Alumni Notes

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1960s

Dot Couch Watson ’62,

Tullahoma, Tennessee, was named the 2021 Citizen of the Year by the Tullahoma Area Chamber of Commerce for her work with The Literacy Council, which operates The Book Shelf in downtown Tullahoma, as well as for her dedicated support of her community. Dot and her husband, Tom Watson ’61, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in June 2022. Glen S. Bagby ’66, Lexington, received the 2021 University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law Alumni Association Legacy Award for exceptional leadership and making a positive impact on the college, state and nation. The 2020 recipient was Bruce K. Davis ’66, Glen’s KA pledge brother.

Wandaleen Poynter Cole ’67,

Baltimore, was Transylvania’s delegate at the inauguration of Julia Jasken as president of McDaniel College on April 9, 2022.

Georgia Green Stamper ’67,

Lexington, released "Small Acreages: New and Collected Essays" on May 17. Her book features personal stories and timeless lessons.

Peter H. “Pete” McDevitt,

’69, Lake Placid, Florida, has been reappointed to his seventh consecutive four-year term to the Sebring (Florida) Airport Authority Board of Directors. Herschel Sparber ’69, Los Angeles, was part of the film “Shaky Shivers” (directed by Sung Kang of “The Fast and Furious”), which premiered June 2 at the Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans.

1970s

James T. Ahler ’72, Apex, North Carolina, retired as CEO from the North Carolina Association of CPAs in 2016. He currently serves as president of Western Wake Crisis Ministry, a charitable organization in Wake County.

William B. Bramblet ’73,

Lexington, retired from his role as a director and chairperson on the Traditional Bank board in March. He retired as CEO of Traditional Bank in 2014 after 30 years of service. C. Philip Hanna ’73, Columbia, Kentucky, has been working part time since 2019 in the Adair County Genealogy and History Center. He enjoys working with the public on finding family genealogy history both for present and future generations.

Stanley S. “Mike” Parks ’73,

Madison, South Dakota, published a new book, “SITE 251,” in September 2021 with BookLocker. The first book of a trilogy, it delves into the speculation of what the government knows about UFOs/ UAPs and the public’s growing interest. It is available online and at local bookstores. Ellen Snier Durrett ’74, Durham, North Carolina, retired in 2016 after 40 years as a psychologist with Baltimore County Public Schools. Since relocating to Durham, she has pursued an interest in oil painting.

Kathryn Weston Pirie ’77,

Longmont, Colorado, became the Colorado State Secretary for P.E.O., an international organization that helps women of all ages achieve higher education. Kathy retired from IBM 11 years ago and earned a Master of Arts in elementary education. Barry A. Resta ’78, Hiawassee, Georgia, and his wife, Ellen, have retired to a beautiful new mountain home in Hiawassee.

1980s

Davis E. Caywood ’83, Venice, Florida, has retired as airline pilot and captain for Federal Express Corporation.

Bonita Justice Dailey ’83,

Pikeville, Kentucky, was selected in November 2020 for the Kentucky Association for Psychology in Schools Best Practice Award for the Big Sandy/Kentucky Valley Education Cooperative area.

Meredith Millard Moody ’83,

Lexington, after 15 years at Sazerac, parent company of Buffalo Trace Distillery, took on the role of chief experience officer at Dant Crossing/Log Still Distillery in Gethsemane, Kentucky, in April. Steve Ratti ’85, Asbury Park, New Jersey, was selected to be a judge for four categories at The AdForum PHNX Global Creative Awards. He is an Advertising Hall of Fame inductee at the NJ Ad Club and is in his 12th year as the chief creative officer of Ratti Report.

TRANSY

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ALUMNI WEEKEND

Transy Family Reunion Alumni Weekend 2022

Transylvania was happy to welcome back alumni to celebrate their class reunions April 29-May 1. This year’s reunion included classes that graduated in years ending in 2 or 7. Enjoy highlights of the weekend on the next few pages, and check out our alumni awards on Page 32.

Threes and eights: We hope to see you at our next reunion in 2023! Please visit transy.link/ awphotos2022 or scan the QR code below to view all of the class photos from the weekend.

