SUMMER 2019 The WOODWARD Neighborhood BIG THINGS ARE HAPPENING 14 REFLECTIONS ON THE CLASS OF 2019 16 FIRST STUDENTS TO EARN GLOBAL STUDIES DISTINCTION 25 ALUMNI NEWS
2 4 6 8 Hike Bike Explore The ATL Airport District s Big Plans and Best Kept Secrets Under Appreciated Restaurants and Destinations A word you may not have heard before AEROTROPOLIS Yet this concept is key to Woodward Academy s health and vitality into the future MOTTO Hapeville s Bridge to the Arts with Whitney and Micah Stansell 97 Moving to College Park with the Clapes Family 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Design Gabrielle McGrath Graphic Design Publisher Nija Majmudar Meyer Cover Photo Abby Funderburke Photography Courtesy of the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Finding the Flint Project alumni Woodward magazine is published twice a year by the Academy s Marketing Communications Office Managing Editor Martha Polk Excellence Character Opportunity The Aerotropolis describes the municipalities around the greatest economic engine of the Southeast the Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport This encompasses a number of cities especially East Point Hapeville Union City and of course College Park where our Main Campus resides Woodward Academy will be a national model in college preparatory education developing critical ethicalmany problem solvers in an inclusive community In the past several years great strides have been madethinkers to uniteand the area s rich inand opportunities jurisdictions and chambers of commerce businesses nonprofits educa for student success VISION Exciting MARTA Plans TABLE of CONTENTS Contributing Writers Editors Art Direction Amy Morris Marla Goncalves Dave Woods Lauren Cronon Gene Patterson Woodward Academy combines the proud traditions of Atlanta s oldest college preparatory school with an innovative challenging and well rounded educational experience In a broadly diverse and caring community Woodward embraces the uniqueness of each individual Guided by our core values of Excellence Character and Opportunity we champion student success A River Runs Through It Finding the Flint with Hannah Palmer THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD 10 12 13 from MISSION PRESIDENT GULLEY 25 26 27 28 29 30 37 40 41 44 Reflections on the Class of 2019 First Students to Earn Global Studies Distinction Senior Art Showcase Cole King 19 and the Performing Arts Onward Athletes Pete Fritts 83 Girls Golf Coach of the Year Clearing Hurdles with AnaSimone Guillaume 19 The Woodward Fund and 1 Day for WA Visiting Poets Inspire Upper School Students Alumni Table of Contents Dr Jerre Lutz 65 The Big Chill Founder s Day and Golden War Eagle Weekend Other Happenings Class Notes Weddings Babies Passings Passings Retirees and Community Members tional institutions in a common conversation about our neighborhood s development The results have been immense and the future of the Aerotropolis as a true live work play community is brighter than ever with exciting plans for GOVERNING BOARD new businesses artistic collaboration transportation and environmental restoration Mason L Cardwell 98 MR ROBERT E BOWERS 74 Alfred J Cole 80 Chairman For more than a century Woodward has been an anchor in this community Clarence Davis 74 MR J RUSSELL WELCH bringing social and cultural capital to the area in addition to an annual ecoMichael S Drucker Vice Chairman nomic impact of 40 million in College Park alone As the chair of the AeroXavier A Duralde 76 tropolis board I am personally invested in the wide ranging success of the area Nancy H Gallups 84 Madelyn R Adams because I know that the energy and confidence we put into our community Russell K Gore 93 Gerald R Benjamin comes back to us in myriad ways As deeply respected members of the AeroRyan T Gunnigle Kenneth L Blank tropolis community we here at Woodward should be thrilled to see the develJo Cranford Hodges 96 Ronald M Brill opments coming down the pike and also feel a sense of responsibility to be ambassadors for the area 2018 2019 ADVISORY BOARD 2018 2019 Ben F Johnson III 61 Ian Lloyd Jones Tamara R Jones 88 Gregory S Lewis 92 Brad Marsh 77 Gene W Milner Jr 71 Mary S Moore 87 George S Morgan Sr 69 Belinda M J Morris ADMINISTRATION In the pages that follow I hope you ll learn more about some of the impressive plans underway in the Woodward Neighborhood and then help me share William W Allison F Stuart Gulley Ph D more broadly the AEROTROPOLIS story which at the end of thePresident day is also Thomas J Busey Jr 49 ourChris story Michael Carlos A Adair Dickerson Jr 71 Sincerely Kitty Dukehart Vicki Escarra Daniel S Ferguson 68 W Philip Gramm 61 Phillip A Griffiths 56 Waldo S Kennedy 57 Thomas L Lyons 66 Tim A O Brien 61 John D Randolph Anne Rivers Siddons Larry D Thompson Marie L Nygren 78 Vicki R Palmer Beth H Paradies Deepak Raghavan Stephen E Roberts 65 Mitesh Shah Shi Shailendra Ricardo L Simon Gene Sutherland Jr 86 Louise Mann Vice President for Finance and CFO Nija Majmudar Meyer Vice President for Admissions and Communications Lee Conner Vice President for Operations and Auxiliary Services Marcia Prewitt Spiller Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Life Christy Browne Director of Human Resources Christopher M Freer Ph D Vice President for Advancement Woodward Academy administers a nondiscriminatory policy of admissions 1
2 4 6 8 Hike Bike Explore The ATL Airport District s Big Plans and Best Kept Secrets Under Appreciated Restaurants and Destinations A word you may not have heard before AEROTROPOLIS Yet this concept is key to Woodward Academy s health and vitality into the future MOTTO Hapeville s Bridge to the Arts with Whitney and Micah Stansell 97 Moving to College Park with the Clapes Family 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Design Gabrielle McGrath Graphic Design Publisher Nija Majmudar Meyer Cover Photo Abby Funderburke Photography Courtesy of the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Finding the Flint Project alumni Woodward magazine is published twice a year by the Academy s Marketing Communications Office Managing Editor Martha Polk Excellence Character Opportunity The Aerotropolis describes the municipalities around the greatest economic engine of the Southeast the Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport This encompasses a number of cities especially East Point Hapeville Union City and of course College Park where our Main Campus resides Woodward Academy will be a national model in college preparatory education developing critical ethicalmany problem solvers in an inclusive community In the past several years great strides have been madethinkers to uniteand the area s rich inand opportunities jurisdictions and chambers of commerce businesses nonprofits educa for student success VISION Exciting MARTA Plans TABLE of CONTENTS Contributing Writers Editors Art Direction Amy Morris Marla Goncalves Dave Woods Lauren Cronon Gene Patterson Woodward Academy combines the proud traditions of Atlanta s oldest college preparatory school with an innovative challenging and well rounded educational experience In a broadly diverse and caring community Woodward embraces the uniqueness of each individual Guided by our core values of Excellence Character and Opportunity we champion student success A River Runs Through It Finding the Flint with Hannah Palmer THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD 10 12 13 from MISSION PRESIDENT GULLEY 25 26 27 28 29 30 37 40 41 44 Reflections on the Class of 2019 First Students to Earn Global Studies Distinction Senior Art Showcase Cole King 19 and the Performing Arts Onward Athletes Pete Fritts 83 Girls Golf Coach of the Year Clearing Hurdles with AnaSimone Guillaume 19 The Woodward Fund and 1 Day for WA Visiting Poets Inspire Upper School Students Alumni Table of Contents Dr Jerre Lutz 65 The Big Chill Founder s Day and Golden War Eagle Weekend Other Happenings Class Notes Weddings Babies Passings Passings Retirees and Community Members tional institutions in a common conversation about our neighborhood s development The results have been immense and the future of the Aerotropolis as a true live work play community is brighter than ever with exciting plans for GOVERNING BOARD new businesses artistic collaboration transportation and environmental restoration Mason L Cardwell 98 MR ROBERT E BOWERS 74 Alfred J Cole 80 Chairman For more than a century Woodward has been an anchor in this community Clarence Davis 74 MR J RUSSELL WELCH bringing social and cultural capital to the area in addition to an annual ecoMichael S Drucker Vice Chairman nomic impact of 40 million in College Park alone As the chair of the AeroXavier A Duralde 76 tropolis board I am personally invested in the wide ranging success of the area Nancy H Gallups 84 Madelyn R Adams because I know that the energy and confidence we put into our community Russell K Gore 93 Gerald R Benjamin comes back to us in myriad ways As deeply respected members of the AeroRyan T Gunnigle Kenneth L Blank tropolis community we here at Woodward should be thrilled to see the develJo Cranford Hodges 96 Ronald M Brill opments coming down the pike and also feel a sense of responsibility to be ambassadors for the area 2018 2019 ADVISORY BOARD 2018 2019 Ben F Johnson III 61 Ian Lloyd Jones Tamara R Jones 88 Gregory S Lewis 92 Brad Marsh 77 Gene W Milner Jr 71 Mary S Moore 87 George S Morgan Sr 69 Belinda M J Morris ADMINISTRATION In the pages that follow I hope you ll learn more about some of the impressive plans underway in the Woodward Neighborhood and then help me share William W Allison F Stuart Gulley Ph D more broadly the AEROTROPOLIS story which at the end of thePresident day is also Thomas J Busey Jr 49 ourChris story Michael Carlos A Adair Dickerson Jr 71 Sincerely Kitty Dukehart Vicki Escarra Daniel S Ferguson 68 W Philip Gramm 61 Phillip A Griffiths 56 Waldo S Kennedy 57 Thomas L Lyons 66 Tim A O Brien 61 John D Randolph Anne Rivers Siddons Larry D Thompson Marie L Nygren 78 Vicki R Palmer Beth H Paradies Deepak Raghavan Stephen E Roberts 65 Mitesh Shah Shi Shailendra Ricardo L Simon Gene Sutherland Jr 86 Louise Mann Vice President for Finance and CFO Nija Majmudar Meyer Vice President for Admissions and Communications Lee Conner Vice President for Operations and Auxiliary Services Marcia Prewitt Spiller Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Life Christy Browne Director of Human Resources Christopher M Freer Ph D Vice President for Advancement Woodward Academy administers a nondiscriminatory policy of admissions 1
BIG THI NGS are Happening Woodward draws families from more than 20 metro Atlanta counties and hosts alumni prospective students and countless other visitors from around the city country and world Woodward is in short a destination Yet many of us never venture out to experience the area surrounding Main Campus otherwise known as the ATL Airport District or the Aerotropolis Step outside the school s gates however and something immediately becomes clear big things are happening in the Woodward neighborhood IN THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD With expansive trail systems a new arena extensive mixed use development plans downtown makeovers river revitalization an ever growing arts scene a MARTA station revamp delicious global restaurants one of a kind tourist attractions and an increasing number of Woodward families moving to the area the Woodward neighborhood is bustling to say the least CONCEPT RENDERING COURTESY OF THE FINDING THE FLINT PROJECT 2 3THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD IMAGINE A SIGNATURE PUBLIC PARK WHERE THE FLINT ENTERS THE AIRPORT FINDINGTHEFLINT ORG 3
BIG THI NGS are Happening Woodward draws families from more than 20 metro Atlanta counties and hosts alumni prospective students and countless other visitors from around the city country and world Woodward is in short a destination Yet many of us never venture out to experience the area surrounding Main Campus otherwise known as the ATL Airport District or the Aerotropolis Step outside the school s gates however and something immediately becomes clear big things are happening in the Woodward neighborhood IN THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD With expansive trail systems a new arena extensive mixed use development plans downtown makeovers river revitalization an ever growing arts scene a MARTA station revamp delicious global restaurants one of a kind tourist attractions and an increasing number of Woodward families moving to the area the Woodward neighborhood is bustling to say the least CONCEPT RENDERING COURTESY OF THE FINDING THE FLINT PROJECT 2 3THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD IMAGINE A SIGNATURE PUBLIC PARK WHERE THE FLINT ENTERS THE AIRPORT FINDINGTHEFLINT ORG 3
Hike Bike Explore 1 THE ATL AIRPORT DISTRICT S BIG PLANS AND BEST KEPT SECRETS With so much going on in the area we wanted to speak with someone who had their finger on the pulse of development Cookie Smoak is President of the ATL Airport District Convention and Visitors Bureau which was 2 created to promote College Park East Point Hapeville and Union City and support the communities therein WOODWARD MAGAZINE What s this we hear about three trail systems coming to the area COOKIE SMOAK Yes The Ride and Fly MTB Experience is a series of mountain bike trails being developed around the airport that are surrounded by old growth oak large rock formations and small streams all within two miles of 19 different area schools including Woodward and three bustling downtowns Trails are already complete at Southside Park in Atlanta and Sykes Park in East Point including a pump track for cyclists that is the first of its kind in metro Atlanta Mountain biking trails are coming to College Park and the City of South Fulton starting in 2020 3 In addition the Atlanta Aerotropolis Alliance recently announced the AeroATL Greenway Plan which will include more than 350 miles of paved trails and bike lanes throughout East Point College Park Hapeville Forest Park and the City of South Fulton The Greenway plan was spurred by the East Point PATH Master Plan completed in 2016 which contains more than 22 miles of PATH Trails connecting the four wards parks downtown East Point and Camp Creek Marketplace The Model Mile is set to be started this year and will connect Tri Cities High School to the Dick Lane Velodrome WM Are there any other exciting developments or changes coming down the pike CS Great question Get excited The Gateway Center Arena a new multi purpose facility is being built in College Park and will host concerts and events in addition to the Hawks G League team the Sky Hawks who are migrating to Atlanta from Pennsylvania Also Main Street is getting new sidewalks and improvements from East Point to College Park and the Downtown East Point Streetscape Project starting in 2020 will bring a new walkable and bikeable facelift to the area The City of Hapeville is continuing its art projects with a new piece going on the pedestrian bridge in the heart of downtown All this is in addition to several new hotels and the Airport City Development going in on Camp Creek Parkway which will provide 320 acres of mixed use development 4 WM What are some of the area s best kept secrets CS Honestly I think it s the whole place It s different here and not in the way people think We are a community first and we take pride in our people and what we have to offer the Atlanta area And there are definitely some hidden gems we probably take for granted like Sumner Park the Dick Lane Velodrome the only velodrome in the state of Georgia Connally Nature Park some of the best food this side of Atlanta Arches Brewing and more arts venues than I can count on one hand I would be remiss if I left out the Delta Flight Museum Porsche s Driving Experience and Chick fil A Backstage Tours All of this and only nine miles to downtown Atlanta WM What role in your mind does Woodward Academy play in the District CS Woodward Academy is a huge partner in the District The school draws families to move here and become part of our community People come to events at Woodward and then patronize our local businesses while they are here Not only is it a beautiful campus and great contributor to our area the school is a part of the fabric of what makes the ATL Airport District so special 5 PHOTOS OPPOSITE PAGE 1 TRAIL RESTORATION PHOTO COURTESY OF ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION A R C 2 CONCEPT RENDERING OF WHERE THE FLINT RIVER HEADWATERS MEET THE AIRPORT COURTESY OF THE FINDING THE FLINT PROJECT 3 PORSCHE EXPERIENCE CENTER PHOTO BY DAVID SIROTINSKY COURTESY OF PORSCHE 4 DICK LANE VELODROME PHOTO BY CHRIS KELLY COURTESY OF A R C 5 GATEWAY CENTER CONCEPT RENDERING COURTESY OF A R C 4 5THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD 5
Hike Bike Explore 1 THE ATL AIRPORT DISTRICT S BIG PLANS AND BEST KEPT SECRETS With so much going on in the area we wanted to speak with someone who had their finger on the pulse of development Cookie Smoak is President of the ATL Airport District Convention and Visitors Bureau which was 2 created to promote College Park East Point Hapeville and Union City and support the communities therein WOODWARD MAGAZINE What s this we hear about three trail systems coming to the area COOKIE SMOAK Yes The Ride and Fly MTB Experience is a series of mountain bike trails being developed around the airport that are surrounded by old growth oak large rock formations and small streams all within two miles of 19 different area schools including Woodward and three bustling downtowns Trails are already complete at Southside Park in Atlanta and Sykes Park in East Point including a pump track for cyclists that is the first of its kind in metro Atlanta Mountain biking trails are coming to College Park and the City of South Fulton starting in 2020 3 In addition the Atlanta Aerotropolis Alliance recently announced the AeroATL Greenway Plan which will include more than 350 miles of paved trails and bike lanes throughout East Point College Park Hapeville Forest Park and the City of South Fulton The Greenway plan was spurred by the East Point PATH Master Plan completed in 2016 which contains more than 22 miles of PATH Trails connecting the four wards parks downtown East Point and Camp Creek Marketplace The Model Mile is set to be started this year and will connect Tri Cities High School to the Dick Lane Velodrome WM Are there any other exciting developments or changes coming down the pike CS Great question Get excited The Gateway Center Arena a new multi purpose facility is being built in College Park and will host concerts and events in addition to the Hawks G League team the Sky Hawks who are migrating to Atlanta from Pennsylvania Also Main Street is getting new sidewalks and improvements from East Point to College Park and the Downtown East Point Streetscape Project starting in 2020 will bring a new walkable and bikeable facelift to the area The City of Hapeville is continuing its art projects with a new piece going on the pedestrian bridge in the heart of downtown All this is in addition to several new hotels and the Airport City Development going in on Camp Creek Parkway which will provide 320 acres of mixed use development 4 WM What are some of the area s best kept secrets CS Honestly I think it s the whole place It s different here and not in the way people think We are a community first and we take pride in our people and what we have to offer the Atlanta area And there are definitely some hidden gems we probably take for granted like Sumner Park the Dick Lane Velodrome the only velodrome in the state of Georgia Connally Nature Park some of the best food this side of Atlanta Arches Brewing and more arts venues than I can count on one hand I would be remiss if I left out the Delta Flight Museum Porsche s Driving Experience and Chick fil A Backstage Tours All of this and only nine miles to downtown Atlanta WM What role in your mind does Woodward Academy play in the District CS Woodward Academy is a huge partner in the District The school draws families to move here and become part of our community People come to events at Woodward and then patronize our local businesses while they are here Not only is it a beautiful campus and great contributor to our area the school is a part of the fabric of what makes the ATL Airport District so special 5 PHOTOS OPPOSITE PAGE 1 TRAIL RESTORATION PHOTO COURTESY OF ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION A R C 2 CONCEPT RENDERING OF WHERE THE FLINT RIVER HEADWATERS MEET THE AIRPORT COURTESY OF THE FINDING THE FLINT PROJECT 3 PORSCHE EXPERIENCE CENTER PHOTO BY DAVID SIROTINSKY COURTESY OF PORSCHE 4 DICK LANE VELODROME PHOTO BY CHRIS KELLY COURTESY OF A R C 5 GATEWAY CENTER CONCEPT RENDERING COURTESY OF A R C 4 5THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD 5
Did You Know Global RESTAURANTS 6 The Aerotropolis is home to DELICIOUS GLOBAL RESTAURANTS even beyond well known spots like Louisiana Bistreaux Kafenio and Manchester Arms While there are too many to catalogue here are a few incredible and underappreciated restaurants with international fare right in our backyard The Aerotropolis is brimming with ONE OF A KIND TOURIST DESTINATIONS While you may know about the Delta Flight Museum the new Porsche Experience Center and the Chick fil A Backstage Tours here are a few other amazing but lesser known spots that are well worth your time MAMI S LA CUBANA ZAB E LEE THAI AND SUSHI ATLANTA FARMERS MARKET CONNALLY NATURE PARK 579 North Central Avenue Hapeville 4837 Old National Highway College Park 16 Forest Parkway Forest Park Mulberry Court East Point If you like seafood and spice this is your spot For the tamer palates check out the pad see ew noodles the panang curry sesame chicken or potstickers This 150 acre market is one of the largest in the country drawing produce from farmers around the state for wholesale national distribution but there s also a great market for your everyday shopping as well as sweets crafts and a sizable garden center CORNER GRILLE BOLE ETHIOPIAN DICK LANE VELODROME 3823 Main Street College Park 1650 Virginia Avenue College Park 1889 Lexington Avenue East Point Relocated to our neighborhood after Hurricane Katrina Corner Grille serves up sandwiches salads and entrees all with a Cajun twist Come for the shrimp and grits stay for the beignets We re lucky to have Ethiopian food right down the block from Main Campus and did you know they serve breakfast too For dinner go with a group to take full advantage of their platters to share One of only 22 active velodromes or bicycling tracks in the country this is a destination for cyclists from around the region and is home to a ton of local cycling activity including extensive youth and adult training programs for beginners to pros and a weekly racing series that s as much fun for spectators as it is for participants all put on by the East Point Velodrome Association Trees Atlanta fought to preserve this 27 acre plot of land donated by the Connally family in 1991 Why Because it s home to one of Atlanta s champion really old and huge white oak trees and in spring it s also home to rare pink lady s slipper orchids It s a perfect spot to take in nature and de stress from a day of work or school and just a stone s throw north of Main Campus Mami s is home to some of the best deals in the neighborhood with delicious generous portions of traditional Cuban fare including a dynamite Cuban sandwich The empanadas also are not to be missed 7 THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD Local DESTINATIONS 7
Did You Know Global RESTAURANTS 6 The Aerotropolis is home to DELICIOUS GLOBAL RESTAURANTS even beyond well known spots like Louisiana Bistreaux Kafenio and Manchester Arms While there are too many to catalogue here are a few incredible and underappreciated restaurants with international fare right in our backyard The Aerotropolis is brimming with ONE OF A KIND TOURIST DESTINATIONS While you may know about the Delta Flight Museum the new Porsche Experience Center and the Chick fil A Backstage Tours here are a few other amazing but lesser known spots that are well worth your time MAMI S LA CUBANA ZAB E LEE THAI AND SUSHI ATLANTA FARMERS MARKET CONNALLY NATURE PARK 579 North Central Avenue Hapeville 4837 Old National Highway College Park 16 Forest Parkway Forest Park Mulberry Court East Point If you like seafood and spice this is your spot For the tamer palates check out the pad see ew noodles the panang curry sesame chicken or potstickers This 150 acre market is one of the largest in the country drawing produce from farmers around the state for wholesale national distribution but there s also a great market for your everyday shopping as well as sweets crafts and a sizable garden center CORNER GRILLE BOLE ETHIOPIAN DICK LANE VELODROME 3823 Main Street College Park 1650 Virginia Avenue College Park 1889 Lexington Avenue East Point Relocated to our neighborhood after Hurricane Katrina Corner Grille serves up sandwiches salads and entrees all with a Cajun twist Come for the shrimp and grits stay for the beignets We re lucky to have Ethiopian food right down the block from Main Campus and did you know they serve breakfast too For dinner go with a group to take full advantage of their platters to share One of only 22 active velodromes or bicycling tracks in the country this is a destination for cyclists from around the region and is home to a ton of local cycling activity including extensive youth and adult training programs for beginners to pros and a weekly racing series that s as much fun for spectators as it is for participants all put on by the East Point Velodrome Association Trees Atlanta fought to preserve this 27 acre plot of land donated by the Connally family in 1991 Why Because it s home to one of Atlanta s champion really old and huge white oak trees and in spring it s also home to rare pink lady s slipper orchids It s a perfect spot to take in nature and de stress from a day of work or school and just a stone s throw north of Main Campus Mami s is home to some of the best deals in the neighborhood with delicious generous portions of traditional Cuban fare including a dynamite Cuban sandwich The empanadas also are not to be missed 7 THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD Local DESTINATIONS 7
A River RUNS THROUGH IT PHOTO BY ABBY FUNDERBURKE PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF THE ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION RIGHT CONCEPT RENDERING COURTESY OF THE FINDING THE FLINT PROJECT 8 The Vision TO REVITALIZE THE RIVER IN WOODWARD S BACKYARD Most people don t know the headwaters of the Flint River are located within the Aerotropolis or that the long neglected river runs right alongside Woodward Academy Hannah Palmer and the Finding the Flint project are out to change that A native of Clayton County Palmer is an urban designer and writer who has been studying the area for years While her award winning memoir Flight Path details the urban history and investigates the development of the Aerotropolis she now leads the Finding the Flint project which is embarking on an impressive vision to revitalize the river Woodward is already a valuable partner to the project from Dr Gulley hosting the first Finding the Flint working group meeting here on campus to Dean Mark Carrington getting involved with the early stages of planning to teachers like Maria Mays and Trevon Broad 92 bringing students to tour the headwaters and work on environmental science and video production projects related to the river but we wanted to learn more so we caught up with Palmer to hear about the Finding the Flint project s big plans for the area WOODWARD MAGAZINE How did the Finding the Flint project come together HANNAH PALMER The Atlanta Regional Commission partnered with two nonprofits American Rivers and The Conservation Fund to hire urban designer and creator of the BeltLine project Ryan Gravel to create a vision for the Flint River headwaters They were imagining a Beltline style vision for restoring a forgotten industrial corridor into an active attractive public amenity that would encourage high quality green redevelopment Ryan asked me to join and together we came up with Finding the Flint WM In a nutshell what are Finding the Flint s plans HP Our initial vision identified several places where the Flint headwaters and Aerotropolis developments come together We want to create opportunities for green infrastructure that benefits the river and public spaces that benefit the community We illustrated what that might look like through several new trails and parks both north of the airport in the Tri Cities area and south in Clayton County We are now working with different stakeholders and community groups to make it happen WM What s most exciting about this project for you HP Two things First discovering that these forgotten and degraded creeks are connected to an important river feels like kissing the frog to turn him into a prince Second creating beautiful green community spaces in places that have been erased and degraded by the airport is a big deal for revitalizing the southside WM Why is the Flint a great resource for the area and for Woodward Academy HP South Metro Atlanta depends on the Flint River for a drinking water supply These headwater creeks could be restored to protect against neighborhood flooding to provide a connection to nature in the city and to educate the next generation of river advocates WM Paint us the ideal picture of the Flint River on a future Saturday HP Maybe there s a community festival at the headwaters nature preserve in College Park right by the source of the river Neighbors from Egan Park and East Washington are walking their dogs on the trails volunteers are pulling weeds in the community garden kids are skipping rocks in the stream and there s a workshop in the outdoor classroom At the restoration park next to the Delta Flight Museum visitors are watching airplanes from a bridge along the stream and instagramming next to the art installations inspired by the Flint South of the airport a group of cyclists meets at the Southwest Airlines parking lot where there s a trailhead for the Flint River Trail They bike south along Mud Creek on to trails that connect to the Flint River Water Trail Only time will tell if this beautiful vision will fully come to fruition but all of us at Woodward and in our surrounding communities stand to greatly benefit if it does and we ll have Hannah Palmer and her team to thank THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD 9
