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N e w s o f N o t e
PAUL O’MARA
BERRY
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Berry Alumni Association
President: Bill Roseen (78C)
Past President: Ouida Word Dickey
(50C, FFS)
Vice Presidents: Alumni Events,
Betty Jones Whitten (60c);
Association Awards, Lewis
Copeland (60C); Berry Heritage,
Harlan Chapman (58C); Financial
Support, Barbara Pickle McCollum
(79C); Young Alumni and Student
Relations, Valerie Loner (91C)
Parliamentarian: Bart Cox (92C)
Secretary: Kimberly Terrell (04C,
06G, FS)
Historian: Rebecca Nuchols
Roberts (94C, FS)
Chaplain: Terry Walton (78C)
Assistant Vice President for
Alumni Development and Historic
Berry: Rufus Massey (75C)
#42/07-08
The 2007 Martindale Awards of Distinction went to Dr.
George Gallagher, professor of animal science, and Nina
Wheeler, secretary to the dean in the School of
Mathematical and Natural Sciences. The prestigious awards
were endowed by Larry and Susan Byrd (73C) Martindale to
recognize superior contributions in advancing the
college’s mission. Dr. Gallagher also received the
Eleana M. Garrett Award for Meritorious Advising
and Caring.
Others receiving 2006-07 awards included:
Martindale Award winners Nina
Dr. Steven Bell, psychology, the David and Lu
Wheeler and Dr. George Gallagher Garrett Award for Meritorious Teaching.
Dr. Michael Papazian, religion and philosophy, the Mary S. and Samuel Poe Carden
Award for outstanding teaching, scholarship and service.
Dr. Michael Bailey, government and international studies, the Vulcan Teaching
Excellence Award.
Dr. Dan McBrayer, psychology, Faculty Member of the Year; and Dr. Stephen
R. Briggs, president, Staff Member of the Year (both selected by the Student
Government Association).
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President Stephen R. Briggs,
right, presents the Mary S. and
Samuel Poe Carden Award to
Dr. Michael Papazian.
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honor excellence
Dr. Michael Bailey, recipient of the
Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award
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Happy birthday
to BCEMS!
Congratulations are in order
for the Berry College
Elementary and Middle School
(BCEMS), which is celebrating
its 30th anniversary during the 2007-08 academic year.
If your life was enriched through involvement with BCEMS at any
point during the last three decades, you are invited to be a part of several
planned celebrations throughout the year. Pictures and other items are
being solicited for a room-sized historic timeline, and opportunities to
share stories and meet with past friends, faculty and staff are in the works.
For more information, go to www.berry.edu/elementary and click
the “30th Anniversary Bulletin Board” link.
Change in
classification
After many years of being
classified as a regional
comprehensive college in U.S.
News & World Report’s annual
“America’s Best Colleges”
listings, Berry was included this
year in the national liberal arts
category due to a change in the
basic classification system used
by the Carnegie Commission on
Higher Education.
Out of the 266 schools in this
national category, Berry ranked
118 and was included on the list
of 125 top-tier schools. The
remaining 141 colleges and
universities in this category were
sorted into two additional tiers.
President Stephen R. Briggs
said the college was pleased to be
included in a category that
speaks to Berry’s aspirations and
reputation. He also emphasized
that he concurs with presidents
from other nationally-ranked
colleges that these rankings often
obscure what is most important
about individual institutions.
Dr. Briggs’ message to the
campus community about the
U.S. News rankings is available
at www.berry.edu/president/
rankingmessage.asp.
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A ‘Common
Application’ for
uncommon schools
Berry College recently took
its place alongside Yale,
Princeton, Stanford and other
elite institutions as part of the
Common Application, a not-forprofit
organization that provides
a single admission application –
in print and online at
www.commonapp.org – that
prospective students may submit
to any number of approximately
300 member institutions
nationwide.
Acceptance in this elite group
is limited to colleges and
universities that evaluate
prospective students using a
holistic selection process.
Membership results in wider
visibility for the institution and
added convenience for
prospective students.
