Alumni gather for conversations with the president

President Susanna Baxter continued her travels throughout the region this winter to meet LC alumni for times of fellowship and conversation. Organized by the Alumni and Community Relations Office, events were held in Albany, Columbus, Cartersville, Macon and Newnan. Still on tap are gatherings in Athens, Carrollton, Marietta and Rome.

ALBANY: LC Friends who met in November at the Bread House in Albany included, from left, Clint and Debbie Dorough Mowery ’72 (host), Donald West ’64, Jwana Washington ’07, Albany Mayor Bo Dorough, Angie Barber ’06, M’10, Bill Dorough, John Keith ’21, President Susanna Baxter, Suzanne Harper and Director of Alumni and Community Relations Martha Pirkle. Not pictured is Ayesha Young '13.

COLUMBUS: Jimmy ’68 and Barbara Motos hosted Columbus-area alumni in their home in late November. Shown in the photo are, front row, from left, Jimmy Motos ’68 and Keith Sims ’16, back row, Carolyn Babbs Glover ’60, Ronnie ’62 and Julia Massey Culpepper ’62, President Susanna Baxter, Barbara Motos, Jerry ’67 and Carolyn Mitchell Wynens ’69, Mary Wells ’72 and Tom Conway ’69, Bill Hardy ’68 and Tobie Williams. Not pictured is Gerald Wyatt.

CARTERSVILLE: Alumni gathered in the morning on Dec. 8 at Noble & Main Coffee Company in downtown Cartersville. In the photo, host Bill Kiser ’69 listens to President Baxter.

NEWNAN: Gary '72, Brenda '71 and James Welden '98 hosted a December gathering in Newnan at Welden Financial. Attending the event were, from left, Gary Welden, Martha Pirkle, Mike Barber ’74, Karen Massey Crews ’71, Julia Glenn Barber ’74, President Susanna Baxter, James Welden, Brenda Holland Welden ’71, David Haygood ’62, Joe Watson ’75, Jovonne Pedersen ’90, Eric Thomas and Harriett Kuhr Haygood ’63.

MACON: A February alumni event was held in Macon at the home of David and Kathy Reese McCollum ’81, M’17. Pausing for a group photo are, front row, from left, Jane Holik Antoine ’08, Mavis Sprayberry Trice ’60, Barbara Carter Wommack ’60, Flo Martin, Carolyn Bradley ’57, Taylor Wynn ’14, Theresa Basilico ’81 and Jackson Daniel ’82, M’17, and Tommy Martin, back row, Martha Pirkle, Rebekah Powers ’24, Karon Troth ’24, Julia Mercer Norman ’07, Beverly Ann Wilson McGee ’86, President Susanna Baxter and Kathy Reese McCollum. Not shown are Andrew Cunningham ’24, David McCollum and Tavia Henderson.