CLASS NOTES 1960'S H - N
Mr. and Mrs. MAX HALE, BA’65 (JO ANN POTTER, EX’65) live in Odessa, Texas. Max is an Oracle database developer in the information technology department at Key Energy Services, a large oilfield services company, in Midland. (711 S. County Road W. #2402, Odessa, TX 79763
Mr. and Mrs. JERRY HALEY, EX'72 (ROMA BREWER, BA'60) live in Lubbock where she has taken a job working in financial aid at Wayland's Lubbock Center. As she says, "What goes around really does come around!" Jerry works for JB Hunt Trucking. Their daughter, Steffanie, and her husband live in Edmonson with Roma and Jerry's beautiful grandchild, Brecken. Son Lee lives in Dallas with their granddaughter, Whitney. (2306 93rd Place, Lubbock, TX 79423; Email: haleyr@mail.wbu.edu)
JANICE RIGGS HALL, EX’63, and her husband of 33 years have recently moved to Simi Valley, California, to be near their two grown sons. Janice completed her degree at University of North Texas and is teaching at a private college prep high school in Van Nuys. The enjoy being in sunny California but miss Texas and their long-time friends there. Janice would love to hear from Wayland friends. (3021 Obsidian Court, Simi Valley, CA 93063; Email: Janice@virtualcenter.com)
CHARLOTTE GUTHRIE HAMEL, BS’69, lives in Dallas with husband Tony, who does hardware technical support for Cardinal Health, via telephone from his home office. He supports technicians in the field in the U. S. and internationally who are repairing their PYXIS equipment in hospitals. Charlotte has started her own company to provide professional services as an independent contractor. She provides process management and professional organizing services to small and medium size businesses. Charlotte and Tony have been married 8 years. They were in high school together and reconnected at their high school reunion. Tony had a single lung transplant three years ago and spends his spare time supporting others with emphysema and COPD. (4024 Boca Bay Drive, Dallas, TX 75244 E-mail: info@hamelservicesinc.com)
Rev. and Mrs. RICHARD HAMMONDS, BS’65 (OLIVIA GREGORY, BA’66) have moved back to Texas where they have lived and served as pastor for 15 years. He is pastor of First Baptist Church of Moffat, Texas, and Olivia is teaching elementary school in Temple, Texas. They have three grown children. Richard visited the Wayland booth during the Baptist General Convention of Texas in Waco in November. (13167 Harbor Drive, Temple, TX 76502; Email: richardhammonds@surfbest.net and ohammonds@surfbest.net)
Dr. and Mrs. ROBERT HAMNER, BA’64 (CAROL ANN ELMORE, BA’64) have retired and moved from Abilene, Texas, to Denton, Texas. Bob retired in May after teaching English and Humanities at Hardin-Simmons for 35 years. The last three years, he has also served as director of the Honors Program. At the Faculty Appreciation Dinner in early May, it was announced that he had been selected as "Faculty Member of the Year" for 2005-2006. In April, Carol resigned from the part-time position in the History Center at the HSU library that she held for 4 1/2 years following her retirement in May, 2001 after 27 years in public school libraries. Since retirement, they have sold their home and have moved to Denton to be closer to their two sons and their newest granddaughter. They would love to hear from Wayland friends. (6909 Algarve Drive, Denton, TX 76210 E-mail: cahamner@hotmail.com)
DAVID HARMS, EX'60, is a medical missionary in Honduras under auspices of the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. He visited the Wayland booth during the Southern Baptist Convention in Orlando in June. (Apdo 3588, Tegurigalpa, Honduras; Email: harms@david.intertel.hn)
DUANE HARRIS, BA’67, FF, former music instructor and director of the International Choir at Wayland, is teaching at Drury University, Springfield, Missouri, where he directs the University Concert Choir, teaches music history, voice and piano. In his spring concert, his choir sang James D. Cram’s, “The Morning Trumpet.” Dr. Cram was Duane’s voice teacher and choir director at Wayland. Duane would love to hear from Wayland friends. ( 1705 E. Swallow Street, Springfield, MO 65804-4372 E-mail: wharris@drury.edu)
