share information about what they learned about the seven men on the plane.

Fred was kept alive in our collective memory for many years after he was reported missing and eventually declared dead. Our family had hope that somehow he might have survived and might still return home to be with us once again.

group burial was planned for Arlington National Cemetery for 2010.

My wife and I then began going through the letters and other artifacts that I got at my mother’s death twenty years ago. We knew they were historical but never thought we would need them for anything. I began researching Fred and his service in World War II. He served as a member of Merrill’s Marauders, officially named the 5307th Composite Unit, a U.S. long-range penetration special forces unit in the South-East Asian Theater of World War II that fought in the Burma Campaign.

The unit was famed for deep movements behind Japanese rear defenses and thrusts toward superior forces.

“The more I learned, the more respect and admiration I developed for those that fought in World War II.” - Dr. Mark Fagan

Pvt. Fred G. Fagan was born on October 21, 1918, on a farm in the country outside Piedmont, Alabama. He never married and had no children. He lived in Piedmont until 1943 when he was drafted into the Army. He was on a plane with six others that crashed in 1944 in Burma and was not found until 2004, when the site was excavated. Fred and the six others finally received their due honor at a group burial service with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery on July 15, 2010.

Family discussions for many years included stories about how maybe he parachuted out of the plane and was taken in by the villagers or captured by the Japanese and that he might someday find his way home again. We eventually accepted his fate and thought we would never know what exactly happened.

In 2004, I was at work when I received a call from the Pentagon. The man on the phone told me that they thought they had found the crash site of the missing plane that included my uncle. I was speechless.

They asked me to provide DNA to be used for identifying the human remains they found there. I supplied them with my DNA and waited until 2009 for definitive word on the plane and Fred. The U.S. Army sent two men in 2009 to visit me at my home to share with me two reports, one about the mission of the plane and one on the crash site excavation. Only one member of the plane had human remains that were confirmed. Therefore, a

They were composed of U.S. Army Rangers and were an all-volunteer unit that was first sent to India for training in 1943. Fred fought in six major battles according to Brigadier General Frank Merrill in a letter to my grandmother.

Allied Forces needed to control the airfield at Myitkyina, Burma, to remove the threat of Japanese fighter planes delivering supplies to China. American forces could not provide the necessary supplies to defeat the Japanese in China without Myitkyina airfield. There were five hundred of Merrill’s Marauders that had marched sixty-five miles with mules over rugged mountainous terrain and re-captured the airfield at Myitkyina from the Japanese on May 17, 1944.

These men were weakened by hunger and disease from malaria, bloody dysentery, and/or scrub typhus from sleeping on infected areas in the mud.

By May 23, 1944, they had gone three days without food.

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On the morning of May 23, 1944, C-47-A #42-23510, 4th Troop Carrier Squadron (Olbinski Group), lifted off from the airfield in Dinjan, India with the mission of delivering desperately needed mortar shells and supplies to Myitkyina.

When the plane left, the ceiling was one hundred feet, visibility was a quarter mile and there was rain. The plane never made it to Myitkyina and it never returned to Dinjan.

The more I learned, the more respect and admiration I developed for those that fought in World War II. I started to realize the sacrifices they made for the freedom of their families and fellow Americans. I started to appreciate that without the efforts of the military in this war, our world would be much different today.

My wife, Pam; my son, Chris; and my daughter, Rachel went with me to Arling-

Each family was given a flag. The precision and choreography of this service was truly impressive.

We were very proud that these men were finally laid to rest along with 330,000 of their comrades within view of the Washington Monument and across the river from the Capitol and White House.

We were extremely thankful that our government cared enough to bring these men’s mission to a close and see that they received their proper burial. We were also appreciative that there was closure for the families.

The Commander of the 4th Airlift Squadron, the successor squadron for the one that these men were attached, spoke at the family visitation. They fly similar missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Antarctica and they are the only Airlift Squadron permitted to transport nuclear

finally found out what happened to them and got them buried. I wish that Fred’s parents and siblings could have participated in the experience of the discovery, explanation of what happened and burial ceremony. I wish that Fred could have known how proud we are of him.

I have shared this story with distant relatives and others interested through the media. I developed a Web site for informational purposes and to allow a virtual experience of this story. It has details about the mission and excavation along with videos and pictures of the services and links to television and media stories presented about these events. Please visit this site at http:// www.jsu.edu/socialwork/fredfagan/ index.html. It has evolved into a tribute for these men.

“Our family had hope that somehow he might have survived and might still return home to be with us once again.” - Dr. Mark Fagan ton for the family visitation and burial service for these men. We were joined by some of my cousins and their children. We met the family members of the other six men in the crash and shared stories about those men and the experiences and emotions of their families during the time they were missing up until now.

Sitting next to the family members of the other men at the group burial was a very intense and surreal experience for me.

I could see the Washington Monument on one side and the Air Force Memorial on the other side as we faced the casket with the group remains of these men. We had marched over a mile from the Old Post Chapel to the site along with a seven-horse caisson with body party, army band, color guard, and firing party. The air traffic at Reagan National Airport was halted long enough for a flyover of a C-17 Globemaster in honor of these men. There was a three-volley salute and Taps. The band played America as the flag was folded.

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weapons. Commander Lewis told us that we were family with them and that these seven men were their brothers. Again, my respect for our military was enhanced.

There were two original members of Merrill’s Marauders that attended the service. These men were near ninety years old. One was at the airfield at Myitkyina on the day the plane left India. The stories told by these men brought the experience to life for me and further increased my admiration of these men.

I think that this experience has helped me and my family to truly appreciate what it means to be an American. It has helped me to understand that we really do not have it that tough even if, at times, things seem difficult. It has motivated me to be thankful for the comfortable and secure life that we enjoy. It has made me more patriotic.

The remaining family members finally got closure on these men. They were returned home after sixty-six years. We

Dr. Mark Fagan is head of the Department of Sociology and Social Work at Jacksonville State University. He received his Bachelor of Arts in psychology from JSU in 1974.

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eather Marshall- Fleenor sees the world from a different perspective.

As a graduate student at JSU’s College of Education, she discovered a myriad of educational theories that would shape the “out of the box” teacher she has become.

Heather credits a great deal of her formation to wonderful professors like Dr. Barbara Yunker and Dr. Peter Robinson. She had the pleasure of learning from their examples while working on her Master of Education from 1998 – 1999.

Still teaching, Heather prides herself on employing several of the nontraditional theories she learned at JSU. Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, for example, recognizes that there are many ways a student can show mastery of content.

Heather says her classroom is “…a lively and fluid place. Desks are not always in neat rows, but in circles and pairs where students can cooperate and debate. I want students to learn how to think rather than learn what I think.” She firmly believes that while traditional methods are necessary, they should never be the only tools of measurement.

Heather completed her practicum locally at Jacksonville High School. After graduating in 1999, she taught in Birmingham, Ala. at both Gardendale High School and E.B. Erwin High School. In 2004 she and her husband moved to New York City where Heather landed a very competitive position at Manhattan’s prestigious York Preparatory School. There she teaches history and coaches York Prep’s award-winning Model United Nations

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t Perspective team. In this simulation program hosted

by Ivy League universities, high school students from all over the U.S. and the world come together to represent one of the 192 UN countries and solve real world problems. She says, “It’s the best thing for teaching history, how the real world works and current events.”

Heather also sees the world from a different perspective, literally. Diagnosed with macular degeneration at a young age, she has gradually lost a portion of her vision due to the deterioration of her retinal cells. While she maintains a normal and full life, the slow progression of the disease has presented challenges.

Having to contend with other people’s perceptions of what it means to be a person with a disability is the most difficult one. Heather says, “Others often want to place limitations on me due to their own lack of imagination or innovation.” She is determined, however, to find ways to make things happen. Heather believes this perspective is perhaps her greatest teaching tool. She says emphatically, “Teaching students to navigate road blocks in life and education is essential. I do not tolerate excuses.”

Her tough-love, no-excuses approach earned her Teacher of the Year honors last year. The dedication in the York Prep

yearbook read, “The Class of 2010 would like to dedicate this yearbook to you because of your commitment to teaching history at York Prep. You are one of the most intelligent and inspiring women a person could ever meet. Being in one of your many history classes is a pleasure and a one of a kind learning experience. Your ability to teach and to offer opinions has influenced us to create our own.”

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Jessica Polk & Rachael Ginn

JSU Future Alumnae Photos by steve latham

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eet Jessica.

She grew up in Oneonta, Ala., and attended Oneonta High School where she was involved in the band program.

She was a member of the color guard and dance teams. She graduated with a 3.6 grade point average. She has an older sister who attends Wallace State Community College and a younger brother who is in the seventh grade in Oneonta. Her parents and grandparents live in Oneonta. Sounds like your typical college student right?

Maybe not. Jessica knew that in order to attend college, she would need financial

awarded. Wanting to ease the financial burden for her family, Jessica dove in and completed the application on time.

In the spring of her senior year, Jessica was notified that of the 20,500 students who applied for the scholarship, she was one of one thousand in the nation who would be receiving this award. She later learned that of the one thousand awarded; only eleven were in Alabama.

Her hard work had paid off.

The Gates Millennium Scholars Program was established in 1999. It was originally funded by a $1 billion grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The United Negro College Fund administers the program whose goal is to promote academic excellence

“She later learned that of the one thousand awarded; only eleven were in Alabama.

Her hard work had paid off.” assistance. She completed every scholarship application she could find in the hope of being awarded enough money to allow her to move away from home and experience college life while earning an education….but not too far away from home.

Since the tenth grade, Jessica knew she wanted to attend JSU. She had heard from friends who had chosen to attend the university about how much they loved the environment and education. Even a member of her family, Mr. Earl Warren, director of Institutional Development at JSU, was an alumnus of the school and after attending a preview day her senior year, she knew JSU would be her future home.

Back to the scholarships. Jessica’s high school counselor called her into her office one day and told her to take a look at the application for the Gates Millennium Scholarship. The application included twenty-two essay questions and it gave no clue as to the amount that would be

and to provide an opportunity for outstanding minority students with significant financial need to reach their highest potential. The one thousand students selected receive a goodthrough-graduation scholarship (renewable each year) to use at any college or university of their choice. The program provides seamless support from undergraduate through doctoral programs, for students selected as Gates Millennium Scholars entering target disciplines. These include the disciplines of computer science, education, engineering, library science, mathematics, public health and the sciences, where minority groups are severely underrepresented.

The scholarship even includes studyabroad programs if available.

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Jessica Polk

GATES SCHOLAR CHOSE JSU! with a Master of Science in Public Health.

She loves it here. Just ask her. Since she stepped on campus and moved into Logan Hall with her friend from high school, Jessica hasn’t stopped. She was actively involved in Freshman Forum as the treasurer in the fall and will be trying out for the Marching Ballerinas this spring. She also made the Dean’s List for the fall semester. And even though she doesn’t have to worry about the cost of tuition, room and board and books, she stays close to a tight work ethic by working for the JSU

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phonathon and at Stephenson Gym. Some would say that Jessica hit the jackpot. She may even say so herself. All of her dedication and determination has been rewarded and she does not have to be concerned about how to pay for her college education.

JSU is fortunate to have one of the brightest students in the nation choose to advance her education here. This freshman has a lot more to give and it’s going to be interesting to watch all that she will become.

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eet Rachael.

She grew up in Calhoun County and graduated from Alexandria High School.

Rachael never really thought of attending anywhere other than Jacksonville State University. Her parents, Darryl (’84) and Robbie (’85) Ginn, met at JSU. Involvement could be her middle name. Since her first semester on campus, Rachael has been involved in the

Rachael Ginn

PHARMACY SCHOOL HERE SHE COMES! American Chemical Society, JSU Ambassadors, Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity and Gamecock Orientation. She served as president of Zeta Tau Alpha and was the Gamecock Orientation coordinator in 2010. Just name it, Rachael has probably been a part of it some time during her college career.

Her outgoing personality and willingness to be involved on campus made her a likeable individual among her peers and landed her on the Homecoming Court twice.

But it’s not just activities. Her academic success is clear. Rachael received multiple JSU scholarships throughout her college years and earned membership into numerous honor societies such as Phi Eta Sigma, Rho Lambda, Order of Omega, Omicron Delta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. She has maintained a grade point average of 3.72 during her college years.

And it doesn’t stop there. She still finds time to give back to the community.

During the past four years, she has tutored

local high school students and volunteered for the American Red Cross Blood Drive and Relay for Life.

Rachael is set to receive her Bachelor of Science degree in biology this spring. Rachael was accepted into Auburn University’s Harrison School of Pharmacy at the end of January. She is also considering Samford University for post graduate work. Rachael plans on attending one of the two schools for pharmacy school to pursue her dream of becoming a pharmacist.

Look out world, here she comes!

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NINETY-EIGHT & STILL GOING

STRONG REFLECTIONS OF A JSU ALUMNA By julie skinner Photos By STEVE LATHAM

The lasting effects of the education that ninety-eight-year-old Edith Gissendanner received at Jacksonville State University many years ago are still very present in her everyday life, from the vivid memories she can readily recall from years of teaching, to her old college annuals she keeps in a safe place. But perhaps the most unique possession she showed me while sitting at her dining room table one rainy afternoon in Crossville, Alabama, is the small notebook where, for an entire summer, she documented in her own handwriting what the cafeteria on campus served for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Born October 2, 1912 to Lee and Dessa Putnam on a farm in Lumpkin, Georgia, Edith grew up with two sisters, Clara and Oline, in Adamsburg, Alabama.

“We were very poor,” Edith says. “But we didn’t know it, because everybody else was too.”

Tragedy struck right before Edith started her senior year of high school. While on the way to the store, her parents were hit by a train. Only her mother survived.

“The railroad people paid my mother $5,000, which was just a little bit for somebody’s life,” Edith says. “Out of that $5,000, she took out enough to send me to Jacksonville for one year of college. That was about $800 or $900, and included the dorm, meals and my books.”

Edith graduated from high school as valedictorian in 1929 at the age of sixteen.

Edith started college in 1930 at JSU, then called Jacksonville State Teachers College, and went the one year that her mother

paid for. Back then, students could obtain a certificate to teach after only one year, so Edith then began teaching school in the winter and returned to JSU in the summer to finish her degree.

Doing it this way took longer, eleven years to be exact, but Edith was driven.

Edith says that back then, there wasn’t much to do around campus, so walking to the square and back or sitting under the Confederate monument was a favorite pastime. In 1941, Edith graduated with a degree in elementary education.

In 1936, Edith moved to Crossville to teach first grade. It was there that she met her husband, Earl Gissendanner.

“When I went to Crossville to teach, we all met on the front steps.

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Ms. Gissendanner shown in her Crossville, Ala. home who, in addition to her many talents, is also an accomplished painter and is shown here with several of her favorite pieces.

BELOW LEFT: Ms. Gissendanner’s class photo in a 1930 edition of the Teacola student yearbook, the precursor to the Mimosa.

One of the first things they told all the teachers was that, the year before, everybody who taught at Crossville had been fired except for three teachers.” Earl Gissendanner was one of the three teachers who had not been fired. “They told us not to ask what happened if we wanted to keep our job, and I never asked. Can you believe that? I was married to my husband for over fifty years, and I never asked.”

Edith and Earl met that first day of school at Crossville, and were married by Thanksgiving the same year. They had three children, Samuel, Martha and Frank.

Today, Edith Gissendanner still resides in Crossville, near her children and grandchildren. She has a poodle, Coco, that sleeps lazily on the floor of her beautiful, well-kept home. Edith enjoys painting, and has several of her breathtaking works displayed throughout her home. Edith was honored to ride in Crossville’s Christmas Parade this past December as the “Grand Marshall,” where she enjoyed the view from a 1950 maroon Ford convertible.

Recently, Edith has written a book entitled Beyond Adamsburg, which is all about her life and the thirty years she taught.

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The book is sold for $12 and can be found at Liberty National Bank in Crossville, Ala., or at a local pharmacy, Crossville Drugs. The book was printed

by BPI, Boaz Printing Incorporated, and Edith says that readers can look forward to a lot of pictures throughout the book.

While Edith is one of the oldest living graduates of JSU, she embodies the struggle, perseverance and success that every modern-day college student experiences still today. While decades have come and gone and the look and name of Jacksonville State University have changed, the invaluable education provided by JSU is ultimately the common, unbreakable link between us all.

JSU Greek Community wins regional GPA award

On March 6, 2011, the annual Greek Awards Ceremony recognized the outstanding achievements accomplished by JSU fraternities and sororities during the 2010 academic year.

The JSU Greek community showed their commitment to philanthropy and hands-on service by donating over 9,000 hours and over $46,000 to an array of philanthropic projects such as Little Tree, 2nd Chance Shelter, Autism Speaks, Juvenile Arthritis Research, Breast Cancer Awareness and Research, Jacksonville Parks and Recreation, Children’s Miracle Network, and the Anniston Soup Kitchen.

From their generous efforts, the JSU

ABOVE: Alpha Xi Delta Sorority (L) Delta Chi Fraternity (R) fraternities and sororities increased their philanthropic endeavors by 3,000 hours and $12,000 from 2009.

At the closing of the 2009 award ceremony, Dr. Meehan challenged the Greek community to increase membership. The students listened and are proud to announce that this past year, chapter memberships increased by twelve percent.

The overall Greek grade point average (GPA) of 2.71 in 2009 was raised to a 2.75

in 2010. The Greek community continues to exceed the JSU undergraduate average. Due to these academic achievements, the JSU Greek community recently received the Gamma Sigma Alpha National Greek Academic Honor Society regional GPA award.

For questions about JSU Greek Life, please contact Ms. Reid in the Office of Student Life at 256-782-8492 or via email at mreid@jsu.edu.

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JSU Alumnus’ Class Makes History

* Many said it couldn’t be done. Even David Wilson had his doubts, giving the project only a ten percent chance of success because he knew the problems involved. But without effort there can be no success, so despite the possible problems of aloft winds, program failure for the downloaded software to make the camera take pictures automatically, temperatures at forty below, parachute deployment, failure of landing in a river or the Atlantic Ocean if winds were right, the class kept working. And everything they thought could go wrong went right!

Sounds like a NASA experiment, right? For Mr. Wilson’s high school students at Murphy High School in North Carolina, it was pretty close. The honor physics class successfully completed a semester-long science experiment that launched a hot air balloon, equipped with a GPS and a camera, into the Earth’s stratosphere. Mr. Wilson says “It was the first time a scientific experiment was carried out at this altitude in the history of our state (N.C). I looked on the internet and I also think that we are the second high school in the nation to ever accomplish this. MIT did the experiment, but

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ABOVE: (Left-Right) Aaron Roberts, Ken Hill, Dominick Hoyt, David Wilson, Josh Mathis, Matt Curry, Alex Edwards, Mohammed Mugharbhil and Amanda Lovingood

they are a little more advanced than high school.” Jason Sickle, a former biology teacher at Murphy High School, came to Mr. Wilson with the idea after seeing the pictures posted on the internet from MIT’s experiment.

The balloon reached an altitude of fifteen miles. The position of the balloon was shown on Google Earth live as it lifted off and traveled a path across North and South Carolina and Georgia. “I don’t think people appreciate what it takes to get to that altitude and do the experiment and successfully get the package back to earth in one piece and be able to find it.

It was potentially like looking for a needle in a haystack were it not for the Spot Tracker which gave out five to ten minute readings on latitude and longitude of the balloon.” The Spot Tracker is a tracking device which was donated to the class

by Apparatus (www.apparatus.net) for the experiment. The tracker was tied to Google Earth and allowed the class to follow the balloon through coordinates and find it when it landed in Columbia, S.C. The helium required for the project was donated by AndyOxy, a welding company in Marble, N.C.

The pictures recovered from the experiment were NASA quality and included a picture of the curve of the Earth.

Once the photos were downloaded from the experiment, the students couldn’t believe what they had done.

“I will never forget the excitement generated by the kids. It gave them all a sense of self worth and confidence that they can accomplish great things,” says Wilson. In fact, several of the students have used the science experiment on college applications as an example of “what did you do in high school” and one student was able to receive a small scholarship because of his involvement with the experiment.

David Wilson earned his Bachelor of Science degree in general business from JSU in 1979 and his Master of Education in general science in 1991. He met his wife, Maria Ellis, at JSU where she earned her Bachelor of Science in psychology in 1989 and her Master of Education in social sciences in 1992.

He says the best part about teaching for him “is being associated with kids like his current students who can dream and make things happen.”

ROTC Alumni chapter

helping students achieve their goals

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RIGHT: JSU student recipients of an annual scholarship honoring Maj. Dwayne Williams, killed in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon in 2001, are shown with Maj. Williams’ mother, Mrs. Pearl Williams, in front of Bibb Graves Hall. From left, seated are: Cadet Major Alexander Dean, Mrs. Pearl Williams and Heather Sizemore. Standing, from left are: Cadet Timothy Ray and Cadet Lt. Col. Jeremiah Bradford.

The Jacksonville State ROTC alumni chapter is working hard to support ROTC cadets that need financial assistance now and in the future. The chapter currently awards up to $1,000 per recipient on an annual academic basis. During the 20092010 school year, the chapter has been able to provide twenty of these scholarships to twenty cadets.

The alumni chapter and the recipients are indebted to the generous contributions of individuals, alumni, organizations and corporations who have provided funds to

keep this program alive such as Mr. Dewey Tate, Mrs. Pearl Williams, local chapters of the Military Officers Association, Elks Lodge 189, and the Ft. McClellan Credit Union.

To continue growing scholarship opportunities, the chapter also established a scholarship endowment in 2008. The fund currently has a balance of $12,000 with a hefty goal of $100,000. This goal can become a reality with the continued support of the 1,400 cadets commissioned through the JSU ROTC program since

1950 and the thousands of alumni who have experienced the ROTC program during their studies at JSU. If you would like to be a part of this program, contributions can be made on line at www.jsu.edu/giving or mailed to the JSU Foundation, Inc. at 700 Pelham Road N, Jacksonville, AL, 36265. Please note the donation is for the ROTC Endowment Scholarship Fund.

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nursing scholarship in memory of Patricia Bailey

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Above: Kevin Callaway, RN, MSN Instructor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences Jacksonville State University I chose to teach because of my love for the nursing profession and the opportunity to have a broader impact on the quality of health care. I want to challenge future nurses to embrace the profession’s historical roots in compassion, service, and patient advocacy while encouraging intellectual curiosity that emphasizes evidence-based practice. I take seriously the responsibility for motivating students by helping them identify and remain committed to a set of goals. I strive to exhibit patience and the willingness to develop each student at a challenging pace while maintaining a sense of safety and comfort.

Have you ever been fortunate enough to cross paths with one of those rare characters who enriches your world with friendship and laughter while challenging you to approach life with a greater sense of appreciation and compassion? For me, Pat Bailey was an example of such a character. Pat was a natural clinician and tireless patient advocate. Pat’s life changed dramatically when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and the world lost a truly unique individual when she succumbed to the disease a few years later.

In memory of Patricia C. Bailey, a scholarship fund has been established at Jacksonville State University to benefit a rising senior in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. We have a lofty fundraising goal in order to ensure that this scholarship lasts forever, but I am confident that this can be achieved. When fully funded, this scholarship will provide

need-based tuition assistance to a nursing student who demonstrates exceptional character, a passion for patient care and advocacy, and commitment to the nursing profession… as Pat did.

We invite you to be a part of this endeavor! Perhaps you knew Pat – or maybe you didn’t, but hearing of the impact she had on my life reminds you of someone who changed the course of your own. Perhaps you or someone you know has been touched by breast cancer and you would like to honor them by helping someone else. No gift is too small (or too large for that matter) and any support you may be able to contribute will be greatly appreciated, stewarded well, and fully tax deductible. Write “Patricia C. Bailey Scholarship” in the memo line of your check made payable to JSU Foundation, 700 Pelham Road North, Jacksonville, Alabama 36265.

- Kevin Callaway

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with alumni JSU Alumni everywhere are gathering and having fun. pictured are scenes from just a few alumni events held over the past few months.

Central Alabama Alumni Cruise on the Harriott II in Montgomery

Greater washington d.c. area Alumni tour of the white house

Greater Rome Area Alumni dinner at bella roma

North texas after hours

Central alabama “denim & diamonds” gala

Softball reunion

late 80’s reunion

Central alabama “denim & diamonds” gala

Chattahoochee Valley alumni chapter

calhoun county homecoming celebration

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Ms. Rowan’s Bell returned to JSU

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LEFT: Harvey & Travis Stewart, Class of 1951.

Board of Governors The JSU Alumni Association welcomes its new Board of Governors members. They began a two year term on January 1, 2011.

Valencia Cantrell ’09 Andrea Mercer Clayton ’83/86 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Stewart, ’51 recently donated Ms. Rowan’s bell to the JSU alumni association. The details of how the bell came into their possession are a little vague but they have kept the bell in safe keeping for the last sixty years. According to the Stewarts, Ms. Rowan, dorm mother for Daugette Hall, would ring the bell at curfew each night to signal the women to return to the dorm.

During a “raid” on Daugette Hall one evening, the bell turned up missing. Now, after all the years, the bell is back home on campus and will be displayed in the alumni house.

Sara Underwood ’02/04 Gene Wisdom ’81 Clayton Scott ’62 Kelly Raw ’07/08 Holli Blass ’03

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Coach Harold Brooks honored

In August 2009, Coach Harold Brooks was honored with the Man & Youth award for his dedication and service to the Boys Club of Sylacauga. The National Organization of Boys & Girls Clubs of America considers this to be their most prestigious award, and presents it to the person who has dedicated the most time to working with the youth in their community. Coach Brooks has been serving the youth of Sylacauga for forty years. He has been involved with the Boys Club as a club member, volunteer, part-time worker, and executive director.

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Mr. Brooks graduated from B.B. Comer High School. He went on to Jacksonville State University to attain a Bachelor of Science degree in business in 1966, while also playing on the baseball team.

After college, he started his career as the athletic director at the Boys Club of Chattanooga, but returned to Sylacauga after a couple of years to teach and coach at B.B. Comer High School. In 1971, he became director of the Boys Club of Sylacauga. He remained director until 2008 when his son, Jody Brooks, took over

his position. Harold is still involved at the Boys Club as the special projects coordinator.

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Above: (Left-Right) Jody Brooks (son), Coach Brooks, and Clyde McGuire, the Southeast Regional Director Boys and Girls Club of America

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JSU Alumni Serve the Nation through the catholic church

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acksonville State University has its share of notable alumni of whom we are proud. Two of those alumni are The Reverend Robert A. Spencer ’78 and newly ordained Bishop F. Richard Spencer ’73.

The brothers, Sylacauga natives, were members of JSU’s ROTC program and both majored in law enforcement.

Rev. Robert A. Spencer says that neither of them planned on devoting their lives to the church. In fact, he served in the United States Marine Corps and Bishop F. Richard Spencer served in the United States Army.

Many of Rev. Spencer’s fellow JSU ROTC members say he impacted their lives for the better and they have many fond memories of him throughout their college years. Back then they referred to him as “Doc” “Doc was a natural leader,” says Dave Bowles, a friend of Rev. Spencer who served with him in JSU’s ROTC program.

“Although he had committed to the USMC, he was a staple in our ROTC program for his entire career at JSU. Doc had a huge impact on my life due to his character, belief in our nation and its principles, and his dedication to excellence.”

Gene Wisdom, another friend of Doc, agrees with Bowles. “What an incredible guy,” he stated. “Doc isn’t a ’do it halfway’ person,” he says. “He is full of life and along with a tremendous sense of humor, he is completely dedicated to whatever

he puts his life into. He was not only a devoted student, but…a leader among leaders.”

“Both (brothers) are natural leaders,” says John Armstrong, who has also served with the Spencers. “There is simply something special about that entire family.”

Rev. Spencer says he and his brother received the call to serve in the church at different times in their lives, but he says their religion has always been important to them.

“His faith is as much of his core as his integrity and strength of character,” Wisdom says of Rev. Spencer.

Armstrong says that he was able to follow Rev. Spencer as he practiced his faith by giving Mass to many Marines.

Armstrong, a Protestant, says that “he has taught me a great deal about faith, Catholicism and life.”

Over the years and through their faith, both men have served the nation admirably. Rev. Spencer has served in many areas throughout the world, including a tour in Iraq. He currently is a Navy Chaplain and is stationed at a naval base in San Diego, California.

Bishop Spencer has also served throughout the world. One of his many outstanding services was to the victims of the Pentagon on 9/11. He was ordained a Bishop in September of this year and will now serve the spiritual needs of the military in all of Europe and Asia, including war zones.

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Catch up on all the latest alumni news and events at www.jsu.edu/alumni Don’t miss out on important information. We need your e-mail address. Please e-mail us at alumni@jsu.edu.

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2010-2011 Board of Visitors College of Arts and Sciences

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n 2009, the College of Arts and Sciences Board of Visitors was formed to assist the college in various ways. The board works together with the dean to advocate the mission of the college, meet or exceed the goals and objectives of the college to external constituencies, advise on areas of innovation and opportunity and assist in identifying and acquiring resources, among other things.

The board meets twice a year and has established the following goals to complete in 2011: • A goal of $5,000 to go toward supporting the JSU Honors Program.

A special event featuring Pulitzer Prize winning author, Rick Bragg, is scheduled for September 16, 2011 with all proceeds going toward the program.

• A goal of $5,000 to fund a visiting artist to assist with the implementation of the new Master of Fine Arts program.

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• A goal of $10,000 to advance student research by funding twenty student awards of $500 each to conduct research or deliver scholarly papers.

A leadership gift has already been given toward this goal.

Dr. J.E. Wade, Dean of the College, appreciates the board’s efforts, noting, “we are fortunate to have these outstanding alumni and friends of the university working on behalf of the College of Arts and Sciences. Their expertise, combined with their enthusiasm and commitment to JSU, will greatly benefit the development efforts of the college.”

Board members include JSU alumni, community leaders, and friends of the university.

LEFT: The Gladys M. Carlisle Fine Arts Facility, built in 2007, named after the long-time JSU Board of Trustees member Ms. Carlisle

2010-2011 College of Arts and Science Board of Visitors John Mann ’67, Chairman Albert Barber ’60 Dianne Bragg Elaine Campbell ’54 Lisa Cook Nancy Chambers ’71 Marshall Corlew ’71 Daniel Craven ’77 James Epik ’83 Lee Herring ’70 Timothy Hightower ’77 Lou Kennamer ’58 David Kinsaul ’70 Samuel Kinsaul ’73 Shirley Mogil Malcolm Street Callie Waldrep Ford Wiles ’96 Pearl Williams ’77

with alumni

upcoming events & reunions April 14 Birmingham Chapter “State of the University” dinner at Ross Bridge Resort April 21 Calhoun County Spring Shrimp Boil at the JSU Alumni House May 3 Atlanta Area “State of the University” Dinner July 29 Central Alabama Blues Cruise on the Harriott II in Montgomery

JSU Graduate Promoted Brigadier General

During a recent promotion ceremony at the Pentagon, Colonel Curt A. Rauhut received the following official citation from the United States Army.

“The President of the United States has reposed special trust and confidence in the patriotism, valor, fidelity, and abilities of Colonel Curt A. Rauhut. In view of these qualities and his demonstrated potential for increased responsibility, he is, therefore, promoted in the United States Army to the rank of Brigadier General. By order of the Secretary of the Army.” Effective date of promotion is December 3, 2010.

Brig. Gen. Curt Rauhut was commissioned through the JSU ROTC department and received his Bachelor of Science degrees in accounting and military science in April 1984.

He was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. He is currently serving as the Director, Business Operations, Office of Business Transformation located at the Pentagon.

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ABOVE: Brig. Gen. Curt Rauhut, Class of 1984

September 24 FAB 40s/Nifty 50s Reunion October 27 Calhoun County Alumni After-Hours October 28 Class of 1961 “Golden Gamecock” 50-Year Reunion ROTC Alumni Banquet Criminal Justice Alumni Reunion 1955 Football Team Reunion 60s Group Reunion October 29 HOMECOMING 2011 October 30 International House United Nations Day Tea November 5 Grey Echelon (former Marching Southerners and Ballerinas) Reunion SPRING 2011 : 45

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ALUMnotes BIRTHS

*pictures listed top to bottom, left to right

1970 - 1979 Dr. Steven J. Allen, ’73/’76, and his wife, Debbie, Woodbridge, Va., announce the birth of their third child, Meredith Katherine*, November 23, 2009. Dr. Allen is a policy analyst and political writer in Washington, D.C. 1980 - 1989 T. Keith Howell, ’88, and his wife, April, Rome, Ga., announce the birth of their baby girl, Isabella Grace*, May 1, 2010.

Mr. Howell was a member of Sigma Nu.

1990-1999 James Newell, ’91, Deatsville, Ala., is proud to announce the birth of his TWIN granddaughters, Ashley Grace and Emily Rose*, September 17, 2010. Mr. Newell currently serves as president of the JSU alumni chapter in Central Alabama.

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Eric Cristopher Soehren, ’92/’05, and Jennifer Nolan Soehren, ’95, Shorter, Ala., are delighted to announce the birth of their twin daughters, Elise Harper and Emma Katherine*, August 19, 2010. They also have a two-and-a half-year-old son, Ethan. Mr. Soehren is a non-game biologist for the State Lands Division, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. He is a charter member of Sigma Phi Epsilon at JSU. Mrs. Soehren owns and operates an exhibit design company. She was a member of Tri-Beta honor society at JSU. Sally Haase McDonald, ’94, and her husband, Charles, Alabaster, Ala., announce the birth of their son, Paine Crawford, January 5, 2010. They have a seven-year-old daughter, Mary-Paige. Paine and MaryPaige are the grandchildren of Sarah Haase Tate, ’71, and her husband, John, also of Alabaster. Mrs. McDonald was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha.

Dr. Banyon Allison, ’95/’96/’02, and his wife Dr. Christine Kilgore, Oxford, Ala.,

announce the birth of their daughter, Karma Leone Kilgore*, August 30, 2010. Dr. Allison played football for JSU. He currently is an assistant principal at Alexandria High School and serves as adjunct faculty for the JSU Department of Instructional Leadership. Dr. Kilgore is chief deputy district attorney for Talladega County and serves as adjunct faculty for the JSU Department of Criminal Justice.

