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Classnotes
Amazing Alumni
I’m always astounded when I review this magazine’s Classnotes and see what impressive things you and your fellow alumni are up to. From earning state and national awards to reaching professional and personal milestones, you make us proud! And we’d like to honor you. Each year at Homecoming, the Alumni Association presents achievement awards. If you’d like to nominate a classmate for one of these honors, let us know by emailing alumni@lagrange.edu.
Martha Pirkle
Director Of Alumni And Community Relations
P.S. Whether “award-worthy” or not, please share your milestones with us at alumni@lagrange.edu. We’d love to include them in a future issue of Columns magazine and highlight on social media.
Barbara Bradley Hilson ’01 of Lakemont and her winery, Southern Origin Meadery, received Best Georgia Show Mead in the Georgia Wine Trustees Challenge. The winery was awarded Best in Show, a gold medal, two silvers and a bronze.
1950s
1958 Marjorie Steis Bowling of LaGrange was named vice president of LaGrange College’s Wisteria Garden Club.
1968 The Rev. Winn Henderson M.D. of Sylva, North Carolina, published his 46th book. The title is “Freedom from Addiction 4 - The Final Message,” and it explains the program of curing over 30 different addictive behaviors at home without taking any time off from work.
1969 Captain Dan L. Payne of Blairsville was selected to the Officer Candidate School HOF at Fort Moore, Georgia. Distinguished members include Senator Bob Dole, Gen. Tommy Franks, Gen. John Shalikashvili and Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger.
1980s
1981 Theresa Basilico Daniel of Forsyth published “Pepper’s Special Day,” a children’s book featuring her dog celebrating a birthday among
other family pets. It is illustrated by her daughter-in-law Samantha Snowden Daniel ’12 of LaGrange.
1981 The Rev. Stephen B. Grantham of Statesboro has been appointed to Isle of Hope United Methodist Church in Savannah.
1982 Carol Howington Cain of LaGrange continued her role as the longtime emcee of the annual Azalea Storytelling Festival.
1988 Melissa Stanley of LaGrange performed in The Lafayette Theatre Company’s rendition of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” and more recently in Agatha Christie’s murder mystery “The Mousetrap.”
1989 Tracy Caldwell of Griffin was inducted into the Thomaston-Upson Sports Hall of Fame for his athletic achievements and contributions, as well as representing the community in a very positive manner.
1989 Jackie L. Morman Jr. M’95 of LaGrange was happy to lend his voice as Tim in “The Ice Fishing Play” featured at the Lafayette Theatre Company. He also directed Agatha Christie’s murder mystery “The Mousetrap.”
Howard ’71 and Gloria Staats stopped in LaGrange to enjoy the Downtown Christmas parade and made some friends on the square.
Several former LaGrange students took home the softball championship for East Roswell. Pictured are Kyle Gutowski ‘17, Blake Schuck ‘16, Adam Terrinoni ‘17, Justin Yestrumsky (Yaz) ‘17, Alex Murfin (Murf) ‘17, and Allen Tokarz (holding the trophy with Murf).
Kaylen Short ’11, pastor at First United Methodist Church of Pine Mountain, delivered poppy-seed chicken and homemade chocolate chip cookies for a “Soul Food” lunch in LC’s Spiritual Life Center.
1990s
1992 Gregg McLeroy of LaGrange performed as Mr. Paravacini in Lafayette Theatre Company’s rendition of “The Mousetrap” by Agatha Christie.
1992 Suzanne Countess Cook of LaGrange was named president of LaGrange College’s Wisteria Garden Club.
1993 John R. Fuller Jr. of LaGrange was instrumental in bringing semipro soccer team Legends FC to LaGrange.
1994 Bradley Bunn of Lawrenceville has been named senior minister of First Congregational Church in Mansfield, Ohio.
1994 Susan Haak Hinson Ed.S.’11 of LaGrange was named treasurer of LaGrange College’s Wisteria Garden Club.
LC students Parker Floyd, Hannah Godfrey and Daniel Cody and Professor of Political Science Dr. John Tures pause with Joe Montgomery M’20 during Okefenokee Swamp Day at the Georgia Capitol.
1997 J. Barron Wood of LaGrange is the vice president of business development at National Management Resources Corporation.
