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A    PUBLICATION    FOR    ALUMNI    &    FRIENDS    OF    MARYVILLE    COLLEGE 


FALL 
2009 


JW 


SEARCH  COMMITTEE 
MEMBERS  ANNOUNCED 

The  names  of  individuals  who  will 
be  instrumental  in  selecting  Maryville 
College's  1 1th  president  have  been 
announced. 

Bryant  Cureton  '60,  a  member 
of  the  College's  Board  of  Directors, 
is  chairing  the  College's  Presidential 
Search  Committee.  Cureton  retired 
from  Elmhurst  (III.)  College  last  year 
after  14  years  at  the  helm. 

Board  members  Nancy  Cain, 
Sheridan  H.  "Dan"  Greaser  '60, 
G.  Donald  Hickman  '70,  Diane 
Humphreys-Barlow  '70,  Wayne  Kramer 
'74,  Naomi  Burgos  Lynn  '54  and  Alvin 
Nance  '79  are  also  serving. 

Faculty  representatives  are  Dr. 
Carl  Gombert,  associate  professor 
of  art;  Dr.  Mark  O'Gorman,  associate 
professor  of  political  science  and  chair 
of  the  faculty;  and  Dr.  Lori  Schmied, 
professor  of  psychology. 

David  Perkins,  assistant  director 
of  the  physical  plant,  and  Dana  Smith, 
vice  president  and  treasurer,  are 
representing  the  College's  staff  and 
administrators. 

From  the  student  body,  Ellison 
Berryhill  '12  and  Le'Sean  Brannon  '11 
are  serving. 

Laura  Case,  assistant  to  the 
president,  is  providing  administrative 
assistance  to  the  committee,  and 
Dorsey  D.  "Dan"  Ellis  '60,  alumnus 
and  chairman  of  the  MC  Board  of 
Directors,  is  serving  as  an  ex-officio, 
non-voting  member. 

The  committee  is  expected  to 
present  to  the  Board  three  to  four 
outstanding  candidates  in  time  for 
the  Board  to  act  at  its  January  2010 
meeting. 

Cureton  will  post  updates  on  the 
search  on  the  MC  web  site  regularly. 
Find  the  link  under  "MC  at  a  Glance" 
on  the  homepage. 


President  Dr.  Gerald  Gibson 


Alumni  News  &  Notes 


PRESIDENT  GERALD 
GIBSON  ANNO  UNCES 
RETIREMENT 

On  April  27,  Maryville  College 
President  Dr.  Gerald  W.  Gibson 
announced  to  the  faculty,  staff  and 
students  that  he  would  he  retiring 
from  the  post  at  the  conclusion  of  the 
2009-2010  academic  year. 

"Dr.  Dan  Ellis,  chair  of  the  Board 
[of  Directors],  and  I  began  discussing 
a  year  and  a  half  ago  the  optimal 

timing  for  a  new  president  to  pick  up  the  reins,  and  we  believe  that  the  next  year 
should  provide  ample  opportunity  for  a  proper  search,"  Gibson  wrote  in  a  memo  to 
the  campus  community. 

Gibson,  who  previously  served  as  vice  president  and  dean  at  Roanoke  College  in 
Virginia,  was  inaugurated  Maryville  College's  10th  president  in  October  of  1993. 
Today,  he  is  credited  for  leading  the  College  into  its  current  state  of  historic  strength 
and  instituting  a  model  of  visioning  and  planning  for  progress. 

Ellis,  speaking  on  behalf  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  thanked  Gibson  for  his  "years  of 
transformative  leadership"  at  the  College. 

"During  President  Gibson's  tenure,  Maryville  College  completed  two  major 
campaigns  and  is  about  to  complete  a  third,  crowned  by  the  dramatic  rise  of  the 
Clayton  Center  for  the  Arts,"  Ellis  said.  "The  College  also  constructed  six  new 
buildings  and  renovated  12  others.  He  raised  faculty  and  staff  salaries  to  a  competitive 
level,  appointed  outstanding  new  faculty,  increased  the  size  and  academic  quality  of 
the  student  body,  and  elevated  the  stature  of  the  College  to  the  highest  level  in  its 
long  history. 

"The  Board  of  Directors  regrets  but  understands  President  Gibson's  decision  to 
retire  and  is  grateful  for  his  providing  a  year's  notice  to  facilitate  a  smooth  transition  in 
leadership,"  Ellis  added. 

The  search  for  Maryville  College's  11th  president  is  underway.   (See  sidebar.) 

Gibson  said  he  was  grateful  for  the  opportunity  to  serve  Maryville  College. 

"In  December  of  1992, 1  saw  the  Mary\ille  College  campus  for  the  first  time.  Since  that 
visit,  this  has  come  to  feel  like  home,"  the  president  wrote  in  the  memo.  "Being  selected 
by  the  Board  of  Directors  to  lead  this  fine  old  institution  was  die  greatest  compliment  I 
have  ever  been  paid,  and  serving  here  has  been  the  high  point  of  a  long  career." 


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EDITOR'S  NOTE:  The  College  received  information  printed  below 
between  March  1,  2008  and  March  31,  2009.  Notes  received  after 
April  1  should  appear  in  the  winter  issue  of  FOCUS. 


'24  MEMORIAM:  Lillian 

Henry  Petree,  Mar  3,  2008, 
in  Knoxville,  Tenn.  After 
graduation  from  MC,  she 
received  her  master's  degree 
from  the  University  of  Tennessee 
and  taught  at  John  Tarleton 
Institute  for  25  years  and  the 
Oak  Ridge  School  System  for 
20  years.  She  was  a  long  time 
member  of  the  Second  United 
Methodist  Church  and  its  choir. 
Survivors  include  three  nephews 
and  one  niece. 

'29  MEMORIAM:  Jane  Sherrill 

Vaughan,  Aug.  22,  2008,  in 
Cleveland,  Tenn.  She  opened 
and  ran  several  grocery  stores 
until  1962;  she  also  owned 
several  businesses  in  real  estate, 
farming  and  media.  She  was 
a  member  of  Central  Church 
of  Christ  since  1940.  Survivors 
include  one  daughter,  one  son- 
in-law,  three  grandsons,  seven 
great-grandchildren  and  several 
nieces  and  nephews. 

'31  MEMORIAM:  Bertha  Mae 

Lawson  Henderson,  April  1, 
2009,  in  Sevierville,  Tenn.  She 
was  honored  by  Who's  Who 
in  Tennessee  Nursing  Homes 
by  the  Tennessee  Health  Care 
Association.  She  taught  school 
for  40  years  and  retired  from 
teaching  37  years  ago.  She 
retired  from  teaching  piano 
lessons  when  she  turned  101 . 

'33  MEMORIAM:  Frances 

DuPre  Carter,  July  17,  2008,  in 
Knoxville,  Tenn.  She  taught  high 
school  math  in  North  Carolina 
and  was  an  active  member 
of  Arlington  Baptist  Church, 
serving  in  the  Missionary  Society 
under  various  positions.  She 
also  served  in  a  number  of 
other  community  organizations, 
including  the  Baptist  Hospital 
Auxiliary  and  Tri  Psi.  Survivors 
include  two  daughters,  two  sons- 
in-law  and  four  grandchildren. 


'34  MEMORIAM:  Betty 

Zoller  Koella,  May  21, 
2008,  in  Maryville,  Tenn. 
Survivors  include  one  son,  1 1 
grandchildren  and  12  great- 
grandchildren. 

'37  MEMORIAM:  Ernestine 

McCulley  Peery,  June  13,  2008, 
in  Hamilton,  Tex.  Survivors 
include  two  sons,  one  daughter, 
five  granddaughters,  12  great- 
grandchildren, five  sisters  and 
one  brother. 

'38  MEMORIAMS  Frances 
Maude  Perrin,  June  15,  2008, 
in  LaFollette,  Tenn.  She  was  a 
social  worker  for  many  years 
and  worked  with  her  husband 
in  several  Presbyterian  churches 
in  South  Carolina,  Kentucky  and 
Ohio.  She  loved  the  outdoors 
and  was  an  accomplished 
pianist  and  organist  who  also 
taught  others  to  play.  Survivors 
include  one  daughter,  one  son- 
in-law,  two  sons,  two  daughters- 
in-law,  two  granddaughters, 
four  grandsons  and  seven 
great-grandchildren. 

■  Emma  Jane  Kramer  White, 
Aug.  4,  2008,  in  Northridge, 
Calif.  Survivors  include  brother 
Roy  Kramer,  '51  and  nephew 
Wayne  Kramer,  '74. 

■  Dorothy  Elizabeth  Armstrong 
Wicklund,  July  28,  2008,  in 
Waco,  Tex  She  and  husband 
Harold  Wicklund  '40  had 
recently  celebrated  their  66th 
wedding  anniversary  in  Waco 
on  April  2,  2008.  In  addition  to 
Harold,  survivors  include  four 
children,  13  grandchildren  and 
seven  great-grandchildren. 

39  Just  a  few  weeks  after 
the  Baker  School  of  Dance 
presented  its  73rd  production 
on  May  4,  2008,  Irma  Souder 
Baker  celebrated  her  91  st 
birthday.  The  school  is  located 
in  Glenville,  NY. 


MEMORIAMS:  Helen  Bobo 
Bounds  Fedric,  March  27, 

2007,  in  Heber  Springs,  Ariz.  A 
retired  teacher  and  principal 
for  Clarksdale  Public  Schools, 
she  was  also  a  member  of  St. 
Paul's  United  Methodist  Church. 
Survivors  include  two  sons  and 
one  brother. 

■  Mildred  Sara  Dallas  Paul, 
March  31,  2008  in  Waverly, 
Ohio.  Survivors  include  son 
R.  Dana  Paul  '71  and  family. 

■  Virginia  Todd  Van  Cise, 
March  30,  2008,  in  Bay  City, 
Mich. 

■  William  B.  Wilson,  Sept 
3,  2008,  in  Maryville,  Tenn. 
He  received  his  master's 
degree  from  the  University 
of  Tennessee's  College  of 
Engineering,  after  which  he 
worked  for  General  Electric  for 
over  40  years.  He  was  a  world- 
recognized  expert  in  the  field 
of  power  generation.  Survivors 
include  two  daughters,  two 
sons-in-law,  two  grandsons  and 
their  families. 

'40  MEMORIAMS:  Mary 

Butler  Hamby,  June  16,  2008,  in 
Demopolis,  Ala.  She  attended 
Maryville  College  for  two  years. 
Survivors  include  two  brothers, 
three  sisters-in-law,  two 
children,  two  grandchildren  and 
two  great-grandchildren. 

■  David  Heydinger,  Nov  13, 

2008,  in  Drummond  Island, 
Mich.  After  receiving  his 
master's  degree  from  Case 
Western  University  and  serving 
as  a  lieutenant  in  the  U.S. 
Marines,  he  practiced  medicine 
until  1974.  He  was  a  professor 
at  Ohio  State  University  and 
published  many  medical 
writings.  In  1975,  he  became 
involved  in  rural  and  public 
health  care  and  served  in 
various  administrative  positions 
at  Marshall  -University.  He  was 
also  on  numerous  boards, 
including  the  West  Virginia 
Department  of  Health.  Survivors 
include  four  daughters,  one 
son,  14  grandchildren,  five 
great-grandchildren,  two 
brothers  and  many  nieces  and 
nephews. 


■  Mary  Burns  Storey,  on  Feb. 
9,  2008,  in  Maryville,  Tenn.  She 
was  a  teacher  in  the  Blount 
County  and  Alcoa  School 
Systems.  Survivors  include  one 
brother,  one  brother-in-law,  two 
sisters-in-law,  as  well  as  several 
nieces  and  nephews. 

