ALUMnotes

Births

2020-2023

Brittany Harper White (’21) and Justin White (’21) welcomed Joseph Baker White into their family on September 13, 2023. Brittany is a sister of Zeta Tau Alpha and has worked as assistant director of engagement in the Alumni Office at Jax State for two years. Justin was in the Honors Program, was involved with Baptist Campus Ministry, and is a brother of Pi Kappa Alpha. He is a real estate agent with Keller Williams Realty Group and a labor and delivery nurse at Anniston RMC.

Bart Tapp (’11) and his wife Ashley Tapp welcomed Knox Elise Tapp into their family on January 26, 2023.

Meg Nevels Nippers ('15) and Joshua Nippers ('15) celebrated the first birthday of their daughter, Addison Elsie, on June 14, 2023. Joshua is a project manager for Northrop Grumman. Meg was a member of the Student Alumni Association and served as president of Zeta Tau Alpha.

Katie (Little) Calvert (‘20) and Joseph Calvert welcomed their first baby boy, Townley Jay

Calvert, on September 4, 2023. Katie is a sister of Zeta Tau Alpha and works for Southern Veterinary Partners as a recruiter.

Aubrey Traffanstedt Nelson (’22) and Tanner Nelson (’19, ’22) celebrated the arrival of baby Grayson Traff Nelson on August 25, 2023. Tanner is the head football coach at Sylvania High School. Aubrey is a sister of Zeta Tau Alpha and teaches at Collinsville Elementary School.

Weddings

Cara Davis Bishop (‘09, ‘11) and Charley Bishop (‘10) married on November 4, 2023. Cara was a member of Phi Mu Fraternity and currently teaches first grade at Boaz Elementary School. Charley was a member of Delta Chi fraternity and currently serves as a safety consultant for Lyons HR.

Kelly Nicole Martin (’15) married Fernando Sebastian Mendez (’15) on December 31, 2023. Kelly was a GO! Leader, Ambassador, and president of Spanish Club. Sebastian was a member of the International Student Organization, lived at the International House for four years, and is now president of the Latinx Alumni Chapter. Dr. William A. Meehan, 11th president of Jax State, performed the wedding ceremony.

Rebecca Turner ('10) married Andrew Williams ('89) on March 19, 2022. Rebecca was an employee of Jax State for 18 years as a career advisor. Andrew is Chief Operating Officer at Libra Industries.

Jasmine George (’11) married Ellaway Amiker, IV on September 30, 2023. Jasmine was involved in SGA, was a Peer Educator, and a Resident Assistant. She is also a sister of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. The couple own The Milan Method Aerial Dance and Fitness Studio and The A-team Event Rental and Decor in Atlanta, Ga.

Bailey Harper Wallace (’23) and Cole Wallace (’21) married on December 17, 2023. Bailey is a sister of Zeta Tau Alpha and works as a kindergarten teacher while Cole teaches world history in middle school.

William “Bill”

Anthony Smith (’72) and Margaret Williams Smith (attended 19701971), celebrated 50 years of marriage on September 29, 2023. They share two sons, William “Billy” Smith II and Kristofer Smith, and five grandchildren. They reside in Antioch, Tenn. Bill was Jax State's first track and field athlete to qualify for the National Track and Field Championship, as well as the first Jax State track athlete inducted into the Jax State Athletics Hall of Fame. He still holds the Jax State record in the men's high jump.

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Lauren Watson Myrick (’23) and Mason Myrick (’22) were married on November 11, 2023. Lauren is a sister of Phi Mu, and Mason is a brother of Pi Kappa Alpha. While at Jax State, Lauren and Mason were both Gamecock Orientation Leaders. Mason was also in the Honors Program.

Bethany Johnson Wooten (’23) married Jacob Wooten (’22) on December 9, 2023. Bethany is a sister of Zeta Tau Alpha and teaches preschool. Jacob is a brother of Pi Kappa Alpha and works as a financial aid counselor at Jax State. 9

Jennifer Baker (’98, ’01, ’03) has been named Uniserv director for the Alabama Education Association, District 14, serving all members in Calhoun, Cleburne, and Randolph Counties.

