alumni association update€¦ · james l. owens ‘67, thomas phelan clemmons ‘75, james phelan...

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Dear Fellow Alumni:

Homecoming 2014 saw approximately

360 people at the luncheon, and 170 in

attendance at the dinner/dance. Due to

the rain and thunderstorms we had to

change the location of the Homecoming

luncheon to the Lebanon Golf and Coun-

try Club where the dinner/dance was

also held that evening. We were very

appreciative to the Country Club and to

Ann and Dave Willits for accommodat-

ing our large crowd and we thank our

luncheon caterer, Chester and Freda

Jordan for making the luncheon location

change with us. Class reunions were

held for the classes of 1959, 1964, 1969,

1974, 1979, and 1984. There was also

good attendance from alumni from the

50’s, 60’s 70’s and 80’s.

Homecoming for 2015 will be held on

Saturday, October 10 coinciding with

the annual Columbus Day weekend.

The location for the picnic luncheon will

be on the grounds of the Rutherford

Parks Library and our dinner/dance will

be at the Lebanon Country Club.

Currently, in addition to the $100,000 in

the investment account, we have a bal-

ance of $1,233.37 in regular checking,

$50,075.68 in the Library account, and

$29,292.27 in the LTA account. In July,

we will be funding five scholarships at

$1,500 each.

This year we had three (3) scholarships

funded by individual donations. We are

very appreciative of the generosity of

these contributors. Anyone who is in-

terested in funding a full scholarship in

honor or in memory of a classmate or

anyone else, please contact me at

615/451-0468 or emai l me at

[email protected].

The Scholarship Selection Committee,

chaired by Carleton Thackston ‘67, com-

pleted the selection of this year’s 5 recipi-

ents for the $1,500 scholarships. We have

now completed the 15th year of the Alumni

scholarship program. The list of this year’s

recipients are on page 3.

The endowed J.B. Leftwich CHMA Editors’

Scholarship at Cumberland University (in

its 4th year) was awarded to Elizabeth

Marie Jones for the academic year of

2014 - 2015 in the amount of $1,000.

Elizabeth is an English/Secondary

Education major from Lebanon. She is also

a writer for the student newspaper at

Cumberland University.

Enclosed with this newsletter you will find

contribution forms and a self-addressed

return envelope to be sent to the Alumni

Association with your donation(s). Please

remember that all your contributions are

IRS tax deductible. Also, enclosed will be

an Alumni Questionnaire to be complet-

ed and returned. Some of the information

you send us will be used in the August

newsletter in our “Alumni Update” sec-

tion.

We have had a very successful year with

regard to donations by Alumni and others.

Alumni Association UPDATE INGRAM

ALUMNI HOUSE

611 Hill Street

Lebanon, TN 37087

ROBERT P. HOSIER

President

1045 Woodmont Drive

Gallatin, TN 37066

615/451-0468

[email protected]

BOARD

OF

DIRECTORS

Dan Andrews ‘45

Don Ash ‘73

Tom Bradley ‘69

James Branum ‘70

Harry E. Bryan, Jr. ‘57

Rondol Cartwright ‘57

Allen Chamberlain ‘84

Dan Coleman ‘69

Tom Elliott ’47

Amy Beth Hale ‘87

Ken Hall ‘71

Frank Hartley ‘64

Richard Hosier ‘66

Rob Hosier ‘63

Ted Lavit ‘57

Larry McCown ‘71

Gary Moor ‘59

Philip Phillips ‘87

Peter Rademacher ‘48

Jerry Ream ‘59

Tony Taylor ‘63

Carleton Thackston ‘67

WEBSITE

www.castleheights.com

HOMECOMING 2015

OCTOBER 10

please place this date on your

Calendar now

HEIGHTS NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Alumni of

Castle Heights Military Academy Lebanon, Tennessee

www.castleheights.com

June 2015 Newsletter

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As of May 15, 2015 we have received donations of

$24,847 for the general fund and $49,207 for the

Library fund. A total of 388 donors participated in the

fundraisers. These figures are from the beginning of our

June 2014 fundraiser through May 15 of this year and

includes scholarship contributions.

For this year’s Homecoming, plans are being made for

reunions for the classes of 1955, 1960, l965, 1970, 1975,

1980 and 1985. Rob Collins is working on getting his

1955 class members together for a 60 year reunion.