NELL HOGG HERRING, BA'60, and husband Glen have been enjoying their retirement for almost seven years. She was an accountant and serves as chairman of the finance committee at Woods Chapel Baptist Church in Arlington. Glen stays busy doing benevolence work for the church. Nell enjoys quilting, fashion sewing and working on her computer. They have two children and four grandchildren. Nell and Glen visited the Wayland booth at the Baptist General Convention of Texas in October in Corpus Christi. (4115 W. Pleasant Ridge Road, Arlington, TX 76016; Email: nellherring@home.com)
Dr. and Mrs. DAVID HILL, BA’65 (JUANAN PERRY, BA’65) live in Prairie Village, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City. David, a clinical psychologist, gave up his private practice two years ago and expanded his consulting business with Overland Park Police Department and other industrial and corporate consulting. He also works with the State of Kansas Disability Determination Office in Topeka and is a field director for the midwest section of the American Psychological Association. Juanan teaches in the Applied Language Institute and directs the English Language Learning Lab at Penn Valley Community College. Both of their daughters live in Kansas City and they have one grandson. Juanan’s mother lives in Kansas City and her sister, CARRIE SUE PERRY CAMPBELL, BA’68, moved there from Houston in June. (7637 Canterbury Street, Prairie Village, KS 66208; Email: doh0324@aol.com)
RICHARD HORN, BA’64, and wife Joan moved to Austin, Texas in 1995 after serving for 23 years as missionaries to Japan under auspices of the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Joan retired from Calico Corners in August, 2003, and Richard is serving as vice president and chief financial officer for Tejas Insurance Managers, Incorporated. He plan to keep working for awhile, to play as much golf as he can and to enjoy his kids and grandkids as long as “God gives me breath!” The Horns have three grown sons. Richard earned his master of divinity degree at Gold Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. (12720 Timberside Drive, Austin, TX 78727; Email: dhorn@austinsurplus.com)
SARAH HOWARD, BS’64, widow of Dr. FRED D. HOWARD, former head of the Religion Department at Wayland, has moved from San Angelo. She was a resident at Baptist Memorials Retirement Center and has decided to live among her children as long as she is able. Most of the time will be spent in Central Texas with daughter Belinda Smith or son David. Sarah would love to hear from Wayland friends. (9309 Tea Rose Trail, Austin, TX 78748 E-mail: belindas@austin.rr.com)
JOHN HUBBARD, BA’66, is art teacher with the Brazosport Independent School District. He and wife Victoria, a homemaker and artist, have 10 children. (627 County Rd 388 East, Brazoria, TX 77422; Email: gazzihubb@yahoo.com)
DIXIE HUFFMAN, BA’64, is retired and living in Springfield, Oregon. After Wayland, she served with the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic for two years before returning to Texas where she taught at Springlake-Earth Schools for a year before moving to Beeville to serve as a social worker at South Texas Baptist Childrens Home. When her parents began having some health problems, she moved back to Oregon in 1978 where she sold real estate, did social work, worked for a social research agency and served on a church staff. For the last 16 and one half years before she retired, Dixie worked for a municipal fire and ambulance service. She has been a member of the same Southern Baptist Church since 1978 where she sings in the church choir and has directed three choirs. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, traveling in her motorhome and collecting antiques. Dixie serves on the board of a national organization called the Ribbon of Promise, a valuable resource for schools and communities attempting to deal with bullying and other forms of school violence. Dixie says that retirement is enjoyable and she highly recommends it. ( 790 68 th Street, Springfield, OR 97478 E-mail: dixie@epud.net)