1998 Kelly Cline Brooks of Waverly Hall is a real estate agent at Coldwell Banker KPDD.
1998 Kellie Hubbard of Pine Mountain was awarded Teacher of the Year 2022-2023 for Franklin Forest Elementary School.
1999 Jennifer Longshore Pike of LaGrange is the principal of THINC College and Career Academy in LaGrange.
Kacey Smith Werle ’09 of LaGrange was inaugurated as convener for the Order of the Tartan at the Newnan Burns weekend with the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society.
2000s
2000 DJ Morris and his wife, Kelly, of LaGrange, are the co-owners of Chop House Axe Throwing on Lafayette Square in LaGrange.
2001 Serenity Carpenter Graham of LaGrange is the competition cheer coach at Callaway High School. She has also revived the AV program there.
2001 Barbara Bradley Hilson of Lakemont and her winery, Southern Origin Meadery, received the Best Georgia Show Mead in the Georgia Wine Trustees Challenge. They were awarded Best in Show, a gold medal, two silvers and a bronze.
2002 Dr. L. Joy Baker of LaGrange was awarded “Best Doctor” in BeeTV 33’s 2023 awards.
2002 The Rev. Dr. Alex Harris of Tampa, Florida, graced the cover of C Level Focus Magazine for a feature story on his work as co-founder and CEO of the Arts Conservatory for Teens.
Nancy Kight Stevens ’71, M.Ed.’74, Florence Ann “Pippy” Rogers ’79, M’81 and LC staff member Michael Anderson pause at this spring’s Scholarship Luncheon. The event serves to connect students with their scholarship donors to thank them personally for their gifts.
2003 Lucinda Person Muncy Ph.D. of Shiloh is the senior human resources generalist at Piedmont Columbus Regional Health.
2004 Emily Thigpen McCarthy of Savannah was featured at the Telfair Museum’s “Art of Fashion.” She shared her story of starting in graphic design, opening Emily McCarthy Shoppe in 2009, and her eventual transition to lifestyle brand designer.
2004 Alonzo Harris of New York has been announced as a Grammy U Spring 2023 Mentor. Grammy U is a program run by the Recording Academy that aims to support and prepare college students to enter the music industry.
2004 Emily Holt Nealis of Peachtree City has been named principal of Inman Elementary.
2005 Rebecca White Scarbro of Athens has been named the director of student conduct at the University of Georgia.
2005 Michael G. Thomas Jr. of Athens has released his first book, “Black Financial Culture: Building Wealth from the Inside Out.”
2006 Lloyd Buchanan of Columbus was a guest lecturer at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and also performed in concert at its Strauss Performing Arts Center. He, along with The Cubed Roots, entertained in Columbus, Georgia, as part of the free Uptown Friday Night Concert Series.
LaGrange College Wisteria Garden Club arranged flowers for the 2023 Nursing pinning ceremony and Baccalaureate at First United Methodist Church. Pictured are Marjorie Steis Bowling ’58, Bonnie Funderburk Dudley ’75, M ’83 and Amy Davis.
2006 Laura Terrell Ladd and husband Ben Ladd ’13 of Newnan, along with their daughter and son, will be moving to Kwajalein (the Marshall Islands) for a job opportunity for Ben working as a nurse practitioner on the island.
2007 Tim Canady of Brooklet was inducted into the 27th Athletic Hall of Fame class for Southeast Bulloch High School.
Accounting graduate Mathias Vera ’22 visited campus to talk with accounting seniors about his job as a cost accountant at KIA.
Jasen Jonus ’16 was named Collegiate Conference of the South Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year.
On the Minor League Tour, All-American Cameron Starr ’21 shot maybe the best 75 in history of mini-tour golf. He was 11 over thru 5 holes and made at least one eagle-birdie-bogey-double-triple-quad.
Alex Harris ’01 is the co-founder and CEO for the Arts Conservatory for Teens and was voted one of the 10 Best CEOs of 2022 by C Level Focus magazine.
Ben Ladd ’13 and Laura Terrell Ladd ’06, along with their daughter and son, moved in February 2023 to Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. Ben will serve as Nurse Practitioner on the island.