Dawn J. Wilson ’90, Louisville, was recognized in June by the Louisville Metro Human Relations Commission for her outstanding service on the LMHRC Advocacy Board after having served 10 years and twice chaired the education committee. She is also serving in her second term as a member of USA Fencing DEIB Committee.

Anthony L. Leachman ’92,

Louisville, was honored by Louisville Business First as one of 24 financial professionals in the Greater Louisville area with a 2022 Best in Finance Award, given for outstanding performance in his role. Anthony is the CFO of the Louisville Urban League. Susan Marine ’92, Lowell, Massachusetts, was promoted to professor of higher education at Merrimack College. In July 2021, she was appointed vice provost for graduate education. Her most recent book, published with Stylus Press, is “Critical Praxis in Student Affairs: Social Justice in Action.”

Stephen E. Stauffer ’92,

Lexington, is serving in a new role at the University of Kentucky as director of facilities resources and planning in the office for student success.

Ellen Cohn Bloomfield ’93,

Georgetown, Kentucky, began serving as interim dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Midway University.

Carmen Hall Caldera-Brzoska

’94, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, started a new position as director of the arts/arts education with the Elizabethtown Independent School District in July.

Heather M. Wibbels ’94,

Louisville, the Cocktail Contessa, released "Bourbon Is My Comfort Food: The Bourbon Women Guide to Fantastic Cocktails at Home.” This book features recipes and a history of bourbon cocktails. Jason A. Deibel ’97, Dayton, Ohio, assumed the role of chair of the physics department at the University of Dayton. Angie Lane Moore ’97, Versailles, Kentucky, was promoted to vice president of sales with Select Medical’s Outpatient Division in October 2021.

Gregory O. Shenton ’97,

Smyrna, Georgia, received several accolades for his contributions to the law profession: Legal Elite in Business Law by Georgia Trend magazine, Top 3 Business Law Advisors in the state by Georgia Business Journal and Georgia Superlawyer in Business Litigation by Thomson Reuters. Andrew L. Sparks ’97, Lexington, was appointed by Gov. Andy Beshear as a member of the Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee, which will help advise him on providing access to medical cannabis for Kentuckians suffering from chronic pain and other medical conditions. Andrew is a former assistant U.S. attorney. Ann E. Tramontin ’97, Lexington, has been principal at Christ the King School since August 2021.

Rebecca A. Yowler ’97,

Galesburg, Illinois, represented Transylvania at the inauguration of Knox College President C. Andrew McGadney in May.

Alexia Schempp Couch ’98,

Elkridge, Maryland, was promoted to principal of Harper’s Choice Middle School in Columbia, Maryland, on July 1. Elaine M. Russell ’98, Portage, Michigan, was named senior associate athletics director for external operations at Western Michigan University this spring. She previously spent eight years at the University at Buffalo.

Charity D. Butcher ’99,

Woodstock, Georgia, professor of political science at Kennesaw State University, was recognized with the 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Political Science Association.

Alice Van Brunt Connor ’99,

Cincinnati, published her third book, “Brave: Women of the Bible and their Stories of Grief, Mercy, Folly, Joy, Sex, and Redemption,” with Broadleaf Books. These women's stories are messy, challenging and beautiful, and when we read them, we can see not only their particular, formidable lives, but also our own.

Brooks E. Hefner ’99,

Charlottesville, Virginia, Roop Distinguished Professor of English at James Madison University, has published his second book, “Black Pulp: Genre Fiction in the Shadow of Jim Crow,” with the University of Minnesota Press.

2000s

Kendall Hunt Anderson ’00,

Lexington, in January became the executive director of Camp Horsin' Around, a central Kentucky nonprofit organization that provides an outdoor camp adventure for children whose health is compromised or have special needs.

B. Blanton Coates ’00,

Winchester, Kentucky, is now part of the Deanbuilds Ownership team. As director of business development at Deanbuilds, Blanton leads preconstruction efforts, manages teams and partners, and maintains timely projects. John M. Davidson ’01, Denver, and his company, TriMountain Corporation, were recently named to the Denver Business Journal’s Top 25 Insurance Agencies. They moved up from the 25th spot two years ago to 23rd this year. S. Jamie Ketron ’01, Bluff City, Tennessee, started Ketron, Masino & Associates CPAs PLLC this past winter. The venture came about after conversations on the requirement for CPAs to have a succession plan before retiring and will offer a way for CPAs to exit the field while leaving their clients in good hands. The firm specializes in serving individuals and small businesses with their bookkeeping, payroll, tax compliance and tax planning needs and has interest in acquiring CPA firms and bookkeeping practices. Check out her new adventure at ketronmasino.cpa. Nicole Bremer Nash ’01, Canton, Georgia, received the 2022 Stevie Awards Thought Leader of the Year for her work as executive director at Intertribal Education Foundation. She is also vice president at SilkWeb Consulting & Development and a certified accessibility professional in Atlanta.

