georgetown college magazine, spring 2015

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THE GEORGETOWN COLLEGE MAGAZINE SPRING 2015

ALUMNI 9 Tiger Bookshelf 11 Homecoming Highlights 13 Alumni News 17 HS Baseball Coach of Year 18 NAIA Hall of Fame Inducts Will Carlton

AROUND CAMPUS 3 Equine Scholars Program 6 Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs 10 Winter Commencement 15 New Trustees Selected 16 Visit from Tahara, Japan 16 Stowe Award 17 George McGee: Lessons in Character 18 New Sorority on Campus 18 5 Band Members Selected for KMEA 23 Showing Our Appreciation ACADEMICS 4 Oxford Program 5 New Academic Programs 7 Woodford Academy Partnership 8 Dr. Fraley’s Classes Visit Water Plant

ATHLETICS 19 Fall Sports Review

DEPARTMENTS 24 Classnotes 27 In Memoriam 30 Remembering Erica Hagan

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PUBLISHERJim Allison

DESIGNERSLaura Hatton ‘02Maddy Fritz ‘13

CONTRIBUTING WRITERSJim Allison, Jenny Elder, Robin Oldham ’69 / MA ’72, Laura Owsley ‘92, Chelsey Reid ‘10

PHOTOSJim Allison, Paul Atkinson, Richard Davis, H.K. Kingkade ‘83

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ON THE COVER:Lauren Buhrmann, Class of 2015, riding Stewie.

Dear Alumni and Friends,

ecently, I came across a newspaper article about the

disappointment of employers over college students who were not adequately prepared for jobs. The article went on to clarify that it was not a failure in specialized training

for jobs, but the problem was a broader failing in preparing students to think clearly, reason analytically, write informatively, and communicate effectively. The reality is that employers seek individuals with this combination of skills as the best prepared to handle current and future jobs.

To this understanding, I am glad to raise a huge “Hear! Hear!” for the college! Georgetown has long been known for preparing students well for their life’s pursuits. That preparation includes a rigorous core curriculum in which students read, write, analyze, calculate, and communicate considerably more than students at many other institutions. Along with that core education comes a demanding academic major of perhaps fifty credit hours, including an academic minor or minor equivalent that requires them to expand their

breadth of preparation by studying other fields. All of these requirements make sure that Georgetown students are well-prepared for their next steps toward careers and fulfilling lives.

In my time at Georgetown College, I have been deeply impressed with the quality of learning that occurs here. That strikes me as right on target when thinking of what an academic institution is

supposed to be!What a blessing it is, to serve

at a college where academic pursuits and Christian commit-ments are embraced as comple-mentary! It is refreshing to know that the intellectual challenges here are, to use Pauline termi-nology, “in the service of renew-ing minds in faithfulness to the will of God (cf. Romans 12:2).”

Praise be to God for the privilege of pursuing His good

will at Georgetown College.

M. Dwaine Greene

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Georgetown College is known for its tailored student experience. While earning a world class education, students here are encouraged to answer the infamous question, “What do I want to do when I grow up?”

The Equine Scholars Program (ESP), a program of distinction for students interested in equine industry careers, helps to answer that question by capitalizing on the college’s location in the heart of horse country. Students are exposed to a variety of equine-related careers through a series of unique tour opportunities and an on-campus guest lecture series. They may interact and begin networking with successful professionals from the time they are admitted to the program. They can also volunteer as a part of event management for international horse shows, which equips students with skills ranging from sales to public relations.

While the Equine Scholars Program is well established, its 46 participants continue to blaze new trails. Equine Scholars are required to complete at least one internship prior to graduation. In the past year, they have done everything from spearheading independent research to seeking out-of-state internships with the world’s largest breed organization. The program has also forged a new, complementary relationship with the Graves Center for Calling & Career, the on-campus resource for career readiness. This new structure includes equine industry focused resume workshops and opportunities to participate in student leadership summits.

Growing both in scope and number of participants, the Equine Scholars Program has aligned itself with another equine program on campus, the Georgetown College Equestrian Team (GCET). Separate from ESP, students may participate on an Intercollegiate Horse Show Association hunt seat team. The team trains with coach and mentor Nori Scheffel of Scheffelridge Farm, located ten minutes from campus. In the past two years, the team has become increasingly competitive, sending one rider to Regional competition last year and multiple riders to Regional competition this year.

The future is bright for both ESP and GCET. Each program seeks to offer unparalleled leadership opportunities, internships, and industry education.

horses for coursesEquine Scholars & Equestrian Team make forward strides

BY CHELSEY REID ‘10, ESP COORDINATOR

I will graduate Georgetown College with a Business major with a double emphasis in marketing and finance, as well as a history minor. I own (and compete with) two horses, White Prince and Webster. I also manage the day-to-day operations for my trainer, Megan Moore of Team CEO, while she is training in Florida for the season. After graduation I plan to work for Megan and show competitively full-time.”

Lauren Buhrmann, Class of 2015

Horse: Stewie, owned by Stacey Siegel, owner of Artique Hair Design in Georgetown

and supporter of ESP & GCET

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Equestrian Events, Inc.

Awards $1,200 to Equine Scholars

Last fall, Stewart Perry, EEI Board President, and Lee Carter ‘95, Executive Director, presented a $1,200 check for the Equine Scholars Program. Both Perry and Carter expressed appreciation for the work done by the students and for their roles as Rolex Kentucky interns and volunteers.

The check was accepted by Chelsey Reid, ESP Coordinator, Dr. Todd Rasberry, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, and Equine Scholars Amy Davis and Jennifer Gelatt, both of whom have interned with EEI. Ms. Davis is a junior communication major/business minor from Independence, KY. Ms. Gelatt is a junior communication and media studies major/child development minor from Burlington Flats, NY. Both were grateful for the “truly wonderful internship experiences” which directly impacted their future career goals.

“The relationship our program has with EEI affords students unique career development opportunities,” said Ms. Reid. “Students enjoy internships and look forward to our annual volunteer effort at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event.”

These internships provide the opportunity to not only attend the internationally recognized Rolex Kentucky event, but also to be part of it, helping students build relationships and prepare for work in the industry.

GC’s Equine Scholars Program engages students in activities that enhance their understanding of the equine industry and gives them individualized experiences related to their career goals. There are currently 46 participants in the program. While they are not required, riding, training, lessons and competitions are available. Many of these count toward a student’s overall participation. Upon graduation, ESP students have enhanced resumes and solid professional foundations for successful careers involving horses.

Equestrian Events, Inc. (EEI) is the non-profit organizer of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, held annually in the spring at the Kentucky Horse Park.

Georgetown College offers several options for international study, ranging from two weeks to a full academic year in nearly any part of the world. Through the Oxford Tutorial Program, students complete a portion of their undergraduate work in a rigorous, intentionally Christian context.

“What made Georgetown College rise above the rest for me was the Oxford program,” said Taylor Burchett, a senior history major from Portsmouth, OH, who is back on campus after a Hilary term at Oxford. “As soon as I learned about the partnership GC had with Oxford, I knew I had to be a part of it. It was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up!”

Georgetown College students studying at Oxford (who completed Hilary term on March 14), besides Miss Burchett, are Alexis Stovel, a junior English major from Chester Springs, PA; Anna Joy Thompson, a junior environmental science & sociology major from Bagdad; Marina Rust, a senior sociology major from Bowling Green, and Tyler Phillips, a senior religion major from Cincinnati, OH. Both Ms. Rust and Mr. Phillips will stay for Trinity term, April 26 to June 20, at which time they will be joined by Katy Harvey, a Glasgow senior, major as yet undeclared; Elise Vanmeter, a junior psychology & philosophy major from Frankfort, and Madson Ross, a senior from Murray majoring in religion.

Georgetown’s partnership with Oxford began in 1998. Since then, numerous Georgetonians have explored a variety of academic interests in England and gained valuable global experiences.

the oxfordexperience

Starting in Fall 2015, all new GC students will be enrolled in the College-to-Career program. Students who meet the benchmarks for the Career Exploration Level will be awarded career development funds (up to $500 during their junior or senior year). Students who complete both levels will be awarded the Harper Gatton Leadership Medallion.