Brooke Beecham (‘05) has been named the academic director of the Alabama School for the Blind. She has also served as an elementary education teacher at Victory Christian School in Pell City, Ala., and a collaborative special education teacher at Oxford Middle School in Oxford, Ala.

Ken Boyd (’74), a renowned photographer, had his work featured at Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham in July and August. His work, techniques and reviews have been extensively published in books, magazines and journals. He is the author of several commercially released and widely distributed books, including “Historic Watermills of North America,” “Historic North American Locomotives” and “The Art of the Locomotive.” He currently teaches photography courses at Samford University and previously taught at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Thomas “Tab” Brown (’12, ‘14) was named director of bands for the Sound of the Seven Hills at Rome High School in Rome, Ga., where he has served as assistant director since 2016. The former Marching Southerners drumline captain also works as a professional musician, performing with the Sugar Hill Gang, Trapt, Theory of a Deadman and Aclarion.

Dr. Frank Buck (’81) was inducted as an honorary member into the Rho Chapter of Phi Beta Mu, an honorary organization for outstanding band directors. He served as a middle school band director for 12 years before becoming a school administrator. His honorary induction is for work as historian for the Alabama Music Educators Association and similar work for Phi Beta Mu. He was a member of the Marching Southerners.

Najsha Corbett (’13, ‘17) has been named community development planner for the City of Gadsden, after serving as community development director for the East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission.

Spann Cordle (’12), a nationally recognized disability spokesperson, and his late service dog, Finn, were honored for their advocacy in Summerville, Ga., in February 2023. Spann and Finn are known for being the first associate/service dog team in Walmart history.

Stacey Crabtree (’89) has been promoted to

Senior Vice President at First Southern State Bank.

Dr. Steven Craft (‘02) has been named assistant superintendent for student services and activities for Dalton Public Schools in Dalton, Ga. He has more than 24 years of education experience, most recently serving as athletic director for Fulton County Schools in Atlanta.

Deidra Walker Crain (’04) has earned her Ph.D. in educational policy from Texas Tech University. She currently works as the principal of Pelham, Alabama Virtual School.

Emily Bonds Davey, J.D. (‘87) was selected as the director of clinics, externships and public interest at Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law. She is a sister of Alpha Xi Delta and was a Marching Ballerina and active in Baptist Campus Ministry.

Cynthia Bailey Denham (’68) retired as director of the Humanities Division and English instructor at Snead State Community College after 52 years of service. She earned a Master of Arts in English from the University of Alabama in 1970 and a Ph.D. in English from Auburn University in 1986.

He wrote “Fall Again” while attending Jax State, where he was a member of the Marching Southerners Color Guard.

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A song by James Mason Fox (’19), “Fall Again,” was featured on the Season 5 Finale episode of Netflix’s “Love is Blind” in October.

Kelly Raw Gindlesperger (’07, ’08) published a children’s book, “Meet Me in my Dreams,” with her daughter, Bailey, in December. The book is inspired by the many creative stories Bailey describes to her parents at bedtime. While at Jax State, Kelly played on the softball team and was involved with the Baptist Campus Ministry. Her husband, Derek, was a member of the Marching Southerners.

Eddie Gwin (’87) and his wife, Chandra, opened Pizza Ed in Hartselle, Ala., in 2019, and added a second location in Guntersville in August 2023. Eddie is a brother of Pi Kappa Phi.

Monaleto C. Irby (’97) was elected international director of collegiate affairs for Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., during the fraternity’s International Conclave held in Houston in July. In this role, he is responsible for the expansion and revitalization of collegiate chapters. At Jax State, he was president of Phi Beta Sigma, a member of the football team, sang in the Gospel Choir and was involved with SGA.

Coach Bill Jones (’66) has been named to the Gulf South Conference 2024 Hall of Fame Class.

Alli Davis Justice (’15) was selected by the Delta Zeta sorority as a 2023 recipient of the 35 Under 35 award. She teaches special education for Fort Payne City Schools

Dr. Lester Laminack (’77, ’78) is celebrating 46 years in the education field. He earned a doctoral degree from Auburn University in 1983 and has worked as an elementary school teacher, a college professor and department head. He continues to work with children and educators today as a consultant and writer, publishing more than 25 books for children and teachers. Learn more at www.lesterlaminack. com.