2007 Nichelle Ortiz of Peachtree City is a homicide detective for the Atlanta Police Department.
2008 Adrianne Brown Cantrell of Duluth is president of the board of directors at Atlanta Angels Nonprofit. Its mission is to walk alongside children, youth and families in the foster care community by offering consistent support through intentional giving, relationship building and mentorship.
2008 Ashley Fitzpatrick Jenkins ’08 of Cartersville has been appointed to serve as LaGrange College’s next Campus Minister and Director of Spiritual Life.
2009 Ryan Gatens, FNP, Jordan Martinec, PA-C ’12, and John Veal, CSOWM ’15 have opened the LiveWell Health Center in LaGrange, which is a group of board-certified medical professionals providing personalized wellness services designed to help you look and feel your best. They are also co-owners of three UrgenCare Facilities in West Georgia and East Alabama.
2009 David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris won an Emmy at the Children’s and Family Emmy Awards for the project “We The People,” on which Barack and Michelle Obama were executive producers. Harris co-wrote and co-produced the song by H.E.R. that was set to animation as the first episode of the series. It won for Best Outstanding Short-Form Program.
KD sisters gathered for a celebration at the Swan House in Atlanta. They are, seated, from left, Cheryl Rhyne Farr ‘77, Jaye Mitchell Goddard ‘77, Trisha Carte Bisbee ’77, standing, Merri Herbert Lawrence ‘77, Susan Knight Walton ‘77, Sue Brown Garland ‘77, Lorrie Hecht Taylor ‘76, Judy Houser Jones ’77 and Dawn Cummings Coker ’77.
2009 Satomi Omae Morgan of LaGrange was named Callaway High School’s Teacher of the Year for 20222023.
2009 Kacey Smith Werle of LaGrange was inaugurated as convener for the Order of the Tartan at the Newnan Burns weekend with the NewnanCoweta Historical Society.
Avid LC sports fan Tom Conway ’69 throws out the first pitch at the alumni game for the Panther softball team.
Lexi Shea Hall ’19 and Ty Crain were engaged on February 18, 2023.
2010s
2010 Grace Burgess of Mt. Olive, Alabama, is the head Volleyball Coach at Oak Mountain High School in Birmingham, Alabama, and was named Coach of the Year for the All-South Metro Volleyball League.
2010 Wesley Meares, Ph.D., of North Augusta, South Carolina, was the recipient of the Distinguished Mentor Award in Augusta University’s Department of Social Sciences Graduate School.
2011 Curt Ellison of Roswell has been admitted as a partner at the firm Kelley, Sammons, Toole & Ellison.
2011 Drew L. Carter M’13 of Dalton is the head football Coach at Coahulla Creek High School.
2011 Kelly Pope DeMarino of LaGrange was awarded the Teacher of the Year for Long Cane Middle School 2022-2023.
2012 Blake Craft Jr. M’14 of LaGrange is the part-time Assistant Coach for Men’s Basketball at LaGrange College. Go Panthers!
2012 Emmie Trull Cass of Acworth is the exploratory advising program manager for the Georgia Institute of Technology in the Office of Undergraduate Advising & Transition.
Jeremy Dockins ‘07 and his son, Hudson, pause for a photo with longtime Coach Phil Williamson. Hudson celebrated his 7th birthday with friends at an LC baseball game.
2013 Austin Burns of New Bedford, Massachusetts, performed a Valentine’s Day-themed concert at The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden in New Bedford.
2013 Ken Nilson M’18 of FuquayVarina, North Carolina, is the strength and conditioning coach at LMR Technical Group.
2013 Antoinette Truitt-Flowers of LaGrange received a Master of Science in Nursing degree from Columbus State University.
2013 David Kelton of LaGrange was named baseball’s Coach of the Year by the Collegiate Conference of the South.
2013 Drew Williamson of Smyrna was recognized in the third edition of “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America” for his high caliber work in Labor and Employment Law Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment.
2014 Misty Jo Ward Ed.S. of Hogansville was awarded Teacher of the Year at LaGrange High School. This is the second time she has earned the honor.
The Rev. Garrett Wallace ’18, Associate Pastor at Dunwoody United Methodist Church, teaches children about Ash Wednesday during the church's Preschool Chapel.
Alfreda Barrow Fannings ’71 (front, in blue) provided the program about her years as the first African American student to enroll at LaGrange College as part of Black History Month.
