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Local alums visited campus for the second
annual Red Raider Alumni Spring Rally on
May 1. In addition to catching up with old
friends and enjoying the campus in all of its
springtime glory, those attending enjoyed
lunch and the opportunity to hear farewell
remarks by Dr. Bill Stacy.
Pictured at right are the recently retired
Baylor golf coach, Rev. King Oehmig ’69 and
Schaack Van Deusen ’61. Pictured below are Doug
Dyer ’78, Dr. Bill Stacy, and Stuart Roberts ’79.
DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS PROGRAM
As Baylor’s Distinguished Scholars Program enters its seventh year, it’s gratifying to
look back at the program’s success. To date, 24 students have been admitted as DSP
scholars. “Without the Distinguished Scholars Program, I wouldn’t have been able to
go to Baylor. And without Baylor, I wouldn’t be who I am today,” says Claire Cassady
’07. The DSP scholarship recognizes prospective ninth grade boarding students who
are among the best and brightest and rewards them with full or partial tuition, plus
room and board, based solely on merit. If you know of an outstanding student who
would benefit from the opportunity to attend Baylor, please contact our admission
office (or visit our website) to learn more about nominating qualified candidates.
Where are they now?
Bess Carter ’09 (Birmingham, Ala.): Bowdoin University
Claire Cassady ’07 (Birmingham, Ala.): Vanderbilt University
Rishi Dixit ’08 (Lexington, Ky.): Massachusetts Institute of Technology
C.J. Enloe ’09 (Colorado Springs, Colo.): Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Colton Griffin ’07 (Englewood, Tenn.): University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Corby Howard ’07 (Trussville, Ala.): Coast Guard Academy
Mitchel Land ’08 (Bristol, Va.): Greensboro College
Sandra Lowe ’07 (Gallatin, Tenn.): University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Autumn Nelor ’09 (Atlanta, Ga.): Wake Forest University
Molly Roberts ’09 (Birmingham, Ala.): University of Denver
Michael Vredeveld ’08 (Jesup, Ga.): Georgia Institute of Technology
Raises Over $350,000
aylor’s field house was transformed for an evening of
fun and fundraising with more than 450 people showing
their support at Celebrations. More than $350,000 was
raised for the library renovation project and the Annual Fund, which
provides resources for faculty professional development, tuition
assistance, and program enhancements for Baylor students.
Special thanks to auction co-chairs Lee Murray ’71, Mary Kilbride,
and Patti Frierson, as well as over one hundred volunteers who made
it all possible.
Jim Kennedy, Scott Wilson ’75, Carol Barks, and Dr. Herb Barks ’51
Auction co-chairs Mary Kilbride and Patti Frierson
Lee Murray ’71, auction co-chair, and Stokely Doster ’69
Jennifer Chennault and Alexis Guerry Bogo ’89
Dr. Bill Stacy (center) with trustees Billy Oehmig ’67 and Virginia Anne Sharber.
Athletic Round Up
Patty Watson
Patty Watson
WINTER HIGHLIGHTS
WRESTLING
The Baylor wrestling team finished with a 26-1 record and won the
2009 state duals championship with a 46-15 win over Father Ryan
in the championship match. The duals title is the third straight and
sixth overall for the Raiders. With 11 individual medalists, the Raiders
finished runner-up to Father Ryan in the traditional state tournament.
Baylor had three individual champions: (pictured above, left to right)
Zach Watson (112), Stuart Doster (125), and Chanse Hayes (145).
Head coach Jim Morgan passed the 500-win milestone this season,
with his 24-year Baylor career record now standing at an astounding
516-74-1.
BASKETBALL
Baylor’s girls basketball team finished 20-10 and returned to the
state Final Four, where the Raiders fell to Webb in a semifinal game.
It was the fourth Final Four appearance for the Baylor girls and the
first since the Raiders finished runner-up in 2001.
The Baylor boys lost to Evangelical Christian School in the quarterfinal
round of the state playoffs, ending the season with a 16-13 record.
Eddie Davis
BOWLING
The Baylor boys bowling team finished with a respectable 13-8 record
while the girls squad went 9-11. The girls still managed to advance to
the state tournament where they fell to St. Agnes in a quarterfinal match.
Jordan Mauney set a new state and school record by racking up 535.05
SWIMMING AND DIVING
The Baylor boys swimming and diving team won the 2009 Tennessee
State Swimming Championship for the third consecutive year. Baylor
scored 418 points, while Montgomery Bell Academy was second
with 243 points. Traditionally, relays are a cornerstone of Baylor
swimming success, and this meet was no different as the Raiders set
new records and swam the fastest times in the nation in three races.
The 200 medley relay (Reese Shirey, Spencer Rowe, Greg Roop, and
Josh Sosna) won with a new school record (1:31.52); the 200 free
relay (Roop, Shirey, Josh Sosna, and Jake Sosna) won with a new
state and school record (1:22.72); and the 400 free relay (Roop, Matt
Limerick, Nathan Vredeveld, and Martin Grodzki) set a new state and
school record in the 400 freestyle relay (3:04.01). Baylor also had
four individual state champions. Vredeveld won the 200 freestyle
with an automatic All-American time and Baylor record (1:39.42);
points in the one-meter diving; Martin Grodzki posted the fastest
time in the country in the 500 freestyle (4:23.75), and Rowe won a
tight 100 breaststroke (56.57). Baylor also was the winner at the
Eastern Interscholastic Championships. Event winners were the 200
medley relay team (Shirey, Rowe, Roop, Josh Sosna)and Shirey in
the 100 backstroke.
The Baylor girls broke two national records on the way to repeating
as state champions with 378 points, easily ahead of second place
Bearden with 291. The 200 medley relay (Arden Pitman, Alison Lusk,
Anna Rae Gwarjanski, and Sloane Pitman) established a new Independent
School national record (1:41.63) and surpassed the public high school
record as well. The 200 free relay (Sloane Pitman, Emma Michaels,
Lusk, and Arden Pitman) set a new Independent School national
record (1:33.35); and Sloane Pitman posted the top time in the
country to win the 50 free. Her sister, Arden Pitman, posted the third
fastest time in the country in winning the 100 backstroke. The 400
free relay team (Sloane Pitman, Michaels, Gwarjanski, and Arden
Pitman) won the 400 free relay by more than six seconds. Baylor
also won the Eastern Scholastic Championship led by individual
winners Sloane Pitman (200 free, 100 free), Arden Pitman (50 free,
100 back), Lusk (100 free), the 200 medley relay team (Arden Pitman,
Lusk, Gwarjanski, Sloane Pitman), and the 200 free relay (Sloane
Pitman, Michaels, Savannah Napier, Gwarjanski).
Baylor head coach Dan Flack was voted Coach of the Year for the
girls meet for the second consecutive year.
All track photos by Eddie Davis
SPRING HIGHLIGHTS
TRACK AND FIELD
The Baylor girls’ track and field team won its second consecutive state
championship at the 2009 Spring Fling. Baylor finished with 122
points, 18 more than runner-up Brentwood Academy’s 104. Hannah
Jumper was the 3200 meter champion (11:21.63). Baylor also won
event championships in the 3200 meter relay (pictured above right)
with Haley Chandler, Paige Elliott, Mary Stagmaier, and Taylor Pannell
(9:42.99) and the 1600 meter relay (pictured above far right) Cydney
Parkes, Elliott, Mary Ellen Williams, and Sarah Gawthrop in 4:01.33.
Baylor was also region champs and won the Optimist City Championship. Jumper set two new school records this season, 5:14.34 in
the 1600 meter run and 11:18.44 in the 3200; Taylor Davidson set a
new school mark at in the pole vault (9-feet, 9 inches); and Sally Warm
now holds the school triple jump record (37-feet, 11-inches).
BASEBALL
With much of the 2008 team now in college and only one senior on
the squad, the 2009 Baylor baseball team still managed a winning
record at 16-15. In league play, the Raiders swept Webb and split
with McCallie and were named league co-champions.
CREW
A crew season plagued by rainy weather all spring was highlighted
by the girls’ varsity team, led by stroke, Brindley Mitchell, and coxswain,
Becca Feher, winning by open water over GPS to win back the Carney
Cup. In the race for the Raoul Cup, the boys’ varsity 8+ took second
to a very strong McCallie crew.
LACROSSE
In just the third season of the program, the boys' lacrosse team made
its first appearance in the state playoffs. After a 5-0 start, the Raiders
finished with a 12-5 record losing 6-5 to Ensworth in the quarterfinal
round of the state championship. Matt Tidwell was named to the AllState team, while Sam Ector, Isaac Garner, Austin Cole, and Nichols
Millard were named first team All-Region.
The Baylor girls’ lacrosse team, also in only its third season, won
its first six games and finished 10-3. Unfortunately, the three losses
were league games, which left the Raiders out of the playoffs.
TENNIS
In a season highlighted by an upset win over rival GPS, the Baylor
girls’ tennis team finished with a 9-5 record and advanced to the
quarterfinal round of the state championship. Katie Thornton and Sarah
Berchuck were quarterfinalists in the state doubles tournament. This
was the third consecutive appearance in the state doubles tournament
for Thornton. She and Brandi Cordell ’07 were champions in 2007,
When Baylor’s Bill Matthews won all three
distance events (3200, 1600, and 800 meters) at
the 2008 boys state track and field meet last spring,
it was amazing. Repeating the feat at the 2009
championships was historical. No runner in TSSAA
history had ever won the three longest races of the
meet in consecutive years. Matthews began the day
winning the 3200 in 9:32.46, later won the 1600
meter in 4:16.13, and finished with his personal best (1:55.29) in the
800 meter run to put his name in the history book. Baylor finished
sixth as a team in the meet. Matthews has now won seven straight
individual state championships; his win at the state cross country meet
in the fall led the Raiders to the team title.
The future for Baylor looks promising as junior Brandon Lord finished
second in the 3200 and 1600 events and was runner-up in last fall’s
cross country championship.
and she teamed up with Currant Scruggs’08 to finish runner-up in 2008.
The Baylor boys’ tennis team also advanced to the state quarterfinals, losing to MUS and finishing with a 7-6 record. Aditya Rali and
Alex Cooper represented the Raiders as quarterfinalists in the state
doubles championship.
SOFTBALL
With only one senior and three eighth graders on the roster, the 2009
Baylor softball team still advanced to the final three teams in the
state tournament. The Raiders eliminated Father Ryan before bowing
out with a 6-4 loss to St. Benedict in the loser’s bracket final. Baylor
finished the season 19-13.
SOCCER
Baylor boys’ soccer team finished 5-7-5, with three scoreless ties, and
the season ended in a sudden death loss at Webb in the region playoffs.
FENCING
Baylor fencers beat Memphis University School and David Brainerd
Christian School to take the school’s fourth straight team state
championship. Andrew Ireland won the state individual foil competition,
becoming Baylor’s fourth consecutive individual state champ.
Caroline Hensley ’09: International Water Ski Champion
Like any champion, Caroline Hensley ’09 has the discipline to work
hard, the ability to make personal sacrifices, and a laser-sharp focus
on her goals.
This combination of mental toughness plus a lot of talent has
paid off — today she holds national and international titles in water
skiing, and has been named the top junior female overall water skier
in the world by the International Water Ski Federation. And although
she has accumulated a room full of trophies, she considers a vast
collection of memories and experiences as her greatest treasures.
“You can’t judge everything on reaching your goal or coming out
on top. It has more to do with enjoying the journey and pouring
your heart and soul into something you love.”