Lindsey J. Boyd ’02, Louisville, has been the in-house counsel for Humana since January 2022. Prior to joining Humana, she was an attorney with Dinsmore & Shohl, which honored her with the 2020 Difference Maker award. Kristen L. Byrd ’02, Louisville, a 20-year PNC banking veteran who most recently served as regional banking director for PNC Private Bank, was named PNC Bank regional president for Louisville in April. In June she was appointed to the Greater Louisville Inc. Board of Directors.

Tamara Bentley Caudill ’02,

Saint Johns, Florida, was named the 2022 Faculty Woman of the Year at Jacksonville University. She is the chair of world languages and an assistant professor of French.

Katie Corcoran Williams ’02,

Lexington, is the director of communications for Fayette County Public Schools.

Sarah Stewart Holland ’03,

Paducah, Ky., and Beth Thurman Silvers ’03, Union, Kentucky, the famed duo from the Pantsuit Politics podcast, released their second book, "Now What?: How to Move Forward When We're Divided (About Basically Everything)."

Emma Sowards Thacker ’03,

Harrisonburg, Virginia, received the 2022 Distinguished Teacher Award for the College of Education at James Madison University. Emma's emphasis is on social studies. She was also given the 2019 Essie Glass Award for excellence in scholarship and teaching. Emma has served on several boards and committees in her field, and in 2020 she received an endowment to support her research.

Catherine E. Vannatter ’03,

Lexington, completed her Ph.D. in educational leadership studies at the University of Kentucky in March 2022.

Olesja Lukjanova Cormney ’04,

McKinney, Texas, received the Pro Bono and Community Service Award from the Association of Corporate Counsel - Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter. Olesja serves on several boards and is involved with the Equal Access to Justice Campaign, raising funds to provide civil legal aid to low-income members of the DFW community. Rachel B. Goodman ’04, Tampa, Florida, a business law attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP, was elevated to partner status in February. She is a member of the firm’s Health Care Practice Group and national Telemedicine and Digital Health Industry Team.

Justin L. Handshoe ’04,

Lexington, has been promoted to director of operations and management (2-1-1) at United Way of the Bluegrass. Previously, he was community impact coordinator. Katharine L. West ’04, Neligh, Nebraska, became pastor of the First Congregational United Church of Christ in March.

Alicia Still Branum ’05,

Lexington, was promoted from corporate counsel to North American legal manager at Alltech in February.

Thomas P. Claycomb ’05,

Hodgenville, Kentucky, was appointed by Gov. Andy Beshear to serve on the Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Board of Directors. Tom is an attorney at Claycomb Law Office and has served as master commissioner and domestic relations commissioner of the LaRue Circuit Court. Additionally, he is an attorney for the LaRue County School Board and president of both the LaRue County Bar Association and the Hodgenville Rotary Club.

Elizabeth Wells Collignon ’05,

Louisville, is the clinical case manager for Aetna, a CVS Health company. Previously she was with SAFY of America for nearly 12 years. Catherine R. Jones ’05, Omaha, Nebraska, earned her Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is now a forensic anthropologist with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

Mayme Boehmann Clayton ’06,

Lexington, started a new position at BoomTown, a real estate platform in Charleston, South Carolina. She is working as a web developer in the marketing and advertising area. Greg L. Repass ’06, Lexington, has served as chief operating officer at Baptist Health Lexington since May. He is an internal medicine physician and has been with Baptist Health since 2013.

Kelsey Blankenship White ’06,

Richmond, Virginia, completed her Ph.D. in health management and system sciences in December and in March began as an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in the department of patient counseling, College of Health Professions.

