Alumni Notes

 

ALABAMA
Gamma Alpha

Richard Ogle ’61 has merged his practice with the law firm of Christian & Small, L.L.P. in Birmingham. He will continue to specialize in business litigation and alternative dispute resolution. A past president of the Birmingham Bar Association, Brother Ogle was recently chosen for inclusion in the publication Best Lawyers in America for the 10th consecutive year. He was also recently selected as an Alabama Superlawyer. Ogle previously served Pi Kappa Alpha as National President.

Barry Phelps ’84 recently became the managing writer-editor for the United States Mint’s Office of Sales and Marketing, Department of the Treasury. Prior to joining the Mint, Phelps served in various writing and communications positions with the Department of Homeland Security, Vice President Al Gore’s National Partnership for Reinventing Government, Small Business Administration, and U.S. Senate. His projects at the U.S. Mint include the popular 50 State Quarters, Presidential/First Spouses and Native American $1 Coins, and 2009 Double Eagle Gold Coin Programs.

Andrew Sorensen ’99 has resigned as the University of South Carolina president, a position he had held since 2002. Sorensen remains at USC as an instructor in the College of Medicine. Pictured with Dr. Sorensen (left) at a recent Carolina Alumni Association reception is Howard Hughes (North Carolina-Pembroke, Eta Omega ’78), a 1982 graduate of USC graduate school.

ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE
Theta Pi

Morgan Belden ’03 graduated with a degree in Aerospace Engineering and is currently working towards his master’s in Engineering Management. This past summer Belden finished OCS with the United States Army Reserves. When not being a weekend warrior, he works for Boeing in Huntsville.

Trip Edington ’01 graduated in May 2008 with a double major in Psychology and Sociology. After seven years of college, he has joined the Peace Corps and will be stationed in Mongolia for 27 months.

Damien Galzi ’06 graduated in 2008 with a PhD in Electrical Engineering and has returned to Paris, France, to pursue his career. While in Huntsville, he was a founder of the band Milestone, which still has Theta Pi connections through band members Lance Price ’07 and Sandee Satterfield, the wife of Ken Satterfield ’87.

ARIZONA
Gamma Delta

Dan Berger ’99 and Travis Burton (Georgetown, Alpha Lambda ’04) were escorted on a White House tour by Clayton LaForge (William & Mary, Gamma ’03) while visiting D.C. in June 2008.

John Warneke ’52 and his wife, Nancy, were honored by the City of San Jacinto in June 2008 for their community service by having a city park named after them. The Warneke family can trace its roots in San Jacinto to the 1800s. He may be reached at jnwarneke@netzero.net.

ARKANSAS Alpha Zeta James Arnold II ’64 is a recipient of the  Distinguished Flying Cross and retired Delta pilot. He served as an F-4 pilot in VietNam. Billy Greg Austin ’82 resides in Dyersburg, Tennessee, and has two sons, Bailey and Jacob. Austin is a claims representative with the Social Security Administration and may be reached at greg.austin@ssa.gov. Jim Berkowitz ’68  is a coordinator for Georgia Tech research projects. Charlie Broadbent ’83 and his wife, Paula, have partnered with another couple to launch a new women’s organization called EMwomen, Empowering Women to Change their World. You may visit www.EMwomen.com to learn about this new social networking site for women which was launched in May 2008, allowing women from all over the world to connect with other women who want to grow in the areas of faith, family, fitness, finances and philanthropy. Broadbent is also an account executive with Suddenlink Media in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and may be reached at charles.broadbent@suddenlink.com.

University of Arkansas Reunion 08 October 3-5, 2008 The AZ Alumni Association, the Monticello Corporation Board of Directors, and all 100+ undergraduate members of Alpha Zeta cordially invite our alumni and their guests to attend Reunion 08, to be held in Fayetteville during the weekend of the Arkansas-Florida football game. Details are posted on the AZ web site, which is www.hogpikealumni.com. This event is so big that one alumnus for every year from 1940-2004 has volunteered to be a Captain, to encourage attendance from brothers who were initiated in his year. The complete list of all Reunion 08 Committee Members and Captains, and their contact information, is posted on the AZ web site. A list of brothers who have confirmed their attendance is also posted. Come join the fun and fellowship. Go Hogs Go!!!

