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Class Notes Austin Peay and works as a market engineer at Trane Co., Clarksville. TOMMY BLOODWORTH (’06) is pursuing a graduate degree in mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, where he also is researching friction stir welding. LANDON CLARK (’06) is enrolled in the medical physics program at Vanderbilt University, Nashville. MIKE GAITHER (’06) is pursuing a graduate degree in material science at the University of Maryland in College Park. MAURICE “SQUEAKY” HAMPTON (’06) signed a contract to play for the Scottish Phoenix Honda Rocks, Scotland’s only professional basketball team based in Glasgow that plays in the British Basketball League. PIER-ANNE LaCHANCE (’06) is pursuing a Ph.D. in Applied Biophysics at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. ANITA LeROY (’06) is pursuing a graduate degree at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where she is studying data from the lightning imaging sensor for the Lightning and Thunderstorms Group in the atmospheric science department. LORI SCHULTZ (’06) is a student at the University of Alabama, Huntsville. She is pursuing research focusing on tornadoes spawned by hurricanes, a project funded by the Lightning and Thunderstorms Research Group. ELIZABETH DIANE STINE (’06), Kissimmee, Fla., is a second-grade teacher at Lakeview Elementary School in St. Cloud, Fla. Births MELISSA RAE ALEXANDER GROSS (’90) and Randy Gross announce the birth of their second child, Emmanuelle Savannah Gross, July 21, 2006. The mother is a freelance writer, and the father is a network administrator with National Electrical Carbon Products, Greenville, S.C. The family lives in Piedmont, S.C. NICOLE MARIE (SANDERSON) BOR- DERS (’02) and her husband, Charlie, announce the birth of their son, Charles David Borders IV, on Oct. 24, 2006. The family resides in the Memphis area. Charlie works as an industrial engineer for the U.S. Postal Service. Before the birth of their son, Nicole was an elementary school teacher. Maternal grandparents are STEPHEN JAMES SANDERSON (’92, ’94) and Lori Sanderson, Silver, Md. Paternal grandparents are DAVID BORDERS (’83) and JACKIE BORDERS (’77, ’83), Clarksville. In Memoriam CARLTON LEE BALTHROP (’53), 76, died Dec. 21, 2006, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville. Balthrop played on the Governors football team. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lillian Ruth Balthrop, and two brothers. Survivors include his wife, Claudia Wright Balthrop, Clarksville; three sons, two daughters, a brother, three sisters, and three grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to APSU Athletic Foundation, P.O. Box 4515, Clarksville, TN 37044 or to the charity of choice. THE REV. R. WALLER BOYER II (’81), 48, Savannah, Ga., died Oct. 29, 2006, at his home. A former youth pastor of Hilldale Baptist Church, Clarksville, Boyer was serving as a minister in Savannah. Survivors include his mother, Wilma Joyce Siske Boyer, Clarksville; wife, LeAnne Beaty Boyer, Savannah; daughter, son, and two sisters, Memorial contributions may be made to the Student Ministry Fund at Hilldale Baptist Church, 2001 Madison St., Clarksville, TN 37043. DON M. BUCK (‘69), Clarksville contractor and community leader, died Nov. 6, 2006, at his home following a long battle with cancer. Buck was the owner of Buck Contractors Inc., a company formed by his father, 58 years ago. Buck was active in the community, serving on the American Cancer Society Board of Directors, Planters Bank Board of Directors, Clarksville- Montgomery County Community Health Foundation, Gateway Health Foundation, the Downtown District Partnership Design Review Board and the Clarksville-Montgomery County Industrial Development Board. Buck is survived by his stepmother, Cleo Hatfield, Knoxville; son, John R. Buck, Nashville; daughter Mardi Pickett, Michigan City, Ind.; a brother, J. Mark Buck, Brentwood; and three sisters—former APSU professor of education, Dr. Camille Holt, Nashville, Stacy Knight, Clarksville, and Robin Wilson, Knoxville, along with fianceé Rosemary Griggs. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2008 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TN 37203. SARAH ELIZABETH FORRESTER HAWKINS (’59), Nashville, died Dec. 18, 2006, following a short illness. Hawkins was active in the state and national P.T.A., the American Association of University Women, the Daughters of the American Revolution, Girl Scouts and Chi Omega Sorority. She also served on the Austin Peay State University Foundation. Survivors include daughters, Marjorie Hawkins Trahern, Knoxville, and Katherine Hawkins Linebaugh, Adams and Nashville; sister, Laurine Forrester, Nashville; brothers, William Howell Forrester, Pulaski, and retired Lt. Gen. Eugene P. Forrester, Arlington, Va.; seven grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. Memorials honoring Hawkins may be made to Austin Peay State University, P.O. Box 4417, Clarksville, TN 37044 or the charity of choice. HARRY COOK HUNTER JR. (’71), Stanford, Ky., died May 5, 2005, during treatment for liver cancer. He was director of missions for Lincoln and Casey Baptist Association in central Kentucky and chaplain for Tyson Foods Inc. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte Hunter (’71). MARGARET GRANT LANDER, 89, died Oct. 29, 2006, at Uffelman Estates. She had taught science at Greenwood Junior High School and later retired as a librarian at Austin Peay State University. Survivors include sons John Lander, Clarksville, and Bill Lander, Memphis, and a daughter, Mary Kay Burden, Clarksville. CLIFF STANFILL, who served as program manager of the Culinary Arts Program at the Austin Peay Center @ Fort Campbell for 25 years, died Oct. 22, 2006, at Gateway Medical Center. Stanfill served 29 years in the U.S. Army. He was captain of the Fort Campbell Army Cooking Team, leading the group annually at the national competition at Fort Lee, Va. He is survived by his wife, Helen Stanfill. TILLMAN DAVIS TAYLOR, 96, Clarksville, died July 24, 2006, at Montgomery County Care and Rehabilitation. An associate professor emeritus of history, Taylor retired from APSU in 1976, but, according to Dr. Bruce Myers, chair of the department of computer science and information technology, Taylor returned as a student after retiring, taking classes that interested him. Taylor’s funeral was held at Madison Street Church of Christ with burial in Puryear Cemetery, Puryear. DR. DAVID O’DROBINAK, a faculty member in the APSU Biology Department from 1994 to 2002, passed away unexpectedly while undergoing treatment for Burkitt lymphoma, a rare B-cell cancer that struck him suddenly in Fall 2006. He was an assistant professor of muscle physiology at Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Ga. He is survived by his wife, Mandi, 30 Austin Peay
and his sons, Colin Wright and Adam O’Drobinak. Memorial contributions may be made to the Educational Fund for his sons. GLYN WILLIAM O’MALLEY, New York City playwright, director and educator, 55, died unexpectedly Nov. 14, 2006, after suffering a heart attack. He is survived by his mother, Meredith, a sister, and three brothers. O’Malley was director of education at the Cherry Lane Theatre Institute, NYC, and professor at Lehman College- CUNY (City University of New York) and Fordham University. The author of 19 plays, O’Malley also directed more than 50 productions in major theaters around the U.S. and Europe, including the world premiere of “Albee’s Men” and “Albee’s Women.” His most recent New York City premieres were his war trilogy: “Paradise” (Kirk Theatre, 2005), “A Heartbeat to Baghdad” (The Flea, 2004) and “Concertina’s Rainbow” (Cherry Lane Theatre, 2001). O’Malley gave birth to “A Heartbeat to Baghdad” at APSU in 2004 while he was playwright-in-residence. O’Malley interviewed scores of soldiers of the 101 st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and their loved ones. Based on those interviews, O’Malley wrote “A Heartbeat to Baghdad,” which had its world premiere at APSU. Among his first interviews was that of the widow of Sgt. Ariel Rico, a member of the 101 st Airborne Division (Air Assault), who died while serving in Iraq. In 2004 at APSU, O’Malley established the Sgt. Ariel Rico Memorial Scholarship, designated the child of any U.S. soldier killed or handicapped in the line of duty. O’Malley’s family requested that memorial gifts be made to the Sgt. Ariel Rico Memorial Scholarship, APSU, P.O. Box 4417, Clarksville, TN 37044. CHARLES McMANUS WATERS (‘49), 86, died Dec. 9, 2006, at his Clarksville home. A World War II veteran, he earned his bachelor’s degree from APSU and master’s from the University of Tennessee. Waters joined the Austin