A River RUNS THROUGH IT PHOTO BY ABBY FUNDERBURKE PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF THE ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION RIGHT CONCEPT RENDERING COURTESY OF THE FINDING THE FLINT PROJECT 8 The Vision TO REVITALIZE THE RIVER IN WOODWARD S BACKYARD Most people don t know the headwaters of the Flint River are located within the Aerotropolis or that the long neglected river runs right alongside Woodward Academy Hannah Palmer and the Finding the Flint project are out to change that A native of Clayton County Palmer is an urban designer and writer who has been studying the area for years While her award winning memoir Flight Path details the urban history and investigates the development of the Aerotropolis she now leads the Finding the Flint project which is embarking on an impressive vision to revitalize the river Woodward is already a valuable partner to the project from Dr Gulley hosting the first Finding the Flint working group meeting here on campus to Dean Mark Carrington getting involved with the early stages of planning to teachers like Maria Mays and Trevon Broad 92 bringing students to tour the headwaters and work on environmental science and video production projects related to the river but we wanted to learn more so we caught up with Palmer to hear about the Finding the Flint project s big plans for the area WOODWARD MAGAZINE How did the Finding the Flint project come together HANNAH PALMER The Atlanta Regional Commission partnered with two nonprofits American Rivers and The Conservation Fund to hire urban designer and creator of the BeltLine project Ryan Gravel to create a vision for the Flint River headwaters They were imagining a Beltline style vision for restoring a forgotten industrial corridor into an active attractive public amenity that would encourage high quality green redevelopment Ryan asked me to join and together we came up with Finding the Flint WM In a nutshell what are Finding the Flint s plans HP Our initial vision identified several places where the Flint headwaters and Aerotropolis developments come together We want to create opportunities for green infrastructure that benefits the river and public spaces that benefit the community We illustrated what that might look like through several new trails and parks both north of the airport in the Tri Cities area and south in Clayton County We are now working with different stakeholders and community groups to make it happen WM What s most exciting about this project for you HP Two things First discovering that these forgotten and degraded creeks are connected to an important river feels like kissing the frog to turn him into a prince Second creating beautiful green community spaces in places that have been erased and degraded by the airport is a big deal for revitalizing the southside WM Why is the Flint a great resource for the area and for Woodward Academy HP South Metro Atlanta depends on the Flint River for a drinking water supply These headwater creeks could be restored to protect against neighborhood flooding to provide a connection to nature in the city and to educate the next generation of river advocates WM Paint us the ideal picture of the Flint River on a future Saturday HP Maybe there s a community festival at the headwaters nature preserve in College Park right by the source of the river Neighbors from Egan Park and East Washington are walking their dogs on the trails volunteers are pulling weeds in the community garden kids are skipping rocks in the stream and there s a workshop in the outdoor classroom At the restoration park next to the Delta Flight Museum visitors are watching airplanes from a bridge along the stream and instagramming next to the art installations inspired by the Flint South of the airport a group of cyclists meets at the Southwest Airlines parking lot where there s a trailhead for the Flint River Trail They bike south along Mud Creek on to trails that connect to the Flint River Water Trail Only time will tell if this beautiful vision will fully come to fruition but all of us at Woodward and in our surrounding communities stand to greatly benefit if it does and we ll have Hannah Palmer and her team to thank THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD 9
BRIDGE AMIDST THE ATL AIRPORT DISTRICT S BUSTLING ARTS SCENE WHITNEY AND MICAH STANSELL 97 ARE ILLUMINATING TO THE Arts HAPEVILLE IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE When they heard they had won the commission for the Hapeville pedestrian bridge art installation WHITNEY AND MICAH STANSELL 97 happened to be nearby having dinner with their kids It was a joyful moment one they celebrated by taking Ezra Ellsworth and Corabelle to climb the stairs to the bridge over the railroad tracks Back when he was a nervous sixth grader in his first year at Woodward Academy Micah might not have predicted that day would come or that his work as a filmmaker and installation artist would appear in cities as far flung as Beijing Vienna Toronto New York and L A Micah and Whitney who is his wife and collaborator work out of their home and studio just blocks away from Woodward in College Park The couple met and instantly became friends at Samford University where they were both on track scholarships and studying art From Samford Micah went to Georgia State to double major in journalism and fine arts while Whitney headed to the University of Georgia for a B F A in fiber arts She went on to study drawing and painting at SCAD Atlanta while he earned an M F A from Georgia State in filmmaking and the arts When Micah was in grad school the couple moved to College Park to be closer to Whitney s day job as an art teacher Meanwhile their careers as artists were gathering steam both as collaborators and individuals Whitney had her first solo gallery show during grad school at SCAD attracting the attention of collectors as well as her first review in Art in America Micah s interests in journalism and film converged in video installation I made a film that combined my family stories with a series of stories that Whitney was exploring through paintings at the same time That film won a regional student Academy Award and sort of confirmed that the direction I was moving in was the right direction My M F A thesis project Between You and Me eventually became our first big public video installation at Flux in 2010 It was really big covering the entire Norfolk Southern Building 10 With The Water and the Blood in 2012 Micah and Whitney combined a shared love of telling family stories with the more complex visual multi screen style they had been developing creating a multi channel installation that was projected onto the buildings of the High Museum of Atlanta For An Inversion with Sky created for Flux Night in 2013 they suspended 3 000 sheets of paper between two buildings and projected video of daytime skies onto them In 2013 they won the Tequila Herradura Barrel Art Collection competition which came with a 100 000 prize that allowed them to buy property next door to their home to convert into a studio When Hapeville announced a national call for proposals to transform the aging concrete pedestrian bridge over the railroad tracks that bisect Central Avenue the couple saw the perfect opportunity to create a work of public art that interjects itself into people s everyday lives They plan to install stainless steel mesh over the concrete structure of the bridge thousands of aluminum disks will be suspended to shift and twist in the breeze creating what Whitney and Micah describe as a giant kinetic sculpture that reacts to and reflects the environment Colored disks will spell out Hapeville as a welcome sign to the community and at night LED lights will transform the bridge with a mixture of time lapse videos of skies filmed from the bridge during the day At intervals the lights will display the actual constellations in the sky above When we read the call for the bridge project we knew we wanted to create something great for our community a destination and a place to gather and experience art says Whitney We love living in the Tri Cities area and have been really impressed with Hapeville s desire to foster and support creativity Micah adds that the community has informed their work up to now It has sort of become the visual backdrop for a lot of projects we have made and we ve enjoyed gathering stories from friends and neighbors who have lived here their entire lives Even beyond their work the area has produced a bustling art scene Among the many artistic developments in the neighborhood Whitney mentions East Point s WindMill Arts Center home to the dance organization Fly on A Wall which teaches presents and supports innovative dance and black box theater They also mention Hapeville Art Walks sponsored by Dashboard and the Arts Exchange in East Point which holds exhibitions poetry workshops and film screenings Looking ahead they both expect that young families and artists will continue to be drawn to the area I think good things are ahead More and more people are starting to discover the things about these neighborhoods that we have loved for so long For us it is especially exciting because there is a sense that the arts are becoming increasingly important for the area 1 2 3 Follow the Stansell s artwork on Instagram whitneystansell and micahstansell 4 LEFT RENDERING OF THE HAPEVILLE BRIDGE PROJECT 1 THE STANSELL FAMILY 2 OPEN HOUR A FILM STILL FROM SCARLET AIR 2014 3 DUMBO ARTS FESTIVAL PROJECTION ONTO THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE 2012 4 HIGH MUSEUM THE WATER AND THE BLOOD 2012 5 SCARLET AIR STILL 6 FLUX 2015 3000 SHEETS OF PAPER KINETIC PROJECTION THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD 5 6 11
BRIDGE AMIDST THE ATL AIRPORT DISTRICT S BUSTLING ARTS SCENE WHITNEY AND MICAH STANSELL 97 ARE ILLUMINATING TO THE Arts HAPEVILLE IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE When they heard they had won the commission for the Hapeville pedestrian bridge art installation WHITNEY AND MICAH STANSELL 97 happened to be nearby having dinner with their kids It was a joyful moment one they celebrated by taking Ezra Ellsworth and Corabelle to climb the stairs to the bridge over the railroad tracks Back when he was a nervous sixth grader in his first year at Woodward Academy Micah might not have predicted that day would come or that his work as a filmmaker and installation artist would appear in cities as far flung as Beijing Vienna Toronto New York and L A Micah and Whitney who is his wife and collaborator work out of their home and studio just blocks away from Woodward in College Park The couple met and instantly became friends at Samford University where they were both on track scholarships and studying art From Samford Micah went to Georgia State to double major in journalism and fine arts while Whitney headed to the University of Georgia for a B F A in fiber arts She went on to study drawing and painting at SCAD Atlanta while he earned an M F A from Georgia State in filmmaking and the arts When Micah was in grad school the couple moved to College Park to be closer to Whitney s day job as an art teacher Meanwhile their careers as artists were gathering steam both as collaborators and individuals Whitney had her first solo gallery show during grad school at SCAD attracting the attention of collectors as well as her first review in Art in America Micah s interests in journalism and film converged in video installation I made a film that combined my family stories with a series of stories that Whitney was exploring through paintings at the same time That film won a regional student Academy Award and sort of confirmed that the direction I was moving in was the right direction My M F A thesis project Between You and Me eventually became our first big public video installation at Flux in 2010 It was really big covering the entire Norfolk Southern Building 10 With The Water and the Blood in 2012 Micah and Whitney combined a shared love of telling family stories with the more complex visual multi screen style they had been developing creating a multi channel installation that was projected onto the buildings of the High Museum of Atlanta For An Inversion with Sky created for Flux Night in 2013 they suspended 3 000 sheets of paper between two buildings and projected video of daytime skies onto them In 2013 they won the Tequila Herradura Barrel Art Collection competition which came with a 100 000 prize that allowed them to buy property next door to their home to convert into a studio When Hapeville announced a national call for proposals to transform the aging concrete pedestrian bridge over the railroad tracks that bisect Central Avenue the couple saw the perfect opportunity to create a work of public art that interjects itself into people s everyday lives They plan to install stainless steel mesh over the concrete structure of the bridge thousands of aluminum disks will be suspended to shift and twist in the breeze creating what Whitney and Micah describe as a giant kinetic sculpture that reacts to and reflects the environment Colored disks will spell out Hapeville as a welcome sign to the community and at night LED lights will transform the bridge with a mixture of time lapse videos of skies filmed from the bridge during the day At intervals the lights will display the actual constellations in the sky above When we read the call for the bridge project we knew we wanted to create something great for our community a destination and a place to gather and experience art says Whitney We love living in the Tri Cities area and have been really impressed with Hapeville s desire to foster and support creativity Micah adds that the community has informed their work up to now It has sort of become the visual backdrop for a lot of projects we have made and we ve enjoyed gathering stories from friends and neighbors who have lived here their entire lives Even beyond their work the area has produced a bustling art scene Among the many artistic developments in the neighborhood Whitney mentions East Point s WindMill Arts Center home to the dance organization Fly on A Wall which teaches presents and supports innovative dance and black box theater They also mention Hapeville Art Walks sponsored by Dashboard and the Arts Exchange in East Point which holds exhibitions poetry workshops and film screenings Looking ahead they both expect that young families and artists will continue to be drawn to the area I think good things are ahead More and more people are starting to discover the things about these neighborhoods that we have loved for so long For us it is especially exciting because there is a sense that the arts are becoming increasingly important for the area 1 2 3 Follow the Stansell s artwork on Instagram whitneystansell and micahstansell 4 LEFT RENDERING OF THE HAPEVILLE BRIDGE PROJECT 1 THE STANSELL FAMILY 2 OPEN HOUR A FILM STILL FROM SCARLET AIR 2014 3 DUMBO ARTS FESTIVAL PROJECTION ONTO THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE 2012 4 HIGH MUSEUM THE WATER AND THE BLOOD 2012 5 SCARLET AIR STILL 6 FLUX 2015 3000 SHEETS OF PAPER KINETIC PROJECTION THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD 5 6 11
Would you College Park RELOCATE TO AB While Woodward draws families from 23 counties many families are choosing to live in and around College Park More and more families are making the move not just to be close to Main Campus but also because it s a thriving area with livable neighborhoods in close proximity to intown Atlanta The Clapes family lived near Newtown Park in Johns Creek for 20 years and sent their three children Becky 10 Spencer 13 and Carley 16 to Woodward North While Becky bussed to Main Campus for Middle and Upper School and drove her senior year when Spencer and Carley transitioned to Main Campus the Clapes decided to move to College Park In 2011 they moved to Rugby Avenue near Barrett Park right down the street from Woodward What s more they stayed These days Diane and Bill Clapes are still in College Park even though their three kids are long graduated With so many Woodward families making similar choices we decided to catch up with Diane to hear more about their decision and see the community through her eyes THE CLAPES FAMILY DIANE BILL BECKY 10 CARLEY 16 AND SPENCER 13 WOODWARD MAGAZINE When you decided to move to College Park were you nervous about the change Excited Both DIANE CLAPES Bill and I were both nervous and excited about the move We did have a couple of very close friends who already lived in College Park so we certainly were not pioneers After living in our home for 20 years it just seemed like the time to make a change a bit of an adventure There s very much a sense of community always neighbors to talk to if you are outside gardening or taking a walk In the summer people host porch parties every Friday that are open to all and in the fall we have a chili cookoff block party The Woman s Club also is a great way to meet people and get involved Not everyone who we re neighbors and friends with has a Woodward connection which is nice for a little bit of variation WM What s been your experience living here What s your neighborhood or local community like DC We couldn t be happier here The west side of Rugby Avenue is lovely First of all it is picturesque in an old fashioned way and we love that charm WM Is there anything unique about the neighborhood that you especially love DC We re much closer to intown Atlanta and of course to the airport We take advantage of the city so much more now and it s great going to the 12 WM Why did you decide to stay even after your children graduated DC We love our house and yard and being so close to the airport Plus we have so many friends here now we wouldn t want to start over again We re also excited that with the growth of the Aerotropolis and Westside BeltLine College Park will continue to grow OA AL RD L FIND OUT WHY FAMILIES LIKE THE CLAPES ARE MAKING THE MOVE FOR WOODWARD BUT STAYING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD Fox Theatre an Atlanta United game or just grabbing dinner and we love Ponce City Market and the BeltLine As for the airport Bill travels a lot for work both my older kids flew to college and now that the kids are out of the house we re both traveling more for pleasure so being close to the airport is fantastic I have picked up or dropped off four times in the last four days and all the neighbors take each other back and forth if you send out a text you have a driver WM Would you recommend living in the area If so what would you say to a family that had trepidations about it DC We absolutely LOVE it here it really is such a nice community and if you have made the commitment to send your kids to WA and you re considering a move or able to make one why not go all in so that your family can fully take advantage of all that Woodward has to offer It s also really fun to get to know some of the teachers who live in the neighborhood We now consider them friends I remember the first week of school after we had moved Carley didn t have to get up until 7 30 a m to get to school on time She came home the first day and said something like This is sooo awesome why doesn t everyone live down here PLANNERS ARE TAKING A FRESH LOOK AT THE COLLEGE PARK MARTA STATION AND WE COULDN T BE HAPPIER ABOUT IT A study is underway to look at opportunities to enhance the MARTA College Park Transit Station which could mean big things for the Woodward community especially the 350 students who ride MARTA every day Enhancements to the station could include creating safer connections to the shops on Main Street and other nearby destinations better curbside management for shuttles carshare and other low speed mobility options as well as retail kiosks art installations landscaping expanded seating and new wayfinding The study was made possible through the support of the Atlanta Regional Commission the City of College Park and MARTA As for others involved project consultant Kimley Horn and the College Park Main Street Association are leading a robust public engagement program to ensure transit users and community voices inform the process each step of the way and a core team of local residents and community stakeholders including representatives from Woodward has been assembled to provide oversight Why now The MARTA College Park Transit Station is 30 years old says Will Herbig an urban designer and planner who is consulting on the project What was designed as a community station has grown to become a regional hub College Park is the second busiest station in the entire MARTA system and Downtown College Park is poised to leverage this momentum for redevelopment into a vibrant transit oriented activity center We ll have to wait and see what this will mean for Woodward but one can imagine MARTA being an incredible resource for us even beyond our daily riders Could a beautified and pedestrian friendly College Park station tip the scale for Woodward families and visitors who want to ditch the traffic for a quick safe and passive commute THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD 13
Would you College Park RELOCATE TO AB While Woodward draws families from 23 counties many families are choosing to live in and around College Park More and more families are making the move not just to be close to Main Campus but also because it s a thriving area with livable neighborhoods in close proximity to intown Atlanta The Clapes family lived near Newtown Park in Johns Creek for 20 years and sent their three children Becky 10 Spencer 13 and Carley 16 to Woodward North While Becky bussed to Main Campus for Middle and Upper School and drove her senior year when Spencer and Carley transitioned to Main Campus the Clapes decided to move to College Park In 2011 they moved to Rugby Avenue near Barrett Park right down the street from Woodward What s more they stayed These days Diane and Bill Clapes are still in College Park even though their three kids are long graduated With so many Woodward families making similar choices we decided to catch up with Diane to hear more about their decision and see the community through her eyes THE CLAPES FAMILY DIANE BILL BECKY 10 CARLEY 16 AND SPENCER 13 WOODWARD MAGAZINE When you decided to move to College Park were you nervous about the change Excited Both DIANE CLAPES Bill and I were both nervous and excited about the move We did have a couple of very close friends who already lived in College Park so we certainly were not pioneers After living in our home for 20 years it just seemed like the time to make a change a bit of an adventure There s very much a sense of community always neighbors to talk to if you are outside gardening or taking a walk In the summer people host porch parties every Friday that are open to all and in the fall we have a chili cookoff block party The Woman s Club also is a great way to meet people and get involved Not everyone who we re neighbors and friends with has a Woodward connection which is nice for a little bit of variation WM What s been your experience living here What s your neighborhood or local community like DC We couldn t be happier here The west side of Rugby Avenue is lovely First of all it is picturesque in an old fashioned way and we love that charm WM Is there anything unique about the neighborhood that you especially love DC We re much closer to intown Atlanta and of course to the airport We take advantage of the city so much more now and it s great going to the 12 WM Why did you decide to stay even after your children graduated DC We love our house and yard and being so close to the airport Plus we have so many friends here now we wouldn t want to start over again We re also excited that with the growth of the Aerotropolis and Westside BeltLine College Park will continue to grow OA AL RD L FIND OUT WHY FAMILIES LIKE THE CLAPES ARE MAKING THE MOVE FOR WOODWARD BUT STAYING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD Fox Theatre an Atlanta United game or just grabbing dinner and we love Ponce City Market and the BeltLine As for the airport Bill travels a lot for work both my older kids flew to college and now that the kids are out of the house we re both traveling more for pleasure so being close to the airport is fantastic I have picked up or dropped off four times in the last four days and all the neighbors take each other back and forth if you send out a text you have a driver WM Would you recommend living in the area If so what would you say to a family that had trepidations about it DC We absolutely LOVE it here it really is such a nice community and if you have made the commitment to send your kids to WA and you re considering a move or able to make one why not go all in so that your family can fully take advantage of all that Woodward has to offer It s also really fun to get to know some of the teachers who live in the neighborhood We now consider them friends I remember the first week of school after we had moved Carley didn t have to get up until 7 30 a m to get to school on time She came home the first day and said something like This is sooo awesome why doesn t everyone live down here PLANNERS ARE TAKING A FRESH LOOK AT THE COLLEGE PARK MARTA STATION AND WE COULDN T BE HAPPIER ABOUT IT A study is underway to look at opportunities to enhance the MARTA College Park Transit Station which could mean big things for the Woodward community especially the 350 students who ride MARTA every day Enhancements to the station could include creating safer connections to the shops on Main Street and other nearby destinations better curbside management for shuttles carshare and other low speed mobility options as well as retail kiosks art installations landscaping expanded seating and new wayfinding The study was made possible through the support of the Atlanta Regional Commission the City of College Park and MARTA As for others involved project consultant Kimley Horn and the College Park Main Street Association are leading a robust public engagement program to ensure transit users and community voices inform the process each step of the way and a core team of local residents and community stakeholders including representatives from Woodward has been assembled to provide oversight Why now The MARTA College Park Transit Station is 30 years old says Will Herbig an urban designer and planner who is consulting on the project What was designed as a community station has grown to become a regional hub College Park is the second busiest station in the entire MARTA system and Downtown College Park is poised to leverage this momentum for redevelopment into a vibrant transit oriented activity center We ll have to wait and see what this will mean for Woodward but one can imagine MARTA being an incredible resource for us even beyond our daily riders Could a beautified and pedestrian friendly College Park station tip the scale for Woodward families and visitors who want to ditch the traffic for a quick safe and passive commute THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD 13
