Don Stewart ’81, artist and owner of DS Art in downtown Birmingham, was featured in The Homewood Star. In the story, Stewart mentions that he came to BSC as a pre-med student and was encouraged by the art department to take more drawing and painting classes. After completing medical school and residency, he became a full-time artist, working in ballpoint pen and aiming to “find bad jokes and make them stick to paper.” He has also started a new partnership with Momentful, a creative messaging app where you can now find Stewart’s artwork and send it in a digital message.

Dr. Connie Hill ’86, president and CEO of Girls Inc. of Central Alabama, Sarah Hale ’18, social studies teacher at Jackson-Olin High School, and Dr. Kristie Williams, BSC’s director of student diversity and inclusion, were selected to serve on the City of Birmingham’s Women’s Initiative. The initiative was directed by Mayor Randall Woodfin to help improve the lives of women and children in Birmingham. Hill, Hale, and Williams are joining the inaugural core leadership team.

Suzanne Schmith Van Wyk ’88 was selected to serve on the Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB) of Tallahassee, Florida. In response to nationwide protests against police brutality and three officer-involved shootings in Tallahassee, the CPRB will review investigations of excessive or deadly force by police. Van Wyk holds her M.S. in urban and regional planning and her J.D. from Florida State University and is active in several community organizations.

Gerald Kimber White ’90 launched Kimber White Communications, LLC, a consultancy focused on senior executive communications strategy and services, in fall 2020. White draws on more than 20 years’ experience leading communications programs for everything from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, as well as non-profits, to help leaders achieve greater organizational and industry impact.

Wendi Ward Boyen ’91, executive vice president at Regions Bank, Stephanie Houston Mays ’04, labor and employment shareholder at Maynard, Cooper & Gale, Cynthia Todd ’07, operations manager at Blue Cross Blue Shield, and M'Kayl Lewis ’14, vice president of member services at Pack Health, were selected as mentors for the Birmingham Business Journal 2021 Bizwomen Mentoring Monday. The Feb. 22 event allowed mentors to connect with area women through breakout groups, networking, and roundtable sessions.

Courtney French ’96, attorney at Fuston, Petway, & French LLP and BSC Trustee, and Denzel Okinedo ’16, attorney at Burr & Forman LLP and Young Alumni Council president-elect, served as panelists at the 27^th annual Thurgood Marshall Symposium, presented by Cumberland School of Law’s Black Law Students Association. French and Okinedo, who are both Cumberland graduates, took part in the conversation titled, “To Whom Much is Given: The Past, Present, and Future of the Legal Profession,” which you can view here.

Emily Kyser Browne ’00, director of the Transition Oncology Program and pediatric nurse practitioner at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, was featured in a St. Jude Q&A. Browne shared how her own leukemia diagnosis shaped her clinical and research career, and she specifically mentions how her BSC classes and professors – particularly the late Dr. Jeannette Runquistat, former professor of biology – helped her grow a passion for science. Browne has served St. Jude in various roles since 2002.

Ryanne Duffie Saucier ’02 joined FOX Television Stations, LLC in Sept. 2020 as senior legal counsel. Saucier is an award-winning media and intellectual property attorney with 11 years of in-house corporate experience. She has experience in all aspects of entertainment, production, talent procurement, human resources/employment law, project management, media, contesting, advertising, and broadcasting.

Georgina Simmons Perry ’04 and Bridget Adams ’18 were both promoted at Kassouf & Co., one of Birmingham’s largest accounting firms. Perry has been at Kassouf for 17 years, most recently as a healthcare consultant, and now serves as a senior healthcare advisor. After interning at the firm as a BSC student, Adams joined Kassouf full time after graduation and is now a senior accountant.

Brant Smith MPPM ’04 joined Tindall Corporation’s Mississippi Division as a technical sales representative. Smith brings 20 years of construction sales experience to their team and will be instrumental in furthering new business opportunities and maintaining long-term relationships with existing customers. Most recently, he worked in strategic accounts with Forterra, a manufacturer of water and drainage pipes.

Charles T. Stevens ’06 was named executive vice president and COO of Clearbrook Holdings Corporation, a Nashville-based investment management company. A certified public accountant, Stevens previously served as a senior manager with Ernst & Young LLP in its assurance practice for the past 14 years.

Terrence Ingram ’09 was selected as one of 11 entrepreneurs in the inaugural class of Innovation Depot’s Voltage, a nine-week program that focuses on turning ambitious ideas into sustainable business solutions. Ingram is the founder and CEO of LegacyWorks, a program that uses life coaching, engaging curriculum, and music production to support Birmingham’s urban youth and help them succeed.

Leslie Ann Kilpatrick ’10’s business, MathMove, is developing a game called “The Adventures of Alice Asymptote” with the goal to share the prototype with VC and game developers this summer. MathMove offers tutoring in math and consults teachers on how to incorporate visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile aid into the classroom. The foundation of the business all started with STEAM-based curriculum Kilpatrick began creating as a BSC student. (She presented her “The Physics of Ballet” research project on Honors Day in 2009.) MathMove is almost two years old and is Kilpatrick’s next step after her 10-year career as a professional dancer.