Peay State College (APSC) faculty in 1948 and retired as an English professor emeritus in 1985. During his years at Austin Peay, he served as sponsor of The All State and faculty adviser to the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. In 1979, he was honored as the Distinguished Professor Award recipient. Waters may be best known for compiling and editing “The First Fifty Years of Austin Peay State University” to commemorate the 50 th anniversary of the school in 1977. He also wrote “Historic Clarksville: Bicentennial” and “A History of Bethlehem United Methodist Church.” For 13 years, he served as a writer and editor of “Cumberland Lore.” He was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church where he served many years as treasurer, Sunday school teacher, choir member and historian. Waters is survived by his wife, Evelyn “Peggy” Waters; two daughters, Valerie Lavery of Clarksville and Melanie Gardner of Nashville; and four grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Bethlehem United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 3155, Clarksville, TN 27043. SAMUEL J. WINTERS, 81, alumnus and former student teacher supervisor for Austin Peay, died Feb. 15, 2007, at his Clarksville home after a brief illness. He is the father of Dr. Emily W. Bergen, assistant professor of communication, and the father-in-law of Dr. Robin B. Reed, associate professor and chair of the APSU Department of Chemistry. He was known in the Clarksville community for having served as elementary school teacher and principal at several schools in the Clarksville- Montgomery County School System. His wife, Mary Jo Gootee Winters, and many of their 14 children graduated from APSU. DR. RICHARD WILSON YOUNG, 73, died Nov. 14, 2006, at Mitchell- Hollingsworth Nursing Home, Florence, Ala. Young was a retired orthopedic surgeon, veteran of the U.S. Navy and a member of the Washington Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Frances Curtis Allison Young, Lewisville; daughter, sons, stepson, stepdaughter, brother, and several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Richard W. Young Athletic Trainer Scholarship at Austin Peay State University. Sports Continued from Page 25 Bivins, a senior defender from Knoxville, also became the soccer program’s first Academic All-American. She was selected to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All- America Women’s Soccer second-team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). This followed her second straight selection as firstteam All-District IV. Bivins started each of her four years for the Lady Govs soccer team, lead ing the team’s defensive front and occasionally playing in the midfield. She scored five goals – three of which were game-winning scores – and had 12 assists. Wilson selected 1st-team Academic All-District; Williams on 2nd team Drew Wilson, a senior starting defensive tackle for Governors football, has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV Team. Meanwhile, junior offensive lineman, Duncan Williams, was selected second-team Academic All-District. As a result of his selection as a first-team member, Wilson’s name appeared on the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-American ballot. Earlier last fall, Wilson was nominated for the Draddy Award, sponsored by The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF). Tidwell, Dunham, Beck named to All-OVC teams Three members of Austin Peay women’s soccer team were named to the 2006 All-Ohio Valley Conference women’s soccer teams. Spring 2007 Senior defender Tara Tidwell and freshman forward Monica Dunham were honored as first-team All-OVC members. Dunham also was named to the All-OVC newcomer team. Sophomore forward Ashley Beck was named to the second-team All-OVC for the second consecutive year. Tidwell, a native of Nashville, started in 16 games in her final season as a Lady Gov. She was named OVC Defensive Player of the Week twice last season. Dunham, a Franklin native, started 17 games in her first season as a Lady Gov. She is the Lady Govs’ first freshman to be named All-OVC first team. Beck, Clarksville, started all 19 games as a sophomore. She was third among conference players in points and game-winning goals, while ranking second in shots and fifth in goals. Continued on Page 32 31
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