ALUMNI babies

CHRISTIAN HAYES ALMOND

SON OF LOGAN MORRIS ALMOND ‘10 AND TURNER ALMOND

BORN ON OCTOBER 4, 2022, AT 10 LBS, 2 OZ.

ANDIE PAIGE BRESLIN

DAUGHTER OF LAURA CARVER BRESLIN ‘11 AND CONNOR BRESLIN ’11

BORN ON OCTOBER 11, 2022, AT 7 LBS, 5 OZ.

PARKER DOUGLAS BRITTON

SON OF PAIGE PICKERT BRITTON ‘09 AND TAYLOR BRITTON

BORN ON JANUARY 20, 2023, AT 8 LBS, 3 OZ.

KAIDEN THOMAS BROWN

SON OF KAILEIGH CARTMILL BROWN ‘12 AND MATT BROWN

BORN ON FEBRUARY 8, 2022, AT 6 LBS, 9 OZ.

MAMIE ELIZABETH CLARK

DAUGHTER OF ELIZABETH KOEPKE CLARK ‘06 AND BRAD CLARK

BORN ON OCTOBER 20, 2022, AT 8 LBS, 7 OZ.

HUNTER WILLIAM COX

SON OF ALLI POPE COX ‘08 AND JEFF COX

BORN ON NOVEMBER 16, 2022, AT 7 LBS, 15 OZ.

THOMAS STEPHEN DODSON

SON OF STEPHEN DODSON ‘04 AND KATIE DODSON

BORN ON NOVEMBER 10, 2022, AT 6 LBS, 11 OZ.

WILLIAM WELLS FREEMAN

SON OF PHILLIP FREEMAN ‘08 AND KAITLYN FREEMAN

BORN ON NOVEMBER 16, 2022, AT 6 LBS, 1 OZ.

CHARLES MILLS GRICE

SON OF MARY PATE MILLS GRICE ‘10 AND TAYLOR GRICE ’10

BORN ON MARCH 16, 2023, AT 7 LBS, 13 OZ.

WYATT JAMES JACKSON

SON OF TREY JACKSON ‘15 AND KENDALL JACKSON

BORN ON OCTOBER 26, 2022, AT 7 LBS, 1 OZ.

ELIZABETH TAYLOR MILLS DAUGHTER OF MONICA CARVER MILLS ‘07 AND BURGESS MILLS, BORN ON DECEMBER 31, 2022, AT 7 LBS, 15 OZ.

O’DONNELL COLLINS ELIZABETH O’DONNELL SON AND DAUGHTER OF FACULTY ALEX BUFTON O’DONNELL ’06 AND SCOTT O’DONNELL BORN ON DECEMBER 1, 2022, AT 4 LBS, 8 OZ (FIELD) AND 5 LBS, 5 OZ (COLLINS).

WILLIAM CLARK O’KELLEY IV

SON OF CLARK O’KELLEY ‘12 AND NANCY O’KELLEY BORN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2023, AT 6 LBS, 12 OZ.

FINNEGAN REYNOLDS PISTONE

SON OF BRITTANY BARNES ‘03 AND MATTIA PISTONE BORN ON JANUARY 11, 2023, AT 3 LBS, 6 OZ.

LUKE LOH SCHMID SON OF RACHAEL DUANE SCHMID ‘09 AND MICHAEL SCHMID BORN ON FEBRUARY 2, 2023, AT 7 LBS, 2 OZ.

ISAAC DAVID SMITH SON OF REGAN SMITH ‘13 AND KEMBER SMITH BORN ON MARCH 26, 2022, AT 8 LBS, 13 OZ.

SAMUEL WHEATON THYKESON

SON OF ALEX THYKESON ‘11 AND ANSLEY THYKESON BORN ON MAY 17, 2022, AT 8 LBS, 8 OZ.

ESLEE LANE TORRES

DAUGHTER OF ASHLEE FINCHER TORRES ‘16 AND GRIFFIN TORRES BORN ON DECEMBER 5, 2022, AT 7 LBS, 7 OZ.

BAILEY ELIZABETH VASON

DAUGHTER OF KELSEY SANDERS VASON ‘10 AND CARLISLE VASON BORN ON DECEMBER 29, 2022, AT 7 LBS, 4.5 OZ.

DAUGHTER OF CHELSEA POPE WALKER ‘08 AND ANDREW WALKER BORN ON JANUARY 5, 2023, AT 8 LBS, 2 OZ.

MARION WALKER YOUNG

DAUGHTER OF TOWNSHEND YOUNG ‘09 AND HOLLY YOUNG BORN ON DECEMBER 8, 2022, AT 7 LBS, 5 OZ.

SARAH MENG ‘02 LPC, CPCS, WAS RECENTLY PROMOTED TO THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNSELING CENTER AT GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY.

