Class Notes

1970

CAROL MCCULLOUGH ’70 is the president of Sherwood Forest Friends, a 501c3 non-profit in Brevard, North Carolina, that conserves land from development and preserves the history and culture of the area. 

1977

LARRY RUSSELL ’77, a senior lecturer in religious studies, received the Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching from Elon University. 

1990 

ELIZABETH OUZTS ’90 published her first volume of poetry, “Was,” in June 2022 with Read or Green Books. 

1991

WILLIAM JACKSON COOK ’91, formerly associate general counsel of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, was named partner at Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC, a law firm based in Washington, D.C., that focuses on historic preservation and cultural heritage law. 

1993

RUSS MERRITT ’93 joined the faculty of Georgia College & State University in the Department of Teacher Education. 

1994 

MARK CLARY ’94, a partner and private wealth advisor with McBee Avenue Wealth Advisors in Greenville, South Carolina, was recognized by Forbes as one of the top wealth advisors in the state. 

LAURENCE WARCO ’94 was hired at Parker Poe’s education law firm. 

SARAH WATKINS SATTERFIELD ’94, Senior professor of music and humanities at the College of Central Florida, was awarded the Sharon and Jerome Glassman Endowed Chair New Initiative Grant to launch a 2022-2023 inter-disciplinary lecture series titled “The Patriot Project: Bringing History to Life.” 

2000 

JACKIE SMITH CARSON ’00, now in her 13th season in charge of Furman’s women’s basketball program, for which she once starred as a player, marked her 200th head coaching victory in December with a 65-64 victory over UNC Asheville at Kimmel Arena. 

2001

DAN ATKINSON ’01 was elected president of the Palmetto Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The council serves six South Carolina counties in the Upstate and Piedmont regions. 

2004 

GINO Z. GALUTERA ’04 was named associate vice chancellor for business services at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. 

2014 

MOLLY MCCLURE STANLEY ’14, the academic advisor for the University of Georgia’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music, received UGA’s 2021-22 Outstanding New Academic Advisor Award. 

2015

WALKER ZIMMERMAN ’15, former Furman All-American, was named as a captain to the United States National Team’s roster and competed in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. 

MARRIAGES

KAREN DAHLEM ’81 and Ken Minor, Oct. 1, 2022 

KAREN WYNN EDWARDS ’88 M ’90 and JAMES ATKINSON ’84, April 15, 2022 

JOHN BLEVINS ’89 and Rande Allen, March 27, 2022 

RICHARD KING ’89 and Candice King, July 1, 2021 

KAREN OLFERT ’90 and Daniel Tollison, Aug. 22, 2022 

MICHAEL GILLMAN ’10 and Jennifer Schoelwer, June 18, 2022 

JESSICA PATE ’13 and Lt. William Thibault, May 15, 2021 

EMILY CAPETA ’22 and IAN MARTENS ’22, June 17, 2022 

BIRTHS AND ADOPTIONS 

HEATHER EMMERT WAUTLET ’95 and MICHAEL WAUTLET ’94, Liam Christopher, Aug. 27, 2022 

JASON STRAND ’04 and LINDSEY HAMMOND STRAND ’08, Emily, April 27, 2022 

JAMES LYNES ’05 and Kayla Lynes, Emelia, Sept. 27, 2022 

JACQUELINE ’07 and John Nichols, Julia Lee, Jan. 20, 2022 

LAURA WILLIAMS SANDERS ’08 and COREY SANDERS ’14, Michael Preston, Jan. 27, 2022 

CHERISE ’12 and ANDREW ARRENDALE ’10, Daniel Carl, May 26, 2022 

NORA ’13 and BRENT KAUFMAN ’12, Vivienne Elizabeth, March 30, 2022 

ARLEY ’13 and COREY ALLEN ’13, Beckett Nathaniel, May 25, 2021 

MOLLY ’14 and CAMERON HALLMAN ’14, Lucy Elizabeth, April 2, 2022 

MARYBETH ’15 and JARED CROWETIPTON ’15, Noah Matthew, June 9, 2022 

MOFFETT KENDRICK
1924-2023 

MOFFETT KENDRICK of The Woodlands at Furman died on Feb. 11, 2023. After graduating from Emory University, he accepted his first Chamber of Commerce position, which was followed by various assignments in Georgia, Florida and Greenville. In 1967, he became Furman University’s first vice president for development. He retired early in 1987, and continued a consulting career until 1997. 

CAROLYN KEELER SIMS
1943-2022 

CAROLYN KEELER SIMS died on Dec. 10, 2022, in Greenville, South Carolina. In 2016, she retired from Furman University after 53 years of service as the department assistant for the history department. She also worked as a real estate agent with Century 21.  