Ongoing College-to-Career opportunities include:

• Résumé Café • TigerNet• Jobs Fair • Career advising• Student Internships • Job-Shadowing • Emerging Leaders workshops • Declare a Major Day• Mock interviews • Law & Graduate School Fair• Tiger Career Development Grant • LinkedIn workshops• Senior Year Jumpstart

Giving back in ways which prepare students for their LIFE’s PURSUITS


ACADEMIC HEADLINES

New areas of emphasis for business majors

This fall, GC students will have expanded options to prepare for careers in business, government and not-for-profit organizations. These options include business administration, management, marketing, accounting, economics, and finance. The business administration minor will still be available, as will a new accounting minor. To qualify as a major, additional field-specific courses have been added to the curriculum.

“We believe these new majors will give our graduates a real edge in the job market,” said Dr. Tom Cooper, Chair of the Department of Business Administration and Economics. “The additional specialization will expand students’ working knowledge in their chosen fields.”

Graduate Education newsIndividuals with a Bachelor’s degree

and an interest in teaching students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities (MSD) may now be certified through Georgetown College. The program is approved by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB). There is also an MSD certification program for current Learning and Behavioral Disorder (LBD)

certified teachers.Dr. Rosemary Allen, Provost and

Academic Dean, remarked, “I am confident that a lot of students will find that these majors and programs attract their interest and serve them well.”

In a summary released in January by U.S. News and World Report, Georgetown’s online graduate education programs are ranked the best among Kentucky private colleges and universities. The rankings incorporated student engagement, student services and technology, faculty credentials and training, admissions selectivity and peer reputation.

The Department of Education is accredited by NCATE, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. For admission requirements and more information, contact GC Graduate Admissions via email at [email protected].

I am confident that a lot of students will find that these majors and programs attract their interest and serve them well.”


GSE IS HERE FORMORE YEARSThe Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC)

announced the two-year extension of GSE for Kentucky high school students on Georgetown’s campus. GSE started in 2013 with Georgetown College as the inaugural host site. This unique program brings teachers, schools, universities, graduate students, start-up technology companies, entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers all together for dynamic,

hands-on summer learning.“We consider it a distinct privilege and pleasure to be chosen again as the

host-site for this incredible and innovative program,” said Dr. Peter LaRue, Executive Director of GC’s Summer Camps and Programs. “We look forward to working with the

GSE Staff and the KSTC to ensure a truly life-changing experience for the participants.”GSE exposes young aspiring entrepreneurs to the mindset, culture and skills necessary to start a company.

Participants are selected through a competitive application process. Rather than GPA or test scores, the program looks for creative thinkers who want to roll up their sleeves and make a difference with the product or service they are developing. The three-week residency helps students take their ideas to the next level and learn how to start a business.“Georgetown College has been a wonderful partner with us, and together we have made GSE a high caliber program where students from all across the state and of many diverse backgrounds can come together and

achieve things they never thought possible,” said Laurie Daugherty, GSE’s Executive Director.

Know someone who deserves to be recognized? Nominate them here:

www.georgetowncollege.edu/ministryfestival/nominations/

The Georgetown College Ministry festival is a gathering of GC alumni and friends to celebrate and sustain the role of the college in shaping young leaders for Christian mission and ministry. Inspired by the GC Ministry Reunion of 2006, the college will recognize outstanding alumni who serve as role models for current students.

Registration and Festival schedules will be available soon.

SAVE THE DATE September 14-16, 2016


Ten Advanced Placement seniors from Woodford County High School in Versailles are experiencing college life a year ahead of time through the Woodford Academy partnership with Georgetown College. Last fall, they began challenging courses like General Chemistry, Calculus, Astronomy, English Composition, and Latin.

“I love the small classes - so unlike my high school,” said Adrian Teegarden, whose mother, father, and stepmother are all Georgetown College alumni. “It is so wonderful to work closely with professors who really make sure I understand what I’m studying.”

The Woodford Academy program appealed to Adrian, who said that, apart from the family legacy, she was “so over high school.” She jumped at the chance to get a head start on college and “taste a little freedom.” More importantly, she wanted to get a feel for college life and earn credits toward her planned major in Oceanography.

Adrian hopes to enroll this fall at North Carolina-Wilmington to study Oceanography or at North Carolina State for Marine Science. She has always loved the ocean and marine life and looks forward to a career that enables her to enjoy both.

Adrian’s Chemistry lab partner, Austin Bambach, said his instructors explain the subject matter really well. He enjoys Chemistry II and Cultural Diversity, and “really loves Latin.”

Austin’s career goal is to become an anesthesiologist. He is

considering Georgetown College in the fall for his pre-med courses, with his sights on Vanderbilt for medical school.

Would Adrian and Austin recommend Woodford Academy to rising seniors at their high school? Both answered with an enthusiastic ‘yes.’

“It’s a great way to get a feel for the college experience so that it’s not such a shock when you finally get there,” said Austin. “It’s definitely different from high school. You have to apply yourself. No one is there making you do your work, but they will definitely give you the help you need.”

“Both Adrian and Austin have been delightful students in my

General Chemistry lab,” said Dr. David Fraley, Professor of Chemistry. “They are both very personable and responsible, spot-on with their attendance, and they have mastered some of the techniques required of good scientists.”

The partnership with Woodford County High is a pilot program that gives qualified AP students a chance to enroll in 100- and 200-level (sophomore) liberal arts as well as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses at GC. Up to 40 AP students may enroll in the Academy beginning this fall term. Each student will be eligible to take 18 credit hours per academic year, or nine hours each semester.

ESTIMATED WATER USE FOR THE STATE OF KENTUCKY

It’s a great way to get a feel for the college experience so that it’s not such a shock when you finally get there.”

At Southern Elementary’s Reading Camp, an after-

school program that helps students who are falling

behind in reading, children listen attentively as GC’s

Dr. M. Dwaine Greene reads them a story. The program

is coordinated by United Way of the Bluegrass’

RSVP Trailblazers.


During recent visits to Georgetown Municipal Water and Sewer Service headquarters, students in Dr. David Fraley’s General

Chemistry Lab got an up-close look at the chemical and physical treatments involved in purifying the community water supply.

GC alumnus, now GMWSS tech, Daniel “Gabe” Perry ’11, left, and GMWSS manager Jim Long,

far right, hosted and explained how water is regularly tested in the lab to assure federal chemical

and microbiological standards are met.

Here, one of the four labs to tour GMWSS views water that is being cleaned of smaller mud particles and impurities. The

‘Clarifier,’ a large, covered, round, settling tank, cleans the water at the rate of 2,700 gallons per minute. This step is followed by a thorough filtering. Chemicals and UV light are added to kill bacteria. Also, fluoride is added before it is distributed to the city of Georgetown’s water supply.

studying our most vital resource

PERIOD JULY 1, 2013 - JUNE 30, 2014

VALUES ARE IN MILLION GALLONS PER DAY (MGD) AND PERCENT OF TOTAL USE (%).

STATISTICS FOUND IN 2014 REPORT, KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF WATER AT KENTUCKY.GOV

ESTIMATED WATER USE FOR THE STATE OF KENTUCKY


TIGER BOOKSHELF

Featuring new books written or edited by or

about alumni and other members of the Georgetown College

community

To be included, send the book and the publisher’s press release to:

Office of CommunicationsGeorgetown College

400 East College StreetGeorgetown, KY 40324

Or send publisher’s press release and hi-resolution book cover image to

[email protected].

Why have so many churches started community gardens over the past decade? Are they a fad? Or do community gardens somehow connect more deeply with the mission of the churches that launch them?

Outlining fifteen best practices for launching a Christ-centered community garden, Cultivating Neighborhood surveys the history of community gardens in the United States, builds a theological framework for community gardening grounded in Christian hospitality and highlights the success of three case studies.

The Summer 1972 Olympics were unlike any other. After a terrorist attack on Olympic Village that left 11 Israeli athletes dead and the world aghast came the most controversial basketball game in the history of the sport. The USA’s undefeated team played against the best and most experienced Soviet Union team ever assembled.

This is the story of the team’s captain, Kenny Davis. Discover what he and the members of his 1972 USA Olympic Basketball Team did amidst tragedy and injustice; something much more valuable than winning a ball game.

Grief may be the most difficult “work” that we as human beings do. When a loved one, especially a child, dies through suicide, the tasks involved in that journey require a different perspective.

With loving but unapologetic candor, Pastor Ronald Higdon shares his experience in Surviving A Son’s Suicide. This is not a book about triumph or resolution. Higdon and his wife Pat still have pain and questions, but are surviving, attempting to go forward with their lives without their son’s presence.

