Campus News

Alumni Features

Alumni News

Campus News

U.S. News : Stetson in top four regional universities in South in 1997

Stetson earmarks annual fund gifts for student financial assistance

Around Campus...

• Building Opportunities Update
• George students get $43,000 gift
• Three new trustees named
• Hispanic programs growing

John Pelham establishes new scholarship program

Double Your Dollars

Stetson Society: An opportunity for planned giving

Alumni Features

'Gift of gab' serves alumnuswell while teaching English in China

Alumni builders wanted: To add students, jobs, financial support

Miami District Chair: Hurricane Andrew led to new career

Accounting grad works to help youth—but always with a light heart

Corporate partner works to raise Stetson's visibility in Jacksonville

Alumni couple endow chair to thank professor/friend

'Gift of gab' serves alumnus well while teaching English in China

Jacksonville retiree Ted Boutwell, '42, has spent the past two summers in southern China's Guilin City, teaching American English conversation to adults.

"Most of my students have college level English grammar... but have limited conversational experience, such as only a native American with a gift of gab can provide," he said.

A retired U.S. Marine Corps aviator who left Stetson after two years to join the service during World War II, Boutwell spent much of his career on Okinawa. In addition to raising five children, he and his wife also sponsored 32 foreign students to stud y in the U.S., including a young Chinese girl they later adopted.

At Guilin City Staff and Workers' University, where he taught last summer, there are no lawns, lighted fountains, bell towers or parking lots, he says, "but there is plenty of space for hundreds of bicycles and a few motor scooters." His classof lawye rs, doctors, clerks, government employees -- about 20 in all -- met five nights a week for seven weeks. He also led an informal, two-hour "English Corner" for the public on Sunday mornings, classes which meet all over China to give people practice in spea king.

He takes no salary, but an apartment is provided, and living costs are low: 25 cents for breakfast; $1.50 for dinner in an air-conditioned restaurant; or 25 to 75 cents for a meal at a sidewalk restaurant. A bicycle is provided for his use; biking to w ork takes about seven minutes. If it rains, he takes a taxi for $1.25 (bicycle included).

"Now all these costs are not for tourists," he warns, "only for us locals."

During the summer before last, he also taught at Guangxi Teachers University. He has been invited back to Guilin City this summer, but may go instead to Lanzhou University in northern China, where one of his former studentsis studying.

"I haven't yet seen northern China," said Boutwell in anticipation.

And how does he manage all this, since he speaks no Chinese?

"I can look so helpless," he laughed. "People jump at the opportunity to help me. There are nice people everywhere you go."

--Betty Brady

Alumni builders wanted: To add students, jobs, financial support

Building Opportunities for Students is not just a catchy slogan; it is the driving force of Stetson University, and it is a goal The National Alumni Association supports. We need your help with the following building blocks:

New Students: Under the leadership of new Dean of Admissions Mary Napier and the entire admissions staff, alumni are more involved than ever in recruiting students. Alumni district chairs, committee members, and other volunteers attend fall coll ege fairs and other high school events around the state on behalf of Stetson. Alumni such as Steve Glum, '86, manager of public relations at the Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando, and Suzanne Spencer Chaffin, '78, chair of the Miami Alumni District, have hosted fun and educational receptions for prospective students in their areas. Also, each year hundreds of alumni use our Alumni Referral Discount Program to personally recommend Stetson to friends, neighbors, co-workers, and family members.

Jobs: Just as we perpetuate the Stetson tradition each year by introducing new students to our university family, so do we nurture alumni by becoming involved in their first successes in the "real world." Internships and co-ops for juniors and seniors are an absolute necessity in the '90's, and Stetson alumni are helpingto create them for more and more Stetson students. Alumni groups also have made a difference by hosting networking events for students and graduates in their areas, as the St. Petersburg/Clearwater alumni have done with the help of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bullard (parents of alumnus Fred Bullard, '95). Call Acting Director of Career Services Joyce DeLoach at (904) 822-7315 to discuss internships and recruiting programs for your comp any.

Financial Support: To support our aggressive admissions programs, Stetson has made a new commitment to its students: All Alumni Fund and Stetson Annual Fund gifts are going directly to student scholarships and financial assistance. This change allows donors participating in leadership giving programs to develop personal relationships with the students who receive their named scholarships. Both donors and students are enjoying this new opportunity. By supporting the Alumni Fund at any level, h owever, everyalumnus can directly impact our students. Only through collective participation at all levels will we help Stetson succeed in attracting and educating deserving students.

In building opportunities for students, each building block does make a difference. I urge you to call the Alumni Office at (904) 822-7480 for more information about these programs. Help build Stetson's success.

Marty

Miami District Chair: Hurricane Andrew led to new career

Hurricane Andrew took her house, but gave her a new career, says Miami District Chair Suzanne Spencer Chaffin, '78.

Interested in politics since high school, she served as 1974 Youth Governor of Florida. She majoredin political science at Stetson, and was heavily involved in the Model Senate program, serving as both chairman and president in different years. A memb er of Delta Delta Delta sorority, she also served as a head resident, and chaired Homecoming. "I was very happy at Stetson," she says. "I loved every minute of it."

After graduation, she worked for attorney Charles Gray of DeBary, a political activist who was serving as Orange County Attorney; she has also worked in Washington, D.C., for former Congressman Skip Bafalis of Kissimmee. She even met her husband, R.C . Chaffin, through politics -- when he was working with the Orange County Young Republicans and she was a mainstay of the Seminole County Young Republicans.

They moved to Atlanta after they married, and she taught American Government in high school. "But when we moved to Miami in 1991, I decided not to teach," she says. "Then Hurricane Andrew hit and we lost our house. We rebuilt it, and along the way I go t interested in real estate."

She has now traded politics for real estate sales, which allows her to set her own schedule, giving her time for volunteer work.

