Dr. Mark S. Berry

Mark S. Berry MPPM ’02 of Atlanta was named senior vice president of Southern Company Services Research and Development. Berry will lead Southern Company's R&D organization and guide the company's strategic advancement of technologies that provide clean, safe, reliable, and affordable energy for customers in a net-zero future.

David Fleming MPPM ’02 is one of three Birmingham executives chosen for The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program, a national 12-week leadership program.

Joanna White ’02 of Melbourne, Fla., presented a solo exhibit at the Goggleworks Center for the Arts in Reading, Pa., beginning June 27. The exhibit runs through July 25. Goggleworks is the largest interactive visual arts center in the United States, with a campus size of 145,000 square feet. The exhibit is titled “A Thimble for My Soul” and features six large scale sculptural pieces and eight smaller three-dimensional works. White presented a solo exhibit in the Durbin Art Gallery at BSC in 2012.

David Glenn ’15 is the newest member of the Trussville Rotary Daybreak Club. A Cumberland School of Law graduate and a real estate attorney with Massey Stotser and Nichols, Glenn was inducted at the club’s June 15 meeting. A native of Columbus, Mississippi, he graduated from Birmingham-Southern College with a history degree and a secondary education certificate.

Caron Byrd ’16 joined Locke Lord LLP in Austin, Texas, in March 2022 as an associate in its Affordable Housing Practice, representing developers and investors to construct and preserve affordable housing across the United States by utilizing a variety of funding sources. Byrd began her legal career as an associate at Maynard, Cooper & Gale in September 2020 in the Public Finance/Real Estate practice group.

Conor O’Sullivan ’21 was named to an extended 18-man squad for the upcoming FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers against Austria and Switzerland. Originally from Tower Cork, Ireland, O’Sullivan studied business administration and marketing at BSC and was a member of the basketball team.

David Ivester ’22 is the new student pastor of First Baptist Church Moody. He previously served as recreational director at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church, Birmingham. Ivester holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Rick Bozzelli of Salt Lake City has been named President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of TAB Bank, a technology-driven, online bank. Bozzelli has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors since January 2019. Bozzelli was the Executive in Residence at Birmingham-Southern College in 1986.

Josephine Margaret Williams on March 21, 2022, to Lillian West Williams ’17 and Tommy Williams of Dothan.

Sue Hamilton Paul ’50 of Tuscaloosa on June 21, 2022. Paul was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. She was a member of Forest Lake United Methodist Church and a member of the Junior League of Tuscaloosa, Belle Arts Study Club, Quest Club, and the Book Club. She is survived by two daughters and two granddaughters.

James William “Bill” Johnson ’50 of Pasadena, Calif., on May 9, 2022. Johnson was a professor emeritus in the University of Rochester’s Department of English. Johnson was known professionally as J. W. Johnson during his time at the University, which spanned from 1955 to 1997. His research interests included Restoration biography, the relationships of the Earl of Rochester with the leading playwrights in London from 1660 to 1680, and his influence on later writers such as Swift and Pope. Johnson was the author or editor of nine books, including “A Profane Wit: The Life of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester,” “The Formation of English Neo-Classical Thought,” and “Logic and Rhetoric.” He taught courses in subjects such as 18th-century literature, the English novel, women’s fiction, William Faulkner, women in film, and American male images.

1946. Beth Stone ’50 of Evansville, Ind., on Dec. 17, 2021, where she lived and worked as a psychologist for many years. She was the daughter of Isaac and Lena Chancellor Stone and belonged to the Fairfield Methodist Church during her youth and early adulthood. Stone graduated from Fairfield High School in 1946.

Russell Raiford Oliver ’81 of Graysville, Ala., on June 26, 2022. Retired from American Cast Iron and Pipe Company, he was a member of Pumpkin Center Baptist Church and a Gideon. He also served in the U. S. Navy. Oliver enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time with his family.

Patricia “Pat” Smith Fitzgerald ’59 of Birmingham, Ala. Born on February 11, 1937, to the late Christie and Morris Smith. Pat grew up in College Hills and was a member of McCoy Methodist Church. Pat was a graduate of Phillips High School and BSC, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi. She earned her master’s degree from Georgia State. After teaching in the Birmingham School Systems, she moved to Atlanta and taught until her retirement. After retiring Pat moved back to Birmingham and served on the faculty at the UAB School of Education for 10 years.

Mary Sue Maples Thornburgh ’62 of Vestavia Hills on May 25, 2022. Born March 11, 1940, she was married to J. Donald Thornburgh for 60 years. They enjoyed travel and were long-time members of Independent Presbyterian Church.

Bruce Allen Long ’84 of Roanoke, Va., on August 30, 2021, after a six-year battle with cancer. Greatly loved and missed by his wife Dawn Murphree Long ’84 and children Laura and Jacob, Bruce was a respected and dedicated surgeon and teacher who devoted his entire career to the Roanoke community in the surgical care of his patients and the mentoring and education of countless residents. He participated in mission trips for many years in San Juan, Dominican Republic as a volunteer surgeon. Bruce loved time with his family, traveling, playing games, gardening, playing steel drums, and taking photographs.

Jeremy Benjamin Turner ’98 of Lake Martin, Ala., on June 1, 2022. Born in Montgomery, he received a B.S. degree from Birmingham Southern College in Business and Finance and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Following graduation, he served as a Senior Financial Analyst/ Underwriter at Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, Birmingham, Alabama. He was an Assistant Vice President at Summit America Capital in Montgomery, Alabama. He moved to Colorado, where he worked for Diamond T. Services and for B Line Services. After the pandemic, he returned home to Lake Martin where he worked for Freedom Fuels. His sister, Jennifer Turner House, graduated from BSC in 2002.

Betty Ruth Wallace-Waid of Hueytown, on June 24, 2022. Waid was born on Nov. 6, 1935, and served on the Midfield Board of Education for more than a decade, serving as chair several times.

Robert Lindon Baldwin, Sr., MD, MPPM ’03 of Birmingham on June 22, 2022. Baldwin was born Nov. 3, 1943, in Mobile. He attended UMS-Wright Preparatory School, Springhill College, and University of Alabama, where he received his B.S. in biology and chemistry. He attended The Medical College of Alabama at the University of Alabama, graduating with his Doctor of Medicine in 1968. He specialized in otology, specifically neuro-otology. He started his own practice in 1993, later known as Birmingham Ear, Nose and Throat Group. He retired from practice in1999. Baldwin received his M.A. in Public and Private Management from BSC in 2003. During his time at BSC, he became active in lobbying to abolish the death penalty in Alabama. He was active in the Kairos Prison Ministry at a maximum-security correctional facility as a volunteer assistant chaplain. He also published a book, “Life and Death Matters: Seeking the Truth about Capital Punishment.”