Friends exploring Taormina on the coast of Sicily are, from left, Robbie and Stephanie Barrett Westbrooks ‘75, Jerome ’74 and Della Adsit Ridley ’74 and Bill and Betsy Taylor Boyer ‘74.
2016 Brooke Turner Houlihan M’18 of Bogart is the new head softball coach at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia.
2016 Jasen Jonus of LaGrange was named Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year by the Collegiate Conference of the South.
2016 Lynda Moncus Perry Ed.S. of Roanoke, Alabama, is an Assistant Professor of Education at LaGrange College.
2017 Debbie A. Cox of LaGrange teaches at Gardner Newman Middle School and was named Teacher of the Year 2022-2023 finalist for the county.
2017 Layna Winn Kemp of LaGrange was given the Troup County School System Teacher of the Year award. She teaches at Long Cane Elementary school.
2017 Daniel J. Prohaska of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, received the Young Alumni Award from the Alumni Association of Erskine College in Due West, South Carolina.
2017 Sarah Q. Swain of Raleigh, North Carolina, is the associate vice president of foundation relations and alumni engagement at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina.
David “Swagg R'Celious” Harris ’09 won an Emmy at the Children’s and Family Emmy Awards on Dec. 11, 2022, for "We the People,” a project executive-produced by President Barack and Michelle Obama. David co-wrote and co-produced the song by R&B recording artist H.E.R. that was set to animation as the first episode of the series. It won for Best Outstanding Short-Form Program.
2018 Richard C. Howell ll of Dothan, Alabama, is a senior relationship banker at Truist.
2018 Christopher D. Jones of Fayetteville is an accounting and operations specialist at MAD Logistics, Inc.
2018 Rebekah Jamison Jones of Fayetteville serves as the client communications manager for Association Services Group.
2018 Shabre Lovelace of LaGrange was named Long Cane Middle School Teacher of the Year for 2022-2023. She is also the girls basketball Coach.
David and Kathy Reese McCollum ’81, M’17 take their college pride to the ends of the earth (literally) as seen in this recent pic from Antarctica.
2019 Alexandra Bromby Flippin of Luthersville currently works at the Calumet Center for Healing and Attachment, a nonprofit organization that serves women and children who have experienced substance use and/ or trauma.
2019 Jason Hernandez III of LaGrange is the director of bands at Callaway High School.
2019 Kelton Hunt (musically known as Da’von) of Hogansville released a new album, “fuchsia skies,” on April 7, 2023. He is also an LC Music Technology Lecturer and took the stage as Chairman Shumway in the Lafayette Theatre Company’s production of “The Ice Fishing Play.”
2019 Katelyn Little of Buckhead is a staff RN for the Choice Plus program at Northside Hospital.
2019 Caitlyn Deal McCollough of Atlanta is a sponsorship manager for the Atlanta Habitat for Humanity team.
2019 Chad O. Vickery of Hartwell is a business development representative at ABM Industries, a facility management provider.
Pi Kappa Phi’s seen at “219 on The Lake” in Fortson are Shawn Zwilling ’88, M’91, Tommy Britt ’87 and Stu Marshall ’87. Not pictured is Steve Cone ’88.
2020s
2020 Nicole Joseph of Hogansville is a school-based therapist for the Callaway zone of the Troup County School System. She primarily works with Callaway High, Callaway Middle, Callaway Elementary and Franklin Forest Elementary. She also operates Fresh Start Driving DUI School part time and is the head cheerleading coach at LaGrange College.
2020 Maura Webb of Norcross is a counselor intern at Summit’s Edge Counseling in Marietta and pursuing her graduate degree in clinical mental health counseling from LaGrange College.
2021 M. Bethany Boyd of LaGrange is an Admissions Counselor at LaGrange College.
2021 Caleb Tyler of Hoschton is the director of scheduling at the U.S. House of representatives for Texas Congressional District 30.
2021 Savanna Hicks Hunt of Hogansville performed as Chairwoman Francis in the Lafayette Theatre Company’s production of “The Ice Fishing Play.”
