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Retired attorney Monroe Hiers served as grand marshal of the Schüetzenfest Lighted Christmas Parade held in Ehrhardt, S.C., in December. Hiers and his wife, Eugenia, live in Bamberg, S.C.
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A retired United Methodist minister, the Wofford Today / Wofford College / Volume 42, Number 3 / Spartanburg, South Carolina / Spring 2010 Rev. Red Williams lives in Columbia, S.C. Williams celebrated his 84th birthday in December 2009 and says he still can easily 1964 (SOCCENT) at McGill Air Force Base in 1974 1976 wear his WWII uniform. Class Chair, Charles W. Saunders Jr. Tampa, Fla. Class Chair, Jerry L. Calvert Class Chair, John W. Gandy We had a nice note from Alex O’Daniel, After retiring from the South Carolina Bill Bannen of Greenville, S.C. wrote that 1955 who lives in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., with his 1970 Department of Corrections, Jim Whitworth he placed seventh overall in his age group in It was nice to hear from Burrell C. Taylor, wife, Georgia. He wrote, “So far retirement 40th Reunion, Homecoming 2010 established Straight Street Ministries, which the South Carolina Triathlon Series for 2009. who lives in Newport News, Va., with his is exceeding all expectations. Each day starts Class Chair, Arthur W. Rich provides transitional and re-entry services He is a senior information technician for wife, Donna. Taylor wrote, “Sorry I missed early and is full of interesting things to do. I Evening Post Publishing Co. named John to inmates at Perry Correctional Institution Nutra Manufacturing Inc., where he has been the 50 Year Club this year — hope to be at would love to hear from all of you.” Burbage president of the company’s Ventures in Greenville, S.C. Whitworth and his wife, employed for 29 years. all the rest.” division in February. Burbage is a veteran Christina, live in Greenville. Ben Galloway and his wife, Lisa, live in newspaper reporter, columnist, editor and 1965 Rock Hill, S.C. Galloway is an agent with 1956 Torrey L. Whitman and his wife, publisher. He lives in Charleston, S.C., with 1975 Peoples First Insurance. The Rev. Dr. Thomas A. Summers Elizabeth, live in New York City. Whitman is his wife, Lisa. Class Chair, John O. Moore was the banquet speaker for the Southeast executive director of the Institute of Judicial The Rev. Jerry James and his wife, Tisha, Congratulations to Dr. D. Greer Falls II for 1977 Regional Conference of the Association for Administration at New York University’s live in Simpsonville, S.C. James is retired from 30 years of service in pathology at the Medi- Class Chair, C. Stan Sewell Jr. Clinical Pastoral Education held in Orlando, School of Law. the South Carolina Conference of the United cal College of Georgia School of Medicine in Living in Oak Ridge, Tenn., David ChrisFla., in October 2009. Summers and his wife, Methodist Church. Augusta, Ga. Falls lives in Evans, Ga. topher is a technical/QA manager for Toho Marilyn, live in Columbia, S.C. 1966 Carolina Panthers president Danny Mor- Tenax America. He is responsible for quality 1971 Class Chair, J. Hayne Culler Sr. rison was the keynote speaker for the Greenville and technical issues in the manufacturing of 1958 Jim Bowers is owner of the wholesale Class Chair, Kenneth E. Smith (SC) Chamber of Commerce’s 121st Annual carbon fiber. Dr. William T. Carpenter, professor and distributing firm Consolidated DistribuRonald Fowler and his wife, Barbara, live Meeting in January. Morrison became presiDr. Jay Hammett is a physician at the research director at the Maryland Psychiatric tors. Bowers lives with his wife, Brenda, in in Loris, S.C. Fowler is a curriculum specialist dent of the Panthers in September. He and his East Town Urgent Care and Occupational Research Center, was the 2009 winner of The Clemson, S.C. for the Horry County School District. wife, Peggy, live in Charlotte, N.C. Health. Hammett and his wife, Lois, live in Mind of America Research Award from the The United States Tennis Association of Jeff Wilson, Jim Grayson ’76 and Mike Knoxville, Tenn. National Alliance on Mental Illness. Carpenter South Carolina elected Paul Pittman to be 1972 South Carolina Bank and Trust announced Smith ’75 recently launched E-Scribe, a and his wife, Carol, live in Columbia, Md. president of the association for 2010-2011 Class Chair, Allen S. Guignard healthcare information management company in November that Frank Sanders has joined Thomas Winfrey retired as assistant in Greenville, S.C. E-Scribe serves as a con- the firm’s wealth management group as senior at its annual meeting in December 2009. 