1954
The Rev. Gary Barber celebrates his 90th birthday on July 7 and his 60th wedding anniversary with Patricia Joyce Barber on July 30. Barber enjoyed a career as a Presbyterian minister and U.S. Air Force chaplain (1964-84). He retired from First Presbyterian Church, Lakeland, Fla., in 1998. Barber’s son, the Rev. Don Barber ’86, and his three daughters — Stewart Barber Young ’09, Ellison Barber ’12 and Lindel Barber Waclawski ’14 — are also Wofford Terriers.
1965
Jack W. Lawrence, a retired Spartanburg attorney, has been named a trustee emeritus by Lander University in Greenwood, S.C.
1971
Condolences to Susie and Ken Pearson. Their only child, Nathan William “Nate” Pearson, passed away unexpectedly in December at the age of 32. He leaves behind his 6-year-old daughter, Kenzy.
1984
Dr. David Moody II has been appointed CEO of Jadex. Most recently, Moody served as executive vice president and president of the Chemicals Division at Milliken & Co. He served in a variety of roles during his 33-year tenure at Milliken, including president of the Floor Covering Division, president of the Apparel Division and president of Milliken Research Corp.
1986
Dr. Watson Jordan II, executive director of The Resilience Initiative, was recently interviewed on the podcast "Outside the Box." Jordan resides in Asheville, N.C.
1989
Bill Brasington was named the South Carolina High School League Coach of the Year after leading Woodruff High School to the 3A State Championship. The team includes his son Daniel Brasington, who will begin his first year at Wofford in the fall as a member of the men’s golf team. Brasington also is the executive director of the Adult Learning Center in Spartanburg.
1991
Michael Shane Williamson, the president and CEO of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, was recently interviewed on the Sports Spectrum Podcast. Williamson, who played football while at Wofford, lives in Nichols, S.C.
1992
Gene Partin Jr. has been promoted to environmental department manager in Terracon’s Columbia, S.C., office. Partin has been with Terracon since 2004 and has more than 23 years of experience in environmental consulting and hazardous materials management.
1997
Dr. Shelley Haddock Dempsey successfully defended her doctoral dissertation to earn a Ph.D. in education policy at the University of South Carolina. She is currently the director of On Your Time Initiatives in the office of the provost at the university.
2000
Dr. English Chapman Flack, a pediatric cardiologist and assistant professor at Vanderbilt University Children’s Hospital and medical director of Project ADAM, recently participated in a webinar with Wofford students. She discussed how she chose Wofford, her experiences at the college, medical school and her career. She’s also a member of the college’s board of trustees and took time out during the May board meeting to have coffee with students interested in careers in health care.
2001
Dr. Samuel Baughman Jr. has joined New Hanover Regional Medical Center Physician Specialists – General Surgery Specialists in Wilmington, N.C. He is a general surgeon with fellowship training in trauma surgery and surgical critical care.
NBC “TODAY” show host and current trustee Craig Melvin held a Zoom town hall during the spring with Wofford students. He talked about his time at Wofford and fielded questions about his career path, new book “Pops” and life and work during a pandemic.
Jeff Plotner and Ben Ross, the founders of Brackish Bow Ties in Charleston, S.C., saw their work on display during the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony. Don Cheadle, an actor and presenter at the ceremony, wore a guinea bow tie designed by the company. Cam Newton, Bill Murray, Blake Lively, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Howie Mandel, Ted Danson, Danny DeVito, Andy Samberg, Ne-Yo and Terrence Howard are among other celebrities who have donned the company’s handcrafted ties.
2003
Catherine R. Codispoti was recently the subject of a feature in American Healthcare Leader. Earlier this year she was promoted to chief people officer of Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., where she has worked since 2019.
Currie Gossett is relocating her boutique fitness studio, C.O.R.E. grow strong, from downtown Greenville, S.C., to a 4,000-square-foot site in the redeveloped Overbrook Village. Gossett, a former Terrier volleyball player, recently celebrated the business’s second anniversary.
Sarah Woodard Thornton and Mitchell Thornton welcomed their third child, Samuel Paul "Sam" Thornton, nine weeks prematurely on Dec. 15, 2020. They have two other children, Anna Clarke (5) and Harry (1). The family lives in Charleston, South Carolina.
2006
Julius Richardson II and his wife, Sairy, welcomed their daughter, Ileana Ann, on Jan. 29, 2021. They have one other child, Oscar. The family lives in the Charlotte, N.C., area, where Richardson is a residential architect with MGPB.
Melissa Fried Spence, a labor and employment attorney, has joined Butler Snow in its Charleston, S.C., office. Spence was included in the Charleston Regional Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” list in 2020.
