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Columns
spring 2008
Columbia College Women
Spring into
Leadership!
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I
From the
have had a great time this spring semester
getting around to see alumnae I have not
seen for some time and many I had not met
before. I have been visiting with groups of
alumnae about the ideas and themes from
the mission of Columbia College that they
have found most memorable and helpful in
the years since graduation. So far I have
visited with groups in Washington, D.C.,
and in New York. It is wonderful to see that
geography may change for Columbia College
women, but their commitment to leadership,
their ability to act with confidence, and their
courage and competence to make the world a
better place for others remains!
The alums I have met with have given
me great suggestions we can use as we
shape the Quality Enhancement Plan that will
be part of our regular ten-year accreditation
visit in three years. If I have not been to your
area yet, you will find the questions we are
discussing at the meetings on our Web site at
www.columbiacollegesc.edu/QEPform.
Please fill out our online form and it will be
sent to me. Also, please let me know if you
are interested in a visit in your area. I find that
especially alumnae who have moved away
from South Carolina miss the opportunity
to connect with alumnae and often are not
aware that several may be nearby!
The visits have also provided helpful
information about how we can better meet
alumnae needs. Many have asked for more
frequent issues of Columns. Others have
suggested wonderful ideas for providing more interactive opportunities on our Web site with streaming video of events and video blogs of student experiences. I am especially
excited about how many have offered internship opportunities for students!
To those I have seen already, thank you for the fun evenings and for the great ideas; to those I have not yet seen—I hope to be coming to a town near you soon!
In This Issue On the Cover...
2 From the President
3 Thanks to Our Alumnae
4 Parallel Passions:
Social Work and Servant Leadership
Dr. Sarah Sloan Kreutziger ’64
6 Alumnae in City Hall: A Capital Place to Be
Melisa Underwood Caughman ’95 and
Gladys Louise Brown ’74
6 Speaking Alum to Alum
7 Class News
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President
(Back row) Rebecca Friday ’10, President Whitson, Michelle Burgess ’11, Homa Hassan ’09
(Front row) Natasha Richardson ’09, Lisa Yaxis ’08, Tina Sawyer ’09
Belinda Friedman Gergel ’72, Lynn Stokes-Murray ’83, Alex Mahon’10, Lisa Yaxis ’08, Nikita
Burks ’09. Columbia College alumnae and current students don’t hesitate to step into leadership roles in
their careers and in their communities.
Belinda Friedman Gergel ’72, a Rock Hill native, earned her M.Ed.
and Ph.D. at Duke University. Belinda held a variety of faculty and
administrative posts at Columbia College, retiring in 2001. A neighborhood
activist, Belinda has served in recent years on several city commissions
and committees. In April, she was elected to Columbia City
Council representing District 3. Her term begins July 1, 2008.
Lynn Stokes-Murray ’83 is a non-attorney consultant with McNair
Law Firm, P.A., bringing her many years of lobbying and public relations
experience to the firm. Prior to joining McNair, she was actively
involved in numerous political campaigns across the state. She also
served as director of governmental relations at Chernoff/Silver and Associates,
a local public relations and advertising agency. Lynn currently
serves on the Columbia College Board of Visitors.

Alumnae make a difference in the life of Columbia College
every day! Thanks to those listed here who express their
interest in the College through their participation!
Cindy Lominick Snell ’68 and Sara Snell ’99
(left), together presented “Then and Now” on
Mom’s Day, November 17, 2007, at College
Place United Methodist Church. Their talk
centered on the differences in rules, dress,
and traditions that spanned 30 years. Both
mother and daughter agreed that the bond
they have formed at Columbia College has
forever affected them.
Roberta Lindler Ferrell ’64, Mary Tuck
Kennerly ’68 and Amy Roof Hoffman ’00
hosted a reception for Dr. Caroline Whitson
and the faculty from the department of
education to speak to alumnae in Lexington
and Irmo.
Liz Johnston Patterson ’61 and Kay Price Phillips ’65 coordinated a reception in Spartanburg for
alumnae and friends of the Alliance for Women. Supporters of this event were Miriam Rutland Pflug
’78, Cathy Hoefer McCabe ’78, Kathryn Verdery Cannon ’55, and Beth Dickert Beach ’69.
Belinda Friedman Gergel ’72 presented a talk to the first-year class on the history of Columbia
College last fall.
Marsha Steele Moore ’70 hosted a reception for alumnae in the Savannah area.
Cile Purcell Hursey ’76 hosted a reception for alumnae in the Newberry area
Ann Boykin Ligon ’68 hosted a wine and cheese reception in her store, Cottage and Vine, for
alumnae who live in the Forest Acres area.
Kathy Rudder Ligon ’74 hosted a reception for Camden area alumnae.
Margaret Griffith ’02, Carlee McCartha Myers ’01, Amy Roof Hoffman ’00, and Kayla Gibson ’07
spoke to prospective students and their parents during Open House events.
Sarah Blakeley Skenes ’55 organized a luncheon for alumnae in the Triad area of North Carolina.
Ann McClendon Altman ’65, Lee Gordon Brockington ’81 and Claire Wilson Yarborough ’67
coordinated a reception held at Wachesaw Plantation in Murrells Inlet. Other supporters of the event
were Kaye Beckroge ’78, Jane Meadors Cromley ’77, Julia Floyd ’78, and Nancy Strickland
Truluck ’74.
Kay Price Phillips ’65, Elizabeth Gressette ’70 and Kris Chandler Burns ’71 served on the
planning committee for Sporting and Family Fest held in November 2007.
to Our
Thanks
Alumnae!
Our alma mater is on my mind at this time of year with Alumnae Weekend having just passed
and Commencement right around the corner. Our seniors will join the ranks of the Alumnae
Association on May 11, Mother’s Day, and I am honored to represent all of us when welcoming our
newest alumnae sisters. This is only one example of the meaningful experiences alumnae have with
the campus throughout the year.
Alumnae take part in every aspect of the life of the College every day. Some visit the campus
to participate in classroom activities, some offer themselves as mentors for students, others refer
potential students and many provide financial support to ensure the future of our College.
Currently, alumnae serve on the Boards of Trustees and Visitors and the entire College
community is grateful for their insight and commitment. The Alumnae Council is another dedicated
group of women who willingly and eagerly give of their time and talents to serve in various capacities.
Farley and Candy Crane Shuler ’73
Campus committees also have alumnae representation, including the 2011 Accreditation Committee.