She got involved with Stetson during her 15th Reunion, and has since helped organize a dinner cruise with alumni from Broward County; a Stetson night at the Marlins game; and a Miami breakfast with School of Business Administration Dean Paul Dascher fo r prospective students, parents, alumni, and high school advisors. "I'd like to involve more of the Miami alumni in our events," she says. "I enjoy it."

Twice president of the Miami Tri Delt Alumni Association, she is now secretary. She is also a docent at Villa Vizcaya, a 1916 Renaissance villa, which houses Dade County's decorative arts museum.

--Betty Brady

Accounting grad works to help youth -- but always with a light heart

Accountant Patrick J. Knipe,'62, puts young people and education at the top of his list of interests -- but he likes a good joke. Asked how he found his way to Stetson in the first place, he dead pans, "In a 1950 Pontiac."

In fact, he chose Stetson because of its law school, then wound up majoring in accounting instead. He studied with the late David M. Beights, whom he credits with teaching integrity along with accounting. Knipe says he was surprised, for example, the first time Beights left the room during an examination: "We had every opportunity to cheat, but didn't."

Also important in his Stetson education were the courses he took from retired humanities professor Kathleen Johnson: "Outside of my professional courses, they were the best courses I took," he said. "They piqued my interest in architecture, art, and mu sic. Many of the things I like today are directly related to her ability to teach those eight hours of humanities."

A member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, Knipe loved intramural sports in his student days and says he "played about everything." U.S. Army ROTC was also on his schedule, and made it easy to find a job at graduation. "There was a need for artillery off icers," says the '60s grad.

After military service, he returned to Orlando and began his accounting career, with community service as his avocation. For more than 20 years he taught basic business concepts to young people through the Junior Achievement program, which honored him with two national awards. Over the years his volunteer service included Rotary, COMPACT, Civitan Club, and United Way. He still serves on the board of directors of Junior Achievement of Central Florida, and heads the standards and allocation committee of United Arts of Florida. Heis a past president of the Florida Institute of CPAs, and has served on the council of the American Institute of CPAs, and the advisory board of Stetson's School of Business.

Currently market managing partner of the Orlando office of Coopers & Lybrand, he is a Stetson Challenger Responder, having pledged $5,000 a year for five years for student financial assistance. Half of his pledge comes from a matching gift from his com pany, through Stetson's Corporate Partners program.

Two students, political science major Shelby Bond of Palm Harbor and accounting major Christopher Portale of Lake City, currently benefit from Knipe's generosity.

Why does he do it?

"Stetson is a great place to get an education," he says. "We're still turning out good students."

--Betty Brady

Corporate partner works to raise Stetson's visibility in Jacksonville

Corporate Partner Bill Schwind, '76, of Ponte Vedra Beach, says he works best when he's busy. He's always busy.

Eight years ago, he and his wife Julie helped found Island Food Stores with four gas/convenience stores; and they've been building, buying and selling ever since. Today, he and his partners have 112 stores and 450 employees, from Tallahassee to Tampa, doing $120 million worth of business a year. Island Food combines major oil company gas stations with fast food franchises in clean, well-lit convenience stores with a Florida theme.

His background is accounting, a field he chose because of Professor Joe Master. "I transferred to Stetson as a sophomore," he said, "and my best friend and I went over to the business school thinking we might want to go on to lawschool. But in Account ing 101, Joe Master was so dynamic, so brilliant, I decided to become an accountant."

Schwind worked first for Coopers and Lybrand, and then for an oil company, before beginning Island Food. He says his financial background is invaluable to the business: "Evaluating acquisitions is easy for me. I can sit down with a company's financial statements and tell in a few hours whether we want it."

His Stetson years were full; he worked nearly full-time at Mano's and was self-sufficient except for tuition. He was also active in Pi Kappa Phi fraternity.

Proud of Stetson's growing excellence, he hopes to raise the university's profile in Jacksonville. In addition to serving as a corporate partner, he organized Stetson's first golf/tennis tournament in Jacksonville in June and plans to do another in 199 7. "We raised enough for a scholarship," he said, "andwe're just building our reputation. The second one will be even better."

--Betty Brady

Alumni couple endow chair to thank professor/friend

Forty years ago, Redden and Joanne Reeves Thames, a young couple with two children, pulled into DeLand with $30 in cash and everything they owned in a U-Haul trailer.

Last year, they came back to establish a trust in excess of $250,000 to help endow a chair in religion to honor retired religious studies professor Earl Joiner.

Joiner had helped Redden while he was at Stetson and the tie endures. "He was one of my favorite students," said Joiner. "During a crisis we became close friends, and have remained so through the years." ***

"When we arrived in 1956," said Redden, "we spent $20 to rent aso-called apartment in an old house, bought $5 worth of groceries, and began looking for jobs."

Their goal was for him to finish his Stetson education. She had graduated in 1952, the summer they married, but he had quit school to pastor churches in Ocala and Miami.

Back at Stetson, he again pastored a church, and worked at Sears; she read to blind students. It wasn't an easy life, but they were doing fine until he angered the Ku Klux Klan by baptizing a Mexican couple in the summer of '57.

"We were followed by hooded Klansmen," he said. "It was a very difficult time for us, but Earl Joiner, one of my professors, guided us through the situation as a friend."

After graduating in social science, Redden went on to seminary, and pastored and worked in business in South Carolina. They had two more children, and Joanne taught school. Now retired near Winnsboro, S.C., the Thames' decided to use part of an inher itance she had received to recognize what Stetson and Joiner mean to them. During their lives the charitable reminder unitrust they set up provides income to them. After their deaths, Stetson will have a start on endowing the Earl Joiner Chair in Religion.

"We hope everybody who has been touched by Earl's example will help us complete the endowment," Redden said. "He is a fine Christian man."

Alumni News

Alumni News

Weddings and Anniversaries

New Hatters

In Memoriam

Send news to Jackie Hays , Alumni Relations, Stetson University, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., Unit 8257, DeLand, FL 32720-3781.

