Alumni notes

Billy Livings, M.A. '59, was named head football coach at an Indian River County high school in Vero Beach, Florida. Livings played center and linebacker for the University of Kentucky football team in the late 50s.

Peggy Stock, M.A. '63, Ed.D. '69, retired from her position as president of Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah, in June 2001. Stock was the first woman president of the Utah college. She led the college for six years, increasing its endowment from $22.3 million to $50 million.

Barry Nathanson, Ph.D. '68, was unanimously elected to the board of directors of Global Broadband, Inc., in June 2001. Nathanson is currently president and CEO of Barry Nathanson & Associates, an executive search firm he founded in 1989.

Don Lane, M.A. '68, retired as head coach of the Transylvania men's basketball team after 26 years. He was also named National Coach of the Year for the 2000-2001 season. He ended his career with an overall college coaching record of 524-254 and a career record of 591-312, including three NCAA tournament berths and six appearances in the NAIA national championship tournament. He has been inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame as well as that of his undergraduate alma mater, Union College.

J.J. Miller, B.A. '69, was appointed by Fort Washington Investment Advisors to head its newly created Insurance Asset Services distribution channel. Miller, a senior vice president with Western-Southern Life Insurance Company, will lead Fort Washington's drive to offer nonaffiliated insurance companies a comprehensive menu of asset management services, including portfolio management, asset liability, modeling, and statutory reporting.

Sam Abell, B.A. '70, received high praise from Louisville Courier-Journal writer David Hawpe for Abell's new book, Seeing Gardens, published in 2000 by National Geographic Books. Abell is a highly regarded professional photographer with National Geographic. Several books have featured his photographic artwork, and he has published a number of his own collections. Seeing Gardens is his latest work.

Zella Wells, B.A. '70, M.A. '74, Ed.D. '99, a former Johnson County school administrator, has been appointed state manager of the Floyd County school system. Until recently, Wells served as vice-chair of the Education Professional Standards Board.

Connie Williams, M.A. '72, was named the 2001 Secondary Counselor of the Year by the Arkansas School Counselor Association last December. She is a longtime school counselor of Springdale High School.

Betty Brown, B.A. '75, was the winner of a bronze medal from the U.S. Dressage Association. She is also president of the Alpha Dressage Association in Sarasota, Florida.

Linda Evers, M.A. '75, Ed.D. '81, was appointed associate director of the Online Computer Library Centre (OCLC). Evers is helping the Centre develop its e-learning business and develop learning programs for a global market. Her experience as an instructional design manager has led her to positions with BISYS Fund Services in Columbus, Ohio, and the Gillette Company and Dynamics Research Corporation, both headquartered in Massachusetts.

Bob Donaldson, M.A. '77, was named secondary school principal of the year by the Idaho Association of School Administrators. Donaldson is currently principal of Jenifer Junior High School in Lewiston, Idaho.

Chris Luvisi, B.A. '80, was the subject of a special profile in the Louisville Courier-Journal detailing his battle with brain cancer. Luvisi, a principal at Goshen Elementary School, has undergone treatment for one brain tumor and was diagnosed with another not long after the initial series of treatments. Yet, he still is determined to continue his work as principal and has been an inspiration to faculty and students in Oldham County schools.

Stephen Richey-Suttles, M.A. '91, Ed.D. '95, was named assistant director of the Counseling Center at the University of Dayton where he serves as a professor in the psychology department.

Joel Satterly, M.A. '92, was named headmaster of Seven Rivers Christian School in Lecanto, Florida, in July 2001.

Robert Ferguson, Ph.D. '94, is coauthor of a new book, Mastering Team Leadership: 7 Essential Coaching Skills.

Mary Nesbit-McBride, M.S. '94, Ed.D. '97, was recently promoted to senior research associate with the Atlanta Public Schools in Georgia.

Rachel Kehrt Hammond, M.S. '00, Ed.S. '02, is a certified school psychologist working with Fayette County Public Schools. She serves two elementary schools and serves on an autism assessment team.

