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CLASS NOTES
Reagan administration. He traveled
throughout the U.S. and joined the
governor of each state in making
awards to college students who had
made superior accomplishments,
including at BSC. Survivors include
a brother. The family requests
memorial contributions be made
to the endowment of the John L.
Putman Award at BSC, Of ce of
Advancement, Box 549003, 900
Arkadelphia Road, Birmingham,
AL 35254. The award recognizes
an outstanding junior or senior
member of Alpha Tau Omega
fraternity.
Dr. Charles Harlan Reynolds ’61
of Friendsville, Tenn., on Jan. 25,
2017. Reynolds was professor
emeritus and former head of the
Department of Religious Studies
at the University of Tennessee. He
completed his Ph.D. in religious
studies at Harvard. During his long
career at UT, he established himself
as an activist for justice, an acclaimed
teacher, and a highly respected
scholar. Reynolds was recognized
as the university’s Macebearer—the
highest honor given to a UT faculty
member—in 1993-94. He later
served as a volunteer baseball and
basketball coach, and continued to
enjoy shing, boating, and investing.
Reynolds’ survivors include four
children and seven grandchildren.
Ronald Edward Brown ’62 of
Centreville, on March 13, 2016.
Brown was an accountant and tax
practitioner for 50 years. He loved
football, travel, and camping. He is
survived by his wife, two children,
three stepchildren, and four
grandchildren.
Andrew Wales Smith ’62 of
Trussville, on June 18, 2017. After a
career with the Birmingham News,
Smith founded Af nity Marketing
Inc. He was as the publisher of his
company’s newspaper, Senior Living,
for more than 20 years. He was a
member of numerous boards and
clubs. Among his survivors are his
wife, ve children, 10 grandchildren,
and two great-granddaughters.
J. Emory Clotfelter ’63 of
Mechanicsville, Va., on Sept. 29,
2016. Clotfelter graduated from
BSC and American University’s
Washington College of Law and
made a living in the sign industry.
His survivors include his wife, four
children, and eight grandchildren.
Robert Clark Kontzen ’63 of
Birmingham, on March 13, 2017.
Kontzen retired from the Social
Security Administration with more
than 32 years of service. He served
two years of active duty in the U.S.
Naval Reserve as a radioman aboard
the supply ship U.S.S. Denebola.
Kontzen was an active member of
Huffman United Methodist Church
for more than 32 years, including
singing in the choir. His survivors
include his wife, Pamela Lord
Kontzen ’65, two sons, and three
grandchildren.
Dr. Charlotte Hicks Glover ’64 of
Birmingham, on April 29, 2016.
Glover received her doctorate in
education from the University
of Alabama. She was a founding
member of the Birmingham Civic
Chorale and taught English and
Spanish to middle and high school
students. Glover was active in
many professional, civic, and social
organizations. In recent years, she had
discovered a new talent and passion
for watercolor art. Survivors include
three children and three grandsons.
Molly Hicks Hagood ’66 of
Montgomery, on May 7, 2016.
Hagood earned a master’s degree
in counseling from Troy University
and served as a middle and high
school guidance counselor. She
was an accomplished musician and
dancer and sang for many years in
Eufaula’s Camarata Chorus. Hagood
also served on the board of the
Eufaula Heritage Association and
in leadership capacities in many
genealogical historical societies.
She is survived by her husband, two
sons, and three grandchildren.
Nancy Davis ’68 of Westminster,
Colo., on Aug. 1, 2016.
Betty Clark England ’69 of
Panama City Beach, Fla., formerly
of Birmingham, on Sept. 5, 2016.
After marrying and having children,
England attended BSC. Armed with
an education degree, she taught
middle school in the Tarrant school
system for 27 years. She retired in
1995 and moved with her husband
IN MEMORIAM ’71
Wanda Stubble eld McNeil, an attorney who
championed women’s issues and civil rights,
passed away on May 26, 2016, in Nashville at the
age of 66.
Growing up, McNeil was active in the Methodist
Church, speci cally at Camp Sumatanga, as a
youth leader. She was among a select group who
traveled to the Soviet Union on a “People to
People Goodwill Tour” under the auspices of the
Methodist Church in 1967.
Born in Granite City, Ill., McNeil graduated
from Huntsville High School and then studied
religion on the Hilltop, where she formed many
lifelong connections. During her years at BSC, she
joined Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and was a member
of the cheerleading squad.
A graduate of Vanderbilt Law School, McNeil
practiced law with the rm of Shearman & Sterling
in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles. In 1991, she returned to Huntsville with her
children, where she continued her successful career as a corporate attorney, serving as
managing partner of Sirote & Permutt.
Throughout her career and into retirement, she served on numerous boards and mentored
young women. She was also an active and contributive member of the Class of 1971 and
included BSC in her estate planning.
McNeil loved opera, politics, and travel; she had a second home in Costa Rica. Survivors
include her husband, two children, and a grandson.