• 1929
  R. Grady Snowden, Sr. , Lake Helen, former pastor and recently elected pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church of DeLand, was awarded the Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree at Stetson's May 12 Commencement in DeLand.
• 1938
  Edward C. Furlong, Jr. , DeLand, was honored in June, in Canterbury House for his 60-year membership in the choir of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church of DeLand.
• 1943
  Robert C. Allen and Lois M. Allen ,Bradenton, celebrated their golden anniversary on Nov. 11, 1995. The editor apologizes for the delay in adding this information to our publication.
• 1948
  Thomas "Tom" J. Deen, Jr. , Istachetta, received his 50-year award membership to Pi Kappa Phi, and Betty Langston Deen received her 50-year award membership to Delta Delta Delta.
• 1949
  Frances "Dolly" Rutledge Hand , and husband Homer Hand, Belle Glade, received the 1996 Champion of Higher Independent Education in Florida Award at the Stetson Gala at Peabody Auditorium in Daytona Beach on March 22, and Dolly had the honor of carrying the Olympic Torch in Lake Worth in July. Ernest H. Jernigan , Ocala, retired professor of social sciences at Central Florida Community College, published his fourth book, America and World: 1995-2015. Tom Risk , Lakeland, is still having songs publishedby Pathway Music, Cleveland, Tenn., and the Children's Bible Hour has been using them since 1992, including two favorites, "Let's Sing Jesus" and "Happy Because."
• 1952
  Mary Lou Morris Brown , Atlanta, Ga., has been appointed to a five-year term on the Stetson University Board of Trustees. Kenneth W. McIntosh , Sanford, retired from full-time practice of law, but will continue to be an attorney of counsel with Stenstrom, McIntosh, Colbert, Whigham & Simmons, P.A. He was honored by the City of Casselberry at a party for his 36 years of service as city attorney.
• 1953
  William Ray Hyde , Winter Park, played Billy's grandfather in the Unsolved Mysteries episode, "Billy's Abduction."
• 1954
  Earnest W. Murphy, Jr. , Cold Springs, N.Y., a visiting instructor in Stetson's School of Music, offered a faculty recital with retired Dean of Music Paul Langston and three current professors on Feb. 16. Charles Rose , South Daytona Beach, recently retired as vice president of Capital Office Products and as vice president of Parker-Rose Title Agency.
• 1955
  Lamar A. Willis , Athens, Ga., has been awarded the "Premier Agent" award by Life Insurance Company of Georgia. He has served for three years on the Board of Directors for Athens Association of Life Underwriters and attained the Life Underwriters Graduate award.
• 1956
  Pat Williams Polaski , Palm Harbor, who retired after teaching 25 years at Palm Harbor Junior High, plans to do volunteer work, such as tutoring or hospital volunteer work. Alvin E. Smith , Ormond Beach, completed his year as president of the Florida Medical Association in May, and will be a lay member of the governing board of the Florida Bar.
• 1957
  Travis K. Hedrick , Middletown, Conn., director of the Health Administration Program at Quinnipiac College, has helped design a coat of arms for the epidemiology and public health department of Yale University, from which he holds a master's degree in public health. William E. Pate , El Paso, Texas, accepted an academic appointment with Texas Tech University as an associate professor of surgery on Jan. 1, 1995.
• 1958
  Elsa Heckendorf Turner , Rock Hill, S.C., received her Master of Fine Arts degree from Winthrop University, 1994, in painting and sculpture. She has received the 1996 River Place Festival (Greenville, S.C. ) Honorable Mention and Purchase Award, and the South Carolina Watercolor Society, 1995, major award. Her works are featured in the book, Collage Techniques, byGerald Brommer, andher work, Reflecting Nature: Interdimensional Collage, was on exhibit in the local Accents Gallery from January through March, 1995. Jack D. Woodall , Spring Hill, announced that his company, Innovative Technology, Inc., won the Business of Year Award, through the Brooksville Chamber of Commerce.
• 1959
  Betty Furches Kruhm , New Smyrna Beach, retired from teaching and says she will care for two precious granddaughters.
• 1962
  Edward H. Browder , Saratoga, Calif., was elected president of Unitrode Corporation (NYSE_UTR), Jan. 8, 1995.
• 1964
  Joseph "Jay" Landers Jr. , Tallahassee, formerly of Landers & Parson, is now chairman and chief executive officer of U.S. Medical Finance Corporation (USMed). Claudine Walker Ryce , and her husband Donald, Homestead, have joined a state advisory board for lost and missing children.
• 1965
  Richard V. N. Ginn , Springfield, Va., has written a fully documented history of the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps, which is pending publication by the Army. Martha Farrington Grant , Central, S.C., is looking for a part-time social work position.
• 1966
  Thomas W. Fauquet , Hickory, N.C., is currently associate academic dean and dean of graduate programs at Lenoir-Rhyne College. Priscilla "Prissy" Jones Tunnell , Franklin, N.C., announced the release of her new book, Stories That Won't Go Away. She serves as minister of music for senior adults and children at First Baptist Church in Franklin, and also for the Woman's Missionary Union in Birmingham, Ala.
• 1967
  John B. Crowther , OrangeCity, was awarded his blackbelt in Shinryu Karate in May, 1995. He also competes at the Nationals each year and, at age 50, was one of the oldest students in his karate school to receive a blackbelt degree.
• 1969
  Robert J. Taylor , McDonough, Ga., retired from Clayton State College on July 1, after 25 years of service and the Georgia Board of Regents named him Director Emeritus of Student Life. He and his wife Connie immediately entered missionary service with Operation Mobilization. He will be serving as assistant director of development, based at the U.S. headquarters of this global mission agency.
• 1970
  Kathy Williams Donor , Grant, is co-founder of the Alliance for Holistic Healing and editor of its newsletter. John Stephen "Steve" Hess , DeLand, has been named senior vice president and trust officer of SouthTrust Bank of Florida-Central Florida. Michael P. Jarrard , DeLand, has been promoted to executive vice president of SunTrust Bank of East Central Florida.
• 1971
  Robert L. Daniels, Jr. , Orlando, was named to the Order of Merit by the international board of directors of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity on June 26. William E. Hall , New Smyrna Beach, was appointed superintendent of Volusia County Schools on July 1. Flora Ann Pinder , Longwood, had an article, "How to Choose and Utilize a Vocational Expert in Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, and Other Cases," published in the national magazine of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants. She works as a vocational expert for divorce and workers' compensation cases in Orlando.
• 1972