'41  MEMORIAM:  Robert 

Wilcox,  Nov  10,  2008,  in 
Maryville,  Tenn.  A  retired 
minister  in  the  United  Methodist 
Church,  he  was  also  a  teacher 
at  New  Market  High  School. 
He  served  as  president  of 
numerous  conferences  and 
boards  and  was  an  active 
member  of  the  Boards  of 
Trustees  of  Emory  and  Henry, 
Hiwassee  and  Tennessee 
Wesleyan  colleges,  the  last 
of  which  presented  him  an 
honorary  Doctor  of  Divinity 
degree.  Survivors  include  three 
cousins-in-law  and  their  families. 

'42  MEMORIAMS:  Mary 

Helen  Caldwell,  Sept.  7,  2008, 
in  Cary,  N.C.  She  was  a  career 
employee  with  the  State  of 
North  Carolina.  She  retired  in 
1986  after  working  43  years 
for  the  Employment  Security 
Commission.  She  contributed  to 
the  "Dictionary  of  Occupational 
Titles"  and  served  on  the 
Resident  Association  Council 
of  Gleinaire  Retirement 
Community.  She  was  also 
an  active  member  of  White 
Memorial  Presbyterian  Church 
and  served  as  a  docent  for  the 
North  Carolina  Museum  of  Art 
in  Raleigh.  Survivors  include  one 
nephew  and  his  wife. 

■  Margaret  Proffitt 
Cunningham,  May  6,  2008, 
in  Maryville,  Tenn.  After 
graduating  from  MC,  she  was 
a  4-H  worker  and  a  home 
demonstration  agent.  She 
also  worked  as  a  teacher/ 
dietician  for  Rogersville 
Elementary  School  for  26  years. 
Survivors  include  husband  Ben 
Allen  Cunningham  '42;  two 
daughters;  two  sons-in-law; 
two  grandchildren;  siblings 
Nina  Cunningham  Russell  '44, 
William  Proffitt  '49,  and  Robert 


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Proffitt  '51;  one  brother-in-law, 
two  sisters-in-law,  including 
Vera  Lusk  Proffitt  '49;  and 

several  nieces  and  nephews. 

'43  Olga  Marie  Welsh 
Ketchum  enjoyed  her  92nd 
birthday  last  summer  with 
some  of  her  family  and  friends, 
according  to  her  daughter 
Susan  Katherine  Ketchum  '69, 
who  wrote  that  though  "a  stroke 
took  her  speech,  she  makes 
herself  understood  with  smiles 
and  gestures"  and  "remains 
active  in  daily  events." 
MEMORIAMS:  Mary  Cowan 
Doxsee,  on  May  1 1 ,  2008,  in 
The  Plains,  Ohio.  She  pursued 
a  master's  degree  at  Columbia 
University  and  Leeds  University 
in  England  and  taught  textiles 


in  the  Ohio  University  School 
of  Home  Economics  for  over 
30  years.  She  was  an  active 
member  of  the  Good  Shepherd 
Episcopal  Church  in  Athens  and 
was  a  founding  member  and 
volunteer  at  the  Athens  County 
Historical  Society  and  Museum. 
Survivors  include  husband 
Lawrence,  one  niece  and  two 
nephews. 

■  Robert  Francis,  Feb.  27, 
2008,  and  wife  Betty  Robinson 
Francis,  March  18,2008,  in 
Alpharetta,  Ga.  Survivors 
include  one  daughter. 

■  Oscar  "Jack"  Lippard,  June 
29,  2008,  in  Kirkwood,  Mo.  He 
practiced  podiatry  for  over 
40  years  and  developed  and 
directed  the  Diabetic  Foot 
Clinic  at  Barnes  Hospital 


for  over  30  years.  He  wrote 
many  articles  on  podiatry  and 
diabetes  and  was  also  active 
in  the  arts  community  in  St. 
Louis.  Survivors  include  wife 
Ellen  Pascoe  Lippard  '45,  one 
son,  one  daughter  and  two 
grandchildren. 

'44  MEMORIAMS:  Helen 

Anderson  Kerr,  May  25,  2008, 

in  Knoxville,  Tenn.  She  was 
an  active  member  of  New 
Providence  Presbyterian  Church 
for  over  60  years  in  various 
positions  and  also  loved  to 
travel.  Survivors  include  children 
John  Kerr  Jr.  '67,  Barbara 
Anne  Kerr  '76,  Linda  Kerr 
Shinn  '97  and  their  families, 
sister  Carolyn  Anderson  Carter 
'56,  two  grandchildren  and  four 


nieces  and  nephews  and  their 
families. 

■  Ruth  Cathcart  Rowland, 

Nov.  7,  2008,  in  Maryville,  Tenn. 
She  was  a  member  of  St.  Paul 
Lutheran  Church.  Survivors 
include  two  daughters,  one 
son-in-law,  two  grandchildren, 
niece  Kathy  Blair  '83  and  one 
nephew. 

■  Robert  L.  Shalkop,  Aug. 
13,  2008,  in  Salisbury,  N.C. 
He  joined  the  Army  Air  Corps 
to  serve  in  World  War  II  and 
received  a  master's  degree 

in  anthropology  from  the 
University  of  Chicago  when 
he  returned.  He  was  an 
archaeologist  and  art  museum 
director  and  appeared  in  Who's 
Who.  Survivors  include  wife 
Antoinette. 


FORMER  MEDALLION,  ALUMNI  CITATION  WINNERS  MOURNED 


ARTHUR  BUSHING  '43,  longtime 
English  professor  and  administrator  at 
Maryville  College,  died  Oct.  29,  2008, 
in  his  home  in  Maryville. 

He  was  born  in  Oroville,  Wash. 
He  served  in  World  War  II,  where 
he  was  awarded  the  Bronze  Star,  the 
Battle  of  the  Rhineland  medal  and  the 
Battle  of  Central  Europe  medal. 

He  returned  to  teach  at  MC  in 
1947  as  assistant  professor  of  English 
and  held  various  other  positions  at  MC,  including  chair  of  the 
English  department  and  director  of  the  college's  continuing 
education  program,  which  he  initiated  in  1973. 

Bushing  earned  his  master's  degree  from  the  University 
of  Tennessee  in  1948  and  continued  his  education  at  the 
University  of  Iowa  and  Duke,  among  others. 

He  was  awarded  an  honorary  doctor  of  letters  in  1991 
and  retired  from  formal  teaching  in  1996. 

He  was  awarded  the  Maryville  College  Medallion, 
the  College's  highest  honor,  in  2000,  and  recognized  as  a 
"Legend  of  Anderson  Hall"  during  Homecoming  2008. 

Survivors  include  wife  Dorothy  Barber  Bushing  '42, 
son  Stuart,  three  daughters,  including  Barbera  Bushing  '71, 
Kathryn  Bushing  Banfield  '97  and  Jennifer  Hill  '82,  seven 
grandchildren  and  five  great-grandchildren. 


£  JAMES  CAMPBELL  '53,  who 

was  awarded  the  College's  Alumni 
Citation  in  1998,  passed  away  Aug. 
24,  2008,  in  Maryville. 

Campbell  was  a  three-sport 
athlete  at  MC  and  signed  on  with 
the  Cincinnati  Reds  after  graduation 
but  soon  was  drafted  into  the  Army. 
After  serving  in  Korea,  he  taught  and 
coached  in  the  Clinton  and  Maryville 
city  schools  systems. 
Active  in  church,  he  completed  coursework  at  Princeton 
Seminary  during  the  1960s  and  served  as  director  of 
Christian  education  in  two  churches. 

He  was  Maryville  High  School's  Athletics  Director  from 
1981  until  1996.  When  he  retired,  the  school's  gymnasium 
was  named  in  his  honor. 

Campbell  also  helped  organize  the  Blount  County 
Sports  Hall  of  Fame  and  remained  active  in  local  sports  by 
broadcasting  Maryville  High  School  and  Maryville  College 
football  and  basketball  games. 

Survivors  include  his  wife,  Janice  Eakin  Campbell 
'54;  brother  G.  David  Campbell  '49  and  wife  Peggy 
Curnrnings  Campbell,  and  brother  Marion  (Jerry) 
Campbell  '51  and  wife  Charlotte;  son  David  Campbell  and 
wife  Mary  Lynn  Tobin  and  son  James  Campbell  '79  and 
wife  Priscilla  Book  Campbell  '79  and  four  grandchildren. 


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i  s  s  si  a  a 


TWO  FRIENDS  OF  MC 
PASS  AWAY 


MARGARET  FRANCES  JONES,  who  served  as 
housemother  at  Lloyd  Hall  in  the  1960s,  died  Dec.  11, 
2007,  in  Maryville. 

She  was  a  member  of  New  Providence  Presbyterian 
Church  and  the  Chilhowee  Club.  She  was  retired  from  the 
University  of  Louisville  Book  Store. 

Survivors  include  three  daughters,  Judith  Herr,  Mary  Lou 
MacCall  and  Margaret  Jones  Dent  '57;  sons-in-law  Harry 
MacCall  '55  and  Bill  Dent  '57;  12  grandchildren  and  15 
great-grandchildren . 

SCOTS'  FANS  BID  GOODBYE  TO 
NANCY  BAIRD 

One  of  the  Scots'  most  loyal  fans,  Nanq' 
Hubbart  Baird,  passed  away  on  Nov.  30,  2008. 
She  was  88. 

The  wife  of  Boydson  Baird  '41,  Nancy 
moved  to  Maryville  in  1959  when  her 
husband  was  hired  as  head  football  coach  and  professor. 
Student-athletes  of  the  1960s  and  1970s  likely  remember 
visiting  the  Baird's  home  prior  to  games,  when  she  prepared 
"■training  meals"  (poached  eggs,  hot  tea,  toast  and  fruit 
cocktail)  for  players'  energy  and  muscle  endurance. 

She  was  a  familiar  face  at  the  Scots'  home  and  away 
games,  even  following  Boydson's  retirement  in  1976. 
A  native  of  Ohio,  Nancy  graduated  from  Ohio  Wesleyan 
University  and  worked  in  Japan  with  the  American  Red 
Cross  following  World  War  II.  Later  in  life,  she  worked  as  a 
librarian  with  the  Blount  County  School  System  and  at  John 
Sevier  Elementary  School.  She  received  a  master's  degree  in 
education  from  Union  College  at  the  age  of  6 1 . 

Honoring  Nancy's  dedication  to  education  and  to  the 
College's  athletic  program,  the  Baird  children  donated 
money  in  2000  for  furniture  and  refurbishment  of  a 
classroom  located  in  Cooper  Athletic  Center.  It  was  dedicated 
the  Nancy  Baird  Classroom  in  2001. 

She  is  survived  by  husband  Boydson;  children  Faith 
Baird  Carpenter  '72,  Annie  Baird  Frick  and  Weldon  Baird; 
and  their  families. 


'45  Ethel  Beall  Rosenfeld 

wrote  to  report  the  death  of 
her  husband  Jerome  in  2007. 
Bob  Seel  and  family  members 
visited  Puerto  Rico  in  August 
2008  where  his  father  (MC 
professor)  and  mother  (Miriam 
Seel  '13)  served  as  President 
of  the  Polytech  Institute  in  San 
German. 


MEMORIAM:  Frances  Lane 
Edwards,  Sept.  29,  2008,  in 
Scottsdale,  Ariz.  Survivors 
include  four  daughters  and  their 
husbands,  six  grandchildren  and 
three  great-grandchildren. 