Karissa Lang (‘09) has been named Alabama’s 2023 National Distinguished Principal by the National Association of Elementary School Principals. She is principal of Crestline Elementary School in Hartselle, Ala.

Buffy Lockette (’21) has been named Manager of Associate Communications at Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Inc.

Dr. Joshua Lowe (’99) has been named Chief of Staff for the Forsythe County School Board.

Brandi Maiorino (’05) became a partner in Husch Blackwell law firm’s real estate team in September. Based in Nashville, she is a transactional real estate attorney who advises developers, owners, investors and tenants on a variety of real estaterelated transactions. She is a sister of Alpha Xi Delta.

Marie Manning (’70, ‘78) has been elected to the Alabama State Board of Education, representing District 6. She is the first woman to serve on the board from St. Clair County, where she has spent most of her five-decade career in education - serving as a middle science teacher, librarian, assistant principal, principal and county superintendent before retiring. She has spent the past 12 years on the St. Clair County Board of Education.

Steve May (’81) was appointed as vice president and general manager of Conecuh Brands LLC. He is a brother of Kappa Sigma and was involved in Baptist Campus Ministry and SGA while at Jax State.

Captain Emily McCullars (’06) has become the first woman to earn the rank of Captain in the Anniston Police Department.

Dr. Emily Messer ('05, '07) was named the first woman president of Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Tex. She previously served as vice president for advancement and enrollment management at Jax State.

Randee Jeske Miller (’16) was selected by Delta Zeta sorority as a 2023 recipient of the 35 Under 35 award. She is a solution engineer at GEO Jobe GIS Consulting. She was a member of the Student Alumni Association.

Joseph Munster (’05, ’08) has been promoted to Senior Philanthropy Officer at Jacksonville State University’s Division of Philanthropy.

Dr. Eric V. Muth ('91, 93', 06') was awarded a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary engineering, environmental health, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham on in 2022. His dissertation was “Evaluation of a Living Shoreline Technique on a Southeastern United States Reservoir.” He has been marred to fellow Jax State alum Ashley ('93, '96) for 29 years and has two children, Talon and Ty.

Willie Orr (’99) has been named chief deputy of the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, where he was first hired as deputy sheriff in 2017 before being promoted to patrol lieutenant in 2019 and chief investigator in 2021. Though native to the area, he has spent most of his law enforcement career in Calhoun, Cleburne and Talladega Counties.

Sam Payne (’21, ‘23), a former member of the Gamecock Rifle Team, has been promoted to product specialist at

Creedmoor Sports in Anniston, Ala.

Dr. Jennifer Mueller Phillips (’94) has been appointed as Dean of the Auburn University Raymond J. Harbert College of Business.

Lisa Puckett (‘06) has been named coordinator of the South College and Career Academy at Carroll County Schools in Georgia. She previously served as assistant principal of Mount Zion High School in Carrollton, Ga.

Evelyn Rucker (’15, ‘17) has been named director of intercultural affairs at Western Carolina University. She began her career in student affairs at Eastern Kentucky University.

Coach Mark Sanders (’97) coaches Helena High School softball. At Jax State, he played on the baseball team. He and his wife, Dawn, recently established a scholarship at Jax State, the Coach Mark and Dawn Sanders Scholarship, for students studying health and physical education.

Teresa Sauls (’93, ‘95) has been named principal of East Newton Elementary School in Covington, Ga., after serving as assistant principal at three area schools: Clements Theme School, West Newton Elementary and – most recently –Mansfield Elementary. She is a sister of Delta Zeta.

Hardy Smith's ('75) "Stop the Nonprofit Board Blame Game: How to Break the Cycle of Frustrating Relationships and Benefit from Fully Engaged Boards"

22. Keith Young's (’85) “The Instructional Coaching Handbook: 200+ Troubleshooting Strategies for Success”

Brandon Tyler Sims (’19) is a physical education teacher at TR Simmons Elementary in Jasper, Ala. At Jax State, he was the first African American male student to win the Most Outstanding Student Award in Human Sciences, as well as the first male and first African American male to serve as a representative on the Advisory Board for the Family Consumer Sciences/ Human Sciences Concentration.

