1963
After several years without regular travel to France, Henry Smith spent six weeks in Paris in 2022. Smith, professor emeritus of French at the University of New Hampshire, resides in Newmarket, N.H.
1965
The National Eagle Scout Association and the Mecklenburg (N.C.) County Council of Boy Scouts honored Phil Adams with an Outstanding Eagle Scout Award. Adams lives in Charlotte, N.C., where he retired as a program coordinator and instructor at Central Piedmont Community College.
1967
Jesse Crimm has published his second Christian education book, “Jewish Sunday School Lessons.” This book and his first, “Stay Alert and Take Notes,” both recount experiences from standing in front of a class.
1972
Singleton Bailey was awarded the Order of the Silver Crescent. The recognition is for his dedication, commitment and leadership for the benefit of South Carolina citizens. Bailey lives in Loris, S.C., and is owner and president of Loris Drug Store.
1987
Andy Timmerman is serving a one-year term as the president of the Independent Bankers of South Carolina. IBSC advocates for community banks in the state. He is president and CEO of Abbeville First Bank.
1989
“Annoying Love: Building Family Faith,” Jamie Pettit’s first book, was released on April 7, 2022. He has been involved in Christian ministry for more than 35 years as a pastor, singer, songwriter and author.
Dr. Michele Haywood completed a certificate of professional achievement in narrative medicine from Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies. She is currently in the second year of a master’s degree program in medical humanities and bioethics at Northwestern University in Chicago, Ill.
Dr. Bates Redwine has been promoted to professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology. He is also celebrating his 15th year of service at UAB, where he is ambulatory clinic director, geriatric division director and geriatric psychiatry fellowship training director. This past year, he also appeared in a local theatre production of “Clue” as Colonel Mustard.
1990
Lyn Walsh was recently promoted to national business director, access and reimbursement, with Syneos Health in Columbia, S.C.
1992
Child Development Resources in Williamsburg, Va., has named Jud Crihfield its director of development. He began his fundraising career in 1995 with the University of South Carolina, followed by the University of Illinois. He later worked at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland and Albright College. Most recently, he was chief marketing and development officer for VersAbility Resources in Hampton, Va.
1993
After completing 16 annual reports and 16 cybersecurity trainings, Dr. Wendy Campbell Sellers is stepping down from the faculty at Winthrop University and is starting a new position as founding director of social work programs at Wingate University.
1994
GMK Associates has named Frank Golson its director of finance. He had previously served as the company’s controller since joining the Columbia, S.C., firm in 2014.
1997
Lauren Mattox Curry, current chief operating officer for the state of Georgia, will continue her service to the state by stepping into the deputy chief of staff role, overseeing state agency operations and governor’s office communications.
1999
The Rev. Dr. Lyn Pace recently released his first book, “The Sacred Year: A Contemplative Journey Through the Liturgical Year.” Published by the South Carolina United Methodist Advocate Press, the book combines the major seasons of the liturgical year with contemplative practices to discover a new way to look at time to help us live with deeper intention and connection. Pace is chaplain of Oxford College at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga.
2002
In July 2022, Kristi Farmer Hoffmaster joined Okta, a market leader in cybersecurity headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., as a new member of its security team. She evaluates the cyber posture of third parties and supports the mitigation of company risk through contractual development and assessment security.
2006
Elizabeth Frazier O’Quinn and Jason O’Quinn ’09 welcomed their daughter, Katherine Mary Elizabeth O’Quinn, on Oct. 3, 2022. Katy Mae joins big brothers and Terrier fans J.P. (6) and Bennett (3). The O’Quinns live in Cedar Grove, N.C. Elizabeth is the head of external affairs for Teach For America, North Carolina, and Jason is a project manager with Zinn Design Build.
Dr. Ryan Richardson Smith and Terry A. Smith II welcomed their daughter and third child, Hendley Robyn “Birdie” Smith, on Aug. 8, 2022. She joins older brothers Hunter and Jeremiah. The couple lives in Myrtle Beach, S.C., where Ryan is a pediatric dentist with her own private practice, Sawgrass Pediatric Dentistry, and Terry is a software engineer with Accelya.
2008
Christie Wilkes McClain and Dr. Jamie McClain are proud to announce the birth of their son, James Thompson McClain Jr., who was born on Nov. 6, 2022. Thompson joins his older sisters, Louisa Williams and Elizabeth “Betsy” Alston. The family lives in Anderson, S.C., where Christie is a pediatric occupational therapist at AnMed and Jamie is an oncology physician at Anderson Area Cancer Center.
Kellee-Morgan Witherspoon Abercrombie and Colin Abercrombie announce the birth of their son, Logan Renwick Abercrombie, on July 21, 2022. They live in Charlotte, N.C., where she is a tech strategy manager at Ally Bank.
2012
Kimberlee Lockwood Cannon and John Cannon celebrated the birth of their son, Stephen David “Davis” Cannon, on Aug. 7, 2022. They reside in Irmo, S.C., where Kimberlee is the program manager of treatment services for Richland County and John is a senior internal auditor with the South Carolina Department of Revenue.