Hensley’s journey to the top of her sport began at age eight when
she learned how to water ski. By the time she was nine, she was
spending as many weekdays as possible on the water and traveling
to tournaments on weekends and school breaks. When she was 11
years old, Hensley was selected to participate in a training camp at
Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., and also found that she had arrived at a fork
in the road. “My dad and I met a few other skiers from around the
country. The host of the clinic was the 24-time world record holder,
Cory Pickos. My family had always been pretty serious about skiing,
but the clinic was definitely a turning point. Cory told my dad that
if he was willing to put the time and effort into my skiing, and I was
willing to push myself, then one day I might be able to travel around
the world and could potentially be a world champion. It was a lot
to take in at that age, but that’s the path I chose.”
It often meant giving up time with friends, but she was determined
to pursue her dream of skiing internationally. It also required relentless
training, even in frigid winter water that left her fingers and toes
numb. For the next five summers, Hensley lived and trained with the
Pickos family. Her travels have taken her to competitions in Mexico,
Chile, Colombia, Peru, and France, and this summer she will compete
in the World Games in Taiwan. Meanwhile, she has remained an
honor student, maintained an enviable GPA, and managed to hold
down her share of AP courses.
Last December, Hensley trained in Chile for the Junior Water Ski
World Championships held in Peru a month later. “I missed a couple
of weeks of school, and this would not have been possible if the
Baylor community — especially Mr. Wilson (11th and 12th grade
dean) and my teachers — had not been willing to help me with my
assignments.” Hensley competed masterfully, setting a junior world
slalom record and helping the U.S. Junior Water Ski Team earn the
overall team gold medal. She also earned individual gold medals in
the women’s overall and slalom events, a silver medal in tricks, and
a bronze medal for a jump of 138 feet.
This fall, she will head to the University of Alabama to ski at the
collegiate level. Although her primary focus will be on her college
education, Hensley will compete for a spot on the U.S. team at the
Under 21 World Championship in Chapala, Mexico. She also hopes
to earn a spot on the U.S.A. Elite Water Ski Team in the future.
“I’ve fallen short of what I want to accomplish several times, but
I don’t let it hold me back,” says Hensley. “I move forward and try
and appreciate everything that I have had the opportunity to do. If
you can honestly say that you have given your all in everything you
do in sports or in everyday life, and you enjoy the journey along the
way, you’re always going to be considered a winner.”
by Barbara Kennedy
Baylor’s Newest Collegiate Athletes...
BASKETBALL
Katy Wilson: Washington & Lee Univ.
CREW
Frankie Green: Gonzaga Univ.
Christine Waite: Gonzaga Univ.
DIVING
Ben Lee: Emory Univ.
Jordan Mauney: Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville
FOOTBALL
Brett Murray: Washington & Lee Univ.
GOLF
Matt Emery: Middle Tennessee State Univ. $
Morgan McQuary: Mississippi State Univ. $
Ryan Thornton: Vanderbilt Univ. $
Jay Vandeventer: Univ. of Tennessee $
SOCCER
Natalie Brackett: Washington Univ., St. Louis
Sarah Gawthrop: Tennessee Tech Univ. $
Caroline Scales: Georgia Southern Univ. $
Kamesha Woodfine: Quinnipiac Univ. $
SOFTBALL
Nina Davenport: Middle Tennessee State Univ.
SWIMMING
Martin Grodzki: Univ. of Georgia $
Susannah Kirby: Rhodes College
Matt Limerick: Univ. of the Cumberlands $
Brian Moran: Florida Southern Univ.
Sloan Pitman: Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville $
Greg Roop: Harvard Univ.
Reese Shirey: Univ. of Alabama $
Josh Sosna: Univ. of Alabama
Nathan Vredeveld: Univ. of Virginia
TRACK/CROSS COUNTRY
Bill Matthews: Univ. of Georgia $
WATER-SKIING
Caroline Hensley: Univ. of Alabama
WRESTLING
Chanse Hayes: Univ. of Tennessee at
Chattanooga
$: As of May 27, these students had reported athletic scholarhip information to the college counseling office.
Student Kudos
Valedictorian and Salutatorian Named Alex Silvey Earns Perfect SAT Score
David Burt was named the valedictorian, and C.J. Enloe was
named salutatorian for Baylor’s
class of 2009.
Burt and Enloe are both members of the Cum Laude Society
and the National Honor Society.
In addition to their many academic accomplishments, both have
managed to be active in a variety of extra-curricular activities.
Burt is a National Merit commended scholar. He was a recipient
of the Latin Award, Jo Conn Guild Award, and Jumonville Award
his junior year and was this year’s recipient of the Alex Guerry
Award. He was a member of the varsity soccer team for four years,
vice president of the Round Table, a peer tutor and writing center
tutor. Burt will attend Yale University in the fall.
Enloe was a National Merit Finalist and a Baylor Distinguished
Scholar. She was a member of the concert choir and varsity lacrosse
team for four years, a dorm prefect, peer tutor, Red Circle member,
Model Congress participant, and Environmental Service volunteer.
She is this year’s recipient of the Hubert J. Stagmaier Award. Enloe
will attend MIT in the fall.
Baylor junior Alex Silvey has joined an elite group
of the nation's high school students after scoring
a perfect 2400 on the SAT. Silvey, who says that
Latin is his favorite class, also enjoys physics and
pre-calculus, and, in his spare time, he likes reading,
hiking, and playing video games. “We are proud
of Alex’s unusual achievement,” said Jim Stover,
associate head of academic affairs. “He has taken seriously the
opportunities to hone his test-taking skills, and he has a mind
admirably suited to excelling on standardized tests.”
In April, Baylor’s student-run Earth Advocates organized a “Field
of Greens” event on Rike Field in celebration of Earth Week. Garden
plants, herbs, and flowers from local sources such as Baylor’s organic
garden, Williams Island, Blueberry Hill Farm, Greenlife, and Crabtree
Farms were on sale throughout the afternoon, encouraging the Baylor
community to buy locally. Allie and Nate Drew, children of faculty
members Mike and Lisa Drew, are pictured above with Bev Fazio.
Competing against teams of top math students in area schools, Baylor
had a strong showing in this year’s MathCounts competition. Taking
first place team honors were eighth graders Lauren Johnson and Brian
Holland and seventh graders Meghan Ray and Sophia Conwell. Individual
winners included Johnson with a third place finish; Conwell, fourth;
Trey Foshee, sixth; Holland, ninth; and Joseph Martin, tenth. The
competition was sponsored by the UTC Engineering Department and
the local chapter of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers.
Pictured (front) from left to right are Lauren Johnson, Meghan Ray,
Brian Holland, and math instructor John Bradford; Back row from
left: Sophia Conwell, Trey Foshee and Joseph Martin
The Baylor Players presented Thorton Wilder’s classic, Our Town,
as the spring play. Pictured in this scene are (from left): Jordan Holton,
Trevor Neuhoff, Tessa Crevasse, Marcus Rinehart, Ry Glover, Travis
Knauss, and Becca Hartje.
Pictured above (left to right) are Elin Bunch, Audrey Owens, Alex Ruffner,
Natalie Brackett, Kate Sharber, Lee Thurman, Ellie Dyer, and Newton Law,
who spent their spring break traveling to Sikkiim, North India, and
then to the sacred Hindu city of Varanasi. The trip, which was offered
through the school’s Walkabout program, included home stays with
Tibetan families, kayaking in the foothills of the Himalayas, and religious
and cultural studies on the banks of the Ganges River. Guides for the
trip were Baylor alumna Ashlee O’Steen ’00, English instructor Tim
Laramore ’99, and Walkabout Director, Tim Williams.
Senior Class Grant Program 2009 Spring Break Jamaica Trippers
For the past four years, the senior class has opted to award grants to
various school departments rather than purchasing a commemorative
item for the school. This year, a total of $5,679 was raised for the
grant program through a variety of fundraisers. An advisory committee
then reviewed proposals and made the final decisions on how to
distribute the funds. Included among the seven awards are camera
lenses for photography classes, a DVD library of foreign films, an
outdoor classroom utilizing the old Barks Hall patio, and contributions
to the community service holiday party and the Jamaica education
fund. The program was developed to create an awareness of philanthropy
among seniors and to inspire them to become philanthropic leaders.
Senior cellist Cat Spratt represented
Baylor in the All-State Orchestra
in Nashville. She also won the
annual Concerto Contest sponsored by the Chattanooga Symphony Youth Orchestra.
Baylor’s concert choir earned an
overall superior rating in all aspects of their performance at the
annual J.B. Lyle Regional Choral
Festival in February and earned
the opportunity to compete at the
American Choral Directors Association State Choral Festival at
Lipscomb University in April. The
concert choir is directed by Vic
Oakes, and members were Beau
Bagley, Danie Bentley, Mary Adams
Bode, Shipley Buckner, Sarah Catanzaro, Allie Haskew, Alex Card,
Anastasia Cimino, Will Cooper, Clifford Eberhardt, Jenna Brooke Elliott, C. J. Enloe, Carol Fleissner,
Sean Guerry , Carter Harrison ,
Michelle Hollis, Chu-Yun (Anny) Huang, Woong (John) Hur, Ellie Lawler,
Bridget Lawrence, Houston Massey,
Tevin McKinney, Eryn Odom, Taylor
Page, Courtney Rhodes, Rebecca
Schmitt, Reese Shirey, Ricky Smith,
Brian Srite , Mary Taylor , Dima
White, and Katie Wilson.
Baylor band students earned positions at the Junior Band Festival
at Lee University in January and
at the All-State East Band and
Orchestra Festival in February.
Middle School honorees attending
the junior band festival included
Aliza Cohen, first chair oboe, Blue
Band; Alice Jones, first chair oboe,
Red Band; Sophia Conwell, fifth
chair trumpet, Blue Band; and
Lydia Kennedy, twelfth chair flute,
Red Band. Upper School students
participating in the All-State band
festival were Junnie Kwon, sixth
chair flute, Red Band; David Hull,
third chair bassoon, Red Band;
Barrett Maury, first chair percussion, Green Band; Alex Clark, third
chair trombone, White Band;
Moses Song, sixth chair violin; and
Cat Spratt, third chair cello.
Several Baylor band members participated in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Honors
Band Festival in January, with 10
students earning a chair to perform
with one of the Honors Bands.
The students include David Hull,
first chair bassoon, Blue Band;
Barrett Maury, first chair percussion, Blue Band; Taylor Farrell,
second chair alto saxophone, Blue
Band; David Miller, third chair alto
saxophone, Blue Band; Do Kyun
Kim, fifteenth chair clarinet, Blue
Band; Sydney Rupe, sixth chair
flute, Blue Band; Tyler Pazera,
fourth chair tuba, Blue Band; Meg
O’Brien, second chair tenor saxophone, Red Band; Bruce Lim, third
chair clarinet, Red Band; Charlene
Mendiola, fifth chair clarinet, Red
Band; and Mark Mahvi, second
chair, baritone horn, Red Band.
