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Dear Fellow Alumni:

Homecoming 2015 saw approximately

350 people at the luncheon, and 165 in

attendance at the dinner/dance. For the

first time in many years, our Homecom-

ing luncheon and tent meeting were

held on the Library grounds. Class re-

unions were held for the classes of 1955,

1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, and 1985.

There was also good attendance from

alumni from the 50’s, 60’s 70’s and 80’s.

Homecoming for 2016 will be held on

Saturday, October 8 coinciding with

the annual Columbus Day weekend.

The location for the picnic luncheon will

be on the grounds of the Rutherford

Parks Library and our dinner/dance will

be at the Lebanon Country Club.

Currently, in addition to the $100,000 in

the investment account, we have a bal-

ance of $1,857.79 in regular checking,

$54,197.65 in the Library account, and

$30,434.77 in the LTA account. In July,

we will be funding five scholarships for

$1,500 each for a total of $7,500.

As of the end of April 2016, we have re-

ceived donations of $24,514 for the gen-

eral fund and $45,153 for the library

fund. A total of 399 donors contributed

to the fundraisers. These figures are

from the beginning of our June 2015

fundraiser through April 28 of this year

and includes scholarship contributions.

This year we had three scholarships

funded by individual donations. We are

very appreciative of the generosity of

these contributors. If anyone is interest-

ed in funding a full scholarship in honor

or in memory of a classmate or anyone

else, please contact me at 615/451-0468

or email me at [email protected].

The Scholarship Selection Committee,

chaired by Carleton Thackston ‘67, com-

pleted the selection of this year’s 5 recipi-

ents for the $1,500 scholarships. We have

now completed the 16th year of the Alumni

scholarship program. The list of this year’s

recipients are on page 3.

The endowed J.B. Leftwich CHMA Editors’

Scholarship at Cumberland University (in

its 5th year) was awarded for the second

year in a row to Elizabeth Marie Jones for

the academic year of 2015 - 2016 in the

amount of $1,000.

Elizabeth is an English/Secondary

Education major from Lebanon. She is also

a writer for the student newspaper at

Cumberland University.

Enclosed with this newsletter you will find

contribution forms and a self-addressed

return envelope to be sent to the Alumni

Association with your donation(s). Please

remember that all your contributions

are IRS tax deductible. Also enclosed is

an Alumni Questionnaire to be complet-

ed and returned. Some of the information

you send us will be used in the August

newsletter in our “Alumni Update”

section.

Alumni Association UPDATE INGRAM

ALUMNI HOUSE

611 Hill Street

Lebanon, TN 37087

ROBERT P. HOSIER

President

1045 Woodmont Drive

Gallatin, TN 37066

615/451-0468

[email protected]

BOARD

OF

DIRECTORS

Dan Andrews ‘45

Don Ash ‘73

Tom Bradley ‘69

James Branum ‘70

Harry E. Bryan, Jr. ‘57

Rondol Cartwright ‘57

Allen Chamberlain ‘84

Dan Coleman ‘69

Tom Elliott ’47

Amy Beth Hale ‘87

Ken Hall ‘71

Frank Hartley ‘64

Richard Hosier ‘66

Rob Hosier ‘63

Ted Lavit ‘57

Larry McCown ‘71

Gary Moor ‘59

Philip Phillips ‘87

Peter Rademacher ‘48

Jerry Ream ‘59

Tony Taylor ‘63

Carleton Thackston ‘67

WEBSITE

www.castleheights.com

HOMECOMING 2016

OCTOBER 8

please place this date on your

calendar now

HEIGHTS NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Alumni of

Castle Heights Military Academy Lebanon, Tennessee

www.castleheights.com

June 2016 Newsletter

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For this year’s Homecoming, plans are being made for

reunions for the classes of 1956, 1961, 1966, l971, 1976,

1981, and 1986. Jerry Anderson is working on getting

his 1956 class members together for a 60 year

reunion. Gabe Ayala and Larry Suciu do not have any

formal plans for the 55 year reunion for the Class of

1961, however, more information from them will be in

the August newsletter. Richard Hosier will be contact-

ing the members of the Class of 1966 about their 50

year reunion. Charles LeMaire is working on the 45

year reunion for the Class of 1971. At the present time,

we do not have information on who may be planning a

40 year reunion for the Class of 1976, or the 35 year

reunion for the Class of 1981. Joe Evins will coordinate

the 30 year reunion for the Class of 1986. Please call

us at 615/451-0468 or email me at [email protected]

if you need information on your class members. We will

be happy to provide you with a roster of names,

addresses, phone numbers, and email.