  Lance S. Loria , Houston, Texas, was selected to serve on the board of directors of the National Kidney Foundation of Southeast Texas and named finance chairman of the board of managers for the North Harris County YMCA. He also serves on the advisory board for the graduate program in health care administration for Texas Women's University. In addition, he passed the Board of Governor's Examination in Healthcare Management of the American College of Healthcare Executives and advanced to diplomat status; received the Reeves Silver Award for service to the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association; and published an article, "Implementation Strategy for Successful Managed Care Integration," in the May/April, 1996, issue of the American Academy of Medical Administrators' national magazine, AAMA Executive.
• 1973
  Philip A. Gardner , Mandeville, La., has been accepted into full membership of the International Society For Endovascular Surgery.
• 1974
  AllenEnlow , Brooklyn,N.Y., is working as an actor and stand-up comic in New York City, and currently has several TV and radio commercials on the air including a summer-long promotion playing "Marty the Party Fly" for Nick at Nite. John H. Hewett was named executive vice-president of Cargill Associates on June 1, 1995. He will direct the work of the firm's Church Division, which provides stewardship development and capital fund-raising services to local congregations nationwide. Florence M. Jowers , Hickory, N.C., has been appointed to the faculty of Lenoir-Rhyne College to teach with her husband Paul in Lenoir-Rhyne's new sacred music program. She will serve as college organist in addition to serving as assistant professor of music.
• 1975
  Bayard T. Keller, Jr. , Westminster, Md., has recently completed his fourth year as professor of military science for Army ROTC at Western Maryland College. Sherri EndsleyTungate , Flora, Ill., whohad served as the elected state's attorney in Clay County, Ill., since 1984, was appointed associate judge on Feb. 1, 1994.
• 1977
  Christopher J. Colwell , Ormond Beach, principal of Atlantic High School in Port Orange, was recognized July 16 at the Florida Association of School Administrators conference in Orlando for his efforts to create a positive school climate for learning and teaching. Rebecca Ravenshaw Holt , Charlottesville, Va., soprano, sang in a new complete production of Richard Wagner's epic Ring Cycle with the Arizona Opera, June 3-15, in Flagstaff, Ariz. Warren Lindsey , Winter Park, was recently sworn in as president of the Orange County Bar Association for 1996-97. He is a board certified criminal defense lawyer with Kirkconnell, Lindsey, Snure and Henson, P.A., in Winter Park.
• 1978
  Michael H. Davis , DeLand, has been named director of planned giving at United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties, Inc. Philippe H. Garmy , Tulsa, Okla., is teaching a program he designed for culinary arts at Tri-County Tech Center in Bartlesville, Okla.
• 1979
  M. Lee McGraw Lewicki , Sudbury, Mass., was appointed to a five-year term on the Stetson University Board of Trustees in April, 1996. Donald McCullough , Norfolk, Va., was named conductor of the Paul Hill Chorale and the Washington Singers in Washington, D.C.
• 1980
  Walter Theodore Etzell III , Naples, has been named president of Conditioned Air of Naples. F. Alex Ford Jr. , DeLand, was re-elected chairman of the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council. Patrick M. Helay , Boca Raton, was named president and executive director of Mayo Health Plan.
• 1982
  Timothy F. Ireland , Fort Myers, had an article, "The Leadership Void: Is The Florida Legislature Irrelevant?" published in Florida Trend in August, 1995. Patricia Messersmith Turken , Yonkers, N.Y., is working for Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising in the digital production facility _ designing and producing print materials ads.
• 1984
  Christopher B. Adkins , Tallevast, was promoted to director of sales at the Holiday Inn in Sarasota Lido Beach. Janice Clayton Camp , Lake City, received the Teacher of the Year award at Summers Elementary School in Lake City. William M. Steele III has departed on a six-month deployment aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea from Mayport, to support the NATO-peace implementation forces operating in the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas.
• 1985
  Charles Edward Brinkerhoff , Port Orange, won the 1995 State Boys Basketball 6-A Championship as Mainland High School's head coach and was named 6-A High School Coach of the Year. Alan I. Gaylord , Hawthorne, is the minister at Mims United Methodist Church. John Marino , West Palm Beach, has been promoted to executive vice president of First United Bank. Steven Walter Pate , Leavenworth, Kan., was selected for early promotion to U.S. Army major by the 1994 promotion board and started the Command and General Staff Course at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., in August, 1995. Roger N. Swanger , Gainesville, was named chief financial officer for W.E.S. Inc. Environmental Division, Sarasota, Aug.1, 1995.
• 1986
  Sue Ellen Parry-Cox , Orlando, is employed as chief financial officer by Charter Hospital, Orlando South. Timothy Quinn DeSantis , Miami Beach, joined Milford OB-GYN Associates in Milford, Conn. Douglas Bogan McMahon , Medford, Ore., has completed his family practice residency and will be joining a family medical practice in Medford.
• 1987
  Charles Edward Buhler , Orlando, along with a partner, has formed Chief Appraisal Services, Inc., a commercial real estate appraisal firm serving all of Central Florida. Rhonda Flanders Clary , Loxahatchee, was hired as director of accounting by Daleen Technologies of Boca Raton. She was a manager for KPMG Peat Marwick LLP of West Palm Beach. David Cope , Rockville, Md., has been named vice president of marketing and sales for Baltimore's new NFL team. Ronda Webb Flaquer , Miami, is manager, insurance operations, at Ryder System Inc. Darcy Haag Granello , Columbus, Ohio, received her Ph.D. in counselor education from Ohio University in Athens, and is an assistant professor in counselor education at The Ohio State University of Columbus. Paul F. Granello , Columbus, Ohio, received his Ph.D. in counselor education from Ohio University in Athens, and is clinical director of the adult partial hospitalization program at Harding Hospital in Columbus. Timothy Sanders Mallard , Benning, Ga., is a U.S. Army chaplain with the 2nd Infantry 18th regiment at Fort Benning. Lisa Sumner Messersmith , New Smyrna Beach, is the manager of Harris House of the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, and an award-winning sculptor.
• 1988
  Greg Brown has moved to Santiago, Chile, to teach English and pursue freelance journalism and feature writing. Robert William Cranston has been selected to go to Berlin, Germany, during 1996-97 to serve as a Fulbright Exchange Program teacher in English andAmerican culture at the GoetheOberschule. Susan Webb Curtis , Athens, Tenn., is employed as director of student relations at Cleveland State Community College in Cleveland, Tenn. Dermott Dessert , Houston, Texas, was ordained to the transitional diaconate June 22 at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Orlando. Carolyn Cira Dodge , Jacksonville, has been appointed compliance information administrator by Barnett Banks Inc., Jacksonville. Sabrina Cox Hancock , Suwanee, Ga., teaches calculus and advanced math at Duluth High School, and last year taught math methods at the University of Georgia and Mercer University.She also spoke at the national convention of the American Educational Research Association in New York City. Matt Lacey has joined Stetson's Development Office as associate director of the annual fund.
