berry magazine - summer 2012

BERRYa magazine for alumni and friends of Berry College

Summer 2012

Game Set

MatchJanet Williams (87C)

turns tennis into triumph for Indonesian students

Perfectalignment

Prosthetist Rusty Walker (96C) rebuilds lives

Egg-cellence in entrepreneurship

Chad Carlton (99C, 02G) finds fresh approach to farming

BERRYFeatures

10 Game. Set. Match. Janet Williams (87C) turns tennis into triumph for

Indonesian students

13 Perfect alignment

Prosthetist Rusty Walker (96C) rebuilds lives

16 Family matters

Catherine Marshall (76C) uses personal tragedy to create help and hope for others

19 Egg-cellence in entrepreneurship

Chad Carlton (99C, 02G) finds fresh approach to farming

Departments

2 Noteworthy News •Baldeaglesjoincampusecosystem •ESLprogrambuildsbridgetounderstanding •ShattoLecturefeaturesCokieRoberts •Newfaces:Berrywelcomesfirstfootballcoach

8 President’s Essay Strengtheningthecommunitiesoftomorrow

22 Learn. Live. Give. •Alumnileadefforttonamesciencebuildingfor

“Dr. Mac” •Opportunity!Passiton. Unique scholarship program opens Gate of

Opportunityforstudents $10 million matching fund provides matchless

opportunity for donors

27 Class Notes

31 Memory and Honor Gifts

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Vibrant spring colors frame Martha Berry’s beloved House o’ Dreams high atop Lavender Mountain in this image by local photographer Zane Cochran. Cover photo by Terry Allen

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2 BERRY MAGAZINE • SUMMER 2012

Published three times per year for alumni and friends

of Berry College

EditorKarilonL.Rogers

Managing EditorRick Woodall (93C)

Contributing WritersDebbie RasureJoni Kenyon

Design and Production ShannonBiggers(81C)

Chief PhotographerAlanStorey

Class Notes and Gifts ListingsJustin Karch (01C, 10G), Joni

KenyonandRoseNix

Contact InformationClass Notes and Change of Address: [email protected]; 706-236-2256; 800-782-0130;orBerryAlumniOffice,P.O.Box495018,MountBerry,GA30149.

Editorial:[email protected];706-378-2870; or Berry magazine, P.O.Box490069,MountBerry,GA30149.

BERRY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION President: Barbara Pickle McCollum (79C)

President-Elect: Haron Wise (57H)

Vice Presidents:AlumniEvents,FrancesRichey(83A,87C);BerryHeritage,AllysonChambers(80C,84G);FinancialSupport,TimGoodwin(03C);YoungAlumniandStudentRelations,JeffPalmer(09C,11G);AlumniAwards,RebeccaChristopher (61C)

Parliamentarian:BartCox(92C)

Secretary:KimberlyTerrell(04C,06G)

Chaplain:TheRev.ScottMcClure(89C)

Director of Alumni Relations Chris Watters (89C)

Assistant Vice President for Public Relations and Marketing

JeanneMathews

Vice President for AdvancementBettyannO’Neill

PresidentStephenR.Briggs

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BERRY’S DIVERSE WILDLIFE POPULATION WELCOMED TWO NOTABLE

NEWCOMERS this winter – a pair of bald eagles that have taken up

residence near the top of a large pine tree not far from the

Steven J. Cage Athletic and Recreation Center. The nest is the

first to be documented in Floyd County and somewhat unusual

in that it is not located in close proximity to a body of water.

The sight of America’s national bird soaring over the world’s largest campus has

thrilled observers like Assistant Professor of Biology Renee Carleton, who described

the eagles’ arrival as “a dream come true.”

“No one knows exactly how many bald eagles are in Georgia, but using the

Department of Natural Resources’ 2011 estimate of occupied nests and young, there

are probably less than 500 birds in the entire state,” she related. “Having a nesting

pair on campus is a truly special event!”

While bald eagles are no longer considered an endangered species, they are still

protected by federal and state regulations and remain on Georgia’s threatened species

list. For this reason, campus visitors are asked to respect the eagles’ privacy and enjoy

the view only from a distance. With an average lifespan of 28 years and a tendency to

use the same nest year after year, the eagles could be part of the campus ecosystem for

decades to come.

What a sight!Bald eagles join campus ecosystem

Photos By Eddie Elsberry

BERRY MAGAZINE • SUMMER 2012 3

AWARD-WINNING POLITICAL

COMMENTATOR, bestselling author and women’s broadcasting pioneer Cokie Roberts provided the perfect appetizer for the upcoming presidential election as the 2012 speaker in the Gloria Shatto Lecture Series. Speaking March 29 in the Steven J. Cage Athletic and Recreation Center, Roberts shared her “Insider’s View of Washington, D.C.” with students, alumni, faculty, staff and local residents.

Roberts is the fifth speaker to be featured in the annual series, which honors the memory of Georgia’s first female college president. Like Dr. Shatto, Berry president from 1980 to 1998, the longtime journalist is also a trailblazer in her chosen field. The winner of three Emmy Awards and an inductee into the Broad casting and Cable Hall of Fame, Roberts has been cited by American Women in Radio and Television as one of the 50 greatest women in the history of broadcasting.

In her remarks, Roberts addressed a number of topics ranging from the 2012 presidential election to the lack of confidence Americans have in the government and other institutions.

View from the inside

EDUCATION AND CULTURAL ENGAGE-

MENT GO HAND IN HAND for the Berry studentswhoadministerthecommunityEnglishasaSecondLanguageprogramhousedintheEvansSchoolofHumanities,ArtsandSocialSciences.

Nowinitsfourthyear,theprogramisgaining attention as a valuable forum for foreignlanguagemajorstoimprovetheirSpanishskillswhileatthesame time helping members ofRome’sgrowingHispanic/ Latinocommunityacclimateto an English-speaking environment.Theneedisgreat–nativeSpanishspeakers comprise 10 percent of the local population, the largest non-rural concentration in Georgia.

“IwanttolearnEnglishtobeabletocommunicatewithAmericansandtolearnmoreaboutthecultureandhistoryofAmerica,”saidprogramparticipantEricSanchez,anativeofGuatemala.

Eachsemester,30to40BerrystudentsworktobreakdownlanguagebarriersandpromoteculturaldialoguewhileassistingindividualslikeSanchezwithavarietyofneeds.Inthespring,severaladvancedESLpupilswereworkingtowardtheirGEDs;anotherwaspreparingforhiscitizenshiptest.Approximately100communitymemberspassthrough the program each year.

“It’sasafecontextforstudentsandlocalresidents to ask questions, try things out, make mistakes and build a sense of confidence,” said Dr. DavidSlade(97C),directorofLatinAmericanandCaribbeanStudiesatBerry.

SomeBerrystudentsparticipatetofulfillupper-levelSpanishrequirements;othersvolunteer.Regardless of their reasons for involvement, the experiencetheygaincanprovideanimportantlegupaftergraduation.SamanthaHiner(10C),thefirst student director, earned a 2010 Fulbright EnglishTeachingAssistantshiptoSpain.Thefollowingyear,studentdirectorCalebBloodworth(11C) gained acceptance to the University of California-Davistopursuehismaster’sdegreein

Hispaniclinguistics.Thisyear’sstudentdirector,JuliObenauf(12C),planstoputherskillstoworkteaching high school SpanishinhernativeColorado.

“Thankstothisprogram, I have a greater appreciation for the diversity that the students bring to the classroom,” Obenaufexplained.

“Teachingismypassion,andESLhelpedmerealize that.”

Dr.KrisAcheson-Clair(96C),lectureranddirector of the undergraduate program for applied linguisticsatGeorgiaStateUniversity,isimpressedto see students at her alma mater gaining relevant experiencewhilemakingarealdifferenceintheirlocal community.

“IthinkthecommunityESLprogramisawonderfulopportunityonanumberoflevels,”shesaid.“StudentshavethechancetogainvaluableexperienceworkingwithEnglishlanguagelearnerswhilebeingofservicetopeoplewhoreallyneedtheirhelpdevelopinglanguageskills. HereatGSU,wesendundergraduatevolunteerstoEnglishlanguagecampsinChina,butwedon’thavealocalprogramtoserveourowncommunity.IenvyBerrystudents for this opportunity.”

Editor’s Note: A separate program in the Charter School of Education and Human Sciences provides opportunities for teacher education students to gain their English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) endorsement.

Sophomore Mary Claire Stewart, right, was one of the many Berry students who had the opportunity to get up close and personal with 2012 Gloria Shatto Lecturer Cokie Roberts.

ESL: A bridge to understanding

Sophomore Maria Reyes provides instruction to local residents like Abraham Ruiz through her involvement in the English as a Second Language program housed in the Evans School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

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Sustainablesuccess


Environmental science students take leading role in eco-educationenterprise program. The students served as both event planners and program presenters, leading discussions each half-hour about a speci� c type of “green” technology that they had researched during the semester.

In addition to their many other responsibilities, the students were also responsible for securing funding for the semester-long project through a successful grant proposal to the Bonner Center for Community Engagement.

“With only 16 weeks from start to � nish, we set the bar extremely high for our class goal – project completion,” noted Dr. Tamie Jovanelly, assistant professor of geology. “In achieving this goal, the students learned that physical and mental hard work inevitably pay off. As they leave Berry, I’m hopeful that they take with them a confi rmed sense of purpose and a realization that getting something done starts with them.”

SENIORS IN BERRY’S CAPSTONE COURSE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL

SCIENCE assumed the role of researchers and educators this spring, surveying the environmental concerns of local residents and then preparing permanent displays to help school children and adult audiences better understand the topics at issue.

Data gleaned from nearly 300 online surveys revealed that river water quality was the top source of anxiety for respondents. Other areas of concern or interest included air quality, littering, recycling, solar energy, and dedicated lanes for bicycles and pedestrians.

Armed with this information, the eight graduating seniors partnered with the Rome/Floyd ECO Center to develop informative displays re� ecting the concerns of local citizens as well as their own unique interests. Subjects included animals and plants of Northwest Georgia, energy ef� ciency, wetlands, and geology.

To raise awareness about their work, the student team hosted a one-day ECO Jubilee involving representatives of nearly 20 different community groups and Berry’s on-campus student

WithinREACHBerry offers matching support for recipients of new need-based scholarshipsAT A TIME WHEN WORRY OVER COLLEGE EXPENSES is at an all-time high, Berry is among a select group of colleges and universities statewide that have agreed to off er a double match for recipients of Georgia’s new Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Scholarship, a privately funded, need-based program launched by Gov. Nathan Deal as part of the “Complete College Georgia” initiative.

Meant to promote academic persistence and achievement and increase college access and success for Georgia’s low-income and future fi rst-generation college students, the REACH program is available to seventh-graders nominated and selected by their local school systems. Participants must be U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens; qualify for free or reduced lunches; and have good academic, attendance and behavior records.

Once in the program, students will be provided with academic, social and fi nancial support through mentorship, coaching and a fi nancial scholarship award. Upon graduation from high school, qualifying students will be awarded a renewable $2,500 annual scholarship (as well as matching support available from Berry and other participating institutions). Seventh-graders selected this fall will enter college in 2017.

Visit www.gacollege411.org for more information.

MOUNTAIN

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Watch for more details in your mailbox and at www.berry.edu/alumni

Berry recipiAT A TIM


BERRY FOUND ITSELF IN

MOTHER NATURE’S CROSSHAIRS

for the second time in

eight months when a

Dec. 22 tornado brought

down dozens of trees at

Oak Hill and The Martha

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(again)Stormy skies

New facesTony Kunczewski has been named the first

head football coach in Berryhistory.HewillleadBerry’snewestvarsityteam into competition in fall 2013 as a member of theNCAADivisionIIISouthernAthleticAssociation.

Kunczewski(pronouncedkun-CHESS-key)hascoachingexperiencewiththreeDivisionIIIcolleges,mostrecentlyservingasanassistantatLaGrange(Ga.)College,wherehehelpedbuildthecollege’sfootballprogramfromthegroundup.In only their third year of competition, the Panthers set a record for single-season improvementandreachedthenationalplayoffs.

Thenewcoachholdsabachelor’sdegreeinbusiness management from Grove City (Pa.) Collegeandamaster’sdegreeinexercisescienceand health promotion from California University of Pennsylvania.

“CoachKunczewskiimpresseduswithhispassion for the distinctive mission and values of Berry,”PresidentSteveBriggssaid.“Heunderstandshowtobuildafootballprogramthatbothwinsonthefieldandcontributestothe greater good of the campus. He coaches for lifeaswellasforSaturdayafternoon.”

Timothy David BrownisthenewdirectorofOakHillandTheMarthaBerry Museum. He comes toBerryaftersixyearsasdirector of membership services for the Friends of the Georgia Museum of ArtinAthens,Ga.Healsohaspriorexperienceaspublic relations and

tourismmanagerfortheAthensConventionandVisitors Bureau; as a communications specialist marketingGeorgia’svirtuallibrarysystem,GALILEO,fortheUniversitySystemofGeorgiaBoard of Regents; and as managing editor for Southern Distinction magazine. He holds a bachelor’sdegreefromtheUniversityofGeorgia.

Suzanne Scotthasjoinedtheadvancementstaffasasenioradvancementofficer.Shebrings a high level of experience,comingtoBerryfromShorterUniversitywheresheserved in various fundraising positions for nine years, most recently

asactingvicepresidentfordevelopment.Scottcompleted her undergraduate education at Shorterandearnedhermaster’sdegreefromtheUniversity of Georgia.

Primed to lead Peter J. Capponi has

beentappedasthenewchair of the Berry College Board of Visitors, succeeding Celeste Greene Osborn(72C).Inaddition,MariaSaportaandBrandon D. Bushnell have joinedtheleadershipand

advisorygroupasnewmembers.ABoardofVisitorsmembersince2007,

CapponiischiefoperatingofficerandseniorvicepresidentformarketsatGaiaTech,aleadingenvironmental services firm, splitting his time betweenthecompanyheadquartersinChicagoanditsregionalofficeinAtlanta.HepreviouslyservedasaseniorvicepresidentforAtlanta-basedO’Brien&GereEngineersInc.

Capponiholdstwobachelor’sdegreesfromVillanovaUniversityandamaster’sdegreefromtheUniversityofPennsylvania.HeandwifeNancyhavethreechildren.

Saportaisanotedbusiness,civicandurbanaffairsjournalistinAtlanta.SheisfounderandeditorofSaportaReport.comandacolumnistandcontributingwriterfortheAtlantaBusinessChronicle. Bushnell is vice chair for orthopedic surgery and sports medicine at the Harbin Clinic in Rome. His numerous professional and civic affiliationsincludeserviceasassistantteamphysician for Berry College athletics, team physician for the minor-league Rome Braves and consultingphysicianforboththeAtlantaBravesand Colorado Rockies.

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Sustainablesuccess


Environmental science students take leading role in eco-educationenterprise program. The students served as both event planners and program presenters, leading discussions each half-hour about a speci� c type of “green” technology that they had researched during the semester.

In addition to their many other responsibilities, the students were also responsible for securing funding for the semester-long project through a successful grant proposal to the Bonner Center for Community Engagement.

“With only 16 weeks from start to � nish, we set the bar extremely high for our class goal – project completion,” noted Dr. Tamie Jovanelly, assistant professor of geology. “In achieving this goal, the students learned that physical and mental hard work inevitably pay off. As they leave Berry, I’m hopeful that they take with them a confi rmed sense of purpose and a realization that getting something done starts with them.”

