Class Notes: 2018 – Aug. 2019

This collection of career updates, weddings, and births includes news from 2018 and 2019. After this post, Birmingham-Southern College class notes will be published monthly on The BSC Blog. We hope this schedule helps alumni stay connected and receive more timely updates.

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James Thomas “Jabo” Waggoner ’60 was honored as the 2019 Distinguished Alabama Sportsman at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame’s 51st annual induction ceremony in April. Waggoner played basketball at BSC and has been an Alabama Sports Hall of Fame board member for 26 years. He has served in the Alabama state legislature for nearly 50 years.

Jim Connor ’62 was inducted into the Alabama Bluegrass Music Association’s Bluegrass Hall of Fame last year. A member of the Kingston Trio from 1968-1973, Connor plays the banjo and harmonica and is known for writing “Grandma’s Feather Bed,” a song made popular by John Denver.

Albert Gaulden, Jr. ’62 published his latest book in 2018 titled Moments and Windstorms: Take Back Your Power. He is the founding director of the Sedona Intensive, a transformative personal growth program in Arizona. Gaulden’s work as a transpersonal psychologist has been featured by The Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC World News, and numerous news publications.

Charles Gaines ’64 was one of eight distinguished authors inducted into the third annual Alabama Writers Hall of Fame at the University of Alabama. His first novel, Stay Hungry, depicts the 1970s subculture of bodybuilding, and it was adapted for a 1976 film starring Jeff Bridges, Sally Field, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, which was filmed in Birmingham. Gaines has written a variety of fiction, non-fiction, screenplays, and film adaptations. BSC alumna Sena Jeter Naslund ’64 helped present the award.

Dr. Robert Bottoms ’66, DePauw University’s 18th and longest-serving president, was honored as a transformative leader in the school’s growth, excellence, diversity, and inclusion. The university dedicated the Robert G. Bottoms Alumni and Development Center last fall. After beginning his career as the BSC chaplain and assistant to the president, Bottoms retired from a long career in higher education in 2008.

Anne Atherton Randolph ’69 released her award-winning anthology Stories Gathered at the Kitchen Table on Amazon. Her Southern Gothic novel The Sweet Not Enough was published in January and will be available soon. Randolph serves as a writing coach and leads Kitchen Table Writing Workshops in Denver, Colo.

Steven Erickson ‘72 was named community bank president for the Homewood market of Trustmark National Bank in March. Erickson, who has more than 35 years of experience in the banking industry, previously served as senior vice president and commercial relationship manager for Trustmark.

John Northrop, Jr. ’72 was one of five graduates honored by the Andalusia High School Outstanding Graduate Committee at a homecoming luncheon last fall. Northrop, who resides in Birmingham, retired in 2011 as executive director at the Alabama School of Fine Arts.

Susan Dominick Doughton ’74 was recognized by the Birmingham Business Journal as one of Birmingham’s top leaders in the legal world in the feature article “Who’s Who in Law.” Doughton is an attorney at Dominick Feld Hyde P.C., specializing in health care law.

Dr. Robert Glenn ’75, former president of Athens State University, assumed his new role as president of the University of Houston-Victoria in August 2018. Glenn started his career at BSC as a residence hall director and has since spent more than four decades in higher education.

Dr. Theron Montgomery ’75, a professor of contemporary literature and creative writing at Troy University, has published a memoir, Driving Truman Capote. The work explores the unexpected encounter he had with the American writer, playwright, and actor while Montgomery was a senior at BSC.

Frank Wilson ’75, a partner in Copeland Franco Screws & Gill law firm in Montgomery, was among the 2018 Class of Fellows of the Alabama Law Foundation. The Fellows program was established in 1995 to honor Alabama Bar members for outstanding service and commitment.

Dr. Eugene Lammers ’78 was honored as the America Geriatrics Society’s Clinician of the Year. Lammers is a medical director and primary care physician at Mercy LIFE of Alabama in Mobile, where he is part of an interdisciplinary team caring for 175 older adults.

Les Reagan ’78 is the founding director of The Augusta Broadway Singers, which began in 2013. The 35-member vocal ensemble performs musical theatre locally. Reagan serves as the church pianist for First Baptist Church of Augusta, Georgia, and works as a musical director for several theatre groups.

Dr. William DeVault ’79 is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician at the Orthopedic Center in Greenville, South Carolina. Prior to that, he was the sports medicine physician for Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.