Three alumni are among the owners of the recently opened LivWell Health, which held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 13 for its new facility at 210 W. Broome Street in LaGrange. Owners are Abayomi Oshinowo, John Veal ’15, Jordan Martinec ‘12 and Anthony Gatens ’09.
2021 John W. Keith of Moultrie works at Colquitt County High School and is studying for his Special Education Master of Arts in Teaching degree at the University of West Georgia.
2021 Bridget N. Smith of LaGrange was named the 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year for Troup High School.
2022 Jennie R. Andrews of Senoia is a Registered Nurse in the NICU at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.
2022 Madelyn L. Battle of LaGrange is a Registered Nurse at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.
Theresa Basilico Daniel ’81 of Forsyth published "Pepper's Special Day,” a children's book featuring her dog celebrating its birthday among other family pets. It is illustrated by her daughter-in-law Samantha Snowden Daniel '12.
2022 Rhianna L. Bell of Tallapoosa works at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton emergency department.
2022 Taylor L. Bunn of LaGrange is a Registered Nurse in the 4th floor MedSurg Unit at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.
2022 Lauren Collins of Fairburn teaches K-5th grade general music at Rosemont and Hillcrest Elementary Schools. She performs with the Choral Society of West Georgia and has been named assistant to the director of the Young Singers of West Georgia, a division of the Lafayette Society for Performing Arts.
2022 Hollie N. Crumpton of West Point is a Registered Nurse at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.
2022 A. Madison Dorsey of LaGrange is an ED tech at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.
David Kelton ’13 was named Coach of the Year by the Collegiate Conference of the South.
2022 Kellie Bunyard Dudek of Newnan works at Cancer Treatment Centers of America Newnan.
2022 Megan K. English of Atlanta is a BSN, RN at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital.
2022 Madelynn G. Formby of Opelika, Alabama, is a BSN, RN at East Alabama Health.
2022 Brittany D. George of Lakeland, Florida, is a Registered Nurse at Lakeland Regional Health.
2022 Lauren E. Hicks of Woodland performed as a featured artist at Pure Life House of Music’s “Listen LaGrange” concert that benefitted Circles of Troup County.
2022 Abigail G. Hudson of LaGrange is a Registered Nurse at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center.
2022 Jasmine R. Middleton of Villa Rica is teaching pre-K at Rosemont Elementary School.
2022 Lindsey A. Thompson of Molena is an operating room Registered Nurse at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital.
2022 Mathias Vera of LaGrange spoke to accounting seniors at LaGrange College about his job as a cost accountant at Kia.
2022 Maurie Christine White of LaGrange is the property manager for Southwood Realty. In addition, she is a competition cheerleading coach at Champions Training Academy.
Births
To Christian F. Johnson ’10 and his wife, Sky Coody Johnson, a daughter, Marigold Clark, on November 11, 2022
To Kelly Lane Ghobadpoor ’11 and her husband, Josh, a son, Reacher James, on November 6, 2022
To Megan Wing Elwood ’13 and her husband, Henry, a daughter, Lindler Anne, on December 12, 2022
To Kenneth ’13, M’18 and Jordan Conner Nilson ’15, a daughter, Austin June, on February 1, 2023
To Kenny ’13 and Drew Wolk Strack ’14 a daughter, Hallie Chapman, on February 21, 2023
To Drew Williamson ’13 and his wife, Madison, a daughter, Mary Oxford, on November 29, 2022
To Hunter Connell Jonus ’14 and Jasen K. Jonus ’16, a daughter, Julia James, on December 19, 2022
To Lindsey Cole Robinson ’15 and her husband, Anthony, a son, Dane Miller, on April 24, 2023
To Nathan ’16 and Rachel Hammond Hoxsie ’18, a daughter, Elsie Grace, on November 22, 2022
To Kara Patterson Rutledge ’16 and her husband, Clint, a boy, Clinton “Rhett,” on February 24, 2023
To Drew ’17 and Casey Pruett Cantrell ’17, a son, Kandler Adams, on April 20, 2023
To the Rev. Garrett ’18 and Kylie Taunton Wallace ’18, a daughter, Everly Blake, on April 11, 2023
LC friends gathered for a weekend in St. Simons. They are, front row, from left, Judy Walker O'Farrell ‘70, Carol Cunningham Walden ‘70, Marcia Dalton Loyd ’70, back frow, Peggy Cobb Schug ‘70, Mickie Reese Newman ‘70, Priscilla Prosser Kelly ‘70, Cathy Martin Shockley ’70 and Jean Daniel ’70.