• 1989
  Bonnie Cleveland , Folly Beach, S.C., received a doctorate in clinical psychology from Virginia Tech. She will be working as a post-doctoral fellow at the Medical University of South Carolina. Darcy Hedrick Hoffman , Jacksonville, has been appointed project manager of Barnett Banks Inc. Elizabeth Laney Johnson , Tampa, is teaching at Seffner Christian Academy in Seffner. Diane Leslie Goijburg Kichar , Shelton, Conn., received her master's degree in molecular and cell biology from Pennsylvania State University in December of 1992. Michael Thomas Kelly opened his own dental office in Orange City in February of 1994, and his wife, Jennifer Crowther , '95, is both office manager and a dental hygienist there. Susan Wolfe Wuitschick , Lakeland, is currently employed by Lockheed Martin Information Systems, Orlando, as an accountant.
• 1990
  Steven Gosney , Ormond Beach, is attending Stetson's Collegeof Law after three and a half years as executive officer of the East Florida Building Industry Association in Daytona Beach.
• 1991
  Elizabeth Annette Brooks , Durham, N.C., received her Ph.D. in mathematics on May 12 from Duke University Graduate School. Lynn Alan Pate was promoted to captain in September 1994, and transferred to Fort Rucker, Ala., for the advanced officers' course. Following that, he cross-trained to the Apache helicopter, trained in aircraft maintenance, and was then reassigned to Korea. His wife Gina and daughters Megan and Kaitlynn will reside in DeLand during the year he is gone. Stacey Smelser , co-chair of the District 3 Chapter of the Alumni Association, who is pursuing a doctorate in public administration at Florida State University, Tallahassee, was one of 34 chosen from 200 applicants to intern in the 1996-97 Florida House of Representatives. Carolyn Rae Smith , Charlotte, N.C., recently left her position as Western U.S. sales representative for Frank Schaffer Publications, and is now in management for The Limited in Charlotte. Lara Nichole Vaughan , Charleston, Va., has announced the formation of Parchman, Vaughan & Company, L.L.C. (PV&C).
• 1992
  Tiffany Berkshire-Frazer , Philadelphia, Pa., was awarded the doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine on June 2. She will begin an internship at Graduate Health System - City Avenue Hospital in Philadelphia. Donald David Gast , Edneyville, N.C., received his juris doctor degree from Duke University School of Law on May 12. Rachel Lenore Hoffman , Hollis, N.H., received both master's and bachelor of science degrees in engineering from Dartmouth College in 1994 and is currently in her third year at DartmouthMedical School. Blythe WilliamsKinsey , Charlotte, N.C., is a piano teacher. David Lowell Kinsey , Charlotte, N.C., is a senior client manager with CIGNA Healthcare Inc. Sarah Ellen Scher , Altamonte Springs, works as an investment officer for SunTrust Bank in Orlando. Jeff Smith , Longwood, acatcher from Stetson, is hitting .257 after 105 at-bats for the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Wizards, one of Minnesota's Class-A teams. He has two homers and 14 runs batted in. Brady E. Sweet Sr. , Riverview, was recently promoted to senior executive manager for the Tampa office for Transamerica Financial Services. David Andrew Wilder , Reno, Nev., earned a master's degree in psychology from Florida Atlantic University and is pursuing a Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Nevada. Julie Akerman Wilder , Reno, Nev., teaches second grade while working on a master's degree in education at the University of Nevada.
• 1993
  Angela Bandy , Orlando, the staff trainer at Sea World of Florida, is serving her second term as vice president of the Central Florida Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development. Eric E. Muenks , Apopka, received his master's degree in counseling and human development from Troy State University's Orlando campus in June. After 2 l/2 years of service in case management at ACT Corporation in DeLand, he has taken a therapist position with The Allen Group in Longwood, and works part-time for the Volusia County School Board as a consultant. Christina Lynn Nejezchleb , Vienna, Va., has joined the Federal Reserve Board's bank supervision and operations section as a review examiner specializing in consumer compliance. C. Russell Slappey , DeLand, has been promoted to senior accountant at Bolerjack, Keyes & Associates in its audit department.
• 1994
  David Alvin , Georgetown, has been hired as supervisor of high school students at In His Image Ministries and God's Treasures Christian Academy. David Austin , Las Vegas, Nev., began working for Westwood Studios in March as a computer graphics artist/animator; was featured in Animation Magazine in May as one of Westwood's "Famed Artists;" and his largest sculpture, Angles & Spaces, was purchased by Westwood Studios and will be mounted outside the building on a grass paddock. Brent Lane Barkett , Boulder, Colo., is doing graduate work at the University of Colorado. Rebecca "Becky" Bridges , Daytona Beach, is working on a master's degree in English at Clemson University in South Carolina, where she holds a graduate assistantship and R.C. Edwards Research Fellowship. Matt Greeson , DeLand, aide to County Manager Larry Arrington , '73, when Arrington was DeBary's interim manager, will attend regular council meetings as Arrington's municipal liaison. Ingrid Shull , Cooper City, received her master of arts degree in English from Northeastern University in Boston, and has accepted a position as editor for State Street Bank of Boston. David Spence , Ormond Beach, plant ecologist, assisted in placing a fence around a dune on the eastern side of the Volusia County School Board's Section 16 property in Deltona in May to protect plants and scrub habitat along Providence Boulevard. Bridgette McElwee Waldau , Okeechobee, reports that two of her paintings were shown at the A.E. Backus Gallery in Fort Pierce from March 5-24, in a four-county juried show; and that the Absolutely Art Gallery in Okeechobee has a few of her paintings on display and for sale. She is also doing book illustrations for a company in Illinois, and has completed one book and is beginning another. Her first book waspublished in October. She also got a hole-in-one on Aug. 9! Dawn Hughes Yeargin , Ormond Beach, left Stetson's art department in June, to work with the Atlantic Center for the Arts staff at Harris House in New Smyrna Beach.
• 1995
  Edward E. Bennett , Edgewater, has been promoted to vice president and relationship manager for Barnett Bank of Volusia County. Jennifer Crowther Kelly , Orange City, is office manager and dental hygienist for her husband's dental practice. William R. O'Connor , Orange City, is the new director of continuing education at Stetson University. Tammy Collins Wszola , Pompano Beach, joined Ambit Marketing Communications as media director, responsible for media purchases, special event coordination, and account supervision.
• 1996
  Taisia Ealy , Purchase,N.Y., is attending State University of New York,Purchase, in the master of fine arts printmaking program. Kristin Alicia Ludecke , Eustis, completed her reign as Miss Florida in a televised pageant. David Alan Papa , Deltona, attends Stetson University College of Law, focusing on employment discrimination law.