'46  Mary  Batchelor  Seel 

returned  to  Jesus  Hospital 
in  Jeonju,  Korea,  where  she 


was  director,  for  its  1 10th 
anniversary.  Editor  Dean  Stone 
and  The  Daily  Times  received  a 
first  place  award  in  the  region 
for  Vol.  Ill,  "Snapshots  of 
Blount  County  History,"  which 
promoted  knowledge  and 
preservation  of  local  history. 
Over  600  entries  in  newspapers 
in  1 1  Southeast  states  were  in 
the  competition  sponsored 
by  the  Atlanta  Professional 
Chapter  of  the  Society  of  the 
Professional  Journalists.  Stone 
has  worked  at  The  Da/7y  Times 
in  Maryville,  Tenn.,  for  more 
than  60  years  Neysa  Ferguson 
Willocks  and  husband  Robert 
Willocks  '49  continue  to  do 
missions  work  in  South  America, 
Africa  and  Asia. 
MEMORIAM:  Nelle  Ousley 
Widner,  Aug.  5,  2008,  in 
Maryville,  Tenn.  She  taught  first 
grade  and  remedial  reading  in 
the  Alcoa  City  School  System 
until  her  retirement  in  1987 
and  was  an  active  member  of 
Alcoa  First  United  Methodist 
Church  for  more  than  50  years. 
Survivors  include  sons  Stephen 
Widner  and  David  Widner  '81 , 
daughter-in-law  Lesa  Andrews 
Widner  '82,  one  daughter, 
eight  grandchildren,  one 
brother,  two  sisters-in-law,  10 
nieces,  nine  nephews  and  their 
families. 

'47  MEMORIAM:  Howard 

"Red"  Meineke,  Sept  2,  2008, 
in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Originally 
in  the  class  of  '44,  he  returned 
to  graduate  after  service  as  a 
naval  officer  during  World  War 
II.  He  completed  his  doctorate 
at  the  University  of  Cincinnati 
where  he  taught  in  the  anatomy 
department  for  more  than 
50  years.  Survivors  include 
one  son,  four  daughters,  1 1 
grandchildren  and  three  great- 
grandchildren. 

'48  Elaine  Kern  Magliulo  did 

some  traveling  this  past  year 
and  finally  realized  her  dream  of 
seeing  Alaska. 
MEMORIAM:  Ruth  Williams 
Brewer,  July  20,  2008,  in 
Loudon,  Tenn.  Co-owner  of  the 


Five  to  Five  Department  Store 
for  over  50  years  in  Loudon,  she 
was  also  a  member  of  various 
women's  clubs  in  the  area. 
Survivors  include  daughter 
Millicent  "Millie"  Brewer 
Brown  '78,  one  son,  two 
siblings  and  their  families. 

'49  MEMORIAM:  Alan  Rock, 

Oct.  28,  2008,  in  Maryville, 
Tenn.  After  earning  a  graduate 
degree  from  the  University  of 
Tennessee,  he  worked  with 
GAB  Business  Services  in  Akron, 
Ohio,  until  retiring  in  1987.  He 
was  an  army  veteran  who  served 
in  World  War  II  and  the  Korean 
Conflict.  He  enthusiastically 
attended  MC  sporting  events 
and  was  an  elder  and  worship 
leader  at  Highland  Presbyterian 
Church.  Survivors  include  wife 
Jean  Cobb  Rock  '48,  three 
daughters,  including  Janet 
Rock  '79  and  their  families. 

'50  MEMORIAMS:  John 

Bender,  Sr.,  April  30,  2008, 
in  Maryville,  Tenn.  He  was  a 
Christian  Church  minister  and 
a  member  of  Liberty  Christian 
Church.  After  serving  in  World 
War  II,  he  attended  Biarritz 
University  in  France,  the 
University  of  North  Carolina  at 
Wilmington  and  Johnson  Bible 
College.  He  received  a  master's 
degree  from  Butler  University. 
Survivors  include  one  son,  two 
brothers  and  their  families. 

■  Donald  Robert  Boring, 
March  15,  2008,  in  Palo  Alto, 
Calif.  A  talented  basketball 
and  baseball  player,  he  was 
inducted  into  the  Blount  County 
Athletic  Hall  of  Fame  and  the 
MC  Sports  Wall  Of  Fame  and 
played  baseball  in  the  New  York 
Giants  Farm  System  until  1955. 
He  earned  his  master's  degree 
from  the  University  of  North 
Carolina.  Survivors  include  wife 
Alice  Davenport  Boring  '50, 
one  brother-in-law,  four  children 
and  six  grandchildren  and  their 
families. 

■  Lambert  Stewart,  May  16, 
2008,  in  Bradenton,  Fla. 


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RUTH  LIGHT  FOX  '64  DOESN'T  THINK  OF  HERSELF 
AS  AN  ARTISTIC  PERSON,  but  that  doesn't  keep  her  from 
appreciating  good  music,  striking  visuals  or  dramatic  stories. 
In  fact,  when  the  Clayton  Center  for  the  Arts  opens  in  Spring 
2010,  Fox  intends  to  be  a  regular  patron  of  the  concerts,  plays, 
recitals  and  shows  performed  and  exhibited  there. 
And  she  hopes  her  grandsons  will  accompany  her,  as  well. 
Located  on  the  campus  of  Maryville  College  and 
constructed  through  a  partnership  of  the  College,  the  cities 
of  Maryville  and  Alcoa,  and  state  and  federal  governments, 
the  Clayton  Center  will  celebrate  the  art  and  culture  of  the 
Appalachian  region  by  serving  as  a  venue  for  local  musicians, 
performers  and  artists.  Its  design  will  also  accommodate 
plays  and  musicals,  concerts  by  touring  musicians  and 
orchestras,  traveling  art  exhibits,  film  series,  children's  plays 
and  presentations  by  nationally  recognized  speakers. 

Fox  recently  made  a  donation  to  the  Clayton  Center.  With 
that  money,  a  seat  in  the  main  performance  hall  will  bear  her 

name  and  three  outdoor  brick 
pavers  will  display  the  names 
of  grandsons  Barrett,  Harrison 
and  Brody  Schwall. 


"I'd  like  to  see  them 
involved  in  the  arts,"  she 
said  of  her  grandsons  who 
are  7,  5  and  3  years  of  age. 
"I  don't  know  what  they'll  do, 
but  I  think  exposing  them  to 
the  arts  at  this  age  is  important. 
It  makes  them  more  well- 
rounded  and  broadens  their 
oudook  on  life." 

Fox  attended  the  topping 
out  and  naming  ceremony  for 
the  Clayton  Center  back  in  April.  While  people  had  the  chance 
to  sign  their  names  on  die  last  piece  of  steel  that  would  be 
added  to  the  building,  Fox  signed  not  only  her  name,  but  her 
mother's  name,  Mary  Elizabeth  Ammons  Light. 

Mrs.  Light  graduated  from  the  College  in  1934,  and 
Fox's  mother-in-law,  Mabel  Blackburn  Fox,  was  a  graduate 
of  the  class  of  1929.  Fox  said  both  were  "very  artistic" 
and,  had  they  lived  to  see  the  facility  constructed,  would  be 
pleased  to  see  a  new  gathering  place  for  artists  and  art-lovers 
in  the  region  opening  on  their  alma  mater's  campus. 
By  placing  her  name  and  those  of  her  grandchildren 
on  things  inside  and  outside  the  facility,  Fox  said 
she  isn't  just  showing  her  support  of  the  arts  and 
the  partnership  to  construct  the  Clayton  Center, 
she's  extending  the  name  -  and  the  memory  -  of  her 
family. 

"And  it's  affordable,"  she  points  out  for  people 
who  are  thinking  about  making  a  gift. 

For  ways  to  give  to  the  Clayton  Center  for  the 
Arts,  see  story,  page  9. 

At  Left:  Ruth  Fox  with  grandsons  Barrett,  Brody  and 
Harrison  Schwall. 


'51  MEMORIAMS:  Bill 

Shields,  July  24,  2008,  in  Fort 
Myers,  Fla.  Survivors  include 
wife  Jean  Pelton  Shields  '52, 

one  daughter  and  one  son. 
■  Gloria  Measamer  Steadman, 

March  21,  2008,  in  Mascot, 
Tenn.  A  member  of  the  Mascot 
United  Methodist  Church, 
she  served  as  organist  and 
pianist,  as  well  as  on  various 
committees.  She  and  her 
husband  were  lifelong  members 


of  the  Mascot  community  where 
she  taught  voice  and  piano. 
She  was  also  a  supporter  of 
the  Wildlife  Association  and 
the  Humane  Society.  Survivors 
include  one  son,  one  daughter- 
in-law  and  two  grandchildren. 

52  Mary  Lee  Snoderly 

Coleman  and  her  husband 
Gene  celebrated  their  52nd 
wedding  anniversary  on  Nov  19, 
2008.  She  has  taught  piano  for 


more  than  55  years  and  worked 
at  Lamar  Amburn's  Produce 
in  Maryville  for  more  than 
25  years.  Galen  Johnson,  Jr. 
celebrated  his  80th  birthday  on 
Oct.  4,  2008.  He  was  a  teacher, 
principal  and  coach  in  the 
Blount  County  Schools  System 
for  35  years.  He  is  a  member  of 
Liberty  Christian  Church  and  a 
member  of  the  Blount  County 
Sports  Hall  of  Fame  board. 
Kennedy  Upham  and  wife  Joy 


Hickman  Upham  celebrated 
their  55th  anniversary  in 
Conway,  Ark.  The  two  sociology 
majors  met  at  MC  and  have  two 
sons  and  five  grandchildren. 
They  are  certified  leaders  under 
the  Association  of  Couples  in 
Marriage  Enrichment  and  have 
led  numerous  marriage  retreats. 

MEMORIAMS:  Mary  Lois  Clark, 

Mar.  12,  2008,  in  Brooksville,  Fla. 
After  graduating  from  MC,  she 


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ALUMNI  NAMES 
ADDED  TO  AREA 
HALLS  OF  FAME 

Several  alumni  have 
been  inducted  into  area 
sports  halls  of  fame. 

Gene  Reynolds  '51 
was  one  of  10  inducted 
into  Blount  County's 
Hall  of  Fame  during  an 
Oct.  27,  2008  banquet. 

For  Blount  County's 
2009  class,  the  slate  includes  Archie  Anderson  '67, 
Ken  Chambers  '61,  Jimmy  "Flash"  Harris  '58 
(posthumously),  Earl  McMahon  '75  and  Bill  Padgett  '69. 
The  banquet  honoring  these  alumni  (and  five  other  Blount 
County  athletes)  is  scheduled  for  Oct.  26,  2009. 

Bill  Owenby  '62  was  inducted  into  the  Sevier  County 
High  School  Hall  of  Fame  last  summer. 

The  names  on  Maryville  College's  Wall  of  Fame  will 
be  extended  by  seven  this  fall,  when  Walter  "Les"  Rock 
'43,  Alan  Rock  '49,  Randy  Schaurer  '75,  Ken  Adair 
'81,  Denise  Penzkofer  '85,  Ben  Sohrabi  '92  and  Kelvin 
Richardson  '93  are  inducted. 

ATHLETICS  ANNOUNCES  BRICK  CAMPAIGN 

Want  to  show  your  support  for  Maryville  College 
Athletics? 

Put  it  in  stone!  ...  Er,  we  mean  "Put  it  in  brick!" 

For  $250,  a  brick  inscribed  with  the  name  of  a  former 
MC  athlete,  coach  or  loyal  Scots  fan  will  be  placed  in 
the  Athletic  Recognition  Plaza  (formerly  known  as  the 
letterman's  walk),  which  is  located  in  front  of  the  entrance 
to  Thornton  Stadium. 

Money  raised  from  the  brick  campaign  will  go  to  support 
the  College's  athletics  field  and  court  maintenance  program. 

For  more  information,  contact  Julie  Patrick,  assistant 
athletic  director,  at  865.981.8390  or 
julie  .patrick@maryvillecollege .  edu . 


helped  organize  and  charter 
the  River  Bend  Chapter  of 
Sweet  Adelines  International  in 
LaPorte,  Ind.  She  retired  from 
St.  Joseph  Regional  Medical 
Center  and  moved  to  Florida, 
where  she  became  a  member  of 
the  Mariner  United  Methodist 
Church. 

■  Robert  McKean,  July  25, 
2008,  in  Columbus,  Ohio. 
After  retiring  from  Nationwide 
Insurance,  he  ran  his  own 
business  of  refinishing  and 
selling  antique  tools.  Survivors 
include  wife  Abby  Crosby 
McKean  '55,  sister  Harriet 
McKeen  Fields  '47,  one 
daughter,  three  sons  and 
their  families. 