Hardy Smith (’75) published, “Stop the Nonprofit Board Blame Game: How to Break the Cycle of Frustrating Relationships and Benefit from Fully Engaged Boards,” in 2023. After a long career in NASCAR racing, the Talladega native now works nationwide as a consultant and speaker for nonprofits, associations, and chambers of commerce. He was on the track and field team at Jax State.

Gary Wagner (’77) was inducted into the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame in April 2023, noted for his quickness and ability. He ended his football career at Jax State with a combined punt/field goal/ extra point block record of 17 in two seasons, which helped him make the Gulf South All-Conference Team, Little All-American and Most Valuable Defensive Lineman. He was selected as one of the best

100 athletes from 1883 to 1983 at Jax State.

Nicole Killough Walden (’92, ’93) has been named associate commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Division. She previously served as the substance abuse treatment and development director for the agency. She is married to Scott Walden and has two children, Nicholas and Ava.

Bryant Whaley (’11, ‘13) has been selected as economic director of the City of Prattville, Ala., after serving in the same position in Randolph County, Ala., for the past five years. In addition to his bachelor’s in political science and MPA from Jax State, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in public administration at Liberty University. He served as SGA president in 2010 and 2012 and is a brother of Kappa Alpha.

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Keith Young (’85), published “The Instructional Coaching Handbook: 200+ Troubleshooting Strategies for Success” in March 2023. The handbook addresses common hiccups that prevent productive coaching conversations from happening in the first place. He was involved in Baptist Campus Ministry at Jax State.

Obituaries

Employees

Dr. Jerald Abercrombie (’64), Mathematics and Computer Science Professor

Kay Gray Hutchison Baggett (’68), 2/13/2023, Instructor

Dee Anne Stokes Barclift (’75), 5/2/2023, Social Work Professor

Dr. Ralph Brannen (’55), 8/30/2023, History Professor

Ret. Col. Buford “Pete” Brooks (’54), 2/7/2024, Alumni Director, Football, Basketball, ROTC

David Ronald Copeland (’62), Basketball, Continuing Education

Stanley Evan Easton, 7/10/2023, Education Professor

Dr. Portia L. Foster, 8/15/2023, Nursing Professor

Helen Marie Phillips Hilton, 1/11/2023

Barbara Powell LeMay, 3/23/2023, English Professor

Mary Virginia “Ginger” Ryan Matthews (’66), 1/31/2023, Business Professor

Tonya McGowan (’10), 6/30/2023, Jax State Small Business Development Center, Alpha Kappa Alpha

Roger Measles, 9/15/2023, Building Services

Dr. Sandra McCurdy Stone (’69, ’73, ’80), 7/18/2023, Child Development Center, Alpha Xi Delta

Lt. Col. William E. “Bill” Stone (’69), 10/25/2023, Professor of Military Science, Football, ROTC, Delta Chi