Charles Martin “Marty” Hagood, ’95, and his wife, Erica, Lanett, Ala., announce the birth of a new Gamecock. their daughter, Ann Elizibeth*, was born on April 18, 2010.

Kenneth Massenburg, ’95, and Jana Osborne Massenburg, ’96, welcomed the birth of their third child, Aaron Charles Drew* on March 26, 2010.

Aaron has two big sisters, Adley, seven years old, and Aida, five years old.

Mr. Massenburg is a Tech Specialist at Deltacom and Mrs. Massenburg is a Dietitian at HealthSouth.

Meredith Allen (above left), Isabella Howell, Ashley Grace & Emily Rose, Elise Harper & Emma Katherine Soehren, Karma Allison, Ann Elizibeth Hagood

alumnotes Emory Richard Serviss, ’95, and his wife, Lillian, Auburn, Ala., announce the birth of their daughter, Josie*, September 16, 2010. Mr. Serviss was a member of the International House Program at JSU. Josie is the granddaughter of former JSU vice president for institutional advancement, Joseph Serviss, ’69/’75, and his wife Carolyn Harris Serviss, ’67/’77, Jacksonville, Ala. Rhonda Wilks Kilgro, ’97/’01, and her husband, Wesley, Jacksonville, Ala., announce the birth of their first child, Whitley Evon*, November 30, 2010. Mrs. Kilgo is a math instructor at JSU. Julie Michelle Kish Forsyth, ’99, and her husband, Alexander William Forsyth, ’01, Davenport, Fla., announce the birth of their daughter, Brooke MacKenzie*, March 2, 2010. Mrs. Forsyth played softball and Mr. Forsyth played golf for JSU. Mrs. Forsyth is an exercise physiologist and personal trainer and certified golf fitness instructor at the Golf Performance Institute of America in Florida.

2000-2009 Lee Hinkson , ’00/’02, and Kelly Nye Hinkson, ’03/’04/’05, Dallas, Ga.,

welcomed the birth of their second daughter, Kenzie Elizabeth*, July 27, 2010.

Mrs. Hinkson played basketball and Mr. Hinkson played baseball for JSU. Both are employed by the Paulding County Board of Education.

Heather Plew Brown, ’02, and her husband, Richard, Indianapolis, Ind., announce the birth of their second child, Robert Charles*, September 6, 2009. Mrs. Brown was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha.

William Bradford “Brad” Smith, ’00/’01, and his wife, Kristin Cooper Smith, ’03/’05, Alexandria, Ala., announce the birth of their son, Cooper Jack*, June 2, 2010. They also have a four-year-old daughter, Kamryn. Mr. Smith played baseball for JSU and Mrs. Smith was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. Heather Moreland Stuckey, ’00, and her husband, Curt, Birmingham, Ala., announce the birth of their second child, James Curtis IV*, September 23, 2009.

They also have a two-year-old daughter, Georgia Jayne. Mrs. Stuckey was a member of Alpha Xi Delta at JSU and is employed by the Georgia-Pacific Corporation.

Amy Turner Griffin, ’01, and her husband, Kai, Franklin, Tenn., welcomed the birth of their son, Gabriel William*, August 30, 2009. Mrs. Griffin was a member of the Baptist Campus Ministry at JSU and served as a Gamecock Hostess.

Aaron Massenburg, Josie Serviss, Whitley Kilgro, Brooke Forsyth, Kenzie Hinkson (top right), Cooper Smith, James Stuckey IV, Gabriel Griffin, Robert Brown

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WEDDINGS

*pictures listed top to bottom, left to right

1970 – 1979 Elaine Morris Heath, ’75/’95, and J. Braxton Gossett, ’01, March 7, 2010. Mrs. Gossett was a member of the Southerners.

They reside in Gadsden, Ala. 1990 – 1999 James G. Frazier, ’91/’94, and Kyoko Yamauchi, ’94, July 25, 2009. Mr. and Mrs. Frazier met during graduate school at JSU. Mr. Frazier is employed by the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. They reside in Hoover, Ala. Cynthia Michelle Hampton, ’91, and Mark Jason Green* is a teacher with the Cherokee County Board of Education.

The couple resides in Centre, Ala.

Kristi Gearhart Beam, ’95/’01, and Garrett Clark Burgess, ’10, December 12, 2009, Anniston, Ala. Mrs. Burgess is employed at JSU. Mr. Burgess was a member of the JSU golf team and Pi Kappa Phi. They reside in Jacksonville, Ala.

Angela Barnes, ’99, and Dustin Harper, March 13, 2010, Hollywood, Ala. Mrs. Harper is a business owner in Scottsboro, Ala. 2000-2009

Leslie Bailey, ’98, and Kevin Third, June 13, 2010. Mrs. Third was a member of Alpha Xi Delta and is employed by Bill Miller Photographers, Anniston, Ala.

Ashley Fuller, ’00, and Michael Dewayne Adams, November 20, 2010, Millbrook, Ala. Mrs. Adams is employed at Baptist South, Montgomery, Ala., as a nurse practitioner.

Jeana Hill, ’98, and Blake Diamond, July 15, 2010, in Negril, Jamaica. They reside in Albertville, Ala., where Mrs. Diamond is employed by the Albertville City School System.

Heather Frieze, ’01/’04, and John Benjamin Nabors, May 8, 2010, Fort Morgan, Ala. Mrs. Nabors is employed by The Shack BBQ, Talladega, Ala.

Miranda Michelle Atwood, ’99, and Robert Todd Vickers, June 25, 2010, Mountain Brook, Ala. Mrs. Vickers owns and operates ACI Group, Inc. She was a member of Alpha Xi Delta.

Kevin Wright Hopwood, ’01, and Jennifer Del Puerto Yap, June 19, 2010, Glencoe, Ala. Mr. Hopwood is a registered nurse at Lakewood Regional Medical Center, Lakewood, Calif.

Stacey Renea Brannon, ’02/’04, and Chad Davis Bruce, February 20, 2010, Crossville, Ala. Mrs. Bruce is employed by the Dekalb County Board of Education as an English teacher at Crossville High School.

Katrina Korlisa Garrett, ’02/’05/’10, and Shannon Mark Morris, September 18, 2010, Talladega, Ala. Mrs. Morris was a member of Delta Sigma Theta and is employed by the Anniston City Board of Education.

Charity Machelle Dunn, ’03, and Nathan Ross Hutcheson, July 10, 2010, Arab, Ala. Mrs. Hutcheson is employed by the Marshall County Board of Education as an early childhood education teacher.

Monica A. Brown, ’03/’07, and Christopher D. Christian, September 25, 2010, Gadsden, Ala. Mrs. Christian is employed by the Pell City Board of Education as a teacher at Walter M. Kennedy Elementary School.

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Cynthia and Mark Green

alumnotes Dustin “Dusty” Craig Darnell, ’03, and Holly Lynn Martin, ’05, June 25, 2010, Guntersville, Ala. Mrs. Darnell is employed by the Dekalb County Board of Education as a teacher at Crossville Elementary School. Mr. Darnell is also employed by the Dekalb County Board of Education as a teacher and varsity football coach at Sardis High School. Mr. Darnell played football for JSU. Phillip Evan Whatley, ’03, and Valerie Michelle Brunson, October 2, 2010, Glencoe, Ala. Mr. Whatley is employed by The Learning Tree.

Kristine A. “Kristy” Abrams, ’04, and Matt Cummings, July 24, 2010. Mrs. Cummings is currently pursuing her master’s degree and is employed at Bowdon (GA) Elementary School. She was a Marching Ballerina at JSU. Jock Burgess, ’04, and Jessica Patterson, April 24, 2010, Anniston, Ala. Mr. Burgess was a member of the Baptist Campus Ministry at JSU and is employed by Woodard Broadcasting, Oxford, Ala. Daniel Elton Farr, ’04, and Elisha Marie Brannen, June 26, 2010, Ashland, Ala. Mr. Farr is employed by The Gates Corporation, Macon, Ga., as a territory sales manager.

Julie Rae Williams, ’04, and Dustin Michael Tucker, May 8, 2010. Mrs. Tucker was a member of Phi Mu, the Show Choir, and was a Marching Ballerina at JSU. She is employed by the Etowah County Board of Education.

Megan Baskin, ’05, and Chad Lancaster, July 10, 2010. Mrs. Lancaster was a member of Tri-Beta Honor Society at JSU and is employed as an environmental inspector at ANCDF.

Lydia Shyan Gray, ’05, and Jacob Martin Peek, ’09, August 28, 2010, Guntersville, Ala. Mrs. Peek is employed by the Dekalb County Board of Education at Collinsville Elementary School. Mr. Peek is employed

by Marshall Medical Center North.

Charles “Chuck” William Simmons, Jr., ’05, and Hanna Knight, July 31, 2010, Jacksonville, Ala. Mr. Simmons is employed by the City of Jacksonville.

Jonathan Price Dalton, ’06, and Heather Elizabeth Esneault, ’08, September 11, 2010, Huntsville, Ala. Mr. Dalton was a member of the JSU cross country team.

Mrs. Dalton was a member of Alpha Xi Delta and the Marching Ballerinas.

Mitchell Ted Hunt, ’06, and Krista Lanette Shirley, July 24, 2010, Deridder, La. Capt.

Hunt was a member of Sigma Nu and was commissioned through the JSU ROTC program. He has served in the Army since 2004 and is currently stationed at Fort Polk, La., serving as commander, 488th Quartermaster Company, 88th Brigade Support Battalion.

Ashley Michelle McDonald, ’06, and James Richard McRae, October 2, 2010, Cheaha State Park, Ala. Mrs. McRae was a member of the Marching Ballerinas.

Joshua Matthew Nix, ’06/’09, and Ashley Joanna Hellums, ’08, September 25, 2010, Gadsden, Ala. Mr. Nix is employed by the National Credit Union Administration, Columbia, S.C. Mrs. Nix is employed by Moore Orthopedic Clinic, also in Columbia.

Jennifer Lynn Ogle, ’06, and Derek Bradley Smith, June 19, 2010, Fort Payne, Ala. Mrs. Smith is employed by the Tuscaloosa County Department of Human Resources and is pursuing her master’s degree in social work at the University of Alabama.

Kati Danielle Richards, ’06, and Richard Eugene Maddox, Jr., April 24, 2010, Hoover, Ala. Anna Rebecca Sanders, ’06/’09, and Jason Edward Walden, July 17, 2010, Cedar Bluff, Ala. Mrs. Walden is employed by Cedar Bluff Elementary School.

Natalie Rebecca Shearer, ’06, and Michael Paul Huff, October 30, 2010, Murrells Inlet, S.C. Mrs. Huff serves as Huntsville Hospital Foundation’s manager of corporate and community relations, Huntsville, Ala. Tim Allen Sutton, ’06, and Heather Marie Ramer ’10, July 17, 2010, Chestnut Bay Resort. Mr. Sutton is employed

by Maxhub Inc. and A-M Entertainment. Mrs. Sutton is employed by Rainbow Kindergarten and Childcare.

Elizabeth Ann Varner, ’06, and Matthew Blake Simmons, ’09, July 24, 2010, Birmingham, Ala. Mrs. Simmons was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha. She is employed by Gus Mayer, Birmingham, Ala., as visual manager. Mr. Simmons was a member of Pi Kappa Phi and is employed by Enterprise Rent-A-Car as management assistant. They reside in Southside, Ala. Abbie Lauren Wilbanks, ’06/’09, and Joshua Benton Brock, September 25, 2010, Lafayette, Ala. Mrs. Brock is employed by the Jacksonville City Board of Education at Jacksonville High School.

Jared Barton Arnold, ’07, and Courtney Jane Birmingham, ’07, June 19, 2010, Irondale, Ala. Mr. Arnold is employed by St. Clair County Board of Education. Mrs. Arnold was a member of Phi Mu and the Marching Ballerinas.

She is employed by McGriff, Siebels, and Williams, Inc., Homewood, Ala. SPRING 2011 : 49

alumnotes Miranda Kristen Bragg, ’07, and Marty Camron Lovell, January 8, 2011, Anniston, Ala. Mrs. Lovell is employed by Regional Medical Center in Anniston as a registered nurse.

Tiffany L. Dodd, ’07, and Jerry B. Jones, July 10, 2010. Mrs. Jones is employed by the Oneonta City Board of Education, Oneonta, Ala. Brett Harris, ’07, and Janna Gurtler, October 9, 2010, Hayesville, N.C. Mr. Harris played baseball for JSU. He is employed by the ATF and they reside in Prattville, Ala. Andrea Glyn Looney, ’07 and Solomon Cope, Jr., May 8, 2010, Hoover, Ala. Mrs. Cope is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho and is pursuing her graduate degree in criminal justice at Kaplan University.

Laura Elizabeth Mason, ’07, and Johnny Eric LaFoy, August 7, 2010, Montevallo, Ala. Mrs. LaFoy is employed at Baker Donelson, Birmingham, Ala. Kaitlin Elizabeth Shell, ’07, and Jason Allen Roberts, October 10, 2010.

Kenton Chase Reaves, ’07, and Angela Marie Icolano, ’08, June 25, 2010, Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Reaves was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. He is pursing his master’s degree at Georgia Southern and is employed by Norfolk Southern, Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Reaves was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi and is employed by the Shelby County Board of Education as a teacher.

Amanda Michelle Tucker, ’07, and Brandon Lee Martin, date unknown in 2010.

Mrs. Martin was a member of Phi Mu and is employed by Sarrell Dental Center.

Katherine Lee Johnston, ’07, and William Landon Lomax, June 5, 2010, Opelika, Ala. Mrs. Lomax was a member of Phi Mu

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and is currently employed by Rhamatti Law Firm, Huntsville, Ala. David Graham Lewis, ’07, and Lauren Leigh Zahorscak, ’08, June 19, 2010, Gadsden, Ala. Mr. Lewis was a member of the Southerners and is employed by JSU. Mrs. Lewis is employed by Big Chief Drive-In.

Rebekah Fran Holley, ’08, and Brian Alan Schwanbeck, October 10, 2010, Harvest, Ala. Mrs. Schwanbeck is finishing an internship with Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif.

Katie Hopes, ’08, and Nathan Harper, May 1, 2010, Anniston, Ala.

Christopher Chaffin, ’08, and Rylee Jane Mitchell, ’10, July 3, 2010, Horton, Ala. Mr. Chaffin is employed as a lender with Citizens Bank and Trust, Albertville, Ala.

Lori Rhae Hubbard, ’08, and Donald Joe Crawford II, May 22, 2010. Mrs. Crawford is employed by the First Assembly Christian School, Ashland, Ala.

Tashara Childs, ’08, and Benjamin Ware, September 5, 2010, Rainbow City, Ala. Mrs. Ware is currently attending JSU pursuing her master’s degree.

Brooke Emily Kirkpatrick, ’08, and Barrett Rodney Ragsdale, ’10, June 26, 2010, Piedmont, Ala. Mrs. Ragsdale is a registered nurse for Dr. Shan Young and Jacksonville Medical Center, Jacksonville, Ala.

Ashley Epperson, ’08, and Daniel Campbell ’09, October 9, 2010. Mrs. Campbell was a Marching Ballerina. She is employed as a registered nurse at Gadsden Regional Medical Center. Mr. Campbell is employed by Snead Ag Supply.

Seth Ford, ’08, and Tiffany Bryant, June 26, 2010, Gadsden, Ala. Mr. Ford is the varsity boys’ basketball coach at Westbrook Christian School.

Jessica Megan Gandy, ’08, and Daniel Stephen Wilson, May 8, 2010, Birmingham, Ala. Mrs. Wilson was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. Candice Nicole Gary, ’08, and Jared Russell Harper, May 1, 2010, Guntersville, Ala. Mrs. Harper is a registered nurse at Marshall Medical Center South.

Kathryn Greer, ’08, and Nathan Hartline, ’10, June 9, 2010, Nassau, Bahamas. Mrs. Hartline is employed by CVS Pharmacy and is attending the Harrison School of Pharmacy at Auburn University. Mr. Hartline is a military veteran.

Jennifer Diane Ligon, ’08, and Winston Stuart Bentley, ’09, June 19, 2010, Anniston, Ala. Mrs. Bentley is employed by the Cleburne County Board of Education at Fruithurst Elementary School. Mr. Bentley is employed by the Talladega County Board of Education at Drew Middle School.

Amanda Kay Murray, ’08, and Mark Andrew Randall, October 9, 2010, Jacksonville, Ala. Vanessa Shea Nelson, ’08, and Cpl. Lee Roy Burke IV*, June 26, 2010, Oneonta, Ala. Mrs. Burke was most recently employed by Sarrell Dental Centers, Anniston, Ala. Cpl. Burke attended JSU and is currently serving his second tour in the Marine Corps in San Diego, Calif., where the couple reside. Mrs. Burke was a member of the International House Program at JSU. Kelsey Raye Angles, ’09, and Matthew H. Martz, October 9, 2010, Anniston, Ala.

alumnotes Amy Lauren Ashley, ’09, and Jordan Heath Smith, June 5, 2010, Fort Payne, Ala. Mrs. Smith is employed by GameTime and the City of Rainsville, Ala.

Heather Nicole Evans, ’09, and Devin Edward Campbell, September 4, 2010, Guntersville, Ala. Mrs. Campbell is employed

by Wayne Farms, Albertville, Ala.

Cody Nicole Carpenter, ’09, and Jordan Keith Hill, ’09, April 25, 2009, Sylacauga, Ala. Mr. Hill is employed by Parker Building Company, Jacksonville, Ala.

Hellon Elaine Freeman, ’09, and Kelsey Lane McWilliams, May 29, 2010, Negril, Jamaica. The couple resides in Anniston, Ala.

Shelby Nicole Champion, ’09, and Andy Clyde Spurlin, summer 2010. Mrs. Spurlin is employed as a registered nurse in the labor and delivery unit at Regional Medical Center, Anniston, Ala.

Ashlee Dawn Gaskin, ’09, and Caleb Russell Pinyan, June 26, 2010, Boaz, Ala. Mrs. Pinyan is employed by the Albertville City Board of Education as a teacher and coach.

Spencer Collin Collins, ’09, and Rachel Michelle Johnson, ’09, July 3, 2010, Guntersville, Ala. Mrs. Collins is employed

by Albertville City Board of Education.

Mr. Collins is currently attending Wallace State Community College pursuing a degree in physical therapy assistance.

Nicholas Pinnell Hamner, ’09, and Ashton Nicole Harris, ’10, October 30, 2010, Norcross, Ga. Mr. Hamner is pursuing his master’s degree at JSU. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Order. Mrs. Hamner, a member of Zeta Tau Alpha, is also currently pursuing her master’s degree at JSU.

Lindsay LaShay Durham, ’09, and Nathaniel Scott Reeves, June 12, 2010, Pisgah, Ala. Mrs. Reeves is employed at Rosalie Elementary School as a math teacher.

Griffin Herb, ’09, and Jessica Brannon, May 1, 2010, Jacksonville, Ala. Mr. Herb is employed by Life Insurance Company of Alabama.

Joshua Patrick Hoyle, ’09, and Kayley Anne Tatum, June 5, 2010, Samford University, Ala. Mr. Hoyle is a teacher and coach at Springville (Ala.) High School.

Heather Virginia Jester, ’09, and Tony Burgess, July 24, 2010. Mrs. Burgess is employed by Gadsden Regional Medical Center.

Shandrika D. Leonard, ’09, and Gavin L. Christopher, August 28, 2010, Anniston, Ala. Mrs. Christopher is employed by the Alabama Department of Human Resources.

Tanner Lynn Maddox, ’09, and Jinnah Marie Padgett, September 18, 2010. Mr. Maddox is currently employed by the Red Lobster restaurant chain.

Leslee Miller, ’09, and Steven Glenn, June 12, 2010. Mrs. Glenn is employed

by The Children’s Place.

Lisa Marie Reed, ’09, and Zachary Hood, May 15, 2010. Mrs. Hood was a member of Alpha Xi Delta and is a former Southerner. Mr. Hood was also a member of the Southerners.

Leah Brooke Stephenson, ’09, and Joel Robert Price, June 5, 2010, Gadsden, Ala. Brooke Towers, ’09, and Brent Ingle, September 25, 2010, Albertville, Ala. Mrs. Ingle is employed by St. Vincent’s Hospital, Trussville, Ala. James Andrew Walker,’09, and Heather Ashley James, ’10, May 29, 2010, Lafayette, Ala. Mr. Walker is employed as a teacher in Patterson, La.

Vanessa and Roy Burke IV

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alumnotes 2010 – 2011 Emily Brooke Baugh, ’10, and Matthew Bice Jackson, ’10, June 12, 2010, Guntersville, Ala. Emily Nicole Eller, ’10, and Joshua Boyd Robertson, July 17, 2010, Glencoe, Ala. Brooklyn Elise Herren, ’10, and Chase Coleman Whitley, December 11, 2010, Ranburne, Ala. Mrs. Whitley is employed

by Cleburne County Middle School.

Kayla Elise Musick, ’10, and Langley Ryan Pullen, June 12, 2010, Sardis City, Ala. Mrs. Pullen is employed with the Boaz City School System’s summer camp program.

Deidra Marie Pritchett, ’10, and Bruce Wade Barnes, November 6, 2010, Guntersville, Ala. Mrs. Barnes is employed as a registered nurse at Riverview Regional Medical Center, Gadsden, Ala. Jennilee Elaine Shaver, ’10, and Ryan Patrick Baker, October 23, 2010, Rome, Ga. Mrs. Baker is employed by Osceola Elementary School. She was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha.

Laura Anne Shaw, ’10, and Scotty Ray Hambrick, September 18, 2010. Mrs. Hambrick is employed by Burke’s Outlet as a supervisor.

OBITUARIES

(The following information was obtained through newspaper obituary notices unless otherwise noted) JSU FACULTY/STAFF Betsy Burke Pritchett, December 24, 2010, Jacksonville, Ala. She was currently serving as secretary to the Vice President of Administrative and Business Affairs at JSU.

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Patricia Ann Walker Upton, October 4, 2010, Jacksonville, Ala. She was retired from the JSU College of Commerce and Business Administration after twenty-five years of service.

Rosa Ogletree, June 12, 2010, Jacksonville, Ala. She was retired from JSU. Dr. Jack Selman, Birmingham, Ala. He was retired from JSU. The alumni office was notified by a family member that Dr. Selman had passed away in 2007.

Dr. Hugh B. McCain, Jr., April 19, 2010, Mobile, Ala. He was a retired JSU sociology professor (1975-2005), sponsor of the Sociology Club and faculty emeritus. A Dr. Hugh B. McCain, Jr. Memorial Sociology Scholarship has been created at JSU in his memory and contributions can be made through the JSU Foundation. The alumni office was notified by Dr. McCain’s daughter, Carisa Anderson, of his death.

Dr. Leon Dwight Willman, February 23, 2010. Retired from JSU, he began his career first as dean of students, and then became dean of men and a professor of guidance and counseling. In 2008, he was awarded the honor of professor emeritus.

Dr. Gary W. Yunker, Mt. Joliet, Ill., February 25, 2011, in Nashville, Tenn. He began his teaching career at JSU in 1980 in the Department of Psychology. He taught psychology and business courses in the Department of Management and Marketing, where he served for a time as Department Chair. Dr. Yunker authored many scholarly papers and published two books in his field. He retired from JSU in 2005. Dr. Yunker was married to former JSU assistant professor, Dr. Barbara Yunker, ’85.

YEAR OF GRADUATION UNKNOWN or attended only Miley S. Baker, November 19, 2010, Alabaster, Ala. Memorial gifts to JSU can be made through the JSU Foundation. A Korean War veteran, he was retired from the Jim Walter Corporation with twenty years of service.

Mary Jo Brooks Davis, October 2010, Marietta, Ga. The alumni office was notified during the annual Phonathon that Mrs. Davis had passed away.

Christopher J. Decristo, date unknown, Escondido, Calif. He played football for JSU in 1985.

Albion Williamson Knight, Jr., January 31, 2010, Birmingham, Ala. He served in the Alabama Air National Guard.

David Mull, October 26, 2010, Gulf Breeze Fla. Mr. Mull played basketball for JSU from 1968 to 1969. The alumni office was notified of his death by, Averette Mull, his wife of thirty-nine years.

Leyden E. “Chris” Willingham, date unknown, Anniston, Ala. Jim M. McCullough, 2007, Birmingham, Ala. The alumni office was notified by a family member during the annual Phonathon that Mr. McCullough is deceased.

Preston Stephens “Steve” Daniel, September 16, 2010, Virginia Beach, Va. He was an Army veteran of Vietnam and a retired website developer. Mr. Daniel had been a member of the Southerners.

Billy Kyle Smith, September 6, 2010, Piedmont, Ala. He was retired from State Farm Insurance with thirty-two

alumnotes years as an agent in Jacksonville, Ala. Zachary Dewayne Thomas, date of death unknown, Port St. Joe, Fla. Mr. Thomas played football at JSU from 1999 to 2000.

Mary Viola Simms McDonald, July 9, 2010, Guntersville, Ala., at the age of ninety-eight. Mrs. McDonald had worked for the Army for thirty years in Washington, D.C., retiring in 1966.

James L. “Red” Whisenant, January 29, 2010, New Market, Ala. An Army veteran, he served for twenty-seven years, serving in World War II and in various posts around the world. After retiring from the military, he was involved in farming, cattle and the tire business. He served a short period of time as a teacher and coach at Alexandria High School.

Irvin Bolding, date unknown, Boaz, Ala. Mr. Bolding played football for JSU in 1950.

Robert C. Dillon, April 13, 2010, Anniston, Ala. Mr. Dillon was an attorney in Anniston for more than thirtyeight years. He played basketball and football at JSU and was a member of the International House Program. He served in the Korean War and then served twelve years in the U.S. Army Reserves as a JAG (Judge Advocate General) officer.

Curtis Eugene Hopson, date unknown, Oxford, Ala. Mr. Hopson was a former member of the Southerners.

Laura Kay Glover, date unknown, Birmingham, Ala. Ms. Glover was a former member of the Southerners.

David J. Burnett, April 19, 2010, Scottsboro, Ala., of cancer. Mr. Burnett marched from 1972 to 1973 with the Southerners drumline.

Alwyn Barlow, date unknown, Laurens, S. C. Kent L. Leffelman, date unknown, Saint Louis, Mo. Mr. Leffelman was a member of the Baptist Campus Ministry at JSU. Cora Watwood Saxon, date unknown, Wellington, Ala., at age 102. Mrs. Saxon was founder and president of Saxon’s Candy Kitchen in Calhoun County. She was a member of Alpha Xi Delta.

William Enos Hazel, June 24, 2010, Anniston, Ala. He was a World War II veteran and retired as a Master Sergeant from the Army National Guard. Mr. Hazel was awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and WWII Victory Medal among others. He was retired from the Anniston Army Depot.

Grove School. Mrs. Hayes taught for forty-one years, retiring in 1971, all in Blount County.

Drew Thomas Collier, ’36/’45/’71, Cleveland, Ala., March 26, 2010. The alumni office was notified by a family member that Mr. Collier had passed away.

Edith Mitchell Faught, ’36, Huntsville, Ala., February 2, 2010. The alumni office was notified by her son, Nicky, that she had passed away.

Lossie Stanford Thompson, ’36, Birmingham, Ala., June 15, 2010. Mrs. Thompson taught elementary school for more than forty years, mostly at Hueytown Elementary School.

1940 – 1949

Arthur Clanton Reaves, May 27, 2010, Anniston, Ala. Mr. Reaves was a Navy and Air Force veteran. He taught at both Oxford High School and Gadsden State. He also had a career in real estate investments and founded the Star Attractions Talent Agency. In the early 1990s he became an ordained minister and served in numerous churches throughout the region.

James David Spielberg, July 5, 2010, Gadsden, Ala., after a year-long illness.

Mr. Spielberg was a realtor in Gadsden.

He was married to Betty Hosey Spielberg, ’78. They would have celebrated their sixtieth anniversary on August 6, 2010.

The alumni office was notified by Mrs. Spielberg that her husband had passed away.

1930 – 1939 Ella Culwell Hayes, ’35, Hayden, Ala., February 4, 2010, at the age of one hundred. Mrs. Hayes fondly remembered that when she began teaching in rural Blount County, she was the only teacher at Oak

Maude R. McClinton, ’40, Chatom, Ala., date unknown.

Jimmie Loucille Parris Stutts, ’40, Mountain Brook, Ala., September 25, 2010. Mrs. Stutts was retired from the Mountain Brook School System, having taught at Crestline School for twentyfive years. She was a World War II veteran, serving in the Navy.

Katherine Anderson Hefner, ’42, Huntsville, Ala., date unknown. The alumni office was notified by Mrs. Hefner’s niece, Carla Snodgrass, that Mrs. Hefner had passed away. Mrs. Hefner was retired from the Huntsville City Board of Education.

Fannie Mae Rice Lott, ’42, Oxford, Ala., July 27, 2010. Mrs. Lott was retired from the Anniston City School System with more than forty years of service.

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Loles Meade Waldrop, ’42, Roswell, Ga., August 25, 2007. The alumni office was recently notified by Mrs. Waldrop’s daughter, Jan Purdue, that Mrs. Waldrop had passed away in 2007.

Fannie Adamson Blankenship, ’44, Alexander City, Ala., passed away in 2005. The alumni office received this information from a family member during the recent Phonathon.

Ruth Augusta McConatha Pope, ’46, Carrollton, Ga., March 3, 2010. Mrs. Pope began her teaching career in 1946 at Ashville High School in Ashville, Ala. She taught for forty-two years, retiring in 1986.

Mrs. McConatha was an active member of Delta Kappa Gamma.

Clifton Nash, ’46, Prattville, Ala., date unknown.

Billye Jean Thompson Whitlock, ’46, Vincent, Ala., March 6, 2010. Mrs. Whitlock taught for thirty years with the Talladega County School System. She served her community on the Housing Committee for twenty-five years and served more than twenty years as an election official.

Grace Payne Kennamer, ’49, Fyffe, Ala., October 20, 2010. Mrs. Kennamer taught for more than thirty years in Talladega and Dekalb Counties. She was married to the late Pat Houston Kennamer, ’52. The alumni office was notified by Mrs. Kennamer’s daughter, Patricia Cagle, that she had passed away.

James C. Leftwich, ’49, Gadsden, Ala., January 2010. Mr. Leftwich served for thirty years as business manager for the Gadsden City Board of Education. The alumni office was notified by Mr. Leftwich’s wife, Doris ’69, that he had passed away.

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Mary Swindall Mountcastle, ’49, Auburn, Ala., March 6, 2010. She taught school for over twenty-five years and later owned and operated a retirement home.

Irma Potts Murphree, ’49, Blountsville, Ala., date unknown.

Wallace Grady Murphree, ’49, Blountsville, Ala., date unknown.

George Joshua Porter, Jr., ’49, Talladega, Ala., July 7, 2010. Mr. Porter served in the Marines during World War II. He owned and operated Porter Realty for sixty-one years, developing residential subdivisions and locating many businesses in Talladega.

Oliver Ray Woodard, ’49, Cullman, Ala., May 5, 2010. Mr. Woodard played football and basketball for JSU. He coached football for twenty-six years and compiled a career coaching record of 179-65-8.

Mr. Woodard served as president of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) coaches association. The alumni office was notified by Mr. Woodard’s niece, Marly Landis, that he passed away.

Sherman J. Stewart, ’50, Hazel Green, Ala., date unknown. Mr. Stewart was married to Adell Pool Stewart, ’50. The alumni office was notified during the annual Phonathon by a family member that Mr. Stewart is deceased.

Myra King Ellenburg, ’51, Decatur, Ala., date unknown.

Ralph Oliver Haggerty, ’51, Jacksonville, Ala., June 23, 2010. He was retired from Liberty National Insurance. He also served on the Jacksonville Medical Center Board and volunteered with many local groups.

Mary Ann Cavender Hood, ’51/’67/’89, Gadsden, Ala., July 19, 2005. She was retired from the Etowah County Board of Education with thirty years of teaching service. Mrs. Hood went on foreign field missions in Bolivia and has had over two hundred fifty articles and four books published. She was married to Curtis Hood,’58.

Lottie Painter Hudson, ’51, Horton, Ala., date unknown.

1950 – 1959 Betty Nunnally Jones, ’50, Marion, Ala., May 20, 2010. She taught school from 1950 until 1968 in Alabama City, Ala., Panama City, Fla., Marion, Ala., and Suttle, Ala. She worked for the Department of Pensions and Securities (now DHR) from 1969 to 1994.

Lois Studdard Lyon, ’50, Arab, Ala., February 18, 2010. The alumni office was notified by her son of her death.

James Lewis Machen, ’50, Mountain Rest, S.C., July 9, 2010. Mr. Machen was a retired teacher, principal and administrator for the Hart County Board of Education in Hartwell, Ga. He was a World War II Navy veteran.

Ralph C. Key, ’51, Tallapoosa, Ga., September 5, 2010. He was a retired Tallapoosa postmaster. The alumni office was notified by his wife, Willie Jo Brown Key ’51, of his death.

Roy J. Nelson, ’51, Attalla, Ala., April 12, 2010. Mr. Nelson was a World War II veteran and retired from Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala. He was commissioned through the JSU ROTC program.

E. Louise Riker, ’51, Springville, Ala., date unknown. Ms. Riker was retired from the St. Clair County Board of Education.

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Lena Ruth Traylor Boozer, ’53/’78, Jacksonville, Ala., June 1, 2010. She was an active volunteer with the Jacksonville Christian Outreach Center (JCOC). Mrs. Boozer played volleyball for JSU. Garland Hendrix, ’53, Pinson, Ala., died in 2005. He played baseball for JSU. The alumni office was advised during that annual Phonathon that he is deceased.

