Shane Black ’94 was reappointed for another four years as city attorney of Athens, Alabama, a position he will have held for 20 years when he completes this term. As the city attorney as well as a “haunt walk” tour guide for the Athens-Limestone County Tourism Association and president of Athens Main Street's board of directors, Black is actively involved in the community where he grew up. After graduating from the University of Alabama School of Law and working in Birmingham for a few years, he returned to Athens to practice civil law.

Will M. Smith, Jr. ’94’s latest exhibition, “A 2020 Perspective,” opens on Dec. 5 at Gallery 600 Julia in New Orleans. Smith, a photorealist painter, captures the “end of the world” in Venice, La., with waterways that stretch into the Gulf of Mexico. For the collection, which he’s been working on since September 2019, he painted with the help of a drone to get aerial views. Smith has been working and living in New Orleans since 1999.

David Porter ’98’s first published novel, “Five Minutes to Live,” will be released on Dec. 3 and celebrated at a book signing and launch party. Porter has previously published a guide to financial planning, “Juror Number One and the Alternate Retirement Plan.”

Ragan Cain ’99, chief administrative officer of Tacala, LLC, was named to BSC’s Board of Trustees and began her term in November. Cain has been a part of Tacala – the largest Taco Bell franchise operator in the nation – and their executive team since 2001. She has also developed The Francis Flair, her own Southern-Living-inspired lifestyle brand. The Francis Flair and Cain’s style have been featured in Country Living, Veranda, Flower, and other home and design magazines.

Ben Moncrief ’99 was recently promoted to managing director for C Spire Alabama. In this new role, Moncrief will oversee the expansion of C Spire’s Gigabit fiber optic network and services throughout Alabama while also continuing his work as C Spire’s Sr. Vice President, Strategic Relations. He and his wife, Corrie Janis Moncrief ’98, have relocated from Mississippi to Birmingham.

Ryan Bevis ’04, software engineer manager at StateServ/Hospicelink, was selected for the Birmingham Business Journal’s NextGenBHM: Health, Tech, & Innovation winners for 2020. Bevis has held positions in software development and programming around Birmingham for 15 years.

Cal NeSmith ’07, principal in the Ares Real Estate Group, was named to BSC’s Board of Trustees and began his term in November. In his current role, NeSmith focuses on U.S. real estate equity and has worked at Ares since 2013 in both New York and London. He holds a master’s degree in accounting and finance from the London School of Economics.

Aalok Sharma ’07, a Minneapolis associate at the Stinson LLP law firm, has been named chair of the American Bar Association’s Sports Division Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries. The role involves overseeing the ABA’s efforts to examine novel legal and business issues from the amateur, collegiate, and professional sports worlds. In 2019, Sharma was recognized by the ABA as a “leading sports lawyer of the next generation.”

Lucia Calderon Arrieta ’13, a Chicago-based artist and educator, was selected as a featured artist for the Cranbook Alumni Art Sale. Part of the proceeds will go towards funding scholarships for future students at the Cranbook Academy of Art, where Arrieta received her MFA. The sale website goes live Dec. 10. Arrieta is currently a part-time lecturer of art and design at Chicago State University, and her art can be viewed at luciacalderonarrieta.com.

Caron Byrd ’16 has joined Maynard Cooper & Gale as an associate attorney at the firm’s Birmingham office. Byrd graduated from the Florida State University College of Law in spring 2020, where she was vice president of the Black Law Student Association.

Dr. David Eberhardt, vice president for student development at BSC, is a member of Leadership Hoover’s 2020-21 class. The goal of Leadership Hoover is to gather leaders and emerging leaders who are interested in deepening their sense of civic responsibility, becoming more involved in helping the community, and learning about Hoover’s issues and needs.

Brandon Holley ’00 and Megan Lynch Holley were married on Oct. 10, 2020 in Birmingham.

Sara Dominick Clark ’38 of Birmingham on Nov. 8, 2020. After graduating from BSC, Clark attended the University of Alabama School of Law, where she was one of very few women in her class. She practiced law with her brother, the late Frank M. Dominick, Jr. ’41, until she had her first child eight years later. She was the first female chair of the First United Methodist Church Administrative Board and held numerous other positions in the church. In 1976, Clark began her second career at Samford University’s Cumberland Law School as admissions secretary. She quickly rose through the ranks and became a beloved professor, teaching property law. In retirement, Clark traveled across the world, including to China and Indonesia, where she taught English with several Samford alumni. Many members of Clark’s family are BSC connections: her father, Frank McCoy Dominick, Sr., graduated in 1906; her sister-in-law, the late Sue McNamee Dominick ’48, niece Susan Dominick Doughton ’74, nephew Frank McNamee Dominick ’91, and granddaughter Kathleen Bowers ’09 are graduates; niece Ann Dominick currently serves as a visiting assistant professor of education; and great-nephew Jack Dominick is a current senior. Read more about her in AL.com’s story, which features Clark as the oldest member of the Alabama State Bar at age 102.