Diana’s girls’ trip to New York was supposed to shake off the stress of owning one of the last independent bookstores in Kentucky. Running for her life was not on the agenda. Bite marks and frightening visions were not the souvenirs she wanted to bring home. That’s just what happens when your best friend accidentally introduces you to a vampire.

Raphael has moved through the centuries footloose and fancy free. Diana is the first woman in his long life to not only resist his spell, but to bite back. Their battle of wills takes them across the country and across time to discover that sometimes in saving someone else, you save yourself.

Sapphire Sins

Katherine Owens ‘87

Surviving a Son’s Suicide: Finding Comfort and Hope in Faith, Friends, and Community

Ronald Higdon ‘57

Better than Gold: Olympian Kenny Davis and the Most Controversial Basketball Game in History

Kenny Davis ‘71 and Gary P. West

Cultivating Neighborhood: Identifying Best Practices for Launching a Christ-Centered Community

Dr. Bryan K LanglandsCampus Minister


From timid little girl to confident minister, speaker and writer, I couldn’t have predicted the roles I’d take on in life: nerd, missionary, glamour girl, wife five times, mother twice. I didn’t know it would play out with more than my share of tragedy and threads of comedy and joy.

Raising my siblings and making my own decisions was research for the demands of parenting, widowhood, the loss of one son and my older son’s attempt to take his own life. With tenacity, friendships and accountability as my guides, I struggled to figure out what matters, who matters and whether I matter.

Flight attendant Annie Taylor is grounded, putting a halt to her jet-setting lifestyle. When her boyfriend’s true nature is revealed and she loses her apartment, Annie leaves for the long-avoided family farm in Kentucky. She finds a shotgun-wielding grandmother, a farm in disrepair, and a suspicious stranger renting the old stone house. Yet in the midst of her crashing life, Annie sees a glimmer of hope for a second chance. Jake Wilder is contemplating jumping off the corporate ladder. He’s about to propose to Camille, a girl who wants more, not less. As the summer heats up, so do Annie’s unexpected feelings for Jake and her interest in the land. When a phone call comes from New York, Annie is forced to choose between coming to terms with her past or leaving it all behind.

No Rehearsal: A Memoir

Brenda Sims Bartella Peterson ‘70

Grounded

Angela Crouch Correll ‘88

Commencement is a milestone - one of life’s landmark occasions. It’s a time when graduates, family members, and friends gather to celebrate past and future.

Amid cheers and applause as their names were called, Bachelor’s and Master’s graduates received their degrees during Georgetown College’s combined Winter Commencement on December 19 in John L. Hill Chapel. In his welcoming remarks, President Dr. M. Dwaine Greene congratulated graduates on their accomplishments and thanked those who supported them along the way.

Commencement speaker was alumnus Dr. Gene Wilhoit ’67. A former commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education, Wilhoit is director of the Center for Innovation in Education at the University of Kentucky and a partner with Student Achievement Partners.

Dr. Wilhoit spoke of how advances in science and technology, globalization and demographic shifts are changing our world and suggested how new graduates can adjust to changes and implement their knowledge. Acknowledging the educational achievement of graduates and the unmistakable advantage of having a degree, he stressed the importance of life-long learning for continued success in what is becoming a more knowledge-based society.

There must be continued personalized learning, he said, enhanced by the use of technology. But, he admonished, above all, individuals must remain true to themselves and maintain the highest level of integrity.

Candidates for undergraduate degrees were formally presented by Dr. Rosemary Allen, Provost and Academic Dean; Dr. Joy Bowers-Campbell, Dean of Education, presented the candidates for graduate degrees. Six Bachelor of Arts, 14 Bachelor of Science, and 70 Master of Arts in Education degrees were conferred.

This was the second year for a winter commencement. The next undergraduate commencement is scheduled for May 2015.

Winter Commencement Celebrates Achievement

ABOVE:President Greene outlined the evening program for speaker Wilhoit and alumni board president Jesse Hodgson ’04, center, who formally inducted graduates into the alumni association.

Photo by Paul Atkinson

2014 homecoming king and queen Zack Parsons and Lacey Brooks are joined by President M. Dwaine and Mrs. Carolyn Greene during halftime festivities at Toyota Stadium. They were honored at the October 18 football game where the Tigers were victorious 42-13 over University of the Cumberlands. Doc Birdwhistell’s bookshelves were opened to any alumni, faculty, staff, or student who wanted to take a book home with them, as a memento from one of the most beloved members of the GC family. Jack “Doc” Birdwhistell began his GC journey as a student in 1964 and returned as campus minister in 1979, then transitioned to professor in the Religion department in 1997. Many alumni (including Kathy Montgomery ’84, right) stopped by the table (manned by current student Tyler Phillips) to look through his collection and take a book to honor Doc.



Football alumni and friends gathered before the game to reconnect and enthusiastically cheered on the Tigers from the sidelines. Many of the former Tigers were mentored and coached by Coach Bill Cronin, now in his 18th year as head coach.

One of the most popular homecoming activities is the Kids Zone and this year was no exception with the addition of a petting zoo, pony rides, life-size yard games, and pumpkin painting. Eloise Weinberg, daughter of Hunter Oldham Weinberg ’00, enjoyed the pony ride while many children and adults fed the animals. Homecoming is a special time when ‘old’ friends can reconnect as they come back to their ‘home away from home’ – meeting up at reunion lunches, Greek brunches, book signings, alumni reception, and the game. Pictured below L to R: Michelle Thomason Jump ‘90, Angela Crouch Correll ‘88, Julie Greer Anderson ‘90, and Robin Mantooth Simpson ‘91.

Greek Brunch

Tiger Club Luncheon Alumni Reception in Lexington

Golden Agers Luncheon

Alumni Board has New LeadershipJesse Hodgson, J.D. ‘04 has assumed the Presidency of the Georgetown College Alumni Board. He succeeds Melanie Ladd ’94 and will serve a one-year term through December 2015.

As an undergraduate, Hodgson was a President’s Ambassador and president of Kappa Alpha fraternity. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Louisville. Jesse practices law with White, Peck and Carrington in Mount Sterling. He and his wife Kelley live in Lexington.

The Board appreciates Melanie Ladd’s guidance in the past year.

The Alumni Board’s mission is to promote the welfare of Georgetown College by cultivating strong and engaged relationships with alumni.

Lynn Pannell Freeman ‘84, Dustin Stacy ‘99, Patty Satchwell Swiney ‘82, Robert Miller ‘89, Erin Scott Druen ‘03, Lori Beth Miller ‘93, and Nolan Bean ‘02.

Recent Association activities included ‘summer send-off parties’ for incoming freshman and their families, followed in the fall with hand written welcome notes to each new student. They included a “Once a Tiger, Always a Tiger” magnet.

As part of Homecoming weekend, the Association hosted a reception for alumni at the Hunt-Morgan House in Lexington. The Alumni Board hopes to make it a regular part of Homecoming and encourages you to attend this year on October 17, 2015!

The Alumni Association is pleased to offer special discounts with our affinity partners, Liberty Mutual, Jostens and Coldwell Banker McMahon. GC alumni are also eligible for discounts at both

The GC Tiger Spirit continues to spread around the world! In less than a year, membership in the new Alumni Association has reached 1,000. The re-emergence of the Alumni Association was a goal set by the Alumni Board when it was formed three years ago.

Last December, the board welcomed three new members. They are Tony Shouse ’96, Georgetown; Marsha Oakes Eden ’87, Lexington; and Walter Cosby ’12, Louisville. They join Jesse Hodgson ‘04, president; Charlotte Stickle Elder ‘96, president-elect; Melanie Ladd ‘94, past-president; Jason Baird ‘00, Kris Vanzant ‘97, Leah Ralston Willingham ‘03,

Fairfield Inn and Holiday Inn Express hotels in Georgetown. Details are available on the Website (membership tab).

Want to get involved? Volunteers are welcome to assist both the Office of Admission and the Calling and Career Center on campus, and to serve on Association committees. You could also hostan alumni reception in your region.

ALUMNIASSOC.

Visit www.gcalumni.org to join for free! To learn more about ways you can help your alma mater, email [email protected]. Let’s keep the Tiger Spirit alive!


The Georgetown College Board of Trustees has elected three first-time trustees and re-elected five to serve three-year terms.