SENIORS IN BERRY’S CAPSTONE COURSE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL

SCIENCE assumed the role of researchers and educators this spring, surveying the environmental concerns of local residents and then preparing permanent displays to help school children and adult audiences better understand the topics at issue.

Data gleaned from nearly 300 online surveys revealed that river water quality was the top source of anxiety for respondents. Other areas of concern or interest included air quality, littering, recycling, solar energy, and dedicated lanes for bicycles and pedestrians.

Armed with this information, the eight graduating seniors partnered with the Rome/Floyd ECO Center to develop informative displays re� ecting the concerns of local citizens as well as their own unique interests. Subjects included animals and plants of Northwest Georgia, energy ef� ciency, wetlands, and geology.

To raise awareness about their work, the student team hosted a one-day ECO Jubilee involving representatives of nearly 20 different community groups and Berry’s on-campus student

WithinREACHBerry offers matching support for recipients of new need-based scholarshipsAT A TIME WHEN WORRY OVER COLLEGE EXPENSES is at an all-time high, Berry is among a select group of colleges and universities statewide that have agreed to off er a double match for recipients of Georgia’s new Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Scholarship, a privately funded, need-based program launched by Gov. Nathan Deal as part of the “Complete College Georgia” initiative.

Meant to promote academic persistence and achievement and increase college access and success for Georgia’s low-income and future fi rst-generation college students, the REACH program is available to seventh-graders nominated and selected by their local school systems. Participants must be U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens; qualify for free or reduced lunches; and have good academic, attendance and behavior records.

Once in the program, students will be provided with academic, social and fi nancial support through mentorship, coaching and a fi nancial scholarship award. Upon graduation from high school, qualifying students will be awarded a renewable $2,500 annual scholarship (as well as matching support available from Berry and other participating institutions). Seventh-graders selected this fall will enter college in 2017.

Visit www.gacollege411.org for more information.

MOUNTAIN

DAY Oct. 5-6

Watch for more details in your mailbox and at www.berry.edu/alumni

Berry recipiAT A TIM


A century of worship: Mount Berry congregationPAST AND PRESENT CAME TOGETHER as Mount

Berry Church marked 100 years of on-campus worship

Feb. 19 with a special service in the Berry College

Chapel.

The centennial sermon was delivered by the Rev. Will

H. Willimon, a bishop in the United Methodist Church,

who cited the words of the Apostle Paul in describing

Martha Berry’s contributions to education: “Don’t be

conformed to this world, but be transformed by the

renewal of your mind.”

The establishment of Mount Berry Church predates

construction of two of the most recognizable symbols of

Berry’s faith tradition: the Berry College Chapel

(formerly Mount Berry Chapel) in 1915 and Frost

Chapel in 1937. For Martha Berry, the on-campus

congregation represented an “undenominational” home

for Christians of various backgrounds to worship

together. Much has changed since those early years,

including the end of mandatory chapel attendance in

1969, but the mission remains the same.

“This church provides a place for spiritual

encouragement, refreshment, friendship and inquiry,”

said the Rev. Jon Huggins, Berry’s interim chaplain.

“Through our many ministries, we aim to be a spiritual

blessing to the campus as a whole.”

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Into the Outback on U.S. State Department scholarshipJUNIOR ANIMAL SCIENCE

MAJOR Megan Walton took her education on the road this spring as a 2012 recipient of the U.S.StateDepartment’sBenjaminA.GilmanInternationalScholarship.StudyingatMurdochUniversityinPerth,Australia,thefuturelarge-animalveterinarianhadtheopportunity to broaden her cultural horizons – meeting people fromeverycontinentexceptAntarctica–whiletakingcoursesthatwillhelpherachievehergoals.ShealsogotupcloseandpersonalwithsomeofAustralia’smostfamous inhabitants.

Invitation to honor serviceBERRY HAS JOINED A SELECT

GROUP of colleges and universities invited to recognize the service of students, alumni and community through the AlgernonSydneySullivanFoundationawardsprogram.

TheAlgernonSydneySullivanandMaryMildredSullivanAwards,creatednearlya century ago to honor the service of their namesakes, are presented annually by participating institutions to one manandonewomanwhosecharacter and dedication to service sets them apart as examplesforothers.PreviouswinnersincludeFirstLadyEleanor Roosevelt.

High achieversOld Mill wins TODAY.com photo contestBERRY’S BEAUTY is once again making headlines, this time on TODAY.com.JustmonthsafterTravel + Leisure ranked Berry as oneofAmerica’smostbeautifulcollegecampuses,RandyClegg’sgorgeousphotooftheOldMillin autumn proved the over-whelmingfavoriteofvisitorstothe“It’saSnap”onlinegallerytheweekofJan.26.Thepicture,taken by Clegg during a 2007 visit to campus to see daughter Emily (11C), earned more than 32 percent of the nearly 7,000 votes cast, easily besting the Scottishcastles,exoticwildlifeandSanFranciscoskylineincluded among the other 19 contenders.

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A+ for athleticism, academics and attitudeUNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS IN THE POOLandsustainedexcellenceintheclassroomhighlightedBerry’sthirdseasonofintercollegiateswimminganddiving. FreshmanConorMonaghanclaimedtwoconferencechampionshipsforthemen’steam,thefirstinBerryswimminghistory.Atthesametime,thewomendistinguishedthemselvesasoneofonly29NCAADivisionIIIteamsnationwidetoearnScholarAll-AmericahonorsfromtheCollegeSwimmingCoachesAssociationofAmerica.Itwastheirthirdconsecutiveyearwinningthehonor.

Nottobeoutdone,men’slacrosseclaimedtheDistrict5Jim“Ace”AdamsAwardforSportsmanship,asvotedonbygameofficialsservingsevenSoutheasternstates.Theawardrecognizessuperiorgame-day behavior, cooperation and hospitality by players, coaches, fans and administrators.

Berry magazine hailed again FOR THE SEVENTH TIME IN NINE YEARS, Berry magazine has been recognized as one of the top alumni publicationsintheSoutheastbytheCouncilforAdvancementandSupportofEducation.Thisyear,the

magazineclaimedanAwardofExcellencein nine-state District III competition. Berry haswonatotalof12CASEawardssinceits2003 debut.

ShannonBiggers(81C),whoisresponsible for Berry’s striking visual design, alsocollaboratedonasecondAwardofExcellencewinnerinthisyear’scontest,the2011YoungAlumniWeekendinvitation.

Dutch TV features Berry studentDUTCH FILMMAKERS visited Berry in January to catch up withStephanieHerz(12C),aformer tennis prodigy featured inanaward-winningdocumen-tary series broadcast a decade ago in her native Holland. Much has happened in the years since, including a car accident at 16 that resulted in a career-ending shoulderinjury.Undaunted,StephaniewasintroducedtoBerry through a family friend andjustcompletedherundergraduate degree in finance.

Thenewdocumentary,featuring footage of her life at Berry,isexpectedtoaironDutch national television later this year.

Making a [national!] statementJAMIE BINGHAM’S NATIONAL

CHAMPIONSHIP in persuasive speakingattheNoviceNationalForensicTournamentpunctuatedanotherstrongspringforBerry’sstudent communicators. Bingham overcame a severe case of strep throattopaceaNo.6nationalfinish for Berry, besting the likes of Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania amongthe24competingschools.Berry forensics also soared at the state level, claiming top honors for the 18th straight year.

Proving equally proficient in thewrittenword,studentsrepre-sentingtheCampusCarrierwoneightawardsintheGeorgiaCollegePressAssociationBetterNewspaperContest.

High achievers

Kelly Dickerson, left, and Ashley McIntyre (12C) show off two of the eight awards won by the Campus Carrier in this year’s GCPA competition.

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PRESIDENT’S ESSAY

Dr. Stephen R. Briggs


from our localdoctorsandmedicalcommunity,wealsoknowthatthesystemitselfneedstochange. We cannot sustain the escalating healthcareexpendituresofthelasttwodecades,andwecannotbecontentwithasystem that neglects the basic health needs of many citizens.

Insurance premiums have escalated rapidly, in part because more than 20 percent ofadultAmericanshavenoinsuranceandoften no means to pay for preventive or acute medicalservices.Theuninsuredhavelimitedoptionsforcare,whichleadstoincreaseduse of high-cost resources such as emergency rooms,thecostofwhichispassedontothehealthcaresystematlarge.Agingbabyboomersareworriedaboutaffordingqualityhealth care through their retirement years.

Long-termdatacollectedbytheinternationalOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD)showsthatAmericanspaysignificantlymoreforhealth care on average than people in other developednations.Forexample,morethantwiceasmuchpercapitawasspentonhealthcareintheUnitedStatesin2008thanin14other developed nations ($7,538 versus $3,665).Yet,wehavebelow-averageoutcomeswithregardtolifeexpectancy(calculated at birth or at age 65), infant mortality and other key health indicators. Wearealsobelowaveragepercapitainterms of the number of doctors, nurses, acute-care hospital beds and consultations.

CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOLUTION

Therearenoeasycuresforsystemicailmentsofthissort,butthisistheworld

that Berry graduates are entering. Part of Berry’sresponsibility,therefore,istoprepareourgraduatestograspthecomplexityoftheseproblemsandserveasleaderswhohelpidentifyandimplementeffectivesolutions. From its founding, Berry has taken to heart its obligation to meet the pressing needs of society, especially as these needs are manifested in the local communities of our region.

Consider,forexample,Berry’scommitment to service in the area of education. For decades, the college has soughttoprepareteacherswhounderstandandembracetheneedtomakeadifferenceintwodifferentspheres.Certainly,wewantBerryteacherstoexcelintheclassroomasthey guide and inspire individual students withcompetenceandenthusiasm.Itisjustasimportant,however,thattheyacceptresponsibility(orownership)forthequalityof their schools and districts. Berry graduates should strive to improve and transform the placeswheretheyliveandwork.

Aswelooktotheyearsahead,itmakessense for Berry to focus its attention and resourcesinareasforwhichthecollegehaspractical opportunities and special assets. We believe that health care is one such area given the quality and importance of the health care industry in the Rome area. Berry already has a strong record in preparing students for graduate programs in such fields as medicine, psychology, pharmacy, physical therapy, dentistry and veterinary medicine. In coming years,however,weanticipateagrowingneedfor and dependence on baccalaureate-prepared nurses as part of the structural solution for our health care system.

Webelievethatnurseswillplayasignificant, front-line role in a reformed health care system, serving as an initial point

Strengthening the communities of tomorrow

DESPITE OUR POLITICAL DIFFERENCES and the heat of this presidential-election

season, many Americans will agree that our nation’s health care system is

gravely ill. Although we may be satisfied withthecarewereceivepersonally

Lauren Franke (above) and Patrick Frantz (top right),

students in Berry’s current five-year dual degree nursing program with

Emory, will help meet a pressing need as liberal-

arts educated nurses. Berry plans a new Bachelor

of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) program that will

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of access and as the primary educator for patients. For that reason, Berry recently announced its intention to seek approval fromtheGeorgiaBoardofNursingtoofferaBachelorofScienceinNursing(B.S.N.)program beginning in 2013.

EDUCATING NURSES

ThefederalHealthResourcesandServicesAdministrationestimatesthatwithoutdeliberate action Georgia alone faces a loomingshortageofnearly40,000registerednursesby2020.Nationalnumbersareevenmorestaggeringwithretirement,attritionandlowgrowthinthenumberofnewnursespredictedtoproduceanationwideshortageinexcessofamillionRNsbytheendofthedecade,withall50statesaffected.

Yet,thesefigurescapturejustonepartofthe problem. If nurses are to negotiate, improveandeffectivelymanageourincreasinglycomplexhealthcaresystem,expertscitetheneedforacomprehensivecollegeeducation.Nursesneedtheadvancedanalytical, communication, problem-solving anddecision-makingskillsassociatedwithastrong liberal arts education. In 2010, the Institute of Medicine released a landmark report on The Future of Nursing that calls for increasing the number of baccalaureate-preparednursesto80percentofallRNsandfordoublingthepopulationofnurseswithdoctoral degrees. Both Georgia and the nation fall far short of these targets; the northwestregionofGeorgiahasanursingworkforcepreparedpredominatelyattheassociate degree level.

BerryCollege’splannednursingprogramwillbuildonthestrengthsofourstrong

curriculum in the sciences, social sciences andhumanities.Berrynursingstudentswillstudythecomplexitiesofthesocial,economicandpoliticalsystemsinwhichweliveaswellasthecomplexitiesofthebio-chemicalsystemsbywhichwelive.AllRNsmustmasterthecoreknowledgeandclinicalskills necessary to provide competent care.

Because the overriding aim of our programwillbetograduatenurseswiththeknowledge,skillsandattitudesnecessarytoimprove the quality and safety of the health caresystemswithinwhichtheywork,thecurriculumwillemphasizeinterdisciplinaryteamworkandtheuseofevidencetoimprove practice. We also intend our program to focus on emerging needs, preparing nurses to lead in areas such as health care informatics, cancer care, gerontology and community health promotion.Finally,weexpecttoincludespecialexperiencesincross-culturalservicesettingstofosterspiritualgrowthandinkeepingwithBerry’s“head,heartandhands”approach to education.

Strongemphasiswillbeplacedonpreparingnursesforadvanceddegrees.SuchafocusiscriticalbecauseeffortstoincreasethenumbersofRNsatalllevelsareseverelyhampered by a shortage of advanced-degreed nurses in the role of nurse-educator. More than 75,500 qualified applicants to professionalnursingprogramswereturnedawayintheU.S.in2011,accordingtotheAmericanAssociationofCollegesofNursing,many because of a lack of nursing faculty. It is in this area that I believe Berry can make the greatest contribution to a long-term solutiontothenursingshortage.The

numbersofournursinggraduateswhogoontograduateprogramswillbecomeacentralmeasurement of our success.

PROCESS AND PARTNERS

Wewillbegindevelopingournursingprogram at full speed as soon as approval is received from the state board. We are asking for an accelerated implementation timeline and plan to make key administrative and faculty appointments as early as this summer. Ourhopeistoacceptapplicationsforthefirst nursing class in the fall semester and to beginclasseseitherinJanuaryorAugustof2013.Ourgoalistograduate30to40students per class.

BerryishonoredtoenjoystrongrelationshipswithNorthwestGeorgiahealthcareproviders,manyofwhomhavealreadypledged clinical training sites for our students.Becausewewillbecommittedtoeducating nurses prepared to serve in both acute-care and community settings, clinical trainingsitesarebeingdevelopedwithhomecare, cancer center and hospice providers as wellaswiththelocalhospitals.Healthcareis the largest industry in Floyd County, and weareblessedtohaveexceptionalexpertiselocallyinmanyoftheareasinwhichtheneedfornurseproficiencywillcontinuetogrow.

PRACTICING THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

Berrywasfounded110yearsagoinresponsetopressinglocalneeds.Theworldhaschangedindramaticways,buttherearestillpressingneedsineverydirection.Aliberal arts education should prepare us to tackle these problems by helping us to analyze thesystemsthatwetakeforgranted–thoseintowhichweareborn.Wecanoffersuchcritical thinking and analytical skills to nursinggraduates.Theycan,inturn,applytheseimportantaptitudeswheretheyliveandwork–forthebenefitoftheirpatientsand our ailing health care system.

