Spring 2012 - Woodward Academy

ALUMNI The
Big Chill
Alumni gathered at the
Buckhead Theatre for the
2 nd Annual Alumni Big
Chill on February 24. The
festive event raised more
than $27,000 to support
the Alumni Association
Summer Scholars Program.
The evening included
cocktails and great food
provided by our friends at
National Distributing and
Concentrics Restaurants.
Attendees had the opportunity
to bid in a live auction
featuring auctioneers Guerry
Wise and Jason Brooks
from Discovery Channel’s
Auction Kings. All alumni
enjoyed drinks, desserts, and
dancing.
Clockwise from top: 1 Dr. Chris Freer, Vice
President and Dean for Student Life, Big Chill
Event Chairs Kara Nygren ’04, Mike Blackstock
’93, Garnie Nygren ’02, and Jack Rhodes ’92, and
President Stuart Gulley; 2 Upper School teacher
Sandy Adamek with Valaurie Bridges Lee ’90; 3
Jean Verdel Alexander ’76 at work on a live painting
for the auction; 4 Shara Williams Karlebach, Laura
Griffin Swadel, and Robyn Workman Marzullo, all
Class of 1996; 5 Lee Cardwell ’98, Lee Shattles
Cardwell ’98, and Ron McCollum, Headmaster and
Vice President for Academic Affairs.
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class notes+ alumni updates
’47
James E.
McInerney was a member
of West Point’s Class of 1952 and
was commissioned as an Air Force
officer upon graduation. He flew
101 combat missions over North
Vietnam as a “Wild Weasel” and
was awarded the Air Force Cross
(the second highest award for bravery
after the Medal of Honor) and
three Silver Stars. McInerney retired
as a Major General. During his Air
Force career, he received a master’s
degree in aeronautical engineering
from Princeton University and
a master’s in public administration
from George Washington
University. He was also commandant
of the Industrial College of the
Armed Forces. He worked for several
major defense contractors and
is currently working with National
Defense Industrial Association. He
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also was awarded the “Commander
of the British Empire,” which
is similar to being knighted, for
his work with the American Air
Museum in Duxford, England.
’54
Gene Sutherland
recently received a
Lifetime Achievement Award from
the Clayton County Chamber of
Commerce, recognizing individuals
who have achieved great distinction
in public affairs. Mr. Sutherland is
a member of Woodward Academy’s
Governing Board.
Bill Withers and his wife, Sally,
took their two daughters and
two grandsons, ages 4 and 5, on
a Disney Cruise to the Mexican
Riviera in February to have fun
while escaping the cold weather
in Colorado.
’57
John E. Parrish
and his wife, Patricia Allen
Graham, celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary in 2011. They
married on June 11, 1961. i
The GMA symbol connotes alumni of Georgia Military Academy. The school became Woodward Academy in 1968.
Last year, GMA/Woodward alumni
contributed more than $200,000
for student financial aid, enabling
approximately 24 students to gain
access to the outstanding education
and character-building opportunities
provided at Woodward. The
Woodward Alumni Fund provides
our graduates with a unique opportunity—to
PASS IT ON by giving
future alumni the many and varied
opportunities offered at this great
school. Generations of Woodward
students have been motivated by
their experiences. Share your success
with a gift to the Woodward
Alumni Fund for student financial
aid. For more information, call
404.765.4035 or email alumni@
woodward.edu.
25 th Annual Turkey Bowl
On Thanksgiving morning, 22 War Eagle football alumni gathered on
the Graham Hixon Field at Colquitt Stadium to participate in the 25 th
Annual Alumni Turkey Bowl Touch Football Game. At the end of a
closely contested game, the odd number year graduates (the White Team)
outscored the even number year graduates (the Red Team) by a score of
48 to 32.

2011-2012
Alumni Association
Board of Directors
executive committee
president Simon Arpiarian ’94
vice president Carlos Moreno ’82
treasurer Robbie Ashe ’93
secretary Jack Rhodes ’92
advisory member Mary S. Moore ’87
advisory member Anthony Webb ’99
directors
Jean Verdel Alexander ’76
Mike Blackstock ’93
Mason Lee Cardwell ’98
Todd Ellenberger ’93
Blake Ivey ’87
Daphne Bryson Jackson ’81
Valaurie Bridges Lee ’90
Damian Pryor ’99
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’69
Hugh B. Williamson
was elected to the Georgia
House of Representatives for House
District III, representing Walton
County, in November 2010.