Dr. Horace Porter Hambrick, a Georgetown native, has deep Georgetown College roots. His father, Dr. Horace T. Hambrick, was a GC faculty member for 46 years and chair of the GC Department of History for over 25 years. His mother, Maribeth née Porter, served as a GC Trustee and President of the GC Woman’s Association and Alumni Association. Dr. Hambrick completed his undergraduate degree at Hanover College. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville’s School of Medicine and founder of Georgetown Pediatrics. He and his wife, Willow, are parents of five children: Logan, Amanda, Erin, Gentry (GC Class of 2010) and Rhodes. The Hambricks are active members of Faith Baptist Church in Georgetown.

Dr. John R. Blackburn is a retired Professor of Chemistry. He joined GC’s faculty in 1972 after earning his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. A beloved teacher and colleague, Dr. Blackburn taught nearly 40 years. He and his wife Pat have two daughters, both of whom are alumni: Jennifer ’98 and Melissa ’99. Dr. and Mrs. Blackburn are also members of Faith Baptist Church.

Norman L. Brown ‘63 earned his BS degree at Georgetown College and went on to complete the executive education program in Owner/President Management (OPM) at Harvard University. Mr. Brown has a distinguished career in real estate and property development. He is Managing Partner in Brown & Francis Properties, LLC, in Lexington. He has held prominent positions in numerous professional and civic organizations, locally and nationally. Mr. Brown and his wife, Elizabeth, are members of First Presbyterian Church, Lexington. They have three children: Catherine, Norman, Jr. and C. Lee.

Re-elected trustees to serve through 2017 are Granetta Blevins, Mount Sterling; Nicole Collinson, Washington, DC; Robert Doty, Ph.D., Campbellsville; Frank Penn, Lexington and Sarah “Bookie” Wilson, Versailles. All are alumni of Georgetown College. Mrs. Blevins will serve as Chair of the Board. She was acting president of Georgetown College from July to October, 2013, and has held numerous board positions.

Trustees recently affirmed by signature their acceptance of advancing the College’s Mission: To prepare students to engage in their life’s pursuits with thoughtfulness and skill by providing an exceptional educational experience in a vibrant Christian community.

Georgetown College’s Board of Trustees is comprised of 25 individuals. Another six serve as non-voting Fellows.

Georgetown College Board Elects Three New Trustees

GETTING ON BOARDNewly-elected MEMBERS

Horace Porter Hambrick, M.D.

Georgetown

John R. Blackburn, Ph.D.

Georgetown

Norman L. Brown

Lexington


Officials from Tahara City, Japan, were welcomed to Georgetown College on Sept. 29 during their official city visit to Georgetown. Planning is underway for the celebration of the Sister City Exchange’s Silver Anniversary in 2015.

This was the first official visit to central Kentucky in several years, a hiatus attributed to the economy, the tsunami, the change in leadership in Tahara and other factors.

Graduates of Georgetown College like Mr. Kelly McEuen (BA ’93, MA Education ’13) have served as

English Assistant Languages Teachers (ALTs) in the Tahara school system since 1995.

Pictured L-R above are Rosemary Allen, Provost and Academic Dean; Everette Varney, then-Mayor of Georgetown; Tadayoshi Fujii, Director, General Affairs Department, Tahara City Hall; Nobuyoshi Kanada, Chairman, Tahara City Council; Dr. M. Dwaine Greene, President; Michelle Lynch, Vice President for Enrollment; GC alumnus McEuen, Sister City Liaison; and Kaoru Hatake of the Tahara City Policy Promotion Division.

VISIT FROM OUR SISTER CITYTahara City Officials Welcomed

to Georgetown College

Visitors enjoyed a morning reception in the Wilson Fine Art Gallery.

Alumnus Cornelious “Connie” Hancock ’78, pastor of Springboro (Ohio) Baptist Church, received the 2014 Stowe Award at the annual meeting of the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio.

His nominators cited Hancock’s character and integrity, commitment to solid Bible preaching, his willingness to mentor younger pastors, and his leadership in building and transitioning with explosive growth in the area.

Pastor Hancock held two pastorates in Kentucky and Indiana before moving to Ohio. He and his wife Patti have a daughter, two sons and three grandchildren.

The Darty and Dot Stowe Award is provided by annual gifts to Georgetown College from members of the Stowe family. Candidates must currently serve Mission Ohio and have at least five years of service.

Pictured L to R: Steve Hopkins ’78, Pastor Hancock ’78, David Stowe ’70, Dale Stowe ’76. Pastor Cornelious Hancock ’78

Annual Stowe Awardgoes to


Professor of Theatre and Film George McGee was selected by the Kentucky Humanities Council (KHC) to work with actors who have passed auditions to perform with Kentucky Chautauqua. Auditions are held every two years for new “Kentucky Stories” characters.

Chautauqua’s newest team of performers, Greg Breeding and Martin Harley, have been chosen to portray the duo of Bluegrass guitar pickers known as “The Carlisle Brothers.” The Lawrenceburg residents were on campus recently for McGee’s coaching. Their session was videotaped by KET (Kentucky Educational Television) and will be included in the network’s forthcoming documentary about KHC’s

popular series.Since Chautauqua’s inception in 1992 by then-KHC

Executive Director Dr. Virginia Smith for the KY Bicentennial, 70 famous Kentuckians have been represented. There are 26 active performers who travel to schools and community organizations throughout the state delivering historically accurate dramatizations.

Professor McGee began performing as the Rev. Elijah Craig in 1992; he added statesman Henry Clay in 1994. In March, his performance as Henry Clay for Winburn Middle School in Lexington was taped for the KET program.

McGee’s colleague in the Department of Theatre and Film, Professor Ed Smith ’88, also performs in the Chautauqua series. Smith plays the late, legendary University of Kentucky basketball coach Adolph Rupp. Several of Smith’s family members are also Kentucky Chautauqua performers.

Natives of Taylorsville, KY, the Carlisle brothers began performing together in 1933 and developed a loyal following through public appearances and radio broadcasts. Cliff, who will be remembered for his pioneering of the Dobro in country music as well as his yodeling, died in 1983 at age 79. His younger brother Bill, who died in 2003 at age 94, was, by all accounts, a singer, a comedian, a superb guitarist, a gifted songwriter, and a showman of the first order, according to biographers.

KET documentary producer Matt Grimm videotapes Professor McGee’s coaching of Chautauqua performers Greg Breeding, left, and Martin Harley for The Carlisle Brothers.

a lesson incharacter

rick carpenter ‘79 named High School Baseball natl. Coach of the Year In his eighth season as head baseball coach at Prosper High School (TX) and 34th year as a varsity coach, Carpenter was one of 21 selected by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association as 2014 National Coaches of the Year. In 15 seasons at Fort Bend Elkins (TX), Carpenter won three state championships. His eldest son, Matt, is third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals. Younger son Tyler was a minor league player with the New York Mets. Both played Division I before going professional. Rick coached MLB players James Loney, Kip Wells, and Chad Huffman, in addition to his sons.


Georgetown was well represented at the Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA) annual conference in February. Five Band Scholars (members of the Tiger Pep and Symphonic Bands) were chosen to participate in 2015’s KMEA Kentucky Intercollegiate Band:

Courtney Sammons, Worthington, KYeuphonium

Haley Lepper, Fishers, INb-flat clarinet

Meagan Henry, Frankfort, KYb-flat clarinet

Kiera Mayes, Glasgow, KYflute

Nicholas Collins, Radcliff, KYtuba

The 105-member Intercollegiate Band, comprised of the finest band members from across the state, performed at Whitney Hall during the KMEA In-Service Conference.

Tiger Band Members

Selected for KMEA

WELCOME, Zeta Phi Beta!

Sponsor Michelle Sweat, third from right, with initiates Christian Crues, Olivia Coleman, Deanna

Masterson, Demetria Quincy and Nikita Taggart.

Photo: Angel Woodrum

This November, five women became charter members of the Pi Upsilon Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., the school’s first African American Greek letter sorority.

Held in the Ensor Learning Resource Center, the ceremony was attended by family members, college personnel, members of the sorority’s Zeta Alpha Zeta chapter in Frankfort (which sponsored the GC chapter), representatives of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, and the “Divine Nine” historically black fraternities and sororities. Initiates were senior Olivia D. Coleman, sophomore Christian C. Crues, senior Deanna L. Masterson, sophomore Demetria S. Quincy, and senior Nikita G. Taggart.

“These women are fine representatives of Georgetown College, every one of them. We thank them for stepping forward. I am thrilled, thrilled, thrilled that Zeta Phi Beta will be part of Georgetown College,” President M. Dwaine Greene told the audience.

