UMS-Wright Magazine

UMS-Wright Preparatory School

Fall 2011

ADVANCING OUR MISSION

Calendar Of Events October 12-14 Theatre Guild Fall Show

March 30 Lower School Chorus Spring Concert

October 17 Fall Holiday

April 11 Wright Players Showcase

October 28 Sports Hall of Fame Induction

April 19 Chorus Spring Concert

November 6 Admissions Open House, 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Call 251-470-9044 for more information.

April 24 Band Spring Concert

November 20-25 Thanksgiving Break December 8 Holiday Concert December 20 Lower School Holiday Chorus Concert December 21-January 3 Winter Holidays January 16 School Holiday January 26-27 Middle School Drama Club Production February 17 Middle School Arts Fest February 20-24 Mardi Gras Break March 6 Annual All-School Art Show March 15 Puttin’ on the Dawg March 22-24 Spring Musical *Pictures on cover courtesy of Liz Terry

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Table of Contents

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Letter from the Headmaster

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Letter from the Chairman

2011-2012 Board of Trustees Robert M. Hope, Jr. Chairman

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Galle Leatherbury Track

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Looking Back Helps Us Move Forward

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Advancing Athletics

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Student Service

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Advancing Our Community

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Meet Our New Board Members

13

Hall Of Fame Inductees

14

Reconnecting With Old Friends

15

Alumni News

16

Class Notes/Baby Bulldogs

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Annual Report

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Chester M. Baker, Jr. M. Warren Butler Cele C. Cameron Angus R. Cooper, III Gilbert F. Dukes, III G. Kelly Grady W. Keith Harvey Clifton C. Inge, Jr. Virginia S. Jeffery Laura C. Jones Donald P. Kelly Allen H. Ladd Ashleigh C. Leland M. Bancroft McMurphy, III Brooks P. Milling Harris V. Morrissette P. Bradley Murray D. Mark Nix McGowin I. Patrick, Jr. W. Davis Pilot, Jr. Paige B. Plash Ben M. Radcliff, Jr. C.M.A. (Max) Rogers, IV Michael C. Rogers, Jr. William B. Sisson Susan M. Slanton W. Sandys Stimpson John F. Weston, Jr.

Headmaster Dr. Tony W. Havard

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Letter from the Headmaster

Mobile. The many available options in the curricular and co-curricular areas helped students work toward reaching their full potential in mind, body, and spirit.

Dear UMS-Wright Family, The 2010-11 school year was a time of tremendous achievements and progress for UMS-Wright, and the progress continued into the summer in preparation for 201112. In particular, the instructional program, faculty, and facilities have all been blessed with steady progress over the past two decades.

Consisting of both curricular and co-curricular components, UMS-Wright’s instructional program once again helped students reach great heights during 2010-11. More than 80% of the graduates in the Class of 2011 earned merit-based college scholarships while Advanced Placement students’ pass rate on the 247 AP exams taken in May 2011 was a school record 87%. For the second consecutive year, Bulldog athletic teams won nine state championships, and students who took part in the numerous programs available in the Arts won impressive awards as well as regularly entertaining members of the school community with their talents. Whether through individual effort or as a member of a service organization, UMS-Wright students performed 17,563 hours of community service and a member of the Class of 2011 was named Youth Volunteer of the Year in

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Our faculty members continue to grow professionally and to promote excellence in their students. Impressive student achievements are the results of the combined efforts of willing students and devoted teachers.

UMS-Wright’s faculty members are extremely well prepared to teach and inspire young people. Among the 102 staff members who teach our students; 54 have Master’s Degrees, 2 have Educational Specialist Degrees, and 7 have earned doctorates. As a result of the academic endowments and the school’s financial support for ongoing professional development, many staff members continue to work toward advanced degrees while all staff members regularly take part in professional growth activities. UMS-Wright’s teachers are extremely well prepared, totally dedicated to their students, and extraordinarily passionate about teaching. Such characteristics help ensure that the faculty will continue to improve each year.

