Classnotes THE UNITING POWER OF THE HILL
Sixty-plus years of LaGrange grads. That’s how many classes were represented at President Baxter’s April inauguration. Delegates from the Class of 1945 to the present helped celebrate the occasion, and through that range of ages and experiences, the uniting power of the LaGrange experience shined through. It was just a hint of what you can enjoy at Homecoming 2022 on October 7-9. I look forward to seeing you then! —MARTHA PIRKLE DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS P.S. Watch lagrange.edu/homecoming for details on this year’s Homecoming celebration
1980s 1982 Joanna Patton Breazeale of Decatur is a health educator at HealthMPowers, Inc. 1983 Sam Cotton of LaGrange is the assistant coach for the girls basketball team at Callaway High School. The team won the Region 5-AA championship for the second year in a row.
1990s 1990 James F. Ellison of Newnan is the pastor for Newnan City Church and the chaplain for Newnan Fire Department. Peggy Hinkle Colley ’61, President. Susanna Baxter, Gerald Becham ’60 and Emily Paxton McClurg ’61 had lunch, reminisced and toured the campus during Homecoming 2021.
1992 Stuart Countess M’92 of LaGrange is the president and the chief executive officer of Kia Georgia, Inc. 1999 Brad White of LaGrange has been promoted to director of continuous improvement, North American Small Packaging, at Mauser Packaging Solutions. 1999 The Rev. Norman A. Harris of Tampa, Florida, was featured on an episode of “Steve on Watch: Alicia and Norman Dating?”
2000s 2002 Debra Williamson of Macon is the director of health services at Pruitt Health. 2003 Clint DeMooney M’04 of LaGrange is an assistant principal at Troup High School. 2004 Ariel Pena M’20 of Greensboro, North Carolina, is the associate vice chancellor of advancement operations at North Carolina A&T State University. She is currently enrolled in the Ed.D. program in higher education leadership at UNC-Wilmington.
Alum Chums of 1958 pictured in December 2021: Althea Hengstler Head ’58, Carol McGarity Jacobs ’58, Pat Quigley Hagler ’58, Mary Louise Dunagan Smith ’58 and Marjorie Steis Bowling ‘58
2004 Dr. Carrie Reif-Stice of Evans is an assistant professor in communications at Augusta University. She was named a fellow for the center of social science research at Augusta University for the 2022-2023 academic year. 2004 Dr. Nigel Walker M’06, Ed.S.
* This issue’s Classnotes are from information received through March 7, 2022. (Unless otherwise noted, geographic locations refer to Georgia.)
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