{"id":40132,"date":"2025-11-07T09:45:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/?p=40132"},"modified":"2025-11-14T12:42:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:42:19","slug":"magazine-fall-2025-class-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/magazine-fall-2025-class-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2025 Class Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1954<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>RICHARD \u201cDICK\u201d RILEY \u201954, former U.S. Secretary of Education and two-term governor of South Carolina, was recently honored by the state Supreme Court with the Chief Justice\u2019s Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Legal Profession.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1971<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CAROLYN GREENWAY BISHOP \u201971, president of the Consortium for Global Education, delivered the commencement address at the Southwest Baptist University on Dec. 16, 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1980<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SHARON CRAWLEY BRAMLETT \u201980 joined the lawyers at Turner Padget who will be serving clients throughout South Carolina in commercial real estate and financing transactions.<\/p>\n<p>WALTER MORAGNE \u201980, was recognized along with eight others with a Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who\u2019s Who.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1981<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ANGELA WALKER FRANKLIN \u201981 was named one of Iowa\u2019s top 25 most influential business leaders of the year by the Des Moines Business Record\u2019s annual Book of Lists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1983<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ELNITA LIPFORD WILLIAMS \u201983 and her husband, John, were honored by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University with a space on the fourth floor of the Martin Complex. John L. Williams Enrichment Way and Elnita Lipford Williams Enlightenment Way were created to honor their philanthropy to N.C. A&amp;T\u2019s College of Engineering.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1984<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CYNTHIA \u201cCINDY\u201d DAVIS \u201984 received The Carl F. Kohrt Distinguished Alumni Award in recognition of significant professional or personal accomplishments and in gratitude for continued loyalty to Furman University.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1989<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CHRIS BROWN \u201989 received the Gordon L. Blackwell Alumni Service Award, which recognizes an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary service to Furman University or the greater community, advancing Furman\u2019s position as a private institution with a public mission.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1993<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AtWork, a national staffing firm, has opened new locations in Greenville and Spartanburg, S.C., that have been awarded to JASON GRANT \u201993.<\/p>\n<p>ELIZABETH \u201cBETH\u201d GRABOWSKI MCBATH \u201993 has become a U.S. magistrate judge in the Northern District of Georgia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1995<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DAVID FEILD \u201995 has assumed the role of CEO at Colliers South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1996<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CARMEN ASHLEY \u201996, who is chief of the Program Development and Services Branch in the Division of Adolescent and School Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has received The Reid Award, recognizing alumni who have made significant contributions to the career development of Furman students. She lives in Atlanta, Ga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1998<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>STACY GRAY ACKERMANN \u201998 of Charlotte, N.C., has been appointed global managing partner of law firm K&amp;L Gates.<\/p>\n<p>SHERRIE JEFFRIES \u201998 published her first children\u2019s book \u201cHoodie Trouble\u201d in April 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1999<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SARAH BLOSSER BLACKWELL \u201999 earned a Doctor of Ministry degree in Christian spirituality from Mercer University\u2019s McAfee School of Theology and was ordained by Providence Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MATTHEW \u201cMATT\u201d EDWARDS \u201902<br \/>\nreceived an honorable distinction as a Fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2003<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TRACY WELLS MILLER \u201903 began a position as priest-in-charge at Zion Episcopal Church in Morris, N.Y., in January 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2004<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SEAN ATKINSON \u201904 has been appointed dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Montevallo in Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>ERIC DEVINE \u201904 has been appointed chief underwriting officer for AIG\u2019s innovative Casualty Specialty Markets unit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2005<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ELTON DANIELS \u201905\u00a0was appointed city manager of Rocky Mount, N.C., in April 2025.