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Class Notes (Editor’s note: Throughout the magazine, the date printed after each name represents either the date or dates of graduation or the date of the last year of attendance.) 1960s DR. CUYLER DUNBAR (’63) retired last year as president of Catawba Valley Community College, Hickory, N.C. In appreciation of his 18 years of service, the Catawba Valley Community College Board of Trustees voted unanimously to name the college’s new $14.5 million, five-story classroom building in his honor. The Cuyler A. Dunbar Building houses math and science classrooms and laboratories, a new library, communication center and a learning assistance center. Dunbar was the founding president of Roane State Community College, Rockwood, where he served 18 years. He and his wife, Sandy, have two grown children and two grandchildren. MURRAY PRIDE (’64), superintendent of North Putnam Community School Corp., Indiana, was selected by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents as District IV Superintendent of the Year for 2007. Pride has served in his current capacity since 1994. DR. RONALD I. MILLER (’65) is a physicist and senior intelligence officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Missile and Space Intelligence Center at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. He also is a member of the Directed Energy Weapons Subcommittee of the U.S. Intelligence Community in Washington, D.C. C. DON LADD (’69), a financial adviser with Ameriprise Financial Services, Nashville, was awarded membership into the company’s Diamond Ring Club, whose members have recorded aboveaverage sales or high level of leadership. W. FRED LEE JR. (’69) is the newly appointed municipal judge for the city of Goodlettsville. All the way to the Supreme Court By DENNIE B. BURKE Executive Director of Public Relations and Marketing On Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, Kentucky’s all-male Supreme Court added a woman to its ranks—only the third female in history to serve as a member of this esteemed body. In ceremonies at the Capitol building in Frankfort, the Hon. Mary C. Noble (’71,’75), Lexington, Ky., was invested as a member of the Supreme Court of Kentucky. Consisting of seven justices, the Supreme Court of Kentucky is the court of last resort and the final interpreter of state law. Born in Breathitt County, Ky., Noble initially enrolled at Lees College, Jackson, Ky. But her boyfriend, Larry Noble (’71,’75) received a basketball scholarship to attend APSU where he became a basketball standout. Following her freshmen year, the couple married, and Noble joined her husband at APSU where she earned a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s in psychology. After working in a school system for a few years, she began to dream of further education. She applied and was accepted to Vanderbilt University’s doctoral program in psychology as well as to the University of Kentucky College of Law. Her husband, Larry, who has enjoyed a long career as a teacher and educational administrator, nudged her toward law, saying she “had the mouth for it.” In 1979, she began law school, earning the doctorate of jurisprudence in 2 1/2 years. She was in general practice from 1981 until 1991 and was appointed a domestic relations commissioner for Fayette County during that time. In 1991, she was elected one of eight Recently invested as the only female judge on the seven-member Supreme Court of Kentucky, the Hon. Mary Noble, Lexington, an APSU alumna, was the keynote speaker at APSU’s 2001 Winter Commencement. circuit judges in Lexington, and one of only three women circuit judges in the state. She served an eight-year term and was unopposed for a second term. In 1998, she was elected by her peers as chief judge of the Fayette Circuit Court—the first woman to hold this position in the court’s 200-year history. Noble was one of the founders of Kentucky Drug Courts and served as a drug courts judge from 1996 until November 2006 when she was elected to the Kentucky Supreme Court. In a 1999 interview for Austin Peay magazine, Noble said that at every opportunity, she reminds the people before her bench that life offers choices. She said she often tells them, “You may be tempted to take the path of least resistance. Don’t. “Every action has a reaction. In a court of law or in life, you must choose your path. What you choose today determines what your tomorrow will be.” Throughout her life, Noble has chosen her pathways carefully—and they’ve led her to the state’s highest court and to a position of great power and prestige. Bill Persinger JANET F. SMITH (’69, ’71), president of Rich Mountain Community College, Mena, Ark., was appointed to the Rural Community College Council of the American Association of Community Colleges. 1970s EVELYN SUE ADAMS (’71, ’74), Clarksville, has retired from working and recently traveled to Ecuador for a mission trip. Her first grandchild, Jesse David Gilkey, was born Sept. 6, 2006. HAROLD “RED” ROBERTS (’71) is teaching history and coaching football at Riverdale High School, Murfreesboro. DONALD ELDRIDGE ROBY (’71), a teacher at Centerstone Weems Academy, Clarksville, was named Teacher/Counselor of the Year in December 2005. DR. MICHELE BUTTS (’73), professor of history at APSU, recently had her American history courses listed in the top 20 history courses demonstrating best practices in university teaching in a national study conducted by the Center for Education Policy Research. FRANCES HALL (’73, ’78) is in her 40 th year as a teacher at Ashland City Elementary School. JUDGE LARRY E. POTTER (’73) of the Shelby County Environmental Court was named Citizen of the Year in 2006 by the Memphis-Shelby County Optimist Respect for Law Committee. Potter and his wife, Patti, have three adult children. RUSS BEARD (’74) was promoted from lieutenant in the Tennessee Highway Patrol to 3 rd District captain, commanding more than 200 troopers. He has been with THP since September 1975. His wife, BRENDA (’72), is attending Pharmacy Tech School following a 32-year teaching career. They reside in Springfield. 26 Austin Peay
