Pete Robinson Selected as Recipient of Conrow

Pete Robinson Selected as Recipient of Conrow Miller Award
Alumni of Baylor’s class of 1997
selected Pete Robinson as the winner of this year’s Conrow Miller
award. The award is given annually by members of the 10-year
reunion class to the faculty member they feel most influenced their
Baylor experience. Robinson
joined the Baylor faculty in 1992
and serves as a fine arts instructor
and technical director for school
plays. Pictured from left are Rob
Robinson ’68, Christy Dillard ’97,
Pete, and Kevin Boehm ’97.
Save The Date!
for Alumni Weekend 2008, Oct. 3 - 5
Make your plans now to attend Alumni Reunion Weekend
festivities on Oct. 3 - 5, 2008. In addition to gridiron action
against McCallie at Finley Stadium, everyone gathering for
class reunions will have the opportunity to enjoy special
programs on campus, meet some of our exceptional students,
visit dorm rooms or other special spots and hangouts, and
reminisce with your former teachers.
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Baylor senior Caroline Mescon is this year’s recipient of the Harvey
and Jewel Templeton Noble Purpose Scholarship. Lauren Templeton
’94 made the presentation at a school assembly.
In order to be considered, students in their junior year were
challenged to write about a member of the community who
demonstrates noble purpose, carried out in an honorable manner
and guided by a strong moral sense. Caroline was selected based on
her essay featuring Linda Hooper (pictured above with Caroline), a
lifelong educator and principal of Whitwell Middle School. Hooper
and the students and faculty of Whitwell have earned worldwide
attention for the “Paper Clip Project,” which grew out of an afterschool program about the Holocaust.
The Templeton Noble Purpose Scholarship, which awards $5,000
for tuition during their senior year at Baylor or their first year of
college, is designed to help students recognize and learn from those
in the community who have devoted their lives to something worth
doing. The scholarship program was established in honor of Harvey
and Jewel Templeton.
For information: contact our alumni office at 423-267-8506,
ext. 388 or visit our website at www.baylorschool.org
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Caroline Mescon Receives
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Attention Half Century
Club Members...
Look for upcoming information about new Half Century
Club events and activities this spring. We have some
exciting ideas for you. More details will be available soon.
If you have questions, please contact Allison Cardwell at
[email protected] or (423) 757-2838.
www.baylorschool.org
2007 ALUMNI WEEKEND and HOMECOMING
Every year during Alumni Weekend, our campus comes alive as alumni, friends, and families return to reconnect with
one another. A few of the highlights are captured on these pages, plus you can find even more on our website. (all
pictures by Alex McMahan)
HONORING CAL JAMES ’56
More than 30 people attended
an event honoring Cal James ’56 and the dedication of a locker room in
his name. James was a star halfback for Humpy Heywood’s 1954 and
1955 teams. He was a captain of the 1955 team, helping to lead it to an
undefeated season, and was Baylor’s first football High School All-American.
Cal James, Jr. ’87 and his wife, Ashley,
with their daughters.
Dr. Barry Heywood ’52, Cal James, Jr. ’87, Ashley James, Dora Kay
James, Sidney James Nakhjavan, Arian Nakhjaran (in front), Kathryn
James, and Behzad Nakhjaran.
HOGWARTS EXPRESS CAMP Baylor’s
campus was the perfect spot for a little
magic for children whose parents were
attending reunion activities during Alumni
Weekend. Baylor was transformed into
Hogwarts, much to the delight of Harry
Potter fans and Muggles alike.
Pictured above is our very own Hagrid
(Steve Margio ’91) and a young Gryffindor,
Rhiana Sims, granddaughter of dorm
parent Brenda Sims.
HALF CENTURY CLUB Members of Baylor’s class of ’57 enjoyed getting
together for their 50th reunion at the Heritage Landing clubhouse. Pictured
are (front row) Tom Howard, Sam Smith, Barry Hamilton, Jim Hoskins,
Wink Davis, Herbert Deloach, (second row) Rudy Walldorf, Ray Webb,
Chris McEwan, Irvin Pressman, Gordon Cope, Chick Graning, Tom
Curry, Jim Manes, (back row) Stanley Watson, Bill Ransom, Jack Mitchell,
Cartter Frierson, Charles Tweedy, Belfield Carter, Bruce Dahrling, Pete
Austin, Jim Bush, Johnny Johnson, Allan Cameron, Claude Jackson,
Richard Fancher, Gordon Hurley, Woody Glenn, Glenn Johnson, Edgar
Edwards, and Cave Richardson.
Save The Date! for Alumni Weekend 2008, Oct. 3 - 5
For information: contact our alumni office at 423-267-8506, ext. 388 or visit our
website at www.baylorschool.org
ROUND TABLE REUNION Current and
past members of Baylor’s Round Table came
together to celebrate the literary group’s
65th anniversary. Pictured are Carter Lynch
’70 and Rev. Carter “Buck” Paden ’71. See
page 12 for more about the Round Table.
ALUMNI AWARDS BANQUET
Elyse Higley ’08, Jane McCartney, and
Will McCartney ’08
Ten individuals were honored at the annual Alumni Awards Banquet on
October 25 for their service and accomplishments, kicking off the school’s
Alumni Weekend festivities. Pictured are Athletic Hall of Fame winner
Pem Guerry ’75, Faculty Dedicated Service winners Bill Cushman ’59,
Ed Huey, and Lewis Rush (not pictured); Distinguished Alumni Award
winners Bob Cooper, Jr. ’75 and Mike McCartney ’52; Athletic Hall of
Fame winners Roger Vredeveld ’79 and Greg Smith ’84; and Distinguished
Service Award winner Troy Potter ’79. James Russell was honored
posthumously for his Distinguished Service .
Gene Etter, Buddy Fisher ’46, and George
Taylor ’54
Dr. Herb Barks ’51 and Roger Vredeveld ’79
CLASS OF ’67 The 40th reunion of the
Class of ’67 took place on campus and
featured a panel discussion for one of
Baylor’s economics classes. Pictured from
left are panelists and Baylor alums Hal
Bosworth, former executive vice president
and chief merchandising officer with
Talbots Inc.; Rob Mayfield, vice president
and chief technologist, Mayfield Dairy
Farms; Zan Guerry, chairman & CEO,
Chattem, Inc.; and moderator Jim Frierson.
CLASS OF ’97 More than 85 alumni and
their guests showed up for the Class of
’97 reunion. Pictured above are Liz Card,
Shaye Rabold, Beth Miller Fincher, Brad
Davis, Chad Burnette, Morgan Parsons,
Matt Webber, Kevin McKenna and Katie
Christnacht-McKenna. Pictured at left
are Laura Farless, Angela Ledford Larkins, Christie Dillard, and Jill Redding.
CLASS OF ’66 Pictured are (front row) Phil Reich, Jim Overstreet, Harry
Burnett, Tom Gifford, Paul Burnitt, (back row) Martin Kilpatrick, Michael
Allen, Cal Confer, Chris Heard, Brent Belcher, Huey Murphy, John Rodda,
Greg Eaton, Britt Oehmig, and Bill Hardin.
Athletic Round Up
Eddie Davis
Baylor Golf State Champs Again
The Baylor girls (pictured below) continued
their reign in the golf world with their 13th
consecutive state title. Senior Brooke Pancake
(pictured at left) shot a 32 on her last nine
holes, the front nine at Old Fort in Murfreesboro, to finish at one-under (143) for the
tournament and become only the second fourtime TSSAA state golf champion. Morgan
McQuary was fourth, and Caroline Prebul finished seventh. The Red Raiders also repeated
as boys state champs (pictured below right), their fifth straight title
and 14th overall, winning by 27 strokes. Sophomore Keith Mitchell
and junior Jay Vandeventer were two of three golfers tied for second
place with totals of 141, 3-under par, while senior Stephan Jaegar and
junior Ryan Thornton tied for fifth place with one-under totals of 143.
Tom Popp
squad was also the region and Optimist City champion, won the
Tennessee Classic and McCallie Invitational, and was second at the
Nike Race of Champions, part of the Great American Cross Country
Festival in Birmingham.
The Baylor girls, led all season by junior Carter Harrison and
freshman Hannah Jumper (both pictured below), established themselves
as the best local team, winning the Optimist City championship for
the third straight year and earning team of the year recognition by
the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Both Hannah and Carter earned
All State honors and were selected for the first-team Best of Preps
by the Free Press. The Raiders were also second in the UTC Invitational
and placed sixth in the region and state championship meets.
Eddie Davis
The Baylor boys (pictured
on right) scored a record 22
points, the best total by any
TSSAA team ever, smashing
the competition on the way
to the school’s seventh cross
country state championship.
Before Baylor’s record-setting
performance, the lowest
team total was 29 by Franklin Road Academy in 2001.
The Raiders had all five
scoring runners in the top 10, including the individual champion,
senior Waldo du Plessis, and runner-up, junior Bill Matthews. Interestingly
the duo (pictured above) finished first and second, but in reverse
order, in this season’s region meet as well. Sophomore Brandon Lord
was fourth at the state meet, junior Mike Meadows was sixth, and
senior Colton Popp was tenth. In November, the team finished third
at the 2007 Nike Team Nationals Southeast Regional Championship.