T. RUSSELL “RUSTY” HUGHES, BA’66, is retired and living in Florida. In June, 2004, he and wife Nancy were in San Antonio visiting Rusty’s aunt. During a volunteer session at her church, the aunt fell, broke her hip and had to have total hip replacement. The Hughes spent the second half of the year making preparations to move the aunt to Florida, staying with her during rehabilitation and recovery, selling her home, building an aunt-in-law suite at their home and making all arrangements. Sale of the aunts home was expected early in 2005. Rusty and/or Nancy or both of them have been in San Antonio since June. Their son Todd has returned stateside from a second two-year term in West Africa with the International Mission Board, where the regional media team on which he served completed work on a major promotional project in early summer. He is in the process of seeking a high school social studies teaching position. Son Chris works with Sears Logistical Services at there huge distribution center in north Jacksonville, Florida, where he is supervisor on the all night shift in shipping, sending products to the southeastern United States and Puerto ico. ( 96345 Sweetbriar Lane, Yulee, FL 32097-3065 E-mail: russhughes@rustybottom.com)
Mr. and Mrs. PAUL JARRETT, EX’68 (SANDY McGOWEN, EX’67) are back in Plainview and are enjoying being once again close to Wayland and attending Wayland events. Paul retired from Civil Service on July 1, 2005, after serving for 25 years and 12 years in the U. S. Navy. They had lived in San Diego. After being retired for a short time, the Navy called him back as a consultant, a job that he can do from his home office. Sandy is enjoying being a homemaker and grandmother. She has two children, Jason Thompson and KELLI THOMPSON WATSON, BA’90. (1301 Zephyr, Plainview, TX 79072)
Christian love and sympathy to Dr. and Mrs. JOE JESKO, BA'68 (TERRI BROWN, BA'68) at the death of his mother, Bertie Smith, on April 11 in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Joe and Terri have moved into their new home in Arlington. (2109 N. Fielder Road, Arlington, TX 76012; Email: JoeJesko@aol.com)
HOWARD C. JONES, BA’64, lives in Austin, Texas, where he is program director of the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center. The facility is a state-of-the-art 118 bed facility, offering a six-month residential program primarily geared to rehabilitation and transition for chemically dependent men. After Wayland, Howard attended Baylor University School of Law. He has three grown children. (117 W. William Cannon Drive #210, Austin, TX 78745; Email: Howard_Jones@uss.salvationarmy.org)
Mr. WILLIAM "BILL" JONES, BA’66, is living in Fort Worth. He is employed with Texas Refinery Corporation and is responsible for Regulatory Affairs. (1228 W. Gambrell St., Ft. Worth, TX 76115)
Mr. and Mrs. GENE JOPLIN, BA’67 (NEVA JO HOWARD, BA’74) are retired and living in Spring, Texas. Gene had retired earlier and Neva Jo retired on February 1, 2003, after 18 ½ years with ExxonMobil. They plan to do a lot of traveling, fishing, playing golf and most of all, spoiling their 8 grandchildren. They also enjoy working with LifePointe Church, a mission sponsored by The Woodlands First Baptist Church, and God continues to bless the efforts of His people. (1307 Castlemist Drive, Spring, TX 77386; Email: njojoplin@juno.com)
Christian love and sympathy to the family and friends of NONA COWAN-KEENE, BA’67, who died on October 26, 2003. She was a longtime teacher in Lockhart, Texas and retired from teaching in Vernon, Texas. Among her survivors are a daughter, three sons, 19 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. DEAN KENYON, BA'69 (MARTHA CARPENTER, EX'69) live in Marietta, Georgia, where he is a bivocational pastor. He is in his sixth year as pastor of Jamerson Baptist Church and retired from J. C. Penney Co. in 1998. Martha teaches English at Boothe Middle School in Woodstock, Georgia. She also directs the choir and plays piano at their church. Dean and son Josh, a graduate of Baylor, have a home-based business involving medical billing services. Dean also has another small business, The Woodshed, manufacturing and distributing unique and exotic wooden pens, pencils, letter openers, magnifying glasses, bowls and other products. (Products may be seen at www.onlineinfo.net/woodshed.) Daughter Cara, a Samford University graduate, is a surgical recovery RN at Scottish Rite Children's Hospital in Atlanta, where she lives with husband Brian, a real estate attorney. Daughter Amy is a senior education major at Kennesaw State University and will marry fellow student, Don Garner, following their graduation in June. Dean writes that "the Lord has blessed us beyond our greates expectations." (4241 Keheley Lake Drive, Marietta, GA 30066; Email: dean@3drecovery.com)
