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31 40s '49 Lilburn L. Norton is retired and lives with his wife, Barbara, in Seaford, Delaware. He enjoys life with four adopted children, eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and five great-great- grandchildren. 50s '50, '51 Mary Etta (Mitchell) and Arliss Roaden are retired and live in the Nashville area. Arliss' ca- reer included service as a tenured professor, dean, and vice provost for research at Ohio State Uni- versity; president at Tennessee Tech University; and as executive director of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. '53 Prentice Fox, USAF (retired), teaches the Joy Sunday School class at First Baptist Church of Ab- erdeen, North Carolina. '54 T. Maxfield "Max" Bahner received the 2013 Distinguished Service Award from the Kiwanis Club of Chattanooga in January. He and his wife, Sara, reside in Signal Mountain. '55 Joe C. Hardin retired aer 50 years in educa- tion. His career, which included service as princi- pal, coach and athletic director, took him to Giles County High School, Martin College and Athens State University. '57 Jack Ogle retired from the National Park Ser- vice aer holding positions that included deputy director for the Southeast Region, as well as su- perintendent for the Natchez Trace Parkway and Georgia's Kennesaw Mountain National Battle- field Park. He and his wife, Faye, live in Sevierville. '58 Patricia (omas) Bibb-Orr is retired and lives in Hendersonville. She and her husband, Vic- tor, enjoy life with four children, 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. '59 Frank L. omas is retired and lives in Bran- don, Florida, with Lydia, to whom he has been married for more than 60 years. ey have four children and 13 grandchildren. 60s '62 Dr. David C. Dale, professor of medicine at the University of Washington, received the Amer- ican College of Physicians Award for Outstanding Work in Science as Related to Medicine in April. He also teaches and sees patients at the Univer- sity's Medical Center in Seattle. '62 Dr. Chris Jones, who retired from Lincoln Memorial University aer 23 years, was inducted in Tennessee's Sports Hall of Fame last year. His books about Carson-Newman athletics, It Gets Foggy at Mossy Creek (1851-1974) and It Still Gets Foggy at Mossy Creek (1975-2012), are available at www.mossycreekpress.com. '62 Elaine (Early) Myers, of Ahoskie, North Carolina, celebrated 51 years of wedded bliss with husband Lawrence in September. She is a trustee of Chowan University. '62 Ben Strand, Jr. recently retired as Jefferson County's general sessions, juvenile and probate judge. e Tennessee General Sessions Judges Conference honored him last year with the Judge Leon Ruben Award to recognize his outstanding service. '63, '64 Arthur F. and Martha (Karasek) Dees are actively involved with community activities through WZEP AM 1460, their radio station in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. ey celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with family at Yel- lowstone National Park last year. '64, '64 Bernard and Barbara (Brown) Bull cel- ebrated their 51st wedding anniversary last De- cember. Since retiring from Carson-Newman's Education Department, Bernard has written two books, Daddy, You Have Told is Before and Grandpop, Tell Me at Story Again. '64, '68 Marion (Sanders) and Roy Krege are en- joying their retirement with church and commu- nity activities in Banner Elk, North Carolina. e couple has six grandchildren. '64 Mary Helen (Owen) Van Meter retired from teaching and enjoys a second career as an interior designer. She resides in Easley, South Carolina, with her husband, Donald. '65, '65 William and Carolyn (Compton) McCo- nnell, a retired teacher, live in Knoxville. Follow- ing his election last year, Bill completed service as moderator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in July. '65 Judith (Hall) Simon published Before the Door Closes: A Daughter's Journey with Her Al- coholic Father, which received an endorsement from Dr. Robert J. Ackerman, editor of Counselor Magazine. '65, '66, Martha (Browning) and Dr. James C. Stamper live in Hendersonville. She retired from the real estate business following a teaching career, and he recently concluded 34 years at Belmont University, including service as chief academic of- ficer and professor of education. ey have three sons and five grandchildren. '67 Myra Gaban retired in 2012 aer 44 years in education. '67, '67 David R. and Betts (Quarles) Pyatt reside in Charlotte, North Carolina. He retired as an ac- count executive with Werner Enterprises. CLASSNOTES x = nongraduate alumni To submit a class note: VISIT cn.edu/classnotes EMAIL cn.alum@cn.edu CALL: 865-471-3415

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