WecontinuetofindwisdominMarthaBerry’sapproachofcombiningachallengingintellectualeducationwithmeaningfulpracticalexperiencesasawayofpreparingstudents to serve and strengthen the com-munitiesoftomorrow.Anursingprogramisa natural fit for Berry and a fitting complement to our continuing commitment to the liberal arts and sciences. B

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Janet Williams (87C) turns tennis into triumph for Indonesian students

by Debbie Rasurephotography by Terry Allen

When Ruddi Nefid (12C) left his Indonesian home in 2008 to enroll at Berry College, a place 10,000 miles away that he’d seen only in photographs, the 18-year-old was painfully shy, unsure of his abilities, afraid of failure and hesitant about a culture so different from his own. He also was fiercely determined to earn a college degree.

Four years later he is returning to his country a self-confident if still somewhat shy young man armed with a

Game. Set. Match.

Ruddinew perspective on America and a degree that will enable him to make a better life for him self, his family and his community. For his educational odyssey, Nefid can most thank Janet Williams (87C), a tennis pro who never

dreamed that her racquet would become a catalyst for changing lives. She, in turn, cites inspiration from a group of Indonesian high school students who made a surprising request.


Bukittinggi, a city in the highlands of West Sumatra,toteachtennisandtogaugeherabilitytoadjusttolifeinaforeignland.Thebeautifulcountryanditspeople

quicklywonherheart.Equallyimportant, she discovered that the Rubles’worldviewanddesiretowitnesstheirfaiththroughactionfitwellwithherownperspective.Shereturnedhomefeelingthatshe could serve in Indonesia for anextendedperiodbutneededfunding.

Overthecourseofthenextyear,Williams’senseofmissionneverwavered,andthemembersofherchurchcametoknowhowstronglyshebelievedthatGodwasleadingher to serve long-term in Indonesia.

“Whenmychurchsaid,‘We’llsendyou,’itwasoverwhelming,very humbling,” Williams recalled.

“I had hoped to go back to teach tennisbecauseIsawhoweasilyit

helpedmeconnectwithpeople.Tenniswasawaytoopenthedoortopeople,

fromorphanstogovernmentofficials.Youhave to build relationships and trust before you can help people.”

A LESSON IN PATIENCE

Withherchurch’ssupport,Williamsreturned to Indonesia for about a year as a tennisinstructor,anexperienceshefoundinspiringyetdifficultbecauseoftheextremepoverty of the nation and the hurdles to be crossedbeforehelpwouldbeaccepted.Indonesia,sheexplained,isacountrywaryof missionaries.

“TheIndonesianpeopleareafraidthatwewilltrytoforceourfaithonthem,”sheexplained.“Theywonder,‘Whywouldyouhelpme?’Ittakesalotoftimejustbeingtheretochangepeople’sperceptions.”

Knowingthis,Williamsfocusedonteachingtennisandgettingtoknowthepeople, but she still found her inability to help frustrating.

“Tobeinaplacewherepeopleliveinpovertyandhavenocleanwaterorenoughfood–it’soverwhelming,anassaulttothesenses,”shesaid.“I’maveryhands-onperson. When I see something that needs to

befixed,Iwanttofixit.Ibegantoask,‘Lord,whatdoyouwantmetodohere?Thereissuchneed,andI’mtotingatennisracquet.’”

ItwasattheendofheryearabroadthatWilliams’studentshelpedherrealizethathertruemissionwasn’tinwhatshewasdoinginIndonesia,butrather,inwhatshewasmeanttodoonceshereturnedtotheUnitedStates.During her final presentation at the high schoolwhereshetaughttennis,sheinvitedher students to ask her about anything.

“Theyaskedme,‘IfwecouldcometoAmericawithyou,wouldwebesafe?’”sherecounted,explainingthatmanyMuslimsarefearfulofAmericans,believingthatAmericanshatethem.“Itoldthemthat,yes,theycouldcomehomewithmeandbesafe,welcomedandlovedbymyhomechurchand by the people of Rome, Ga.”

Promisingthatshewoulddoherbesttofulfilltheirwishes,shenextinvitedthemtoaskherforanything.StudentafterstudentpleadednotfortheanticipatedpairofjeansoriPodbutforhelpgettinganAmericaneducation.

“Theideathatthestudentswereaskingme to help them help themselves struck a chordwithme,”shesaid.“Iwastouchedbythose kids begging for an education, but I hadnoideahowIwouldgivethemtheonlything they asked of me.”

ACTIONS SPEAK

Upon her return home, Williams immediatelybegantonetworkwithpeoplefrom her church and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship,aswellaswiththecouplewhoinspired her service in Indonesia, the Rubles, aboutwhatshecoulddo.CBFsuggestedshestart an education foundation and ask Americanschoolstocontributescholarshipsfor talented Indonesian students.

“Myfirstthoughtwas,‘WellthatwouldbeagreatideaifIwasOprahWinfrey!’”Williams recalled. “But then I really started thinkingaboutit.Theseedhadbeenplanted.”

Soonshebroughttogetheragroupofseven volunteers from her church and the local community to form the Ruble International Education Initiative, a Rome-based nonprofit organization dedicated to Ruddi

Self-proclaimed homebody Janet Williams first felt called to foreignmissionservicein2004andeagerly

sought advice from Cindy and Eddy Ruble, fieldpersonnelwiththeAtlanta-basedCooperativeBaptistFellowship,afterhearingthemspeakatRome’sFirstBaptistChurch.TheRublesoperatedafoundationforteachereducationintheWestSumatraregion of Indonesia.

“Atthetime,Ididn’tevenknowwhereIndonesiawas,”Williamsrecalled,“butwhenEddytoldmetenniswasamajorsportthere, and I teach tennis for a living, it seemed to be a great fit.”

Soon,shefoundherselftravelingto


giving young Indonesians the chance to furthertheireducationinAmerica.

TheRIEIboardfocusedfirstonhowtomeetthestudents’personalneeds,rangingfrom clothing and school supplies to health insurance.Thestudentsalsowouldneedhome-away-from-home“parents”toseethemthrough the personal challenges of young adulthood – challenges made all the more difficultbecauseofculturaldifferences.

“Therearehugehurdles,”Williamssaid.“Thesestudentscomefromhomeswithoutrunninghotandcoldwater.Theydon’tknowhowtooperateshowers,washingmachinesormicrowaves.Theyneedtobeshownhowtodoeverythingandbegivenpermission to ask questions because in their culturedoingsoisfrownedupon.”

Williams’firstcalltoputtheeducationalcomponentinplacewastofellowparishioner Joe Walton (62C, 76G), retired Berry College vice president for finance. WaltonarrangedameetingwithDr.GaryWaters(80C,89G),Berry’svicepresidentforenrollmentmanagement.Atapacethatsurprised even Williams, the pieces began to fittogether.Berry,ShorterUniversityandDarlingtonSchoolallagreedtoprovidescholarships,andschoolofficialsinIndonesia distributed applications and began submitting student names for consideration.

In January 2008, Williams returned to Indonesiaand,withthehelpofEddyRuble,interviewed20candidates.ThepairselectedthreetostartschoolinAmericathatfall:SyaweliSaputra,whoattendedDarlingtonandisnowstudyingcommunityhealthattheUniversityofIndonesia;Nugroho[nosecondname],whograduatedfromShorterinMaywithadegreeinaccountingandforensicexamination;andNefid,whograduatedfromBerryinMaywithadegreeinart.Uponcompleting their college education, all RIEI studentsareguaranteedjobswiththeIndonesian government for four years.

FROM CONCEPTUAL TO PERSONAL

“When I heard about the opportunity, I knewimmediatelythatIwantedtoapply,”Nefidsaid.“ItwastheonlywayIcouldgotocollegebecausemyparents’financialsituation is not good. My father is a policeman,mymotherisahousewife,andIhavetwoyoungersistersandabrotherathome.”

BeforecomingtotheUnitedStates,Nefid’sonlyknowledgeofAmericanscamefromtelevision,moviesandnews.Hewassurprised and relieved to find those portrayals to be inaccurate and to feel very comfortableinacountryinwhichhe,asaMuslim,wasintheminority.

“People are friendly and so nice to me,” hesaid.“TheonlythingthatisthesameishowAmericalooks.”

Throughclassesinarthistoryandpainting,Nefidunearthedimportanttruthsabout himself, discovering a passion for art andskillasapainter.Heplansnowtobringformal art education to Indonesia, something that is not often available in the schools.

OfallhisBerryexperiences,NefidpointedtotheWorkExperienceProgramasthe best because it not onlyallowedhimtoworkalongsideoneofhis professors in the art and ceramic studio and gallery, but it also enabled him to help his family. He used a portion of his student workwagestosendasister to college in Indonesia and to pay partofhisfamily’sexpensestomoveoutof government housing and into a modest home.

Howisthatpossible?Withacurrencyexchangerateof9,125IndonesianrupiahforeveryU.S.dollar,twoweeks’wagesfora

Berrystudentworking16hoursinanentry-leveljoboncampus($232beforetaxes)equates to more than 2.5 times the average monthlywageofanIndonesianworker.

Nefid,whoisdeeplygratefulforthehelpandsupporthewasgivenbysomanypeopleinRomeandatBerry,alsogainedanewperspective on culture and religion.

“Iwasusedtoseeingthingsfromonepointofview,”hesaid.“NowIknowthere’snoone,idealwaytodothings;therearelotsofdifferentways,andtheyworktoo.Iunderstandotherpeoplebetter.I’velearnedthatpeoplearethesameeverywhere;somearebadandsomearegood.I’mmoreopentonewideasandnewpeople,andI’mmoretolerantofothers’ways.”

FAR-REACHING IMPACT

TwoadditionalstudentshavesincecometoRomethroughRIEIand,withthisinitialeffortsuccessfullyunderway,Williamsandher group are beginning to look to other areasofIndonesiaforstudentswho,likeNefid,haveaninterestinstudyinginAmerica,ahungerforabetterlife,andahearttoreturnhomeandmakeadifferencein their communities.

“Thisisabouthelpingmorethanonestudent,”Williamssaid.“Alargepartofourorganization’spurposeistobuildpeaceandunderstandingsothatwearenotafraidofeachother.WewantthesestudentstogohomeandtellthestoryofanAmericancommunity and a Christian organization that provided everything for them, loved them, tookcareofthemwhentheyweresick,andheldthemwhentheycriedbecausetheywerehomesick.It’seasytohateanidea,a

picture that someone paintsofyou.It’smuchharder to hate someone youknow.Wealreadyseetherippleeffectsofoureffortsonbothsidesoftheworld.”

Janet Williams, fourth from right, found her students eager to learn tennis, a popular sport in Indonesia.

Ruddi Nefid’s watercolor paintings capture the similarities between his hometown in Indonesia and Rome.

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PERFECT ALIGNMENTRusty Walker (96C) is growing accustomed

to the bragging rights that accompany

his work with world-class athletes. He just

doesn’t choose to exercise them.

As a prosthetist, Walker designs and

builds limbs for some of the most advanced

amputee athletes in competition today.

Scott Rigsby, the first double-leg amputee

to complete an Ironman World Champion-

ship triathalon and a two-time finisher;

Jarryd Wallace, a University of Georgia

sprinter; and Raj Durbal, the first triple

amputee to twice finish an Ironman

triathalon, are among his patients at

ProCare Prosthetics and Orthotics Inc. in

Buford, Ga.

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“It’sincrediblysatisfying,andit’sexciting,”Walkersaid,pointingtoaphotoofhimselfcheeringawinningpatientacrossthefinishline.“Workingwithsomeofourathletesishighenergy,andI’mverypassionate about it. But there still is nothing likeseeingsomebodywalkdowntheparallelbars their first day on a prosthesis. We get to dosomeexperimentingherewithourathletes,andwegettotryalotofnewthings–sosomeofourotherpatientsareexposedtonewtechnologiesthatwouldn’totherwisehave been available to them.”

Walkerspeakspassionatelyaboutanewpatientwhowashelpingpushastalledcaroffaroadwaylastsummerwhenhewashit

byoncomingtrafficandlostaleg.“Justthispastweek,hegothisnewlegfor

the first time,” Walker said. “He and his fiancéewalkedoutholdinghands.Shewasweepingandsaid,‘Ihaven’tbeenabletowalkwithhimandholdhishandforsixmonths.’”

Andthenthereisthegrandmotherinher80swhomhefitwithaprostheticlegaftersurgery.Thedeviceisenablinghertodothethings that matter most to her in life, such as helping her great-granddaughter get ready for school every morning.

“Itmaynotseemasexcitingasseeingoneofourathleteswinarace,butamputeescome in all shapes and sizes,” Walker

Scott Rigsby completes the Ironman Triathlon in Kona, Hawaii, wearing prosthetics made by Rusty Walker.

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explained.“Thesepatientsaredoingwhatmay seem like ordinary things, but in reality, they’reextraordinary.”

Walkerstrivestobuildrelationshipswithhis patients that help them develop the confidence needed to relearn activities enjoyedbeforeanaccidentorillnesstooktheir limbs. He focuses on spending time withthemandstrivestocreateanenvironmentinwhichtheiremotionalneedsare met as fully as their physical needs.

“Thesepatientsaregoingthroughalotmorethanjustaphysicalloss,”hestated.“Ittakesalargeamountoftrust.Sometimeswe’lljusttalkforanhour,plantingtheseedsofhopeandgettingthemtoseewhattheirpotentialcanbe.OneofthereasonsIlovewhatIdoisthatitgivesmetheopportunitytodeveloplong-termrelationships.Thesepeoplearegoingtoworkwithusfortherestof their lives.”

A PERFECT BLEND

Growingupasthesonofaconstructionworkerandanurseeducator,Walkerfeelshehas fulfilled his destiny by finding a career thatcombineshands-onworkandpatienteducation. In fact, he chose Berry College becausetheBonnerScholarsProgramandthefocusonexperience-basedlearningappealedtohisdesiretocombineworkingwithhishandswithhelpingothers.PartofhisvolunteertimewasspentinathletictrainingatRomeHighSchool,wherehehelped develop rehabilitation plans for injuredstudents.

Aftercollege,WalkermarriedKeriCarter(96C)andspentayeardoingmissionwork.Then,fellowBerryalumnusDarrellHallman(96C),whoalsoworksinprosthetics,helpedhim find his career path.

“IwasverypassionateabouttheideathatIwantedtodosomethingthatwouldmakeanimpactinpeople’slives–somethingthatIwoulddofortherestofmylife,somethingthatwasmeaningful,”heemphasized.

TheprospectofbuildingthingswithhishandswhileservingpatientsseemedtoWalker like a perfect blend. He attended NorthwesternUniversity’sProstheticsProgram in Chicago and earned the licensure thatpreparedhimforadvancedworkinthefield.

Walkernowconsidershimselfacombination of manual craftsman and scientist.Theprocessofdesigninganddeveloping carbon fiber prostheses, from shaping and sanding plaster molds to perfecting alignment and creating custom finishes, takes both tactile and technological expertiseaswellasastrongcommitmenttopatient care.

“OneofthethingsIlovedmostaboutBerrywasthisblendingofthehead,theheartandthehands,”hesaid.“Itwasjustsomethingthatspoketome.Thisfieldgivesmethatopportunity.It’sverytechnicalandthere’salotofsciencebehindwhatwedo,butthere’satremendousamountofempathyinvolved too. You have to put yourself in the patients’situationandthencreatesomethingto help restore some life and some dignity back to them.”

LEADERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE

Walker’sexperienceswithhispatients,both athletes and non-athletes, have instilled in him a desire to improve the future of the prosthetics field for patients and practitioners.Herecentlymetwithstatecongressionalleaderstodiscusswaystoprotectpatientsfromfraudandtoworktowardmorestringentlicensurestandards.

“It’skindoffun14yearsdowntheroadtoseethatwhatIwashopingforbacktheniscoming true,” he said about his profession, adding,“IamstillpassionateaboutwhatIdo and the opportunity I have to impact people’slives.Itleavesmenodoubtthat14yearsfromnowor20yearsfromnow,thatwillstillbethecase.”

You have to put yourself in the patients’situation and then create something to help restore some life and some dignity back to them.

– Rusty Walker “ ”

HEAD, HEART & HANDS

Walker’s experiences at Berry helped shape a desire to share

the ideals he believes to be important with future generations. He serves on the board of his children’s school, Dominion Classical Christian Academy, and is planning to bring the board on a field trip to Berry.

“We’re hoping this for our children – that they grow up to be wise, intelligent and hardworking and that they grow up to give,” he explained. “I want the board to see that a lot of the heart and the passion – the things we’re trying to build at our school – are the same things Martha Berry was doing. I want the board to see how the head, the heart and the hands work together for us.”

Pictured above, Walker returns to the Berry campus with wife Keri and children (from left) Ella, Evan and Averie.

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atherineMarshallgrewupinNorthwestGeorgia’sruralChattanoogaValleylike so many hill people before her.

Opportunitieswerefewandmoneyshort,butfamilywasstrong,aswasthecultureofSouthernAppalachiathatsimultaneouslyinsulatedherfromtheoutsideworldandgaveherwingsonwhichtofly.Shedidn’tknowathingaboutlifebeyondthegreenhills of home, but she also had not made acquaintancewithlimitation.

“I’dgrownupinanenvironmentof‘youcan’withinafamilyofacceptanceandlove,”

she said. “If no one tells youthatyoucan’tdosomething,well,youbelieve you can do it.”

NooneinMarshall’sfamily had ever gone to college.Itjustwasn’tsomething they thought much about, even though

Family mattersby Karilon L. Rogers

Assisted by her father, Algier “Johnny” Marshall (43h), five-year-old Catherine holds baby sister Carol.

Health and rehabilitation researcher

Catherine Marshall, Ph.D., (76C)

transformed personal family tragedy

into help and hope for others when

she refocused her professional career

to help low-income families

understand and respond to a

diagnosis of cancer. Her work, which

recognizes that family members

sometimes need more help dealing

with the disease than the patient,

resulted in the 2010 book Surviving

Cancer as a Family and Helping Co-

Survivors Thrive.

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herorphaneddaddy,Algier“Johnny”Marshall(43h),hadattendedtheBerrySchoolsbefore heading to the Pacific as a B-29 gunner in World War II. But lack of a family role model didn’tstopherfromfindingherownpaththroughBerry’sGateofOpportunityandworkingherwayintoafour-year degree.

In fact, Marshall parlayed life-changingexperiencesatBerry into a lifelong leap into learningthatledtoamaster’sdegree in rehabilitation counseling from Boston University and a doctoral degree in rehabilitationfromtheUniversityofArizona.ShewasexposedtothefieldofvocationalrehabilitationandcounselingwhileatBerry.

“Isawaguestspeakerandthought,‘HereIamworkingtogetwhatIwant,andthisisafieldthatenablespeoplewithdisabilitiestoworktogetwhattheywant,todowhatIamabletodo.’Thethoughtofworkinginrehabilitationexcitedme.”

Her family met her advanced education withacceptance,althoughshebelievestheyneverfullyunderstoodherwork.Herfatherwashermostunconditionalsupporter.

By1998,Marshallenjoyedawell-established research career focused on personswithdisabilitiesandtheirfamiliesinpoor but culturally strong communities like herown,withanemphasisonindigenouspopulationsandhowcultureaffectstheirrehabilitation.ShewasprofessoranddirectorofresearchfortheAmericanIndianRehabilitationResearchandTrainingCenteratNorthernArizonaUniversityinFlagstaff.Shehadspentthebetterpartof1997inMexicoonaFulbrightScholarTeaching/ResearchAwardandhadbeenhonoredasthe1997NationalCouncilonRehabilitationEducationOutstandingResearcheroftheYear.

Her life changed in an instant during a routinecallhomewhenshereceivedtheunthinkablenewsthatherfatherhad

prostatecancer,anditwasbad.

“SowhatdoesasmartdaughterwithaPh.D.dotohelpherfatherwhenheisdiagnosedwithcancer?”shemused.“Iknewnothingaboutcancer,andIknewnothingabouthowtohelpmyfather.IonlyknewIdidn’twanthimtodie.Iwasscared.”

Marshall said her father hadfollowedaculturallycommon path for individuals inlow-income,medically

underserved populations. He ignored his symptomsratherthanundergonewfangledand embarrassing procedures that might havesavedhimandwaseventuallydiagnosedwithanadvancedstageofdisease.Private and independent, he refused to seek a second opinion for 18 months and eschewedthesupportgroupsthroughwhichhe might have found help and hope.

Fortwoandahalfyears,Marshallbroughteverythingsheknewasaresearcherand a daughter to bear to help him, all the whilefeelinginadequateandunsure,uninformed and frightened. Despite visits she arrangedwithsomeofthetopspecialistsinthe nation, her father died of his disease in 2000 at the age of 75.

“I suppose I had post-traumatic stress from trying so hard to be part of saving his life and not being successful,” she said. “I thought,‘Itdoesn’thavetobethisway.Thereispreventionandearlydetectionofcancer.Also,withacancerdiagnosis,familiesneedtoknowthatitisOKtobeafraid and to have a lot of questions. Cancer treatmentisnotintuitive.’”

Marshall’shusband,RicSteffel,whomshehadmarriedin1998,offeredreassurancethatwouldchangeherlifeandhelpherheal.

“He told me that I had used all of my skills and resources to help Daddy,” she recounted.“Hewasright,althoughittookmeacoupleofyearstofigureoutwhattodonext.Isetmysightsonhelpinglow-income

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families of varying cultures understand and respond to a cancer diagnosis.”

Additionaltrainingwastheanswer,but“retraining”isnotsomething established researcherstypicallydo.Theircareers, after all, depend completely on funding available only to those recognized and respected in their area of specialization.

“Mylifehasalwaysbeentryingtogetthenextgrant,”Marshallexplained.

By2007,shesucceededfullywhenshewasawardedatwo-yearRuthL.KirschsteinNationalResearchServiceAward(NRSA)forIndividualSeniorFellowshipfromtheNationalInstitutesofHealthandtheNationalCancerInstitute.ThegrantwasadministeredbytheUniversityofArizona,andherproject,“CancerControlandtheInfluenceoftheFamily,”wassponsoredbyFranciscoA.R.García, M.D., M.P.H., directorofUA’sCenterofExcellenceinWomen’sHealthandtheCancerDisparitiesInstitute.MarshalljoinedUAasseniorscholarofthecenterand,in2009,wasalsonamedtheFrancesMcClellandAssociateResearch Professor for the Frances McClelland Institute for Children, Youth and Families.

Marshall’sNRSAresearchresultedinUn Abrazo Para La Familia[AHugfortheFamily], a campus-community partnership thatprovideslow-incomeHispanicswitheducationandskillsforcopingwithcancerand caregiving. Un Abrazo is a free intervention designed to increase the accessibilityofcancerinformationtolow-income and medically underserved co-survivors of cancer – family members or friendsofindividualsdiagnosedwiththedisease.

Evenforaresearcherwhosestudiesareoft-publishedandfrequentlycited,real-world

implementationofaprojectsoclosetohersoul feels particularly good.

“Itisheartwarmingwhenanoutcomeofyourworkisadoptedbythecommunity,”shesaid.“WhenIcantakemyownexperienceanddevelopasimpleeducationalinterven tion about cancer that is picked up by a community health center and sent out acrossMetroTucsontohelplow-incomefamilies, it feels pretty significant.”

Itlikelywouldhavefeltsignificanttoherfatheraswell.Notlongbeforehedied,thehardworkingmanwhoneverreallyunderstoodwhathishighlyeducateddaughterdidprofessionallyagreedtowriteapaperwithherabouthisexperiencewithcancer.Hewantedtosharewithotherswhathe’dlearnedfromlivingwiththedisease,including the importance of reaching out for information and assistance regardless of natural inclination.

Whilehedidn’thaveenoughtimetomake the article a reality, his daughter has taken the time to get his message across.

Surviving Cancer

as a Family and

Helping Co-

Survivors Thrive,

which can be

found on

Amazon.com, is the first

in a new series on

disabilities Catherine

Marshall is co-editing for

Praeger, a publisher that

specializes in works for

public and research

libraries. A preceding

three-volume set,

Disabilities: Insights

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and end with the family.

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in entrepreneurship

by Rick Woodallphotography by Paul O’Mara

Egg-cellenceAt one time or another, we’ve all pondered the age-old question: Which came first, the chicken or the egg?For Chad Carlton (99C, 02G), the answer is neither A nor B, but C: A business plan.


Long before Chad Carlton built his first chicken house, the third-generation farmer from Rockmart, Ga., hatched

an innovative strategy combining natural farmingmethodswith21stcenturymarketing techniques. Therewasnoguarantee the idea wouldwork–especially after a tornado leveled his newhomeandfarmjusttwoweeksafterhe had closed on the property – but he held fast to his vision.

Four years later, riskhasgivenwaytorewardintheformofa thriving egg production business and acclaim from the AmericanFarmBureau Federation as oneofthecountry’stop young farmers.

“There’salotofpridenowinwhatwe’vedone,”Carltonsaid. “People have alwaystoldmethatyoucan’tfarmunlessyou inherit it, that there’snowayyoucanbuyafarmandmakeitwork.Ifeltlikeitcouldbedone,butyouneverknowuntilyougooutanddoit.”

MAKING CONNECTIONS

Part farmer and part entrepreneur, Carlton is driven by a desire to produce a product that can be marketed directly to consumers.Tappingintothepublic’sgrowingdesire for farm-fresh foods and taking advantage of the marketing platform that the Internet provides, he has developed a virtual pipeline for produce that runs from the fields of rural Polk County to the streets of Metro Atlanta,lessthan50milesaway.

Carlton first glimpsed the potential of direct marketing in the years after he graduatedfromBerrywhenawomantouringhisfather’sdairyfarmaskedifshecouldbuysomemilk.Soon,onecustomerhadgrown

intoahandful,andwithinthreemonthsfarm-freshmilkwasbeingdeliveredtoindividualcustomersinAtlanta.

Asdemandgrew,Carltonbeganexploringother potential products. He discovered a dearth of free-range eggs in the marketplace and decided to take advantage of it by startinghisownfarmfocusedoneggproduction.

“My family already had a foot in the door becauseofthemilk,andwhatgoesbettertogetherthanmilkandeggs?”heasked.“Sowedecidedtojumpin.”

Today,hemaintainsaflockof4,000chickensonthefarmheandhiswifepurchased in 2008. His hens produce approximately12,000eggseachweek.Two-thirds are sold to individual buyers; the rest aresnatchedupbyselectrestaurants.Ordersare placed online, and deliveries are made to one of nine predetermined locations throughoutMetroAtlanta.

“There’sabigappetiteforlocalfood,”hesaid.“Therearealotofpeopleouttherewhowanttobuyfoodthathasafaceattachedtoit,butit’shardforthemtodrive30milesonewaytogetbeef,30milesanotherwaytogetgrits, etc.”

Carlton eliminates that hardship for his

customers through strategic partnerships withotherfarmersthatmakeitpossibleforhimtomarketmanydifferenttypesoffarm-fresh produce under one umbrella.

“We’reabletomakethatlocalfood-buyingexperiencealotmoreefficient,andpeopleappreciatethat,”hestated.“Alotofour customers say they rarely go to the grocery store.”

Eachweek,Carltontravels500milestomeet the demands of his nearly 700 customers.

“We’rerightoutsideAtlanta,andthat’snotlostonme,”henoted.“Locationisveryimportant to our success.”

PREMIUM PRODUCT

Inadditiontoconvenienceandproximity,Carltonalsooffersquality.Hiseggsaretheproduct of grass-fed hens living in state-of-the-arthouseshedesigned(completewithsolarpanelsforpowerandslopingroofstocapturerainwater).Retractablesidesallowthe chickens to range freely; portable fencing provides protection from predators and makes it possible for the grazing area to be rotated regularly.

“We’renotcertifiedorganic,butwemanageeverythingthatway,”Carltonsaid.“Because it goes from my hand to the person

Chad Carlton, wife Julie and daughter Jersey stand in front of the house they built to replace the one destroyed by a tornado in March 2008, just two weeks after they had closed on the property.


who’sgoingtouseit,Idon’tseetheneedto[obtaincertification].Iftheyhaveaquestionabouthowwedosomething,theycanask.”

TheoperationismodeledafterFrance’spopular“LabelRouge”[RedLabel]programthat accounts for 30 percent of all poultry produced in that country. Because the percentage of pasture-based poultry in the UnitedStatesismuchlower,Carltonwasable to tailor his business to fill a very specific niche.

“There’snothinglikewhatwe’reproducing here in the marketplace – totally free-range, grass-based production for these hens,”hesaid.“Theproductthatwe’reproducingisapremiumproduct;there’snodoubt about it.”

FAMILY AFFAIR

Working alongside Carlton to make the businessasuccessiswifeJulie,afull-timepharmacistwhoassistswithmarketingandorderfulfillment.ThecouplemetwhenJulievisited the Carlton family dairy farm in searchofapumpkin;now,theywouldn’tdreamofraisingdaughterJerseyanywherebut on the family farm they have built.

“Whenwewentoutonourown,JulieandIwantedtobuildsomething,”Carltonsaid.

“That’swhatwehadinmind,buildingalifestyle for our family that our kids could growupin.”

ThatdreamhelpedsustaintheyoungcouplewhenMotherNaturesweptawaythehometheyhadjustpurchasedinMarch2008.Theyweresupposedtomoveintheverynextweekendtobeginpreparationsforthe arrival of their first 2,000 chickens the followingJune.

“Julie and I talked about it quite a bit, and wedecidedthatwestillneededtogettheoperation going, so I built the first chicken house before I rebuilt our residence,” Carlton recalled.“Iwasliterallyhookingwateruptothatchickenhousewhentheywereunloadingthechickensoffthetruck.Thosewereawildcoupleofyearsafterthatthing.”

HEARTY ROOTS

Throughgoodtimesandbad,Carltonhasdrawnstrengthandinspirationfromtheproud farming tradition started by his grandfather,LouieCarlton,andcontinuedbyhis father, Bobby.

“Thesenseofdeterminationanddedication that my dad had in farming has definitely transferred over to me,” the youngerCarltonstated.“He’sneverdone

anything else. It never crossed his mind.”Carltonwasalsoshapedbyhis

experiencesatBerry,whereheearnedabachelor’sdegreeinanimalscienceandamaster’sdegreeinbusinessadministration.During those years, he benefited greatly from theexpandedperspectivehedevelopedasstudent supervisor of the Berry College Dairy.

“Iwasraisedonafarm,butworkingonanotherfarmisdifferent,”herelated.“Youseehowotherpeopledothings,manageandset priorities. It definitely shaped me and helpedguidemedownthispath.”

Thesedays,heispleasedtobechartinghisowncourse–andblazingatrailforothers in the process.