SALLY ROGERS KERN, EX'68, has been elected to the Oklahoma State Legislature as State House Representative for District 84, as one of the Republican majority to take over the State House for the first time in 80 years. After campaigning for 16 months along with four other candidates, she received 31% of the vote in the primary in July. In the August runoff, she received 60% of the vote to make it to the general election on November 2. In the general election, she received 68% of the vote, the first woman to win from her district. "I never dreamed of running for office, but the Lord began laying the idea on my heart over three years ago," she writes. She started teaching Government in 1985 and for the past 9 years she has been teaching AP government and regular government at Northwest Classen High School in Oklahoma City where husband, Dr. Steve Kern, is pastor of Olivet Baptist Church. "Teaching students, coaching golf and being a pastor's wife were things I loved doing and I knew running for office would get me out of my comfort zone" she says. "What a wonderful experience it has been!" Sally invites Wayland friends to come to Oklahoma City for a visit and she will give them a personal tour of the capital. ( 2713 N. Sterling Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73127 E-mail: srkern@cox.net)
Mr. & Mrs. JERRY KIDD, EX’62 (VERA MAE INMAN, BA’62) are living in Longmont, Colorado. Jerry was forced into early retirement due to emergency quadruple bypass surgery and many complications resulting in a 53-day hospital stay in 1998. Vera is employed as the Ad Production Coordinator at the local newspaper. They have a son and two daughters and are the proud grandparents of three granddaughters. (1717 Flemming Drive, Longmont, CO 80501)
Dr. RON KILLINGSWORTH, BA’68, lives in Wichita Falls with wife, Linda, where Ron is pastor of Rephidim Church. Ron sent some interesting information about Matador Hall. He told us his dad attended Wayland in 1918 as a U.S. Army recruit, but the War ended before he could finish, and he was simply sent home. While later visiting Wayland with his dad and with anticipation of attending himself, Ron related his dad telling him about Matador Hall being a girls dorm. After classes, marching drills and evening meals were over, the young recruits would come out on the lawn in front of Matador and march smartly up and down in order to show off for the girls. All the girls would come out on the balcony and watch, giggle and point out their favorites. However, there was little or no contact allowed between the boys and the girls in those days. Ron then had his own experience with Matador. He worked in Wayland’s maintenance department and helped refurbish by painting all floors with a thick gray deck paint and a 4 inch paint brush. Even though the demolition of Matador has saddened many alumni, Ron understands. (4907 Marsha Lane, Wichita Falls, Texas 76302; Email: Rephidim@wf.net)
Mr. and Mrs. MARK LANGLEY, BA’69 (LAURETTA LACEWELL, EX’69) live in Billings, Montana where he is serving with the Montana Southern Baptist Convention as Church Health Director. He has begun his 14th year with the Convention. Mark writes that he and Lauretta are doing well. (3440 Granger Avenue S #37, Billings, MT 59102 E-mail: mlangley@mtsbc.org)
Mr. and Mrs. PHIL LANGLEY, BS’66 (JUDY SMITH, BS’66) live in Colorado where he is director of missions. They spent the Christmas holidays in Europe with their children. They have a very international family and had not all been together since their oldest son’s wedding in 1991. The Langleys were flying to England to visit one of the sons and his family and they were all going to Germany for Christmas with the other son and his family. Jonathan, the youngest son, was born in Sanyati, Zimbabwe, when the Langleys were missionaries. The oldest, Anthony, was born in Oregon. Grandchildren Christa, 8 and Cora, 6, were born in Lakenheath, England. Keely, 2, was born in Galway City, Ireland. Phil and Judy were eager to see newest grandson that they had not yet seen, Thane Edward, 1, who was born in Ramstein, Germany. Before the Langleys left for their holiday, Wayland friends DAVID, BA’65, and MARY VERNON JACKSON McGINNIS, BA’65, joined them to sing for their church Christmas party in Del Norte. Judy writes, “It is so much fun to be singing with them again. We sang a couple of songs from our International Choir days and we all hope to come for Homecoming next year.” ( Langley: 224 Conifer Drive, South Fork, CO 81154 E-mail: plangley@cdabaptist.org and judylangley@cdabaptist.org (McGinnis: 210 Ponderosa Homes Drive, Bayfield, CO 81122-9212 E-mail: davidmcg@dww.net)