Steve A. Pyron, ’53, Mexico Beach, Fla., February 20, 2010. During his career, he helped build music programs at Campbell High School in Smyrna, Ga., and Valdosta High School, Valdosta, Ga. He spent the last few years before retiring in 1990 to Mexico Beach as a sales representative for the St. Regis Paper Company.

John Samuel Towns, ’53, Gadsden, Ala., May, 2010. The alumni office was advised by his wife, Joy, during the annual Phonathon, that he is deceased.

Rudolph Floyd Gilley, ’55, Piedmont, Ala., March 8, 2010. He was a retired teacher and principal at the Greenwood schools. Mr. Gilley was also self-employed as a logger.

Wilson C. Hicks, ’55, North Palm Beach, Fla., April 1, 2010. Mr. Hicks was a retired teacher and coach in Palm Beach County.

He played football for JSU. Jerry W. Roberts, ’55, Gadsden, Ala., November 1, 2010. In 1974, he organized the First State Bank of Albertville, the First State Bank of Dekalb County in Fort Payne and the First American Bank of Destin, Fla. Mr. Roberts was a retired Army Reserves Lieutenant Colonel with twenty-three years of service to his country.

Tillerow G. “T.G.” Smith, Jr., ’55, Montgomery, Ala., November 30, 2010. He was a Korean War veteran. He began his

teaching career in Jacksonville, Fla., later serving as principal at Sardis High in Boaz, Ala., and Fort Payne High School in Fort Payne, Ala., before becoming superintendent of the Fort Payne City Schools. He retired with twenty-seven years of service.

Dr. Louise Rhodes Clark, ’58, Jacksonville, Ala., August 23, 2010. Dr. Clark taught at both Jacksonville High and at JSU where she was head of the Home Economics Department. She was retired from JSU.

Frances Jean Hutchinson Stephens, ’55, Montgomery, Ala., April 11, 2010. She taught in Ohatchee, Anniston, Alexander City, and Dothan. Mrs. Stephens was librarian at West Decatur Elementary for many years.

Louise Reaves Honeycutt, ’58, Weaver, Ala., date unknown.

Donzer Grady Loosier, Jr., ’56, Carrollton, Ga., date unknown.

Ellie Barnard Bohannon, ’57, Brownsboro, Ala., November 14, 2008. The alumni office was notified by her son that Mrs. Bohannon had passed away in 2008.

Betty Johnson Burch, ’57, Huntsville, Ala., December 31, 2009. Mrs. Burch was retired from civil service employment. The alumni office was notified by her husband of her death.

Joe L. Currie, ’57, Hixson, Tenn., January 1, 2010. Mr. Currie played on the 1955 JSU championship football team. He also served on the SGA and was commissioned through the JSU ROTC program.

General Lou “Genny” Watts McDanielDawson, ’57, Gadsden, Ala., March 27, 2010. Mrs. McDaniel-Dawson taught at Gadsden High School for thirty-one years, teaching English and business classes.

Lloyd Lee Christopher, ’58, Birmingham, Ala., August 17, 2010, after a long struggle with cancer. He was an Air Force Korean War veteran. Mr. Christopher had a thirtyone year career in public service with the U.S. Department of Labor. He retired in 1989 as the district director for Alabama.

Mr. Christopher was married to Iris Baugh Christopher ’58 for fifty-two years.

Louise M. Phillips, ’58, Scottsboro, Ala., date unknown. The alumni office was recently notified by Ms. Phillips’ executor that she has been deceased for several years.

Leonard Lamar Stafford, ’58, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., December 9, 2009. Mr. Stafford was a retired Broward County circuit court judge. He was commissioned through the JSU ROTC program. The alumni office was notified by Judge Stafford’s former roommate that he had passed away.

Ralph Hilman Stephens, Sr., ’58, Peachtree City, Ga., April 25, 2007, from cancer. He played baseball for JSU. His wife, Jane Collins Stephens, and his son, Ralph H. Stephens, Jr., attended JSU. The alumni office was recently notified by his wife that he had passed away in 2007.

Johnny Wilson Truitt, ’58, Pell City, Ala., September 9, 2010, from lung cancer. Coach Truitt spent thirty-one years coaching and teaching in the St. Clair County School System mostly in Pell City, at Duran Junior High. In 2006, he was inducted into the St. Clair County Sports Hall of Fame.

Louise Garner Woodward, ’59, Signal Mountain, Tenn., date unknown. The alumni office was notified by a family member that she is deceased.

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alumnotes 1960 – 1969 Jim R. Glasgow, ’60, Destin, Fla., March 2010. Mr. Glasgow played football for JSU. His death was reported by fellow a fellow JSU teammate, Charley Baker.

William Paul Locklear, ’60, Decatur, Ala., May 29, 2010. He was an Army veteran and was the retired owner of Barney’s Beef and Pork House. Mr. Locklear had been commissioned through the JSU ROTC program.

Hazel Inez Mitchell, ’60, date unknown.

The alumni office was notified by a classmate of Ms. Mitchell’s, Billie Reid Bryan, ’60, of Anniston, Ala., that she is deceased.

Shelby Jean Tankersley, ’60, Alexander City, Ala., May 13, 2010. She was retired from teaching in the Atlanta area and from Russell Corporation in Alexander City. Ms. Tankersley was a member of the Baptist Campus Ministry at JSU. Tommy Allen Williams, ’60, date unknown. The alumni office was notified by a friend of Mr. Williams that he is deceased.

Harold Ray Gargus, ’61, Huntsville, Ala., August 16, 2010. The alumni office was notified by a family member during the annual Phonathon that Mr. Gargus passed away.

Ann Dyer Hill, ’61, Jacksonville, Ala., August 17, 2010. Mrs. Hill taught English at Ohatchee High, White Plains High and Johnston Junior High (Anniston, Ala.). She was also previously employed by Fort McClellan and Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. Joene McKee Bedwell, ’61, Jacksonville, Ala., January 19, 2011. Mrs. Bedwell had been a teacher in the Calhoun County

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School System and Polk County (Ga.) School System for more than thirty-eight years. She was an active member of Delta Kappa Gamma. Mrs. Bedwell was a member of the Southerners at JSU. Norman Alfred Smoake, ’61, Gardendale, Ala., June 26, 2010. Mr. Smoake was commissioned through the JSU ROTC program.

Clarence Robert Boshell, Sr., ’62/’65, Weaver, Ala., February 24, 2010.

Mickey Grimmett, ’62, Greensboro, Ga., March 26, 2010, of a sudden heart attack.

Mr. Grimmett played football for JSU. He had been commissioned through the JSU ROTC program. The alumni office was notified by Mr. Grimmett’s daughter, Kim Grimmett Baldwin, that he had passed away.

Dorothy Ann “Dottie” Powell McCollum, ’62, Gadsden, Ala., January 1, 2011. Mrs. McCollum was a member of the Southerners at JSU. The alumni office was notified by former JSU instructor and Southerner, Dr. Deleath Rives, ’57, that she had passed away.

Billy Ray Anthony, ’63/’68, Piedmont, Ala., May 4, 2010. Mr. Anthony had taught history in the Calhoun County School System for many years.

James Merrill Johnson, ’63, Fort Payne, Ala., April 2010. Mr. Johnson was a retired coordinator and professor at Beaver County Community College in Pennsylvania. He had been a member of the Baptist Campus Ministry at JSU. The alumni office was notified by a family member, during the annual Phonathon, that he had passed away.

Martha Phillips Little, ’63/’68, Conway, S.C., January 16, 2011. Mrs. Little had taught first grade in the Piedmont (Ala.)

City School System for over twenty years.

Maley Windell Daniel, ’64, Guntersville, Ala., November 2010. Mr. Daniel had been employed by Gold Kist as general manager. The alumni office was notified by his wife, Margaret, during the annual Phonathon, that he had passed away.

Dr. Herbert E. Griffin, Jr., ’64, Oxford, Ala., December 15, 2010. Dr. Griffin was a retired administrative assistant with the Oxford City School System.

He participated in competitive shooting on the JSU rifle team and was named to the All-American Rifle Team.

Dr. Griffin had been commissioned through the JSU ROTC program.

H. Lavon “Von” Lang, ’64, Fishers, Ind., May 2, 2010. Mr. Lang taught in Alexandria, Ala., and performed with the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra before moving to Indiana where he made his career as a stockbroker for thirty-eight years. He had been a member of the Southerners at JSU. Robert Michael Justice, ’65, Albertville, Ala., April 29, 2010. Mr. Justice owned Justice Sheet Metal in Albertville for more than twenty-five years and his copper work can be seen on many local homes.

Robert P. Little, Jr., ’66, Fayetteville, Tenn., August 12, 2010. Mr. Little was retired from NASA after thirty-three years of service.

Jerry Victor McBride, ’66, Scottsboro, Ala., died in 2007. The alumni office was notified by a family member, during the annual Phonathon, that Mr. McBride passed away.

alumnotes Frances Patricia “Pat” Nixon, ’66, Gadsden, Ala., April 23, 2010. Ms. Nixon began her teaching career at Hokes Bluff High, taught at Carver High and completed her teaching career at Emma Sansom High.

Clifford Lee Tanner, ’66, Talladega, Ala., July 27, 2010. Mr. Tanner was a Vietnam veteran and was awarded the Bronze Star with valor and the Silver Star.

John Lewis Cofield, ’67, Huntsville, Ala., February 4, 2010. Mr. Cofield was an Army veteran. He worked as a meteorologist and comptroller for the U.S. government until his retirement.

Margaret Frances Cooper Ledbetter, ’67, Fairhope, Ala., July 19, 2010. Mrs. Ledbetter taught school in Anniston, Ala., for thirty-three years.

Rausewal Dan Johnson, ’67, Powder Springs, Ga., September 12, 2010. Mr. Johnson was a retail grocery store owner and former Chairman of Alatoona Federal Savings and Loan. He had also worked for Alagasco.

Jesse Eugene Miller, ’68, Birmingham, Ala., date unknown. The alumni office was notified by a family member, during the annual Phonathon, that Mr. Miller is deceased.

Jeanene Ellen Bedgood, 69, Pinson, Ala., August 30, 2010. The alumni office was notified by her cousin, David Marsh, that Ms. Bedgood had passed away.

Eva Jean Dunagan, ’69, Palatka, Fla., July 24, 2010. She taught English at Palatka High School for thirty-one years until her retirement in 2000.

Dr. Mitchell Parker Granger, ’69/’73, Jacksonville, Ala, May 1, 2010. Dr. Granger was retired from JSU after teaching accounting for thirty years. He was married to Dr. Sue Clinkscales Granger,’63/’69, also retired from JSU. Billy Warner Naylor, ’69, Knoxville, Tenn., February 11, 2010. Mr. Naylor was a World War II veteran. He taught for several years in the Etowah County School System but finished his career as a U.S. Civil Service employee. The alumni office was notified by his daughter, Cheryl Naylor Taylor, ’71, of his death.

James Thompson Woodard, ’69, Talladega, Ala., November 14, 2010. The alumni office was notified by a family member, during the annual Phonathon, that Mr. Woodard had passed away.

James Gus Sparks, ’69, North Augusta, S.C., November 27, 2010, from cancer.

Mr. Sparks spent most of his career as an advocate for people with disabilities.

Michael Darrell Barber, ’70, Southside, Ala., December 14, 2010.

Larry Wayne Pinson, ’71, Anniston, Ala., date unknown. Mr. Pinson was co-owner of Pinson Florist.

Doris Anita Copeland, ’72, Gadsden, Ala., May 2, 2010. The alumni office was notified by a family member during the annual Phonathon that she is deceased.

Jemmie Randle Liles Hawk, ’72, Birmingham, Ala., November 25, 2010. Mrs. Hawk worked as a teacher, a real estate agent in Jacksonville, Ala., and then retired as a military police training evaluator at Fort McClellan in Anniston.

Allen Sherrill Pinson, ’72, Hilton Head Island, S.C., passed away in 2006. The alumni office was advised by a family member, during the annual Phonathon, that Mr. Pinson was deceased.

Gregory Charles Arnberg*, ’73, Honolulu, Hi., November 30, 2009.

A West Point graduate, Mr. Arnberg was an Army Vietnam and Gulf War veteran. He retired as a Major with twenty years of service. The alumni office was notified by his wife, Helen, that he had passed away. Major Arnberg had been commissioned through the JSU ROTC program.

1970 – 1979 Ruby Mims Aldridge, ’70, Sylacauga, Ala., date unknown. Ms. Aldridge was a Marching Ballerina at JSU. Donald Gene Cronan, ’70, Piedmont, Ala., March 10, 2010. He was a retired plant manager at SCT Yarn where he had worked for twenty-seven years.

Gregory Charles Arnberg

George David Wilson, ’73, Anniston, Ala., has been deceased for more than thirty years. The alumni office was just notified by a family member, during the annual Phonathon, that he had died.

Gladys Ott Bennett, ’74, Atlanta, Ga., July 30, 2010. Mrs. Bennett taught for more than fifteen years in Andalusia, Ala., and in Talladega County, Ala. The SPRING 2011 : 57

alumnotes wife of a preacher, they served Alabama Baptist Churches in various areas of Alabama.

Deborah Susan Braden, ’74/’77, Birmingham, Ala., September 25, 2010.

She taught for several years at Oxford High School before attending and graduating magna cum laude from the Cumberland School of Law. Rev. Braden practiced law in Birmingham until 2001.

In 2004, she received her Master of Divinity degree and was ordained in the Episcopal Church.

Margaret Ingram Van Cleave Handley, ’74/’77, Jacksonville, Ala., April 27, 2010.

A registered nurse, Mrs. Handley enjoyed square dancing and loved traveling throughout the nation to square dance festivals. She was a member of Alpha Xi Delta.

Bruce Warren Roberts, ’74, Fairhope, Ala., August 22, 2010. Mr. Roberts was a Vietnam Army veteran and was awarded the Bronze Star, Silver Star, Combat Infantry Badge and two Purple Hearts.

He worked in Birmingham as a machinist for the Southern Research Institute until 1997. An avid aviation fan, he learned to fly and built his own plane.

Jerry K. Sadler, ’74, Owens Cross Roads, Ala., August 3, 2010. He ran a local industrial supply business with his brother for more than thirty years. Mr. Sadler was a member of Pi Kappa Phi. Sallie Ann Brown Swain, ’74, Alpine, Ala., July 4, 2010.

Terry Keith Thomas, ’74, Albertville, Ala., March 20, 2010. He was a retired sales manager with D E C, Inc. The alumni office was notified by a classmate that Mr. Thomas had passed away.

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Walter Ernest Wilkerson, ’74, Jacksonville, Ala., May, 2010. Dr. Wilkerson, a retired psychiatrist, was a realtor with Century 21 Diamond Realty.

LTC (ret.) John Thomas “Tommy” Woods, ’74/’87, Pell City, Ala., May 2, 2010. A veteran of Operation Joint Endeavor, Noble Eagle and Operation Enduring Freedom, he was retired from the Army Reserves with thirty-eight years of service. He also retired from civil service employment at Fort McClellan, Anniston, Ala. Charles Steve Foster, ’75, Lineville, Ala., May 29, 2010. Mr. Foster served in the Alabama National Guard. He was employed in Florida by the National Pay Telephone Company as vice president of sales.

Dr. Margret Oddsdottir, ’75/’76, Iceland, died in 2009 of advanced breast cancer. Dr. Oddsdottir was an expert gastrointestinal surgeon specializing in advanced minimally invasive surgery at the University of Iceland where, in 2002, she became professor and chief of general surgery. She was a member of the JSU International House Program.

Jana Stine Calloway, ’76, Durham, N.C., date unknown.

Sylvia D. Siebel Addie, ’77, Willow Springs, Mo., January 14, 2010. The alumni office was notified by a family member, during the annual Phonathon, that Mrs. Addie is deceased.

Dennis R. Crider, ’77, Lincoln, Ala., date unknown. He was formerly employed by Union Foundry and CMI Electronics.

Karen Elaine Fenner, ’77, Rio Rancho, N.M., date unknown.

Larry Wayne Fowler, ’77, Oneonta, Ala., date unknown.

John Randolph Hatch, ’77, Meridianville, Ala., February 27, 2010.

The alumni office was notified by a family member, during the annual Phonathon, that Mr. Hatch is deceased.

Richard L. Lawson, ’77, Florence, Miss., February 18, 2010. Mr. Lawson was a Vietnam Navy veteran.

Billie Smith Rains, ’77, Gadsden, Ala., date unknown. The alumni office was advised by a family member, during the annual Phonathon, that Mrs. Rains is deceased.

James Eugene Sanderson, ’77, Hanceville, Ala., July 22, 2009. The alumni office was notified by his wife that he had passed away.

Irby Ray Brackett, ’78, Boaz, Ala., August 2010. The alumni office was notified by a family member, during the annual Phonathon, that Mr. Brackett is deceased.

Rebecca Cline Davis, ’78, Gadsden, Ala., passed away in 2008. The alumni office was notified by a family member, during the annual Phonathon, that Mrs. Davis is deceased.

David Carl Gable, ’78, Birmingham, Ala., March 10, 2010.

Michael Dennis Berry, ’79, Madison, Ala., December 1, 2010. He was a lifelong employee of the local Huntsville defense industry.

Marie Theresa Johnston Hodges, ’79, Cullman, Ala., March 7, 2010. Mrs. Hodges served Cullman County for twenty years in elementary education.

She began her career at Holly Pond

alumnotes Elementary and retired from West Elementary in Cullman, Ala. Shirley Ann McKerley, ’79/’05, Wellington, Ala., date unknown.

Mary Craig Regel, ’79, San Antonio, Tex., date unknown.

Susan Sams, ’79/’80, Union City, Ga., January 10, 2011. Ms. Sams was retired from the Fulton County School System.

She was a member of the Baptist Campus Ministry at JSU. Linda Thompson Spielmann, ’79, Homewood, Ala., March 27, 2010. The alumni office was notified by telephone that Mrs. Spielmann had passed away.

Deborah Sue Woolverton, ’79, Lerna, Ill., March 16, 2010. The alumni office was notified by her husband, Art, of her death.

Mrs. Woolverton had served as a librarian at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy.

1980 – 1989 Charles Marshall Avery, ’80, Weaver, Ala., March 11, 2010. Mr. Avery was employed

by Laser Fabrication, Ohatchee, Ala., but he also enjoyed being a musician, farmer and blacksmith.

Joseph Richard Sabourin, ’80, Lakewood, Wash., October 28, 2009. The alumni office was notified by a family member, during the annual Phonathon, that Mr. Sabourin is deceased.

William E. Eubanks, ’83, Athens, Ala., August 30, 2010. Mr. Eubanks was an engineer at Northrop Grumman, Huntsville, Ala. Hugh Douglas Jones, ’83, Anniston, Ala., April 4, 2010. His career began with Tape Craft in Anniston. He also worked for Kellwood Industries in McComb, Miss.,

and Grand Isle Golf Club, Albany, Ga., before returning to work for Southern Metal Processing in Anniston.

Eugene Monk “Gene” Beard, Jr., ’84, Brunswick, Ga., August 25, 2010. Mr. Beard served in the U.S. Secret Service from 1985 to 2003, and was currently a senior firearms instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Brunswick, Ga. He was a member of Sigma Nu. Benny Gene Hayes, ’84, Huntsville, Ala., September 10, 2000. He had been a programmer with Teledyne Brown Engineering, Huntsville, Ala. Mr. Hayes was a member of the Baptist Campus Ministry at JSU. The alumni office was notified by a family member, during the annual Phonathon, that Mr. Hayes is deceased.

Wilmer Ray Stafford, ’84, Gadsden, Ala., February 2010. The alumni office was notified by his daughter, Gina Harbison, that Mr. Stafford is deceased.

Eric Charles Lewedag, ’86, Radford, Va., September 8, 2010. The alumni office was notified by a family member, during the annual Phonathon, that Mr. Lewedag is deceased.

Sherry Jackson Cobb, ’88, Oxford, Ala., May 2010.

SSG (ret.) Warren Joseph Harris, ’88, Weaver, Ala., August 2, 2010. He was a retired sergeant from the Jacksonville Police Department with twenty-six years of service. He was also a retired Army staff sergeant with twenty years of service as a military policeman.

Susan Annette Bonds, ’89, Jesup, Ga., July 24, 2010. Ms. Bonds was employed with the Federal Bureau of Prisons at the Federal Corrections Institution in Jesup in the financial management department. She was a member of the Baptist Campus Ministry at JSU. Stuart A. Davis, ’89, Old Hickory, Tenn., February 15, 2010. He was working as a department manager at Lowe’s in Hermitage, Tenn.

Elaine “Patsy” Finley Jennings, ’89, Eastaboga, Ala., date unknown.

William “Bill” Paul Price, ’89, Birmingham, Ala., July 19, 2010. Mr. Price was a member of Kappa Sigma.

1990 – 1999

Patrick L. Money, ’86, Birmingham, Ala., May 23, 2010, of pancreatic cancer. He was a top sales representative for Yellow Corp. Systems. Mr. Money played football for JSU. Wanda Faye Hall Thrift, ’86, Gadsden, Ala., March 2, 2010. She was retired from Gaston High School.

Crystal Moring Nelson, ’87, Springville, Ala., December 3, 2010, of breast cancer.

A dedicated teacher and coach, Mrs. Nelson served schools in Ashville, Moody, and Leeds and retired from Gadsden High School.

Douglas Alan Stearns, ’90/’92/’94, Pensacola, Fla., October 4, 2010. A twenty-two year Army veteran, he served two tours in Vietnam, one in Germany and one in Korea. He taught ROTC at JSU for several years. Mr. Stearns was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal and National Defense Service Medal among others.

The alumni office was notified by his daughter, Latisha Ali, of his death.

Cheryl S. Harris, ’91, Birmingham, Ala., date unknown.

Doris J. Hawkins, ’91, Anniston, Ala., September 26, 2010.

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alumnotes Willie J. Walker, ’97/’01, Riverdale, Ga., date unknown. The alumni office was notified by a family member, during the annual Phonathon, that Mr. Walker had died in 2007.

Jacob Lamar Robertson, ’93, Rome, Ga., August 2010.

John David Gulotta, ’96, Heflin, Ala., date unknown.

Jeffrey H. Gotham, ’97, Talladega, Ala., December 23, 2009. The alumni office was notified by Mr. Gotham’s mother that he had passed away. Mr. Gotham had served as a technical aide at the E. H. Gentry Technical Facility.

Barbara Gagne Williams, ’97, Naples, Fla., date unknown.

Mary Alford Smith, ’99, Gadsden, Ala., date unknown.

2000 – 2009 Velma Lewis Northard, ’00/’01, Anniston, Ala., September 11, 2010.

Paul William Thompson, ’01/’04, Cragford, Ala., December 9, 2010.

William E. Robinson, Jr., ’02, Birmingham, Ala., February 11, 2010. The alumni office was notified by his father that he had passed away. Mr. Robinson served as a housing RA at JSU. Michael Seth Thompson, ’03, Foley, Ala., February 26, 2010.

Milton Tyril “Ty” Johns, ’04, Talladega, Ala., July 3, 2010. An Eagle Scout, Mr. Johns was employed for thirty-five years with Alabama Public Television as a transmitter engineer. For twenty years he served as a beat constable in Talladega and was a Mason and Shriner.

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Anthony Glen Barge, ’05, Carrollton, Ga., July 7, 2010, in a motorcycle accident.

He was a teacher and coach at Carrollton High School. The alumni office was notified by Franklin Pritchett of the University of West Georgia where Mr. Barge played basketball before transferring to JSU. Peter Donald Lake, ’05, Anniston, Ala., February 12, 2010.

Captain Kyle Aaron Comfort, ’06, Jacksonville, Ala., May 8, 2010, during combat operations in Afghanistan. Capt. Comfort was commissioned through the JSU ROTC program as a field artillery officer.

His awards and decorations include the Air Assault Badge, Bronze Star, and the National Defense Service Medal among others. Posthumously, he was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medal. A memorial scholarship has been established at JSU and contributions can be made through the JSU Foundation.

Regina Ezell, ’06, Anniston, Ala., September 19, 2010. The alumni office was notified by telephone (person unknown) that Ms. Ezell passed away.

Kathleen Ashley Stansfield, ’08, Birmingham, Ala., February 24, 2010. A member of Alpha Xi Delta, she was currently pursuing her graduate degree. She worked with autistic children and also tutored undergraduate students at JSU.

ALUMNOTES 1930 - 1959 Margaret Virginia Finch, ’39, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, says she’s still very mobile (with walker or cane), does crossword puzzles each day to keep her mind active, but her hearing is becoming more “selective” with age. She answers emails and loves games like Rummy Cube, Upwords and bridge

(sadly she’s had to give up hopscotch and rollerblading!). And, living in Hawaii, she’s enjoying paradise every day at the age of ninety-six!

Kay Black Buckner, ’58, Zellwood, Fla., has published her second book, Enduring the Seasons of Marriage, a sequel to her first book, Glorious Gleanings from the Fields of Life. If you are interested in either book, you can visit her website at www.kayblackbuckner.com or email her at ekbuckner@embarqmail.com 1960 – 1969 James Ronald Bennett, ’62, Birmingham, Ala., has co-authored Iron & Steel: A Guide to Birmingham Area Industrial Heritage Sites, published in September 2010, by The University of Alabama Press. Mr. Bennett currently serves as a trustee at JSU. He is a former member of the Southerners and is active in the Sixties Group at JSU. A former senator, Mr. Bennett now serves as state labor commissioner.

Jo Ann Burton Heath, ’63, Lafayette, Ala., has been named the Alabama Independent School Association’s Class A Secondary Teacher of the Year. She is a counselor and teacher at Chambers Academy in Lafayette.

Martin Mike Brewer, ’63, Ooltewah, Tenn., has been awarded the professional insurance designation, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, by the American Institute of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters of Malvern, Penn.

Mr. Brewer is currently associated with Tenco Services, Inc., insurance adjusters, and also holds the Associate In Claims (AIC) designation from the American Institute.

alumnotes Gideon A. “Gid” Riddle, ’63, Rainbow City, Ala., was selected the 2010 Alumnus of the Year by the Snead State Junior College Alumni Association. He is a retired Snead State head men’s basketball coach. He spent twenty-seven years as a varsity coach, four years at the junior college level, and twenty-nine years as a teacher. Mr. Riddle played baseball at JSU.

inducted into the Pleasant Valley Hall of Fame in March, 2010. Mrs. Taylor was an educator for thirty-two years in Calhoun and Randolph Counties at the high school and college levels, retiring in 1999. She taught night classes at Gadsden State and JSU from 1970 through 2002. She was in the process of authoring a novel when she passed away in 2006.

Dr. Michael W. Kimberly, ’65, Anniston, Ala., has joined the board of directors at Regional Medical Center. He is retired from the Tennessee Department of Public Health, where he served as director of laboratory services for more than thirty years. He holds the rank of colonel in the Tennessee National Guard and has worked with the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization. He was honored with the Tennessee Governor’s Award for Outstanding Service and was a JSU Alumnus of the Year.

Susan Kines Langston, daughter of Austin Joe Kines, Jr., ’67, Tuscaloosa, Ala., was killed in a car wreck on June 28, 2010. Mr. Kines is a former assistant football coach at the University of Alabama. He played football at JSU.

George Martin Thomas, ’63, Meridian, Miss., has worked in the field of education for forty-seven years. He recently retired as professor emeritus from Mississippi State University where he worked for thirtyseven of those years.

Sandra Parrish White, ’63, Sebring, Fla., was the choral director at Sebring High School and was recently honored by the Florida Vocal Association with the Roll of Distinction Award. The award is presented to retired choral directors who have been active in the FVA for at least twenty years, demonstrated excellence in teaching music and who are renowned in the area of vocal and choral education. She is married to Homer Winfred White, ’71. Mr. White retired as music minister at Sebring First Baptist Church in 2005, after thirty years in the ministry.

Ella Ruth Boggs Taylor, ’64/’67/’68, Jacksonville, Ala., was posthumously

Charles Edmonds, Sr., ’68, Jefferson City, Tenn., former Marshall County (Ala.) superintendent of schools, is now superintendent of schools in Jefferson County, Tenn., near the Great Smoky Mountains. Dr. Edmonds also practiced law in Albertville, Ala., as a contract attorney for the Alabama Education Association.

1970 – 1979 Larry Joe Smith, ’70, Guntersville, Ala., received the alumni Distinguished Service Award at homecoming activities at Snead State Junior College for his efforts to make history come alive for present-day residents of Guntersville and Marshall County. Mr. Smith was student financial aid director at JSU for thirty years.

John Thomas Alred, ’72, Piedmont, Ala., was promoted to publisher of the Jacksonville News and the Piedmont Journal in February 2010, by Consolidated Publishing Corporation. He had been managing editor of both newspapers. Mr. Alred joined the Jacksonville News in 2006 after thirty-two years at the Gadsden Times.

Dr. Judy Roberts Stiefel, ’72, Anniston, Ala., retired superintendent of the

Calhoun County Schools, has begun a four-year term on the board of directors of The Alabama Baptist, one of the nation’s largest Baptist newspapers. She is a thirty-eight-year veteran of Calhoun County Schools and retired as superintendent at the end of 2010.

Carl Maxey Phillips, ’73/’75, Cookeville, Tenn., has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in accounting services. He is a recognized authority on tax preparation, planning and representation, with a career spanning more than thirty years. Mr. Phillips currently provides his tax services on a consulting basis and has been in private practice for almost twenty years.

Tina Richards Jones, ’74/’77, Columbus, Ga., was recently inducted into the Columbus State University College of Education Hall of Fame for 2010.

She retired from the Muscogee County School District as the system mentor teacher for Middle Schools in 2007 and

JSU Sigma Phi Epsilon brothers and ROTC commissionees, left to right, Lt. Col. Charles “Chuck” Buxton, ’91, and Cpt. Brad Priest, ’92.

Lt. Col. Buxton is the Battalion Commander, 203d MP Battalion, Alabama Army National Guard. Cpt. Priest is the HHD Commander of the Battalion.

They provided police transition training to the Iraqi police in the Basrah Province and served in Iraq between September 2009 and June 2010.

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alumnotes now works part time for Columbus State University. Mrs. Jones was a member of Alpha Xi Delta.

Sheila Darcille Conway Hogge, ’75, Wilton, Ala., is serving as the city clerk for Jemison, Ala. She previously worked at Woodgrain Distribution for thirty-three years before taking the Jemison post.

While at JSU, Mrs. Hogge was a member of Delta Zeta and the Baptist Campus Ministry.

Dr. Lewis Gordon Sumner, Jr., ’75, Springfield, Va., is one of the founding directors of Patriots Pride Corporation (PPC), a national supplier of office products. The Veteran-to-Veteran Entrepreneur Support Group recently selected PPC as the business of the month in October 2010.

Dr. Sumner is a former member of the Southerners and Baptist Campus Ministry at JSU and was commissioned through the ROTC program.

Daniel Andrew Craven, ’77, Jacksonville, Ala., has retired after twenty-six years in the pharmaceutical industry. He has worked for Hoechst-Roussel, Hoechst Marion Roussel, Aventis and, finally, Sanofi-Aventis. Mr. Craven played football for JSU and was a member of the Baptist Campus Ministry. He is married to Becky Angel Craven, ’77/’79.

Deborah Eskew Wesley, ’77, Oxford, Ala., became senior vice president and chief nursing executive at Children’s Health System in Birmingham in March 2010.

She previously worked at Phoenix (Ariz.)

Children’s Hospital, where she was senior vice president and chief operating officer.

Mrs. Wesley has more than thirty years in the health care industry. Thirteen of those years were spent at Anniston’s Regional Medical Center.

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Sheri Hendrix Townsell, ’78, Silver Creek, Ga., a thirty-three-year veteran teacher at Midway Primary in Floyd County, Ga., has retired. She can’t wait to begin her travels to Alaska, Australia and Africa!

Grover Wayne Whaley*, ’79, Huntsville, Ala., has been awarded the (stock) Market Technicians Association’s 2010 Charles H. Dow Award for his paper titled Planes, Trains and Automobiles. The award is presented for excellence and creativity in technical analysis. Mr. Whaley is employed

by Witter & Lester, Inc. 1980 – 1989 Susan Barber Brown, ’81/’82, Arab, Ala., has recently accepted a seat on the Board of Directors for St. Barnard Prep School.

Frank Buck, ’81, Pell City, Ala., has recently published his book Organization Made Easy! Tools for Today’s Teachers. The book demonstrates how to use innovative and practical digital and paper-based tools to meet the demands of today’s schools and how to organize surroundings to increase productivity and reduce stress.

For more information, email Annie Young at young@eyeoneducation.com. Mr. Buck was a member of the Southerners at JSU. Vanessa A. Jackson Austin, ’82, Harvest, Ala., has had her second book published titled Refreshments for the Heart: God’s Treasure Chest, a book of poems and quotes.

Mrs. Austin owns and manages CABBIT Designs in Harvest.

Timothy Edwin Nabors, ’84/’90, Guntersville, Ala., is superintendent of Marshall County Schools. Prior to this, he was principal at schools in Union Grove and Brindlee Mountain. He has twenty-six years of educational experience, with more than twelve of those years as a principal. He is married to Tamara Hawk Nabors, ’87.

MS Jeffrey D. Holmes, ’85, Hampton, Va., is serving as NCOIC, Commander’s Support Staff, 27th Intelligence Squadron, at Langley Air Force Base, Va. A member of the International House Program at JSU, he began his Air Force career in 1986.

Kandi Thompson Street, ’87, Oxford, Ala., has accepted a position with AAA Alabama as a new sales agent in their Oxford office. She is a sales agent of all AAA’s insurance products and memberships.

Darren Douthitt, ’88/’97/’00, Greenville, Ala., was named superintendent of Butler County Schools in March 2010. He was an assistant superintendent in the Lee County School System since 2008. Mr. Douthitt began his career in education in 1993. He is married to Tonya Wilson Douthitt, ’97/’99/’02.

Kenneth David Lamson, ’88, Boise, Id., a certified financial advisor, one of the

JoEllen Duke Holmes, ’84, Decatur, Ala., has earned the prestigious Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor credential conferred by the Association for Play Therapy. She is a licensed clinical social worker. Mrs. Holmes was a member of the Baptist Campus Ministry at JSU.