1959 Pittman lives in Florence, S.C., with his public relations director of the Los Angeles sultant and a sales resource to clients seeking vice president and senior trust advisor. Sanders On Oct. 30, 2009, Brevard College hon- wife, Denean. International Airport in December. Winfrey electronic health record solutions, off-site lives with his family in Spartanburg. ored the Rev. Robert Boggan Jr. as a 2009 had worked at the airport for 25 years. He and record and data storage management, and Distinguished Alumni/Faculty award recipient. 1968 his wife, Anita, live in Torrance, Calif. IT support/network monitoring. Grayson, a 1979 Boggan was one of six honorees. He has served Class Chair, Ronald G. Bruce healthcare industry veteran with more than 30 Class Chair, Wade E. Ballard on Brevard College’s board of trustees as well Dr. Rodger E. Stroup presented a six-part 1973 Steve Gravlee is vice president of Beverly years of sales and marketing experience, is vice as its alumni board. Boggan and his wife, Pat, lecture series documenting the history of the Jim Hipp, former assistant city manager of president of sales for E-Scribe. Smith brings Knits, located in Gastonia, N.C. Gravlee lives live in Charlotte, N.C. railroad and its impact on our country and Concord, N.C., was hired as Spartanburg’s new over 35 years of business development and with his wife, Kim, in Spartanburg. Dr. Charles W. Brockwell is teaching a South Carolina during February in Columbia, deputy county administrator starting March management experience as an investor with William F. Lachicotte III is an engineer for course in church history during the spring S.C. Stroup is the retired director of the South 1. Hipp became interested in government E-Scribe after selling Orders Distributing Co., the 81st Regional Support Command Army semester at Lindsey Wilson College in Co- Carolina Department of Archives and History. when he received an internship in the city of where he worked for 30 years. Smith serves as Reserve unit based at Fort Jackson in Columbia, lumbia, Ky. Brockwell and his wife, Mary, live He and his wife, Martha, live in Columbia. Spartanburg’s Planning Department during president for Smith Development Company S.C. The unit provides facility support to Army in Louisville, Ky. his senior year at Wofford. Inc., managing light commercial buildings. reserve centers in nine Southeastern states. Dr. A.V. Huff spoke at the Daughters of 1969 Living in Spartanburg, Jim Phillips is Living in Charleston, S.C., Tony Smith the American Revolution meeting held in Class Chair, Richard L. Myers president of Working Well Inc., an employee is a firearms instructor at the Federal Law 1980 Easley, S.C., in January. Huff retired in 2003 Mike Foxworth lives in Reston, Va., with assistance program based in Glendale, S.C. Enforcement Training Center. 30th Reunion, Homecoming 2010 from Furman University, where he served as his wife, Linda. He is a computer analyst for Jack Waters is corporate controller for Craig Williams is vice president of First Class Chair, Paul D. Kountz Jr. vice president of academic affairs and dean. Lockheed Martin. Concept Packaging Group in Inman, S.C. Citizens Bank & Trust at its Piedmont, S.C., Dr. Patty Sanders-Reid is a pediatrician at He also is a respected historian of the South Col. Jack Kaplan has assumed new Waters and his wife, Cyndi Dickens Waters location. Williams and his wife, Donna, live in Children’s Medical Center in Piedmont, S.C. and South Carolina. Huff lives with his wife, duties as inspector general for the Special ’83, live in Spartanburg. Clemson, S.C. The couple has two children. She and her husband, Steve, live in Easley. Kate, in Greenville, S.C. Operations Command, Central Command
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50th Reunion, Homecoming 2010 Class Chair, S. Austin Peele Frank Gore and his wife, Tempsey, live in York, S.C. Gore is retired as a general sales manager from General Motors. Hayes Mizell's article, “School Boards Should Focus on Learning for All,” appeared in the March issue of Phi Delta Kappan, the nation's leading education policy magazine.
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Class Chair, Andrew C. English Dr. Henry M. Smith of Durham, N.H., wrote us a nice letter about some of his recent travels and activities. He spent four weeks in the springs of 2008 and 2009 in Paris, France. He traveled to Basel, Switzerland, to join in the celebration of the 75th birthday of two long-time Swiss friends, and visited other friends on France’s west coast. He translated an article in France’s leading newspaper, Le Monde titled “Infidelity: An American Obsession.” He wrote a letter to President Obama following the observance of the 65th anniversary of DDay in Normandy and Paris, and he explored further the French State/Vichy Regime during the Nazi occupation in 1940 to 1944.
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