Megan Barber Williams ’06,

Frenchburg, Kentucky, was sworn in as Menifee County attorney this spring. She is following in the footsteps of her father, David Barber ’77, who was the Floyd County attorney when Megan was growing up. Kevin C. Price ’07, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, is a sales manager at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center. He also works with Elevated Underground Entertainment, a multimedia company specializing in promotion and marketing tools for independent urban artists. Corey Clatterbuck ’08, San Diego, graduated from the joint doctoral program in ecology at San Diego State University and University of California, Davis, in 2021. She became a California Sea Grant State Fellow and continued in a full-time data analytics and storytelling role with her host agency, the California Water Boards, in 2022. John D. Kromer ’08, East Orange, New Jersey, began his position as associate university librarian for research and engagement at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in February.

Bradley C. Sutherland ’09,

Lexington, was promoted to vice president, mortgage lending officer at Central Bank in May.

2010s

Jacob Brumfield ’10, New York, has been promoted to strategy and consulting director with Accenture, where he is a corporate culture change expert and leads largescale workforce transformations.

Brittany L. Deskins ’10,

Lexington, joined the McBrayer litigation practice recently as a senior associate. Her practice primarily focuses on medical malpractice, product liability and wrongful deaths. She is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Allison Garvey Zimmerman ’10,

Louisville, was featured by her employer, NTS Development, for her contributions to the company. Allison markets, manages, writes and more for NTS Upton Oxmoor as a property manager. J. Daniel Bodner ’11, Lexington, was promoted as business analyst with Amazon Global Programs in March.

J. Austin Luttrell ’11, Versailles, Kentucky, has joined Preferred Equine Marketing, the industry’s leading harness racing sales agency, as an account and recruiting manager. Crystal L. Emerson ’12, Laguna Niguel, California, began working at Edwards LifeSciences as a clinical screening analyst in March. She has mostly been working on clinical heart valve trials. Andi Mong Miles ’12, Abingdon, Maryland, recently moved into the role of director of the Johns Hopkins Dietetic Internship. Joshua A. Travis ’12, Fort Thomas, Kentucky, is a senior leadership giving officer, working remotely for Brown University in Rhode Island.

Sarah E. Czack ’13, Versailles, Kentucky, is in the Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Fellowship Program, following her year serving as chief pediatric resident. She earned her M.D. from the University of Kentucky in 2018. Abby C. Dowdy ’13, Murray, Kentucky, became the first clinical psychologist to join the MurrayCalloway County Hospital in January. She graduated with her Psy.D. in clinical psychology from Eastern Kentucky University in 2020.

Brittany Staub Stanley ’13,

Brownsville, Texas, graduated with a doctor of social work from the University of Kentucky in May. Chase E. Bullock ’14, Chicago, has joined Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella P.C., a full-service, Chicago-based law firm, as an associate. He is a member of the firm’s Class Action, Labor and Employment and Litigation practice groups. Rachel L. Norris ’14, Lexington, is the clinical research coordinator with the departments of Neurosurgery and NeuroInterventional Radiology at the University of Kentucky.

Jacqueline M. Young ’14,

Frankfort, Kentucky, began working as a sales account executive at Xometry in January.

Dalton Seth M. Gannon ’15,

Louisville, graduates from the University of Louisville with a Ph.D. in applied and industrial mathematics this August. He has accepted a visiting assistant professor of mathematics position at Sewanee: The University Of The South.

Hannah R. Greer ’15, London, Kentucky, was named director of the Corbin Public Library in January. She previously served as the family resource and youth services coordinator for Corbin Independent Schools. Skyler S. Slone ’15, Hindman, Kentucky, graduated summa cum laude with a master of arts in creative business leadership from the Savannah College of Art and Design De Sole School of Business Innovation in June.

Nicole Craigmille Erwin ’16,

Denver, is a teacher and atelierista for The Oak School. As atelierista, she facilitates research, innovation and empathy as expressed through a number of projects within each classroom, implementing learning experiences that complement classroom curricular learning. Ryan C. Hanson ’16, Fort Thomas, Kentucky, received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Kentucky in 2020 and accepted a position as an assistant professor at the University of Delaware starting in the fall of 2022. Kaitlyn A. Hill ’16, Lexington, published her debut novel, "Love From Scratch," in April. Check it out at thekaitlynhill.com. Aaron M. Johnson ’16, Nashville, Tennessee, is an associate in the Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. He earned a J.D. from the University of Kentucky School of Law in 2021.