To each and every one of these women, I THANK YOU and I encourage anyone who is interested in becoming engaged with the College to do so. Nothing is
more rewarding than making a difference at the place that made the difference in your life. Please contact Lisa Kennerly Livingston ’91 to explore the available
opportunities. Regardless of the need, Columbia College alumnae always step up!
Thank you for your service to our alma mater!
Candy Crane Shuler ’73
2007-2009 Alumnae Association President
Edna Staubes Roberds ’73 hosted a reception for area alumnae in her Charleston home.
Cameron Greer Daniels ’61 hosted a reception in her home for Greenville County alumnae and friends of
the Alliance for Women.
Margaret DuBard ’93 and Kay Daniels West ’97 are engaging evening program graduates interested in
supporting efforts of the evening program.
Dottie Allen ’01 and Stephanie Mitchell Schechter ’96 coordinated a reception in New York City.
Dawn Humphries Blackman ’73 hosted a reception for prospective students from the Charleston area.
Judith Wilder Allen ’56 coordinated a luncheon for Aiken area alumnae (below) at the Green Boundary Club.
Acacia Bamberg Salatti ’95 coordinated a Dutch-treat dinner for Washington, D.C., area alumnae.
Kathy Graham Leland ’67 held a meeting of the Charleston Alumnae Club in her home and the club also
provided surcies for students from the Charleston County area at Christmas. Jacqueline Tumbleston Kohn
’67 also serves as an officer.
Bootsie Harvie Wynne ’83 and Yolanda Johnson ’05 presented “The First 30 Days on the Job” for seniors.
Bootsie is the human resources manager at Lexington Medical Center and Yolanda is a
recruiter for the human resources office at Lexington Medical Center.
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Parallel Passions:
After nearly 43 years as a social worker and educator, one might think that
Dr. Sarah Sloan Kreutziger ’64 had given some thought to winding down
her career. Sarah will tell you that she took early retirement to spend
more time with her grandchildren and volunteer interests. But as she talks, it’s
anything but a leisurely life of retirement that she describes. “I’m still on about five
dissertation committees for Tulane at the moment, and in June I’ll know whether
I’ve been elected to serve as lay leader for my church conference.” In case you
don’t “speak Methodist,” as Sarah says, that means she’s in the running as the
only current nominee for Louisiana’s highest non-clergy leadership position in the
United Methodist Church.
Sarah and her physician husband of 42 years, Keith, reside in New Orleans.
The Kreutziger’s daughter, Kathy, is a physician also working in New Orleans,
and is married with three children. Their son, Joey, is completing his doctorate in
English in New York City, also married, with two children.
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“When we
graduated, we
were sure our
generation could
save the world!”
Dr. Sarah Sloan
Kreutziger ’64
Sara and Keith’s home is just a few blocks from houses that were five
feet under water following Hurricane Katrina. “We were so fortunate, we had
to evacuate for a month and our house took some damage. That’s nothing
compared to what so many had and continue to endure…over 250,000 homes
were destroyed, and that’s hard to wrap your mind around.” She continues,
“It has been a difficult two and a half years, but some good has come from it
all, like stronger state ethics laws and a chance for better schools. Thousands
of volunteers poured into Louisiana, mostly faith-based and college groups,
including 1,500 people who have stayed at our church alone. We give thanks and
go on day by day.”
As a social worker who has specialized in end-of-life care, Sarah knows
very well the stages of shock and grief that so many Louisianans have faced. Her
interests and research with critically ill patients and near-death experiences drove
her to closely examine her beliefs as a young professional, “There was a period

in my early 30s when I was very much a ‘seeker’…anybody serious about
faith will question and explore along their journey. I had to be at peace
with my beliefs—and with the reality of death—to be able to help others
in a clinical environment. Part of it is being at home talking about things
that others may not be comfortable with.” In clinical settings, Sarah often
encountered situations where she did not know an individual or their
personal beliefs. In those moments, she says, “The Holy Spirit stands in
the gap, creating a bridge for whatever people are going through.”
Not surprisingly, Sarah’s activism and leadership in the United
Methodist Church have been an equally fulfilling parallel to her
professional career. She has travelled extensively, participating at the
state, national, and international level in the church, including serving as
a delegate to three general and jurisdictional conferences and four World
Methodist Conferences. One achievement of which she is most proud is
having been the first associate lay leader ever nominated from the floor
of Louisiana’s UMC annual conference. An incredibly rare occurrence,
when she was elected, “It was such an honor, and very humbling.”
Sarah is originally from North Carolina, but moved a great
deal during her childhood as her father worked for the Army Corps of
Engineers. Descended from a long line of Methodists, and with family
connections in Columbia, Sarah’s parents decided that she would
attend Columbia College. Reflecting on her time at the College, Sarah
credits the care and nurturing she received from her professors as “a
great deal of the reason for any success I’ve had in life.” Just prior to
enrolling, she had lived abroad with her family during her high school
years. When she returned to the United States, she wasn’t sure if she
was ready for college, “I didn’t feel that I fit in very well with the other girls
at first, but things clicked once I started classes.” She was selected for a
Social Work and Servant Leadership
pilot program called “Trimester” which challenged eleven academically
gifted students to an intensive curriculum, allowing them to graduate,
if successful, in three years. Only five of the eleven original students
graduated from the program in three years, including Sarah. Majoring
in sociology, she was eager to go to graduate school and continue her
preparation for a life of service. “When we graduated, we were sure
our generation could save the world!” She earned her M.S.S.W. at
the University of Tennessee and a Ph.D. in social work at Tulane. She
spent many years in her career working closely with medical services,
particularly in mental health. Sarah received several major awards in
social work, including Tulane’s Volunteer Award, the Gainesville, Florida
NASW Chapter of Social Worker of the Year, and the Council of Social
Work Education’s Continuing Professional Educator’s Award. Eventually
her focus changed to higher and continuing education, and she joined
the Tulane University faculty in 1991.
Since “retiring” in 2005, her love of connecting with young scholars and
teaching brings her back to Tulane often, “I hang around enough to keep my
parking privileges and my e-mail address!” In fact, she expects to return to
teaching part-time as soon as restructuring of some of the college’s programs
is complete. Meanwhile, Sarah is enjoying some extra time with her family,
especially the grandchildren, and traveling. She recently returned from a
two-week trip to the Holy Land and Egypt. Her work with the United Methodist
Church is something she looks forward to stepping up, and she’s excited and
passionate to serve in any role where she’s needed. Sarah sums it up this way,
“I always remember the saying ‘to whom much is given, much is required,’…
I’ve had an incredibly satisfying calling from which to build a rich spiritual life,”
she adds with a chuckle, “and I don’t get much sleep!” D
Sara and Keith Kreutziger with her brother and sister-in-law,
son-in-law, daughter, and two grandchildren at church on Mother’s Day 2007.