The Middle School choir, comprising of students in grades six to
eight, and a second choir of seventh and eighth grade students
earned superior ratings at the Middle School Adjudication Festival
sponsored by the East Tennessee
Vocal Association (ETVA). Choir
members were Jake Anderson, Lau-
Pictured above (front row, left to right) are Cat Spratt, Anne Louise
Long, Natalee Oldham, Beth Young, Taylor Ashton, Laurie Millener, Ella
Marie Sullivan, Katie McShan, (back row, from left) Tessa Crevasse,
and Kim Wheeler who were selected to travel to Jamaica this past
spring break. The group worked in the squatter community of Ferry,
the Merigold Orphanage and Mustard Seed Orphanage in Kingston,
the Home for the Aged, and primary schools in Kingston. This is the
eleventh year that Baylor students have made the trip led by community
service director, Joli Anderson. In addition to their service work, the
students raised more than $60,000 for the Jamaica Education Fund,
which helps children in Jamaica attend school.
ren Blackmon, Abi Burgess, Laurel
Card, Elijah Cartwright, River Cole,
Noah Davis, Clark Dunn, Gordon
Elrod, Amethyst Evans, Rachel Ford,
Trey Foshee, Jack Frierson, Melissa
Gibb, Jack Gray, Maggie Haney, Tory
Helton , Andrew Hull , Lauren
Johnson, Grant Jones, Ellen Kanavos, Duncan Kimsey, Gerrit Koch,
Michael Land, Anna Loy, A.J. McClellan, Ashley Maum, Kennedy McJunkin, Coleman McMahan, Julia
McMahon, Ryan Meades, Zach Mercer, Jordan Norris, Hunter Patton,
Wilson Randle, Keaton Quatro, Ryan
Smith, Olivia Taylor, Mike Thompson,
Jordon Tipton, Bess Turner, Shae
Walker, Chad Woodham, Adrienne
Webb, and Andrew White. Both
choirs are directed by Vic Oakes.
Enloe, Carol Fleissner, Houston Massey, and Eryn Odom were invited
Baylor sophomore Houston Massey
was named a member of the AllState Choir as a result of his exceptional showing at the All- East Men’s
Choir performance in November.
Sixth grade students Haley Golding,
John Peter Davis, Jessica Miller,
Elijah Cartwright, Natalie Javadi,
John BeVille , Caitlin Peterson ,
Keaton Quatro, Challie Kane, and
Rachel Payne had original poems
published in the national Creative
Communications contest.
Senior Jenna Brooke Elliott represented Baylor at the Chattanooga
Symphony and Opera Guild Vocal Competition at UTC’s Roland
Hayes Concert Hall. Her performances included a ballad by
Stephen Foster and an Italian aria
by Guilio Caccini. In addition,
Sarah Catanzaro, Alex Card, C.J.
to perform in a concert of masterworks by the Choral Arts of Chattanooga, one of Chattanooga’s
premiere choral ensembles.
Eighth grader A.J. Morgan, seventh
grader Trey Foshee, and sixth grader John Peter Davis had the opportunity to perform in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, and
Illinois as members of the Chattanooga Boys Choir.
Congratulations to Baylor sixth
graders Colleen Guerry, Mattie Bono,
Aman Madan and Shania Douglas,
who represented Baylor in the Independent School Spelling Bee.
Emily Allison, Avery Pettway, Kim
Wheeler, and Doreen Xu placed
second in the National Economics
Challenge state finals sponsored
by the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) and
Three seniors were also winners
in the competition. Lola Clairmont
and Nathan Vredeveld won in the
poetry category, and Jenna Brooke
Elliott won in the prose category.
David Hull (pictured in middle) was this year’s winner of the 14th
annual Senior Shakespeare Competition. Walker Harrison earned the
runner-up prize, and Tessa Crevasse received honorable mention.
Goldman Sachs. The Baylor group
qualified for the state competition
after winning the regional contest
against 25 other high school teams.
Upper School students earned recognition in annual oration contests
second semester. In the Freshman
Poetry Contest, Tyler Blackmon
took first place, Mackenzie Green
was runner-up, and Katherine Rogers earned an honorable mention.
In the Sophomore Persuasive
Speech Contest, Lisa Stansberry
and Isabel Crevasse shared first
place, and Rebecca Schmitt and
David Helton shared a second-place
finish. Junior Forrest Manis won
the Junior Poetry Recitation Contest, in which Leah Schulson was
runner-up and Tiffany Holland received an honorable mention. In
the 14th annual Senior Shakespeare Competition, David Hull was
awarded first place, Walker Harrison was named runner-up, and
Tessa Crevasse earned an honorable mention (see photo above).
Sophomore Haley Popp recently
traveled to Gleenwod Springs,
Colo., for the Wildwater Team
Kayaking Trials. After qualifying
at that event, she was named a
member of the 2009 U.S. Jr. Wildwater Team. She will participate
in the World Championships this
summer in Buochs, Switzerland.
Doreen Xu and Avery Pettway were
among more than 2,000 high
school students throughout the
state attending the Future Business
Leaders of America (FBLA) State
Leadership Conference in April.
Xu placed first in the business
communications category, and
Pettway placed third in the marketing event, qualifying them to
attend the National conference
this summer in California.
Eleven rising high school seniors
competed for a spot in the 2010
Tennessee Junior Miss competition, including Baylor students
Carolyn Jones, Tate Lindsey, and
Katie Van Valkinburgh. Jones was
named second runner-up and also
received the Spirit of Junior Miss
Award, honorable mention in
scholastics, and the 100 Percent
Award. Van Valkinburgh received
the scholastic award and the 100
Percent Award; and Lindsey received the fitness award, the essay
award, honorable mention in the
self-expression category, and the
100 Percent Award. Senior Becca
Feher, Signal Mountain’s Junior
Miss for 2009, served as emcee,
choreographer, and production
team member.
Congratulations to winners in the
2009 Young Southern Student
Writers Contest sponsored by the
Arts and Education Council.
Eighth grade winners were Lauren
Johnson , Thatcher Moses , Sara
Stockett, Nevin Jones, Dillon Clemmer, Mary Crowell, Mikaya Reynolds, Houston Webb, and Matthew
Johnson. Seventh grade winners
were Robert Stagmaier, Sophia Conwell, Andrew Hull, Bess Turner,
Blakesly Warren, and Greyson Barringer. Sixth grade winners were
Melissa Karman, Graham Bickerstaff, Kate Probasco, Adam Brogdon, Mattie Bono, Aspen Dressler,
Jack Gray , and Natalie Javadi .
Sixth grade student Emily Pelletier
qualified for the 2008 USA Diving
Summer Junior Region 7 competition in Moultrie, Ga., where she
placed second in the 3-meter, third
in the platform, and fourth in the
1-meter (girls 11 & under), qualifying for the 2008 USA Diving
Speedo Junior National Championship in Houston. Pelletier
placed seventh in the 1-meter,
ninth in the platform, and eleventh
in the 3-meter (girls 11 & under)
in Houston and this spring, competed in the 2009 USA Diving
Spring Region 3 Championship
in Oakton, Va. Her fourth place
finish in the 1-meter and fifth
place finish in the 3-meter (girls
12-13 category) in Oakton qualified Pelletier for the 2009 USA
Diving Spring Junior East Championship in Knoxville.
Madeline Curtis, Bryan Epps, Anna
Rae Gwarjanski, Becca Hartje, Carolyn Jones, Natalee Oldham, Leah
Schulson, Mary Stagmaier, Parker
Stoker, Katie Van Valkinburgh, Dima
White, and Doreen Xu have been
selected for the Jim Pearce Leadership Trip in August. The trip
was initiated in 1992 to honor
rising seniors of admirable character whose selfless efforts might
otherwise go unrecognized. Each
year a group 12 students is nominated by faculty and their peers
and selected to travel to the snowy
peaks of Silverton, Colo. for nine
days of backpacking.
Eighth grader Ramsey Seagle attended the National Young Leaders State Conference (NYLSC) in
Nashville. The four-day conference is designed to help students
take an introspective and highly
personalized assessment of their
leadership skills and abilities.
Kelly Dering, Brandon Eaves, Sam
Ector, Paul Kirschenbauer, Kate
McBrien, Natalee Oldham, Avery
Pettway, Richmond Poindexter, Ben
Prater, Walker Probasco, Mary Stagmaier, and Raquel Wilbun were
selected to participate in the David
M. Abshire Leadership Fellows
Program in Washington, D.C. in
June. The eight-day trip was an
intensive experiential course of
study with an emphasis on national leadership, ethics, honor, and
service. The students also had the
opportunity to participate in a day
of career shadowing with alums
in the Washington D.C. area. The
program was created in partnership with the Center for the Study
of the Presidency and Dr. Abshire
’44, who serves as president and
CEO of that organization.
Congratulations to the following
students elected to various leadership positions by their peers for
the 2009-10 academic year. Student Council members are seniors
Mary Stagmaier, president; and
Natalee Oldham, vice president;
Leslie Franklin and Brandon Eaves,
senior class representatives; Will
Cooper, Hannah Jumper, junior class
representatives; Matthew Oellerich
and Sammie Pazera, sophomore
class representatives; and Virginia
Kelly, Sally Warm, Laura Wood, and
Angela Lim, boarding representatives. Class officers are Keith Mitchell, senior class president; Mac Ferguson, vice president; and Sarah
Anne Elliott , secretary; Jake
Kennedy, junior class president,
Buck Ferguson, vice president; David
Helton , secretary; Leah Helton ,
sophomore class president, Kaki
Pruett, vice president, and Ansley
Pugh, secretary. Freshman class
officers will be elected in the fall.
Sixth graders Mattie Bono and
Caitlin Peterson were published in
the national Creative Communications writing contest.
Sixth grader Rachel Payne placed
second in the state among 12year-old Level 9 gymnasts, and
she took sixth place in Level 9 for
all age groups at the Tennessee
State Women’s Gymnastics Championships. Her Level 9 team from
the Gymnastics Center of Chatta-
nooga finished in first place.
Congratulations to eighth graders
Shauna Bowes and Lauren Johnson,
two of nine students in the state of
Tennessee who were named Promising Young Writers by the National Council of Teachers of English.
The program is designed to encourage and recognize excellent writing
at the middle school level.
Junior Josh Wicks and sophomores
Beau Bagley, Austin Cole, Isaac Garner, and Matt Tidwell represented
Baylor at the Team Tennessee Lacrosse tryouts in December. They
joined 90 players from across the
state who were evaluated in drill
and scrimmage by 12 coaches for
the chance to represent Team Tennessee in two national invitational
tournaments at Gettysburg College
and Rutgers University this summer. Garner was selected as a
starting attackman, and Cole was
selected as a midfield alternate.
Baylor School lacrosse coaches Jon
Bloom and Andy Roth were among
the coaches evaluating players and
assembling the team.
Sixth grader Ryan Smith placed
second all-around in a state gymnastics competition (boys, level 8),
taking first place in the rings and
pommel horse events and second
in the parallel bars and high bar.
He also scored seventh all-around
in a regional competition that included teams from seven southeastern states, placing second in parallel bars, fourth in floor, seventh in
high bar, tenth on rings and vault,
and thirteenth on pommel horse.
Smith competes at Tennessee
Academy of Gymnastics (TAG).
Seventh grader Bryson Popp was
selected to wrestle for Team Tennessee and also traveled to Des Moines,
Iowa to compete in the National
Middle School Duals in April.
Baylor students had a strong
showing at this year’s local Ten-
nessee Math Teachers Association
(TMTA) annual state math contest. Baylor placed 15 students
among the top 10 finishers, earning first place in two categories.
In algebra I, Kristen Vredeveld,
had a tenth place finish. In Geometry, Lucas Conwell took first place,
Paige Elliott , second, Lauren
Johnson, third, and Emily Ferguson,
fourth; Algebra II: Tyler Blackmon
second, Cory Walker, fifth, Daniel
Jung, sixth, and Elizabeth Pearce,
seventh; Calculus and Advanced
Topics: Kyle Elliott, third, Leah
Schulson, seventh, and Bryan McMahon, eighth; Statistics: David
Burt, first, C.J. Enloe, second, and
Mark Mahvi, third.