2008
Mark Reynolds has joined Terrier Financial Group as a wealth advisor. He spent the previous 10 years in a variety of roles with Delta Air Lines. Mark and Leland Hollowell Reynolds ’10 now live in Spartanburg. They welcomed their second son, Lawson Samuel Reynolds, on Dec. 4, 2020. The first son, Harter James Reynolds, was born on Jan. 7, 2019, in Mexico City, Mexico, when Mark was there on assignment from Delta. Mark says Harter is already a great big brother.
Megan Early-Soppa has been elected to partner in the Greenville, S.C., office of the Moseley Marcinak Law Group.
2009
Andrew Dobson has been appointed to the board of commissioners of the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind by Gov. Henry McMaster. Dobson is a partner in the Spartanburg accounting firm Halliday, Schwartz & Co.
2010
Patrick Grayson Sellars of Pauline, S.C., earned a Ph.D. in educational leadership from Gardner-Webb University and was honored during commencement ceremonies on May 7. Sellars is an administrator in Spartanburg County School District Six.
2011
Mollie McInnis Hobbs has rebranded her women’s clothing store in Columbia, S.C., from Copper Penny Columbia to Slate.
2012
Warren B. Ritter II has been elected to the board of directors of The Santa Barbara (Calif.) Education Foundation. Ritter is a financial advisor with Wealth Management Strategies and serves as a county commissioner in Santa Barbara.
2013
Dr. Chelsea Ashworth Maniscalco and her husband, Dr. Lee Maniscalco, welcomed their daughter, Amelia Rose, on Jan. 22, 2021. The family lives in Birmingham, Ala., where she is a dentist and he is an oral surgeon.
Ryann Kroske McCall has been promoted to social media manager at Pinckney Palm, a boutique social media agency based in Charleston and Upstate, S.C.
2015
Washington, D.C.-based artist Mills Brown was recently interviewed by Power Clash Art, an online arts publication.
Elizabeth Thompson Felderman and Rod Felderman welcomed a son, Scott Aaron Felderman, on Jan. 22, 2021. They also have a daughter, Alice Evelyn Felderman.
Mary Collins Halligan and Linwood P. Britton IV ’17 were married on Aug. 24, 2019. The couple resides in Charlotte, N.C., where he is a development associate with Asana Partners.
Kionie Sanders James recently completed her Elon University Law School residency-in-practice with apparel company Kontoor Brands in Greensboro, N.C.
Dr. Elizabeth Ramsey was elected as a chief resident of the Prisma Health Midlands/University of South Carolina Internal Medicine Residency Program. She will serve during the 2021-22 academic year.
2016
Jonathan Cooper and Taylor Kuykendall were married on Sept. 26, 2020, at Heyward Manor in Iva, S.C. He is the controls group manager for Milliken & Co. in Blacksburg, S.C., and is pursuing his MBA through LSU Shreveport. The couple resides in Spartanburg.
2017
Lincoln Stewart has joined Countybank as a commercial relationship manager in Greer, S.C. Before joining Countybank, Stewart was vice president and portfolio manager for First Reliance Bank in Greenville, S.C.
2019
Elizabeth Haltiwanger and Trevor Gotkowski ’17 were married on Aug. 22, 2020. They live in Charleston, S.C.
Kent Liggitt Jr. is working at South State Bank in Charleston, S.C. He is a financial sales representative at the bank’s Broad Street location.
Fletcher Magee was recently featured in an article on ESPN.com. Magee, the NCAA’s all-time leader in 3-pointers, is currently playing overseas with Studentski Centar Podgorica in Montenegro.
Florence Sloan was one of three recipients of the 2021 C. David Jackson Memorial Society of North Carolina Archivists Student Scholarship. Sloan is completing her MSLS degree at UNC Chapel Hill.
2020
Benjamin Karriker and Effie Kropp were married on Oct. 24, 2020, in Sparta, N.C. The couple resides in Knoxville, Tenn. He is an assistant superintendent for Denark Construction. She will begin graduate school in the fall.
FACULTY AND STAFF
Dr. Laura Barbas Rhoden, professor of Spanish, has been elected to a two-year term on the United Way of the Piedmont board of directors. She will serve through 2023.
Dr. Peter Brewitt, assistant professor and chair of environmental studies, and Sheridan Kate Murray ’19 published the paper “Assessing the Efficacy of the Tiger Stamp: A Policy Tool Approach” in the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences (2021).
Dr. Christine Dinkins, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Philosophy, and Dr. Jeanne Sorrell published the ethics column “Resisting Vaccination: How Can Nurses Respond Ethically?” in The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, Vol. 26, No. 1, January 2021.
Dr. Courtney Dorroll, assistant professor of religion, and Dr. Begoña Caballero, associate professor of Spanish, had the article “Creating Virtual Exchanges: Promoting Intercultural Knowledge When Study Abroad Is Not Possible” published in Transformations: The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy.
Dr. Natalie Grinnell, Reeves Family Professor in Humanities, has had the article “Sex and Disability in the Middle Ages” accepted for publication in the forthcoming edition of the Companion to Sexuality in the Medieval West from ARC Humanities Press.