J. Grant Sims ’16 collaborated on a research report published by New York University’s Stern Center for Business and Human Rights. The research, “False Accusation: The Unfounded Claim that Social Media Companies Censor Conservatives,” examines the presence of political bias within social media and offers solutions on better transparency. Sims is currently a full-time research fellow at NYU.

Ellie Northcutt ’20 currently serves as a special education teacher with Ekisa Ministries International, an organization that supports children with disabilities in Jinja, Uganda. While she was a student at BSC, Northcutt completed a research project that deepened her interest in living in East Africa and working with people with disabilities. At the end of 2021, she plans to return to the United States and begin graduate school at UAB, concentrating in clinical mental health counseling.

Dr. David Schedler, assistant professor of chemistry at BSC, has been selected as a member of the Project Kaleidoscope Faculty for the 21^st Century Network. Project Kaleidoscope is an organization that brings together scientists to discuss the latest teaching methods at the college level and design science-based curriculum for the 21^st century.

Pamela Venz, professor of art at BSC, was featured on a Zippia panel about current job market trends for photography students and recent graduates. Venz discusses how photography is ingrained in daily and modern life, which provides many opportunities as new photographers launch businesses and start out their professional careers.

Beth Douthit Crane ’73 and David Crane were married in November 2020. Crane’s daughter is Abigail G. Holt ’19.

Giselle Josof Reed ’10 and Stuart Reed were married on July 31, 2020.

Rev. Dr. Burl Lee Oliver, Jr. ’53 of Decatur, Ala., on Feb. 4, 2021. Oliver attended Athens College, BSC, and Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. He and his wife devoted 73 years of their lives in ministry to the Lord.

Rev. Russell C. Luquire, Jr. ’56 of Birmingham on Feb. 22, 2021. After graduating from BSC, Luquire studied at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. “Brother Russell” served as head minister at many churches in the North Alabama and Mississippi United Methodist Conferences. Throughout his career in the ministry, he was always involved with church youth groups, promoted multiple church sponsored sports teams and music programs, and became a regular visitor at area hospitals, participating in many church outreach programs. For several years, Luquire worked with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and led events with notable sports figures for local churches. He was a regular visitor at area hospitals, a member of several volunteer fire departments, and often a chaplain to families in their time of need at several local funeral homes.

James William Deloach, Jr. ’59 of Birmingham on Feb. 9, 2021. Deloach studied theology at BSC and later at Emory University. He served in the U.S. Air Force and the Alabama National Guard, and he worked for the Social Security Administration Program Service Center for more than 30 years. Deloach was a member of First Methodist Church of Ensley, where he served for a time as youth pastor.

Dr. Sarah Etheline Bounds ’63 of Huntsville, Ala., on Jan. 30, 2021. Bounds studied history at BSC before she attended the University of Alabama, where she earned her master’s degree in 1965, Ed.S. in 1971, and Ph.D. in 1977. She taught middle school, high school, and higher education at Northeast Community College, the University of North Alabama, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Bounds was a member and leader of many professional and community organizations, including several historical associations, the National Council of Teachers of Social Studies and the Alabama and National Education Associations. She was active in Huntsville through Weeden House, Twickenham Study Club, Huntsville Music Study Club, American Association of University Women, Burritt Museum, Friends of the Library, Aladdin Club, and Pilot Club of Huntsville. She was president of the local Alabama Delta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, the honorary society for women educators, as well as Alabama State President and Alabama Kappan editor. She was also a member of First United Methodist Church in Huntsville and was an avid traveler.

Thomas Varnon Cale ’73 of Madison, Ala., on Jan. 27, 2021. Like his older brother before him, Cale was the drum major for the Hueytown High School marching band. He studied chemistry at BSC and then went on to earn his master’s degree in computer science at UAB. He was a brilliant computer programmer and worked for many years at Intergraph in Huntsville. Cale’s two great passions were ecumenical Christianity and Alabama Crimson Tide football. He possessed a phenomenal memory for details of specific plays in specific games, and could name the players and the scores of contests dating back to his childhood. His parents, Robert Cale ’42 and Myrtle “Ruth” Varnon Cale ’48, and brother, Dr. Terry Cale ’70, also graduated from the College.

Lionel Anthony Patterson ’78 of Fairburn, Ga., on Feb. 22, 2021. Before studying business and marketing at BSC, Patterson served in the U.S. Navy for four years for which he received an honorable discharge. He worked as a labor cost analyst for more than 30 years at the Boeing Company in Wichita, Kansas, where he was esteemed by his superiors and colleagues. Upon retiring from Boeing in 2013, Patterson moved to Georgia. He was a member of World Changers Church.

Mira Popovich, professor emerita of dance, of Birmingham on Jan. 31, 2021. A graduate of the State Ballet School in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Popovich was an internationally renowned prima ballerina with the Serbian National Ballet and a master instructor of Russian Vaganova ballet technique. She was a revered member of the BSC faculty from 1974 to 2010. In 2004, the Mira Popovich Endowed Award was established by Popovich’s former students and admirers in recognition of her 30 years of service to the College.