Finally, the school’s facilities can help create a learning environment which invigorates students and which attracts the most professionally gifted teachers. Today’s educational facilities must not only be attractive, comfortable, and safe; but they must also include the technological advances which promote the learning process in the 21st century and prepare students for college. Work on the UMS-Wright campus began in May 2011 and has included 19 projects designed to provide our students with the finest learning environment possible. Among these 19 projects were complete renovation of McGowin Hall, installation of a new computerized writing lab in the Roberts Building, total renovation of the Lower School’s playgrounds, and an impres-

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sive upgrade to the school’s track and field facilities. Notably, the majority of the projects have been funded by the UMS-Wright Parents’ Association and,in the case of the track, private donations.

I hope you will, as I do, derive a great sense of inspiration from the accomplishments of our students, their teachers, and their coaches as well as the loyalty of the generous supporters of this school. More importantly, I hope that each member of this school community will reflect on the level of blessings we have received and acknowledge how these blessings have resulted in the current condition of our school. UMS-Wright is truly a remarkable institution in which to teach and learn. Hopefully, we will be able to look back at the end of 2011-12 and say that the school is even more remarkable than ever before.

Sincerely,

Tony W. Havard, Ed.D. Headmaster

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Letter from the Chairman Dear UMS-Wright Community; August 16, 2011, the first day of the 2011-2012 school year, marked the beginning of the 119th year of existence for our school. We started the year with a total of 1,267 students enrolled in all grades. Our Lower School began the year with its largest enrollment in school history, 600. Many of our faculty and staff members spent the summer furthering their education in post graduate work or other professional growth activities. In fact, we now have 7 staff members with doctorates and over 60 who are working on a Master’s degree or have already completed this graduate degree. Indeed, UMS-Wright has an outstanding faculty and staff.

The UMS-Wright campus had several significant projects, nineteen total, occurring during the summer. Among these projects were renovations of the Roberts Library, renovations of classrooms in McGowin Hall, complete resurfacing of the track, installation of improved drainage on Cooper Stadium and Radcliff Field, and revamping of the Lower School’s playground. The Building and Grounds Committee of the Board of Trustees, along with UMSWright’s administration staff, performed a thorough needs assessment to identify each of these projects and then monitored their progress to ensure both a timely and cost-effective completion.

the school is positioned or the performance of its student body. UMS-Wright does invest in what matters the most and their performance in the classroom, on the field or court, and on the stage is the return we seek.

Finally, as the new school year begins, I encourage all our students to make the best of the opportunities they have this school year. Now is the time to lay the foundation upon which they can build the rest of their lives. If I may I would borrow some of the younger generation’s jargon to further my point. “You gotta bring it and you gotta bring it every day!”

“It” is the desire, determination and focus to better oneself in mind, body and spirit.

I wish for each UMS-Wright student, teacher, parent, administrator, and supporter an enjoyable and productive school year. Go Bulldogs!!!

Sincerely, Robert M. Hope, Jr., Chairman UMS-Wright Board of Trustees

Throughout the years, UMS-Wright has been able to depend on successful fundraising campaigns. In particular, the Annual Fund and the Parents’ Association’s “Puttin’ on the Dawg” take place each year and help keep tuition at reasonable levels and help fund school improvements. In 2010-11, these efforts were successful once again. The fact that these campaigns were successful in a harsh economic time is a solid statement that the school’s supporters believe in its mission.

Increased enrollment, outstanding faculty credentials, improved facilities, and successful fundraising efforts are all results of the implementation of a strategic plan which has identified priorities and developed strategies that ensure UMS-Wright’s stability and progress for the future. Our school prayer states, “may our words and deeds be such that those who were before us will not be ashamed.” I don’t think any of those before us would be ashamed of where

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Pictured Left, left to right: Jeanie (17), Chairman of the Board Robert M. Hope Jr., Mary Shannon Torbert Hope ‘82, and Robert (15)

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Middle School Writing Computer Lab

K4 & K5 Playground

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Galle-Leatherbury Track Twenty-eight years ago, the family of Frank L. Leatherbury generously donated funds to complete the first track on what was then the UMS campus and is today the expanded campus of UMS-Wright. Leatherbury Track has served the school very well and has been resurfaced three times. Earlier this year, the UMS-Wright administration and the board of directors decided to renovate the track surface so that we can continue this legacy.