Our next Board of Directors meeting will be on

Saturday, July 16, at the Ingram Alumni House, start-

ing at 11 a.m.

Currently, work is continuing on the Library to include

the completion of an ADA restroom, janitor’s closet, and

an archives room. This will be at the rear of the

Library where many of you may remember there was a

second story landing that housed books and periodicals.

At our January 2016 Board of Directors meeting, a

Museum Committee chaired by Ken Hall ’71 was

formed to better coordinate continuing work on the

Library. Tom Clemmons ‘75 and Chuck Lowe ‘74 have

been most helpful in coordinating all of the work that is

currently underway. We continue to encourage contri-

butions toward the renovation and improvements on

the Library to make the building the CHMA Archives

and Museum.

Please be sure to reserve the weekend of

Saturday, October 8, for the 2016 Homecoming.

We hope to see many of you back for Homecoming this

year. We have been fortunate over the years to have

good turnouts from both individual class reunions as

well as others who return to campus on a regular basis.

Speaking for the Board of Directors, I want to sincerely

thank all of you for your continued support of the

Alumni Association and the preservation of the history

of Castle Heights.

Best Regards,

Rob Hosier ‘63

Heights National Alumni Association

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Make Your Room Reservations Now

For Homecoming 2016, October 8

Listed below are some of the motels in Lebanon locat-

ed off of the I-40 Exit 238 on Hwy 231 which is also

known as South Cumberland Street.

Comfort Suites 615-443-0027

Executive Inn (next to Cracker Barrel) 615-444-0505

Hampton Inn 615-444-3445

Holiday Inn Express 615-994-3225

LaQuinta Inn & Suites 615-470-1001

Quality Inn 615-444-7020

Ramada Inn 615-444-7400

INFORMATION ON CLASS REUNIONS and THE REGISTRATION FORM FOR

HOMECOMING 2015 WILL BE IN THE AUGUST NEWSLETTER

Detailed information on all the reunions for

Homecoming 2016 will be in the AUGUST

NEWSLETTER that you will receive either the

last week of August or the 1st of September. A

list of all the activities for Homecoming Day on

Saturday, October 8, will be enclosed with the

next newsletter as well as the RESERVATION

FORM for you to complete and return to us. We

will have much more information about all the

reunions in the next newsletter.

12th ANNUAL CHMA GOLF TOURNAMENT OCTOBER 7

FORM ENCLOSED Enclosed with this newsletter is a reservation form for

the annual Golf Tournament that will be held on

Friday, October 7, 2016, the day before our Home-

coming activities. Please mail the completed form

to Don Oates ‘77, if you are interested in the tourna-

ment. (Don’s address is on the form.)

ALUMNI QUESTIONNAIRE

The Alumni Questionnaire form is on a separate sheet in

this newsletter. Please take the time to complete the

form especially if your information has changed since

last year. Updates on alumni will be in the August

Newsletter.

Use the self-addressed return envelope that is enclosed

with this mailing.

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CONTRIBUTION FORMS

Enclosed are the Alumni Association’s annual Contribution Form and Library Contribution Form along with a self-addressed return envelope. Your contributions help with maintenance on the Alumni House, the scholarship fund, the general operating fund, and the Library renovation and maintenance fund. We appreciate any and all of your contributions!

Please designate on your check how your contribution is to be used. Please consider sending this when you receive your newsletter. Thank you, and remember, your contributions are tax deductible with the IRS.

Please make checks payable to:


The Alumni Association has received information on the following alumni and faculty/staff who have passed away.

John Cameron ‘84

James Carney ‘50

Earl Cato ‘54

Wendel J. Chudy ‘61

James W. Clegg ‘49

Michael John Davis ‘70

Morris Brett Denton ‘85

James Duke ‘51

John Lee Durant ‘41

Douglas Ey ‘45

Dr. Robert B. Gaston ‘37

Manley Gilliam ‘59

Dr. John M. Hamilton ‘43

William Whitney Jones ‘69

Dwight Ladd ‘67

Mike McKean ‘63

George Parsons PG59

Leland T. Powell, Sr. ‘48

Jack H. Shipman ‘54

James Skelton ‘50

James Edward Walker, Jr. ‘49

Pete Wedel ‘71

David Michael Wohrley ‘78

Dan Wylie ‘74

William Don Young, Jr. ‘52

Oleta Winfree

HUSBAND, CORDELL WINFREE, FACULTY DAUGHTER, LOU ANN WINFREE KNIGHT ‘79,

SON, DAN WINFREE ‘78 DAUGHTER, NAN WINFREE

Jessie Ruth Hall

HUSBAND, JAMES HALL ‘41, (KILLED IN WWII) SON, GEORGE HALL ‘63 (DECEASED)