Class of 2019 REFLECTIONS THE CLASS OF 2019 HAS EXCELLED IN FAR MORE WAYS THAN WE CAN ENUMERATE in a magazine story but the following reflections from class leaders and administrators should give you a sense of their accomplishments and incredible spirit Beyond the outstanding numbers above this class has led our visual and performing arts programs earning praise and awards well beyond the gates of Woodward With 26 students going on to play college sports they ve also triumphed in athletics earning multiple region area and state championships as well as the respect of our competitors and a reputation for sportsmanship They ve soared to great heights in their cocurriculars winning awards championships and widespread praise in robotics debate publications and more While such huge wins for the Class of 2019 are no doubt impressive they re not what ultimately sets this class apart Many of the following comments mention this class outspokenness and I have to agree Their will to speak up for what they believe in has manifested itself in a sense of joy in our hallways and classrooms huge strides in their clubs and organizations and a broad commitment to service both inside and outside of Woodward Every community they touch is better for their ability to think critically voice their opinions tackle problems and make change and often with a sense of humor too At the same time in addition to their numerous accomplishments and accolades the Class of 2019 has embodied the virtue of gratitude by investing in their communities here at school and beyond These qualities perhaps more than any others prove the Class of 2019 is ready to thrive in their next step to college as well as in the world beyond Jonathan Merrill Upper School Principal THIS CLASS HAS A VIBRANT SAY YES TO ALL THE GOOD THINGS way about them What I mean by that they possess an excitement for new experiences and meaningful contribution that appears tireless and sincere Whether they say yes to eating lunch with a new student or to traveling to Terranova they are engaged open and curious When I invite students to participate in something for our school their response is almost always Thank you for the opportunity Wow What a way to see and live life This class inspires me to say yes to engaging with and understanding myself and others I have seen this class grow into their role as leaders and mentors in our school and community From their leadership in cocurricular activities like service publications and debate to mentoring their Primary School pals our seniors have taken the next step moving from participants to leaders in our community I also see how they support each other as their classmates shine in leadership roles the Class of 2019 shows up for one another in the seats of Johnson Theatre in the stands of Colquitt Stadium and in the bleachers of Paget Gym My greatest hope is that they continue to stay true to themselves and the values of Woodward as they walk the paths of their passions and talents and explore new paths too Ronda Zents Upper School Assistant Principal English Teacher Congratulations 14 269 SENIORS 144 HONORS GRADUATES 234 OFFERED MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS VALUED AT MORE THAN 20 MILLION 25 RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP 8 NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS I HAVE MIXED EMOTIONS ABOUT THIS CLASS GRADUATING They have been such a huge part of my life for the last 12 years that I am going to miss them terribly The Class of 2019 is definitely one of the most intellectual classes that I have seen during my time at Woodward That said they also have a fun loving side They show up for each other supporting their friends in sports performing arts or other activities I sometimes joke that they travel in packs because you rarely see one without at least one or two others and they truly seem to enjoy being around each other I have watched them grow from enthusiastic and energetic Primary Schoolers into mature young men and women of character who are committed not only to academic and athletic excellence but also to justice fairness and leading us into a better future Stephanie Stephens Assistant Academic Dean Social Studies Teacher THIS IS A CLASS OF GOOD HEARTED YOUNG PEOPLE Over the last four years I ve seen these students mature into young adults who truly care about this community They are kind resilient creative and compassionate My greatest hopes for them they remember the importance of asking for help they treat themselves with the level of respect they d wish to receive from others and they find ways to demonstrate their values in the communities in which they ll live I want them to know they are loved and they are special because of who they are on the inside Leigh O Neal Shelor 98 School Counselor IT JUST BLOWS ME AWAY HOW SMART AND INTELLECTUAL OUR CLASS IS I ve been told that we are one of the smartest classes to come through the Upper School and that makes me really proud We are all very determined passionate and frankly pretty outspoken People should definitely expect waves to be made by the Class of 2019 in all areas and careers Farron Edmonds 19 Loyola University Chicago 23 WA SGA President ACADEMICS THE THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT THE CLASS OF 2019 are our outspokenness and creativity The Class of 2019 is very vocal and has done a great job of creating an environment where everyone s opinions are both heard and well respected My peers challenge me to think outside the box and step outside of my comfort zone I think all can expect uncharted success and impressive accomplishments from the Class of 2019 in the future Madison Polk 19 University of Georgia 23 WA SGA Vice President THE BEST THING ABOUT THE CLASS OF 2019 is that at the end of the day you can be friends with everyone We are all so friendly and accepting and although we were not always as close as we are now we have definitely made a lot of progress I m so impressed by how strong my peers are and I m proud of them Every member of the senior class has gone through a lot of things inside and outside of school and has made it through stronger Madison Quarles 19 Spelman College 23 WA Senior Class Vice President TO ME THE INDIVIDUAL INDEPENDENCE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2019 stands out They have maturely and thoughtfully chosen colleges that best match their hopes and aspirations seeking advice and support yet owning their futures Our seniors are ready to launch into college and career success My greatest hope for the Class of 2019 is for each graduate to unite vocation and avocation to find what they love to do and give it their all I hope they will take care of themselves and others and I hope they will remember the way home and return with news of their adventures Bryan Rutledge Director of College Counseling 15
Class of 2019 REFLECTIONS THE CLASS OF 2019 HAS EXCELLED IN FAR MORE WAYS THAN WE CAN ENUMERATE in a magazine story but the following reflections from class leaders and administrators should give you a sense of their accomplishments and incredible spirit Beyond the outstanding numbers above this class has led our visual and performing arts programs earning praise and awards well beyond the gates of Woodward With 26 students going on to play college sports they ve also triumphed in athletics earning multiple region area and state championships as well as the respect of our competitors and a reputation for sportsmanship They ve soared to great heights in their cocurriculars winning awards championships and widespread praise in robotics debate publications and more While such huge wins for the Class of 2019 are no doubt impressive they re not what ultimately sets this class apart Many of the following comments mention this class outspokenness and I have to agree Their will to speak up for what they believe in has manifested itself in a sense of joy in our hallways and classrooms huge strides in their clubs and organizations and a broad commitment to service both inside and outside of Woodward Every community they touch is better for their ability to think critically voice their opinions tackle problems and make change and often with a sense of humor too At the same time in addition to their numerous accomplishments and accolades the Class of 2019 has embodied the virtue of gratitude by investing in their communities here at school and beyond These qualities perhaps more than any others prove the Class of 2019 is ready to thrive in their next step to college as well as in the world beyond Jonathan Merrill Upper School Principal THIS CLASS HAS A VIBRANT SAY YES TO ALL THE GOOD THINGS way about them What I mean by that they possess an excitement for new experiences and meaningful contribution that appears tireless and sincere Whether they say yes to eating lunch with a new student or to traveling to Terranova they are engaged open and curious When I invite students to participate in something for our school their response is almost always Thank you for the opportunity Wow What a way to see and live life This class inspires me to say yes to engaging with and understanding myself and others I have seen this class grow into their role as leaders and mentors in our school and community From their leadership in cocurricular activities like service publications and debate to mentoring their Primary School pals our seniors have taken the next step moving from participants to leaders in our community I also see how they support each other as their classmates shine in leadership roles the Class of 2019 shows up for one another in the seats of Johnson Theatre in the stands of Colquitt Stadium and in the bleachers of Paget Gym My greatest hope is that they continue to stay true to themselves and the values of Woodward as they walk the paths of their passions and talents and explore new paths too Ronda Zents Upper School Assistant Principal English Teacher Congratulations 14 269 SENIORS 144 HONORS GRADUATES 234 OFFERED MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS VALUED AT MORE THAN 20 MILLION 25 RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP 8 NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS I HAVE MIXED EMOTIONS ABOUT THIS CLASS GRADUATING They have been such a huge part of my life for the last 12 years that I am going to miss them terribly The Class of 2019 is definitely one of the most intellectual classes that I have seen during my time at Woodward That said they also have a fun loving side They show up for each other supporting their friends in sports performing arts or other activities I sometimes joke that they travel in packs because you rarely see one without at least one or two others and they truly seem to enjoy being around each other I have watched them grow from enthusiastic and energetic Primary Schoolers into mature young men and women of character who are committed not only to academic and athletic excellence but also to justice fairness and leading us into a better future Stephanie Stephens Assistant Academic Dean Social Studies Teacher THIS IS A CLASS OF GOOD HEARTED YOUNG PEOPLE Over the last four years I ve seen these students mature into young adults who truly care about this community They are kind resilient creative and compassionate My greatest hopes for them they remember the importance of asking for help they treat themselves with the level of respect they d wish to receive from others and they find ways to demonstrate their values in the communities in which they ll live I want them to know they are loved and they are special because of who they are on the inside Leigh O Neal Shelor 98 School Counselor IT JUST BLOWS ME AWAY HOW SMART AND INTELLECTUAL OUR CLASS IS I ve been told that we are one of the smartest classes to come through the Upper School and that makes me really proud We are all very determined passionate and frankly pretty outspoken People should definitely expect waves to be made by the Class of 2019 in all areas and careers Farron Edmonds 19 Loyola University Chicago 23 WA SGA President ACADEMICS THE THINGS I LIKE MOST ABOUT THE CLASS OF 2019 are our outspokenness and creativity The Class of 2019 is very vocal and has done a great job of creating an environment where everyone s opinions are both heard and well respected My peers challenge me to think outside the box and step outside of my comfort zone I think all can expect uncharted success and impressive accomplishments from the Class of 2019 in the future Madison Polk 19 University of Georgia 23 WA SGA Vice President THE BEST THING ABOUT THE CLASS OF 2019 is that at the end of the day you can be friends with everyone We are all so friendly and accepting and although we were not always as close as we are now we have definitely made a lot of progress I m so impressed by how strong my peers are and I m proud of them Every member of the senior class has gone through a lot of things inside and outside of school and has made it through stronger Madison Quarles 19 Spelman College 23 WA Senior Class Vice President TO ME THE INDIVIDUAL INDEPENDENCE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2019 stands out They have maturely and thoughtfully chosen colleges that best match their hopes and aspirations seeking advice and support yet owning their futures Our seniors are ready to launch into college and career success My greatest hope for the Class of 2019 is for each graduate to unite vocation and avocation to find what they love to do and give it their all I hope they will take care of themselves and others and I hope they will remember the way home and return with news of their adventures Bryan Rutledge Director of College Counseling 15
Globe TROTTERS SAMANTHA HUMPHREY studied Spanish for four years took French for three years and passed both the French and Spanish proficiency exams DELF and DELE She also has traveled to our partner school in France and hosted a French student Studying both Spanish and French has given me countless opportunities to make connections not otherwise possible My experience hosting a French exchange student for a month and then visiting her in France for two weeks during my sophomore year was incredible She is now part of my family my parents visited her last year while traveling and she is returning for a month this summer two years after her original stay with us We keep in touch daily and she is truly like a sister to me ALLISON BELKEIR traveled to Costa Rica with WA s Tropical Ecology course took French for four years passed the French proficiency exam DELF and hosted a French student from our partner school She also volunteered in global organizations such as Books for Africa and Rancho Marget as well as with a reforestation field in Costa Rica I love to see and experience other cultures Even going on trips to places where I do not speak the language has been great because I get to see how the rest of the world lives Traveling has helped shape my character piqued my curiosity and expanded my understanding of the world Each of my Woodward teachers taught me something new and different and helped me expand my knowledge and French ability I am thankful for every single one of them SARAH OLATIDOYE took four years of Spanish passed the Spanish proficiency exam DELE and studied Chinese Sarah also mentored international students for WA and led a presentation on the Venezuelan crisis for WA faculty Learning another language has taught me to access different parts of my brain and appreciate other cultures for their beauty and complexity In addition to Chinese and Spanish I also plan to expand my knowledge of the Yoruba language which my family speaks at home Traveling has shown me the opportunities I have to live abroad and impact my respective communities for the better In terms of my future goals it has encouraged me to major in international relations in university and later hopefully establish a non profit organization based on improving community development in countries like Nigeria THE CLASS OF 2019 INCLUDES THE FIRST STUDENTS TO GRADUATE FROM WOODWARD WITH A DISTINCTION IN GLOBAL STUDIES This distinction is one of three new graduation honors which in the coming years will include a distinction in Sustainability and one in Service Learning The 2019 Global Studies distinction graduates worked hard throughout their time in the Upper School to learn new languages expand their cultural horizons by traveling or hosting an exchange student and volunteer and participate in our international communities all experiences which have prepared them for their future in the wider world Read on to learn more about each one of our Global Studies distinction graduates and their tremendous accomplishments BAILEY TUCKER took French for four years at WA and passed the French proficiency exam DELF in addition to taking Japanese She also helped with the international summer camp groups and traveled to Europe during her Middle School years Studying another language allowed me to communicate with a wider range of people and has also created interesting conversations in English about the different structures of world languages One of my favorite teachers is Mr Sommers who really made French fun and helped immerse us in the language MEGAN CHEN studied Japanese for four years passed the Japanese proficiency exam JLPT and traveled to Japan with WA She also mentored international students and volunteered with Villa International as well as The Task Force for Global Health Studying Japanese has made me realize my passion for the culture and the country as well as my desire to live in Japan someday My favorite teacher is Tad Sahara who has been my Japanese teacher for four years when my peers and I expressed our interest in an AP Japanese course he went and made it happen ZOE JAFFLIN not pictured took French to the highest level offered at WA studied Spanish and has passed the French proficiency exam DELF She also mentored international students at WA volunteered at Alliance Fran aise and traveled to Terranova our sister school in Zambia Traveling to the Terranova School was one of the most enlightening and inspiring experiences I have ever had Also this year I chose to take MEDS Multicultural Ethnic Diversity Studies with Mr Jackson This class has challenged me to think beyond the status quo and look at the facts of the matter before making my opinions I ve also had amazing mentors and language teachers during this process especially Mr Allagnon and Mr Sommers PHOTO BY BILLY HOWARD 16 ACADEMICS 17
Globe TROTTERS SAMANTHA HUMPHREY studied Spanish for four years took French for three years and passed both the French and Spanish proficiency exams DELF and DELE She also has traveled to our partner school in France and hosted a French student Studying both Spanish and French has given me countless opportunities to make connections not otherwise possible My experience hosting a French exchange student for a month and then visiting her in France for two weeks during my sophomore year was incredible She is now part of my family my parents visited her last year while traveling and she is returning for a month this summer two years after her original stay with us We keep in touch daily and she is truly like a sister to me ALLISON BELKEIR traveled to Costa Rica with WA s Tropical Ecology course took French for four years passed the French proficiency exam DELF and hosted a French student from our partner school She also volunteered in global organizations such as Books for Africa and Rancho Marget as well as with a reforestation field in Costa Rica I love to see and experience other cultures Even going on trips to places where I do not speak the language has been great because I get to see how the rest of the world lives Traveling has helped shape my character piqued my curiosity and expanded my understanding of the world Each of my Woodward teachers taught me something new and different and helped me expand my knowledge and French ability I am thankful for every single one of them SARAH OLATIDOYE took four years of Spanish passed the Spanish proficiency exam DELE and studied Chinese Sarah also mentored international students for WA and led a presentation on the Venezuelan crisis for WA faculty Learning another language has taught me to access different parts of my brain and appreciate other cultures for their beauty and complexity In addition to Chinese and Spanish I also plan to expand my knowledge of the Yoruba language which my family speaks at home Traveling has shown me the opportunities I have to live abroad and impact my respective communities for the better In terms of my future goals it has encouraged me to major in international relations in university and later hopefully establish a non profit organization based on improving community development in countries like Nigeria THE CLASS OF 2019 INCLUDES THE FIRST STUDENTS TO GRADUATE FROM WOODWARD WITH A DISTINCTION IN GLOBAL STUDIES This distinction is one of three new graduation honors which in the coming years will include a distinction in Sustainability and one in Service Learning The 2019 Global Studies distinction graduates worked hard throughout their time in the Upper School to learn new languages expand their cultural horizons by traveling or hosting an exchange student and volunteer and participate in our international communities all experiences which have prepared them for their future in the wider world Read on to learn more about each one of our Global Studies distinction graduates and their tremendous accomplishments BAILEY TUCKER took French for four years at WA and passed the French proficiency exam DELF in addition to taking Japanese She also helped with the international summer camp groups and traveled to Europe during her Middle School years Studying another language allowed me to communicate with a wider range of people and has also created interesting conversations in English about the different structures of world languages One of my favorite teachers is Mr Sommers who really made French fun and helped immerse us in the language MEGAN CHEN studied Japanese for four years passed the Japanese proficiency exam JLPT and traveled to Japan with WA She also mentored international students and volunteered with Villa International as well as The Task Force for Global Health Studying Japanese has made me realize my passion for the culture and the country as well as my desire to live in Japan someday My favorite teacher is Tad Sahara who has been my Japanese teacher for four years when my peers and I expressed our interest in an AP Japanese course he went and made it happen ZOE JAFFLIN not pictured took French to the highest level offered at WA studied Spanish and has passed the French proficiency exam DELF She also mentored international students at WA volunteered at Alliance Fran aise and traveled to Terranova our sister school in Zambia Traveling to the Terranova School was one of the most enlightening and inspiring experiences I have ever had Also this year I chose to take MEDS Multicultural Ethnic Diversity Studies with Mr Jackson This class has challenged me to think beyond the status quo and look at the facts of the matter before making my opinions I ve also had amazing mentors and language teachers during this process especially Mr Allagnon and Mr Sommers PHOTO BY BILLY HOWARD 16 ACADEMICS 17
THIS SPRING SENIOR ARTISTS EXHIBITED THEIR STUNNING WORK IN RICHARDSON HALL Cole 19 KING What does it take to play six different instruments perform in a touring band star in the Upper School musical complete college music auditions participate in the talent show take three upper level music courses and perform with the chorus and orchestra all at the same time Just ask Cole King 19 With so many diverse musical interests Cole says Woodward has been the best fit for me as a musician There are so many choices and opportunities and adds being a part of the Woodward community is like having a built in fan club PERFORMING ARTS FROM WOODWARD NORTH TO THE TOP OF THE CHARTS Cole s career started at the ripe old age of two when he says he started making up songs and singing them while I strummed my guitar When he started kindergarten at Woodward North he began piano and violin lessons and performed in the musicals every year In 5th grade he joined the Grammy Award winning Atlanta Boy Choir and often performed as a soloist on their tours around the world After many years with the group his tenure came to an end in 10th grade giving him the flexibility to finally join Woodward s Festival Singers and Camerata Cole joined choir as a junior and was immediately an asset to the group says Choir Director Suzanne Woodruff 77 SENIOR Art Orchestra Director Gina Calloway has similar things to say about Cole His great ear for music brings a lot to String Machine Cole is able to adjust to various genres of music and enjoys playing all styles Cole says among his many musical talents violin is a huge passion of mine and he plans to pursue violin performance as a major in college Cole also emphasizes the social aspects and camaraderie of the choral and orchestral groups and speaks fondly of the friends he s made through music at Woodward over the years This carries over to musical theatre as well from playing the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland at Woodward North to this spring when he starred in Footloose Of the latter Cole says I made so many friends this year it s the most fun I ever had SHOWCASE In addition to his choral orchestral and musical theatre commitments Cole takes AP Music Theory and plays the guitar mandolin bass and ukulele He s also part of the band Raven and Red which tours and performs frequently and has especially garnered praise for their single We Rise Up which charted 1 for 10 weeks on the Top 50 Contemporary Country Songs In the fall Cole is headed to Belmont University in Nashville where he plans to continue pursuing his music career in its many forms but he credits Woodward for much of his success In fact Cole has been impacted by so many Woodward teachers he almost sounds like he s giving an enthusiastic awards speech Dianne Morgan recommended me to the Atlanta Boy Choir Kerin Reed started me on violin at Woodward North Priscilla Chang and Betsy Daniels let me fiddle at the Lower School Gina Calloway helped me advance to String Machine and audition at the collegiate level Gail Kidd Suzanne Woodruff 77 and Stephen Rotz are wonderful teachers for honor s chorus and Camerata They helped me rehearse for the vocal part of my college auditions and I have been taking piano lessons from Gail Kidd for years Erin Greenway 00 helped with acting and dance for my musical theatre auditions and Elizabeth Burbridge has been so incredibly supportive of my musical pursuits It sounds like the list could go on but here comes the crescendo of music ushering Cole off the Woodward stage to his next step at Belmont and beyond ARTWORK BY Mia Chan Tessa Levy Huanle Lucy Xu Grayson Phillips Carly Warren Jessica Hatfield Ivie Cullen Dean 18 McKibben Collins Izzy Baldwin Clara Snell Madi Quarles Teagan Fritts Mahala Broad Olivia Zervas MeMe Forts Anya Vijayvergiya Eliza Barber Nia Burton Segal Gandhi Hannah Lovett Ansley Koscik Sydney Hallas CeCe Ng Charley Moulder Jourdan Bolton Nia Burton Danion Fields Abby Duke Stephanie Martinez Eliza Barber Jenna Codner Mary Clayton Daniel Katz Zoe Huey THE ARTS 19