'54  R.  Max  Sockwell  and 
Ethel  Shockley  Sockwell  wrote 
that  their  first  great-grandchild 
was  born  in  August  2008  Hazel 
Timblin  Townsend  and  husband 
Earle  Townsend  celebrated 
their  50th  wedding  anniversary 
Aug.  23,  2008. 

'55  MEMORIAM:  Priscilla 

Ingles  Watson,  Nov.  17,  2008, 
in  Waynesboro,  Va.  At  MC  she 
was  a  class  sponsor,  officer 
and  a  singer.  She  worked  in 
personnel  for  two  companies  in 
Pennsylvania  and  was  a  writer 
and  editor  of  the  Burlington 
County  Times  in  Willingboro, 
NJ-  for  nine  years.  She  worked 
in  real  estate  in  Maryland 
and  was  president  of  and 
volunteered  in  several  clubs  and 
organizations.  Survivors  include 
husband  Robert,  two  sons  and 
their  families,  one  daughter, 
one  brother  and  his  family,  three 
sisters-in-law  and  numerous 
nieces  and  nephews. 

'56  In  September  2008, 
James  H.  Laster  completed  a 
three-week  run  of  the  comedy 
"Unnecessary  Farce"  at 
Wayside  Theatre  in  Winchester, 
VA.  He  has  also  performed 
in  the  Agatha  Christie  thriller 
"The  Mousetrap"  and  returned 
in  his  role  as  Scrooge  in  "A 
Christmas  Carol"  in  December 
2008.  Madlon  Travis  Laster 


is  teaching  English  grammar 
for  the  Cottage  School,  an 
organization  for  home-schooled 
students  in  Winchester,  Va.  Her 
second  book,  Teach  the  Way 
the  Brain  Learns:  Curriculum 
Themes  Build  Neuron  Networks, 
was  published  recently  by 
Rowman  &  Littlefield  Education. 
MEMORIAMS:  John  Borter, 
April  20,  2008,  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
He  earned  a  master's  degree 
from  Pittsburgh  Theological 
Seminary.  Ordained  as  a 
Presbyterian  minister,  he  has 
served  as  pastor  in  several 
churches  throughout  the 
country  and  was  very  active  in 
his  community.  Survivors  include 
wife  Carol;  three  children,  two 
grandchildren,  sister  Wilma 
Borter  Matysek  '52;  two 
brothers  and  sisters-in-law, 
including  John  Braymer  '68, 
and  Meta  Robinson  Braymer 
'68;  five  nieces  and  nephews 
and  three  great-nieces  and 
great-nephews. 
■  Billy  "Buddy"  Gilbert,  Aug. 
15,  2008,  in  Alcoa,  Tenn.  An 
accomplished  athlete  in  high 
school,  he  played  football  at 
MC  except  for  a  period  of 
service  in  the  Army  during  the 
Korean  War.  He  coached  at 
several  schools,  including  MC 
and  Maryville  High  before  his 
retirement  in  1994.  Survivors 
include  wife  Peggie,  one  son, 
one  daughter,  three  step- 
daughters, nine  grandchildren, 
one  brother  and  his  family  and 
two  aunts. 

'57  MEMORIAM: 

Joan  Margaret  Davis,  March 
5,  2008,  in  Staunton,  Va.  She 
received  a  master's  degree  from 
the  University  of  California  at 
Berkeley  and  became  a  social 
worker  in  California  and  Virginia 
for  various  agencies.  She  worked 
as  a  crisis  supervisor  for  the 
Valley  Community  Service  Board 
for  more  than  10  years.  Survivors 
include  Barbara  Puzanskas,  sister 
Linda  Davis  Gresham  '66,  six 
nephews  and  nieces,  brother-in- 
law  W.  Jonathan  Gresham  '65 
and  several  grandnieces  and 
nephews. 


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58  Shirley  Carr-Clowney  was 

named  a  finalist  in  the  YWCA 
Knoxville's  2008  Tribute  to 
Women.  She  was  nominated  for 
the  Phyllis  Wheatley  Memorial 
Humanitarian  Award  for  her 
involvement  in  numerous 
historical  and  race-conscious 
groups  in  the  community, 
including  the  position  of 
executive  director  of  African 
Americans  of  Appalachia  and 
Blount  County  and  former 
president  of  the  Blount  County 
Genealogical  and  Historical 
Society  Nancy  Meise  was  a 
member  of  the  choral  group 
that  presented  a  concert  at 
Carnegie  Hall  in  New  York  City 
on  June  3,  2008.  Lynn  Mitchell 
Montgomery  has  retired  after 
50  years  of  teaching  music 
lessons,  primarily  piano. 
During  her  time  at  MC,  she 
was  a  member  of  the  choir 
and  accompanied  countless 
choirs  and  theater  productions. 
Donald  Vandenberg  published 
two  articles.  "Education, 
Religion,  and  a  Sustainable 
Planet"  was  published  in  The 
Journal  of  Educational  Studies, 
Vol.43,  pp.  58-72.  "A  Guide 
to  Educational  Philosophizing 
After  Heidegger"  was  published 
in  Educational  Philosophy  and 
Theory,  Vol.  40,  pp.  249-265. 

60  Bryant  Cureton,  president 
of  Elmhurst  College  for  14 
years,  retired  at  the  end  of  the 
2007-2008  academic  year.  He 
was  previously  vice  president, 
dean  of  faculty  and  provost 

at  Hartwick  College  for  23 
years.  He  is  now  chairing  MC's 
Presidential  Search  Committee. 
(See  front  cover.) 

61  Bill  Crisp  and  his  wife 
Carolyn  celebrated  their  50th 
wedding  anniversary  on  Jan. 
4,  2008  Fred  Morrison  was 
appointed  to  the  Law-Related 
Education  Advisory  Committee 
for  2008-2009  as  part  of  the 
North  Carolina  Bar  Association's 
continuing  efforts  toward  a 
better  understanding  of,  and 
appreciation  for,  the  rule  of 


law  in  the  youth  and  adult 
population  of  North  Carolina. 
MEMORIAM:  Danny  Johnston, 

April  9,  2008,  in  Aliquippa,  Pa. 
He  served  in  the  U.S.  Army 
and  Army  Reserve  for  29 
years  before  purchasing  the 
Henderson  Insurance  Agency 
in  Aliquippa.  He  was  secretary 
and  treasurer  during  his 
membership  at  the  Aliquippa 
BPO  Elks  Lodge.  Survivors 
include  wife  Verna,  one 
daughter,  two  granddaughters 
and  one  brother. 

62  Susan  Bloomer  Clark 

is  recovering  from  severe 
head  injuries  resulting  from  a 
robbery  in  2006  and  is  back 
into  an  active  life,  heading  a 
healing  ministry  in  her  church. 
She  reported  she  is  "greatly 
enjoying  life!" 

MEMORIAM:  Johnny  Hayes, 
Sept.  20,  2008,  in  Sideview, 
Tenn.  Hayes  attended  MC 
for  a  year  before  graduating 
from  Tennessee  Technological 
University,  going  on  to 
establish  an  insurance  firm. 
He  was  a  finance  chairman 
for  Al  Gore  and  other 
Democratic  campaigns  for 
more  than  30  years  and  was 
named  a  Tennessee  Valley 
Authority  director,  as  well  as  a 
commissioner  of  employment 
security  and  commissioner 
of  economic  and  community 
development.  Survivors  include 
wife  Mary,  three  children  and 
one  sister. 

63  Carolyn  Hill  Couser  and 
Dyrk  Couser  '61  divorced  in 
2008.  They  have  four  children 
and  15  grandchildren,  two  of 
whom  are  in  the  Naval  Academy 
and  will  reenter  the  Marines 
after  graduation.  Carolyn  is  a 
retired  teacher  and  would  love 
to  hear  from  old  friends.  Patricia 
Crossley  Rehm  has  "unretired" 
from  teaching  to  teach  a  Life 
Skills  Program  at  Salado  High 
School  in  Salado,  Tex.  Husband 
Bradford  Rehm  officially 
retired  in  2008,  but  is  currently 
working  as  a  consultant  and  still 
raises  Boer  goats.  Betty  Sue 


HESS  ANNOUNCES  RETIREMENT 


Maryville  College 
Registrar  Martha  Hess  '67 
recently  announced  that  she 
will  retire  at  the  end  of  the 
2009  calendar  year. 

When  she  leaves  her 
office  in  December,  she  will 
close  out  a  distinguished 
career  that  spans  35  years. 
"Without  doubt,  a  poll 
of  the  faculty,  staff  and 
students  would  reflect 
near  unanimity  on  at  least  one  thing:   Martha  Hess  is 
the  best  personification  we  have  of  Maryville  College 
values.   She  reflects  almost  perfectly  what  was  long  called 
'the  Maryville  Spirit,'  said  Maryville  College  President 
Gerald  W  Gibson.  "The  value  of  her  contributions  to  the 
life  and  work  of  the  College  over  so  many  years  is  beyond 
calculation.   She  has  been  an  inspiration  to  me  over  the 
years  that  I  have  served  at  Maryville." 

An  English  major  at  the  College,  Hess  taught  English 
and  math  at  Farragut  High  School  after  graduation. 
Completing  her  second  summer  of  graduate -school 
coursework  in  1974,  she  was  offered  the  position  of 
registrar  at  MC. 

During  her  tenure,  Hess  has  chaired  and  led  numerous 
committees  and  councils  and  has  served  on  many  others, 
including  Staff  Council,  the  Academic  Life  Council, 
the  Curriculum  Task  Force,  the  Admissions  Committee 
and  the  Outstanding  Senior  Selection  Committee.  In 
1999,  she  was  asked  to  chair  the  "Traditions  and  Values 
Commission,"  a  group  formed  to  carry  out  the  first  phase 
in  developing  the  MC  Window  of  Opportunity  strategic  plan. 

For  her  exceptional  service  and  devotion  to  the 
College,  she  twice  has  been  recognized  with  the 
Outstanding  Administrator  Award  and  was  winner  of  the 
Sharon  Murphy  Crane  Award  in  1988. 

She  received  the  College's  Alumni  Citation  in 
2005  and  on  Oct.  15,  2009,  was  recognized  with  the 
Medallion,  Maryville  College's  highest  award. 


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Dr.  Helen  Petts  Cripe  '53  presents 
her  research  to  officials  at  the 
International  Center  for  Jefferson 
Studies  (ICJS)  in  Charlottesville,  Va. 

Dr.  Helen  Petts  Cripe  '53 

spent  die  month  of  January 
at  the  International  Center 
for  Jefferson  Studies  (ICJS)  in 
Charlottesville,  Va.,  where  she 
conducted  research  for  the 
revision  and  updating  of  her 
1974  book,  Thomas  Jefferson 
and  Music. 

Considered  the  best  book  ever 
written  on  Thomas  Jefferson's 
musical  life,  Thomas  Jefferson 
and  Music  documents  the  music 
scene  of  period,  the  music  he 
enjoyed  and  the  instruments  he 
played.  The  work  also  includes 
the  1783  catalogue  of  Jefferson's 
music  library  and  a  catalogue  of 
the  Monticello  music  collection. 
Cripe's  revised  version  is 
expected  to  be  available  for 
purchase  this  611. 

Her  work  in  Charlottesville 
was  made  possible  dirough 
a  fellowship  that  provided  a 
stipend,  funds  for  travel  and  living 
arrangements  on  the  grounds  of 
die  Center.  On  Jan.  29,  she  gave 
a  lecture  about  her  research  in 
the  main  reading  room  of  the 
ICJS. 

A  resident  of  Wilmington, 
Del.,  Cripe  works  fulltime 
for  itiTechServices,  a  systems 
integration  and  IT  company. 


