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ALUMNI NOTES 1956


Earl Lee read from his book “Te Gayle: A Personal Account of Living on a Mill Village in Upstate South Carolina” in July at the Chester County War Memorial Building. Te Chester County Historical Society presented the reading as part of its local programming. Earl pas- tored churches in Alabama and South Carolina before his retirement in 1999; he still continues ministry with senior adults and serves church- es as an interim pastor. He and his wife, Barbara, have two sons, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Tey live in Foley, AL.


1973 Phillip Capps retired in June after teaching in South Carolina public schools for 37 years. During that time, he taught general music, chorus, band, and mathematics; he was also voted his school’s Teacher of the Year in 1987 and 1996.


1977 John Brady, vice president for global engagement at the International Mission Board, spoke at NGU’s 2017 Founders Day on Sept. 20, 2017. During the service, Brady shared memories of his time at NGU and encouraged the NGU family “to dream big, to pray large, and to ask God to cause us to be part of His limitless process of bringing this world to Him.”


1983 Camilla Gibson Pitman sang at the historic 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL, in February, which led to an invitation to sing Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” in Montreal at the opening ceremony of the 2017 International Institute Municipal Clerks’ Annual Conference. Pitman has served as city clerk for the city of Greenville, SC, since 2007. She is the current


president of the South Carolina Municipal Finance Officers, Clerks, and Treasurers Association.


1990 Kent Merideth is the head coach of the new Upstate Dragons, an arena football team in Anderson County, SC, that is a part of the American Arena League. Te team is expected to play its inaugural season in spring 2018 and compete against several teams from Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina.


1999 Michael “Hair” Kelley was officially ordained on May 7, 2017, as a Southern Baptist minister at Te Foundry Church in Wallingford, PA. He currently serves as the church’s associate pastor overseeing the arts ministries and programs and the teaching pastor. Kelley has been serving at Te Foundry for 10 years. He is currently a self-funded missionary with the North American Mission Board.


Dr. Carla Fowler Tucker has been named assistant principal at Beech Springs Intermediate School (BSIS) in Duncan, SC. A National Board-certified teacher, Tucker earned her bachelor’s degree from NGU and her doctorate from Gardner-Webb University. At BSIS, she serves alongside fellow NGU alum Christopher McCants (’98), the school’s principal.


2002 Laura Brooks, director of the York Comprehensive High School (YCHS) Wind Ensemble, has received an invitation to perform as a part of the Symphonic Series at the celebrated Carnegie Hall in spring 2018. Te trip, “A Mid-Atlantic East Coast Tour,” will include stops in Baltimore, New York, and Philadelphia and a stop at top attractions in all three cities. All members of the Cougar Band are invited to go on the trip, including Symphonic Band members and the fall Cougarettes. Band members are working hard to raise funds for this once-in-a-life time opportunity: the first time in history for the YCHS band to per- form at Carnegie Hall.


Dr. Andy Hooker has been named principal at Wren Middle School in Anderson School District One.


Rachel Leverton is a private music instructor and director of the Northern Illinois Regional Science Fair.


2004 Dr. Mary Chung was hired as assistant professor of music and coordi- nator of the keyboard area at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadel- phia, AR.


Erynn Reconnu Newman has published her debut novel, “Out of Darkness,” an inspirational romantic suspense.


2005 Jon Wade Weatherford has been named park manager for Hunting Island State Park in Beaufort, SC. In this role, he manages all aspects of one of South Carolina’s busiest state parks.


2006 Meredith Bridges McKey was elected to the Gaffney Board of Public Works in July. She is a licensed real estate agent who also works as a right-of-way agent for the South Carolina Department of Transporta- tion.


Bob Richey was named Furman University’s head men’s basketball coach in April. He has served as the top assistant for the team since 2010. Richey played basketball at NGU during his senior year.


Jay Watterworth serves as the volleyball coach at Philip Simmons High School in Daniel Island, SC. He coached at Goose Creek High School for a decade, and his teams reached the playoffs six times, with three squads making it to the second round.


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