Baylor adds the 2007 state title to championships won in 1986,
1988, 1993, 1994, 1999, and 2000. This year’s nationally ranked
Eddie Davis
Cross Country Wins State
WEEKLEY NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR
Baylor soccer coach Jimmy Weekley has
been named Tennessee’s Boys Coach of
the Year for 2007 by the National Soccer
Coaches Association of America. The
award was voted on by high school coaches
in Tennessee and qualifies Weekley for the
regional award, including nominees from
five states and D.C., that will be announced
later. Weekley led the Baylor boys to a
state championship last spring.
Athletic Extras
SOFTBALL
Five Baylor sophomores and members of the girls softball team
represented the Tennessee Raiders in the National Softball
Association’s Girl’s Fast Pitch World Series in Charlotte, N.C.,
placing 14th out of 158 teams throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Pictured below with their teammates are Baylor’s Lauren Lybrand,
Kaitlyn Phillips, Leslie Franklin, Talia Cowart, and Mandy Harris.
Lori Moss
FOOTBALL
The 2007 Baylor football team was plagued with injuries all year
and finished with a 2-8 record. The Raiders’ schedule, with four road
games in September, was one of the toughest ever, featuring three
defending state champions and a runner-up. Seven of Baylor’s ten
opponents made the 2007 playoffs.
SOCCER
The 2007 girls soccer team advanced
to the state final four for the seventh
straight year and finished as the
state’s runner-up, losing 2-1 to Battle
Ground Academy in the championship game. Baylor ended the
season 15-2-4, with both losses coming to BGA in the post season. The
two teams tied 1-1 in September and BGA took the region championship
3-1. The Raiders allowed only eight goals all season, and six of them
were scored by BGA. Baylor was vying for the school’s seventh D-II
state title in eleven years, having won the championship in 1997, 1999,
2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004. It was the Raiders’ third runner-up finish.
Baylor was second in 2000 and 2005.
SWIMMING
Eight students from the boys and girls varsity swimming teams
were named to the 2006-07 Scholastic All-America team. To
qualify for this award, a student must have at least a 3.5 GPA
and have competed in a senior sectional competition. Earning
the honor were seniors Brad Hamilton and Sarah List, juniors
Sloane Pitman, Greg Roop, and Nathan Vredeveld, and Rachel
Dyer ’07, Caitlin Henegar ’07, and Laurentina Schaler ’07.
VOLLEYBALL
Baylor finished the 2007 volleyball season with a 24-29 record. The
Red Raiders finished fifth in the region before losing to eventual state
runner-up, Father Ryan, in a sub-state round.
Eddie Davis
MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS
Baylor’s Middle School fielded TVAC champions in girls tennis
(pictured below) and girls cross country (on right) as well as runnersup in boys tennis and softball. Baylor’s softball team finished 7-3
and advanced to the TVAC championship game for the first time.
For daily updates on Red Raider sports, visit the Raider Recap at www.baylorschool.org/athletics/raiderrecap.asp
Student Kudos
selected to represent the eighth
grade at the 2007 YMCA Youth
Trust Leadership Conference.
Freshman Sydney Rupe, who serves
as an officer, was responsible for
the planning and production of the
conference along with other officers
from Chattanooga area schools.
Tyler was elected as an officer for
next year’s conference, and Sydney
will serve as a family leader.
Baylor’s 350 Middle School students participated in the school’s annual
“Turkey Train” benefiting the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. Each
student was asked to bring a frozen turkey to hand off in a line that
extends to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank truck. The turkeys were
then distributed to needy families in the Chattanooga area. Pictured
from left are Elise Askonas, Cory Gold, Sterling Gillum (of the Chattanooga
Food Bank), Lauren Blackmon, Jonathan Skewes, Samantha Caswell,
Kate Collom, Ms. Cohen, Salik Sohani, Andrew Hull, and Hunter Fesmire.
Members of Baylor’s 2007-08 National Honor Society Executive
Board are Val Hansen, co-president;
Michael Schulson , co-president;
Michael Daugherty, Anton Fleissner,
C.J. Enloe, and Greg Roop. Ninetyeight Baylor students were inducted into the National Honor Society
last spring. Membership is offered
to students in grades 10-12, based
upon a student’s outstanding performance in scholarship, service,
leadership, and character.
Senior Chelsea Dommert was named
an outstanding writer by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). A total of 1,937 juniors throughout the U.S. and
Canada were nominated by their
schools to participate in the 2007
NCTE Achievement Awards in
Writing program. Of that total, 595
were chosen as outstanding writers.
Chelsea is also among Baylor’s ten
National Merit Semifinalists.
The Baylor Players presented the classic American comedy “The Man
Who Came to Dinner” as the fall play. The production, featuring a
cast of 34 actors and a tech crew of 20, was directed by Schaack Van
Deusen ’61. Pictured from left to right are Marcus Rinehart, Tessa
Crevasse, Mary Ireland, Ry Glover, and Mitchell Land.
Several members of Baylor’s concert dance company, Vervé, performed in a concert dance entitled
Chattanooga Dances! in conjunction with the Tennessee Association of Dance annual conference.
Performing were Robyn Baxter,
Jon Diamond, Mason Franklin, Elyse
Higley, Travis Knauss, Hilli Levin,
Robert Maynard, and Radhika Patel. The group performed a piece
choreographed by dance instructor Karen Smith.
Sarah Catanzaro, Logan Davis, Zach
Watson, and Tyler Blackmon were
Freshman Sydney Rupe and eighth
grader Lucas Conwell were selected
as first chair flute and first chair
trombone respectively after auditioning in the East Tennessee Band
Directors Association Junior Band
Clinics. In addition to Sydney and
Lucas, the following students
qualified to participate in the Junior Band Clinic at Lee University
in Cleveland: Katherine Rodgers,
Alex Clark, Barrett Maury, Parker
Knight, Alice Jones, Lisa Stansberry,
Do Kyun Kim , Angela Lim ,
Johnathan Bowes, Charlene Mendiola, Hunter Longley, Marshall Farrell, and Emily Horton.
Othman Djuliarso, a senior, was
awarded second chair and per-
formed as a set drummer at the
All-East Jazz Band Clinic in Knoxville. Othman is a private percussion student of Chip Hancock, assistant band director, and a fouryear member of the concert band,
jazz band, and orchestra. Othman
is also in his second year as a
percussionist with the Chattanooga Youth Orchestra.
Baylor junior Marcus Rinehart
claimed first place in a city-wide
monologue competition for grades
9-12. Sponsored by the Destiny
Ensemble Theatre Company of
Chattanooga, the competition required students to perform one
dramatic and one comedic monologue. Marcus performed selections
from “The Glass Menagerie” by
Tennessee Williams and “Acorn”
by David Graziano.
Freshman James Holekamp performed on a concert tour throughout Ireland during last summer
as a member of the Chattanooga
Boys Choir. Other members of
the Boys Choir include Nick Stabile, Kyle Emory, James Holekamp,
A.J. Morgan, and Trey Foshee.
Senior Ashton Horner’s clothing
designs were featured in an exhibit
at the Chattanooga State Library
as part of a celebration of clothing
and annual coat drive fundraiser.
Ashton hopes to have a career in
fashion design and spent last summer at the Parson’s School of Design in New York.
Ten students have been selected
to travel over spring break to Jamaica, where they will work in
the squatter community of Ferry,
the Marigold Orphanage in Kingston, the Home for the Aged, and
primary schools in Kingston. This
year’s group includes Jordan Ashcraft, Elizabeth Brody, Elin Bunch,
Michael Daugherty, Neal Davis, Jacob Harriss, Eleanor Johnson, Danny
Kennedy, Ann Tyler Moses, and
William Probasco. This is the tenth
year that Baylor students have
made the trip led by Community
Service Director Joli Anderson.
Faculty & Staff Kudos
Brian K. Smith, senior associate for
college counseling, was one of only
20 college counselors and college
admission representatives in the
nation invited to participate in
November in a virtual hotline on
USA Today’s website. The website
offered readers the opportunity to
e-mail questions to Smith and other experts about the college search
and admission process.
Bill Curry, executive director of
Leadership Baylor, was named one
of the 100 Most Influential Sports
Educators in America by the Institute for International Sport.
French instructor Ginnie Harris
attended the 80th annual convention of the American Association
of Teachers of French in Baton
Rouge, La.
Girls’ crew coach and foreign language instructor Megan Hanewald
placed fifth in doubles with her
rowing partner, Jim Crichton, at
the 2007 U.S. Rowing Masters
National Championship Regatta
in Oak Ridge. History instructor
Greg Maynard, who coaches the
boys’ crew team, was honored at
the event for his leadership in
developing the sport in the state.
As a student at the University of
Tennessee, Maynard founded the
UT crew team, helped create the
Knoxville Rowing Association
and the Oak Ridge Rowing Association, and assisted in developing
the Melton Hill Rowing course
in Oak Ridge. He also served as
a coach at UT, garnering the
school’s only national championship boat in 1980, and coached
the University of the South for six
years before coming to Baylor.
