Jackie Campbell Parker ’80 was featured in the Daily Mountain Eagle for her work with the Mission of Hope, a nonprofit food bank and clothes closet in Dora, Alabama. Parker has been volunteering with the organization for 14 years in many different capacities, including sacking food, sorting donated items, inspecting clothing, and hanging clothing. She also heads up the back-to-school backpacks drive for K-12 students. A former teacher, Parker earned her degree at BSC in three years while teaching half-day kindergarten classes and raising her daughter.

DeLynn Moring Zell ’86 was named one of Birmingham Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in Business and Finance” key leaders. Zell serves as CEO and managing principal for Bridgeworth Wealth Management LLC and has more than 25 years of experience in comprehensive retirement planning, asset management, and income distribution. She is vice-chair of BSC’s Board of Trustees.

Burton McDonald, Jr. ’87 was named one of Birmingham Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in Business and Finance” key leaders. McDonald serves as president of BB&T of Alabama, where he is responsible for all commercial and retail production within the state of Alabama and the Florida panhandle. He has more than 30 years of banking experience.

Michelle Osburn ’93 was promoted to associate principal and planning and strategies practice leader at Perkins & Will. Osburn has worked in the design firm’s Chicago studio for more than 10 years. Her knowledge of data-driven planning, business process, and change management has led to an expansive portfolio that includes Shure Electronics, KPMG, and Underwriters Laboratory. She is a leader in business transformation efforts with backgrounds in both interior design and engineering.

Anoop Mishra ’94 was named one of Birmingham Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in Business and Finance” key leaders. Mishra serves as vice president and regional executive of the Birmingham branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He also owns Mishra Consulting LLC.

Greg King ’96 was named one of Birmingham Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in Business and Finance” key leaders. King serves as executive vice president and Alabama regional president for IBERIABANK and has more than 20 years of experience in banking and finance.

Robin Mutz MPPM ’98, chief nurse executive with St. Jude Research Hospital in Memphis, was featured in a Memphis Magazine story for the bicentennial of Florence Nightingale’s birth. Mutz spoke about the importance of nurses and how she was drawn to the profession. Her 40-year nursing career includes positions in women’s services at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and at Children’s Hospital at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Barry Moss ’03 of Jackson, Miss., was promoted to the role of chief executive officer for Merit Health’s Jackson Market. Moss continues to serve as CEO of Merit Health Central and, in his expanded role, will have oversight for Merit Health Rankin, Merit Health River Oaks, and Merit Health Woman’s Hospital. He has more than 15 years of experience in executive healthcare management.

Dr. Casey Daniel ’07 has been selected to receive the 2020 UAB School of Public Health Early Career Achievement Alumni Award. Daniel is an assistant professor of family medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine and works in the cancer prevention and control program at the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute. She is currently leading a project at USA Health compiling data that could provide insights into COVID-19 symptoms, the spread of the infection, and its impact on Mobile-area residents.

Edmund LaCour, Jr. ’07, Alabama’s Solicitor General, has been nominated to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge for the Middle District. LaCour joined the Alabama Attorney General’s Office in 2018 and has previously served as a partner in the Washington, D.C., law office of Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, where he represented clients before the Supreme Court, courts of appeals, and trial courts. He serves on BSC’s Alumni Board.

Emma Palmer McVey ’11 was featured by Voyage ATL as senior manager of economic development at the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. A theatre major at BSC, McVey has served as stage manager for various universities and theatres in Atlanta while also working up the corporate ladder in business development. Her team focuses on starting, growing, and recruiting companies in metro Atlanta.

History Department Chair Dr. Mark Schantz was a featured speaker at Miami Dade College's virtual Faculty Summer Institute held May 15-17. The program supports faculty development and plans to introduce or improve existing humanities-based undergraduate research.

Callum Winfield Barksdale-Smith in January 2020, to Katy Smith ’04 and Jake Barksdale.

Amelia Ramsey on March 28, 2020, to Chelsea Kendrick Ramsey ’14 and Ethan Ramsey ’14.

William A. Carter ’50 of Miramar Beach, Fla., on May 25, 2020. Carter entered BSC at the age of 16 and was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity alongside his brother, Robert W. Carter ’51. He married Francile Cannon Carter ’50, his wife of 70 years, shortly after graduating with a degree in biology. For 42 years, he worked as a salesperson of pharmaceuticals and medical devices in the southeastern U.S., making friends everywhere he went.

