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Furman MagazineVolume 48Issue 2 Summer 2005 Article 286-1-2005Alumni Association Board welcomes newmembersTom Triplitt '76Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/furman-magazineThis Regular Feature is made available online by Journals, part of the Furman University Scholar Exchange (FUSE). It has been accepted for inclusionin Furman Magazine by an authorized FUSE administrator. For terms of use, please refer to the FUSE Institutional Repository Guidelines. For moreinformation, please contact scholarexchange@furman.edu.Recommended CitationTriplitt, Tom '76 (2005) "Alumni Association Board welcomes new members," Furman Magazine: Vol. 48 : Iss. 2 , Article 28.Available at: https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/furman-magazine/vol48/iss2/28BIRTHS: Robert Craig and Laurie Haynes Burlington, a daughter, Esther Emma, March 1, East Point, Ga. • Timothy and Rebecca Bellamy Hunt, a son, Timothy, Jr., July 20, 2004, New York City. • Kevin '98 and Sonya Scott Jackson, a daughter, Lauryn Mychelle, January 27, Mem­phis, Tenn. Sonya is a vice president with Union Planters Bank and Kevin is a pediatric dentist, currently completing his residency at the University of Tennessee-Memphis. • Charles and Kimberly Keefer, a daughter, Victoria Ashlyn, March 25. Charles is an exercise physiologist in the Greenville Hospital System and Kim is on the student services staff at Furman. • Rogers and Christine Stinson, a daughter, Saige Carrie, May 3 1 ,  2004, Fort Stewart, Ga. Rogers is an aviator in the U.S. Army. • Bruce and Michelle Harb Walter, a daughter, Allison, November 1 8 .  They live in Durham, N.C., where Michelle is a biostatistician and project director with Rho, Inc. • Markus and Molly Baumgardner Wimmer, a daughter, Ana Marie, March 24, Greer, S.C. 96 Next reunion in 2006 Leanna Kelley Fuller is asso­ciate pastor at Oakland Chris­tian Church in Suffolk, Va. • Jason Scott Rawlings recently finished his Ph.D. at the Uni­versity of Kentucky and is now a postdoctoral fellow at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. • Allison Rinker St. John received her Ph.D. in psy­chology from George Washington University in May . • MARRIAGE: Neil Sparks and Tonya Kay Denning, September 13, 2004. They live in Blacksburg, Va., where Neil is a student at Virginia College of Osteo­pathic Medicine . • BIRTHS: Gerrit and Leslie Albert, a daughter, Neely Jane, Boyd Maddox Sullivan Block Church Alumni Association Board welcomes new members Two graduates from the Class of 1 954 are among five new members of the Alumni Association Board of Directors for 2005-06. The board nominated the new members at its spring meeting, and they wi l l  begin their duties this fall.  Joining the board for five-year terms are: • Edna Wells Boyd '54, Albuquerque, N . M .  Holder of a master's degree in coun­seling from the University of New Mexico, Edna spent most of her career as a h igh school guidance counselor i n  Albuquerque. She currently is an active community volun­teer with abused and neglected chi ldren, Native Americans and with the Presbyterian Church (USA). She has been a head agent for the Class of '54 and chaired the group's 50th reunion celebration last fall. • J. Cordell Maddox '54, Jefferson City, Tenn.  From 1 977 until his retirement in 2000, Cordell was president of Carson-Newman College. Previously, he was president of Anderson College from 1 97 1 -77 and worked as assistant to the president at Furman from 1 961-71 .  Active in the Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce, he served on h is 50th reunion committee last fall. He received an honorary degree from Furman in 1 976. • Heyward M. Sull ivan '59, Greenvil le. Heyward is the retired president of Hale's Jewelers, one of America's oldest jewelry firms. A member of the Furman Athletic Hall of Fame and the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame, he is a past president of the local Metropolitan Arts Council,  Downtown Greenvil le  Associa­tion, South Carolina Jewelers Association and Carolinas Golf Association, and has served on a number of civic and community boards. • John M. Block '63, Greenvi l le. A mem­ber of the Furman history faculty since 1 968, John retired this year. Now he'l l  have a new perspective on university life. He received the Alester G. Furman, Jr., and Janie Earle Furman Award for Meritorious Teaching i n  1 984. H e  was a member o f  t h e  basketball team during his student days, and from 1 996-2000 he took a "break" from his teaching duties to serve as vice president for intercollegiate athletics. • Bobby Earl Church '78, Griffin ,  Ga. Bobby, who played footbal l at Furman, is a safety manager for Printpack, Inc.  For the last six years he has also been pastor of Griffin Chapel United Methodist Church. He has served on the board of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce and of the county's Employers Committee, and is a volunteer for Angel Food M inistries. The board also extended a fond farewel l  to five outgoing members. Thanks go to John Cassady '62,  Catherine Hunter Hightower '55, Jeanne Howard '81 , Catherine Rakestraw Smith '92 and M ickey Walker '55 for their hard work on behalf of alma mater. - Tom Tripl itt '76 Director, Alumni Association September 14, 2004. Gerrit is president of Hampton Hall, a luxury home community in Bluffton, S.C. • Jason Peck and Jennifer Creech, a son, Syler Joel Peck-Creech, February 17, Minneapolis, Minn. Jennifer is a graduate student in German studies at the University of Minnesota. • Joshua '98 and Michelle Good Holmes, a daughter, Jordan Riley, March 6, 2004. They l ive in Taylors, S.C. ,  and Joshua is product manager with NuVox Communications. • Barney and Anne Stanford '98 Lynch, a son, Patrick Stanford Lynch, January 26, Murrells Inlet, S.C. • Tripp and Sherri Lewis Martin, a son, Carl James, February 22, Easley, S.C. • Craig and Meredith Matkin Newmaker, Stephen and Crystal Smoak, a daughter, Elizabeth Mae, November 26, Camden, S.C. • Fabio and Julie West Torres, a son, Fabio Eduardo, March 4, Fort Worth, Texas. 97 a daughter, Reagan Michelle, June 1, 2004, Monument, Colo. Meredith is a software developer with Focus on the Family. • Ryan and Kim Bourret Pendergraph, a son, Jacob Michael, April 9, 2004, Richmond, Va. Kim is a phy­sical therapist with Sheltering Arms Rehabilitation. • Next reunion in 2007 LeRoy (M.A. '99) and Aleta Butler live in Blythewood, S.C. LeRoy is director of technology services in Lexington/Richland School District 5. • Deanna Drafts works in digital imaging and 39 

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