In addition, Andy Kim was the
highest scoring Baylor student on
the American Mathematics Contest
(AMC) 10 sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America.
More than 135,000 students from
50 states and 11 foreign countries
took the National Latin Exam this
past spring. Senior Natalie Brackett
and junior Leah Schulson, both
Latin 5 students, earned Gold
Summa Cum Laude awards for
their performance on the exam.
It was Schulson’s fifth consecutive
year to win the Gold. Latin 3 students Tyler Blackmon, Sarah Catanzaro, and Billy Sivley also earned
Gold Summa Cum Laude.
Baylor students also had an impressive showing in the 2009 National French Exam. 1A student
Caroline Hensley placed sixth in
Tennessee and seventh nationally
while Lucas Conwell, Sarah Van Deusen, and Bennett Reece tied for ninth
in Tennessee and tenth in the U.S.
In French 2A, Bridget Lawrence
placed ninth in the state and Martin
Grodzki, and Kristal Skrmetta tied
for tenth. French 5 students Jon
Diamond and Luka Pascalicchio tied
for second in the state, while Diamond finished third, and Pascalicchio fifth, in the country.
Students Shine in Debates and Conferences, Nine Attend Harvard Model Congress
Baylor students participated in a variety of debate events and conferences this year. At the Tennessee Chapter of the National Forensics
League Model Congress, Baylor delegates in the House of Representatives were Tyler Blackmon, Junnie Kwon, Johnathan Bowes, Hunter
Longley, Lauren Paik, Ben Kimsey, Madison Fuller, Moses Song, Candy
Wijaithum, Ryan Riedmueller, Nat Lombardo, and Catherine Borden.
Joining the Senate were Cat Spratt, Junnie Kwon, and Doreen Xu.
Blackmon received an outstanding speaker honor as well as a finalist
finish, Bowes was selected as a finalist for the same honor twice, and
Kwon was also nominated as a finalist. Additionally, Spratt was
selected as a finalist for the outstanding speaker honor in the Senate.
In February, Blackmon, Bowes, Kwon, Song, and Spratt were
joined by Mark Mahvi, C.J. Enloe, Lombardo, and David Miller as
delegates in the Harvard Model Congress in Boston, where Miller
held the position of Democratic Senior Senator Chris Dodd and
Mahvi held the position of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Song
and Blackmon were elected Ranking Member in their respective
House committees, with Blackmon claiming the Outstanding Delegate
award from his committee.
At the 19th annual YMCA Model United Nations Conference in
Nashville, Baylor students served as committee delegates representing
the U.S., Belize, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Lithuania,
and Spratt was nominated for an Award of Excellence. The team
had another strong showing at the Southeastern High School Model
United Nations conference; Miller led the team as Head Delegate
with Mahvi earning the honor of Best Delegate in Committee. In
addition, Spratt served on the staff of the conference as the Chairperson
of the Legal Committee. In recognition of their hard work, both
Mahvi and Spratt were invited to join the Southeast region delegation
at the National High School Model United Nations conference.
Joining fellow delegates from the area, Mahvi then attended the
national conference representing Spain. The Southeastern delegation
defeated more than 150 teams from schools as close as South Carolina
and as far away as France for the Award of Excellence, the second
highest honor awarded.
Pictured at this year’s Harvard Model Congress are (front row,
left to right) David Miller, Moses Song, Tyler Blackmon, C.J. Enloe,
Cat Spratt, and Junnie Kwon (not shown); (back row from left) Mark
Mahvi, Johnathan Bowes, and Nat Lombardo.
Awards Day Recipients
Elin Bunch
Greg Roop
Mary Adams Bode
Audrey Owens
Allen Cox
David Burt
Danny Kennedy
Eric Hwang
Mary Stagmaier
Molly Roberts
Bryan Epps
Outstanding Student Leaders Honored
Upper School Students Saluted by Peers
John Roy Baylor, Alexander Guerry and Barks Recipients Named
O.B. Andrews and Jumonville Awards Recipients Named
Baylor honored nine of its outstanding student leaders with Leadership Awards that are the highest the school bestows. Recipients
are selected by a vote of the faculty.
The O.B. Andrews Awards, presented each year to the male and
female students who are judged as the best all-around seniors by the
vote of the Upper School student body, were given to Elin Bunch and
Greg Roop.
The John Roy Baylor Award is presented to seniors who have
contributed richly to the school both as citizens and scholars. Named
for Baylor’s visionary founder and first headmaster, the John Roy
Baylor Award for 2009 was presented to Elin Bunch and Greg Roop.
Bunch will attend Vanderbilt, and Roop will attend Harvard.
Audrey Owens and David Burt are the winners of this year’s Alexander
Guerry Award. Named for Baylor’s second headmaster, the award
is presented to seniors who have contributed richly to the position
of honor and right at Baylor. Mr. Guerry served Baylor from 191329 and was headmaster from 1926-29. Owens will attend Georgia
Tech, and Burt will attend Yale.
The Herbert B. Barks, Sr., Award is presented to boarding students
who have contributed richly to the spirit and quality of life of the
residential program. This honor is named for Baylor’s third headmaster,
who joined the Baylor faculty in 1924 and served as headmaster from
1929-64. The Class of 2009 honorees are Eric Hwang and Molly Roberts.
Hwang is from South Korea and lived in Lupton III. He will attend
Tufts. A resident of Birmingham, Ala., Roberts lived in Lowrance
Hall. She will attend University of Denver.
The Herbert B. Barks, Jr., Award is presented to seniors who have
contributed richly to the Baylor spirit. Dr. Barks was headmaster
from 1971-88 and is remembered for his charismatic leadership and
remarkable enthusiasm. This year’s honorees are Mary Adams Bode,
Allen Cox, and Danny Kennedy. Bode will attend UVA, Cox will attend
Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and Kennedy will attend the
University of Missouri, Columbia.
The Jumonville Awards, given to the best all-around male and female
juniors as determined by a vote of Upper School students, were
presented to Mary Stagmaier and Bryan Epps.
Middle School Honors Student Leaders
Academic awards went to the top two scholars in the eighth grade class
at the eighth grade commencement exercises on May 27. Lauren Johnson
was named valedictorian, and Shauna Bowes was named salutatorian.
The Alexander Guerry Award, named for Baylor’s second headmaster
and presented to Middle School students who contribute richly to
the position of honor and right at Baylor, went to eighth graders
Dillon Clemmer and Macall Nabors.
The Michelle Kadrie Award is given to seniors and Middle School
students who combine a strong desire to do their personal best in school
activities with a caring attitude toward others. This year the Middle
School recipients were eighth graders Seaton Pritchett and Sara Stockett.
For a complete listing of Senior College Choices, go to the College
Counseling section of our website at: www.baylorschool.org
Students Earn Recognition
Departmental Awards
Art Award (Studio)
Mary Adams Bode
Alex Kirkpatrick
Dance Award
Jon Diamond
Hilli Levin
Bess Carter
C.J. Enloe
Ann Tyler Moses
Laurie Millener
Stephen Powers
Neal Davis
Cat Spratt
Carter Harrison
Nine Win Special Awards
Faculty Honors Students’ Contributions
The Hubert J. Stagmaier Award is given to outstanding all-around
senior students. This year’s honorees are Bess Carter, C.J. Enloe, Ann
Tyler Moses, Stephen Powers, and Cat Spratt. Carter will attend Bowdoin
College, Enloe will attend MIT, Moses will attend Stanford University,
Powers will attend the University of New Orleans, and Spratt will
attend Indiana University.
The Service to School Award is presented to seniors who have
contributed richly to the school. This year, the award was given to
Laurie Millener, who will attend Wheaton College in Massachusetts.
The Michelle Kadrie Award is given to seniors and Middle School
students who combine a strong desire to do their personal best in school
activities with a caring attitude toward others. The seniors receiving
this year’s Kadrie Award are Neal Davis and Carter Harrison. Davis will
attend Auburn, and Harrison will attend the University of Mississippi.
The Faculty Commendation Award is awarded by a vote of the faculty
to a senior or seniors who deserve special commendation. This award
is given only in years the faculty feels the need for it. This year’s winner
is Travis Knauss, who will attend Northwestern University.
Mark Mahvi
Ann Tyler Moses
French Award
Travis Knauss
Forrest Manis
German Award
Drama Award
Philip Probasco
Ry Glover
Jordan Holton
Latin Award
Orchestra Award
David Burt
Leah Schulson
Autumn Nelor
Spanish Language Award
Band Award
David Hull
Avery Pettway
Doreen Xu
Photography Award
Spanish Literature Award
Vocal Music Award
C.J. Enloe
David Miller
Clifford Eberhardt
Jenna Brooke Elliott
Math Award
David Burt
Fine Arts Award
Biology Award
Travis Knauss
Marcus Rinehart
Cat Spratt
Tyler Blackmon
Lucas Conwell
Chemistry Award
Community Service Award
Caitlin Quinn
Jordan Ashcraft
Elin Bunch
Elizabeth Brody
Physics Award
College Book Awards
Kate Lynch
Amanda Callihan: Xavier University
Madeline Curtis: Occidental College
Bryan Epps: Yale University
Becca Hartje: University of Virginia
Carolyn Jones: Middlebury College
Avery Pettway: Wellesley College
Katherine Proctor: Vanderbilt University
Aditya Rali: Williams College
Sydney Rupe: Smith College
Kristal Skrmetta: Smith College
Leah Schulson: Brown University
Mary Stagmaier: Hendrix College
Parker Stoker: Randolph-Macon College
Megan Thompson: Rhodes College
Katie Van Valkinburgh: University of the South
Doreen Xu: Rensselaer Polytech Institute
Art Forum Awards
Drama
Madeleine Taber
Travis Knauss
Senior Award
Computer Science Award
Kyle Elliott
Creative Writing Award
Lola Clairmont
Cat Spratt
English Award
Ann Tyler Moses
David Burt
Science Achievement Award
Tessa Crevasse
Trevor Neuhoff
Studio Art
Madeleine Taber
Walker Westbrook
Orchestra
Moses Song
Vocal Music
C.J. Enloe
Band
Mark Mahvi
Tyler Pazera
Athletic Awards
Outstanding Athlete Award
(by coaches’ vote)
Sarah Gawthrop
Brett Murray
Scholar-Athlete Award
Katy Wilson
Greg Roop
History Award
Sophomore Award
Best All-Around Athlete
Award (by vote of senior varsity
letter winners)
Forrest Fesmire
Emilee Wolfe
Nina Davenport
Brett Murray
Junior Award
Special Recognition Award
Avery Pettway
Doreen Xu
Bill Matthews
Sloane Pitman
Faculty & Staff Kudos
Ireland Chairs for Distinguished Teaching Named
Spanish instructor Judy Millener and
social studies instructor Joe Gawrys
are this year’s recipients of the recently established Glenn Ireland II
Chairs for Distinguished Teaching.
These two extraordinary faculty
members were selected by their colleagues for their exemplary teaching
and other significant contributions that support the mission of the
school. Appointments are for three years, and include a stipend for
each year and an additional $2,000 to purchase school-related
equipment and supplies or to engage in professional development
activities beyond those afforded by the school. In addition, honorees
will receive medals to wear for ceremonial events such as graduation
and will retain the title of Ireland Chair throughout their tenure at
Baylor. Up to five Ireland Chairs will be appointed on a rotating basis
every three years. The program was launched last year, and the first
recipients were English instructor Heather Ott and Latin instructor
Floyd Celapino. Special thanks to Glenn Ireland II ’44, and his wife,
Mallie, for their generosity in establishing these endowed chairs.