DAUGHTER, JOY WAHL


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NOTICE OF RECENT DEATHS

CHANGE OF ADDRESS, EMAIL, PHONE NUMBER

* * * * * * * Please remember to send any changes of your

address, email, or phone numbers to the Alumni Association to:

Rob Hosier 1045 Woodmont Drive

Gallatin, TN 37066 or

615/451-0468, or email to [email protected]

HANNAH AGBUNAG Cookeville, Tennessee

(Guy and Virginia Thackston Scholarship)

Father, Arnold Agbunag ‘83

Attending Belmont University

Nashville, TN

JOSEPH WERNER BRADSHAW Nashville, Tennessee

(Clay Portis ‘61, CHMA Alumni Scholarship)

Father, James C. Bradshaw, III ‘81

Aunt, Julia Bradshaw Johnson ‘82

Uncle, John Bradshaw ‘85; Uncle, Jay Bradshaw ‘86

Grandfather, James C. Bradshaw, Jr. ‘51 and

School Physician, 70’s and 80’s

Grandmother, Martha Bradshaw, Former Dir. of Develop.

Attending Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

KELLY MARIE CHANDLER Huntsville, Alabama

(Dick Meier ’43, Dr. James Bradshaw ‘51, and

Susan and Rob Hosier ‘63 CHMA Alumni Scholarship)

Grandfather, William Donnell Goodner ‘64

Attending The University of Alabama, Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

DALLAS ELMORE Tulsa, Oklahoma

(James Chamberlain ‘48 and Phelan H. Hunter ‘22

CHMA Alumni Scholarship)

Grandfather, Don Marshall ‘57

Attending The University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

WILLIAM ESKEW Nashville, Tennessee

(Jennifer Connelly and Russ Connelly ‘86

CHMA Alumni Scholarship)

Father, Joseph A. Eskew ‘72

Uncle, Robert A. Eskew ‘53; Uncle, John W. Eskew III ‘68

Uncle, John T. Palmer ‘61, Cousin, James Earl Major ‘61

Attending The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

2016 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

$1,500 each for academic year 2016-2017

CHMA STAFF

SPECIAL FRIEND and PATRON

ALUMNI

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June 2016 Newsletter — Homecoming 2015 Class Pictures

CLASS OF 1955 60 Year REUNION

CLASS OF

1965 50 Year

REUNION

Front (L-R):

Joe Thomas

Eddie Solomon

Bobby Gwynn

Second Row:

Robert Streuh

Pinckney Guerard

Joe Brakebill

Bill Goodner ‘64

Bobby Spain

Patrick Sloan

Larry Ahern

Steve Delker

Third Row:

Jim Whitehead

Charles France

Ned Evans

Ike Peel

Phillip Crihfield

Fourth Row: Fifth Row: Fifth Row Continued

Ken Jones Buddy Cox Jim Hodge

Tom Teasley Doug Whitlow Jim Wagoner

Harold Sherman Bill Brooks Jimmy James

Bill Bradley John Kemmer, IV Jim Schenebeck

Sonny Mooney Terry Cantrell

Front Row (L-R):

Brad Oliver

Jim Mortimer

Jack Caruthers

Richard Krelstein

Paul Prehn

Second Row:

Rob Collins

Jeff Johnson

Charles Graham

Bob Lannom

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ALUMNI from 1970, 71, 72, 73, 74

Third Row: Fourth Row: Fifth Row:

Steve Maloan ’71 Mark Anthony ’73 Al Terrell ‘70

Dana “Arkie” Devine ’74 Terry Bird, Faculty Mike Clark ‘70

Bill Ham ’73 Blake Hendrickson ’73 Jim Nall ‘70

Jack Leftwich ’70 Allen Rumbaugh ’71 Mitch Coats ‘70

Kreis Johnson ’71 Robert Byrd ’70 Mark Shepard ‘70

Ken Hall ‘71

Rick Heydel ‘70

Charles LeMaire ‘71

CLASS of 1975 40 Year REUNION

First Row (L-R):

Bill White

David Brush

Brent Foy

Albert Partee

Roy Brown

Morris Ricketts

Second Row:

