Connections: Spring 2018

1950 Clarence Richmond was honored at a 90th birthday reception held in Cone Chapel on the Harding campus Feb. 17 by family and friends. He has a master’s degree from Stevens Institute of Technology and is a retired aerospace engineer. He was employed 32 years by American Airlines and eight years by Bendix Aviation. He holds a commercial pilot’s license with an instrument rating. He has been married to Valle Beth Horton (’52) for 67 years, and they have lived in New York, Oklahoma, California and Florida in pursuit of his career. They also have traveled to many parts of the world and are still active in long-term mission work with a Christian high school in Ho, Ghana. They are members at Downtown Church of Christ. They have four children, six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. (131 Longleaf Drive, Searcy, AR 72143)

1964 Bettye Oliger-Fox had her second book published. It is a collection of poetry titled Metamorphosis of a Woman . Her first book, The Privilege of Man Is to Dream: Mark Twain’s Visit to Hawaii , was chosen to be housed at the Hamilton Library of the University of Hawaii. She is a retired professor of speech and English. (95 17th Ave. S.E., Cairo, GA 39828)

1969 Phil Roberson is an associate clinical professor at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas. He also is the executive director of the TAMIU-LBV Literacy Partnership, which provides one-on-one tutoring for emerging readers in 11 Laredo elementary schools. He is co-editor of Literacy Learning and Cultural Competency in a World of Borders, a 2018 publication on literacy learning and cultural competence at the borders of nations, languages and cultures. (1810 Victoria St., Laredo, TX 78040)

1976 Tim McNeese won the Focus on York Award. He is in his 26th year as an associate professor of history at York College. He has authored more than 120 books on everything from the Great Wall of China to landmark Supreme Court decisions. His writing has earned him a citation in the library reference work Contemporary Authors . He has appeared on several cable television programs as an historical expert and was featured on a documentary on Gen. John J. Pershing. He recently completed a Ph.D. at Faulkner University. His wife, Beverly Doty (’75), teaches English at York College. (26 Eastridge Ave., York, NE 68467)

1980 Timothy Farmer had his first novel, Project Nephili , published. He is a hospitalist in Morganton, North Carolina. He has three children and three stepchildren. (84 Far Hills Terrace, Brevard, NC 28712)

Patti Jo Dillard White is the assistant dean of student services in the College of Arts, Letters and Sciences at the University of Arkansas Little Rock. She and her husband, Joe, have four children. (1120 Walnut Grove Road, Little Rock, AR 72223)

1983 Daniel Gilbert was appointed to the board of Select Sands Corp. in March. He serves as a senior advisor at Speyside Partners where he focuses on providing board and executive leadership to companies in transition. He received his MBA in finance from Harvard Business School. (1312 Brians Meadow Cove, Austin, TX 78746)

1984 David McCoy was named president and chief financial officer for First National Bank and Trust in January. He has more than 30 years of banking and executive leadership experience. He is licensed in Illinois as a certified public accountant and belongs to the Illinois Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs. He and his wife, Kathy, have three children, Kaitlyn (’14), Zachary (’16) and Jacob. (764 Kateland Way, South Elgin, IL 60177)

1987 Scott Harris has been named Alabama’s newest state health officer by the Alabama State Committee of Public Health after six months in the role in an acting capacity. In 2017, he was awarded a master’s degree in public health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health with a concentration in health policy. He practiced infectious disease medicine at Decatur General Hospital and Parkway Medical Center. He is past chairman and current member of the Decatur Morgan Hospital Foundation. In 2005, he became medical director at Decatur-Morgan Community Free Clinic, a nonprofit clinic that offers health care and dental care at no charge to low income, medically uninsured local residents. He also has served on many international medical missions to Central America, South America and Africa. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians; Infectious Disease Society of America; a credentialed HIV specialist, American Academy of HIV Medicine; and currently co-chairs the Alabama Opioid Overdose and Addiction Council. (605 Maxwell Blvd., #425, Montgomery, AL 36104)