It was a dream come true for Robbi Barber, Associate Director of Diversity and Inclusion. “You ladies are my golden girls,” she said. “I’m so proud of you. Thank you for letting me be part of your lives.”

NAIA Hall of Fame inducts Will Carlton ’02 Will Carlton ’02 joined the NAIA Hall of Fame during the annual banquet held before the 2015 national tournament in Kansas City. His family, former GC basketball coach Happy Osborne, and Anderson County coach Glen Drury were with him at the ceremony. Carlton, a graduate of Anderson County High School, is seventh in scoring on the all-time Georgetown College list with 2,197 points. He also helped lead the Tigers to a national championship in 1998 where he was named tournament MVP.

Photo: Jordan Alves


V O L L E Y B A L L

F O O T B A L L

The Tigers

went to their third straight NAIA

National Tournament finals (17th time overall) while

defending their 2014 Mid-South Conference championship.

Tiger football excelled, reaching its

fifth straight, 20th postseason playoff game. Georgetown’s ranking

soared to No. 3, but a couple of losses put GC at No. 10 after the regular season. The Tigers finished 8-3

and runner-up in the MSC East. Nick Seither headlined the field accolades as the Tigers’ fourth straight NAIA All-American, third on the

defensive side of the ball. He was also MSC East Defensive Player of the Year. Max Nuessbaum was named MSC East Co-Defensive Freshman of the Year. Tyler Brooks, Randall Jackson-Clemons, Demonte Smith, Tommy Campbell, Jaylan Bailey, Ben Patenaude, Neal Pawsat and Jake Blust joined those two on the MSC East All-Conference list. Adam Campbell, Bruce Egbudin, Austin Ester, Nick Ford, Joe Ganci, Dustin Haraway, Blake Hinkle, Sean Kratchman, Kyle Longworth, Ian Nodolny, Pawsat and Michael Sherrard were MSC All-Academic honorees, while Campbell and Pawsat were NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athletes.

Also, during the Homecoming football game, our old mascot, George, handed off the baton to new mascot Elijah, whose namesake is Elijah Craig.


T E N N I S

Fall matches were highlighted by hosting the regional ITA event. The women had a strong fall season behind a mix of youthful players with solid veterans. The ladies finished 2-1 after the fall with one loss to NCAA Division II

University of Southern Indiana. They started the season with a win over NCAA DIII Hanover and also blanked NCAA DII Cedarville. The men played two matches, splitting them.

They only dropped one point to Hanover and then lost to Cornerstone University to finish the fall. MSC

awards are not handed out until spring season.

GC finished

31-12 with two NAIA All-Americans: Caraline Maher and

Allyson Wilbourn, both AVCA All-Regional honorees. The Tigers defeated No. 3 Concordia (CA), a team that had beaten Georgetown each of the past two seasons at nationals. Courtney Grafton, Maher, Wilbourn, Lindsey Martindale, Corri Muha and Lauren Schneidtmiller were MSC All-Conference. Stephanie Gurren, Ashlee Howe, Muha, Kaysie Massie, Kristen Schellhaas, Schneidtmiller, Mariah Tesarz and Wilbourn were MSC All-Academic. Gurren, Muha, Massie, Schellhaas, Schneidtmiller, Tesarz and Wilbourn were all NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athletes.


C R O S S C O U N T R Y

Tiger men harriers had an up and down season highlighted by a third place finish at the Shawnee State Invitational and a fifth place finish at the MSC Championship meet. Freshman Austin Snider and junior Jacob Hanser paced the group much of the season. Senior Sam Heaton was tabbed the MSC Champion of Character winner, while Chris Bartlett, Brad Cundiff, Heaton, Nick Slucher and Kyle Wiedemer were MSC All-Academic honorees. Bartlett, Cundiff, Heaton and Slucher also earned NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athlete honors.

Tiger women had a great season

that was hampered late by injuries and illness. In the regular

season, the female harriers finished second twice. They finished third at the MSC Championships.

For the second straight season, junior harrier Tayler Godar qualified for the NAIA national meet. She also broke GC’s 5k record, running 17 minutes and 57 seconds in a race in South Carolina. Godar and Mary Jefferson repeated as MSC All-Conference honorees with solid finishes at the championship meet. Marissa Hale, Kristen Just and Miranda Mullins earned MSC All-Academic honors. Hale and Just were NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athletes.

The Tigers went

8-9-2 against a lot of tough competition

and really flourished at home 5-1. GC started 0-5 this season before

winning eight of the final 14 games. Eight of the losses were two goals or less, including a 1-0

game with Shawnee State in the MSC quarterfinals to end the season. When the Tigers scored two or more goals, they were 6-0.

Morgan Zimmer earned MSC Champion of Character honors. Zoe Stovik, Sarah Hencke, Jodi DeJohn and Max Zimmer were MSC All-Conference. Kelsey Aerni, Hencke, Hana Henderson, Danielle Lang, Brittney Moshos, Jackie Powell, Abby Sobolewski, Max Zimmer and Morgan Zimmer were MSC Academic All-Conference. Henderson, Powell and Morgan Zimmer were NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athletes.

Men’s soccer final tally was not indicative of the real progress on the field. The Tigers finished 5-13, but five of those losses were by a single goal – two of those in overtime play. They also lost just 2-0 to

national power Lindsey Wilson. They had exciting wins over Asbury, University of the Cumberlands and Mt. St. Joseph. Blaine Alexander, Hunter Conner,

Stefan Iverson, Isaac Meisner, Matthew Murphy and Ryan Whatley earned MSC All-Academic. Whatley

was named to NAIA Daktronics Scholar list.

W O M E N ’ S S O C C E R

NEW ACRO & TUMBLING TEAM AT GCAlicia Castagneto joined the Tiger staff as head coach in January. The California native started gymnastics at age two, competed regionally from ages 7-14, and took two years off from the circuit before competing nationally in Trampoline & Tumbling. At her final nationals, she placed second in tumbling, fifth on double mini trampoline and eighth in trampoline. She was head Trampoline & Tumbling coach at SCEGA in 2004 and judged Elite & Junior Olympic National Championships in 2012 and 2013.“This hybrid focuses on the skill sets you might see in a high level cheer routine, a diving competition and gymnastics,” Castagneto

described. “Acro & Tumbling has really gotten a lot of attention out west,

but the chance to expand and bring it east was a

chance I couldn’t pass up.”

G O L F

Georgetown’s men hit the links for the fall season, led by a young group to a stellar start to 2014-15. The Tigers won the Bluegrass Classic and finished third and fifth in the other two events this season while Kaleb Lester finished in the top five of each of the matches he played. MSC awards are not handed out until the spring season.

In GC women’s golf, Lauren von Ohlen’s hole-in-one highlighted the women’s fall season. The team finished second in that tournament. They also picked up third and

sixth place finishes in the three matches. Sydney Swingos led the Tigers over the fall, tallying several high finishes. MSC awards are

not handed out until spring season.


Men’s soccer final tally was not indicative of the real progress on the field. The Tigers finished 5-13, but five of those losses were by a single goal – two of those in overtime play. They also lost just 2-0 to

national power Lindsey Wilson. They had exciting wins over Asbury, University of the Cumberlands and Mt. St. Joseph. Blaine Alexander, Hunter Conner,

Stefan Iverson, Isaac Meisner, Matthew Murphy and Ryan Whatley earned MSC All-Academic. Whatley

was named to NAIA Daktronics Scholar list.

M E N ’ S S O C C E RNEW ACRO & TUMBLING TEAM AT GCAlicia Castagneto joined the Tiger staff as head coach in January. The California native started gymnastics at age two, competed regionally from ages 7-14, and took two years off from the circuit before competing nationally in Trampoline & Tumbling. At her final nationals, she placed second in tumbling, fifth on double mini trampoline and eighth in trampoline. She was head Trampoline & Tumbling coach at SCEGA in 2004 and judged Elite & Junior Olympic National Championships in 2012 and 2013.“This hybrid focuses on the skill sets you might see in a high level cheer routine, a diving competition and gymnastics,” Castagneto

described. “Acro & Tumbling has really gotten a lot of attention out west,

but the chance to expand and bring it east was a

chance I couldn’t pass up.”

The JoAnne Thompson James Scholarship Fund benefits Laurel County (London, KY) high school students. It was established by the James family to honor the memory of the long-time devotee to education in southeastern Kentucky.