Dr. Thomas Leyden Padgett (’53), 11/16/2023, Education Professor

Bonnie Elizabeth Brewer Thornhill, 1/6/2024, Nursing Professor

UNKNOWN/ATTENDED, NO DEGREE

William P. Alixiou, 1/27/2023

Cynthia Kay Baggett, 9/17/2023

Gary Dale Battles, 10/6/2023

Roger Lamar Beck, Sr. ,11/23/2023

Leslie Ray “Les” Boling, 6/18/2023, Southerners

Toni Box, 5/14/2023

Rudolph Lee Braden, 10/17/2023

Dixie Brown, 9/4/2023

Wayne Leroy Brown, 1/23/2024

Phillip Wayne Campbell, 11/1/2023

Carolyn Pounds Casey, 11/24/2023

Dora Nesbitt Chaffin, 3/5/2023

Kathryn Chastain, 11/25/2023

Kelly Mitchell Cobb, 7/24/2022

Tim Davis, 8/30/2023, Southerners

Gary Clinton Dickey, 2/11/2024

Elbert Allen Dodd 10/10/2023

Robert R. Durfield III, 2/1/2024

Rebecca “Becky” Witherspoon Elkins, 6/23/2023

Virginia CarolDeJarnette Elliot, 11/11/2023

Thomas Lane Farmer, 10/25/2023

Jack Christian “Cliff” Furr, Jr., 8/1/2023, Football

Paula M. Hagan, 2/3/2024, Southerners/ Ballerinas

Carey Lee Harden, 11/13/2023

Richard Isaiah Harlan, 9/27/2023

James Lamar Harris, 10/12/2023, Southerners

Roderick Leon Henderson, 12/22/2023

Harold Neil Horton, 2/23/2023

Dr. Thomas Edward Hughes, 10/9/2023, Southerners

Danny Homer Jacks, 12/10/2023

Suzanne Jackson, 12/7/2023

Staff Sgt. Brent Allen Jones, Sr., 6/6/2023

Michelle Denise Hamilton Johnson, 6/22/2023

Sharron Elizabeth “Beth” Jones, 3/31/2023, Southerners

Rose Elizabeth Shewbart Ledbetter, 12/9/23, Southerners

Robert Thomas “Bobby” “Red” Lee, 8/18/2023

Earl Franklin Lockette, 10/17/2023

Britt Brown Madden, 2/16/2023

Robert Allen Malone, 10/6/2023

Sylvia Strickland Malone, 11/20/2023

Alexander S. Mandli, Sr., 1/11/2024, Football

Thomas Edward Maxwell, 6/19/2023, Baseball

Jackie Shipp McDaniel, 1/7/2024

James Edward McDaniel, 10/15/2023

David Lee “Mac” McKenzie, 1/6/2024, Southerners

Janet T. Morrow, 7/2/2023, Delta Zeta

Shane Edward Nixon, 1/18/2024

Michael J. Parker, 1/21/2024

Sara Hampton Patterson,1/21/2023

Carolyn Phillips, 4/13/2023

Steven Lee Poe, 1/9/2023

Anne Elizabeth Little Priest, 2/5/2023

Wanda Sue Reaves Ray, 1/16/2024

Sally Jean Redden, 2/17/2023, Southerners

Allison LaShaun Parker Reynolds, 3/5/2023

Robert “Bobby” Rigsby, 3/21/2023

Brian Harold Roper, 1/24/2023

Senior Airman Terry Earl “TJ” Sams, Jr., USAF, 3/26/2023

Bobby Leonard Sanderson, 8/11/2023

Sara H. Shaddix, 1/19/2024

Laurey McCarley Snider, 9/9/2023

Florella “Flo” Maddux Smith, 6/27/2022

Carl James Stedham, 9/22/2023

Robert Daniel “Dan” Stubblefield, 9/7/2023

Lee James Stubbs, 3/14/2023

Kenneth V. Tankersley, 1/20/2024

Hoyt Lee Taylor, II, 1/17/2024

James Albert “Jim” Taylor, 10/26/2023

John Allen Teague, Sr., 5/14/2023

Thomas Lewis “Tommy” Thompson, Jr., 12/4/2023

Michael Anthony Urioste, Jr., 7/26/2023

Carl E. Vann, 12/26/2023

Dane Calvin Vickers, 3/17/2023

Dustin Scott Warren, 10/7/2023

Norma Joyce Watson, 12/23/2023

Carolyn Pitts Weader, 10/28/2023

Elizabeth Ann Weaver, 1/13/2024

Betty Ann Weaver, 1/21/2023

Ralph Ernest Whitmore 6/3/2023, BCM

Samuel Edward “Bo” Williams, 9/23/2023, Football

Dorothy Nicole Gladden Winston, 12/23/2023

Carolyn Curry Wilson, 11/4/2023, Southerners

Harlan L. “Peaches” Winston, 5/17/2023

Margaret Louise Moore Woodall, 8/28/2022

Gretchen Noffinsinger Zeigler, 8/29/2023, Alpha Xi Delta, SGA

1940-1949

Eva Lee Parton Smith (’49), 3/30/2023

Carolyn Eloise Curry Wilson (’49), 11/4/2023

1950-1959

Martha Nell Avans (’58), 12/4/2023

James P. Bolling (’59), 7/27/2023, ROTC

Louis S. Butterworth (’54), 9/22/2023, ROTC

Sarah Annette Hilley Cavender (’59), 12/27/2023

Bobby Chappell (’57, ’60, ’85), 7/31/2023

Irene Herrera Cole (’57), 6/1/2023

Elizabeth Kerr Cunningham (’51), 10/1/2023, International House

Claire Jo Dunn (’53), 10/29/2023

Horace Daniel Forsyth (‘59), 11/9/2023

Mary Ann Gann (’56), 5/5/2023

Frances Gerstlaur (’54), 2/13/2024

Ardath Land Grizzell (’53), 7/16/2022

Arlie Lawayne Gunter (’54), 7/20/2023, ROTC, SGA

Ellis Ray Johnson (’54), 11/3/2023

Katerina “Katie” Goulielmi Johnson (’58, ’72), 3/15/2023, Phi Mu, International House