<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL \u201cMIKE\u201d OVERBY \u201905 was named deputy director of space affairs for the U.S. Department of State.<\/p>\n<p>First violinist GABRIELLE ROBERTS SWEETS \u201905 performed at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Ky., as part of the Four Bridges String Quartet in February 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2007<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>JESSICA TAYLOR \u201907 of Alexandria, Va., received the Tom A. Triplitt Outstanding Young Alumni Award, which recognizes an alumnus or alumna who graduated in the past 20 years and who has brought honor or recognition to Furman through individual accomplishments or as a volunteer. Taylor is the senate and governors editor for The Cook Political Report.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HAYDEN RUDD \u201917 successfully defended her Ph.D. in Forestry and Environmental Resources from North Carolina State University in September 2024. She is one of 88 graduate students from across the nation selected as a 2025 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Knauss Marine Policy Fellow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AUSTYN FEIGENBAUM \u201924\u00a0was hired by the Tarpon Bay Explorers, the official J.N. \u201cDing\u201d Darling National Wildlife Refuge concessionaire.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BIRTHS AND ADOPTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>JULIE MCGRATH SINGLETON \u201906 and Patrick Singleton, Margaret Mae &#8220;Mimi,&#8221; July 28, 2024<\/p>\n<p>ROBERT \u201cROB\u201d BROTHERTON \u201908 and Lindsey Brotherton, John Duke Brotherton, Dec. 19, 2024<\/p>\n<p>CHRISTOPHER \u201cCHRIS\u201d PAGLIARO \u201912 and ASHLEY HUDSON PAGLIARO \u201911, Luca Theodore Pagliaro, Sept. 8, 2024<\/p>\n<p>CHRISTINA BELLINO HAIGHT \u201915\u00a0and EVAN HAIGHT \u201915, Cecilia Ann Haight, Feb. 4, 2024<\/p>\n<p>TRISTAN MACKENZIE MEAGHER \u201915 and REBECCA ANN MEAGHER \u201916, Bennett MacKenzie Meagher, Jan. 26, 2025<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARRIAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KATHERINE \u201cKATIE\u201d NORRIS \u201906 and Matthew Ahmadi, Oct. 26, 2024<\/p>\n<p>AUDREY NEUMANN LEEDHAM \u201915 and Bryce Leedham, July 20, 2024<\/p>\n<p>MATTHEW \u201cMATT\u201d BROWNE \u201916 and BERNADETTE HRITZO \u201915, Aug. 19, 2023<\/p>\n<p>HANNAH CATHERINE SMITH \u201917 and Ryan Brann, Feb. 18, 2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>OBITUARIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BLANCHE CULBERTSON ACREE \u201940, Dec. 3, 2024, Moneta, Va.<\/p>\n<p>JOHN JAMES \u201944, Jan. 23, 2025, North Port, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>FLORIDE COTHRAN ESCHENBERG \u201948, Feb. 20, 2025, Greenville, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>BETTY JACKSON BAKER \u201949, Jan. 3, 2025, Hendersonville, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>CAROL KELLEY BENTLEY \u201949, Feb. 12, 2025, Front Royal, Va.<\/p>\n<p>LOTTIE WOODS MCCOWAN \u201951, March 4, 2025, Greenville, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>ROBERTA GARDNER WEATHERS \u201952, May 19, 2025, Winston-Salem, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>ANNE SANDERS WILSON \u201953, Jan. 13, 2025, Moore, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>GERALDINE \u201cJERRY\u201d SPIVEY ORRELL \u201954, Feb. 17, 2025, Rockville, Md.<\/p>\n<p>JOHN PEARCE \u201954, May 4, 2025, Gainesville, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>RITA POOL ARMISTEAD \u201956, Feb. 10, 2025, Lakeland, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>DAVID YOUNG \u201956, Feb. 3, 2025, Chapel Hill, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>AUBREY DANIELS \u201957, March 1, 2025, Atlanta, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>EDWARD KLINTWORTH \u201957, Jan. 9, 2025, Charlotte, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>ELIZABETH \u201cBETTY\u201d HUGHES OGLESBY \u201957, May 11, 2025, Cary, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>ANN MILLER PEARCE \u201957, April 5, 2025, Durham, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>SIBYL DAWSEY