’75
Donald F. Bias has copies
of old Woodward football
films from the 1974 season. If anyone
is interested in copies of these
films, please email the alumni office
at alumni@woodward.edu.
’76
Mayson A. Callaway’s
son, Mayson Callaway
IV ’07, graduated from the
University of Georgia in December
2011 and plans to attend the
Medical College of Georgia.
Pictured below (left to right) at
Mayson’s graduation are Hugh
Ruppersburg ’68, current interim
Dean of the University of Georgia
College of Arts and Sciences,
Mayson Callaway IV ’07, Gus
Callaway ’76, Chrissy Callaway
’10, and Elliott Peace ’11. i
UPCOMING EVENTS
APR
The Class of 1962 50th
Reunion will be held
Friday, April 27, 2012.
For more information about events,
please call 404.765.4035 or email
alumni@woodward.edu.
www.woodward.edu/alumni
Becky Gomez McWhorter will
be moving to State College, Penn.,
where her husband will come out
of retirement to coach football at
Penn State.
James T. Weatherly has produced
a film, “The High Price of Freedom:
PFC Harold B. McCarn,” about
his second cousin, a soldier who
fought and died in World War II.
PFC Harold B. McCarn was laid to
rest in Henri Chapelle Cemetery in
Belgium. His story is emblematic
of so many other brave Americans
who gave their life in World War II.
The film was produced by Harold’s
family so that future generations
will not forget their sacrifices.
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APR The 3rd Annual Golden War
Eagle Club Event will be
Saturday, April 28, 2012. Reconnect with
fellow alumni who have reached their
50th reunion and beyond.
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class notes+ alumni updates
’80
Richard S. Turk just
started his 24th year at
United Airlines. He is still in the
San Francisco Bay area. In August,
he took a 28-day, 10,500-mile
motorcycle trip to Nova Scotia.
As part of his circuitous route, he
rode “The Tail of the Dragon” in
Deals Gap, Tenn., a mountain road
well-known to many motorcyclists.
In September, he got married in
Hawaii and, while there, took the
opportunity to rent a motorcycle
so he can now say he has ridden in
every state in the United States. i
’83
Clark Spratlin completed
his 20th year in the golf
business and is now the Director
of Golf at Currahee Club on Lake
Hartwell. Clark is the recipient of
the 2011 Georgia PGA Gregg Wolff
Award. The award goes to the
Georgia PGA Professional with the
lowest stroke average for the year,
over 16 competitive tournament
UPCOMING EVENTS
JUN The 6th annual Summer
in the City gathering
will be held Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at
SweetWater Brewery.
For more information about events,
please call 404.765.4035 or email
alumni@woodward.edu.
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rounds. Clark averaged 69.375 for
2011. Highlighting the year were
two victories and a playoff loss.
Clark will be competing in the PGA
Professional National Championship
in Monterey, Calif., next June.
’86
h Darryl S. Maslia
recently won a Silver
Dolphin Award at the Cannes
Corporate TV & Media Awards.
He produced a film entitled,
“Liquid and Linked: evolved
storytelling at the world’s biggest
brand” for The Coca-Cola
Company. Pictured at the awards
gala, which took place on October
13, 2011, in Cannes, France, are
(left to right) Brad Purnell, of the
Cognitive Media agency; Alexander
V. Kammel, representing the
Cannes Corporate Media & TV
Awards; Vanessa Hyde, Cognitive
Media; Andrew Park, Cognitive
Media; Darryl Maslia, The Coca-
Cola Company; and Dr. Conrad
Heberling, Cannes Corporate
Media & TV Awards.
OCT Homecoming/Class
Reunion Weekend -
October 12-13, 2012. Watch your
mail for details about reunions for
the classes of 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982,
1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, and 2007.
If you are interested in volunteering
for your class reunion committee,
please send an email to alumni@
woodward.edu.
’88
John F. O’Neill was promoted
to lead Cushman &
Wakefield’s Atlanta office. He has
been at Cushman since 2003, coleading
a group of top brokers. As
head of the local office, he will be
in charge of day-to-day operations,
business objectives and ensuring
the growth of the organization.
O’Neill is a member of the executive
committee of Cushman’s Tenant
Representation Practice Group.
He also founded a CFO roundtable
for CFOs across the country.
O’Neill is a lifetime member of
the Atlanta Commercial Board of
Realtors Million Dollar Club and
recipient of the Phoenix Award and
President’s Award from the Atlanta
Commercial Board.
’89
Stevie S. Rhim relaxes with
Doug Vandiford ’89 and
family on the North Shore of Oahu
during the 2011 holiday season. i
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www.woodward.edu/alumni
Where Are They Now?