Mike Nash will be in touch with his Class of 1960 class-

mates about an informal gathering at the Homecoming

activities to celebrate a 55 year reunion. The Class of

1965 is preparing for their 50 year reunion spearhead-

ed by Joe Brakebill, Joe Thomas, and Ned Evans. The

Class of 1970 has John Flanagan, Stewart Monti, and

Mark Shepard preparing for a 45 year reunion. Tom

Clemmons and Joe Adams have been talking about and

are looking into a 40 year reunion for their Class of

1975. Jennifer Franklin Winfree is going to take on the

task of a get-together for the Class of 1980 for their 35

year reunion. Melissa McCornack and Bud Maxey and

their committee are planning a 30 year reunion for the

Class of 1985. Please call us at 615/451-0468 or email

me at [email protected] if you need information on

your class members. We will be happy to provide you

with a roster of names, addresses, phone numbers and

email.

Our next Board of Directors meeting will be on Satur-

day, July 11, at the Ingram Alumni House.

This brief Library update: Extensive roof work has been

completed at a cost of $19,200. All 11 windows have

been completely reworked and the cost was underwrit-

ten by an alumnus. Prior to Homecoming 2014, con-

crete and mortar work was completed at a cost of

$1,450. The Library was also pressure washed in Sep-

tember of last year and the cost was underwritten by

private donations. Our next major project will be the

painting and patching of the interior and exterior of the

Library. This will be completed prior to this year’s

Homecoming. We plan to have the floors refinished

before Homecoming by a company we have contracted

with.

Please be sure to reserve the weekend of Satur-

day, October 10 for the 2015 Homecoming.

We are looking forward to another great turnout, so

please make plans to return to the campus for this

year’s reunion. On behalf of our Board of Directors, my

sincere thanks to all who continue to support our efforts

to preserve the history of CHMA.

Sincerely,

Rob Hosier ‘63

Heights National Alumni Association

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Make Your Room Reservations Now

For Homecoming 2015, October 10

Listed below are some of the motels in Lebanon locat-

ed off of the I-40 Exit 238 on Hwy 231 which is also

known as South Cumberland Street.

Comfort Suites 615-443-0027

Executive Inn (next to Cracker Barrel) 615-444-0505

Hampton Inn 615-444-3445

Holiday Inn Express 615-994-3225

LaQuinta Inn & Suites 615-470-1001

Quality Inn 615-444-7020

Ramada Inn 615-444-7400

Sleep Inn & Suites (Exit 232, Hwy 109) 615-449-7005

INFORMATION ON CLASS REUNIONS and THE REGISTRATION FORM FOR

HOMECOMING 2015 WILL BE IN THE AUGUST NEWSLETTER

Detailed information on all the reunions for

Homecoming 2015 will be in the AUGUST NEWS-

LETTER that you will receive either the last

week of August or the 1st of September. A list of

all the activities for Homecoming Day on Satur-

day, October 10, will be enclosed with the next

newsletter as well as the RESERVATION FORM

for you to complete and return to us. We will

have much more information about all the

reunions in the next newsletter.

11th ANNUAL CHMA GOLF TOURNAMENT OCTOBER 9

FORM ENCLOSED Enclosed with this newsletter is a reservation form for

the annual Golf Tournament that will be held on

Friday, October 9, 2015, the day before our Home-

coming activities. Please mail the completed form

to Don Oates ‘77, if you are interested in the tourna-

ment. (Don’s address is on the form.)

CLASS OF 1965 50 YEAR REUNION

The Class of 1965 will hold their 50th Class Reunion on

Friday night, October 9. Joe Brakebill, Ned Evans, and Joe

Thomas organized a committee of 9 classmates for plan-

ning and contacting fellow classmates. A letter is being

sent out the first week of June with details and with a

Reunion Registration Form. If you do not receive your

letter, and you are in the Class of 1965, please contact:

Joe Brakebill - [email protected], 470-297-3735

Ned Evans - [email protected], 423-383-3310

Joe Thomas - [email protected], 615-613-5773

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CONTRIBUTION FORMS

Enclosed are the Alumni Association’s annual Contribution Form and Library Contribution Form along with a self-addressed return envelope. Your contributions help with maintenance on the Alumni House, the scholarship fund, the general operating fund, and the Library maintenance fund. We appreciate any and all of your contributions! Please designate on your check how your contribution is to be used. Please consider sending this when you receive your newsletter. Thank you, and remember, your contributions are tax deductible with the IRS. Please make checks payable to:

Heights National Alumni Association.

The Alumni Association has received information on the following alumni and faculty who have passed away.