Shawn Kolani ’16, Sherman Oaks, California, has been the head coach of boys basketball at El Camino Real Charter High School since April 2022.

Sarah Jonas Shaw ’16,

Sagamore Hills, Ohio, is a supply chain analyst for Swagelok. Erin N. Triplett ’16, Louisville, graduated from Sullivan University with a master’s degree in physician assistant studies in June.

Laura K. Wooldridge ’16,

Cincinnati, was named associate director for ethnic programs and services at the University of Cincinnati in November 2021.

Elias S. Hanna ’17, Washington, D.C., has been a physical scientist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency since November 2021. He graduated from Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs in 2019 with a dual Master of Public Affairs and Master of Environmental Science.

Ghazal Jawed ’17, Menlo Park, California, started as cancer clinical research coordinator associate for sarcoma oncology at Stanford University School of Medicine in January.

K. Grace Kobitter ’17,

Elizabethtown, Kentucky, joined KE Law Group as an attorney. She was previously at Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, handling litigation in the general liability division defending corporations in civil suits for the firm.

Graham E. McCormick ’17,

Lexington, received a promotion to commercial lender at Traditional Bank. Over the past four years, Graham had worked there as a teller and a credit analyst. He also assumed the role of Transy’s Young Alumni Council president on July 1.

Myriah Porter Albrecht ’18,

Lexington, graduated from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in May. She began her internal medicine fellowship at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in June. Meredith K. Davis ’18, Louisville, started working as the recovery support staff at Family Ark in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in January. McKenzie E. Hall ’18, Florence, Kentucky, started as trainer/analyst with Meyer Tool Inc. In this role, she develops and delivers training programs, analyzes and interprets data and facilitates corporate improvement projects.

Erin Alexander Hughes ’18,

Maryville, Tennessee, began her work as email marketing coordinator in enrollment management at the University of Tennessee Knoxville in November 2021.

Charlotte E. Stephens ’18,

Lexington, was awarded the James Still Fellowship for Graduate Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences to pursue her master's in library science from the University of Kentucky this fall. She is an administrative assistant for CASA of Lexington. Lilian M. Williams ’18, Frankfort, Kentucky, is an associate in Stoll Keenon Ogden’s Lexington office. She has been with the firm since 2021 and contributes to the Business Litigation practice group. Anna M. Bond ’19, Lexington, graduated with a nursing degree from Spalding University. She is a postanesthesia care unit registered nurse at the University of Kentucky Center for Advanced Surgery. Jewell E. Boyd ’19, Lexington, started a new position as metadata coordinator at University Press of Kentucky in January. Nicole A. Fox ’19, Lexington, joined Fayette County Public Schools as a biology teacher in June. Collin A. Ruegg ’19, Lexington, received a promotion to global enterprise account manager at Anixter in January. Jessi M. Samuel ’19, Providence, Rhode Island, started a new position in May in the advancement office at Brown University as the class giving officer.

2020s

Madison R. Banta ’20,

Jacksonville, Florida, has been a financial planning and analysis coordinator with the Jacksonville Jaguars since January. Caswell R. Fuller ’20, Mount Sterling, Kentucky, started a new position in May as associate - transaction advisory services at Berkeley Research Group LLC in Nashville, Tennessee.

Katherine D. Smith ’20,

Washington, D.C., was named the associate, IVLP administration at Meridian International Center in February. Audrey C. Denham ’21, Louisville was named a 2022 65 Roses Finest Honoree by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. She has volunteered and worked with the foundation since she was 9 alongside her mom. Michael A. Webb ’21, Louisville, co-founded a sustainable building materials company, Panda Industries Inc., which has received $250,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation and $83,000 from private investors.