Sara and Keith Kreutziger on
Temple Mount in Jerusalem with the Dome of the Rock behind them.
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Melisa Underwood Caughman ’95
Gladys Louise Brown ’74
Speaking Alum to Alum...
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Alumnae in City Hall:
A Capital
Place to Be
“You just have to love your city,” that’s what Melisa Underwood
Caughman ’95 remembers hearing a mayor say on television when she
was ten years old. “A reporter asked what it took to be mayor of a city like
New York, and I was really struck by the answer,” Melisa recalls. “After
that, when people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said
‘the mayor,’” she laughs. And it’s no accident that Melisa is now a familiar
face in Columbia’s City Hall. An early interest in civic participation led her
to major in political science at Columbia College. “If I think about what I
took away from Columbia College, leadership and confidence building
are at the top,” says Melisa, a Columbia native. She earned her master’s
degree in public administration at the University of South Carolina and
developed a career in non-profit administration. A City of Columbia staff
member since 2001, she currently serves as the interim finance director
in addition to her duties as budget director and project manager.
Knock on another door at the City’s administration office and you’ll
meet Assistant City Manager Gladys Louise Brown ’74. A longtime
administrator with the City of Columbia, Gladys has held numerous
roles since 1980 when she began work in the community development
department. At Columbia College, she majored in business administration
after transferring from North Carolina A&T State University. “I felt lost at
such a big school, and Columbia College was a much better choice for
me.” When Gladys wasn’t in the classroom, she gained early experience
working in public administration offices and quickly built an affinity for the
business side of government. “I have a great love for Columbia, and now
it’s hard to imagine doing anything else,” she says of her 28 years with
the city. Her career has spanned a wide range of duties, from housing
finance to city clerk to municipal court director. Now, as assistant city
manager, she oversees all administrative services for city government.
We serve our alma mater every day by proudly identifying ourselves as Columbia College graduates. We stand firmly
behind the College mission to educate young women and foster leadership skills. Why? Because our lives are forever
changed by our years on the campus; because lifelong friendships were formed there; because when we needed a nurturing
learning environment, Columbia College answered. Indeed, we cannot imagine how different our lives would be if we had not
chosen Columbia College.
When the College reaches out for help, alumnae answer the call. Whether that plea is for committee volunteers,
assistance with a prospective student, assisting with an event or financial support of the Loyalty Fund, we respond. Our
enduring sisterhood ensures that future generations of young women will have the same opportunities that we were
afforded.
If you have already supported the Loyalty Fund this year, thank you! If you are considering a gift, we include a preaddressed
envelope to ease the process. If you or your spouse works for a matching gift company, please seek out their
matching gift forms to maximize your contribution. Every dollar makes a difference!
She who has been, shall ever be… There are many opportunities to become active with today’s Columbia College.
Your interests and expertise are valued here, and I always welcome your call or e-mail.
Lisa Kennerly Livingston ’91
Executive Director of Alumnae Relations
803.786.3029 llivingston@colacoll.edu

1930 Gertrude Whetstone was
recently featured in the Orangeburg County
Times and Democrat. She is 102 years old
and was a nurse for 35 years. Her mother
and her three sisters are also graduates of
Columbia College.
1943 Marjorie Riley Shuler has moved
from Orangeburg to Charlotte, N.C. She
has five grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren.
1945 Carleen Turbeville McGinn
retired from her private practice in family
therapy in 2005. She and her husband
Bruce have been married for 58 years and
have two sons, Wilson and David, and one
grandson, Philip, 24.
1946 Newell Jeffords Bull’s son, Dr.
Michael Bull, is the superintendent of the
Glynn County School System in Georgia.
She and her husband J. Porter celebrated
their 60th wedding anniversary in January.
1948 Margaret Ariail Lawson has
identical twins, Jimmy and Thomas, who
are both married. She has two granddaughters:
Ariail Lee and Natalie Ann.
1950 Barbara Pendarvis has retired
from the Pinellas County School System
in Florida after 40 years of service as a
librarian. Betty Ann Brown Phillips has
traveled to Russia twice. Jo Bone Walker
transferred from Columbia College to
Northwestern University in Chicago, where
she received her degree in speech. Jo’s
husband has been a practicing physician
for 53 years.
1953 Dolores Metts Banner’s husband
B.B. passed away in January. She has five
grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Doris Newman Christopher enjoys
spending time with her three children:
Charles, Carol, and Connee and her four
grandchildren: Carl, Clay, Robin, and Brad.
1954 Gloria Pearson Lynn and her
husband Charles are both retired and are
enjoying traveling, volunteering, and square
dancing. In 2005, Charles and Gloria were
inducted into the South Carolina Square
Dancing Hall of Fame.
1955 Sally Bookhardt Boggan’s
grandson Zak is producing a movie called
4 Christmas’s starring Vince Vaughn
and Reese Witherspoon. Anne Spears
Caldwell is an active volunteer with The
Good Samaritan in Virginia. Anne also
volunteers at the South Boston Halifax
County Museum.
1957 Aubrey Wilson Jones has a son
who is a minister and a daughter who is a
lawyer with a firm in Atlanta, Ga. Her granddaughter
is a freshman at Newberry College
and her grandson is serving a tour in Iraq.
Jacqueline Sturdivant Pullen and her husband
Duane retired in 2000. Myrtle Hicks
Riggs now has six grandchildren. Barbara
Courtney Thomas was highlighted in the
South Carolina United Methodist Advocate
for her autobiography entitled Just Pick
up the Pieces, which is about the years
she and her sister Joy spent in Epworth
Children’s Home.
1959 Llewellyn Hiott Hames
retired in 2003 from the Lexington County
Magistrate’s office. Marlene DeLoach
Lamar’s son was married in April.
1960 Martha Davis Ellerbe has a new
grandson, Thomas Davis Landon, born on
February 20.
1961 Eleanor Stukes Carson has
retired after selling her interest in Porter’s
Gift Shop located in Florence. She has
three grandchildren: Carson Batten, 3, Dan
Batten, 4 months and Joseph Halsey, 2.