Representatives from the Human Resources Department of the Troup County School System joined the Education Department to discuss how they can continue to support each other and teacher candidates, as well as beginning and veteran teachers in the school system. Shown, from left, are Dr. Colby Jones M’08; Dexter Martin, chief talent officer with Troup County Schools; Dr. Gretta Milam ’86, M’93; Dr. Vicki Pheil ’98, M’00; Tracy Fox ’95, chief human resource officer with Troup County Schools; Lyn Perry Ed. S.’16; and Dr. Don Livingston.
Jerome ’74 and Della Adsit Ridley ’74 from Kennesaw returned to campus recently to see the West Side building. Jerome grew up in LaGrange and attended West Side when it was a junior high school. He was interested to see how the college was utilizing it and enjoyed memories of his time at West Side.
Weddings
Stacy Gorman Jackson ’00 to Carlos Ortiz on March 23, 2023
Nichelle L. Ortiz ’07 to Scott Seaman on April 8, 2023
Rebeccah Blake Alford ’14, M’17 to Alex Blanton on April 2, 2023
Matthew Elijah Daniel ’16 to Samantha Alterio on March 19, 2023
Brooke N. Turner ’16, M’18 to Griffin Houlihan on December 30, 2022
Blake B. Juberg ’17 to Kaitlin C. Lovins ’18 on November 19, 2022
Asti Nicholas White ’17 to Katie Marie Wax on March 3, 2023
Emily Hampton ’18 to Ryan Stewart on March 11, 2023
O. Bryce Liechty ’22 to Jacob Taunton on December 1, 2022
Kathryn E. Pitchford ’22 to Dalton Trusty on December 2, 2022
Matthew Elijah Daniel ’15 wed Samantha Alterio on March 19, 2023.
In Memoriam
Mrs. Sara Hutchinson Moseley ’43
Mrs. Elizabeth “Liz” Strickland Wurst ’44
Mrs. Carolyn Herring Chason ’51
Mrs. Peggy McElhannon Gordon ’56
Mrs. Murbes Smith Shepherd ’58
Mrs. Ann Brinkley Silver ’58
Mrs. Ann Hanson Miller Tate ’59
Dr. Frank Bruce Herrington ’60
Mrs. Gwendolyn Reeves Loveless ’60
Mrs. Betty Holt Pattison ’60
Mrs. Seba Ann Perkins Lanier ’61
Dr. Samuel A. Saxon lll ’64
Mrs. Barbara Smith Edge ’65
Mr. Edwin W. “Buddy” McTureous III ’66
Ms. Wanda Elizabeth Lybarger ’69
Mrs. Susan Chappell Mittelstadt ’74
Captain Thomas Hade Butler lll ’76
Mrs. Julie Rensenhouse Jacobs ’89
Ms. Tracy Renee Maddox ’89
Mr. Andrew “Drew” Martin Porter ’91
Mrs. Deborah Jean Randall Jackson ’95
Mr. James Grady Claybrook ’98
Ms. Callie Jean Wheat ’07
Mr. Lincoln Thomas Bennett ’16
Dr. Jon Birkeli, former faculty
Mrs. Nancy Cole Harvey, former Leadership Council
Mr. Julian P. Hurst, former Leadership Council
Rev. Dr. Richard Donald “Don” Jolly HA’13, former faculty
Mr. James Albert McLean, former faculty
Dr. S.C. “Cliff” Rainey, former trustee
Homer Franklin Sharp Jr., former faculty
Dr. Mitchell M. Turner, faculty
LaGrange College’s Wisteria Garden Club annually creates Survival Gift Bags for parents to send to their LC student before fall final exams. Shown delivering the bags to the campus post office are, from left, Bonnie Funderburk Dudley ’75, Elaine Howard, Marjorie Steis Bowling ’58, Genie Sutton, Alesia Nixon, Suzanne Countess Cook ’92, Harriet Wiggley, Robin Copeland and Ann Blackwell.
Lea Ann Porter ’18 and Alex Hanson were engaged on February 19, 2023.
