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CLASSNOTES
Allison Russell
is in San Antonio
working with the Teach for America
program. She is teaching sixth-
grade math at Irving Middle School
through May 2016.
SusanTuberville
, who completed
her student teaching internship at
BSC last fall, was recognized as
Alabama’s Preservice Art Educator
of the Year in December by the
Alabama Art Education Association.
She is now working for Hand in
Hand Early Learning, a program of
United Cerebral Palsy of Greater
Birmingham.
CarolineWilder
is a clinical
research assistant in the Pediatric
Hematology/Oncology Unit at
Georgia Regents University in
Augusta.
Friends
Dr. Kathleen
Murray
,
former BSC
provost, will
become
the next
president
and first
woman
to lead
Washington’s Whitman College
in June. Murray has been
provost and dean of the faculty
at Macalester College in St. Paul,
Minn., since 2008. A renowned
pianist, she served as a professor
of music at Lawrence University
for many years before entering
academic administration.
Philip Shirley
, GodwinGroup
CEO and former director of
public information for BSC, was
among several business and
communications leaders from four
states inducted into the Southern
PR Hall of Fame in Starkville, Miss.
He joined the GodwinGroup in
1989 as vice president of public
relations and was promoted
to board chair and majority
shareholder in 2010. Shirley
has written or co-authored five
books, as well as
Opportunity
in Adversity: How Colleges Can
Succeed in Hard Times
, in which
he co-wrote a chapter with then-
BSC President Dr. Neal Berte that
was a case study on the college’s
turnaround. His most recent
book,
The White Lie,
is a crime
thriller that was published last year.
Pianist
MargeryWhatley
, who
teaches at the BSC Conservatory,
was named a Steinway Artist
in October. Whatley received
the prestigious distinction due
to her artistic and professional
achievements, which have taken
her from her native Macon,
Ga., to performances in Rome,
Italy, to the U.S. Supreme
Court, and to concert solos with
orchestras in Chicago, Atlanta,
and Huntsville. She also brings
a wealth of experience on the
academic front, having taught
at the University of Alabama in
Huntsville and the University
of Montana, after studying at
the University of Cincinnati
and University of Southern
California. Whatley has recorded
three CDs of music ranging from
Bach to Gershwin.
Weddings
Lauren Mallory ’05
to Chip Dews,
Nov. 8, 2014.
David Posey ’08
to
Claire Davis
’10
, Nov. 23, 2014.
Megan McGowan ’09
to Robert
Bell, Feb. 15, 2014.
Edwin Robinson ’10
to
Melissa
Fetterer ’12
, June 21, 2014.
Katie Sack ’11
to Trent Lloyd, May
25, 2014.
Robert Sturdivant ’12
to
Brittany
Arias ’13
, June 14, 2014.
AndrewArmour ’13
to
Erin
Wainwright ’13
, June 14, 2014.
Evan Grovenstein ’14
to Jessica
Carter, Aug. 2, 2014.
Births/Adoptions
A son, Benjamin Paul, Nov. 4, 2014,
to
Elizabeth Perry Comeaux
’98
and husband, Chris.
A daughter, Amelia Camille, Nov.
29, 2014, to
Mary Stowe
Mareno Rigrish ’98
and
husband, John (big sisters, Mary
Fran and Elizabeth).
A son, James Dylan, April 25, 2014,
to
Amy Hajari Case ’01
and
husband, Chad.
A son, Malachy Brendan, Aug. 23,
2014, to
Brian DeLoach ’04
and
wife,
Bevin O’Neill ’06
.
A daughter, Juliette Elizabeth, Sept.
8, 2014, to
Elizabeth Mitchell
Jones ’04
and husband, Paul
(big sister, Savannah Grace).
A daughter, Caroline Dianne, June
30, 2014, to
Meagan Garland
Kidd ’04
and husband, Craig.
A daughter, Josephine Grace,
Feb. 1, 2015, to
Lauren Kilgore
Dixon ’05
and husband,
Matthew.
In
Memoriam
Dorris Lassiter Greene ’37
of
Birmingham, on Oct. 31, 2014.
Greene enrolled at BSC at age 15;
after graduating, she married and
raised her two children. In the
1950s, after earning her real estate
broker’s license, she and her
husband founded Ernest Greene
and Company. In the 1970s, while
keeping her real estate business
viable, Greene began to travel
to England two to three times
a year to purchase and import
antique Oriental rugs for resale
in Birmingham. She is survived
by a daughter,
Susan Greene
Pitts ’65
of Birmingham, and five
grandchildren.
Pauline “Nelee” Lyle Campbell
’38
of Birmingham, on March 29,
2014. Campbell taught school for
many years, ending her career as a
girls’ advisor at Ensley High School.
In 1973, she was selected as an
Outstanding Secondary Educator
of America. She earned her
bachelor’s and
M.Ed. degrees from
BSC and an advanced professional
diploma from the University of
Alabama. Campbell enjoyed
playing bridge, travel, reading,
knitting, community work, and
being with her family. She was a
member of Trinity United Methodist
Church. Survivors include her
daughter,
Paula Campbell
Girouard ’63
of Bellingham, Wash.,
and her brother,
J. Paul Lyle Jr. ’45
of Verona, Pa.
MarthaThompson LollarYates
’38
of Birmingham, on Jan. 8,
2015. Widowed in 1956, Yates
became president of the family
photofinishing and photo supply
business, Lollar’s Cameras. She
received awards from the Master
Photo Dealers and Finishers’
Association and the Birmingham
Chamber of Commerce for photo
delivery packaging designs that
featured Birmingham landmarks.
In 1963, Yates re-married, and
she and her husband traveled
throughout the U.S. and abroad.
She is survived by a son and
daughter and two stepsons,
12 grandchildren, 20 great-
grandchildren, and two great-great-
grandchildren.
Errante “Ronny” Corina ’39
of
Birmingham, on Dec. 29, 2014. He
served as a fighter pilot in the U.S.
Army Air Corps during World War
II in France and Germany. Corina
earned his J.D. from the University
of Alabama School of Law before
being recalled to military duty
during the Korean War. He reached
the rank of colonel by the time he
was discharged. He then had a
distinguished law career of more
than 40 years, including serving
as the chief clerk and register of
Jefferson County Probate Court.
Corina was a gifted musician and
played violin for local churches and
community orchestras. Among
his survivors are three children,
one grandchild, and three great-
grandchildren.