Gen. Sheryl Gordon ’79 was named a 2019 Yellowhammer Woman of Impact in the spring. Gordon serves as the 42nd adjutant general of the Alabama National Guard and is the first woman to hold the position. Prior to this role, she served as executive director of the National Guard Association of Alabama. Gordon also became the first female general officer in state history in 2009.

Joel W. Martin ’79 was named president of Wagner College in New York City and stepped into the role in July. Martin previously served as provost and dean of faculty at Franklin and Marshall College and is a noted expert on Native American religions.

Rev. Richard Hunter ’80 is lead pastor at Riverchase United Methodist Church in Hoover. He previously served as the executive director of new church development for the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Carol Herrmann Steckel ’81 was named Commissioner of Medicaid Services in Kentucky last fall, overseeing the state’s $11 billion Medicaid budget. She previously served as Alabama’s Medicaid commissioner, director of the North Carolina Division of Medicaid Assistance, and as senior director of alliance development for WellCare Health Plans.

Dr. James Wren ’81 co-edited The Himalayas: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture, which was published in June 2018. The volume was named to Choice magazine’s selection of outstanding university references and was featured among its outstanding works in Asian studies for 2018. Four articles in the volume were written by Saurav Bhandary ’16.

Jay Seegers ’84 was elected partner at BakerHostetler in January, practicing in the national law firm’s Orlando office. Seegers advises and represents private and public sector management clients in connection with employment and labor law matters.

William Pitts ’85 was named market leader for the Oakworth Capital Bank’s Central Alabama region last year. Pitts has more than 30 years of experience in the financial industry, including 26 years with First Commercial Bank.

Robert W. Shufflebarger ’86 cofounded TriAltus Bioscience with Dr. Dmitry Vassylyev, professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics at UAB. The company, which launched earlier this year, branched off from UAB’s protein purification system that is potentially the most efficient and universal tool for studying proteins. Shufflebarger has more than 25 years of experience in life science and technology business.

Trey Granger ’87 was named chair of the Alabama Humanities Foundation Board of Directors in April. Granger serves as deputy clerk of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, and he created the acclaimed Art for Democracy project.

Rev. Ruth Vann Lillian ’87 was appointed minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Tuscaloosa last August and received preliminary ministerial fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist Association in December. Lillian was ordained in 1994 by the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church and served five churches.

James Pennington ’87 was recognized by the Birmingham Business Journal as one of Birmingham’s top leaders in the legal world in the feature article “Who’s Who in Law.” Pennington is a managing shareholder and founding member of Ogletree Deakins’ Birmingham office.

Tom Fox ’89 joined Pinnacle Financial Partners last summer as a financial advisor. He came from Wells Fargo, where he had been a senior vice president of private banking since 2016. Fox has nearly three decades of experience working with professional athletes, athletic organizations, and the businesses supporting them.

David M. Benck ’90, vice president and general counsel to Hibbett Sports, Inc., was appointed to the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s inaugural Independent Resolution Panel. This panel will be the new adjudicator in the Division 1 infractions review process for complex cases, and it will conduct the hearings, decide whether violations occurred, and hand down applicable penalties. Benck serves on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and as secretary of the board of the World Games 2021, to be held in Birmingham.

LeNell Camacho Santa Ana ’91 and LeNell’s Beverage Boutique, her liquor store in the historic Norwood neighborhood, were featured by Iron City Ink in the spring. Camacho Santa Ana opened her store last summer and has played an important role in the revitalization of the Birmingham neighborhood.

Lucy Wallace Edwards ’91 is a financial advisor for BBVA Compass Securities in Gadsden.

Dr. Kim Ennis ’91 was named president of Bevill State Community College last year. Ennis is responsible for overseeing operations at the college's four campuses (Jasper, Sumiton, Fayette, and Hamilton) as well as the Pickens County Educational Center. During her 33-year tenure with the college, she has served in a number of different positions.

Dawn Helms Sharff ’91 was named office managing partner for the Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP law firm’s Birmingham office last fall. Sharff serves on the board of directors and has held other firm leadership positions. She represents public companies, privately-held entities, and individuals in commercial real estate transactions.

Dr. Scott Ennis ’92, a double board-certified plastic surgeon, moved his practice to Boca Raton last fall after 16 years in Destin.