David Katz, Ph.D. '00, recently accepted a neuropsychology fellowship position at Harvard Medical School.

Rob Raque, M.S. '00, accepted a position as athletics director and head basketball coach for Jefferson Community and Technical College (JCTC) in Louisville. Raque was hired to revive the junior college's athletics programs. He is starting with the men's basketball program, but soon plans to follow it up with women's basketball and men's and women's soccer. Before accepting the position with JCTC, Raque was an assistant coach for the University of Southern Indiana.

IN MEMORIAM

Harmon "Big H" Bach, B.A. '32, of Lexington, Kentucky, died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at age 90. Bach was a retired special agent for the FBI, serving the Bureau from 1947-1969, and a former lieutenant colonel in the Army Air Force. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Oleika Shrine Temple since 1956. He was known as "Iron Duke" by his bridge-playing family and friends because of his wild bidding and creative bridge style, and earned the name "Big H" from his fellow FBI special agents. He is survived by his wife, Patricia E. Cunningham Bach; two daughters, Ellen Bach-Taylor of St. Petersburg and Carol Bach Spurr of Lexington; one son, Judson H. Largo; three sisters, Carmie Sewell, Lexington, Nelle Downey, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Pherbia Caudill Mathis, Ashland, Kentucky; and seven grandchildren.

Dixie L. (Gower) Iglehart, B.A. '40, of Fountain City, Tennessee, died Sunday, April 1, 2001, at age 81. She taught kindergarten at Shannondale School and at the Church of the Good Shepherd. After her retirement, the Shannondale School established the Dixie Cup Award in her honor. In 1996, she was named Fountain City Woman of the Year. Her husband, Louis T. Iglehart, preceded her in death. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Lee and Susan Iglehart of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Louis T. (Deke) and Jill Iglehart of Memphis, Tennessee; a sister, Dotsy Baird of Kalamazoo, Michigan; and three grandsons.

David Anthony Brown, Jr., B.A. '42, of Parrish, Florida, died Tuesday, January 30, 2001, at the age of 81. He was a retired lieutenant colonel from the Air Force and flew over 35 successful missions in World War II. He was also a quarterback for the University of Kentucky football team. He is survived by his wife, Joanne; three daughters, Judith Brown Conneley of Vero Beach, Florida, Melissa B. Austin of St. Petersburg, Florida, Linda Brown Roswell of Lafayette, Colorado; a son, David A. Brown, III, of Fort Smith, Arkansas; a sister; and three brothers.

Adron Doran, Ed.D. '50, former president of Morehead State University for 23 years, died Thursday, November 22, 2001, at the University of Kentucky Hospital after a brief illness. He was 92. Doran became Morehead State's president in 1954. During his presidency, the institution gained its university status and enrollment increased dramatically. Before going to Morehead, Doran was a state representative from Graves County and speaker of the House during the 1950 General Assembly. He was also president of the highly influential Kentucky Education Association in 1946. His career in education spanned 45 years, starting as a high school teacher, coach, and principal in western Kentucky. In retirement, Doran researched, wrote, and lectured on the American Restoration Movement. He was a minister of the Church of Christ for 74 years. Other achievements include an individual world championship in Tennessee Walking Horse competition and a place in the Ohio Valley Conference Hall of Fame. Doran is survived by his wife of 70 years, Mignon McClain Doran. Other survivors include a niece and two nephews.

Mary F. Ingman, B.A. '51, of Kansas City, Missouri, died Sunday, September 9, 2001, in her home at age 77. She was born in Sibley, Missouri, and served in the WAVES during World War II, posted in San Francisco. In 1989, she retired from a teaching career at Hogan High School and from teaching a number of business and secretarial classes at Kansas City Business College. She was a charter member of the Women in Military Service for American Memorial Foundation. From a deep interest in genealogy, she was instrumental in founding the Missouri State Genealogical Association and the American Family Records Association. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald E. Ingman, Jr. She is survived by a daughter, Charlotte, of Kansas City, Missouri, and a sister, Ruth Schuster, of Lindstrom, Minnesota.