Woodward alumni often share memories of faculty and staff, whose
influence on shaping lives really can’t be overstated. We at Woodward
magazine thought it would be fun to provide some news of retired
faculty and staff:
Bob Ballentine has been active in city and county government in Hiram, Ga., since his retirement in 1990.
He enjoys spending time with his three grandsons and one great-grandson.
Pete Fritts Sr. celebrated 50 years of marriage to his wife, Page, last summer.
The anniversary celebration, held at Flat Creek Club in Peachtree
City, included 146 relatives and friends from 13 different states. Twenty
current and former members of the Woodward faculty were among
the guests. Following the celebration, the couple took an anniversary
trip to Greece. Coach Fritts began coaching at Woodward as a volunteer
in 1978, while he was still on active duty with the U.S. Army at
Fort McPherson. In 1980, he accepted a full-time position as teacher
and coach. The couple’s two children, Deborah ’81 and Peter ’83,
are Woodward alumni, and Pete Fritts Jr. is now a teacher and coach at
Woodward. Grandchildren Teagan and Hayden are Woodward students.
Former President Tom Jackson and his wife, Vicky,
have taken horseback journeys on five continents,
encountering many adventures along the way, including
being charged by a bull elephant while riding in Kenya,
swimming on horseback in the Mara River with hippos
50 feet away, riding along a religious pilgrimage route in
Spain, visiting ninth century churches carved into caves in
Turkey, herding cows and horses in Argentina, and riding
through the coastal redwoods in California and along the
St. Lawrence River in Quebec. In Mexico, the Jacksons
saw monarch butterflies hibernating near Valle de Bravo.
“The ride in Kenya was during the great migration. We
galloped many times with the wildebeast and zebras very
near us,” Mr. Jackson said. He and his wife enjoy experiencing the world on horseback. “All your senses
are engaged—touch, sight, hearing, and smell—as you move as a part of nature,” he said. “I believe deeply
in staying active and continuing to learn new things as one gets older.”
Selma Ridgway, retired Transition Program Director, spent a week on a mission trip to the island of
La Gonâve, off the coast of Haiti. The mission group worked on projects to provide health screenings
and safe drinking water.
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class notes+ alumni updates
’90
Sonja Cook Greenbaum
was elected to the Alpha
Chi Omega National Board of
Trustees.
’95
Kevin D. Abernethy
was appointed chairman
of the State Ethics Committee in
2011. In 2010, Georgia Lt. Gov.
Casey Cagle appointed Kevin to
a four-year term on the State Ethics
Commission, a quasi-judicial body
with statewide jurisdiction over ethical
issues involving public officials,
lobbyists, and state vendors.
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Jordan A. Murray and his wife,
Amy Mistretta, and their two sons,
Fletcher, 4, and William, 18 months,
have relocated to the Washington,
D.C., area. Amy took a job at the
National Institutes of Health, and
Jordan is relocating his real estate
practice there.
’96 Rabun
Wiley
Dekle is a
pharmacist and
manager of
Hodgson’s in
Five Points in
Athens, Ga. She
lives with her husband, Drew, and
daughter, Tyus.
A L U M N I S P O T L I G H T
Lacey Agnew ’06
Makes LPGA Debut
Lacey Agnew ’06 began playing golf at age 11. Now, at age 24,
Lacey has realized her dream of becoming a professional golf player.
Lacey received her 2012 Ladies Professional Golf Association
(LPGA) status after finishing 21 st at stage three of the PGA Tour
Qualifying Tournament, also known as
Q-school, in Florida. With her LPGA
card in hand, Lacey is eligible to play
in nine events this season.
“My number one goal is to play well
enough to keep my card,” says Lacey.
“I am very excited about the upcoming
season. Being on the LPGA is something
I have dreamed of. Now that I have
made it, I am ready to get out there and compete against the world’s best.”
Though Lacey admits she didn’t really fall in love with the game of
Anna McCraney, the first winner
of The Fashion Show on Bravo,
recently hosted an art exhibit for
her friend and Woodward classmate
Colton Brown ’96 at Annabelle,
her retail showroom in New York
City. Colton’s large-scale artworks
combine pop culture references with
a painterly style.
Sachin Shailendra and his brother,
Paul Shailendra ’97, were recognized
by James magazine as two of
Georgia’s Most Influential Business
Leaders in 2011.