ALUMNI

ALCY “SHUG” BAGGOTT, JR. PG ‘56

JOHN S. BEEBE, III ‘73

JOSEPH E. CASBEER ‘60

TED DARWIN ‘47

CHRIS DRAPER ‘87

J. B. EVANS ‘38

JOHN W. EVANS ‘60

JAMES “DANNY” FRENCH ‘66

JIM GIBSON ‘51

TOMMY GOLDSBY ‘59

GORDON GRAHAM

BOBBY JOE LANGFORD PG ‘63

MIKE LEFFINGWELL ‘63

MARK LEVINSON ‘64

JOHN MEANS ‘44 (John served for many years on the Alumni Board of Directors)

LARRY K. NEWMAN ‘47

ROD ROWLES ‘54

JACK N. SLOAN ‘47

LUTHER P. SPECK, JR. ‘42

BOB TALLEY ‘47

ROBERT L. WELLS ‘51

ROBIN WILSON ‘65

FACULTY

ROY GLENN

GERALD S. HOLMAN


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NOTICE OF RECENT DEATHS

ALUMNI QUESTIONNAIRE

The Alumni Questionnaire form is on a separate sheet in

this newsletter. Please take the time to complete the

form especially if your information has changed since

last year. Updates on alumni will be in the August

Newsletter.

Use the self-addressed return envelope that is enclosed

with this mailing.

Please send your CHANGE OF ADDRESS or EMAIL to the

Alumni Association to: Rob Hosier

1045 Woodmont Drive Gallatin, TN 37066

615/451-0468, or email to [email protected]

MEREDITH DENNEY

(Paul Wooten, CHMA Faculty Scholarship)

Powell, Tennessee

Granddaughter of Capt. Don Denney, CHMA Faculty

Great Granddaughter of LTC. C.V. Baker, Faculty

Attending The University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

WILLIAM DENTON

(Dick Meier ’43 CHMA Alumni Scholarship)

Toone, Tennessee

Grandson of Harry Morris Denton ‘53

Great Grandson of Harry Boyette Denton ‘31

Attending Mississippi State University

Starkville, MS

ELAINE KILMER

(The Thackston Family Foundation Scholarship )

Winter Springs, Florida

Granddaughter of William Harper Phelan ‘51

Great Uncle Thomas Hensley Phelan, Jr. ‘51

Cousins: Hubert D. Clemmons, III ‘66,

James L. Owens ‘67, Thomas Phelan Clemmons ‘75,

James Phelan ‘79, and Steve Phelan ‘82

Attending Seminole State College

Sanford, FL

ANNISTON LISCOMB

(Drayton McLane Sr. ’21, CHMA Alumni Scholarship)

Birmingham, Alabama

Granddaughter of Jeff Caplenor ‘64

Attending The University of Mississippi

Oxford, MS

RACHEL WOODS

(Mary Fahey, CHMA Staff Scholarship)

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Daughter of Dexter L. Woods, III, MD ‘84

Attending The University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

2015 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

($1,500 to each)

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June 2015 Newsletter — Homecoming 2014 Class Pictures

CLASS of 1959 55th REUNION

Third Row: Jim Spurlock ‘58, Clifford Culver, Paul Holsen, II, John Cullens,

Jonathan Sargent, Jerry Ream, Manley Gilliam, Kent Russ, Larry Ziliak, Doug Brinkman,

Peter Guarisco ‘58

ALUMNI OF 1950’s

First Row: Landy Segarra ‘59,

Murphy Green ‘56, Billy Joe

Caruthers’ 50, Ned Hughes ‘54,

Jack Caruthers ‘55,

Blas Elias ‘55

Second Row: Manley

Gilliam ’59, Jim Mortimer ‘55,

Bob Keeton ‘55, Gus Smith ‘52,

Peter Guarisco ‘58, Ted Lavit,

’57 Paul Prehn ‘55, Edward

O’Neal ‘54, Phillip Barber ‘56

Third Row: Edward

Meehan ‘59, James Spurlock ‘58,

Peter Zimpelman ‘58, Stan

Huguenin ‘59, Clifford

Culver ‘59, Paul Holsen ‘59,

Kent Russ ‘59 , Jeff Johnson ‘55

Fourth Row: Carlos Pennington ‘57,

Oliver “Josh” Nunn ‘59, Jr, Jerry Ream ‘59,

Rob Collins ‘55

First Row: Clay Woods,

John Castro, Gary Moor

Second Row: Stan Huguenin,

Orlando “Landy” Segarra,

Ted Lavit ‘57,

Oliver “Josh” Nunn Jr,

Edward Meehan,

Barry Burney,

Peter Zimpelman ‘58

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First Row (L-R): Duane Hailey ‘63, David Hailey, Jimmy Green, Gary Robinson, Bill Cheney,

James McCormick

Second Row: Richard Furman, Greg Townley, Bob Cunningham, C. Bob Bussey, George Morton,