Wilbur A. Branson, B.A. '52, of Bradenton, Florida, died Saturday, July 28, 2001, at age 91. Born in Onton, Kentucky, Branson lived for a time in Madisonville, Kentucky, before moving to Florida in 1958. He worked in public education for 30 years, 16 years in Sarasota. He is survived by Evelyn Clayton Branson, his wife for over 66 years. Other survivors include a son, W. C. Branson of Quincy, Florida; three daughters, Jean Chambliss of Tampa, Florida, Joyce James of Bradenton, Florida, and Donna Frederick of Houston, Texas; and a twin sister, Wilma Patterson of Slaughters, Kentucky; 10 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

General Stacey, M.A. '54, of Jupiter, Florida, died Monday, November 20, 2000. He was 101. He was born in Ary, Kentucky, and earned his bachelor's degree from Eastern Kentucky University before attending the University of Kentucky. He taught in Perry County Schools and later in Florida schools in Palm Beach and Glades counties. He is survived by his wife, Rinda Begley Stacey; three daughters, Wanda Gabbard of Jupiter, Florida, Ann Joseph of Kentucky, and Patsy Turney of Lake Worth, Florida; seven grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.

Peter Ayer, M.A. '55, died at age 73 along with a friend, Gene Johannesmeyer, 80, when the home-built airplane they were flying crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday morning, July 31, 2001. Ayer, a native of New Hampshire, taught music in grades 1-12 at a tiny school in northern Wisconsin, and at an inner city high school in Cincinnati during the 1960s. His career as an educator continued from 1969-1990 as a tenured professor at the University of Wisconsin - Washington County. In his lifetime, Ayer was a music professor and choral director, flight instructor, president of a gun club, and an elite age-group diver who kept himself so fit that one friend said he looked like a "white-haired Jack Lalane." Ayer is survived by his wife, Carol, to whom he was married for 11 years.

Emogene Hackney Scott, B.A. '55, of Jupiter, Florida, died at age 81 on Tuesday, September 19, 2001. Originally of McAndrews, Kentucky, Scott was the daughter of the late Anderson Hackney and Gertrude Blackburn Hackney. She taught for 32 years, first with Pike County schools in Kentucky and then with Palm Beach County schools in Florida. She is survived by her husband, Kyle P. Scott, Sr.; a son, Kyle, Jr.; a brother; sister; grandson; and great grandchildren.

Willard Stratton, M.A. '56, of Alexandria, Virginia, died Thursday, December 21, 2000, at the age of 84. Born in Pikeville, Kentucky, Stratton earned his undergraduate degree from Morehead State University before coming to UK. During World War II, he served in the Navy. He was a mathematics teacher for 11 years in Pike County then accepted a position teaching at Mt. Vernon High School in Virginia. He retired in 1980. He is survived by his wife, Mabel B. Stratton; four children, Elaine Neal of Hague, Virginia, Judy Starr of Richmond, Virginia, Mark Stratton of Washington, D.C., Tim Stratton of Annandale, Virginia; and eight grandchildren.

Mary Joyce Proffitt Johnson, B.A. '59, of Louisville, died Monday, January 22, 2001, at the age of 63. Proffitt was a retired schoolteacher from Wilder Elementary School in Winchester, Kentucky, an active member of the UK Alumni Association and the Crescent Hill Woman's Club. She is survived by her son, Richard P. Johnson; two brothers, James K. and John R. Proffitt; and one granddaughter.

Hazel White Maggard, M.A. '59, of Lexington, died Sunday, September 9, 2001, at age 89. Maggard was employed for 49 years in the Harlan County School System, 25 years as a teacher and 24 years as principal of the Cumberland Elementary School. She earned her bachelor's degree from Union College and her master's from the University of Kentucky. Her husband, Elmer Maggard, preceded her in death. He was a graduate of the UK College of Engineering ('56). Hazel Maggard is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Jim and Lou Maggard; a grandson and his wife, Joey and Sara Maggard; a granddaughter and her husband, Kim and Forest Molloy; and three great grandchildren. All are of Lexington.

