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Raton, Fla.
As a member
of the senior
management
team, she
will actively
participate
in the
development
and
implementation of NCCI’s
corporate objectives and
strategies. She spent the last
12 years as vice president of
Lumbermen’s Underwriting
Alliance, managing all aspects of
the workers’ compensation line of
business.
John London
was recently elected
to the city council of Irondale, Ala.
Jim Newman
is the newest
member of the Village People,
performing as the band’s new
cowboy. He took over the role
from Jeff Olson, who’s been
wearing the chaps in the Village
People since 1980. Newman is
an actor in NewYork City who has
performed in six Broadway shows,
including The Who’s Tommy,
Minnelli on Minnelli, and this
season’s Hands on a Hardbody. In
2011, he returned to his hometown
of Birmingham to perform in
the musical, Bubba’s Revenge,
produced by the Red Mountain
Theatre Co.
’89
Joelle Phillips
was recently
promoted to president of AT&T
Tennessee.
Phillips is
a 12-year
veteran of
AT&T and its
predecessor
companies
and was
most recently
general
attorney for its Tennessee division.
She will oversee the company’s
work to build out the state’s
communications infrastructure.
Phillips holds a JD degree from
Washington and Lee University
School of Law. Her husband is
also an attorney, and they live in
Nashville.
’92
Patrice Hobbs Glass
received the
2013 Margaret Rawlings Lupton
Award of Excellence from her
alma mater, the Girls Preparatory
School in Chattanooga, for her
professional and volunteer
activities. Last year, she was
appointed by Tennessee Gov. Bill
Haslam to the Tennessee Civil War
Sesquicentennial Commission,
which is overseeing the state’s
five-year commemoration of the
war’s anniversary.
’93
Hamp Baxley
was recently re-
elected to a third term on the
Dothan City Commission.
’95
Last year,
Bernard Assaf
marked
his 15-year anniversary with
Oracle America Inc., where he
was recently promoted to principal
applications developer. He works
in the Atlanta office of Oracle’s
Retail Global Business Unit.
Oracle is a multinational computer
technology corporation.
Amanda BuckVarella
recently
made partner at Brown Rudnick
LLP. She practices in the law
firm’s Boston office in its Litigation
and Arbitration Department.
’96
KimberlyWebster Harbison
is
the principal of Hayden Primary
School in Hayden, Ala. She
earned her master’s degree in
educational leadership from
Samford University. Her sister,
KayWebster Veazey ’98
, teaches
high school English at Hayden
High School, and this past spring,
earned her master’s degree in
educational leadership from UAB.
’97
Dr. SusanWilliams
, soprano, is
now assistant professor of voice
at the University of Alabama.
She co-authored an article, “3D
Virtual Anatomy Technology in
the Voice Studio: A Pilot Study
to Evaluate the Functionality and
Limitations of Visible Body,” which
appeared in the March/April issue
of The Journal of Singing. She
presented on this technology at
the Classical Singer Convention in
May in Boston. This past June, she
interned at the National Association
of Teachers of Singing Intern
Program at Vanderbilt University.
’98
George
Canoles
Jr.
of
Blountsville,
Ala., was
recently
promoted
to general
manager
of purchasing and quality control/
logistics for Walter Coke. He joined
the Walter team (Sloss Industries)
in 1989 and has held several roles
of increasing responsibility in
operations.
JeremyTurner
of Eclectic, Ala.,
was recently named publisher of
Birmingham’s MD News, a custom
magazine distributed to medical
practitioners. Turner has 13 years
of experience in launching and
managing highly successful media,
marketing, and communication
strategies for clients in finance,
healthcare, and other industries.
‘00
Jamey Grimes
was one of two
exhibiting sculptors whose work
was presented at the Birmingham
Public Library in June. Grimes
describes his three-dimensional
sculptures as “fragments of a
conversation with nature.” He
teaches design and drawing at
the University of Alabama, where
he earned his MFA in sculpture.
Grimes and
Natalie Dunham ’07
of
From this day forward, ever
—
Mandy Barham ’04
and
Matt Stephens ’05
tied the knot on March 23 at The Beach
Club resort in Gulf Shores. The couple’s wedding was attended by a
host of proud Birmingham-Southern alumni. Groomsmen included
David McCurry ’04
, and bridesmaids included
Kelsey Powell ’04
and
Rebecca Beers ’04
, who submitted the photo. The happy couple
reside in Birmingham where both are employed as schoolteachers.
More wedding news on page 48.
Photo by Melinda Mercer Photography
