Alumni News Last Updated: August 2022
1960s
Duquesne University named their Racial Justice Leadership Award in honor of Dr. Ronald Swain (1966).
1970s
The state champion 1973 football team was recognized by the Macon Hall of Fame on May 10.
Robert Slocum (1974) accepted a position with the new Georgia Independent Athletic Association (GIAA) as athletic coordinator and commissioner of SECIS.
1980s
Susan Hardison Chase (1984) started a new job as law professor at the University of Michigan School of Law.
Jarome Gautreaux (1985), founder of Gautreaux Law, LLC in Macon, co-authored the book titled “Georgia Law of Torts – Trial Preparation and Practice,” 2022 edition, published by Thomson Reuters. In addition to his active law practice, Jarome serves as an adjunct professor at Mercer Law School.
1990s
Marianna Kinnee (’95) started Might in Motion, which guides professionals in new careers, reorganizations, and downsizing to achieve their career advancement goals.
2000s
Lieutenant Colonel Zack Dadisman (2000) took command of 2nd Battalion, Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) in June. Zack graduated from Furman University in 2004, where he earned a commission through the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps. He received a master’s degree from the U.S. Naval War College in National Security and Strategic Studies in 2015. He has received numerous stars, medals, ribbons, and badges for his service. Zack and his wife, Andrea, have four children, Jackson, Natalie, Sarah, and Dean.
Kimberly (2002) and Kenny (2004) Epps welcomed their first child, Emerie Rose, on August 18. She weighed 6 lbs., 6 oz.
Marilyn Sawyer Stephenson (2004) graduated from Bryan College of Health Sciences in Lincoln, NE, with her doctor of nurse anesthesia practice degree.
Katie O’Brien Berg (2008) joined Mayo Hill Law Firm in March 2022.
Maggie O’Brien Gerwig (2008) married Chris Gerwig on November 12, 2021, in Athens, GA.
Tiffany Hicks (2009) was promoted to senior marketing coordinator at Clark Nexsen.
2010s
Dr. Betsy Barrett (2012) is engaged to Ethan Hargrove. The wedding is set for April 2023 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Macon.
Sara Logue (2012) and husband, Brent, welcomed their second son, Samuel Raymond, on April 18. He weighed 7 lbs., 8 oz. and measured 19.5 inches long.
Dr. Brantley Macfie (2012) is a resident physician of internal medicine at VCU in Richmond, VA.
Stephen Murphey (2012) began working with his father, Craig, at Stifel as a financial advisor for the Murphey Financial Group in February 2022. He works to help individuals and families establish a foundation for their financial future.
Sasha Patel (2012) is an optometrist working in South Florida, and she started a handmade jewelry small business called Sasha Dolli.
Brandon Read (2012) is attending Georgia State University to earn a doctorate in mathematics and statistics. As part of the five-year program, he expects to do research in applied mathematics.
Dontarius Thomas (2012) was promoted to agency field specialist with State Farm Insurance Company. He will relocate to Cincinnati.
MaconIt Inc., a non-profit organization that supports and encourages college students and graduates in Macon, named Joi Raushan (2014) as “Young Educator of the Year” and Dakarai Williams (2021) as “Artist of the Year.”
Marshall Barrett (2015) graduated from US Army flight school in Alabama and is now flying Black Hawk helicopters.
Rosalyn Simpson (2015) married Matthew De Luna on July 16, 2022.
Erika Harness (2016) graduated from Columbia University with a master’s in health administration and will begin medical school at Sidney Kimmel Medical College in Philadelphia.
We mourn the following members of the Cavalier family who recently passed away. Last updated: August 2022.
In Memoriam (March-August 2022):
1968 Raymond “Dudley” Broach
1969 Scott Stanley MacGregor
1974 Johnny Henderson
1974 Ralph Mark Rogers
2005 Bry Rupe Bedingfield
2006 Leo Garrett Mitchell III
2008 Maria Phelps-Smith
Former Faculty: Kevin Dockrell
Carol Brooks (’72) on the death of her brother, Johnny Henderson (’74), on April 18, 2022.
Diane Cook Franklin (’72) and Tim Cook (’76) on the death of their mother, Irene Cook, on March 16, 2022.
David (’82), Robert (’85), and Kenneth (’88) Chambless on the death of their mother, Peggy Chambless, on April 14, 2022.
Janna Gray Maresco (’83) and Jolie Gray Bailey (’86) on the death of their mother, Freda Gray Hoff, on July 24, 2022.
Monica Myhand Gleaton (’88) and Shayne Myhand (’91) on the death of their father, Jeffrey Myhand, on July 23, 2022.
David Spisso (’92) and Michael Spisso (’97) on the death of their father, David, on June 20, 2022.
Lea Mitchell (2001) on the death of her brother, Leo Garrett Mitchell III, on June 20, 2022.
