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BEAU KNOWS Highlights from the Alumni Affairs Office
Congratulations to the chapters that won their divi-
sions of the 2009-2010 Mink Conference, our interchapter competition: Baltimore, Philadelphia, MidSouth (Memphis), Bluegrass (Kentucky) and the United Kingdom. They were the gold standard for good leadership, varied events and engagement of local alumni. We have begun the process to select the 2011 Distinguished Alumni Awards, and to prepare a slate of candidates for potential selection as trustees. Please let us have your confidential nominations at (540) 458-8464, or by email to wdudley@wlu.edu.
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T w o Ta l l M e n John B. Cummings III ’87 (left) posed with former UCLA and NBA star Bill Walton. Cummings noted, “Heck, I’m 6’3” and I look like Rondo next to him.”
Sanderson, on July 30, 2009. He joins Ella and Samuel. They live in Morganton, N.C., where S R is affiliated with Grace Hospital as an obsetrician/gynecologist, and Amy is a nurse practitioner.
Robin Seaton Brown ’98 and Douglas P. Brown ’97, a son, David Pierce, on May 10. David joins sister Anna, 6, and brother Spencer, 4. They live in Dalton, Ga.
Leslie A. Maister ’96 and his wife, Lisa, a daughter, Vivian Ray, on March 15. She joins Maximilian, 5, and Sienna, 4. They live in Lighthouse Point, Fla.
Gordon B. Meeker ’98 and wife, Ashley, a son, Greyson Stimson, on July 11, 2009. They live in Jacksonville, Fla., where Gordon serves as senior vice president and head of sales-Americas at Executive Interviews Inc., a financial news content distribution and licensing company. Ashley is regulatory counsel with Fidelity National Financial.
Melissa Courson Wilson ’97 and her husband, Pat, a daughter, Catherine Carter, on Oct. 7, 2009. Carter joins brother Padgett. They live in Atlanta. Kathryn Kitchens Billings ’98 and her husband, Josh Billings ’98, a son, Carter Rodgers, on Sept. 27, 2009. He joins brothers Maine and Henry. They live in Nashville, Tenn.
Anna Lowden Averyt ’99 and Mark Averyt ’99, a son, Mark Wales Jr., on May 4. Virginia and Marianna are proud sisters. They live in Birmingham, Ala., where Mark works for Sterne, Agee & Leach in its fixed income group.
Nashville Road Trip We are delighted to announce that Nashville will host the 2011 Alumni Road Trip. We’ll begin with a welcome reception on Thursday evening, June 16, and conclude with a major event on Saturday night, June 18. Building on our success in Chicago in 2007 and Boston in 2009, we look forward to a great time together. The event is open to all alumni, parents and friends. Of course, we’ll take advantage of Nashville’s status as Music City. We are working hard to build a lively and creative mix of fun, learning, culture and sightseeing. We are finalizing arrangements with a fantastic and centrally located headquarters hotel. Save the date, spread the word and make plans to be with us in Nashville. Details will be posted at alumni.wlu. edu, and we’ll set up electronic registration for the event and your lodging. —Beau Dudley ’74, ’79L Executive Director of Alumni Affairs
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Golf, Anyone?
Members of the Delta Tau Delta class of 1980 convened for a golf outing in Lexington. Ted Martin (left) and Gerry Barousse (right) posed for a victory photo with a sculpture outside the Comfort Inn. Joining them on the golf course were Guy Steuart and Don Swaggarty. Joked Martin, “Guy and Swags had hands of bronze around the greens, which cost them the match.”
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