Talbott  Wengert  and  husband 
are  "retired."  They  have  four 
grandchildren,  including  the 
newest  edition,  Dylan  Thomas 
Morris,  born  Dec.  12,  2007. 

64  John  Leland  retired 
recently  after  completing  a 
37-year  career  as  a  historian 
with  the  U.S.  Air  Force.  At  the 
time  of  his  retirement,  he  was 
assigned  to  Headquarters  Air 
Mobility  at  Scott  Air  Force  Base 
in  Illinois,  where  he  served 

as  the  Deputy  Command 
Historian. 

65  Elenora  Easterly  Edwards 

and  six  other  '65  graduates 
gathered  for  the  7th  Great 
Baldwin  Hall  Girls  Reunion,  Oct. 
10-13,  2008  at  Lake  Tansi  Resort 
near  Crossville,  Tenn.  The  six 
girls  began  their  college  years 
on  the  third  floor  of  Baldwin 
Hall  in  Sept.  1961.  Participating 
were  Pat  Dobbin  Chambers, 
Martha  E.  Cook,  Vicki  Green 
Cothroll,  Michelle  Ann  Douglas 
Sabine  and  Gail  Smith  Stinnett. 

'66  Betty  Robinson  Gaidry 

and  her  husband  Jim  worked 
as  Red  Cross  Disaster  Mental 
Health  Volunteers  when  tropical 
storm  Fay  flooded  Brevard 
County,  Fla.,  where  they  have 
lived  for  more  than  20  years. 

6/  Fred  Abramoff 

transferred  to  the  Police  Legal 
Bureau  (Miami-Dade  Police 
Department)  in  2008  in  Miami, 
Fla.  He  is  also  continuing 
a  parallel  career  path  as  a 
mediator  Thomas  Allen  is 
employed  in  a  management 
position  at  AT&T  Mobility 
as  senior  software  quality 
assurance  analyst.  He  remains 
active  in  music,  from  church 
choirs  to  the  organ  committee 
and  Toastmasters.  He  has  two 
grandchildren  and  two  great- 
grandchildren. James  Bernard 
retired  in  September  2007  from 
ministry.  He  served  for  37  years 
as  an  ordained  minister  in  the 
Presbyterian  Church  (USA)  in 
churches  in  Kentucky  and  Ohio. 
He  and  his  wife  have  moved 


to  Kentucky  to  be  near  their 
children  and  three  grandsons. 
Tom  Dickson  was  selected  in 
September  2008  to  represent 
the  6th  district  in  the  Georgia 
House  of  Representatives.  He 
earned  a  master's  degree  from 
the  University  of  Tennessee 
at  Chattanooga  and  an 
educational  specialist  degree 
from  the  State  University  of 
West  Georgia.  He  is  a  retired 
school  superintendent  and  has 
served  on  numerous  healthcare 
and  education  boards.  William 
"Ed"  Harmon  was  honored 
by  two  Tennessee  Methodist 
colleges  for  his  commitment 
to  higher  education  and  the 
United  Methodist  Church. 
Hiwassee  College  awarded 
him  an  honorary  Doctorate  of 
Humane  Letters,  and  Martin 
Methodist  College  presented 
him  with  the  President's 
Medallion.  Robert  Hart,  retired 
reverend  as  of  2007,  is  now 


heading  a  project  to  create  The 
Great  Lakes  Literary  Arts  Center 
at  The  Shaman  Drum  Bookshop 
in  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

68  Alice  Junkin  Landolt  is 

directing  the  church  choir  at 
Trinity  Presbyterian  Church 
in  Brownsburg,  Ind.  She  and 
husband  Robert  are  enjoying 
their  five  grandchildren. 

69  Joe  Dawson,  along  with 
two  other  administrators  of 
Blount  Memorial  Hospital, 
was  named  fellow  of  the 
American  College  of  Healthcare 
Executives.  He  has  been 

the  hospital's  administrator 
since  1985  Richard  Smith 
was  installed  March  11,  2008 
as  the  General  Presbyter  of 
Transylvania  Presbytery  in 
Eastern  Kentucky. 
MEMORIAM:  Richard  Karns, 
May  27,  2008,  in  Columbus, 
Ohio.  He  was  ordained  to  the 


COLLEGE  MOURNS  DEATH  OF 
IRMA  YOUNG 


Irma  Kleeb  Young,  an  empowering  advocate 
for  the  Deaf  Community  who  was  instrumental 
in  starting  the  world's  first  four-year  degree 
for  professional  sign  language  interpreters 
at  Maryville  College,  died  Feb.  13,  2009 
following  a  long  illness. 
J    .<  She  was  83. 

Prior  to  joining  the  Maryville  College 
faculty  in  1974,  Young  served  as  a  community  interpreter 
and  lobbied  Congress  to  improve  rights  for  the  Deaf  and 
Hearing  Impaired.  She  helped  found  the  Knoxville  Center 
of  the  Deaf.  In  1974,  then  Gov.  Winfield  Dunn  presented 
Young  with  a  Distinguished  Service  Award  "for  her  efforts  in 
promoting  communication  with  the  Deaf  and  her  efforts  in 
helping  establish  the  Maryville  College  program." 

From  1974  until  her  departure  in  1987,  Young  guided  the 
College's  interpreting  program  to  national  prominence.  For 
her  efforts,  Maryville  College  awarded  her  the  Distinguished 
Service  Award  for  Outstanding  Contributions  in  a  Chosen 
Profession  during  opening  convocation  ceremonies  in  1991. 
In  lieu  of  flowers,  the  family  asked  that  memorial 
contributions  be  made  to  the  College's  Sign  Language 
Interpreter  Degree  Program. 


Alumni  News  &  Notes 


FALL    2009 


ALUMNI  ASKED  TO  GIVE  TO  CLAYTON  CENTER 


In  a  few  months,  the  Clayton  Center  for 
the  Arts  will  hold  its 
grand  opening. 

Located  on  the  campus  of  Maryville  College  and 
constructed  through  a  partnership  of  the  Col- 
lege, the  cities  of  Maryville  and  Alcoa,  and  state 
and  federal  governments,  the  Clayton  Center  will 
celebrate  the  art  and  culture  of  the  Appalachian 
region  by  serving  as  a  venue  for  local  musicians, 
performers  and  artists.  Its  design  will  also  accom- 
modate plays  and  musicals,  concerts  by  touring 
musicians  and  orchestras,  traveling  art  exhibits, 
film  series,  children's  plays  and  presentations  by 
nationally  recognized  speakers. 

Recently,  Robert  Hutchens,  director  of  the  Clay- 
ton Center,  announced  opportunities  for  individu- 
als and  businesses  to  put  their  names  -  and  the 
names  of  loved  ones  -  in  the  facility. 

"A  few  spaces  are  still  available  for  naming," 


•  NAMED  SEATS.  Seats  in  the  main  perfor- 
mance hall  may  be  named  for  anyone  the  donor 
chooses.  Costs  are  $2,000  per  seat. 

•  OUTDOOR  PAVERS.  With  two  lines  of  text 
and  14  letters/spaces  per  line,  pavers  may  be 
named  for  anyone  the  donor  chooses.  Pavers 
are  $1 ,000  each  but  if  named  for  a  student, 
child  or  grandchild  under  the  age  of  1 8,  the  dis- 
counted price  is  $250  each.  (Children's  pavers 
will  be  laid  in  a  special  section  in  the  plaza.) 


aAfew  spaces  are  still  available  for  naming, 
and  I  would  especially  like  to  encourage 
alumni  to  consider  donating  in  honor  of 
a  favorite  music  teacher  or  art  or  theatre 

profeSSOr. "  -  Robert  Hutchens  |  Executive  Director 


he  said,  "and  I  would  especially  like  to  encourage 
alumni  to  consider  donating  in  honor  of  a  favorite 
music  teacher  or  art  or  theatre  professor. 

"Maryville  College's  outstanding  reputation 
in  the  arts  dates  back  many  decades,  and  it  is 
our  hope  that  the  names  that  helped  build  that 
reputation  are  well  represented  and  appropriately 
honored  in  that  beautiful  facility." 

Below  are  the  ways  that  alumni,  parents  and 
friends  can  become  part  of  the  Clayton  Center  for 
the  Arts  today. 

•  NAMED  SPACES.  Spaces  in  and  around 
the  Clayton  Center  are  still  available  for  naming, 
including  the  outdoor  plaza,  the  instrumental 
rehearsal  hall  and  several  dressing  rooms  and 
practice  rooms.  Prices  tied  to  named  spaces 
start  at  $10,000. 


For  giving  opportunity  details  and  forms,  visit  claytonartscenter.com  or  call  865.981.8264 


•  BENEFACTOR  BENEFITS.  Opportunities 
to  purchase  VIP  benefactor  benefits  include 
preferred  seating  tickets,  parking  and  invita- 
tions to  special  VIP  events. 

•  CORPORATE  SPONSORSHIPS.  If  your 

business  would  like  to  sponsor  shows,  recitals  or 
artists  series  at  the  Clayton  Center  for  the  Arts, 
please  call  Robert  Hutchens  at  865.981.8264. 

Several  alumni  have  already  become  donors  to  the 
Clayton  Center.  (See  related  story,  page  5.) 


Alumni  News  &  Notes  fall  2009    |    9 


is  s  n  o  a 


ministry  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church  and  served  in  churches 
throughout  the  north  and 
midwest.  Survivors  include 
wife  Faith,  one  daughter, 
one  step-daughter  and  two 
granddaughters. 

'71  MEMORIAM:  Elizabeth 

Crawford  Scott,  April  25,  2008, 
in  Maryville,  Tenn.  A  long-time 
teacher  for  the  Maryville  City 
Schools  system,  most  recently 
special  education  teacher  for 
Maryville  High,  she  was  also 
instrumental  in  starting  Gateway 
to  Independence,  which 
provides  services  to  disabled 
people.  Maryville  High  honored 
her  in  a  fundraiser  for  Relay  for 
Life  and  the  American  Cancer 
Society.  Survivors  include 
husband  Roger,  two  children, 
mother,  one  sister,  two  brothers 
and  grandchildren. 

72  Lucy  Schindler  Murr 

retired  in  July  2008  after  30 
years  as  agent  in  charge  of  the 
Oconee  County  office  of  the 
South  Carolina  Department  of 
Probation,  Parole,  and  Pardon 


Services.  She  is  now  working 
full-time  in  her  own  medical 
massage  business,  Oconee 
Neuromuscular  Therapy. 
Husband  Kenneth  Murr  is 
working  as  a  librarian  at  GE 
Gas  Turbine  in  Greenville,  S.C. 
Their  daughter  is  a  student  at 
Presbyterian  College.  One  son 
is  working  in  manufacturing 
and  the  other  son  is  attending 
medical  school   Nancy  Rankin 
Smith  is  the  new  executive 
director  of  the  Hopewell 
Museum  in  Paris,  Ky. 
MEMORIAM:  Elizabeth  Earl 
Kell,  Aug   14,2008,  in  Chapel 
Hill,  N.C.  She  earned  a  master's 
degree  from  the  University  of 
Tennessee  and  was  a  social 
activist  who  marched  for  several 
causes.  She  worked  for  the 
Chapel  Hill  Transportation 
Department  as  a  driver  and 
supervisor  and  was  also  an  avid 
gardener.  Survivors  include  life 
partner  Mary  L.  Dexter,  mother, 
one  sister,  three  aunts  and 
seven  cousins  and  their  families. 