Rev. and Mrs. RON LEDBETTER, BA' 67 (FRANKIE, EX' 61) are still residing in Ponca City, OK where Ron has pastored Sunset Baptist Church for the last 10 1/2 years. In March, the 10th anniversary of his becoming Sunset's pastor was noted but the celebration was delayed until April 25 because Frankie had just had her second knee replacement in March. April 25, Ron and Frankie were presented with a seven-night Western Caribbean cruise in the month of October aboard the Carnival ship Elation, departing from Galveston, Texas. Ports of call included Progresso and Cozumel in Mexico and Belize City, Belize. In Belize City, Ron and Frankie took the Airboat tour of the marsh lands and bus tour of the city. Ron and Frankie had been in Belize about 24 years ago, and Ron about 22 years ago, on mission trips. Ron and Frankie have been married for 44 years, have three children, 5 grandchildren and one very special little grandson. They would like to hear from Wayland friends. They would like to hear from Ron's roommate, ELTON KARR and wife, JUDY DOGGETT KARR, with whom they have lost touch. At last report, the Karrs were doing mission work in Russia. ( 2600 Ames Ave., Ponca City, OK 74604 email: rfledbetter@cableone.net)
CHARLENE LEE, BA’66, lives in Temple, Texas, where she is office assistant for DynaClean Professional Services. Charlene’s husband, Reuben Taft Lambert, died in 1989 and she is semi-retired. She has two daughters, Kelly DeShawn Davis and Colleen Dawn Davis Gillin. Charlene attends Christ Episcopal Church. ( 520 Silver Stone Drive, Temple, TX 76502 E-mail: sunshinetwin@hot.rr.com)
Dr. DON LENOIR, BA’69, is busy as a physician in San Antonio. He is employed with Tejas Anesthesia. He attended Homecoming in November and the International Choir Reunion. (46 Granburg Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78218; Email: Lenoir@Tx.net)
GARY
LITTLE, BA’69, and wife Jimmie have moved from California to Oklahoma
City. They had wanted to leave California for some time. In April, 2003, Gary
went to work for Seagate Technologies as a development staff engineer working
remotely. He decided that he could do this as well in Oklahoma City as Southern
California, so they made the move. (13404 Vintage Farms Road, Oklahoma City,
OK 73170; Email: gglittle@sbcglobal.net)
JUDY GREGORY LITTLEFIELD, BS’69, lives in Silver City, New Mexico with husband James, who has retired from Mountain Bell. Judy has come out of reitrement to teach at Calvary Christian Academy. This is her second year to teach there. Last year, she taught third and fourth grades and this year she helped start the four-year-old preschool program with 9 students. She is happy to be at this age level and is having a great time getting the full day program set up. Judy earned her MRE degree at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. (18 Rosewood Circle, Silver City, NM 88061 E-mail: notekjl@aol.com)
LINDA LEE JACKSON LONGSDORF, EX'67, announced the birth of her granddaughter, Lara Jo Longsdorf, born on May 26, 2000. Proud parents are Joby and April Longsdorf who live in Durango, Colorado. (508 Gingercake Road, Fayetteville, GA 30214; Email: jalongsdorf@mindspring.com)
BUD LOVELL, EX’63, has celebrated his 30th anniversary as minister of music at Cliff Temple Baptist Church in Dallas. (122 Main Park Lane, Duncanville, TX 75137; Email: chasbud@aol.com)
Mr. and Mrs. KEITH LOYD, BA’61 (MARTHA HUNT, EX’59) are active members of First Southern Baptist Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They are in good health and travel to preach and do concerts in various churches. Keith teaches the oldest adult Sunday School. One of his members, Zene McMurtrey, died last month. He was the father of SUE McMURTREY HUCKABY, BA’60. She and husband WAYNE HUCKABY, BA’66, live in Madison, Virginia, where he is a church pastor.