THIS SPRING SENIOR ARTISTS EXHIBITED THEIR STUNNING WORK IN RICHARDSON HALL Cole 19 KING What does it take to play six different instruments perform in a touring band star in the Upper School musical complete college music auditions participate in the talent show take three upper level music courses and perform with the chorus and orchestra all at the same time Just ask Cole King 19 With so many diverse musical interests Cole says Woodward has been the best fit for me as a musician There are so many choices and opportunities and adds being a part of the Woodward community is like having a built in fan club PERFORMING ARTS FROM WOODWARD NORTH TO THE TOP OF THE CHARTS Cole s career started at the ripe old age of two when he says he started making up songs and singing them while I strummed my guitar When he started kindergarten at Woodward North he began piano and violin lessons and performed in the musicals every year In 5th grade he joined the Grammy Award winning Atlanta Boy Choir and often performed as a soloist on their tours around the world After many years with the group his tenure came to an end in 10th grade giving him the flexibility to finally join Woodward s Festival Singers and Camerata Cole joined choir as a junior and was immediately an asset to the group says Choir Director Suzanne Woodruff 77 SENIOR Art Orchestra Director Gina Calloway has similar things to say about Cole His great ear for music brings a lot to String Machine Cole is able to adjust to various genres of music and enjoys playing all styles Cole says among his many musical talents violin is a huge passion of mine and he plans to pursue violin performance as a major in college Cole also emphasizes the social aspects and camaraderie of the choral and orchestral groups and speaks fondly of the friends he s made through music at Woodward over the years This carries over to musical theatre as well from playing the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland at Woodward North to this spring when he starred in Footloose Of the latter Cole says I made so many friends this year it s the most fun I ever had SHOWCASE In addition to his choral orchestral and musical theatre commitments Cole takes AP Music Theory and plays the guitar mandolin bass and ukulele He s also part of the band Raven and Red which tours and performs frequently and has especially garnered praise for their single We Rise Up which charted 1 for 10 weeks on the Top 50 Contemporary Country Songs In the fall Cole is headed to Belmont University in Nashville where he plans to continue pursuing his music career in its many forms but he credits Woodward for much of his success In fact Cole has been impacted by so many Woodward teachers he almost sounds like he s giving an enthusiastic awards speech Dianne Morgan recommended me to the Atlanta Boy Choir Kerin Reed started me on violin at Woodward North Priscilla Chang and Betsy Daniels let me fiddle at the Lower School Gina Calloway helped me advance to String Machine and audition at the collegiate level Gail Kidd Suzanne Woodruff 77 and Stephen Rotz are wonderful teachers for honor s chorus and Camerata They helped me rehearse for the vocal part of my college auditions and I have been taking piano lessons from Gail Kidd for years Erin Greenway 00 helped with acting and dance for my musical theatre auditions and Elizabeth Burbridge has been so incredibly supportive of my musical pursuits It sounds like the list could go on but here comes the crescendo of music ushering Cole off the Woodward stage to his next step at Belmont and beyond ARTWORK BY Mia Chan Tessa Levy Huanle Lucy Xu Grayson Phillips Carly Warren Jessica Hatfield Ivie Cullen Dean 18 McKibben Collins Izzy Baldwin Clara Snell Madi Quarles Teagan Fritts Mahala Broad Olivia Zervas MeMe Forts Anya Vijayvergiya Eliza Barber Nia Burton Segal Gandhi Hannah Lovett Ansley Koscik Sydney Hallas CeCe Ng Charley Moulder Jourdan Bolton Nia Burton Danion Fields Abby Duke Stephanie Martinez Eliza Barber Jenna Codner Mary Clayton Daniel Katz Zoe Huey THE ARTS 19
12 OR PETE NY 13 19 18 MA 83 FRITTS Girls Golf COACH OF THE YEAR 8 4 OH 2126 14 22 9 16 20 TN 5 17 AL WEST VA 15 D C MD NC 23 SC24 1 2 25 10 3 7 GA 11 MIDWEST NORTHEAST MID ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST ATHLETES Onward The 2018 2019 year was a proud one for Woodward athletics with as of this writing 14 teams capturing area region titles 23 teams qualifying for state championship tournaments two state championships wrestling duals and wresting traditional and one state runner up boys swimming and diving Beyond these huge wins for WA 26 of our student athletes from the Class of 2019 are heading out to play at the collegiate level bolstered by their WA athletic training and classroom education We re honored to have such an incredible coaching staff and we couldn t be prouder of our student athletes who bring so much to Woodward on and off the field 1 Mason Carnes Berry College Baseball 10 Henry Freer Georgia Tech University Football 19 Arik Duncan Rensselaer Polytechnic Soccer 2 Wesley Maxey Berry College Baseball 11 Parker Kahlert University of South Alabama Football 20 Hans Meyer Davidson College Soccer 3 Michael Sorrow Georgia Tech University Baseball 12 Cross Patton University of Oregon Football 21 Tej Munshi University of Maryland Soccer 4 Alex Vaughan Oberlin College Baseball 13 Collin Richardson Harvard University Football 22 Alex Taylor Howard University Soccer 5 Christian Wylder Lee University Baseball 14 Noah Thomas Howard University Football 23 Ariana Alvord Berry College Softball 6 Kevin Powell TBD Basketball 15 Teagan Fritts Christopher Newport University Golf 7 Alexia Cainion Georgia Tech University Cheerleading 16 Ayanna Habeel Southern Illinois University Golf 24 Alphonzo Overstreet University of South Carolina Track Field 8 Kayla Stadeker Hofstra University Cross Country 9 Tahj Gary Virginia Tech University Football 20 17 Graham Dixon Sewanee University of the South Lacrosse 18 Tejan Borchers University of Rochester Soccer We sat down with Coach Pete Fritts 83 about being selected as the 2018 Girls Golf Coach of the Year in the State of Georgia by the National Federation of State High School Associations winning a state title last year and his history at Woodward 25 Sultan Simms Kennesaw State University Track Field 26 Malcolm Wiley US Naval Academy Wrestling WOODWARD MAGAZINE So you started out as the wrestling coach Coach Fritts coached the team to a state wrestling title in 2013 and took on golf right around 1998 Pete Fritts I never played golf in high school but I grew up playing golf I played recreationally in college so when I got wind that they were starting the program in 1998 I decided I d put my name in to be the coach I really didn t know too much about competitive golf at that time so the girls and I were learning as we went along but we were pretty good right off the bat As the years went by I started to put my stamp on it and run it almost like I did the wrestling program WM What does that entail PF I have the type of philosophy that you can t work enough I mean we ll practice in rain the snow I really don t care how cold it is I don t like to lose time that we could be doing stuff and if we can t be outside we re inside going over situations on the board I would hate for somebody to graduate from one of my programs and say Well gosh we could ve been better if we had done more WM What do you see as the commonalities between those two sports golf and wrestling PF Both are individual sports but at our level you re on a team working to a common goal and that s really a mirror image of life You can t get anywhere on your own and if you think you can you re sorely mistaken I often tell both groups You know it s great if you win an individual tournament title or state championship But winning a team title is so much more enjoyable because years from now you get to celebrate with people and tell the stories As an individual it s great but who are you going to share that with The individual stuff I would trade all of that for team titles any day WM How does that translate to coaching the golf team now PF Nobody does it alone Even the girls that are not in the starting lineup we need them We ve got nine girls right now and if we get over the hump this year it s because nine girls did their job and helped us a lot not because four girls did it It just doesn t work like that And when you get the kids buying into your philosophy if it s the correct philosophy they can do things they didn t think they could do WM Where does earning national coach of the year for girls golf rank in the list of things that you ve accomplished PF I didn t even know Jose Fernandez came in and said Hey congratulations and I said For what and he said Well you re national coach of the year Who knew It s nice and I appreciate whoever nominated me or voted but at the end of the day it s not going to affect how I do my job with the girls If anything else we re just going to push harder because once you win these titles you want to win more It s harder than people think regardless of how talented you are because the mesh has to be there the chemistry has to be there WM How are things looking this year PF We won last year but this year s a whole different animal We try to do all we can to cover all the bases so that if we are not successful it s not because we weren t prepared We pride ourselves on working harder than anybody in the state Our girls have probably had 85 morning workouts lifting and running Nobody in the state probably nobody in the country at the high school level does that But I m trying to run it like a college program so they understand when they get there It helps strength it helps conditioning but struggling together in the mornings that s what it s all about So when the hard times come they know that we have that base that other people don t have WM What are you most proud of as a coach PF In the last two years our team grade point average has been well over 4 0 We miss class on Fridays occasionally as we have to We have to travel to many different venues So our girls have to be very organized What they miss they study on the bus They ve got the computers plugged in and they help each other As a coach you can t ask for more when you see a senior girl helping out a freshman with a paper They won t remember years from now the scores they shot on the golf course but they ll remember those bus rides and helping people out and the fun things they did together And that s what I m trying to create that chemistry that years from now they ll tell their kids and they ll tell their friends Well this is what we did and we were a good team but we had so much fun together At time of printing spring athletics were not complete For full spring sport recap check out wareaglewatch org later in the summer ATHLETICS 21
12 OR PETE NY 13 19 18 MA 83 FRITTS Girls Golf COACH OF THE YEAR 8 4 OH 2126 14 22 9 16 20 TN 5 17 AL WEST VA 15 D C MD NC 23 SC24 1 2 25 10 3 7 GA 11 MIDWEST NORTHEAST MID ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST ATHLETES Onward The 2018 2019 year was a proud one for Woodward athletics with as of this writing 14 teams capturing area region titles 23 teams qualifying for state championship tournaments two state championships wrestling duals and wresting traditional and one state runner up boys swimming and diving Beyond these huge wins for WA 26 of our student athletes from the Class of 2019 are heading out to play at the collegiate level bolstered by their WA athletic training and classroom education We re honored to have such an incredible coaching staff and we couldn t be prouder of our student athletes who bring so much to Woodward on and off the field 1 Mason Carnes Berry College Baseball 10 Henry Freer Georgia Tech University Football 19 Arik Duncan Rensselaer Polytechnic Soccer 2 Wesley Maxey Berry College Baseball 11 Parker Kahlert University of South Alabama Football 20 Hans Meyer Davidson College Soccer 3 Michael Sorrow Georgia Tech University Baseball 12 Cross Patton University of Oregon Football 21 Tej Munshi University of Maryland Soccer 4 Alex Vaughan Oberlin College Baseball 13 Collin Richardson Harvard University Football 22 Alex Taylor Howard University Soccer 5 Christian Wylder Lee University Baseball 14 Noah Thomas Howard University Football 23 Ariana Alvord Berry College Softball 6 Kevin Powell TBD Basketball 15 Teagan Fritts Christopher Newport University Golf 7 Alexia Cainion Georgia Tech University Cheerleading 16 Ayanna Habeel Southern Illinois University Golf 24 Alphonzo Overstreet University of South Carolina Track Field 8 Kayla Stadeker Hofstra University Cross Country 9 Tahj Gary Virginia Tech University Football 20 17 Graham Dixon Sewanee University of the South Lacrosse 18 Tejan Borchers University of Rochester Soccer We sat down with Coach Pete Fritts 83 about being selected as the 2018 Girls Golf Coach of the Year in the State of Georgia by the National Federation of State High School Associations winning a state title last year and his history at Woodward 25 Sultan Simms Kennesaw State University Track Field 26 Malcolm Wiley US Naval Academy Wrestling WOODWARD MAGAZINE So you started out as the wrestling coach Coach Fritts coached the team to a state wrestling title in 2013 and took on golf right around 1998 Pete Fritts I never played golf in high school but I grew up playing golf I played recreationally in college so when I got wind that they were starting the program in 1998 I decided I d put my name in to be the coach I really didn t know too much about competitive golf at that time so the girls and I were learning as we went along but we were pretty good right off the bat As the years went by I started to put my stamp on it and run it almost like I did the wrestling program WM What does that entail PF I have the type of philosophy that you can t work enough I mean we ll practice in rain the snow I really don t care how cold it is I don t like to lose time that we could be doing stuff and if we can t be outside we re inside going over situations on the board I would hate for somebody to graduate from one of my programs and say Well gosh we could ve been better if we had done more WM What do you see as the commonalities between those two sports golf and wrestling PF Both are individual sports but at our level you re on a team working to a common goal and that s really a mirror image of life You can t get anywhere on your own and if you think you can you re sorely mistaken I often tell both groups You know it s great if you win an individual tournament title or state championship But winning a team title is so much more enjoyable because years from now you get to celebrate with people and tell the stories As an individual it s great but who are you going to share that with The individual stuff I would trade all of that for team titles any day WM How does that translate to coaching the golf team now PF Nobody does it alone Even the girls that are not in the starting lineup we need them We ve got nine girls right now and if we get over the hump this year it s because nine girls did their job and helped us a lot not because four girls did it It just doesn t work like that And when you get the kids buying into your philosophy if it s the correct philosophy they can do things they didn t think they could do WM Where does earning national coach of the year for girls golf rank in the list of things that you ve accomplished PF I didn t even know Jose Fernandez came in and said Hey congratulations and I said For what and he said Well you re national coach of the year Who knew It s nice and I appreciate whoever nominated me or voted but at the end of the day it s not going to affect how I do my job with the girls If anything else we re just going to push harder because once you win these titles you want to win more It s harder than people think regardless of how talented you are because the mesh has to be there the chemistry has to be there WM How are things looking this year PF We won last year but this year s a whole different animal We try to do all we can to cover all the bases so that if we are not successful it s not because we weren t prepared We pride ourselves on working harder than anybody in the state Our girls have probably had 85 morning workouts lifting and running Nobody in the state probably nobody in the country at the high school level does that But I m trying to run it like a college program so they understand when they get there It helps strength it helps conditioning but struggling together in the mornings that s what it s all about So when the hard times come they know that we have that base that other people don t have WM What are you most proud of as a coach PF In the last two years our team grade point average has been well over 4 0 We miss class on Fridays occasionally as we have to We have to travel to many different venues So our girls have to be very organized What they miss they study on the bus They ve got the computers plugged in and they help each other As a coach you can t ask for more when you see a senior girl helping out a freshman with a paper They won t remember years from now the scores they shot on the golf course but they ll remember those bus rides and helping people out and the fun things they did together And that s what I m trying to create that chemistry that years from now they ll tell their kids and they ll tell their friends Well this is what we did and we were a good team but we had so much fun together At time of printing spring athletics were not complete For full spring sport recap check out wareaglewatch org later in the summer ATHLETICS 21
CLEARING HURDLES with ANASIMONE GUILLAUME 19 We spoke with one of our dynamo senior athletes AnaSimone Guillaume before her track season this spring about her prospects for college and beyond WOODWARD MAGAZINE When did you get started with track and field What drew you to it as a sport AnaSimone Guillaume I started track and field in Middle School I had just stopped doing gymnastics and started cheer but I also wanted to do a spring sport I was introduced to track by my dad who went to college on a track scholarship I decided to try the sport to see if I could be as good or even better I tried many events but ultimately decided that hurdles and jumping are my best events WM What are your goals for this upcoming track season What s your favorite event and do you have any specific times distances you re trying to hit this year AG My goals for this upcoming track season are to run a low 14 seconds in the 100 meter hurdles jump 19 feet in the long jump and run the 200 meter in 25 seconds My favorite events are the 100 meter hurdles and long jump WM Looking back at your time at Woodward what are you most proud of both on the field and off AG I am most proud of being able to win regions for a second time in the 100 meter hurdles and making it to the state championships during my junior year I m also proud of receiving the Gold Eagle award during my junior year WM What has the college search process been like for you Have you decided on a school yet AG The college process has been very long but has been a lot easier during the second semester I have not decided which college I am going to yet The Woodward Fund had another great year with more than 1 7 million raised as of this writing We re particularly excited about the growth in parent participation from 47 to 52 as of this writing This growth is due in large part to our dedicated volunteers led by WF Chairs Laura and Michael Drucker WM Do you want to continue to participate in track and field in college AG I plan on continuing track in college but I have not decided whether I will go to college on a track scholarship or an academic one WM How does it feel to be heading into your final few months at Woodward What are the emotions like AG I am very excited to graduate and go to college but I m also nervous about living on my own and becoming an actual adult I will definitely miss my friends WM What are your goals for the future What are you planning on majoring in once you get to college AG I plan on majoring in biology although it depends on what college I go to I also plan to go to either medical or dental school After this interview was completed AnaSimone went on to win the Long Jump and 100m Hurdles at the Region Championship and she has decided to attend Spelman College IN MARCH WOODWARD HOSTED ITS SECOND ANNUAL ALUMNI GIVING DAY 1 DAY FOR WA RALLYING ALUMNI TO COME TOGETHER AND COLLECTIVELY SHOW THEIR WOODWARD PRIDE BY SUPPORTING THE WOODWARD ALUMNI FUND 1900 346 IN MINUTES ALUMNI INCLUDING 112 NEW DONORS MADE GIFTS TOTALING 34 673 CLASS WITH THE MOST GIFTS At time of printing spring athletics were not complete For full spring sport recap check out wareaglewatch org later in the summer 2009 1999 CLASS THAT RAISED THE MOST Having served as The Woodward Fund chairs for the past few years we can honestly say that the growth and success of this year s Woodward Fund is a direct result of the dedicated volunteers who care so much about providing our students with opportunities that would not exist without The Woodward Fund Their passion and energy is infectious and will serve The Woodward Fund well into the future Thank you for making the The Woodward Fund a success in 2018 19 Laura and Michael Drucker 316 33 704 LAST YEAR GIFTS TOTALING If you are interested in joining our volunteer team and serving the school through The Woodward Fund please contact us at claire hegarty woodward edu or 404 765 4043 Totals were reported before the end of the fiscal year Check the forthcoming Philanthropy Report for final totals 22 ATHLETICS ADVANCEMENT 23
CLEARING HURDLES with ANASIMONE GUILLAUME 19 We spoke with one of our dynamo senior athletes AnaSimone Guillaume before her track season this spring about her prospects for college and beyond WOODWARD MAGAZINE When did you get started with track and field What drew you to it as a sport AnaSimone Guillaume I started track and field in Middle School I had just stopped doing gymnastics and started cheer but I also wanted to do a spring sport I was introduced to track by my dad who went to college on a track scholarship I decided to try the sport to see if I could be as good or even better I tried many events but ultimately decided that hurdles and jumping are my best events WM What are your goals for this upcoming track season What s your favorite event and do you have any specific times distances you re trying to hit this year AG My goals for this upcoming track season are to run a low 14 seconds in the 100 meter hurdles jump 19 feet in the long jump and run the 200 meter in 25 seconds My favorite events are the 100 meter hurdles and long jump WM Looking back at your time at Woodward what are you most proud of both on the field and off AG I am most proud of being able to win regions for a second time in the 100 meter hurdles and making it to the state championships during my junior year I m also proud of receiving the Gold Eagle award during my junior year WM What has the college search process been like for you Have you decided on a school yet AG The college process has been very long but has been a lot easier during the second semester I have not decided which college I am going to yet The Woodward Fund had another great year with more than 1 7 million raised as of this writing We re particularly excited about the growth in parent participation from 47 to 52 as of this writing This growth is due in large part to our dedicated volunteers led by WF Chairs Laura and Michael Drucker WM Do you want to continue to participate in track and field in college AG I plan on continuing track in college but I have not decided whether I will go to college on a track scholarship or an academic one WM How does it feel to be heading into your final few months at Woodward What are the emotions like AG I am very excited to graduate and go to college but I m also nervous about living on my own and becoming an actual adult I will definitely miss my friends WM What are your goals for the future What are you planning on majoring in once you get to college AG I plan on majoring in biology although it depends on what college I go to I also plan to go to either medical or dental school After this interview was completed AnaSimone went on to win the Long Jump and 100m Hurdles at the Region Championship and she has decided to attend Spelman College IN MARCH WOODWARD HOSTED ITS SECOND ANNUAL ALUMNI GIVING DAY 1 DAY FOR WA RALLYING ALUMNI TO COME TOGETHER AND COLLECTIVELY SHOW THEIR WOODWARD PRIDE BY SUPPORTING THE WOODWARD ALUMNI FUND 1900 346 IN MINUTES ALUMNI INCLUDING 112 NEW DONORS MADE GIFTS TOTALING 34 673 CLASS WITH THE MOST GIFTS At time of printing spring athletics were not complete For full spring sport recap check out wareaglewatch org later in the summer 2009 1999 CLASS THAT RAISED THE MOST Having served as The Woodward Fund chairs for the past few years we can honestly say that the growth and success of this year s Woodward Fund is a direct result of the dedicated volunteers who care so much about providing our students with opportunities that would not exist without The Woodward Fund Their passion and energy is infectious and will serve The Woodward Fund well into the future Thank you for making the The Woodward Fund a success in 2018 19 Laura and Michael Drucker 316 33 704 LAST YEAR GIFTS TOTALING If you are interested in joining our volunteer team and serving the school through The Woodward Fund please contact us at claire hegarty woodward edu or 404 765 4043 Totals were reported before the end of the fiscal year Check the forthcoming Philanthropy Report for final totals 22 ATHLETICS ADVANCEMENT 23
inspire TABLE of CONTENTS VISITING POETS UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS One of the world s leading poets visited Woodward Academy in February FORMER U S POET LAUREATE NATASHA TRETHEWEY along with modern poetry expert DR WILLARD SPIEGELMAN spoke to AP English AP Language and Creative Writing classes before conducting panel discussions for the entire Upper School student body They were joined by alumnus H BRUCE MCEVER 62 founder of Berkshire Capital and an accomplished poet himself Trethewey served as U S Poet Laureate from 2012 to 2014 and won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for her book Native Guard She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Science and after 15 years at Emory University she is now a professor at Northwestern University Spiegelman English professor emeritus at Southern Methodist University and one of the nation s leading authorities on modern poetry moderated the panel discussion with Trethewey and McEver You might say Trethewey was destined to be a poet She was born in 1966 to an African American mother and white father who was a Canadian poet and poetry professor at a time when interracial marriage was still against the law in her native state of Mississippi Her chief subjects are race memory and history both her family s and that of the American South 24 PHOTOS BY MICHIE TURPIN When she was 6 years old her parents divorced Her mother a social worker remarried but ended up divorcing her abusive second husband who later murdered her Her mother s death and the experience of being black and biracial in the deep south and illegitimate in the eyes of the law when she was born inspired her poetry My nation my South my Mississippi inflicted my first wound but my deeper wound was losing my mother she said I write to make sense of that tremendous loss I also write to make sense of the nation I ve been given Beyond my grief I am trying to push the world in a better direction trying in poem for justice In the panel discussion McEver said sorrow also propelled his writing after his spouse of 31 years passed away I realized it was cathartic for my love of nature love of her You could get close to the ineffable You re able to describe that interior landscape and somehow take charge of the chaotic depths around us 10 23 26 27 28 29 Profile of Whitney and Micah Stansell 97 One Day for WA Wrap Up Dr Jerre Lutz 65 The Big Chill Founder s Day and Golden War Eagle Weekend 30 Class Notes 37 Weddings 40 Babies 41 Passings 44 Passings Retirees and Community Members Other Happenings alumni Students wrote about the experience with the visiting poets Having Natasha Trethewey up close in a personal classroom setting was a rare experience I will remember for the rest of my life senior Izzy Baldwin wrote Both her and Dr Spiegelman s poetry is capable of chilling me in less than a stanza I can only hope to develop such talent and thanks to these poets I m even more inspired to grow For senior McKibben Collins the experience felt more personal Growing up there were only white and black people in my life I knew I was adopted I knew I was born in China but I never knew what that meant I had difficulty understanding my racial identity and trying to find my place in the world Hearing Ms Trethewey talk about her struggles not knowing where she belonged as a child being a biracial woman made me realize that I wasn t the only one who struggled to know where they belong in society Alumni Association Board of Directors EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President Justin H Alexander 99 President Elect Alok Deshpande 94 Treasurer Matthew Ficken 05 Secretary Suzanna Sanchez 00 Past President Matthew Wilson 99 The H Bruce McEver Visiting Artist Series supports visits to Woodward from artists and musicians every year ADVANCEMENT DIRECTORS Danny Bernstein 03 Julie Davis Couch 88 Virginia Serrato Johnston 78 Kiley Hodgson King 05 Christy Morrison 83 Tiffany Turner Reynolds 98 Jennifer Welch Rueter 04 ALUMNI OFFICE STAFF Caroline Guest Stancil 03 Director of Alumni Relations Kelsey Darden 09 Assistant Director of The Woodward Alumni Fund Amy Zweng Alumni Programs and Event Manager ALUMNI We are located in the Ann and Ben Johnson 61 Center on Main Campus pictured above Come visit or reach out to us at 404 765 4038 or alumni woodward edu to reconnect with Woodward 25