William Branham Jones (’53), 1/26/2023, International House

Elizabeth Kerr Cunningham ('50), 10/1/23

Herbert M. Cunningham ('50), 2/25/24

Peggy Jean Lackey Kittler (’53), 1/5/24, Cheerleader

Jean Elizabeth Pittman Lisenby (’55), 12/25/2023

Elizabeth “June” Lee Moore (’57), 1/13/2024

Charles Ray Perry (’58), 1/13/2024, ROTC, BCM

George Floyd Nancarrow (’52), 2/5/2023

Bettye Joyce Pace (’56), 12/10/2023

Joan “Jo” Florey Pumroy (’53), 5/4/2023

James Taylor Smith (’53), 10/19/2023

Martha Louise Davis Spraggins (’59), 3/24/2023

Ann Trumbly-Barker (’53), 8/1/2023

William “Bill” Glenn Ward (’56), 9/20/2022

Rexford “Wayne” Washam (’58), 3/5/2023, Southerners, Phi Mu Alpha

Ted Wilson, Jr. (’57), 11/6/2022, ROTC

Virginia Lester Yates (’56), 6/15/2023

1960-1969

Carolyn Cain Abood (’66), 1/28/2024

John Hermon Blackwell (’67), 3/2/2023

Diane Redfearn Broome (’69), 9/12/2022, BCM

Gene Bussey (’65, ’74, ’92), 1/15/2024

Col. John M. Castleberry (’65, ’70), 7/25/2023, Cheerleader, BCM

Robert M. Cheatwood (’62), 3/26/2023

Donald Edwin Crow (’68), 4/2/2023

Phyllis Norton Cosper (’68, ’87), 4/23/2023

Henry Culp, Jr. (’64), 2/4/2024, Southerners

James Elvin Douthit (’69), 5/17/2023

Donnie Ray Echols (’64, ’76), 4/1/2023

Bernard Eugene “Bernie” Emerson (’64), 5/14/2023

Frank Winston Ezell (’62), 8/17/2023

James Kent Gibbs (’67), 12/7/2023

Bobbie Glassco (’61), 2/20/2023

Joseph Clifton “J.C.” Holmes (’60), 11/12/23, ROTC, Tennis, BCM

Lotice Marie Lovvorn Benefield Jones (’60), 4/28/2023

Jethro Stevie Harbison (’63), 4/1/2023, BCM

Linda Vines Hardy (’64), 3/24/2023

Francis Gail Hayes (’69), 9/11/2023

Donald Sims Henley (’62), 3/19/2023

Charles Gary “Butch” Hill (’66), 10/8/2023, Football

Jerrell Hodges (’65), 11/16/2023

Jimmie Darrell Hyatt (’64), 1/4/2024

Jimmy Van Lindsey (’65), 9/4/2023

Phillip Dennis “Coach” Love, Sr. (’66), 5/31/2023, Baseball

Richard Evan Madden, Sr. (’61), 7/30/2023

Donna Jean Maynard (’60, ’76), 1/19/2024, Cheerleader, BCM

Sarah Jean Guthrie McDonald (’68), 11/30/2023

Maggie Naylor Muegge (’65), 2/26/2023, Southerners, Ballerina

Col. Grover C. Prickett, Jr. (‘65), 12/26/2023

Edward Neal Rodgers (’67), 1/8/2024

Edward Zack Roberson (’64), 6/29/2023, Football

Bruna Loretta Camp Segers (’69, ’76), 6/30/2023

Billie Ann Segler (’64), 9/3/2023

James “Jimmy” Lamar Silvers (’63), 4/2/2023, Tennis

Stephen Campbell Smith (’61), 12/6/2023

Marion Watson (’66), 11/28/2023

1970-1979

Ronald Thomas Becton (’74), 12/19/2023, Southerners

Michael Reed Bowdoin (’73), 6/16/2023

Dr. James Donald “Don” Brady (’70), 6/8/2023