Under his leadership, Baylor’s
boys have qualified boats for the
Youth National Championships
three out of the last four years.
Baylor head softball coach, Kelli
Howard Smith ’95, received the
A.F. Bridges Female Coach of the
Year award from the Tennessee
Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) in recognition of
good sportsmanship and citizenship. Kelli played on Baylor softball teams that won back-to-back
state championships in 1994 and
1995. Since her return to Baylor
in 2000, the Red Raiders have
taken three state titles — in 2003,
2004, and 2005. The 2006 and
2007 squads were region champions and ended only one win away
from the state championship game.
Choir Director Vincent Oakes was
selected to serve as a guest conductor for honor choirs in Orlando
Fla., Auburn Ala., and Mobile, Ala.
An exhibit by art instructor Bob
Fazio was featured at The Gallery
in November. His show at the
Red Bank gallery was based on
Carlo Collodi’s original 1883 Italian text, Adventures of Pinocchio.
Bob’s work featured Pinocchio
and other characters from the clas-
sic story illustrated in eight large
terra cotta sculptures. He also has
on display his hand-thrown porcelain pottery and acrylic paintings
of Belize, Central America.
Math instructor Dr. Dan Kennedy
was the keynote speaker at the
annual meeting in Minneapolis
of the American Mathematical
Association of Two-Year Colleges. Dan spoke about his work
with the CBS television show
“NUMB3RS.” He was also the
keynote speaker for the TI-nspire
conference for College Board AP
consultants, hosted by Texas Instruments in Dallas. His topic was
“The Co-Evolution of Calculators
and High School Mathematics.”
Baylor varsity swim coach and
Baylor Swim Club coach Dan Flack
was elected 2007 Coach of the
Year for Southeastern Swimming
at the organization’s annual meeting in Gatlinburg.
Class Notes
1940s
Scotty Probasco ’46, retired CEO
of SunTrust Bank in Chattanooga
and currently chairman of its executive committee, has been named
a “leader in banking excellence”
by the Tennessee Bankers Association. The TBA, created to recognize excellent bankers in
Tennessee’s history, will display a
plaque in his honor at the group’s
Nashville headquarters.
niversary in Brewton, Ala., on
July 21, 2007. Approximately 150
friends and relatives attended,
including former Baylor faculty
member Jim Worthington, Hugh
“Banjie” Goodman ’56, Chick ’57
and Lil Graning, and Joel Burrow
’56. A very special guest was Bob
and Ann’s first great-grandchild.
ner of an exciting new company,
Atlanta Fine Homes/Southeby’s
International Realty.
Tyler Dudley ’59 is associate direc-
tor of clinical pastoral education
at Sisters of Charity Hospital, part
of the Catholic Health System of
Western New York.
Dr. Samuel Parry ’59 was recently
1950s and his wife, Ann,
Bob Bryant ’56
celebrated their 50th wedding an-
Chip Healy ’65 opened Chip’s Place
1960s
Dr. William N. Confer ’67 celebrated
in 2001 for men recovering from
alcohol and addiction. The facility
now encompasses a six-acre campus
with seven buildings and 32 beds.
John Verlenden ’65 is a writing in-
structor in the Department of Rhetoric and Composition at the American University in Cairo, Egypt.
Bill Ransom ’57 is a founding part-
Bill Barnes ’47 has posted his orig-
inal paintings, prints and photos
on www.eastbayfinearts.com.
Currently residing in Monroe,
Ga., Bill is a full-time artist and
serves on the Board of the Monroe
Art Guild, which he co-founded.
tions Research at the Naval Postgraduate School and is widely recognized as one of the foremost
experts in ground combat modeling. He is currently with the Boeing
Company in Mesa, Ariz., and serves
as an advisor to the Joint Chiefs of
Staff on the development of models
and simulations representing postcold war environments.
inducted into the U.S. Army Operations Research/Systems Analysis
(ORSA) Hall of Fame. Parry served
as the guardian of Army Opera-
Pete Palmer ’64 has retired from
AmSouth Bank and will continue
to consult with Chattanooga area
organizations and to work with
area boards.
his 28th wedding anniversary in
October. He and his wife, Karin,
have a daughter, a junior at Furman, and a son who works at
Goldman Sachs in New York City.
Jim Frierson ’67 is the new execu-
Dr. Robert A. Wilson ’64 continues
his practice as a plastic surgeon in
Greenville, S.C., while he and his
wife, Teresa, home school their sons,
Jay and Robert. Both are All-Star
baseball pitchers and play the piano
“when we twist their little arms.”
tive director of the Advanced
Transportation Technology Institute. Jim, formerly the vice chairman and director of strategic products of ATTI, will be a part of a
management team that will lead
the organization in new directions.
Harry Morse ’67 was awarded the
first annual Award for Clinical
Excellence of the National Association of Inpatient Physicians,
which represents hospitalists (physicians who focus on the general
medical care of hospitalized patients). Morse, who resides in
Anderson, S.C., formed the Anderson Free Clinic in 1983 and now
serves as its medical director. He
also travels annually to the Haitian
village of Cange, where he has
helped establish a center of clinical
excellence in one of the poorest
areas in the Western hemisphere.
Ansel Peak ’67, executive director
of Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Chattanooga, appeared
in the nationally-syndicated comic
strip, “Rex Morgan, M.D.,” on
Sept. 25. Ansel was mentioned
after the author of the strip,
Woodie Wilson, asked for information about the organization’s
matching process, and Ansel offered his help. Ansel, pleased to
see a mention of Big Brothers Big
Sisters in the strip in February,
and then again in June, wrote to
Wilson to thank him for his work.
Wilson replied, and then used
Ansel’s name in the strip. This
distinction has to be a first for a
Baylor alum!
the September issue of Southern
Living with a tip to customers on
how to find out about their favorite flavor of Mayfield’s ice cream
(www.mayfielddairy.com).
1970s
David Galloway ’70, president of
Royal Pools of Chattanooga, recently gave back to Baylor by replastering the outdoor pool with
the addition of a bright red tiled
“B” in the floor of the pool.
Allen Corey ’74, CEO of Gordon
Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group,
announced this summer that the
Chattanooga-based business will
be taking its brand to Taiwan and
China for the company’s first international expansion.
Reverend Dr. H. King Oehmig ’69 has
written a book designed for lay
leaders, lectors, teachers, Bible
annual “Ig Noble Prize Ceremony”
at Harvard University in October.
Organized by the magazine, Annals of Improbable Research, the
event honors ten achievements
that “first make people laugh, and
then make them think.” Francis
was a 2006 winner in medicine
for his research on “The Termi-
nation of Intractable Hiccups with
Digital Rectal Massage.” Pictured
from left are Craig Mello (2006
Nobel Laureate, medicine), Robert Laughlin (1998 Nobel Laureate, physicis), Francis, William
Lipscome (1976 Nobel Laureate,
chemistry), and Dubley Herschbach (1986 Nobel Laureate,
chemistry).
Kevin Collins ’77 and his wife,
Bill Hemphill ’75 writes, “Surprising
based firm of more than 800 lawyers, announced recently the opening of an office in Frankfurt, Germany. The office will focus
initially on real estate capital markets in Europe and eventually offer full services. The Frankfurt
opening marks the firm’s fourth
new office in the past year and its
ninth worldwide location.
Tennessee taxpayers statewide, I
was promoted to associate professor
at East Tennessee State University.”
Steve Persinger ’76 and Chip Rennick ’76 have opened a new busi-
Mark Hudson ’78 has been elected
Andy Stockett ’74 is a partner in a
new independent investment
banking group called FourBridges
Capital, which represents business
owners interested in selling their
companies or securing capital for
future growth.
Robert D. Hays, Jr. ’76, chairman
Scottie Mayfield ’68 appeared in
Francis Fesmire ’78 attended the
of King & Spalding, an Atlanta-
study groups, youth groups, and
vestry members for church programs and home outreach. Understanding the Sunday Scriptures
recently ranked at the top of
Amazon’s Episcopal “hot new
releases” list. The book is available through Amazon, by calling
800-722-4124 or by e-mailing
[email protected].
King, the founder and editor-inchief of Synthesis Publications,
also wrote the highly acclaimed
books Between the Lines and Beyond the Words. He has been an
ordained Episcopal priest for 30
years and serves St. Barnabas
Church in Trion, Ga. He is also
Baylor’s golf coach.
ness, Architectural Design Center,
a one-stop shopping experience for
architects, builders, designers, and
dreamers planning a fantasy home.
Visitors to the design center can
explore trends and research products on the showroom’s computers,
and they can experiment with different types of molding on the site’s
interactive wall made of Velcro.
Michael Warren ’76 has launched
his new business, Warren McLelland Aerial Photography, which
provides custom aerial photography services in the greater Chattanooga area. Some of the services
he provides include custom photography, sale of single digital
images from their extensive collection of stock photography (often
used for PowerPoint presentations), and custom framing services
for any picture in their collection.