“Now that I have
made it, I am ready
to get out there and
compete against the
world’s best.”
golf until she went to Florida State University, where she tied the university’s all-time low record with a
65 in one round, she says playing golf at Woodward gave her the experience she needed. “It showed me
that I had the ability to play at the highest level,” she says.
Lacey led the War Eagles to three consecutive Class AAAA championships as a sophomore, junior, and
senior. As a senior, she birdied the 18 th hole on the final day to help Woodward earn a two-stroke win for
the state championship. “That is my best memory of Woodward,” says Lacey. She also earned letters in
basketball and one each in volleyball and softball. Lacey started the LPGA tour in March.

’00
Jonathan T. Overman
graduated from the
Thomas M. Cooley Law School on
September 25, 2011, and has joined
the firm of Overman & Overman
LLC, where he will practice alongside
his father and lifelong mentor,
Jack Overman, the Special
Assistant Attorney General for the
State of Georgia (SAAG). During
law school, Jonathan served on the
Student Bar Association and served
as a Moot Court Judge. He hopes
to someday become an integral part
of the preservation of the juvenile
system and eventually become a
SAAG himself. Jonathan took the
Florida
Bar
exam in
February
and will
take the
Georgia
Bar exam
in July.
’01
Mary Sessions Newman
has accepted a job offer
at CRANE MetaMarketing in
Alpharetta and has relocated back
to Atlanta. She is joined by her
husband, Jonathan, a brewer at
SweetWater Brewing Company.
Nefertiti A.
Walker is a
professor in
the Isenberg
School of
Management at
the University of
Massachusetts,
Amherst. After completing her
bachelor’s degree in sports management
and business administration at
Stetson University in 2005, she
went on to graduate with her
M.B.A. from Stetson in 2006.
In 2011, she completed her Ph.D.
from the University of Florida.
Her research has taken her around
the world to countries such as
Kenya and Tanzania.
’03
Amy C. Smith is living
in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
After receiving her master’s degree
in secondary math education
from the University of Colorado
at Boulder, she is teaching middle
school math at Escuela Bella
Vista. She enjoyed catching up on
Woodward with recent professional
visitors and current Woodward
faculty and staff members Jenny
Broad and Nneka Robinson. Amy
is still playing Ultimate Frisbee. She
is enjoying the photography opportunities
presented by traveling in
South America and learning more
Spanish every day.
’06
First Lieutenant Grant
Elliot is a paratrooper in
the 82nd Airborne Division and is
currently deployed to Afghanistan.
Kristin L.
McCallum
graduated from
Georgia Tech in
spring 2011 and
was commissioned
into the
United States
Air Force. She
is stationed
in Sembach Kaserne, Germany,
as a weather officer with the 21 st
Operational Weather Squadron.
Kristin is enjoying travel and the
exciting opportunities that living
overseas and being in the military
afford her.
’07
www.woodward.edu/alumni
Jeffrey N. Sayles has
earned one of five highly
competitive sports marketing
internships at Red Bull, edging
out more than 1,400 other student
applicants nationwide. He will start
work with the global energy-drink
company after his graduation from
Northeastern University in May. He
will move either to Santa Monica,
Calif., or New York City to work
on Red Bull’s worldwide, largescale
promotional events.
’08
Ann S. Bates finished
her term as president
of Alpha Delta Pi at George
Washington University in December
2011. She is currently interning at
the White House Office of National
Drug Control Policy in the Public
Affairs Office.
Joshua Cohen has been named
a Gates Cambridge Scholar for
2012. A senior at MIT, Joshua
is double majoring in chemical
engineering and biology. He
will travel to the University of
Cambridge in England to study
for an M.Phil. degree in computational
biology. He then plans
to enter an M.D./Ph.D. program
in the United States. His eventual
goal is a career in tissue engineering.
Joshua already has worked
in a number of research laboratories,
including the Laboratory of
Biomedical Pharmacology at Emory
University, while a Woodward student
in the Academy’s Independent
Scientific Research program,
and the National Institutes of
Health through a competitive
Bioengineering Summer Internship
Program Fellowship. Joshua is
president of the MIT chapter of
Habitat for Humanity.
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class notes+ alumni updates
’09
Tallia N. Deljou took a
service trip over the winter
college break to South Africa to
work with organizations committed
to the social justice issues of youth
empowerment and child health and
education. Additionally, she just
finished her term as both musical
director and president of Treble
in Paradise, the all-girls a cappella
group at American University. She
is also president of her sorority,
Delta Gamma. i
Young Alumni Gathering
Young Alumni from the classes of 2007-2011 gathered
at The Nest (owned by Zeshan Muhammedi ’07) on
December 16, 2011, for the Young Alumni Holiday
Celebration.