FAIRY LOU CAROLAND (’75), Griffin, Ga., lives and works at New Hope House, a hospitality ministry for families of prisoners on Georgia’s death row. SHERRY HALL (’75, ’92) is principal of Jo Byrns Elementary School, which opened in a new building in August 2006 in Cedar Hill. She previously was assistant principal at Jo Byrns High School. PAULA WALL (’76) will have her next novel, “The Wilde Women,” published by Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, on sale April 17, 2007. Wall, who lives near Nashville, is the critically acclaimed author of the novel, “The Rock Orchard,” and two collections of short pieces: “My Love Is Free…But the Rest of Me Don’t Come Cheap” and “If I Were a Man, I’d Marry Me.” WILLIAM BEACH (’78), LAWSON MABRY (’77) and DAVID WATSON (’64), all Clarksville businessmen, were selected to serve on the First Federal Savings Bank Board of Directors. EARLINE GREEN (’78), Cedar Hill, Texas, recently had a series of public art ceramic quilts, featuring various school namesakes, permanently installed in the Paul Laurence Dunbar at Lancaster-Kiest Branch Library, Dallas. PHILIP SANFORD (’78), a former Coca-Cola Enterprises executive, heads Port Royal Holdings, which recently sold The Krystal Co. According to the October 2006 Business Tennessee magazine, Port Royal paid $108 million for Krystal, which now has more than 400 company-owned and operated franchised units in 11 states with sales of $423 million in 2005. ELIZABETH “LIBBY” SYKES (’79), Clarksville, is administrative director of the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts. She oversees a staff of 80 and manages a $100 million budget for trial and appellate courts statewide. Triple threat Paul Kahle from left, Carl Kahle and John Kahle pose in their graduation regalia. The brothers received their Master of Science in Management degrees during the 2006 Winter Commencement. By MELONY LEAZER Communication Specialist A story in The Leaf-Chronicle along with a photo of the three men in caps and gowns, their arms around each other’s shoulders, caught the attention of ABC affiliate WKRN-Channel 2, Nashville, which sent a TV crew to interview the Kahle brothers and their father just prior to their recent graduation from APSU. The three brothers—Paul, 29, John, 27 and Carl, 23—received the Master of Science in Management (M.S.M.) during ceremonies on Dec. 15, 2006. Along with three other siblings, the Kahle brothers were home-schooled by their parents. The oldest of the three, Paul Kahle was among the 60 students who enrolled in the inaugural class of the 1980s JOE PITTS (’80) was elected senator to the 67 th District in the Tennessee General Assembly, Nashville. His service began in January. TONY MARABLE (’81) received the oath of office as vice regent of Sigma Nu Fraternity’s High Council at the 62 nd Grand Chapter in July 2006 in Indianapolis. His two-year term began at that time. M.S.M. program in Fall 2004. All three of the brothers are competitive, but Paul initially put in motion what the other two longed to do—pursue graduate study. “I would like to get a Ph.D. after I’ve worked for a long while,” Carl says. John would like to do the same, and Paul indicated an interest in obtaining an M.B.A. someday. The oldest brother started the program, taking one course at a time as his schedule allowed. However, when John and Carl enrolled in Fall 2005, they paced their coursework on a faster track, so all completed simultaneously. Paul Kahle operates a lawn care business in Clarksville, and his brothers currently work for him. All three said having an M.S.M. degree will improve the way they do business. JULEE STAMPER POOLE (’83, ’98), Clarksville, graduated in August 2006 with a Ph.D. in family psychology from Capella University, Minneapolis, Minn. She is clinical director of the Family Guidance Training Institute, Clarksville, and an adjunct faculty member in the APSU psychology department. TIMOTHY WARREN (’83) is vice president of technology services at San Juan College, Farmington, N.M. Bill Persinger WILLIAM McDOWELL NORFLEET JR. (’85), Pembroke, Ky., has launched Norfleet Productions, contributing feature articles, photographs and other publication work to journals and magazines, both nationally and internationally. GRANT COLE (‘87) began work in December 2006 as the senior editor/writer for internal communication in the department of marketing, communication and training of EDS (formerly Electronic Data Systems) Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI). Eventually, the NMCI network will link more than 400,000 workstations and laptops for 500,000 Navy and Marine Corps users worldwide. His wife SUSAN (WRIGHT) COLE (‘86) works in the clerk’s office on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The couple resides in Alexandria, Va., with their young daughters, Olivia and Amelia. TRACY THOMAS (’87, ‘91), a certified public accountant, recently was admitted to membership in KraftCPAs PLLC, Nashville. POLLYANNA NORMAN PARKER (’89), Clarksville, has been teaching theater and video production at Northeast High School, Clarksville, for 15 years. She sponsors the school’s Beta Club and coaches the speech and drama teams. LOUIS EUGENE ROBICHAUX (’89) was elected in May 2006 to the Highland Village (Texas) City Council. He is senior managing director for FTI Cambio Health Solutions, Dallas. 1990s CARROLL WADE BAGWELL (’90) is human resources generalist at Cumberland Heights Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center, Nashville. She also is pursuing online master certification in human resource management at Villanova University, Pennsylvania. She and her husband, Jon Bagwell, live in Nolensville with their two sons, Alex and Nick. Spring 2007 27
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