Leigh, live in Birmingham. They
live with their four children, Caroline, a sophomore at College of
Charleston; Charlotte, a junior at
Mountain Brook High School;
Kaki, a seventh grader at Mountain Brook Jr. High; and Clay, a
third grader at Crestline Elementary School.
to the Baylor alumni board for a
second term. He previously served
on the board from 1986–89.
Thilo D. Best ’79 , was recently
recognized by Ernst & Young as
the Florida Entrepreneur of the
Year for 2007 in health services.
Thilo is Chairman & CEO of Horizon Bay Senior Communities
based in Tampa, Fla.
1980s
Dr. Hadley Callaway ’80 was in-
stalled as the 154th president of
the North Carolina Medical Society during the Medical Society’s
2007 annual meeting in Charlotte
on Oct. 20. Hadley is one of the
youngest physicians ever to lead
the state’s largest and oldest professional organization. A Morehead Scholar at the University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Dr.
Callaway received his medical degree from the Harvard School of
Medicine. He has been in private
practice with the Raleigh Orthopedic Clinic since 1994.
After 14 years at Smith Barney,
Chip Crain ’80 has taken a position
at Wunderlich Securities, a small
regional firm in Memphis looking
to grow their imprint in the MidSouth and around the country.
He is senior vice president, Wealth
Management, and the incoming
first vice president of the Mid
South Financial Planning Association (Mid-South FPA). He has
been a Certified Financial Planner
since 2004 and serves on the
Membership Advisory Group for
the National FPA. Chip and his
wife, Tara, have two children.
Drew, 11, attends Presbyterian
Day School, and Abby, eight, attends Hutchison School for Girls.
Alan Shuptrine ’81, owner of Gold
Leaf Designs & Gallery, has announced the formation of Shuptrine Fine Art Group in cooperation with Shuptrine Fine Art and
Framing. The new entity creates
a cohesive unit representing regional and national artists and
capitalizing on an established
framing and restoration reputation spanning nearly 25 years.
Alan, an acclaimed watercolor
artist, will host some of his own
works at Gold Leaf as he plans
for his one-man exhibition in
North Carolina and in New York
in 2008. For more information
go to www.goldleafdesigns.com.
Bob McHugh ’81 has been promot-
ed by Heil Environmental to director of North American sales. Heil
Environmental has manufacturing
facilities in Fort Payne, Ala., Greenville, S.C., and Hillend, Scotland.
newly formed International Energy,
Emissions, Commodities and Derivatives Trading Practice Group
of Troutman Sanders, an Atlantabased firm. He has been particularly active over the last two years in
working to establish the contracts
underlying the European Union’s
new market for trading carbon and
other greenhouse gas emissions
allowances under the framework
of the Kyoto Protocol. “It is always
a pleasure to hear about developments back at Baylor, and I look
forward to seeing and hearing from
other Baylor alumni, faculty and
friends when they are passing
through the old smoke.”
Andrew S. May ’86, an investment
advisor at Chitwood Advisory
Group in Birmingham, has been
awarded the Certified Financial
Planner™, CFP® designation by
the Certified Financial Planner
Board of Standards (CFP Board).
The CFP® mark identifies those
individuals who have met the rigorous experience and ethical requirements of the CFP Board,
have successfully completed financial planning coursework, and
have passed the CFP® Certification Examination. Andrew is a
fee-based advisor specializing in
retirement planning and investment management as well as the
set-up and servicing of companysponsored retirement plans.
Eddie Gravitte ’87, former assistant
principal at Red Bank Middle
School and principal at Hixson
High School, has been named
principal at the new Signal Mountain Middle/High School. A graduate of UT Knoxville, Eddie began
his teaching career as a history
teacher at Signal Mountain Middle School.
Woody Hamilton ’87 has joined
John Varholy ’82 reports that he
is now entering his eighth year as
an expatriate American, having
spent a year and a half in Amsterdam and the following six-plus
years in London. Early in 2008 he
plans to assume leadership of the
Milligan-Reynolds Guaranty Title
Agency as attorney/escrow agent.
He received an MBA from Auburn University and his law degree
from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law. Woody
and his wife, Meredith, live on
Stuart Roberts ’79, Reed Robinson
’95 and Trip Umbach ’84 teamed
up to win the 2007 That Dam
Swim in Florence Ala. The three
met while training at the YMCA
in Birmingham. That Dam Swim
is a 12-mile swim from Wheeler
Dam to Wilson Dam. Each swimmer swam 15-minute legs in a
five-swimmer rotation. Any team
comprised of at least 60 percent
Baylor alumni is invited to challenge the group in 2008. E-mail
[email protected]. Pictured
from left are Phil Heidrich, Reed,
Trip, Stuart, Glenn Smith, and
Stuart’s wife, Valerie, who paddled the guide kayak.
Signal Mountain with their daughter, Rees.
please go to www.chipgreene.com
or myspace.com/chipgreene.
Beezer Molten ’87 is president and
Rose Marie Allenstein ’92 is prac-
owner of Half-Moon Outfitters,
which provides equipment and
apparel for travel and outdoor
sports. With five distinctly different stores and an online business,
Half Moon Outfitters has received
numerous awards and accolades,
including the Charleston Regional
Business Journal’s 2003 “Roaring
20” honor designating the 20 fastest-growing businesses in the Low
Country. Beezer lives in Sullivan’s
Island, S.C. He and his wife,
Emily, have two children and are
expecting a third.
ticing law with her father at Allenstein &Allenstein, LLC. She is
married to Mark Perkins, a financial advisor with Ameriprise.
They have two children, William,
four, and Cecilia, two. Rose Marie
is a founding board member for
Gadsden’s only free health clinic
for the uninsured. She is also president of the board of directors of
Episcopal Day School and serves
on that board with Tim McCartney
’76, father of Will McCartney ’08
and John McCartney ’09.
Nikki Cupp Graves ’92 and her hus-
Christopher Brooks ’89 joined the
faculty of Mississippi State University this fall as an assistant
professor in the Department of
Biological Sciences.
band, Derrick, live in Edmond,
Okla. with their four children,
Mally Mackenzie, six; Jon Garland, five; Mary Caroline, two;
and McKinley Nicole, one. (See
photo in Baylor Babies.)
1990s
Josh Yother ’92 received a doctor-
Chip Greene ’90 recently released
a new CD called Exactly and Approximately. For more details
ate in theology from Covington
Theological Seminary in July,
2007. Josh graduated summa cum
Scott Abelson ’98, his sister, Blair
’03, and their father, Lee, traveled
to Africa in August to climb Mount
Kilimanjaro, the continent’s highest
peak. Blair is currently working
on her master’s degree in public
health from Johns Hopkins University, and Scott works as a mechanical engineer with Speed
Check in Atlanta.
Carter Hewgley ’99 accepted a po-
Callie Taintor ’98, a freelance film producer in Boston, recently completed
an independent film documentary about the 1996 tragedy on Mt.
Everest. Callie is pictured above on location in Nepal with David
Breashears and members of the film crew. Pictured (back row from
left) are Bill Anderson, Callie, David, Wongchu Sherpa, and Steve
McCarthy; (front row from left) Kami Sherpa, Lakpa Gelje Sherpa,
and Mahadev Sharm.
sition in January with Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty to
help him oversee the health and
human services agencies in the
district for the Office of the City
Administrator.
beth, recently moved to the San
Francisco Bay Area, where Tyler
is an engineer at Yahoo!
Natalie Ransom ’01 is a founding
partner of Atlanta Fine Homes/
Sotheby’s International Realty in
Atlanta.
Beth Tipps ’01 has worked in the
nation’s capital as the intern coordinator for the Heritage Foundation and recently accepted a
position on the staff of Senator
Bob Corker as assistant to his
chief of staff. Her first job in
Washington was in Senator Bill
Frist’s office.
Aslynn Johnson ’99 is enjoying her
last year of law school at Georgetown University Law School.
Dr. Erin Tatum ’99 was recently
laude with a 4.0 GPA and was
one of four out of 240 graduates
to receive an award for academic
achievement. He received a perfect
score on his dissertation and is
now pursuing a Ph.D. in communications and leadership at Gonzaga University.
Caroline Willingham-Higgans ’94
recently accepted a spot in the
University of Colorado Health
Science Center School of Nursing
for January 2008. She will receive
her BS in nursing after a 17-month
accelerated course.
Bill Winchester ’94 recently joined
Charles Mayfield ’92 is in his sec-
ond year of managing his own
financial planning firm, Chappell,
Mayfield & Associates, in Atlanta.
with a colleague, Matt Lawson,
to begin Lawson Winchester
Wealth Management located in
Chattanooga.
awarded the Doctor of Optometry
degree from Southern College of
Optometry in Memphis.
Tiffany Wilhoit McClaran ’99 grad-
uated from dental school (UT
Health Science Center in Memphis) in May, 2007, and is
currently pursuing a master’s degree in orthodontics in Memphis.