Wayne Whaley (Left)

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Members and their spouses of the Pennington High School Class of 1960 recently enjoyed their 50th Class Reunion at Orange Beach, Ala. Those in attendance who also attended JSU are as follows: Kneeling, left to right: Dr. Jerald Abercrombie, ’64, Dr. Joe Brindley, ’64, James Curtis Fox, ’67, John Cornelius, William Bryce Ratliff, ’65.

Standing, left to right: Dr. Syble Hazelrig Brindley, ’64, Iva Absher Thomas, Alene Bullard, ’64, Emilea Smith Copeland, ’64, Doris Cornelius, Jackie Cornelius Shell.

principal founders of Harmonic Investment Advisors, an investment management and research firm, announced that the company’s strategy for investing in large-cap U.S. stocks was ranked #1 in the Large-cap Core U.S. Equity Universe by Informa Investment Solutions, a provider of investment manager ratings and research. Mr. Lamson was a member of the Southerners at JSU. Col. Timothy M. Sullivan, ’88, Gadsden, Ala., has taken over as commander at the Anniston Army Depot, the facility where workers repair damaged Strykers. While touring the facility, he discovered the vehicle that saved his life in Iraq was one of those being worked on. Col. Sullivan was commissioned through the JSU ROTC program.

Janice F. Smith, ’89, Huntsville, Ala., has been appointed as a director for Worthington Federal Bank. She has more than thirty years of experience in government contracting. She began her career in 1967 as an associate engineer in support of Boeing and the “man on the moon” missions.

Teresa Johnson Ramey, ’89, Florence, S.C., has been promoted to vice president of student affairs at Francis Marion University. Mrs. Ramey began her career at FMU in 2006 and served as dean of students and associate vice president of student affairs.

Lori Voigt Byrom Stone, ’89, Drummonds, Tenn., has received her Master of Science in Nursing, with a focus in nursing education and women’s health, from the University of Memphis, Lowenberg School of Nursing, May 2009. Mrs. Stone was commissioned through the JSU ROTC program.

1990-1999 Syretha Orr Storey, ’90, Laurel, Md., has co-authored Staying on Course: The Early Childhood Board’s Guide to Success. Designed to support the success of board members, the book helps them stay on course and focus on the important work they do for young children and their families, alerting them to pitfalls and known dangers as they navigate the early childhood landscape.

For more information, visit www.childcareexchange.com.

Elaine Jones Connell, ’92, Jacksonville, Ala., is now teaching at Pleasant Valley High School. Mrs. Connell previously taught at Calhoun County Alternative School, Jacksonville High, Wellborn High, Ohatchee High and Anniston Middle School.

Robert Alan Cosby, ’92/’02, Rainbow City, Ala., has been appointed superintendent of the Etowah County Schools. He previously served as principal of Southside High School and Rainbow Middle School.

Dr. Cosby is married to Jeannie Johnson Cosby, ’88, also employed with the Etowah County Schools.

Donna Taylor King, ’92, Wetumpka, Ala., was awarded the Elmore County School District Teacher of the Year in early 2010. Mrs. King is the multidisabilities special education teacher at Millbrook Middle Junior High School, Millbrook, Ala. She also serves on the school’s Building Leadership Team and Solid Foundations Committee. She was a member of Alpha Xi Delta.

Jeffrey Lynn Gardner, ’93/’95, Centerfield, Utah, has been promoted to district ranger of the Uinta National Forest in Utah. He formerly served as Shoal Creek (Ala.) district biologist.

Cheri Christina Lynn Ferguson, ’95, Waverly, Neb., is the new emergency department director at Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital. She had been an attending physician at the hospital. A decorated Army veteran, Dr. Ferguson is an osteopathic physician.

She also raises horses.

Angela Dawn Gravette, ’99/’08, Jacksonville, Ala., a teacher in the Anniston City School System, was proud of her students receiving the highest math test scores last year out of all the city’s schools. She is married to Tony Ray Gravette, ’97/’04, director of instructional media at JSU.

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alumnotes Lynette K. Hesser, ’99, Wellington, Ala., Gadsden State Community College adjunct art professor, has received the 2010 Alabama Craft Leadership Award for her “1000 Lbs. of Alabama Clay” exhibit which traveled throughout Alabama between 2007 and 2009, and for her exceptional leadership and service in the craft community. She also teaches art appreciation at the college’s Ayers Campus in Anniston.

Mitzi Robin Early Wiggins, ’99, Arab, Ala., has been selected Arab’s secondary Teacher of the Year. She began her teaching career at Arab High in 1999. She is currently working on her education specialist degree in educational leadership at the University of Alabama.

2000 – 2010 Shannon Smith Lakey, ’01/’03/’06, Trafford, Ala., has been named principal at Blountsville Elementary School. She previously was a teacher at Hayden High and assistant principal at Hayden Middle School.

She was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha and is married to Christopher Donald Lakey, ’01/’03/’06.

Melissa Ann Johnson, ’02, Pike Road, Ala., has been appointed chief financial officer for Baptist Medical Center East, Montgomery, Ala. She has more than fourteen years of experience in healthcare financial management. She previously was chief financial officer for Natchez (Miss.)

Community Hospital.

Mark Allen Rokke, ’02, Oceanside, Calif., is serving in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear technician aboard the USS Ronald Reagan and has been deployed several times to Iraq. His brother Matt attended JSU and works for Conair in Rantoul, Ill. He was recently selected a runner up for CONAIR Corporation’s Employee of the Year 2009.

Their mother, Carol Seiber Rokke, ’98,

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teaches high school special education at Swann School and Center, Champaign, Ill. Their dad, Dr. Douglas Lind Rokke, was a visiting professor at JSU from 1998 to 2000.

Eric Keith Worley, ’03, Lincoln, Ala., has joined O’Neal Steel, Inc. as corporate safety and security manager in Birmingham. He previously served as safety specialist at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama in Lincoln. Mr. Worley was a member of Kappa Alpha.

Bradley Lee Keef, ’05, Southside, Ala., has been promoted to captain in the Alabama National Guard. He is the full time training officer at the 151st Chemical Battalion, Gadsden, Ala. He returned from his second deployment in April 2010, and was promoted in May. Cpt. Keef was commissioned through the JSU ROTC program and is married to Cheyenne Basile-Keef, ’09.

Anna M. Daniels, ’07, Jacksonville, Ala., is now teaching at Kitty Stone Elementary School. She previously taught at Gulf Shores Elementary School.

Brandon Kyle Hollingsworth*, ’08, Springville, Ala., has been named the local host for NPR’s “All Things Considered” at the University of Tennessee’s public radio station, WUOT 91.9 FM. He will also serve as a reporter for the station. He previously served as a host/reporter of the “Morning Edition” at Alabama Public Radio in Tuscaloosa and was news director and “Morning Edition” host/reporter for JSU’s campus station WLJS-FM. Alaina Jade Young, ’08, Boaz, Ala., has been appointed United Way of Etowah County’s new Success by 6 program director. The program focuses on school readiness.

Elhadji Amadou Mbodji, ’09, originally from Dakar, Senegal, has been selected by the NBA’s Utah Flash in the seventh round of the NBA Development Le Draft.

“Dou” was a four-year basketball letterman at JSU from 2006 to 2010. He is JSU’s career blocks leader, second on JSU’s Division 1 rebounding list and eighth in field goal percentage. He was a member of the JSU International House Program.

Cynthia Genieve “Geni” Certain, ’08, Munford, Ala., has been named editor of The Daily Home. She was serving as the newspaper’s managing editor. She has also worked for the newspaper’s parent company Consolidated Publishing Co. at the Anniston Star.

Pamela Carol McCain Fikes, ’08, Oakman, Ala., is the new Walker County Red Cross executive director and will oversee Red Cross programs and services throughout Walker County and including the Marion County office. She is currently pursuing her master’s in emergency management.

She has twenty-five years of experience with the State of Alabama, most recently serving the last twenty-three years with the Department of Industrial Relations.

Brandon Kyle Hollingsworth

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Honor roll

The Honor Roll of Contributors recognizes donors investing in JSU’s future through gifts to the Jacksonville State University Foundation from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.

Heritage Society The Heritage Society recognizes those persons or organizations who have made singular or cumulative gifts, pledges, and/or bequests or other life-income gifts totaling at least $100,000 and have notified the Jacksonville State University Foundation in writing of provisions for the JSU Foundation in their wills, in the creation of charitable trusts or in other future gift plans.

Permanent membership in the Heritage Society is awarded to those listed below who have demonstrated this commitment of support.

Anonymous Mr. L.W. Allison* Mr. David Copeland Mr. James L. Coxwell, Sr. Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. Charlene Currie Ms. Sara L. Dryden Mr. Joseph Walker Elliott* Mr. Jim Epik Ms. Marjorie Floyd* Mr. C. Timothy Garner Haynes Family Trust Ms. Miriam W. Haywood Mr. and Mrs. Julian W. Jenkins Dr. Loaz W. Johnson* Mr. and Mrs. Bobby N. Kennamer Ms. Katherine Killebrew* Ms. Eloise Y. McClendon* Mr. Roy E. MacNeill, Jr. Mr. Donald B. Martin Mr. Pete Mathews* Dr. Martha Merrill Mr. F. Ray and Mrs. Jimmie Nell Miller Mr.* and Mrs. George W. Peacock* Mr. Ted Propes Ms. Allison B. Rains* Ms. Kitty Stone* Ms. Rebecca Wilkinson (*deceased)

Legacy Society People who remember Jacksonville State University with a planned gift (bequests, trust agreements, life insurance, etc.) up to $100,000 qualify as members of the Legacy Society. We are pleased to recognize the following people for their support.

Mr. Rudy Abbott (in memory of his brother, Earl Abbott) Ms. Penny N. Bolen Mr. James and Mrs. Ethel Boozer Dr. Susie Francis Dempsey Dr. Hon E. Duncan* Mr. Robert C. Dryden* Mr. Ray Emanuel Mr. Robert F. Fulscher Ms. Dorothy A. Guiliani Mr. Jack Hopper* Ms. Leigh Humphreys Dr. Theresa R. Kisor Ms. Dorthy Kimbrell* Mr. Sol J. Mandel Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McSpadden Mr. Harold L. Shamblin* Mr. Sidney Shorts* Ms. Sara B. Staples Mr. and Mrs. James Storey Mr. Seymour M. West, III Mr. Gilbert T. Williams (*deceased) Athletic-Scholarship Endowment Jacksonville State University is proud to announce that we have surpassed our goal of $1 million in current and planned gifts for the Athletic Scholarship Endowment Program.

When we started the campaign, we realized the move to Division I would require an increase in the number of athletic scholarships. The challenge was issued and we have now surpassed our original goal. In fact, one of our contributors - Pete Mathews - established more than one athletic scholarship. The Gamecock Athletic Department now provides more than three hundred scholarships for men’s and women’s athletics. Scholarships may be endowed through cash contributions, securities, appreciated

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stocks, real estate and planned giving. Assets from the Athletic Scholarship Endowment are used to reduce expenditures for the overall athletics department. Our contributors are playing a significant role in reducing the financial burden on the university for our athletic program. We appreciate very much the following people who have made current or planned gifts of at least $50,000 in support of JSU’s Athletic Scholarship Endowment.

In Memorium Mr. Earl Abbott The Music Group Alabama Anonymous Farmers & Merchants Bank Mr. Jim Coxwell Mr. James* and Mrs. Miriam Haywood Mr. Jack* and Mrs. Janice* Hopper Mr. Julian and Mrs. Anita Jenkins JSU Alumni Association Mr. Bob and Mrs. Lou Kennamer Mr. Pete Mathews* Mr. Bill and Mrs. Sandra Stone Mr. Ernest* and Mrs. Kitty Stone* Mr. Jim and Mrs. Brenda Thornton Dr. James M. Williams (* deceased) Founders Society Annual contributions of $5,000 or more are recognized by honorary membership in the Founders Society. We are pleased to acknowledge these individuals, businesses, foundations or organizations for their support.

Affinity License Plate Donors Alabama Power Company America’s First Federal Credit Union Mr. and Mrs. Gary Angel BASF Corporation Mr. and Mrs. David R. Belcher Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama Mr. William and Mrs. Mary Brantley Calhoun Development Company, Inc. Calhoun County Medical Society Cengage Learning Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation

Making a Difference This Honor Roll of Contributors lists the names of alumni, friends, and businesses who made a financial commitment to JSU during 2010. Many of the names in this Honor Roll appear for the first time. Others have been recognized in past Honor Rolls for their financial support.

Each donor plays an important role in helping make JSU an even better place to study, learn, and prepare for life’s great challenges.

Donor support is greatly appreciated. Reviewing the names in this Honor Roll may even bring back warm memories of people with whom supporters have shared some very special times.

Those who did not make a contribution to the JSU Foundation during 2010 are encouraged to do so during 2011. Remember, “the building of a great university is a task which is never complete. Each generation shoulders the responsibility to continue the effort.”

Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama Mr. James and Mrs. Sandra Coxwell Dean Electric Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Dedrick, Sr. Dekalb County Development Commission Mr. and Mrs. Mikal Douglas Estate of Beth Wallace Yates Fort McClellan Credit Union Gewin Tucker & Associates, Inc., Mr. Duane Paul Willoughby Mr. John Guthrie Mr. and Mrs. John H. Heathcock Mr. and Mrs. Don Hedden Mr. and Mrs. Tony Ingram Jacksonville Hotel, LLC Jackson Mortgage Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Randy Jones Mr. Bob and Mrs. Lou Kennamer Mr. Sam and Mrs. LaDonna Kinsaul Mr. and Mrs. W. David Kinsaul Mr. Matthew Lemak Life Insurance Co. of Alabama Loaz W. and Maybeth B. Johnson Memorial Trust Mr. and Mrs. William Lundy, Jr. COL Woody and Mrs. Myrt McCluer McKee and Associates Medical Center Memorial Foundation, Inc. Mike Douglas Insurance Agency, Inc. Ms. Deborah M. Mitchell National Philanthropic Trust Noland Health Services, Inc. Parker & Lundy Law Firm Mr. Stephen Perry Dr. Doug and Mrs. Mary Jane Peters Mr. and Mrs. Ted Propes Randy Jones Insurance Agency, Inc. Regions Bank Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ringer Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Smyth Sodexo, Inc. St. Vincent’s Hospital State Farm Companies Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Tate The Caring Foundation Mr. John Thornell Thomas The Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation Van Wagner Dorna USA, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Jon Vice Wachovia Corporation Wakefield’s, Inc. Westinghouse Anniston Mr. Roger and Mrs. Debra Whitaker Mr. Duane Willoughby Mr. Edward R. Wilkinson Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Womack Working Man, LLC Rentals and Supplies Mr. and Mrs. Millard Young, Jr. Young Oil Company, Inc. Mimosa Society Jacksonville State University is becoming ever more dependent on the faithful support of alumni, friends, and organizations who believe in JSU’s mission. Honorary members of the Mimosa Society have contributed from $2,500 to $4,999 this past year. Their commitment to making Jacksonville State University the best undergraduate institution in the state of Alabama is greatly appreciated.

Anniston Motors, Inc. Bank of America Foundation Drs. Joseph and Syble Brindley Calhoun County Insurance Center Inc. Mr. Kevin L. Callaway Cooper Chevrolet, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David Copeland Costner Auto Sales, Mr. Lenn Costner

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Honor roll

2010 Foundation Board of Directors Officers: Mr. Greg F. Harley President Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. Theresa Kisor Piedmont, Alabama

Ms. Julia Segars Vice President Anniston, Alabama

Mr. Don Martin Atlanta, Georgia

Mr. Floyd Kirby Treasurer Jacksonville, Alabama Mrs. Melanie Delap Executive Director/ Secretary Jacksonville, Alabama Ex-officio Directors: Dr. Bill Meehan JSU President Mr. Tim Garner Executive Director of Marketing Services Mr. Tim Long SGA President Directors: Mr. Marc Angle Plano, Texas Mr. Alex Baker Birmingham, Alabama Dr. Ronnie Clayton Jacksonville, Alabama Mr. James L. Coxwell, Sr. Kennesaw, Georgia McClellan, Alabama Mr. Jim Farrell Anniston, Alabama Dr. Sonny Francia* Jacksonville, Alabama Mr. Tim Garner McClellan, Alabama Mr. David Hale Rancho Sante Fe, California Ms. Louise Hodges Birmingham, Alabama Dr. Augustine Ihator* Jacksonville, Alabama

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Dr. Sarah Latham* Jacksonville, Alabama

Mr. Grady “Tripp” Leach III Gadsden, Alabama Mr. Dennis Pantazis Birmingham, Alabama Mr. Ted Propes Atlanta, Georgia Ms. Kay W. Savage Birmingham, Alabama Mr. Sperry Snow Birmingham, Alabama Mr. William Stone Jacksonville, Alabama Mr. Charlie D. Waldrep Birmingham, Alabama Mr. Roger Whitaker Madison, Alabama Mr. Rocky Wilkinson Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Millard Young Piedmont, Alabama Emeritus Directors: Mr. Bob Kennamer Anniston, Alabama Mr. Malcolm Street, Sr.** Anniston, Alabama Mr. James F. Storey Gadsden, Alabama *faculty member **deceased

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Mr. Pat Courington, Jr. Craig Ford Campaign Cusimano, Keener, Roberts, Knowles & Raley, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Etheredge Ms. Edith Street Hallman Hanceville Nursing & Rehab Center, Inc. Dr. Cynthia and Mr. Randy Harper Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Hightower Mr. and Mrs. James T. Hobbs Mr. and Mrs. Terry H. Hodges Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Howell Jacksonville Book Store, Inc. Ms. Sally C. Johnson Mr. Danny Kemp Mr. Jack Lawler Mr. Gary Lewis M. D. G., Inc. Miller Development Group Mr. John F. Manning Dr. W. Legare McIntosh, Jr. Sen. Larry Means Dr. and Mrs. William A. Meehan Deborah Kay Miller, Esq. Ms. Cynthia A. Moon Ms. Frances A. Moon Nephrology & Hypertension Consultants Mr. and Mrs. Randy Owen Mr. John R. Parrish, III Richard Lindsey Campaign Mr. and Mrs. G. Carter Roper Rotary International District 6860, Rotary District 6860 Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Serviss, Jr. Mr. B. Sperry Snow Mr. Bill and Mrs. Sandra Stone Mr. and Mrs. Michael Suco Sunny King Honda Sunny King Motor Co. Inc. The House of Refuge The Victoria Inn Dr. Rebecca and Mr. Arlin Turner Mr. Charlie Waldrep Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Waldrop Ms. Pearl K. Williams Ms. Pamela Young Magnolia Society Donors of $1,000 to $2,499 are recognized through honorary membership in the Magnolia Society. Members of this Society provide a vital source of funds to the JSU Foundation.

Unrestricted funds, along with designated gifts for scholarships and other programs, enhance JSU’s academic and athletic programs.

Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Abbott Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. Linda Abbott Mr. and Mrs. Larry Abrams ABS Business Systems, Inc. Agnes McIntyre Manes Foundation Alacote, Incorporated Altex Packaging Mr. and Mrs. Marcus E. Angle, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rex Angle Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Albert Barber Mr. Glenn and Mrs. Belinda Blackburn B.R. Williams Trucking, Inc. Battelle Memorial Institute Mr. and Mrs. Fran Blanchard BNSF Railway Company Mr. Greg and Mrs. Amanda Bonds Mr. Rick and Mrs. Dianne Bragg Ms. Sharon F. Bridges Dr. and Mrs. Glen Browder Mr. and Mrs. Dan R. Bryant Buco Morris, Inc. Calhoun County Bar Association Dr. and Mrs. C. Neal Canup Mr. Clint Carlson Dr. Jan and Mr. Jim Case Mr. and Mrs. Jack P. Causey Cheaha Bank Mr. Efram B. Clark

Classic Catering Inc. Ms. Phyllis Clopton Coca-Cola Foundation Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Connell, Jr. Ms. Emilea Smith Copeland Mr. and Mrs. Danny Craven Mr. Joey A. Crews Crews Control, Inc. Mr. Jack and Mrs. LeAnn Crowe Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. Charlene Currie DBM Properties Dr. Joe and Mrs. Melanie Delap Mr. and Mrs. Ted Densmore Mr. and Mrs. Steve Downing Mr. Ray and Mrs. Linda Emanuel ERA King Real Estate Company, Inc. Faith Temple Christian Center Family Practice of Jacksonville, PC Farmers & Merchants Bank of Anniston Dr. William T. and Mrs. Jacqueline M. Fielding Gov. and Mrs. James E. Folsom, Jr. Gardner Aviation Specialist, Inc. Mr. Tim Garner Mr. Joe Garner Dr. Joanne Gates and Mr. Gregory M. Halligan Ms. Patricia Hobbs Dr. and Mrs. Doug Ginas Mr. and Mrs. James D. Glenn Mr. Steven Godbey Greater Anniston Bus. & Professional Assoc.

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Green Mr. Randall and Mrs. Lisa Ham Dr. and Mrs. Ben A. Hardy, Jr. Mr. Michael P. Harley Mr. Cecil Hinds Mr. Bill Hubbard Huron Valley Steel Corp.

ING Foundation Intellimed Properties, LLC Jacksonville Exchange Club The James Rosen Charitable Foundation Mr. L. Oval Jaynes Mr. William and Mrs. Martha Jones JustGive Cisco Matching Gifts Program Mr. and Mrs. Morris O. Kay, III Mr. Don Killingsworth, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kimberly Mr. and Mrs. William E. Kimbrough Mr. James H. Kirkland Dr. T. Kevin Lackey Mr. Robert P. Lane Drs. Joel and Sarah Latham Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lett Mr. Charles W. Leesburg Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Linn, Jr. Mr. John G. Mann Ms. Marie Manning Mr. and Mrs. Donald Martin Mr. and Mrs. Steve McCarley Mr. and Mrs. Keith Mitchell Ms. Shirley A. Mogil Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Moore Mr. and Mrs. William Grant Moore NE Alabama Regional Medical Center Ms. Stacy Neeley Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Newell Noble Bank & Trust, NA Mr. and Mrs. R. Terry Owens Oxford Lumber Co. & Ace Hardware Paradise Central Corporation Ms. Bonnie R. Parker Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Parris Mr. Allen Paseur Mr. David and Mrs. Carla Patterson Pearce, Bevill, Leesburg & Moore PC Mr. Jay Prater, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Purcell Mr. Robert M. Reagan Regions Bank Mr. Richard Reid Ms. Martha Richey Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Robinson, Jr. Rogers For Congress

recognizing donors investing in JSU’s future Dr. Don and Mrs. Diane Salls Drs. Al and Joyce Searway Mr. Gregory K. Seitz Dr. Alicia and Mr. Steve Simmons Mr. and Mrs. William R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Spears Dr. Mary and Mr. Ronnie Stinson Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stubbs Supreme Beverage Company The Anniston Star The Colonnade Group Ms. Jennifer Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Roy Turman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Turner University Sports Publications Co., Inc. Ms. Gay Brewer Vance Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Varcak WAKM Companies, LLC Waldrep, Stewart & Kendrick, LLC Ms. Nancy O. Waters Mr. Tracy G. Watkins Ms. Cynthia M. Watson Mr. Phil Webb Webb Concrete & Building Materials Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Wilson Mr. Brian Keith Woodfin Yousef Yaqoub, Inc. (* deceased) Benefactors Club The Benefactors Club was established to salute donors who give $500 to $999 annually. These gifts are vital to the education of Jacksonville State University students.

Mr. and Mrs. William Acker, III AI Signal Research, Inc. Alabama Power Company Alabama Power Foundation, Inc. Anniston BPOE Lodge #189 Anniston Family Practice, PC Anniston OBGYN Associates, PC Ms. Christie Atkerson Mr. and Mrs. Jim Aycock Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Barry Bear Creek Property Owners Association Mr. Randy Beard Dr. Ed Bellman Mr. and Mrs. James R. Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Tony Bennett Big Communications, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Black Mr. Anthony Blevins Mr. Joseph Boggs Mr. Dani V. Bone Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Boozer Mr. and Mrs. Ted Boozer Dr. and Mrs. David W. Boyd Mr. Stephen R. Brackett Mr. Guy R. Brown Mr. Jerry N. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Koven Brown Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Burke Mr. Jim Campbell Dr. and Mrs. William D. Carr Dr. Cynthia Cater Mrs. Linda Mann Cater Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ceravola Mr. Thomas Erwin Chandler, Jr. Mr. Joseph Chastain Mr. Brian K. Chatham Mr. and Mrs. Odell Christopher Mr. John Coleman, III Mr. Dale Collins Dr. Jeffrey Collins, MD Mr. Stanley Colvert Ms. Brooke Comfort Ms. Lisa Shumaker Conary Mr. Jack S. Cook Dr. Nelson Cook Mr. Charles A. Cooper, DMD Mr. and Mrs. Mike Cundiff Dr. and Mrs. Brent Cunningham Mr. Harold Day

Mr. Frank Dean Delta Chi Fraternity Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Edmiston Elite Letterman’s Club Mr. and Mrs. Stan Engelhart Mr. Paul S. England Mr. James Epik Dr. and Mrs. Mark Fagan Mr. and Mrs. David Farrar Mr. Anthony and Mrs. Pam Findley Mr. and Mrs. Steve Findley Mr. Benjamin C. Franklin Freeman Land & Development, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Charles Gamble Mr. John T. Garrett Mr. Gary Garris Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gauldin Mr. Robert D. Germany Mr. Don Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gibson Mr. Allen W. Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Gilbert Dr. and Mrs. Carl W. Gooding Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Gore Mr. M. Keith Goss Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Gowens Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gray Mr. Jimmy W. Green Mr. Mark J. Green Griffith OK Tire Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Grissom Mr. Ferris N. Hall Dr. John B. Hammett, II Mr. and Mrs. David Hammett Mr. Tom Hampson Mr. Mark Hampton Mr. Dennis Harker Hat Creek Land Company, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Hawkins Mr. C. W. Hayes Mr. Thomas C. Head Mr. James Henderson Mr. James Hixon Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hooks Humana, Inc. Mr. Cary Hurst Mr. Bobby W. Hydrick Internal Medicine Associates Dr. Mohammad Ismail Jacksonville Place, LLC Clyde Jenkins Farm, Mr. Clyde Jenkins JF Smith Group Mr. and Mrs. Bobby D. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Johnson LTC Joseph C. Jones Mr. Mark Jones LTC (Ret) Richmond G. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jones JSU 60’s Group Brick Fund Ken Currie Insurance Agency, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Kingston Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kinzy Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Kirkland Mr. Waylan and Dr. Theresa Kisor Mr. Mike Leathers MG (Ret) Larry E. and Mrs. Nancy Lee Ms. Sherrie D. Lemier Mr. Derek Lemons Mr. Ed Lett Dr. David Lewis, MD Mr. Michael J. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Clark Lewis Mr. Andy Lowe Mr. Jack B. Lyle Mr. Alton Mann Mr. and Mrs. Keith Martin Ms. Carolyn Matthews Ms. Willodean S. McCain Mr. Gary Lee McNutt Mr. and Mrs. Tony Messer Miller’s Office Furniture Judge Samuel H. Monk, II Mr. Timothy Moore Mr. W. Larry Moses

Judge Arthur C. Murray NE Alabama Military Officers Association New Leaf Marketing Mr. James S. Nolen North Alabama Women’s Center, PC Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Notar Dr. John Nwogu Mr. Steve Ogden Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Ogle Mr. Amado Ortiz Mr. Glenn Painter Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Parker Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Parker Parker Hannifin Foundation Mr. Michael V. Parris Pepsico Foundation Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Mr. and Mrs. Richard Phillips Mr. and Mrs. George Porter COL and Mrs. Gregory Potts Mr. and Mrs. Jay Puckett Quintard Jewelry & Pawn Mr. Dennis D. Rash Mr. and Mrs. Jim Reaves Ms. Kay Reaves Regional Health Management Corp.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Reid Dr. W. Ann Reynolds Rickey Wiley Construction Mr. Barry E. Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Steve Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rosson Royal Automotive, Inc. Mr. Guy J. Rutland LTC (Ret) Johnny Mack Savage Ms. Sandra Schulman Mr. and Mrs. Lydell Self Mr. and Mrs. Joe Serviss Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Shirey Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thomas Simpson Ms. Jauneth Skinner Mr. and Mrs. James Sledge Mr. Gregory Lee Smith Dr. Jerry L. Smith Mr. Joe O. Smith Ms. Rhonda L. Smith Mr. Rickey D. Smith Dr. S. Rush Smith Sodexo, Inc. & Affiliates Southern Company Services, Inc. Southern States Bank Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sparrowhawk Staff of Life Medical Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Belton Stanford Ms. Jeannie Stanko Dr. Ty Stansell Dr. J. Patrick Stewart, MD Ms. Cindy B. Strickland Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Sandra Sudduth MSGT Alvin E. Sutton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Swart Mr. and Mrs. Dale Taylor Telecom Pioneers The Baker Foundation Dr. Carla and Mr. Cleophus Thomas, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David L. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Townsend Trinity Medical Center Auxiliary Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Turner Mr. Jim Ulrey Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Upton Dr. K. L. Vandervoort Mr. Buck Wade Mr. Bill Wakefield Wal-Mart Store # 0300 Ms. Carol Wallace Mr. Earl Warren Dr. and Mrs. Bobby Welch Ms. Gwen Westbrook Mr. and Mrs. Doug Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Whorton Mr. Ford Wiles Mr. Rickey L. Wiley Mr. and Mrs. Don Wilson

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy D. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wilson Mr. Randy and Mrs. Ann Woodrow Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wooster Dr. Virginia and Mr. Harry W. Yocum Mr. Matthew York Patrons Club Donations to the Jacksonville State University Foundation in the amount of $250 to $499 will qualify the giver for the honorary membership in the Patrons Club. A growing membership helps to ensure opportunities for student achievement.

LTG (Ret) and Mrs. Ronald E. Adams Mr. James Akins Alexandria High School Mr. Kamal A. Ali Mr. Banyon J. Allison American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Anniston Radiology Group, PC Mr. and Mrs. Rick Archer Mr. Michael D. Askew AT&T Foundation Mr. Will Beard Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bell Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Berry Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Bryant Ms. Diana Cadwallader Mr. Terry W. Casey Mr. Steven Chew Dr. Wayne H. Claeren Dr. Patty H. Clokey Mr. and Mrs. Bob Coley Mr. Don Collins Mr. Christopher Courtney Mr. David Cox Mr. Jeffrey Davis Mr. and Mrs. M. David Dawson Drs. Wayne and Susie Dempsey Ms. Thelma N. Edgar Ms. Martha Elton Mr. Allen and Ms. Jan Evans MAJ T. J. Finley Mr. Michael Fondren Mr. David N. Foote Frank Turner, Inc. Dr. Lisa Ginn Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Randall Freeman Mr. Rusty Fuller Ms. Michelle Bailey Fuller Ms. Sharron Graham Mrs. Shaun Gray Mr. John H. Green Dr. and Mrs. Kelly Gregg Mr. Charles Groover Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hammett Mr. Kenneth Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Hardman Mr. Greg and Mrs. Manda Harley Ms. Annease M. Hastings Dr. and Mrs. David F. Hay Ms. Jeannie Haynes Mr. Arland B. Henning Dr. Karen and Mr. John Henricks Mr. Michael M. Hicks Mr. Randall J. Holland Mr. Mark Hopper Mr. and Mrs. Brian Howell LTC and Mrs. William F. Huggins Ms. Janis Lynn Ioannides Ms. Debbie Jackson Dr. and Mrs. Harvey H. Jackson Jacksonville Lions Club Dr. and Mrs. Marvin C. Jenkins Ms. Cindy Jones Mr. and Mrs. Todd Jones Dr. Laurie and Mr. William Jones Mr. and Mrs. James H. Joyner, Jr. Ms. Sandra A. Julich Mr. and Mrs. Jack O. Kerby Mr. Joel Wesley King Mr. Joseph Maloney

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Mr. and Mrs. Dennis L. Manns Mr. and Mrs. William Martin Mr. Gerald and Mrs. Judy McCarver Ms. Carol McGinnis Ms. Jana Bright McGinnis Mr. Michael D. Askew Mr. Curtis P. Mitchell Mr. George Moore Mr. Steven Moxham Multimetco, Inc. Mr. John O’Brien, Jr. Mr. Patrick F. O’Brien Mr. Tony Parise Mr. Michael Pearson Mr. Raymond Pharo Mr. James M. Phipps Mr. and Mrs. Robert Poore Dr. Andrea Porter Mr. and Mrs. Phil Provence Rivergate Mini Storage Rev. Randy Robertson Dr. and Mrs. Frank Romano Mr. James D. Savage Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thomas Scott Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Senff Mr. Kevin Simon Mr. Brennon E. Smith Mr. Randy Smith Dr. and Mrs. Roy Smith Dr. J. F. “Pete” Sparks Ms. Treva Staggs Mr. Michael E. Stedham Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Stephenson Mr. William J. Stevens Mr. Russell Steward Mr. Randall Stewart Ms. Whitney Blake Strickland Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Taylor The Bank of New York Mellon Community Partner The Ely Company, Inc. The Home Depot Political Action Committee The Selig Education and Environment Trust Ms. Ellan Thigpen Ms. Dana Thompson Mr. Vern Townsend Mr. David Troupe Mr. H. Paul Tumlin Ms. Nancy Turner Mr. William Tutwiler, Jr. Mr. John David Walker Wal-Mart Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Webb Mr. and Mrs. James R. Webster, III Wells Fargo Foundation Ms. Linda West Mr. Clayton S. Whittemore Dr. Steven J. Whitton Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Wideman Mr. Joe S. Williams Ms. Ruth Williams Ms. Tracy Williams Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Willingham Mr. and Mrs. Danny Wiseman Woodard Broadcasting Co., Inc. Century Club Broad-based financial support is a key to JSU’s continued growth and development. Members of the Century Club, those who contribute $100 to $249, have acknowledged their desire to assist the university in its never ending pursuit of excellence.