After thoughtful research, the school selected Hellas Construction to resurface the track with the Sports Tracks 4000 product. Hellas products have been installed at hundreds of schools and universities across the country, and the Sport Tracks 4000 product has most recently been installed on the University of Georgia track. Once it is completed, UMS-Wright will feature one of the premiere high school tracks in the Southeast.

The UMS-Wright family also chose to honor Coach Pat Galle by adding his name to the track upon its completion.

Coach Galle has served as the cross country and track and field coach for UMS and UMS-Wright for 39 years, and he has amassed 48 state championships to date. The new GalleLeatherbury Track will benefit not only the current studentathletes but will also help future Bulldogs reach their potential as well.

The school honored the Leatherbury family and Coach Galle at a field dedication on the new track on September 23 just prior to kickoff of the UMS-Wright vs.

Mary G. Montgomery game at Ervin S. Cooper Stadium.

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Looking Back Helps Us Move Forward

With one hundred and eighteen years of invaluable history behind us and a bright and promising future ahead, what better way to honor our students, faculty, and alumni than by preserving our past and by giving our present and future a place to eventually call home.

As such,the Advancement Department has taken on the exciting task of creating a historic archives.

The archives will be eventually housed in the Advancement Department and will contain old books, uniforms, letters, newspaper articles, videos, scrapbooks, pictures, programs, and much more.

Long time UMS-Wright supporter and board member, Sandy Stimpson, spearheaded this project and noted, “We should all be excited about having the school’s archives organized. UMS-Wright’s history is so rich in tradition and outstanding achievement – things which should be chronicled and remembered. Within our archives we find writings of Dr. Wright about why the school exists and the values that we stand upon. We can also identify the high and low points throughout our history. In reflecting upon our history, we can established increasingly higher goals in the ongoing quest to improve the school.”

If you have items you would like to donate or would just like to come for a visit and check it out, please contact Eliza Lewis in the Advancement Department.

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Advancing Athletics

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Advancing Athletics The 2010-11 school year was an extraordinarily successful time for UMS-Wright athletics. For a second consecutive year, our student-athletes brought home nine state championships. During the fall sports season, UMS-Wright’s boys and girls cross country teams won their respective state championships while Bulldog squads once again dominated the spring sports season by winning seven state championships.

These spring championships included boys and girls outdoor track and field, boys and girls tennis, boys soccer, boys golf, and baseball. Also of note is the fact that eighteen student-athletes from the Class of 2011 decided to participate in interscholastic sports on the collegiate level. These young men and women helped lead their teammates to great heights in 2010-11.

The current sports year, 2011-12 also holds great promise. Even though many of our varsity squads are made up predominantly of younger athletes, the seniors on these teams are dependable, effective leaders who will ensure that our performances are determined, if not literally inspired. The fall sports season will be tremendously challenging, but our athletes are looking forward to great success in the upcoming playoffs.

Matching or surpassing last year’s performance will be a challenge, but our dedicated athletes routinely rise to the occasion in competition and always represent UMS-Wright well. No one who is familiar with our school’s sports history will be surprised if our studentathletes once again win an impressive number of state championships.

Pictured Left, left to right: Joshua Waldo, John T. Murray, Nicholas Frangos, Andy Cope and Tom Mostellar

#1 Varsity Boys Cross Country #1 Varsity Girls Cross Country #1 Varsity Boys Tennis #1 Varsity Girls Tennis #1 Varsity Girls Golf #1 Varsity Boys Track #1 Varsity Girls Track #1 Varsity Boys Soccer #1 Varsity Baseball

Andy Cope and Nicholas Frangos celebrate after scoring a goal. *Pictures courtesy of Liz Terry

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Student Service

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Advancing Our Community

Compassion & Eagerness...

Making A Difference I am highly impressed with the eagerness of our students to not only seek out opportunities, but also create projects that will benefit others. The daily lives of the UMS-Wright student body consist of rigorous studies followed with a variety of co-curricular activities throughout the school year. Nevertheless, many of our students, both young and old, do not hesitate to give their time and talents to do for others.

In the middle school alone, the vast array of projects range from making hair accessories/jewelry to building wooden patio furniture, all sold for profit so as to enable UMS-Wright to make worthy donations to a variety of non-profit organizations near and dear to our hearts.