Cam Henderson ’96 lives in New
selected as a member of the Buckhead Business Association Leadership Development Program
Class of 2007-08. The Leadership Program is a nine-month,
skills-based program dedicated to
the personal growth of metro
Atlanta’s emerging leaders. James
is an attorney with Kilpatrick
Stockton LLP. He and his wife,
Melanie, live in Smyrna.
York City and is serving as deputy
campaign manager of Rudy
Giuliani’s presidential campaign.
Jackie Hood ’02 graduated this spring
Hunter Museum of American Art
last August in a program entitled
“The Light: American Art in Jazz
and Soul,” a program of “soulful
sounds mixed with American Art.”
Iris Killingsworth ’02 graduated
Lauren Templeton ’94 has joined
the Board of Directors of the Memorial Foundation, a 25-member
board that is in the process of
determining the Foundation’s focus for 2007-08. Lauren is also a
new member of the Baylor Board
of Trustees.
Chris Keene ’97, who worked the
lights for Baylor plays for four
years, is serving as an electrician
for various bands and has toured
with Beyoncé, Crosby, Stills &
Nash, Jon Bon Jovi, and the Rolling Stones. When Chris was preparing for a one-year world tour
with Bon Jovi, he realized he’d be
away for his 10-year reunion. He
insisted he’d only take the job if
he could have time off to attend.
Apparently, Bon Jovi’s tour schedule was adjusted to accommodate
Chris’s reunion plans!
the Great Wall) is teaching English
to Chinese students in Beijing.
2000s performed at the
Jay Adams ’00
James Stevens ’93 was recently
Meredith Corey ’02 (pictured at
Tyler Hall ’00 and his wife, Eliza-
Beth Abel ’01, is a transportation
engineer in the Richmond office
from UT Knoxville with a B.S. in
communication and journalism.
from UT Knoxville with a B.S. in
communications/electronic media
and plans to pursue a career in
radio or television broadcasting.
of VHB (Vanasse Hangen Brustlin), a company that provides multidisciplinary planning, design,
engineering, and consulting. She
recently won an award from the
Virginia Department of Transportation at the annual Virginia
Transportation Conference for her
thesis, “Evaluation of Crash Rates
and Causal Factors for High Risk
Locations on Rural and Urban
Two-Lane Highways in Virginia.”
Brian Tew ’02 graduated from UT
Harris English ’07 won the 2007 Georgia Amateur, the official cham-
Knoxville in 2004 with a bachelor’s
degree in business administration
with a major in marketing. Brian
was a member of Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, where he held positions
as recording secretary and rush
chairman. He is a surgical sales
representative with Stryker Corporation in Gainesville, Va.
pionship of the Georgia State Golf Association, played July 12-15,
2007, at Ansley Golf Club-Settindown Creek in Roswell. Harris, who
began his college career at the University of Georgia in the fall, finished
with an even par total of 288 (71-71-74-72) to win by one stroke
over three golfers tied for second. While at Baylor, English was an
individual state champion in 2005 and state runner-up in 2006, helping
the Raiders to four consecutive team titles.
Maggie Elliott ’03 was crowned
Jennia Plinke ’03 graduated cum
queen of the 73rd annual Cotton
Ball on July 21, 2007, in Chattanooga. Maggie graduated from
the University of Georgia with a
degree in consumer economics
and is an intern with Post Properties in Charlotte, N.C.
laude from Florida State University with a B.F.A. in dance. Highlights of her college career included performing repertory by highly
esteemed choreographers, interning for a semester with Movement
Research in New York City, and
choreographing several contemporary works for dance concerts.
Jennia is also the founder and
director of the EVERYTHING/
nothing Project: a collaborative
ensemble that performs sitespecific work. Check everythingnothingproject.com. Jennia was
a guest performer in Baylor’s Last
Chance Dance last spring. She
currently lives in Alpharetta and
joined a professional dance company in Atlanta last summer.
Robert Hughes ’03 is in the U.S.
Air Force, stationed in Guam.
Robert’s e-mail address is [email protected].
Luke List ’03, who graduated from
Vanderbilt in May 2007 with a
list of honors and awards, fulfilled
a lifelong dream by making his
pro debut in the prestigious U.S.
Open Tournament in Oakmont,
Pa. in June. “I’ve always tried to
act professionally before this. It’s
the challenge I’ve looked forward
to and something I’ve dreamed
about,” said List after finishing a
practice round at Oakmont.
Alcoas’s Green Meadow Country
Club in June.
Meghan Muldoon ’04, a senior at
the University of Georgia, has
been accepted to Mercer University Medical School.
Armand Willis ’05 was recently
recognized as a member of Sigma
Alpha Lambda, the national leadership and honors organization
at Florida International University
in Miami. Sigma Alpha Lambda
is dedicated to promoting and
rewarding academic achievement
and providing members with opportunities for community service,
personal development, and lifelong professional fulfillment.
Stephanie Napier ’06 was one of
Golfers Beth Felts ’04 and Jennifer
Cassidy ’05 both had easy victories
in the 2007 Tennessee Women’s
Amateur Championship at
five members of the University of
Florida women’s swimming and
diving team to be named to the
2007 SEC Freshman Academic
Honor Roll. She was honored for
her performance in the pool and
in the classroom for the 2006-07
school year. Napier, a two-time
All-American and five-time AllSEC selection, qualified for the
2004 and 2008 Olympic trials in
the 50 free. At Florida, Stephanie
anchored the 200 medley relay
team to a ninth place finish at the
2007 NCAA Championships and
also led off the 200 free relay for
the Gators, helping the team to a
13th place finish. Individually
she finished 17th in the 50 free
with a time of 22.64. Napier is a
business administration major.
Charlie Haddock ’07 is a freshman
at Belmont majoring in commercial music/music business. In early
September he made a recording
at the famous RCA Studio B,
where Elvis and Chet Atkins once
recorded. If chosen, his band will
perform at a showcase at Belmont.
Marriages & Engagements
Faculty member Melora Lee and
Justin Moore were married August 4, 2007, at the Baylor School
Chapel.
William Freels III ’78 and Mary Jo
Geisenhaver were married July
14, 2007, at Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, where they
are members. William is a managing partner with Control Sourcing Solutions.
Dr. Delwyn Gilmore ’88 and Christy
King were married October 6,
2007, at Laurelwood Farm on
Signal Mountain. Delwyn, who
received his doctoral degree in
materials science from the University of Virginia, is the research
team leader for the Center for
Naval Analyses in Alexandria,
Va. Christy is an attorney with
the U.S. Department of Justice in
Washington, D.C.
Andy Barber ’92 and Melissa Mill-
Bryan Jones ’96 and Whitney
er were married December 9,
2006, at Ridgedale Baptist Church
in Chattanooga. Andy is employed as a network engineer at
Express Check Advance, LLC.
Andy and Melissa reside in Chattanooga.
Nave were married August 11,
2007, at Patten Chapel at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Groomsmen included Travis
Griffith ’96, Andrew Sutphin ’96,
Vance Hodges ’96, and Davey Horsman ’96. Brian is employed by
Advantage Printing and Mailing.
Byron Woods ’95 and Caroline
Elizabeth Ruffner ’89, who teaches
AP Art History and is a dorm
parent at Baylor, and Stacy Hill
were married October 20, 2007,
at Laurelwood Farm on Signal
Mountain.
Grace Coats were married May
19, 2007, at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Ala.,
where they are members. Byron
is employed by Municipal Consultants, Inc. in Birmingham.
Karen Jones ’96 and David Underwood ’93 were married December
8, 2007, at Baylor’s Alumni Chapel. Karen is a deputy clerk with the
Hamilton County Circuit Court
Clerk’s office, and David, a grad-
Susanna Marie Slack ’95 married
Brooke Birchell ’01 and Joseph
May Wood ’02 and Jens Frederik-
Brett Charles Deming on October
20, 2007, at Victoria Valley Vineyard in Pickens, S.C. Susanna is
a family counselor for Behavioral
Health in Pickens, and Brett works
for Youth Learning Institute at
Clemson University. Susanna recently received her master’s degree
in social work from the University
of South Carolina.
Pierson were married August 4,
2007, at Laurelwood Farm on
Signal Mountain, Brooke, a graduate of Kenyon College, is pursuing a doctorate in psychology
from Spalding University in
Louisville, Ky.
sen were married October 13,
2007, at the Baylor Alumni Chapel. They reside in Nashville, where
Jens is teaching at Vanderbilt and
pursuing a Ph.D. in political science, and May is concentrating
on her professional golf career.
Sean Kedrowski ’01 and Meg Bour-
Kendall Kaelin ’03 and Kane Simmons ’03 were married October
uate of The University of Memphis
Cecil C. Humphreys School of
Law, is an assistant district public
defender in Chattanooga.
Kelly Evans ’99 and Paul Thomp-
son were married July 27, 2007,
at the Tennessee RiverPlace. They
reside in Seattle, Wash.
dillon were married June 30, 2007,
at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
in Indianapolis, Ind. Sean’s brothers Craig ’02 and Jeff ’05 were
groomsmen. The couple lives in
Pasadena, Calif., while Sean works
toward his Ph.D. at Cal Tech.
