1950s

Chilton Thorington ’56 was introduced at the halftime basketball “old players” event at King College in Bristol, TN.

1960s

Clayton “Bud” Little ’60 recently published the book Fabrics of Freedom/Ordinary Heroes, a work of fiction based on the life of his ancestor, Robert Liddle, who served in the Revolutionary War and was a deacon in the Presbyterian church of Lamington, NJ…..Dan McCall ’60 retired in 1997 after 22 years at Reid Memorial church in Augusta, GA, and has since served interim ministries in Atlanta and Charlotte. He is minister of pastoral care at Fairview church, North Augusta, SC. He and his wife, Linda, have four children and eight grandchildren….. Charles Lanier ’64 retired as a U.S. Army chaplain and is parish associate at First church, Wheaton, IL….. Martha Blount ’64 has a new granddaughter.  She and her husband, Dick, teach young adults and make mission trips to Honduras and Kenya….. Hassell Bullock ’64 is in his 34th year of teaching at Wheaton (IL) College and serves as stated supply at Warren Park church, Cicero, IL….. Sanders Read ’65 was honorably retired February 28, 2006, from Shiloh church, Raeford, NC.  He has served several churches in South Carolina and with the Board of World Missions….. David Long ’65 retired from Richmond Hill (GA) church….. Jim Richardson ’65 retired from Fort Hill church, Clemson, SC….. Bob ’65 and Dottie ’63 Smith spent a year as mission volunteers at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico.  Bob did marketing and Dottie worked in several areas including fundraising and gardens….. David Antonson ’66 retired after 22 years as pastor of Northmont United church, Pittsburgh, PA.  He had 41 years of ministry altogether….. Joe Harvard ’66 was recognized with the annual Samuel DuBois Cook Award for his work to improve race relations in the greater Durham, NC, area….. Lewis Trotter ’66 was installed last November as the 23rd Moderator of the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy….. Art Jones ’68 was approved as a certified professional chaplain and works full-time with Hospice of Chattanooga (TN).  He retired from New Hope church….. Jeff Aiken ’69 retired June 30 as senior pastor of First church,  Allentown, PA.  He continues as chair of the Board of Trustees of Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, and the Board of Pensions.

1970s

Charles Clubb ’70 retired as pastor of Burkeville (VA) church…..David Turner ’75 is pastor of Barnwell and Boiling Springs churches, Barnwell, SC. He is Chaplain
Lieutenant Colonel Air Force Reserve and individual mobilization augmentee to the wing chaplain, 45th Space Wing, Patrick AFB, FL….. Frank Colladay ’78 serves as Moderator of Northeast Georgia Presbytery for 2007, and started his 23rd year serving Dahlonega (GA) church on January 1….. Royce Browder ’79 is General Presbyter for Upper Ohio Valley Presbytery. Joanna Adams ’79 was a featured speaker July 1 on “Day 1,” a nationally broadcast radio program (also available as
a podcast). Her sermon was “The Predicament of Freedom.” She is pastor of Morningside church,  Atlanta.

1980s

David Speering ’83 has accepted a call as pastor at Troy (NC) church….. Dedie Kelso ’84 is the new senior pastor of Trinity church, Charlotte, NC…..

James Platt ’84 serves as stated supply of the historic 254-year-old Fishing Creek church, Chester, SC.  He also works as a mental health counselor in Union, SC….. David Weitnauer ’86 has a new position as president of the R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation in Atlanta….. Alan Harvey ’86 received his D.Min. degree this spring from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. His doctoral project was Invisible Communion Tokens: Help for Presbyterian Congregations to Come Prepared to the Lord’s Table. His project advisors were president/professor emeritus C. Benton Kline, Jr., and John P. Burgess, son of former CTS staff member Betsey Burgess.  Alan is associate pastor of First church, Winter Haven, FL, where Steve Negley ’85 is head of staff…..Ed Cooley ’88 recently completed 12 years of ministry at First church, Pampa, TX, and is stated supply at First church, Canadian, TX….. Walter Dinkins ’88 is the senior religious leader for the Joint United States Military Mission in Africa. He works with all major humanitarian outreach agencies in Africa.….. Jon Faraone ’88 received the D.Min. degree this spring from McCormick Seminary…..  Joy Smith ’88 has a call to the Providence Community church, a new church development in Jacksonville Beach, FL ….. Thomas Mueller ’89 retired from First church, Hinesville, GA.

1990s

Totok Wiryasaputra ’90 has finished three manuscripts for counseling books. The work will be published soon by ICAHS Press….. Mike Fitze ’91 has moved to a new church development, the Palmetto church, Mt. Pleasant, SC….. Keith Riddle ’91 serves as a “minister in other service” via the Presbytery of Tropical Florida, and lives in Charleston, SC, where he works in the development of grief support programs. He was elected to the national leadership team of the Presbyterian AIDS Network….. Belinda Curry ’93 has completed 10 years of service with the General Assembly Council (Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy), St.  Andrew Presbytery….. In May, Jones Doughton ’93 received his D.Min. degree from Beeson School of Divinity of Samford University, Birmingham, AL….. Martha Ebel ’93 retired from First church, Aiken, SC, and volunteers as a hospital chaplain….. Jeff ’93 and Kerri ’93 Peterson-Davis are keynote speakers for two weeks of the Montreat Youth Conferences this summer. They serve as co-pastors of Pioneer Memorial church, Solon, OH….. Todd Speed ’93 (DMin ’07) has a new call as pastor of Decatur (GA) church….. Walt Tennyson ’93 has a new call as chaplain of Rhodes College,  Memphis, TN. He will also direct the college’s Bonner Scholars program which has been endowed to fund 60 students each year who will integrate their classroom work with community involvement and a process of vocational discernment….. Tim Slemmons ’95 led an event for New Brunswick Presbytery, during which he presented “Year D—A Supplement to the Revised Common Lectionary.” Tim is also designing Year E….. Beverly (Brigman) Thompson ’96 (DMin ’00) and her husband, George, led “Alligators in the Swamp-Power, Leadership and Ministry,” a seminar for the Alban Institute….. Tom Groome ’98 is pastor of First church, Tupelo, MS….. Julie Walkup Bird ’99 has a new son, Nathan Henry, born in December 2006.  Julie lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she is a pastor and her husband, Adrian, is working on a Ph.D.….. Mickey Shealy ’99 has a new call as pastor at First church, Dalton, GA.  He will be installed August 5…..  Steven Voris (DMin ’99) has a new book, Devotions and Prayers for Police Officers. He is a U.S. Navy chaplain deployed in Iraq.

2000s