Charles Bright (’58) and Anne Baggett Bright (’60) are retired. They live near their 3 children and 4 grandchildren. They are active in Creek Path Baptist Church and scouting. Address: P.O. Box 822, Guntersville, AL 35976-0822.

Charles Higgins (’59), a retired general manager of Pulaski (TN) Electric System, was uniquely honored when the Power Board named the multi-million dollar Operation Center "The Charles R. Higgins Operation Center." Charles retired after more than 20 years in the Electric Power Industry. He and his wife, Bettie, who served as secretary to the Academic Dean during their time at Union, make their home in Pulaski, Tenn. Address: 131 Sam Davis Avenue, Pulaski, TN 38478. E-mail: cbhiggins@surfmore.net.

Dr. Hugh Franklin Miller (’60), along with his wife Rebecca Edwards Miller (’61) have retired from North American Mission Board. Frank served as Director of Missions in Akron, Ohio, and Philadelphia being employed by Home Mission Board and North American Mission Board. He served a total of 31 years as a home missionary. Address: 10809 Blacksmith Road, Louisville, KY 40291.

Neil Graves (’61) is an English professor at the University of Tennessee at Martin. In his academic research on literary archaeology Graves has discovered what he believes is an intentionally hidden "G.F. Handel" signature embedded in Handel’s Messiah (1741). Graves announced his discovery in a special consigned article published December 6, in The Norris [Tennessee] Bulletin. Address: 522 McClain Rd., Martin, TN 38237-5406.

Dr. Pat Reed Ferguson (’69), after leaving the position of Vice President of Human Resources for Promus Hotel Corporation, returned to school full-time and received a Masters of Communication in 1999. In December 2001 she completed a Ph.D. in Communication with emphasis in organization communication. Plans are to provide communication coaching to executives who are experiencing communication issues at work, especially female executives who may be experiencing communication problems related to the glass ceiling. Address: 479 Monteigne Boulevard, Memphis, TN 38103. E-mail: prfergsn@memphis.edu.

Rev. Peggy W. Birmingham (’70) was selected as an official Olympic Torch Bearer in the tour of the torch which went through 46 states, beginning in Atlanta. She carried the torch in Louisville, Ky., on Sunday, December 16, 2001. Sponsored by the Coca-Cola Company, Peggy was presented with the torch after the run.

Lisa Terry Price (’83) is the school nurse at Franklin High School in Franklin, Tenn. Address: 301 Eiderdown Court, Franklin, TN 37064. E-mail: lisap@wcs.edu.

William Kevin Jaggars (’85) received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Averett University in April 2001. He has four daughters, Dixilee; 12, Katlin; 9, Annalee; 6, and Karoline, 3. His wife, Marilee Mears Jaggars, is a homemaker. Kevin is an electrical and instrumentation technician at Greif Bros.- Riverville Mill (papermill) and has been with the company for 16 years. Address: Route 2, Box 28, Concord, VA 24538. E-mail: ldyjag@lynchburg.net.

David and Mary Helen Scott Cameron (’84) are living in Martinsville, Va. Mary Helen is a private piano teacher and David is an associate minister of music and youth at Chatham Heights Baptist Church. Address: 1235A Chatham Heights, Martinsville, VA 24112. E-mail: daveandmh@kimbanet.com.

Dave Samples (’85) was recently elected to the Executive Board of the Colorado Baptist General Convention. Dave has served as the senior pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church of Windsor, Colo., for the past two years during which time the church has grown by more than 300 percent. Address: 10 Orchid Court, Windsor, CO 80550. E-mail: corstone@lwol.com.

Randy Bishop (’86) has been selected Teacher of the Year by the junior and senior classes of Middleton High School for the second consecutive year. Randy teaches history and economics. He and his wife Sharon have two sons, Jay, 9 and Ben, 5. Address: 435 Willow Road, Middleton, TN 38052. E-mail: bishops@gointer.net.

Robbie Smith (’88) is currently serving as a missionary in Songtan, Korea. She has been there three years and is planning to stay longer. Robbie is teaching at an international Christian school with street missions. She is not only able to work with the Koreans, but also different races, who also reside there.

Dr. Clay Hallmark (’89) became the pastor at First Baptist Church, Marion, Ark., in May 2001. He and his wife, Leslie (Reeves) have two daughters, Cassie and Kayla. Address: 515 Apperson Drive, Marion, AR. 72364. E-mail: clayh@lwol.com.

Eric Taylor (’89) earned the degree Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Ministries from Mid- America Baptist Theological Seminary in Memphis, Tenn. Dr. Taylor and his wife Melissa Poppenheimer (’89) also gave birth to their third son Luke Harrison, November 4, 2000. The Taylors and their three sons Seth, Andrew and Luke live in Hot Springs, Ark., where Dr. Taylor pastors Lakeshore Heights Baptist Church. Address: 152 Enterprise Dr., Hot Springs, AR 71913. Phone: 501-760- 3305. E-mail: hspastor@aristotle.net.