AAMCO Transmission Mr. Andrew R. Abdulhaqq Dr. and Mrs. Milton Acton Mr. Jonathan Todd Adams Mr. Johnny L. Adams All American Insurance Agency Mr. and Mrs. Cary D. Allen Allergy & Asthma Center LLC Mr. Paul R. Allison Mr. and Mrs. Cassidy Anderson

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Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Armstrong Mr. Steven Lloyd Armstrong Mr. Ronnie Blake Arthur Mr. Fred Asbell Mr. Stephen Austin Mr. John Awbrey BB&T Bank Ms. Connie C. Bailey Mr. Michael Henry Baker Mr. and Mrs. Neal Ballard Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bass Mr. Bill Bauman Mr. Tony Beam Mr. and Mrs. George Beasley Mr. and Mrs. David Beck Mr. and Mrs. A. Cosper Bell, Jr. Ms. Johnnie Bell Mr. Tancie Bendall Ms. Suzeanne Benet Mr. and Mrs. H. Thomas Bennett Dr. and Mrs. Veldon J. Bennett Mr. Ronald Lee Bentley Ms. Cathy Benton Mr. Chester and Mrs. Kathy Berry Mr. Paul Franklin Berry Bill Atkinson & Associates Mr. Welton N. Birdwell Mr. Kyle E. Bluestein Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Bonds Mr. Ryan A. Bonds Ms. Norma Boozer Ms. Catherine Bowie Mr. and Mrs. John A. Boyd Mr. John R. Boyd Mr. Peter Brandt Dr. Ralph Brannen Ms. Pamela Brazzell Ms. Kathy L. Bremer Mr. Buford “Pete” Brooks Mr. Jonathan M. Brooks Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Brothers Ms. Alice Chamlis Brown Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Brown Mr. Kenneth D. Brown Mr. Paul M. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Brown Mr. Doug Bufton Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery D. Bullen Mr. Gerald Wayne Burns Dr. Marilyn Ann Burson, MD Dr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Butler, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Cabler Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Caldwell Calhoun Farmers Cooperative, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Calleja Mr. David Wayne Callicutt Mr. Robert Raymond Calloway Ms. Cynthia Camp Ms. Imogene Stone Camp Dr. Jon Paul Campbell Mr. Robert and Mrs. Kathy Campbell Ms. Gail C. Carpenter Ms. Judy Privett Carter Ms. Yolanda Brumfield Carter Mr. Randy E. Casey Ms. Elaine F. Cash Mr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Caudle Ms. Ginger Burton Chamberlain Mr. Richard and Mrs. Nancy Chambers Ms. Elene Sparks Chastain Ms. Maria Jane Chiepalich Mr. Mark Edward Choquette, Jr. Mr. Joseph J. Chorba, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Reid Clark Mr. and Mrs. Cotton Clark Ms. Nina Clem Dr. and Mrs. George Cline Mr. and Mrs. Vance Cline Ms. Jane Cobia Cole Equipment Company Ms. Dodie Coleman Collegiate Risk Management Ms. Amy Williams Compton

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Ms. Wendy Conner Mr. Dustin E. Cook Dr. Patricia Corbin Mr. Donald Lynn Cotton Ms. Rebecca Croft Mr. Don Wilson Croft Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Cunningham Mr. Thomas D. Cunningham, III Mr. Larry Ralph Curvin Mr. Michael and Mrs. Kimberly Dalesandro Davie’s School Supply, Inc. Ms. Irby Davis Mr. and Mrs. John Davis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Davis Ms. Joan Dawson Mr. and Mrs. William Kenneth Day Mr. David Lee Deal Mr. and Mrs. Harrison M. Dean Mr. Alva Deaton Dr. LaJoyce Debro Mr. Jack Decker Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Denkins Ms. Sunna Denny Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Denton Mr. Keith Devers Mr. Shannon Dewitt Mr. A. Glenn Dobbs Mr. Frank Douthit Mr. Mac Downs Mr. David Driscoll Ms. Rebecca M. Duckett Mr. Klaus Duncan Mr. William M. Dunlap Mr. James Dyar Mr. David L. Eason Mr. and Mrs. Z. R. East Ms. Janie Easterwood Mr. and Mrs. Jesse T. Edge Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Edwards CPT James D. Eldridge, Jr. Mr. Robert Ellington Ms. Virginia Ventress Ellis Ms. Adrian C. Evans Mr. Donald V. Ewing Ms. Beverly Farley Farmers & Merchants Bank of Piedmont Mr. Barry Gregg Farrar Dr. and Mrs. William J. Ferguson, Jr. Ms. Janet G. Fisher Ms. June FitchDoughty Mr. and Mrs. Ron Foshee Mr. David L. Foster Ms. Anita L. Fountain Ms. Barbara Smith Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Donald Frazier Mr. Mark N. Frolick Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Frost Mr. Leland M. Fuller Mr. Victor E. Gallier Mr. Charles M. Gardner Ms. Louise Gerontakis Mr. Joe N. Gibson, Jr. Ms. Marilyn Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Corley L. Gilliland Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gilliland, III Mr. Sherman Ginn Mr. and Mrs. David Glass Mr. Steven Glasscock Mr. Jessie Godbey Gold Star Realty Golden Rule Mr. Ted M. Good Dr. and Mrs. Michael D. Goodlett Ms. Allison L. Goolsby Mr. James Gordon Ms. Teresa Gore Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Grady Mr. and Mrs. John-Bauer Graham Mr. Timothy Graves Ms. Martha Greaves Mr. and Mrs. Andy Green Dr. and Mrs. Walter L. Green Ms. Jane Greene COL (Ret.) Therman R. Greene

Mr. Jeffrey Lee Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grimes Mr. Jack Grizzard Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Guffey Ms. Alicia Gulledge Mr. William C. Gunnin, Jr. Mr. Sherman Guyton Ms. Brenda Lou Halbrooks Mr. Daniel Scott Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Van Hamilton Mr. Bruce F. Hanby Ms. Kay Hanlin Dr. Robert M. Hanvey Mr. Adrien L. Haon Mr. Jethro and Mrs. June K. Harbison Mr. and Mrs. Claude D. Hardeman Ms. Dawn Harding Mr. Eric Hare Mr. Donald Harper Mr. Terry Harris Mr. Carl Harrison Mr. Matthew Hart Mr. Buddy Hartselle Ms. Florence Harvey Mr. Malcolm Raymond Harwell Ms. Cindy Hawkins Mr. Curtis H. Hayes Mr. Joe Haynie COL Jerry D. Heard LTC Helen M. Henley Mr. Charles Hensleigh Mr. Jerry L. Herrell Mr. Earl C. Hicks, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Hill Ms. Blanche Hodges Dr. Lybeth Hodges Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Holman Mr. Kenny Holt Mr. and Mrs. William T. Hood LTC John D. Hopson Mr. Todd M. Hornsby Mr. and Mrs. Dale Howard Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Huey P. Humphrey Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Inglis Insurance Planning Services, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Isbell Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Isom Mr. and Mrs. Bobby J. Israel Mr. and Mrs. Barry James Ms. Teresa B. James Mr. Ralph Jennings, Jr. Mr. Robert Jennings Mr. Rusty Jessup Ms. Kathleen Jester Jim Thomas and Associates Ms. Alice A. Johnson Ms. Billie S. Johnson Ms. Deborah Johnson Mr. Edward Johnson Ms. Helen M. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Jackie L. Johnson Ms. J. Patrice Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Noel Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Sam O. Johnson Ms. Stacey C. Johnson Mr. John B. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Joiner Mr. Donald Allen Jones Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jones, Sr. Mr. William Jones Mr. William and Mrs. Martha Jones Ms. Harumi Kawata COL and Mrs. Charles D. Keith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Rae Kelley Dr. and Mrs. James F. Kelley Mr. Richard Harding Kelley, Jr. Mr. Gene P. Kelly Mr. Charles I. Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. William F. Kerr Dr. John J. Ketterer Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Kicker Ms. Shelia Kiker Mr. Don Killingsworth

recognizing donors investing in JSU’s future Ms. Kimberly King Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Kirby Ms. Linda Klimasewski Ms. Alison A. Knappenberger Mr. and Mrs. W. James Knight Ms. Martha Knox Mr. William M. Koehler Mr. and Mrs. Shigeji Komatsu Mr. William Ron LaGrone Judge Joel Laird Mr. Donald T. Lakey, Jr. Mr. Stephen E. Lambert Ms. Judith Lamberth Ms. Mary Elton Landrum Mr. Charles A. Langford Ms. Renee Lanham Ms. Jean Lanier Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lanterman Mr. and Mrs. Ted A. Law Mr. William H. Lazenby Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Leicht Dr. Russel W. Lemmons Mr. Brandon Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lindblom Mr. and Mrs. Billy S. Lindsey Lipscomb Auto Sales Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lisborg Ms. Jean Lisenby Mr. Jeffrey Little Mr. Ryan B. Livingston Ms. Connie Locke Ms. Susan I. Long Ms. Sydney Fox Long Mr. George and Mrs. Mary Lord Mr. Justin C. Lord Ms. Virginia Love Mr. David A. Lovvorn Dr. Bill Lowe Ms. Martha Lytle Mr. Donald Macargel Dr. and Mrs. Eric Mackey Ms. Virginia MacRae Mr. Stephen J. Major Mr. and Mrs. E. Thomas Malone Ms. Louise Marbut Mr. and Mrs. Terry Marbut Marsh For Senate, Mr. Del Marsh Mr. John E. Marshall Ms. Suzanne Marshall Ms. Deborah Martin Ms. Nancy D. Martin Ms. Vickie Martin Mr. Lane H. Mason Ms. Willodene Mathews Mr. and Mrs. James Paul Matthews Mr. John Maurer Mr. Jeff Maxwell Ms. Brenda Mayhall Mr. Bobby R. McAfee Dr. and Mrs. James Charles McCain Mr. Ray McCay McClellan Chapter Mr. and Mrs. Mark McClendon Ms. Barbara McClure Ms. Karen McCormick Mr. Danny A. McCullars Mr. John M. McCulloch Mr. William McGann Ms. Kassandra L. McKenzie SGT Jachell McKoy Mr. A. Byron McLeod Mr. Lane McNaron and Ms. April Jackson Dr. Howard McVeigh Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. McWhorter, Jr. Mr. James Meigs Dr. and Mrs. John C. Merriman Ms. Shirley Messer COL Joseph Methvin Mr. Glen C. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Mince Mr. Jimmy Mitchell Mr. Kenneth Allan Mitchell Ms. Pamela R. Montgomery Mr. William E. Montgomery, III

Mr. Scott Moody Mr. T. Jeff Moore Mr. and Mrs. Walter Moreland, Jr. Mr. Jerry Morgan LTC Ellis R. Morris Mr. Jim W. Morrison Ms. Gale Morton Mr. Refrigeration, Inc. Ms. Linda Munoz Mr. Steven Clark Murphree Mr. Robert H. Mynatt Ms. Jennifer Nadzadi Mr. William N. Nash, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Nee, Jr. Mr. Thomas Carow Nelson, Jr. Mr. Terry Newsome Ms. Mary Frances Newton Mr. David Nichols CPT James B. Nifong Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Nolan Mr. and Mrs. John Noonan Mr. David L. Normand Ms. Mary Lou O’Barr Ms. Ann Lay Oaks Mr. Donald Barry Olinger Ms. Donna L. Pace Dr. Norman Padgett Mr. David Painter Mr. Richard Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Miller Parnell Mr. James R. Partain Ms. Sara Futral Patterson Mr. William Patterson Mr. David and Mrs. Jonita Ashley Pauley Mr. and Mrs. Randall A. Pauley Dr. and Mrs. John R. Payne Mr. Donald Payne Ms. Judith Percy Ms. Lisa L. Petty Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Pickette Ms. Patricia Pike Mr. Michael D. Pitts Ms. Jane Ponder Mr. and Mrs. Sean Ponder Ms. Mary Ola Porter Mr. and Mrs. Guice Potter, Jr. Ms. Connie Proctor Mr. Randy Proctor Ms. Cynthia K. Puckett Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pugh Mrs. Dorothy G. Quarles Mr. Bill Queen Mr. Jeffrey Thomas Randolph Mr. Kim and Mrs. Karen W. Rawlins Dr. Gary M. Ray Mr. Brandon Reaves Mr. William Reid Ms. Juanita M. Rice Ms. Bonnie Earle Ridgeway Mr. Joseph K. Roberson Mr. Harvey R. Robinson Mr. Gary Rodvelt Mr. and Mrs. Hoover C. Rogers Ron’s Bar B Q Pit Mr. and Mrs. George N. Rosenbloom Mr. Erwin Ross, Jr. Mr. Kevin Rowan Mr. and Mrs. Timothy E. Rowe Ms. Rachel A. Rushing Ms. Kathy Russell Dr. and Mrs. Kelly Ryan Mr. Pat Ryan Mr. Michael D. Sandefer Ms. Ruth Kirby Sanders Sarrell Regional Dental Center For Public Health Ms. Beverly Trice Scarborough Ms. Linda K. Schiff Mr. Larry A. Schott Mr. Johnny Ray Self, Jr. Mr. Thomas Edward Sexton, Jr. Sharmarc LLC Mr. Jacob T. Sharrock Mr. Joseph F. Shaw

Mr. Marvin L. Shaw Mr. Charles E. Shell Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sherer Ms. Deborah Shevin Ms. Charlotte M. Sieber Mr. Jack D. Silvers Mr. Ernest Charles Simpson Mr. and Mrs. George W. Sims Mr. Darin Sims Dr. Mary Jo Sisson Ms. Shelby Williams Skinner Ms. Helen Slaughter Mr. James D. Sloan Ms. Virginia Whatley Sloan Ms. Amy Smith Dr. Edwin H. Smith Mr. Lecil N. Smith Ms. Margaret S. Smith Mr. Reginald A. Smith Mr. Roy C. Smith Mr. Russell H. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Terrell B. Smith Mr. William Anthony Smith Mr. and Mrs. William O. Smith Ms. Janice M. Smoake Smurf, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Snead Ms. Serena M. Snider Mr. Alden Snow Ms. Vivian E. Snow Mr. Marc S. Spaulding Mr. Kevin W. Speaks Dr. and Mrs. Ted C. Spears Dr. and Mrs. Dan Spector Mr. Robert A. Spencer Mr. Stephen K. Spencer Mrs. Nancy Spradlin Mr. William Joseph Spraggins Ms. Caryl Lynn Stahl Ms. Jule Anne Stahl Ms. Mary Lee Stahl Mr. and Mrs. Jack Starck Mr. Larry Steed Mr. Charles L. Stewart Mr. Larry B. Stewart Mr. Ronald R. Stewart Mr. Scott Erwin Stewart Mr. William B. Stewart Mr. Larry L. Stoudemire Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Stuart Mr. Larry Studdard SuperValu Retail Accounting Services COL (Ret) Louis A. K. Sylvester T. Neal Graves & Company Ms. Diana Fuller Tate Mr. Charles Mark Taylor Mr. Jimmy G. Taylor The Covenant Group, Inc. Mr. James Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thompson Mr.. David Thompson Mr. Paul Thompson Ms. Lisa Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Thornhill Mr. Henry Lee Thornton Mr. Michael and Mrs. Debbie Thornton Dr. Gail Dobbs Tidemann Mr. and Mrs. William E. Tipton, Jr. Mr. Billy Tolleson Dr. Ernest W. Tompkins Mr. and Mrs. William M. Towns Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tredaway Mr. Robert E. Trimble Ms. Prosperita Trujillo Ms. Ann Burnham Trumbly Ms. Cassandra Turner Mr. and Mrs. W. Neil Turner LTC (Ret) Garold Van Doren, II Mr. and Mrs. Al Vanderpol Dr. Nagarajan Vasumathi Verizon Foundation Mr. Darrell W. Vice

Mr. Clarence D. Vinson, Jr. Ms. Gena B. Vinyard Mr. Phillilp Viscasillas Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program Waffle House 864 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Walker Mr. Arnold D. Wallace Mr. Michael C. Walters Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Watts Mr. Daniel T. Watts Mr. and Mrs. Miller S. Weatherly Ms. Kathy Weathers Mr. Bruce C. Webster Mr. David Weeks Ms. Barbara Little Welch Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon Wells Mr. and Mrs. Paul West, III Mr. Seymour M. West, Jr. Mr. Clyde Westbrook Mr. Anthony B. White Ms. April W. White Ms. Vonda Barbour White Mr. Phillip Whited Mr. Judson Whorton Mr. Ritchie Whorton Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Wigington Dr. Barry Williams Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Williams Mr. Zachary S. Williams Mr. Tracy Lynwood Williamson Ms. Cheryl Chappell Wilson Mr. James R. Wilson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Adam P. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wolfe Mr. Joseph H. Wood Mr. Randy Wood Ms. Sara S. Wood Woodland Buildings, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Worthy Dr. Alison Kay Wright Mr. Charles Nichols Wright Dr. PuSen Yeh Mr. Stephen C. Yocum Ms. Betty M. Young Ms. Cynthia B. Young Mr. Rodney Louis Young Mr. and Mrs. David Zeigler Mr. Mike Zenanko Additional Donors Mr. and Mrs. Robert Abdich Ms. April Abel Mr. Joseph Paul Abercrombie Ms. Andrea W. Abernathy Mr. Robert J. Abernathy Ms. Charlotte Smith Abner Mr. and Mrs. Benny Abney Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Abrams Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Abrams Ms. Henrietta Acker Mr. Lonnie Nelson Acton Ms. Aimee W. Adams Ms. Brenda Adams Mr. Joseph Adams, Jr. Ms. Julie P. Adams Mr. Mark Adams Ms. Michelle Adams Mr. Tony Ray Adams Mr. and Mrs. Doyal Adamson Ms. B. Jean Adderhold Ms. Susan P. Adderhold Ms. C.K. Adonni Ms. Joyce Sox Akers Mr. Dean Akin Ms. Ellen Y. Akin Ms. Lenita Akles Ms. Chrystal Alexander Mrs. Eleanor Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Allbritton Ms. Vickie Alldredge Mr. Bryan Allen Mr. and Mrs. John T. Allen Ms. Kathy A. Allen Mr. Joseph G. Allinder

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Mr. Charles L. Allison, Jr. Allsport Powersports, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Corey Almaroad Ms. Jesicca Michelle Althouse Mr. Joe Ammons Ms. Kannyetta S. Ammons Ms. Janet C. Amos Ms. Amy Anderson Mr. Stanley R. Anderson Mr. Steven L Anderson Ms. Brandy L. Andrews Ms. Kimberly Andrews Mr. Patrick Andrews Mr. James Andruszewski Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anglea Ms. Jacquelwyn Anthony Mr. and Mrs. William T. Argabrite Ms. Valerie Armbrester Mr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Armstrong Mr. Stephen L. Armstrong Mr. Steven Michael Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Arnett, Jr. LTC (Ret) Billy R. Arnold Ms. Kathryn Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Randall Arp Ms. Windy Arrington Mr. Michael Arther Ms. Kara S. Arthur Ms. Sandy Aspinwall Ms. Kimberly Atkins Ms. Carolee Ausborn Mr. Jimmy Austin, Sr. Mr. Sharon K. Austin Ms. Sondra T. Austin Ms. Veronica Austin Ms. Judy Aycock Ms. Marie M. Ayers Ms. Brenda Babbs Ms. Juanita Badgett Mr. Charles Bailey Ms. Jennifer Bailey Ms. LaVonda Bailey Ms. Mary Bailey Ms. Mary Etta Bailey Mr. Rodney Bailey

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Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bailey Dr. Sandra Bailey Mr. Howard E. Bain Mr. Phillip Bain Ms. Teresa Bain Mr. Charles Baker Ms. Cynthia Baker Mr. Douglas E. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Don Baldwin Ms. Rhonda Baldwin Mr. Timothy Balentine Ms. Leticia Bankston Ms. Renee L. Baptiste Mr. Bernard Lee Barber, Jr. Ms. Freesa Anne Barber Mr. and Mrs. Kinsman Barber Mr. D. Zach Barfield Ms. Sheree Barker Mr. and Mrs. Carl S. Barkley Ms. Katie Barksdale Ms. Melissa Robinson Mr. Jeremy Collin Barnes Mr. Lowell P. Barnes Mr. Tony J. Barnwell, Jr. Ms. Susan Barrs Ms. Cynthia Black Barry Mr. Anthony James Bartley Mr. Gregory Barton Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bass Ms. Tracy A. Bass Mr. Cecil Lendell Bates Mr. David Alan Bates Mr. and Mrs. Stanley E. Bates Ms. Helen Batson Ms. Marcelle Battle Mr. Ralph Battle Mr. Glenn William Baty, Jr. Mr. John Bauer, Jr. Ms. Patricia Baughan Ms. Lynn M. Baxter Ms. Phyllis Bayes Ms. Joanna Bazemore Ms. Jeannie L. Bazemore Ms. Charlene Bazzle Mr. Marshall Beall

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Ms. Donya Beam Ms. Aida J. Beard Mr. Ken Beard Ms. Jessica Jean Bearden Mr. George Brian Beasley Mr. Dale Beason Ms. Karen Ann Beason Ms. Elizabeth Beaty Mr. Ron Beaucham Ms. Deanna Dean Beck Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Becker Mr. Charles D. Becraft Mr. Gary Beegle Mr. Kenneth Beeler, Jr. Mr. Stephen K. Behel Ms. Claire Beil Mr. Robin R. Beistline Mr. Devon B. Bell Mr. Dominico K. Bell Ms. H. Sue Bell Ms. Jennifer R. Bell Ms. Krystle E. Bell Mr. Will Bell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Benefield Ms. S. Luette Benefield Mr. Jason D. Bennett Mr. Tony M. Bennett Ms. Debra E. Benson Mr. James Farrial Berry Ms. Janet Berry Ms. Mary Ella Berta Ms. Claudia Day Best Ms. Deborah Beverly Mr. Douglas and Mrs. Mary Bevis Mr. Verdis Franklin Bible Ms. Tonya Hope Bice Mr. Jack O. Biddy Ms. Tracy Ragan Billings Mr. Joseph Anthony Billingsley Mr. Charles A. Bircheat Ms. Alice Birdener Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Birdwell Ms. Scarlett A. Bischoff Mr. John H. Bishop Ms. Mary E. Bishop

Ms. Michelle Bishop Mr. and Mrs. William Y. Bishop Ms. Vivian D. Bishop Ms. Deborah D. Bivins Ms. Beth R. Black Ms. Kelly Y. Black Ms. Nila Joan Blackwell Mrs. Lucille Blackwood Mr. Benjamin Blair Mr. Gregory Blake Mr. Paul Blake Mr. W. Don Blakely Mr. James Albert Blanchard Ms. Serie Bland Ms. Peggy L. Blankenship Ms. Holli Blass Ms. Deborah Blevins Ms. Merry Blevins Ms. Nell Blevins Mr. Roy Blevins Ms. Patricia Abercrombie Blount Blowing Rock Elementary School Mr. Kent Boatwright Mr. Jack Bobo Ms. Stacie Boddie Mr. Ken Bodiford Ms. Cathy Bohannon Mr. Charles Lee Bohannon Mr. A. Richard Bohanon Mr. Virgil A. Bohn Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Boman Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bonds Mr. William Allen Bonds Mr. James A. Booker Ms. Dolores Booth Ms. Lori Booth Ms. Angie Boozer Mr. Neal Austin Boozer Mr. Ray Boozer Ms. Vickie Boozer Mr. Jack Borden Ms. Joan H. Borders Ms. Vickie Borrell Ms. Lena M. Boswell Mr. Victor Brent Bottoms Mr. and Mrs. Barry Bouchillon Ms. Cindy G. Boudreaux Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Bougere Mr. Brian Bowden Ms. Stephanie M Bowden Ms. Courtney Bowers Mr. Curtis L. Bowie Ms. Mary Bowie Ms. Patricia Bowlin Mr. Chris Bowman Ms. Jane Bowman Ms. Janet H. Bowman Ms. Katie A Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Jody Box Mr. and Mrs. Shaun Boyd Mr. Randy Boyd Mr. Randy A. Boyer Ms. Mary Brackett Ms. Tora Lashay Bradford Mr. Mark Brady Ms. Jerry Sue Brannon Mr. William H. Brannon Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Brasher Ms. Mary E. Bray Ms. Lila H. Brazelton Ms. Patricia Brelsford Mr. Larry Earl Brewer Mr. and Mrs. Dafford Brewster, Jr. Mrs. Rosamond Briegel Ms. Revlon B. Briggs Mr. and Mrs. Elton G. Bright Ms. Sarah D. Bright Mr. Glenn Bright Ms. Janice Brim Mr. Gene R. Brock, Jr. Ms. Amy Henderson Broekhuizen Ms. Connie B. Brooks Ms. Jane Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Brooks

recognizing donors investing in JSU’s future Ms. Tracy D. Broom Mr. John D. Broome Mr. and Mrs. Daniell Brown Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Brown Ms. Eloise S. Brown Ms. Ginger L. Brown Ms. Grace C. Brown Mr. Harold S. Brown Ms. Jacqueline Brown Ms. Jacquelyn S. Brown Mr. Jerrod Ray Brown Ms. Kathleen V. Brown Ms. Kimberly D. Brown Ms. Martha S. Brown Ms. Mary Brown Ms. Patsy Brown Ms. Peggy M. Brown Ms. Portia C. Brown Ms. Sharon R. Brown Ms. Vallery J. Brown Mr. Brandon Brown Mr. and Mrs. Michael Browning Mr. Gil Bruce Mr. and Mrs. William B. Bryan Mr. Bob Bryant Mr. Bobby Bryant Ms. Christa Bryant Mr. Jack Kenney Bryant Ms. Jennifer A. Bryant Ms. Mabel Bryant Ms. Robin W. Bryant Ms. Scarlet Bryant Dr. and Mrs. Kirby Bryant Mr. Thomas Bryant Mr. Tracy Bryant Ms. Kimberly A. Buce Ms. Paula R. Buchanan Mr. Edward L. Buckner, Jr. Ms. Sabrina Oden Buettner Ms. Ellen A. Buffington Mr. Derek Bullard Mr. John Mack Bullock Ms. Ling Chan Bunch Ms. Ellen S Burden Ms. Denise Burford Mr. Stanley V. Burger Mr. Bradley S. Burgess Mr. Charles Burgess Mr. Jason Paul Burgess Mr. Jeremy Michael Burgess Ms. Martha L. Burgess Ms. Mary Sue Burgess Mr. Steven Burgess Ms. Shea Nelson Mr. George A. Burkhalter Ms. Peggy Burleson Mr. Scott Burleson Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Burnett Ms. Jane Self Burnham Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Burnham Mr. Charles Edward Burns Mr. and Mrs. Matt Burns Ms. Jill M. Burt Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dale Burton Ms. Rosalind P. Burton Mr. Larry Busch Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Busenlehner Ms. Nancy Bussey Mr. Brad Butler Mr. Eddie J. Butler Mr. Scott R. Butler Judge Horace D. Buttram, Jr. Ms. Carol H. Butts Mr. Randall James Buys Mr. Jimmy Byram Ms. Brenda W. Byrd C.A.G.S. Government Contractor Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Cagle Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Cain Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Caldwell Mr. Thomas V. Caldwell Ms. Georgia Calhoun Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Calhoun Ms. Naquisha L. Calhoun

Ms. Danielle Calvert Mr. William Aaron Calvert Ms. Brittany Campbell Mr. Forrest Stuart Campbell Mr. Fred Allen Campbell Mr. Glenn Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Ted Campbell Campbell Farms Mr. Jack L. Camper Ms. Heidi Campos Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Cantwell Mr. and Mrs. James A. Carberry Mr. and Mrs. James Carder Mr. Mark Cardwell Ms. Marie H. Cargile Mr. Michael A. Carlson Ms. Kathy Carlyle Mr. Charles Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Jesse R. Carpenter Mr. Thomas Carpenter Ms. Bernice P. Carr Ms. Daisy R. Carroll Ms. Ginger R. Carroll Mr. Jimmy W. Carroll Ms. Lisa Carroll Mr. and Mrs. George Carruth Ms. Edith Carter Mr. and Mrs. Michael Carter LTC Joseph Carter Mr. and Mrs. Nathan L. Carter Mr. Wesley Carter Ms. Audrey Cartwright MG (Ret) Fred Casey Mr. and Mrs. Rick Casey Mr. and Mrs. James F. Cash Mr. Jeffrey D. Cash Ms. Jean M. Cassity Mr. Luis D. Castrillon Mr. Kenneth Ray Cater Mr. Thomas J. Cato Mr. Larry W. Causby Ms. Claudia Cauthen Ms. Leigha M. Cauthen Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Chambers Ms. Patsy S. Chambers Mr. Jamie D. Champion Mr. Jimmy W. Champion Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Chandler Mr. and Mrs. Carey Chandler Ms. Cynthia Chandler Ms. Dana L. Chandler Mr. Bart Chandler Mr. William Channell, Jr. Mrs. Jimmie Chapman Mr. Neal Chapman Ms. Leah M. Chapman Mr. Wilbur Cleon Chapman, Jr. Ms. Willie Kate Charley Mr. Sakon Charoobhathiran Mr. Neil Wayne Chase, Jr. Ms. Theresa C. Chatman Ms. Jeri Chauta Cheaha Creative Arts, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Danny Chesnut Ms. Paula Jennings Chesnut Ms. Teresa Stacks Childers Mr. Greg Christian Ms. Cheryl Christopher Mr. Dustin Christopher Dr. and Mrs. Richard M. Christopher Mr. and Mrs. Corey Clark Ms. Corliss C. Clark Ms. Jayne Clark Ms. Karen Clark Dr. William D. Clark Ms. Carol Rae Clayton Mr. Ronald Clayton Dr. Ronnie Clayton Mr. John Wesley Clem Ms. Linda Clement Ms. Linda C. Bynum Ms. Alice F. Cleveland Ms. Charlene Cleveland Mr. Jerry Cleveland

Ms. Leigh Ann Clifton Mr. Michael Dewey Cline Ms. Sherry Cline Ms. Kelly Clough Ms. Ardith Williams Coates Ms. Constance Coates Mr. M. Joshua Coats Mr. Steve Coats Ms. Jo Ann Cobb Mr. Carl Cochran Ms. Debra Cochran Ms. Marolyn Cochran Mr. Robert L. Cochran, III Ms. Robin Cochran Ms. Shelby Cochran Ms. June Codianne Ms. Jennifer L. JonesCoffey Ms. Karen Coffey Ms. Jennifer Cofield Ms. Ranae Coheley Mr. James Randall Coker Ms. Sharon F. Coker Mr. Byron Douglas Cole Ms. Susan D. Cole Ms. Emmalie Grace Cole Mr. and Mrs. Marion B. Cole Mr. Norman R. Cole Mr. Randall Cole Ms. Bridgett Coleman Mr. Jason Coleman Mr. Roby Coley Mr. Billy G. Collier Ms. Deborah Collier Ms. Janis K. Collins Ms. Shannon Smith Collins Ms. Virginia Collins Ms. Barbara Colvin Ms. Alaina L. Conaway Mr. and Mrs. Danny R. Conaway Ms. Caroline J. Conde Ms. Lynda Osborne Cone Construction Industries Mr. and Mrs. Billy R. Cook Ms. Christy Cook Ms. Helen Cook Ms. Judith Melton Cook Ms. Kathy B. Cook Dr. Llewellyn Cook Mr. Stephen P. Cook Mr. William H. Cook Ms. Deborah T. Cooley Mr. Calvin J. Cooper Mr. Gayland Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Cooper Ms. Roberta Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Corbin Ms. Amanda Renee Cornelius Ms. Sandra K. Cornelius Ms. Heather Cortez Mr. Vincent M. Costanza Mr. and Mrs. Constantine Costas Mr. and Mrs. Barry Costello Ms. Ernestine Cothran Mr. Joe Cotney Mr. Richard L. Cotney Mr. and Mrs. Elton Couch Ms. Pamela Couch Ms. Deborah Russell Mr. C. Val Courtney Ms. Sharon Covington Mr. James H. Cowan Mr. Charles Burton Cowart Mr. Eddie L. Cox Mr. George F. Cox Dr. Jim Cox Mr. and Mrs. Phillip D. Cox Mr. William Clayton Cox Mr. and Mrs. Alton Craft Mr. and Mrs. Jason T. Craft Ms. Patsy Craig Ms. Amanda Crawford Mr. Clinton Crawford Ms. Melba F. Crawford Mr. Phillip Crawford

Ms. Lisa C. Fluker Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Crenshaw Ms. Kimberly Moore Crist Ms. Karen Crockett Mr. Brent Lee Crowder Mr. Carl Crutchfield Ms. Yvonne Crye Ms. Debra Culbert Ms. Lois A. Culpepper Mr. Coy and Mrs. Judith Culver Ms. Susan Culver Dr. and Mrs. David Cummings Mr. Charles E. Cunningham Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cunningham Mr. John Curlee Mr. Willis M. Curls Ms. Betty Curren Ms. Eileen Curtin Mr. James Alan Curtis, Jr. Ms. Adrianne Curvin Mr. David Curvin Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Cushing Ms. Kelly D’Eath Ms. Patricia Dabbs Ms. Rosemary B. Dallam Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dalton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Danforth Mr. Eddie Daniel Mr. Lyle Darnell Ms. Sharon P. Dasinger Mr. Charles W. Daugherty Ms. Mary Jim Daugherty Mr. Maurice Daughtry Ms. Cynthia L. Davenport Mr. Antonio J. Davis Ms. Candace Davis Ms. Carol Graham Davis Mr. and Mrs. David Davis Ms. Deneen M. Davis Mr. Edwin F. Davis, Jr. Ms. Elizabeth C. Davis Mr. James M. Davis Mr. James M. Davis Ms. Janis H. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Davis Mr. John and Mrs. Joyce Davis Ms. Kaye W. Davis Mr. Kenny W. Davis Dr. and Mrs. Randall Davis Mr. Robert J. Davis, Jr. Mr. Ronnie Davis Ms. Vanessa L. Davis Ms. Vivian L. Davis Mr. Walter Maurice Davis, Jr. Mr. William G. Davis Mr. G. Dennis Dawson Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Dawson Mr. Charles De Arman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dean Mr. John Deason Mr. Leo J. Deason Ms. Martha Sue Deason Ms. Dalene Decker Mr. James T. Decker Mr. and Mrs. David Deerman Mr. Sid W. Deerman Deja Vu Mr. William N. Dejournett Mr. Antonio Delaine Mr. Bryan Delauney Mr. Guy D. Deluca Ms. Sabrina Gidley Dempsey Mr. Andy Dennis Ms. Chelsea Denson Mr. and Mrs. Jerrold Denson Ms. Rosalind L. Denson Ms. Betty J. Deuel Mr. Oscar H. Dewberry Ms. Sherron DeWeese Dr. Carmine DeBiase Ms. Angela L. Dickert Mr. and Mrs. James Dickinson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Diffley Mr. James D. Dill

