alumni & friends
Chris ’84 and Cathy Cooper Rumble ’84 of Jasper appeared as Santa and Mrs. Claus for the annual Pleasant Hill Christian Church Christmas party benefitting foster families.
2013 Doug Bassett of LaGrange is the Circulation Specialist at LaGrange College. 2013 Paige McComb Castle of Atlanta is a UX designer for The Home Depot. She utilizes her knowledge of the art of storytelling and its relation to well-designed products. 2016 Nikki Stone of Griffin will be touring with Missoula Children's
Alumni Executive Committee members gathered for their spring meeting on the day of President Baxter’s inauguration. They are, front row, from left, Nina Wyman Bradford ’18; Katie Daniel ’10; Gail McLachlan Sherman ’78, M ’80, Ed.S ’12; Ashley Fitzpatrick Jenkins ’08, President of the Alumni Association; Mary Leslie Hardy ’93; Bill Kiser ’69; Julie Glenn Barber ’74; Rhett Yates M’99, Immediate Past President of the Alumni Association; back row, Joy Baker ’02; Tom ’69 and Mary Wells Conway ’72; Spencer King ’00, President-Elect of the Alumni Association; and Lori Melock Anderson ’83.
Theatre as tour actor/director for its production of "Rumpelstiltskin" throughout the U.S. and abroad. She also will be participating in a virtual apprenticeship with Boston's Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, attending
voice/speech and scene study classes, coaching sessions, masterclasses with industry professionals and a showcase as a culmination of the program.
PLAZA DEDICATION HONORS CASWELL Janet Mabry Gipson Caswell ’66, H ’17, a longtime generous donor, was honored March 22 during a ceremony naming the space outside of Lewis Library as Caswell Plaza. President Susanna Baxter, along with a group of faculty, staff members and students, unveiled the plaque at the event. “We are honored to dedicate a prominent space in the heart of campus in appreciation for her steadfast generosity,” said Rebecca Roth Nicks, Vice President for Advancement. Caswell’s family scholarships, established in her name and in honor of her late husband Sam Gipson ’65, have been helping students for many years. “Janet is a true philanthropist,” Nicks said. “She cares deeply about our students and their success.” At the event, Caswell encouraged her scholarship recipients to pass on generosity to future generations.
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