Over the Mountain Journal July 14, 2011

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New works by Gallery Artist BETTY FREEMAN

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Group; and Benny LaRussa Jr., president of Sterling Capital Management and general partner of Azalea Capital. Also on the board are BSC business faculty members Dr. Byron Chew, Bernard A. Monaghan Professor of Management, and Dr. Bert Morrow, associate professor of business administration. Kevin Stump, founder and chairman of Interconn Resources Inc., also is a member of the advisory board. He and his wife, Jane Templeton Stump, endowed the Stump Programs at Birmingham-Southern in 2009. The purpose of the Stump Programs is to encourage and support the study of entrepreneurship at BSC. Among its initiatives are scholarships for entering BSC students who require financial assistance and have demonstrated an entrepreneurial spirit Dr. John Amos, father of Clark Amos, presented the scholarship given through their work inside and in memory of his son to Steven Feller. Photo special to the Journal outside the classroom, grants for qualified students in their sophAmos “Spirit of the Drumline” She also will complete a Senior omore to senior years who have Scholarship. Conference in physics this fall. an entrepreneurial idea and busiThe scholarship is given to a In addition to an invitation ness plan for starting a for-profit senior member of the Vestavia to present at the conference, business, student internships in Hills High School drumline in Clair was awarded a $500 Kuehl the Birmingham community, a remembrance of Vestavia Hills Travel Scholarship normally lecture series and forums and graduate and former drumline reserved for graduate students. roundtables for faculty, advisers, member Clark Amos, who was While she was unable to attend students, alumni and business killed in a car accident in the this year’s conference, she will leaders to discuss entrepreneursummer of 2000. re-submit her paper for next ship. Feller, the scholarship’s year’s 12th annual gathering in Dr. Sara Robicheaux, dean 14th recipient, is the son of the U.S. of business programs at BSC, is Jack Feller and Anne Feller A graduate of Homewood director of the Stump Programs of Vestavia Hills. He plans High School, Clair hopes to be a in Entrepreneurship. to attend Mississippi State high school physics teacher after University. completion of her BSC degree requirements in December. She will also pursue freelance writing. As an intern with Birmingham Reyna Harris, Hannah magazine, she was project manBogard, Dekiyah Brooks, ager for the Beautiful People Samantha Ferguson, Rileigh A paper written by section of the June 2011 issue. Kurre, Barrett Moran, Anna Birmingham-Southern College She tutors local high school stuRay and Hannah Trummell of senior Clair McLafferty of dents in several subjects. Girl Scout Troop 67 of Vestavia Hills earned their Bronze Award Homewood was accepted for presentation at the 11th annual for conducting a book drive for International F. Scott Fitzgerald Better Basics. Society Conference in Lyon, Better Basics works to make France, July 4-9. a positive difference in the lives Catherine Aust of Hoover was Clair was one of only 20 of children and their families selected to scholars invited to present by advancing literacy through represent papers at enrichment and intervention Alabama as the annual programs. a delegate gathering The girls decided to host the to the 2011 that focuses drive after researching schools National in their community and learning on the 20th Youth century that many did not have enough Science author best books in their libraries. Camp The Girl Scout Bronze Award known for (NYSC). his novel is the highest award a Junior She will “The Great Girl Scout can earn. The award join 116 Gatsby.” recognizes that a Junior Girl other top Catherine Aust Titled Scout has gained the leadership Clair McLafferty high school “Making and planning skills required to graduates representing the U.S. Art, Cents, and Sense: Slurred follow through with a project as well as students from other Speech in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s that makes a positive difference countries at the prestigious fourFiction,” the paper addresses the week program, now in its 48th in her community. effects of Fitzgerald’s struggle year. with alcoholism on his artistic The NYSC, in West Virginia’s career. Monongahela National Forest, A double English/physics integrates scientific programming major, Clair wrote the paper with opportunities for delegates Steve Feller, a 2011 graduate to satisfy requirements for her to explore music, art, and the of Vestavia Hills High School, Senior Conference in English. outdoors. was recently awarded the Clark

Book Drive Earns Award for Scouts

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