In the high school, the variety of ways our students serve others is just as abundant. On any given day, you may find our students tutoring with the ESL program (English as a Second Language), learning and using new skills with Habitat for Humanity or educating the community on women’s health issues in foreign countries.

On this year’s Service Day, our 9th through 12th grades have taken on a variety of new and exciting projects around Mobile. Our 9th grade jointly distributed food with the Bay Area Food Bank and the Center for Family and Community Development.

The 10th grade worked with the Mobile Historic Preservation Society at Oakleigh Mansion by helping with grounds keeping. The 11th grade teamed up with Habitat for Humanity and helped to build three houses in the Hillsdale Community, and our 12th grade will be starting on a new project with St. Mary’s Home.

It’s clear that so many of our students wish to enhance their lives with the feeling that comes from trying to make a difference. Their compassion is evident in the smallest of deeds to the greatest of endeavors.

I commend our students for their actions and efforts, and I value the opportunity to be in their presence and hear their ideas. It is during these times that I am able to witness first hand the true character and kindness of these individuals. I hope that each one realizes that it is only by doing for others that they will reach “their highest potential in mind, body and spirit.”

Tiffany Chapman - Student Life Coordinator Opposite page: Class of 2011 Service Project Pictures Above: Left to Right Left: Lizzie McDonald working for Habitat for Humanity.

Middle: Schaeffer Lersch building bird houses for Habitat for Humanity.

Right: Caroline Hinton painting faces for the Jingle Bell Run for the Arthritis Foundation.

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Meet Our New Board Members M. Warren Butler is a partner with Starnes Davis Florie law firm, where he practices in the areas of civil litigation and personal injury defense and has recently received numerous national and statewide honors and awards. He frequently gives lectures and presentations and is the author of the course, “What You Never Learned in Law School: How to Be a Litigation Lawyer.” Butler graduated from UMS in 1985 and then attained his undergraduate degree from Washington & Lee, followed by his J.D. from University of Alabama. He attends All Saints Episcopal church, coaches youth league baseball and is also a mentor in the Alabama School of Law Shadow Program. Butler and his wife Kathrine have two children, Parker and Danner, both students at UMS-Wright.

Susan Muscat Slaton (Sam) is a former educator having taught in the Mobile Public School System, as well as at St. Ignatius Catholic School. Slaton graduated from McGill –Toolen High School and then earned her undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University. In 1991 she received a MAT in early childhood/elementary education from Spring Hill College. Slaton has also been an active community and school volunteer with her service in the UMS-Wright Parent’s Association including Room Mother, Homecoming Committee, numerous placements on the Puttin’ on the Dawg Committee, and Middle School Teacher Appreciation Chair. She is married to Bailey Slaton, a 1984 graduate of UMS, and they have two daughters attending UMS-Wright, Susan and Margaret.

M. Bancroft McMurphy, III, DMD is a partner with Hicks and McMurphy Orthodontics, where he has been practicing since 2004. He graduated from UMS-Wright in 1992, where he was an active member of the varsity track and cross country teams and is now a member of the UMS-Wright Sports Hall of Fame. He attended Rhodes College for his undergraduate degree followed by University of Alabama School of Dentistry.

McMurphy conducted his residency at University of Pennsylvania before establishing his private practice in Mobile. He has served as the Director of both the Mobile Area Smile Contest and Dental Screenings for the Mobile Area Public Schools since 2007.

McMurphy is a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. He and his wife Andrea have two children, Madeline, a UMS-Wright student, and Greta.

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Hall of Fame Inductees Alumni of the Year, Winston F. Groom graduated from University Military School in 1961 and then the University of Alabama in 1965. After graduating from the University of Alabama, he served in Vietnam and worked as a reporter and columnist for the Washington Star before becoming a full-time author. Groom took the publishing world by storm when his 1986 novel Forrest Gump flew to the top of the New York Times bestseller list and stayed there for 21 weeks. As well as being a talented novelist of many works, he is also a renowned author of history and the executive producer and writer of the History Channel Civil War special entitled Grant and Lee. Groom has written for numerous magazines, made repeated appearances on all the television network morning talk shows, and scores of radio broadcasts in the U.S. and abroad. He has received numerous awards throughout his career and also holds several honorary Ph.D. degrees as a “Doctor of Humane Letters.”