Cara Baer Murphy and her husband Larry
are enjoying their retirement, spending time
with their grandchildren, and traveling. Liz
Johnston Patterson has completed her
term as chair of the Spartanburg County
Democratic Party.
1962 Elizabeth Palmer McDaniel retired
in 2002 from the University of Georgia
Press. She has five grandchildren ages 6,
8, 10, 12, and 15, who are the delight of
her life. She also has continued to design
and publish books from her home business,
Stratford Press. Elizabeth Clyburn Minus
has a new granddaughter, Caitlin Rebecca
Whitehead, born on September 13, 2007, to
Elizabeth and Jason Whitehead. Elizabeth
works at the Children’s Hospital in Denver
and Jason is pursing his doctoral degree.
1963 Frances Copeland Stanley
is enjoying spending time with her three
grandchildren: Eliza, 6, Wyatt, 4, and
Carlisle, 2.
1964 Barbara King Guerry is enjoying
spending time with her five grandchildren:
David, 17, Joshua, 10, Caleb, 8, Amelia,
6 and Andrea, 3. Her husband is doing
very well since his heart transplant five
years ago. Tracy McDill Hamrick will
retire in June from the Charleston County
Department of Social Services after 20
years of service. Jeannette Smith Kinney
has five grandchildren: Eric Chaffer, 18,
Arine Chaffer, 14, Aneria Chaffer, 5, Aston
Kinney, 7, and Martin Kinney, 3. Esther
Spearman Overbay and her husband
James have been married for 40 years.
They welcomed four new grandchildren in
one year.
1965 Jane Evans Best retired in
2004 after 34 years of teaching at Fletcher
Elementary School in the Henderson
County, N.C., school district. She and her
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husband Thomas have been married for
40 years and they have six grandchildren.
Mary Epps Monroe was featured by the
Greater Chapin Chamber of Commerce as
the Artist of the Month for February. Anne
Reynolds Walkup’s daughter serves as a
minister in Scotland.
1966 Judith Freeman Davis retired in
May 2007 from Marion School District One.
Susan Lyles McLane is a customer service
manager at the Davis-Garvin Agency. She
has two children: Iain McLane, 7, and
Shannon McLane, 4.
1967 Evelyn Paulling Gully’s first
grandchild, Donald McRae Allen III, was
born on December 15, 2007, to Ann Lee
Gully-Allen and Don Allen.
1968 Patricia Harrell McClendon’s
daughter Elizabeth is a senior at Virginia
Tech, where she is an English major coenrolled
in the master’s degree program in
education. Her son Christopher is pursuing
his doctoral degree in biophysics at the
University of California-San Francisco.
Susan Campbell Thorsland has retired after
29 years of teaching elementary school
in the Pickens County School District. In her
spare time, she enjoys spending time with
her eleven grandchildren and substitute
teaching.
1969 Susan Harris Grady has a new
granddaughter, Mary Edith “Edie” Grady,
born on September 5, 2007. She also
retired from Greenville Technical College in
December 2007. Lucy Geiger Stackpole
has an online business at
www.abcsbylucy.com.
1970 Joyce Lee Burns is enjoying
spending time with her three grandchildren:
Brady, 9, Francis, 18 months, and Jackson,
1. Rebecca Long Tenny retired as an assistant
principal from Lexington District Five
in 1997. Maria Ramos Volk has a new
grandson, Preston Paul Ketner, born June
17, 2007. Preston joins his brother, David
Charles “Chase” Ketner, 3.
1971 Deidre Buice Crow is enjoying
spending time with her five grandchildren.
Deborah Cross Etheredge has two
grandchildren ages 4 and 1. Her son owns
a restaurant in Hawaii. Ina Lee Bond
Fort-Lightner’s son Marty received his
master’s degree in guitar performance from
the University of South Carolina School of
Music in April. She has two grandchildren:
Lily, 3, and Jake, 1. She recently adopted
Michaela, 6. Lydia Latto Mims’ daughter
Alexandra is a freshman in the Honors
College at Indiana University. Mary Kent
Bailey Whitaker’s daughter Hannah
was accepted into the Teach for America
Program, where she will be teaching
in Bronx, N.Y., for two years. Roxanne
Dusenbury Wilson has four sons: Alan,
an attorney, Addison, serving a tour in Iraq,
Julian, a realtor, and Hunter, a sophomore
at Clemson University. She has three
grandchildren: Addison III, Houston, and
Emily Ruth.
1972 Aurea Rivera LaComba has
nine children, four who attended Columbia
College, and twelve grandchildren.
1973 Fair Thomas Ariail has been
been married for 15 years to her husband
Robert and has been teaching for 32
years. Fair is currently teaching in the
Kershaw County School District. Susan
Knoche Fox works at Macon State
College in Georgia. Her first grandchild
is named Nyah. Becky Greer Moss is a
member of Life and Godliness Ministry.
Becky gives public speaking seminars and
conducts tours around the United States.
She also authored a book in 2004 entitled
Concerning Spiritual Gifts. Beverly Wilson
Sumner’s first granddaughter was born on
June 11, 2007.
1974 Jane Easterling Foster
retired from Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
in May 2007. Windy Gladden Jordan
teaches elementary Spanish at Westminster
Catawba Christian School in Rock Hill.
Jean Riley Miles has a grandson named
Maddox, 1. Judy Snipes Wilkinson retired
in September 2007 from SunTrust Bank in
Virginia. Her son is a sophomore at Maggie
Walker Governor’s School in Virginia.
1975 Tricia Turner Johnson retired
in 2006 from Horry County School District
after 28 years of teaching.
1976 Katherine Flynn Egan’s son
attends college in Georgia, where he is
majoring in audio engineering. Nancy Nix
Woodall teaches school in Pickens County.
1977 Peggy Johnson Archambault
has been teaching for 30 years in the
Charleston County School Districts.
Susan Hines Conrad has three children:
Steven, 26, who was recently married;
Laura, 23, who will graduate in May 2008
from the University of South Carolina;
and Marianna, 14, who is in the eighth
grade. Rosa Meadows Floyd is enjoying
spending time with her two grandsons.
Rebecca Laffitte was recognized by The
Best Lawyers in America as one of the
best lawyers in the field of personal injury
litigation for 2008. Karen Price Windham
works for BlueCross BlueShield of South
Carolina and her husband Jackie works for
Allstate Insurance Company. Lois Haight
Zigrang and her husband, Reverend Walter
Zigrang, have been traveling missionaries
for 23 years. They have been missionaries
in Africa, Angola, and Mozambique. In 2006,
they retired from the organization, Surviving
in Missions.