Weddings & Anniversaries

• Robert C. Allen , '43, and wife Lois celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 11, 1995.
• Dixie Andrews Hennick , '65, to Ronald Wallace Blake, June 1, 1996.
• Pat Williams Polaski , '65, and husband Bill celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary in August, 1996.
• John B. Crowther , '67, and wife, Margaret Smith , '67, celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary, Dec. 18, 1995.
• Jeannette Ferrell Maraffi , '68, and husband Fritz celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary, Dec. 29, 1996.
• Kimberly Prichard Abdo , '79, to Theodor Eric Sander, June 24, 1996.
• Stacey Jan Flowers , '82, to Deric Kaiser, June 26, 1993.
• Christopher B. Adkins , '84, to Laurie D. Pike, Nov. 23, 1994.
• Steven Walter Pate , '85, to Julie King, May, 1995.
• Maria Figueiras , '86, to Michael John Ford, May 6, 1995.
• Sue Ellen Parry , '86, to Wayne L. Cox, June 22, 1990.
• Parrish Lee Hill , '86, to Zunia Darlene Morris, June 3, 1995.
• Debra Jean Campanola , '87, to Skipper Bowles, Feb. 10, 1996.
• Sophia Beatriz Ehringer , '87, to James Scott Langley, June 1, 1996.
• Melissa Ann Strauch , '87, to Peter Whiteman, Jan. 27, 1996.
• Kathryn Lee Moffett , '88, to Robert Scott Hutcheson, April 8, 1995.
• Suzanne Kate Roth , '88, to Stephen Paul Barnes, April 27, 1996.
• Kristin Buck , '89, to Mark A. Desautelle, Sept. 23, 1995.
• Claudia K. Epting , '89, to Keith Portell, July 14, 1996.
• Diane Leslie Goijburg , '89, to Michael G. Kirchar, Jr., May 25, 1996.
• Kimberly Jo Gossett , '89, to Aaron PatrickTitus, Sept. 3, 1994.
• Kathleen Henry , '89, to Clark Whitmire, Dec. 19, 1993.
• Donna Kay Schwiers , '89, to Drew L. Thompson , '85, March 16, 1996.
• Pedro Roberto Suarez , '89, to Nicole Damron, March 25, 1995.
• Susan Wolfe , '89, to Scott Charles Wuitschick, Oct. 28, 1995.
• Jennifer Sue Hayden , '90, to Christopher Stupica, Sept. 16, 1995.
• Scott Nelson Alper , '91, to Angela Watkins, Aug. 31, 1996.
• "Kym" Kimberly Hansen , '91 to Paul R. Finn, Jr., May 25, 1996.
• Peggy Mere , '91, to Robert Bradley Bowman , '89, Aug. 28, 1993.
• Robert William Moore , '91, to Stephanie Polk, April 22, 1995.
• Brian David Ray , '91, to Shannon Lynn Quirk, May 6, 1995.
• Marcus Alan Buckley , '92, to Lea Ann Strickland, June 29, 1996.
• Jennifer Marie Johnson , '92, to Lee Bailey, June 10, 1995.
• Karen Denise Baird , '93, to William Brian McMurrer, June 19, 1993.
• Angela Lynn Paumier , '93, to Harold Roldolph Bandy, II, Feb. 17, 1996.
• Melissa Joy Marshall , '93 to James William Reed, June 24, 1994.
• Stacey L. Durrbeck , '94 to Bradley G. Fuller, June 17, 1995.
• Marla Ivette Garcia , '94, to Scott Robert Ariotti, Dec. 29, 1994.
• Julie Beth Jerbi , '93, to Jeffrey Lawrence Kaplan, May 26, 1996.
• Bridgette McElwee , '94, to James Waldau, Jan. 20, 1996.
• Yvette A. Mercado , '94 to Harry A. Mulhall , '94, June 1, 1996.
• Loretta Carroll Pluso , '94, to David Fletcher Wilkinson , III, '92, Aug. 12, 1995.
• Joyce Nailling , '94, to Eric J. Carr , '95, June 17, 1995.
• Tammy Collins , '95, to Peter Wszola, June 29, 1996.
• Ronald Emerson Cross , '95, to Jodi Marie Barth, Feb. 29, 1996.
• Emily Hayes , '95, to Jeffrey Barbacci , '91, July 22, 1995.
• Cija Marie Novak , '95, to Richard JohnWerblo, Aug. 10, 1996.

