Dr. G. Devin Stephenson ’75 was named president of Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland after serving as president at Northwest Florida State College and Big Sandy Community and Technical College. He has also worked in administrative roles at community colleges in Alabama and Missouri. At BSC, Stephenson majored in business.

Sam Campbell ’18 of Atlanta was promoted to Associate Director within Marketing Science at Omnicom Media Group. He has been with Omnicom since 2022. Campbell has previously served in analytics roles at Dentsu International, Lennox International, The Home Depot, and Intermark Group. At BSC, he was a business major and a member of Sigma Nu, and currently serves on the BSC Young Alumni Council.

Pamela Lord Kontzen ’65 of Birmingham on April 22. Part of the first graduating class of Banks High School, she was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society and Ssweetheart of Alpha Tau Omega at Birmingham-Southern. Kontzen co-founded the preschool and daycare program at Huffman United Methodist Church, where she taught four-year-olds for nine years. She then began a 25-year career at UAB, including 18 years as a research assistant in the Physiological Optics Department of the School of Optometry. Kontzen was also an ASCP-certified Histology Technician and a microscope-photography-software consultant/instructor.

Charles Northen IV ’84 of Vestavia Hills on March 5. Born in Birmingham, he majored in history at BSC and was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. Northen worked at AmSouth Bank in a variety of roles and departments before retiring from corporate banking. He also worked at Regions and The Bank of New York Mellon. Northen enjoyed reading, cooking, beach trips, and rooting for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Dr. Jimmy Nunis ’61 of Vestavia Hills on April 29. Born in Fort Worth, Tex., economic hardship forced his family to move to Birmingham, where he graduated from Phillips High School in 1951. Nunis then began his college studies at the University of Alabama, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma, but was interrupted after two years to serve in the U.S. Navy. Following his honorable discharge, he resumed his studies at Alabama, graduating in 1958. Nunis then enrolled at BSC, where he majored in biology. His next stop was the Medical College of Alabama, earning his M.D. in 1964. Nunis’ career in medicine spanned more than four decades. He practiced dermatology at Carraway Clinic for more than 25 years before moving to Vestavia Hills. Nunis was a member of Vestavia Hills Methodist Church. In this retirement, he enjoyed traveling and spoiling his grandchildren with unlimited Alabama football trips.

Ann Davis Poppy ’69 of Pensacola on April 6. A native of Pensacola, she worked with the IRS for many years before her retirement. Poppy loved reading, gardening, and cats, and was a master gardener with the Escambia County IFAS Extension Office. She was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Pensacola.

Ethan Richardson ’23 of Acworth, Ga., on April 8. Born in Enterprise, he majored in business at BSC and earned all-conference honors in lacrosse for his senior season. Richardson loved nature and spent many days kayaking down Pumpkinvine Creek. This meshed well with his love of animals; he never met an animal he didn’t want to bring home.

The Hon. Robert Herschel Smith ’66 of Mobile on April 8. Born and raised in Mobile, he majored in business and economics at BSC. Smith was deeply involved in campus life – as president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, president of the Honor Council, an SGA representative, and member of Omicron Delta Kappa. He attended law school at the University of Alabama, where he was a member of the Farrah Society and the Alabama Law Review. After graduation, he returned to Mobile to practice law, doing so until 2006 when Governor Bob Riley appointed him to a judgeship. Smith was then elected to two terms as a circuit judge in Mobile County. During his time on the bench, he was involved in the reform of the Alabama prison system, including rehabilitation projects and fair sentencing protocols. Smith is survived by his wife, Anne Sisson Smith ’67, sister-in-law Jane Sisson Seigel ‘79, brothers-in-law Lester Seigel ’79 and Bill Sisson ’75, and several BSC nieces and nephews.

Jo Alison Taylor ’56 of Birmingham on April 8. Born in Pensacola, her family moved to Birmingham when she was a child. A graduate of Ramsey High School, Taylor double majored in philosophy/religion and music at BSC. After graduation, she taught music for Cullman County schools, leaving shortly after to purchase a Dairy Queen in Decatur. The restaurant was one of the first in Decatur to employ Black people waiting on white customers. This was the start of Taylor’s lifelong commitment to anti-racism. After two decades in fast food, she shifted careers once again, becoming a paralegal. The work piqued her interest and eventually inspired her to enter law school at the age of fifty. She practiced law independently in Birmingham before becoming the Director of the Edler Law Clinical Program at the University of Alabama Law School. Taylor ran the program until 2004. She went on to co-write Alabama Edler Law, the definitive elder law textbook in the state. Taylor is survived by her children, Carol Ruth Adams ’85 and Brooks Taylor Adams ’86.