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Linda Flaherty-Goldsmith,
President
David M. Smith ’79, Chair,
Board of Trustees
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Birmingham-Southern College.
Editorial Offices:
10 Stockham Building
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Box 549004
Birmingham, AL 35254
Phone: 205/226-4922
Fax: 205/226-4931
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Executive Editor:
Hannah Wolfson,
Director of Communications
Managing Editor:
Pat Kindall MPPM ’11
Communications Specialist
Art Director:
Traci Edwards,
Graphic Design Specialist
Contributing Writers:
Pat Kindall MPPM ’11
Kristin Harper ’92
Jennifer Jones
Hannah Wolfson
Photography:
Jennifer Alsabrook-Turner
(BANG Images)
Scott Butler
Wynter Byrd
Thomas Coiner
Bob Farley
Jennifer Jones
Erin Snell ’17
Archived photos
Submitted Photos
Editor’s Note
Rising to our potential
It’s spring, and along with new growth and warm days, there’s a ton of new things happening on
the Hilltop. We have an enthusiastic new president (you can read more on p. 26), who, with less
than a year under her belt, has already tackled a wide range of projects designed to take BSC to the
next level.
One of the most exciting for us is a brand-new marketing campaign designed by a team led by Jake
McKenzie MPPM ’97 of the Intermark Group. The advertisements, which launched this spring on the
radio, on billboards, in airports, and in digital deliveries across the Southeast, focus on the greatest
demonstration of BSC’s strength—the success of its alumni. Each features a dreamlike montage of
what a BSC student might accomplish, and we’ll be sharing profiles of our actual graduates as well.
You’ll read some of those stories in this issue of ’Southern, which you’ll also notice looks different.
We’ve redesigned it to make it more modern and fun to read. We know it’s been a while since you’ve
gotten an issue, but hopefully the new look and content will help make up for the delay.
Inside, you’ll find several fresh new features. Our “Campus” section will let you know everything
that’s going on here on the Hilltop, from the classrooms to the theatre stage to the library to the
playing fields. It includes several mini-features, including a faculty profile called “Office Hours,” and
“Fresh off the Hilltop,” which shares the story of a recent graduate.
Even this issue’s cover story, “Rebuilding Birmingham,” reflects renewal, highlighting alumni who
are transforming our city. And don’t forget to check out the online issue and watch your email for
special digital content, which will be better than ever. One thing hasn’t changed, however: Class
Notes are right where they’ve always been—in the back.
We hope you enjoy the newest version of ’Southern. Please let us know how we’re doing. More
importantly, tell us how and what you’re doing so we can help tell the world how Birmingham-
Southern College alumni live lives of significance. That, of course, never changes.
Forward, Ever!
Hannah Wolfson, Director of Communications
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