inspire TABLE of CONTENTS VISITING POETS UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS One of the world s leading poets visited Woodward Academy in February FORMER U S POET LAUREATE NATASHA TRETHEWEY along with modern poetry expert DR WILLARD SPIEGELMAN spoke to AP English AP Language and Creative Writing classes before conducting panel discussions for the entire Upper School student body They were joined by alumnus H BRUCE MCEVER 62 founder of Berkshire Capital and an accomplished poet himself Trethewey served as U S Poet Laureate from 2012 to 2014 and won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for her book Native Guard She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Science and after 15 years at Emory University she is now a professor at Northwestern University Spiegelman English professor emeritus at Southern Methodist University and one of the nation s leading authorities on modern poetry moderated the panel discussion with Trethewey and McEver You might say Trethewey was destined to be a poet She was born in 1966 to an African American mother and white father who was a Canadian poet and poetry professor at a time when interracial marriage was still against the law in her native state of Mississippi Her chief subjects are race memory and history both her family s and that of the American South 24 PHOTOS BY MICHIE TURPIN When she was 6 years old her parents divorced Her mother a social worker remarried but ended up divorcing her abusive second husband who later murdered her Her mother s death and the experience of being black and biracial in the deep south and illegitimate in the eyes of the law when she was born inspired her poetry My nation my South my Mississippi inflicted my first wound but my deeper wound was losing my mother she said I write to make sense of that tremendous loss I also write to make sense of the nation I ve been given Beyond my grief I am trying to push the world in a better direction trying in poem for justice In the panel discussion McEver said sorrow also propelled his writing after his spouse of 31 years passed away I realized it was cathartic for my love of nature love of her You could get close to the ineffable You re able to describe that interior landscape and somehow take charge of the chaotic depths around us 10 23 26 27 28 29 Profile of Whitney and Micah Stansell 97 One Day for WA Wrap Up Dr Jerre Lutz 65 The Big Chill Founder s Day and Golden War Eagle Weekend 30 Class Notes 37 Weddings 40 Babies 41 Passings 44 Passings Retirees and Community Members Other Happenings alumni Students wrote about the experience with the visiting poets Having Natasha Trethewey up close in a personal classroom setting was a rare experience I will remember for the rest of my life senior Izzy Baldwin wrote Both her and Dr Spiegelman s poetry is capable of chilling me in less than a stanza I can only hope to develop such talent and thanks to these poets I m even more inspired to grow For senior McKibben Collins the experience felt more personal Growing up there were only white and black people in my life I knew I was adopted I knew I was born in China but I never knew what that meant I had difficulty understanding my racial identity and trying to find my place in the world Hearing Ms Trethewey talk about her struggles not knowing where she belonged as a child being a biracial woman made me realize that I wasn t the only one who struggled to know where they belong in society Alumni Association Board of Directors EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President Justin H Alexander 99 President Elect Alok Deshpande 94 Treasurer Matthew Ficken 05 Secretary Suzanna Sanchez 00 Past President Matthew Wilson 99 The H Bruce McEver Visiting Artist Series supports visits to Woodward from artists and musicians every year ADVANCEMENT DIRECTORS Danny Bernstein 03 Julie Davis Couch 88 Virginia Serrato Johnston 78 Kiley Hodgson King 05 Christy Morrison 83 Tiffany Turner Reynolds 98 Jennifer Welch Rueter 04 ALUMNI OFFICE STAFF Caroline Guest Stancil 03 Director of Alumni Relations Kelsey Darden 09 Assistant Director of The Woodward Alumni Fund Amy Zweng Alumni Programs and Event Manager ALUMNI We are located in the Ann and Ben Johnson 61 Center on Main Campus pictured above Come visit or reach out to us at 404 765 4038 or alumni woodward edu to reconnect with Woodward 25
1 1965 2 3 The Woodward Academy Alumni Association held its 9th annual Big Chill on February 22 at SunTrust Park Thanks to our host committee sponsors auction donors and attendees for raising more than 70 000 for need based student financial aid DR JERRE LUTZ 1 THANK YOU TO OUR PLATINUM PARTNERS G M A VALEDICTORIAN TO RENOWNED CARDIOLOGIST When Dr Jerre Lutz walks into the Ann Ben Johnson Center or the yellow house which is home to Woodward s Advancement and Alumni Offices it s hard not to immediately take note of his tie It s a colorful and cartoonish rendition of the human circulatory system and it looks like just the kind of thing worn by a veteran doctor with a good bedside manner If this is true of Dr Lutz he s also a nationally renowned cardiologist has held appointments as either the director of Emory s cardiac transplant program coronary care unit or cardiac clinic for a collective 30 years received the 2017 lifetime achievement award from the American College of Cardiology ACC the Georgia chapter of which he built from the ground up has contributed to the ACC s Political Action Committee for 23 years has been published more than 70 times and presented more than 40 times on cardiac care and last but certainly not least was the 1965 valedictorian of Georgia Military Academy 1 Jerre Lutz in 1965 at G M A 2 Jerre and Susan Brewster working on the G M A yearbook 3 Jerre at historic Fenway Park in front of the Green Monster 26 At G M A Lutz says It wasn t just teaching in medicine it s called the humanistic approach I learned how to be a leader of men which later got me into my soccer coaching and helped with teaching medical residents I learned how to lead by example Spending much of his childhood in Colombia Lutz entered G M A with English as his third language The only person who thought that I had any potential at all was Cappy Ballentine says Lutz speaking of beloved teacher Captain Robert Ballentine so the first book I wrote I dedicated to him Lutz also speaks fondly of Major Abe Ferguson and Aaron Turner and also of Jerry Zeller 43 who placed Lutz in grad school level math his freshman year at Emory knowing firsthand how much G M A s math program had prepared him After G M A Lutz went on to Emory University for undergrad and graduating early proceeded right into Emory Medical School where he graduated in 72 He was in the Navy Reserves during his studies 71 77 but was on active duty at San Diego s Pendleton Marine Base from 77 79 while also holding appointments as clinical faculty and a staff cardiologist Georgia called him back in 79 however when he took a position as Director of the Cath Lab at Grady Hospital before ultimately returning to Emory in 84 to begin his long tenure which continues today Cardiology is what I always wanted to do says Lutz who comes from a long and prestigious line of medical practitioners It was one of the few careers available where you could use your head and your hands at the same time I liked that it was technical but also academic But looking out over his long and accomplished career in cardiology it s not the technical or academic aspects that most stand out I love patient care he says You will learn more from taking care of patients than you will ever learn in a book At 72 years old Lutz shows no signs of slowing down and continues to practice cardiology at break neck speed Yesterday I saw 24 patients he says with a smirk LEIGH SHATTLES CARDWELL 98 LEE CARDWELL 98 THE BOWERS FAMILY 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Jess Cooke Scarborough 00 Jocelyn Patterson Mosley Torrance Mosley 94 Alok Deshpande 94 Nina Deshpande 2 Natalie Plowden Tyler Martin 99 Clinton Tyler Martin 3 Karl King Kiley Hodgson King 05 Lisa Miller 05 Ryn Pollard 05 Lindsey Richardson Alvarez 05 Christian Alvarez 4 Missy Sanchez Walter Constantine 99 Suzanna Sanchez 00 5 Carol Berry Winnie Wilkins Thompson 88 Valaurie Bridges Lee 90 L Erin Wiggins Lee Young Williams 6 Matt Ficken 05 Leah Ficken Allison Ficken Al Elmore 7 Chris Freer Stuart Gulley 8 Alissa Marshall Steve Marshall 9 Sarah Guest Marshall Guest 00 10 Chris Johnson 04 Amanda Watkins Parisa Stein Max Stein 04 Danny Bernstein 03 11 Ellis Thorp 83 Suzi Thorp Jeff Pierce 84 12 Sarah Runner 10 Kelsey Schmidt Huffines 10 Becky Clapes Sweet 10 13 Mike Blackstock 93 Loren Colon 93 Matt Chatham 93 Marc Fabre 93 Barry White 93 Russell Shulin 93 14 Caitlin Vaiskauskas Shane Vaiskauskas 04 Kathryn Putnam Jeff Putnam 04 ALUMNI 27
1 1965 2 3 The Woodward Academy Alumni Association held its 9th annual Big Chill on February 22 at SunTrust Park Thanks to our host committee sponsors auction donors and attendees for raising more than 70 000 for need based student financial aid DR JERRE LUTZ 1 THANK YOU TO OUR PLATINUM PARTNERS G M A VALEDICTORIAN TO RENOWNED CARDIOLOGIST When Dr Jerre Lutz walks into the Ann Ben Johnson Center or the yellow house which is home to Woodward s Advancement and Alumni Offices it s hard not to immediately take note of his tie It s a colorful and cartoonish rendition of the human circulatory system and it looks like just the kind of thing worn by a veteran doctor with a good bedside manner If this is true of Dr Lutz he s also a nationally renowned cardiologist has held appointments as either the director of Emory s cardiac transplant program coronary care unit or cardiac clinic for a collective 30 years received the 2017 lifetime achievement award from the American College of Cardiology ACC the Georgia chapter of which he built from the ground up has contributed to the ACC s Political Action Committee for 23 years has been published more than 70 times and presented more than 40 times on cardiac care and last but certainly not least was the 1965 valedictorian of Georgia Military Academy 1 Jerre Lutz in 1965 at G M A 2 Jerre and Susan Brewster working on the G M A yearbook 3 Jerre at historic Fenway Park in front of the Green Monster 26 At G M A Lutz says It wasn t just teaching in medicine it s called the humanistic approach I learned how to be a leader of men which later got me into my soccer coaching and helped with teaching medical residents I learned how to lead by example Spending much of his childhood in Colombia Lutz entered G M A with English as his third language The only person who thought that I had any potential at all was Cappy Ballentine says Lutz speaking of beloved teacher Captain Robert Ballentine so the first book I wrote I dedicated to him Lutz also speaks fondly of Major Abe Ferguson and Aaron Turner and also of Jerry Zeller 43 who placed Lutz in grad school level math his freshman year at Emory knowing firsthand how much G M A s math program had prepared him After G M A Lutz went on to Emory University for undergrad and graduating early proceeded right into Emory Medical School where he graduated in 72 He was in the Navy Reserves during his studies 71 77 but was on active duty at San Diego s Pendleton Marine Base from 77 79 while also holding appointments as clinical faculty and a staff cardiologist Georgia called him back in 79 however when he took a position as Director of the Cath Lab at Grady Hospital before ultimately returning to Emory in 84 to begin his long tenure which continues today Cardiology is what I always wanted to do says Lutz who comes from a long and prestigious line of medical practitioners It was one of the few careers available where you could use your head and your hands at the same time I liked that it was technical but also academic But looking out over his long and accomplished career in cardiology it s not the technical or academic aspects that most stand out I love patient care he says You will learn more from taking care of patients than you will ever learn in a book At 72 years old Lutz shows no signs of slowing down and continues to practice cardiology at break neck speed Yesterday I saw 24 patients he says with a smirk LEIGH SHATTLES CARDWELL 98 LEE CARDWELL 98 THE BOWERS FAMILY 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Jess Cooke Scarborough 00 Jocelyn Patterson Mosley Torrance Mosley 94 Alok Deshpande 94 Nina Deshpande 2 Natalie Plowden Tyler Martin 99 Clinton Tyler Martin 3 Karl King Kiley Hodgson King 05 Lisa Miller 05 Ryn Pollard 05 Lindsey Richardson Alvarez 05 Christian Alvarez 4 Missy Sanchez Walter Constantine 99 Suzanna Sanchez 00 5 Carol Berry Winnie Wilkins Thompson 88 Valaurie Bridges Lee 90 L Erin Wiggins Lee Young Williams 6 Matt Ficken 05 Leah Ficken Allison Ficken Al Elmore 7 Chris Freer Stuart Gulley 8 Alissa Marshall Steve Marshall 9 Sarah Guest Marshall Guest 00 10 Chris Johnson 04 Amanda Watkins Parisa Stein Max Stein 04 Danny Bernstein 03 11 Ellis Thorp 83 Suzi Thorp Jeff Pierce 84 12 Sarah Runner 10 Kelsey Schmidt Huffines 10 Becky Clapes Sweet 10 13 Mike Blackstock 93 Loren Colon 93 Matt Chatham 93 Marc Fabre 93 Barry White 93 Russell Shulin 93 14 Caitlin Vaiskauskas Shane Vaiskauskas 04 Kathryn Putnam Jeff Putnam 04 ALUMNI 27
Other HAPPENINGS WA IN NYC FOUNDER S DAY and GOLDEN WAR EAGLE Golden War Eagle Reunion Weekend in April began with our Founder s Day Convocation which commemorates the founding of Georgia Military Academy Woodward Academy and honors the memory of the Academy s founder Col John Charles Woodward This year we had the pleasure of welcoming back former U S Senator and member of the Academy Advisory Board Phil Gramm 61 as our speaker The weekend also featured milestone reunions as the Class of 1969 celebrated its 50th Reunion and the Class of 1959 celebrated 60 years since graduation from G M A This special spring reunion weekend gives classmates the chance to reconnect and share stories from their days at G M A Woodward Weekend 1 2 3 4 5 6 HOLIDAY HANGOUT WOODWARD ALUMNI FUND LEADERSHIP RECEPTION 1 Phil Gramm 61 Wendy Gramm members of the senior class 2 Phil Gramm 61 Stuart Gulley 3 Patty Street Guinn 69 Becky Rogers Dobbs 69 Lynda Jordan Blount 69 Connie Thomas 69 4 Ray Abramson 69 Donna Longino John Longino 69 Ray Paris 67 5 Bill Latimer 69 Chuck Werk 69 George Morgan 69 Harry Housen 69 6 Members of the Class of 1969 28 ALUMNI 29
Other HAPPENINGS WA IN NYC FOUNDER S DAY and GOLDEN WAR EAGLE Golden War Eagle Reunion Weekend in April began with our Founder s Day Convocation which commemorates the founding of Georgia Military Academy Woodward Academy and honors the memory of the Academy s founder Col John Charles Woodward This year we had the pleasure of welcoming back former U S Senator and member of the Academy Advisory Board Phil Gramm 61 as our speaker The weekend also featured milestone reunions as the Class of 1969 celebrated its 50th Reunion and the Class of 1959 celebrated 60 years since graduation from G M A This special spring reunion weekend gives classmates the chance to reconnect and share stories from their days at G M A Woodward Weekend 1 2 3 4 5 6 HOLIDAY HANGOUT WOODWARD ALUMNI FUND LEADERSHIP RECEPTION 1 Phil Gramm 61 Wendy Gramm members of the senior class 2 Phil Gramm 61 Stuart Gulley 3 Patty Street Guinn 69 Becky Rogers Dobbs 69 Lynda Jordan Blount 69 Connie Thomas 69 4 Ray Abramson 69 Donna Longino John Longino 69 Ray Paris 67 5 Bill Latimer 69 Chuck Werk 69 George Morgan 69 Harry Housen 69 6 Members of the Class of 1969 28 ALUMNI 29
UPCOMING EVENTS 2019 ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY August 24 2019 Tyler Brown 96 Center HOMECOMING AND REUNION WEEKEND October 18 19 2019 All alumni are welcome at the Friday night tailgate on the Parade Field and the classes of 74 79 84 89 94 99 04 09 and 14 will celebrate reunions on Saturday Class Notes WE D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU Submit a Class Note for the next issue of Woodward magazine to woodward edu alumni connect classnote This issue reflects submissions received before April 1 2019 Parents of alumni If this issue of the magazine is addressed to your child who no longer maintains a permanent address at your home please notify the Alumni Office of the new mailing address by emailing alumni woodward edu or calling 404 765 4038 52 J DAVID POSEY will be hosting a 64th reunion of his U S Air Force pilot training class in Atlanta this year 57 J VETERANS DAY PROGRAM November 11 2019 11 a m Gresham Chapel Visit woodward edu alumni events to learn more about upcoming events 30 CHARLES CANSLER went on to undergraduate studies at the University of Alabama and obtained his M B A from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill His career included working at DuPont and EY and founding Chamberlain Cansler as a partner In 2005 Chuck retired to St Simons Island where he was chairman of the land trust and founder of C4SSi an island organization created GARY DICKSON is a published author His novel An Improbable Pairing was published in January 2019 He also has written a sequel and a collection of poems both as of yet unpublished Gary lives in Los Angeles with his wife Susan KENNETH LANE won The American Physical Society s 2011 J J Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics 61 J JOHN KENDALL and his partner of more than 20 years felt it was time to establish the firm of Kendall Pearson and Associates after more than 40 years working for two financial industry giants New England Life and Principal Financial Group The first question people ask them is Well when are you going to retire Their answer to that is Never I now have grandchildren to spoil 63 J 64 J BOB SUCHKE served 23 years on active duty in the U S Army before retiring in 1992 He commanded Airborne Ranger Light Infantry and Special Forces units in both war and peace He served in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division leading an Aero Rifle platoon and later a Ranger platoon in combat operations He was a Ranger instructor at the Mountain Ranger Camp in Dahlonega Georgia passing on lessons learned in combat He later graduated from the Special Forces Qualification course Military Free Fall Jumpmaster course and the grueling Combat Diver course He was a Special Forces Battalion Commander on Okinawa for more than two years After retiring from the Army he was a tree removal specialist a logger and a saw miller for 25 years He currently works at the Dawsonville Moonshine Distillery making corn whiskey and is known there as Bullet Bob He was recently selected by the United States Army Ranger Association as Airborne Man of the Year in a ceremony in Columbus Georgia 65 J DOUG MCKAY and 15 other members of the Class of 1958 traveling from Rhode Island Oklahoma and parts in between gathered on and off the Woodward campus last year to celebrate their 60th reunion Because they had such a good time they decided not to wait five years to reunite again but to hold another reunion in 2020 on a date to be determined when all members of the class will be invited to get together lift some glasses and tell some more lies again of the disciplines honored by the World Acrobatics Society and therefore also was presented with their Lifetime Achievement Award Bob was a member of the 1972 Olympic team While attending G M A he won the Georgia High School Gymnastics All Around Championship twice winning all six all around events and tumbling and placing second on trampoline his senior year Pictured is the acrobatic act he performed for 33 years on five continents 67 J MICHAEL FEDACK retired from the motion picture industry after 42 years as an operator of camera dollies and cranes Credits include Glory Driving Miss Daisy Cape Fear The Crucible and Remember the Titans Michael worked on two projects that filmed on the Woodward campus He rowed at the Atlanta Rowing Club for 30 years and is presently a contented gardener and homemaker 68 MIKE INGKATANUWAT is set to retire in October 2019 after several years at the National Nuclear Security Administration 69 DAVE APPLEGATE celebrated his 80th birthday this past year His sons SAM APPLEGATE 82 and BARRY APPLEGATE 83 threw a party for him at his winter home in Fort Myers Florida They also celebrated Thanksgiving by paddle boarding in Hawaii Dave is still managing real estate with his brother TOM APPLEGATE 58 and raising thoroughbred racehorses at his farm Hoof Beat 58 J YOUNG ALUMNI HOLIDAY HANGOUT December 19 2019 Punch Bowl Social to prevent over development and to protect the unique ambiance He and his wife Suzanne have one son who attended Georgia Tech and is CFO at the Citadel 59 J JOHN LONGINO began his solo jet ski journey along the 6 000 mile Great American Loop on April 28 the day after his G M A Woodward 50th reunion The route takes travelers from Savannah to New York City Chicago Mobile Miami and back to Savannah VAN BAKER attended the University of Georgia and graduated from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta Van had a 40 year career with Southern Railway Company which later became Norfolk Southern Corporation He retired in 2008 as assistant vice president of real estate and has been enjoying traveling worldwide with his wife Nancy as well as gardening walking and biking at their home in Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain Georgia ALUMNI CLASS NOTES 70 BOBBY DICKSON was inducted into the World Acrobatics Society s Hall of Fame as an Acrobatic Legend in September at a Las Vegas ceremony attended by more than 200 Olympian and national champion gymnasts divers and professional acrobats including movie stunt people Cirque du Soleil performers and Red Bull high divers In his 55 year acrobatic career Bob participated in all six WILLIE CALLOWAY has served as the executive director of the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia for 17 years This past year he was once again selected as one of the region s 50 Most Influential People by Columbia Business Monthly magazine Willie and his wife of 43 years Michele live outside of Columbia in Lexington South Carolina Their two daughters and two grandsons reside in Austin Texas J denotes alumni of Georgia Military Academy 31
UPCOMING EVENTS 2019 ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY August 24 2019 Tyler Brown 96 Center HOMECOMING AND REUNION WEEKEND October 18 19 2019 All alumni are welcome at the Friday night tailgate on the Parade Field and the classes of 74 79 84 89 94 99 04 09 and 14 will celebrate reunions on Saturday Class Notes WE D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU Submit a Class Note for the next issue of Woodward magazine to woodward edu alumni connect classnote This issue reflects submissions received before April 1 2019 Parents of alumni If this issue of the magazine is addressed to your child who no longer maintains a permanent address at your home please notify the Alumni Office of the new mailing address by emailing alumni woodward edu or calling 404 765 4038 52 J DAVID POSEY will be hosting a 64th reunion of his U S Air Force pilot training class in Atlanta this year 57 J VETERANS DAY PROGRAM November 11 2019 11 a m Gresham Chapel Visit woodward edu alumni events to learn more about upcoming events 30 CHARLES CANSLER went on to undergraduate studies at the University of Alabama and obtained his M B A from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill His career included working at DuPont and EY and founding Chamberlain Cansler as a partner In 2005 Chuck retired to St Simons Island where he was chairman of the land trust and founder of C4SSi an island organization created GARY DICKSON is a published author His novel An Improbable Pairing was published in January 2019 He also has written a sequel and a collection of poems both as of yet unpublished Gary lives in Los Angeles with his wife Susan KENNETH LANE won The American Physical Society s 2011 J J Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics 61 J JOHN KENDALL and his partner of more than 20 years felt it was time to establish the firm of Kendall Pearson and Associates after more than 40 years working for two financial industry giants New England Life and Principal Financial Group The first question people ask them is Well when are you going to retire Their answer to that is Never I now have grandchildren to spoil 63 J 64 J BOB SUCHKE served 23 years on active duty in the U S Army before retiring in 1992 He commanded Airborne Ranger Light Infantry and Special Forces units in both war and peace He served in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division leading an Aero Rifle platoon and later a Ranger platoon in combat operations He was a Ranger instructor at the Mountain Ranger Camp in Dahlonega Georgia passing on lessons learned in combat He later graduated from the Special Forces Qualification course Military Free Fall Jumpmaster course and the grueling Combat Diver course He was a Special Forces Battalion Commander on Okinawa for more than two years After retiring from the Army he was a tree removal specialist a logger and a saw miller for 25 years He currently works at the Dawsonville Moonshine Distillery making corn whiskey and is known there as Bullet Bob He was recently selected by the United States Army Ranger Association as Airborne Man of the Year in a ceremony in Columbus Georgia 65 J DOUG MCKAY and 15 other members of the Class of 1958 traveling from Rhode Island Oklahoma and parts in between gathered on and off the Woodward campus last year to celebrate their 60th reunion Because they had such a good time they decided not to wait five years to reunite again but to hold another reunion in 2020 on a date to be determined when all members of the class will be invited to get together lift some glasses and tell some more lies again of the disciplines honored by the World Acrobatics Society and therefore also was presented with their Lifetime Achievement Award Bob was a member of the 1972 Olympic team While attending G M A he won the Georgia High School Gymnastics All Around Championship twice winning all six all around events and tumbling and placing second on trampoline his senior year Pictured is the acrobatic act he performed for 33 years on five continents 67 J MICHAEL FEDACK retired from the motion picture industry after 42 years as an operator of camera dollies and cranes Credits include Glory Driving Miss Daisy Cape Fear The Crucible and Remember the Titans Michael worked on two projects that filmed on the Woodward campus He rowed at the Atlanta Rowing Club for 30 years and is presently a contented gardener and homemaker 68 MIKE INGKATANUWAT is set to retire in October 2019 after several years at the National Nuclear Security Administration 69 DAVE APPLEGATE celebrated his 80th birthday this past year His sons SAM APPLEGATE 82 and BARRY APPLEGATE 83 threw a party for him at his winter home in Fort Myers Florida They also celebrated Thanksgiving by paddle boarding in Hawaii Dave is still managing real estate with his brother TOM APPLEGATE 58 and raising thoroughbred racehorses at his farm Hoof Beat 58 J YOUNG ALUMNI HOLIDAY HANGOUT December 19 2019 Punch Bowl Social to prevent over development and to protect the unique ambiance He and his wife Suzanne have one son who attended Georgia Tech and is CFO at the Citadel 59 J JOHN LONGINO began his solo jet ski journey along the 6 000 mile Great American Loop on April 28 the day after his G M A Woodward 50th reunion The route takes travelers from Savannah to New York City Chicago Mobile Miami and back to Savannah VAN BAKER attended the University of Georgia and graduated from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta Van had a 40 year career with Southern Railway Company which later became Norfolk Southern Corporation He retired in 2008 as assistant vice president of real estate and has been enjoying traveling worldwide with his wife Nancy as well as gardening walking and biking at their home in Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain Georgia ALUMNI CLASS NOTES 70 BOBBY DICKSON was inducted into the World Acrobatics Society s Hall of Fame as an Acrobatic Legend in September at a Las Vegas ceremony attended by more than 200 Olympian and national champion gymnasts divers and professional acrobats including movie stunt people Cirque du Soleil performers and Red Bull high divers In his 55 year acrobatic career Bob participated in all six WILLIE CALLOWAY has served as the executive director of the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia for 17 years This past year he was once again selected as one of the region s 50 Most Influential People by Columbia Business Monthly magazine Willie and his wife of 43 years Michele live outside of Columbia in Lexington South Carolina Their two daughters and two grandsons reside in Austin Texas J denotes alumni of Georgia Military Academy 31