THOMAS \u201957,Jan. 27, 2025, Greenville, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>EDWARD \u201cCLIATT\u201d ALEWINE \u201958, Feb. 4, 2025, Greenville, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>INDA HOWARD BATSON \u201958, Jan. 30, 2025, Charleston, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>INA CRAWLEY \u201958, Dec. 8, 2024, Gainesville, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>PAUL HAMILTON \u201958, Nov. 19, 2024, Johns Island, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>JIMMIE HARLEY \u201958, Feb. 16, 2025, Greer, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>MARY BARR CAVE BEHLKE \u201959, April 22, 2025, Greenville, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>MARTHA CRENSHAW FOSTER \u201959, Feb. 23, 2025, Marietta, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>ROBERT \u201cBOB\u201d HESTER \u201959, April 14, 2025, Greenville, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>JEAN STROMAN HUGHES \u201959, March 3, 2025, Cordova, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>RAYMOND MIZELL \u201959, Dec. 11, 2024,\u00a0 Aiken, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>CHARLOTTE MUCKENFUSS PLYLER \u201959, Jan. 1, 2025, Greensboro, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>BETTY EZELL SHEFTALL \u201959, Dec. 22, 2024, Easley, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>WILLIAM VICKERY \u201959, Dec. 30, 2024, Simpsonville, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>BARBARA WEST BILERT \u201960, Nov. 28, 2024, Carrollton, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>ANNIE MAE HAWTHORNE CLARK \u201960, Feb. 23, 2025, Greenville, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>JANET HOOK FLOYD \u201960, Nov. 22, 2024, Lake City, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>NITA RENFROE HOPKINS \u201960, Feb. 2, 2025, Cary, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>EUNICE BROWN HOWARD \u201960, Dec. 31, 2024, Walterboro, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>WILLIAM MOODY \u201960, Feb. 7, 2025, Simpsonville, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>EMILY WHITAKER ROMAN \u201960, Dec. 23, 2024, Atlanta, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>MARYLYNN FERGUSON SLOOP \u201960, Jan. 30, 2025, Moravian Falls, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>NEVILLE CRIBB \u201961, Dec. 9, 2024, Hemingway, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>EDWARD GOODSON \u201961, Jan. 27, 2025, Fort Mill, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>JOANNE GILLIAM OLIFF \u201961, Jan. 21, 2025, Augusta, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>JOE OLIFF \u201961, Nov. 25, 2024, Augusta, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>JUNE FLOYD STUBBS \u201961, May 23, 2025, Perry, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>THOMAS \u201cTOM\u201d BATSON \u201962, May 8, 2025, Greenville, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>BETTE DAVIS JACKSON \u201962, April 27, 2025, Black Mountain, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>ROBERT \u201cDAVID\u201d LEWIS \u201962, March 8, 2025, Greenville, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>HAROLD \u201cTED\u201d LOTH \u201962, Feb. 25, 2025, Whippany, N.J.<\/p>\n<p>JAMES \u201cRUSTY\u201d BURTON \u201963, Feb. 5, 2025, Richmond, Va.<\/p>\n<p>LINDA ROGERS MCKEE \u201963, March 5, 2025, Wayne, Maine.<\/p>\n<p>CHARLES \u201cTOM\u201d MORRIS \u201963, March 15, 2025, Anniston, Ala.<\/p>\n<p>WALTON SMITH \u201963, April 23, 2025, Clarksville, Tenn.<\/p>\n<p>DAVID VICKERY \u201963, Feb. 23, 2025, Greenville, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>EVELYN \u201cEVE\u201d BALLARD \u201964, April 28, 2025, Moore, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>JAMES \u201cJIM\u201d COLEMAN \u201964, Feb. 22, 2025, Columbia, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>WILLIAM PATRICK \u201cPAT\u201d HANSELL \u201964, June 25, 2024, Florida Ridge, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>VIVIAN HALL MITCHELL \u201964, Feb. 11, 2025, Bend, Ore.<\/p>\n<p>THOMAS BOLTON \u201965, Dec. 30, 2024, Woodruff, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>JULIAN CARNES \u201965, Nov. 18, 2024, Fairhope, Ala.<\/p>\n<p>CAROLYN BAILES HALL \u201965, Jan. 30, 2025, Charlotte, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL HENDERSON \u201966, Jan. 9, 2025, Simpsonville, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>DAVID HOOPER \u201966, March 6, 2025, Irmo, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>KIRK NEELY \u201966, Dec. 12, 2024, Spartanburg, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>GARVIN ABBOTT \u201968, Dec. 17, 2024, Winston-Salem, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>EDITH TAYLOR CHOU \u201968, Feb. 10, 2025, Greenville, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>JUANITA COPELAND JONES \u201968, Jan. 20, 2025, Evans, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>LINDA MCKAY \u201968, Feb. 24, 2025, Alexandria, Va.