Gerald N. Brewer (’74), 8/23/2023, Cheerleader

Pearly Reeves Brown (’75), 2/4/2024

Warren Aubrey “Buck” Buchanan (’70), 8/3/2023

Steve Callaway (’74), 2/1/2023

Michael Canada (’76), 4/6/2023, Jax State Radio Station, Football

Linda Carroll Cullars (’78), 1/25/2023

Mari Heines Culver (’74), 7/9/2023

Ann Davidson (’74), 1/19/2024

Jerrold William Denson (’74), 1/20/2024

Richard Allen Drawdy (’71), 1/25/2023, Football

Mickey Dwayne Elliott (’71), 4/1/2023

Allison Noble Garrett (’72), 10/23/2023

Robert Douglas “Bob” Germany (’75), 6/1/2023, Football

Elizabeth “Beth” Collier Gorey (’71), 7/21/2023

Arthur “Buck” Delmar Grant (’74), 1/20/2024

Rubert Q. “Bob” Haight, Jr. (’78), 7/26/2023

Sherry Stedham Hamilton (’79), 9/6/2023

Linda Wells Hauck (’74), 3/21/2023

Jane Hartsook Herb (‘73), 5/2/2023

Paul Bruce Hicks (’71), 9/10/2023

Cheryl T. Hines (’79), 11/6/2023

Doris Jean Hyatt (’78), 2/13/2024

Arlina Wilkerson Jones (’77), 5/16/2023

William Marty Jones (’74), 2/14/2024, Pi Kappa Phi

Charles Edwin Kearley (’71), 6/3/2023

Sally Ann Bagley Lewis (’77), 6/6/2023

Sydney Fox Long (’73, ’76), 9/21/2023

Susie Anne Bartley Lowery (’72), 7/13/2023

Cynthia Denise Jackson Martin (’76), 12/18/2023

Margie Nell Scott Mayberry (’77), 8/23/2023

Mary Genelle Glenn Mayfield (’72), 12/21/2023

Marilyn Sue Milam (’73), 12/22/2022

Arvis Lauren Stewart Morris (’70), 12/17/22, Alpha Delta Kappa

Mary Overton Musick (’73), 4/19/2023, Southerners

Carol Lee Welden Nettles (’72), 10/15/2023

Keith Carter Nichols (’79), 1/17/2024, Southerners

David F. Peoples (’76), 2/9/2023

Sonia de Morales Pitombo (’78), 4/3/2023, International House

Robert “Bob” Nelson Pritchard (’78), 1/12/2024

Patricia Neal Hendrix Putman (’78, ’87), 4/3/2023, Southerners, BCM

Donald Cary Robinson (’78, ’82), 12/22/2023, Southerners

John Edmond Robinson (’74), 1/26/2024

Broughton Wilkinson Rogers (’71), 10/13/2023, Baseball, ROTC

Ruby Nell Schell (’79, ’81), 10/7/2023

Malinda Young Smith (’75), 10/8/2023

Raymond Stanberry, Jr. (’71), 10/13/2023

John Wesley Triplett (’75), 1/24/2024

Cathy Oliver Vanderford (’72), 11/2/2023, BCM

Harriet J. Brown Vaughn (’70), 9/20/2023

Billy Mack White (’72). 12/23/2023

Col. Harold B. Wilbur (’79), 4/3/2023

Clara Ann Willis (’73), 8/7/2023

Donald Curry “Don” Wilson (’75), 12/20/2023

1980-1989

David Wayne Bice (’83), 10/26/2023, Football

Selwyn M. “Roho” Bolton (‘81), 9/22/2023

Sharon Pinson

Branstetter (’85), 1/7/2024

Jennifer Wells Burdick (’80), 5/18/2023

Sharon Clifton Collins Carpenter (’89), 7/10/2023