74 KEITH CROWE received the Trademark Top Doctors in America award for 2018 Dr Crowe is certified in the atlas orthogonal procedure He also continues to play the saxophone clarinet and other instruments with musical artists at various events 76 JOHN STEPHEN EDWARDS worked with Darlow Smithson Productions in the development of a three part history documentary for BBC4 in the United Kingdom and appeared as an on screen expert The production is entitled England s Forgotten Queen The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey It is available in the U S on Amazon Prime KIM LANDON BOYD 78 MOLLY MINTER MURPHY 78 VALERIE SCHORR BENNINGTON 78 ROSIE GOMEZ WEBER 78 BRIDGETTE BAYNE TOMLINSON 78 and ELIZABETH SEWELL DECK 78 78 ANDRE HYLTON was featured on the cover of the Rostrum Publication of the National Speech Debate Association in February 2019 In an interview Andre spoke to his experience as a black student in the debate world After Woodward Andre went on to debate for Dartmouth College and now serves as a chief counsel at Georgia Pacific RUEBEN DEESE was promoted to facilities and robotics maintenance manager with Kirchhoff Automotive a tier one supplier of GM automotive stampings and subassemblies 83 PETE FRITTS JR Woodward Academy s girls golf coach was recently named Coach of the Year for Georgia by the National Federation of State High School Associations see page 21 for full story Coach Fritts helped lead the girls golf team to the 2018 AAAA State Championship Additionally Pete and three of his fellow wrestlers from the 1979 Middle School season under Coach Fritts Sr CHARLES PYKE 83 WILLIAM WOODALL 86 and JEFF KENDRICK 87 all reunited to celebrate Coach Fritts Sr s 80th birthday with Cindy his wife of 24 years and their three daughters Mary Kathryn 18 Emma 15 and Lizzie 11 Todd has completed four triathlons including a Half Ironman in Miami in November 2018 92 80 77 LEE CROWE was hired as an adjunct professor at Woodbury University in Burbank California where she teaches animation history and a course on iconic films for animators She recently gave a lecture on the subject of Disney s 1930s series the Silly Symphonies prior to a concert by the California State University Northridge Orchestra at the Soraya Concert Hall in Northridge She continues to teach animation at California State University Northridge 86 JENNIFER PARKINSON CENKER and her 15 yearold son Gabriel completed all 2 189 8 miles of the Appalachian Trail They started an Appalachian Trail thru hike attempt in February 2017 with the goal of hiking the entire trail in 12 months Gabriel suffered a stress fracture in his foot after 1 300 miles and they had to go home so he could heal They returned to the trail in May 2018 and completed the remaining 1 489 8 miles Fewer than 20 000 people in the world have hiked the entire Appalachian Trail It was an adventure of a lifetime and the pair hopes to hike the Laugavegur Trail in Iceland in the future 88 96 SHANA GOZANSKY recently had her first children s book published My Art Book of Love is the first in a series of art books for kids published by Phaidon My Art Book of Sleep was published this spring and Shana is working on more to be added to the series Shana continues to direct plays and was thrilled to direct a new play at Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery Alabama in April She lives in Boston with her husband and 4 year old daughter 98 94 Georgia State University and earned her Real Property Administrator designation from the Building Owners and Managers Association Natalie remains active in her community and professional organizations 01 JENNIFER BLAKE MAHMUD successfully defended her doctoral dissertation and graduated with her Ph D in ecology and evolutionary biology from Rutgers University Her doctoral research has been featured in many news outlets including The Smithsonian and The Washington Post She teaches at Princeton University 02 MERIDETH FANNING GILMOR is celebrating her 11th year as publicist and brand strategist for tennis champion Maria Sharapova After her tenure as global communication senior director for Cole Haan a part of Nike Inc Merideth founded Modern Global Communications Agency which specializes in public relations and branding for brands and professional athletes Her past clients include Cam Newton and Colin Kaepernick KASEY BLACKWELDER ABBE passed her IBCLC exam in October and is now an International Board Certified lactation consultant in Charlotte North Carolina 03 95 The Hsu siblings HOWARD 95 ANITA 98 AND RON 00 opened Lazy Betty a modern and inventive restaurant in Candler Park The spot serves tasting menus that showcase refined dishes drawing on Ron s expertise from former leadership positions at internationally acclaimed New York City restaurants Le Bernardin and Le Colonial PETER HILL 05 works as general manager BROOKE BUSSEY SHANNON created the Wait Until 8th pledge to help empower parents to delay giving their children smartphones until at least eighth grade Good Morning America The Today Show NPR and USA Today have featured the Wait Until 8th pledge which has been signed by 20 000 families from across the country 99 THE CLASS OF 1978 reunited at Ponce City Market Mardi Gras in March Pictured left to right are VIRGINIA SERRATO JOHNSTON 78 KATIE MINTER THOMAS 79 32 TODD SPENCER started GTS Consulting in August 2018 As a registered architect and past roofing company owner he provides commercial and residential architectural services and roof consulting services Todd lives in Woodstock Georgia CASEY SENTELL joined the CURE Childhood Cancer Board of Directors in March 2019 ALUMNI CLASS NOTES NATALIE PLOWDEN TYLERMARTIN was promoted to vice president regional asset manager of Duke Realty where she is responsible for the overall management of properties in Atlanta Savannah and Raleigh Since joining Duke Realty in 2003 she has served as senior property manager and assistant vice president earned her M B A from BERT JOHNSON was nominated as a candidate for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society Man Woman of the Year Bert is competing in this 10week friendly fundraising effort in honor of his late brother in law Sam Haygood husband of Bert s twin sister ABBY JOHNSON WOODARD 03 33
74 KEITH CROWE received the Trademark Top Doctors in America award for 2018 Dr Crowe is certified in the atlas orthogonal procedure He also continues to play the saxophone clarinet and other instruments with musical artists at various events 76 JOHN STEPHEN EDWARDS worked with Darlow Smithson Productions in the development of a three part history documentary for BBC4 in the United Kingdom and appeared as an on screen expert The production is entitled England s Forgotten Queen The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey It is available in the U S on Amazon Prime KIM LANDON BOYD 78 MOLLY MINTER MURPHY 78 VALERIE SCHORR BENNINGTON 78 ROSIE GOMEZ WEBER 78 BRIDGETTE BAYNE TOMLINSON 78 and ELIZABETH SEWELL DECK 78 78 ANDRE HYLTON was featured on the cover of the Rostrum Publication of the National Speech Debate Association in February 2019 In an interview Andre spoke to his experience as a black student in the debate world After Woodward Andre went on to debate for Dartmouth College and now serves as a chief counsel at Georgia Pacific RUEBEN DEESE was promoted to facilities and robotics maintenance manager with Kirchhoff Automotive a tier one supplier of GM automotive stampings and subassemblies 83 PETE FRITTS JR Woodward Academy s girls golf coach was recently named Coach of the Year for Georgia by the National Federation of State High School Associations see page 21 for full story Coach Fritts helped lead the girls golf team to the 2018 AAAA State Championship Additionally Pete and three of his fellow wrestlers from the 1979 Middle School season under Coach Fritts Sr CHARLES PYKE 83 WILLIAM WOODALL 86 and JEFF KENDRICK 87 all reunited to celebrate Coach Fritts Sr s 80th birthday with Cindy his wife of 24 years and their three daughters Mary Kathryn 18 Emma 15 and Lizzie 11 Todd has completed four triathlons including a Half Ironman in Miami in November 2018 92 80 77 LEE CROWE was hired as an adjunct professor at Woodbury University in Burbank California where she teaches animation history and a course on iconic films for animators She recently gave a lecture on the subject of Disney s 1930s series the Silly Symphonies prior to a concert by the California State University Northridge Orchestra at the Soraya Concert Hall in Northridge She continues to teach animation at California State University Northridge 86 JENNIFER PARKINSON CENKER and her 15 yearold son Gabriel completed all 2 189 8 miles of the Appalachian Trail They started an Appalachian Trail thru hike attempt in February 2017 with the goal of hiking the entire trail in 12 months Gabriel suffered a stress fracture in his foot after 1 300 miles and they had to go home so he could heal They returned to the trail in May 2018 and completed the remaining 1 489 8 miles Fewer than 20 000 people in the world have hiked the entire Appalachian Trail It was an adventure of a lifetime and the pair hopes to hike the Laugavegur Trail in Iceland in the future 88 96 SHANA GOZANSKY recently had her first children s book published My Art Book of Love is the first in a series of art books for kids published by Phaidon My Art Book of Sleep was published this spring and Shana is working on more to be added to the series Shana continues to direct plays and was thrilled to direct a new play at Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery Alabama in April She lives in Boston with her husband and 4 year old daughter 98 94 Georgia State University and earned her Real Property Administrator designation from the Building Owners and Managers Association Natalie remains active in her community and professional organizations 01 JENNIFER BLAKE MAHMUD successfully defended her doctoral dissertation and graduated with her Ph D in ecology and evolutionary biology from Rutgers University Her doctoral research has been featured in many news outlets including The Smithsonian and The Washington Post She teaches at Princeton University 02 MERIDETH FANNING GILMOR is celebrating her 11th year as publicist and brand strategist for tennis champion Maria Sharapova After her tenure as global communication senior director for Cole Haan a part of Nike Inc Merideth founded Modern Global Communications Agency which specializes in public relations and branding for brands and professional athletes Her past clients include Cam Newton and Colin Kaepernick KASEY BLACKWELDER ABBE passed her IBCLC exam in October and is now an International Board Certified lactation consultant in Charlotte North Carolina 03 95 The Hsu siblings HOWARD 95 ANITA 98 AND RON 00 opened Lazy Betty a modern and inventive restaurant in Candler Park The spot serves tasting menus that showcase refined dishes drawing on Ron s expertise from former leadership positions at internationally acclaimed New York City restaurants Le Bernardin and Le Colonial PETER HILL 05 works as general manager BROOKE BUSSEY SHANNON created the Wait Until 8th pledge to help empower parents to delay giving their children smartphones until at least eighth grade Good Morning America The Today Show NPR and USA Today have featured the Wait Until 8th pledge which has been signed by 20 000 families from across the country 99 THE CLASS OF 1978 reunited at Ponce City Market Mardi Gras in March Pictured left to right are VIRGINIA SERRATO JOHNSTON 78 KATIE MINTER THOMAS 79 32 TODD SPENCER started GTS Consulting in August 2018 As a registered architect and past roofing company owner he provides commercial and residential architectural services and roof consulting services Todd lives in Woodstock Georgia CASEY SENTELL joined the CURE Childhood Cancer Board of Directors in March 2019 ALUMNI CLASS NOTES NATALIE PLOWDEN TYLERMARTIN was promoted to vice president regional asset manager of Duke Realty where she is responsible for the overall management of properties in Atlanta Savannah and Raleigh Since joining Duke Realty in 2003 she has served as senior property manager and assistant vice president earned her M B A from BERT JOHNSON was nominated as a candidate for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society Man Woman of the Year Bert is competing in this 10week friendly fundraising effort in honor of his late brother in law Sam Haygood husband of Bert s twin sister ABBY JOHNSON WOODARD 03 33
Sam lost a four year battle to cancer Team AweSAM will be raising money to help LLS fund groundbreaking cancer research trials health and medical degrees This summer Ashish will be leaving Atlanta to begin his residency in internal medicine at the University of Chicago 04 10 SARAH DODGE a baker private chef and teacher mostly based out of Atlanta has worked for and under some of Atlanta s best bakeries and chefs including Holeman Finch Bread and Little Tart Bakeshop Most recently she helped open the acclaimed bakery at 8Arm 11 GERALDINE FITZGERALD graduated from New York University a semester early to embrace the adventure known as grown up life She was an assistant animator on an Emmy Award winning HBO documentary and also is a published illustrator She did a brief stint in Los Angeles and worked as a production assistant on VEEP CHRISTINE CALLAWAY graduated from Medical College of Georgia this spring and was accepted into residency for urology at University of Tennessee Memphis KAT WATSON graduated from the University of Georgia School of Social Work with a Master of Social Work degree in May 2019 05 SHAWN CARROLL DARLING won the AAAAA State Championship as the head coach of the Pope High School volleyball team RACHEL LOMAX joined Lyft as a software engineer about a year ago She recently attended the founder s ringing of the NASDAQ opening bell 07 ALLISON GORDON graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine in May 2019 and has been accepted to her top pick for emergency medicine residency training at the University of New Mexico She continued to be an avid adventure athlete throughout medical school 09 ASHISH GANDHI graduated from the Emory University School of Medicine in May He has been an Emory student since graduating from Woodward completing his undergraduate master s of public 34 ROBERT DERODES graduated from Columbia University in New York City with a master s degree in data science in December 2018 14 12 MCKENZIE HUDGINS and her brother Drew Hudgins conquered Mount Kilimanjaro one of the famous Seven Summits in December After graduating from Woodward McKenzie was accepted into West Point She graduated from the U S Military Academy in 2014 with a degree in environmental science and was commissioned as an army aviator During flight school she was selected to fly the UH 60 Blackhawk helicopter After training McKenzie went to Fort Riley Kansas to join the 3 1 Assault Helicopter Battalion She served as an executive officer in the maintenance company for more than six months before deploying to Kandahar Afghanistan as a flight company platoon leader She is currently the Battalion S2 or intelligence officer stationed at a NATO base in Latvia Last May she was promoted to captain and will be attending the captain s career course at Fort Rucker Alabama this summer While she pilots helicopters her brother flies fixed wing aircraft Drew also went to Woodward then graduated from Strong Rock Christian School before going to the University of North Georgia After a year he transferred to Kennesaw State University where he is in the construction engineering program ALEXANDER AKINS is a third year Ph D student in electrical and computer engineering at Georgia Tech He had an article published in the journal Icarus as the first author Icarus is a journal devoted to original contributions in the field of solar system studies The article is entitled The Millimeter Wavelength Absorption of Sulfuric Acid Vapor Measured Under Simulated Venus Conditions BRIA WASHINGTON has been promoted from suite and corporate ticketing coordinator at Mercedes Benz Stadium to corporate partnership executive with AMB Sports Entertainment for the Atlanta United MLS Soccer Team 13 ZOYA ABDULLAH has been recognized as a co author on a report by the Carbon Disclosure Project CDP the global nonprofit running the largest environmental disclosure system for companies and sub national governments The report is titled State by State An Analysis of U S Companies and Cities Across Seven States It examines how U S corporations and cities react to climate change in key economic regions Zoya graduated from New York University in 2017 with a degree in economics and has worked at CDP s New York City office for more than two years ZINO OSEHOBO is traveling to Rwanda this summer through the Pepperdine School of Law to work with the chief Justice of the Rwandan Supreme Court Zino graduated from Auburn University in May 2018 and is the chief executive officer of a successful clothing brand 15 CHRISTIAN RAVER was selected the 2019 Mike Dougherty NFL Scholarship winner by the Collegiate Sports Video Association The scholarship helped Christian attend the 2019 CSVA Conference in Anaheim California Christian graduated from the University of South Carolina in May with a bachelor s degree in political science He spent the last four years as a student assistant with the USC Athletic Department s Video Services office under the direction of Joe Lisle 2001 SEC Video Coordinator of the Year Primarily supporting football video operations Christian has shot games and practices for coaches video coordinated home and road game logistics for the video staff assisted with post production needs at games and supported a host of other audio and visual demands within the athletic department Christian also worked as a camera operator for USC s video board and SEC Network Live Productions for the last three years He hopes to continue his career in football and athletics video for years to come CAMILLE SAYLES graduated from the University of Alabama with honors on May 4 2019 She will begin a career as a retail analyst in Milwaukee Wisconsin in June 2019 CAITLIN COOPER ended her swimming career at the University of Virginia on a high note earning All American honors by swimming a leg on the 400 freestyle relay team It was her 11th overall All American honor and capped a stellar regular season This year Caitlin converted a Sprinter van into a tiny house on wheels and she and her nine month old puppy Finley have been traveling the country to visit friends and national parks hike camp and snowboard She parked the van in Vail Colorado where she works for a ski lodge and snowboards on her days off ALUMNI CLASS NOTES VALANA WILTZ graduated in May from Louisiana State University with a bachelor s degree in psychology She will be returning to Atlanta to pursue a master s degree in clinical psychology at Georgia State University 17 JUSTIN CLARK was accepted into the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona where he will be completing a semester abroad in Fortaleza Brasil Justin is majoring in business management and entrepreneurship with a minor in Spanish 35
Sam lost a four year battle to cancer Team AweSAM will be raising money to help LLS fund groundbreaking cancer research trials health and medical degrees This summer Ashish will be leaving Atlanta to begin his residency in internal medicine at the University of Chicago 04 10 SARAH DODGE a baker private chef and teacher mostly based out of Atlanta has worked for and under some of Atlanta s best bakeries and chefs including Holeman Finch Bread and Little Tart Bakeshop Most recently she helped open the acclaimed bakery at 8Arm 11 GERALDINE FITZGERALD graduated from New York University a semester early to embrace the adventure known as grown up life She was an assistant animator on an Emmy Award winning HBO documentary and also is a published illustrator She did a brief stint in Los Angeles and worked as a production assistant on VEEP CHRISTINE CALLAWAY graduated from Medical College of Georgia this spring and was accepted into residency for urology at University of Tennessee Memphis KAT WATSON graduated from the University of Georgia School of Social Work with a Master of Social Work degree in May 2019 05 SHAWN CARROLL DARLING won the AAAAA State Championship as the head coach of the Pope High School volleyball team RACHEL LOMAX joined Lyft as a software engineer about a year ago She recently attended the founder s ringing of the NASDAQ opening bell 07 ALLISON GORDON graduated from Wake Forest School of Medicine in May 2019 and has been accepted to her top pick for emergency medicine residency training at the University of New Mexico She continued to be an avid adventure athlete throughout medical school 09 ASHISH GANDHI graduated from the Emory University School of Medicine in May He has been an Emory student since graduating from Woodward completing his undergraduate master s of public 34 ROBERT DERODES graduated from Columbia University in New York City with a master s degree in data science in December 2018 14 12 MCKENZIE HUDGINS and her brother Drew Hudgins conquered Mount Kilimanjaro one of the famous Seven Summits in December After graduating from Woodward McKenzie was accepted into West Point She graduated from the U S Military Academy in 2014 with a degree in environmental science and was commissioned as an army aviator During flight school she was selected to fly the UH 60 Blackhawk helicopter After training McKenzie went to Fort Riley Kansas to join the 3 1 Assault Helicopter Battalion She served as an executive officer in the maintenance company for more than six months before deploying to Kandahar Afghanistan as a flight company platoon leader She is currently the Battalion S2 or intelligence officer stationed at a NATO base in Latvia Last May she was promoted to captain and will be attending the captain s career course at Fort Rucker Alabama this summer While she pilots helicopters her brother flies fixed wing aircraft Drew also went to Woodward then graduated from Strong Rock Christian School before going to the University of North Georgia After a year he transferred to Kennesaw State University where he is in the construction engineering program ALEXANDER AKINS is a third year Ph D student in electrical and computer engineering at Georgia Tech He had an article published in the journal Icarus as the first author Icarus is a journal devoted to original contributions in the field of solar system studies The article is entitled The Millimeter Wavelength Absorption of Sulfuric Acid Vapor Measured Under Simulated Venus Conditions BRIA WASHINGTON has been promoted from suite and corporate ticketing coordinator at Mercedes Benz Stadium to corporate partnership executive with AMB Sports Entertainment for the Atlanta United MLS Soccer Team 13 ZOYA ABDULLAH has been recognized as a co author on a report by the Carbon Disclosure Project CDP the global nonprofit running the largest environmental disclosure system for companies and sub national governments The report is titled State by State An Analysis of U S Companies and Cities Across Seven States It examines how U S corporations and cities react to climate change in key economic regions Zoya graduated from New York University in 2017 with a degree in economics and has worked at CDP s New York City office for more than two years ZINO OSEHOBO is traveling to Rwanda this summer through the Pepperdine School of Law to work with the chief Justice of the Rwandan Supreme Court Zino graduated from Auburn University in May 2018 and is the chief executive officer of a successful clothing brand 15 CHRISTIAN RAVER was selected the 2019 Mike Dougherty NFL Scholarship winner by the Collegiate Sports Video Association The scholarship helped Christian attend the 2019 CSVA Conference in Anaheim California Christian graduated from the University of South Carolina in May with a bachelor s degree in political science He spent the last four years as a student assistant with the USC Athletic Department s Video Services office under the direction of Joe Lisle 2001 SEC Video Coordinator of the Year Primarily supporting football video operations Christian has shot games and practices for coaches video coordinated home and road game logistics for the video staff assisted with post production needs at games and supported a host of other audio and visual demands within the athletic department Christian also worked as a camera operator for USC s video board and SEC Network Live Productions for the last three years He hopes to continue his career in football and athletics video for years to come CAMILLE SAYLES graduated from the University of Alabama with honors on May 4 2019 She will begin a career as a retail analyst in Milwaukee Wisconsin in June 2019 CAITLIN COOPER ended her swimming career at the University of Virginia on a high note earning All American honors by swimming a leg on the 400 freestyle relay team It was her 11th overall All American honor and capped a stellar regular season This year Caitlin converted a Sprinter van into a tiny house on wheels and she and her nine month old puppy Finley have been traveling the country to visit friends and national parks hike camp and snowboard She parked the van in Vail Colorado where she works for a ski lodge and snowboards on her days off ALUMNI CLASS NOTES VALANA WILTZ graduated in May from Louisiana State University with a bachelor s degree in psychology She will be returning to Atlanta to pursue a master s degree in clinical psychology at Georgia State University 17 JUSTIN CLARK was accepted into the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona where he will be completing a semester abroad in Fortaleza Brasil Justin is majoring in business management and entrepreneurship with a minor in Spanish 35
17 continued 18 WILLIAM COOPER began his professional career as a licensed real estate consultant with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage during his freshman year at Morehouse College OLIVIA SILVA was chosen as one of the University of Georgia s 11 new CURO Honors Scholars The CURO Honors Scholarship is the university s top undergraduate research scholarship and allows scholars to conduct research in any field of study at the university MAKENLI FORREST finished as the runner up in the weight throw and earned first team All American honors at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track Field Championships as part of the University of Louisville s track and field team Makenli threw a personal best 22 54m 73 11 50 in the final round to clinch second place and first team All American accolades She is now a two time All American after earning second team honors in 2018 Weddings RYAN GLASS earned second team All Sun Belt Conference honors as a designated hitter He had the most home runs by a Georgia State University freshman since Jay Langston hit seven in 1997 Ryan was also named National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball newspaper in May 1 2 3 CLASS DELEGATES 4 02 1 GRIFFIN SMITH married Libby Bailey Smith BECOME A CLASS DELEGATE As key volunteers JULIA GIANNESCHI earned an invitation to the 2019 NCAA Fencing Championships held in March at Ohio State It was Julia s second consecutive invitation to NCAAs KIA JIE JACOBS an electrical engineering major was inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success honor society at Jacksonville University A member of the women s soccer team Kia has played in eight of the team s nine contests thus far with seven shots to her name JR PACE made the Academic All Big Ten team in football at Northwestern University 36 class delegates are the driving force behind alumni engagement and The Woodward Alumni Fund participation Class delegates serve as the link between the Alumni Association and members of their graduating class by providing updates on alumni news and events and rallying their classmates during 1 Day for WA To join contact alumni woodward edu or 404 765 4035 ALUMNI CLASS NOTES on October 4 2018 at the Mary Gay House in Decatur Groomsmen ANDREW ROSSELL 02 and ANTHONY ARASI 02 were among the wedding party The bride and groom met in graduate school as they were each pursuing master s degrees in social work Today Griffin and Libby devote their time to their professions in Atlanta 03 2 BRAD FORSLING married Brittany Jasinsky Forsling on October 27 2018 in Highlands North Carolina DAVID RICE 03 and WILLIAM HENNESSY 03 were groomsmen The couple lives in Atlanta ALUMNI WEDDINGS 3 BETTE ANN SCHLOSSBERG married Jason Fialkov on December 8 2018 at the Rosewood Mayakoba in Mexico LAUREN HENDRIX 03 was a bridesmaid and WHITNEY HESSE 04 attended the wedding Bette Ann lives in New York City where she is the director of influencer marketing and events at rideshare company Lyft 04 REBECCA BAUER married Darren Wenger in Atlanta on April 21 2018 They live in San Francisco California 4 BLAKE HENDERSON and Laura Alice Lopez were married on December 31 2018 at Peachtree Christian Church in Midtown Atlanta Both families have deep connections to Woodward The bride s parents DR ORLANDO F LOPEZ 74 and ALICE HAMMOCK 74 met at Woodward as eighth graders The groom s mother TERESA LEWIS HENDERSON 77 is an alumna and Laura Alice works as executive assistant to Dr Chris Freer vice president for advancement The wedding party included the bride s brother ORLANDO LOPEZ JR 00 the bride s aunt TERESA LOPEZ MANN 78 who introduced the couple the bride s cousin SAMANTHA MANN AVENT 07 the groom s uncle ANDY LEWIS 74 and the groom s cousins DREW LEWIS 06 and CHAD LEWIS 07 Many other Woodward alumni attended the wedding and reception at The Foundry at Puritan Mill which went on past midnight and included a New Year s Eve confetti countdown Laura Alice and Blake live in Lake Spivey 37