<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL MONGELLI \u201968, Feb. 5, 2025, Port Orange, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL MURPHY \u201968, Nov. 22, 2024, McDonough, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>ROSE HEATLEY SUMMER \u201968, Jan. 12, 2025, Greenville, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>PATRICIA \u201cPAT\u201d SARRATT WRIGHT \u201968, Dec. 31, 2024, Sanford, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>LEE FINKLEA \u201970, Dec. 10, 2024, Latta, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>DANIEL LIPP \u201970, Feb. 11, 2025, Holly Springs, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>ROBERT RANT \u201970, Feb. 2, 2025, North Myrtle Beach, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>DAVID \u201cDAVE\u201d GUNTER \u201971, Jan. 24, 2025, Tyron, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL LIPSCOMB \u201973, Jan. 27, 2025, Cleveland, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>SHARON \u201cSHAY\u201d BARBER BARNETT \u201974, Feb. 5, 2025, Blythewood, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>KAREN BOYD JONES \u201975, Jan. 29, 2025, Macon, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>LINDA DODD NEWMAN \u201976, Jan. 26, 2025, Greenville, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL PARKER \u201976, Nov. 18, 2024, Travelers Rest, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>JAMES KEENAN \u201977, Dec. 11, 2024, Houston, Texas<\/p>\n<p>WILLIAM \u201cBILL\u201d PREVOST \u201977, May 10, 2025, Brentwood, Tenn.<\/p>\n<p>MARY KELLY \u201979, March 17, 2025, Six Mile, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>JAMES \u201cJIM\u201d STRICKLAND \u201979, Jan. 26, 2025, Columbia, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>NANCY RIVERS \u201981, April 6, 2025, Sarasota, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>TIMOTHY EASTER \u201985, Jan. 7, 2025, Greer, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>MARY MOORE ROBERSON \u201985, Dec. 15, 2024, Columbia, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>REUBEN ASBURY \u201986, Dec. 16, 2024, Taylors, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>ERIC DAVIS \u201986, April 12, 2025, Mableton, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>THOMAS \u201cTOMMY\u201d GILBERT \u201986, Feb. 19, 2025, Cartersville, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>DAVID CONNOR \u201988, April 22, 2025, Washington, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>JO JOHNSON \u201988, April 12, 2025, Dacula, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>DAVID PARKER \u201988, Feb. 12, 2025, Shelby, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>LISA THOMAS \u201990, Feb. 2, 2025, Conway, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>KRISTINE \u201cKRISTI\u201d SMITH CAVIN \u201991, March 28, 2025, Peachtree Corners, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>REBECCA GREENE \u201991, April 10, 2025, Marietta, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>CARRIE CURETON STRINGER \u201993, Feb. 7, 2025, Landrum, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>ROBERT KESLER \u201995, Jan. 30, 2025, Laurens, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>RYAN BOGGS \u201903, March 19, 2025, Moore, S.C.<\/p>\n<p>JACKSON SOAPES \u201923, Dec. 20, 2024, Longwood, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eleanor \u201cEllie\u201d Boda<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><em>1934 \u2013 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eleanor \u201cEllie\u201d Boda, who taught generations of students as an adjunct instructor of flute at Furman, passed away on June 17, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Boda received her Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music. She was an elementary music educator in the Greenville County, South Carolina, public schools before teaching at Furman. Boda was a longtime musician in the Greenville Symphony playing flute and piccolo, and played both in the Brevard Music Center Orchestra for many summer seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Boda and her husband Dan, a professor emeritus of music, were fixtures in the Furman library and around campus and loved to travel internationally. Ellie imparted a deep appreciation for music to her students, many of whom went on to stellar careers performing and teaching music.