Class Notes

Joyce accompanied the Bethany College Choir on their tour of Germany and Sweden May 24-June 4, 2018. Upon returning she served as a volunteer at the USGA Men’s Senior Open at The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs.

The Mountain Six Conference has named Joe Pinkston ’14 as All-Conference Coach of the year for his work with the Pisgah (NC) High School girls soccer team.

Maryville College Alums working on MDivs together. Zach Plant ’20 and Crystal Fallesen ’07,  are both students at Candler School of Theology at Emory University. They discovered they were both Scots while taking “The Work of the Minister” together in Spring 2022. Crystal is on schedule to graduate from Candler in 2023 and Zach in 2024.

Erin Palmer Polly is the new president-elect of the Nashville Bar Association. She will assume the presidency of the Bar Association December, 2017.

Erin Palmer Polly has been named to Nashville’s 2017 “40 Under 40” list.. She is a partner in Butler Snow LLP and obtained a $22.2 million verdict for Snodgrass-King Pediatric Dental Associates PC and David J. Snodgrass in November 2016. She was also recently elected to serve as president of the Nashville, Bar Association in 2018. This year’s winners were chosen from nearly 600 nominations. An independent panel of judges reviewed each nomination, looking for those with business acumen, strong ties to the community and a willingness to go the extra mile in all they do – all before their 40th birthday.

Attorney at Law magazine named Erin Palmer Polly ’99, Attorney of the Month in March 2018. Erin is also newly installed as the President of the Nashville Bar Association. Read more here: https://goo.gl/V5XsdN

Writes in to say she is still happily engaged in her real estate practice. In her spare time she is part of a 40+ year conversation group called Penny University. She says, “Santa Cruz is a rich cultural experience, so life is always new and exciting. This summer it was whales that held our attention. Who knows what 2016 will bring?”

was named principal of Alcoa Middle School by Alcoa City Schools starting in the 2015-2016 school year. Currently Dr. Porter serves as the Alcoa High School Principal, a position he has held for 9 years. Before that Dr. Porter served as Alcoa High School Assistant Principal and taught there as well. He also taught at Karns High School and Oak Ridge High School. Dr. Porter received his Bachelor’s degree at Maryville College, Masters from the University of Tennessee, and his Educational Specialist Degree and Doctorate from Lincoln Memorial University.

Chris Porter ’85 attended the 100th Pulitzer Prize ceremonies Oct.13 in the Low Library at Columbia University in New York City. As executive editor of Sun Newspapers in Fla., Chris nominated his editorial team for the award. They won the 2016 Pulitzer for a series of editorials on the alarming number of unexplained inmate deaths at the Charlotte Correctional Institution. Chris and Glennis Riedl Porter ’84 live in Englewood Florida. They have two children, Laurel and Sean. He said, “For background, I am just hitting 30 years in journalism, mostly as an editor. I started as a writer for the Highland Echo in 1981 and was sports editor my junior and senior years. My first job was at the Loudon County News-Herald, then I came to work for the Charlotte Sun near where I grew up in Florida. I just finished eight years as executive editor of the daily Sun newspapers, covering Sarasota, Charlotte and DeSoto counties. I’m the editor of the Englewood Sun.”

WestbowPress / Zondervan for Thomas Nelson. It has just published my spiritual memoir The Stubborn Ear and it is available online, from WestbowPress

works in Knoxville with Sorenson VRS, KCD, and other agencies as an interpreter and at Maryville College as an interpreter and AEI interpreting skills mentor with interpreting students. While at Maryville College she worked on dual majors in AEI and ASL/Deaf Studies. Megan is now NIC (National Interpreter Certification) Certified

Received her degree in Psychology at MC and completed her master’s degree as well from University of Georgia in 1981. She is currently in a private practice setting in Canton, Georgia. They specialize in substance abuse treatment. She has contracts with two accountability courts in her community. She also provides post-critical incident de-briefing sessions for local law enforcement after a use of deadly force. Grace is still married to Phillip and they have two children. Her son Zack is married and working in management with Chick Fil-A. Currently he and his wife are travelling all over the country assisting in the grand openings of new stores. Her daughter Emma has a semester left at University of Georgia to finish her master’s degree in Social Work as well. She will work with Grace at her counseling office. Grace said, “And let the fun begin!!!”