The Citadel Broadcasting Company selected community service director, Joli Anderson , for its
“Thanks for Giving” award in recognition of her work with Baylor’s
community service program.
Music instructor Tom Schow was
selected to participate in the prestigious Rose City International
Conductors Workshop in Portland, Ore., this summer following
a competitive audition.
Ceramic sculptures by fine arts
instructor Judy Condon were featured in The Crafts Report, a national publication. Judy was also
selected to present a solo exhibition
and lecture this fall at the Lamar
Dodd Art Museum at LaGrange
College in LaGrange, Ga.
Varsity Swim Coach Dan Flack
was featured in an interview on
Swimming World magazine’s
“Morning Show,” which can be
viewed on YouTube.
Sixth grade humanities teacher
Ward Fleissner ’75 presented on
“Drama and Documentary in Digital Video” at the TAIS (Tennessee
Association of Independent
Schools) Technology Institute in
Nashville in April.
Director of counseling, Melora Lee
Moore, earned her license as a clinical social worker (LCSW) in December. This is the highest licensure level in the counseling field.
Julian Kaufman, football, fitness
and conditioning coach, earned
certification in EPIC Athletic Performance, the National Strength
and Conditioning Association’s
license for vertical jump, agility,
and speed testing. Kaufman is the
only strength coach in the state
to receive this certification.
Choir Director, Vic Oakes, was
selected to conduct honor choirs
for elementary, middle, and high
schools in Alabama, Florida, and
North Carolina. Oakes will also
be a member of the conducting
faculty of the Instituto Piaget Vocalizze Festival in Lisbon, Portugal
this summer.
Heather Ott received the University
of Chicago’s Outstanding Teacher
Award, which recognizes teachers
who have had an influence on UC
students. She was nominated by
Ben Yang ’08, who has just completed his freshman year.
Class Notes
1940s
1950s
April 9, 2009, when the HuntsvilleMadison County 911 Center was
renamed in his honor. As chair of
the Huntsville-Madison County
911 Center’s Board of Commissioners since 1993, he spearheaded
the effort to build a center that
would house all of the county’s
emergency services under one roof.
poet and translator of the 13th
century Persian poet Rumi, was
the featured speaker at the 9th
Annual Cam Busch Endowed Art
for Health Lecture Series, held at
the Hunter Museum of American
Art on February 26, 2009. He
read from his works and discussed
the impact of art on health.
Pete Serodino ’52 was inducted
William Crutchfield Jr. ’56, Nelson
Irvine ’57, and Bill Aiken ’68, all
Harold Potts ’48 was honored on
April 17, 2009, into the UTC College of Business Entrepreneurship
Hall of Fame in a private ceremony at the Chattanooga Golf and
Country Club. Pete operates six
companies, including Serodino
Inc., which designs, builds, operates, and repairs river excursion
boats, including the Southern
Belle, and barges that handle more
than two million tons of cargo a
year on the Tennessee River.
Coleman Barks ’55, best-selling
of Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel,
P.C., were selected in February
2009 for inclusion in The Best
Lawyers in America 2009. Attorneys selected for this honor have
earned a high level of respect
among their peers and are nominated within their communities
for their abilities, professionalism,
and integrity.
1960s
Morris Effron ’64 writes that son,
Zach ’99, continues his success at
Goldman Sachs in New York City
with a recent promotion; daughter
Kate is working in marketing in
Chattanooga for a pharmaceutical
company and raising a daughter;
daughter Lauren graduated from
University of Maryland last year
and just got a promotion in her
job at Discovery Channel in Washington; and daughter Leslie is off
to college at Salisbury University
this fall. Morris was in Chattanooga with his family last Thanksgiving, and says that “the school is
doing an outstanding job!”
Lookout Mountain residents and
friends Brad Weeks ’67 and John
Higgason ’68, are taking on new
responsibilities. After ten years of
service, Judge Weeks stepped
down from the Lookout Moun-
tain bench to give more attention
to his duties as a recently ordained
deacon in the Episcopal Church,
and commissioners replaced him
with Judge Higgason. Brad’s and
John’s children are all graduates
of Baylor: Brooke Weeks ’97, Betsy
Weeks ’99 , Katherine Higgason
Lentz ’96, and Charlotte Higgason
Gregorie ’99.
Ralph Mohney ’69 has been elected
president of Bible in the Schools,
which raised nearly $900,000 in
private community contributions
last year for the Hamilton County
public schools. With all private
funding, the Hamilton County
schools now offer five elective
courses in Bible history, all strictly
following federal court guidelines.
Ralph, who retired from Unum’s
senior management in 2006, is an
elder at Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church and lives in Soddy
Daisy with his wife, Jackie.
Kerry Cummings ’85 and his wife,
Sherry, live in Hermitage, Tenn.
with their daughter, Tessa.
ry University, Philip will focus on
labor and employment.
Jay Woods ’92, a former DUI pros-
Woody Hamilton ’87 has joined the
Signal Mountain office of Prudential Realty Center as an affiliate
broker with the Hamilton Group
after nine years as a real estate
attorney in Birmingham. He
moved to Chattanoooga with his
wife, Meredith, and two children.
Tim Rentenbach ’87, who is pursu-
King Oehmig ’69 (pictured above on the far right, front row with this
year’s state championship golf team) retired as head coach for Baylor’s
golf program after 12 years of service. Oehmig, who is also an ordained
Episcopal minister, author, and founder/editor-in-chief of Synthesis
Publications, plans to spend more time writing and pursuing other
interests. Over the past 18 years, Baylor’s golf program has won more
than 30 state championships, and individual Baylor golfers have been
named AJGA and NCAA All-Americans for both academics and golf,
and competed in numerous USGA, PGA and LPGA events. The Baylor
varsity girls’ team holds the record for the longest consecutive state
titles (14) in any sport in TSSAA history. The Baylor boys have won
eight out of the last nine TSSAA titles and have a total of 15 titles.
Both teams received Outstanding Achievement Awards in 2003 by
the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in recognition of an unprecedented
accomplishment: as the first school winning three consecutive boys’
and girls’ championships in one sport. In 2007, Oehmig was recognized
by the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) as the
National High School Golf Coach in the girls’ golf category.
1970s
The Rev. Carter Paden ’71 rector
at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in
Chattanooga, is taking a fourmonth sabbatical to England and
the Holy Land. The final portion
of his sabbatical will be a 500mile hike across northern Spain.
Dr. Bob Spalding ’75 has released
his second children’s book, The Fu
Fus Go to New York: The Adventures of the Golden Toenails. A
sequel to his first picture book, The
Kingdom of Fu Fu, the books follow a group of fuzzy-headed dinosaurs as they navigate life on their
own island and beyond. As “a little
message on freedom and liberty,”
Bob writes that the creatures tackle
the challenges of diversity and learn
the value of acceptance.
Marvin Webb ’76 and Dawson
Wheeler ’77 , owners of Rock/
Creek Outfitters, won the prestigious Online Retailer of the Year
from Backpacker Magazine and
SNEWS. Out of 100 customergenerated nominations, 10 finalists were selected, six of which
won an award in a select category.
Rock/Creek was chosen for their
clean design, helpful customer
service, and live chat representatives. Rock/Creek was also named
to the Outdoor Business Magazine Top 25 Retailers list for 2008
and 2009.
ing his MBA at Notre Dame, was
mentioned in Business Week magazine recently after his group of
six students visited BosniaHerzegovina during a gas dispute
that prompted Russia to shut off
Ukraine’s gas supply. At first the
group tried to heat the small space
of their apartment using its electric
oven but eventually acquired an
electric space heater from an acquaintance. The students are examining the role of business in
rebuilding war-torn societies and
the role private industry and foreign industry can play. While the
circumstances were not ideal for
the trip, the students left with a
deepened understanding of the
regions they are visiting.
1990s
Philip Byrum ’91 has joined the
Chattanooga office of Husch
Blackwell Sanders law firm as
counsel in the litigation group.
A graduate of the University of
Georgia School of Law and Emo-
ecutor in the District Attorney’s
office in Chattanooga, has left
that post to join the U.S.
Attorney’s office as a prosecutor
in Federal Court.
Andrew Boehm ’94 has moved
back to Chattanooga with his
wife, Kathy, and two children,
Kinkaid, five, and Aislin, two.
Boehm has opened his own business, Boehm Hardwood Floor
Craftsman.
J.R. Fitch ’97 has been promoted
to senior vice president at Wachovia Securities. He is the branch
manager of the firm’s Dalton, Ga.,
office and has been with the company since 2004.
After moving to Connecticut two
years ago to be closer to the New
York art scene, Bryan Jones ’97
was invited to participate in “Full
Circle” at the Aldrich Museum of
Contemporary Art in Ridgefield,
Conn. His work in that show was
reviewed in two separate articles
in The New York Times. Bryan
and his wife, Melanie (Phillips) ’97
are enjoying the Northeast and the
many cultural offerings, but they
do miss Tennessee, especially the
mountains and other places to go
to get away from civilization. Visit
www.bryanjonespaintings.com to
view Bryan’s work.
1980s and
Barry Bogo ’85
Alexis Guerry
Bogo ’89 are the chairs of next
year’s Pink! event, which raises
money for the Mary Ellen Locher
Breast Center at Memorial Hospital.
Clay Gibson ’74 is heading up a new real estate practice in Dubai for
King & Spalding. Clay is pictured here with Tim Tucker ’74, who is
on Clay’s team of lawyers.
To see a photo of Meredith with
the other finalist and members of
the Georgia Supreme Court, who
judged the finals, you can visit
www.law.uga.edu/photos/0904
10russell.
Laurel Hensley ’04 graduated from
Auburn University in December
2009, completing a five-year professional architecture program
in four and a half years. She is
currently working in Chattanooga
with the architectural firm, Franklin & Associates.
Ervin Scholar majoring in biomedical engineering.
Maddie Burke ’07, a rising junior
at Duke University, had her first
major part at Duke this spring in
the Ionesco play, “Le Roi se
meurt” (“Exit the King”). She is
interning this summer with the
Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Katy Burke ’08 was named to the
Dean’s List both semesters of her
first year at Wake Forest.
Robert Maynard ’08 has accepted
Lara Newberry ’05 has been honRichard W. Hall ’91 has accepted a new position as manager of the
Brazilian office of Farm & Forestry Management Services (FMS) in
the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. In addition to his work
with FMS in Brazil, he also serves as an instructor of Forest Finance
and Investment and coordinator of the Study Abroad program at
Auburn University’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. (Hall
is pictured above on horseback in the Maipo Valley in the Andes
Mountains during Auburn’s 2008 Study Abroad Program in Chile.)
ored for the second year in a row
by Collegiate Volleyball Update
as national libero of the year (a
player who specializes in defensive
skills). Lara followed her single
season NCAA record of 942 digs
in 2007 with 777 this past season,
for an NCAA-high 6.76 per set,
and she set an NCAA record for
career digs with 3,176.
Jamey Gifford ’97 was featured on
Beth Tipps ’01, a member of Sena-
the cover of the May issue of Running Times.
tor Bob Corker’s staff in Washington, was invited by former First
Lady Laura Bush to place her ornament on the White House tree
in December 2008. Ornaments
were to be designed to represent
the American spirit of each artist’s
home state and had to work within
a red, white, and blue color
scheme. With these guidelines in
mind, Beth featured one of
Chattanooga’s iconic landmarks,
the Chattanooga Choo Choo.