Doc Clement, Bill Goodner, David Johnson, Don Wilee

Third Row: Mike Reese, James Holland, Frank Hartley, Paul Detlefsen, Bobby Gwynn,

Bill Stewart, Paul Von Wiegandt, Ken Ellis

Fourth Row: James O’Neal, James Furman, Austin Fite, Mark Wilburn, Lance Lord

Fifth Row: Jerry Hasselman, David Moland, John McKelvey, Jeff Caplenor


Front Row (L-R):

Steven Stone

Richard Ammons

Tom Polston

Back (L-R):

Tom Bradley

Jimmy Holmes

Dale Reese

Note:

In attendance and not pictured:

Dan Coleman

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Pictured: Bob Ely ’60 and Joseph Webb ‘60

Attended and not pictured: Lee Atchley ‘61, Allen Ma-

son ‘61, Les Steen ‘61, Jerry McFarland ‘62, John

Thompson ‘62, Buzzy Fryer ‘62/63, Gary Beebe ‘63, Dan

Blake ‘63, Mark Graham ‘63, Gaines Griffin ‘63, Rob

Hosier ‘63, Jim Leftwich ‘63, Jimmy Nokes ‘63, Steven

Page ‘63, Tony Taylor ‘63, Jack Trousdale ‘63, Bill

Bradley ‘65, Joe Brakebill ‘65, Ned Evans ‘65, Jim

James ‘65, John Maggart ‘65, Robert Spain ‘65, Joe

Thomas ‘65, James Wagoner ‘65, Richard Hosier ‘66,

Carleton Thackston ‘67, Tom Atchley ‘68 and Keith

Dugger ‘68

First Row :

Trey Jackson ’77, Mike Parker ‘75,

Don Oates ‘77, Rick Grisham ‘77,

Chuck Parrish ‘77

Second Row: Bentley Wilkinson ‘77,

David Sivils ‘78, Tina Drnek ‘75,

Margaret Herndon Keck ‘78,

Eddie George ‘78,

Tom (Trey) Williams ‘77,

Dan Winfree ‘78

ALUMNI of 1960’s

First Row:

Dan Wylie, Julia Gillette Chaffin,

Kathryn Howard McClesky,

Gordon Denney, Bruce Frager

Second Row:

Chuck Lowe, Robert Oates,

Arlo Guthrie, Bruce Williams,

Billy Small, Val Peterson

Third Row:

Scott Williams, David Hale,

Arkie Devine, Woody Hawkins


ALUMNI of 1970’s

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June 2015 Newsletter— Homecoming 2014 Class Pictures

CLASS of 1979 35th Reunion

First Row:

Violet Fairweather Reid

Ruth Doerfer Franklin

Cathleen Harber Reid

Alice Carter Smallwood

Second Row:

Don Loudermilk

Victor Torano

Bobby Parker

Jack Green

Alejandro Bleyer

Dale Johnson

Ken Colbert

Joe Hendricks

Russ Smith

Tim Freeman

Jeff Seely

CLASS OF 1982

First Row:

Lauren Harber Scurlock

Jamie Inman

Angela Woods English

Second Row:

Blake Stewart

Joey Gibson

Dale Colbert

Andy Franklin

Kevin Ethridge

Tim Harper

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June 2015 Newsletter— Homecoming 2014 Class Pictures

First Row:

Violet Fairweather Reid ‘79

Kathryn Howard McClesky ‘74

Leslie Lancaster Willis ‘84

Graciela Trejos ‘84

Becky Rios Morrison ‘87

Second Row:

Julia Gillette Chaffin ‘74

Ruth Doerfer Franklin ‘79

Lauren Harber Scurlock ‘82

Tina Gillette Drnek ‘75

Angela Woods English ‘82

Margaret Herndon Keck ‘78

Cathleen Harber Reid ‘79

Lani Inman Chamberlain ‘85

Jennifer Franklin Winfree ‘80

Alice Carter Smallwood ‘79


First Row:

Allen Chamberlain

Leslie Lancaster Willis

Graciela Trejos

Second Row:

Eric Henkel

Richard Zack, Jr.

Eduardo Mansur

40th ANNIVERSARY of FEMALE CADETS

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Continued - June 2015 Newsletter (Homecoming 2014 pictures)

The gathering of CHMA alumni at the 2014 Annual Beer, Beans, and Weenies on the lawn of Rutherford Parks Library on Friday night, October 10, 2014. Thanks to Bill Wheeler ‘72 and Ken Hall ‘71 for mak-ing this event possible for the alumni.