Randall Goodgame ’92, a Nashville-based singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music, is traveling to churches and live events around the country with his latest album titled “Sing the Bible Volume 3.” Slugs & Bugs, his music company, features Christian children’s music written and performed by Goodgame, who plays piano, guitar, harmonica, accordion, and mandolin.

Dr. Kathleen Thomas ’92, professor of economics at Mississippi State University, leads the university’s department of finance and economics. Thomas took on the role last summer after serving as a faculty member in the department since 2002.

Dr. Aimee Sparks Skelton ’93 owns and operates Skelton Orthodontics in Fort Payne, where she has been named Best Orthodontist in DeKalb County for the last four years.

Todd Green ’94 published his latest book Presumed Guilty: Why We Shouldn't Ask Muslims to Condemn Terrorism last September. He is an associate professor of religion at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.

Anoop Mishra ’94 was named vice president and regional executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s Birmingham office last spring. Mishra provides strategic support for the Regional Economic Information Network throughout Alabama, working with other regional executives to provide targeted economic intelligence.

Terry Smiley ’94 was elected vice president for Alabama Power’s eastern division last August. Smiley has worked as the company’s director of economic and community development and as the external affairs manager in the Birmingham division. A member of the BSC Sports Hall of Fame, he was an All-American basketball player and concluded his career as the all-time leading scorer.

Joel A. J. Callins ’95 was sworn in as an associate civil court and magistrate court judge for Bibb County in Macon, Georgia, earlier this year.

Austin Davis ’95 was named director of loan syndications at Synovus’ Birmingham office last spring. Davis previously served as relationship manager and senior vice president at Wells Fargo’s Birmingham office.

Kathryn Elam Dorlon ’95 is a real estate agent with Ray & Poynor Properties in Birmingham.

Larry Uptain ’95 was named the Auburn community bank president of Tupelo-based BancorpSouth last summer. Uptain oversees the bank’s efforts to foster ties to the community in the growing South Central Mississippi market. He most recently served as the vice president of Wells Fargo’s Birmingham office and has more than 28 years of banking experience.

Julie Gibbs Nelson ’96, MPPM ’05 is development director of the Greater Alabama Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In her role, Nelson promotes and supports the philanthropy and marketing efforts of the council, which served more than 28,000 youth last year.

Dr. Patricia Pulliam Phillips MPPM ’97 was appointed to the board of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. The agency enhances the effectiveness of the UN through diplomatic training and increasing the impact of national actions though public awareness, education, and public policy training. Phillips is president and CEO of the ROI Institute in Birmingham.

David Di Piazza ’98, head coach of women’s soccer at BSC, returned to Oak Mountain High School as the boys’ soccer coach last summer. Di Piazza left Oak Mountain in 2015 after leading the girls’ soccer team to the state championship, and he has won the National Federation of State High School Associations’ coach of the year award three times in the last 10 years.

James Letcher “Jay” Mitchell ’98 was elected to the Alabama Supreme Court in November and began his term as an associate justice in January. Previously, Mitchell was a partner with Maynard Cooper & Gale.

Thomas Rainer ’99, co-author of Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes, serves as a principal for Phyto Studio, a landscape architecture firm in Washington, D.C. He has designed landscapes for more than 100 gardens from Maine to Florida, including the U.S. Capitol grounds, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, and the New York Botanical Gardens.

Stephanie Baker ’00 was recognized by Plastics News in April as an important figure in the recycling and plastics industry. Baker works at KW Plastics in Troy as the director of market development and came into the industry with a background in communications and economic development.

Harrison Bishop ’00 is now president of Amerex Corporation, a Trussville-based manufacturer of commercial and industrial fire extinguishers. Bishop was formerly president of The Solberg Companies and has served on the Amerex executive committee. Before entering the fire suppression industry, he was a partner at Maynard Cooper & Gale.

Daniel Feig ’00 was named the University of South Carolina Upstate’s athletic director last summer. Feig previously served as executive associate athletic director for the University of Southern Mississippi.

Alan Blake ’01 serves as president and CEO of the Alabama Eye Bank. Blake has worked with the nonprofit for 14 years in a variety of roles, including overseeing day-to-day operations of the eye bank, which distributes donated tissue to provide sight to the blind and visually impaired.

Dr. Richard Wallace ’01 completed his Ph.D. in interdisciplinary studies at the University of Alabama last August. As part of his dissertation Movie: The Musical! A Three Article Dissertation Examining the Phenomenon of Film as Source Material for Broadway Musicals, Wallace constructed a formula using various components to predict the profitability of a Broadway musical with a success rate of 79 percent.