<\/p>\n<p>The couple founded the Daniel and Eleanor Boda String Player Scholarship, the Eleanor and Daniel Boda Flutist Scholarship, the Daniel and Eleanor Boda Scholarship for Orchestral Conducting and the Eleanor and Daniel Boda Scholarship for Music Education. These scholarships have been set up in perpetuity and are awarded to students annually. They will continue the Boda family legacy of keeping music and the arts alive in future generations.<\/p>\n<p>Ellie, whose husband Dan died in June 2024, is survived by two children and four grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Philip Elliott Jr.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><em>1934 \u2013 2024<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Philip \u201cPhil\u201d Elliott Jr. \u201956, professor emeritus of English, passed away on Oct. 23, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Elliott earned his undergraduate degree at Furman and later pursued his master\u2019s at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After receiving his Ph.D. at the University of Georgia and teaching at Stetson University, Clemson University and North Carolina Wesleyan University, Elliott returned to Furman and joined the faculty in 1967.<\/p>\n<p>During his 32-year tenure, Elliott was known to engage colleagues and students in meaningful conversations about complex issues. His students also held him in high regard as a challenging, enthusiastic teacher. He was known to be a conscientious advisor with high standards who would lend a supportive ear.<\/p>\n<p>Elliott\u2019s publications included articles in \u201cVictorian Poetry\u201d and a book, \u201cThe Making of the Memoir,\u201d first published in 1978 and reissued in 1995. The latter is considered a major work of Tennyson scholarship. Elliott served as interim chair of the English department, editor of the Furman Catalog and faculty advisor for the student newspaper, \u201cThe Paladin,\u201d and was a valued contributor on numerous university committees.<\/p>\n<p>Phil is survived by his wife, Kacky, two children, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lon Knight Jr.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><em>1944 \u2013 2025<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nLon Knight Jr., Charles Ezra Daniel Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, passed away on May 2, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>After completing his undergraduate degree at Mercer University, Knight earned his Ph.D. from the University of Florida. He joined Furman\u2019s faculty in 1971 and served for 48 years.<\/p>\n<p>Knight was known as a consummate scholar. During his first 30 years at Furman, he averaged more than three publications per year in top journals. In 1989, Knight became the fourth recipient of the American Chemical Society Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution and was widely recognized as one of the top scientists in the world in the field of electron spin resonance. His body of work was completed largely with the assistance of undergraduate students and with highly sophisticated instruments designed and built by Knight himself.<\/p>\n<p>In 1981, Knight became chair of the chemistry department, a role he held for 33 years. Under his leadership, the department grew into one of the best equipped and most productive undergraduate chemistry programs in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Knight also wrote and received multiple highly competitive grants. Of particular significance was his leadership in creating the Kresge Endowment that provides critical maintenance support for the chemistry department\u2019s extensive equipment holdings. His key role in the design and construction of the Charles H. Townes Science Center was transformational across the sciences at Furman.<\/p>\n<p>In 2006, Knight received the Alester G. Furman Jr. and Janie Earle Furman Meritorious Teaching Award. Knight retired in 2019. He is survived by his wife, Marian, three daughters and two grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT CLASS NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>We welcome your submissions to <a href=\"mailto:magazine@furman.edu\">Class Notes<\/a>. Due to the amount of material Furman receives for this section \u2013 and the time needed to edit that material \u2013 items are often not published until six months after they are submitted. However, please be advised that we rarely publish items more than 18 months old and no announcements of things that have not yet occurred. When sending news of births, please include the parent name(s), child\u2019s name, birthdate and city of birth; for marriages, include the city and date of the event, the new spouse\u2019s name, and his\/her year of graduation if from Furman. News about couples who graduated from Furman in different years is listed under the earliest graduation date. It is not listed with both classes. Incomplete information for any of the above may result in the submission remaining unpublished. 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