Myrtle “Ruth” Varnon Cale ’48 of Hueytown, Ala., on Nov. 16, 2020. Cale was a member of BSC's Class of 1948 and a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority before she left to support her husband, Dr. Robert Cale ’42, through medical school and take care of her family. She later returned to finish her degree in religious studies in 1981, years after her husband and sons, Dr. Terry Cale ’70 and Thomas Cale ’73, had graduated. Active in her community, Cale served as a Sunday school teacher and church secretary at Hueytown First Methodist, member of the Methodist Women’s Auxiliary service organization, a Cub Scout Den Mother when her boys were young, and bowled in the league at Holiday Bowl, located on the Bessemer Superhighway. You can read more about Cale's life – from meeting her husband in his dad's soda shop to her return to BSC to her Hueytown dream home – in her full obituary, written by her oldest son.

Dr. John R. Gray ’48 of Kenmore, Wash., on Oct. 7, 2020. After briefly attending the University of Alabama, where he played trumpet in the Million Dollar Band, Gray joined the U.S. Army in 1942 as a Private First Class. He served as a Truck Driver Light 345 earning a World War II Victory Medal and an American Campaign Medal prior to his honorable discharge in 1945. Upon returning to civilian life, Gray attended BSC and the University of Alabama’s recently established School of Dentistry. He began a practice of general dentistry in the East Lake area after graduating and later moved the practice to Eastwood Mall. He moved from Birmingham to retire in Seattle at age 72, and he served as an adjunct professor at the University of Washington School of Dentistry and began a jewelry designing business with his wife. Grandson Dr. Jordan Holt Gray ’00 also attended BSC and went into the dentistry field.

Dr. Richard E. Morgan ’51 of Birmingham on Nov. 2, 2020. As a BSC student, Morgan was the starting pitcher for the inaugural baseball team in 1949. He attended the University of Alabama School of Dentistry, and, upon graduation, he became a captain in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1956. Morgan then returned to Ensley to partner with his brother and practiced dentistry for 66 years. He was president of the Civitan Club and president of the Western Youth Christian Athletic Association. He was a member of Ensley Highlands United Methodist and Bluff Park United Methodist. He was also a member of Woodward Country Club.

Sherry Putnam Stanford ’66 of Birmingham on Aug. 11, 2020. Stanford graduated Phi Beta Kappa and was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. She was fond of BSC and always proud that daughters Stephanie Stanford Branham ’90 and Claiborne Stanford ’94 also attended the College.

Harold R. Woodard ’71 of Humble, Texas, on Oct. 20, 2020. Woodard had a long career in tax accounting. He was a Vietnam War Veteran, having proudly served from 1964 to 1968. He loved sharing stories of family life and of times with friends. He was quick witted, generous, and warm hearted.

Robert “Danny” Daniel Jones ’74 of Montgomery on Nov. 23, 2020. Jones pursued graduate work at Auburn University at Montgomery after graduating from BSC and pursued a long career in finance and accounting. He first worked for Montgomery Beverage Company and later joined True Value Hardware, where he remained until his retirement. Jones was a hobbyist photographer and loved nature and travel. His interests led him to the Grand Canyon and other scenic locations, where he created his own photo shoots and then developed photos in his home photography lab. He was an avid reader and problem solver and was known by everyone as a kind and generous individual.

Mary Meehan Thomas ’74 of Birmingham on Nov. 26, 2020. After graduating from BSC, Thomas received her master’s degree from UAB. She taught English at Tarrant, Huntsville, and Grissom High Schools, among other public schools, and inspired countless students with her enthusiasm. After she retired in 2005, she spent time working in the garden, decorating her historic home, and playing saxophone in the Crestwood Community Band.

Johnnie Heard Wheeler ’80 of Birmingham on Nov. 7, 2020. Wheeler graduated from Booker T. Washington Business College and BSC. She worked for the Birmingham Board of Education and Homewood City Schools before retiring in 1987. Wheeler was an active church member her entire life and spent more than 40 years serving Sixth Avenue Baptist Church.

Gregory P. Logan ’84 of Birmingham on Oct. 31, 2020. After graduating from BSC, Logan began his career with Arthur Young and Co. and later with Coopers and Lybrand in the tax division. He was a tax partner with Sellers, Richardson, Watson, Haley and Logan for 12 years before joining Arlington Family Offices in 2007 as a partner and director of tax services. In his role, he led his team and served as a trusted advisor and confidant to many Arlington families. Logan was a member of the Downtown Rotary Club, the Birmingham Area Chamber of Commerce Finance and Taxation Committee, and the Vestavia Country Club board. For many years, he also served on the board of the Friends of Magic Moments, which later became the Tum Tum Tree Foundation, America's longest running wine auction supporting children’s charities throughout Alabama.

Terri Elaine Ramsey ’88 of Birmingham on Oct. 29, 2020. Ramsey was a member of First United Methodist Church in Birmingham, where she spent most of her time growing up. She attended BSC on a dance scholarship and studied early childhood education. After graduation, she was employed at Berk, Patterson, Stanford & Co., PC. and then worked for many years at her father’s law firm, A. Allen Ramsey, PC. Ramsey did her best to attend every live performance in Birmingham she could, and she instilled her love for performing arts in her son, Aubrey Ramsey, who is currently a theatre major at BSC. Her most treasured ventures were the years spent as a member of the First Stage Players. Ramsey battled Crohn’s and Addison’s Disease since she was 22 years old, involving many surgical procedures and two open heart surgeries. Both her parents, Trina Nannie Ramsey ’64 and the late A. Allen Ramsey ’64, and brother Christopher Trent Ramsey ’96 also graduated from BSC.