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Brandon M. Monteith made
the Dean’s List at Wake Forest
University.
Chloe C. Bootstaylor
’10was named Academic All
American by the National Golf
Coaches Association. To earn
Academic All American status, a
golfer must achieve a 3.5+ annual
grade point average. Chloe is a
student at Rhodes College.
’11
Amanda J. Dam is at Oxford
College of Emory University
and planning to major in environmental
science, with a focus on
epidemiology so that she can study
the spread of diseases based on
environmental factors, and minor in
sustainability. She is involved with
the student admissions association
Clockwise from above: Brian Meyer ’11, Chris Myers ’00, Dr. Chris Freer,
Vice President and Dean for Student Life, and Will Heaton ’11; Powell
Mansfield ’11 and Zoey Morton ’11; and Jennifer Rubel ’10, Max Okunola
’10, and Gregory Rice ’10.
at Oxford College and serves as a
campus tour guide. She also continues
to serve with the Volunteer
Oxford program and has worked
with children at a tutoring center.
Max Gresham finished sixth in
the ARCA Racing Series Lucas Oil
Slick Mist 200 on February 18,
making his first start at Daytona
International Speedway a memorable
one.
Jasmyn Story earned term honors
for the semester at Skidmore
College. Term honors are awarded
for a quality point ratio of 3.6, from
a possible 4.0, for students who
have completed 14 credit hours.
Haley L. Zagoria was named to
the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll at
Georgia State University for the fall
semester. Haley plays golf at GSU.

1993
1993
it’s a
boy!it’s a
Amanda Mutz Wolski and Matt
Wolski ’92 are pleased to announce
the birth of their daughter, Wren
Scarlett Wolski, on June 3, 2011.
1995
girl!
Ti�any Addington
Horton and her
husband of five
years, Rich,
welcomed a son,
Gry�en Arlin, on
January 24, 2012.
He joins big sister,
Caoilinn Rose, 4.
Jana Childers Khamo married
Aneese Khamo on November
11, 2011, at Calamigos Ranch in
Malibu, Calif. Among the attend -
ees were May Lee Gong ’94 and
Trisha Necessary ’93 . Jana is
living in Los Angeles and recently
became the Director of Brand &
Product Development for The
Mischa Barton Brand. �
Bryan P. Kirby and his wife,
Samantha, welcomed a son,
Crawford Joseph Kirby, on
December 14, 2011. He weighed 6
pounds, 14 ounces and measured
19.5 inches.
He joins big
brothers,
Asa Walker
and Elijah
John.
Kathryn Henry Kuntz and her
husband, Charlie,
are pleased to
announce the
birth of their son,
Ty Kuntz, on
December
3, 2011.
� Joy Mayeske
Phillips and her
husband, Stuart,
announce the
birth of Addison
Joy on July 26,
2011. Ashlyn, age
3, is excited to be a big sister.
1995
Blair I. Rothstein married Lisa
Haddad on November 12, 2011,
in the Mayan Riviera, Mexico. �
Kiran Chitluri lives in Seattle and
works for Amazon.com. She married
Brenna Kelley-Clarke last summer
in Mukilteo, Wash., just outside of
Seattle. Brenna works at a local bio -
tech company, Immune Design, which
is engineering viruses to cure cancer.
Jennifer Zyman Pontrelli and her
husband, Jay, welcomed a daughter,
Zoë Amélie Pontrelli, on December
12, 2011. Jennifer is the editor of
Eater Atlanta, a dining blog.
1998
Leigh Shattles Cardwell and
Lee Cardwell ’98 are pleased to
announce the birth of Camille Patton
Cardwell, on September 16, 2011.
Camille joins a big sister, Marion
Cates “M.C.” Cardwell, who turned
2 on November 17, 2011.
2007
www.woodward.edu/ alumni
2000
Allyson Carroll
Campbell and
Wes Campbell
welcomed their
daughter, Riley
Elaine, on May
10, 2011.
Ishita Patel Kent (pictured with
bridesmaid Jayne Leemon ’07 )
celebrated her wedding to J.T. Kent
on January 7 at All Saints Catholic
Church in Dallas, Texas. Woodward
alumni attending the wedding
included her
sister Pulak
Patel ’04 ,
Mannie
Kumar ’07 ,
Kate Walters
’07 , and
Kiran Bhat
’08 . Ishita
and J.T. will
live in Dallas.
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