74  As  founder  and  owner 
of  Oceanpoint  Consulting, 


In  celebration  of  40th  birthdays,  members  of  die  classes  of 
1989  and  1990  took  a  trip  to  Juarez,  Mexico,  in  February 
2008.  Making  the  trip  were  (front  row,  l-r)  Laura  Brock 

Lynch  '89,  Heidi  Hoffecker  '89,  Tammy 
Taylor  Blaine  '89;  (back  row,  l-r)  Marcia  Kilby 
Rethwilm  '89,  Becky  Shackleford  Marambio 
'90,  Maria  Cole  Galyon  '89  and  Wendi  Jo 
Medlin  Usselton  '89. 


a  management  and 
organizational  development 
company,  Thomas  Radice  has 
worked  overseas,  including 
Kazakhstan,  Dubai,  Hong  Kong 
and  Moscow  Judson  Stone 
and  his  wife  Janice  traveled  to 
Chiang  Mia,  Thailand  to  attend 
a  conference  about  business 
and  mission  in  Afghanistan. 
Their  son  Nathaniel  returned 
safely  from  Iraq  where  he  was 
injured  in  combat.  They  and 
their  two  other  sons  planned  a 
missions  trip  to  Tijuana  in  2008 
with  Youth  With  A  Mission. 

75  Tom  Brackbill  is  serving 
as  pastor  of  First  Presbyterian 
Church  in  Alma,  Mich.  In  2007, 
Wayne  Dansbury  reactivated 
his  membership  with  Actor's 
Equity  Association,  the  labor 
union  for  professional  actors 
and  stage  managers,  in  order  to 
continue  his  career  as  a  stage 
manager.  He  is  based  in  the 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  region  and 
welcomes  opportunities  to  tour 
in  between  gigs. 

76  Pam  Thomson  Brackbill 

is  a  match  specialist  with  Big 
Brothers/Big  Sisters  in  Alma, 
Mich.  Lisa  Lynne  Wishon  is 

serving  as  pastor  at  Fairview 
United  Methodist  Church  in 
North  Carolina. 

77  Deborah  Welch  Douglas 

is  currently  enrolled  in  Eden 
Theological  Seminary  as  a 
candidate  for  a  master  of 
divinity  degree.  Curt  Leonard 
was  recognized  by  the 
Society  of  CIC  for  20  years  of 
leadership  in  and  commitment 
to  excellence  in  the  insurance 
profession   Nancy  Shamblin 
West,  who  began  her  career 
as  a  teacher  with  the  Maryville 
City  Schools  System  in  1977, 
replaced  former  principal 
Pat  Bradley  at  Woodland 
Elementary  School  in  Oak 
Ridge,  Tenn.,  in  July  2008.  West 
earned  her  master's  degree  in 
administration  and  supervision 
from  Lincoln  Memorial 
University. 


78  Tillman  Crane's  book 
Odin  Stone  was  published  in 
December  2008.  This  is  his  third 
collection  of  photographs  and 
features  the  Orkney  Islands  on 
the  northern  Scottish  border. 
Grace  Riley  Price  owns  and 
operates  Price  Counseling  in 
Georgia.  She  is  involved  in  the 
Cherokee  County  DUI/Drug 
Court  Program.  Her  husband 
Phil  retired  as  a  state  police 
officer  in  2006.  Their  son  Zack 

is  attending  Kennesaw  State 
University  and  daughter  Emma 
is  a  student  at  Sequoyah  High 
School.  Lee  Struble  resides 
in  Rochester,  N.Y.,  where  he  is 
the  director  of  public  safety  at 
Monroe  Community  College. 

79  Wade  Edmond  has  been 
an  educator  since  graduation 
and  is  currently  serving  in  his 
second  principal  position  in  the 
Broward  County  School  System 
in  Florida.  Paula  Hensley 
recently  retired  from  the  Arizona 
State  Schools  for  the  Deaf  and 
Blind  after  many  years  as  the 
dean  of  students.  She  is  working 
on  a  new  career  with  nutritional 
company  and  product  Juice 
Plus. 

80  Tony  lerulli  is  entering 
his  seventh  season  as  football 
coach  at  Maryville  College  and 
has  been  named  to  the  NCAA 
Football  Rules  Committee, 
which  he  will  serve  on  until 
2012  Betty  Vars  Julian  and 
husband  Kevin  Julian  '81 
reported  that  their  son  Daniel 
has  been  selected  by  the 
College  of  the  Holy  Cross  to 
participate  in  an  internship 
program  in  Washington, 

DC.  Their  daughter  Kristyn 
continues  with  her  competitive 
swimming  and  will  participate  in 
the  Junior  Olympics. 
MARRIAGE:  Robyn  DeMaat  to 
James  Robb,  July  5,  2008. 

81  Mark  Burnett  celebrated 
his  20th  year  with  the  post 
office  by  being  promoted  to 
Postmaster  of  Jefferson  City, 
Tenn.  He  also  finished  his  10th 


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s 


year  as  head  soccer  coach  at 
William  Blount  High. 

82  Vanessa  Logan  is  living  in 
the  Seattle,  Wash.,  area  with  her 
children.  The  survey  technician 
with  the  U.S.  Bureau  of  Census 
is  engaged  to  be  married  in 
fall  2009  to  her  high  school 
sweetheart  John  Sanders 
works  as  the  administrator  for 
the  Medical  University  of  S.C. 
Children's  Hospital  by  working 
with  Perinatal  Services  in 
Charleston.  He  spent  2007-2008 
recovering  from  lung  cancer. 

'84  Samuel  C  Hill,  III  is  the  vice 
president  at  Florida  First  Bank  in 
Winter  Park,  Fla. 

85  Michael  Kennedy  has 

retired  from  the  U.S.  Navy  and  is 
now  employed  as  an  operations 


instructor  for  Southern  Nuclear 
Company  near  Baxley,  Ga. 

86  Elizabeth  Goodier  Esrey 

has  transferred  within  the 
DuPont  Company  to  Pioneer 
International  Seed  Co.  She  is 
now  a  member  of  regulatory 
science,  dealing  with  gas 
chromatography  and  mass 
spectroscopy,  helping  answer 
questions  about  new  product 
registration.  Terry  Harmon  has 
been  promoted  to  lead  health 
physics  technician  at  the  Science 
and  Ecology  Corporation  in  Oak 
Ridge,  Tenn. 

87  David  Marcum  is  working 
as  project  manager  at  JR. 
Wauford  Co.  in  Maryville  after 
receiving  a  second  bachelor's 
degree  in  civil  engineering  from 
the  University  of  Tennessee. 


Cynthia  Claborn  Stevens  has 

been  named  department  chair 
of  visual  and  performing  arts  for 
San  Jacinto  College  South  in 
Houston,  Tex. 

89  See  photo,  page  10. 

91  H.  Troy  Green  graduated 
from  Memphis  Theological 
Seminary  in  May  2008  with 
a  master  of  divinity  degree 
and  is  ordained  as  a  minister 
and  installed  as  a  pastor 
of  Petersburg  Cumberland 
Presbyterian  Church  in 
Petersburg,  Tenn.  Mark 
Smelser  opened  his  restaurant 
"Slapdogs"  in  Kingsport,  Tenn., 
in  spring  2008.  He  also  ran  the 
Boston  Marathon,  his  fourth 
marathon  within  a  year,  with  a 
time  of  3:12:12. 


92  Scoval  Blevins  and  family 
moved  to  El  Paso,  Tex.,  in 
2008,  where  he  is  working  as 
an  engineering  manager  with 
Foamex  in  Santa  Teresa,  N.M. 
He  has  been  with  Foamex  for 
16  years.  His  son  Anton  entered 
the  U.S.  Naval  Academy  in 
Maryland  in  June  2009  as  part 
of  his  plan  to  become  a  fighter 
pilot.  Julee  Miller  has  graduated 
from  Oriental  Medicine  School 
in  Texas  and  has  moved  back 

to  her  home  state  of  Florida. 
She  opened  a  wellness  clinic 
in  Jacksonville  with  two  other 
associates  in  the  winter  of  2008. 

93  Helen  Costner  is  working 
as  a  systems  administrator  at 
The  Paradies  Shops  in  Smyrna, 
Ga  Robin  Morris  Hardin 

works  as  dual  enrollment  and 
internship  coordinator  at  Cape 


GREEN  SELECTED  FOR  FULBRIGHT  PROGRAM, 
TEACHES  IN  COLOMBIA 


He  lived  with  the  locals  and  experienced  Colombian  culture. 
Impressed  by  the  hospitality  of  the  Colombians,  Green  said  that 
the  most  rewarding  aspect  of  teaching  in  Colombia  was  the 
friendships  he  made. 

"When  I  visit  I  will  always  have  a  place  to  stay  and  people  to 
hang  out  with,"  he  said.  "I  was  invited  to  eat  with  people  who 
lived  in  very  large,  expensive  houses  and  also  with  people  who 
lived  in  very  small,  cramped  houses  in  bad  neighborhoods." 

And  the  teacher  learned  a  memorable  lesson. 

Struck  by  the  happiness  of  the  Colombians,  who  generally 
have  fewer  possessions  than  most  in  the  U.S.,  Green  comment- 
ed, "The  relationships  that  they  have  are  what  keep  them  happy. 
That  was  one  thing  I  hope  to  keep  with  me:  material  things  do 
not  bring  happiness." 

He  appreciates  the  opportunity  to  gain  real  world  experience 
in  another  country.  He  said  he  hopes  his  experience  will  pique 
his  students'  interest  in  exploring  the  world  and  learning  about 
different  cultures. 


Last  year,  Rebel  Green  '01  was  selected  to  participate  in 
the  Fulbright  Teacher  Exchange  Program,  an  international 
educational  exchange  program  that  provides  opportunities  for 
teachers  to  participate  in  direct  exchanges  of  positions  with  col- 
leagues from  155  countries. 

The  program  was  introduced  through  legislation  by  the  late 
Sen.  J.  William  Fulbright  of  Arkansas  in  1945  and  selects  par- 
ticipants based  on  leadership  potential  and  academic  merit. 

Green  was  among  approximately  450  teachers  selected 
nationwide  to  travel  abroad  during  the  2008-2009  school  year. 

He  taught  eighth-  through  llth-grade  English  at  a  private 
Jesuit  school  in  Manizales,  Colombia,  while  a  Colombian 
teacher  traveled  to  Luella  High  School  in  Locust  Grove,  Ga.,  to 
teach  his  students  Spanish. 


Alumni  News  &  Notes  fall  2009    |    11 


1 1  s  is  o  a 


Kenny  Saffles  '99  and 
Gerand  McFall  Saffles  '01, 
Liam  Kole,  Dec.  19,2007. 


Fear  Community  College  in 

Wilmington,  N.C,  where  she 

lives  with  her  husband  and  two 

children. 

BIRTH:  Staci  Crisp  Lawhorn  and 

husband  Andrew,  a  daughter, 

Andi  Love,  April  26,  2007. 

94  John  Dalton  completed 
his  first  year  as  Townsend 
Elementary  School's  new 
principal.  He  completed  a 
master  of  science  degree  at 
Lincoln  Memorial  University 
and  is  working  on  his  doctorate 
at  the  University  of  Tennessee. 
He  began  his  teaching  career 
in  1994,  served  as  assistant 
principal  of  William  Blount  High 
School  for  six  years  and  as  a 
teacher  and  assistant  principal 


at  other  schools. 
BIRTHS:  Christine  Straley 
Burns  and  husband  Jeff,  a 
son,  Nicholas,  Nov.  15,  2007. 
Justin  Phillips  and  wife  Ellen,  a 
daughter,  Haley  Julianne,  Feb. 
5,  2008. 

95  Sara  Lynn  Goelz  Carey 

received  a  master's  degree 
in  pastoral  studies  with  an 
emphasis  on  parish  life  and 
administration  from  Loyola 
University  New  Orleans  in 
May  2008.  She  continues 
as  the  director  of  religious 
education  at  St.  Alphonsus 
Catholic  Church  in  Crossville, 
Tenn.  Yoshikazu  Nagasawa  is 
currently  the  assistant  manager 
for  Hitachi  Transport  System 
America  in  Atlanta,  Ga. 
BIRTH:  Yoshikazu  Nagasawa 
and  wife  Chiyoko,  a  daughter, 
Satsuki,  May  8,  2006. 