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Mr. Scott Dillard Ms. Tracey Ditzler Mr. and Mrs. Naclane D. Dixon Ms. Sally Dixon Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Dobbins Mr. James S. Dobbs Mr. Robert Dobbs Mr. and Mrs. Troy Lee Dobbs, Jr. LTC and Mrs. Bob Dobson Mr. and Mrs. Terry Dobson Mr. Joey L. Dodd Ms. Regina Dodd Mr. Timothy Dollard Mr. Ronald Andrew Domian Mr. and Mrs. Erskine G. Donald, IV Mr. Shawn Donovan Ms. Suzanne M. Donovan Ms. Tina Dooley Mr. and Mrs. James Doss Ms. Lindsey P. Dossey Mr. Blaine Douglass Mr. Robert Downing Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Doyle Doyle Real Estate Agency, Inc. Ms. Darlene J. Driggers Ms. Jennifer W. Drummonds Mr. and Mrs. John A. Dryden Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery L. Duck Ms. Patricia Doraine Duckworth Ms. Susan A. Due Mr. Joel Duke Mrs. Regina DukeWalters Mr. Emerald E Dukes Mr. Jimmy Dunaway Ms. Cathy Duncan Ms. Jennifer Duncan Ms. Martha Joan Duncan Ms. Shirley S. Duncan Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Dunivant Ms. Betty Jean Dunn Ms. Claire Dunn Mr. Louis Reginald Dunn Mr. Sherburne W. Dunn Ms. Landi C. Dunne Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dupree Ms. Holly Durbin Ms. Kristi Durham LTC and Mrs. Randy Durian Mr. Clyde Dusty Dutton Mr. Clark Edward Dyer Ms. Ruth Dyer Ms. Mitzi Gibbs Eaker Mr. and Mrs. Tom Early Mr. and Mrs. Tim Earnest Mr. Darwin H. Easter, Jr. Dr. Stanley E. Easton Ms. Joan Eastwood Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Eberle Ms. Mary G. Eccleston Ms. Natarsha S. Eddins Mr. and Mrs. J. Russ Edge Mrs. Mindy G. Edge Mr. John C. Edgecomb Ms. Clyda Edmonds Ms. Amanda Lynn Edmondson Ms. Mandi M. Edwards Mr. Robert K. Edwards Mr. William Ekey Ms. Lisa Elders Ms. Ashley Eliasson Ms. Carrie Elkins Mr. Estel Elkins, Jr. Ms. Donna Elling Thompson Ms. Mary Elliott Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Lee Ellis Mr. Gerry F. Ellis Mr. Robert Ellis, II Ms. Betty Ellison Ms. Martha Ellison Ms. Juanita P. Elrod Mr. and Mrs. Terry Elrod Energen Corporation Mr. Kerry English Ms. Karen Entrekin

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Mr. Page Eppele Mr. Tracy Ervin Ms. Kathryn Erwin Ms. Annette Espy Mr. and Mrs. Neal B. Estes Ms. Carol Eubanks Ms. Elaine Eubanks Ms. Virginia Eubanks Mr. Darius Arnaz Evans Ms. L. Odessa Evans Ms. Susan H. Evans Mr. Taylor S. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Robbie Evatt Ms. Lauren Everett Ms. Janet Ezekiel Ms. Olivia Ann Fadul Ms. Christa Fair Mr. Farid Farahan Ms. Kay Farmer Mr. Robert Farmer Mr. Daniel Farr Ms. Joyce Farrell Mr. Stephen W. Farros Mr. and Mrs. Charles Faulkner Mr. John Fearon Mr. Donald G. Fears Dr. and Mrs. Robert Felgar Ms. Mary Catherine Felts Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Jerry G. Ferguson Ms. Sarah B. Ferguson Mr. Edward J. Ferjak Ms. Barbara Ferrigno Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Ficklen Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Field Mr. Michael R. Fincher Mr. Robert Byron Finley Ms. Susan F. Firestone Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Fisk, Jr. Ms. Jacqueline Goodlett Flenord Ms. Amelia Watts Fletcher Ms. Sherry Bittles Flett Ms. Kimberly Vann Floyd Dr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Fockele Ms. Sheila H. Fogle Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Folsom, Jr. Mr. Joseph E. Forbes Dr. and Mrs. Donnie Ray Ford Mr. Douglas H. Ford Mr. James Morris Ford, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Danny Foster Ms. Joyce Foster Mr. Wesley Dallas Fowler Mr. W. Michael Fowler Ms. A. Jane Fox Ms. April S. Fox Mr. Otto Willis Fox Ms. Antionette D. Frails Mr. and Mrs. George H. Frankl Ms. Lyn F. Franks Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Frasier Ms. Jennifer Harwood Frazier Ms. Dianne L. Freeman Ms. Karen M. Freeman Mr. William A. Frees Mr. Forrest A. French Ms. Sandra Freshour Friends of Janney Furnace Drs. Rodney and Kathleen Friery Mr. and Mrs. Garry L. Frost Mr. Mark Fuller Mr. Joshua Fuller Mr. Richard Long Fuller Mr. Philip and Mrs. Towana Fuqua Ms. Angela Kay Gaines Ms. Rhenetta Gallagher Ms. Betty Galloway Ms. Debbie Galloway COL James Franklin Gamble Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Gamble Mr. and Mrs. Wiley A. Gammon Ms. Ann Marie Gardner Mr. Kevin D. Gardner Ms. Elaine Gargus

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Mr. Jonathan Curtis Garlick Ms. Maxine Garmon Ms. Janis Garner Ms. Barbara Garrett Ms. Deborah R. Garrett Ms. Jennifer Garrett Mr. Thomas L. Garrett Mr. William H. Garrett Ms. Kimberly J. Garrick Ms. Jennie Lu Garrison Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Gaskin Ms. Thresa Y. Gay Ms. Kellee Geier Ms. Cynthia Kay Geis Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Gentry Mr. John Gentry Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gentry Ms. Allison M. George Ms. Sharon Briggs George Ms. Vicky F. George Get Cocky Ms. Jan Ghazal Ms. Martha Gibbs Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gibson Mr. Barry Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Gilbert Mr. Charles T. Gilbreath Ms. Julie Lyn Gilchrist Ms. Anne M. Giles Ms. Geraldine Giles Mr. Lawrence Clinton Gillespie, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Gillespie Mr. and Mrs. W. Charles Gillespie Ms. Terri M. Gillilan Ms. Angela Gilliland Mr. William R. Gilliland, Jr. Ms. Charlotte Gilmer Ms. Margaret E. Gilmer Ms. Patsy B. Gilmore Ginn Auto Sales Ms. Holly Gipson Ms. Mary Givens Mr. Jerry Lamar Gladden Ms. Luanza Gladden Mr. B. Mark Glenn Ms. Carol A. Glover Mr. David Glover Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gober Ms. Leslie C. Gober Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Godfrey Ms. Deborah M. Godwin Ms. Jana Godwin Mr. Russell C. Godwin Ms. Shirley G. Godwin Mr. Victor R Gonzalez Mr. Steven Goodman Ms. Ella E. Goodwin Mr. Nicholas Adam Goosby Ms. Vickie Gord Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Goss Ms. Valerie Gossage Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gossett Mr. and Mrs. Jerry J. Goularte Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Grace Ms. Susan Wright Grace Mr. Jackson L. Grady Ms. Diane S. Graham Mr. Glen Graham Mr. and Mrs. John S. Graham Mr. Robert G. Graham Ms. Robin Reinell Graham Ms. Sandra Graham Mr. Stephen Gralewski Mr. and Mrs. Terry Lee Grammer Ms. Carla Graves Mr. and Mrs. Don Graves Mrs. Jack Eugene Graves, Jr Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Gravitt Ms. Cordelia L. Gray Mr. Howard W. Gray, Jr. Ms. LaRevia Dennis Gray Mr. Larry Gray Ms. Marylene Gray Ms. Brenda D. Green

Mr. Donald W. Green Mr. James R. Green Ms. Jill W. Green Ms. Kimberly Green Mr. and Mrs. Steve Green Mr. Jimmy Greene Ms. Judith J. Greene Mr. Walter Greenhall Mr. William H. Greenhaw Ms. Rhoda Greenwell Ms. Karen Greer Mr. Kenneth Gregory Ms. Angela Grennier Mr. L. Troy Griffin Ms. Stepahnie Keller Griffin Ms. Angela G. Griggs Ms. Julie A. Grimes Mr. Zachary Tyler Grimes Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Groce Ms. Jacqueline Growden Mr. John Gruenewald Mr. Robert M. Gudger Mr. Cary Guffey Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Guin Ms. Elizabeth Gulledge Ms. Petula Gunn Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Guthrie Mr. Perry Wesley Gwin, Jr. Mr. Lothar W. Hadder Mr. Larry Haddock Mr. John D. Haddow Ms. Valisa L. Hadley Ms. Brenda Hager Mr. Jack Haggard Mr. and Mrs. C. Gary Haisten Ms. Patsy Halbrook Ms. Kathy Haley Ms. Jo Hall Ms. Beth H. Hall Mr. Daniel Hall Ms. Diane Elizabeth Hall Ms. Harrietta L. Hall Ms. Kandice L. Hall Mr. Phillip Rowe Hall Mr. Tracy D. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hamil Ms. Sandra O. Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Todd Hamilton Ms. Suzanne Hammock Mr. John Hamner Mr. Chris and Mrs. Susan Hancock Mr. Tommy J. Hancock Ms. Deborah Lynn Handy Mr. Roy Hanlin Ms. Helen Hannah Mr. Jeff Hanner Ms. Jean Hansard Ms. Nancy D. Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Hanson Mr. Haneef Rasha Haqq Mr. William C. Harbin, Jr. Mr. Jerry Harbour Mr. William R. Hard, Jr. Mr. Gary R. Hardeman Mr. and Mrs. Curtis W. Harden Ms. Nancy Ann Harding Mr. Edwin Costin Hardison Mr. James Henry Hardy, Jr. Mr. Jeremy Dean Hardy Ms. Patricia F. Hardy Ms. Sara Hare Mr. James H. Harlow Mr. George Harmon Mr. Jeremy D. Harper Ms. Mary Nell Bare Harper Ms. Amber Harrell Mr. Brian James Harris Ms. Dana Harris Mr. Donald W. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Tim Harris Mr. and Mrs. Danny Harris Mr. Gary and Mrs. Linda Harris Mr. James Harris Ms. Laura J. Harris

recognizing donors investing in JSU’s future Mr. and Mrs. Norman D. Harris Ms. Tashia R. Harris Ms. Terry P. Harris Ms. Karen H. Harris Ms. Cathy Champion Harrison Ms. Kelly Ann Harrison Ms. Kristine Q. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Harry Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hart Ms. Jo C. Hart Ms. Beth Hartley Ms. Nancey Hartline Mr. and Mrs. David Hartman Mr. and Mrs. Jerrod Harvey Ms. Kelly J. Haskell Mr. and Mrs. Edward Haslam, Jr. Mr. Rainer Haspel Ms. Diana Hastings Mrs. Leslie Adams Hathorn Hathorn Portrait Designs, LLC Ms. Patsy Hatley Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hawkins, Jr. Mr. William Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Dale A. Hay Mr. and Mrs. Winston Terry Hay Ms. Janice B. Haydu Ms. Brandi S. Hayes Ms. Diane H. Hayes Ms. Carolyn W. Haynes Ms. Hazel Haynes Mr. Jerry Jackson Haynie Mr. and Mrs. Clifford A. Heard Mr. and Mrs. Randy H. Hedgecock Mr. Randall Todd Heflin Ms. Nancy Hellams LTC (Ret) Edward J. Helms Dr. Beth Hembree Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Henderson Ms. Kathryn B. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Kerry R. Henderson Ms. Lani M. Henderson Ms. Lisa Henderson Mr. Robert Henderson Ms. Sandra Hendley Ms. Elsie Hendrickson Mr. and Mrs. Benny G. Hendrix Ms. Janie Y. Hendrix Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Hendrix Mr. and Mrs. Keith Henegar Ms. Iris L. Henry Mr. Steven D. Henry Ms. Victoria A. Henry Ms. Alisha Henson Ms. Amanda E. Henson Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Henson Mr. and Mrs. Ben H. Herren Ms. Blair Herren Mr. Steve Herrin Ms. Katheryn E. Herzberg Ms. Leigh Hethcox Mr. Larry Gilbert Hice Ms. Cathy Hicks Ms. Gwendolyn Hicks Mr. Jimmy Hicks Ms. Renae Hicks Ms. Frances Higginbotham Ms. Carrie Hightower Mr. Dennis Hightower Mr. and Mrs. William M. Hightower Ms. Amy Pike Hilburn Mr. and Mrs. David Hilburn Ms. Addie G. Hill Ms. Dorothy D. Hill Ms. Gwen Hill Ms. Jean Hill Mr. Seddrick Hill Ms. Christa Hilley Ms. Stephanie L. Hillman Mr. Carl Hinton, III Ms. Susan Hinton Mr. Alan Hipps Mr. Christopher P. Hobbs Ms. Ruth Hobbs Mr. and Mrs. George T. Hoblitzell, Jr.

Ms. Linda Hodgens Mr. Jeffery L. Hodges Mr. Charles David Hoffman, III Mr. David R. Hofland Ms. Angela Hoge Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Holcomb Ms. Ellen Holcomb Mr. George W. Holcombe, Jr. Mr. Alfred D. Holden Mr. Jon W. Holder Ms. Jean Holderfield Mr. Jon and Mrs. Kim Holland Ms. Linda Holland Mr. Gary and Mrs. Ramona Hollingsworth Ms. Marie Hollingsworth Ms. Stacy Holloway

Ms. Kenda Holman Ms. Elizabeth Holmes Ms. Lana Holmes Ms. Brenda L. Holt Mr. and Mrs. Kerry R. Holt Ms. Sabrina Adams Holt Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Holt Mr. Albert T. Homburger Mr. and Mrs. Robert Louis Honaker Honeywell Hometown Solutions Honeywell International Charity Matching Ms. Jo Ella H. Hood Mr. James William Hooks Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Hopkins Mr. Randall Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Hopper

Ms. Tricia Hopper Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hopson Ms. Donna E. Horne Ms. Dianna Horner Mr. Roy and Mrs. Joan Horsley Ms. Gloria P. Horton Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hoult Mr. Robert Floyd House Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Houts, Jr. Ms. Andrea La Faye Howard Ms. Brandi Howard Mr. Gene Howard Mr. John H. Howell Ms. Julie Howell Mr. William B. Howell Mr. William Donald Howell

Remember Us in Your Will Alumni and friends of Jacksonville State University support the JSU Foundation generously. Contributions are evidence of a deep interest and a determination to see the University serve for generations to come. The JSU Foundation was established expressly for receiving donations and bequests that will benefit the University.

All who have included the Jacksonville State University Foundation in their wills are appreciated and JSU urges our other alumni and friends to consider providing for the university in their estate plans. Please notify the Foundation if you have included JSU in your will. Those who wish to make provisions for the Jacksonville State University Foundation in their will, may find these suggestions helpful: AN UNRESTRICTED GIFT “I give, devise, and bequeath to the Jacksonville University Foundation the sum of $ ___ (or other specifically described personal or real property) to be used for the general purposes of the Foundation.”

“I give, devise, and bequeath to the Jacksonville State University Foundation an amount equal to ___ percent (___%) of the value of my estate at the date of my death.”

GIFT FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE “I give, devise, and bequeath to the Jacksonville State University Foundation the sum of $ ___ (or the property herein described) for (state purpose).”

RESIDUAL BEQUEST “I hereby give, devise, and bequeath all of the residue of my estate, both real and personal, to the JSU Foundation.”

CODICIL “Having herein before made my last will and testament dated ___ , I (your full name) being of sound mind do hereby make, publish, and declare the following codicil thereto:___ (here insert the additional clause) ___ . Except as herein changed, I hereby ratify, confirm and republish my last will and testament.”

It is important to seek independent legal and tax counsel where appropriate. Mrs. Melanie Delap, the Foundation’s Executive Director and the University’s Director of Development Services will be pleased to discuss planned giving programs and gift opportunities on a completely confidential basis. She may be reached by mail at Jacksonville State University Foundation, 700 Pelham Road North, Jacksonville, AL, 36265, or by phone at (256) 782-5306 or (800) 231-5291 extension 5306. Mrs. Delap can also be reached via e-mail at jsufnd@jsu.edu.

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Howle Mr. Kirby Dale Hubbard Mr. Ron Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. Mack Huckaby Ms. Allison L. Brown Ms. Carol Hudson Mr. and Mrs. John K. Hudson Ms. Kim Hudson Ms. Margaret Hudson Mr. Samuel Hudson Ms. Rebecca Huff Mr. and Mrs. William R. Huff Ms. Ophelia Ann Hughes Mr. George A. Hughley Ms. Monica Huguley Mr. Douglas Glenn Huie Mr. Ben H. Hulgan Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Hull Mr. Tony Hulsey Ms. Robin Humphrey Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Hunkapiller Ms. Brenda Hunt Ms. Michelle L. Hunt Ms. Stephanie Kay Hurd Ms. Gay Hurst Ms. Lara Malmquist Paulson Hurst Well Drilling, LLC Mr. Hugh Thomas Hurt Ms. Janice KillianHurtt Mr. Mark Kevin Huskey Mr. Thomas Hutchins Mr. and Mrs. Richard John Hutnik Mr. Robert Hymer IBM Corporation Mr. Harold Eugene Igou Mr. and Mrs. Benton F. Iles Ms. Lisa Ingle Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Inglis Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Ingram Ms. Kristy Ingram Mr. and Mrs. Kent Irwin Mr. Chuck Isbell Ms. Brenda Isom Ms. Rochelle H. Isom Mr. James H. Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Jackson Ms. Pamela Jacobs Mr. Van Lee Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Lamar P. Jaggears Mr. Talmadge James, Jr. Ms. Pala Jarecki Ms. Leasa Jarman JC’s Heating & Cooling Company, Inc. Ms. Susan J. Jeffers Ms. Amy A. Jefferson Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Jenkins Ms. Sherry Jenkins Ms. Wendy R. Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Winston Jenkins Mr. Thomas O. Jenkyn Ms. Amber Jennings Mr. John Jennings Ms. Sheila D. Jennings Ms. Susan Knnedy Jennings Ms. Dixie Lou Jensen Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Jensen Jerry McCullars Agency, Inc. Ms. Alicia Beth Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Johnson Mr. Billy Joe Johnson Mr. Bruce W. Johnson Ms. Carolyn Johnson Mr. Levone Johnson Ms. Felicia Johnson Ms. Iris S. Johnson Mr. James D. Johnson Mr. Jamie R. Johnson Mr. Jay Douglas Johnson Mr. Jeffrey Dawson Johnson Mr. Joseph C. Johnson Ms. Karen Johnson Mr. Marion Johnson Mr. Michael Johnson Ms. Ruth M. Johnson

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Mr. Shawn M. Johnson Ms. Tamara Johnson Ms. Valerie E. Johnson Mr. Walter Johnson Mr. Ben Johnston Ms. Lydia Beth Johnston Ms. Sallie Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Steven Johnston Mr. and Mrs. William D. Johnston Ms. Lana J. Joiner Ms. Susan Joiner Ms. Betty Rose Jones Ms. Bonita M. Jones Mr. Chad Jones Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones Mr. and Mrs. C. Terry Jones Ms. Deloria Rawls Jones Ms. Frances E. Jones Mr. Jason Jones Mr. John J. Jones Ms. Julie Jones Ms. Melissa H. Jones Ms. Regina T. Jones MAJ Robert Jones, Jr. Ms. Ruth Brown Jones Mr. Stephen E. Jones Mr. Terry Durel Jones Ms. Tiffany D. Jones Dr. Michael D. Jordan Mr. William C. Jordan JSU College of Nursing Mr. Jacob Julian Mr. William A. Julian Mr. Paul David Kadle, Jr. Mr. Charles Kah Ms. Jane Kah Ms. Zeistina F. Khan Mr. Firat Karsu Mr. Ashley Kay Ms. Adeola Kayode Ms. Peggy Anderson Keasler Ms. Anna Keefe Ms. Gloria C. Keel Mr. Jason Keener Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Keith, Jr. Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. Marianne Keith Mr. James M. Kelley Mr. David Kelly Mr. and Mrs. David Kendrick Mr. Elvin W. Kennamer Mr. Calvin Eugene Kennedy Ms. Dorothy Kennedy Ms. Kathleen Melton Kennington Ms. Sherri Kent Mr. Lewis A. Kerr Ms. Letetia Kestler Mr. Donald R. Key LTC Todd E. Key Ms. Mary J. Kiker Ms. Shelia Kiker Mr. and Mrs. James Kilgo Mrs. Rhonda Kilgo Ms. Cindy Lee Kilgore Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kilgore Mr. and Mrs. Rex Killough Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kilpatrick Kim’s Klosets, LLC Ms. Amy King Ms. Debra King Ms. Lynette J. King Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Kirby Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kirby Mr. and Mrs. Horace E. Kirk, III Mr. Jeremy G. Kirk Dr. and Mrs. John Kirkpatrick Ms. Rhonda Kirkpatrick Ms. Jennifer D. Kittle Mr. and Mrs. James H. Kleu Ms. Mary B. Klug Mr. Bill Knauf Mr. Kristopher Knight Mr. William Lee Knight Mr. and Mrs. Maurice H. Knighton, Jr. Mr. Cecil C. Knowles, Jr.

of contributors

Ms. Ann C. Knutson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Kochan Mr. Richard Henry Koehler Ms. Janet R. Kornegay Dr. Daniel Krejci Mr. Brian Gary Krohn Ms. Frances E. Krontz Ms. Sharon Krusinski Ms. Sherry Kughn Ms. Blanche Kulp Mr. William A. Lacey Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lachapelle Mr. Peter T. Lafakis Ms. Penny LaFleur Mr. Stephen J. LaFollette Mr. Randy Lagod Ms. Peggy Laird Ms. Rebecca H. Lambert Mr. Thomas W. Lamberth Ms. Julie K. Lammel Ms. Susan W. Land Ms. Deborah Landers-Scott Mr. Clyde Lane Mr. and Mrs. Edward Roscoe Lane Ms. Angela Lang Mr. and Mrs. Joel Langford Ms. Deborah S. Langley Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Langley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Langston Ms. Diane Langwith Mr. Clifford Lanham Ms. Fannie Pearl Lanier Mr. Charles Lankford Ms. Joyce A. Lanning Ms. Melody Lanning Mr. Chad Latta Mr. Skyler Lauderdale Mr. Marc Laxer Ms. Charlotte S. Leach Mr. and Mrs. Bill Leach Ms. Suzanne League Mr. Jerry and Mrs. Mary Eloise Leake Mr. Joseph W. Leary, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Ledbetter Ms. Kaitlyn Danielle Ledbetter Ms. Rebecca E. Ledford Ms. Carolyn Lee Mr. Charles Lee Ms. Cherri Lynn Lee Mr. Christopher B. Lee Mr. Ted Lee, Jr. Mr. John D. Lee, Jr. Mr. Stewart Lee Mr. Jonathan B. Leftwich Mr. and Mrs. William Lemmond Ms. Mary K. Lemon Mr. Stanley F. Lemon Mr. and Mrs. Allen Lee Lester Ms. Sharon Lester Mr. Edward Letson Mr. Kenneth Lett Ms. Melissa K. Lett Ms. Tina W. Lett Ms. Jean H. Leverett Mr. David Lewis Ms. Kathleen Marie Lewis Ms. Meredith B. Lewis Dr. Terry D. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Titus Lewis, Jr. Ms. Ethna Ann Licata Mr. Tony Lindsey Ms. Carol B. Link Mr. John T. Link, Sr. Ms. Barbara Linscott Ms. Gail Linton Mr. Cecil S. Little Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Little Ms. Wilena W. Little Ms. Gesna Littlefield Mr. James H. Littleton Ms. Wilma R. Littleton Ms. Frances Engle Litzel Mr. David L. Liveoak Mr. Jack Barrett Lloyd

Ms. Lanita Lloyd Ms. Carolyn L. Lockey Ms. Joanne Powell Locklear Ms. Abby Skinner Lockridge Mr. Chris M. Logan Mr. Danny Logan Mr. Ralph E. Logan Logan Heating and Cooling, LLC Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Lokey Ms. Katherine Johnston Lomax Ms. Lisa Long Ms. June Longshore Ms. Karen Lynn Morelock Mr. William Gene Love Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Loveless Mr. and Mrs. Dale Lovin Mr. Fred T. Lovvorn, Jr. Ms. Lisa Smith Lovvorn Ms. Helen Lowbridge Ms. Jamie Lowe Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Lowe Mr. Gregg Richard Lowery Ms. Joann A. Luker Mr. and Mrs. John D. Lumpkin Mr. Chris Lundy Mr. William G. Lynch Ms. Virginia B. Lyons Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mabrey Ms. Helena Mabrey Ms. Judith L. Mabry Mr. Brett A Macek Mr. Steven Machen Ms. Jessica Denise Mack Mr. James Macmillan Mr. and Mrs. Timothy MacTaggart Mr. Richard Madden Ms. Ashley Michelle Maddox Ms. Carolyn Copeland Maddox Ms. Iva Jo Hornbuckle Maddux Mr. and Mrs. James H. Maddux , Jr. Ms. Glenda Magee Mr. and Mrs. Howard Magness Mr. Stanley Mahan Ms. Charlotte Maise Ms. Anne E. Malone Mr. Jeffrey Dean Malone Mr. Robert F. Maloney Ms. Kelly Mangus Maltagliati Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mandli Ms. Debora Reaves Mange Mr. and Mrs. Michael Maniscalco Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Manley Mr. and Mrs Eugene T. Mann, III Ms. Linda L. Mann Ms. Robyn Mann Mr. and Mrs. Lee Manners Ms. Lanis G. Marbut Ms. Natalie Marcom Ms. Cynthia Marino Mr. Stephen C. Marks, Jr. Ms. Addie Ruth Marslender Ms. Cassandra Martin Ms. Cynthia L. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Martin Ms. Donna Martin Mr. and Mrs. John B. Martin Ms. Natalie S. Martin Ms. Susan P. Martin Ms. Elizabeth Maryanski Ms. Lucinda C. Mason Dr. Patricia R. Mason Ms. Yvonne Mason Mr. J. Malcomb Massey Mr. Earl Daniel Mathis Mr. Franklin Douglas Matson Ms. Cecilia Matthews Dr. Donna F. Matthews, OD Mr. Kenneth A. Matthews Ms. Dora Mattox Ms. Denise F. Maxwell Mr. Michael A. Maxwell Mr. Jimmy W. May Ms. Veronica J. May Mr. and Mrs. James H. Mayben

recognizing donors investing in JSU’s future Ms. Sammie Mayben Mr. E. Hilliard Mayfield, Jr. Mr. Christopher B. Mayhall Mr. George Thomas Mayne Ms. Mallory R Mayo Mr. Quentin R Mayo MCA Consulting, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. McAbee Ms. Wanda McAfee Mr. Rex McAlister Ms. Janet McBroom Mr. Ralph D. McCall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William McCall Mr. Terry McCartney Ms. Valarie McClellan Mr. George Jeffery McCool Ms. Carol E. McCord Mr. James Thomas McCourry Ms. Diane McCoy Ms. Dorothy McCracken Ms. Janice W. McCracken Ms. Linda Robinson McCrelles Mr. Ronald Fred McCrimon Mr. and Mrs. Mike McCullars Mr. Jeremy W. McCullars Mr. Jerry McCullars Mr. Eric McCulley Mr. Zachry Clark McCumber Ms. Dana R. McCurdy Ms. Barbara McCutchins Ms. Charlotte McDaniel Ms. Linda McDaniel The Country Shop Mr. Joseph D. McDevitt Ms. Catherine Smith McDonald Mr. David McDonald Ms. Delvia McDonald Mr. Gregory McDonald Ms. Bonnie L. McDougal Mr. James K. McDow Ms. Jacqueline McElderry Mrs. Georgia Whitmire McElroy Ms. Linna McElroy Ms. Andra McEwen Ms. Christine McFadden Ms. Barbara A. McFall Mr. Scott McFall Mr. Kevin McFry Ms. Ruth McGaha Ms. Brandie McGatha Mr. James C. McGee Mr. Charles McGeehon Ms. EmmaJohn C. McGehee Mr. Olive D. McGhee, II Mr. and Mrs. James W. McGlaughn Ms. Lynn G. McGlaughn Mr. Kyle D. McGovern Ms. Dinah H. McGowan Ms. Monica McGrady Mr. John McGriff Ms. Jennifer Wentworth COL Michael R. McGuire Ms. Anna K. McIlwain Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell McKay Mr. Bruce Anthony McKenzie Ms. Dorothy L. Hill Ms. Joyce H. McKinney Mr. Leonard C. McKinney Mr. Lane McLaughlin Ms. Traci McLaughlin Mr. Robert McLendon Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hodges Mr. Al McMahan Ms. Bobbie B. McMahan COL (Ret) James T. McManus Ms. Juanita Benfield McMillan Ms. Patricia McMurray Mr. and Mrs. Dixon McNair Ms. Laurie M. McNair Ms. Sharon Stamps McNeely Mr. David McPherson Ms. Dora G. McQueen Ms. Deborah B. McRae Mr. David R. McWhorter

Mr. and Mrs. John Meadows Mr. Ronald O. Meadows Mr. Arthur J. Measles Mr. Donald Medders Mr. Walter W. Medlock Mr. and Mrs. William Meeks Dr. and Mrs. Ron Mellen Ms. Melinda Melton Ms. Nikki A. Meroney Mr. Travis J. Merrell Ms. B. Carol Merritt Ms. Nancy Messer Mr. Daniel P. Metcalf Ms. Dianna Michaels Ms. Nancy Michel Mr. Charles D. Miles Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Miller Mr. Jack Jeffery Miller Ms. Kathleen Miller Ms. L. Dawn Miller Mr. Larry Miller Ms. Latoshia Miller Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Miller Ms. Sylvia L. Miller Ms. Tracy M. Miller Ms. Wilma H. Miller Mr. Barry A. Mills Mr. Richart T. Mills, Jr. Mr. Robert Mills Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Millwood Ms. Shirley Millwood Milwood Law Firm, LLC Mr. Ray Mims Ms. Catherine Ann Minerich Ms. Lindsey Marie Minton Mr. Billy Mintz Mr. Brian Keith Mintz Mr. David T. Mitchell Mr. Gary and Mrs. Martha Mitchell Ms. Jean Keel Mitchell Ms. Kay M. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Phillip D. Mitchell, II Mr. Rex Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Tony Mitchell Ms. Rhonda Mitchum Ms. Linga G. Mix Mr. Brent P. Mobbs Mr. Rick Moersch Mr. Jamie Moncrief Ms. Wanda Moncus Mr. Shalon Montgomery Ms. Angela Moody Ms. Linda C. Moody Ms. Beverly Moon Ms. Jana M. Moon Ms. Alice A. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Dannie Lynn Moore Ms. Linda Moore Ms. Martha Ann Moore Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Moore Mr. Bryant Moore Ms. Nanci Morales Ms. Judy Morgan Ms. Lynn Morgan Mr. Matthew P. Morgan Ms. Sylvia Morgan Mr. Gary and Mrs. Sara Morgan Morgan’s Accounting & Tax Help, Inc. Ms. Betty J. Morris Ms. Eula Morris Ms. Frances Knight Morris Mr. George M. Morris Mr. John E. Morris, Jr. Ms. Melissa Morris Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill Morris Mr. Phillip Tal Morrison Mr. Rodney Morrison Ms. Anne Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Morrow Mr. Jeffrey Morrow Ms. Michelle Morrow Ms. Melinda Moseley Ms. Cindy Moses Ms. Nicole Dempsey

Ms. Joyce Moultis Ms. Michelle Rait Ms. Adrianne Yvette Moultrie Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Mountain Ms. Gwen Mulligan Ms. Cynthia H. Mullinax Ms. Melissa Mullins Mr. Joseph Munster Mr. David Scott Murphree Mr. Robin Murphree Mr. Wiley C. Murphree Mr. and Mrs. Leo Murphy MAJ Spencer J. Gaddis Ms. Jennifer Cobb Murrell Ms. Betty Lynn Muszynski Ms. Debra H. Myers Ms. Karen Myers Mr. and Mrs. John G. Myers Judge C. Thomas Nail Ms. Sharon Navard Ms. Theresa C. Neason Ms. Jacqueline Neidinger Mr. Joseph Frederick Neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Robert Neill Ms. Madeleine H. Neither Dr. and Mrs. J. Gordon Nelson Mr. Jason Lee Nelson Mr. Neil P. Nelson Mr. Skylar Houston Nelson Ms. Deborah L. Nesbit Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nesbit Ms. Brandy Nettles Ms. Melanie Bradford Nevels Ms. Joyce Messer New Mr. and Mrs. Philip New New Day Yoga, Inc. Mr. James R. Newell Mr. and Mrs. James A. Newman Ms. Willene L. Newman Mr. Christopher Lance Newton Ms. Penny Epperson Newton Ms. Dewandee Neyman Mr. Frank C. Nicholls Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Nichols, Jr. Ms. Helen T. Nichols Mr. Joseph Nichols Mr. and Mrs. William K. Nichols Ms. Monique Nicole Nix Ms. Shirley V. Nix Ms. Vivian E. Nix Mr. Michael W. Noles Mr. and Mrs. Leonard G. Nordgren Ms. Cindy G. Norman MSG Obie C. Norris Mr. and Mrs. David Norton Ms. Julia Payne Norton Mr. Leonard and Mrs. Virginia Norton Ms. Sabrina F Novak Mr. Michael A. Novosel Ms. Cheryl L. Nulty Mr. Harry Nuttall Mrs. Susan Willman O’Bryant LTC Joyce O’Claire Ms. Kaye Nelson O’Connor Mr. William F. O’Dell, Jr. Ms. Joyce O’Donnell LTC Albert D. O’Rear, Jr. Mr. Timothy E. Oldham Mr. Joey S. Oliver Mr. Michael Oliver Mr. Robert Don Oliver Mr. Julio Ortega Ms. Rhonda Osborne Ms. Alice Oswalt Ms. Beverly Ann Otwell Mr. Loyce Owen Ms. Rebecca Owen Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Owens Mr. Jeppy Owens Mr. Kerry Owens Dr. Lori Owens Dr. Mary B. Owens Ms. Patricia Owens Ms. Sarah Owens