The endowed scholarship is to be awarded annually on a rotating basis to

a graduate of North Laurel or South Laurel High School who is academically qualified to attend Georgetown College and who demonstrates the need for financial assistance. The scholarship is to be awarded to an incoming freshman for one year.

“JoAnne was very passionate about education and was active in numerous educational efforts, as well as on the Council on Higher Education and Kentucky Educational TV (KET),” wrote Mrs. James’ husband, Ken, in a letter to Georgetown College President M. Dwaine Greene. Mrs. James served as a trustee of the college and was founding chairwoman of Forward in the Fifth, an organization formed for the purpose of improving the quality of education for school systems in Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District.

Individuals wishing to contribute to the James Scholarship may contact the Office of Institutional Advancement, Dr. Todd Rasberry, VP, at 502-863-8044 or [email protected]. For more information on the James Scholarship, students may contact the Office of Admissions at 800-788-9985 or [email protected].


Rollie and Lena Graves, long-time supporters of Georgetown College, were honored at a luncheon held on campus during the first week of the New Year. “We want to thank them for their decades of generosity to the school,” said Todd Rasberry, Ph.D., vice-president for institutional advancement, who cited a recent Graves’ donation as “one in a lifetime of gifts.” Rasberry expressed the school’s appreciation for the couple’s contributions through the years, adding, “We promise to be good stewards.”

L-R, Dr. Rasberry, Rollie and Lena Graves, President M. Dwaine Greene.

Bluegrass Christian Bassmasters representative Billy Perkins, second from left, made a generous donation to the Georgetown College fishing team in October. The group continues to provide support and encouragement for the team.

Lori Matthews, GC Director of Development, joins fishing team members Bronson Jones, Arab, AL; Jordan Moody, Morganfield, KY; Jimmy Bailey, Frankfort, KY; and Shawn Combs, Cynthiana, KY, in accepting the ceremonial check.

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1955The Mississippi Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has named the state mission offering The Jane Allison Mississippi

State Mission Offering in honor of Jane Foote Allison. Dick Allison continues his ministry as a hospital chaplain and stays in touch with more than 20 prisoners, seven on death row.

1960Dorothy (Dot) Moseley Sutton, Ph.D., had a new book of poems, Modern Odyssey, accepted for publication. Her third poetry book celebrates the kinship of all peoples and exhorts peace among all our “brothers and sisters.” Dot may be reached at [email protected].

1961Ronald Wilburn and his wife, Julia, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception at Porter Memorial Baptist Church in Lexington

on October 18. Ron, a Louisville native, is a retired church worship leader. Julia, an Owensboro native, is a retired nurse and graduate of Kentucky Baptist School of Nursing. They reside in Lexington and have two children and two grandchildren.

1968Marilyn Berry Duke has been appointed chair of the board of trustees of Frankfort Regional Medical Center, an HCA affiliated hospital.

1971Ann Ford Longacre is still teaching at Tien Shan International School in Kazakhstan. She moved from Grade 6 to Grade 2 after the October break.

1972Barry G. Caldwell, STAAR Surgical Company president and CEO, retired in March. Effective with this retirement, Mr. Caldwell will become a consultant to STAAR for the next year.

1975Brack Marquette has been named 2014 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Volunteer of the Year by Equestrian Events, Inc.

1980Mike Lukemire is chief operating officer for Scotts Miracle-Gro, headquartered in Marysville, OH. The entire global consumer segment of Scotts reports to Lukemire as does Scotts LawnService.

1981John Christopher “Chris” Sanders, a Louisville attorney, has been named Interim Coordinator for Kentucky Baptist Fellowship’s Coordinating Council.

1983Dr. Glenn M. Chasteen Jr. has been named full-time pastor at Elizabethtown Baptist Church, Elizabethtown, KY.

Colonel Donald N. Finley, a PHA member, has announced his retirement from the United States Air Force after 27 years of service.

1985Paul J. Archey has been named president of JMI Sports’ newly established UK Sports and Campus Marketing.

Dennis Chaney, public health director for the Barren River District Health Dept., received a Smoke-Free Warrior award from Smoke-Free Kentucky.

1989 Cate Pearson L.C.S.W., recently accepted the position as Clinical Coordinator/Staff Therapist with Kilgore Samaritan Counseling Center, a faith-based agency in Louisville, KY.

1991Michael Crisp released his sixth documentary film, “The Death of Floyd Collins.”

1993Kevin Roberts, Founder of Roberts CPA Group PSC, Louisville, has joined a select group of business leaders from around the world to write a book titled, Get in the Game:

The World’s Leading Entrepreneurs and Professionals Reveal How YOU Can Get Off the Sideline and Start Improving Your Health, Wealth and Lifestyle! which has already become an Amazon.com best seller.

1995T.W. Loring is principal at Collins Elementary in Florence, KY after serving for nine years at Ockerman Elementary.


1998Carrie Beth Chasteen Tigges has been appointed principal at The Frankfort Christian Academy. She most recently served the school as assistant principal and previously as a counselor. She has also coached TFCA elementary and 6th grade Governor’s Cup academic teams.

1999 Mike Sandbrink ’99 and Matt Hasenbalg,

husband of Kellie (Hawkins) Hasenbalg ’95, have teamed up to form a new City of Georgetown-based small business venture known as My Kentucky Tee. (mykentuckytee.com)

Jonathan Reid has been selected as the principal of Hendron-Lone Oak Elementary School in Paducah, KY.

2000Amy (Riggle) Norman and husband, Isaac, welcomed their third child, Eleanor Grace Norman, on June 3, 2014. She was 9 pounds, 21 inches long. Eleanor joins their other two children, a son, Jonah, and daughter Elizabeth. They reside in Indianapolis, IN.

Chris Barkley is now Senior Revenue Cycle Business Partner at the University of Louisville Physicians group.

2001Stoye Young is now assistant principal at Warren East High School in Bowling Green. He taught social studies at Franklin-Simpson High School for 10 years and then spent two years as assistant principal at Warren East Middle School.

2002Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has announced that Sarah Clay Leyshock is an of counsel attorney in the firm’s Labor & Employment group in Cincinnati. She focuses on representing employers in litigation related to the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as other federal and state laws addressing age, sex, race, national origin, and disability discrimination,

retaliation, sexual harassment, wrongful termination and other workplace issues. Leyshock earned her J.D. from Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law.

2004Danny Russell has earned a Doctorate of Ministry in Semiotics and Future Studies from George Fox Evangelical Seminary. He previously earned a Master of Divinity from Baptist Seminary of Kentucky (2009). Since April, 2013, Dr. Russell has served as Pastor of Chadbourn Baptist Church, Chadbourn, North Carolina,

where he and his wife Tammy (Moore) Russell ’01 (Masters ’08) now live. He reports, “Tammy and I are doing well and thankful for how GC has prepared us for life and ministry.”

Chad A. Harpole is now Director of Government and Community Affairs for Century Aluminum Company.

2005Jennifer (Dowell) Frederick and her husband, Chris, are the proud parents of Carson Faith Frederick, born Nov. 1. The family resides in northern Kentucky.

2006Coy Ray St. Clair III of Hartford wed Ashley Louise McCoy of Soldotna, AK, on August 8 at Lost River Cave in Bowling Green. Coy earned a Master of Science degree in biology from Murray State University in 2012 and is a Ph.D. student at Iowa State University.

Lauren (Swartzbaugh) Beaven is now Lauren Beaven, MD, who returns to her native Scott County joining the medical staff of Georgetown Community Hospital. She earned her MD at University of Kentucky College of Medicine and completed her residency at UK Medical Center in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Ryan Moore, CPA, has joined Charles T. Mitchell Company PLLC as a partner. A member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Kentucky Society of Certified Public

Accountants, he will practice in the firm’s Frankfort office.

2007Curt Lowndes recently accepted the call to become the new Pastor at First Baptist Church in Morehead.

2008Diane Alder and Jason Turner were wed at the First Presbyterian Church in Hopkinsville. Their honeymoon included a trip to Natchez, MS and New Orleans, LA. Diane works as a Customer Service

& New Accounts Representative at United Southern Bank and is the Bookkeeper for the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian Co. The couple resides in Hopkinsville. The following Alpha Gamma Delta sisters were present: L TO R, BACK ROW: Elizabeth Pippen ‘08, Amanda Bowen ‘09, Jennifer Martin Patterson ‘08, Tiffany Francis ‘08, Lindsay Clark Munson ‘08, Katie Moore ‘08 & Emily Benge Matthews ‘09. FRONT ROW: Amanda Bruin ‘09, Rebecca Sicking ‘10, Diane Alder Turner ‘08, Rachael Gott Jones ‘08 & Amy Krpata ‘09.