Christian love and sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. JAMES LUNSFORD, BA'62 (MARTHA DWYER, BA'66) at the death of his father on December 17. The elder James Lunsford was a missionary emeritus to Brazil under auspices of the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. (1116 W. 29th, Plainview, TX 79072)
Christian love and sympathy to the family and friends of KAY LYONS, EX’68, who died on July 15, 2005 in Amarillo, just one day after her 59th birthday. She had become a role model from childhood for how to fight multiple diseases and had fought health problems for years. Kay was a creative artist, a faithful friend, a restaurant operator and an institutional dietitian. She had lived in Plainview while her father was pastor of College Heights Baptist Church and had made her home in Amarillo since her high school days. Among her survivors are her mother, Martha Lyons, and a brother, TOMMY LYONS, BA’66. (123 Algerita Street, San Antonio, TX 78230 E-mail: tlyons@northeastbaptist.org)
Mr. and Mrs. LES MacDOWELL, BS’62 (PAT CARPENTER, EX’60) live in Lewiston, Idaho, where he retired in June, 2002, after a 40-year career of teaching algebra and geometry in public schools. He began his career and taught seven years at Roosevelt High School in Lubbock and for 33 years, he taught at Lewiston High School. Pat, a registered nurse, is a public health nurse in Lewiston. They have two grown children. Les now spends his time playing golf and babysitting grandchildren. The MacDowells are members of Tammany View Baptist Church where they teach Sunday School, Pat plays piano and Les leads the singing during the morning worship services. (1824 Alder Avenue, Lewiston, ID 83501)
ANNE McMANIGAL, BS’62, has retired from teaching in California and has moved to Tennessee. She had taught fourth grade in the El Rancho Unified School District. She writes that she loves her house, the trees, her yard, the animals and the friendly people. Since she is a sports fan, she is expecially looking forward to the Lady Volunteers’ basketball season. (7038 Stockton Drive, Knoxville, TN 87909 E-mail: bbcats.ten@gte.net)
Mr. and Mrs. LARRY MAXWELL, BA'62 (BETTY MATTHEWS, BA'62) live in Glenns Ferry, Idaho, where he is director of missions for the Magic Valley Baptist Association. In the Gooding County Leader, the newspaper of Larry's hometown, in the Remember When column, the headline read, "Larry Maxwell won an award for the ugliest beard." The recollection was from an item associated with the 1960 Homecoming activities at Wayland. Anyone who remembers KNOWS that Larry deserved that award! (P.O. Box 96, Glenns Ferry, ID 83623)
MARGIE HUNT McDONALD, BS’64, will be inducted into the University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. She and husband Lyman moved back to Laramie, Wyoming in 1999 after she retired from the Western Athletic Conference. She is now Coordinator of Women's Basketball Officials for the Mountain West Conference. Margie earned her masters degree at University of Wyoming. She stays busy with her church where she serves as elder at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Lyman's business, Western EcoSystems Technology (WEST), is an environmental consulting firm based in Cheyenne. The McDonalds hope to spend two or three months in Russia in the fall of 2003 where Lyman will do some work in the national wildlife reserves and Margie will be his "helper." They have three children and seven grandchildren. Margie wrote expressing appreciation for Dr. Dorothy McCoy and the influence that she had on her life. (3631 Reynolds Street, Laramie, WY 82072; Email: mmcdonald@west-inc.com)
HERMAN MARTINEZ, EX’68, has returned to Texas after servingin the mission field of Colorado for 11 years. He is now pastor in Waxahachie, Texas, where he lives with wife Lydia. (104 Monticello Drive, Waxahachie, TX 75165)
