John Cohen is set to become chairman of the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee in September 2022. After playing the 1986 season at Birmingham-Southern College, Cohen went on to play at Mississippi State. His career includes coaching positions at Missouri, Florida, Northwestern State in Louisiana, Kentucky, and MSU.

Dr. Patti P. Phillips MPPM ’97 has authored a business book her husband, Dr. Jack J. Phillips. “Show the Value of What you Do: Measuring and Achieving Success in Every Endeavor” will be published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers on September 20, 2022). Using a simplified version of their ROI Methodology system, the authors share how to measure and improve the success of any type of project, program, or initiative in whatever type of work you do. Designed for entrepreneurs, consultants, project managers/team leaders, and even career development professionals, this invaluable guide will help to ensure people in business keep their work relevant, their careers on track and their organization or community healthy.

CJ LeCroy ’21 was commissioned as a Naval officer on June 23, 2022, at Newport Naval Station in Newport, Rhode Island. After graduating from BSC with a Bachelor of Science in Physics, LeCroy was assigned to Newport Naval Station in Newport, Rhode Island, for Navy Officer Candidate School (OCS). LeCroy will be assigned to Nuclear Power School in Goose Creek, S.C.

Denman Kane ’22 accepted the position of marketing associate for the Houston Rockets NBA basketball team in Houston, Texas. Kane played varsity basketball for four years at BSC and majored in Media and Film Studies.

Caroline E. King ‘13, married Sarah E. Coutts on July 29, 2022, in Portland, Maine. Serving as best man was William T. King, ‘15. Bridesmaids included Alexandra Adams Robertson ‘13, Dr. Presley Dickson Hartenstein ‘13, and Erin Moore Meacham ‘13. The couple will make their home in Portsmouth, N.H.

Royce W. Murray ‘57 of Chapel Hill, N.C. on July 6, 2022. Dr. Murray was a leading scholar in the field and Analytical Chemistry and Electrochemistry. He was the editor-in-chief of the prestigious publication “Analytical Chemistry” for 21 years. He spent 55 years teaching and conducting research in the chemistry department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He became an internationally renowned scholar pioneering research in the areas of chemically modified electrodes, electrochemistry of superconductors and nanoparticles. In 1991 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Mitzi Louise Green Malone of Concord on July 17, 2022. Malone began studying piano as a young child and assumed the pianist role at Bethel Methodist Church at age 12. She went on to become an accomplished organist, studying first at East Tennessee State College, then at Birmingham-Southern College, and then for a year at Duke Chapel, under organist, Mildred Hendrix. Malone played the Flentrop organ at First Presbyterian Church in Concord, for 30 years.

Don Michael Dicie ‘62 on July 5, 2022, in Nashville. Dicie received a bachelor’s degree in music with a concentration in organ performance under Sam Batt Owens. He studied composition with Dr. William Baxter and Mr. Hugh Thomas. Dr. Raymond Anderson was also a singular influence in his music education. He received a master’s degree in music from Peabody. His compositions are published by Oxford University and St. James Press.

Gloria Narramore Moody on July 24, 2022. Mother, musician, teacher, philanthropist, and wife, Moody graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music and devoted much of her life to the development and support of music. She served for four years as President of the Board of Directors of the Alabama Symphony and served on the Boards of Directors of the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra (including six years as president), the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Opera Birmingham, the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, and the Birmingham Museum of Art, among others. Honors she received in her lifetime include the Alabama Philanthropic Association, the Society for the Fine Arts Patron of the Arts Award, the University of Alabama's prestigious Henry & Julia Tutwiler Award, and the Jonnie Dee Little Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alabama State Council on the Arts. She endowed a scholarship at BSC.

Lindsey Berlin, a Flatiron School instructor who currently teaches its curriculum in BSC’s Accelerated Data Science Program, was featured in an article in Technical.ly, a news organization that serves technology professionals. Flatiron School, founded in 2012, offers bootcamps in software engineering, data science, cybersecurity and product design for people who want to launch tech careers. Based in New York, Flatiron School also partners with organizations and universities to teach its curriculum across the country.

Daniel Coleman, BSC president, and Lester Smith, former director of finance for the city of Birmingham, offered a fireside chat at a recent Birmingham Business Journal event examining the nationwide effects of Covid-19.

Dr. R. Scot Duncan, professor of biology, will become Alabama Audubon’s Executive Director on Aug. 15. Alabama Audubon is one of the state’s oldest and most prominent conservation organizations with offices in Birmingham and on the Gulf Coast. The organization monitors bird species, protects habitat, and connects people with nature. Duncan is a recognized expert on bird identification and ecology. He has taught biology at BSC since 2002 is retiring this summer.

Dr. Ream Shoreibah, assistant professor of marketing, will serve on an all-female panel at the 2022 Women’s Summit, a day-long event that will be held at the Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa on Sept. 23. The panel will lead a discussion on “Everybody’s space: Overcoming obstacles to succeed in the workplace and keep diversity in leadership.” The panel features women that have dedicated their careers to maintaining diverse leadership in the workforce.