Gunnery Sgt. Larry Joe Chatman (’84, ’97), 11/2/2023, Alpha Phi Alpha

Mary Ann Cottles (’84), 9/15/2022

Mark Carter Craddock (’82), 6/1/2023, Southerners, International House Program

Willis Murray Curls (’81), 4/4/2023

Connie Richards Doyle (’86), 5/11/2023

Melvin Gene Gillespie (’82), 5/23/2023

Ronnie Keith Harrelson (’89), 6/11/2023

Gretchen Ann Yost Haught (’87), 9/7/2023

Jo Anne McKay Holt (’87), 9/24/2023

Bernice Julia Coan Lee (’81), 10/16/2023, BCM

Sara Winelle McEachin Marsengill (’81, ’83), 1/12/2024

Debra Buckner Nolen (’88), 9/20/2023

Woodrow Lawrence “Larry” Powell (’81), 5/20/2023

Kathy Prince (’83, ’88), 9/14/2023

Raymond Stanberry, Jr. (’88), 10/14/2023, Rifle Team, Alpha Phi Alpha

Donald “Duck” Stephens (’85), 10/22/2023

Wesley Charles Thornton (’80), 12/17/2023, Alpha Tau Omega

Hugh Harvard Warnock (’84), 10/27/2023

Clara Jane Williams (’80, ’86), 1/22/2024

1990-1999

Syed Ayaz Ali (’94, ’99), 1/26/2024

Mary Elaine Lockridge Bishop (’91), 12/7/2023

Helen Curry Calhoun (’97), 1/8/2024

Rev. James F. “Jim” Cook (’91, ’93), 10/26/2023

Sherri Denise Anderson Cunningham (’99, ’03, ’08), 2/11/2024, Southerners, Sigma Alpha Iota

Katherine “Kathy” Louise Forster (’96), 1/31/2024

Marc Christian Frandsen (’97), 6/19/2022

Teresa Lynn Loar Gossett (’93), 2/21/2023

Christopher Scott “Chris” Green (’97), 5/15/2023

Jessica Downes Gross (’96), 8/5/2023

Tina Lankford Herring (’98), 5/19/2023, Delta Zeta, Southerners, Ballerina

Phillip Scott Jones (’92), 3/11/2023

Carole Gardner LaReau (’95), 9/10/2023

Dianne P. Milam (’98), 4/20/2023

Lori Phillips Samples (’91), 4/3/2023

Neal Lee Scott (’93), 1/15/2024

Gwendolyn Sewell Smith (’97, ’99), 12/27/2023

2000-2009

Phillip Raymond Allen (’02, ’04), 3/21/2023

Stephen Ray Benefield (’04), 8/1/2023, Jax State Radio Station

Julie Ewton Bishop (’00), 1/17/23

Sarah Taylor Galloway (’02), 6/2/2023, Volleyball

Laura Kristen “Kristi” Grimes (’06), 2/2/2024

Eric L. Mikell (’00), 8/18/2023, Sigma Nu

John Adam Mitchell (’08), 6/27/23

Carolyn Faye Myles (’05), 1/16/23

Marla Jo Baerenwald Settle (’04, ’06), 6/2/2023

Dr. Jimmy “Jim” Wayne Shurbutt (’03, ’05), 3/23/2023

Susan Renee Warren Taylor (’02), 12/30/2023

Mildred “Millie” Roach Threeton (’04, ’05), 6/4/2023

Belinda Dawn Butler Wadford (’05), 1/21/2024

Garry Dale Young (’01), 5/12/2023

2010-2019

Kristopher Jason Prickett (’11), 9/10/2023

Ashley Renee Woody (’11), 4/8/2023

2020-present

Zane Levy Dill (’21), 11/2/2023

Savannah Gilbert (’23) 9/22/2023

Branson Thomas Oliver (’20), 1/10/2024

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