Arts Hall of Fame Inductee, Eugenia Cameron Foster graduated from Julius T. Wright School for Girls in 1962. She then attended Spring Hill College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts. Her talent as an artist has earned her national recognition and numerous awards. Foster has been named by Mobile Bay Monthly as “Best Artist” on multiple occasions and was recognized by Spring Hill College as an alumni achieving excellence in her field. She also occasionally teaches in New York, Italy, Washington, D.C., and Southampton. In 1989, she was inducted into the UMS-Wright Preparatory School Athletic Hall of Fame. Foster has four children, nine grandchildren, and a beloved dog Diamo.

Arts Hall of Fame Inductee, Howard M. “Spud” Schramm, Jr. graduated from University Military School in 1960 followed by Washington and Lee University in 1964 and the University of Alabama Law School in 1967. After law school, Schramm began his career with Turner Supply Company where he remains today as Chairman of the Board and CEO. His tenure there was interrupted by two years of service in Vietnam with the United States Army. He has served on the Board of Trustees and the Academic Boosters Club, and also as the voice for the Homecoming Court of UMS-Wright. He has been very involved in the Band, Choral and Theatre departments since the early ‘80s.

Schramm and his wife, Beth, have two children, both graduates of UMS-Wright, and two grandchildren.

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Alumni News Class of 1991

2011 Easter Egg Hunt

2011 Easter Egg Hunt

Those pictured on page 14 & 15 are identified on page 36

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Class Notes & Baby Bulldogs 1956 Stephen C. Pattison retired on May 31, 2011 after 50 plus years in the work force.

1962 Robert Brinson, Jr. is a Professor Emeritus of Geography at Sante Fe College in Gainesville, Florida.

Ricia Sturgeon Hendrick publishes Elevator World Magazine, paints as a hobby and has six grandchildren.

1985 Warren Butler was recently selected as a UMS-Wright Board member. He was also voted as one of the top 50 lawyers in the state of Alabama by Superlawyers Magazine.

1991 Matthew Rone, lyricist of the UMS-Wright alma mater, practices law in Fairhope, AL.

1964 C. E. Kyser, Jr., passed away on September 5, 2010.

1992 Chris Steele and his wife, Rosemary, have celebrated the 10 year anniversary of their restaurant, DeSoto’s Seafood in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

1968 John I Bailey, Jr. MD, is Medical Director of the Center for Attention & Learning in Mobile, and treats ADHD, LD, autism, and mood disorders in children and adults.

1994 Dan Wilkins married Katie Alexander, a second grade teacher at UMS-Wright on December 11, 2010. They are expecting a baby girl in the spring.

1967 Sarah Levi Freeman is enjoying being a grandmother to Clayton ‘93 and Erin Smith’s daughter, Virginia (2).

1995 Sarah Goldberg Lien and her husband, Will, moved to Singapore in January, 2011, for her job with Russell Investment Group.

1976 Frances St. John Rouse started her 31st year of teaching at UMSWright.

1996 After opening her first studio location last year, Jackie Alford Ward has expanded with a second studio space in the heart of Grayton Beach, FL. Her online galleries may found at jacquelinewardimages.com.

1980 Robert Cadden is the proud father of two UMS-Wright students: Mary Catherine, a member of the 2011 graduating class and the 2010 UMS-Wright Homecoming Queen, and David, a senior and a National Merit Semi-Finalist.

2000 Arick Auyang graduated in December 2010 from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. in Applied Physiology. His family and classmate Joanna Wilson were in attendance. Arick will continue his research at Johns Hopkins beginning in the fall of 2011.

University of South Alabama in the summer of 2010 with an M. ED. in Special Education. He teaches the Multiples Handicapped classroom at Spanish Fort High School. He also helped lead the Toros, as the pitching coach, to the 2010 5A State Championship in Baseball.

2001 Kathryn Tindell Pope and her husband, Jeffrey Pope, live in Dallas with their two-year old son, Jackson.

2002 Hallie Blunk is in medical school in Birmingham. She was a triathlon world champion in September, 2010, in Budapest.

