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Class of 1942
John A. Hamilton C'42 and a few of his family members are hopeful of
attending his 60th reunion in October 2002.
Class of 1948
Class of 1949
Class of 1952
John Foster C'52 and his wife, Bette, are looking forward to attending
his 50th class reunion in October.
Class of 1954
John H. Wright, Jr. C'54 is a retired Headmaster. He is now enjoying
traveling, gardening, and helping to restore a church in Mobile, AL.
Class of 1956
Class of 1958
Class of 1960
Robert L. Gaines C'60 is excited that his son, Robert Gaines, Jr., is
applying to Sewanee this fall.
Robert L. Howland, Jr. C'60 is the proud father of newly adopted
daughter, Hannah. She is 1 year old. She joins children Leah, Lynn, &
Rob, step-children Taylor & Kelly, and grandchildren Catherine, Mary
Louise, and Andrew.
Class of 1964
Alfred Miller III C'64 and his wife are the proud grandparents of
Alfred V "Quinn" and Mary Elizabeth "Mandy" and proud parents of Matt
Miller, 2001 graduate of University of Florida.
Class of 1965
Class of 1966
Stephen Reynolds C'66 has a son at Sewanee, Wade is C'2004.
Class of 1967
Sam Moss C'67 is Dean of Studies and College Guidance at Darlington
School. He has been named Associate Headmaster.
Class of 1969
Wally McCall is having a book of poetry published this summer entitled
Armadillo Armage and Other Collected Poems.
Class of 1970
Joseph Barker C'70 proudly states his affection for Sewanee is as
strong as ever.
Dick Landrum C'70 brought us up to date on his busy family. His
daughter Beppy finished law school, his son Ty is working on PhD in
Philosphy, and his daughter Kelly took the CPA exam in May.
Class of 1971
Chris Lambrecht C'71 says he is enjoying late additions to the family.
Jacob Preston was born in 1998 and will soon be joined by a brother in
May.
W. A. (Pete) Stringer C'71 has enjoyed serving on the Board of
Trustees with his daughter and student trustee, Marie C'02.
Class of 1972
Class of 1974
Class of 1975
Class of 1976
Jim Harper C'76 just completed 2 years as founding president of
Friends of the Festival Inc., the non-profit producer of the Tampa
International Gay & Lesbian Festival, one of the five largest such
festivals in the United States.
Class of 1977
Maibeth Porter C'77 was elected by Birmingham, Alabama's 3500 member
Bar Association as its President for 2003.
Class of 1979
Mary Eitel C'79 reports that her son, Hill age 13, earned a varsity
letter in golf in the 6th grade. Now in the 7th grade, he is the star
point guard on the undefeated 7th grade bastetball team.
Colonel Walter Douglas Givhan C'79 has been selected for a military
fellowship at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City.
Class of 1980
Rob Campbell C'80 opened a second retail wine shop in April. He is
enjoying life in the mounains of western North Carolina.
Class of 1981
Michael Wakefield C'81 has a new additon to his family. His second
son, Daniel, was born December 6, 2001.
Class of 1982
Class of 1983
Georgia Herpel C'83 was elected to Vestry of Christ Church in
Philadelphia, the oldest Anglican church in the city.
R. Stan Runnels T'83 has accepted a Merrill Fellowship at harvard for
the fall semester of 2002. He will continue as rector at St. John's in
Laurel, MS. His daughter, Laura, is a rising junior at yale. His daughter,
Erin, will be a freshman at UT-Knoxville this fall, and Sarah will be in
he 8th grade. His wife is busy with work at the local hospital and keeping
track of her family.
Class of 1984
Dan colella C'84 had a son, Henry, born on November 1, 2000 and a
second baby will be here August 2002.
Sallie Horton Sheppard C'84 is staying very busy these days with her
three year old twin daughters, Sarah & Anna.
Class of 1985
Dr. Todd Votteler C'85 is on the go in Austin working, teaching, and
writing his first book on water.
Laurie Benjamin C'85 and her husband, Baron, have semi-retired to Gulf
Shores, AL.
H. Griffith Garner wants to let everyone know that if they are
planning a trip to Wilmington, NC or Myrtle Beach, SC they should get in
touch with him for some great seafood.
Class of 1986
Patricia Morton McLemore C'86 and her husband, Lee, welcomed a new
additon to their family. Their son, Scout, was born on March 4, 2002. He
was welcomed home by LeGrand age 7 1/2, Morton age 6, and Kate age 2.
Class of 1987
Ann Catharine Reeves C'87 is now living in Selma, AL with husband
Allen and daughters Lizzie age 7 and Anne Smith age 5.
Mary (Polly) Phillips Link gave birth to her third daughter, Clara
Phillips Link, on April 7, 2001. Her other children are Anne Stuart Link
4/13/93 and Emma Grey Link 11/26/95.
Randall Lancaster C'87 is and American and British Literature teacher
at Father Ryan High School in Nashville, TN. Randall was selected as one
of 15 national recipients of the National Endowment for the Humanities
Grants to study DANTE for six weeks in Italy during the summer.
Class of 1988
Brian and Emily Acker C'88 welcomed their third child, Ethan Acker, on
1/15/02. Big brother Adam is 9 and sister Annie is 5.
