Class Notes

1972

ROBERT CAMPBELLE ’72 composed “Earth Touching Heaven: An Appalachian Requiem,” which premiered in March 2023 in Kingsport, Tennessee. Performers included the Symphony of the Mountains, the Voices of the Mountains, the Highlands Youth Ensemble and the Milligan University Concert Choir.

1976

ROBERT HARRIS ’76 published his 45th and final book, “6 Radical Ideas: How Jesus Transformed Faith.”

1978

REV. BRIAN K. MCGREEVY ’78 is serving as assistant to the rector at historic Saint Philip’s Church in Charleston, South Carolina, where he oversees a variety of ministries. In January 2023, he served as co-organizer of a C.S. Lewis conference, “Telling a More Beautiful Story: Lessons from C.S. Lewis on Reaching a Fractured World,” which attracted more than 900 attendees from several countries.

1983

Furman Trustee CHUCK AMBROSE ’83 joined Husch Blackwell’s higher education group as a senior consultant.

1989

ROBERT MOODY ’89, music director of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, received a contract extension through 2032.

1992

REV. CHRISTY MCMILLIN-GOODWIN ’92, pastor of First Baptist Church of Front Royal, Virginia, received her Doctor of Ministry Degree from Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia, in December 2022.

1994

MARK CLARY ’94 of McBee Avenue Wealth Advisors, was named a 2023 Best-in-State Wealth Advisor by Forbes. The list is based on revenue produced, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience and other factors.

DAVID KELLEY ’94 was named first-prize winner of the 2023 Peter & Lois Fyfe Choral Composition Contest for his composition “ìPentecosti.” The Fyfe Award is supported by members of the Sewanee Church Music Conference. Kelley’s piece was performed at the July 2023 conference.

1995

CAMERON NUESSLE ’95 was elected chairman of the Aiken County Board of Education.

1996

LEONARDO MCCLARTY ’96, a member of the Furman Alumni Board, was named president and chief executive officer of the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce.

1997

DAVID CROSS ’97 was a finalist in the Attorney of the Year category at The American Lawyer Industry Awards 2023.

2001

JULIE DUNSON MEREDITH ’01 hired as director of Center for Critical Issues at The Riley Institute at Furman University. She had previously worked at Safe Harbor, which offers services for survivors of domestic violence and their children in Greenville and other South Carolina counties.

2002

TREY MEREDITH ’02 left AID Upstate, which offers support services to people affected by HIV/AIDS in Greenville County and several others in South Carolina, to work as a social worker at Triune Mercy Center, a non-denominational church that helps the homeless and low- income residents of Greenville, South Carolina.

ANDY PASCUAL ’02 was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Georgia Army National Guard where he is the command judge advocate for the 201st Regional Support Group. In his civilian practice, he is the deputy chief assistant district attorney for the Columbia Judicial Circuit, Georgia.

2004

LATOYA (MITCHELL) HODGES ’04 completed the Funeral Directors Certificate program at Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, South Carolina, and is now a licensed funeral director apprentice.

2005

BERNARD E. FROST ’05 was named assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction for Orangeburg County School District for the 2023-24 school year.

2007

JENECA PARKER ’07 was named 2023 Distinguished Principal of the Year for Manhattan. She was also named a Chancellor’s Model Principal, an achievement of 5% of school building leaders in New York City. Her Pre-K-8 school PS/IS 180 Hugo Newman College Preparatory was recently recognized as a Lighthouse Collaborative school for its promising practices in social-emotional learning and school culture.

2010

COURTENEY HINKSON ’10 earned her Educational Specialist degree in curriculum and instruction from Kennesaw State University.

2011

STERLING JOHNSON ’11 was named to the “Everyday Heroes” list in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “for being an advocate for economic inclusion” who “has helped invest over $500,000 into Black and brown community initiatives in Georgia along with the nonprofit Partnership for Southern Equity.”

2014

DAVID J. STANLEY ’14 was appointed associate director of bands and visiting assistant professor of music at Furman University beginning in the 2023-24 academic year. He completed his Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Georgia’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music.

FINLEY (TRENT) TURNER ’14 received a publishing deal for her thriller “The Engagement Party” with Crooked Lane Books in the U.S., and Embla Books in the United Kingdom.

2016

DANTE JAMES DURRMAN ’16 earned his Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.

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

COURTNEY CRANDELL ’09 and Alex Woolbright, Jan. 14, 2023.

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

OBITUARIES

NINA BAKER MARTIN ’42, July 3, 2023, Greenville, S.C.

SARAH SANDERS GLENN ’46, March 22, 2023, Hickory, N.C.

MELBA STRICKLAND HALES ’46, April 29, 2023, Sanford, N.C.

MARTHA GILLESPIE LOWE ’47, March 30, 2023, Asheville, N.C.

CATHERINE HUDSON WEST ’47, June 1, 2023, Chapel Hill, N.C.

