Cecelia Walker ’93, executive director of chaplaincy and clinical pastoral education for Brookwood Baptist Health, was featured in The Birmingham Times. Walker has received widespread recognition for her work and was recently elected to the board of trustees for Samford University, where she graduated from the Beeson School of Divinity.

Dr. Sara Robicheaux ’97, B.A. Monaghan Professor of Business at BSC and dean of the business program, and BSC President Daniel B. Coleman were named to the Birmingham Business Journal’s Who's Who in Alabama Education for 2020.

Lindsey Tanner ’98, managing director of Vaco, was named on Birmingham Business Journal’s Women to Watch list for 2020. Honorees were chosen based on their career accomplishments, potential for future leadership, and contributions to their organizations. Tanner has been at Vaco, a business management consultant firm, since 2008.

Anna Marie Dobbins ’13 starred in “The Pom Pom Murders,” which premiered on Lifetime Oct. 24. Dobbins is known best for her roles in other made-for-television movies, including her role in “Christmas Matchmakers” last winter alongside Vivica A. Fox. She is also a trained dancer and teaches classes in Los Angeles and, occasionally, in Birmingham.

M’Kayl Lewis ’14, vice president of member services at Pack Health and Pack Education, was named on Birmingham Business Journal’s Women to Watch list for 2020. Honorees were chosen based on their career accomplishments, potential for future leadership, and contributions to their organizations. Lewis serves as a member of BSC’s Young Alumni Council.

Lauren Brasher ’18 serves as executive editor for Volume 51 of the Cumberland Law Review. Brasher is currently a third-year student at Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law, where she has been selected as an Academic Support Mentor and a member of the Career Development Advisory Board. She is a member of BSC’s Young Alumni Council.

Michael A. Barren ’20 was one of six performers chosen for the McDonough Honors Recital Series, sponsored by Youngstown State University’s Dana School of Music. On Oct. 10, Barren’s recorded performance featured works by Robert Muczynski and George Gershwin as well as his own piano compositions. He earned his bachelor’s degree in music with disciplinary honors in performance from BSC and is now working toward the Master of Music Performance at the Dana School of Music. He has performed piano concertos with two different professional orchestras and received multiple awards in piano performance and composition.

Louella Frances Bailey was born Sept. 19, 2020 to parents Megan Snider Bailey ’12 and Jim Bailey. Great grandmother is Judy Stacey ’62, and aunt and uncle are Heather Daniel Snider ’15 and Brett Snider ’15.

Frank P. Grisham ’49 of Franklin, Tenn., on Oct. 9, 2020. Grisham studied at BSC, Vanderbilt University Divinity School, and Peabody College before beginning his 42-year career as a teacher, minister, librarian, and administrator. An ordained United Methodist minister, he served churches in North Alabama and Tennessee. He also was director of both the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt and the Southeastern Library Network in Atlanta. Grisham served on numerous boards and committees, including the Metro-Nashville School Board, the Board of Directors of Family and Children Services, the Civic Committee on Public Education, and the UMC Board of General Commission of Communications. He served as president of the Tennessee Library Association and delegate-at-large to the White House Conference on Library and Information Sciences, and was the recipient of the Melville Dewey Medal from the American Library Association, along with other awards. He was a member of Brentwood United Methodist Church. His wife, the late Louise Fly Grisham ’50, also attended BSC.

Mary Underwood Dibble ’50 of Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 29, 2020. After graduating from BSC, Dibble received her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Texas. A gifted artist, she played piano throughout her life and owned and operated Mullican Art Supply in Dallas. She was a devoted member of Highland Park United Methodist Church, where she met her husband, raised her family, and served in many capacities.

Theresa Jo Bruno Sprain ’57 of Birmingham on Sept. 30, 2020. Sprain had a 57-year career as a music, humanities, and special education teacher. She was a piano, music, and English teacher before she received her Master of Arts in education, with a focus on special education, from UAB in 1976. She served students with hearing impairments, speech delays, and learning disorders, and at UAB, worked on a program to mainstream special needs and gifted children into public school systems. In 1982, with her father, the late Joseph S. Bruno, Sprain started what is now known as the Joseph S. Bruno Montessori Academy, a pre-school through eighth grade academy located on a 25-acre campus in Indian Springs. At JBMA, Sprain worked as a teacher and director and head of school before retiring in 2013. She was a devoted parishioner and Eucharistic minister at Our Lady of Valley Catholic Church. She received BSC’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2005. Her daughter, Kathryn Sprain Jones ’86, nephew Benny LaRussa, Jr. ’86, and great-nieces Megan LaRussa Chenoweth ’08 and Chelsey LaRussa Heslop ’13 also attended BSC.

Thomas Richard “Dick” Dees ’63 of Mobile, Ala., on Oct. 11, 2020. After earning his bachelor’s degree in psychology, Dees worked for U.S. Steel in Birmingham and then worked in various capacities at the U.S. Federal Government. In these positions, he led the efforts to create and deploy the food stamp program, often visiting merchants to encourage them to participate. Dees was a key contributor working for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. After 30 years as a civil servant, he retired in 1997. He served at St. Paul's Episcopal Church and also volunteered his time at Fairhope United Methodist Church.

Constance Weymouth Wagnon MPPM ’84 of Birmingham on Oct. 12, 2020. Originally from Auburn, Maine, Wagnon moved to Birmingham in 1956 after graduating from Connecticut College with a degree in economics. She later earned her master’s degree in public and private management from BSC and worked as assistant to Dr. Natalie Davis. Wagnon was devoted to a number of charitable organizations, including the Service Guild. She was a member of Canterbury United Methodist Church and active in many of its outreach programs. Her stepdaughter, the late Bonner Wagnon ’83, also graduated from BSC.

Karen Fomby Saxton ’88 of Pinson, Ala., on Oct. 26, 2020. After graduating from BSC, Saxton received her master’s degree from UAB and taught for 31 years before her retirement. She was a kindergarten teacher at Irondale Community School and Grantswood Elementary.

Marilyn Adkins Haynie ’94 of Trussville, Ala., on Oct. 5, 2020. Haynie studied human resource management in BSC’s adult studies program. She was employed by Alabama Power Company for many years.