DOUG MACDONALD  
1941-2022 

DOUG MACDONALD, professor emeritus of philosophy, died Nov. 8, 2022, in Greenville, South Carolina. He was a member of the philosophy department at Furman for 29 years, serving as chair for a period, before he retired in 1999. His courses ranged from Renaissance and Modern Philosophy to “Law, Justice, and State” and included a significant contribution to Furman’s curriculum: a medical ethics course, incorporating hospital clinical rotations, that remains unique among undergraduate liberal arts and sciences colleges. He was a charter member of the South Carolina Medical Association Ethics Committee, where he provided philosophical groundwork for discussions at monthly meetings and annual retreats.  

MacDonald’s commitment to undergraduate education was further represented by two endowments at Furman: the Willis A. and Winifred B. MacDonald Scholarship, in memory of his parents, and the Occasions for Philosophy Speaker Fund.

A DEDICATION TO CHRIS TRUSS ’10 

This past November, alumni, family and friends of CHRIS TRUSS ’10 dedicated a bench in memory of their friend and teammate, who died in 2021. The bench is located in front of Paladin Stadium in remembrance of his contributions as a student-athlete and member of the football team. 

HAYDEN PORTER
1945-2022  

HAYDEN PORTER, the Daniel Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, died on Nov. 3, 2022, in Pickens, South Carolina. From 1976 to 1979, his role as an on-site technical consultant to NASA extended through four satellite missions and began a collaborative relationship that spanned nearly 40 years. Porter joined Furman’s faculty in 1979, served as chair of the computer science department during a period of rapid growth from 1987 to 1993, and supervised the design of Riley Hall. In 1989, Porter was named the inaugural holder of the Daniel Distinguished Professor of Computer Science. During his 33 years at Furman, he helped secure grants totaling close to $4 million dollars, and his relationship with NASA allowed him to involve more than 60 students in summer research experiences. Porter retired in 2012.  

GEORGE EDWARD LINNEY JR.’65
1943-2022 

GEORGE EDWARD LINNEY JR ’65 died of complications related to Parkinson’s disease on Dec. 22, 2022, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Linney, who was a medical doctor by profession, majored in English at Furman and later served as the president of the Furman Alumni Association and received Furman’s Alumni Service Award in 2004. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Barbara Johnson Linney; his daughter, Allison Sims Linney; his son, George Edward Linney III ’98 (Kristen Nevins); and his grandchildren, George Edward Linney IV, Kathryn Nevins Linney and William Nevins Linney; and his sister, Lloyd Dubose Linney ’70, and her family. 

JOHN GREENE ’43, July 16, 2022, Indialantic, Fla. 

DELL KINSEY MCCREA ’43, April 18, 2022, Atlanta, Ga. 

DABNEY ROBINSON ’43, June 14, 2022, Greenville, S.C. 

JULIA BLACK STRADER ’46, June 8, 2022, Lexington, N.C. 

ALICE FARR GRAY ’48, July 17, 2022, Augusta, Ga. 

JUYNE MOFFITT JOHNSON ’48, May 12, 2022, Walhalla, S.C. 

FLORENCE STEPHENS MCCOY ’48, July 6, 2022, Cross Hill, S.C. 

HELEN JENKINS MULLINAX ’48, Aug. 12, 2022, Greenville, S.C. 

YVETTE COOPER CLEVELAND ’50, June 28, 2022, Charleston, S.C. 

MURPHREE DONNAN ’50, June 6, 2022, Aiken, S.C. 

CATHERINE CHILES EAKER ’50, May 8, 2022, Tucson, Ariz. 

EMILY MORRISON BALDWIN ’51, July 11, 2022, McClellanville, S.C. 

SALLIE EDDINS SHORT ’51, April 25, 2022, Chesterfield, S.C. 

EUNICE SMITH ELLIOTT ’52, July 25, 2022, Atlanta, Ga. 

ANNE PURYEAR HUBBARD ’52, May 7, 2022, Shoreline, Wash. 

WILLIAM LEVER ’52, July 14, 2022, Spartanburg, S.C. 

LANDON SHELTON ’52, June 1, 2022, Columbia, S.C. 

HOKE BLACK ’53, July 26, 2022, Greenville, S.C. 

JOHN DILLARD ’53, June 11, 2022, Travelers Rest, S.C. 

NIELD GORDON ’53, May 2, 2022, Anderson, S.C. 

TYLER HILL HAMRICK ’53, May 26, 2022, Clemmons, N.C. 

ELEANOR HIGGINS ’53, July 27, 2022, Greenwood, S.C. 

GEORGE RUSSELL ’53, July 23, 2022, Greenwood, S.C. 

JACK WEAVER ’53, July 25, 2022, Spartanburg, S.C. 

BETTY BRYAN HICKS ’54, May 24, 2022, Florence, S.C. 

DORCAS GIBSON HOWLE ’54, July 6, 2022, Florence, S.C. 

DEE DAVIDSON COX ’55, Aug. 9, 2022, Black Mountain, N.C. 

MARGARET CULBERTSON SULLIVAN ’56, June 25, 2022, Tylertown, Miss. 