Tory Grubbs ’05 graduated in May
Sarah Harris ’02, a student at the
Davidson College junior Miller
Williams ’06 has been inducted
into the Richard R. Bernard Society of Mathematics. The Bernard
Society promotes interest in mathematics among students and is a
special honor for students with
outstanding interest and ability
in mathematics.
Daniel Bond ’98 has joined the Chi-
cago law firm of Kirkland and Ellis
as a litigation associate with experience in trademark and unfair
competition litigation; copyright
litigation; advertising, marketing,
and promotions; and patent litigation. He graduated cum laude from
DePaul University College of Law
in Chicago in May 2008 and was
admitted to the Illinois bar in December. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in
2003 with a degree in theater.
Jack Lambert ’99 graduated in the
top 10 percent of his class from
the University of Tennessee School
of Medicine. He is currently living
in Norfolk, Va., where he is doing
his residency in urology.
2000s
Ginny Robinson ’00 received her
Doctor of Jurisprudence from
Texas Wesleyan University’s College of Law this past May.
James H. Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University, was one of three juniors
inducted into the Alpha Omega
Alpha Medical Honor Society.
She was also inducted into the
Gold Humanism Honor Society
for demonstrating “excellence in
clinical care, leadership, compassion and dedication to service.”
Meredith Corey Lee ’02 won the
Russell Moot Court Championship as a first-year law student at
the University of Georgia. She has
been invited by the moot court
board to join next year’s team.
2009 from Kenyon College, where
she was awarded the U.S. Department of State Critical Language
Scholarship for the Study of Turkey in Ismir, Turkey.
Mary Catherine Vercoe ’05, a senior
at the University of North Carolina
Greensboro, has been invited to
be a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society
for collegiate schools of business.
Jarius Anderson-Baylor ’07 became
the 24th Boy Scout from his troop
to achieve Eagle Scout rank during
a Court of Honor held at the
Chattanooga African American
Museum. Jarius is a rising junior
at Washington University in St.
Louis, Mo., where he is a John B.
a scholarship with the Boston
Conservatory and will start classes
in the fall. Robert has spent the
last year dancing professionally,
primarily as a principal member
of the Contrapasso Modern
Dance Company of Chattanooga.
He also performed as a demisoloist in the Chattanooga Ballet’s
production of The Nutcracker
and as a principal dancer in Ballet
Tennessee’s production of The
Red Shoes.
Alabama freshman Brooke Pancake
’08 led the Alabama golf team to
three top 20 individual finishes at
the 2009 SEC Women’s Championship at Blythewood, S.C. The
Crimson Tide advanced to the
NCAA Division I Women’s Golf
Championships, where Brooke posted a career best four-under-par 68
in the final round. She was named
to the SEC All-Freshman team.
Zeth Stone ’08 was named to the
All-Freshman Baseball Team for
the Southern Conference. Zeth, a
former Baylor player, is a second
baseman for Elon. Zeth batted .304
for his freshman regular season.
Trevor Neuhoff ’09 was selected
for the lead role in an independent
film that began shooting in north
Georgia in June. Neuhoff had the
lead two years ago in the short
film Chickamauga and will now
play the lead role in its feature
length counterpart, Sahkanaga.
A former member of the Baylor
Players, Neuhoff will attend New
York University (NYU) this fall.
Marriages & Engagements
Debbie Rock ’03 and Phillip Kendrick were married May 24, 2008, at
Hunter’s Oak on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Debbie graduated
from the Catholic University of America with a joint BA in studio art
and education disabilities. She is currently finishing her master’s degree
at the University of Maryland in special education severe disabilities.
Ginna Dunlap ’95 married Patrick Emmet of Atlanta on April 12,
Todd Carden ’77 and Martha
trader with Wells Fargo and Co.,
and Dana is a qualitative research
consultant with TNS Consulting.
The couple lives in San Francisco.
Renee Swafford were married July
19, 2008, at Baylor’s Alumni
Chapel. Brother Greg Carden ’75
and current parent Bert Carden
were attendants along with nephew Nick Carden ’08. The couple
resides in Chattanooga.
groom’s brother, Tim Laramore ’99,
and Dr. Andrew Laramore ’98 served
as best man.
Zoe Rind ’95 and Dennis Ryan
were married March 21, 2009, in
New Orleans. Zoe and Dennis live
in Palo Alto, Calif.
Gregory Karrh ’82 and Laura Ly-
Tiffany Townsend ’95 married Todd
ons were married in May 2007,
at St. Andrews Roman Catholic
Church in Bluffton, S.C. Both
work in Bluffton for New Jerseybased residential home builders.
Gregory is a service technician for
Toll Brothers.
Matthews on Oct. 18, 2008, in
Asheville, N.C. The couple resides
in Nashville, where Tiffany is the
director of annual fund and alumni
relations for The Ensworth School.
Jason Jones ’95 and Julie White-
stein were married September 20,
2008, at St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church in Chattanooga. Groomsmen were Rick Bowers ’91 and
Clarke Glover ’88. The couple resides in Chattanooga.
head will be married twice, once
in Chattanooga on September 12
and in a second ceremony in Positano, Italy, on September 19.
Jason is a teacher at McCallie
School, and Julie is a designer with
Shaw Industries and a member of
the Color Marketing Group.
Evonne Marler ’93 and D. Andrew
Beth Atkinson ’96 and Nicholas
Kendle were married March 7,
2009, at Hickory Valley Christian
Church. Evonne is director of development for the YMCA of
Chattanooga, and Andrew is a
systems analyst with BlueCross
BlueShield of Tennessee.
Alley will be married September
13, 2009, in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Beth is a gallery director at Murray
State University in Murray, Ky.,
and Nicholas is employed by Drive
by Press.
Richard Glover ’90 and Emily Eisel-
Jamey Gifford ’97 and Dana WaePeter Laramore ’95 and Lyndsey
Black were married October 18,
2008, in Napa, Calif. The ceremony was performed by the
2008, and is a stepmother to sons, Jonathon and Austin, and daughter,
Madison. Ginna lives in Atlanta and works at Inveshare, a proxydistribution company, and she is also a calligrapher.
sche were married June 20, 2009,
at the U.S. Coast Guard Memorial
Chapel in New London, Conn.
Jamie is head convertible bond
Jill Redding ’97 and Bradley Rooks
’00 were married April 25, 2009,
at Second Presbyterian Church in
Chattanooga. Jill is a pharmaceutical
sales representative with Boehringer
Ingelheim, and Brad is a project
manager with The Hutton Co.
Amee Tejani ’97 and Gavin Koo
from Boston were married April
11, 2009, at the Chattanooga Trade
Center. They reside in Boston.
Beth Haley ’98 and Benjamin Ri-
pley will be married July 18, 2009,
in Marshall, N.C. A graduate of
UNC, Chapel Hill, Beth received
a master’s degree in environmental
science from the College of
Charleston. She and Ben live in
Asheville, N.C., where Beth is a
teacher at Hanger Hall and Ben,
a graduate of Prescott College, is
a land surveyor with Kee Mapping
and Surveying.
Laura Dugan ’98 and Carlos Resen-
diz Martinez of Guanajuato, Mexico, will be married this summer
at the Baylor Alumni Chapel.
Laura is pursuing a doctoral degree
in ecology at the University of Texas in Austin, and Carlos is a painter.
Wells Eady ’98 and Anna Schwartz
were married May 30, 2009, at
First-Centenary United Methodist
Church in Chattanooga. Wells is
a real estate appraiser with Eady
Appraisal Services, and Anna is a
disability specialist with Unum.
Save The Date for Alumni
Weekend ... Oct. 2-3, 2009
The Baylor vs. McCallie game takes place
in our very own Heywood Stadium on Friday,
Oct. 2. In addition to class reunions, you will
have the opportunity to enjoy special
programs on campus, meet some of our
exceptional students, visit dorm rooms or
other favorite spots and hangouts, and
reminisce with former teachers. Register
online with our Raider Re:Connect feature.
For information: 423-267-8506, ext. 388 or
visit our website at www.baylorschool.org
Daniel Drennen ’01 and Jane
Chambliss of Birmingham, Ala.
were married April 18, 2009.
Lauren Toole ’01 and Neal Douglas
Truslow of Columbia, S.C., were
married May 23, 2009, in Baylor’s
Alumni Chapel. Lauren is a pharmaceutical representative with Eli
Lilly & Co., and Neal is pursuing
a law degree from the University
of South Carolina Law School.
J.W. Randolph ’01 and Elizabeth
Stephanie Chandler ’97 and Todd
Hoke, from Bay Village, Ohio,
were married October 4, 2008, at
The Dye Clubhouse in Colleton
River Plantation, Hilton Head, S.C.
Kristi Longley ’97 was an attendant.
The couple resides on Hilton Head
Island, where Stephanie owns Beachside Properties of Hilton Head,
and Todd is the chief credit officer
for Atlantic Community Bank.
Brooke Nicole Evans ’97 was married September 6, 2008, at Christ
Church in Greenwich, Conn. to Robby Mountain of Greenwich. Jenny
Bentley ’97 was Brooke’s maid of honor. Robby is a senior relationship
manager with Cantor Fitzgerald. The couple lives in New York City.
at First-Centenary United Methodist Church. Erin is an optometrist with Thompson Lane Eye
Care in Nashville, and Nicholas,
also an optometrist, is with Primary Eyecare Group in Nashville.
Laura Elizabeth Allen ’01 and Todd
Abby Studer ’99 and Ben Garrison
Dr. Beth Flanagan ’99 and Dr.
Pearson Jefferies were married
May 16, 2009, at First Centenary
United Methodist Church. Laura
is employed by Pointe Property
Group in Atlanta, and Todd is
project manager with USCCG
Consulting Group.
were married May 9, 2009, in
Baylor’s alumni Chapel. Abby is
pursuing a master’s degree in business and urban planning from UNC
Chapel Hill, and Ben is employed
in real estate and solar energy.
Brian Webb were married on May
2, 2009, in Chattanooga.
Ashley Estes ’01 and E. Michael
Dr. Erin Tatum ’99 and Dr. Nicholas
Engle were married June 20, 2009,
Seth Carico ’00 and Aida Alejandra
De la Cruz Armendariz were married September 12, 2008, in Fort
Worth, Texas, where Seth is a
professional opera singer with the
Fort Worth Opera.
Vance were married April 18,
2009, at Second Presbyterian
Church. James is a legislative associate with Appalachian Voices
in Washington, D.C., and Elizabeth is pursuing a medical degree
from the University of Virginia.
Brezina III of Knoxville were married April 18, 2009, at Baylor’s
Alumni Chapel. Ashley is a critical
care nurse in Knoxville, and
Michael is an attorney with Hodges, Doughty and Carson.
Brett Phillips ’02 and Stephanie
Sullivan were married March 28,
2009, at Patten Chapel on the
UTC campus. Brett is pursuing a
degree in political science and communications from UTC and is employed by Tennessee Plywood &
Door Company. Stephanie is a
marketing coordinator with Southside Creative Group.
Laurel Hensley ’04 and Trey Powell
will be married July 11, 2009, at
Laurelwood Farms on Signal
Mountain.
One gift, every year.
No matter the amount.
Your participation is what counts.
annual fund
Easily make your gift online by going to www.baylorschool.org.