 

Elmer Church Jr. ’44 retired as a chief mechanical engineer for Firestone, now Bridgestone Firestone.

Terence “TB” Brent Clark  ’53, a retired mechanical engineer, is living in Berryville, Arkansas with his Dream Girl, Kathleen.  They have three children, Cynthia, Constance, and Christa. 

George Coffman ’60 retired as a Major with the Arkansas State Police.  He is currently the chairman of Commercial Transportation for Executive Consultants, Inc., LLC. 

Joe C. Culp ’52 retired as president of the Telecommunications Group, Rockwell, International. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Leif Eriksson ’73 has had a busy 35 years since his initiation. After graduation he returned to Sweden for medical school, graduating in 1980. He stayed on at the university hospital in Lund in southern Sweden to become a specialist in respiratory medicine. He became the medical director of the lung transplant program at the hospital and also the director of the adult Cystic Fibrosis center. Eriksson wrote a thesis on lung transplantation and spent a year in post doctoral studies in Melbourne, Australia. Two years ago he made a career change when he was offered a job in the pharmaceutical industry where he now works in early drug development at AstraZeneca in Lund. He and his wife, Louise, have two children, Petter and Kajsa, and he may be reached at Leif.Eriksson@med.lu.se.

Richard “Lewis” Fawcett ’38 and his wife, Eddie Ann, lives in Hot Springs, Arkansas. 

David E. Fitton, Jr. ’40 graduated from West Point, and is now a retired colonel.  He has received over two dozen military awards and accolades.

Don L. Gibson ’66 is president and CEO of Arkansas Legacy Bank. He and his wife, Carol Lynn, reside in Springdale, Arkansas. 

Richard Goff ’62 is in the public warehousing business in Little Rock, Arkansas.  Customers include Maybelline, L’Oreal, Tyson, IP, and Wal-Mart.  He and his wife, Linda, have five children: Richard Jr., Michael, Mark, Kerby, and R. Hunter. 

Richard Neil Haley ’71  is the senior structural engineer for Hawker Beechcraft. He and his wife, Debbie, have two children, Garrett and Gayle.

Jeff Hatley ’88 and Neala Wonderley were married on June 14, 2008. Hatley is a project coordinator with Baldwin & Shell in Rogers, Arkansas, and may be reached at hatley_jeff@yahoo.com.

Thomas Z. James ’44 graduated from West Point and is a retired  utilities regulator for Dallas, Texas. He served as an expert witness for Congressional investigations and oversight. 

Gary Karnes ’68 suffered a personal tragedy when one of his sons, Jack,  predeceased him.  His son Jordan Karnes is a 2001 initiate of Alpha Zeta Chapter.

George Kok ’44, Arkansas’ first 7’ center on the basketball team, is retired and living in Louisville, Kentucky.  He is an original member of the UA Wall of Fame.

William Neubert ’57 is an electrical engineer and computer systems engineer, as well as web master for Alpha Zeta.  He and his wife, Willie, have one son, Steven. 

Blake Schultz ’46 is a UA Wall of Fame inaugural member.  He is a retired pilot, and was head of operations for American Airlines at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport at the time of his retirement.   

William Sims ’41 retired as a PhD in horticulture at UC Davis. Significant plant patents were obtained for UCD through his guidance

Bob G. Treece ’44 is a retired electrical engineer living in Little Rock.

AUBURN
Upsilon

David Dyson ’72 teaches business planning and entrepreneurship at Whitworth University in Washington, in addition to teaching and serving Life Leaders, a non-profit association he founded in 1992.

Joseph Morgan ’59 remains very active in business as the owner of J M Morgan Company in Birmingham, Alabama. He enjoys fly fishing, reading, traveling, an occasional round of golf, church activities, time with his family, and anything Auburn. He looks forward to seeing friends at the 50th reunion of the Upsilon 1958 pledge class this fall.

CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE
Lambda Alpha

Sean Adams ’00 is the chief of staff for Senator Bob Margett. He will begin law school at UC Hastings this fall and is looking to network with alumni in the San Francisco area. He may be reached at seancadams@gmail.com.

Cheyene DeWease ’02 and his wife, Rozie, welcomed their son, Roman, in May 2008. DeWease has recently moved from Bank of America and has been promoted to a management position with Umpqua Bank.

CALIFORNIA STATE-SACRAMENTO
Theta Tau

Charles Beall ’81 resides in Rancho Murieta where he is the physical education teacher at West Campus High School as well as the football and basketball coach at Elk Grove High School. He and his wife, Julie, have two children, Nolan Ryan and Taylor Ann. He may be reached at Beall34@aol.com.

CENTRAL ARKANSAS Epsilon Phi James Welch ’94 is completing a masters in Public Administration at Georgia State University as part of the Army Advanced Civil Schooling program. While completing his graduation requirements, he is working with the American Red Cross, Service to Armed Forces Department, in order to expand the organization’s outreach to military hospitals programs and increase the number of Red Cross volunteers assisting wounded, ill and injured veterans in VA medical facilities. Specifically, Captain Welch is working to expand the role of youth and college students in these volunteer efforts. You may contact Welch at james.welch@us.army.mil or 202-303-4192.

Arkansas Alums Serve Our Nation On June 8, 2008 at Camp Joe T. Robinson in North Little Rock, Arkansas, Lieutenant Colonel John Tate (Central Arkansas, Epsilon Phi ’87) (back to camera) administers the oath of commissioned officers to Sergeant Timothy Brannon (Arkansas State, Delta Theta ’03). Tate is the Commander of the 25th Rear Operation Center, Arkansas Army National Guard. Upon completion of the oath Brannon’s dad, Michael Brannon (center) pinned his son as a newly commissioned Second Lieutenant. Second Lieutenant Brannon lives in Little Rock and recently accepted a full-time position with the Arkansas Army National Guard. He will complete the engineer basic officer’s course and will be assigned to the 25th as a liaison officer.

CENTRAL FLORIDA
Eta Phi

JT Turner ’95 has relocated to Akron, Ohio, where he serves as the director of training and Hispanic marketing for Corporate Connections. He may be reached at pikedagger1868@aol.com.

Devin Morrison ’92 and his wife, Heather, announce the birth of their first child, Kierlan Grace, on May 11, 2008. Lieutenant Commander Morrison currently serves as the director for administration at Naval Health Clinic Charleston, South Carolina. He may be reached at devin.morrison@med.navy.mil.

Chris Walker ’91 has opened the offices of Christopher G. Walker, P.L., a full service law firm in Daytona Beach, Florida. He may be reached at pikawalker@msn.com.

CHAPMAN
Theta Psi

John Stratman ’95 resides in Santa Ana where he has been appointed to director of public affairs for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California. He may be reached at john.e.stratman@kp.org.

COASTAL CAROLINA
Kappa Rho

Benjamin Brown ’97 and Stephanie Hamer were married on May 17, 2008, in his hometown of Franklin, Tennessee. Pikes in attendance included Mitchell Sanders ’97, Mike Hoagland ’00 and Jerry McFadden ’99. Brown is a loan officer with Elite Mortgage Services in Brentwood, Tennessee, and may be reached at Ben@BenBrownTN.com.

COLORADO
Beta Upsilon

Tom Briggs ’94 and his wife, Kate, welcomed their son, Jackson, on February 10, 2008. The family resides in Denver where Briggs is the regional vice president for Transamerica Retirement Services. He may be reached at tombriggsjr@gmail.com.

Jason Peck ’05 participated in Semester at Sea which is administered by the Institute for Shipboard Education. Ports-of-call on the itinerary included Nassau, Bahamas; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Salvador, Brazil; Cape Town, South Africa; Port Louis, Mauritius; Chennai, India; Penang, Malaysia; Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Hong Kong; Shanghai, China; Kobe, Japan; Honolulu, Hawaii; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; and then returning to Miami, Florida.