Solar panels provide power for the state-of-the-art chicken houses Chad Carlton designed for his farm. BELOW: Georgia Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall (left) congratulates the Carltons on their recognition as national runners-up for the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award.

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A STELLAR GROUP OF BERRY

SCIENCE ALUMNI have foundtheanswertoaquestionthey’vewrestledwithfordecades–howtoappropriatelythank the professor and mentor whofundamentallychangedtheir lives.

Theseformerstudentsofthelate physics professor Dr. LawrenceE.McAllisterareleadinganefforttohonorhimbyraisingfundstonameBerry’sscience building in his memory. Addingevenmoremeaningtothe planned tribute is the fact thatallmoneyraisedwillsupport science-based student scholarships and science

educationthroughBerry’sSchoolofMathematicalandNaturalSciences.Atpresstime,more than $3 million had been raisedinthe$5millioneffort.

“It’simportanttopreservethelegacy of one of the greatest teachers to ever teach at Berry,” said Jack Jones (57C), coordinator of the group. “With his background and talent, he couldhavegoneanywhereandearned great fame and fortune, but he devoted his life to Berry.”

McAllisterstudiedundertwonotedphysicistsandNobelPrizelaureateswhileearninghismaster’sanddoctoraldegreesattheUniversityofChicago,where

ateachingfellowshipawakeneda love for teaching. He came to Berry in 1932 to start a physics program; by the time he retired in1971,114studentshadgradu-atedwithamajorinphysics,and more than 80 percent of themhadobtainedorwereinthe process of earning advanced degreesinthefield.Someofhisstudentsfollowedinhisfootsteps, becoming accom-plishedprofessorswhomadesignificant contributions to science.Othersdistinguishedthemselves as scientists and engineers, helping to make history through their groundbreakingworkwith

NASA’smoonprogramandother historic initiatives.

MORE THAN A TEACHER

McAllisterworkedtirelesslytobuildaneffectivephysicsprogramthatwouldpreparehisstudents for successful careers andadvancedlearning,whilealsoalwaysmakingtimeforneeded personal guidance, instruction and assistance.

“He trained us as scientists,” recalled Dr. Peter Henriksen (53H, 57C), professor emeritus of physics and chemistry at the UniversityofAkron(Ohio).“Hetaughtuswhatscientistsdo,howtheyperformtheirtasks,

More than a teacher

DR. LAWRENCE E. MCALLISTERBerry College Physics Department Founder and Chair, 1932-1971

Dr. Mac:Alumni seek to name Berry’s science building for Dr. Lawrence E. McAllister

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and the procedures used for identifyingandworkingonaresearch problem. Many teachers don’tdothat,eventothisday;theyteachonlywhat’sinthetextbook.”

Jones, a retired engineer in NASA’sMarshallSpaceFlightCenter,saidhewantedtobeapartoftheefforttohonorMcAllisterbecausetheprofessorwashis“salvation”atBerry.JonescreditsMcAllisterwiththeprofessional success he had later in life.

“He had a tremendous impact on me,” Jones said. “He kept me on the straight and narrow,mademefeellikeIwantedtobeabetterperson.Hehadawayofbringingoutthebest in me.”

Jones, one of many “Dr. Mac” alums to receive the Berry AlumniAssociation’sDistin-guishedAchievementAward(2006),aswellastheDistin-guishedServiceAward(2011),isn’taloneinthosesentiments.

Dr.DwightAdams(53C),retired University of Florida physics professor and inventor of the pressure gauge that becametheworld’sofficialstandard for measuring the coldestknowntemperatures,creditsMcAllisterwithbroadening his ambitions.

“Hewasresponsibleformeapplying to grad school at EmoryUniversity,”Adamssaid.“He instilled in me a desire and a determination to go for a doctorate.Idon’tthinkIwouldhavegoneonifithadn’tbeenfor him.”

For some, like Dr. Malcolm McDonald(62C,FFS),associateprofessor emeritus in physics,

McAllister’sinfluencewentwellbeyond academics.

“Hewasanexcellentphysicist, but he also had a spiritual side that came through in the courses he taught,” McDonald remembered. “He wasn’tpreachy,butitwasclearthathewasagoodperson.Itwasobviousthat,eventhoughhewasamanofscience,hebelieved in God and marveled at his creation.”

McAllisterusedhisconsider-able talents to improve all students’Berryexperience.Aresearcher in the then-emerging fieldofelectronics,McAllisterbrought Berry into the electronics age by fabricating, installing and maintaining sound

amplification systems throughout campus. He developed a photography course andplayedamajorroleincreating the Cabin Log year-book.Towardtheendofhistenure, he established a chapter of Circle K International, a college community service and leadership group sponsored by Kiwanis,andservedasitsfaculty advisor.

THE RIGHT NAME

WhenMcAllisterdiedin1986, he left a tremendous legacy at Berry as a teacher, role model,mentorandfriendwhoshapedindividualstudents’lives.Heplayedamajorroleinlayingthegroundworkfortheoverall

commitmenttoexcellenceinscienceeducationexhibitedtoday by faculty and students in theSchoolofMathematicalandNaturalSciences.HealsoleftalegacythatextendsfarbeyondBerry and into some of the most prominent and important cornersofAmericanscientificexplorationanddiscovery.

“Ican’tthinkofamoredeserving person,” said Dr. JamesR.Scoggins(52C),retireddirector of meteorological studiesatTexasA&MUniversity, about the proposed naming.“Hewasalow-profilepersonwhoinfluencedalotofpeople–notjusthisstudents,butallthosepeoplewhoseliveshis students touched.”

TO MAKE A GIFT:

If you’d like to help name Berry’s science building in memory of Dr. Lawrence E. McAllister – and support science education and scholarships for Berry students – you have several options. Share your thoughts and memories about Dr. Mac and make a gift online at drmac.berry.edu. Or mail a check to Berry College Advancement – with “Dr. Mac naming” clearly noted. Feel free to use the postage-paid envelope enclosed in this magazine; just be sure to note “Dr. Mac naming” on the envelope as well as on your check.

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MARTHA BERRY BELIEVED

IN HELPING STUDENTS HELP THEMSELVES,andBerry’suniqueGateofOpportunityProgramisfollowingherlead,enablingstudentsto“worktheirwaythroughcollege”withtheprospect of graduating debt-free. Butitisn’teasy,andtheycan’tdo it alone. Having someone make an investment in your future can make all the differencenow,asitdidforgenerations of earlier Berry students.JustaskAlyssaHollingsworth.

“Toknowthatadonorhasinvested in my education pushes metodobetterinbothworkandacademics,”Hollingsworthsaid. “It encourages me to do betterthanmybestbecauseI’mnotjusthereformyself.ManytimesI’vebeentemptedtoquit.ButthenIrememberthatIwaschosen, that someone thought I wasagoodinvestment.Thankyou, thank you, thank you for allowingmetoattendmydreamschool and for pushing me through the hard times.”

GateofOpportunityisamission-focused program in whicheachfour-yearscholarshiprepresents a partnership among a student and his or her family, a donor,andBerryCollege,witheach partner contributing about a third of the cost of the student’seducation.Thestudent’scontributioncomeslargely through participation in Berry’sWorkExperienceProgram,thedonor’seitherthrough earnings from an endowedfundorviaoneofthe

targeted annual scholar-ship gifts that are helping to fund GateScholarsintheearlyyearsof the program. Donors also have the option of serving as mentors for their recipients.

Progressively more responsibleworkexperienceisat the core of the Gate of Opportunityconcept–aswellastheWorkExperienceProgram–andallGateScholarsareexpectedtorisetoleadershippositionsintheirworkdepartment or in one of the growingnumberofstudententerprisesonBerry’scampus.GateScholarsworkatotalof4,500hoursoverthecourseoffour years, including summers and breaks, retaining about 20 percentoftheirwagesforpersonalexpensesandapplying80 percent to the cost of their education.

“Theprogramnotonlymakesitpossibleforhardworkingstudents to attend Berry in the tradition of our founder,” explainedRufusMassey(75C),deanofstudentwork,“butitalso builds on our rich history of combining first-rate academics withapremierstudentWorkExperiencePrograminawaythat builds character and shapes values.Already,GateScholarsareemergingassomeofBerry’smost promising future leaders.”

Opportunity! Pass it on.ON PARTICIPATION IN THE WORK PROGRAM

Helping students help themselves

“[The work program] has helped me realize what perseverance and hard work truly mean. A lot of people are standing beside the Gate Scholars and rooting for our success.”

Kelly WigginsMath majorSt. Simons Island, Ga.Ambassador of special projects, Oak Hill and The Martha Berry Museum; 2012-13 resident assistant

“I have learned that although sometimes opportunity may present itself to you, it is still up to

you to recognize it and chase it down. It’s very easy to sit around and wait for something great to happen,

but making those great things happen through your own hard work is a true test of character.”

Darren BarnetInternational studies major

Los Angeles, Calif.Sports producer for Viking Fusion and interactive

media assistant for ecommunication services

“I have learned that hard work is required to achieve anything in life. With hard work and dedication, I will be able to accomplish anything that I set my mind to.”Leah BoldenBiology majorBowie, Md.Class of 2015 Firsthand4You representative

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IF YOU ASK ANY OF THE 28

STUDENTS whoattendedBerry College on Gate of OpportunityScholarshipsinthe2011-12academicyearhowtheuniqueprogramaffectedhisorher ability to go to school on the world’slargestcampus,youlikelywillhearsomethingverysimilartopsychologymajorAnnaBrasher’suncomplicatedresponse:“IfitwerenotfortheGateofOpportunityprogram,IwouldnotbeatBerryatall.”

Throughthegenerosityofalumni and friends over the last three years, the Gate of OpportunityScholarshipprogram has been making it possible for these students to “worktheirwaythroughBerry”withtheprospectofgraduatingdebtfree.Now,thankstothetremendous gift of a loyal friend ofthecollegewhohopestoinspire the participation of others,theprogramwillgrowevenfaster,eventuallyexpandingthe number of Gate of OpportunityScholarshipsby80.

Thisfriendhasestablisheda$10millionDonorOpportunityFund that is creating opportunity for more Berry alumni and friends to create opportunity for Berry students. Thefundismatchingthegiftsofindividuals and groups, such as reunionclasses,whoendownewGateofOpportunityScholar-shipsoutrightorexpandexistingscholarships into Gate of Opportunitystatus.Giftsarematched at the rate of $1.25 for everynewdollargiven,makingcreation of a $225,000 Gate of

Opportunityendowedfundpossiblewithagiftof$100,000.Thismeansthedonorprovidesabout45percentofthefundsneeded,theDonorOpportunityFund 55 percent.

Thesamemathworksforenhancinganexistingscholarship.If,forexample,adonor or group of donors opts toexpandascholarshipfundof$130,000 into a Gate Scholarshipfund,heorshewouldmakeanewgiftof$42,222,andtheDonorOpportunityFundwouldprovide $52,778 in matching funds for a grand total of $225,000. Planned gifts, such as those made through an estate, also can be matched using a differentformula.

“TheseedgiftfortheDonorOpportunityFundisanamazingvoteofconfidenceinBerry’senduring mission,” said PresidentSteveBriggs.“Wearehonored and humbled to be able tousethesefundstoexpandtheGateofOpportunityScholarshipProgram,whichisrootedinMarthaBerry’stimelessconceptof helping students help them-selves.Atatimewhenconcernovercollegeexpensesismakingnationalheadlines,newGateofOpportunityScholarshipswillenable even more talented, hardworkingstudentstogainalife-changing Berry education.”

For more information, please contact Scott Breithaupt:

877-461-0039 or [email protected].

$10 million matching fundA matchless opportunity to help students

Opportunity! Pass it on.ON GATE OF OPPORTUNITY DONORS

“At all times, I feel that there is someone who believes in me and thinks that I have what it takes to succeed, which helps me put my head down and fight for what I want out of life. If I could say one thing to my donor, it would be that the words “thank you” are honestly not enough. You have truly changed the course of my life and the lives of countless others still to come. I only hope I can someday touch someone’s life in the way that you have touched mine.”Rebekah IngramPsychology majorAlpharetta, Ga.Supervisor, Student Prospect Research Team

“The sheer generosity displayed by the people donating to this scholarship is truly remarkable and inspiring. Knowing that I have a donor investing in my education drives me to perform at the utmost of my abilities, whether I am in the classroom or in the workplace. If I could say one thing to my donor,

I would thank them for believing in me and trusting that I am a worthwhile investment of their time and money.”Ethan PurserEconomics majorRockmart, Ga.Supervisor, Student Activities Office Facilities Team; sports information assistant

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ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF

BERRY COLLEGE have once again generously supported students through gifts for Gate of Opportunity Scholarships, named scholarships, the Work Experience Program and the general fund. We are deeply grateful for each and every contribution because all help make a Berry education exceptional and accessible for talented and hardworking students.

The following gifts and pledges of $10,000 or more were made between Nov. 1, 2011, and Feb. 29, 2012. Thank you!

Terrence Carroll and Susan T. Anderson, $25,000 for master planning for needs in animal science

Anonymous, $10 million to create the Donor Opportunity Fund

Anonymous, $25,020 addition to the Betty Anne Rouse Bell Endowed Scholarship

Anonymous, $29,000 for the general fund

Anonymous, $222,500 for facilities improvement

Anonymous, $10,100 for the Baseball Team Fund

Anonymous, $25,000 for the Berry Enterprises Venture Fund

Bryson Foundation Ltd., $10,000 to increase the John R. and Margaret W. Faison Endowed Scholarship

Chick-fil-A Inc., $250,262 for the Chick-fil-A Scholarship

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., $15,000 for the general fund

Tina Stancil Denicole (85C), $41,500 for the football/field sports complex

John Nichols Elgin (81C), $10,000 for the general fund

William H. Ellsworth Foundation, $20,000 for the William H. Ellsworth Expendable Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

Richard and Barbara Gaby Foundation, $50,000 for the football/field sports complex

Georgia Independent College Association, $19,719 for the general fund

Earl B. Johnson, $20,000 in-kind gift of a horse

Stephen (63C) and Nancy Harkness (62C) Kelly, $10,125 to support the 1962C Dairy Milk Quality Manager Endowed Work Position

John C. Kemp (64C), $15,000 to create the John C. and Linda Kelso Kemp Scholarship Fund

Mary Lewis, $25,000 to establish the Alva Sanders Bennett Endowed Scholarship

Peter and Tamara Musser, $100,000 to create the Peter and Tamara Musser Endowed Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

Tony M. Page Sr., $10,000 for the Baseball Team Fund

Linda S. Parham, $15,492 in-kind gift of tack and barn supplies, equestrian apparel and a horse

Larry L. Schoolar (55C), $74,000 addition to the Larry L. Schoolar and Mary E. Schoolar Clark Endowed Scholarship to create the Larry L. Schoolar and Mary E. Schoolar Clark Endowed Gate of Opportunity Scholarship.

S. Douglas and Ann Sharp, $10,000 to be divided equally between the Robert Inman and Kate T. Payne Jersey Beef and Jersey Milk enterprise CEO student work positions

Reginald E. (51C) and Maxine Strickland, $100,000 addition to the Reginald E. Strickland

Endowed Gate of Opportunity Scholarship and $15,000 for the Reginald E. Strickland Expendable Gate of Opportunity Scholarship.