Births

• Randy Klein , '73, and wife Susie, daughter, Laura Randolph, Aug. 3, 1995.
• June Martin Hewett , '75, and husband John ,'74, two sons, Martin, 13, and Joel, 10.
• Cyrus Schoonmaker, II , '75, and wife Ann, twins, son Cyrus William, and daughter Clare Ann, April 21, 1995.
• Jeffrey B. Thomas , '76, and wife Kim, son Alex Brinton, April 17, 1995.
• Denise Morris Hammond , '79, and husband Michael, daughter Lydia Jean, Jan. 14, 1995.
• Melodye Lynne Browning Bernier , '80, and husband Marc, daughter Kathleen Emilia, Jan. 27, 1996.
• Melinda JobsonMunns , '80, and husband Dave, daughter Hannah Nicole, July 23, 1995.
• Wendy Walker Parson , '80, and husband Nels, daughter Caroline Leigh, Feb. 14, 1996.
• Myra Bobbitt Batten , '81, and husband David , '80, son Paul Robert, March 29, 1996.
• Bryan Christopher Painter , '81, and wife Lisa, son Owen Christopher, May 22, 1996.
• Barry L. Unterbrink , '81, and wife Shirley Ann, son Ryan Garrett, Aug. 12, 1995.
• Carin Sellar Adicke , '82, and husband William, son Ryan Sellar, May 14, 1995.
• Dianne Lussier Eib , '82, and husband Robert, son Alexander James, March 21, 1996.
• Stacey Jan Flowers Kaiser , '82, and husband Deric, daughter Katherine Elizabeth "Katie", May 2, 1995.
• Pamela Smith Valdes , '82, and husband Manuel, twin daughters Kelli Anne and Krista Lynne, Sept. 10, 1995.
• John S. Clark Jr. , '83, and wife Michelle, son John Stephen III, June 3, 1995.
• Elizabeth Washofsky Mann , '83, and husband Peter, son Michael Thomas, Feb. 26, 1996.
• J. Scott Strickland , '83, and wife Eileen, son John Scott, Jan. 30, 1995.
• Tonya Staples Spears , '83, and husband Robert, two daughters Emily Lauren, May 27, 1990, and Karen Elizabeth, May 5, 1995; and son Jeffrey, May 3, 1993.
• Janice Clayton Camp , '84, and husband Heflin Vince, daughter Shelby Lauren, June 13, 1995.
• Eric Robert Marcus , '84, and wife Jennifer, son Zachary Harrison, Dec. 21, 1995.
• Sara Larsen Pozzi , '84, and husband Carl, daughter Courtney Nicole, June 22, 1995.
• Colleen Flannery Reeves , '84, and husband Earl, son Kirk Charles, May 28, 1995.
• Kimberly Harvey Bougoulias , '85, and husband Michael, son Michael Evangelios, May 21, 1996.
• Charles Edward Brinkerhoff , '85, and wife Brenda, two sons Jared Charles, Aug. 16, 1993, and Logan Anthony, Sept. 3, 1995.
• Maureen Sullivan Cox , '85, and husband Gary , '84, son Sean Sullivan, June 14, 1994.
• Debra Harter Gaylord , '85, and husband Alan , '85, an adopted son Joshua Alan, June 29, 1995.
• Linda Dunn Greathouse , '85, and husband Charles , '84, two sons Joshua"Tanner," May 10, 1995, and Jake Adam, Aug. 12, 1993; and two daughters, Jessica Paige, Nov. 14, 1991, and Courtney Jo, Feb. 10, 1990.
• Catherine Demott Jackson , '85, and husband David, son Jared Alan, Jan. 4, 1995.
• Leah Hardin Kellerman , '85, and husband Ray, two sons Taylor Daniel, Nov. 18, 1993, and Parker Steven, May 19, 1996.
• Marjorie Treece Merwin , '85, and husband John, son Michael Taylor, Aug. 25, 1994.
• David R. Miller , '85, and wife Heidi, two sons Jordan David, June 2, 1993, and Jared Edge, Dec. 22, 1994.
• Adrienne Anderson Smith , '85, and husband Kevin, daughter Madison Sara, March 14, 1995.
• Kimberly Smith Taylor , '85, and husband Michael , '84, son Warren Thomas, April 19,1995.
• Daniel Joseph Zicari , '85, and wife Colleen, son Jacob Daniel, Sept. 8, 1995.
• Deborah Valley Clements , '86, and husband Joe, daughter Reed Elizabeth, July 31, 1996.
• Jennifer Hogg Johnson , '86, and husband Robert , '86, son Brigham Robert, July 27, 1995.
• Sharon Kay Smithson Mallard , '86, and husband Timothy, '87, daughter Anna Catherine, April 18, 1995, and son, William Thomas, Aug. 23, 1993.
• Jennifer Rupert McMahon , '86, and husband Douglas , '86, daughter Catherine "Kate" Leigh, Nov. 21, 1995.
• Jeanmarie Boley Morgan , '86, and husband Robert , '84, son Conner Blake, July 6, 1995.
• Teresa Carswell Vaughn , '87, and husband Keith , '86, son, Nicholas Rhys, July 22, 1995.
• Jennifer Dakin Andone , '87, and husband Herzen, son Dakin Wesley, Dec. 5, 1993.
• Randi Rilott New , '87, and husband Christopher, two daughters Caroline Harper, Oct. 1, 1994, and Sarah Anne, April 22, 1996.
• MaryLynn Longshore Schwartz , '87, and husband Michael, son Forrest Xavier, July 13, 1991, and three daughters Kara Elizabeth, June 23, 1992, Mikeela Helen, July 2, 1993, and Evelyn Margaret, Oct. 13, 1994.