MARY McKEEVER MESSENGER, BA’64, who lives in Burkburnett, Texas with husband Leroy and teaches in the Windham School District, was in Hoover, Alabama recently to help spoil her granddaughter, Laurence, who was born December 26, 2002. Laurence’s mother is PAULA MESSENGER SMITH, BA’90. Mary also has two sons, Scott and Brendan. (Mary: 800 Aztec Drive, Burkburnett, TX 76354 E-mail: Lmessenger@prodigy.net) (Paula: 2024 Crosscrest Drive, Hoover, AL 35244 E-mail: paulasmith32@yahoo.com)
Mr. and Mrs. ROY LEE MOODY, BA’61 (LENORA WRIGHT, EX’61) live in Golden City, Missouri. He is in his 11th year as pastor of Blake Baptist Church near Sarcoxie, Missouri, where Lenora plays piano and helps with Sunday School. Roy and Lenora attended the 2003 Missouri Baptist Convention in Springfield and were blessed by the gathering. Both stay busy working in the backyard garden, writing and sending email to missionary friends and family around the world, doing things around the house, and visiting those in need around the Carthage/Joplin area. They are pleased to announce the birth of their second grandchild, William Andrew Sparks, son of Mr. and Mrs. DAVID SPARKS, BA’87 (ROSE ANN MOODY, BA’89) of Lewisville, Texas. Will was born Tuesday, April 8, 2003. Their granddaughter Chaia Lauren Sparks turned five on March 10th. Their son Tim lives in nearby Columbus, Kansas. The Moodys would love to hear from Wayland friends. (P.O. Box 2, Golden City, MO 64748; Email: >rlmoody2@juno.com)
Mr. and Mrs. RON MOONEY, BA’66 (MARVA, FS) have retired and moved to East Texas. They would love to hear from Wayland friends. (113 Round Rock Cove,
Holly Lake Ranch, TX 75765 E-mail: rgmooney@etex.net)
TISH WHITNEY MOORE, BA’69, is all smiles at the graduation of her son, DAVID MOORE, BSOE’07, who graduated from the San Antonio Campus, on February 16. Tish is a retired English teacher from Churchill High School in San Antonio. David is employed at the San Antonio Campus as an information technology technician. (Tish: 11311 Sir Winston Drive #706, San Antonio, TX 78216 E-mail: lmscrapper@satx.rr.com) (David: 11500 IH 35N, San Antonio, TX 78233 E-mail: moored@wbu.edu)
DAVID MORRISON, EX’67, is Director of Communications & Publications at Brenau University in Gainesville, Ga. A graduate of Baylor and California-Berkeley, he writes: “I talk about my Wayland experience with quite a bit of reverence, and I see many parallels with the (129-year-old former women’s college) school where I am now. One of the strengths of the school, as it was with Wayland in 1963 when I started there, is its international program. I remember as a kid from Birmingham arriving on the Wayland campus the day of the tragic 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in my hometown. Wayland opened me to the world, opened my mind and gave me a wonderful foundation that I don’t think I would have found anywhere else.” David was editor of The Traveler yearbook and Portals literary magazine and co-editor of the Trail Blazer newspaper while at Wayland. While associate editor of the alumni magazine at Auburn, he wrote an article about a young alum, Eric O’Neill, who was an undercover operative at the FBI and helped bring down the master spy, Robert Hanssen. The movie “Breach,” was about O’Neill’s work. David and his wife, Kathy, have two children and three grandchildren, with another on the way. (2300 Old Northpark Lane, Alpharetta, Ga. 30004. Email: dmorrison@brenau.edu)
LLOYD MORSE, BA'60, in 1998 retired from Allstate Insurance after 34 plus years. He was senior account agent at his retirement. He is now owner of Chenille Creations in Midland where he lives with wife Zena Kay. They have six grown children. Lloyd is active in the Permian Basin Softball Umpires Association. (2003 Ward Street, Midland, TX 79705-8439; Email: lmzkm@juno.com)