Amy Abraham ’97 and Randy Ho-
Sherrill Richardson ’99 and Daniel
Tara Leen ’01 and Steven Fry were
naker III were married in April,
2007, and reside in Newport
News, Va.
French were married August 11,
2007, in Nashville. Sherrill is an
attorney and a law clerk to Judge
David H. Welles of the Tennessee
Court of Criminal Appeals.
married October 6, 2007, in Rosemary Beach, Fla. Tara is a product
coordinator and assistant designer
for Fossil in Dallas.
Rachel Anne Miller ’97 and Robbie
Tester were married November
17, 2007, at Baylor’s Alumni
Chapel. After receiving her undergraduate and master’s degrees in
aerospace, Rachel is pursuing employment opportunities in her field
of aerospace aviation.
Christy Nunley ’98 and William
Woodard were married September
9, 2007, at the Gordon Lee Mansion in Chickamauga, Ga. They
reside in Hixson, Tenn.
Brooke West ’98 and Ahmaad Gal-
loway were married April 21,
2007, at the North River Yacht
Club in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Brooke
is the executive director of the
David Toms Invitational. Ahmaad, a former University of Alabama football captain, is a legal
assistant to Denis Pantazis of Wiggins, Childs, Quinn and Pantazis,
LLC. They reside in McCalla,
Ala., near Birmingham.
William Brian Tew ’02 married KerriD.J. Shelton ’99 and Michelle Free-
man were married June 23, 2007,
at Baylor School chapel. D.J. is
employed by the Signal Mountain
Police Department and the Drug
Task Force of Tennessee and is
currently working on his master’s
degree.
Sarah Cate Patten ’05 and Bene-
detto Scaduto from Bagheria, Italy, will be married June 2008, at
Signal Mountain Presbyterian
Church. Sara Cate met “Benny”
when studying abroad in Italy.
Sarah Cate is currently an undergraduate student at UTC, studying
French and Spanish, and is interested in pursuing a career as a
translator, or possibly with the
Italian tourism industry.
Blanton Sheorn ’99 and Joy Skin-
ner were married November 3,
2007, at the Sea Island Yacht Club
in Charleston. Blanton, who received his bachelor’s degree in
horticulture from the University
of Georgia College of Agriculture
and Environmental Sciences, is a
grower with Metrolina Greenhouses in Huntersville, N.C.
Kristen Sentell ’00 and Harry Rob-
inson IV were married October
20, 2007, at Tennessee RiverPlace.
Kristen, a graduate of the College
of Charleston, is a teacher in Austin, Texas.
Meghan Dickas ’99 and Drew
Whitley were married May 9,
2007, in Jekyll Island, Ga.
Meghan is working on her graduate degree in occupational therapy from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and they
currently reside in Chattanooga.
Beth Ryanne Luffman on April 28,
2007, at the Tennessee RiverPlace
in Chattanooga. Steven Tew ’03
served as best man. Groomsmen
were Alex Estes ’00, Tyler Stinnett
’00, and Chris Parks ’00. Jennifer
Tew ’02 was a bridesmaid. Brian
and Kerri-Beth live in Virginia.
13, 2007, at the Little Brown
Church on Signal Mountain. Kendall, a magna cum laude graduate
of the University of Georgia, is an
interior designer with Campion
Platt Architects in New York, and
Kane received his B.S. from Belmont University in exercise science.
Coleman Thompson ’00 and Chris-
tina Galvan were married November 3, 2007, at the William Aiken
House in Charleston, S.C. Coleman is a sales representative with
Influent Medical.
Hannah Sparks ’99 was married July 28, 2007, to Evan
Maounis in the Baylor School chapel. The maid of
honor was Hannah’s sister, Hailey, and bridesmaids
included Jennett Lockrow ’99, Katie Christnacht McKenna
’99, Kendra Wilsher ’99, and Sherrill Richardson ’99.
Michael McNair ’00 was a groomsman. Hannah is a fifth grade teacher
at St. Peter’s Episcopal School in Chattanooga. Pictured above from
left to right are (back row): Courtney Matthews ’99, Lee McCoy ’99,
Daniel McNair ’02, Mike Sonnenburg ’00, Emmy Garrigus ’05, Pooja Shah
’99, Adam Yantis ’99, Michael McNair ’00, Kendra Wilsher ’99, Haskell
Murray ’99, Katie Christnacht McKenna ’99, Kevin McKenna ’97, (front
row) Jennett Lockrow ’99, Sherrill Richardson ’99, Hannah Sparks
Maounis ’99, Yasmine Kangles Key ’99, and Tara Chaffin Martin ’99.
Baylor Babies
Wallace Sullivan & Ellen Rose Driver
Charles Miller Silberman
Lucile Flaherty Berglund
Kennedy Brook Sawrie
William Mercer Murphy
John Elisha “Eli” & sister Charlotte Ann Haddock William Paul “Will” Blanchard
. . . twins, Wallace Sullivan &
Ellen Rose, born 8/10/06 to Todd
Driver ’87 and his wife, Lee.
. . . a son, James Hawkins, born
4/7/07 to Jimmy Daniel ’92 and
his wife, Cade.
. . . a daughter, Kennedy Brook
Sawrie, born 11/23/07 to David
Sawrie ’88 and his wife, Anita.
. . . a daughter, Alexis Speed, born
9/9/06 to Laurie Speed-Dalton ’92
and her husband, John.
. . . a daughter, Abigal Rose, born
3/3/07 to Chris Angel ’89 and his
wife, Peggy.
. . . a daughter, McKinley Nicole,
born on 8/18/06 to Nikki Cupp
Graves ’92 and her husband,
Derrick.
. . . a daughter, “Saylor” McCall,
born 1/19/07 to Ballard Scearce
’89 and his wife, Shannon.
. . . a boy, Miles Ethan, born
8/29/07 to Vanessa Ettkin Asher
’92 and her husband, Jason.
. . . a son, Thomas Allen, born
8/29/07 to Jenny Yates Stickley ‘90
and her husband, Rob.
. . . a daughter, Sadie Camille,
born 7/6/07 to John Buhrman ’92
and his wife, Julie.
. . . a son, Samuel Christopher
“Sam,” born 7/6/07 to Bridget
Angel Day ’93 and her husband,
Chris.
. . . a son, Samuel “Sam” Matthew
Scearce, born 9/6/07 to Daniel
Scearce ’93 and his wife, Lesley.
. . . a son, Charles Miller, born
3/29/07 to Pat Silberman ’93 and
his wife, former faculty member
Jenny Miller.
Sadie & sister Cameron Buhrman
Anslee Elizabeth Miller
Alice Hart Sandel
Madeleine Grace & sister Hannah Winchester
Laney Marie Frost
. . . a daughter, Lucile Flaherty,
born 1/20/07 to Sara Clippard
Berglund ’93 and her husband,
Howard.
. . . a son, William Mercer, born
5/13/07 to Telky Lanza Murphy ’94
and her husband, Peter.
. . . a daughter, Anslee Elizabeth,
born 8/16/07 to Travis Miller ’94
and his wife, Holly.
. . . a daughter, Madeleine Grace,
born 2/5/07 to Bill Winchester ’94
and his wife, Ayana.
McKinley Nicole Graves
Hudson William Hazlewood
. . . a daughter, Katelyn Denise,
born 9/5/07 to Kimberly Coleman
Tarver ’97 and her husband, Cory.
. . . a son, John Elisha “Eli,” born
1/19/07 to John and Amy (Frost)
Haddock ’97.
. . . a son, William Paul “Will,”
born 3/3/07 to Gretchan Konney
Blanchard ’98 and her husband,
Brian.
. . . a daughter, Alice Hart, born
6/4/07 to Caroline Wiggins Sandel
’98 and her husband, Rudy.
. . . a son, Warren Gregory
Brandes, born on 6/27/06 to
Ashley Boston Brandes ’96 and her
husband, Tyler.
. . . a daughter, Laney Marie, born
10/15/06 to Jonathan Frost ’01
and his wife, Lindsey.
. . . a daughter, Annabelle Kate,
born 9/26/07 to Ashley Phlegar
Henry ’96 and her husband, Clif.
. . . a son, Hudson William
Hazlewood, born 01/02/07 to
Jennifer Baxter Hazlewood ’03 and
her husband, Ben.
In Memoriam
Harold R. Smartt Jr. ’34, died April 29, 2007,
at 90.
He attended the University of Chattanooga
and the University of Buffalo in New York.
Until his retirement in 1982 after 46 years of
service, Mr. Smartt was employed as a ceramic
engineer and regional sales manager by the
Electro Refractories and Abrasives Corporation
headquartered in Buffalo. He was a member
and former deacon of Abington Presbyterian
Church and served on the board of trustees
of Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington,
Pa. His first priority was his family, but he
also enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a
member of several golf organizations.
He was preceded in death by a son. He is
survived by his wife of 66 years, Eleanor
Overend Smartt, a son, a brother, Walter
Smartt ’40, three grandchildren, and four
great-grandchildren.