Christopher Newman is a doctoral student in the Department of Marketing at the University of Arkansas. He was awarded the Doctoral Student in Residence at the Center for Marketing and Public Policy, Villanova University which will provide him resources to travel to Villanova to work on research projects with scholars from a variety of universities. At the recent Public Policy and Marketing Conference in Washington DC, Christopher was also presented with the Brenda Darby Award, an award given to the outstanding doctoral student who demonstrates excellence as an emerging public policy researcher.

1999 Justin Smith completed classes to sit for the CPA Exam in the summer of 2011.

Richard Kelly graduated from the

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Alice Turner Frost and her husband, Richard, moved to Birmingham in June 2011. Richard began his UAB Residency in Radiology, and then they hope to return to Mobile.

Matt Weinstein is serving as a Legislative Assistant for Congressman Jo Bonner.

Ben Berson and Matt Weinstein, along with five other friends, co-hosted the Inaugural Glover Park Open golf tournament in Washington, DC on July 9, 2011 in support of America’s wounded veterans. They were able to raise roughly $5500 for Homes for Our Troops (HFOT). HFOT is a national non-profit organization that

Class Notes & Baby Bulldogs works to coordinate the process of building a home that provides maximum freedom of movement and the ability to live more independently for our nation’s severely injured and disabled veterans.

Watson Donald (Class of '97)

and his foursome took first place in the four man scramble format with a low score of 58.

Maury Lyon (Class of '02) and Michael Berson (Class of '98) also participated in the tournament.

John Toomey is on tour with Warner Brothers recording artist Jason Jones.

2004 Brandon Davis is a Captain serving our country in Afghanistan. He is with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team 25th Infantry Division out of Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Kyle Calhoun and Allison Shanks were married on July 30th, 2011 in Historic Roswell, Georgia.

The couple was sent away with all the guests waving Auburn shakers.

Laura Martino Morison '04 and Philip Davis '79 graduated from Emory University's BSN program in May 2010. Philip just graduated with his MSN and Laura will graduate with her MSN in December 2012.

As Haden Oswalt traveled through Vietnam, Thailand, and India, she interacted with the fourth grade computer classes via Skype and taught them about all three cultures.

2005 Louise McClelland is teaching K4 at UMS-Wright. Campbell Behlen is attending the University of South Alabama College of Medicine.

Preston Dial graduated from the University of Alabama in December 2010 with a degree in Communications. He was a member of the 2009 National Championship Team and a four year letterman.

He received the Pat Trammell Award at the 2010 UA Football Banquet.

2007 Brandon Gibson graduated from the University of Alabama in December 2010.

He is a wide receiver and plays special teams for the University of Alabama. At the UA Football Banquet, he received the Special Teams Award.

Conrad Blunk lives in Ireland, is playing Rugby and traveling JYA. 2008 Rachel Walton, Dana VanderLey ’10, William Semple and Alex Lichtenfeld tailgated for the Army Navy game on December 11, 2010.

2006 Morgan Nelson married David Langham on December 18, 2009.

Taylor White graduated from the University of Alabama in May 2010 with a degree in Accounting.

He is currently pursuing an accounting degree in graduate school at the University of South Alabama and working part time at Blake,White & Farnell, CPAs.

2009 Louise McGowin is pursuing a double-major in Math and Journalism at UNC. Go Tarheels!

Morgan Zipperly was inducted into Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society and MENSA International.

She is a Senior member of the William Aiken Honor Society at the Honors College/College of Charleston.

Hannah Elizabeth White is a sophomore at the University of Alabama where she is studying Marketing in the Business School.

She is also a member of the Kappa Delta sorority.

Tucker McFarlane is a member of the AU Club Team and just completed his first olympic distance triathlon at the Rocketman in Hunstville (1.5K swim, 40K bike, and 10K run). His overall time was 2:13:33 which placed him 11th out of 386 men. After the swim and the bike, he ran a 37:33 10K which was the fastest time for any competitor there.

2010 Sarah Hahimi was selected as one of Auburn’s Outstanding Freshmen for the College of Science and Math.

Jay Prosch is a fullback for the Illinois Fighting Illini. He played in all 13 games as a true freshman and started six games.