Rev. Hill Carmichael ’02, who served as executive director of Urban Ministry for three years, is now associate pastor at Canterbury United Methodist Church in Birmingham.

Walker Mills ’02 published her children’s book, The Good Dog, last fall. The book topped the bestseller list at Explore Booksellers in Aspen, won a Mom’s Choice Gold Award, and received a five-star review with Reader’s Favorites Review.

Dr. Matt Caine ’03 joined the Savannah Philharmonic’s 2018-19 season as chorusmaster. He is the director of music ministries at Wesley United Methodist Church at Frederica in St. Simon’s Island, where he oversees the music program and conducts multiple choirs and instrumental groups.

Brooxie Carlton ’03 is the deputy assistant commissioner of rural and community development for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.

Emily Delikat ’03 published Piggyback Psalms: 100+ Bible Songs to Tunes You Know, which was released last summer. Delikat is the development editor at the United Methodist Publishing House in Nashville, where she writes Sunday school curriculum with the Deep Blue children’s team.

Garland Stansell MPPM ’03 was elected as the chair of the Public Relations Society of America at its 2018 national convention. Stansell, chief communications officer at Children’s Hospital of Alabama, will serve as PRSA’s chair-elect on the National Board of Directors in 2019. He has more than 30 years of experience in public relations, marketing, health promotion, advocacy, and fundraising.

Jonathan Allen ’04 was named principal of Jasper High School in Jasper, Alabama, last summer. Allen was previously principal at T.R. Simmons Elementary in the Jasper City Schools system, and was named Jefferson County Secondary Teacher of the Year in 2013.

Kassie Mathis ’04 recently became the director of adult education at Jefferson State Community College in Birmingham. Previously, Mathis was the director of the Title III and Historically Black Colleges and Universities program at Gadsden State Community College.

Lora Vaughn McIntosh ’04 was named senior vice president and chief information security officer at Simmons Bank in Little Rock, Ark., in October. She previously held IT leadership roles at Regions Bank, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, and the U.S. government.

Meghan Olivier ’04 began managing St. Merry Vineyard, a small-scale vineyard in Oregon’s Willamette Valley last September. Olivier reports that her study-abroad and foreign language experiences at BSC have proven invaluable to her work in the wine industry. She was previously a project manager for the International Food Policy Research Institute, assistant director of the agriculture and food security unit at Partners for America, and assistant director of the USAID Farmer to Farmer Program, all in Washington, D.C.

Lyndsey Robinson ’04 graduated from UAB with her master’s degree in nursing with a family nurse practitioner specialty.

Sunday Vanderver ’04 won $50,000 in March by playing trivia on the app Givling. The trivia game aims to help people pay down their student loans and other debts, and Vanderver won the jackpot after a few other substantial wins. She works as a state and local tax manager at Berdon LLP in New York City.

James Bushnell, Jr. MPPM ’05 was recognized by the Birmingham Business Journal as one of Birmingham’s top leaders in the legal world in the feature article “Who’s Who in Law.” Bushnell is the dean at the Birmingham School of Law.

Candace Byrd-Vinson ’05 was inducted into the 2018 class of the Limestone County Sports Hall of Fame this last summer at a ceremony in Athens, Alabama. Byrd-Vinson was a decorated player on Tanner High School’s varsity basketball team and went on to play basketball at BSC. She is the head girls’ basketball coach at R.A. Hubbard High School in North Courtland.

Jeris Burns Gaston ’05 was promoted to partner of Bridgeworth, LLC in March. Gaston has advised clients in the areas of wealth accumulation, retirement planning, investment management, and comprehensive financing planning for 12 years.

Lauren Kilgore ’05 was promoted to partner at the business and entertainment law firm Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton in 2018. Kilgore was also named one of Nashville’s “Top 40 Under 40” by the Nashville Business Journal. She practices in the areas of complex civil litigation and entertainment law.

Jessica Vincent Payne ’05 joined JPMorgan, Chase & Co.’s Birmingham office as a vice president in January. Payne spent 13 years at Regions Bank and has worked with a wide variety of local businesses throughout her career.

Dr. Kathryn Julian ’07 joined the faculty of Maryville College last fall as a visiting lecturer in history. Previously, Julian was a visiting assistant professor in Westfield State University’s history department.