Provost turns
professor
Dr. Thomas E. Dasher, who
joined Berry College as
provost in 2000 and is credited
with championing academic
excellence
and active
mentoring of
students by
faculty and
staff, has
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stepped
down from
his administrative role and now
is serving as professor of English,
rhetoric and writing.
“During Tom Dasher’s tenure
as provost, Berry made
significant progress in the
development of its core academic
programs and policies,” said
President Stephen R. Briggs
when the change was
announced.
During Dr. Dasher’s tenure,
national recognition for the
faculty increased in the form of
publications, awards, research
grants and juried invitations. He
also supported a number of key
initiatives, including the
reorganization of the Office of
Student Work and Experiential
Learning and the establishment
of the Center for Teaching
Excellence.
“Tom Dasher also is a
champion of Berry’s mission,” Dr.
Briggs added. “He is passionate
regarding an integrated education
of the head, heart and hands,
and he has carried out his
responsibilities with that ideal in
mind. I am grateful to him for his
dedication, courage and his
assistance during this year of
transition.”
A national search is in
progress. Dr. Kathy McKee is
serving in the interim.
Planned giving
program wins
national award
Berry College’s planned
giving program has been
recognized on the national
level by the Council for
Advancement and Support of
Education for its outstanding
growth and achievement. The
program earned a silver
medal in the 2007 Circle of
Excellence Awards.
Leading the charge to
encourage alumni and friends
to “Leave a Legacy” through
membership in the Berry
Heritage Society were Scott
Breithaupt (91C, 96G), senior
planned giving officer; Dr.
Gary Waters (80C, 89G), chief
of staff in the President’s
Office; Dana Herron, director
of operations and research;
Debbie Rasure, advancement
communication officer; and
the six alumni who make up
the Planned Giving Council:
Chairman Roger W. Lusby III
(79C), Glen Barber (91C), Dan
Owens (78C, 80G), W. Bradley
Roberts (95C, 03G), Anita
Tancraitor (86C) and Michael
Thompson (87C).
“Remembering Berry in a
will or other planned-giving
instrument is one of the best
ways to assure Berry’s quality
and accessibility for future
generations,” Scott stated. “It
is an opportunity to leave a
legacy that is available to just
about everyone.”
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Watters and Chambers tapped for top
alumni posts
Chris Watters (89C) and
Milton Chambers (78A,
82C) have been named to fill
important positions in alumni
relations. Chris is Berry’s new
director of alumni relations,
while Milton is director for
alumni development, a new
position made possible by the
realignment of existing resources.
Chris holds an MBA in
computer information systems
from Georgia State University
and project management
professional certification from
the Project Management
Institute. Her past experience
includes more than 11 years with
Accenture, a global management
and information technology
consulting company. She returns
to Rome with husband Mark and
daughter Kristyn after many
years in the Atlanta area.
“As director of alumni
relations, my hope is to further
rally enthusiasm for and support
of Berry’s continued
development, growth and
strategic direction among the
alumni community,” Chris said.
“It is an honor to serve Berry
during such an exciting time in
its history.”
Milton is a lifelong resident of
the Berry campus who has
worked in support of his alma
mater for 23 years. Past positions
include assistant director of
printing services and manager of
facilities and guest services for
the Cottages at Berry and Ford
Dining Hall. Milton and his
wife, Julie, have four children.
“Milton brings great energy
and valuable leadership to the
important annual fund drive,”
said Rufus Massey, assistant vice
president for alumni
development and Historic Berry,
“while Chris comes to us with
broad business and project
management experience. I am
excited to have both on our
team.”
Campbell School
names new dean
Dr. John Grout took the reins
of the Campbell School of
Business on
July 1,
succeeding Dr.
Krishna Dhir
as dean.
Dr. Grout
has been on
the Berry
faculty since
1997 and also
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serves as the David C. Garrett Jr.
professor of management. Prior
to being selected as dean, he was
chair of both the management
department and the accounting
and finance department. He is a
nationally renowned expert in
the field of mistake-proofing and
a recipient of the Shingo Prize
for Manufacturing Excellence in
Research.