HERBERT ALLEN ’48, April 24, 2023, Indialantic, Fla.

JAMES HALL ’51, May 24, 2023, West Columbia, S.C.

ERNEST NEAL ’52, June 5, 2023, Myrtle Beach, S.C.

CHARLES GEORGE ’53, May 15, 2023, Greenville, S.C.

BETTY JONES HUGULEY ’53, June 22, 2023, West Columbia, S.C.

PANSY RIDGEWAY ’53, April 2, 2023, Manning, S.C.

HUGH FINKLEA ’54, May 20, 2023, Baton Rouge, La.

MILDRED LEOPARD PATRICK ’54, May 15, 2023, York, S.C.

MARCIA POOLE MOORE ’55, May 21, 2023, Newnan, Ga.

RICHARD PATTY ’55, March 14, 2023, Raleigh, N.C.

LILY ALTMAN MULLINAX ’56, June 11, 2023, Wilson, N.C.

SARAH GAMBRELL WILLIAMSON ’56, March 13, 2023, Indian Trail, N.C.

PHIL MCKINNEY ’57, April 15, 2023, Grand Ledge, Mich.

WALTER CALCUTT ’58, April 24, 2023, Dunn, N.C.

TED GARNER ’58, June 2, 2023, Greenville, S.C.

LEON JACKSON ’58, April 24, 2023, Shelby, N.C.

DORA FREEMAN PADGETT ’58, May 31, 2023, San Antonio, Texas

JOHN SHEPPARD ’58, April 25, 2023, Folly Beach, S.C.

JOHN AVERY ’59, June 16, 2023, Desert Hot Springs, Calif.

ROBERT BLEDSOE ’59, March 20, 2023, Sioux Falls, S.D.

RAY CASON ’59, March 12, 2023, Pelzer, S.C.

LUCIAN DABNEY ’59, March 25, 2023, Lexington, S.C.

DAVID MCKINNON ’59, May 10, 2023, Lilburn, Ga.

DAVID O’HAGAN ’59, March 9, 2023, Columbia, Mo.

JOHN RHINE ’59, April 19, 2023, Huntersville, N.C.

THOMAS CREECH ’60, June 29, 2023, Houston, Texas

WILLIAM SHIRAH ’60, July 22, 2023, Richmond, Va.

PATRICIA SHIRLEY ’60, July 24, 2023, Atlanta, Ga.

GLENN MILLER ’61, May 15, 2023, Mechanicsville, Va.

PHILLIP POSEY ’61, Aug. 9, 2023, Piedmont, S.C.

FRANK SHAW ’61, April 21, 2023, Dawsonville, Ga.

GINGER FORRESTER VAUGHAN ’61, March 15, 2023, Greenville, S.C.

SARAH MABRY HARRIS ’62, July 31, 2023, Jefferson, Ga.

BARBARA REPKO THRELKELD ’62, April 8, 2023, Anderson, S.C.

PAUL BOWEN ’63, Aug. 19, 2023, Pineville, N.C.

DARLENE BURGESS HUDGINS ’63, July 19, 2023, Simpsonville, S.C.

KENNETH LAWSON ’63, April 28, 2023, Easley, S.C.

RUTH MAXWELL NORMAN ’63, May 20, 2023, Greenwood, S.C.

KENT SCHNEIDER ’63, March 10, 2023, Gainesville, Ga.

MARY YARBOROUGH ’63, July 21, 2023, Greenville, S.C.

WARREN GAMBRELL ’64, July 14, 2023, Easley, S.C.

JOHN MELTON MCWILLIAMS ’64, Jan. 24, 2023, Greer, S.C.

JAMES PLEMMONS ’64, Aug. 12, 2023, Belton, S.C.

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THOMAS ADDEN PLAYER ’62

1940–2024

THOMAS ADDEN PLAYER ’62 died Jan. 8, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. During his time at Furman, he was student body president, lettered in football, and was on the cheerleading squad. He also played a central role in establishing a common name for all Furman athletics teams. Led by Alvin Brown, Pep Club president, head cheerleader Don Senteil and Player, in his role as student body president, the Pep Club submitted a proposal backed by campus poll results that showed most students preferred the name “Paladins” as the new name for the football team and all other sports teams.

Player attended law school at the University of Virginia and served as a captain in Army Intelligence in Korea. After retiring from his law practice at Morris, Manning and Martin, he became a sculptor with pieces displayed at Camp Sunshine, Furman University, the University of Virginia, the National Infantry Museum, Grace Church Cathedral and the Booth Western Art Museum.

EDITH FOUT LAWRENCE ’48, July 30, 2023, Waynesboro, Va.

ELEANOR SOMPAYRAC ANDERSON ’49, April 21, 2023, Matthews, N.C.

GERALD ASHMORE ’49, April 14, 2023, Greenville, S.C.

PATRICIA HINSON PLOWDEN ’49, July 27, 2023, Greenville, S.C.