MARRIAGES

Ellen Snier Durrett ’74 and Robert H. Ashton, April 12, 2022 Kelly M. Morris ’03 and JK Kurtz, Dec. 4, 2021 Sara H. Satterwhite ’09 and Corey M. Young, Oct. 2, 2021 Bradley C. Sutherland ’09 and Katie Applewhite, April 23, 2022 Brittany N. Riley ’10 and Jay A. Fleenor, May 28, 2022 Lacey A. Napper ’11 and Patrick Lewis, Oct. 2, 2021 Ashley Lynne Stafford ’11 and Sergio King, May 12, 2022 Brooke H. Benton ’12 and Jess Marvin, Jan. 24, 2022 Joshua A. Travis ’12 and Judy Kohut, Aug. 28, 2021 Ansley Turner ’13 and James Tait, May 21, 2022 Madisen S. Webb ’14 and Christian Sandford, Oct. 9, 2021 Sarah E. Allison ’15 and Justin Shirk, June 18, 2022 Emily K. Martin ’15 and Erik J. Mudrak ’17, June 11, 2022 Robert S. Albrecht ’16 and Myriah D. Porter ’18, June 23, 2018 Nicole C. Craigmile ’16 and

Benjamin J. Erwin ’16,

June 27, 2020 Jacob T. Hall ’16 and Gabriella R. Martin ’17, May 14, 2022 Sarah E. Jonas ’16 and Connor Shaw, Nov. 20, 2021 Erin C. Romito ’16 and Nathan Riggs, April 16, 2022 Meredith K. Davis ’18 and Richard Bentley, Feb. 19, 2022 J.T. Henderson ’18 and Amanda Hoskins, May 22, 2022 Madeline V. Sjogren ’19 and B. Blake Urbanek ’19, Sept. 6, 2020.

50th Reunion (Class of 1972)

Front row (L to R): Linda Stred Gagnon, Debbie Bird Phelps, Pat Daugherty Drinkwater, Sandy Steele Bowling, Becky Kennedy Burdick, Sherrill Anderson Nance. Second row (L to R): Linda Casucci, Ann Torstrick Davis, Jim Ahler, Pat Hocker Riddle, Linda B’Hymer Mauser, J.B. Embry. Third row (L to R): Ramona Grumbles Anderson, Christine Burroughs Allen, Beth Noble Campbell, Marilyn Price Smedley, Bob Coates. Back row (L to R): Bob Drinkwater, Jim Wilson, Steve McLane, Leon Hirsh.

BIRTHS

Bradley T. Sullivan ’03 and Tara Mulrooney, a son, Henry Thomas William Sullivan, June 16, 2022 Casi Clark Benedict ’05 and Daniel W. Benedict, a daughter, Embry Camp Benedict, May 6, 2022

William A. Freeman ’05 and Stephanie W. Freeman, a son, Benjamin Louis Freeman, on June 27, 2021 Mary Jo Kilzer Weaver ’05 and Adam Weaver, a daughter, Finley Jo Weaver, on Jan. 12, 2022 Julie Potter Byrne ’06 and Jonathan Byrne, a son, Wyatt Steven Aloysius Byrne, on Jan. 11, 2022

Colleen Comer Courtwright ’06

and Alex Courtwright, a daughter, Evelyn Carol Courtwright, on April 20, 2022 Amanda Arnett Harris ’06 and Jody Harris, a daughter, Audrey Lidamarie Harris, on March 7, 2022

Lindsay Milton Lodmell ’06

and James Lodmell, a daughter, Caroline Ruth Lodmell, and a son, Andrew Russell Lodmell, on Dec. 7, 2020 Jennifer Toribio Naas ’08 and Daniel Naas, a daughter, Hadley Daniela Jude Naas, on Oct. 12, 2020

Haley Trogdlen McCauley ’07

and J. Mason McCauley ’07, a daughter, Alice James McCauley, on June 14, 2022 Ryan C. Meyer ’08 and Shauna Meyer, a son, Brayden Ryan Meyer, on March 20, 2022

Shayanna Little Hutchinson ’09

and Adam B. Hutchinson ’05, a son, Llewyn Jack Hutchinson, on March 12, 2022 Joshua T. Motley ’10 and Chelsea Thayer Motley, a son, August Taylor Motley, May 17, 2022 Andi Mong Miles ’12 and Nathan Miles, a daughter, Audrey Miles, on June 24, 2021 Daisey G. Weber ’12 and Robbie Weber, a son, Duncan Joseph Weber, on April 12, 2022 Jessica Carnes ’11, a daughter, Alexis Carnes, on March 1, 2022 Brittany Staub Stanley ’13 and Christopher A. Stanley, a son, Myles Christopher Alan Stanley, on April 29, 2022 Benjamin H. Lyvers ’15 and Katherine Lyvers, a daughter, Mary Katherine (Mary Kate) Lyvers, on July 31, 2021