96  Gwendolyn  "Wendy" 

Cloninger  Campbell  is  a 

teacher  in  Blount  County 
Schools,  Tennessee.  Scott 
Moss  has  been  promoted 
to  the  rank  of  lieutenant 
commander  in  the  U.S.  Navy. 
Last  year,  he  completed  two 
tours  of  the  Persian  Gulf  and 
is  currently  assigned  as  the 
operations  officer  for  Fleet  Air 
Reconnaissance  in  Oklahoma 
City,  Okla.  Christopher  Noe 
is  chief  development  officer 


In  August  2008,  Crissy 
Wieck  Welhoelter  '00 

received  a  Nashville  Area 
Chamber  of  Commerce  and 
YP  Nashville  "Emerging 
Leader  Award."  Welhoelter, 
regional  sales  manager  for 
Dell  Inc.,  was  recognized  in 
the  area  of  technology. 
She  was  commended  for 
being  an  advocate  for 
women  in  the  workplace  and 


serving  on  the  boards  for  the  Harpeth  Hall  Young  Alumnae 
and  the  Adventure  Science  Center,  among  other  projects. 


for  the  Delray  Beach  Cultural 
Center  in  Delray  Beach,  Fla. 
MARRIAGE:  Kristin  Kant  to 
Carl  Byers,  Sept.  29,  2008. 
BIRTH:  Gwendolyn  "Wendy" 
Cloninger  Campbell  and 
husband  Dwight,  a  daughter, 
Olivia,  May  24,  2007. 

9/  Kim  Schuenemann  Leslie 

is  now  director  of  content  for 
Raymond  Communications  in 
Alexandria,  Va. 

BIRTHS:  Tiffany  Rudicil  Greer 
and  husband  Thomas,  a  son, 
Liam  Brody,  April  9,  2008. 
Kim  Schuenemann  Leslie  and 
husband  Patrick,  a  son,  Sean 
Alexander,  Jan.  30,  2008  Aimee 
Cropper  Sethness  and  husband 
Ryan,  a  daughter,  Kailey 
Elizabeth,  March  20,  2008. 

98  Rennay  Stephens  Beaty, 

a  third  grade  teacher  at 
Carpenters  Elementary  School 
in  her  10th  year  of  teaching,  was 
the  Maryville  winner  of  the  2008 
Walmart  Foundation's  Teacher 
of  the  Year  award.  Winners 
receive  a  $100  Walmart  gift 
card  for  classroom  supplies  and 
each  school  receives  a  $1,000 
educational  grant,  as  well  as  a 
chance  to  compete  in  a  state- 
level  competition  for  a  $10,000 
school  grant  Wes  Farragut 
joined  Mountain  National 
Bank's  staff  in  January  2008  as 
vice  president/consumer  lender 
in  Sevierville,  Tenn.  He  has  13 
years  of  banking  experience  in 
Sevier  County  and  is  also  vice 
president  of  the  Tennessee 
Bankers  Association,  Young 
Bankers  Division.  Scott  Hall 
stepped  down  after  seven  years 
as  head  coach  at  Shelbyville 
Central  in  Tennessee  after  a 
record-setting  2006  season.  He 
is  now  coaching  at  Belmont 
University  in  Nashville,  Tenn. 
Christine  Rajkowski  is  a 
fund  accountant  with  Denali 
Asset  Management  in  St. 
Croix,  U.S.  Virgin  Islands  after 
nearly  a  decade  with  DENSO 
Manufacturing  in  Maryville, 
Tenn   Sarah  Wagner  was 
named  Air  Force  Outstanding 
Individual  Community  Planner 


of  the  Year  at  a  March  2008 

awards  ceremony  at  the 

Pentagon 

BIRTH:  Sherrie  Brents  Dudley 

and  husband  Joseph,  a  son, 
Logan  Michael,  May  19,  2006. 

99  Sarah  Knisley  Arnett  is 

currently  teaching  at  Harding 
Academy  in  Memphis,  Tenn. 
She  was  awarded  the  Pat  Bowie 
Outstanding  Early  Childhood 
Employee  of  the  Year  for  2007- 
2008. 

MARRIAGES:  Nicole  Brabender 
to  Shannon  Samples,  April 
2008.  Marl  Murphy  to  Jennifer 
Becker,  Nov.  7,  2008. 
BIRTHS:  Shannon  Bryant  Carey 
and  husband  Zachary,  a  son, 
Daniel  Douglas,  April  29,  2008. 
Jamie  Cotton  Chapman  and 
husband  Patrick,  a  son,  Garrett 
Tristan,  Jan.  4,  2008. 

00  Brooke  Daniel  is  the 

associate  director  of  residence 
life  for  Allen  &  O'Hara 
Education  Services  in  Memphis, 
Tenn.  Brian  Gossett  is  the  new 
alternative  school's  teacher 
for  Alcoa  High  School.  He  has 
worked  with  Lenoir  City  Schools 
and  McMinn  County  Schools. 
Meredith  Hansel  accepted  a 
position  with  the  Land  Trust  for 
Tennessee  (Nashville)  working 
on  conservation  easements  and 
land  purchases.  Laura  Murphy 
Krysinsky  works  for  the  U.S. 
Forest  Service  in  New  Ellenton, 
S.C.,  assisting  on  a  Short 
Rotation  Woody  Crop  Co-op/ 
Bio  Fuel  Research  project. 
Joanna  Wilson  McCormick  is 
a  master  certified  instructor 
with  New  Horizons  Computer 
Learning  Center  in  Knoxville, 
Tenn  Christopher  Moore 
earned  his  master's  degree  in 
public  policy  from  the  University 
of  Minnesota  in  2007.  He  is 
a  research  associate  at  the 
Amherst  H.  Wilder  Foundation 
in  St.  Paul,  Minn. 
BIRTH:  Jaclyn  Natasha  Smith 
McMurray  and  husband  Bartley, 
a  son,  Brandt  Davis,  April  23, 
2008. 


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'01  Katrina  Atchley 

and  Joseph  Ballard  have 
joined  the  law  firm  Lewis, 
King,  Krieg  &  Waldrop  as 
associates  in  Knoxville, 
Tenn.  Ballard  practices  in  the 
areas  of  insurance  casualty 
defense,  product  liability  and 
general  commercial  and  tort 
litigation.  Atchley  specializes 
in  construction,  commercial 
litigation,  design  professional 
liability  and  landlord/tenant 
litigation.  Jessica  Ballou 
completed  a  Psy.D.  in  clinical 
psychology  and  is  involved  in  a 
postdoctoral  fellowship  at  the 
University  of  San  Francisco's 
Counseling  and  Psychological 
Services.  Kristi  Falco  was 
honored  with  an  Environmental 
Achievement  Award  in  June 
2008  for  her  work  in  furthering 
educational  programs  at  the 
Blount  County  landfill,  as  well  as 
enabling  programs  such  as  the 
Little  River  Round  Up.  Robert 
Krysinsky  is  a  staff  sergeant  in 
the  U.S.  Army,  stationed  at  Ft. 
Gordon,  Ga. 
MARRIAGES:  Giovanni 
DeZuani  to  Devon  Nicole 
Gaughf,  Oct.  6,  2008.  Scott 
Fox  to  Sara  Nicole  Rowan,  May 
31,  2008.  Katie  Greer  to  Travis 
Shoemaker,  April  4,  2008.  Misty 
Wilson  to  Jason  Perry  '04, 
March  18,2008. 

02  Jeremy  Baucom  joined 
antivirus  company  Kaspersky 
Lab  in  2006  and  currently  works 
as  webmaster  at  the  global 
headquarters  in  Moscow, 
Russia  Jennifer  Hill  completed 
her  first  year  of  teaching  fourth 
grade  on  the  Navajo  reservation 
in  the  Holbrook  Unified  School 
District  and  is  working  towards 
her  full  certification  in  Arizona. 
Jessica  Kone  has  been  working 
in  transactional  corporate 
law,  focusing  on  Internet  law. 
Sarah  Stutzman  Ray  is  in  her 
third  year  as  choral  director 
and  musical  theater  director 
at  Clinton  High  School  in 
Clinton,  Tenn. 

BIRTH:  BreAnn  Daniel  Kidd  and 
husband  Justin  '04,  a  daughter, 


Kaylyn  Lois,  June  24,  2008. 
MARRIAGES:  Daniel  Frome 

to  Stephanie  Benson,  May  24, 
2008.  Natalie  Hood  to  Jeffrey 
Garrett,  May  24,  2008. 

03  Catherine  Carr  Ashe  was 

awarded  a  degree  in  veterinary 
medicine  from  the  University 
of  Tennessee  in  May  2008. 
She  works  at  an  emergency 
veterinary  clinic  in  Chattanooga, 
Tenn  Jessica  Foster 
Bumbalough  was  promoted 
to  stewardship  coordinator 
in  the  Advancement  Office 
at  the  University  of  Alabama, 
Huntsville.  Danielle  Duckett- 
Pritchard  was  awarded  the  Mary 
Byron  Fellowship  to  continue 
her  study  of  domestic  violence 
as  she  works  on  her  doctorate 
at  the  University  of  Kentucky 
(UK).  She  and  husband  Adam 
Pritchard  are  both  employed 
as  research  assistants  at 
the  Center  for  Research  on 
Violence  Against  Women  and 
part-time  instructors  at  UK  and 
Eastern  Kentucky  University. 
Lisa  Ritter  Green  was  honored 
with  the  "New  Teacher  of 
the  Year"  award  from  Lenoir 
City  Schools  in  2008.  Jenny 
Herren  completed  her  fifth 
year  at  the  University  of  Texas 
Austin  and  defended  her 
dissertation.  She  will  spend  her 
clinical  internship  at  Harvard 
Medical/Children's  Hospital 
of  Boston,  Mass.  Ben  Jackson 
graduated  from  the  Graduate 
School  of  Banking  at  Louisiana 
State  University  in  2008.  He 
graduated  from  Vanderbilt 
University's  Southeastern  School 
of  Banking  in  2005  and  is 
currently  employed  at  the  Bank 
of  Frankewing  in  Pulaski,  Tenn. 
Jeff  Jopling  presented  his  work 
in  a  concert  entitled  "Music  on 
the  Farm"  in  May  2008.  He  has 
performed  his  gospel  music 
throughout  Florida,  Georgia 
and  Tennessee  and  plans 
to  release  a  CD.  Sgt.  Jesse 
Neace  performed  "God  Bless 
America"  in  the  7th  inning  of 
the  World  Series  game  on  Oct. 
26,  2008. 
MARRIAGES:  Allison  Beaver 


FOUR  MC  GRADS  JOIN 
ADMISSIONS  STAFF 


Quinn  Bradley  '08,  Emily  Emadian 
'09,  Arielk  von  Boettinger  Kilday  '05 
and  Michelle  Wilson  '08  have  joined 
the  Maryville  College  Admissions  staff  as 
admissions  advisors. 

"These  alumni  all  have  a  unique  under- 
standing of  the  Maryville  College  expe- 
rience, but  from  very  different  vantage 
points,"  commented  Bill  Sliwa,  vice  presi- 
dent of  enrollment  at  the  College. 

Following  graduation  from  MC,  Bradley 
worked  in  sales  in  Knoxville,  first  with 
Winstead  Marketing  and  later,  West  Side 

Honda.  The  former  Scots  basketball  player 

Emily  Emadian  '09      .       .  .  . 

__^__^^^  also  has  extensive  volunteer  experience  as  a 

Bonner  Scholar. 

Emadian,  a  Tullahoma,  Tenn.,  native, 
majored  in  music  theory  and  composi- 
tion and  was  an  active  member  of  the  MC 
Concert  Choir,  the  MC  Jazz  Band  and  the 
vocal  ensemble  Off  Kilter.  She  also  tutored 
peers  in  music  theory  and  aural  skills. 

In  her  new  role  at  the  College,  Emadian 
is  focusing  on  recruiting  students  for  the 
JP    ^^k        Fine  Arts  Division. 