CAROLINE PORTER DORSEY ‘09 HAS JOINED ARNALL GOLDEN AND GREGORY LLP AS AN ERISA AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ATTORNEY, AFTER SERVING AS AN IN-HOUSE COUNSEL FOR THE GEORGIA MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION, INC. FOR SIX YEARS. HER PRACTICE CONSISTS OF HELPING CLIENTS NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX LAWS THAT APPLY TO EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING THE FIRM’S CORPORATE ATTORNEYS IN MERGER AND ACQUISITIONS TRANSACTIONS.

BOBBY FULTON ‘10 RETURNED TO CAMPUS TO SPEAK AT THE ANNUAL VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. BOBBY JOINED THE ARMY IN 2014, AND HE SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME IN THE 75TH RANGER REGIMENT, THE U.S. ARMY’S PREMIER LIGHT INFANTRY UNIT AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCE WITHIN THE UNITED STATES ARMY SPECIAL

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OLLIS ROBINSON ‘15

RECENTLY STARTED MEDICAL SCHOOL AT MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE IN NASHVILLE, TN, AFTER GRADUATING FROM LAFAYETTE COLLEGE WITH DEGREES IN ECONOMICS AND BIOLOGY.

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CHRIS MIDDLETON ‘16 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN LIFE TEAM, SPOKE AT THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE FALL RETREAT, AND THEN HE RETURNED TO CAMPUS IN MARCH TO SHARE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAPEL. CHRIS CURRENTLY WORKS IN STUDENT MINISTRY AT PASSION CITY CHURCH.

LAUREN BELL ‘18 PARTICIPATED IN NEW YORK FASHION WEEK AS A MODEL IN THE RUNWAY OF DREAMS FOUNDATION’S FASHION REVOLUTION RUNWAY SHOW. LAUREN COMBINES HER PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH TALENT IN GRAPHIC DESIGN TO ADVOCATE FOR INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES.

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MEGAN GALLAGHER ‘18 IS WORKING TOWARDS HER MASTER’S OF SCIENCE IN EMERGING ECONOMIES AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT KING’S COLLEGE IN LONDON. THE PROGRAM CONCENTRATES ON IMPROVING THE IMPACTS OF POLICIES, AID, AND INVESTMENT ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY. MEGAN’S FOCUS IS ON THE LOCALIZATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF AID, AND SHE CREDITS THE WESLEYAN MISSIONS PROGRAM FOR SPARKING HER INTEREST IN THIS FIELD. IN 2018, MEGAN WENT ON A MISSION TRIP TO NICARAGUA, AND CHRIS CLEVELAND, HEAD OF SCHOOL, WAS ONE OF THE FACULTY LEADERS. WHILE THE CLEVELANDS VISITED LONDON RECENTLY, MEGAN AND THE CLEVELANDS ENJOYED COFFEE.

SARAH MOON ‘18 GRADUATED MAGNA CUM LAUDE FROM THE LAMAR DODD SCHOOL OF ART AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, AND SHE IS CURRENTLY PURSUING HER MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN VISUAL ARTS AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS. THE HIGHLY SELECTIVE PROGRAM OFFERS STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPLORATION AND IS DESIGNED FOR RIGOROUS INQUIRY, INTELLECTUAL GENEROSITY, AND PROFESSIONAL PREPAREDNESS. SARAH FOCUSED ON PAINTING IN UNDERGRAD, AND SHE IS NOW EXPANDING INTO SCULPTURE, INSTALLATIONS, AND TIME-BASED MEDIA. SHE IS ALSO AN ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR TO UNDERGRADUATES.

ASHWIN GIDWANI ‘19 AND HIS BAND, THE OCHO, PERFORMED AT THE HISTORIC GEORGIA THEATER IN ATHENS IN JANUARY. THE OCHO, WHICH STARTED IN 2021, PLAYED CLASSIC COVERS AND ORIGINAL, UNRELEASED MUSIC. WHILE PERFORMING WITH THE OCHO, ASHWIN RECONNECTED WITH CURRENT FACULTY MEMBERS, FRANKLIN PRIDGEN AND MEG AND JEFF FOSTER, AND HE IS GRATEFUL FOR THE MUSICAL FOUNDATION SET IN RUTHIE COLEGROVE’S MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND CLASSES.

RACHEL HUDSON ‘19 RECENTLY RECEIVED A FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP AND WILL BE MOVING TO SOUTH KOREA IN 2024. THE FULBRIGHT PROGRAM SELECTS QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH A PROVEN RECORD OF ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENT AND CHARACTER, AND SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS WORK ABROAD WHILE SEEKING TO PROMOTE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH DEEP CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT.

In Memoriam

L INDSEY GLENN PRUETT , CLASS OF 1998 1979 – 2023

A PROUD MEMBER OF WESLEYAN SCHOOL’S FIRST GRADUATING CLASS, LINDSEY GLENN PRUETT PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 11, 2023. REMEMBERED FOR HER LOYALTY, CREATIVITY, AND LOVE, LINDSEY IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND, JAMES; CHILDREN, GLENN ELIZABETH, REN, PARKER, AND COLEMAN; MOTHER, DONNA GLENN, AND COUNTLESS FAMILY AND FRIENDS.