Ms. Betty J. Owsley Dr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Padgett Dr. and Mrs. Micheal W. Palmer Ms. Barbara Jean Panazze Drs. William and Elaine Pannell Mr. and Mrs. Zachary A. Pappanastos Mr. Daniel Joseph Paracka Ms. Sara Parfait Ms. Alecia N. Parker Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Scot Parker Mr. and Mrs. Steven Parker Ms. Norma Parker Ms. Sherry Parker Ms. Connie Parkerson Mr. David Lee Parnell Mr. Kenneth Mark Parnell Mr. and Mrs. H. Shane Parris Mr. Edward Dixon Parsons, Jr. Mr. Jo Griffin Paschal Ms. Sue Walters Patrick Ms. Deidra Patterson Mr. Kenneth Patterson Ms. Margaret Patterson Paula’s Beef and Beechwood Quail Farm Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pauley Ms. Cecelia Mann Paulson Mr. and Mrs. Jim Payne Mr. and Mrs. James Payne Mr. and Mrs. Kerry C. Payne Ms. Shari Payne Mr. and Mrs. Carson Pearce Mr. David A. Pearce Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pearson Ms. Jo Ellen Pearson Ms. Eleanora Peek Ms. Roula V. Peeples Dr. Rebecca D. Peinhardt Ms. Sheryl Palletier Ms. Michele P. Penland Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Pennell Mr. Aulton Ralls Pennington Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Penny Ms. Jane Pentecost Mr. and Mrs. Erskine R. Penton Ms. Joanne B. Pepper Ms. Brigitte Perigo Ms. Peggy Cassidy Perkins Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wayne Perry Ms. Mary Perry Ms. Wendy Perry Mr. and Mrs. Joey Peters Mr. Kenneth Peters Ms. Ruth Peters Mr. James G. Petterson Mr. Blake B. Pettus Ms. Betty J. Phair Ms. Anita Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phillips Mr. Clyde Phillips Ms. Cynthia Phillips Mr. and Mrs. David A. Phillips Mr. Devin J Phillips Ms. Edna Phillips Ms. Janet Dale Phillips Mr. Jeremiah N. Phillilps Mr. John Edward Phillips, Jr. Ms. Leslie C. Phillips Ms. Paula S. Phillips Mr. Timothy A. Phillips Ms. Lorrie Piazza Ms. Brenda Pigott Mr. Darry Lee Pilkington Ms. Cynthia White Pilley Mr. Joseph Pillitary, Jr. Pilot Club of Anniston Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pinson Dr. James Pirkle Ms. Elizabeth Pitchford Ms. Nicole M. Pitman Mr. Bradley A. Plante Ms. Wilma Fischer Playford Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Pleasant

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Mr. John J. Plunkett Ms. Shirley Pody Mr. James Poe Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Poindexter Mr. Freddie Pollard Ms. Bonnie Ponder Mr. David Marc Ponder Ms. Yvette O. Ponder Dr. Margaret J. Pope Mr. and Mrs. Lynn M. Popham Mr. Kim Porch Ms. Izola D. Porter Ms. Janis Porter Ms. Teresa Prater Porter Mr. William A. Porter Mr. and Mrs. George W. Posey, Jr. Mr. Timothy Posey Mr. David Pounds Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Powell Ms. Jo Ann Crow Powell LTC and Mrs. William S. Powell Ms. Barbara Prater Ms. Frances H. Prater Mr. Kenneth D. Prater Ms. JoAnn Pressberg Mr. William Prestridge Mr. Jimmey Lee Prestwood Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Price Mr. Gary W. Price Mr. and Mrs. Gregory K. Price Mr. Graham Price Ms. Janet Langley Price Ms. Judy D. Price Dr. Kay Prickett Ms. Linda Prickett Mr. Garner Pride Pride Services, Inc. Mr. Bob Bruner Primm Dr. and Mrs. T. Wayne Primm Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Prince Mr. Timothy S. Prince Ms. Peggy Pritchard Ms. Alsylvia Procter Ms. Peggy Prucnal Ms. Genne Puckett Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pugh Mr. Jerry Pullen Mr. Andrew Quigley Ms. Cammie Quinn Ms. Jackie Quinn Mr. John Quinn, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Rabin Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Rackley Mr. Jackie Ragland Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Ragland Ms. Rosemary Ragle Ms. Amy Howard Ragsdale Ms. Pamela Raines Ms. Phyllis Rainwater Ms. Jacquelyn Johnson Randolph Ms. Mary Randolph Ms. Catherine Rasmussen Ms. Crystal Ratcliff Mr. Steven D. Raulston Mr. Billy Joe Ray Ms. Dana A. Ray Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy L. Ray Mr. and Mrs. George M. Ray Ms. Janice E. Ray Mr. John Richard Ray Mr. and Mrs. James Rayburn Ms. Lisettet Reaves Ms. Sandra L. Reaves Ms. Susan Reece Ms. Barbara C. Reed Mr. Lazarious Reeder Ms. Cheryl Lynn Reese Mr. Justin Reese, III Mr. and Mrs. Ray A. Reese Ms. Barbara C. Reid Ms. Judy Reid Mr. Marcus Renda Ms. Cathy Rentschler Rescue One Connector Boats

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Ms. Beatriz Nunez Vargas Mr. and Mrs. Chris Reynolds Ms. Jilda Reynolds Ms. Martha Reynolds Mr. Rolfe B. Reynolds Ms. Sharon Rhinehart Ms. Sandra Rhodes Mr. Mark Richards Ms. Angela K. Richardson Mr. John L. Richardson Ms. Margaret Bauer Richardson Mr. and Mrs. T. Lynn Richardson Mr. Terry Wilson Richardson Mr. and Mrs. William E. Richardson, Jr. Ms. Pam Richey Mr. Robert H. Richey Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Richey Ms. April Richmond COL and Mrs. William Rickett Ms. Celeste Ricks Mr. and Mrs. Donald Riddle Ms. Tammy L. Ridley Ms. Jennifer Riggs Mr. Bobby Riley Mr. Richard Riley Mr. Raymond Ringer Mr. John H. Risse Mr. Terry V. Robbins Mr. Zack Roberson Ms. Paula Brown Roberson Mr. Terry G. Roberson Ms. Carolyn Roberts Ms. Deborah Roberts Mr. Eugene A. Roberts Ms. Kelly Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Roberts Mr. M. L. Roberts, Jr. Ms. Margaret H. Roberts Roberts Golden Springs Nursery Mr. Daniel L. Robertson Mr. Danny Robertson Ms. Estelle S. Robertson

of contributors

Mr. Kenneth M. Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robinson Ms. Dondra Robinson Ms. Dottis S. Robinson Mr. Jerry P. Robinson, II SGM (Ret) Manuel Robinson Ms. Mary Robinson Mr. Robert S. Robinson, III Ms. Teresa Jackson Roby Ms. Nancy Rochester Ms. Adna G. Roden Ms. Fosteena H. Roden Mr. and Mrs. David Rodgers Ms. Carol Hall Rogers Mr. Alan T. Roggli Ms. Marguerite Rollins Ms. Elizabeth G Romano Ms. Heather Farley Ms. Shannon Roper Ms. Anita D. Ross Mrs. Barbara Hatten Rossie Mr. Robert J. Rowan CPT Edith Rowe Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Rowe Ms. Janice M. Rudder Ms. Karen Ruff Mr. Barry Lane Russell Ms. Phyllis L. Russell Ms. Freda Rylee Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Salamone Ms. Casey Leah Sandel Ms. Cynthia K. Sanders Mr. David B. Sanders Mr. Frealon Tracy Sanders Mr. Neil Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Terry Lynn Sandlin Mr. Roy Sanford Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Sanguinetti Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sarro Ms. Torina Parker Satcher Ms. Gail Satterfield Ms. Debbie J. Sauls Mr. Don Saunders

Ms. Melissa Patton Savage Ms. Patricia Saye Mr. David Schmuck Ms. Laura Schven Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Scoggins Ms. Catherine Scott Ms. Cathy W. Scott Ms. Mary Ann Scott Mr. Kenneth Scroggin Mr. and Mrs. Stan Scroggins Mr. Gentery L. Sebastian, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Segars Ms. Cindy Segredo Mr. Blake Seguin Mr. and Mrs. Keith D. Seguin Mr. and Mrs. Mac Seibert Mr. Dewitt Self, Jr. Mr. Wallace Self Ms. Susan Sellers LTC F. Hugh Selman Mr. and Mrs. Lewe H. Sessions Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Sewell Ms. Susan Moore Sewell Ms. Ann N. Sexton Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shaddix Mr. Gregory Shadrick Mr. Phillip and Ms. Linda Sharp Mr. Dalton Abraham Sharpton Ms. Lisa Sharpton Ms. Patricia Ann Sharpton Ms. Amy M. Sheedfar Ms. Linda M. Sheets Ms. Carol H. Sheftall Mr. James E. Shelton Mr. and Mrs. John A. Shelton COL and Mrs. Wison J. Sherrell Mr. Jarrod E. Shields Ms. Patti Shields Mr. and Mrs. Byron Shipp Ms. Kathy Shirah Ms. Christy B. Shirley Ms. Emi Shoga Ms. Anne Shumaker

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recognizing donors investing in JSU’s future Mr. Dewane Shumate Mr. Walter Alan Shumway Mr. Billy Eugene Shupe COL Alan and Mrs. Martha Sibert Ms. Melanie Sides Mr. and Mrs. George Sidloskas Ms. Marva G. Sikes Ms. Jane Sikora Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Sills Mr. and Mrs. Richard Simmons Mr. Scott C. Simmons Ms. Sheila Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Tony Simmons Mr. Jamie B. Simpson Ms. Sara Simpson SFC Billy R. Sims Ms. Sandra Ray Sims Ms. Judy Keener Singleton Ms. Melba Sirmon Mr. Jimmy Ray Sitz Mr. Billy and Mrs. Rhonda Sizemore Ms. Jackie H. Skala Mr. James Skidmore Ms. Carol Friar Skinner Ms. Tracie Skinner Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Skipper Ms. Sonya K. Slaton Ms. Donna Slivon Ms. A. Fance Smallwood Ms. Amy Smith Mr. and Mrs. Mike Smith Dr. Carole W. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Smith Ms. Daisy W. Smith Dr. Paula and Mr. Dallas H. Smith Mr. Daniel Brian Smith Ms. Danielle N Smith Ms. Donna Smith Mr. Ernest W. Smith, Jr. Mr. Albert and Mrs. Evelyn Smith Mr. Gregory T. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Homer Smith, Jr. Mr. James H. Smith Ms. Jennifer Smith Ms. Josephine H. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle Smith Mr. and Mrs. Bernard T. Smith Ms. Karen K. Smith Mr. Marion E. Smith Ms. Mary Allen Smith Ms. Mary E. Smith Ms. Natalie B. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Obie A. Smith, Jr. Ms. Phyllis M. Smith Mr. Richard Scott Smith Mrs. Rochelle Cammack Smith Ms. Ruth Smith Mr. Taylor M. Smith, Jr. Ms. Teresa J. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Troy D. Smith Ms. Vivian Smith Mr. Wayland Smith Mr. William Smith Ms. Anne Smoot Mr. William Ken Snowden Mr. Brett Owen Socha Mr. and Mrs. David M. Sok Ms. Deborah Skipper Solis Mr. Stephen Soper Ms. Dena R. Soth Southside Collision Center Ms. Susan Sparkman Mr. and Mrs. James T. Sparks Ms. Kristin Sparks Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood S. Sparks Ms. Vanessa C. Sparrow Mr. and Mrs. Freddie R. Spears Ms. Teresa Speigner Ms. Bettye Spielberg Mr. Dwain Spivey Ms. Jimmie Nell Spivey Mr. Douglas E. Spoon Mr. Michael B. Sport Mr. Chad Spradley

Ms. Rebekah Spradlin Mr. Harvey G. Sprayberry, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sprayberry Mr. John Springfield Mr. Melvin A. Springs Ms. Lindsey Kaye Spurlock Mr. David Stafford Stafford Farms Mr. and Mrs. David A. Stallings Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Stanford Ms. Barbara Stappenbeck Mr. and Mr. H. Brock Starr Ms. Lynda Stec Ms. Anita Stedham Mr. Christopher B. Steed Ms. Frances Rhett Steel Dr. David Allen Steffy Mr. Kevin R. Stephen Ms. Amanda K. Stephens Ms. Elaine S. Stephens Ms. Margaret Stephens Mr. Mark Stephens Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Stephens Mr. Phillip J. Stephens Stephens Counter Tops Mr. and Mrs. Robbie R. Stephenson Ms. Gloria Chaffin Stevens Ms. Kimberly Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Stevens, Jr. Ms. Connie Stevenson Ms. Chiquita T. Steward James Michael Steward Mr. Robert Mark Steward Ms. Voncile Steward Ms. Carolyn Robertson Stewart LTC John Roy Stewart, Jr. Mr. J. Daniel Stewart Dr. Nancy F. Stewart Ms. Venecia R. Stewart Mr. Jerry T. Still Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Still Ms. Johnnie Sue Stillwell Mr. and Mrs. Dustin W. Stinson Mr. Kenneth Lydell Stokes Mr. and Mrs. John Stokesberry Mr. Alton Dennis Stone Ms. Sarah L. Stone Ms. Sharon Stone Ms. Teresa Stone Mr. and Mrs. Titus M. Storey Ms. Nicole D. Stott Ms. Leslie G. Street Ms. Samantha Strickland Mr. Steven Stricklin Ms. Kay F. Stringer Mr. James B. Striplin Ms. Tisa Stripling Ms. Jill Stubblefield Mr. Richard D. Stubbs Ms. Heather M. Stuckey Ms. Barbara McCraw Studdard Ms. Brenda Garrett Summerville Ms. Nancy D. Summey Mr. Charles Sumner Mr. Steven Sumners Ms. Melinda C. Surry Ms. Carley Suther Ms. Wendy Walker Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Swader Ms. Apryl Swafford Ms. Nina Mae Swain Ms. Catherine Swanger Ms. Helen Swann Mr. James and Mrs. Yvonne Swift Ms. Sherry Swindall Mr. Alan Clinton Swindle Ms. Gloria Francis Swink Ms. Frances White Swope Ms. Margaret Tagai Mr. and Mrs. Stacy H. Tallent Mr. and Mrs. Dennis C. Talley Mr. Robert F. Tankersley Ms. Helen P. Tapp Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Wayne Tarvin

Ms. Misty Tarvin Mr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Tate Mr. Jason T. Taylor Mr. Phillip H. Taylor Ms. Sandra J. Taylor Mr. William D. Taylor, III Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Teague Mr. Gregory Alan Teel Ms. Amanda Howard Terry Ms. Nancy Smith Terry Ms. Donna Thigpen Mr. Wayne Thomas Mr. Derrick D Thomas Ms. Easter Barnett Thomas Mr. George Thomas Ms. Jennifer Thomas Ms. Jessica Thomas Ms. Joni L. Thomas Mr. Michael Thomas Mr. Miles Thomas Mr. John Thomason Ms. Maria Thomason Mr. and Mrs. David Thompson Ms. Jane Thompson Ms. Julia Ann Thompson Ms. R. Jane Thompson Mr. Danny M. Thornton Mr. and Mrs. Evan Thornton Mr. Wesley Thornton Ms. Sandy Thrasher Mr. Bill Threadgill Mr. and Mrs. Terry Threadgill Ms. Brenda Tidwell Ms. Deidra Tidwell Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tidwell Ms. Barbara Bowman Tillery Ms. Michelle Tilson Ms. Leesa Tilstra Mr. Andrew M. Tinker Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. “Happy” Tinsley Mr. Wesley E Todd Ms. Anne Tolbert Mr. Duane Clifton Tolbert Ms. Vickie G. Tolbert Mr. Thomas Tolleson Ms. Angie R. Toney Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Toney Ms. Nellie H. Tonogan Mr. Randy C. Torbert Torbert Integral Ms. Norma Jean Tow Towns Real Estate & Appraisal Service, Inc. Ms. Linda Tracy Ms. Page Trantham Mr. Christopher J. Traylor Mr. and Mrs. William Ed Traylor Mr. and Mrs. Paul Traylor Ms. Sara Traynor Mr. Paul Triplett Dr. and Mrs. George W. Trivoli Mr. and Mrs. Richard Alan Trotter Mr. Milton C. Trovas Ms. Alicia J. Trued Mr. E. Dan Truitt, Jr. Ms. Bonny C. Tubbs Ms. Cindy A. Tubbs Mr. Bruce R. Tucker Mr. and Mrs. G. Frank Tucker Ms. Jeaneen Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Tucker Ms. Monica Tucker Mr. Robert P. Tucker Mr. William E. Tucker Ms. Hildred G. Tulley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Turecek Mr. G. Jerome Turley Ms. Angela Turner Mr. Edwin and Mrs. Wendy Turner Mr. and Mrs. John Turner Mr. Kenny Turner Mr. and Mrs. Michael Earl Turner Ms. Terri E. Turner Mr. Thomas C. Turner Ms. Wilhemina Kindell Turner

Ms. Anita Turpin Ms. Christine Annette Tye Ms. Betty W. Tyler Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Tyler Ms. Betty R. Tyree Ms. Ester Uesry Mr. Alva Umphrey Ms. Judy Updike Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Usry Ms. Martha Jean Utter Ms. Diana Valdez Mr. Anthony Gerard Valentino Mr. John T. Van Cleave, II Ms. Jo Edeker Van Dam Mr. and Mrs. Timothy VanEgmond Ms. Nadeen VanGordon Mr. Bobby K. Vansant Mr. Cecil Vaughan Mr. Philip Vaughan Ms. Codie Vaughn Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Vaughn Mr. Marvin Vaughn Ms. Louise Veasley Mr. and Mrs. Carl Vella Ms. Penny Vernon Ms. Betty Vice Ms. Loretta Smith Vice MAJ Erik S. Vincent Ms. Bernice Vineyard Ms. Stephanie H. Vinson Mr. Thomas Vinson Ms. Ann Q. Vise Ms. Uma Vullaganti W. Harrison & Son’s, Inc. Mr. Jerry Wayne Wade Ms. Leah Wade Mr. Charles Wagner Mr. William P. Wagnon Mr. Wren Waites Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ray Waits, Jr. Dr. Phyllis B. Waits Mr. and Mrs. Russell T. Waits Mr. William G. Walden Ms. Kelly Waldrop Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Walker Ms. Laura Pruitt Walker Ms. Latitia F. Walker Mr. and Mrs. David L. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Walker Mr. Steven Tracy Walker Mr. Thomas Eugene Walker Ms. Catherine L Wall Ms. Darlene J. Wallace Ms. Janice S. Wallis Mr. and Mrs. Larry Walls Mr. Walter C. Walraven, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David Walters Mr. Jon T. Walters Ms. Jayne Walters Ms. Barbara D. Waltz Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Wamsley Mr. Brett Ward Ms. Hazel Ware Ms. Peggy Creel Ware Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Warmack Mr. and Mrs. Robert Warnick Ms. Becky C. Warnock Ms. Amanda L. Warren Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Keith Warren Ms. Gwendolyn Warren Mr. and Mrs. Loren Warren COL and Mrs. Robert Warren Ms. Melissa C. Washington Ms. Martha G. Waskey Mr. David Wassom Ms. Betty Ann Watkins Mr. and Mrs. Richard Watkins Ms. Sheri Watkins Ms. Delight Watson Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Watson, III Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Watson, Jr. Mr. William W. Watson Mr. and Mrs. Greg Watts Ms. Clarice Weaver

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Mr. Mark Weaver Ms. Myrus J. Weaver Mr. Benjamin Webb Ms. Brenda Henson Weeks Ms. Rebecca Weeks Mr. and Mrs. Tom Weems Ms. Katherine W. Weiser Mr. Bobby W. Welch Ms. Latricia Welch Ms. Lisa Welch Mr. and Mrs. Martin Weldon Ms. Heather Wells Mr. and Mrs. James F. Wescott Ms. Cathy West Mr. and Mrs. Jeff C. West Mr. Frank Wester Mr. Rex Whatley Ms. Sandra P. Whatley Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Wheeler Ms. Elsie Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. Doug Wheeler Whit’s Cattle Farm Mr. Martin K. Whitaker Mr. Ronnie Whitaker Mr. Benjamin Howard White Mr. Benjamin Wayne White Ms. Debora White Mr. and Mrs. Doug White Mr. Kerry and Mrs. Carol White Mr. Larry J. White Mr. Randall White Mr. Randall C. White LTC and Mrs. Richard E. White Mr. Samuel White, Jr. Ms. Sandra White Mr. Sherry White Ms. Angela Whitehead Mr. Bryan Patton Whitehead Ms. Jordan Claire Whitehead Dr. George Whitesel Mr. Robert Whiteside Mr. James Christopher Whitfield Ms. Amanda W. Whitmire Mr. Joshua Taylor Whitt Ms. Martha A. Whitt Mr. and Mrs. John Whittamore Ms. Kimberly Wigley Ms. Kay A. Wilder Mr. Brandon Heath Wiley Mr. Wallace M. Wilhoite Mr. H. Vernon Wilkes Ms. Dorothy S. Wilkinson Mr. Gerald Alan Williamon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joshua C. Williams Ms. Charlotte L. Williams Ms. Dianne Williams Mr. and Mrs. H. Gregory Williams Ms. Joanne G. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Greg Williams Ms. Mary J. Williams Mr. Mike Williams Ms. Misty W. Williams Mrs. Nekissta N. Williams Ms. Rebecca Smith Williams Mr. and Mrs. Shad Williams Mr. Terrell Ray Williams Ms. Vanessa Wilson Williams Mr. and Mrs. Winston Williams Mr. Bobby L. Williamson Mr. Gordon Lanny Williamson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Williamson Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Williamson Ms. Naomi Howell Williamson Ms. Carla Willingham Mr. Ralph Dale Willingham Ms. Virginia S. Willis Mr. and Mrs. Bill R. Willoughby Mr. and Mrs. Louis N. Willoughby Ms. Mildred Willoughby Mr. Richard C. Wills Mr. and Mrs. Barney R. Wilson Ms. Cala M. Wilson Ms. Denise H. Wilson Mr. Eric Dale Wilson

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Ms. Jennifer R. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Wilson Ms. Julia Kellett Wilson Ms. Kimberly Dawn Wilson Ms. Margaret Julia Wilson Dr. M. Shawn Wilson Ms. Enell Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Wilson Mr. Paul A. Wilson Mr. Ted Wilson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiltshire Ms. Elizabeth Wingard Mr. Jeff D. Winn, Jr. Mr. Keith Winsell Mr. Shane Michael Withey Mr. Phillip Wofford Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Lee Wood Ms. Shelley Wall Wood Ms. Tina Wood Ms. Katy W. Woodall Ms. Ramona Woodard Ms. Jillian Wooden Ms. Charlene Woodfin Ms. Beatrice P. Woodruff Ms. Yolanda Woods Ms. Mildred Woody Mr. and Mrs. William Wooten, Jr. Mr. Calvin L. Word Ms. Amber N. Worley Ms. Robyn Wortham Mr. Carl Worthington Mr. John R. Worthington, Jr. Ms. Jill Worthy Ms. Carlita Nicole Wright Mr. Joshua Will Wright Ms. Judy Wright Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth B. Wright Ms. Audrey Wallace Wyatt Mr. Clyde Wyatt Ms. Ellen Reel Wyatt Mr. Howard Keith Wyatt Mr. and Mrs. Max Wynn Ms. Nikki Wynn Ms. Kelly Wynns Mr. and Mrs. Alton R. Yancey Ms. Cynthia G. Yancey Mr. Thomas Wayne Yarbrough Ms. Mary A. Yates Ms. Janet Marie Yoke Ms. Lauren York Mr. and Mrs. Johnny W. Yother Mr. Huel Young Ms. Peggy Ann Young Ms. Shelia Young CPT Michael Zanetti Mr. John F. Zauner Mr. Leon M. Ziglar, Sr. Those individuals not listed in the Society or Club giving levels are included as Donors in this Honor Roll of Contributors. The support of the many alumni and friends who made contributions through the JSU Foundation is greatly appreciated.

Tribute Gifts Few tributes are so lasting as a gift that helps promote excellence in education. Each year the Jacksonville State University Foundation receives tribute gifts in memory and honor of a relative or friend. The following individuals have been honored through tribute gifts to the Jacksonville State University Foundation.

IN HONOR OF Mr. John C. Awbrey Mr. Ken Bodiford Mr. Jim Case Mr. Michael Dalesandro COL James T. Heathcock Mr. Terry Hodges Mrs. Dee Jaskowski JSU Music Department Faculty and Staff Mr. Ralph Moore

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Mr. John R. Parrish, III Mr. Tom Richey Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Rush Mrs. Christa Smith Mr. Earl Warren Ms. Barbara T. Wilson Dr. Virginia Yocum IN MEMORY OF Mrs. Athena Arrington Mr. Charles F. Atkerson, Jr. Mr. Miley Baker Ms. Kathy Carlson Dr. Louise R. Clark Mr. Jerry Norton Cole CPT Kyle Comfort Mr. Stephen “Fritz” Cook Dr. Clyde Cox Mr. George Culberson Mr. and Mrs. Van Deerman Ms. Sharon Dempsey Ms. Heather DeWitt Dr. Mitchell Parker Granger, II Mr. John Bernard Hammett COL James T. Heathcock Mr. Joseph C. Jones, Jr. Mr. L. R. “Rush” Jordan Mr. Phillip A. Kesler Ms. Carol Layne Lawler Mr. Loy Scott Lee Ms. Rozelle Lentjes Mrs. Doris Calhoun Lipham Mrs. Opal Lovett Mr. Leon McCluer Mrs. Judith H. McKibbin Mr. Jerry W. McNabb Mr. Donald Maurice Moon Ms. Paige E. Pike Mr. Billy Ray Scott Ms. Carol M. Smith Dr. John R. Stewart Mr. Bruce James “B.J.” Turner Mr. Frankie Vines Mr. Billy R. Williams Dr. Leon D. Willman Mr. Orion Lindell Wright, Jr. More than 1,000 corporations in this country have aid-to-education programs which will match gifts an employee makes to the Jacksonville State University Foundation. This is an excellent way to double the size of your contribution. In some cases, corporations will match an employee’s gift three-to-one. Last year, the Foundation received matching gift contributions from the corporations listed below. Check with your personnel office today or call the JSU Foundation office at (256) 782-5306 or (800) 231-5291 extension 5306 for more information or e-mail us at jsufnd@jsu.edu.

Matching Gifts American Honda Motor Co., Inc. AT&T Foundation – Matching Gift Program Bank of America Foundation BASF Corporation Coca-Cola Foundation – Matching Gifts Program Energen Corporation Humana, Inc. IBM Corporation MetLife Foundation, – Matching Gifts Program Parker Hannifin Foundation PepsiCo Foundation Southern Company Services, Inc. State Farm Companies Foundation The Bank of New York Mellon Verizon Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation Matching Gifts Program Corporate Sponsors donations help to supplement the Athletic Department’s budget. We are pleased to recognize their contributions

to Jacksonville State University. To find out more about becoming a Corporate Sponsor, please contact Mike Parris, Assistant Athletic Director of Marketing and Broadcasting at (256) 782-5890.

COURTESY CAR DEALERS Buster Miles Chevrolet Buster Miles Ford KIA Store Anniston Lenn Costner Auto Sales Moultrie Toyota Sunny King Toyota Superior Hyundai CORPORATE SPONSORS Ala Army National Guard Alabama Power Allstate Anniston Star Blue Cross Blue Shield Calhoun Co Insurance Center Classic Cadillac-GMC Courtyard by Marriott of Oxford Effina’s Fort McClellan Credit Union Grub Mart Hampton Inn Jackson Mortgage Company Jacksonville Bookstore Jacksonville Medical Center Martin’s Mike Douglas State Farm Noblebank Papa John’s Pizza Popeye’s Quintard Jewelry & Pawn Sarrell Dental Clinic St. Vincent’s The Gadsden Times Wells Fargo Advisors Westinghouse Working Man Rentals Scholarship Funds The following scholarships have been established by individuals, groups, or businesses with the JSU Foundation. The scholarships range from money for the purchase of books to full tuition, room, and board. Some scholarships are funded annually by their donors; others have been established as endowed funds, ensuring that the scholarship Fund will benefit students for generations to come.

Those scholarship funds housed with the university’s business office are not included in this list. If you would like more information on how you can establish a scholarship with the JSU Foundation, please contact us at Jacksonville State University Foundation, 700 Pelham Road, N. Jacksonville, AL 36265 or call (256) 782-5306 or (800) 231-5291 extension 5306 or e-mail us at jsufnd@jsu.edu.

Adams (Bester A.) Memorial Scholarship: Established by Ms. Bonnie Parker in memory of her uncle, Mr. Bester A. Adams, former teacher and mayor of Oxford, Alabama and graduate of JSU for a deserving incoming freshman who graduated from Oxford High School in Oxford, Alabama. The student must be enrolled in the College of Education.

Alabama Federated Women’s Clubs International House Scholarship: Established

by Alabama Federated Women’s Club for the benefit of a deserving female international student who is a member of JSU’s International House Program.

Alabama Power Scholarship: Established by the Alabama Power Foundation for deserving students enrolled in the College of Commerce and Business Administration.

Almaroad (Mr. and Mrs. Luther) Memorial Scholarship: Established by Sam Almaroad

recognizing donors investing in JSU’s future in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Almaroad and will benefit an incoming freshman from Pleasant Valley High School.

Alumni Association Annual Scholarship Fund: Established by the JSU Alumni Association to benefit deserving full-time undergraduate students.

Amerson (Minta) Scholarship: Established in memory of Minta Amerson for the benefit of a deserving full-time graduate student enrolled in the College of Education and who graduated from Berry High School in Berry, Alabama. The first scholarship was be awarded in 2008.

Anniston Rotary International House Scholarship: Established by the Anniston Rotary Club for the benefit of deserving students who are members of JSU’s International House Program.

Areno (Tony) Scholarship: Established

by Faye Pritchett in honor of Tony Areno for a deserving nursing student who is considering a career in the specialized field of neurology, offering services to brain injured patients.

Arnold Memorial Scholarship: Established in honor of Dr. Herman R. Arnold, a Baptist minister for more than fifty years, and his wife, Sallie C. Arnold, a well-known artist and art instructor.

Arrington Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Ms. Athena Arrington, a 1954 graduate of JSU, for the benefit of a deserving senior majoring in elementary education.

Art Achievement Scholarship: Established by Dr. Karen Henricks, Mr. Marvin Shaw, Ms. Diana Cadwaller, and Mr. Gary Gee of the Department of Art for the benefit of an undergraduate student majoring in art.

Athletic Scholarship Endowment: Provides assistance through the JSU Foundation for members of the JSU athletic program.

Bailey (Patricia C.) Scholarship: Established by Kevin and Lee Callaway in honor of their dear friend and mentor, Patricia C. Bailey, for the benefit of a deserving, rising senior in JSU’s nursing program. Student must demonstrate good character and have the potential for mentoring others in nursing.

Bannister (Chris) Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Chris Bannister for deserving students.

Belser (CPT Donnie R.) ROTC Scholarship: Established by the JSU ROTC Class of 2001 for a deserving student enrolled in Military Science courses in honor of CPT Donnie Belser who was killed in action in Iraq.

Recipient of the scholarship must be at least a sophomore and must be a contracted ROTC Cadet. Selection will be made by the Professor of Military Service.

Blount County Alumni Association Scholarship: Established by this alumni chapter for the benefit of deserving students from Blount County.

Bolt Scholarship: Established by Birmingham attorney A.W. Bolt, this scholarship is for the benefit of deserving students.

Boozer Scholarship: Established by Mr. S. David Boozer, an Anniston architect, for a deserving student.

Boozer (James and Ethel) ROTC Scholarship: Established by James and Ethel Boozer for a deserving student enrolled in Military Science courses and of a Class standing of Junior or Senior. Selection is made by the JSU Professor of Military Science.

Bragg (Margaret) Scholarship: Established in honor of Mrs. Margaret Bragg by her son Rick Bragg, a 1996 Pulitzer Prize winner, for a deserving student.

Browder (Glen, Becky, and Jenny) Scholarship: Established by the Glen Browder family for a deserving full-time undergraduate student majoring in political science.

Burger King/Ingram Scholarship: Established in honor or Mr. John Ingram, a former offensive lineman on JSU’s football team. Mr. Ingram was named one of Burger King’s scholarathletes during 1995.

Bush Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Newbern Bush, a retired faculty member who taught mathematics. The scholarship is to be awarded to a full-time, native-born Alabama student who has attained junior status and is majoring in mathematics.

Judge H. Dean Buttram, Jr. Scholarship in Pre-Law: Established by Judge H. Dean Buttram, Jr. for the benefit of deserving students majoring in political science, history, psychology, sociology or criminal justice.

Calhoun (Charles and Doris): Established by the family of Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun for the benefit of a deserving full-time junior or senior student admitted to the College of Education and Professional Studies who has a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Calhoun County Alumni Association Scholarship: Established by this alumni chapter for the benefit of deserving students from Calhoun County.

Calhoun County Medical Alliance Society Scholarship: An annual scholarship established by the Calhoun County Medical Alliance Society to benefit a junior or senior student enrolled in the College of Nursing and Health Science who plans to practice nursing in Calhoun County upon completion of degree.