Tara Nicole (Hester) Halbert is one of eight attorneys announced for the opening of the Lexington office of general practice business law firm of Dickinson Wright PLLC. Ms. Halbert handles estate planning and administration for trusts and estates, with an emphasis in gift, estate and GST tax issues.

2009Kayla Michelle Albright received her

doctorate of dental medicine from the University Of Louisville School of Dentistry last May. She also received these honors and awards: International Congress of Oral Implantalogists, Kentucky Off-Site Clinical Community Service Scholars and the E.B. Gernert Community Service Award.

Tyler C. Wash was named executive director for the Phi Kappa Tau Foundation based in Oxford, OH.

Bryan and Samantha Bonner are the proud parents of Scarlett Brooke Bonner, born June 24, 2014.

Scarlett weighed 6 lb., 11 oz. and checked in at 19 ½ inches.

2011Jordan Rowe is now a Web news content manager for WFIE-TV14 in Evansville, IN.

Leeann Spivey, a nurse practitioner, has joined the staff of Northgate Medical Group in Harrodsburg.

2012Katie (Rapier) Shanker married Amit Shanker on May 30 in Bardstown. Katie met Amit at a GC wedding in 2012 (Liz and Charlie Crowe) and the rest is history. Both reside in St. Louis, MO where

they are attending graduate school at Washington University.

On August 9,

Ciera Lowery married Scott Powell of Gainesville, FL in Louisville, KY, where they

now live. Ciera is working on her Masters

in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Scott is working on his Masters of Divinity at Southern Seminary.

Traci Ashcraft is serving in the U.S. Air Force and is stationed at Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX. She recently received 2 awards: Company Grade Officer of the Quarter (July-August) for DPS (Dept. of Personnel Services) and Air Force Personnel Company Grade Officer of the Quarter.

2013Victoria Keegan Crosby and Robert Courtney Hatton were married June 14, 2014, at Calvary Christian Church in Winchester. She teaches first grade at Bourbon Central Elementary School in Paris. He is a civil engineer with Stantec Engineering in Lexington.

Cheryl Brumley has been elected to the Kentucky Theatre Association (KTA) Board of Directors.

2014Caitlin Knox is Worship Ministry Assistant at Crossroads Baptist Church, The Woodlands, TX.

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1937Keller Priest Greene12/12/2014Williamsville, NY

Laura G. Knapp née Galvagni5/22/2014Sarasota, FL

Cornelia Gaines née Wainscott2/16/2015Georgetown, KY

1938Claude B. Love5/30/2014North Augusta, SC

1939Marguerite H. Cardwell née Hutton9/27/2014Frankfort, KY

S. S. Hughes1/1/2015Georgetown, KY

Del Weinedel Roy9/5/2014Eugene, OR

1940Victor Llewellyn Cannon11/17/2014Louisville, KY

1941Grace Dennis Miller née Thomasson10/14/2014Gastonia, NC

Dudley Henton Scearce11/27/2014Shelbyville, KY

1942Harold Eugene Petrey8/17/2014Hollywood, FL

1943Lois H. Bethel née Hatfield7/15/2014Baton Rouge, LA

1944Jeanne S. Sandusky née Conway6/9/2014Kingsport, TN

1946Margaret Scott Hieronymus née Hopkins10/2/2014Springfield, VA

Christine Moberly Thomas12/18/2014Deland, FL

1947Mary Neal Clarke née Morgan11/22/2014Lexington, KY

Virginia Halmhuber née Ackman2/4/2015Lawrenceburg, KY

1948Earl Stanton Bell2/9/2015Frankfort, KY

Orville F. Boes12/6/2014Berea, KY

Nelle Frances Dickison née Walters10/31/2014Ashland, KY

Reginald H. Shepherd7/5/2014Panama City, FL

Nelda Smith née Russell8/24/2014Georgetown, KY

1949Audrey Bradley Childers12/1/2014Kennesaw, GA

James C. Coates1/12/2015Orlando, FL

Dora Dean Collins12/30/2014Georgetown, KY

William Arthur Holladay5/1/2014Beaver Dam, KY

1950Robert Mahan Marsee10/17/2014Middlesboro, KY

Raymond Hilen Martin5/8/2014Cynthiana, KY

Lois Shepherd née Cooper5/21/2014Russell Springs, KY

Albert Santi Suffoletta5/5/2014Georgetown, KY

1951Betty Bailey née Cornett2/2/2015Lexington, KY

Frances Cassady née Stephens9/10/2014Ormond Beach, FL

Marvin Cole5/25/2014Olathe, KS

Louise Hopkins née Lecompte8/15/2014Alexandria, VA

Ann Campbell Manley5/7/2014Georgetown, KY

Paul L. Marshall8/23/2014Brunswick, GA

Virginia Phillippi née Phillips 12/10/2014Xenia, OH

1952Doraleen Smith Bailey née Isaac12/7/2014Lexington, KY

Jeanette Payton née Delap12/13/2014Wichita Falls, TX

1953Barbara Grace née Brooks11/6/2014Pineville, KY

Donald Bowden Lam5/7/2014Bowling Green, KY

George Fleming Lee9/7/2014Rowlett, TX

1954Jimmie Bayes10/4/2014

Donald Ray Carroll5/19/2014Maurertown, VA

Bob G. Griffith2/14/2015Georgetown, KY

Zorabeth Jaggers née Crowder3/1/2015Nicholasville, KY

1955Claire Ray Cohen8/31/2014Durham, NC

Robert Wayne Moore1/5/2015Georgetown, KY

1956Truett Beighle9/30/2014Florence, KY

Betty Clara Loving née Casey1/8/2015Middletown, MD

Athalie B. Mulberry née Bassett7/18/2014Middletown, OH

Marjorie Judy Smith11/23/2014Lexington, KY

1957Martha Yocum Lytle1/30/2015Louisville, KY

1958R. Buckley Carlin7/24/2014Elizabethtown, KY

Richard W. Ham1/13/2015Richmond, KY

Paul Barry Jones5/12/2014Columbia, KY


Louis J. Twyman2/16/2015Louisville, KY

Gilbert E. Wilder7/17/2014Winchester, KY

1959Maxine Gatewood née Morgan11/13/2014Plantation, FL

Imogene Esther Johnson12/26/2014Sarasota, FL

James David Roland12/14/2014Williamsburg, KY

1960Jane Austin Cottrell5/16/2014Georgetown, KY

Thomas F. Towles8/31/2014Georgetown, KY

1961Laurel Ellmore née Kauffman5/26/2014Palmyra, TN

Edna Hoskins2/11/2015Crestwood, KY

Theodore Jackson Rogers10/24/2014Orange Park, FL

1962Charles Thomas Pinkston10/7/2014Harrodsburg, KY

1963Mary Holley née Eaves11/7/2014Jacksonville, FL

1964Larry Bruce Hall1/9/2015Georgetown, KY

1965James R. Randall9/15/2014Lebanon, OH

1966William Martin Kercher9/10/2014Louisville, KY

Robert T. McFarland10/8/2014Owensboro, KY

1967Herman E. Rowlett8/29/2014Baton Rouge, LA

Rodney H. Travis10/25/2014Hopkinsville, KY

1968Christine C. Bolsen née Clark9/5/2014Beloit, OH

Edna M. Mason née Miller11/17/2014Orlando, FL

1969Sue Lola Stinson née Whitaker7/29/2014Greenwood, IN

1974Charles F. Binford11/2/2014Louisville, KY

1980Brad Davis Michael2/27/2015Stamping Ground, KY

Susanna Kay Stephens née Smith5/12/2014Federal Way, WA

1982David Joseph Schlosser6/28/2014Cold Spring, KY

1999Joshua Thomas Sullivan11/19/2014Valdosta, GA

2014Erica Faith Hagan9/6/2014Rockport, IN

Kyla Renee Haire7/19/2014Carlisle, KY

Whitney Marrie Morris7/19/2014Carlisle, KY

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William Bevins 8/25/2014Georgetown, KY