Richard M. Bean ’37 died
September 19, 2007, at 88.
He graduated from the
Wharton School of Finance,
University of Pennsylvania,
and was a major in the U.S.
Army Ordnance Corps in
WW II. He worked in Lexington, Ky., for
Proctor and Gamble Company and then in
the insurance and investment business until
his retirement. He was involved with many
charitable, church, and civic organizations and
was a member of the Lexington Kiwanis Club,
the SAR, and the Bean Car Club of England.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by Audrey Annetts Bean, his
wife of 63 years, a brother, a daughter, three
sons, three daughters-in-law, and five grandchildren.
Memorials may take the form of a donation to the Richard Bean Scholarship or Alzheimer Disease Research Fund, c /o University
of Kentucky, 343 Waller Ave, Suite 303,
Lexington, KY 40504.
George Hawley Cushman III
’38 died August 12, 2007,
at 88.
He attended West Point
Prep School and Georgia
Tech. After being drafted
in April 1941, he was
commissioned a 2nd lieutenant on December
11, 1941, assigned to the 2nd Armored Division. During World War II, George participated in all of the major campaigns of the European Theater. He transferred his commission
in 1946 to the Air Force and until 1968,
commanded special nuclear weapon units
throughout the U.S., England, and Germany.
He also served in the Pentagon and a twoyear tour as part of the Presidential Air Borne
Command Post. He retired from military
service in 1968 and was the recipient of the
Bronze Star, French Medal of Freedom, Army
Commendation Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, a Purple Heart, and Fourragère
from France and Belgium. A football and track
star, he is a member of Baylor’s Athletic Hall
of Fame. He was also a champion golfer,
enjoyed fishing, and played bridge and poker.
He was preceded in death by a daughter
and a granddaughter. He is survived by his
wife of 64 years, Blanche Page Shugg Cushman,
a son, a daughter, and three grandchildren.
Memorial donations can be made to the
South Brevard Humane Society, 2600 Otter
Creek Ln., Melbourne, FL, 32940 or Health
First-William Childs Hospice House, 1425
Malabar Rd NE, Palm Bay, FL 32907.
Memorial gifts can be made to the Lewis
W. Oehmig Golf Endowment at Baylor School,
171 Baylor School Road., Chattanooga, TN
37405, or a charity of one’s choice.
Daniel Oehmig ’38 died
Pierce Allen Yates ’41 died
June 10, 2007, at 85.
He attended the University
of Virginia, where he was
on the varsity football team
with the school’s best-ever
record. He dropped out of
UVA to serve as a first lieutenant in the U.S.
Army, leading his troops in combat throughout the atolls of the South Pacific. Following
World War II, he completed his B.A. at UVA
and then earned his LLD degree from the
School of Law in 1949. He practiced law in
Chattanooga, served in the Tennessee House
of Representatives in 1966, and was elected
to the Tennessee Senate, where he served for
eight years, his last term as the minority leader.
He later acquired a farm in Dayton, Tenn.,
which grew into Double D Hog Producers,
one of the largest independent pork producers
in East Tennessee.
As a trustee of the West End Foundation,
Dan helped to fund a nominee from the Chattanooga area for the Jefferson Scholars Program
at the UVA and also to fund a major capital
campaign gift to Baylor to facilitate the move
to coeducation. A major gift from the West
End Foundation to Habitat for Humanity for
a new building helped establish the local affiliate as one of the best in the country.
He was preceded in death by his parents
and brothers Von ’32, Lew ’35, and Bill ’38.
He is survived by his wife, Tilda Thomas
Oehmig; a brother-in-law; three sisters-inlaw; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces,
and great-nephews.
Aug. 25, 2007, at 86.
He attended Georgia
Tech, where he was a
member of Beta Theta Pi
Fraternity. He served with
distinction as an officer in
the European Theater of World War II, earning
the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Purple
Heart and Bronze Star.
He served from 1988 until his death as
president of Yates Bleachery Co., founded in
1920 by his father, Arthur E. Yates Sr. He
was a former director MetalTek International
Inc. He was a member of the Church of the
Good Shepherd, various textile organizations,
and the Fairyland Club. He was an avid fisherman, outdoorsman, builder, and engineer.
He was preceded in death by his wife,
Barbara Harter Yates; three brothers including
Arthur Yates ’34; and two sisters. He is survived by his wife, JoAnn Cline Yates; three
sons, Allen ’64, Pierce ’81 and Brew ’83; two
daughters; two daughters-in law; two sonsin-law; 13 grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. He also is survived by a stepdaughter and her husband.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Siskin Hospital for Rehabilitation, Siskin
Children’s Institute, or the charity of your choice.
Thomas Slade Willingham
’41 died May 12, 2007.
He served as a sergeant
in the United States Army
during World War II and
received the American
Theater Service Medal and
two Bronze Service stars. He was the former
vice president of Willingham Cotton Mills
and a member of Gray United Methodist
Church, the Sons of the Confederacy, Sons of
Colonial Wars, and Macon Touchdown Club.
He was preceded in death by his parents;
his wife, Jean Saunders Willingham; and a
sister. Survivors include two daughters, a sonin-law, a brother, a sister-in-law, and several
nieces and nephews.
William Milton Coffey ’43
died June 26, 2007.
He graduated from the
University of Tennessee
Law School in Knoxville
before moving to Washington, D.C. to work for
AAA. He became the general manager of the
AAA Texas Division, building it into one of
the most successful in the company. After retiring
from AAA, he ran several businesses including
Westlake Florist and Rowan Oak B&B. He
served as a captain in the U.S. Army in WW II.
He was a retired Rotarian and served as
deacon in several Presbyterian churches. He
loved playing bridge, traveling, and being
with family.
He was preceded in death by his parents
and a daughter, Cynthia Ann Coffey, who
died in April 2007. He is survived by his wife
of 52 years, Ruth Ann Pojman Coffey, three
sons, three daughters-in-law, two brothers, a
sister, three grandchildren, and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.
William F. “Bill” Gardner
’52, of Birmingham died
on May 15, 2007, at 73.
He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Alabama and an
Order of the Coif graduate
of the University of Virginia Law School. A
fifth generation Alabama lawyer, he spent his
law career with Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner,
Dumas & O’Neal starting in 1959. He was
named in Best Lawyers in America, America’s
Leading Business Lawyers, International
Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, and International Who’s Who of Labor & Employment
Lawyers. He was recognized as one of the
best labor defense attorneys in the nation by
the National Law Journal.
He expressed his gratitude to Baylor for
transforming him, in only three years, from
a rebellious student with poor grades to a
Baylor graduate cum honore who became a
scholar and successful lawyer. He looked
forward to reuniting with the teachers such
as Roy Ashley, Jim Hitt, and Stan Lewis who
performed the transformation.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years,
Melanie Terrell Gardner; sons, John L. Gardner and Robert T. Gardner ’83; and five
grandchildren.
The family requests any memorials be
made to St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 3207
Montevallo Road, Birmingham, AL 35223;
Bruno Cancer Center, 806 St. Vincent’s Drive,
Birmingham, AL 35205; or St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Herbert Wells, III ’53 died
September 10, 2007.
He was a graduate of
the University of South
Carolina, where he was a
member of Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternity. He was
in investment banking for more than 40 years;
most recently he was vice-president of investments for Scott and Stringfellow, Inc. of
Charleston. He was also a Mason.
He is survived by two daughters, a sonin-law, and two granddaughters.
Memorials may be made to Shandon United Methodist Church Youth Mission Project,
3407 Devine Street, Columbia, S.C. 29205.
Achievement Medal for successfully navigating
the submarine the USS POLLACK, by the
stars when electronic navigation systems failed.
Following his sea tours, Mr. Davis was selected
for the Engineering Duty Officer program.
He supervised new construction and overhaul
of submarines at shipyards in Portsmouth,
Va., Groton, Conn., and Charleston, S.C. Mr.
Davis retired after 20 years from the Navy as
a commander, after serving as a Trident Engineering Director for Naval Sea Systems
Command as his final tour of duty. Following
retirement, he specialized in the preparation
and management of business proposals while
employed by Lockheed Martin, Inc.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years,
Lucinda Barry Davis; three sons; and three
grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to
the Middleburg Humane Foundation, PO
Box 1238, Middleburg VA 20118.
Jackson Arnold Baker ’56
Daniel Latimore Jr. ’54
died September 12, 2007,
at 70.
He received a B.A., magna cum laude, from
Dartmouth College, where
he was a member of Phi
Beta Kappa. After serving in the U.S. Navy
as a lieutenant, he earned a master’s degree
in Russian economics at Columbia University,
where he was an International Fellow. In
1962 he joined the international relief organization C.A.R.E. and worked in Vietnam
and Turkey. After returning to the U.S., he
earned his law degree at Harvard Law School
and practiced for 38 years. He was a champion
golfer in his youth, an avid collector of antique
mystery novels and a passionate reader.
He is survived by his wife, Susan; two sons;
a daughter, Mary Duff ’96; a brother, Keith
’57; and six grandchildren.