John Thomason, $30,000 in-kind gift of a horse

Philip D. (59C) and Lois J. Whanger, $20,000 charitable gift annuity to ultimately support the general fund

Bob (62H) and Kay Williams, $16,400 in-kind gift of a truck

BEQUESTSThe estate of Paul F. Thiele,

$51,908 unrestricted

Non-cash donations such as gifts of real estate, computer equipment, life insurance policies, vehicles, and yes, even horses, can mean a lot to Berry students like Kristin Brennan because they provide financial and tangible resources for immediate use. The horse pictured above was recently donated by Linda S. Parham to further education, demonstration and research at Berry’s Gunby Equine Center.

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?WHEREare they nowCLASS YEARS are followed by an uppercase or lowercase letter that indicates the following status:C College graduateG Graduate school alumna/usA Academy graduateH High school graduatec, g Anticipated year of graduation from Berry Collegea Anticipated year of graduation from academyh Anticipated year of graduation from high schoolFFS Former faculty and staff FS Current faculty and staff

SEND ALL CLASS NOTES TO: [email protected] or Alumni Office, P.O. Box 495018, Mount Berry, GA 30149

All class notes are subject to editing due to space limitations. Class notes and death notices in this issue include those received Nov. 1 – Feb. 29, 2012.

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1960sDr. Jerry C. Davis (61C)was

namedpresidentoftheAmericanAssociationofPresidentsofIndependent Colleges and Universities in February 2011. He is president of the College of the OzarksinPointLookout,Mo.

1980sJoy Forkner Joyner (80C) retired

inOctober2011fromtheGeorgiaDepartmentofNaturalResourcesasmanager of Providence Canyon StateConservationPark.

Jim Moon Jr. (85C) is church planting coach and church health consultant for Church Multiplication Ministries. He also continues as lead pastor at the bilingual Crosspoint EncuentroChurchinSmyrna,Ga.

Bernie Jarriel (88C)andwifeTammyhavemovedtoWasilla,Alaska,whereheisadministratorforMat-SuHomeCareandHospice.

1990sDoreen S. Young (91C) has

joinedtheTampa,Fla.,officeofGrayRobinsonP.A.asacounselattorney in the securities litigation

practicegroup.Shefocusesonsecurities litigation, arbitration and regulatory matters.

Melissa Price (92C) graduated in 2011 from Cumberland University in Lebanon,Tenn.,withaMasterofArtsdegreeineducationandisteaching English at Blackman High SchoolinMurfreesboro.

Sean Durity (93C)wasoneoffivewinnersintheYahoo! ContributorNetwork’s2011Contentof the Year contest for a story about the eternal bond shared by his grandparents.Thestory,whichreceived more than 700,000 page views,relatesthepoignanttaleofapackage from his grandfather to his grandmotherthatwasdelivered67yearslate,arrivingjustintimetocomfortherinherlastweeksoflife.Durity, of Mableton, Ga., is lead databaseadministratorforTheHome Depot.

Brian Ridley (93C) recently received his doctorate in education from the University of West Georgia. He is principal of Haralson County MiddleSchoolinTallapoosa,Ga.

Donal Macoy (94C)wasnamedthe2011ClassAAACoachofthe

Year for girls soccer by the Georgia SoccerCoachesAssociation.Heteaches physical education and coachesatRiverwoodInternationalCharterSchool,wherehealsoservesas assistant athletic director.

Michele Kelmer (95C) and husband Victor Kaposonore welcomeddaughterChloeChiedzaKaposonoreonNov.8,2011.Thefamily resides in Bloomington, Ind.

Scott Chancey (95C), sports editorattheGreenwood(S.C.)Index-Journal,hasreceivedanationalawardfromAssociatedPressSportsEditorsforhisroleintheproductionoftheIndex-Journal’s2011preseasonfootballpreview.In2008,APSEhonoredhisworkasasportswriterattheAlbany(Ga.)Herald.

Stephanie Moon McCormick (95C) has accepted the call to serve as minister of discipleship for Central Christian Church (Disciples ofChrist)ofLexington,Ky.,leadingin the areas of adult faith formation andevangelism.ShelivesinLexingtonwithhusbandSean McCormick (92C) and daughter Kendall.

Brad Alexander (95C)hasjoinedthepublicaffairsfirmofMcGuireWoods Consulting as a senior vice president responsible for leading the Georgia Government RelationsGroup.Previously,hewasa founding and managing partner of Georgia360.Alexanderalsohas

servedaschiefofstafftoGeorgiaLt.Gov. Casey Cagle, playing a leadership role in operating the upper chamber of the Georgia state legislatureashedealtwithbudget,tax,infrastructureandhealth-carerelatedissues.Healsohasworkedasa press secretary and district director intheU.S.HouseofRepresentatives,asafederalrelationsstafferforDukeUniversity, and as a strategic consultant for numerous political campaigns.

Branham Biggers (96C) has been namedexecutivedirectoroftheFirstTeeofGreenville(S.C.),anonprofityouth development program taught through the game of golf. Branham andwifeTracey Biggers (05G) resideinGreenvillewithdaughterChelsea.

Donna Thompson Braden (96C) and husband Chad announce the Aug.9,2011,birthofsonCarsonWilliam. Donna is a public relations manager at Floyd Medical Center in Rome.ThecoupleresidesinKingston, Ga.

Juliette Newton Smith (96C) andhusbandJoeywelcomeddaughterRylieJulietteSmithonMay5,2011,weighing6pounds,8ounces and measuring 18 inches long. RyliejoinedbigbrotherLoganatthefamilyhomeinLawrenceville,Ga.

Members of Berry’s 1976 women’s basketball team returned to campus Feb. 11 for a celebration honoring their AIAW national championship. They are pictured here with current coach Stephanie Dunn (far left) and the 2011-12 Lady Vikings. Alumnae in attendance included Celeste Powell Giordano (78c), Paula Dean (78C), Sharon Adamson Bass (78C), Pam Pinyon Thompson (78C), Margaret Downing (78C) and Lisa Lynn Payne (79C).


Brian Brodrick (97C), right, was installed as the 2012 chairman of the Athens (Ga.) Area Chamber of Commerce at the organization’s 109th annual meeting in February. Brian, who is also a member of the Berry College Board of Visitors and a recent addition to the board of the Georgia Humanities Council, is pictured at the event with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.

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2000sKatie Aho Weinstein (01C) and

Mike Weinstein (03C) announce the Dec.14,2011,birthofdaughterRobbieKate.ShejoinedbigbrotherRiley(2)inthefamily’sAtlantahome.

Brad Hayes (01C) is a full-time gospelministeratLookoutHallChurchofChristinSummerville,Ga.HealsowritessportsarticlesabouttheTrionCitySchoolsathleticprogramfortheTrionFacts.BradismarriedtoJudySwansonHayes,andtheyhavetwoboys,Luke(15)andJake(10).ThefamilyresidesinTrion.

Kelly Jones McLendon (01C), director of member services of the GeorgiaPharmacyAssociation,hasearnedtheCertifiedAssociationExecutive(CAE)credential,thehighest professional credential in the industry.Lessthan5percentofallassociation members have this distinction.

Jason Yelton (00C, 02G) and Jacquelyn Lance Yelton (00C, 02G) announce the Dec. 22, 2011, birth of daughterAnsleyRuth,whojoinedbig brother Beckett and big sister Maggie Brooke at their Canton, Ga., residence.

Darya Dismuke-Barnes (03C) andhusbandAnthonyannouncetheOct.6,2009,birthofdaughterMaliaAva,whojoinedbrotherJayden(10)at the family residence in Cartersville, Ga. Darya received her master’sdegreeineducationin2006andanEducationSpecialistdegreeincurriculumin2009.Sheteachessecond grade at Cartersville Primary School.

THIS PAST CHRISTMAS, Kristie Boring Chamlee (93C) gave a priceless gift to a baby boy she didn’t know – the gift of life.

With a simple donation of her bone marrow, Kristie provided the only known cure for the child’s disease, an extremely rare, highly fatal bone disorder known as

malignant infantile osteopetrosis.Years earlier, Kristie had registered with the National Marrow

Donor Program in hopes of helping a teen from her church with leukemia. Kristie wasn’t a match for the girl, but she stayed on the donor list. As years passed without a call, Kristie began to wonder whether she would ever have the opportunity to help someone. Then one day in August 2011, the phone rang.

“When they told me about the baby and that I was a potential match, I cried,” she recalled. “To be able to do something like that for someone is very touching. When I talked about it, people would ask if I was afraid it would hurt. I’d tell them, ‘If that person needs you and there’s no one else out there who can help them, you’re not going to worry if it will hurt. You’re the person they need, the one who can save their life.’”

Kristie couldn’t have said it better, as the odds of finding a perfect bone marrow match are one in 20,000.

After several more months of tests that confirmed her as a match, Kristie and her husband, John Chamlee (92C), flew to Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., for the hourlong procedure. A day later, she returned to her Lawrenceville, Ga., home and soon resumed her duties as the mother of three children and a mural artist.

Kristie doesn’t know if she’ll ever meet the boy who received her bone marrow, but she does know that her donation saved him. She says she’d do it all again if given the chance. After all, she insists, it is she who received the gift.

Joe Psaila (02C) and Julie Dobson Psaila (03C) announce the birth of second child Colin AlexanderonNov.15,2011,weighing7pounds,5ouncesandmeasuring20.5inches.HejoinedbrotherTrentatthefamilyhomeinCalhoun, Ga.

Amanda Atwood (06C)wasselectedbyInternationalAutoProcessingtoserveasexecutiveadministrative assistant to the president and the director of business development.

Laura Hayes (07G) has been namedTeacheroftheYearforChattoogaCounty(Ga.)Schools.Shehasbeenaneighth-grademathteacheratSummervilleMiddleSchoolforsixyears.Lauraandhusband Kenneth live in Calhoun withsonTrevorBush,asenioratSonoravilleHighSchool.

2010sAdam Levi Houck (10C) and

Leslie Kirk Houck (08C) celebrated the birth of daughter Elinor “Ellie” AllisonMichelleHouckonSept.22,2011.

Caitlyn Barron (11C) is enrolled inKennesawStateUniversity’smaster’sdegreeprograminintegrated global communication andwasselectedforagraduateassistantship.Sheandherfellowstudents are featured in ads for the program that run nationally and internationally.

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AlumniAuthors

Berry magazine has been notified about the following new alumni-authored books since our last listing. Congratulations!

n Charity R. Carney, Ph.D. (03C), Ministers and Masters: Methodism, Manhood, and Honor in the Old South, November 2011, www.amazon.com or http://lsupress.org

If you have a newly published book (2011-12) you’d like us to include, please send your name and class year, book title, publisher, publication date, and a Web address for a synopsis and/or order information to [email protected] with a subject line of “Berry Alumni Authors.”


DeathsBerry College extends sincere

condolences to family and friends of the following alumni, faculty and staff members, and retirees. This list includes notices received Nov. 1 – Feb. 29, 2012.

1930sLen B. Walton (30H, 35C) of

Carrollton,Ga.,Nov.8,2010.Maude Ford Huston (35H) of

Athens,Ga.,March25,2011.Arch L. MacNair (36C) of

Nashville,Tenn.,Jan.2,2012.W. Carl Paul (36C)ofAtlanta,

Nov.12,2011.

1940sMargaret Martin Quinn (37H) of

Murphy,N.C.,Nov.8,2011.Rebecca M. Burnett (40H, 44C)

ofLouisville,Ky.,Jan.1,2012.Thomas J. Spruill (40H) of

Chickamauga,Ga.,Nov.13,2011.

Christeen Clifton Pope (42H, 46C)ofSpringville,Ala.,Nov.12,2011.

Edward Lamar Wade (42C) of Kingston, Ga., Jan. 1, 2012.

Myrtle Joiner Lawhon (43C) of RockHill,S.C.,Jan.25,2012.

Christine Goss Williford (43c) of Elberton,Ga.,Oct.28,2011.

Ruth Bell Cook (45C)ofAtlanta,Oct.31,2011.

Grace Moore Johnson (45c) of OakRidge,Tenn.,Nov.1,2011.

Horace L. Strickland (45H, 50C) ofLakeWylie,S.C.,Dec.21,2011.

Innes Crisp Simmons (46C) of Trenton,Ga.,Dec.8,2011.

Bobbie Dixon Burks (47C) of Pensacola, Fla., Jan. 26, 2012.

Lucille Hubbard Brackett (48c) ofBlueRidge,Ga.,Oct.18,2011.

John B. Hawkins (48c) of Roberta, Ga., Dec. 19, 2011.

Dorothy Giddens Jones (48c) of Beaufort,S.C.,Sept.17,2011.

Kathleen Elizabeth McLarty (49c)ofLoganville,Ga.,Nov.3,2011.

1950sHarold N. Dennis (50C) of

Lawrenceville,Ga.,Jan.25,2011.Bebe Hodges Weaver (50H) of

Vestavia,Ala.,Jan.5,2010.Robert Gainfort Houser (51C) of

Arnoldsville,Ga.,Nov.10,2011.Genevie Kenemer Pugh (51c) of

Kingston,Tenn.,Nov.26,2011.Leonard P. Pilgrim Jr. (52H) of

Shannon,Ga.,Jan.4,2012.Ruby Walker Adamson (53c) of

Grantville,Ga.,Nov.18,2011.Bert C. Seegars (55c) of

Florence,S.C.,Dec.31,2011.William Wesley Leachman (57H,

61C) of Dallas, Ga., Feb. 10, 2012. L. Eugene Black (58c)ofTunnel

Hill, Ga., Feb. 10, 2012. Joyce Paradise Fortson (59C) of

Rome, Feb. 20, 2012. Ruenette B. Gilbert (59C) of

Dalton, Ga., Dec. 18, 2011.

1960sPeggy A. Davis Tranvaag (62C)

of Plantation, Fla., Dec. 8, 2011. Patricia Drake Chappell (63C) of

LocustGrove,Ga.,Feb.8,2011.W.H. Copenhaver Jr. (63c) of

Douglasville, Ga., July 12, 2009. Hugh David Buffington (64C) of

Lavonia,Ga.,Nov.8,2011.Joan Faulkenberry Armstrong

(66C)ofHeathSprings,S.C.,Sept.20, 2010.

William John Simpkins (67H) of Phoenix,Jan.4,2012.

Dalton H. Tunstill (67c) of Huntsville,Ala.,June9,2009.

1970sRobert Gregory Cordle (70C) of

Rome, Feb. 17, 2012. Amy Anne Smith (79C) of

Roswell,Ga.,Jan.23,2012.

1980sWayne David Stick (84C) of

Boscawen,N.H.,Dec.30,2011.Lisa Oster Brown (87C) of

Tallahassee,Fla.,March27,2008.

1990sK. Lynn Little Wofford (92C) of

Acworth,Ga.,Sept.26,2009.Pamela A. Collins (95C) of Fort

Payne,Ala.,Jan.4,2012.

2000sJonathan Hardin (04C, FS), of

Rome, March 11, 2012.

Faculty/StaffThomas P. Evans ofSeminole,

Fla. (retired professor of business administration and director of research), June 16, 2011.

Jerrel D. Whitworth of Holland, Mich. (retired from the admissions office),Dec.13,2011.

In memoriamDaniel U. Biggers, former dean

ofstudentsanddirectorofOakHillandTheMarthaBerryMuseum,

passedawayDec. 5, 2011. Biggers served Berry College for 30 years, retiring in 1996. Hewasnamedan honorary alumnus in 1980 and

earnedthePhoenixAwardfromtheSocietyofAmericanTravelWritersin 1983 for leadership in the field of conservation and preservation.