SHIRLEY HUBBARD SEAY ’57, May 15, 2022, Charleston, S.C. 

THOMAS COLE ’58, June 13, 2022, Asheville, N.C. 

BEN PAGET ’58, May 18, 2022, Lexington, S.C. 

THOMAS “TOM” AIKEN WALL JR. ’59, Jan. 11, 2023, Mauldin, S.C. 

JANICE AVERY WISE ’59, June 16, 2022, Lansing, N.C. 

JAMES STARR ’60, July 25, 2022, Cumming, Ga.  

HARVEY COLE ’61, July 23, 2022, Greenville, S.C. 

LAWTON DEWS ’61, April 21, 2022, North Myrtle Beach, S.C. 

BOBBY JACKSON ’61, May 15, 2022, Spartanburg, S.C. 

THOMAS LYNCH ’61, May 30, 2022, Roswell, Ga. 

ANNE SUTHERLAND METZ ’61, May 31, 2022, Laurens, S.C. 

ELLISON SMITH ’61, July 28, 2022, Holly Springs, N.C. 

ANN BALENTINE LEGRAND ’62, June 14, 2022, Greenville, S.C.  

WOODROW LONG ’62, July 10, 2022, Greenville, S.C. 

CHARLES BECK ’63, Aug. 7, 2022, Morganton, N.C. 

BILL MACKEY ’63, July 14, 2022, Raleigh, N.C. 

JAMES LOOPER ’64, Aug. 3, 2022, Pickens, S.C. 

LINDA CALLAWAY ’65, June 10, 2022, Asheville, N.C. 

BEVERLY BARDEN CASTELLANO ’65, May 6, 2022, White, Ga. 

SARAH MITCHELL COLEMAN ’65, July 30, 2022, Columbia, S.C. 

JUDITH CULBRETH ’65, May 28, 2022, Rocky Point, N.C. 

JOEL DEAN ’65, Aug. 3, 2022, Dahlonega, Ga. 

TONY REDD ’65, June 11, 2022, Augusta, Ga. 

DONNIE SELF ’65, Aug. 17, 2022, College Station, Texas 

JOHN CALVERT ’66, April 27, 2022, Clayton, N.C. 

GRACE HILL ’66, May 1, 2022, Greenville, S.C.

EDWARDS ’66, July 20, 2022,Clemmons, N.C. 

DANIEL ERGLE ’66, June 3, 2022, Charleston, S.C. 

EVELYN LYNN EARLE ’67, July 5, 2022, Greenville, S.C. 

ALFRED GARCIA ’67, June 1, 2022, Greer, S.C. 

SYLVIA GUTHRIE ’67, May 15, 2022, Pawleys Island, S.C. 

GEORGE PIPER ’69, Aug. 8, 2022, Charleston, W.Va. 

PRISCILLA SWANSON JEPSON ’71, Aug. 2, 2022, Omaha, Neb.  

MARK MCNABB ’71, May 28, 2022, Marietta, Ga. 

GERALDINE ZIMMERMAN WARREN ’72, June 25, 2022, Greenville, S.C. 

JAMES BALL ’73, May 2, 2022, Greenville, S.C. 

MICHAEL FLANAGAN ’73, July 9, 2022, St. Petersburg, Fla. 

OSCAR FREEMAN ’73, May 17, 2022, Orlando, Fla. 

DIANE HARRISON FERRELLI ’74, April 16, 2022, Greensboro, N.C. 

SHARON SALIBA ’74, April 26, 2022, Avondale Estates, Ga. 

HUGH HURLEY ’76, May 16, 2022, Anderson, S.C. 

JOHN LUKE ’78, Aug. 10, 2022, Alpharetta, Ga. 

MARTHA OWINGS ’78, June 16, 2022, Simpsonville, S.C. 

JOYCE TURNER ’79, June 9, 2022, Greenville, S.C. 

MATTHEW BRODERICK ’80, July 15, 2022, Boca Raton, Fla. 

BETTY ROPER KUNZ ’80, July 17, 2022, Simpsonville, S.C. 

THOMAS CRANE ’82, May 6, 2022, Florence, S.C. 

SHARON HARRIS SOLDAN ’82, April 17, 2022, Richmond, Va. 

SCOTT MAINWARING ’84, July 3, 2022, Tallahassee, Fla. 

WAYNE THOMPSON ’84, July 1, 2022, Chester, S.C. 

JOHN JAMES ’86, Aug. 6, 2022, Union, S.C. 

RICKY CREECH ’88, July 16, 2022, Lake Waccamaw, N.C. 

AMY SNOWDEN-MATHER ’89, Aug. 10, 2022, Decatur, Ga. 

SANDRA PADGETT RIDDLE ’95, May 28, 2022, Goose Creek, S.C. 

STEPHANIE PRICE ’01, April 27, 2022, Greenville, S.C.