Edmund G. LaCour, Jr. ’07 was named Alabama’s new solicitor general in May. LaCour had served as the state’s deputy solicitor general since December. Prior to joining the attorney general’s office, he was a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he represented numerous clients before the U.S. Supreme Court.

John Thomas McCain ’07 works in the podiatric medicine and surgery residency/reconstructive rear foot and ankle program at Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Dr. Adrienne Baldwin-White ’08 became an assistant professor at the University of Georgia’s School of Social Work last fall. Baldwin-White focuses on sexual assault prevention on college campuses, and her work is inspired by her volunteer efforts as a rape victim advocate.

Kelley McGahey Jordan ’09 graduated with a 4.0 GPA from Southern Illinois University last spring with her MFA in theater with a focus on directing. Jordan is currently pursuing theatre professionally in Atlanta.

Rev. Jeremy McNeill ’09 is the pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Bucyrus, Ohio.

John Mayfield, Jr. ’11 is enrolled in the University of Georgia’s Professional MBA program and expects to complete his degree in 2020. Mayfield works at Intradiem as a business development executive.

Ben Odendahl ’11 is the senior director of government affairs at Federal Advocates, a lobbying firm based in Washington, D.C. Prior to this appointment, he was a legislative assistant for Charter Communications and served as a law and policy fellow in the office of U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, where he was the primary drafter of a bill awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to participants in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March. He is married to Madeleine Walker Odendahl ’12, executive director of the nonprofit Eastern Market Main Street in Washington, D.C.

Ashley Rhea ’11 opened her private law practice, Rhea Law LLC, which focuses on disability rights and benefits as well as elder and employment law in Birmingham last fall. Rhea previously spent four years at the Birmingham firm Maynard Cooper & Gale.

Simone Schicker ’11 was ordained as a rabbi last summer by the president of Cincinnati’s Hebrew Union College. BSC professors Dr. Matthew Levey and Dr. Susan Hagen as well as BSC alumna Janaye Roberson ’12 attended her ordination. Schicker serves as the rabbi of Temple B’nai Israel in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Vik Agarwal ’12, co-founder of Birmingham education tech company EdifyOnline, signed a multi-year contract in January with MITx, an online course program offered through MIT to deliver online education programs. The contract will lead to substantial efficiency gains, technological improvements, and cost savings for higher educational institutions in the future.

Dr. Megan Snider Bailey ’12 received her Ph.D. in instructional leadership with a concentration in social and cultural studies of education from the University of Alabama in May. Bailey is now teaching in the university's Honors College.

Linda Amaya Harris ’12 is enrolled in the University of South Alabama’s occupational therapy master’s program and expects to complete her degree in 2020.

Kindred Motes ’12 was featured in a Politico Q&A in which he spoke about a civil rights class he took at BSC that inspired his career, along with topics in literature, politics, and national trends. Motes is the director of digital strategy at the Vera Institute of Justice in New York City.

Anna Marie Dobbins ’13 starred in the Lifetime movie “Stalked by my Doctor: Patient’s Revenge,” which aired in summer 2018 and is available on several streaming platforms. Dobbins is working on multiple projects in Los Angeles, CA, including an upcoming Sony Pictures film. She has lived in Los Angeles since graduating from BSC and teaches dance alongside her acting career.

William Dodson Justice ’13 was named a nationally certified teacher of piano by the Music Teachers National Association last fall. Justice teaches piano through multiple organizations in Birmingham, including the Homewood School of Music, Mason Music, and Bailey Brothers Music Academy.

Asher Kitchings ’13 joined Balch & Bingham LLP’s Birmingham office in November. Kitchings focuses his practice on real estate development and commercial lending. He was previously an associate attorney at Campbell Guin.

Abbey Hester Lenzie ’13 published her young adult novella, In the Desert, last fall, and her work won the 2018 Plaza Literary Prize. In the Desert follows a young woman as she tries to flee her past and find a way forward in the post-apocalyptic future. Lenzie began working on this book while she was a BSC student.

Christian Pereyda ’13 has joined Maynard Cooper & Gale’s Birmingham office as of counsel in May. Pereyda will serve in the firm’s bankruptcy and restructuring practice group. Previously, he worked as an attorney at Engel, Hairston & Johanson PC.

Dewar Gaines ’14 and his brother Paden Gaines ’15 founded Gaines Family Farmstead, a Birmingham-based dog treat company  that produces  all-natural sweet potato dog treat chips, fries, and chews. Their products are sold online.