Following  graduation  from  MC,  Kilday 

earned  a  master  of  science  degree  in  college 

t  ^^K^   student  personnel.  She  worked  as  a  gradu- 

£  I  ate  assistant/intern  over  the  past  two  years 

H^SS  for  UT'S  CHAMPS/Life  Skills   Program, 

LEAD    Summer    Institute    and    Office    of 

Graduate  and  International  Admissions. 

Wilson  was  employed  by  Multi-Media  Solutions,  Inc.,  in 
Alcoa  over  the  past  four  years.  She  worked  in  event  planning 
as  a  tradeshow  coordinator  and  marketing  assistant. 

Admissions  advisors  are  responsible  for  coordination 
and  implementation  of  recruitment  efforts  for  prospective 
students,  including  attending  recruiting  events,  cultivating 
leads,  advising  and  providing  comprehensive  student  sup- 
port through  the  entire  admissions  application  process. 


Arielle 

von  Boettinger 

Kilday  '05 


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IS  S  131  d  a 


to  Tim  Burchett,  June  17, 
2008.  Jennifer  LeBar  to  Jason 
Caenepeel,  Aug.  2,  2008. 
Marquita  Porter  to  Willie  Smith 
Jr.,  Aug.  30,  2008.  Monica 
Williams  to  Daniel  Williams, 
May  25,  2008. 

04  Lauren  Butz  is  pursuing 
her  master's  degree  in 
environmental  studies  at 
the  University  of  Montana  in 
Missoula.  She  enjoys  working 
on  the  farm  and  at  the  farmer's 
market  Rachel  Hankinson  is 
teaching  first  grade  in  Loudon 
County  Schools,  Tenn.  and  is 
the  site  coordinator  for  the 
Loudon  County  Family  Resource 
Center's  after  school  program. 
Brian  Howdeshell  is  serving  in 
the  U.S.  Navy  and  is  stationed 
at  Camp  Lejeune,  N.C.  He  is  a 
casualty  evacuation  corpsman 
who  takes  care  of  wounded  or 
sick  Marines  and  is  currently 


deployed  to  Afghanistan  for 
several  months.  Allison  Milligan 
is  an  associate  veterinarian 
at  Kinard  Animal  Hospital  in 
Murfreesboro,  Tenn.  Amy 
Norris  teaches  7th  and  8th 
grade  at  Holston  Middle  School 
in  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  and  is  also 
a  reserve  deputy  with  the  Knox 
County  Sheriff's  Office.  Jason 
Proffitt  currently  teaches  11th 
grade  English  at  Stratford  High 
School  in  Nashville,  Tenn. 
MARRIAGES:  Meredith  Elliott 
to  Nasaem  Mousa,  July  12, 
2008.  Stevie  Neifert  to  Nick 
Veale,  Sept.  20,  2008.  Misty 
Rop  to  Brandon  Abele,  April 
26,  2008.  Hayley  Smith  to  Bret 
Huskey  '05,  May  17,  2008  Karly 
Wilkinson  to  Ben  McMurry,  IV, 
May  3,  2008. 

BIRTH:  Cody  Maupin  and  wife 
Heather,  a  daughter,  Reese 
Bailey,  June  28,  2008. 


05  Amy  Brown  teaches  third 
grade  in  Knox  County  (Tenn.) 
Schools  Brianna  Merrill  Cook 

is  senior  program  counselor  at 
Peninsula  Behavioral  Health  in 
Maryville,  Tenn.  Gihani  Perera 
Isaacs  graduated  from  George 
Washington  University  with 
a  master's  degree  in  public 
policy  in  spring  2008  Blair 
King  is  the  health  coordinator 
for  Oak  Ridge  Schools.  He 
has  worked  for  two  years  as  a 
physical  education  teacher  in 
Tennessee  and  Virginia  schools 
and  has  a  master's  degree 
in  exercise  science,  physical 
education  and  wellness  from 
Tennessee  Technical  University. 
Jacqueline  Reed  is  currently 
pursuing  her  master's  degree 
in  psychology  at  Walden 
University  in  Minnesota   Drew 
Stock  is  currently  employed 
by  Dell  Computers  as  senior 
account  manager  in  Nashville, 


Tenn.  Kyla  Surdyka  is  working 
at  Vanderbilt  University  Medical 
Center  in  the  Department 
of  Neurology  as  a  research 
assistant.  Her  research  is 
focused  on  improving  sleep 
habits  in  children  with  Autism 
Spectrum  Disorder. 
MARRIAGES:  Amy  Brown  to 
Christopher  Henderson, 
Dec.  20,  2008  William  Harris 
to  Julie  King,  May  26,  2007. 
Derrick  Hicks  to  Maria  Muhoz, 
Aug.  1 1 ,  2007  Gihani  Perera  to 
Michael  Isaacs  '06,  May  25,  2008. 
BIRTH:  Shelley  Gumm  Blevins 
and  husband  Shawn,  a 
daughter,  Lillian  MaShel  Paije, 
March  16,  2007. 

06  Adam  Carringer  is 

currently  employed  at  Olin 
Corporation  in  Cleveland,  Tenn. 
as  an  environmental  specialist 
I.  Jason  Collins  graduated  from 
officer  school  in  the  U.S.  Marine 


Recent  graduate  selected  for  Fulbrijjht-Nebru  Award 


MATT  MURRILL  '08  was  selected  for  a  prestigious  Fulbright-Nehru  Award,  which 
is  allowing  him  to  study  the  groundwater  arsenic  contamination  of  the  Indian  state  of 
West  Bengal. 

He  left  August  15  for  an  orientation  in  New  Dehli,  India,  and  spent  the  next  nine 
months  at  Jadavpur  University  in  Calcutta,  working  with  scientists  in  the  university's 
School  of  Environmental  Studies. 

"The  World  Health  Organization  (WHO)  has  labeled  the  groundwater  arsenic  con- 
tamination of  the  Bengal  Basin  as  the  largest  environmental  poisoning  in  history,  worse 
than  both  the  radioactive  fallout  of  Chernobyl  and  the  industrial  disaster  at  Bhopal," 
Murrill  said  in  an  interview  this  summer.    "Some  research  suggests  that  up  to  26  million 
people  in  West  Bengal  and  77  million  people  in  Bangladesh  are  at  risk  of  drinking  water 
with  arsenic  levels  greater  than  the  WHO  maximum  permissible  limit." 

In  addition  to  water  sampling  and  testing  in  the  laboratory,  Murrill,  who  majored  in 
chemistry  at  the  College,  is  studying  the  historical  and  socio-cultural  aspects  of  the  con- 
^\  >s5  ^  ^ka     tamination. 

~^"*>   i      n  Arsenic-contaminated  drinking  water  afflicts  not  only  South  Asia  but  other  regions 

including  Chile,  the  Western  United  States,  Appalachia,  Mexico  and  Canada.  Chronic 
exposure  to  this  heavy  metal  is  associated  with  a  myriad  of  health  problems  -  atherosclerosis,  peripheral  neuropath}',  skin 
lesions  and  various  types  of  cancer. 

Murrill  is  believed  to  be  the  first  MC  student  or  recent  graduate  to  be  awarded  a  Fulbright. 

"Almost  every  single  Fulbright  Fellowship  at  this  level  goes  to  a  recent  graduate  of  an  Ivy  League  or  similarly  well- 
known  -  and  similarly- priced  -  college,"  said  Dr.  Dan  Klingensmith,  associate  professor  of  history  who  was  a  Fulbright 
Scholar  in  2007  and  advised  Murrill  through  the  Fulbright  application  process.  "It's  a  competitive  grant,  in  short,  and  I'm 
delighted  and  proud  that  one  of  our  students  did  so  well  and  that  I  could  be  a  part  of  it." 
Read  more  about  Murrill's  studv  in  India  and  the  Fulbright  Program  at  marwilleeollege.edu. 


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Corps  in  Oct.  2007.  Tim  Ellrich 
returned  to  Nashville,  Tenn., 
where  he  is  working  at  Capital 
Accounts  as  a  Nashville  area 
sales  coordinator.  Michael  Isaacs 
completed  his  second  year  of 
seminary  at  Union  Theological 
Seminary  in  New  York  City.  Raul 
Placeres  is  the  basketball  coach 
at  Gatlinburg-Pittman  High 
School  in  Gatlinburg,  Tenn.,  and 
was  picked  to  play  in  the  second 
annual  Pilot  Rocky  Top  League 
of  Knoxville,  representing  MC 
as  one  of  60  players  chosen 
to  fill  six  teams,  selected  from 
top  players  in  the  nation  to 
compete  against  each  other. 
Yvonne  Wenta-Wells  graduated 
during  the  summer  of  2008  with 
a  master's  degree  in  teacher 
education  with  an  emphasis  on 
art  education  for  K-12. 
MARRIAGES:  Adam  Carringer 


to  Angela  Careaga  Piaggio,  May 
25,  2008.  Jennifer  Francescon 
to  Daniel  Childs,  Jan.  10,  2009. 
Jeffrey  Gotcher  to  Elizabeth 
Gowan  '07,  June  7,  2008. 

07  Sarah  Hofrichter  is  a  staff 
sign  language  interpreter  at 
Northern  Virginia  Community 
College  in  Annandale,  Va.  Kevin 
Hunley  is  currently  working  as 
senior  financial  counselor  at  21st 
Mortgage  in  Knoxville,  Tenn. 
Stacy  Justus  completed  her 
second  year  working  as  a  math 
teacher  for  the  Jefferson  County 
Public  Schools  in  Louisville, 
Ky.  She  is  working  on  a  math 
textbook  for  her  district.  The 
textbook  project  is  being  funded 
through  a  grant  supplied  by 
General  Electric  Chante  LaDage 
expected  to  graduate  from 
Boston  University's  School  of 


Social  Work  in  May  2009.  Ashley 
Shartuck  is  a  nursing  student 
at  Union  University  in  Jackson, 
Tenn.  Alex  Youn  worked  on 
Indiana  Congressman  Brad 
Ellsworth's  re-election  campaign, 
after  having  worked  on  the 
presidential  trail  in  Iowa  and 
Nevada. 

MARRIAGES:  Keith  Allmon 
to  Cassie  Brown  '08,  June  28, 
2008.  Whitney  Garner  to  Steven 
Boring,  Oct.  25,  2008.  Stephanie 
Kerr  to  Matthew  Hearon,  March 
15,2008  Britton  Knight  to 
Stephanie  Nelson,  May  17,  2008. 
Lauren  Smith  to  Matt  Robinson, 
June  7,  2008. 

MEMORIAM:  Lindsey  Hawkins, 
April  17,  2008,  in  Knoxville,  Tenn. 

08  Bret  Jones  teaches  at 

Richard  Yoakley  School  in 
Knoxville,  Tenn.  Brian  Phelps 


has  joined  the  Peace  Corps 
and  is  stationed  in  Peru.  Saray 
Roman  Taylor  completed  her 
first  year  teaching  Spanish  for 
the  Oak  Ridge  School  system. 
Katie  Saxe  completed  her  first 
year  teaching  physical  education 
and  wellness  at  Woodland 
Elementary  School  in  Oak  Ridge, 
Tenn.  Ashley  Tardiff  is  working 
as  a  loan  officer  at  Community 
South  Small  Business  Lending  in 
Knoxville,  Tenn. 
MARRIAGES:  Erin  French  to 
Jeffrey  Dols,  May  31,  2008.  Kiley 
Lloyd  to  Tony  Puglisi,  May  31 , 
2008  Silvia  Saray  Roman  to 
Daniel  Taylor,  Oct.  17,  2008. 


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Showcase.  Why?  Because  the  Clayton  Center  for  the 
Arts  opens  its  doors  in  the  spring  of  2010,  providing 
our  students  with  the  finest  facilities  for  practicing, 
creating,  performing  and  appreciating  the  arts.