Fred Noe

Michael Parker

Tina Gillette-Drnek

Chuck Rountree

Joe Adams

Doug Wallace

Front Row (L-R):

Billy Small ‘74

Sgt. Maj. Rodney Arthur, Faculty

James ‘Peaches’ Branum ’70

Ben Foutch ‘70

Second Row:

Chuck Lowe ‘74

Mitch Damsky ‘74

Woode Hawkins ‘74

Bruce Williams ‘74

Frank Davis ‘71

Kathryn Howard McCleskey ‘74

Mike Davis ‘70

Larry McCown ‘71

Stewart Monti ‘70

Paul Doster ‘71

Louis Washburn ‘72

Bill Wheeler ‘72

Bob Oates ‘74

Third Row:

Terry Crout, Allen Davis, Viterbo Hidrogo,

Tom Clemmons, Rick Petcher, John Davis,

Danny Howell

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Left to Right:

Rondol Cartwright ‘57

Don Young ‘52

Batey Gresham ‘52

Jack Robinson ‘52

Ted Lavit ‘57

James “Gus” Smith ‘52

Tom Elliott ‘47

Harry Bryan ‘57

Front Row (L - R):

Ray Evans ’59

John Spurlock ’58

Back Row:

Gwynn Lanius ‘56

Jerry Anderson ‘56

Ted Lavit ‘57

Roger Davis ‘57

Gus Smith ‘52

Lanny Armstrong ‘58

ALUMNI from 1947, 52, 57

First Row (L-R):

Jim Hodge ‘66

Mike Samuel ‘69

John Maggart ‘67

Mike Conaster ‘67

James Hebert ‘68

Second Row:

Larry Watson ‘66

Ray Malinowski ‘69

Emil Paul Eschenburg ‘68

Dan Coleman ‘69

ALUMNI from 1966, 67, 68, 69

ALUMNI from 1956, 57, 58, 59

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June 2016 Newsletter— Homecoming 2015 Class Pictures

ALUMNI from 1976, 77, 78, 79

First Row (L-R):

Bentley Wilkinson ‘77

Violet Fairweather Reid ‘79

Tim Freeman ‘79

Rick Grisham ‘77

Don Oates ‘77

Second Row:

Jeff Seely ‘79

Robert King ‘78

Ray White ‘77

Chris Coats ‘76

Eddie George ‘78

Third Row

David Sivils ‘78

Joe Hendricks ‘79

Trey Williams ‘77

Chuck Clifton ‘77

ALUMNI from 1980, 82, 83, 84, 86

First Row (L-R):

Leslie Lancaster Willis ‘84

Jennifer Franklin Winfree ‘80

Linda Crowe Neal ‘80

Raymond Murphey ‘86

Dana Meloon ‘83

Second Row:

Keith Palmer ‘84

Eric Henkel ’84

Mike Chambers ‘82

Greg Rich ‘83

Third Row:

Kevin Etheridge ‘82

Todd Tenpenny ‘83

Rod Goodner ‘83

Rob Parris ‘80

Rick Stewart ‘80

Blake Stewart ‘82

Russ Rogers ‘82

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June 2016 Newsletter— Homecoming 2015 Class Pictures

First Row (L-R):

Melissa Jablonski Gann

Amy Beth Hale

Phillip Phillips

Second Row:

Mike Massimini

Patrick Quinn

Becky Rios Morrison

CLASS of 1985 30 Year REUNION

First Row (L-R): Second Row:

Dawn Proctor Bud Maxey

Melissa McCornack Tina Watruba Parks

Bear Bryant Mary J. Smith Henkel

ALUMNI from 1987

First Row (L-R):

Bobby Gwynn ‘64 (seated)

Jeff Caplenor ‘64

Frank Hartley ‘64

Bill Goodner ‘64

Dan Blake ‘63

Second Row:

Gary Beebe ‘63

Mark Graham ‘63

Jimmy Nokes ‘63

Reggie Ballard ‘63

Rob Hosier ‘63

Tom McElroy ‘63

ALUMNI from 1963, 1964

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Continued - June 2016 Newsletter (Homecoming 2015 pictures)

Members of the 1964-65 Football Team: Front row: Bill Goodner ‘64, Bobby Spain ‘65, Bobby Gwynn ‘64 (seated), Charles France ‘65, Pinckney Guerard ‘65; Back row: Ike Peel ‘66, Ned Evans ‘65, Joe Brakebill ‘65, Phillip Crihfield ‘65

The back of the War Memorial showing the etchings.