writes in to say that she and her daughter Emma Grace Price are now practicing social workers together at Price Counseling as of mid-May 2016. Emma and Grace will open Price Sober Living, a sober living facility in Waleska (a suburb of Canton, Georgia), in the fall of 2016. The facility will house 8-12 males in recovery. There is not a halfway house or sober living facility in Cherokee County, Georgia yet.

has been named a finalist for Tennessee Teacher of the Year, appointed to the first-ever Governor’s Teacher Cabinet, and is in line for a presidential math teacher’s award. The journey began with being named Teacher of the Year for Central Magnet School in Murphreesboro, TN where he teaches, then he was chosen as Teacher of the Year for Rutherford County. The next step was Teacher of the Year for the mid-Cumberland region, and finally nominated for Teacher of the Year for the entire state. All this led to his being chosen as a representative on Gov. Bill Haslam’s new Teacher Cabinet. For this honor, each county selected a teacher for the cabinet and then the teachers had to fill out applications online, telling why they wanted to be on the cabinet and explaining their thoughts and opinions on several educational issues. Prince was one of only 18 teachers selected statewide for the cabinet, which will meet four times a year for two years.

currently teaches 11th and 12th grade English at Hunters Lane High School in the Metro Nashville Public School System.

and Joe Fitzgerald ’05 presented at AOCC (Alumni of Color Conference) February 27-28, 2015. AOCC is a conference created and held by the Harvard Graduate School of Education every year. Their workshop was about black males with learning disabilities and best practices for this population. In the workshop they frame the discussion around their experiences and then using critical race and critical disability theory, to analyze the narratives. They collectively represent Prosper & Partners International Consulting Firm, LLC.

Retired early in 2009. Living on Lake Lanier in the North Georgia mountains with my three dogs and am the volunteer Executive Director of the Good Shepherd Clinic in Dawsonville, Georgia.

On February 9th, 2023 I was named the next Varsity Head Football Coach at Fort Chiswell High School in Max Meadows, Virginia. I will also be teaching Health & Physical Education at Fort Chiswell High School.

Christin Marshall has founded Camp Wild Child, a company that specializes in getaway weekends that allow adults to go back to summer camp. In 2018, Camp Wild Child has will host weekends in Massachusetts, Virginia, and Colorado. In 2019, the plan is to expand to Tennessee and Ohio. The business is still in startup stage, but the aim is to become “the Spartan Race of summer camps.” If you love CrossFit and the outdoors or you are just interested to see more details, check it out here: www.campwildchild.com.

Bearden High School is proud to name Ryan Radcliffe as our new head boys and girls soccer coach. Ryan is a 2007 graduate of Bearden High School and a 2011 graduate of Maryville College. While at BHS, Ryan was a four-year varsity starter under Coach Eric Turner. He was a two-time All-District and All-Region performer and an All-State selection in 2007. Ryan was a member of Bearden’s 2006 State Championship team and the 2007 State Finalist team. At Maryville College, Ryan was a four-year varsity starter under Coach Pepe Fernandez. He was named Great South Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and was a three-time All-Conference selection.

She and Steve recently celebrated their 50th anniversary with a ceremony and reception attended by many of their friends and family members. They have 3 sons and 5 grandchildren who participated in the ceremony.

Recently led the Blue Ridge School to a Virginia Independent School State Basketball Championship and was named Coach of the Year for Scrimmage Play, Virginia Independent Conference and Virginia Association of Independent Schools Division II.

In October 2019, Emily Randles ’17 was provisionally appointed to be the campus intern with the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship chapter at Maryville College. She is grateful to be serving her alma mater in this way!

Former Powell head coach Derek Rang has joined Ken Sparks’ staff at Carson-Newman as the graduate assistant in charge of receivers.

Former Powell head coach Derek Rang has joined Ken Sparks’ staff at Carson-Newman as the graduate assistant in charge of receivers.