17 continued 18 WILLIAM COOPER began his professional career as a licensed real estate consultant with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage during his freshman year at Morehouse College OLIVIA SILVA was chosen as one of the University of Georgia s 11 new CURO Honors Scholars The CURO Honors Scholarship is the university s top undergraduate research scholarship and allows scholars to conduct research in any field of study at the university MAKENLI FORREST finished as the runner up in the weight throw and earned first team All American honors at the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track Field Championships as part of the University of Louisville s track and field team Makenli threw a personal best 22 54m 73 11 50 in the final round to clinch second place and first team All American accolades She is now a two time All American after earning second team honors in 2018 Weddings RYAN GLASS earned second team All Sun Belt Conference honors as a designated hitter He had the most home runs by a Georgia State University freshman since Jay Langston hit seven in 1997 Ryan was also named National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball newspaper in May 1 2 3 CLASS DELEGATES 4 02 1 GRIFFIN SMITH married Libby Bailey Smith BECOME A CLASS DELEGATE As key volunteers JULIA GIANNESCHI earned an invitation to the 2019 NCAA Fencing Championships held in March at Ohio State It was Julia s second consecutive invitation to NCAAs KIA JIE JACOBS an electrical engineering major was inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success honor society at Jacksonville University A member of the women s soccer team Kia has played in eight of the team s nine contests thus far with seven shots to her name JR PACE made the Academic All Big Ten team in football at Northwestern University 36 class delegates are the driving force behind alumni engagement and The Woodward Alumni Fund participation Class delegates serve as the link between the Alumni Association and members of their graduating class by providing updates on alumni news and events and rallying their classmates during 1 Day for WA To join contact alumni woodward edu or 404 765 4035 ALUMNI CLASS NOTES on October 4 2018 at the Mary Gay House in Decatur Groomsmen ANDREW ROSSELL 02 and ANTHONY ARASI 02 were among the wedding party The bride and groom met in graduate school as they were each pursuing master s degrees in social work Today Griffin and Libby devote their time to their professions in Atlanta 03 2 BRAD FORSLING married Brittany Jasinsky Forsling on October 27 2018 in Highlands North Carolina DAVID RICE 03 and WILLIAM HENNESSY 03 were groomsmen The couple lives in Atlanta ALUMNI WEDDINGS 3 BETTE ANN SCHLOSSBERG married Jason Fialkov on December 8 2018 at the Rosewood Mayakoba in Mexico LAUREN HENDRIX 03 was a bridesmaid and WHITNEY HESSE 04 attended the wedding Bette Ann lives in New York City where she is the director of influencer marketing and events at rideshare company Lyft 04 REBECCA BAUER married Darren Wenger in Atlanta on April 21 2018 They live in San Francisco California 4 BLAKE HENDERSON and Laura Alice Lopez were married on December 31 2018 at Peachtree Christian Church in Midtown Atlanta Both families have deep connections to Woodward The bride s parents DR ORLANDO F LOPEZ 74 and ALICE HAMMOCK 74 met at Woodward as eighth graders The groom s mother TERESA LEWIS HENDERSON 77 is an alumna and Laura Alice works as executive assistant to Dr Chris Freer vice president for advancement The wedding party included the bride s brother ORLANDO LOPEZ JR 00 the bride s aunt TERESA LOPEZ MANN 78 who introduced the couple the bride s cousin SAMANTHA MANN AVENT 07 the groom s uncle ANDY LEWIS 74 and the groom s cousins DREW LEWIS 06 and CHAD LEWIS 07 Many other Woodward alumni attended the wedding and reception at The Foundry at Puritan Mill which went on past midnight and included a New Year s Eve confetti countdown Laura Alice and Blake live in Lake Spivey 37
09 10 11 April 21 2018 Joe played baseball at Spring Hill College in Mobile Alabama and was recently invited back to give a speech to the 2019 graduating class He is a sales manager for Walters Controls Inc specializing in energy automation solutions Joe also serves as vice president and co founder of The Young Professionals of Mobile and a co founder of The Get Wiff It Wiffle Ball League STRAWN PRICE 10 tied the knot in an intimate ceremony under the oaks in Awendaw South Carolina on October 20 2018 The two met in middle school and their first date was to the homecoming dance in the fall of their junior year Addison works for Juice Analytics and McKenzie works for ROAM Innovative Workplace They live in Decatur The wedding party included MATT BERMAN 10 JOHN EDGE 10 ANNA STRAWN 16 TAYLOR STRAWN 12 and GEORGE MERRIAM 10 married on October 13 2018 in St Simons Island Georgia The wedding party included ELLIE TRICE 13 KELLY HALL 11 SHELBY MILTON 11 RACHEL MANN 11 and ABIGAIL MURPHY 11 The couple lives in Memphis where Olivia oversees global operations for product safety and compliance at Hollywood Feed Inc and Evan is a CPA and senior accountant with KPMG 9 JOE SYKES married Haley Shumaker Sykes on 5 10 TAYLOR ZACKS married Allison Hudak on 6 7 December 8 2018 at Lake Martin in Alexander City Alabama The wedding party included Woodward alumni ADAM STIMPERT 09 BRICE DIXON 09 CLAY WILLCOXON 09 and JASON MILLER 09 The downpour of rain couldn t stop this group from celebrating every minute to its fullest 7 JOHN FISHER married Jaclyn Irene Goldstone 04 continued 05 October 6 2018 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Midtown Atlanta LEE HART 00 BETSY PERLMAN 04 MARISSA COHEN COMART 04 RACHEL WILENSKY SHULMAN 04 and LINDSEY BORNSTEIN GOTTLIEB 04 attended to celebrate the couple and dance the night away Whitney and Adam reside on the Upper East Side of New York City were married on March 2 2019 in a surprise ceremony in College Park Kelly is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gregory Rice Sr of Warner Robins Georgia and Tavaghn is the son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Monts of Jacksonville Florida A graduate of Georgia Tech Kelly has worked for Delta Air Lines for eight years Tavaghn is a former Clemson defensive back and three time bowl winner He is a manager with Marriott International The couple lives in College Park 38 12 OLIVIA TRICE KELLY and Evan Nobles Kelly 06 8 5 WHITNEY HART married Adam Petrone on 11 ADDISON PRICE 10 and MCKENZIE 6 KELLY RICE MONTS and Tavaghn Monts on March 24 2018 at the King and Prince Resort on Saint Simons Island John is an associate vice president of The Fisher Group at Morgan Stanley and Jaclyn is the human resources manager at Juneau Construction Company The couple lives in Dunwoody with their two dogs Buddy and Blakely The wedding party included HARRISON FISHER 10 MATT SIROCKMAN 06 RICK PATTILLO 06 and CHARLES MILNER 06 9 10 07 08 8 CLAYTON DUNLAP 07 and KELSEY SMITH DUNLAP 08 married on May 6 2017 on the beach at WaterColor Inn in Santa Rosa Florida The wedding party included the bride s brother BRITT SMITH 05 the groom s brother TRAVIS DUNLAP 09 REBECCA BERGEN 08 and OLIVER REYNOLDS 07 Kelsey and Clayton live in Newnan Georgia 11 ALUMNI WEDDINGS 12 39
09 10 11 April 21 2018 Joe played baseball at Spring Hill College in Mobile Alabama and was recently invited back to give a speech to the 2019 graduating class He is a sales manager for Walters Controls Inc specializing in energy automation solutions Joe also serves as vice president and co founder of The Young Professionals of Mobile and a co founder of The Get Wiff It Wiffle Ball League STRAWN PRICE 10 tied the knot in an intimate ceremony under the oaks in Awendaw South Carolina on October 20 2018 The two met in middle school and their first date was to the homecoming dance in the fall of their junior year Addison works for Juice Analytics and McKenzie works for ROAM Innovative Workplace They live in Decatur The wedding party included MATT BERMAN 10 JOHN EDGE 10 ANNA STRAWN 16 TAYLOR STRAWN 12 and GEORGE MERRIAM 10 married on October 13 2018 in St Simons Island Georgia The wedding party included ELLIE TRICE 13 KELLY HALL 11 SHELBY MILTON 11 RACHEL MANN 11 and ABIGAIL MURPHY 11 The couple lives in Memphis where Olivia oversees global operations for product safety and compliance at Hollywood Feed Inc and Evan is a CPA and senior accountant with KPMG 9 JOE SYKES married Haley Shumaker Sykes on 5 10 TAYLOR ZACKS married Allison Hudak on 6 7 December 8 2018 at Lake Martin in Alexander City Alabama The wedding party included Woodward alumni ADAM STIMPERT 09 BRICE DIXON 09 CLAY WILLCOXON 09 and JASON MILLER 09 The downpour of rain couldn t stop this group from celebrating every minute to its fullest 7 JOHN FISHER married Jaclyn Irene Goldstone 04 continued 05 October 6 2018 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Midtown Atlanta LEE HART 00 BETSY PERLMAN 04 MARISSA COHEN COMART 04 RACHEL WILENSKY SHULMAN 04 and LINDSEY BORNSTEIN GOTTLIEB 04 attended to celebrate the couple and dance the night away Whitney and Adam reside on the Upper East Side of New York City were married on March 2 2019 in a surprise ceremony in College Park Kelly is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gregory Rice Sr of Warner Robins Georgia and Tavaghn is the son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Monts of Jacksonville Florida A graduate of Georgia Tech Kelly has worked for Delta Air Lines for eight years Tavaghn is a former Clemson defensive back and three time bowl winner He is a manager with Marriott International The couple lives in College Park 38 12 OLIVIA TRICE KELLY and Evan Nobles Kelly 06 8 5 WHITNEY HART married Adam Petrone on 11 ADDISON PRICE 10 and MCKENZIE 6 KELLY RICE MONTS and Tavaghn Monts on March 24 2018 at the King and Prince Resort on Saint Simons Island John is an associate vice president of The Fisher Group at Morgan Stanley and Jaclyn is the human resources manager at Juneau Construction Company The couple lives in Dunwoody with their two dogs Buddy and Blakely The wedding party included HARRISON FISHER 10 MATT SIROCKMAN 06 RICK PATTILLO 06 and CHARLES MILNER 06 9 10 07 08 8 CLAYTON DUNLAP 07 and KELSEY SMITH DUNLAP 08 married on May 6 2017 on the beach at WaterColor Inn in Santa Rosa Florida The wedding party included the bride s brother BRITT SMITH 05 the groom s brother TRAVIS DUNLAP 09 REBECCA BERGEN 08 and OLIVER REYNOLDS 07 Kelsey and Clayton live in Newnan Georgia 11 ALUMNI WEDDINGS 12 39
Passings Babies 47 J 3 1 2 04 Jim welcomed their first child James Malcomb Sibley IV on September 13 2018 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta where they were both born more than 40 years ago Micah welcomed Kai August Adler on January 29 2019 99 4 KILEY HODGSON KING and Karl King an 1 HANNAH BEAVER SIBLEY and her husband 2 DANE BIELFELT and his wife Woodward Upper School English teacher Anu Bielfelt are proud to announce the birth of their son Jag Henry on May 8 2018 Dane recently completed his first year as a pilot with Delta Air Lines 40 5 3 KARA NYGREN ADLER and her husband 05 nounce the birth of their first child Cecilia Anne King on October 25 2018 Karl recently joined Northside Hospital as a certified anesthesiologist assistant and Kiley is in her 10th year as a realtor at Harry Norman Realtors 48 J 6 4 97 BOB PIERCE died on September 7 2018 He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and completed basic training at Fort Ord in California before attending mountain climbing school at Camp Carson Colorado From there he was assigned to serve in the mountain troops in St Johann Austria where he completed his mountain training and graduated from NCO Non Commissioned Officer School He thoroughly enjoyed sports and the outdoors He was an avid tennis and football player in middle and high school and later in the service Survivors include his daughters Cheryl Pierce and Kristin Kit LeBlanc his grandchildren and several nieces and nephews WALTER MEDLOCK died on September 11 2018 Walter earned his bachelor s degree from Jacksonville State University He proudly served in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean War 5 BRITTON SMITH and his wife Jessica celebrated the birth of their third son William Banks on October 18 2018 Banks joins his brothers Chapman 5 and Henry Mills 2 1 2 Britt and Jessica live on St Simons Island where Britt is an attorney with Whelchel McQuigg 06 6 LAUREN LEIGHTON BRITTSAN and her husband welcomed their daughter Charlotte Hess Brittsan on January 3 2019 They live in Denver Colorado ALUMNI BABIES 49 J HARRY KING died on December 23 2018 Harry attended Wake Forest before joining the United States Navy in 1951 after the Korean War began Upon being honorably discharged from the Navy he joined the active Marine Corps reserve and was honorably discharged in 1957 He then attended the University of South Carolina in Columbia where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1958 He later received postgraduate certificates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ALUMNI PASSINGS Wake Forest University College of Charleston and Charleston Southern University and had a long banking career He organized and chartered the states association of home health agencies and established Healthcare Park West which included adult assisted living facilities and respite care When this healthcare conglomerate was sold he became the president of Healthcare Consultants Inc and remained in that position until he retired Survivors include his wife Judith Anne Wilson King two sisters Bette Catherine Waters and Peggy Ann Graham and more than 30 nieces and nephews 50 J PAT DICKSON died on August 15 2018 after a brief but valiant fight against cancer He received many honors and decorations during his United States Air Force career including two Distinguished Flying Crosses and the Defense Superior Service Medal After retiring from the USAF in 1985 he returned to Bossier City Louisiana where he continued to serve his community Survivors include his wife Chloe daughter Elizabeth sons Charles Matthew David and Patrick brother Carey Meredith and numerous nieces nephews grandchildren greatgrandchildren and a great great grandchild Delta Kappa fraternities He attended seminary for two years at New College in the University of Edinburgh where he served a Scottish church as interim pastor He completed his Master of Theology degree at Union Seminary in Richmond Virginia in 1960 Horace founded the Chattahoochee Camp and School in Roswell in 1961 which served Atlantans over its more than 30 years of operation He also co founded the Georgia Canoeing Association as well as the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Bryson City North Carolina where whitewater rafters and kayakers have been served since 1972 Survivors include his four sons Charles L N Holden Howard Preston Holden Horace Pope Holden Jr and William Aiken Holden his seven grandchildren his brother FRANK A HOLDEN JR 50 and his sister Betty Holden Ford 54 J BOB SMITH died on September 28 2018 51 J MICHAEL CREETY died on November 12 2018 HORACE HOLDEN died on March 17 2019 He graduated from Emory University in 1955 where he was distinguished as an athlete and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta and Omicron J denotes alumni of Georgia Military Academy 41
Passings Babies 47 J 3 1 2 04 Jim welcomed their first child James Malcomb Sibley IV on September 13 2018 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta where they were both born more than 40 years ago Micah welcomed Kai August Adler on January 29 2019 99 4 KILEY HODGSON KING and Karl King an 1 HANNAH BEAVER SIBLEY and her husband 2 DANE BIELFELT and his wife Woodward Upper School English teacher Anu Bielfelt are proud to announce the birth of their son Jag Henry on May 8 2018 Dane recently completed his first year as a pilot with Delta Air Lines 40 5 3 KARA NYGREN ADLER and her husband 05 nounce the birth of their first child Cecilia Anne King on October 25 2018 Karl recently joined Northside Hospital as a certified anesthesiologist assistant and Kiley is in her 10th year as a realtor at Harry Norman Realtors 48 J 6 4 97 BOB PIERCE died on September 7 2018 He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and completed basic training at Fort Ord in California before attending mountain climbing school at Camp Carson Colorado From there he was assigned to serve in the mountain troops in St Johann Austria where he completed his mountain training and graduated from NCO Non Commissioned Officer School He thoroughly enjoyed sports and the outdoors He was an avid tennis and football player in middle and high school and later in the service Survivors include his daughters Cheryl Pierce and Kristin Kit LeBlanc his grandchildren and several nieces and nephews WALTER MEDLOCK died on September 11 2018 Walter earned his bachelor s degree from Jacksonville State University He proudly served in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean War 5 BRITTON SMITH and his wife Jessica celebrated the birth of their third son William Banks on October 18 2018 Banks joins his brothers Chapman 5 and Henry Mills 2 1 2 Britt and Jessica live on St Simons Island where Britt is an attorney with Whelchel McQuigg 06 6 LAUREN LEIGHTON BRITTSAN and her husband welcomed their daughter Charlotte Hess Brittsan on January 3 2019 They live in Denver Colorado ALUMNI BABIES 49 J HARRY KING died on December 23 2018 Harry attended Wake Forest before joining the United States Navy in 1951 after the Korean War began Upon being honorably discharged from the Navy he joined the active Marine Corps reserve and was honorably discharged in 1957 He then attended the University of South Carolina in Columbia where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1958 He later received postgraduate certificates from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ALUMNI PASSINGS Wake Forest University College of Charleston and Charleston Southern University and had a long banking career He organized and chartered the states association of home health agencies and established Healthcare Park West which included adult assisted living facilities and respite care When this healthcare conglomerate was sold he became the president of Healthcare Consultants Inc and remained in that position until he retired Survivors include his wife Judith Anne Wilson King two sisters Bette Catherine Waters and Peggy Ann Graham and more than 30 nieces and nephews 50 J PAT DICKSON died on August 15 2018 after a brief but valiant fight against cancer He received many honors and decorations during his United States Air Force career including two Distinguished Flying Crosses and the Defense Superior Service Medal After retiring from the USAF in 1985 he returned to Bossier City Louisiana where he continued to serve his community Survivors include his wife Chloe daughter Elizabeth sons Charles Matthew David and Patrick brother Carey Meredith and numerous nieces nephews grandchildren greatgrandchildren and a great great grandchild Delta Kappa fraternities He attended seminary for two years at New College in the University of Edinburgh where he served a Scottish church as interim pastor He completed his Master of Theology degree at Union Seminary in Richmond Virginia in 1960 Horace founded the Chattahoochee Camp and School in Roswell in 1961 which served Atlantans over its more than 30 years of operation He also co founded the Georgia Canoeing Association as well as the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Bryson City North Carolina where whitewater rafters and kayakers have been served since 1972 Survivors include his four sons Charles L N Holden Howard Preston Holden Horace Pope Holden Jr and William Aiken Holden his seven grandchildren his brother FRANK A HOLDEN JR 50 and his sister Betty Holden Ford 54 J BOB SMITH died on September 28 2018 51 J MICHAEL CREETY died on November 12 2018 HORACE HOLDEN died on March 17 2019 He graduated from Emory University in 1955 where he was distinguished as an athlete and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta and Omicron J denotes alumni of Georgia Military Academy 41
54 GENE SUTHERLAND WOODWARD ACADEMY GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER MARCH 6 2019 Gene Sutherland Sr went to be with the Lord surrounded by his family and extended family of caregivers at his home in Jonesboro Gene was born on June 19 1935 in Atlanta to the late Andrew Washington and Lucy English Sutherland A proud Atlanta native Gene attended Brown Junior High Sylvan High School Georgia Military Academy and Georgia State University He worked with his parents in the family business Sutherland Produce from 1947 until his death His vision and business acumen propelled Sutherland s to the success it enjoys today as Sutherland s Foodservice Gene was involved in many areas over the years promoting his love for agriculture He was widely recognized for his leadership in the poultry and egg industry At one time Sutherland s was the largest egg producer in the state of Georgia He served as an officer and board member of AgriTrust of Georgia Georgia Agribusiness Council Atlanta Produce Dealers Association Georgia Egg Commission United Egg Producers and was a lifetime member of the Georgia Poultry Federation He was inducted into the prestigious Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2011 Contributing his time and efforts at a statewide level Gene served on the Board of Industry and Trade and was chairman of The Agricultural Exposition Authority which oversees the Georgia National Fair He also served as a member of the Governing Board for Woodward Academy and Piedmont College Recognized for his life of service Gene received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Woodward Academy Clayton State University awarded Gene its 2004 Southern Crescent Vision Award In February 2011 he received the first Legend Award given by Woodward Academy He also was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce in 2013 Under his leadership Sutherland s Foodservice received Business of the Year from the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce in 2014 and was recognized as a finalist as The Georgia Family Business of the Year by Kennesaw State University He enjoyed spending time with his family friends UGA football NASCAR and at his farm He loved his Lord his church and he served faithfully at The Bridge First Christian Church of Stockbridge for as long as he was able Survivors include Bonnie and Frankie Wilson Connie and Kenny Hopkins DIANA SUTHERLAND EARWOOD 83 and GENE SUTHERLAND 86 and Delee Sutherland grandchildren MATT WILSON 97 and Jamie Wilson DREW WILSON 98 and Meredith Wilson CHAD CROWE 04 COLE CROWE 06 and Kristen Crowe CALLIE CROWE WALLACE 08 and Corey Wallace LEXI SUTHERLAND 13 JES SUTHERLAND 15 CADE SUTHERLAND 17 and COREY EARWOOD 17 great grandchildren Logan Dylan Britton Gabi and Lilly Kate Wilson Riley Wallace and Collins Crowe and a host of nieces nephews and cousins He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years Joan Miller Sutherland his oldest son Andrew Norris Sutherland great granddaughter Hadley Wallace his parents Andrew and Lucy Sutherland grandparents James E and Elvia Moss English and Jule E and Pearl Milford Sutherland This is an edited version of Gene Sutherland s obituary and was not written by Woodward Academy 42 54 J continued DANNY YOUNG died on March 4 2019 Danny was the fifth generation born in the log cabin found on Shoal Creek in Burnsville North Carolina Survivors include his loving wife of 61 years Sarah Lyday Young daughters Sheree Hughes and Karen Hoyle sons D Drew Young and Zeb E Young grandchildren Drew Young Jr Emily Young Ashley Young and Grace Young two great grandchildren sisters Nancy Hunnicutt and Jayne Hasson and a brother Charles Young 55 J DAVE BASS died on December 21 2018 Upon graduation from G M A Dave enlisted in the U S Air Force and proudly served his country He retired from Famous Foods Incorporated where he was a plant manager for 25 years Survivors include his wife Margaret son Morris daughter Karen four granddaughters one grandson six great grandchildren and brother James Bass JOEL CANADA died on January 13 2019 Joel attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in forestry He also served in the U S Air Force and had an extensive career in sales and package design Survivors include Joel Carlylse Canada and Elizabeth Libby Canada Sizemore grandchildren Dahlia Canada Priest Smith Canada and Mimi Sizemore and five nieces and nephews 56 J DOUG TALLEY died on December 25 2018 After graduating from G M A Doug enlisted in the U S Navy He attended Class A Hospital Corps School Class C Field Medical Service School and Class B Independent Duty Hospital Corps School In 1958 Mr Talley was attached to 2nd Marine Division and served with 1st Battalion 2nd Marines during operations in Beirut in 1958 He was attached to 3rd Force Recon Battalion in Okinawa in 1961 and served with 3rd Marines in Okinawa and Vietnam in 1962 and 1963 He later re enlisted in the U S Marine Corps in 1962 as a Gunnery sergeant and was promoted to Captain U S Marine Corps Battlefield Commission in Vietnam in 1965 He was promoted to Major U S Marine Corps in 1966 and commanded 3rd Recon Battalion Survivors include his wife of 37 years Sylvia Talley his three children Jim Talley Chris Talley and Cathryn Lacek grandchildren Jessica Talley Sarah Lacek and Deanna Talley brother Jeffrey Talley sister Judy Purdy and many nieces nephews and cousins 61 J JACK CLARKE died on September 4 2017 Jack was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church and also active in the Marine Corps League Survivors include his loving wife of 39 years Eileen Clarke his children Mary Clarke Matthew Clarke Joe Clarke and Laney Stansell and his granddaughters Maryanna Clarke and Vivian Brown KENDALL COEN died on October 7 2018 Kendall received his bachelor s degree from Mercer University and an MBA from Babson College He was a multi sport athlete and served in the U S Army for 24 years retiring as a lieutenant colonel After retiring he taught math for 22 years at Ellison Bartlett and Academy high schools His students knew him as a kind patient man with a passion for education and faith Survivors include his wife of 50 years Susan Coen his daughter Jennifer Roden his sons Geoff Coen and Marshall Coen and 12 grandsons Mr Coen also is survived by his sisters Gloria Emory and Darlene Townsend 62 J HENRY BALL died on January 3 2019 Henry attended the Georgia Institute of Technology following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather MIKE DANIEL died on February 12 2019 Mike served his country in the U S Navy aboard the USS Ethan Allen and graduated from Georgia State University with a law degree Survivors include his wife of 53 years Nina Attaway Daniel son Joe Michael Daniel Jr daughter Joy Daniel Sims granddaughters Ella Emma Ava and Allie Sims grandsons James and Joshua Daniel and brother Ray A Daniel J denotes alumni of Georgia Military Academy ALUMNI PASSINGS 62 J BUTCH HEMPERLEY died on February 16 2019 Butch was a graduate of John A Gupton College A fourth generation funeral director he served as secretary of the Academy of Graduate Embalmers and was on the board of the Georgia Funeral Directors Association from 1991 1995 Survivors include his wife Linda Jackson Hemperley children Julie Tomberlin Gunnin and Olivia Harris sister Rebecca Hemperley sister Bobbie Kite and brother in law MARTIN KITE 58 grandchildren Jackson Tutterow Warren Tutterow Carson Gunnin Carley Brock Kaden Harris Makenna Harris Maddie Harris and Mason Harris great grandson Antonio Merrill brother in law Frankie Jackson aunt Ann Dobbs uncle Asa Hemperley and numerous nieces nephews and extended family 67 J FRANK VELLA died on January 18 2019 Frank earned an associate degree in architectural engineering and civil engineering and a bachelor s degree in civil engineering from the Southern Technical Institute He achieved professional engineering status in 1986 He worked on several projects over the years most notably as a member of the USS Worthy conversion team for the Kwajalein Missile Range serving as a Project Engineer He is survived by his brother WILLIAM VELLA 68 nephew Paul Vella niece Jenna Vella stepdaughter Chris Chicoine son in law Dudley Chicoine and stepdaughter Stephanie Jones 69 ROBERT FAIRCHILD died on February 19 2018 Bob was a lifelong resident of Winter Garden and was especially proud of his family and being a good grandpa to his granddaughter Survivors include his son Chad Fairchild his daughter in law Jillian Fairchild and his granddaughter Madison Fairchild 69 JOHN HARDIN died on October 8 2018 John was preceded in death by his wife LISA HUGHES HARDIN 82 Survivors include his sons Ty Hardin and Evan Hardin brother Scott Hardin sister Amy Chambers and grandchildren Alex and Nico Hardin 76 CHRIS WEAKLEY died on March 9 2019 Chris Weakley graduated from Georgia Southern University with a degree in marketing Chris worked at The Lodge at Vail and then in sales in the Vail Colorado area He began his sales career with American Sales Inc after which he started his own company Alpine Promotions Chris is survived by his mother Deanne his brother KEVIN WEAKLEY 77 and his two daughters Crystal and Courtney 79 KEN MERCER died on December 28 2018 Ken was very active in AA serving his community in many areas He had a great personality knew no strangers and was known coast to coast like butter on toast He was a professional magician and loved to perform magic in his earlier years Survivors include his wife Betsy Mercer daughters Rachel Mercer Alexis Newton and Rachel Diamond siblings Phil Mercer Pamela Benson Carolyn Peoples and Matthew Mercer grandsons Isaac Eli and Emory Newton and many nieces and nephews 80 JIM MCBRIDE died on February 13 2019 After graduating from Woodward Jim returned to Citrus County where he became a Residential Contractor forming his own business JimCo He was an avid fisherman and hunter traveling the United States to enjoy his sports He is predeceased by his father the late Donald J McBride Survivors include his mother JoAnne McBride Kendall his loving wife of 25 years Robbin McBride daughter Ambra Kirkpatrick sisters Claudia Smith and Linda Lanier brother Jack McBride three grandchildren and many nieces and nephews 82 LISA HUGHES HARDIN died on October 5 2018 Lisa was married to the late John TYSON HARDIN JR 69 for 24 years Survivors include her son Evan Christopher Hardin stepson John Tyson Hardin III grandchildren Alex and Nico Hardin parents John M Hughes and Ruth S Hughes sister Valarie Manning brother Perry J Swain and many nieces nephews uncles and aunts 43