The Class of 1965 held their 50 year reunion recep-tion at the Mitchell House on the Friday night before Homecoming 2015.

Bill Goodner ‘64 and his wife, Sherre. Bill Goodner’s class of 1964 held their 50 year reunion last year at the Mitchell House.

Bob Bussey ‘65 and Joe Thomas ‘65 served on the planning committee for the Class of 1965 50 year reunion. They had a great attendance!!

Jim Hodge ‘66, Pinckney Guerard ‘65, along with Joe Brakebill ‘65, at the Friday night 50 year reunion. Brakebill worked hard with the rest of the committee in communicating with their class members about the reunion.

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Former faculty member, Bob Morgan, with his wife, Martha, and Rita and John Maggart ‘67 at the Homecoming luncheon

Allen Davis ‘75, Bruce Williams ‘74, and Dana “Arkie” Devine ‘74 at Homecoming enjoying the day

Margaret Cameron, Joe Hendricks ’79, and former Junior School Commandant, and CHMA Class of 1949, LTC C. H. “Monk” Cameron

Anne and Emil Paul Eschenburg ’68 at Homecoming

Jeff Seely ‘79, our official photographer at our annual Homecomings experienced a “gotcha” moment when someone else took his picture for a change!

Rob Hosier ‘63 and Don Ash ‘73, members of the Board of Directors, visit after the Board meeting which was held early on the morning of Homecoming.

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Some of the 1977 former cadets. Don Oates, Trey Williams, Bentley Wilkinson, and Chuck Clifton. Don Oates has been serving as the CHMA golf tournament coordinator for 12 years. Many thanks to Don!

Joe Hendricks ‘79, David Sivils ‘78, Robert King ‘78, and Bob Lowe ‘76

Nan Winfree, daughter of Cordell and Oleta Winfree, and Jimmy Nokes ‘63. Jimmy always arrives early on Homecoming morning to help with the set-up of the registration tent and anything else needed before everyone arrives. Thanks, Jimmy!

Terry Bird, former CHMA faculty is honored with the Faculty Appreciation Award for his service and dedica-tion to CHMA from the Alumni Association. Louis Washburn ’72 (on the right) presented the award to Captain Bird on behalf of the Alumni Association.

Doris Inman, former faculty member at CHMA, was honored with the Faculty Appreciation Award for her service and dedication to CHMA. Her son-in-law, Allen Chamberlain ’84, presented a plaque to her on behalf of the Alumni Association. All three of the recipients of this award received a plaque and three donations of $250 each were given to a charity of their choice in their honor.

Richard Stephenson was honored and presented the Faculty Appreciation Award for his dedication and service to CHMA. Rob Hosier ‘63 presented the plaque to Stephenson on behalf of the Alumni Association.

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Elizabeth Marie Jones, a Cumberland University student, who is the 2015-2016 academic year recipient of the J.B. Leftwich CHMA Endowed Scholarship at Cumberland was recognized at the Homecoming Luncheon, and presented the J.B. Leftwich book, VIEW FROM THE HILL, by the Leftwich family. Mrs. Jo Doris Leftwich, Lynda Leftwich Newton, Barbara Leftwich Froula, and Jack Leftwich ‘70, were there for the presentation.

Phillip Crihfield ‘65, Joe Brakebill ‘65, and Joe Thomas ‘65, placed the wreath at the War Memorial.

We had 165 who attended the dinner/dance held at the Lebanon Golf & Country Club. Seated from the left around the table are Andrew Davis, Allen Davis ‘75, Terry Crout ‘75, Cheryl Crout, Bob Edmonds, Bill Snyder ‘77, Jenny Parker, Michael Parker’ 75, and Viterbo Hidrogo ’75.

Castle Heights—Preserving the Legacy, a short film by Trey Semmes of Semmes Media was shown at Home-coming. Semmes interviewed several CHMA alumni for a film on the sharing of experiences on “The Hill.” The film was shown in the Library. Copies of this film (on a DVD) are available for $15 which includes the cost of postage. They will also be available at HC 2016 on October 8.

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Allen Rumbaugh ’71, played “Taps” for the War Memorial Ceremony at Homecoming,

TO VIEW THE JUNE 2016 NEWSLETTER PICTURES IN COLOR, GO TO THE ALUMNI WEBSITE AT WWW.CASTLEHEIGHTS.COM

Semmes Media’s conceptual drawing on the renovation of the Library shows the proposed layout in turning the building into the Castle Heights Archives and Museum.

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