Woody Hawkins and Bruce Frager entertained the Fri-day night group at the Beer, Beans and Weenies held at the Rutherford Parks Library.

The THEN picture in 1964 - left to right: Jeff Caplenor, Mike Reese, Jim McCormick, George Morton, and Bill Goodner. They were the Heights-Y officers in 1964.

The NOW picture standing in the same order and same pose in 2014 at the 50 year reunion of the Class of 1964 at the Mitchell House on Friday, October 10. Pictured left to right: Jeff Caplenor, Mike Reese, Jim McCormick, George Morton, and Bill Goodner.

James Wagoner ‘65 and Christopher McAdoo ’85 at the 2014 Homecoming Luncheon held at the Lebanon Golf and Country Club.

Ted Lavit ‘57 and Gary Moor ‘59 at the luncheon. Both are members of the Alumni Board of Directors.

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Lauren Harber Scurlock ‘82 and her husband Bob Scurlock had fun with fellow alumni with the almost same last name, Jim Spurlock ‘58, and his brother, John Spurlock ‘58.

Chris Coates ’78 and former CHMA faculty, Sgt. Major Rodney Arthur at the luncheon

Don Ash ‘73 and Bill Ham ‘73 Karen Manetta and Paul Prehn ‘55 enjoying the Home-coming luncheon

Victor Torano ‘79 and his family check in with the Regis-tration table for the luncheon. Victor lives in Puerto Rico.

Left to right: David Hailey ’64, Duane Hailey ’63, Paul Detlefsen ’64, Tony Taylor ’63, and Pierce Dodson ‘66.

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Continued - June 2015 Newsletter - Homecoming 2014 pictures

Members of the family of Andrew Mitchell Major, Castle Heights School 1910, received special prints of the campus as it appeared in 1910. Captain Major died fighting in the Philippines during World War II.

Tennessee State Representative Susan Lynn, presents Colonel Aide De Camp certificates to Orlando “Landy” Segarra and Paul Holsen, members of the class of 1959, at the Homecoming luncheon.

Larry McCown ’71 presents Jimmy Allen a Faculty Appreciation Award in recognition of his years of service to Castle Heights. Jimmy’s wife, Lavelle, is in the center of the picture.

Ken Hall ’71 recognizes Bob Morgan for his contributions and his service to Castle Heights with a Faculty Apprecia-tion Award.

Weather prevented us from having the War Memorial cere-mony at Homecoming. The luncheon had to be relocated indoors at the Lebanon Golf and Country Club instead of outdoors underneath the tent at the Alumni House. The wreath was placed at the Memorial later that day.

Rob Hosier ‘63 honors Jim Robinson for his service and dedication to Castle Heights with a Faculty Appreciation Award. Captains Allen, Morgan, and Robinson taught in both the Junior School and Senior School while at Castle Heights.

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Continued - June 2015 Newsletter— Homecoming 2014 pictures

Billy Joe Caruthers ‘50 is presented a certificate by Tom Williams ‘77, making him an honorary member of the Class of 1977. Pictured left to right are Bentley Wilkinson, Rick Grisham, Billy Joe Caruthers, Don Oates, Tom Williams, Chuck Parrish, and Chris Snoddy.

Seated left to right is Billy Joe Caruthers ‘50, Vicki Atkin-son ‘77, Don Oates ‘77, and standing is Chuck Parrish ‘77, Rick Grisham ‘77, Chris Snoddy ‘77, Bentley Wilkinson ‘77, Tom (Trey) Williams ‘77, and Gus Smith ‘52

Seated left to right are General (Ret.) Lance Lord ‘64, James Holland ‘64, Bobby Gwynn ‘64, Sonya Fields, Ivan Rupert (a Texas A&M student who is in the top of his Corps of Cadets class, and is a straight “A” student) - Rupert was a guest of James O’Neal ’64 (who is seated next to him), Bill Goodner ‘64, and his wife, Sherre Goodner

In front, Carol Trousdale, wife of Jack Trousdale ’63, pic-tured with the back of his head showing :( , and around the table starting to the left, Sandra Hartley and her hus-band, Frank Hartley ‘64, Doc Clement ‘64, Harry Bryan ‘57, his wife, Jean Bryan, and Bob Cunningham ‘64

Left to right at the dinner/dance is Laura Taylor and her husband, Tony Taylor ‘63, Jim Leftwich ‘63, his wife, Page Leftwich, and Mickey Fryer, wife of Buzzy Fryer ’63, who is seated beside her and not in the picture

From left to right, John Castro ‘59, Stan Huguenin ’59 and wife, Pat Huguenin, Peter Zimpelman ’58 and wife, Alice Zimpelman

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