The historic Hester Store building, built in 1893 in the Easley, S.C., community of Dacusville, has been reopened as Hester General Store by Katie Smith Chaney.
Emily Howe Learned and Michael Learned welcomed their first child, Aiden Scott Learned, on Oct. 25, 2022. The family lives in Lancaster, S.C. Emily is the human resources coordinator for the town of Waxhaw, N.C.
Samantha Borders-Shoemaker published her fourth book in January 2023. “Waiting for Scotland” is a poetry collection about reconciling the past with hopes for the future.
2015
William Ledford recently received his Ph.D. with a concentration in chemistry from the University of Tennessee. He is a product development chemist with Henkel Corp. in the Prism Program in Rocky Hill, Conn.
2017
In January 2022, Evan Hammond became a partner with Bera Wealth Advisors in Charleston, S.C.
Samantha Wagner, sales and marketing coordinator at Engenius, recently completed the Greenville (S.C.) Chamber of Commerce’s Pacesetter 2022 leadership program. Wagner has worked at Engenius since 2020 and is responsible for managing the inbound sales function, sales and marketing, writing project proposals and developing website content.
2018
Turner Padget has added Carew Alvarez V to the firm’s office in Charleston, S.C. He will focus on insurance claims counsel and litigation, including personal injury actions and various other tort claims.
Elaine Donohue and William Rivers were married at the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Savannah, Ga., on Dec. 3, 2022. She is an associate manager at Lilly Pulitzer, and he is an attorney at Wagner Hicks PLLC. The couple resides in Charlotte, N.C.
2019
Day Harmening and Mitchell Cooper were married on Aug. 20, 2022, in Highlands, N.C. She graduated from law school in May 2022 and now works in legal compliance and risk management at Mercedes-Benz. He is an associate of corporate development and mergers and acquisitions at Orthopedic Care Partners. The couple resides in Atlanta, Ga.
2022
Hannah Halliday Wolfe married Jonathan S. Ponder on July 16, 2022, at Old St. Andrews Anglican Church in Charleston, S.C. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in biochemistry at the University of South Carolina. Bridesmaids included Meredith Bean ’22, Kat Tufts ’21 and Adrianne Thackeray ’22.
FACULTY AND STAFF
Dr. Laura Barbas Rhoden, professor of Spanish, gave a keynote address at the Latin American, Iberian and Latinx Studies at a Crossroads Symposium held at Skidmore College. She also published “El mal de la modernidad: el nexo eco-psicosocial en el cine contemporáneo” in “Imaginarios ecológicos en América Latina.”
Lexington Books has published the monograph “Radio and the Great Debate Over U.S. Involvement in World War II” by Dr. Mark Byrnes, professor and chair of history.
Dr. Begoña Caballero-García, associate professor of Spanish, and Dr. Alysa Handelsman, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology, spoke about their community-engaged approaches to pedagogy and research at the Public Humanities in Community Colleges and Research Universities Conference in El Paso, Texas. They were part of a roundtable on community-based work and the South Carolina Centro Latino. Additionally, Handelsman graduated from The Spartanburg County Foundation’s Grassroots Leadership Development Institute.
Dr. Natalie Grinnell, Reeves Family Professor in Humanities, has published the article “The Challenge to Dominance Theory in Patricia Briggs’s and Carrie Vaughn’s Paranormal Romance Novels” in the journal Femspec. The article is the result of a summer 2021 faculty- student grant with Sam English ’22.
Dr. Rachel Grotheer, assistant professor of mathematics, and collaborators had the extended abstract and poster “Automatic Infectious Disease Classification Analysis with Concept Discovery” accepted to the Machine Learning for Health Symposium. Grotheer also presented “Uncovering Patterns in a Tapestry of Data” at the Furman University Math and Munchies Colloquium Series.
Dr. Kimberly Hall, associate professor of English, published the article “Empire of the Self: Life Writing and the Professional Persona of the Lifestyle Blogger” in the journal Persona Studies.
Dr. Dane Hilton, assistant professor of psychology, and a colleague contributed the chapter “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Second Wave Conceptualization and Intervention” to the book “Behavior Therapy.”
The article “Interfaith and Interreligious Pedagogies: An Assessment” by Dr. Katherine Janiec Jones, professor and chair of religion,and a colleague was published in a special edition of the Journal of Interreligious Studies. A symposium and workshop on the article and responses were held in December.
Dr. Geoff Mitchell, associate professor of biology, and colleagues have published the article “SEAS CURE: Exploring Coral Biology Across Scales” in the online, peer-reviewed journal CourseSource.
Dr. Jessica Tomkins, assistant professor of history, contributed the chapter “Provincial Elite Burials in the Old Kingdom: A Reflection of Changing Power Dynamics” to the Festschrift “In the House of Heqanakht: Text and Context in Ancient Egypt. Studies in Honor of James P. Allen.”
Dr. Rachel Vanderhill, associate professor and chair of government and international affairs, gave an invited presentation at the Air War College, Maxwell Air Base, to over 200 military officers on “Trends in Great Power Competition: Democracy and Authoritarianism.”