Baylor Babies
Blayden Sheffield Schwartz
Tessa Quinn Cummings
Elizabeth Louise “Lulu” Burnette
Logan Eli Smith and older
brother, Luke
. . . a daughter, Tessa Quinn, born
3/24/08 to Kerry Cummings ’85
and his wife, Sherry.
. . . a son, Robinson King, born
5/11/09 to Mac McGee ’89 and
Katie Stout McGee ’99.
. . . a son, Blayden Sheffield, born
2/4/09 in Tokyo, Japan, to Skip
Schwartz ’90 and his wife, Holly.
Big sister, Skylar, turned three in
April. Blayden’s grandfather is
Hal Schwartz ’60 (see Skip’s profile
on page 7.)
Charlie Wallace Radtke
Frances Garland Drennen
. . . a son, Charles “Charlie” Wallace, born 4/6/09 to Catherine
Moon Radtke ’93 and her husband,
Matt.
. . . a son, Sebastian Alexander,
born 5/5/09 to Mariah Mayfield ’93.
. . . a daughter, Mary Elizabeth
Handly Templeton-Phillips, born
3/10/09 to Lauren Templeton ’94
and her husband, Scott Phillips.
. . . a son, Hudson Griffith, born
11/2/08 to Dr. Michael Oakes ’94 and
his wife, Mandy. He is welcomed
by big brother, Austin, born 8/4/06.
Amelia Harper Sells
. . . a daughter, Elizabeth Louise
(Lulu), born 2/6/09 to Eric Burnette
’95 and his wife, Sudie.
. . . a son, Logan Eli, born 3/27/09
to Kelli Howard Smith ’95 and her
husband, Craig.
. . . a daughter, Frances Garland,
born 12/11/08 to Glenn Drennen
’97 and his wife, Bridget.
. . . a daughter, Amelia Harper
Sells, born 4/24/09 to faculty
member Jessica Collins Sells ’99
and her husband, Lance.
Hudson Griffith Oakes
Anne Carter Tepper
. . . a daughter, Anne Carter, born
10/23/08 to William ’98 and Mary
Logan Tepper ’00.
. . . a son, Christopher Clark, born
3/10/09 to Lauren Stagmaier Shadrick ’99 and her husband, Clark.
Clark’s grandfather is Kirk Stagmaier ’69.
. . . a daughter, Cayden Grace,
born 1/21/09 to Courtney Alvarez
Henry ’02 and her husband, Kirk.
. . . a son, Aaron Cosmas, born
4/24/09 to faculty member Cos
DeMatteo and his wife, Ashley.
In Memoriam
Jack Little died on Feb. 12, 2009, at 84.
A Baylor faculty member from 19531977, he taught chemistry and coached
before heading the school’s science
department. He was a WWII Navy
Veteran, serving four years in the Pacific
Theatre onboard the ship LSM1. Following the war, he received an undergraduate degree from Union College and a master’s degree in education
from Eastern Kentucky University and was a National Science Foundation Fellow at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
After leaving Baylor, he served as headmaster of Old Hickory
Academy in Jackson, Tenn., superintendent of Castle Heights Military
Academy in Lebanon, Tenn., and was a Master Teacher of Science,
Brownsville High School, Tenn. Upon retirement in 1989, he worked
with the University of South Alabama Marine Science Lab on Dauphin
Island. He was an active board member of the Dauphin Island United
Methodist Church and remained an educator on life to his many
friends and family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, and a
sister. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Alice; two sons, Bill Little
’69, and John Little ’76; two daughters-in-law; six sisters; five brothersin-law; two brothers; two sisters-in-law; and two grandchildren.
memorial
contributions
Memorial contributions can be made in honor of fellow
classmates who are deceased. Please send your contribution
and notes of remembrance to: Baylor School, 171 Baylor
School Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37405
Remembering Former Trustees Lupton, Ireland, and Roddy
William Reynolds Ireland ’41 died on March 5,
2009, at 82.
He attended Marion Military Institute, Auburn
University, Birmingham Southern College, and the
University of Alabama. He joined the U.S. Navy
in 1943 and, upon his discharge in 1946, joined
Vulcan Materials and embarked on a career that
would span four decades. He also served on Vulcan's Board of
Directors for 29 years.
A Baylor trustee from 1973 to 1990 and trustee emeritus, he was
a major contributor to the Ireland Fine Arts Center, dedicated in
1998. He was a trustee and former chair of the Board of Trustees
of Marion Military Institute. He also devoted much of his time to
the conservation of Alabama’s resources, serving as state chair of the
Southern Environmental Law Center’s Campaign for Environmental
Future, as a member of the Cahaba River Society Advisory Council
and the Alabama Wildlife Rescue Service Advisory Board, and as a
board member and past president of the Alabama Wildlife Federation.
He was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including
the Alabama Division, National Football Foundation and Hall of
Fame’s Distinguished American Award; Alabama Broadcasters
Association's Citizen of the Year award; Arthritis Foundation’s
Humanitarian of the Year award; Walter L. Mims Lifetime Achievement Award; Ducks Unlimited Marsh Project Award; National
Society of Fundraising Executives’ Philanthropist of the Year; and
the Women’s Committee of 100’s Citizen of the Year. He was a
member of the Alabama Business Hall of Fame and the Alabama
Sports Hall of Fame. He received an Honorary Doctor of Law from
the University of Alabama and Birmingham Southern, as well as an
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Auburn.
He was preceded in death by a son. He is survived by his wife,
Fay Belt Ireland; a brother, Glenn Ireland II ’44; four sons, including
William R. Ireland, Jr. ’75, Kelly B. Ireland ’73, and Charles B.
Ireland III ’68; five daughters-in-law; and 13 grandchildren, including
Charles B. Ireland IV ’90, Laura J. Ireland ’94, John R. Ireland ’02,
Scott B. Ireland, Jr. ’05, William R. Ireland III ’05, Mary J. Ireland
’08, Andrew J. Ireland ’09, Anderson O. Ireland ’09, and Jackson
Glenn Ireland ’14.
Thomas Allen Lupton ’47 died on May 4, 2009, at 79.
He graduated from Washington and Lee University and, after serving in the U.S. Navy, returned
to Chattanooga to work for Stone Fort Land
Company, which he headed until he sold it in 1999.
His service to Baylor was described as
“phenomenal and unwavering” by a fellow trustee.
Under his direction as a trustee and building committee chairman, the
school constructed the Alumni Chapel, headmaster’s home, Katherine
and Harrison Weeks Science building, the fine arts complex, the Field
House, and Lowrance Hall. He also supervised several major building
renovations throughout campus.
Heading up hundreds of developments, he had a dramatic effect
on the commercial and residential landscape of Chattanooga as well
as other Southeastern cities. The most predominant landmarks he
developed were the Krystal and Tallan buildings and Heritage Landing.
He was president of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce
in 1960, and chairman of the board of deacons at First Presbyterian
Church. In addition, he served for many years on the boards of
SunTrust Bank, The Mountain City Club, and The Bright School.
He’s been a Baylor trustee since 1968 and, in 1996, became an
emeritus board member. He also served as a director of numerous
civic organizations, including the Salvation Army, the YMCA, the
Chattanooga Heart Association, American Red Cross and Goodwill
Industries.
Even though the last eight years of his life were spent in a
wheelchair, his spirit was indomitable. In 2004 he received the
Possibilities Award by the Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation
for his celebration of life after a disability.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Beth Marley Lupton; daughters,
former trustee Kim Strang and her husband and current trustee Boofie
Crimmins and her husband, Ryan ’78; son, Thomas Allen Lupton III,
’77 and his wife; brother, Fred W. Lupton ’51; a sister, a sister-in-law,
a brother-in-law; and seven grandchildren, including Baylor graduates
Brad Strang ‘01, Leland Strang ’02, Ryan Crimmins ‘06, Conley
Crimmins ‘09, and seventh grader Bryson Crimmins.
Katherine Weeks and T.A. Lupton ’47 discuss the progress of the
Katherine and Harrison Weeks Science building, which was dedicated
in 1998. Lupton was a driving force behind this and many other
important buildings on campus.
James Patrick Roddy III ’48 died May 5, 2009, at
80.
He attended UT, where he was a member of
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, and served in the
U.S. Naval Reserve and U.S. Air Force. He worked
his way to the top of his family’s company, Roddy
Coca-Cola Bottling Company, and retired as
president and chief operating officer in 1994. After he retired, he
resumed painting, and his work was included in exhibitions by
Tennessee Watercolor Society and South Carolina Watercolor Society.
He was a member of The Church of the Immaculate Conception.
He served on numerous community and corporate boards, including Baylor’s Board of Trustees from 1994-2000.
His love of Baylor, education, and the arts is evident through his
generous donor support of the Roddy Performing Arts Center, which
was dedicated in 1998.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother-in-law.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Hodges McKenzie Roddy, and
by three sons, Joseph (Jim) Hodges McKenzie Roddy ’78, Patrick
McKenzie Roddy ’80, and John-David Whitaker Roddy ’88, three
daughters-in-law, a daughter, a son-in-law, a sister, a brother (Dr.
Thomas R. Roddy ’54), a sister-in-law, many grandchildren, and
several nieces and nephews.
Eli P. Churchwell Sr. ’37 died
Donald C. Alexander ’38,
on April 8, 2009, at 91.
He served in the Navy
in World War II. A salesman for many years, he
was a longtime member of
Red Bank United Methodist Church and belonged to its Young at
Heart group.
He was preceded in death by his parents
and two brothers. Survivors include his wife
of 68 years, Mary Frances, a brother, a brother-in-law, two sisters-in-law, a son, a daughterin-law, two grandsons, and several nieces and
nephews.
died on Feb. 3, 2009, at 87.
He graduated from
Yale in 1942 and from
Harvard Law School in
1948. He was an Army
forward artillery observer
in World War II and received a Bronze Star
and a Silver Star.
He was a tax lawyer who served as the
Internal Revenue Service commissioner from
May 1973, the last full year of the Nixon administration, through the first weeks of the
Carter administration in February 1977. Nixon
tried several times to fire Alexander because he
resisted Nixon’s attempt to use the IRS to persecute his political enemies. He was most recently
a partner at the law firm Akin Gump Strauss
Hauer & Feld, a position he held since 1993.
He was preceded in death by his wife,
Margaret, and a son. He is survived by a son
and a grandchild.
Paul Curtis Fleishel ’37 died
March 13, 2009, at 91.
Mr. Fleishel was a graduate of the University of
Virginia School of Architecture and was a member
of the Sigma Phi Epsilon
Fraternity. After beginning his professional
career in Richmond, Va., at Baskerville &
Sons, he then worked for Wright, Jones and
Wilkerson until his retirement.
Survivors include his devoted wife, Marian
F. Fleishel, a daughter, a son-in-law, and two
grandchildren.
John Barratt Rudulph ’37
died on March 5, 2009, at
87.
He graduated from the
Virginia Military Institute
and served his country in
the U.S. Army in World
War II, during which he was awarded the
Bronze Star.
He was the owner of the Rudulph Company, where he enjoyed a successful career as
a real estate and insurance executive. He was
a member of Briarwood Presbyterian Church,
the Country Club of Birmingham, 59 Forever
Tennis Club, the Kiwanis Club, Sons of the
American Revolution, and Young President’s
Organization. He served on the Board of
Directors for both the Birmingham Humane
Society and the Downtown YMCA. He was
an honorary member of SAE fraternity, of
which his grandfather, Col. John Barratt
Rudulph, was a founding father.
He is survived by his wife, Charlotte Garber Rudulph, two sisters, a daughter, a sonin-law, two sons, two daughters-in-law, six
grandchildren, and a great-grandson.