Julia Landsberg Kurazono ’18

and Ryota Kurazono, a daughter, Lily Anika Kurazono, April 24, 2022

Alex Miller ’21 and Jack Allen, a baby, George Michael Miller on April 22, 2022

DEATHS

Oren “Ned” Reneau ’43, Grafton, West Virginia, died Feb. 17, 2022. Joy Salzmann ’46, Sedona, Arizona, died Dec. 21, 2021.

Faith Marsh Blumenfeld ’50,

Knoxville, Tennessee, sister of Virginia Marsh Bell ’44, died May 21, 2022. Iris “Dixie” Grugin ’50, Frankfort, Kentucky, died Feb. 3, 2022. Walter H. Herbert '50, Hanover, New Hampshire, died July 16, 2022.

Murray Cohen ’51, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, died Dec. 7, 2021.

Betty Hubble Blakemore ’52,

Richmond, Kentucky, died Nov. 24, 2021.

Patsy Lewis Samples ’53,

Lexington, died March 18, 2022.

Kenneth R. Catlett ’54,

Bardstown, Kentucky, died April 15, 2022.

Harold T. Faulconer ’54,

Lexington, died Jan. 12, 2022.

R. T. “Tom” Parks Jr. ’54,

Fairhope, Alabama, died Feb. 24, 2022.

Nancy Graves Talbott ’54,

Lexington, died July 1, 2022. Joseph Cy Rowell ’55, Fort Worth, Texas, died Nov. 8, 2021.

Sharlene V. Lunsford ’56,

Louisville, mother of Christe L. Lunsford ’90, died Feb. 25, 2022.

Barbara Wilson Moody ’56,

Dayton, Ohio, died July 6, 2022. Ivar Aavatsmark ’57, Lebanon, Tennessee, father of Julie Aavatsmark ’81, died Jan. 1, 2022. William H. Hammonds ’57, Gulf Breeze, Florida, father of Amy Hammonds Compton ’84, died Jan. 13, 2022.

Gayle Ropke Greer ’58,

Versailles, Kentucky, died Dec. 24, 2021.

Peggy Sleade Jenkins ’58,

Springfield, Missouri, died Dec. 11, 2021.

Lee Rose ’58, Charlotte, North Carolina, husband of Eleanor Lollis Rose ’61, died April 5, 2022.

Charles Brumley ’59,

Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, father of Charla Brumley Reed ’87, died Feb. 23, 2022.

Edward C. Kennedy ’59,

Pompano Beach, Florida, died April 8, 2022. Clyde H. McKee ’59, Las Cruces, New Mexico, husband of Hilda Hulett McKee ’60, died Oct. 27, 2021.

Ann Cartmell Hussey ’61,

Maysville, Kentucky, died May 17, 2022.

James M. Richards ’61,

Lexington, died July 4, 2022.

Anne Hector North McMahon

’63, Louisville, mother of Kimberly North Mercker ’89, died Aug. 9, 2022.

Price Howell Topping ’64, Sag Harbor, New York, died Nov. 20, 2022.

Gary D. Coughlin ’66, Marlton, New Jersey, died Oct. 26, 2021.

William R. Goodan ’66, Louisville, died Dec. 20, 2021.

William F. “Billy” Reed ’66,

Louisville, died Feb. 5, 2022. Lewis G. Dickinson ’67, Glasgow, Kentucky, died Dec. 6, 2021. Carl “Bud” Fairchild ’67, Fraziers Bottom, West Virginia, died Dec. 10, 2021. William G. Hiles ’67, Lexington, died May 23, 2022.

Stephen C. Hombach ’67,

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, died July 15, 2022.

Barbara Hoppenjans McCarthy

’67, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, died Jan. 11, 2019. Thomas J. Owens ’67, Aiken, South Carolina, died May 27, 2022.