1978 Jane Jenkins Herlong
was invited to share her story with the
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Greenwood Rotary Club on October 23,
2007. Louise Gervais Miller is the lead
speech pathologist for Charleston County
School Districts.
1979 Rose Varn Smith is returning
to school to get her degree in English.
She has two children: one who attends
Hammond Academy and one who is a
nursing major at Clemson University.
1981 Margaret Snowden Chandler
is an English instructor at Williamsburg
Technical College in Kingstree. She was
nominated for the Governor’s Professor
of the Year Award for 2007. Rose Emily
Jackson, founder of South Carolina
Women in Business and owner of Rose
E. Jackson Financial Services, received
the Diplomat of the Year award from the
Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce
for 2007. She serves as a liaison for the
chamber staff, the board of directors, and
the membership.
1982 Ruth Aycock retired from
teaching in Sumter District 17 and now
teaches pre-school at Thomas Sumter
Academy. Laurie Ann Shealy Chapman’s
daughter attends North Greenville
University in Greenville. Frances Gardner’s
art works, “Orienting the Self: studies in
Time, Place, and Person,” were on display
at the Florence Museum from January 7 to
February 3.
1983 Cynthia Troxel Stall has been
teaching for 24 years and is teaching
second grade at Fort Dorchester
Elementary School in Summerville.
Helen Simmons Yeadon’s son Deandre
graduated from high school and her other
son, Dorian, is a sergeant first class in the
Naval-JROTC.
1984 Deborah Silver Stroman was
featured in The State newspaper as she
and the Lower Richland High School Girls
Varsity Basketball team competed for their
third consecutive state title. The team was
victorious in a 47-45 win over Dorman.
1985 Lauri Brown Stevenson enjoys
spending time with her husband Andy and
their three sons Drew, 19, Will, 16, and
Mac, 12.
1986 Marion Fallaw Greer participated
in the Williamsburg Presbyterian Women
Spiritual Retreat on February 2, where
she served as a leader for the retreat.
Patricia Cox McCann’s son graduated
from the University of South Florida in 2007
with a degree in political science. He has
joined the Peace Corps and is stationed
in Morocco. Genie Looney Murrell is
enrolled in the master’s of library science
degree program at the University of South
Carolina. Josephine Murray Robinson’s
husband is a judge advocate in the United
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States Marine Corps. Michele Gardner
Williamson is the WorkKeys program
manager at Williamsburg Technical College
in Kingstree.
1987 Janice Williams Wise has three
boys and a girl and owns a real estate
company.
1988 Wendy Godwin Barnes has
three children ages 13, 6, and 3. Angela
Luca Bouknight’s oldest son, Christopher,
is a civil engineering major in college and
has been accepted into the Phi Beta Kappa
fraternity. Her other son, Adam, is in the
tenth grade. Both sons are Eagle Scouts.
Sherry Lynn Fogle Cade has a daycare,
The Apple of His Eye, that she operates
from her home. Christine Clifton recently
launched her own life coaching practice,
Break out of the Ordinary, Life Coaching for
the Mind, Body, and Spirit. Lorena Crouch
Gibbons is working at Richard Wynn
Academy in Winnsboro teaching math in the
high school. Her husband Brian is a family
court judge in the Sixth Judicial Circuit of
South Carolina. Taryl Dabney Holden has
received her National Board Certification.
1990 Annette Wofford Barnett
has three children: Alex, 9, Matthew,
4, and Robert, 2. She has been working
for Consolation Energy monitoring
environmental energy and emergency oil
spills for the last seven years.
1991 Cynthia Russell-Albach
received her National Board Certification in
high school English in 2007. She teaches
AP English, Honors English, and College
Prep English at Stall High School in North
Charleston. Deborah Chapman Farr
works at Frame Designs. She has her
own business, Fetish by Debu, selling
jewelry. She formed an art organization
called Spartanburg Artist Studio Spaces
(SASS) that provides affordable studio
spaces for local artists. Martha Sligh-
Langdon teaches second grade in
Lexington District One. She has a master’s
degree in education and is National Board
Certified. She has two children, a boy and
a girl. Sandra Logan Parnell is a retired
real estate broker. She was named one
of the top ten sales agents of Columbia,
South Carolina new homes sales for ten
consecutive years. Susan Humphries
Plyler is a math instructional coach in the
Lancaster County School District. Michelle
Browder Swancey started a non-profit
organization, Saving Lana Foundation, in
honor of her daughter Lana, to support
medical treatment and raise money for stem
cell research. Michelle’s daughter was born
in 2001 with Canavan’s Disease, a lethal
neurological disease.
1992 Julieanne LeJeune Humowitz
was named the Outstanding Teacher of
American History for 2007–2009 by the
Continued
Winyah Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. Louise Myers
Johnson recently joined the Columbia
office of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. as
special counsel, where she is a member
of the firm’s Financial Institutions Industry
Group. Paula Johnson Wise is a family
educator in Lexington District Five. Her
husband Rick is a manager for South
Carolina Troops to Teachers. Her son Austin
is an 8th grader at Dutch Fork High School
and her daughter Ashley is married and
teaches school in Aiken. Paula also has a
granddaughter who is 2 years old.
1993 Terri Haynes Chiles has
four children: Joseph Haynes, 8, Emily
Catherine, 7, James Thomas, 4, and Sarah
Elizabeth, 1. She home schools her children
and operates a home business, Premier
Designs Jewelry. Lorraine Ward Glandon
has two grandchildren: Madeline, 5, and
Caleb, 5 months.
1994 Melinda Hopkins Boggs has two
girls, Hannah, 8, and Nikki, 4. They enjoy
dancing, gymnastics, and spending time
with mom. Jennifer Hipp McAlphin lives
in Fort Worth, Tex., and is a stay-at-home
mom to daughter Abigail, who will be two
years old in May. Wendy Smith Nix is
a media specialist at Beck Academy in
Greenville.
1995 Reva Roberts Brennan has
been named the associate director of the
South Carolina Association of Certified
Public Accountants. She also received her
Certified Association Executive credential
in 2008. Melisa Underwood Caughman
was named interim chief financial officer
for the city of Columbia in January. Kerry
Jackson recently purchased her first
home in Augusta, Ga. Rebecca Evans
Willis recently received Reading Recovery
certification and is the reading recovery
teacher at Hickory Tavern Elementary
School in Laurens District 55.