Margaret Loftin Williams C'88 was diagnosed with breast cancer in June
2001. She had surgery in July and chemotherapy followed her surgery. Amy
Denman Weisz, also Class of 1988, came in September to man the ship during
chemotherapy and took good care of the family. Everything looks great now
- friends are incredible and God is so good!
Class of 1989
Nicci Brown C'89 just celebrated her son's birthday, Wyatt Ray turned
1 year old.
Shawn Graham C'89 is now serving as a member of the stewardship
commission for the Diocese of East Tennessee. Shawn and his wife, Anna
C'90, have a daughter Meredith who just celebrated her 2nd birthday on
February 4, 2002.
Sarah Sitton Wilson C'89 and her husband, James P. Wilson III, C'73
had a son, Felix Sitton Wilson, born August 20, 2000.
Laura Jane Pittman C'89 is very busy these days raising her family
with her husband, Alfred Buckner Pittman IV, C'90. They have three
children - Heather 6 1/2, Lily 3 1/2, and Will was born on 9/18/01.
Joy Archer Yeager C'89 is enjoying her two daughters, Melanie Kate and
Holly, and continues to work part-time as a freelance legal editor for
West Group Publishing.
Class of 1990
Jennie MacGregor Davis C'90 and her husband, Joe, had a son born on
July 25, 2001. John MacGregor Davis was welcomed by his big sister, Katie.
Class of 1991
Walt Turner C'91 will be graduating from UT Dallas with a PhD in
Humanities. This fall he will join the faculty at Bethany College in West
Virginia as an Assistant Professor of English.
Albie Dickson C'91 and her husband, Timothy, welcomed a new addition
to the family. Campbell Eltzroth Dickson joined his brothers, Mac and
Brody on March 15, 2001.
James Weston C'91 married Kristen Cosgrove on September 22, 2001 in
Cashiers, North Carolina.
Bradford Ladd C'91 and wife Francie (C'92) had a baby girl on May 25,
2002. They have named her Frances Campbell Ladd and will be called
Campbell. She weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz.
Cynthia Bradley C'91 is teaching Latin and French and is also working
at dot.com as comptroller in CA.
Katherine Woody West C'91 and her husband, Walt, had their first
child. Jonathan Palmer West was born on October 9, 2001.
Class of 1992
Beth Galligan C'92 is moving to Kansas to work in Vet Teaching
Hospital's Community Practice teaching vet students and developing
community awareness.
Dr. Michael R. Lewis C'92 and his wife, Courtney, have three girls
(Emma 4 y/o and twins Grace and Lilley 2 y/o). Michael is finishing 6
months of residency and will be joining a private practice in
Otolaryngology (head and neck surgery) in Tyler, TX.
Merri Shaw Collins C'92 and her husband, Reid, had a baby boy on
February 4, 2002. Isasc Reid Collins weighed 8 lbs. and 12 oz. and was
20.5 inches long.
Class of 1993
Class of 1994
The Rev. Robert Nagy T'94 will be Rector at Trinity Church in
Portsmouth, VA effective May 1.
Pam Mason Jenkins C'94 and her husband, Shannon, had a son. Rivers
Francis Pierce Jenkins was born on May 16, 2001 and was welcomed by his
sister, Lily age 2. Lily is a student at Sewanee Children's Center.
Class of 1995
Linnae Peterson C'95 is now Lay Pastoral Associate at St. Barnabas'
Episcopal Church in Wilmington, DE.
Class of 1996
Julie Almendral C'96 is currently pursuiing documentary work in New
York.
Class of 1998
Douglass Adair is in a branch management training program at
SouthTrust Bank in Birmingham, AL.
Robert Craige Hoover C'98 founded his own theatre company last year in
Seaside, Florida.
Class of 1999
Berenice Le Marchand C'99 is a PhD candidate in the French and Italian
Department at Vanderbilt.
Laura Brooke Gibson C'99 recently returned from 15 months in South
America where she taught English in Santiago, Chile for one year and then
backpacked through Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. She is now living in
Charlotte, NC and is beginning a career in real estate.
Elizabeth Dooley C'99 and Sam McLamb will be married in Sewanee on
June 29, 2002.
Jeremiah Murphy C'99 is currently living in Astoria, Queens and is
working at Jekyll & Hyde as an actor.
Mary E. Koppel C'99 is now officially The Rev. Mary Koppel. She was
ordained to the Transitional Diaconate of the Episcopal Church on December
27 at Christ Church Cathedral in New Orleans. She graduated from
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary on May 31, 2002. In June, Mary began
work at St. Martin's Church and was ordained to the Episcopal Priesthood
in July.
Class of 2000
Anthony Petrochko C'200 has been employed by Aspect Communications in
Brentwood, TN since June 2000 supporting software and training clients
across the country. He spends his free time playing with his kids, Emma
and Henry. Anthony and his family will be moving to a new house in Spring
Hill, TN soon.
Class of 2001
Severin Carlson C'2001 is enrolled at Willawette College of Law in
Salem, OR. He will be attending a summer session at East China University
of Politics & Law in Shanghai, PRC.
Russell Mainard C'2001 was recently hired as the News Editor of the
Grundy County Herald.
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