1992 Clarence Hulse has been elected by the International Economic Development Council to a two-year term on the board of directors. He also is the executive director of Economic Development Corp. in Michigan City, Indiana. He has a master’s in economic development from the University of Southern Mississippi and is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute. (1522 Oakmont Drive, Jeffersonville, IN 47130)

1997 Jeremy Paden had a book he co-edited, Black Bone: 25 years of the Affrilachian Poets , published by the University Press of Kentucky. It is a collection of both new and classic work and features work submitted by various authors. He is an associate professor of Spanish and Latin American literature at Transylvania University and has authored two collections of poems. (1712 Brook Park Drive, Lexington, KY 40515)

1998 Jeremy Kernodle has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas. He is a partner at Haynes and Boone, where he serves as chair of the firm’s False Claims ACT/Qui Tam Practice Group. He is a past president of the Dallas chapter of the Federal Bar Association and serves on the association’s executive committee. He also is president of the Dallas Chapter of the Federalist Society and secretary of the Dallas Bar Association’s Appellate Section. He and his wife, Robin Jubela, have two children. (2323 Victory Ave., Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75219)

2003 Erin Kemp Brogdon is executive director of City Connections Inc., a Little Rock, Arkansas, nonprofit, in addition to her work as an attorney at Wright, Lindsey and Jennings LLP. She earned a law degree from the Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas Little Rock in 2006. Her husband, Jay (’04), is managing director with Stephens Investment Banking. (47 Kings River Road, North Little Rock, AR 72116)

2004 Nathan Lang joined WeVideo as chief educational officer. He received his master’s from the University of Houston-Victoria and his Ed.D. from Lipscomb University. He is a Google certified educator, Microsoft innovative educator and 2016 Apple teacher. He serves on the ILA Task Force. His book Everyday Instructional Coaching was released in April. (722 Larkin St., #6, San Francisco, CA 94109)

2005 Dustin and Molly Roseberry Sullivan announce the birth of a daughter, Fiona Rose, Aug. 30, 2016. (36637 Haverford Place, Avon, OH 44011)

Phillip (’06) and Amy Eichman White announce the birth of a son, Titus Zion, Feb. 8, 2018. Phil is a manager at a plywood mill, and Amy is a homemaker. They also have a son, Isaac, and another son who died, Akiya. (481 Whispering Oak Circle, Chapin, SC 29036)

2007 Gregory Northen has been promoted from associate attorney to director (partner) at Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon and Galchus P.C. in Little Rock, Arkansas. (40 Yazoo Court, Maumelle, AR 72113)

Derek and Sarah Harvey Thomason announce the birth of a son, Colt Joseph, Jan. 8, 2018. Derek is a marriage and family therapist, and Sarah is a homemaker. They have three other children, Wyatt, Maverick and Ember. (8704 Raven Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73132)

2008 Danny and Leslie Galloway Mayberry announce the birth of a daughter, Anna Ray, Aug. 30, 2017. They also have two sons, Caleb and Joshua. (4271 FM 1565, Caddo Mills, TX 75135)

Nathan and Victoria Wagner announce the birth of a daughter, Lydia Joy, Sept. 11, 2017. They also have a son, Joel. (1223 Monticeto Lane, Meadows Place, TX 77477)

2011 Daniel Tate is a software developer for Mainstream Technologies. He volunteers at a local high school teaching drum line in its music department. He and his wife, Jennifer Moore (’07), have two children. (5006 Greenway Drive, North Little Rock, AR 72116)

2013 Peter (’14) and Lisa Gurney Hunt announce the birth of a daughter, Zoey Grace, Dec. 29, 2017. Peter is a youth minister at Lake Jackson Church of Christ, and Lisa is a preschool teacher. (51 Michelia Court, Lake Jackson, TX 77566)

2015 Kaitlyn Perring married John Frizzell (’16) on May 28, 2016. Katilyn works at Macon-Hall Elementary as a fourth-grade teacher. (855 Sun Vista Drive, Cordova, TN 38018)

2017 David Scorzelli has been promoted to assistant strength and conditioning coach at Syracuse University after working as an intern for two seasons. (8564 Treeview Circle, Cicero, NY 13039)