Dr. Grout earned his
doctorate in management
science from Penn State
University. His business clients
have included Lockheed Martin
Aeronautics and General
Electric Company. Most recently,
he was commissioned by the
U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services to publish
Mistake-Proofing the Design of
Health Care Processes, a book
that has been distributed to
health care professionals across
the United States.
Professor Cherry Granrose
now serves as management chair,
and Associate Professor Lynn
Bible chairs accounting and
finance. Dr. Dhir, who
announced his intention last
year to join the faculty full time,
is the Gund chair of
management.
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New humanities
dean arrives
Dr. Tom Kennedy joined
Berry College July 1 as dean
of the Evans School of
Humanities and Social Sciences.
He came to Berry from Indiana’s
Valparaiso University, where he
served as professor and chair of
philosophy.
Dr. Kennedy’s 18 years at
Valparaiso included three stints
as department chair; three years
as editor of The Cresset: a review
of literature, the arts and public
affairs; and two years as director
of the university’s Overseas
Study Program in Cambridge,
England. Earlier, he held faculty
positions at Austin Peay State
University, Western Theological
Seminary, Grand Valley State
College, Hope College and
Calvin College.
A graduate of Calvin College,
Dr. Kennedy earned a doctorate
in religious studies from the
University of Virginia.
He follows in the footsteps of
Dr. Jonathan Atkins, professor of
history, who served as interim
dean and chair of the search
committee.
Dr. Wakefield is
Green chair
Dr. Dara Wakefield, professor
of teacher education, has
been named the
Green chair of
education in the
Charter School
of Education and
Human Sciences.
The position is
directly linked
with
coordination of
the Charter Fellows Program, a
professional program
encompassing all teachereducation
graduates.
Jennifer Dickey appointed director of Oak Hill and
The Martha Berry Museum
In addition to her role as
curator, Jennifer Word Dickey
(77A, 80C) has assumed responsibilities
as director of Oak Hill
and The Martha Berry Museum,
including strategic direction,
oversight for museum marketing
and operations, and implementation
of Berry’s preservation plan.
Jennifer, who grew up on the
Berry campus, recently received
her Ph.D. in history from
Six join Board of
Visitors
Six new members have joined
the Board of Visitors, which
is chaired by D. Randolph
“Randy” Berry.
Mary Sib Banks, Rome, is vice
president for community
relations for the Rome News-
Tribune, a newspaper that has
been run by her family for
generations. Pete Capponi,
Atlanta, is an engineer with
O’Brien and Gere Engineers and
has recruited Berry students for
his company.
Willard “Chuck” Lewis, a
member of the Campbell School’s
Executive Advisory Council, is
president and CEO of One
Georgia Bank in Atlanta. Wanda
Riggs Mack, the daughter and
granddaughter of Berry graduates,
is director for LJ Melody &
Co./CB Richard Ellis Capital
Markets in Atlanta. Her grandfather,
Gordon Keown, served as
acting director immediately after
Martha Berry’s death.
Roy Miller (58C) is owner
and CEO of Southern Used
Packaging and Bottling
Machinery in Lawrenceville,
Ga., and Steven Riley (85C) is
an attorney with the Strategic
Counsel of Tampa, Fla., and
specializes in estate planning.
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Georgia State University. She
also holds master’s degrees in
heritage preservation and
international business studies in
addition to her undergraduate
degree in business administration.
Among other positions, she
previously worked in Atlanta as
Alumni named to Cage-related positions
Former basketball teammates
Randall Goble (88C),
pictured below on right, and
Ricky Williams (87C), left,
returned to Berry July 1 to fill
positions critical to the operation
of the new Steven J. Cage
Athletic and Recreation Center,
which is slated for an early 2008
opening. Randall is director of
the center, while Ricky is
director of intramurals and
outdoor recreation.
Randall holds degrees in
accounting and business
management from Berry and an
M.B.A. from the University of
Alabama. He served Berry for
three years as an assistant
basketball coach before joining
Kennesaw State University
(KSU). Among the positions
held during his 17 years at KSU
were facilities coordinator and
a historian for the National Park
Service.