WILLIAM HUNTLEY ’50, July 20, 2023, Florence, S.C.

DANIEL BOWMAN ’51, July 25, 2023, Mount Pleasant, S.C.

THOMAS CARTER ’51, May 11, 2023, Waco, Texas

MARY YORK CALVERT ’65, March 17, 2023, Clayton, N.C.

GORDON HERRING ’65, March 13, 2023, Greenville, S.C.

RACHEL CHAPPELEAR MURAVIEW ’66, June 23, 2023, Morristown, N.J.

WILLIAM DENTON ’67, June 17, 2023, Greer, S.C.

MARY DALE FRANKS ’68, July 28, 2023, Knoxville, Tenn.

FRIEDA LITTLEFIELD POSEY ’68, Aug. 24, 2022, Lenoir City, Tenn.

LUCY HAY VICK ’68, June 25, 2023, Cincinnati, Ohio

JAMES BRANNON ’69, March 16, 2023, Atlanta, Ga.

CECIL FOSTER ’69, April 30,2023,Mooresville,N.C.

DONALD BREWER ’71, May 21, 2023, Newland, N.C.

JOHN COX ’71, April 23, 2023, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

BLANCHE GILSTRAP CRESWELL ’71, Aug. 2, 2023, Greenville, S.C.

JUDITH POWELL ’71, April 17, 2023, Columbia, S.C.

WILLIAM LESLIE ’73, March 13, 2023, Simpsonville, S.C.

TERRY GOLDSMITH OSBORNE ’73, July 19, 2023, Mount Pleasant, S.C.

ROBERT PEDEN ’73, May 17, 2023, Greenville, S.C.

JOHN WEATHERFORD ’73, May 26, 2023, Decatur, Ga.

POLLY ELDRIDGE BASISTA ’74, April 15, 2023, Fort Myers, Fla.

KATHY SOWELL BOYCE ’74, May 24, 2023, Shepherdsville, Ky.

ANDREW WHITE ’76, June 8, 2023, Columbia, S.C.

CARLTON ALLEN ’77, July 28, 2023, Commerce, Ga.

THOMAS JONES ’77, June 22, 2023, Macon, Ga.

ROBIN FLEMING ’79, April 19, 2023, Lyman, S.C.

DAVID KIRK ’79, March 12, 2023, Brevard, N.C.

BARBARA LASSITER ’79, July 23, 2023, Marietta, Ga.

MARK BEASLEY ’81, July 8, 2023, LittleRiver, S.C.

TIMOTHY FUDGE ’81, July 29. 2023, Edgemoor, S.C.

RACHEL LACKEY ’82, May 9, 2023, Bryson City, N.C.

GERTRUDE JOHNSON BERRY ’83, May 8, 2023, Belton, S.C.

HAROLD PHILLIPS ’84, April 18, 2023, Eastover, S.C.

ROY BURNS ’86, May 23, 2023, Mauldin, S.C.

CATHY BRYANT SHAW ’86, April 20, 2023, Anderson, S.C.

ALLAN BENNETT ’88, April 11, 2023, Bluffton, S.C.

KAREN KELLY BRENNEMAN ’89, June 27, 2023, Palmetto, Fla.

BETSY WILLI ’89, June 16, 2023, Greenville, S.C.

JAMES “BRETT” CALDWELL ’90, March 23, 2023, New York, N.Y.

JANIS KOVALESKI ’90, Aug. 13, 2023, Greenville, S.C.

THOMAS BRATTON ’93, July 15, 2023, Fairview, N.C.

CLINTON GLASSCOCK ’93, Aug. 3, 2023, Louisville, Ky.

NANCY ALLEN ISGETT ’98, March 13, 2023, Simpsonville, S.C.

ERIK SANDIN ’03, July 7, 2023, Kennesaw, Ga.

JOANNE HALL ’07, May 17, 2023, Greenville, S.C.

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BRYCE TAGGART STANFIELD ’24 

2002–2024

BRYCE TAGGART STANFIELD ’24 died on Feb. 9, 2024, surrounded by his family and his Furman family. Born on Sept. 19, 2002, in Newnan, Georgia, he was the only child of Fred and Teri Stanfield.

The junior health sciences major from Acworth, Georgia, was a defensive tackle on the Furman Paladins football team. He was an outstanding role model, a friend to all, an exceptional student, a great football player and all-around wonderful human being. Bryce excelled in the classroom and aspired to attend dental school after Furman. He equally shined on the football field and was beloved by his family, friends, teammates and coaches. He loved engaging local youth by serving in the Heller Service Corps’ Men of Distinction, reading to children in local schools and visiting pediatric patients at the Greenville Children’s Hospital. Furman President Elizabeth Davis conferred Bryce’s Bachelor of Science degree in health sciences, magna cum laude, during a private ceremony in February attended by family, football teammates and coaches.