Anaccomplishedactor,Biggersappeared in more than 35 films, commercials and industrial films and received a lifetime achievement awardfromtheGeorgiaScreenActorsGuild.Hewasbestknownfor his recurring role as Dr. Frank Robb in the In the Heat of the Night television series.

BiggersissurvivedbywifeEdnaBairdBiggers,aswellassonsanddaughters-in-lawBrad(74A)andKay,Reed(77A,82C)andShannon(81C), and Branham (96C) and Tracey(05G).Memorialcontri-butions can be made to the Dan BiggersDistinguishedActorAward,BerryCollege,P.O.Box490069,MountBerry,GA30419.

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Acessnorthga.com reported that Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has reappointed Stanley L. Tate (65C) of Carrollton, Ga., to the Board of Examiners for Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts. Tate is a member of Berry’s Board of Visitors and holds a law degree from the Woodrow Wilson College of Law.

Marketwatch.com carried news about the plans of entrepreneur James “Trippy” Tumblin (00C) and wife Sassy to open their second Dickey’s Barbeque Pit restaurant. Their first store is in Watkinsville, Ga.; their second is in Athens.

The Calhoun Times announced the promotion of Will Taylor (03C, 07G) to chief financial officer of North Georgia National Bank, while marketwire.com covered the appointment of Emily Moothart (89C) as director of group sales for the Washington Ward Park Marriott, a historic hotel near Embassy Row in Washington, D.C.

The Marietta Daily Journal touted the research of Allen Bell (95C) on the economic impact of the creative industries. Bell is a director for South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organi-zation in Atlanta.

The Rome News-Tribune highlighted the 2012 induction of Bob Williams (62H) and Dwight Henderson (77C) into the Rome-Floyd Sports Hall of Fame. Williams was honored for meritorious service in support of high school and collegiate sports (including teams at Berry), his role as a sports commentator, and his efforts to promote and build local athletics. Henderson was honored for lifetime achievement. He coached football, basketball and track and led boys’ basketball teams to more victories than any other coach in Rome history.

Sixth-grade math teacher Beth Wall (99C) made news in the Thomaston (Ga.) Times when she was named Teacher of the Year for both Upson-Lee Middle School and the Thomaston-Upson School System.

Anthony (01C) and Marjorie Lester (02C) Daniell were included in the special “Romance in the heart of Cleveland” Valentine’s Day story published by the Cleveland (Tenn.) Banner. The couple said they fell in love at Berry. In fact, according to Anthony, it was “love at first conversation” in Krannert Center.

A Ram truck YouTube video stars steer roper Dennis DaSilva (74A, 78C) and his barrelracing daughter Becca, who use the sturdy vehicles to travel from their farm in Metamora, Mich., to rodeos across the Midwest. The video can be accessed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcmvBrXi4EE.

So we’ve heardSecretary of State Hillary

Clinton announced the selection of Angela Dickey (75A, 79C) as the 2011 recipient of the James Clement Dunn Award for Excellence in recognition of her exemplary performance as deputy principal officer in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

The Dallas Morning News reported that Mark Banta (82C) has been named president of Klyde Warren Park, a 5.2-acre green space being created over an existing freeway in Dallas, Texas, through the efforts of the Woodall Rodgers Park Founda tion. Banta was featured in a 2007 Berry magazine article for his role at the helm of Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta.

From the editors of Berry magazine: Highlights about Berry alumni sometimes come to our attention via the news media – especially when a Berry affiliation is mentioned. When we can, we want to share what we’ve heard with you. See any names you know?

The intellectual property law

firm of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C., based in

Washington, D.C., announced the election of Martha A. Rose Gillentine, Ph.D., (96C) as a director in the biotechnology/

chemical practice group. Gillentine holds her J.D. from George Mason University and a Ph.D. in biological chemistry from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.


GLASS FOR MATH High Point University (N.C.) publicized the appointment of Melissa Glass (09C) as an instructor of mathematics. Glass holds a Master of Arts degree in mathematics

from Wake Forest University and specializes in analysis, particularly fractals.

Bridgette Boylan’s (80C) charitable work in the poorest slum of Kenya was the subject of a Gwinnett Daily Post feature. Boylan first visited Africa in 2008 with a church group and has returned three times since with Partners for Care, a small Alpharettabased nonprofit focused on the elimination of preventable diseases in the African nation. Among many other contributions, Boylan, an interior designer, has been able to use her talents to provide beauty that lifts the spirits of those living in dismal conditions.

The Rome News-Tribune carried news about Earl Tillman (52H) and Alexander “Whit” Whitaker (81C, FS). Tillman was honored with Rome’s Heart of the Community Board of Governor’s Award in recognition of service to his community. Whitaker, chief of staff in the president’s office at Berry, is a new addition to the Advisory Board of Directors for SunTrust Bank, Northwest Georgia.

John Bohn / Courtesy of the Gwinnett Daily Post

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Mr. William T. Aiken Mr.RobertT.AikenII

Mr. Russell S. AshtonMrs.DorisL.Ashton

Miss Betty BarbourMrs. Patricia Massingill Folsom

Miss Martha BerryMr.LonnieM.Tapley

Dr. John R. BertrandMr.JackL.Pigott

Mrs. Erlene Shealy BetheaMr. and Mrs. Jesse Martin McElyea

Mr. Dan U. BiggersMr. and Mrs. Frank Barron Jr.TheRev.GeorgeH.DonigianMr. and Mrs. William G. Fron Dr.andMrs.DwightKinzerMr.WileyC.Owen

Mrs. Virginia B. BradfordTheRev.andMrs.FredL.MaddoxMr.andMrs.RobertL.Sumner

Dr. N. Gordon CarperMr.BartA.CoxMr. Kenneth R. Gable Mr.andMrs.StephenPaulRaybon

Mr. Gomer CollierMr. Kim W. Mitchell

Mrs. Audrey Wood CrewMrs.RamonaCrewScholtes

Mrs. Melinda Vines CribbMrs. Elizabeth Payne Dause

Dr. Harold N. DennisTheRev.andMrs.FredL.Maddox

Mr. Wayne L. DowdeyMr. and Mrs. William G. Fron

Mr. Kenneth R. FraleyDr. Philip D. Whanger

Mr. Charlie Freeman Jr.Mrs. Edna Baird Biggers

Mrs. Sandra Gresham FrostMr.W.LeonFrost

Mr. Thomas C. GloverMrs.EllenFreeLueck

Dr. Jorge GonzalezMrs.SusanLeeHauser

Dr. Larry A. GreenMrs.SusanLeeHauser

Mrs. Anne Sims HawkinsMr.JamesF.Hawkins

Mr. Joseph J. HillmanMrs. Evelyn Wall Hillman

Mrs. Avis Hardaker IveyMrs.StarrIveyCain

Mrs. Grace Moore JohnsonEastTennesseeBerryAlumniChapter

Ms. Amy Jo JohnsonMr.andMrs.AndrewAaronBrittain

Mr. William Wesley LeachmanMs. Jean BlumeMr.andMrs.FrankL.HemphillMr. Bill House and familyMr.DonR.Leachman

Miss Margie V. LowranceMrs.MaryLowrance

Mr. Percy T. MarchmanDr.OuidaW.DickeyMs.CarolynThompsonSmith

Mr. Arnold MountMr.andMrs.WalterIvanArroyo

Mr. E. Thaxton MullisMrs. Marguerite K. Mullis

Mrs. Pyungim ParkMr.SunnyPark

Mr. W. Carl PaulDr.OuidaW.DickeyMr.TimothyR.Howard

Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. PayneMr.andMrs.S.DouglasSharp

Mrs. Evelyn Hoge PendleyMrs.CarolynTillmanSteele

Dr. Amber T. PrinceMrs.CarolynTillmanSteele

Mrs. Genevie Kenemer PughEastTennesseeBerryAlumniChapter

Mrs. Patsy B. SelfMr.FranklinD.Self

Dr. Gloria M. ShattoMrs.SandraAyers

Mr. Kenneth ShaverMrs.CharlotteShaverOrtiz

Mrs. Joyce Hendrix SheltonMrs.SaraPeelFallis

Ms. Hilda Dixie Sherman Ms. Kathryn BernettMr. and Mrs. George HarrisonMrs.CaroleP.Ocheltree

Mrs. Martha Grogan SolomonsMr. and Mrs. George H. Holland Mrs. Bettie Hester McClain Mr.andMrs.BobbyW.NolenMrs.MaryCrawfordWynn

Mr. Henry SonierMr.TerryLeeFrix

Mr. Thomas SullivanMrs.SueSullivan

Mrs. Grace Lipscomb ThompsonMr.TimothyR.Howard

Mrs. Lila Gladin UnderwoodMr.CarrollC.Underwood

Mr. Eugene WadeMr. and Mrs. George F. Wade

Mr. Earl WilliamsMr.JeffreyF.Hetsko

HONOR GIFTSNov. 1, 2011 – Feb. 29, 2012

Class of 44HMr.CarrollC.Underwood

Class of 67CMrs. Gayle Graviett Gmyrek

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Dr. Susan Jean BakerMr.RobertA.Baker

Mr. William N. BetheaMr. and Mrs. Jesse Martin McElyea

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Dr. D. Dean CantrellMrs.CarolynTillmanSteele

Mr. and Mrs. A. Milton ChambersMrs.RebeccaNunneryCovingtonMr.andMrs.SammyV.Freeman

Dr. and Mrs. Lee R. Clendenning Sr.Mr.AlanStevenHenderson

Ms. Wendy DavisMr.JeffreyDouglasHorn

Mrs. Barbara DeStephanoMrs.CarolynTillmanSteele

Dr. Ouida W. DickeyMr.andMrs.KennethGeraldAllenDr. and Mrs. David V. Martin

Mrs. Ruth A. GloverMrs.EllenFreeLueck

Mr. Randall M. GobleMs. Debbie E. Heida

Mr. J. Lewis HamrickMrs.C.LeighHamrickVerm

Dr. Lauren Raymer Heller Mr.andMrs.AndreJ.Lovas

Mr. Noel Lawrence HillmanMrs. Evelyn Wall Hillman

Mr. Daniel DeWayne KohlMr. and Mrs. Bradley Kohl

Mr. Ross A. MagoulasMrs.SusanLeeHauser

Mr. William E. RoseenMs.KathrynL.Roseen

Mrs. Janis StancilMs.TinaStancilDenicole

Mrs. Evelyn Spradlin StandridgeMr. Donald E. Rhodes

Dr. and Mrs. David Manning StubbsMrs.LolaColeburnStubbs

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley TateMrs.LolaColeburnStubbs

Mrs. Kay WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Michael David Williams

GIFTS TO NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS AND

WORK ENDOWMENTSNov. 1, 2011 – Feb. 29, 2012

Frank and Kathryn Adams Endowed Scholarship

Dr. Christina G. BucherMr.andMrs.CharlesE.McLeodDr. James H. WatkinsDr.LaraB.Whelan

Agriculture Alumni Endowed ScholarshipMs.EugeniaLynnAycockMr.andMrs.MichaelMatthewLittleMr.andMrs.WeldonArvile

SmithermanMr.MarionC.ThomasIIIMr.andMrs.CharlieP.UnderwoodJr.Mr.BenjaminO.Willingham

Leo W. Anglin Memorial ScholarshipDr.andMrs.WadeA.CarpenterDr.JacquelineMacyMcDowell

Bank of America GICA ScholarshipGeorgia Independent College

AssociationLemuel, Mary and James Banks Endowed Scholarship

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne W. CanadyBeaird Family Ramifications Editor-in-Chief Work Award

Mrs.JoanSampsonBetty Ann Rouse Bell Endowed Scholarship

AnonymousAlva Sanders Bennett Endowed Scholarship

Mrs.MaryLewis

John R. and Annabel Hodges Bertrand Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.EdwardW.SimsDan Biggers Distinguished Actor Award

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Baird Jr.Mrs.ShannonW.BiggersMr.andMrs.M.ScottBreithauptMr. and Mrs. James M. BurdetteDr.andMrs.ThomasW.CarverMr. and Mrs. Dan C. CastorMs.SusanA.ChambersMrs.ElizabethA.DuttonMrs.RitaKayLawlerMr.RossA.MagoulasMr.andMrs.JohnM.MajorMs.SheilaJ.McCoyDr.andMrs.MatthewP.MumberDr. and Mrs. W. Gene RichardsonMrs.MicheleR.SnipesMr.andMrs.RobertS.SteeleMr.StevenWayneStricklandMr.andMrs.CharlesThomasDr.JamesDavidTichenorMr.andMrs.RoswellLeeWalburnMr.andMrs.CharlesO’BrienWilkieHeritage First BankS.I.StoreyLumberCompanyInc.

W.S. Black Conservation ScholarshipMissMargieAnnBlack

Joshua Bradshaw-Whittemore Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Mr.RichardN.BassMr.andMrs.AlfredBradshaw-

Whittemore Horace Brown Chemistry Scholarship

Mr.PaulD.BrownLouise Paul Brown Work Scholarship

Dr.HoraceD.BrownMerck Company Foundation

Wanda Lou Bumpus Endowed Scholarship

Ms.JulieA.BumpusDr. David R. Burnette Endowed Agriculture Leadership Scholarship

Mr.LeachDelanoRichardsSr.Maj.andMrs.RichardAllenTerryMr. Burton E. Winfrey

N. Gordon Carper AwardMrs. Joyce B. Carper

N. Gordon Carper Endowed History Scholarship

Dr.JonathanM.Atkins Mr.andMrs.GeraldL.BlanchardMr.LindseyLeviBrownMrs. Joyce B. CarperMrs.ElizabethOwingsDulsonMs. Diana DumasMr. William R. EnloeDrs.WilliamandSaraHoytMrs.DianeM.LandMrs. Charlotte B. ParsonsDr.ChaitramSinghMrs.ShannonDaleySmithMicrosoft Corp.TimeWarnerInc.

Noel and Todd Carper Endowed AwardMrs. Joyce B. Carper

A. Milton and Joann Chambers Endowed Scholarship

Mr. and Mrs. William M. ChambersChick-fil-A Scholarship

Chick-fil-AInc.G. Bert and Cathy Clark Endowed Study Abroad Scholarship

GoodwinWrightInc.NorthwesternMutualFoundation

James F. Clark Expendable Internship Scholarship

Mr. and Mrs. James F. ClarkPercy N. Clark and Family Scholarship

Mr.PaulNormanClarkClass of 1943C Scholarship

Ms.AprilH.Lovegrove

Class of 1951C Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.RobertNathanSmelleyClass of 1954C Endowed Scholarship

Mr.A.RandallCooperClass of 1956C Endowed Scholarship

Mr. Russell M. EvansMrs. Bobby Gene Walker FulmerMrs.SueHegwoodHowel

Class of 1957C Scholarship Dr.LathaMimbsBarnesDr.andMrs.HarlanL.ChapmanMr.andMrs.EdwardEnglandJr.Mr. and Mrs. Charlie J. WeatherfordMr. Franklin D. Windham

Class of 1960C Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

Dr.andMrs.JimmyT.BellMr.LoydC.GassMr.andMrs.HenryHowellMr. Roy C. ParkerMr.andMrs.CharlieA.PowellMr.andMrs.W.ClevelandRowlandMr.andMrs.MiltonSowellMr.andMrs.GlynnTindallMr.andMrs.JamesPerryVincentSr.Mr.andMrs.MaconSidneyWheelerGE Fund


Mr.LoydC.GassMr.andMrs.BowenH.McCoyMr.J.RonaldThornton

Class of 1962C Dairy Milk Quality Manager Endowed Work Position

Mr.StephenandMrs.NancyHarkness Kelly


Mr.JamesA.FowlerMr. Walter K. GillMrs. Dorothy Warner JohnsMrs. E. Faye Mayo PhillipsMr.andMrs.RobertL.SumnerMr.LarryBernarrWebb

Class of 1964C Campus Carrier Editor-in-Chief Work Endowment

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph RagsdaleMr.andMrs.RobertSumner


Mr.andMrs.RonaldE.DayhoffMr.andMrs.JosephL.Ragsdale

Class of 1953H Scholarship in Memory of Staley-Loveday

Dr.BernardM.SpoonerMr.JamesHaroldStameyMrs.ConstancePhillipsStewartMr.andMrs.CharlieP.UnderwoodJr.