Jacqueline “Jackie” Weir Thompson ’53 of Birmingham on May 4, 2020. Thompson and her husband of 64 years, the late Daniel C. Thompson ’51, both graduated from BSC. She was a member of Shades Mountain Independent Church and had a passion for music, church, time at the beach, and, most of all, her family.

Mary Jacq McCulloch ’54 of Hillsborough, N.C., on April 21, 2020. McCulloch was a social butterfly, shown by the many club associations and honors in her BSC yearbooks. After earning her teaching degree, she became a physical education teacher and then spent more than 30 years as a church educator, serving as a pre-school teacher and director of Christian education for United Methodist congregations in Tennessee, Alabama, and Florida. McCulloch spent lots of time outdoors and loved to travel. She rode a camel in the Holy Land, kissed the Blarney Stone in Ireland, and hiked the Grand Canyon, to name a few. She was an active member of the United Methodist Church through study, choir, service, and teaching.

Rev. Stanley P. Clark ’58 of Decatur, Ala., on Jan. 20, 2020. Clark preached his first sermon at age 18 at Central United Methodist Church in Decatur. He was an elder in the North Alabama United Methodist Conference and served churches in north Alabama for 48 years.

Clinton Allen O’Dell ’58 of Birmingham on May 19, 2020. O’Dell had a long career as a chemist at Southern Research Institute, retiring as staff scientist in 1992. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and a founding member and president of the Birmingham Bassmasters. He worked in many ministry areas, including as a frequent church speaker and camp officer for the Chilton County Camp.

Philip English ’60 of Birmingham on May 18, 2020. English spent 28 years teaching mathematics and coaching high school baseball in Jefferson County at Ensley, Banks, Huffman, and Hewitt-Trussville. He compiled a 566-217 record, leading 25 of his teams to the state playoffs and Huffman to Class 4A state titles in 1977 and 1982. Three of his former high school players played in the Major League at the same time – pitchers Britt Burns, Jay Tibbs and Bill Latham. Baseball stadiums are named in his honor at Huffman and Hewitt-Trussville High Schools. English was inducted into the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association in 2000. Read more about his career in this AL.com story.

Kay Joseph Tortorice ’62 of Birmingham on May 20, 2020. Tortorice received degrees in school administration after graduating from BSC. He became the youngest male principal ever appointed by the Birmingham Board of Education in 1965 and served at Wylam, Green Acres, and Robinson Elementary Schools, retiring in 1994. Tortorice enjoyed to travel around the world and appreciated the fine arts, opera in particular.

Sarah Fleming Mueller ’65 of Birmingham on May 10, 2020. Mueller studied at BSC and the University of Montevallo and went on to teach at Gardendale public schools for 36 years. During her 25^th year of teaching, she was named Teacher of the Year, and the school yearbook was dedicated to her. Mueller was like a mother to all her students and received 109 birthday cards on her 85^th birthday.

Michael Thomas Murphy ’70 of Birmingham on May 4, 2020. Organization, neatness, industry, thrift, faith, and care for others were hallmarks by which Murphy lived. After graduating from BSC on a Friday, he began work at South Central Bell on Monday morning. He married his high school sweetheart, Susan Wiggins Murphy ’73, a few months later in December 1970. In 1979, he joined Luckie & Forney Advertising as a vice president and worked with the firm for the next 33 years, producing memorable advertising campaigns for South Central Bell, BellSouth, and AT&T. Murphy was named Ad Man of the Year by the Alabama Advertising Association in 2010 and joined his son, Morgan Murphy ’94, and daughter, Lauren Murphy Ward ’02, at Murphy Media, Inc., in 2012.

Dr. Phillip Wood Freeman ’73 of Cullman, Ala., on May 26, 2020. Freeman graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from BSC and graduated from UAB School of Medicine three years later. He joined Cullman Internal Medicine in 1979 and practiced 30 years until his retirement due to illness. While practicing medicine, Freeman volunteered his time at Good Samaritan Health Clinic and served on many hospital committees. He also served the greater Cullman community through positions with the Chamber of Commerce, Cullman City School Board, the First Federal/First Community Bank board, the Cullman Sports Hall of Fame Board, and the Committee on Church Cooperation. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church, where he served as a Sunday School teacher, youth group leader, musician, chalice bearer, and senior warden. Freeman’s wife, Patricia Vogel Freeman ’73, and daughters, Meredith Freeman Middle ’00 and the late Amy Freeman Williams ’97, also attended BSC.