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Karon Bowdre ’77, J.D. ’81, began her
tenure as chief judge Nov. 18, 2013, having
served on the Federal District Court for the
Northern District of Alabama since
November 2001. Since her appointment,
she has presided over several high-profile
trials, including ones involving public
corruption and securities fraud.
Rev. Jennifer Danielle Crumpton ’96 is
vice president of strategic partnerships for
the International Center for Religion &
Diplomacy, a nongovernmental organization
based in Washington, D.C.
Gayla J. Delly ’80 has been chief executive
officer of Benchmark Electronics, Inc., since
Jan. 1, 2012, and has been its president
since Dec. 21, 2006.
Ann Thornton Field ’77 is a member of
Gordon and Rees, LLP’s commercial
litigation, tort and product liability,
agricultural chemicals and pesticides, and
aviation groups.
Elizabeth Futral ’85 is one of the world’s
leading coloratura sopranos. She has
performed to wide acclaim at New York
City’s Lincoln Center, and in other leading
venues in the United States, Europe, South
America and Japan.
Catherine Henderson, Pharm.D. ’09,
began her professional career as a community
pharmacist at The Medicine Shoppe in
Decatur, Ala. In 2011, she moved to The
Pill Box Pharmacy, also in Decatur, and
started a compounded anti-aging skincare
line called SimplySkin Rx.
Laura Gessner Kelly ’78 is chief product
officer at Dun & Bradstreet [D&B]. She is
also a member of D&B’s global leadership
team. She is responsible for the company’s
global product portfolios, including the
development and execution of D&B’s future
product strategy.
Linda Whitlow Knight, J.D. ’76, is a
member of Gullett Sanford Robinson &
Martin, PLLC, where her practice areas
include bankruptcy law, commercial law
and litigation, and general business law.
Wanda Seay Lee ’69, DPS, RN, is the
executive director for Woman’s Missionary
Union [WMU], the premier woman’s
missionary support organization in America.
Having served as president of WMU prior
to her appointment as CEO, she is the first
woman in WMU history to hold both
positions.
Carolyn Maull McKinstry, M.Div. ’08,
D.D. ’13, is an associate minister at Trinity
Baptist Church in Birmingham. Her book,
While the World Watched, tells the story of
her life growing up in Birmingham during
the Civil Rights Movement.
Nina Miglionico ’33 was the first woman
elected to the Birmingham City Council.
She served for 22 years through some of the
key years of the Civil Rights Era.
Ida Vines Moffett was one of the most
beloved and influential Alabamians in the
health profession. As a nurse for more than
70 years, she was a gifted healer whose
touch could transform a patient’s health.
She spent most of that time at the executive
level of the Baptist Hospital system based in
Birmingham.
Caroline Noland ’12 has dedicated her life
to international development and education
for marginalized people. She serves as a
development and monitoring officer in
Sindh, Pakistan, with a dedication to
women’s empowerment and education.
Leigh Ann Pusey ’84 is president and CEO
of the American Insurance Association, the
leading property-casualty trade organization
in America, representing insurers with more
than $123 billion in premiums annually.
Sylvia Rayfield ’59, M.N., RN, CNS, is an
internationally known nurse educator,
entrepreneur and business leader who serves
as a consultant to many universities and
community colleges nationwide.
Martha Roby, J.D. ’01, is in her second
term serving the people of Alabama’s Second
Congressional District in the U.S. House of
Representatives.
Betsy Rogers ’74, M.Ed. ’98, Ed.S. ’00,
Ed.D. ’02, is professor and chair of the
teacher education department at Samford
University.
Connie Henke Yarbro, B.S.N. ’79, M.S.,
RN, FAAN, is an internationally known
leader and lecturer in oncology nursing. She
serves as an adjunct clinical associate
professor, Sinclair School of Nursing,
University of Missouri—Columbia.
Sylvia Young ’83 is a 27-year veteran of
hospital administration. She was appointed
president and chief executive officer of HCA
Continental Division and HCA-
HealthONE LLC in June 2012. ◗
To learn more about Samford’s centennial
coeducation honorees, go to www.samford.edu/
communication/ccrc.aspx.
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