George W. Cofield Memorial Scholarship Fund

Mr.andMrs.CharlieP.UnderwoodJr.Rembert and Virginia Cornelison Endowed Scholarship

Mrs.VirginiaAllenCornelisonEdward Gray and Doris Cook Dickey Endowed Scholarship

Mr. Glenn C. WallaceJessiruth Smith Doss Scholarship

Dr.CalvinL.DossEdwards Endowed Scholarship

Mr.ScottA.EdwardsB. Leon Elder Endowed Scholarship

Dr.andMrs.JoeA.ElderMr. and Mrs. Jesse Martin McElyea

William H. Ellsworth Expendable Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

WilliamH.EllsworthFoundationJohn R. and Margaret Weaver Faison Scholarship

BrysonFoundationLtd.

Ray F. Faulkenberry Expendable Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.MiltonSowellJ. Paul Ferguson Endowed Scholarship

Dr. J. Paul FergusonWillard Ferguson Science Scholarship

Mr. Willard FergusonGeorge Gaddie Endowed Scholarship

Mrs.ArleneD.MinshewMrs.CherrieD.Shaw

Gate of Opportunity ScholarshipMrs. Frances Denney BarnettDr.HoraceD.BrownMr. and Mrs. Cecil M. CarneyMrs.JohnnieMaeSmithCurryMr.andMrs.MichaelDwayneDavisDr. and Mrs. Kermit HutchesonMr. Daniel Robert MasseyMr. and Mrs. Jesse Martin McElyeaMr. and Mrs. James Earl Moody Jr.Mrs.RebeccaUnderwoodSewellMrs.JeanW.StroudMr.andMrs.RoyStuartMrs.LolaColeburnStubbsMrs.AnnAllenWilliams

GICA/AFLAC Education ScholarshipGeorgia Independent College

AssociationGICA/AFLAC Nursing Scholarship

Georgia Independent College Association

Ed and Gayle Graviett Gmyrek Scholarship

Mrs. Gayle Graviett GmyrekJorge and Ondina Gonzalez Endowed Scholarship

Mrs.OndinaSantosGonzalezMr.KarlD.Lehman

Sam W. and Lillie H. Gray Endowed Scholarship

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wendell ClampLarry A. Green Memorial Scholarship

Dr.JannaS.JohnsonMrs. Melanie Green JonesMs.DorothyL.MatthewsDr.MaryElizabethOutlawMr.WileyC.OwenMr. and Mrs. Bennie W. ReedMr.RobertL.TippettMr. and Mrs. Michael David WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Robert E. Williams

L. Johnson Head ScholarshipMrs.TrissHead

Jean Miller Hedden Scholarship Mrs. Jean Miller Hedden

Heneisen Service AwardMrs.LaurieHattawayChandler

Cathleen Ann Henriksen Memorial Scholarship

Mrs.DoloresRobinsonTurnerEdna F. Hetsko Scholarship

Mr.JeffreyF.HetskoLewis A. Hopkins Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.AaronD.BrittRuby Hopkins Outstanding Student Teacher Award

Mr.andMrs.AaronD.BrittMr.HowardA.RichmondII

Becky Musser Hosea Scholarship Mrs.NanetteCarterMs.SusanC.Parker

William R. and Sara Lippard Hoyt Scholarship

Ms. Harriette R. HoytMs.NancyThamesLippardMrs.RuthL.Smith

Alice Anderson Hufstader ScholarshipMr. Peter H. Hufstader

Emily T. Ingram Endowed Scholarship Mrs.EmilyThomasonIngram


Robert Inman and Kate T. Payne Jersey Beef Enterprise CEO Work Award

Mr.andMrs.DouglasSharpRobert Inman and Kate T. Payne Jersey Milk Enterprise CEO Work Award

Mr.andMrs.DouglasSharpAmy Jo Johnson Scholarship Fund

Mrs.MalisaSharifiHaganMendel D. Johnson Memorial Scholarship

Mrs. Josephine J. JacksonWalter and Mabel Johnson Scholarship

Col.WalterA.JohnsonJr.H.I. Jones Endowed Agriculture Scholarship

Mrs.JoyJonesNealKappa Delta Pi Endowed Award

Dr. Mary C. ClementJohn C. and Linda Kelso Kemp Scholarship

Mr. John C. KempClay Kenemer Memorial Scholarship

Mrs.JoyBerniceOgleWhaleyMichael and Elizabeth Nesbitt Krupa Scholarship

Mrs.ElizabethNesbittKrupaPeter A. Lawler Endowed Scholarship

Mr. David Paul RamseyMr.andMrs.L.P.RobertsMotorola Foundation

Clifford A. and Amelia M. Lipscomb Endowed Scholarship

Dr.andMrs.CliffordAllenLipscombClifford A. and Amelia M. Lipscomb Expendable Scholarship

Dr.andMrs.CliffordAllenLipscombFred H. Loveday Endowed Scholarship

Dr.JohnE.AllenJr.Mr. Richard H. BarleyMr.RobertT.CampbellMr.GarlandA.EarnestMrs. Helen Guyton FryeMr.JulianCliffordGrayMr.LyleH.HessMr. Ronald HessMr.andMrs.HenryHowellMrs.MaryM.LovedayMr.andMrs.ThomasE.PoeMr.GeorgeE.TateMr.AlfredL.WallaceMr. G. Pait Willis

Anita and Howie Lowden Expendable Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.HowardJ.LowdenSr.James N. Luton Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.ThomasE.PoeRoss Magoulas Endowed Scholarship

Ms. Darlene Daehler-WilkingMr. and Mrs. J. Herschel DavisMr.andMrs.StevenJ.MullenMs.CecilyJ.Nall

Mannino Education Abroad Scholarship Mrs. Beverly Eileen Beck

Percy Marchman Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barron Jr.Ms. Francesca G. BlissMr.andMrs.StephenS.DurishMr. Mark H. FemalMr.andMrs.W.MichaelLynchMr.andMrs.AndyMarchmanMr. and Mrs. Chuck E. MarchmanMr. and Mrs. Clinton D. MarchmanMr.andMrs.DarrylA.MarchmanMr.RayA.MarchmanMs. Emily R. MarchmanMr.andMrs.JerryLeeStewartMrs.JanieDoveThorntonMr.andMrs.BobbyL.VoylesMr. and Mrs. Wayne D. WilsonMr.JamesS.WinskowiczGuarantyAssociatedInsuranceSouth

Carolina

GuarantyAssociatedNationalandHealth Insurance

GuarantyFundManagementServicesSouthCarolinaWindand

UnderwritingAssociationMariella Griffiths Berry Loyalty Scholarship Fund

Dr.KristenA.Diliberto-MacalusoDr. Charles Scott Markle Award

Mrs. Evelyn BilboMr.andMrs.LowellHarmsMs.LouiseWadeLargenMr.andMrs.AlvinA.RhoneyMr. and Mrs. Karl J. RobinsonBernick’sBeveragesandVending

Dr. L. Doyle Mathis Endowed Scholarship

Dr.andMrs.L.DoyleMathisLawrence E. McAllister Endowed Scholarship

Mr.ArchieDannyColemanMr.andMrs.MarionA.Sanders

Edith and Harold McDaniel Scholarship Ms.DeborahL.DempseyMrs.NancyM.GibbsMr.andMrs.DavidH.SarbeyMr.andMrs.ScottD.Sarbey

Frank Miller Memorial Scholarship Mr.andMrs.BaxterD.BurkeMr. and Mrs. J. Herschel DavisMr.andMrs.RonaldE.DayhoffMr. and Mrs. Hudon MillerMr. Gail Miller

Minority Pathways Scholarship Mrs. Barbara Ballanger Hughes

Milton A. and Frances P. Morgan Expendable Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.MiltonA.MorganGraden Mullis Scholarship

Mrs. Donna GaylorMr. Barry D. Mullis

Music ScholarshipDr. John E. Davis

Peter and Tamara Musser Endowed Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

Mr. and Mrs. Peter MusserAl and Mary Nadassy Scholarship in Memory of Mrs. Ralph Farmer

Mrs. Mary Grace MeeksMary and Al Nadassy English Scholarship

Dr. Christina G. BucherDr.SandraL.MeekDr.MarkN.TaylorDr. James H. WatkinsDr.LaraB.Whelan

NSDAR Scholarship DAR–CantonChapterDAR–CimarronRiverValleyDAR–ColorCountryChapterDAR–Courtney-SpaldingChapterDAR–DanielCooperChapterDAR–FremontChapterDAR–Friday’sCouncilTreeChapterDAR–IllinoisStateOrganizationDAR–MaryButlerChapterDAR–MaryChesneyChapterDAR–WashoeZephyrChapterNSDAR

Bessie Worley Parker Scholarship Fund Mr.andMrs.EdwardEnglandJr.

Bobby Patrick Endowed ScholarshipMr.andMrs.LenH.Camp

James L. Paul Jr. Memorial ScholarshipMrs. Violet Paul

Dr. Bob Pearson Scholarship Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Pearson

Neal Quitman and Emily Lowe Pope Scholarship

Mr. and Mrs. Harley F. Drury Jr.Mr. and Mrs. G. Richard PopePopeAutomotiveFoundationInc.

Amber T. Prince Endowed ScholarshipDr.StevenH.BellMs. Jennifer Elizabeth BushMr.andMrs.WilliamLeeByrdJr.Mrs. Jean W. DruckenmillerMs. Debbie E. HeidaDr.JannaS.JohnsonMr.andMrs.JamesR.LindnerJr.

Amber T. Prince Expendable ScholarshipMr.andMrs.M.ScottBreithaupt

Chester A. Roush Jr. Scholarship AlexRoushArchitectsInc.

Dr. R. Melvin and Sarah E. Rozar Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.C.L.TateAnn Russell Memorial Scholarship

Mrs. Kathleen Robinson RayVesta Salmon Service Scholarship

Mrs.AngelaP.ReynoldsS.F.SalmonPlanningLLC

Larry L. Schoolar and Mary E. Schoolar Clark Endowed Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

Mr.LarryL.SchoolarJerry W. Shelton Endowed Scholarship

Mr. and Mrs. James Billy BlairMrs.MaryAliceIveyBlantonMrs.ShirleyRandleBoggsMr.andMrs.MorrisL.BrunsonDr.andMrs.HarlanL.ChapmanMrs.ElizabethAsheCopeMr.JoeS.CrainMrs.JaneUnderwoodCrawfordMr.andMrs.JamesLarryEllisonMr.ThomasRayFewellMrs. Frances Busha HartMrs. Yvonne Barker HughesMr. and Mrs. George W. HuntMr.RussellA.JacksonMr. Walter Buford JenningsMr.JackA.JonesandMrs.Katherine

ArmitageMrs.JeanSmithMassieDr.andMrs.L.DoyleMathisMrs.L.StarkeShawMayMr.RoyN.MillerMr.EdwardPartonMr. and Mrs. J. M. PattersonTheRev.andMrs.WilliamO.PriesterMr. and Mrs. Malcolm W. QuickMrs.JoyceStoverRowellMrs.DoritLeonardTeetersMr.andMrs.BillyRayTraynhamMrs.DoloresRobinsonTurnerMr.andMrs.J.LeeWallerMr.andMrs.GeneT.WarrenMr. and Mrs. Charlie J. WeatherfordMrs.BeverlyHuffWhiteMr. and Mrs. Robert H. WilliamsMr.JimmieWitherowNorfolkSouthernFoundation

Joyce H. Shelton Memorial ScholarshipMr.LarryBernarrWebbPolk/HaralsonAlumniChapter

Ken Sicchitano/Bettyann O’Neill Expendable Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

Mr.KentonJ.SicchitanoMichele Norman Sims Endowed Scholarship

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller BergmanMs.HeatherHenrySchwarzkopfMrs.AnneJ.Sims

Hamilton/Smith Scholarship Ms.EvelynL.HamiltonMrs. Darcel Kemp IveyDr.BeverlyAnnSmithMrs.StaceyJonesSpillers

Mary Alta Sproull Endowed Math Scholarship

Mrs.JimAnnStewartStephens-Riley Scholarship

Mrs.LoriR.DayReginald E. Strickland Expendable Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

Lt.Col.andMrs.ReginaldE.Strickland

Student ScholarshipsMrs.ErinMurrayAdkinsonMr.andMrs.PeterN.AlexanderDr.SarahLeeAllredMrs.SusanWhiteBagwellMs. Barbara BrakmanMr.TillmanBurksMr. and Mrs. Glen CumminsMs.SaraCatherineEvansMs.AmyMelissaFairrelMr. Christopher Riley FaulknerDr. Vincente GalanDr. Randolph B. GreenMs.MerindaAnnHaymanMr.RobertLeeHowrenMs.AlisonSuzanneKarchMs.RachelAnnLeslieMrs. Minnie Ruth Willis MarshMr.andMrs.MatthewEastwood

RaganMr.JamesA.RichardsMr.andMrs.TaskerRussellMs.AmyLynnRyanMrs.AnnaShackelfordMr.WinstonWhiteSharpIIIMs.MelissaLaurenStoneMr.WilliamT.StumpfMr.andMrs.HowardJ.TysonMr. and Mrs. William K. Whitesell Jr.Mr. Billy Whitesell IIIMrs. Casey Jeanine WishartMr.andMrs.JosephT.WrightMr. Charles R. Yarbrough Jr.J.P. Beamer Company Inc.Price/BlackburnCharitable

Foundation Inc. Texas Society DAR Scholarship

DAR–TexasSocietyGrace and Maurice Thompson Scholarship

Mr.MauriceB.ThompsonRon and Bernice Thornton Expendable Gate of Opportunity Scholarship

Mr.J.RonaldThorntonTroy/Gardner Endowed Award – Art History

Dr.VirginiaG.TroyAlexander Whyte Whitaker III Endowed Scholarship

Mr.andMrs.AlexanderWhyteWhitaker IV

Lettie Pate Whitehead ScholarshipLettiePateWhiteheadFoundation

Jeff Wingo Memorial ScholarshipDr.JannaS.JohnsonMrs. Kathryn M. Wingo

Craig Allyn Wofford ScholarshipMr. and Mrs. Ron W. DeanMrs.ElaineSextonFosterAT&TFoundation

Richard Wood ScholarshipDr.andMrs.DavidO.WoodWells Fargo Foundation

Wyatt-Lipscomb ScholarshipMrs. Kathleen Robinson RayMr.andMrs.MichaelW.SkinnerMrs.LeilaEdgertonTrismen

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Berry bubble?Students often joke about being in “the Berry bubble,” but for those race-rolling on the Green Hall lawn this spring being in “the bubble” was no laughing matter. (Okay … it actually was!)Alan Storey

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