Ossie Kathleen Becknell ’68,

Manchester, Kentucky, died Dec. 25, 2021. Michael F. Jeffrey ’68, Ashland, Virginia, died Oct. 1, 2019. B. Ritchie Zaeh '68, Roswell, Georgia, husband of Kelly Lannum Zaeh ’66, died March 21, 2022.

Lorna Petty Harrell ’69,

Independence, Kentucky, died April 22, 2022. James L. Hurley ’69, Scottsdale, Arizona, and Minnetonka, Minnesota, died Feb. 14, 2022. Douglas H. Jenkins ’69, Lebanon, Kentucky, died Nov. 2, 2021.

Metta Tomlinson-Lansdale Jr.

’69, Traverse City, Michigan, died July 13, 2022.

William L. Burgoyne ’70,

Westfield, Massachusetts, died Jan. 31, 2022.

Cheryl Edmunds Kirk ’70,

Hamilton, Ohio, mother of Jennifer A. Kirk ’08, died Nov. 22, 2021.

Mary Thompson Tillman ’70,

Pottsboro, Texas, wife of John S. Tillman ’70, died June 30, 2022.

William "Inge" Hill Jr. ’71,

Montgomery, Alabama, husband of Camille Elebash Hill ’73, died Aug. 7, 2022. David A. Rose ’71, Lexington, died July 24, 2022. Paul D. della Volpe ’71, Dayton, Ohio, died June 20, 2022. Peter Larro Jr. ’72, Glen Falls, New York, died July 30, 2020.

Edward Christian “Chris”

Mathews ’72, Concord, New Hampshire, died Nov. 11, 2021. Arthur G. Tafel III ’72, Louisville, died Aug. 17, 2018.

Brien F. Sullivan ’72,

Elizabethtown, Kentucky, died Nov. 26, 2021.

Robert K. Claycomb ’73,

Hodgenville, Kentucky, father of Robert B. Claycomb ’93 and Thomas P. Claycomb ’05, died Nov. 17, 2021. Gregory D. Rohrer ’73, Louisville, died June 1, 2022. Sharon L. Scott ’73, Scottsville, Kentucky, died October 24, 2021. Philip C. Trover ’73, Earlington, Kentucky, father of Loman Collin Trover ’10, died Nov. 4, 2021. Jill Brooks Pellerin ’75, Hilton Head, South Carolina, died April 12, 2022.

David J. Christiansen ’76,

Winchester, Kentucky, died May 27, 2022.

David Steven “Steve” Bobo

’78, Memphis, Indiana, died Jan. 5, 2022. Lisa K. McWhorter ’78, Suffolk, Virginia, died Oct. 21, 2021. Susan Saunier ’81, Lexington, sister of Nancy Carr Mahoney ’85 and Anne Carr Oliver ’86, died March 16, 2022.

Catherine Miller Wells ’81,

Louisville, wife of William B. Wells ’81, died July 25, 2022.

Kathryn Porter Letton ’85,

Jacksonville, Florida, died October 26, 2021. Cynthia M. Motsch ’85, San Diego, sister of Christine M. Motsch ’85, died May 20, 2022. James R. Kolasa ’86, Burgin, Kentucky, died April 21, 2022. Joseph I. Castro ’87, Louisville, brother of Paul T. Castro ’87, died April 23, 2022. Elisa Pape Millett '90, Louisville,

Only surviving immediate relatives who are Transylvania alumni are listed.

sister of Ann Jonczy Pendley '01, died Aug. 12, 2022. Alyssa McIntosh ’92, Lexington, died Jan. 10, 2021.

Sherri Swift Crossett ’00,

Amelia, Ohio, died Jan. 3, 2022.

Travis Aaron Crump '00,

Louisville, husband of Faith Hawkins Crump '02, died July 27, 2022.

Tallu Schuyler Quinn ’02,

Nashville, Tennessee, died Feb. 17, 2022. Sarah V. Gregory ’04, Salisbury, Maryland, died Aug. 22, 2020. Kathleen C. Bryson, retired director of the Transylvania library, Lexington, died Oct. 15, 2021, in Lexington. Bobby Burchette, former Transylvania professor, died Oct. 9, 2021, in Lexington. David F. Burg, former Transylvania professor, died Nov. 6, 2021, in Lexington. John R. Hall, lifetime Transylvania trustee, died Nov. 25, 2021, in Lexington.

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