1996 Tonya Jackson Freeman is the
vice president of South Carolina Bank and
Trust. She is the director of the Epworth
League at Prospect Southern Methodist
Church in Branchville. Tonya also serves on
the board of Branchville Youth Sports and
is a volunteer with the Company B Family
Readiness Group for the S.C. National
Guard. Bonnee Meacham Majzun owns
Bonnee Majzun Consulting, a healthcare
consulting company. Lisa Reeder Wilson
is a senior auditor with the South Carolina
Education Lottery Commission. She resides
in West Columbia with her husband and two
sons, Jared 8, and Zachary, 1.
1997 Manisha Johnson Arceneaux
teaches first grade at Killian Elementary
School in Richland District Two in Columbia.
Dawn Garrett Ledwell, an antique
reproduction doll specialist, participated in
an exhibit at the Colleton County Memorial
Library in Walterboro.
1998 Diana Gomez Hudgens teaches
at Oakbrook Middle School in Dorchester
District Two. She and her husband Charles
have a four-year-old son named Caleb.
Lori Mumpower and her husband, Janson
Jones, moved to Anchorage, Alaska, in
the fall of 2007, where she teaches in the
department of English at the University
of Alaska Anchorage. Elizabeth Suber
Pappas and her husband David have two
boys ages 2 and 8 months. Amy Ottenbreit
Whittingham is working on her master’s
degree in education at Southern Wesleyan
University in Central.
1999 Robin Dandridge Phillips
teaches at Pelion High School. She has a
son, James, and a daughter, Lakyn.
2000 Beverly Wilson Holmes is
an adjunct instructor in the department
of continuing education at Benedict
College. She teaches critical thinking and
introduction to social work.
2001 Awanyia Sprowl is a career
specialist/counselor in the Abbeville County
School District.
2002 Lynn Hazel is the director of
community relations and development at
Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital. Lynn
was previously the director of Children’s
Miracle Network. Crystal Strickland is the
auction manager for Century 21 Bob Capes
Realty in Columbia.
2003 Tiffany Knowlin recently served
as revival speaker at the Ann Hope United
Methodist Church in Seneca. She is on staff
with United Methodist Volunteers in Mission.
2004 Nan Binnarr Carter has been
named director of community relations
and development for cancer services at
Palmetto Health Foundation.
2005 Evelyn Clary sang the role of
Mother in the opera Amahl and the Night
Visitors at Columbia’s First Church of
the Nazarene in November 2007. She is
currently working as an insurance agent
with GMM Insurance. Jamie Randolph
bought a home and is a supervisor at
Verizon Wireless. Tahlia Audrianna
Robinson founded TRG Enterprises, LLC
in 2005. The company provides business
management consulting and training
services for groups and individuals.
2006 Michelle Stephens is enrolled
in the graduate program in religion at
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in
Rochester, N.Y.
2007 Mary Elizabeth Parker teaches
at Nursery Road Elementary School in

the Lexington/Richland School Districts
and is also pursuing her master’s degree.
Kimberly Richardson is teaching at
Swansea Primary School in Lexington
District Four. Sarah Wendi Walden is
pursing her master’s degree in social
work at the University of South Carolina.
Ellen Wooten is in graduate school at
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee,
N.C., pursuing a degree in communication
sciences and disorders.
Advanced
Degrees
Evelyn Clary ’05, M. Mus., vocal
performance, University of South Carolina,
May 2007
Christine Clifton ’88, coaching certificate,
Coach U, 2007; M.B.A., Centenary
College, 2005; senior professional, Human
Resources Certification Institute, December
1999
Tamekia Shantell Dyson ’06, M.S.,
human resource management, Troy
University, December 2007
Rae Beth Shuler Fultz ’84, M.Ed.,
instructional technology, Grand Canyon
University, May 2007
Stacy Hutto Garvin ’91, M.Ed.,
administration, Walden University
Gwenda Richburg Greene ’83, Ph.D.,
interdisciplinary studies with a focus on
leadership and policy, Union Institute at the
University of Ohio, 2005; M.A.T, English,
University of South Carolina, 1987
Lori Mumpower ’98, Ph.D., texts and
technology, University of Central Florida,
August 2007
Wendy Smith Nix ’94, M.L.S., University of
South Carolina, May 2006
Elizabeth Suber Pappas ’98, physical
therapy, Medical University of South
Carolina, 2002
Susan Humphries Plyler ’91, M.Ed.,
administration, Winthrop University, May
2006
Awanyia Sprowl ’01, M.Ed., guidance
counseling, Cambridge College, February
2008
Memorials
Virginia Cannon Allen ’39
David A. Allen
Catherine Terry Andrews ’47
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh E. Smith
(Martha Meares ’47)
Joanna Batson Stone ’47
Dr. James Milton Ariail
Jennie Ariail ’63
James Milton Ariail Jr.
Jennie Ariail ’63
D. Keith Atteberry
Dr. and Mrs. Selden K. Smith
(Dorothy Gasque ’61)
Kim Wilson Bensch ’99
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Pennell
(Judy McCain ’68)
Jackie Johnson Bozard ’48
Belinda Chandler Todd ’73
Carol F. and Calvin H. Brown
Judy B. Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Buddin
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence N. Bridgers
(Nan Buddin ’69)
Clementine Burton
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Cannon Jr.
(Kathryn Verdery ’55)
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy L. Davis
(Ellen Claussen ’72)
Rebecca Laffitte ’77
Lula Rast Carrington ’43
Nell Williams Overton ’43
Lula Mae Chandler Chisolm ’38
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Gore Sr.
(Leah Chisolm ’70)
Olivia Page Floyd ’47
Dorothy Coleman Parler ’47
Frances Elaine Gamble Gilliam
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Cannon Jr.
(Kathryn Verdery ’55)
Effie Mae Barker Griggs ’50
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Guess Jr.
(Arie Black ’49)
Elizabeth Haigler Leake ‘39
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Leake
(Mary Eloise Haigler ’67)
Lalaye Sperling Harrill
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hendrix
(Becky Hines ’68)
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Jordan
(Nancy Youngblood ’67)
Mr. and Mrs. James V. Martin
(Ann Sheriff ’69)
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Thompson
(Laney Goldsmith ’68)
Barbara Watson ’68
Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Wohlford
(Trudy Porterfield ’68)
Helen Wingard Hill
Constance Hamilton
Julia Hyatt Huffman ’37
Dr. and Mrs. Selden K. Smith
(Dorothy Gasque ’61)
Elizabeth Cross Hutto
Mr. and Mrs. Odell Shuler Jr.