Donations may be made to Hospice Atlanta, 1244 Park Vista Drive, Atlanta, GA 30319.
died August 20, 2007, at
69.
He received a football
scholarship to play quarterback at Georgia Tech.
After graduating he went
to work for Roadway Express and later SeaLand Service, Inc., where he worked his way
up from dock foreman to president and chief
operating officer.
He loved sports and particulary enjoyed
watching his beloved grandchildren participate
in their many activities. He loved his work
and friends, but most important was the time
he spent with his family.
He is survived by his loving wife of 50
years, Carolyn; two daughters; two sons-inlaw; and three grandchildren.
Donations can be made to the Gene and
Irene Wockner Hospice Center/Evergreen
Healthcare, 12822 124th Lane NE, Kirkland,
WA 98034
Garry B. McLain ’57 died
Joseph F. Davis ’55 died
Oct. 13, 2007, at 70.
He graduated with distinction from the U.S.
Naval Academy. His first
tour of duty was as engineering officer on board
the destroyer USS COLLETT (DD-730). He
then became a math instructor at the Academy
before being drafted by Admiral Rickover
into the Navy’s nuclear program. He returned
to sea as a navigator and received the Navy
May 5, 2006, at 67.
He was a social worker
retired from the Washington State Penal System.
Survivors include his
mother, Alma Bishop
McLain; his wife, Linda S. McLain; a son;
two daughters; a brother; six grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
Paul H. Gearinger ’61 died
May 6, 2007, at 64.
He received his degree
in social work from the
University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga. He also
served in the United States
Marine Corps.
He was a human services guidance counselor at Brainerd High School from 19731991 and was the long time public address
announcer for Brainerd’s basketball and football programs, serving in that capacity for
some 25 years. He was a mentor and a strong
outspoken advocate for the many students he
came in contact with at Brainerd. Later, he
retired from the City of Chattanooga, where
he was the director of social services with the
Department of Human Services.
He is survived by his wife of 32 years,
Linda Powell Gearinger; two sons; and four
grandchildren.
Contributions may be made to the Marine
Corps, Toys for Tots Program.
Kent St. Clair Donovan ’66
died November 10, 2007,
at 57.
He graduated from the
University of Virginia in
1970, where he was a
member of Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternity.
After working as a songwriter for a short
time in Nashville, he spent 33 years working
in the coffee industry, the first 25 years of
which he spent at the Donovan Coffee Company, which his family sold in 1991. After his
retirement from the coffee industry, he played
with a number of bands and taught piano.
He was a director of the Epilepsy Foundation and a director of the Jefferson Alcoholics’
Foundation. He was passionate about golf
and bass fishing. He volunteered as coach for
several of his children’s sports teams, including
baseball, basketball, and wrestling.
He is survived by two sons, two daughters,
two granddaughters, a daughter-in-law, a
son-in-law, and three brothers.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Drake
St. Clair Donovan and Emily Kent Donovan
College Fund, in care of Lessie Brady, First
Commercial Bank, P.O. Box 11746, Birmingham, AL 35202-1746
Jacob Dobbins “Jay” Reddick ’66 died May 9,
2007, at 59.
He was a veteran of the Vietnam War,
serving with the U.S. Army. He was associated
with his family’s business, Redix.
He was preceded in death by his parents
and a sister. He is survived by a sister; a
brother, Dee ’62; a sister-in-law; seven nieces
and nephews; and seven great-nieces and
nephews.
Doug O’Dell ’71, died March 23, 2007, at 53.
He was a Morehead Scholar at the University of North Carolina, and, for more than
25 years, the owner and operator of Chapel
Hill Rare Books.
He is survived by his wife of 32 years,
Maureen O’Dell, and a sister.
Samuel Cameron Yarnell ’75
died October 3, 2007.
He attended the University of Georgia and graduated from the University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga.
He worked for American National Bank and its present-day successor, SunTrust Bank, until 2006 when he retired
to pursue a career in commercial real estate.
He was a board member of both the Bright
School and Baylor; he and his three daughters
attended both. He was an enthusiastic and
accomplished sportsman, traveling throughout
this country and Canada to fish and hunt
ducks, quail and pheasant.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Laura Gothard
Yarnell; three daughters, Sarah Elizabeth ’05,
Katherine “Katie” Clare ’07, and Harriett
“Hattie” ’11; two sisters; and several nieces
and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Room in the Inn, P.O. Box 3564, Chattanooga,
TN 37404; Alcoholics Anonymous, 5932 Pine
Grove Trail #104, Chattanooga, TN 37421;
or First Centenary United Methodist Church,
419 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga TN 37402
Gregory Michael Fitzer ’97
died September 18, 2007,
at 29.
He was a graduate of
Texas Christian University
and was working on his
master’s degree at Ashland
University. He was chief financial analyst for
Ohio Housing Finance Agency.
He was preceded in death by a grandfather
and a grandmother. He is survived by his
parents, Dr. Stephen and Susan Fitzer; his
wife, Dr. Emily Stout Fitzer; a brother; a
father-in-law; a mother-in-law; a grandmother;
and a grandfather.
Greg had a great sense of humor, was an
avid Notre Dame University football fan and
enjoyed his volunteer work with hospice. He
loved Emily and his family and was looking
forward to the birth of his son in November.
The family’s favorite charity is SOMC Hospice, located at 2201 25th St., Portsmouth,
OH 45662.
Matthew Moss Cunningham
’06 died May 20, 2007, at
19 of injuries sustained in
an automobile accident.
He was a sophomore at
the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he
was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. He
played golf for Baylor starting in eighth grade
and co-captained the tem in his senior year.
In addition to golf, he loved snow boarding
and fishing.
He is survived by his mother, Jamie Finley
White; father, John Boyd Cunningham; a
brother; two sisters; grandparents; and many
loving cousins, aunts, uncles, and friends.
Memorial contributions may be sent to
the Baylor School golf program or the Samaritan Center, Ooltewah.
Everybody knows that Baylor
students make a positive
difference in the world.
Here’s your chance to
make a difference by donating
to the Annual Fund.
Questions about donating?
Contact Susan T. Johnson at (423) 757-2879
or Julie Merrill at (423) 757-2541 or go to
www.baylorschool.org
Parting Words
...to make a positive difference
The mission of Baylor
School is to foster in its
students both the ability
and the desire to make
a positive difference in
the world.
Nearly twenty years ago began a two-year collaboration among faculty, parents, and board
members that created the essence of Baylor’s current mission statement. Adopted by the board
of trustees in October of 1990, the statement began: “As a co-educational day and boarding
college preparatory school, Baylor has a mission to inculcate in its students the desire and
the ability to make a difference in the world.”
Two years later, at a retreat involving additional faculty, parents, and board members,
“difference” became “positive difference,” and “inculcate” was abandoned in favor of “instill.”
The search for just the right verb continued until an alumna’s recent suggestion of “foster”
was met with acclaim.
Thus the current statement reads: “The mission of Baylor School is to foster in its students
both the ability and the desire to make a positive difference in the world.”
The people who first crafted this mission were looking towards a new future for the school,
which had only recently embraced coeducation, but they were equally aware that the mission
made explicit what had been a core value of the school from its inception. The notice
announcing the school’s birth stated that it would prepare students for university work but
also “for the business of life,” and Professor Baylor chose as the school’s motto Amat Victoria
Curam: Victory Loves Care. Generations of the school’s teachers have emphasized the value
of hard work in preparing students to lead vibrant and meaningful lives in service to others.
At some schools the mission statement resides in a drawer. At Baylor it hangs in every
classroom and office, and members of the community reaffirm it throughout the school year
—and guide their actions by it. In considering new faculty and staff, for example, the school
seeks always to hire adults who will make a positive difference in the lives of students.
Furthermore, over the last 20 years, the school has encouraged students to make a positive
difference not only in the future but in the present as well. Community service is the largest
single extracurricular activity at Baylor, the Leadership Baylor program ensures that every
senior will engage in a project that makes a difference on campus or off, and students volunteer
to serve as peer and writing center tutors and as members of the Peer Support Network, as
Walkabout student instructors and Freshman Trip leaders, as dorm proctors and prefects —
and on and on.
In the last few years, the school has paid increasing attention to the final three words of
the mission statement as it seeks to prepare students to live in an increasingly close-knit world.
International students represent a fifth of the school’s boarding population, and their presence
on campus provides extraordinary learning opportunities for all members of the Baylor family.
Curricular changes will ensure that Baylor graduates have studied world history, literature,
and religions and know at least one world language. The Global Study Grants highlighted
in this issue of the magazine enable faculty and students to explore the world.
As a result of programs such as these, Baylor is now less a castle on a cliff than a laboratory
of learning and leadership, helping students who are citizens of many nations to grow as
citizens of the world.
As one reads through the pages of this magazine, it becomes abundantly clear that the
lives of generations of Baylor students have enacted the school’s mission. These are people,
young and old, making a positive difference in the world. And who could disagree with
William Boyd II, class of 1944: “Anybody who doesn’t have that mission statement is out
of their minds.”
by Jim Stover, Associate Head for Academic Affairs