Dale R. Charlton (’90) has been appointed program chair of the Practical Nursing Program at Baptist College of Health Sciences in Memphis, Tenn. Address: 4931 Owen Avenue, Memphis, TN 38122. E-mail: Stjosephrn@aol.com.

Chris J. Pope (’92) was recently promoted to Director of On Premise for the Central Division of Coca-Cola Consolidated Bottling in Charlotte, N.C. Chris’s wife Katherine Carter Pope (’89) is a literacy facilitator in the public schools. They have one son, Elliot, who is 9 years old. Address: 15642 Gathering Oaks Drive, Huntersville, NC 28078. E-mail: pope4ut@aol.com.

Eric and Beverly Hudson Shoemaker (’92) met while Beverly was teaching second grade at College Heights Christian Academy in Gallatin, Tenn. Since then they have moved with their three children Nathan; 7, Jared; 5 and Lydia; 4 to Paris, Tenn. Beverly now works as an independent sales director for Mary Kay Cosmetics. Address: 4930 Old Union Road, Paris, TN 38242. E-mail: erics@compu.net.

David (’93) and Kim Cotner Lowe (’94) have two children, Sydney, 51/2 and Jameson, 4 months. David is a history teacher and assistant girls’ basketball coach at Munford High School. Kim is a Title I Supervisor at Drummonds Elementary School.

Scott Lancaster (’94) was nominated for two Emmy awards in 2001 for his work on a PSA (Public Service Announcement) that aired in Memphis, Tenn. At the time of the nomination, Scott was art director for WHBQ-TV Fox 13 in Memphis. Since the nomination, Scott and his brother Andy Lancaster (’98) have started their own video production business. Address: 867 Hawthorne St, Memphis, TN 38107. E-mail: slancaster77@hotmail.com.

Greg and Cindy Mathews Ernsberger (’96) and their 3-year-old son, Cade, have accepted the call to International Missions and will be serving in Southeast Asia as church planters. They are expecting their second child. E-mail: cyndi@clarksville.com.

Peggy Harris Rowland (’96) has joined the staff of Sossaman + Associates, Memphis, Tenn., as a traffic coordinator. Rowland is responsible for monitoring the development of creative materials, ensuring they are produced according to exact specifications and in a timely manner. Address: 9350 Triumph Circle, Apt. 302, Arlington, TN 38002-5867.

Sarah "Sallie" Elizabeth Gambrell Hambrick (’97) and Brad Hambrick (’99). Sarah is a teacher at Franklinton High School. Brad is attending Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary getting his master’s degree in Biblical Counseling. He graduates May 2002 and begins work on his Ph.D. in Biblical Counseling from Trinity Theological Seminary. Brad and Sallie would eventually like to settle in the West Tennessee or West Kentucky area. Address: 1106 Thornrose Way, Wake Forest, NC 27587.

Adam Scott Major (’97) graduated from Mississippi College School of Law in May 2001. He successfully completed the Tennessee Bar exam and is an associate with Leitner, Williams, Dooley and Napolitan, PLLC in Chattanooga. He and his wife, Jennifer Flemmons Major (’98) have one daughter, Zoë, who is 2 years old. Address: 325 Carriage Parc Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37421. E-mail: jmayor@gametime.com and amajor@leitnerfirm.com.

Melissa Mann (’97) has moved to Louisville, Ky., and is the design editor for Business First, a business news journal. She lives with her brother and her dog Sophie at 1467 St. James Court #1, Louisville, KY 40208-2199. E-mail: mmann@bizjournals.com or mbmmann@hotmail.com.

Craig Dismuke (’98), Union University alumnus of the Tennessee Eta chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, has been elected Province Theta Archon (president). Craig presides over 14 universities in the southern region including Union University and is involved in each chapter’s operation, its university administration and alumni association. Craig is employed by Morgan Keegan Company as a bond broker. Address: 3746 Kenwood Avenue, Memphis, TN 38122. E-mail: craig.dismuke@morgankeegan.com.

Bradley J. Owens (’98) graduated form the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in Memphis, Tenn., where he was a member of the Law Review. He recently passed the Tennessee Bar examination and has accepted an associate position with Rainey, Kizer, Butler, Reviere and Bell, PLC in Jackson, Tenn. Address: 36 O’Neil Oak Way Apt. G, Jackson, TN 38305. E-mail: bowens@raineykizer.com. 

Annie Laurie Crane (’99) works in Washington, D.C., for Congressman Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) as legislative correspondent. Crane moved to Washington in September 2000 to work as a staff assistant for Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) and served there for 10 months before joining the Chambliss staff in June 2001. Crane also heads up the Tennessee committee for D.C.’s Taste of the South annual gala fundraiser as executive chairman and works freelance promoting music for Sixsteps Records, a new worship record label out of Alpharetta, Ga. Address: 121 12th Street, SE Apt. 306, Washington, DC 20003. E-mail: annielaurie.crane@mail.house.gov.