Jennifer is the daughter of Dr.
Ouida Dickey (50C), past
president of the Berry Alumni
Association and dean of
academic services emerita, and
the late Dr. Garland Dickey (42C).
coordinator for undergraduate
services in the health, physical
education and sport science
department.
Ricky holds a degree in
business administration from
Berry and a master’s degree in
physical education from
Jacksonville State University. He
came to Berry from Shorter
College, where he was head men’s
basketball coach for 11 years.
Also related to sports and
recreation, Scott Dunford (04C),
who has served as interim
director of sports information
and promotions, has been
appointed to the position in a
full-time capacity. He previously
worked in athletic media
relations and sports information
at Georgia Tech, Campbell
University and Presbyterian
College.
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Left to right: President Stephen R. Briggs presents
Distinguished Alumni Awards to Roy N. Miller, Timothy
Goodwin, J. Barry Griswell and W. Glenn Cornell.
REPUTATION ✯ BUILDERS
Berry students have great graduateschool
“chemistry”
If you’ve ever wondered just
how good today’s Berry
students really are, take a
look at the 2007 chemistry
and biochemistry graduates.
Fourteen of the 15 students
are going on to graduate
school. Three are pursuing
doctorates in chemistry fields,
one in mathematics. Two are
attending medical school,
and one is headed to dental
school. Two are working
toward doctorates in
pharmacy, and three are
studying for master’s degrees
(two in public health and one
in math).
Six of these students
received full tuition
scholarships, while two
received partial scholarships.
In addition, three received
Berry hosts
national forensic
tournament
For the second time in five
years, Berry College
hosted the National Forensic
Association’s tournament, the
largest intercollegiate speech
and debate competition in the
nation.
More than 800 students,
coaches and faculty members
representing 75 colleges and
universities gathered on the
Berry campus in April to
compete in 10 different
categories. Western Kentucky
University was crowned
national champion; Berry
speakers finished 15th
overall.
fellowships, two were awarded
teaching assistant positions and
five received annual stipends
(four of which are $22,000 each
year).
A partial list of their new
academic homes includes
Vanderbilt, Utah State, Purdue,
University of North Carolina-
Chapel Hill, Emory, Ohio
University and The University
of Georgia.
Gospel choir sings
to success
The Berry College “In His
Name” gospel choir, which
was founded in 2005 by
Jennifer Williams (05C),
garnered national acclaim at
the 2007 Emerging Leaders
Summit of the National
Association of Collegiate
Gospel Choirs.
In the association’s “singoff,”
the 12-voice Berry choir
earned the highest rankings
for uniqueness of style and
presentation, choreography
and continuing the legacy of
gospel. In addition, choir
member Tametria Conner
(O7C) was named Miss
National Association of
Collegiate Gospel Choirs.
Justine Nickerson
honored by Phi
Kappa Phi
Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s
oldest, largest and most
selective all-discipline honor
society, recognized only 100
students in the nation with a
fellowship or award of excellence
for the 2007-08 academic year,
and one of them is Justine
Nickerson (07C), who received
an award of excellence.
Among other characteristics,
the Marietta, Ga., native was
honored for her undergraduate
academic
performance,
leadership,
service,
citizenship,
character
and graduate
potential.
She will use the $2,000 award in
her pursuit of a Ph.D. in
chemistry at the University of
North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Trustee Sunny Park
receives Lifetime
Achievement
Award
Berry Trustee Sunny Park
has been awarded the
Lifetime Achievement Award
from the National Guard
Youth Challenge Academy in
recognition of his “energetic
and enthusiastic” support and
advocacy.
He was cited in particular
for establishing and funding
the Good Neighboring
Campaign “Korea Day,” a
unique educational program
that introduces its “at-risk”
young participants to the
culture of Korea and to Mr.
Park’s personal work ethic and
recipe for success.
Teams display award-winning character
Each year, only one team in each of the NAIA’s 23
championship sports is honored with the Buffalo Funds Five
Star Champions of Character Award. This
year, two of the 23 teams selected represent
Berry College.
