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’SOUTHERN MAGAZINE VOLUME 46, NUMBER 1 Daniel B. Coleman, President DeLynn M. Zell ’86, Chair, Board of Trustees ’Southern magazine is published by the Office of Communications at Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama 35254. Non-profit postage paid at B’ham., AL Permit No. 2575. ©2021 Birmingham-Southern College 2021-2022 ALUMNI BOARD Thomas Waters ’86, President Rodney Barganier ’94 Danzey Burnham ’78 Devan Byrd ’13 Paul Fancher ’97 Jeris Burns Gaston ’05 Betty Gunn ’60 2021-2022 YOUNG ALUMNI COUNCIL Jennifer Commander ’12, President Denzel Okinedo ’16, President-Elect Kandace Hamilton ’06 Christopher Byard ’07 Glorious Bates ’10 Ansley Emmet ’10 John Gunnells ’10 Kathleen Hillen ’10 Julie Paul ’10 Tyler Marsh ’11 Holly Laine NeSmith ’11 Charlsie Wigley ’11 LaDarius Woods ’11 LJ Campbell ’12 Lauren Miles Kelley ’12 Sarah McCune ’12 Alex Miller ’12 Katie Stewart ’12 Brittany Arias Sturdivant ’13 Brooke Warren Rebarchak ’13 Chelsea Smith ’13 Chelsea Vance Velez ’13 Stephen Wilson ’13 Ana Lejava ’14 M’Kayl Lewis ’14 Terria Punturo Steele ’14 Susan Tuberville ’14 Clayton Humphries ’15 Gabby Joiner ’15 4 / ’southern George Lane ’95 Byron Mathews ’70 Jeb Pittard ’98 Leanna Bankester Pittard ’98 Greer Real Tirrill ’79 Reba Simmons MPPM ‘00 Michael Flynn ’16 Patrick Fox ’16 Katie Waters-McCormack ’16 John White ’16 Emily Ballew ’17 Emily Eidson ’17 Jalon Hollie ’17 Bethany Kuerten ’17 Samantha Laflin ’17 Jay Williams ’17 Lauren Brasher ’18 Sam Campbell ’18 Shiv Desai ’18 Katie Kassis ’18 Damian Mitchell ’18 Kelsey Peake ’18 Justin Woolfolk ’18 Vindhya Basetty ’19 Jackson Massey ’19 Kyler Jackson ’19 Andrew Triplett ’19 Leah White ’19 Aaron Beane ’20 Olivia Jones ’20 Diamond Spears ’20 Leah Thomas ’20 Christopher McClintock ’21 Olivia Seckinger ’21 Zac Venos ’21 1856 TOUR Editorial Offices 10 Stockham Building 900 Arkadelphia Road Box 549004 Birmingham, AL 35254 Phone: (205) 226-4922 E-mail: communications@bsc.edu Virginia Gilbert Loftin Vice President for Advancement and Communications Executive Editor Amy Bickers Abeyta Assistant Vice President of Communications Art Directors Patrick Bradford Assistant Director of Visual Content Traci Edwards Assistant Director of Visual Content Contributing Writers Alexis Barton Nicholas Mathey Sports Information Director Jesse Roberson Elizabeth Sturgeon Communications Coordinator Jordan Taylor Marketing and Digital Media Coordinator-Athletics Photography Cameron Carnes Photographer and Videographer Dustin Massey ’12 Courtney Wild ’23 Office of Alumni Engagement Jennifer Howard Waters ’86 Director Dana McArthur Porter ’03 Assistant Director www.bsc.edu
CONTENTS DEPARTMENTS 2 Letter from the President 6 Campus Life 12 Panther Pride 16 Office Hours 17 Off Hours 18 A Day in the Life 20 The Next Chapter 60 Giving to BSC 64 Lifelong Learning FEATURES 21 Remembering GALA When stars fell on Alabama: A look back at the biennial event that honored distinguished women and supported students from 1977-2004 23 Special Section: Dear BSC Alumni pen tributes to the many ways Birmingham-Southern prepared them for their lives beyond the Hilltop 20 37 The Playlist Issue ‘SOUTHERN MAGAZINE // VOLUME 46, NUMBER 1 48 37 Alumni Features BSC highlights a few grads and a student in the music business: I.R.S Records cofounder Miles Copeland III ’66, country hitmaker Walker Hayes ’02, singer/ songwriter Jada Cato ’17, and Moxie Hotel guitarist Price Pewitt 44 BSC Virtual Book Clubs Alumni, faculty, staff, and community members connect online for BSC’s Fall 2021 Virtual Book Clubs 46 Alumni Podcasts Find out which BSC grads are sharing insight, expertise, and more in podcasts 55 Distinguished Alumni Awards Photos from the Homecomingweekend tribute to the 2020 Alumni Awards honorees and 2021 Posthumous Honorees 63 Hilltop Tribute Joelle Phillips ’89 remembers mentor and friend Clay C. Long ’58 SCAN AND TAP Throughout this issue, you will see QR codes that link to songs, playlists, and videos related to each story. To access a QR code, open the camera app on your smartphone, point it at the code, and hold it steady for a few seconds. When the notification appears, tap it to go to the link. If you prefer to visit links via your computer, you can find every link in this issue on the BSC Blog at blog.bsc.edu. FALL/WINTER 2021 / 5
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