54 GENE SUTHERLAND WOODWARD ACADEMY GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER MARCH 6 2019 Gene Sutherland Sr went to be with the Lord surrounded by his family and extended family of caregivers at his home in Jonesboro Gene was born on June 19 1935 in Atlanta to the late Andrew Washington and Lucy English Sutherland A proud Atlanta native Gene attended Brown Junior High Sylvan High School Georgia Military Academy and Georgia State University He worked with his parents in the family business Sutherland Produce from 1947 until his death His vision and business acumen propelled Sutherland s to the success it enjoys today as Sutherland s Foodservice Gene was involved in many areas over the years promoting his love for agriculture He was widely recognized for his leadership in the poultry and egg industry At one time Sutherland s was the largest egg producer in the state of Georgia He served as an officer and board member of AgriTrust of Georgia Georgia Agribusiness Council Atlanta Produce Dealers Association Georgia Egg Commission United Egg Producers and was a lifetime member of the Georgia Poultry Federation He was inducted into the prestigious Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2011 Contributing his time and efforts at a statewide level Gene served on the Board of Industry and Trade and was chairman of The Agricultural Exposition Authority which oversees the Georgia National Fair He also served as a member of the Governing Board for Woodward Academy and Piedmont College Recognized for his life of service Gene received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Woodward Academy Clayton State University awarded Gene its 2004 Southern Crescent Vision Award In February 2011 he received the first Legend Award given by Woodward Academy He also was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce in 2013 Under his leadership Sutherland s Foodservice received Business of the Year from the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce in 2014 and was recognized as a finalist as The Georgia Family Business of the Year by Kennesaw State University He enjoyed spending time with his family friends UGA football NASCAR and at his farm He loved his Lord his church and he served faithfully at The Bridge First Christian Church of Stockbridge for as long as he was able Survivors include Bonnie and Frankie Wilson Connie and Kenny Hopkins DIANA SUTHERLAND EARWOOD 83 and GENE SUTHERLAND 86 and Delee Sutherland grandchildren MATT WILSON 97 and Jamie Wilson DREW WILSON 98 and Meredith Wilson CHAD CROWE 04 COLE CROWE 06 and Kristen Crowe CALLIE CROWE WALLACE 08 and Corey Wallace LEXI SUTHERLAND 13 JES SUTHERLAND 15 CADE SUTHERLAND 17 and COREY EARWOOD 17 great grandchildren Logan Dylan Britton Gabi and Lilly Kate Wilson Riley Wallace and Collins Crowe and a host of nieces nephews and cousins He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years Joan Miller Sutherland his oldest son Andrew Norris Sutherland great granddaughter Hadley Wallace his parents Andrew and Lucy Sutherland grandparents James E and Elvia Moss English and Jule E and Pearl Milford Sutherland This is an edited version of Gene Sutherland s obituary and was not written by Woodward Academy 42 54 J continued DANNY YOUNG died on March 4 2019 Danny was the fifth generation born in the log cabin found on Shoal Creek in Burnsville North Carolina Survivors include his loving wife of 61 years Sarah Lyday Young daughters Sheree Hughes and Karen Hoyle sons D Drew Young and Zeb E Young grandchildren Drew Young Jr Emily Young Ashley Young and Grace Young two great grandchildren sisters Nancy Hunnicutt and Jayne Hasson and a brother Charles Young 55 J DAVE BASS died on December 21 2018 Upon graduation from G M A Dave enlisted in the U S Air Force and proudly served his country He retired from Famous Foods Incorporated where he was a plant manager for 25 years Survivors include his wife Margaret son Morris daughter Karen four granddaughters one grandson six great grandchildren and brother James Bass JOEL CANADA died on January 13 2019 Joel attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in forestry He also served in the U S Air Force and had an extensive career in sales and package design Survivors include Joel Carlylse Canada and Elizabeth Libby Canada Sizemore grandchildren Dahlia Canada Priest Smith Canada and Mimi Sizemore and five nieces and nephews 56 J DOUG TALLEY died on December 25 2018 After graduating from G M A Doug enlisted in the U S Navy He attended Class A Hospital Corps School Class C Field Medical Service School and Class B Independent Duty Hospital Corps School In 1958 Mr Talley was attached to 2nd Marine Division and served with 1st Battalion 2nd Marines during operations in Beirut in 1958 He was attached to 3rd Force Recon Battalion in Okinawa in 1961 and served with 3rd Marines in Okinawa and Vietnam in 1962 and 1963 He later re enlisted in the U S Marine Corps in 1962 as a Gunnery sergeant and was promoted to Captain U S Marine Corps Battlefield Commission in Vietnam in 1965 He was promoted to Major U S Marine Corps in 1966 and commanded 3rd Recon Battalion Survivors include his wife of 37 years Sylvia Talley his three children Jim Talley Chris Talley and Cathryn Lacek grandchildren Jessica Talley Sarah Lacek and Deanna Talley brother Jeffrey Talley sister Judy Purdy and many nieces nephews and cousins 61 J JACK CLARKE died on September 4 2017 Jack was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church and also active in the Marine Corps League Survivors include his loving wife of 39 years Eileen Clarke his children Mary Clarke Matthew Clarke Joe Clarke and Laney Stansell and his granddaughters Maryanna Clarke and Vivian Brown KENDALL COEN died on October 7 2018 Kendall received his bachelor s degree from Mercer University and an MBA from Babson College He was a multi sport athlete and served in the U S Army for 24 years retiring as a lieutenant colonel After retiring he taught math for 22 years at Ellison Bartlett and Academy high schools His students knew him as a kind patient man with a passion for education and faith Survivors include his wife of 50 years Susan Coen his daughter Jennifer Roden his sons Geoff Coen and Marshall Coen and 12 grandsons Mr Coen also is survived by his sisters Gloria Emory and Darlene Townsend 62 J HENRY BALL died on January 3 2019 Henry attended the Georgia Institute of Technology following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather MIKE DANIEL died on February 12 2019 Mike served his country in the U S Navy aboard the USS Ethan Allen and graduated from Georgia State University with a law degree Survivors include his wife of 53 years Nina Attaway Daniel son Joe Michael Daniel Jr daughter Joy Daniel Sims granddaughters Ella Emma Ava and Allie Sims grandsons James and Joshua Daniel and brother Ray A Daniel J denotes alumni of Georgia Military Academy ALUMNI PASSINGS 62 J BUTCH HEMPERLEY died on February 16 2019 Butch was a graduate of John A Gupton College A fourth generation funeral director he served as secretary of the Academy of Graduate Embalmers and was on the board of the Georgia Funeral Directors Association from 1991 1995 Survivors include his wife Linda Jackson Hemperley children Julie Tomberlin Gunnin and Olivia Harris sister Rebecca Hemperley sister Bobbie Kite and brother in law MARTIN KITE 58 grandchildren Jackson Tutterow Warren Tutterow Carson Gunnin Carley Brock Kaden Harris Makenna Harris Maddie Harris and Mason Harris great grandson Antonio Merrill brother in law Frankie Jackson aunt Ann Dobbs uncle Asa Hemperley and numerous nieces nephews and extended family 67 J FRANK VELLA died on January 18 2019 Frank earned an associate degree in architectural engineering and civil engineering and a bachelor s degree in civil engineering from the Southern Technical Institute He achieved professional engineering status in 1986 He worked on several projects over the years most notably as a member of the USS Worthy conversion team for the Kwajalein Missile Range serving as a Project Engineer He is survived by his brother WILLIAM VELLA 68 nephew Paul Vella niece Jenna Vella stepdaughter Chris Chicoine son in law Dudley Chicoine and stepdaughter Stephanie Jones 69 ROBERT FAIRCHILD died on February 19 2018 Bob was a lifelong resident of Winter Garden and was especially proud of his family and being a good grandpa to his granddaughter Survivors include his son Chad Fairchild his daughter in law Jillian Fairchild and his granddaughter Madison Fairchild 69 JOHN HARDIN died on October 8 2018 John was preceded in death by his wife LISA HUGHES HARDIN 82 Survivors include his sons Ty Hardin and Evan Hardin brother Scott Hardin sister Amy Chambers and grandchildren Alex and Nico Hardin 76 CHRIS WEAKLEY died on March 9 2019 Chris Weakley graduated from Georgia Southern University with a degree in marketing Chris worked at The Lodge at Vail and then in sales in the Vail Colorado area He began his sales career with American Sales Inc after which he started his own company Alpine Promotions Chris is survived by his mother Deanne his brother KEVIN WEAKLEY 77 and his two daughters Crystal and Courtney 79 KEN MERCER died on December 28 2018 Ken was very active in AA serving his community in many areas He had a great personality knew no strangers and was known coast to coast like butter on toast He was a professional magician and loved to perform magic in his earlier years Survivors include his wife Betsy Mercer daughters Rachel Mercer Alexis Newton and Rachel Diamond siblings Phil Mercer Pamela Benson Carolyn Peoples and Matthew Mercer grandsons Isaac Eli and Emory Newton and many nieces and nephews 80 JIM MCBRIDE died on February 13 2019 After graduating from Woodward Jim returned to Citrus County where he became a Residential Contractor forming his own business JimCo He was an avid fisherman and hunter traveling the United States to enjoy his sports He is predeceased by his father the late Donald J McBride Survivors include his mother JoAnne McBride Kendall his loving wife of 25 years Robbin McBride daughter Ambra Kirkpatrick sisters Claudia Smith and Linda Lanier brother Jack McBride three grandchildren and many nieces and nephews 82 LISA HUGHES HARDIN died on October 5 2018 Lisa was married to the late John TYSON HARDIN JR 69 for 24 years Survivors include her son Evan Christopher Hardin stepson John Tyson Hardin III grandchildren Alex and Nico Hardin parents John M Hughes and Ruth S Hughes sister Valarie Manning brother Perry J Swain and many nieces nephews uncles and aunts 43
2 Passings Retirees and 4 6 8 MISSION Woodward Academy combines the proud traditions of Atlanta s oldest college preparatory school with an innovative challenging and well rounded educational experience In a broadly diverse and caring community Woodward embraces the uniqueness of each individual Guided by our core values of Excellence Character and Opportunity we champion student success Hike Bike Explore The ATL Airport District s Big Plans and Best Kept Secrets Community Members Under Appreciated Restaurants and Destinations A River Runs Through It Finding the Flint with Hannah Palmer MOTTO THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD MARGARET BUHL died on March 2 2018 Mrs Buhl taught first grade at the Busey School for many years Survivors include her two daughters BEVERLY BUHL BIRDSONG 84 and FRANCES BUHL YELTON 87 one brother Bob Morris two sisters Lynda Stuart and Becky Simon and grandchildren Bo Birdsong Josh Birdsong Jordan Birdsong Tyler Birdsong Thomas Birdsong Luke Yelton Maggie Yelton Andrew Yelton Ella Yelton and Walter Yelton 10 Hapeville s Bridge to the Arts with Whitney and Micah Stansell 97 12 Moving to College Park with the Clapes Family MCQUARRIE JR 41 and ROBERT School before retiring 13 Exciting MARTASome Plansof his happiest moments were spent hunting and fishing He loved tilling the ground planting his gardens caring for his animals and grilling turkeys for his friends on the weekends Survivors include his wife Evelyn King son Ralph King daughters Lori Porter and Cindy Clouser and two grandchildren JOHN DAVID RANDOLPH died on February 20 2019 Born to the late Glenn and Marie Conlin Randolph he was accepted to the Air Force aviation cadet program in February 1951 During his tenure he piloted the T 6 B 25 C 46 and the C 119 Upon leaving the Air Force in June 1955 John entered the University of Illinois majoring Reflections on the Class of 2019 in accounting and graduated in 1957 with uniFirst Students to Earn the Global Studies Distinction versity honors highest academic award they give Showcase John joined Eastern Air Lines in October Senior Art 1957 and retired in November 1989 at the age Cole King 19 and the Performing Arts of 60 He married Janis Mackool in September Onward1959 Athletes John enjoyed playing golf and bridge and he planted and maintained a small garden every Pete Fritts 83 Girls Golf Coach of the Year year He was also very interested in education Clearing with AnaSimone Guillaume 19 a HeHurdles was a basketball coach helped to start new parish andand school and The Woodward Fund 1 Day forwas WAon the Board of Education where he was chairman for several Visiting Poets Inspire Upper School Students years He and Janis were also co presidents of the WOODWARD ACADEMY PARENTS CLUB John elected to the WOODWARD Alumniand Table of was Contents GOVERNING BOARD in 1977 John was Dr Jerrepreceded Lutz 65 in death by his wife Janis Randolph The Bigand Chillis survived by his three children CLAIRE RANDOLPH 79 Newnan GA DAVID Founder s Day and Golden War Eagle Weekend RANDOLPH 83 Las Vegas NV ANGELA Other Happenings KELLY RANDOLPH O NEILL 85 Ovid NY and two grandchildren Adam Suhowolak Class Notes Sharpsburg GA and Hilary Suhowolak Weddings Denver CO He will be greatly missed by his Babies family and friends THOMAS KING MCQUARRIE 48 died on October 19 2018 at Autumn Care in Cornelius 14 North Carolina GRANDSON OF G M A 16 WOODWARD ACADEMY FOUNDERS COL FRED COLLINS died on December 23 2018 JOHN CHARLES AND LUCILLE WOODWARD Growing up in Forsyth Georgia Fred graduated 18 Tom was the son of Ruth Woodward and from Mary Persons High School and went on 19 BRIGADIER GENERAL CLAUDE MONROE to attend Georgia Tech where he became a 20 MCQUARRIE who was a Professor of Military lifelong die hard Yellow Jacket supporter Fred Science and Tactics at G M A As a child growing retired from Woodward in 2005 Both Fred and 21 up in the G M A family Tom had many fond his late wife Emily later returned to Woodward 22 memories of life in College Park and summers as substitute teachers Survivors include his at G M A s Camp Highlands in North Carolina children Dodie Beauchamp Suzy Heins and 23 Tom was G M A s 1948 Regimental CommandFred Collins Jr grandchildren Andy Beauchamp 24 er In 1953 after a tour in the Navy Tom and his Brooke Browning Christopher Beauchamp Jay Woodward published a year Beauchamp magazine Courtney is Collins Jacobtwice Collins andby the wife Katherine moved to Crystal River Florida Academy s Marketing Communications Office where they opened a fishing marina and charter Madison Collins 10 great grandchildren sister 25 Contributing Writers Editors Stuart Art Direction business In 1957 Tom became a pioneer in the Paula Freeman and brother Collins Amy Morris Marla Goncalves Dave Woods Lauren scuba diving industry and through his early26 Cronon Gene Patterson promotion of the area s fresh water springs 27 COACH JAY KING died on February 6 2019 Managing Editor caverns and manatee refuge he contributed to following a brief illness He received his Bachelor Martha Polk 28 the rapidly expanding Florida scuba industry He of Arts at Eastern Kentucky University where Design 29 retired in Williston Florida and enjoyed traveling he began his teaching career He later earned a Gabrielle McGrath Graphic Design fishing scuba diving and golfing He is survived master s degree at Butler University in Indianap30 Publisher by his sister JoAnne McQuarrie Kendall daugholis Indiana He taught middle school history Nija Majmudar Meyer 37 ter Theresa McQuarrie Neel and sons TOM from 1978 to 1990 and was part of the coaching MCQUARRIE JR 70 and DAVID MCQUARRIE 75 staff for the 1980 state championship team 40 He was preceded in death by his brothers He went on to teach at Cherokee High School Cover Photo 41 Passings BRIGADIER GENERAL CLAUDE MONROE Woodstock High School and Sequoyah High Abby Funderburke Photography Courtesy of the Atlanta Regional Commission and the 44 Passings Retirees and Community Members alumni VISION WOODWARD MCQUARRIE 47 TABLE of CONTENTS Finding the Flint Project 44 Excellence Character Opportunity PASSINGS RETIREES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS Woodward Academy will be a national model in college preparatory education developing critical thinkers and ethical problem solvers in an inclusive community rich in opportunities for student success GOVERNING BOARD MR ROBERT E BOWERS 74 Chairman MR J RUSSELL WELCH Vice Chairman Madelyn R Adams Gerald R Benjamin Kenneth L Blank Ronald M Brill ADVISORY BOARD William W Allison Thomas J Busey Jr 49 Chris Michael Carlos A Adair Dickerson Jr 71 Kitty Dukehart Vicki Escarra Daniel S Ferguson 68 W Philip Gramm 61 Phillip A Griffiths 56 Waldo S Kennedy 57 Thomas L Lyons 66 Tim A O Brien 61 John D Randolph Anne Rivers Siddons Larry D Thompson 2018 2019 Mason L Cardwell 98 Alfred J Cole 80 Clarence Davis 74 Michael S Drucker Xavier A Duralde 76 Nancy H Gallups 84 Russell K Gore 93 Ryan T Gunnigle Jo Cranford Hodges 96 2018 2019 Ben F Johnson III 61 Ian Lloyd Jones Tamara R Jones 88 Gregory S Lewis 92 Brad Marsh 77 Gene W Milner Jr 71 Mary S Moore 87 George S Morgan Sr 69 Belinda M J Morris Marie L Nygren 78 Vicki R Palmer Beth H Paradies Deepak Raghavan Stephen E Roberts 65 Mitesh Shah Shi Shailendra Ricardo L Simon Gene Sutherland Jr 86 ADMINISTRATION F Stuart Gulley Ph D President Louise Mann Vice President for Finance and CFO Nija Majmudar Meyer Vice President for Admissions and Communications Lee Conner Vice President for Operations and Auxiliary Services Marcia Prewitt Spiller Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Life Christy Browne Director of Human Resources Christopher M Freer Ph D Vice President for Advancement Woodward Academy administers a nondiscriminatory policy of admissions
2 Passings Retirees and 4 6 8 MISSION Woodward Academy combines the proud traditions of Atlanta s oldest college preparatory school with an innovative challenging and well rounded educational experience In a broadly diverse and caring community Woodward embraces the uniqueness of each individual Guided by our core values of Excellence Character and Opportunity we champion student success Hike Bike Explore The ATL Airport District s Big Plans and Best Kept Secrets Community Members Under Appreciated Restaurants and Destinations A River Runs Through It Finding the Flint with Hannah Palmer MOTTO THE WOODWARD NEIGHBORHOOD MARGARET BUHL died on March 2 2018 Mrs Buhl taught first grade at the Busey School for many years Survivors include her two daughters BEVERLY BUHL BIRDSONG 84 and FRANCES BUHL YELTON 87 one brother Bob Morris two sisters Lynda Stuart and Becky Simon and grandchildren Bo Birdsong Josh Birdsong Jordan Birdsong Tyler Birdsong Thomas Birdsong Luke Yelton Maggie Yelton Andrew Yelton Ella Yelton and Walter Yelton 10 Hapeville s Bridge to the Arts with Whitney and Micah Stansell 97 12 Moving to College Park with the Clapes Family MCQUARRIE JR 41 and ROBERT School before retiring 13 Exciting MARTASome Plansof his happiest moments were spent hunting and fishing He loved tilling the ground planting his gardens caring for his animals and grilling turkeys for his friends on the weekends Survivors include his wife Evelyn King son Ralph King daughters Lori Porter and Cindy Clouser and two grandchildren JOHN DAVID RANDOLPH died on February 20 2019 Born to the late Glenn and Marie Conlin Randolph he was accepted to the Air Force aviation cadet program in February 1951 During his tenure he piloted the T 6 B 25 C 46 and the C 119 Upon leaving the Air Force in June 1955 John entered the University of Illinois majoring Reflections on the Class of 2019 in accounting and graduated in 1957 with uniFirst Students to Earn the Global Studies Distinction versity honors highest academic award they give Showcase John joined Eastern Air Lines in October Senior Art 1957 and retired in November 1989 at the age Cole King 19 and the Performing Arts of 60 He married Janis Mackool in September Onward1959 Athletes John enjoyed playing golf and bridge and he planted and maintained a small garden every Pete Fritts 83 Girls Golf Coach of the Year year He was also very interested in education Clearing with AnaSimone Guillaume 19 a HeHurdles was a basketball coach helped to start new parish andand school and The Woodward Fund 1 Day forwas WAon the Board of Education where he was chairman for several Visiting Poets Inspire Upper School Students years He and Janis were also co presidents of the WOODWARD ACADEMY PARENTS CLUB John elected to the WOODWARD Alumniand Table of was Contents GOVERNING BOARD in 1977 John was Dr Jerrepreceded Lutz 65 in death by his wife Janis Randolph The Bigand Chillis survived by his three children CLAIRE RANDOLPH 79 Newnan GA DAVID Founder s Day and Golden War Eagle Weekend RANDOLPH 83 Las Vegas NV ANGELA Other Happenings KELLY RANDOLPH O NEILL 85 Ovid NY and two grandchildren Adam Suhowolak Class Notes Sharpsburg GA and Hilary Suhowolak Weddings Denver CO He will be greatly missed by his Babies family and friends THOMAS KING MCQUARRIE 48 died on October 19 2018 at Autumn Care in Cornelius 14 North Carolina GRANDSON OF G M A 16 WOODWARD ACADEMY FOUNDERS COL FRED COLLINS died on December 23 2018 JOHN CHARLES AND LUCILLE WOODWARD Growing up in Forsyth Georgia Fred graduated 18 Tom was the son of Ruth Woodward and from Mary Persons High School and went on 19 BRIGADIER GENERAL CLAUDE MONROE to attend Georgia Tech where he became a 20 MCQUARRIE who was a Professor of Military lifelong die hard Yellow Jacket supporter Fred Science and Tactics at G M A As a child growing retired from Woodward in 2005 Both Fred and 21 up in the G M A family Tom had many fond his late wife Emily later returned to Woodward 22 memories of life in College Park and summers as substitute teachers Survivors include his at G M A s Camp Highlands in North Carolina children Dodie Beauchamp Suzy Heins and 23 Tom was G M A s 1948 Regimental CommandFred Collins Jr grandchildren Andy Beauchamp 24 er In 1953 after a tour in the Navy Tom and his Brooke Browning Christopher Beauchamp Jay Woodward published a year Beauchamp magazine Courtney is Collins Jacobtwice Collins andby the wife Katherine moved to Crystal River Florida Academy s Marketing Communications Office where they opened a fishing marina and charter Madison Collins 10 great grandchildren sister 25 Contributing Writers Editors Stuart Art Direction business In 1957 Tom became a pioneer in the Paula Freeman and brother Collins Amy Morris Marla Goncalves Dave Woods Lauren scuba diving industry and through his early26 Cronon Gene Patterson promotion of the area s fresh water springs 27 COACH JAY KING died on February 6 2019 Managing Editor caverns and manatee refuge he contributed to following a brief illness He received his Bachelor Martha Polk 28 the rapidly expanding Florida scuba industry He of Arts at Eastern Kentucky University where Design 29 retired in Williston Florida and enjoyed traveling he began his teaching career He later earned a Gabrielle McGrath Graphic Design fishing scuba diving and golfing He is survived master s degree at Butler University in Indianap30 Publisher by his sister JoAnne McQuarrie Kendall daugholis Indiana He taught middle school history Nija Majmudar Meyer 37 ter Theresa McQuarrie Neel and sons TOM from 1978 to 1990 and was part of the coaching MCQUARRIE JR 70 and DAVID MCQUARRIE 75 staff for the 1980 state championship team 40 He was preceded in death by his brothers He went on to teach at Cherokee High School Cover Photo 41 Passings BRIGADIER GENERAL CLAUDE MONROE Woodstock High School and Sequoyah High Abby Funderburke Photography Courtesy of the Atlanta Regional Commission and the 44 Passings Retirees and Community Members alumni VISION WOODWARD MCQUARRIE 47 TABLE of CONTENTS Finding the Flint Project 44 Excellence Character Opportunity PASSINGS RETIREES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS Woodward Academy will be a national model in college preparatory education developing critical thinkers and ethical problem solvers in an inclusive community rich in opportunities for student success GOVERNING BOARD MR ROBERT E BOWERS 74 Chairman MR J RUSSELL WELCH Vice Chairman Madelyn R Adams Gerald R Benjamin Kenneth L Blank Ronald M Brill ADVISORY BOARD William W Allison Thomas J Busey Jr 49 Chris Michael Carlos A Adair Dickerson Jr 71 Kitty Dukehart Vicki Escarra Daniel S Ferguson 68 W Philip Gramm 61 Phillip A Griffiths 56 Waldo S Kennedy 57 Thomas L Lyons 66 Tim A O Brien 61 John D Randolph Anne Rivers Siddons Larry D Thompson 2018 2019 Mason L Cardwell 98 Alfred J Cole 80 Clarence Davis 74 Michael S Drucker Xavier A Duralde 76 Nancy H Gallups 84 Russell K Gore 93 Ryan T Gunnigle Jo Cranford Hodges 96 2018 2019 Ben F Johnson III 61 Ian Lloyd Jones Tamara R Jones 88 Gregory S Lewis 92 Brad Marsh 77 Gene W Milner Jr 71 Mary S Moore 87 George S Morgan Sr 69 Belinda M J Morris Marie L Nygren 78 Vicki R Palmer Beth H Paradies Deepak Raghavan Stephen E Roberts 65 Mitesh Shah Shi Shailendra Ricardo L Simon Gene Sutherland Jr 86 ADMINISTRATION F Stuart Gulley Ph D President Louise Mann Vice President for Finance and CFO Nija Majmudar Meyer Vice President for Admissions and Communications Lee Conner Vice President for Operations and Auxiliary Services Marcia Prewitt Spiller Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Life Christy Browne Director of Human Resources Christopher M Freer Ph D Vice President for Advancement Woodward Academy administers a nondiscriminatory policy of admissions
Class of 2019 PHOTO BY MICHIE TURPIN WOODWARD EDU SUMMER 2019