Berry’s women’s tennis and men’s
basketball squads were recognized for their
dedication to and implementation of the
five core values of the NAIA’s
Champions of Character program:
respect, responsibility, integrity,
servant leadership and sportsmanship.
In addition to this honor, the women’s
tennis team advanced to the
quarterfinal round of the NAIA
national tournament, and Kristin
Hunter (07C) was named the
NAIA’s Senior Player of the Year.
2007 Alumni Award Winners
Excellence personified
The 2007 recipients of the Berry College
Distinguished Alumni Awards have
exemplary records of career
achievement, civic engagement and service.
Their commitment to excellence in all facets
of life has brought honor to themselves and
to their alma mater.
Distinguished Service Award
W. Glenn Cornell (62C) has served the
business and economic development interests
of Georgia for more than 40 years. He retired
as commissioner of the Georgia Department
of Economic Development and, earlier, as
senior vice president at Bank of America. He
recently was honored with the Gov. George
Busbee Award from the state of Georgia and
the Ambassador Mike Mansfield Award from
the Japan/America Society of Georgia.
His extensive community service includes
leadership positions with the Economic
Developers Roundtable, Georgia Economic
Developers Association, Chick-fil-A Peach
Bowl Board and Communities in Schools of
Georgia. He also is past president of the
Atlanta Athletic Club and the Georgia State
Golf Association and a member of the
Executive Committee of the Georgia Golf
Hall of Fame. He is the first alumnus to chair
the Berry College Board of Trustees and
earlier chaired its Advancement Committee
and the highly successful Century Campaign.
Distinguished Achievement Award
J. Barry Griswell (71C) is a Fortune 500
CEO whose focus extends beyond business to
issues of great societal importance, including
education and social services. He is chairman
and chief executive officer of The Principal
Financial Group and serves the Berry Board
of Trustees as Advancement Committee
chair.
Mr. Griswell lends his leadership and
expertise to many industry and community
organizations, among them the American
Council of Life Insurers, The Business
Roundtable, Herman Miller Inc., the S.S.
Huebner Foundation for Insurance Education
and the United Way of America. Among his
numerous honors are the Horatio Alger
Association Distinguished American Award,
the Oscar C. Schmidt Iowa Business
Leadership Award and the Ellis Island Medal
of Honor. He also has been inducted into the
Iowa Business Hall of Fame.
Mr. Griswell’s wife, Michele Irwin
Griswell (70C), is a member of the Berry
College Board of Visitors.
Outstanding Young Alumni Award
Timothy Goodwin (03C) didn’t wait long
to make his mark on the world, founding his
own money management practice, Goodwin
Investment Advisory, just one year after
graduating from Berry. His goal is to generate
the greatest possible return for his clients
while exposing them to the least amount of
risk, thus making it possible for them to give
back to their communities, schools, churches
and charitable organizations. He also has
formed an investment group of Berry
graduates called “Million $ Missionaries”
with the intent of corporately investing for
future philanthropy.
Mr. Goodwin serves on the Executive
Round Table Board for the Campbell School
of Business and interacts with students
through career development seminars and
the Berry Investment Group. He and his
wife, Maureen, helped launch Watermark
Church and support Kings Ridge Christian
School in Alpharetta, Ga., where Maureen
teaches.
Entrepreneurial Spirit Award
Roy N. Miller (58C) is founder, owner,
president and CEO of Southern Used
Packaging and Bottling Machinery. The
seeds for the corporation that exists today
were planted in 1968 when he started
working nights and weekends out of a small
garage in Cartersville, Ga., buying and selling
used packaging and bottling machinery. He
found success by promising lower costs and
quicker delivery than his competitors.
A recent addition to the Berry Board of
Visitors, Mr. Miller is a two-time finalist for
the Gwinnett County (Ga.) Small Business
Person of the Year Award. He has been
recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow by the
Rotary Foundation and is a past president of
the Duluth, Ga., Rotary Club. He also has
served on the Business Intelligence
Committee of the Packaging Machinery
Manufacturers Institute and the Atlanta
Regional Commission Work Force
Investment Board.
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