Class Notes

Florence “Pippy” Rogers '79, M’81 
of Moreland serves on the AIM Board of Directors and is a devoted advocate who works closely with policymakers to ensure that priorities improving the lives of those impacted by Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia remain top of mind in Congress.

Allyson Langley Matthews '87
of West Point is the Head of School for Springwood School.

Jeff Wright '87
of LaGrange is participating in the 2026 Troup Leadership Class.

Pepper Ellis-Hagebak '88
of LaGrange is participating in the 2026 Troup Leadership Class.

Melissa Bradley Bishop ‘92
is the founder and designer of Bradley Acres Designs. She hosted a “Tablescape Talk” for alumni and friends in February where she demonstrated different table setting techniques. Melissa is also the author of 3 tablescape design books.

Stuart Countess M'92
of LaGrange, President and CEO of Kia Georgia, has been named to Georgia Trend's 2026 "100 Most Influential Georgians" list.

DeeAnne Fuller '92
of LaGrange is responsible for Accounts Payable in the Business Office at LaGrange College.

Dr. Jacqueline Jones '93
of LaGrange is participating in the 2026 Troup Leadership Class.

Jim Thornton '94, H'23
of LaGrange is the Deputy Executive Director at the Georgia Municipal Association.

Mark Bowling M'96
is the author of "Gravitude: Harnessing The Force Organizational Gratitude." His book was featured in Times Square.

Ida Solomon Durand '97
of LaGrange is the owner of Fine Folk: An Archive of Rural Character.

Rex Campbell '98
of LaGrange is CEO, Owner, & Nurse Practitioner at Med2You.

Veleka Battle '99, M'05
of LaGrange was on campus to speak to the Lettie Pate Whitehead Scholars about her journey to Leadership in Education. She is the current Principal of Thinc College and Career Academy and is also a member of the LaGrange College Leadership Council.

Kim Harris Hill '02
of Chattanooga, Tennessee is Vice President of Product and Marketing at Novalis Innovative Flooring.

Kathy Ludwig '02
of Chicago, Illinois is the Senior Exhibitions Registrar at The Field Museum.

Emily Thigpen McCarthy '04
of Savannah is a graduate of the 2025 Savannah Leadership Class.

Patrick McCarthy '04
of Savannah is a graduate of the 2025 Savannah Leadership Class.

Joni Peterson Pirrman '04
of LaGrange is an Associate Broker at Apex Insurance Agency, LLC, Bridge Specialty Insurance Brokerage.

Josh Hale '05
of LaGrange is participating in the 2026 Troup Leadership Class.

Rebecca Teel Fondell '06
of Symrna is the Senior VP, Chief Financial Officer of Driven Brands Inc.

Hannah Stubblefield '06
of Hoover, Alabama, is Associate Director of Student Ministries at Riverchase United Methodist Church.

Rev. Blair Tolbert '06
is the lead pastor at Royston First United Methodist Church. She delivered the message at this year's Baccalaureate Service in May. 

Jase Crenshaw '08, M'09
of LaGrange received his Ed.S from Georgia Southwestern State University.

Kacey Werle '09
of LaGrange is a Resource Manager with Aflac.

Treshenia Gates '10, M'24
of Hogansville was named Teacher of the Year for The Hope Academy.

Allison Lovenguth Hale M'10
of LaGrange is the Assistant Principal at Mountain View Elementary School.

Christian Johnson '10
of LaGrange is participating in the 2026 Troup Leadership class.

Christy Wade Washington '10
of LaGrange was named Teacher of the Year at Hogansville Elementary School.

Chris Daniel '11, M'12
of LaGrange is participating in the 2026 Troup Leadership class.

Paul Parker '11
was nominated for the Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance Grammy for his work on "Lullabies for the Brokenhearted".

Stacie Norris Bulloch '13
of LaGrange was named Teacher of the Year at LaGrange High School.

Alexander Hughes '16
of LaGrange is the Director of Information Governance at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP.

Nick Beamenderfer M'17
of LaGrange is the head baseball coach at Lafayette Christian School. He was honored for his 12 years of service to the LaGrange College Baseball Program by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch on April 18th.

Amy Goodson M'17
of Opelika, Alabama received her Ed.S from Georgia Southwestern State University.

Layna Winn Kemp M’17
of LaGrange received her Ed.S from Georgia Southwestern State University.

Krista Hammond Hoxsie '18
of LaGrange is a Surgical Nurse for Nexus Pain Center.

Jack Gallagher '19
of Atlanta is an Outpatient Physical Therapist with Northside Hospital, serving patients at the Forsyth location.

Matt Becker '20
is the Area Maintenance Manager for MCN1.

Elise Lamoree '20
of LaGrange is participating in the 2026 Troup Leadership Class.

Dylan McCollough '20
is the Director of ECommerce at Central Garden & Pet.

Sam Shaw '20
of LaGrange has opened the Shaw Law Firm and rebranded his real estate business as Shaw Realty.

Maddie Elzey Weston '20
of LaGrange is serving as the AOII Foundation Scholarship Chair. She spent Pi Day (AOII's Special Giving Day) in Brentwood, TN, at the AOII International Headquarters helping raise over $250,000 for sister scholarships. LaGrange College Lambda Chi sisters raised $2,025 of that amount!

Madison Demkowski '22
of Birmingham, AL, received her Masters of Higher Education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Riley Hammett '22
of Fernandina Beach, FL, is a Senior IT Finance and Billing Administrator with the City of Jacksonville.

William Roberts '22
is a Recruiting Consultant with Carver Hotel Group.