(Connie Peagler ’63)
Mary Stewart Coxe Klinedinst ’40
Philip Klinedinst
Elizabeth Weeks
Lauren Mahon
Reverend and Mrs. Foster B. Fowler Jr.
(Frances Woodle ’48)
T. English McCutchen
Rebecca Laffitte ’77
Teachers of the
Year 2007-2008
Congratulations to the following alumnae who were
named Teachers of the Year for the school or their district.
Iretta Jordan Wise ’78
Rosewood Elementary School, Richland District One, Columbia
Sylvia Lucas ’80
Swansea Primary School, Lexington District Four, Swansea
Cynthia Troxel Stall ’83
Fort Dorchester Elementary School, Dorchester District Two, Summerville
Teresa Jones ’85
North Springs Elementary School, Richland District Two, Columbia
Courtney Walsh Leaphart ’86
Lexington Elementary School, Lexington District One, Lexington
Michele Gardner Williamson ’86
Williamsburg Academy, Lower School, Kingstree
Angela Maddox Lawson ’91
Pine Tree Hill Elementary School, Kershaw County, Camden
Paula Matthews ’94
Sandel Elementary School, Richland District One, Columbia
Wendy Floyd Campbell ’95
Lugoff-Elgin High School, Kershaw County, Lugoff
Kellie Moss Romanstine ’97
A.C. Moore Elementary School, Richland District One, Columbia
Diana Gomez Hudgens ’98
Oakbrook Middle School, Dorchester District Two, Ladson
Janet Bowen Marks ’98
Lonnie B. Nelson Elementary School, Richland District Two, Columbia
Tara C. Smith ’98
L.W. Conder Elementary School, Richland District Two, Columbia
Helen Henson McGough ’00
Red Bank Elementary School, Lexington District One, Lexington
Tracie M. Prevatte ’00
Saxe Gotha Elementary School, Lexington District One, Lexington
Kathleen O’Brien ’01
Spring Valley High School, Richland District Two, Columbia
Shevawn Rivers ’02
Joseph Keels Elementary School, Richland District Two, Columbia
Leslie Anne Bloss ’03
Midway Elementary School, Kershaw County, Cassatt
Kimberly Hunt ’03
Caughman Road Elementary School, Richland District One, Columbia
Mary Haile ’04
W.J. Keenan High School, Richland District One, Columbia
Yasha Jones ’04
Dreher High School, Richland District One, Columbia
Sarah Bosworth ’05
Fairfax Elementary School, Allendale School District, Fairfax
Kreshella Goodman ’05
W.A. Perry Middle School, Richland District One, Columbia
Emilie Patterson Ingram ’05
Herbert A. Wood Elementary School, Lexington District Two, West Columbia
Hallie A. Sneed ’05
R.E. Davis Elementary School of Technology, Lexington District Two, West Columbia
Catina Thomas ’05
Lower Richland High School, Richland District One, Hopkins
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Class News
William “Bill” Ouzts
Ariail Chapter Alumnae Club
Mr. and Mrs. J. Luke Hause
(Edith Collins ’56)
Thelma Rast ’45
Jack Palmer
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Cannon Jr.
(Kathryn Verdery ’55)
Patricia Cave Whitaker ’55
Martha Gambrelle Patrick ’79
Mr. and Mrs. Grayson L. Blackwell
(Karen Rast ’79)
Ann Richardson
Sara J. Pendarvis ’37
Lois Y. Eaves
Mr. and Mrs. Terrel G. Eaves
Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Hunter
Orelle S. Miller
Pamela L. Tuten
Elinor “Jackie” McCorkle Rast ’46
Charleston Columbia College Alumnae Club
Maidie Shuler Reynolds
Mr. Charles H. Williams II and The
Honorable Karen Williams
(Karen Johnson ’72)
Frances C. Shearouse
Alice Beaudrot
Eunice B. Singleton
Judy Cheek Ethridge ’71
Cornelia Crum Spell ’40
Brooks Family Foundation
Dr. Laurie B. Hopkins
Dr. Richard A. Steadman Sr.
Thelma Rast ’45
David Steffens
Dr. Laurie B. Hopkins
Julianne Blakeley Thornton ’66
Dr. and Mrs. David E. Brown Jr.
(Linda Culp ’67)
Charleston Columbia College Alumnae Club
Mr. and Mrs. William DuRant
(Linda Jones ’68)
Mr. and Mrs. Rutledge B. Leland III
(Katherine Graham ’67)
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar N. Vick
(Nancy Campbell ’66)
Mable Singley Tindall ’55
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Inglett
(Bette Jamison ’73)
Suzanne Ellen Valois ’70
Mr. and Mrs. Larry B. Hyman Jr.
(Meredith Valois ’73)
Richard E. Veale
Annie Bassett
Ellen Easterling Vejarano ‘43
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Savedge
(Alma Easterling ’48)
Winifred Lloyd Vosburgh ‘81
Lee “Moo” Gordon Brockington ’81
Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. DuRant
(Kim Allen ’81)
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Edmonds Jr.
(Susan Wamer ’66)
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Nancy L. Vosburgh ’66
Mr. and Mrs. James B. White II
(Lyall Chandler ’81)
Dr. Bert Westbrook
Es’ Dorn Harvey Westbrook ’57
Helen Leysath Wheeler ’37
Horace H. Leysath Jr.
Anne Jones Wilson ’48
Frank Wilson Sr.
Marriages
Julie Lynne Brand ’96 to Dudley Scott
Marshall, January 12, 2008
Julie Brooke White ’96 to Michael W. Sims
II, November 11, 2007
Melissa Latoya Harry ’99 to Lionel Rickey
Martin II, August 30, 2007
Lisa Michelle Pardue ’99 to Jesse Paul
Reeves Jr., December 8, 2007
Heather Denise Smith ’99 to David Jolley,
December 8, 2007
Ashley Marie Squires ’01 to Patrick Steve
Smith Jr., October 13, 2007
Julie Christine Lyles ’02 to Brian
Christopher Sadlock, October 7, 2007
Stephanie Doreen Kyzer ’02 to Rodney
Glen Desjarlais, February 16, 2008
Alison Nicole Davis ’03 to Alexander
Charles McLain, December 29, 2007
Neely Rose Palmer ’03 to Barrett Swygert,
August 5, 2006
Nan Caldwell Binarr ’04 to Clinton Avery
Carter, June 16, 2007
Donnittia Valencia McCray ’04 to Tiwan
Robinson, November 24, 2007
Natalie Mixon ’04 to Jesse James Moon,
November 17, 2007
Rebecca Louise Reynolds ’04 to Lionel
Santos, June 23, 2007
Mary Thai Gay ’05 to Jason Lee Moir, April
21, 2007
Lucy Louise Shelley ’06 to Benjamin
Charles Boland, November 17, 2007
Rachel Frances Wells ’07 to 2nd Lt.