John L. “Jack” McCullough
’38 died Jan. 24, 2009, at
88.
He graduted from
Vanderbilt University and,
immediately after college,
entered naval officers’
training at Columbia University. He served as
skipper of P.T. boats in the Atlantic and Pacific
and as assistant navigator on a main sweeper
after the Japanese surrender. In 1955, he
entered the ministry, graduating from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary during
its first phase. A strong advocate of civil rights,
after serving churches in North Carolina and
Virginia, he spent 20 years with the Virginia
Department of Rehabilitative Services. He was
a member of Ginter Park Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Louise, a brother, a sister-in-law, a son, a daughter-in-law,
a daughter, a son-in-law, and two grandsons.
Alex G. Gamble Jr. ’39 died June 18, 2008, at 87.
He was a member of the U.S. Air Force
during World War II. He was a retired paving
contractor who owned Gamble Construction
Co. with his four brothers and served as
president of Gamble Asphalt Materials. He
was a member of Tennessee Road Builders
and Tennessee Asphalt Paving Association,
where he served on the board of directors for
several years. He was a member of Wesley
Memorial UMC and a member of the Fellowship Class. He was a member of the HalfCentury Club and Alhambra Shrine, where
he was a lifetime clown, and a 50-year member
of the Scottish Rite.
He was preceded by his parents, a son,
and four brothers. He is survived by his devoted wife of 66 years, Martha “Ike,” a daughter, a son-in-law, a daughter-in-law, five
grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Harry Adams Wakefield, Jr.
’39 died on April 10, 2009,
at 87.
He attended the University of Florida before attending officers’ training
and joining the U.S. Army
Air Corps. He amassed a distinguished record
during World War II as a member of the Air
Transport Command, flying all over the world.
He flew B-17s, C-47s, and P-51s, instructing
other pilots in the B-17 and ferrying the P51s from England to France. He also flew
many VIP transport flights. Upon retirement
from the USAF, he became Director of Aviation for the State of Alaska, responsible for
all the airports – big and small. He retired
again in 1972 and pursued a career in real
estate in Palm Beach County, Fla. for several
years before permanently retiring.
He loved outdoor sports and played football as a young man. As he grew older, he
skied with his family and took up golf, which
became his passion.
He was preceded in death by his first wife,
Louise Quisenberry “Quiz” Wakefield, his
second wife, Shirley Brackett Wakefield, and
a sister. He is survived by a sister, a brotherin-law, a son, a daughter-in-law, three daughters, three sons-in-law, nine grandchildren,
and 13 great-grandchildren.
Allison Byron (Buck) Helms
’42 died Tuesday, Dec. 12,
2006, at 83.
He attended Auburn
University. He worked at
Wheland Foundry before
moving to Memphis, where
he was a building contractor. He was a member
of Red Bank United Methodist Church, Red
Bank Lions Club, and The Alhambra Shrine.
He is survived by two daughters, two
grandchildren, including Allison Bickerstaff
’90, and a great-granddaughter.
James E. Lawson ’42 died May 7, 2009, at 86.
He was a graduate of the University of
Chattanooga. He was veteran of the U.S.
Navy, having served in WWII and the Korean
War. He was a CPA and worked for Singer
Co. before retiring as controller of the Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant. He was a member of Silverdale Presbyterian Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife,
Betty Jo Lawson, and several brothers and
sisters. Survivors include two sons, two daughters-in-law, two sisters, a grandson, a greatgrandson, and several nieces and nephews.
William Thomas “W.T.”
Rhyne Jr. ’43 died on Feb.
14, 2009, at 82.
He was a graduate of the
University of Chattanooga,
and he loved music and his
Mocs. He was a veteran of
the U.S. Army and founder of Rhyne and Co.
He was also well-known for his fundraising
efforts for many local charities. He was a
man who truly enjoyed life and celebrated
every day with his many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
his first wife, Sue Brock Rhyne, and a sister.
He is survived by his second wife, Ginny
Rhyne, three sons, a brother, and two granddaughters.
Dr. Deene Russ Leventhal
’44 died on Feb. 15, 2009,
at 81.
He attended Georgia
Tech but left in his freshman year to enlist in the
U.S. Naval Air Corps.
After being discharged from flight school, he
earned a B.S. from the University of Chattanooga, a D.D.S. from the UT Dental School,
and, in 1954, a post-graduate degree in orthodontics. He was president of his class, a
member of the Dean’s Honorary Odontological Society and a member of Omicron Kappa
Upsilon national honor society.
In 1955, he assisted Garrison Siskin in
establishing a Dental Clinic at the Siskin 365
Club. He was instrumental in equipping and
staffing the clinic with members of the Third
District Dental Society. He was a member of
a number of professional associations, and,
as a member of the College of Diplomats of
the American Board of Orthodontics, served
as a diplomat, the highest level of competence
obtainable in orthodontics. He retired in 1993.
He was preceded in death by a brother.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years,
Mickey Levine Leventhal, a son, a daughterin-law, a daughter, a son-in-law, three grandchildren, a brother-in-law, and three nieces.
John Waldrop Temple Jr. ’46
died on March 25, 2009,
at 80.
After graduating from
the University of Tennessee
College of Business, John
worked as a developer and
engineer before retiring to Labelle, Fla.
He was preceded in death by his parents
and a daughter. Survivors include his nine
other children and several grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
William Bell Close ’48 died
March 10, 2009, at 78.
He graduated with a
business degree from
Vanderbilt University,
where he was a member of
the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
and the Naval ROTC program. He was later
a member of the Army reserve.
He owned The Close Co., a residential
and commercial builder and developer with
projects in Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga
and Atlanta. A member of the Heritage Society
at Baylor School, he was active in both the
Chattanooga and Signal Mountain communities. His involvement included service as an
elder emeritus of First Christian Church,
founder of the local Habitat for Humanity,
a co-founding member of the Signal Mountain
Lions Club, commodore of the Chattanooga
Yacht Club, Boy Scout troop leader, and
founding member of the ROMEOS (Retired
Old Men Eating Out). He was the first inductee into the Homebuilders Hall of Fame
in 1995.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing and boating,
in addition to collecting and restoring antique
automobiles. He owned the only existing
1903 Marr Auto Car.
Bill is survived by his loving wife of 58
years, Sarah Mathes Close, a brother, two
sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren, and
10 great-grandchildren.
James L. Souter, Jr., ’48,
died Dec. 21, 2008, at 78.
He was a graduate of
University of Georgia,
where he was a member
of SAE fraternity. He
served four years in the
U.S. Air Force as a pilot in SAC during the
Korean War. Following his service, he joined
his father in Souter Pulpwood and Lumber
Company, where he later became the owner
until he retired in 1997. He was also a member
of the Kiwanis Club and the Masons, and he
was a Shriner. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, and enjoyed spending time outdoors with
his sons.
He was preceded in death by a sister.
Survivors include his wife, Betty A. Souter,
three sons, two daughters-in-law, and seven
grandchildren.
Benton Baucum Cogburn ’49
died on Dec. 7, 2008.
He was a member of
Whosoever Will Men’s
Bible Class and a lifetime
member of Tide Pride.
He was preceded in
death by his wife, Jan Ratchford Cogburn.
He is survived by two sons and two daughtersin-law.
Judge Lee Clyde Traylor ’50
died Nov. 16, 2008, at 76.
He served more than
13 years as district judge
in Alabama and retired in
2003. After retiring, he
continued to volunteer his
time one day each week to serve as judge,
and he held court for child support cases each
month. Judge Traylor received many honors
and accolades during his tenure as district
judge and touched countless lives throughout
the state.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Clark
Traylor, three sons, a daughter, two daughtersin-law, and four grandchildren.
John Randolph Folkerth ’51,
died on Dec. 19, 2008, at
75.
John started Shopsmith,
Inc. in 1971, and served
as Chairman and CEO for
over 30 years. He attended
Oakwood Schools, graduated from Baylor
School, and attended Vanderbilt University,
and the University of Dayton. John was a lifelong member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
in Oakwood. In recent years he pursued his
interest in golf and was a member of the
Moraine Country Club. While his enthusiasm
for the game was only exceeded by his handicap, he persevered. His spirit and smile will
be dearly missed by a host of friends and
relatives.
Husband of 54 years to Carolyn Folkerth,
he is survived by three sons, two daughtersin-law, two brothers, two sisters-in-law, and
nine grandchildren.
Cecil D. Meek Jr. ’53 died
on Feb, 28, 2009.
He was a graduate of
the University of Tennessee
and a member of Phi Kappa
Phi, Phi Delta Phi, Order
of COIF, Sigma Chi, Pershing Rifles (ROTC), Tennessee Air National
Guard 134th Fighter Group, a Lieutenant in
the Air Force, and U.S. Federal Prosecutor. An
active partner in the law firm of Haynes, Meek,
Summers & Stanuszek, he was a member of
the Tennessee Bar Association and the Knoxville
Bar Association. He belonged to the Fountain
City United Methodist Church. He loved his
animals and the outdoors.
He was preceded in death by Shirley A.
Meek. He is survived by his wife, Maggie
Meek, five sons, four daughters-in-law, a
sister, a brother-in-law, four brothers, three
sisters-in-law, numerous grandchildren, and
many nieces and nephews.
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William R. Senter III ’53 died Feb. 9, 2009, at 73.
A retired Episcopal priest, he earned his B.S.
from the University of the South and his B.D.
and a M.Div. from Colgate Rochester/Bexley
Hall, with further studies in pastoral theology
and counseling at Vanderbilt University.
He began his ministry in Knoxville in June
1961 and, in his long career, served in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. He retired
in 2000 but continued his ministry after retirement, serving Grace Church in Lake Providence, La., and St. Christopher’s Episcopal
Church in Jackson, Miss. He enjoyed birding,
music, and sports. He was an avid reader, and
hobbies included model trains and genealogy.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Howard
Senter, a daughter, a son, a daughter-in-law,
sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, a mother-inlaw, a grandson, many cousins, 20 nieces and
nephews, and 20 great nieces and nephews.
Jackson “Jack” Virgil McCraw ’55 died on Jan. 24,
2009, at 71.
A graduate of Wake Forest University, he was retired
from National Gypsum. He
was very active in the
Trailblazers retirement club and in Dilworth
United Methodist Church, where he served as
treasurer. He loved sports, the beach, golfing,
traveling and music; he especially enjoyed taking
his wife to the Charlotte Symphony.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia B.
McCraw, two sons, two daughters-in-law,
two daughters, a son-in-law and beloved
grandchildren.
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Robert Davis (Bob) Minks
’73, died on Feb. 25, 2009,
at 54.
He attended the University of Alabama and
worked for General Motors in Atlanta before becoming an air traffic controller.
He was preceded in death by his father
and grandparents. Survivors include his mother, Joan Minks, a sister, a brother-in-law, a
niece, several aunts and uncles, and his significant other, Anne.
James David Morgan ’93
died on Jan. 13, 2009, at 33.
He graduated from
UTC in 1998 with a B.A.
in history. He was a
manager of PetSmart for
the last ten years, and he
was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
He was very free-spirited and loved life each
and every day. He brought happiness to everyone he came in contact with.
He was preceded in death by his maternal
grandfather and paternal grandparents. He
is survived by his parents, Sis and (Baylor
science instructor and coach) Jim Morgan;
beloved wife, Stephanie Morgan; a son; a
brother; a grandmother; four uncles; four
aunts; and four cousins.