Arnold "Doc" Rucker, M.A. '59, of Ormond Beach, Florida, formerly of Charleston, West Virginia, died Saturday, December 30, 2000. He was a native of Covington, Kentucky, and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He served during the Korean War. He earned his doctorate in education from the University of Cincinnati. He is survived by his wife, Barbara C. Rucker, B.A. '61, and by his sons Kevin of Ormond Beach, Florida, and Scott of Columbia, South Carolina; and two grandsons.

J. Estill Alexander, Ed.D. '68, of Knoxville, Tennessee, died on March 10, 2001, at the age of 70. Alexander was a professor emeritus in the Office of Teacher Education at the University of Tennessee and a nationally recognized authority on the teaching of reading. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Western Kentucky University. He was a recipient of numerous national awards. In 1997, he received the Laureate in Reading Award from the College Reading Association and the 1995 Service Award from the International Reading Association. He wrote seven books and more than 75 journal articles.

John William Roffey, M.A. '78, Ed.D. '80, died December 4, 2001, at age 53 in his home in Adelaide, South Australia. In addition to his degrees in educational and counseling psychology, Roffey earned a master's in biblical theology from the Lexington Theological Seminary and a master's in sacred theology from Yale University. He was ordained into the ministry of the Churches of Christ in 1980 and was further ordained as an Anglican priest in 1986. He served two Melbourne parishes before moving to Adelaide as warden at St. Barnabas Theological College. At various times in his career, he was head of the School of Theology at Flinders University and president of the Adelaide School of Divinity. In 1998, he became CEO of Anglicare SA. He is survived by his wife, Bet Roffey, an associate professor, and two daughters, Melissa and Brooke.

Marie C. Keel, B.A. '80, Ed.D. '94, of Norcross, Georgia, died Thursday, November 29, 2001, at age 43. She was an associate professor for the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education in the Georgia State University College of Education. She was vice-president of the Georgia Council for Exceptional Children. She was a member of the board of directors of the Council for Learning Disabilities, Georgia chapter. In 1997, she received the Excellence in University Education Award from the Association for Direct Instruction. She is survived by her husband, John Keel; parents Maurice and Pauline Crowell of Snellville, Georgia; and her brother, Maurice Crowell of Lewisville, Texas.

Linda Marie Laporte, B.A. '80 of Lexington, died Thursday, March 8, 2001. She was 44. Laporte was a tutor, a musical concerts producer, and a much-loved and respected activist in the Lexington women's community.

Tekaligne Spencer Berhanu, M.S.W. '87, M.S. '99 of Lexington, Kentucky, died suddenly of an apparent heart attack on Wednesday, January 16, 2002, in Rome, Italy. He was 37 and in his second year of theological study at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 1964. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1995. He worked as a counselor at Sts. Peter and Paul School, held other counseling positions, and was active in God's Pantry and the Hope Center. His parish was St. Peter Claver Catholic Church. Berhanu is survived by his parents, Berhanu Worke and Tewabech Tilahun of Addis Ababa; two sisters, Ayena Alem Berhanu of Washington, D.C., and Berhanu Getahun of Cleveland, Ohio; and two brothers, Fikru Berhanu of Los Angeles and Yared Berhanu of Addis Ababa.

FACULTY

Bernard T. Fagan, M.A. '41, Ed.D. '70, emeritus professor at the College of Education, died Monday, November 5, 2001, at his home in Charlotte, North Carolina, at age 84. A native of Whitehall, New York, Fagan lived in Lexington for sixty-two years. He retired from the University of Kentucky in 1982. He received his master's and doctorate at UK and was a graduate and board member of Asbury College. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Donna Fagan and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Esther, and his daughter, Barbara.

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