Calhoun/Cleburne County Bar Association (CCCBA): Established by the Calhoun/ Cleburne County Bar Association for the benefit of a deserving full-time, undergraduate student with a major in riminal justice.

Preference will be given to a student from the Calhoun/Cleburne County area.

Carr (Dr. William D.) Scholarship: Established by Dr. William Carr for deserving students who previously served as an ambassador or peer counselor. Applicants must be currently enrolled in graduate school. $1,000 per recipient will be awarded for five years to qualified candidates.

Central Alabama Alumni Chapter: Established for a deserving student in the Greater Montgomery, Ala. area.

Chemistry Department Scholarship: Established by members of the JSU Department of Chemistry for the benefit of a deserving student majoring in chemistry.

Cherokee County Alumni Association Scholarship: Established by this alumni chapter for the benefit of deserving students from Cherokee County.

Clark Louise Rhodes Scholarship: Established by Dr. Louise Rhodes Clark, who retired in 1982 as the head of the home economics department. The scholarship will benefit deserving students in family and consumer sciences.

Cleo and Carla Thomas Scholarship: Established by Cleophus Thomas, Jr. and Carla Thomas of Anniston, Alabama. Mr. Thomas is chairman and chief executive officer of A.G. Gaston Corporation, and Mrs. Thomas is an Anniston physician. This scholarship will benefit deserving students.

Cole (Leone) Memorial Scholarship: Established by the Jacksonville Book Club in memory of Ms. Leone Pruett Cole. Ms. Cole, former wife of JSU President Houston Cole, died in 1949.

Cole (Martha) Memorial Scholarship: Established by Ms. Kitty Stone, wife of former JSU President Ernest Stone, to honor the memory of another first lady of JSU. Martha Bellinger Graves of Gadsden, Alabama, married Dr. Houston Cole in 1952. She served as a gracious hostess and contributed to the social life of Jacksonville and the JSU campus. Ms. Martha Cole was the first president’s wife to reside in

the President’s Mansion, where she lived for nineteen years until her husband retired in 1971. The scholarship will benefit deserving students.

Collins Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Mr. John H. Collins, a former JSU faculty member in the Department of Accounting.

Cottingham (Harry and Jean) Scholarship: Established by Diane C. DeSante and Deborah C. Cottingham to recognize Mr. Harry and Mrs. Jean Cottingham and their contributions to our local community. This scholarship will benefit a student enrolled in the College of Education and majoring in math or science.

Cox (Christopher) Memorial: Established by Mr. Richard Mayfield in memory of his roommate and Sigma Nu fraternity brother.

Criminal Justice Alumni Scholarship: Established by this alumni chapter for the benefit of deserving students majoring in criminal justice.

Curley Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Mr. Andrew Curley to provide support for an upper-level student in education.

Daugette Memorial Fund: Established in memory of Colonel Clarence W. Daugette, Jr., a former member and chairman of the Jacksonville State University Board of Trustees, for the benefit of deserving international students participating in the University’s International House Program.

Dedrick (Thomas and Angelita) Scholarship: Established by Mr. Thomas Dedrick, a trustee of Jacksonville State University for the benefit of a deserving full-time undergraduate student from Greensboro High School Dempsey Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Ms. Sharon Dempsey who, at the time of her death, taught mathematics.

Recipients of this scholarship will be restricted to mathematics or mathematics education majors who have attained at least junior status.

Applicants must have completed at least thirty hours of their education at Jacksonville State University.

Duncan (Dr. John E.) Scholarship: Established by Dr. John E. Duncan of Gadsden, Alabama, for the benefit of a deserving full-time undergraduate student from Etowah County.

Dryden Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Mr. Robert C. Dryden for the benefit of deserving students.

Edwards Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of A.D. (Gus) Edwards, former dean of men, for the benefit of a deserving member of the Kappa Alpha Order.

Elite Letterman’s Club Leadership ROTC Scholarship: Established by the ELC Leadership for the benefit of a deserving contracted ROTC Cadet with an academic standing of sophomore, junior, or senior who has committed to serve an eight year military service obligation as an Army Officer. Selection will be made by the Professor of Military Science.

Elliott Scholarship Trust: Established through a bequest of Ms. Marve P. Elliott of Piedmont, Alabama, to honor her husband, Mr. Joseph Walter Elliott.

Etowah County Alumni Association Scholarship: Established by this alumni chapter for the benefit of deserving students from Etowah County.

Exchange Club of Jacksonville: An annual scholarship established by the Exchange Club of Jacksonville for the benefit of a deserving entering freshman from the Jacksonville community.

Farmers and Merchants Bank Scholarship: Established by the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Piedmont for the benefit of a deserving student from Piedmont, Alabama.

Finley (Nile Borden): Established in memory of Nile Borden Finley, a Calhoun County, Alabama elementary school teacher, for the benefit of a junior or senior majoring in elementary education.

Finley (Drs. Wayne and Sara) Scholarship: Established by Drs. Wayne and Sara Finley of Birmingham, Alabama, and founders of UAB’s Laboratory of Medical Genetics, to benefit undergraduate students from the Alabama counties of Clay, Coosa, or Randolph.

Preference will be given to students majoring in mathematics or science, either pre-professional or secondary education. Only students who have attained junior or senior status and have at least a B average will be eligible for the scholarship.

Fitzpatrick Memorial Scholarship: Established by the family of Ms. Martha B. Fitzpatrick in her memory. Ms. Fitzpatrick was a former member of the Jacksonville State University Board of Trustees.

Floyd (Marjorie) Scholarship: Established through a bequest of Ms. Marjorie Floyd to benefit descendants of her father, Mr. Bufford N. Floyd. If there are no applications from descendants, then the scholarship will be open to members of the First Baptist Church of Centre, Alabama, who plan to pursue a career in teaching, medicine, religion, law, engineering, or business.

Ford Scholarship: Established by Joe and Brenda Ford of Gadsden, Alabama, for the benefit of a deserving full-time undergraduate student from Etowah County.

Fort McClellan Credit Union ROTC Annual Scholarship: The credit union established this scholarship for deserving ROTC cadets. It is reserved for students enrolling in Military Science III or IV. Selection is made by the Professor of Military Science.

Freeman (Charles B. and Stephanie R.): Established by Charles and Stephanie Freeman for a deserving full-time undergraduate student majoring in accounting.

Gadsden Music Company Scholarship: Established by the Gadsden Music Company, Inc., for the benefit of a child or grandchild of a former Southerner.

Gamble (Linda Gail Waldrop): Established by Charles Gamble in honor of his wife, Linda, to benefit a deserving full-time undergraduate enrolled in the College of Education.

Garner Scholarship: Established by Mr. Tim Garner of McClellan, Alabama, to benefit a deserving incoming freshman student from Cherokee County High School.

Georgia Scholarship Fund: Established

by JSU alumni living in Georgia to provide needed assistance for deserving students in the state.

Gibbins Nursing Scholarship: Established by the Calhoun County Medical Society to honor Dr. George W. Gibbins of Anniston, Alabama, for his enlightened and dedicated leadership and service to his community and its citizens.

Greater Birmingham Area Alumni Scholarship Fund: Established by the alumni chapter for the benefit of deserving students in the Greater Birmingham area.

Greater Rome Area Scholarship: Established by JSU alumni living in Georgia for the benefit of deserving students from the Greater Rome, Georgia area.

Greater Washington DC Area Alumni Scholarship: Established by this alumni chapter for the benefit of deserving students from the Greater Washington DC area.

Greer and Rushing (Ester and Hester) Scholarship: Established by Harold Greer and Franklin Greer in the name of their mother, Esther Greer and her sister, Hester Rushing for the benefit of a deserving student who is a resident of Alabama and plans a career in teaching.

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Ways of Giving to the JSU Foundation Ways of giving to the Jacksonville State University Foundation are listed below. If you have questions, please call the Foundation office at (256) 782-5306 or (800) 2315291 extension 5306, or send e-mail to jsufnd@jsu.edu.

Current Gifts Cash: Checks ensure donors a proper record of their contributions.

Make checks payable to the Jacksonville State University Foundation. The Foundation will provide receipts, which may be required by the IRS. Securities: Investment-grade stocks and bonds that have increased in value make excellent gifts, providing the securities have been held for the required period of time.

Real Estate: Property that has appreciated in value makes an excellent gift because the full value of the gift is deductible by the donor, and the donor’s profit will not be taxable as capital gain.

Deferred Gifts: Life Insurance: The cash surrender value of a life insurance policy is normally immediately tax deductible, and later gifts made to pay the premiums will also be deductible. More importantly, donors have the satisfaction of providing the Jacksonville State University Foundation with a more sizable gift.

Trust and Annuities: Cash, marketable securities, or real property may be used to establish a charitable trust or annuity from which the donor would receive income for life. Upon his/her death, the assets would go to the Jacksonville State University Foundation.

There are favorable income tax, capital gains tax, and estate tax treatments for such gifts.

Bequest: Gifts willed to the Jacksonville State University Foundation are of mutual benefit to the Foundation and the donor.

Note: All gifts to the Jacksonville State University Foundation are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.

The Bequest: A Great Way to Leave-A-Legacy The JSU Foundation has been fortunate to receive several major gifts in the form of bequests. This is a simple, inexpensive way to Leave-A-Legacy as well as an excellent way of possibly reducing your estate taxes. Your bequest can be directed toward a specific purpose, such as establishing a scholarship fund that will benefit deserving students. You, too, can make a difference in a student’s life by providing scholarship support. Please contact the Office of Development Services, (256) 782-5306 or (800) 2315291 extension 5306, for more information. We can also be reached via e-mail at jsufnd@jsu.edu.

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Grimes (Charles and Mary) GHS Scholarship: Established by Charles and Mary Grimes for the benefit of a deserving Gardendale High School graduate.

Grimes (Charles and Mary) MJHS Scholarship: Established by Charles and Mary Grimes for the benefit of a deserving Mortimer Jordan High School graduate.

Hale (David F.) Scholarship: Established

by David F. Hale for the benefit of a deserving student who is a brother of the Delta Chi fraternity.

Hallman Scholarship: Established in honor of Charlie and Edith Hallman for the benefit of deserving students who have graduated from Guntersville High School.

Hamric (Grace) Scholarship: Established

by Grace Hamric in memory of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hamric for the benefit of an incoming freshman who is a graduate of Jacksonville High School.

Harvey Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Brian Harvey for the benefit of deserving College of Nursing students.

Heathcock (Col. James T.) ROTC Memorial Scholarship: Established by Mr. and Mrs. John H. Heathcock in memory of his brother. Mr. James (Jim) T. Heathcock. This scholarship is reserved for an Advanced ROTC cadet or an ROTC contract student.

Higginbotham Scholarship: Established by the family of Ms. Miriam Jackson Higginbotham, who was the dean of women at JSU for many years.

Hill (Ed) Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of William Edward (Ed) Hill, longtime photographer for Jacksonville State University. The scholarship will be awarded to a deserving student who either has an interest in photography or wants to pursue a career in photojournalism.

Holaway (Gary and Sandra) Scholarship: Established by Ms. Sandra Holaway in memory of her husband Gary, former member of the Southerners and past president of the Gray Echelon. The recipient will be selected by the JSU marching band director and will go to a full-time undergraduate student who is a member of the Southerners, is enrolled in the College of Education and Professional Studies, and is majoring in early childhood or elementary education. Only students who demonstrate academic aptitude shall be eligible for this award.

Recipients of the scholarship must march in the fall semester to receive the award.

Ingram Memorial Scholarship: Established by the family of Mr. Stanton B. Ingram for the benefit of deserving students who are members of JSU’s International House Program.

Jackson Company Scholarship: An Annual Scholarship established by Mr. Larry Jackson for the benefit of a Saks High School (Anniston, Alabama) student who has demonstrated good citizenship. The scholarship will be selected by the Saks High School Scholarship Committee.

Jenkins Scholarship: Established by Mr. Julian Jenkins, an Anniston architect, for the benefit of a JSU or transfer student who is a sophomore student or above with a designated major in art, who has demonstrated, in the opinion of the art faculty, an exceptional creative ability and dedication to the arts.

Joey Crews Scholarship in Art: Established by Joey Crews for a deserving full-time undergraduate majoring in art.

Johnson (J.C.U) Scholarship: Established by Ms. Elizabeth Lloyd Johnson in memory of her husband. The scholarship will benefit deserving junior, senior or graduate students from Calhoun County majoring in education.

Johnson (Loaz W. and Maybeth B.) Memorial Scholarship: Established through a trust agreement by Dr. Loaz W. Johnson and Maybeth B. Johnson to assist deserving students.

Jones (James H. and Myra Hume) Scholarship: Established in memory of Dr. James H. Jones and Myra Hume Jones by former members of the International House Program, friends, associates, and children of Dr. and Mrs. Jones. Award of the scholarship shall be made to a full-time undergraduate student who is a member, in good standing, of the International House Program.

Jones (Joseph C., Jr.) Memorial ROTC Scholarship: Established by Reverend and Mrs. Joseph Jones in memory of their son, Joseph, Jr. The scholarship is reserved for ROTC cadets enrolling in Military Science III or IV. Selection is made by the Professor of Military Science.

JSU Alumni Association Scholarship: An endowed scholarship established by JSU’s National Alumni Association for the benefit of deserving students.

JSU Faculty Women’s Club Scholarship: Established by the Faculty Women’s Club of Jacksonville State University for the benefit of a deserving young lady from Calhoun County.

Justice Scholarship: Established to honor Karen A. Justice ’93, upon her graduation from Jacksonville State University by family friends Bill and Liz Roberts of Birmingham, Alabama.

This scholarship will benefit deserving students enrolled in the College of Nursing.

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kendrick Scholarship: Established for deserving students who are pursuing management or accounting majors, and who are residents of the state of Alabama and who graduated from an Alabama high school. The first scholarship was awarded in fall of 2009.

Kennamer Scholarship: Established by Bob and Lou Kennamer of Anniston, Alabama, for the benefit of a junior or senior enrolled in the College of Commerce and Business Administration. Mr. Kennamer was a member of the Jacksonville State University Board of Trustees.

King Memorial Scholarship: An annual scholarship established by the Greater Anniston Business and Professional Association through proceeds from the Sunny King Charity Golf Classic. The scholarship, which is established in memory of Mr. E.D. “Sunny” King, Jr., will benefit a deserving student from Calhoun County.

King Toyota Entrepreneurial Scholarship: Established in memory of Mr. E.D. “Sunny” King, Jr., a prominent Calhoun County automobile dealer, by Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., and Southeast Toyota Distributors, Inc., for the benefit of a deserving student in the College of Commerce and Business Administration.

Knighton Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Ms. Audrey Knighton to benefit Social Work majors during the field instruction phase of their instruction.

Kroc (Ray A.) McDonald’s Scholarship: Established by McDonald’s of Jacksonville to benefit deserving employees attending Jacksonville State University.

Larry Miles Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Dr. Lawrence R. Miles, a long-time dean of admissions, for the benefit of deserving students.

Lawler Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Ms. Carol L. Lawler by her family and friends for the benefit of a student in the College of Nursing and Health Science.

Ledbetter Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Ms. Doris Ledbetter, a career Calhoun County educator, by her sisters, for the benefit of a student majoring in either education or nursing.

recognizing donors investing in JSU’s future Lee (Loy Scott) Memorial ROTC Scholarship: Established by Major General (Ret.) and Mrs. Larry E. Lee of Ohatchee, Alabama, in memory of their son, Loy Scott. The scholarship is reserved for ROTC cadets in Military Science III or IV. Selection is made by the Professor of Military Science.

Lewis (Aaron H.) Memorial Scholarship: Established by Mr. Lewis for students from Cherokee County.

Lewis (Gary O.) Scholarship: Established

by Mr. Gary Lewis for the benefit of a deserving full-time sophomore that is a graduate of Gadsden City High School(Etowah County, AL) with a minimum 2.5 overall GPA. Lindsey Scholarship: Established by Mr. Billy S. Lindsey of Anniston, Alabama, for the benefit of a deserving student.

Morris and Essie Longshore Scholarship: Established in memory of Mr. Morris and Ms. Essie Longshore by their daughter, Betty Longshore Cameron. The scholarship will benefit full-time undergraduate students who demonstrate academic aptitude.

Lovett Scholarship: Established by Mr. Opal R. and Ms. Opal A. Lovett for a deserving student majoring in history, English, or art who has achieved sophomore or higher status.

Mr. Lovett was the university’s photographer prior to his retirement. Ms. Lovett taught in the English department prior to her retirement. Ms. Lovett has been selected as an emerita faculty member.

Lowery Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Ms. Mary L. Lowery for a deserving student in family and consumer sciences.

Madison County Alumni Association Scholarship: Established by this alumni chapter for the benefit of deserving students from Madison County.

Manes Memorial Fund: Established through a Trust Agreement from the Agnes McIntyre Manes Foundation to assist deserving students with emergency loans.

Manners Scholarship: Established by Mr. Lee and Ms. Jetta Manners for the benefit of deserving students majoring in art. Ms. Manners worked in the Office of Admissions and Records until her retirement. Mr. Manners was head of the Department of Art when he retired.

Mr. Manners has been selected as an emeritus faculty member.

Matt Morris Cheerleading Scholarship: Established in memory of Matt Morris, a JSU cheerleader who lost his life in an automobile accident. Scholarship will benefit a deserving JSU cheerleader.

McBride (Grady E., III) Memorial ROTC Scholarship: Established by JSU ROTC commissionees of years ’68 and ’69 in memory of Grady McBride, ’68, who was killed in action in Vietnam. The scholarship is reserved for ROTC cadets enrolling in Military Science III or IV. Selection is made by the Professor Military Science.

McClendon (Eloise Y.) Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Mrs. Eloise Y. McClendon, a former JSU Foundation board member for the benefit of deserving students.

McNabb (Jerry W.) Memorial ROTC Scholarship: Established by classmates in memory of Jerry McNabb, ’59, who was killed in action in Vietnam. The scholarship is reserved for ROTC cadets enrolling in Military Science III or IV. Selection is made by the Professor of Military Science.

McSpadden Scholarship: Established by Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McSpadden in honor of Mr. McSpadden, JSU professor emeritus, for deserving science education majors.

McWhorter (Earlon and Betty) Scholarship: Established by Earlon and Betty McWhorter of Anniston, Alabama, for the benefit

of deserving upper-level or graduate students who have demonstrated academic aptitude and who have demonstrated involvement in campus functions and organizations.

Miller (Bill) Memorial: Established by Bill Miller Jr. in memory of Mr. Bill Miller. This scholarship will benefit a deserving incoming freshman from Ohatchee High School in Ohatchee, Ala. Miller (Richard C.) ROTC Scholarship: Established by Dr. and Mrs. James E. Hanks and by Mr. Bobby and Mrs. Maudellen Welch and the Class of 1965 in recognition of Mr. Richard Charles Miller.

Miller (Richard C.) ROTC Scholarship: Established by Mr. and Mrs. John H. Heathcock in memory of Mr. Richard C. (Charlie) Miller, ’65. This scholarship is reserved for an Advanced ROTC cadet or an ROTC contract student.

Moersch Nursing Scholarship: Named in honor of Dr. Barbara L. Moersch of Jacksonville, Alabama, by family and friends for the benefit of a deserving upper-level student majoring in nursing.

Moersch Scholarship: Established in honor of Dr. Robert and Ms. Eloise Moersch by family and friends for the benefit of a deserving upper-level finance or economics student.

Montgomery Scholarship: Established in honor of Dr. Theron E. Montgomery, president emeritus of JSU, for the benefit of a deserving student. The Northeast Alabama Phi Beta Kappa chapter makes the selection.

Nabors (Wallace A.)Scholarship: Established by Dr. Alice and Mr. Greg Cusimano for the benefit of a full-time undergraduate student who is a graduate of Glencoe High School, Etowah County, Alabama. Must be admitted to the College of Education and Professional Studies with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Nixon (Alethea) Marshall County Alumni Scholarship: Established in memory of Ms. Alethea Nixon who was a volunteer firefighter.

The scholarship is for the benefit of a junior or senior who graduated from Marshall County High School or a transfer from Snead State and who is majoring in emergency management.

Northeast Alabama Military Officers Association (MOAA) ROTC Annual Scholarship: The association established this scholarship for deserving ROTC cadets. It is reserved for students enrolling in Military Science III or IV. Selection is made by the Professor of Military Science.

Nursing Alumni Chapter Scholarship: Established by this alumni chapter for the benefit of deserving students majoring in nursing.

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Theta Eta Chapter Annual Scholarship: Established by the Theta Eta Chapter to promote the education of a deserving full-time, freshman or sophomore undergraduate student.

Manila Henegar Brooks Pachoud Scholarship: Established for the benefit of a deserving student enrolled in the College of Education and Professional Studies.

Parker Scholarship: Established by Mr. Jeffrey A. Parker for the benefit of a deserving senior-level student in the College of Commerce and Business Administration.

Pearce, Bevill, Leesburg & Moore Scholarship: Established by the Birmingham accounting firm for a deserving upper-level student majoring in accounting.

Peacock (Bill and Catherine Scholarship): Established by Catherine Peacock for the benefit of a deserving full-time students enrolled in the College of Education and Professional Studies.

Peacock Honors Endowed Scholarship: Established by Catherine Peacock for the benefit of a deserving full-time Honors student.

Pell Scholarship: Established in honor

of Mr. Charley Pell, former JSU head football coach, by his former players and friends.

Phi Beta Kappa Association Scholarship: Established by the Northeast Alabama Phi Beta Kappa Association for the benefit of a deserving upper-level student.

Physical Plant Association Scholarship: Established by members of the university’s physical plant for the benefit of its employees and families.

Piedmont Alumni Scholarship: Established for the benefit of deserving students from Piedmont.

Political Science Department Scholarship: Established by faculty of the JSU Department of Political Science for the benefit of a student majoring in political science.

Pope Scholarship: Established by Mr. Horace M. and Dr. Margaret J. Pope to benefit deserving students majoring in health and physical education.

Price-Montgomery (WJSU-TV) Scholarship: Established by Anniston Broadcasting Company, Inc., for the benefit of deserving students enrolled in the Department of Communication.

Reid (Marcus and Jean) Scholarship: Established by Mr. Marcus and Mrs. Jean Reid for the benefit of a deserving full-time undergraduate student who is a graduate of Jacksonville High School, Anniston High School, or Bob Jones High School.

Reaves Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Dr. James A. Reaves, former vice president for academic affairs, for the benefit of a deserving student.

Richey (Tom and Freda) Scholarship: Established in honor of Mr. Tom Richey for the benefit of a deserving student enrolled in the College of Education and Professional Studies.

Robinson (Ernest) Scholarship: Established by Ernest Robinson for the benefit of a deserving student majoring in nursing.

Rogan (Major James P.) ROTC Annual Scholarship: Established by Robert E. Rogan to benefit deserving students enrolling in military science courses and of a class standing of junior or senior.

ROTC Alumni Chapter Scholarship: Two chapter scholarships are awarded annually to deserving ROTC cadets. The scholarships are reserved for ROTC cadets in Military Science III or IV. Selection is made by the Professor of Military Science.

ROTC Anniston Elks Lodge Scholarship: Established by the Anniston Elks Lodge to benefit a deserving student enrolled in the ROTC program.

ROTC Endowed Scholarship: Established by the Army ROTC Alumni Chapter to benefit a deserving full-time student enrolled in the ROTC program.

Saks High School Good Citizenship Scholarship: An Annual Scholarship established by Mr. Larry Jackson for the benefit of a Saks High School (Anniston, Alabama) student who demonstrated good citizenship. The scholarship will be selected by the Saks High School Scholarship Committee.

Savage (Kay Webb & Perry L., MD) Family Scholarship: Established by Dr. Perry L. and Ms. Kay Webb Savage of Birmingham, Alabama, for the benefit of deserving students who are children of employees of Alabama Orthopedic & Spine Center. Students from Piedmont, Alabama and Calhoun County will have second preference in the award of this scholarship.

Savage (Jerry) Memorial ROTC Scholarship: Established by Mr. Tom Gilbreath of Boaz, Alabama, in memory of his classmate, Jerry Savage, ’67, who died while on military active duty.

The scholarship is reserved for ROTC cadets in Military Science III or IV. Selection is made by

the Professor of Military Science.

Selig (Ernst S.) Corrections Officer Scholarship: Established to promote the education of a deserving full-time undergraduate enrolled in criminal justice with a concentration in corrections.

Sentell (Mark A.): Established by Mark A. Sentell for the benefit of deserving students enrolled in College of Business and a member of the Human Resources Management Society that he founded in the early 80’s.

Serviss (Joseph A. and Carolyn H.) Scholarship: Established by Mr. Joseph A. and Mrs. Carolyn H. Serviss to benefit a deserving student from the state of Alabama who is enrolled in the nursing program.

Shamblin Family Scholarship: Established through a bequest of Mr. Harold C. Shamblin of Gadsden, Alabama, for the benefit of deserving students from Cherokee, Etowah, or Calhoun Counties who have been accepted into the College of Education and Professional Studies.

Sheppard (Mildred L.) Scholarship: Established by the board of directors of the Country Day School, Inc., Montgomery, Alabama, to honor Miss Mildred Louise Sheppard, the school’s founder and only headmaster.

Scholarships will benefit those students who will commit in writing to major in education and teach K-12 for no less than two years.

Sodexo Scholarship: Established by Sodexo services for the benefit and internship of a student in family and consumer science field.

SouthTrust Bank Scholarship: Established by SouthTrust Corporation of Birmingham, Alabama, for the benefit of deserving students enrolled in the College of Commerce and Business Administration.

Sowell Scholarship: Established in honor of Dr. Elizabeth Sledge Sowell, professor of family and consumer sciences, by Ross Laboratories for the benefit of senior students majoring in nutrition and foods.

Spain-Hickman Scholarship: Established

by Rotary International District #6860 in honor of Mr. Frank E. Spain and Mr. Roy Hickman.

Mr. Spain and Mr. Hickman are former presidents of Rotary International. The scholarship will benefit deserving International House students participating in JSU’s International House Program.

Sparrowhawk Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Master Miles Timothy Sparrowhawk, infant son of Paul and Connie Sparrowhawk of Jacksonville, Alabama. The scholarship will benefit deserving undergraduate members of the Southerners who are enrolled in summer courses.

Stamper (Colonel Archie) Memorial Scholarship: Established by the Retired Officers Association, northeast Alabama chapter, in memory of Colonel Archie Stamper.

Stanfield (Don V.) Memorial Scholarship: Established by Kathy Stanfield in memory of her husband, Don V. Stanfield to promote the education of a deserving full-time undergraduate student.

Stewart (John Morgan) Scholarship: Established in memory of John Morgan Stewart and his wife, Vera Stewart, of Piedmont, Alabama. The scholarship will be awarded to a senior class member graduating from Piedmont High School or Spring Garden High School.

Stewart Scholarship: Established in honor of Dr. John R. Stewart, former director of the JSU International House Program, by his former students and friends for the benefit of a deserving International House student.

Stone (Kitty) Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Kitty Stone, a leader in local public education. The scholarship is to be awarded to benefit graduate study in elementary education.

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Tate (Dewey) ROTC Annual Scholarship: Established by Mr. Dewey Tate to benefit deserving students enrolling in military science courses and of a class standing of junior or senior.

Thompson (Robert Samuel “Sam”) Memorial Scholarship: Established in memory of Mr. Sam Thompson, a beloved teacher, drama coach, and music director who touched the lives of so many students. The scholarship will benefit a deserving Alabama high school student, who is junior or senior majoring in music or drama. Student must have a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Trathen (Robert D.) Memorial: Established in memory of Mr. Robert D. Trathen and in honor of Ms. Charlotte C. Trathen. Mr. Trathen was an instructor in the accounting department. This scholarship–which embodies the theme of Scholarship, Integrity, Service–is for the benefit of senior-level accounting students.

Vice (Teresa Cunningham) Scholarship: Established by Teresa Cunningham Vice for the benefit of deserving full-time, undergraduate students enrolled in JSU’s nursing program who demonstrate academic aptitude and reside in Alabama.

Vietnamese/International Scholarship: Established by Ms. Nguyen Le for the benefit of deserving Vietnamese students currently studying in the English Language Institute.

Waldrep (Charlie D.) Scholarship Fund: Established by Charlie Waldrep for the benefit of a deserving full time undergraduate student from the city of Birmingham.

Walters Scholarship: Established in honor of Dr. David L. Walters, long-time director of the Southerners, by former members

and friends.

Warren, Averett, Kimbrough & Marino Scholarship: Established by Warren, Averett, Kimbrough & Kimbrough, LLC for the benefit of a deserving full-time, undergraduate student who is majoring in accounting. Student must have a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Watters Scholarship: Established by Virginia Watters for the benefit of a deserving graduate of Fayetteville High School.

Whitaker (Roger and Debra) Accounting Scholarship: Established by Roger and Debra Whitaker for the benefit of deserving student majoring in accounting.

Whitestone Scholarship: Established in honor of Ms. Heather Whitestone, a former JSU student who was selected as Miss America for 1995. The scholarship is to be awarded to a deserving student who qualifies for support and services through JSU’s Disability Support Services.

Whorton Scholarship: Established in honor of Mr. J.P. Whorton, a 1951 graduate of JSU, by friends for the benefit of a deserving student from the Sand Mountain area.

Williams (Major Dwayne) Business Scholarship: Established for the benefit of a deserving full-time undergraduate student enrolled in the College of Commerce and Business Administration.

Williams (Major Dwayne) Memorial ROTC Scholarship: Established by Ms. Pearl Williams and friends in memory of her son, Major Dwayne Williams who was killed at the U. S. Pentagon on 9/11. Selection of the recipient will be made by the JSU Professor of Military Science to contracted ROTC Cadets.

Williams-Blair Scholarship: Established

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by Ms. Rebecca Williams Blair and Mr. Forrest Randall Blair for the benefit of a deserving student.

Williams (Ruth F. and Billy R.) Scholarship: Established in honor of Mrs. Ruth and Mr. Billy Williams for the benefit of a deserving full-time undergraduate student. First scholarship will be awarded In fall of 2011.

Willman (Dorothy and Leon) Music Scholarship: Established by Leon and Dorothy Willman for the benefit of a deserving full-time undergraduate student majoring in music.

Wilson (Barbara) Scholarship: Established by Ms. Barbara T. Wilson on her retirement from Jacksonville State University.

The scholarship will benefit a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in the elementary education or secondary health and physical education. Only students who have a 2.5 through 4.0 grade point average, have been an Alabama resident for a minimum of seven years prior to applying, and have completed at least thirty hours of their education at Jacksonville State University shall be eligible for this award.

Wilson (Clyde and Jerry) Scholarship: Established by Dr. and Mrs. Jerry B. Wilson for the benefit of deserving students majoring in education.

Wilson (P. O. and Margaret) Achievement Scholarship Fund: Established by Mr. P. O. and Mrs. Margaret Wilson to promote the education of academically superior, entering freshman, full-time students. Recipients will be known as “Wilson Scholars”.

Womack (Jack and Kathy) Scholarship: Established by Jack and Kathy Womack for the benefit of a deserving full-time student graduating from Oneonta High School. Must have a

3.0 GPA from high school and maintain a 2.5 GPA during college.

Woodrow Scholarship: Established in honor of Ms. Ann Jackson Woodrow, a 1977 graduate of JSU’s Lurleen B. Wallace College of Nursing. The scholarship will benefit deserving students admitted to the nursing program.

Yates (Melvin) Memorial Scholarship: Established by Shirley Thornburg in memory of her uncle, Melvin Yates, a 1932 alumnus of JSU. This is a general scholarship created by Mrs. Elizabeth “Beth” Yates for the benefit of a full-time student.

Yocum (Dr. Virginia): Established in honor of Dr. Virginia Yocum to promote the education of junior level, full-time, undergraduate enrolled in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Young Scholarship: Established in tribute to Ms. Ruth L. and Mr. Millard V. Young, Sr., for the benefit of a deserving student from Piedmont, Alabama. The Millard V. Young, Sr. family and the Martha Young Norton family established the scholarship.

Zeta Tau Alpha Scholarship: Established by the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority for the benefit of a deserving Zeta Tau Alpha member at JSU.

Explore the Benefits of Giving Real Estate Gifts of cash and securities are not the only options available to those who want to support the Jacksonville State University Foundation.

An outright gift of real estate is often especially beneficial to some donors. Such a gift may benefit both the donor as well as the Jacksonville State University Foundation.

By making an outright gift of real property, donors avoid capital gains tax and receive an income tax charitable deduction of the property’s full fair market value (if the property is held long term, is not subject to a mortgage, and has not been subject to accelerated depreciation).

Examples of real estate gifts include personal residence, farm, vacation home, condominium, commercial building or acreage, etc.

Donors may reserve the right to either live in the donated residence or to continue to farm the property during their lifetime and, if desired, the lifetime of a surviving spouse. Through such an arrangement, called a charitable life estate contract, the donor will be entitled to a current income tax deduction for a portion of the fair market value of the property.

When thinking about making a gift to the Jacksonville State University Foundation, evaluate the possibility of real estate. Mrs. Melanie Delap, Director of Development Services, can work with donors’ attorneys or tax advisors in exploring the benefits of this unique giving opportunity. Please call (256) 782-5306 or (800) 231-5291 extension 5306. The e-mail address is jsufnd@jsu.edu.

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way! Last will and testament is the cornerstone of a person’s estate plan. It is a lasting expression of support and affection for family and others the donor wishes to remember. If a person does not have a will or other estate plans, state government will decide how the property and other affairs are handled. Planning for one’s own demise isn’t easy, but decisions made now can later provide financial security for family, friends, and others.

When preparing a will, remember the Jacksonville State University Foundation. A donor can create a scholarship or other perpetual fund through a simple provision in his or her will. Such funds can provide a visible and enduring tribute. One’s actions today can leave a powerful legacy for tomorrow.

For further information please contact Mrs. Melanie Delap at JSU’s Office of Development Services (256) 782-5306 or (800) 231-5291 extension 5306. Mrs. Delap can be reached via e-mail at jsufnd@jsu.edu.

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