2011 Luke Kiszla, Harrison Sawyer, and Tyler Peterson ‘10 received their Eagle Scout award on August 7, 2011. They are all members of Troop 227 at Dauphin Way United Methodist Church. The Eagle Scout Award is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scout-

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Class Notes & Baby Bulldogs ing Program of the Boy Scouts of America. For his Eagle project , Luke renovated a room and constructed a computer lab at McKemie Place, the United Methodist Inner City Mission in Mobile, AL; Harrison built a boathouse for the Girl Scouts at Camp Sid Edmonds in Bay Minette, AL; Tyler constructed an outdoor classroom at The University of South Alabama.

1995 Adam Handwerger and his wife, Camilla, had their first baby girl, Elizabeth, in December of 2010.

Adam completed his orthopedic surgery residency in June.

Jonathan Cole and his wife, Judy, welcomed their second child, Olivia Charlotte, on April 21, 2010. She joins big sister Caroline!

Maitre, on September 2, 2010.

Ship and Julia live in Mobile where Ship practices dentistry with his dad, Mike Maitre, Sr., and fellow UMS-Wright alumni Mike Maitre, Jr. and Forrest Crabtree ‘97 at Maitre and Crabtree Dental Group.

Baby Bulldogs 1978 Jeff Reynolds and his wife, Rebecca, have one daughter Emily (1), and were expecting twin girls in April 2011.

1989 Dr. Jason Cole, and his wife Jennifer, welcomed their daughter Juliette Evangeline on October 10, 2010. She joins big brothers Jacob (2) and Joshua (2).

1990 Chip Hather, and his wife Stephanie, welcomed Jackson Holman on April 15, 2010. He joined big brother Ty who is in K5 at UMS-Wright.

Lawrence Bedsole and his wife, Rhonda, welcomed their first child, Arabella Grace Bedsole, on April 9, 2011.

1992 Kemp Waterman Buntin lives in Nashville with her husband and their family, Gaits (7), Rush (4) and Anne Barnett who was born on May 23, 2010. All are having fun with the newest addition!

Lauren King Wallace and her husband, Jeremy, welcomed their second child, Coleman Lee, on March 22, 2011. Coleman joins a brother, Wright, 3. The family resides in Jackson, M.S. 1996 Jaime Lyon Cooper and her husband, Colby, welcomed Cate Penniman on December 30, 2010. Big brother Kyle is three years old.

1997 Lauren Koffler Denton and her husband, Matt, share that their daughter, Katherine Grace “Kate” turned one on November 11, 2010. Lauren is a freelance writer and editor in Birmingham while staying home with Kate.

1998 Thomas Benton and his wife, Genia, welcomed their son, Rivers, in March of 2011. He joins his two –year old sister, Eugenia Greer.

1999 Dr. Robert Blankenship "Ship" Maitre, '99, and his wife Julia Sisson Maitre, '99, welcomed their first child, daughter Mary Sisson

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Michele Bronstein Touchton and her husband have two daughters, Hannah (3) and Mae Michael, who was born on October 5, 2010. She moved back to Mobile and is the Assistant Manager at Bronstein’s Fine Furniture.

2000 Coleman Greene and his wife, Courtney, share the birth of their twins, Edward McGehee “Mac” and Caroline Auberlin, on January 4, 2011.

Anne Shackleford Stabler and her husband, Trice, welcomed Robert Mitchell "Mitch" on November 2, 2010. Anne is now the Director of Admissions at UMS-Wright.

2001 Lundy Plash Foose and her husband, C u r r a n Foose, ’02, welcomed Tatum Louise on November 22, 2010.

Garland W e a v i l Sanders and her husband, Michael, share the birth of their twins, Elizabeth Lane “Liza” and Michael Donaghey, on January 28, 2011.

Jay Davison and his wife, Laura Urquhart Davison, ’01, welcomed William Murray on May 17, 2010. He joins big brother T (2).

Laura handles Alumni Relations for UMS-Wright.

2002 Blake Bramlett and his wife, Marianne, celebrated their daughter Frances Macon’s 2nd birthday on November 4, 2010.

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