Karen S. Brittain 1/15/2015Lexington, KY

Patricia Ellen Caple 8/31/2014 Lexington, KY

John Howard Cobble 7/4/2014Carrollton, GA

Howard A. Fister 11/3/2014Georgetown, KY

Peggy Glowatz 2/17/2015Georgetown, KY

Charles R. Goodin 9/25/2014Lebanon, KY

Kathleen Hackworth 5/25/2014Stamping Ground, KY

Necia Desiree Harkless 1/8/2015Lexington, KY

Elinor Hay 6/23/2014Georgetown, KY

Anne Jarvis 10/2/2014Mount Sterling, KY

Kathy Kinser 8/25/2014Georgetown, KY

Helen K. Lindsay 1/31/2015Louisville, KY

Dawn Marshall 9/25/2014Sadieville, KY

Nancy Ann Nagle 5/2/2014Lapeer, MI

Tom Osborne 8/8/2014Georgetown, KY

Virginia Louise Rose 5/28/2014Stamping Ground, KY

Bettye Royden 10/16/2014Lexington, KY

Daniel W. Rucker 1/24/2015Stamping Ground, KY

Ruth R. Sharpe 8/29/2014Middlesboro, KY

Eli C. Spicer 10/3/2014Shelbyville, KY

Eldred M. Taylor 1/16/2015Louisville, KY

Charles Edward Thompson 6/7/2014Georgetown, KY

Vicki Ann Tidwell 8/29/2014Frankfort, KY

Jo Ann Rowlett Toole 12/6/2014 Nicholasville, KY

G. W. Vincent 10/16/2014Leitchfield, KY

David G. Webb 9/8/2014Lawrenceburg, KY

Carol Bauer Wixom 6/13/2014Lexington, KY

Ernie Wood 8/2/2014Lexington, KY

O. J. Wooten 1/2/2015Scottsville, KY

Sarah Wyatt 8/27/2014Dallas, TX

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Earl Bell ‘48Earl Bell ’48 passed away February 8 at

Taylor Manor Nursing Home in Versailles.A native of Lexington, Earl was a

member of Kappa Alpha Order, Pi Kappa Delta, the tennis, track, and basketball teams, and the Georgetonian staff. He earned master’s degrees at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the University of Arizona.

Earl was a Baptist minister who served churches in Kentucky, Arizona, and Virginia, and later, was a chaplain at the Career Development Center in Frankfort. In 2009, he received the Commissioner’s Award from the Kentucky Department of Corrections. He was also named chaplain emeritus of Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc.

An active member of First Baptist Church, Frankfort, Earl was named deacon emeritus by that congregation.

Jon Frederick ’67Jon Frederick ’67 of Burkesville passed

away February 2 at Cumberland County Hospital. A teacher from 1967-2014, he taught at the University of Kentucky, Lindsey Wilson College, Barren County School System, Somerset Community College, and Cumberland County High School. In 2009, he received the “A Teacher Who Made A Difference” award from the University of Kentucky.

Richard Ham ’58Richard Wendell “Dick” Ham, ’58,

retired minister of music at First Baptist Church of Richmond, died January 13.

A Louisville native, Dick graduated from Campbellsville Junior College, Georgetown College, and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He ministered at Walnut Memorial Baptist Church in Owensboro, Immanuel Baptist Church in Lexington, and First Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, AR. He also was a church music consultant at the Baptist Sunday School Board for 15 years.

Following his retirement in 2000, he served as interim music minister at churches in Frankfort, Lexington, Corbin, and Williamsburg. He was a columnist for the Richmond Register. He authored three books and received the Eugene Quinn Lifetime Achievement Award from Kentucky Baptists in 2014.

Wayne Moore ’55

Robert Wayne Moore ’55 passed away January 5. Born in Piner, KY, Wayne graduated from the old Garth High School. He earned degrees from Georgetown College, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Indiana University, and the University of Mississippi.

Before joining Georgetown’s faculty in 1969, Wayne was a staff member at Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville, Calvary Baptist Church in Jackson, MS, and the University of Mississippi. After returning to GC, Wayne taught psychology and became dean of men before being named alumni director. He completed his career as assistant to the president for church relations at Cumberland College (now University of the Cumberlands) in Williamsburg.

Eldred Taylor, GC trusteeEldred Taylor, noted Kentucky

pastor, denominational leader, and former Georgetown College trustee died January 16 in Louisville. He was 93. Taylor was pastor of First Baptist Church, Somerset from 1958-1981. He was pastor of Rosedale Baptist Church in Richmond and had served two Kentucky Baptist associations as director of missions. In 1951, he was appointed director of missions and evangelism by the Kentucky Baptist Convention. Following his service as a pastor, he became executive director of Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children, now Sunrise Children’s Services.

A member of the Georgetown College Board of Trustees from 1963-1977, he was parliamentarian of the Kentucky Baptist Convention for 20 years.

Cornelia Gaines Wainscott ‘37Cornelia Gaines Wainscott ’37 passed

away February 16. A native of Scott County, she was a retired school teacher and the widow of the Reverend Harold Wainscott ‘40, whom she met at Georgetown. After serving with her late husband at churches across Kentucky, she returned to Georgetown following his death in 1995. She was a Sunday school teacher, choir member at Georgetown Baptist Church and provided child care for mothers participating in Friendship International.

Martha Yocum Lytle ’57 passed away January 30. A Louisville native, Martha entered Georgetown College in 1953, where she participated in a variety of campus activities and ministries. During her senior year, she was named Most Likely to Succeed and elected Homecoming Queen.

She met her future husband, Norman, when both were students at Georgetown. Following their wedding in 1958, Martha and Norman became missionaries to Israel. In 1964, after completing studies at Southern Seminary, the

Lytles began 34 years of overseas ministries with the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. She served one term on the school board of the American International School in Israel.

She also was involved with Russian Baptist women’s ministries. Following their retirement in 1998, Martha and Norman returned to Louisville and became active in local ministries in that city and at Crescent Hill Baptist Church.

IN MEMORY OF Martha Lytle ’57


Remembering Erica Hagan

Erica Hagan was found dead September 6, 2014 in her apartment at

Colegio Bautista, a Baptist secondary school in Temuco, Chile, where she

was assisting in teaching English. She was to have returned to the United

States in December.

Georgetown College hosted a memorial for Erica on October 6, 2014

in John L. Hill Chapel. The campus memorial service was the third of three

honoring the Calloway County native. Others were held previously in

Hardin and Owensboro.

Two themes dominated the campus ceremony: her love for travel and an

ever-present smile lighting her face. Erica loved to travel abroad as well as

in the United States. She had a passion for seeing the world and being an

ambassador for Christ. The Psychology major with a minor in Spanish

traveled to multiple countries and spent a semester in Spain studying

the language.

Speakers said she will live on through the way she touched others in the

Georgetown College community during her time on campus.

Campus minister Bryan Langlands traveled with her on her first trip to

Chile. “I remember walking to the market and being able to talk with her

about her life and dreams and hopes and plans for the future,” he said. “I’ll

cherish those memories. I’ll miss her greatly.”

Spanish Professor Laura Hunt traveled with her to Chile and recalled

Erica’s vivid descriptions of her experience there in various writing

assignments. “She saw the beauty in everything and everyone,” said

Dr. Hunt. “She greeted the world with wonder and openness, eager to

suck it all in.”

Senior Associate Director Jeremiah Tudor told of recruiting Erica as a

high school student and working with her in the Office of Admission. “She

touched every single one of us with her personality, and with her light,” he

said. “I will never forget Erica Faith Hagan.”

Grundy Janes ‘57 served as headmaster of Colegio Bautista for 27

years and led groups of students there many times, including Hagan’s first

venture abroad. “She wanted to know the world,” he said. “She wanted to

meet people and she wanted to share her faith.”

Mr. Hagan thanked the college for hosting the memorial and her friends

for coming to the service. “I’ve gotten condolences from all over the

world,” he said. “I never realized how much my daughter touched people’s

lives until now.”

While at GC, Erica was a Tiger Guide, a Student Professional in the Office

of Admission, and a little sister in the President’s House Association (PHA).

Chilean police arrested a security guard from Colegio Bautista in mid-

September in connection with Erica’s death. Erica’s death

was ruled a homicide.

Don’t have regrets.

Don’t mourn her. Remember

her life and the times you each

had with her.”

Erica Faith Hagan’s father, Chris Hagan,

in response to Erica’s friends who shared

their regret for not keeping in touch

since her graduation in May of 2014

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