Saurav Bhandary ’16 manages News Without Borders, an Atlanta-based online news media platform he started after graduating from BSC.

Denzel Okinedo ’16 was elected student body president at Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law for the 2018-19 school year. In February, he accepted the resolution passed by the Birmingham City Council to recognize the 25th anniversary of the law school’s Black Law Students Association.

Karmin Shute ’18, a standout on BSC’s track and field team, is now a part of the Team USA developmental program for Olympic bobsled racing. Last fall, Shute won the women’s title at the USA Skeleton Rookie Push Championships in Lake Placid, New York.

Wallace Schmuck ’18, Owen Ferguson ’18, and Carson Buckner ’19 founded Ryval Events, a Birmingham-based business that gives players the chance to win cash through party games like cornhole and skee-ball. Ryval, which launched last year, will set up competitions in bars, breweries, festivals, and corporate events.

Dr. Kevin Drace, assistant professor of biology at BSC, is a presenter with Course Hero, an online learning platform where members can access more than 20 million course-specific study resources. Presenters range from university administrators to award-winning instructors who represent a range of disciplines.

Dr. Jessica Hines, assistant professor of English, was featured by Duke Today in an article about her course Game of Thrones: Medieval Literature and Popular Culture. Hines taught the course at BSC last fall and taught it at Duke University while earning her Ph.D.

Gen. Charles C. Krulak, BSC Professor Emeritus, was selected by the National World War II Museum to receive the Silver Service Medallion. This prestigious honor is bestowed by the museum for those who have served the United States with distinction and continue to lead by example. The recipients were honored at a black-tie gala in 2018. The award was also presented to Krulak’s father, the late Lt. General Victor “Brute” Krulak USMC.

Dr. V. Markham Lester, Michael Atchison professor of history, published H. H. Asquith: Last of the Romans (Lexington Books, 2019) in July. The book chronicles the life of H. H. Asquith, the longest serving British prime minister from the early 19th century until Margaret Thatcher.

Zachary Lambert ’13 and Lyssa Greger of Dallas on Feb. 24, 2018.

Rachael Lamere ’13 and Dr. Joshua Kain of Birmingham on March 24, 2018.

Holly Bauer ’11 and Robert NeSmith ’11 of Vestavia Hills on June 23, 2018.

Linda Amaya ’12 and Wil Harris of Ocean Springs, Miss., on July 1, 2018.

Don Heflin ’80 and Lauren Adams of Mexico City on July 20, 2018. Among wedding guests were Libby Lauderdale Carpenter ’80, Greg Black ’81, Linda Shell Black ’82, and Tripp McElroy ’83.

Collin Kurre ’12 and Joseph Clark of London in August 2018.

Amanda Shunnarah ’13 and Jonathan Reed of Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 11, 2018. BSC classmates Audrey Davis ’13, Priscilla Shaw Byars ’13, and Ethan Hamm ’11 were in attendance.

Giselle Dy Vermilyea '16 and Samuel Richard Vermilyea '15 of Iwakuni, Japan, on Sept. 8, 2018.

Candace Byrd ’05 and Nicholas Vinson of Athens, Ala., on Nov. 24, 2018.

Wyatt Lamb on June 14, 2017, to Kristen Kurtts Lamb ’05 and Justin Lamb ’00.

Rose Dorriety on April 13, 2018, to Kait Tracy '12 and Ben Tracy '11.

Virginia Keough on Jan. 14, 2018, to Shannon Stevens Clark ’08 and Alan Clark.

Archer Elias on June 3, 2018, to Betsy McLeod Vega ’04 and Jose Vega ’04.

Scarlett Anne Elizabeth on July 3, 2018, to Lauren Kilgore ’05 and Matthew Dixon.

Daphne Madeline on Sept. 23, 2018, to Emily Godsey ’08 and Brook Gregg Godsey.

John Winters on Jan. 17, 2019, to Jenny Speir Bailey '12 and Andrew Bailey '12.

Andrew Miller on Jan. 31, 2019, to Brittany Miller Chinnici '03 and John Chinnici.

We honor your time spent on the Hilltop, and we want your children or grandchildren to know they also have a place on the BSC family tree. As a member of the BSC Seedlings Program, your child or grandchild will receive a special birthday card each year from the Office of Alumni Engagement, as well as invitations to age-appropriate events, if they live in the Birmingham area. Learn more about the program and/or register here.