• Lori Demott Snellings , '87, and husband John , '86, son Walker Barnette, June 18, 1994.
• Lorily Lamb York , '87, and husband Douglas, son Clinton Wyatt, Nov. 14, 1990, and daughter Rachel Brianna, Aug. 7, 1994.
• Susan Webb Curtis , '88, and husband Michael, twin son Andrew Webb and daughter Brianna Grace, May 7, 1996.
• Jodi Johnson Snyder , '88, and husband Rick, daughter Rachel Catherine, Oct. 12, 1995.
• Catherine King McDonald , '88, and husband Timothy, son Mitchell Robert, May 14, 1995.
• Diane Zavatkay McGinn , '88, and husband Matthew, daughter Emily Ann, Sept. 9, 1994.
• Sandra Williamson Newberry , '88, and husband Darrin , '88, son Darrin John Jr., May 17, 1996.
• Anthony R. Baumgartner , '89, and wife Colleen, son Timothy Chapman, Aug. 21, 1996.
• Jennifer Behrendt Dudas , '89, and husband Brett, son Zachary Tyler, March 8, 1995.
• Yeline Ugalde Goin , '89, and husband Terry, son Travis Clarke, June 8, 1995.
• Elizabeth Cowan Joyner , '89, and husband Matthew, daughter Anna Claire on May 31, 1996.
• Shanda Gilderbloom Mitchell , '89, and husband Ron, son Colin Mark, April 27, 1995.
• Lillian Washington Swanger , '89, and husband Roger Norman , '85, son Peterson Chase, Oct. 1, 1995.
• Kathleen Henry Whitmire , '89, and husband Clark, daughter Alexis Janet, June 29, 1995.
• Kathleen Eccles Anez , '90, and husband Scott, daughter Christine Marie, March 26, 1996.
• Christine Walker Bange , '90, and husband James , '87, son James John III, July 6, 1996.
• Catherine Hartley Bates , '90, and husband Todd, daughter Ansley Elizabeth, March 18, 1995.
• Dennis E. Campbell , '90, and wife Dede, son Kyle William, March 28, 1995.
• Gina Dianni Klemm , '90, and husband Robert, son Andrew Joseph, May 25, 1995.
• Kerri Robinson Knox , '90, and husband Benjamin, son Benjamin Robinson "Robby," Sept. 16, 1994.
• Kendal Jones Natalie , '90, and husband Michael , '88, son Bryce Anthony, May 20, 1994.
• Barbara Wipperfurth Oddo ,'90, and husband Joseph, son Joseph Girolamo II, June 7, 1993, and daughter Makenzie Leigh, May 18, 1995.
• Kelly Bostdorff Zoucha , '90, and husband Donald, daughter Mikaela Ashlyn, May 19, 1996.
• Stacy Merritt Bell , '91, and husband Lennard ,'91, daughter Megan Iris, May 12, 1995.
• Kevin Sean Brevik , ' 91, and wife Kristy, son Kory Matthew, February, 1995.
• Angelica Ginn Makuch , '91, and husband Richard, daughter Gabriela Cristine, April 22, 1996.
• Matthew William Spear , '91, and wife Meg, daughter Hannah Margaret, March 23, 1996.
• Lori Beason Stevens , '91, and husband Sean , '90, daughter Ashley Grace, June 30, 1995.
• Lucy McCaffery Vrendenburg , '91, and husband James, son Hunter, June 13, 1996.
• Sandralee Weiss Brantley , '92, and husband Sean, son Douglass Robert, March 14, 1995.
• Carol Meckstroth Davidson , '92, and husband James, daughter Morgan Emily, April 23, 1995.
• Blythe Williams Kinsey , '92, and husband David , '92, daughter Brooke Katharine, April 9, 1996.
• Darryl Reavis Madewell , '92, and wife Jennifer, daughter Kalynn, May 15, 1995.
• Kelly Kern Risdon , '92, and husband Craig , '92, daughter Emily Ann, May 27, 1996.
• Angela Dreggors Slappey , '92, and husband Bryan , '91, daughter Jessica Lauren, March 3, 1995.
• Rachel Roach Sterns , '92, and husband Pete, daughter Abigail Louise, July 4, 1995.
• Denise Servat Eccleston , '93, and husband Randy, son Zachary Ryan, May 11, 1995.
• Teresa Dubose Grooms , '93, and husband Jeff, daughter SheriNichole, July 3, 1995.
• Karen Baird McMurrer , '93, and husband Bill, son Brian Mitchell, June 11, 1996.
• Donna Lenz Robertson , '93, and husband Noel, son Austin Noel, Jan. 5, 1995.
• Jennifer Crowther Kelly , '95, and husband Michael Thomas , '89, daughter Kathryn Marion, April 18, 1996.

In Memoriam

• Dorothy Drets Baldinger, '25
• Phil C. Knox, III, '29
• Margaret Gibbs Brown, '32
• John S. Neblett, '39
• Lillian Williamson Cahoon, '41
• Betsey Dibble Brownlee, '46
• Archie Y. McMillan, '47
• Edna Parrish Fernandez, '47
• V. Robert Denham, '48
• William Seward Kearley, '50
• William Guy Stracener, '50
• Virginia O'Keefe Whitmire, '50
• Thomas S. McDonald, '51
• Robert Gordon, '52
• Thelma E. Miller, '52
• James W. Olson, '55
• Duane L. Doddington, '61
• Richard W. Yookley, '62
• George R. Williams, Sr., '64
• Jacquelyne A. Allen, '65
• Raymond A. Murray, '70
• Frits T. Lawaetz, '72
• Samuel M. K. Thorsen, '81
• Zed Duval Evans, '83