Kirsten Boyd '23
of Alabaster, Alabama is a Digital Media Senior Specialist at Houston Dynamo Football Club. She works with multiple teams including the Houston Dynamo FC (MLS), Houston Dash (NWSL), Houston Dynamo 2 (MLS NEXT PRO).

Andrew A. Cunningham '23
of LaGrange received his Juris Doctor from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. While studying for the Bar exam, he is a law clerk at the Graham Law Firm, a Real Estate Transactions and Estate Planning firm.

DeQueze Fryer '23
of Macon plays tight end for the Graz Giants, a professional American football team based in Graz, Austria.

Jacob Jeffords '23
of Marietta is a Small Business Banker at SouthState Bank. 

Madi Novak '23
graduated from Thomas University with a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction. 

Antoine Prather '23
is the Assistant Athletic Director-Ticketing Operations at Abilene Christian University.

Len Spivey '23
of Fitzgerald is the offensive line coach at Camden County High School.

Savannah Barnett M'23, Ed.S'25
of LaGrange is a second grade teacher at Rosemont Elementary school.

Jacob Broome '24
of Dallas is the Worship Pastor and Youth Director at Covenant Church in Smyrna, Georgia.

Grant Evans '24, M'26
(pictured with his father Rusty Evans '98) is the head girls' basketball coach for LaGrange High School.

Logan Frady '24
of Sharpsburg received his Masters in Financial Planning and Consumer Economics from The University of Georgia. He is now an Operations Specialist with Iron Oaks Wealth Advisors in Atlanta.

Carmen Hamilton '24
of Alpharetta is a certified independent flight instructor.

Richard "Ricky" Hammett '24
of Fernandina Beach, Florida is an Operations and Administrative coordinator at Good Call Sports, LLC.

Michael Poteete III '24
is a registered nurse at Piedmont.

Maria Riera Soriano '24
of Atlanta received her Masters in Applied Business Analytics from the University of West Georgia. She is the Process Improvement Specialist at Tanner Health.

Emily Rose Walker '24
of Grantville is CAD/Graphics Designer at MatWorks.

Klein Woods '24
of Macon is an insurance agent at Optavise.

Hailee Palmer '25
of Waverly Hill was appointed Deputy Clerk by Meriwether County Board of Commissioners Office

Lindsey Swearngin '24
received her Masters in Athletic Training from Georgia College and State University.

To Lindsey Cole Robinson '15, and her husband, Anthony,
a son, Cole William Robinson, on February 18, 2026.

To Justin Slay '16, and his wife, Carmen Findley Slay '16, M'17,
a son, Samuel "Sam" Herbert Slay, on February 9, 2026.

To Adrienne Little Butcher '17 and her husband, Blake Butcher '17,
a daughter, Aspen James, on February 27, 2026.

To Libby Compton Hastings '20, M'22, and her husband, Joseph,
a son, William "Will" Alan, on July 7, 2025.

To Jair Portillo '20, and his wife, Liz,
a daughter, Linda Lucia, on October 4, 2025.

To JR Robinson '20, M'22, and his wife, Keri Robinson,
a daughter, Scottie Jean Robinson, on April 20, 2026.

To Guy '20 and Olivia Long Wegienka,
a son, Jace Elliott on October 11, 2025.

To Lauren Tate Carr '21 and her husband Edward,
a son, John Patrick on December 15, 2025.

To Kaela Busby Camp '23, and her husband, Devin Camp,
a daughter, Sadie Kae Camp, on May 6, 2026.

To Jmar Davidson '24, and his wife, Gabby,
a daughter, Koastlyn Breeze Davidson, on March 28, 2026.

Carolyn Harkness '19, M'21
of LaGrange to Cole Gilmore on December 6, 2025.

Russell Wayne Ray, III '20
to Jessica Wilcox on March 14, 2026.

Tyler Harris '21
to Reagan Wall on February 27, 2026.

Cael Gregory Chatham '22
to Katie Blake on December 31, 2025.

Micah Hubbard '23
to Amber Patch on January 10, 2026.

Kenzie Ruth Hornsby '25
to Kelly Carlisle on February 11, 2026.

James Jackson McCart '24 to Harrison Elsbeth Martin '25
on May 15, 2026.

Kathryn "Katie" Elizabeth Hearn '12
to Zach Stich on December 12, 2025.

Grace Margaret FuMei Neal '20
to Alex McIntosh on March 28, 2026.

Madison Alecia Elzey '20
to Gary Weston on November 22, 2025.

Ely Jeffrey "EJ" Churchich '21
to Kaera Handy on February 28, 2026.

Jordan Elizabeth Combs '22
to Andrew Butler on March 21, 2026.

Rhett Michael Hebert '22 to Brittany Danielle George '22
on June 5, 2026.

Mary Kate Tucker '22 to Gabriel "Gabe" John Pallo '24
on November 15, 2025.

Blake A. Webb '23 to Breanna Joy Gay '23
on March 28, 2026.

Christian Thomas Dyer '24
to Maylen Meszar on May 30, 2026.

Dr. Garnett "Jay" Geisler, Jr., former Trustee and President's Advisory Council
Mrs. Joan Merritt Tidwell '50
Mrs. Kate Massey Noury '64
Mr. L. Robert "Bobby" Hightower '66
Mrs. Susie Blackner Hackett '71
Mr. William "Bill" D. O'Donnell '71
Mrs. Carol Kangieser Bryant '72
Mrs. Kristy Crenshaw Nix '72
Mrs. Dorita Patricia "Pat" West Watson '72
Mr. Robert M. Storey '76
Mrs. Carol Pounds Bowen '78
Mrs. Kathy R. Bryant Hennemuth '79
Mrs. Joan Laraine Hester '79
Mr. Christopher W. Paul '94