E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e eJames “Jim” Manley ‘60Retired banker, SunTrust BankDecatur, Ga.Council ChairWilliam D. “Bill” Langley ‘63Business Owner, Sidewinder Inc.Columbus, Ga.Chair, ExternalRelations CommitteeDr. Joyce Reynolds Ringer ‘59Retired executive director, GeorgiaAdvocacy Office<strong>Auburn</strong>, Ala.Chair, Development CommitteeDr. J. Carlton Smith ‘67Retired superintendentVestavia Hills, Ala.Chair, Academic Affairs CommitteeM e m b e r sDr. Tim Alford ‘68Director, Alabama Office <strong>of</strong>Workforce DevelopmentMontgomery, Ala.Donna CarpenterBurchfield ‘71Lawyer, King & SpaldingAtlanta, Ga.Nancy CulpepperChancey ‘62Chairwoman, CH&B Inc.Enterprise, Ala.Dr. Bernadette Chapple ‘98Research director, Center forLeadership and Public Policy,Alabama State <strong>University</strong>Montgomery, Ala.Dr. Cynthia Ann Cox ‘77Coronado, Calif.Mary Chambers Gross ‘65Retired high school educatorMelbourne, Fla.Dr. J. Floyd Hall ‘48Retired school superintendentand pr<strong>of</strong>essorGreenville, S.C.Dr. J. Terry Jenkins ‘83Superintendent, <strong>Auburn</strong> City Schools<strong>Auburn</strong>, Ala.Emily Reaves Leischuck ‘64Retired, <strong>Auburn</strong> <strong>University</strong><strong>Auburn</strong>, Ala.Sharon Rochambeau LovellVestavia Hills, Ala.Hedy White Manry ‘71Vice president, IBM GlobalSolutions LeadershipCornelius, N.C.Steve Means ‘69Gadsden, Ala.44 Building A Better Future for All education.auburn.edu
N a t i o n a l A d v i s o r y C o u n c i lThe <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>’s National Advisory Council is a network <strong>of</strong> college alumni andfriends who advocate to those outside the college and guide those working within it. Members<strong>of</strong> the council are appointed by the dean after being nominated by council membersand college leadership. Appointments to the council are for a three-year term.The council convenes in <strong>Auburn</strong> twice a year—once in the fall and spring—and works asneeded through committees and correspondence the rest <strong>of</strong> the year. Members serve onone <strong>of</strong> four committees: Academic Affairs, Development, External Relations or InternalRelations. The chairs <strong>of</strong> these committees, along with the council chair, comprise the council’sExecutive Committee.Advisory council members epitomize the college’s mission to build better futures for allthrough their pr<strong>of</strong>essional contributions. These pr<strong>of</strong>essionals and retired individuals representprivate, public and nonpr<strong>of</strong>it business and organizations throughout the country. Inaddition their council service, council members regularly attend the college’s special eventsand spread its message through their involvement in other <strong>Auburn</strong> <strong>University</strong> programs,committees and boards.To learn more about theNational Advisory Council, visiteducation.auburn.edu/alumni/nacPatsy Body Parker ‘70<strong>Education</strong> consultant andretired school counselorOpelika, Ala.Dr. Harold Patterson ‘54Retired school superintendentGuntersville, Ala.Kym Hass Prewitt ‘86Exec. director, Children’sLiteracy Guild <strong>of</strong> Ala.Birmingham, Ala.Dr. Frances Skinner Reeves ‘71Retired mental health counselorWest Point, Ga.Theresa Rushton Roberston ‘64Retired educatorMarietta, Ga.Dr. Ron Saunders ‘70Superintendent, Barrow Co. SchoolsWinder, Ga.Dr. Thomas N. Taylor ‘60Retired superintendentClinton, Miss.Dr. W. MabreyWhetstone, Jr. ‘73Director, Special <strong>Education</strong> Services,Alabama Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong>Titus, Ala.Leslie S. Woodson ‘80Trainer/technical writer,EDS CorporationAlabaster, Ala.Catherine Cary Zodrow ‘72Retired educator<strong>Auburn</strong>, Ala.NOT Pictured:EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEDr. Carol Edmundson Hutcheson ‘69Principal, East Columbus Magnet AcademyColumbus, Ga.Chair, Internal Relations CommitteeMEMBERSDr. Jane Cahaly ‘66Director <strong>of</strong> teacher education, Anderson<strong>College</strong>Pendleton, S.C.Dr. John William Covington ‘81Superintendent, Pueblo Schools District 60Pueblo, Col.The Hon. Kay Ivey ‘67Alabama state treasurerMontgomery, Ala.Mary Alice Newell ‘66Coordinator <strong>of</strong> clinical experiences, OrleanBullard Beeson School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> andPr<strong>of</strong>essional Studies, Samford <strong>University</strong>Birmingham, Ala.Beth Powell ‘67Artists’ representative; former Ala. PTAdirectorMontgomery, Ala.Kathryn Milner Shehane ‘56Retired educator and superintendentDouglasville, Ga.education.auburn.edu Keystone • Volume IV, 2007 45