Thomas Joseph Dennis Jr., October 6, 2007
Births/Adoptions
Janice Williams Wise ’87, a son, Camara
Wise, July 9, 2006
Sharon Wilson Jacobs ’88, a son, Rhett
Micah, August 4, 2006
Gwynn Ellerbe Landon ’88, a son,
Thomas Davis, February 20, 2007
Chantsie Fulmer LaTorre ’89, a daughter,
Carolina Chantsie, May 2, 2007
Julie Johnstone Stephens ’91, a
daughter, Savannah Rae, August 20, 2007
Continued
Mary Lynne Johnson Loftus ’93, a
daughter, Anna Cate, February 1, 2006, and
a son, John Daniels, August 9, 2007
Amy Martin Poole ’93, a daughter, Claire
Elizabeth, June 14, 2006
Allison Chavis Mathias ’94, quadruplet
daughters, Anna Lee, Emily Louise, Mary
Claire, and Norma Grace, February 16, 2000
Jennifer Hipp McAlphin ’94, a daughter,
Abigail Sandra, May 13, 2006
Wendy Smith Nix ’94, a daughter, Olivia
Marie, October 23, 2004
Carlette Bradham Whitesides ’94, a son,
Kenneth, February 4, 2004
Bonnee Meacham Majzun ’96, a daughter,
Audrey Josephine, October 19, 2007
April Kelley Getz ’99, a daughter, Anna
Grace, December 19, 2007
Sally Creech Robinson ’99, a daughter,
Margaret Dover, September 17, 2007
Emily Jordan Salley ’99, a daughter,
Maggie Elaine, December 16, 2003, and a
daughter, Jordan Ruth, July 10, 2007
Stephanie Enlow Sawyer ’99, a son, John
Grigsby Sawyer Jr., August 23, 2007
Julie Koon Tworzyanski ’99, a son,
Andrew Thomas, August 22, 2007
Georgia Wilkie Anderson ’00, a son,
Caleb Mark, May 26, 2006
Joy Padgett Hiers ’00, a son, William
Cooper, October 23, 2007
Ashley Shuman Smith ’00, a daughter,
Katie Virginia, December 14, 2007
Awaynia Sprowl ’01, a son, Paul Caleb,
June 9, 2001
Jennifer Sandidge Walsh ’01, a daughter,
Maycee, October 22, 2007
Katie Freeman Bryan ’02, a daughter,
Zoey Kathryn, December 12, 2007
Rebecca Metts Cook ’03, a son, Paul,
June 29, 2005, and a son, Sean, July 20,
2007
Rebecca Reynolds Santos ’04, a son,
Charles Xavier, January 26, 2008
Deaths
Evelyn Moseley Ray ’32
Greenville, S.C.
January 29, 2008
Margaret Lyles Weldon ’36
Greensboro, N.C.
October 19, 2007
Julia Hyatt Huffman ’37
Conway, S.C.
December 22, 2007
Elizabeth Ambrose Jones ’37
Conway, S.C.
December 21, 2007
Sara J. Pendarvis ’37
Columbia, S.C.
January 28, 2008
Melle Smith Hughes ’39
Orangeburg, S.C.
December 27, 2007
Bee Garris King ’39
New Bern, N.C.
June 8, 2007
Annie Ruth Cone Fishburne ’40
Walterboro, S.C.
January 26, 2008
Blanche Williams Floyd ’40
Myrtle Beach, S.C.
January 24, 2008
Cornelia Crum Spell ‘40
Hopkins, S.C.
November 12, 2007
Helen Morgan Weed ’41
Tequesta, Fla.
January 28, 2008
Lula Rast Carrington ’43
Swansea, S.C.
January 23, 2008
Mary Ellen Easterling Vejarano ’43
Portland, Oreg.
August 30, 2007
Mary Ann Johnson Metzger ’46
Scottsdale, Ariz.
September 8, 2007
Catherine Terry Andrews ’47
Columbia, S.C.
February 28, 2008
Olivia Page Floyd ’47
Columbia, S.C.
November 11, 2007
Vallie McCutchen Welch ’47
Kingstree, S.C.
December 14, 2007
Alice Gunter Miner ’49
Apopka, Fla.
January 10, 2008
Barbara Barr Ellison ’59
Brunswick, Ga.
November 5, 2007
Diane McElveen Askins ’62
Sarasota, Fla.
June 7, 2007
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Coble ’63
Columbia, S.C.
November 23, 2007
Yvonne “Doodle” Hendrix Davis ’67
Wadmalaw Island, S.C.
March 15, 2007
Martha Gambrelle Patrick ’79
Orangeburg, S.C.
October 20, 2007
Effie Mae Barker Sanders ’50
Barnwell, S.C.
February 7, 2008
The deadline for information printed in this issue was March 6, 2008.

Dear Alums,
1301 Columbia College Drive
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You Have Been Labeled!
Surcie is one of those Columbia College words that
you will never forget! In December, alumnae received
return address labels as a surcie from the office of
advancement. Many of you responded to that mailing and
have let us know that you are enjoying your labels.
You fondly remember your college days and
genuinely appreciate the experiences you had as a student.
Some of you characterize your college experience as
transformational while others describe it as the best years
of their lives. Lifelong friendships were formed. Professors
nurtured you. Activities entertained you. Academics
challenged you.
No matter what your “label” is, Columbia College
has most likely had a tremendous impact on you personally
and professionally and we ask that you consider a gift to
the Loyalty Fund to honor those people who truly made a
difference in your life.
Proudly use your labels so that others will “label” you
or see your connection as a Columbia College woman!
Candy Crane Shuler ’73
2007-2009 Alumnae Association President
Candy Crane Shuler
1301 Columbia College Dr.
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