Dr. CAROLYN MOTTLEY, BS’69, recently was named interim academic dean of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. She has been a professor of chemistry and member of Luther’s faculty since 1981. Carolyn agreed to serve until Luther’s new president selects and names a new dean of the college and vice president for academic affairs. (807 E. Pearl St., Decorah, IA 52101)
LLOYD MORSE, BA'60, in 1998 retired from Allstate Insurance after 34 plus years. He was senior account agent at his retirement. He is now owner of Chenille Creations in Midland where he lives with wife Zena Kay. They have six grown children. Lloyd is active in the Permian Basin Softball Umpires Association. (2003 Ward Street, Midland, TX 79705-8439; Email: lmzkm@juno.com)
Mr. and Mrs. DANNY MURPHREE, BS’69 (LINDA ALLEN, BA’71, Med’92) live in Plainview where he serves as director of property management at Wayland. Linda, who has 20 years of teaching experience with 15 of those at Highland Elementary School, has been named elementary instructional coordinator for the Plainview Independent School District. Their sons, David and Trent, are both married. (2912 W. 17th Street, Plainview, TX 79072; Email: murphree@wbu.edu)
JAMES MYERS, EX'64, and wife Patsy live in Grangeville, Idaho, where he is a church starter strategist and associational director of missions for both the Silver Lakes Baptist Association and Whispering Pines Baptist Association. They have helped start many churches and two associations during their years in the ministry. (912 Crooks Street, Grangeville, ID 83530; Email: jam180@juno.com)
PATSY NEAL, BS’60, is retired and concentrating on her writing in Morristown, Tennessee. She realized a longtime dream in September when she hiked down into and across the Grand Canyon. Patsy entered the Canyon from the north rim on September 19 and out the south rim on September 22 and says it was an exhilarating and unforgettable experience. She attended Homecoming in February and the Flying Queens Reunion. (P. O. Box 732, Morristown, TN 37815 E-mail: pneal@sportscorp.com)
Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES NICHOLSON, BA’60 (LEE FOSTER, EX’59) live in San Marcos, Texas, where he is a retired lieutenant colonel of the U. S. Air Force. Lee is a retired teacher. In September, 2000, Charles was appointed to the Mission Service Corps by the North American Mission Board and is assigned as minister of missions at Westover Baptist Church in San Marcos where they are members. Charles, an attorney, also serves as a Mission Service Corps volunteer legal consultant for the Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. In that capacity, he is “available to assist churches and associations state-wide in avoiding legal entanglements through voluntary legal “audits.”” The Nicholsons have two children and six grandchildren. (111 Hill Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666; Email: can@redneck.net)
JANE CLAY NOORDAM, EX’66, and her husband have moved from Richardson, Texas a bit further north to Fairview, Texas. They have a new home in a retirement/golf course/country club community called Heritage Ranch and their home overlooks the 8th green. She would love to hear from Wayland friends. (900 Quarry Oaks Drive, Fairview, TX 75069 E-mail: jjnoordam@hotmail.com)
Mr. and Mrs. VERNON NORRIS, BS’60 (KATHY, MEd’86) live in Plainview. Vernon is director of external programs at Wayland and Kathy has recently retired from Plainview ISD as principal of College Hill Elementary. (HCO 1 Box 42, Plainview, Texas 79072; E-mail: vnorris@wbu.edu)
Christian love and sympathy to the family and friends of FRED NORTHAM, BS’66, who died in September. He was retired as principal scientist for Lyondell Petrochemical and lived in Bay City, Texas. He was undergoing cancer treatments which affected his heart. Among his survivors is his wife, the former KAY GRUBBS, BA’66, administrator/office manager at First Baptist Church in Bay City. (3312 Valhalla Drive, Bay City, TX 77414; Email: fnortham@wcnet.net)