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2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Pat Jackson (82C, FFS)

Patricia Jackson (82C, FFS)

2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner: Distinguished Service Patricia Jackson (82C, FFS) Patricia Jackson is a retired educator who taught students with disabilities and supervised special education and...

Dr. Carson Kay (16C)

2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner: Outstanding Young Alumni Dr. Carson Kay (16C) Dr. Carson Kay, rhetorical scholar and faculty member in the Department of Communication Studies at Washburn...

Lenard and Joy Bernice Ogle (53H) Whaley

Bernice and Lenard Whaley. Good investment Joy Bernice Ogle Whaley (53H) has dedicated her life to taking care of others. Now retired, the former lead public health nurse is happy to continue a long history of...

Tom and Barbara Slocum

IRA gift keeps on giving Tom and Barbara Slocum When David Slocum (00C) graduated from Berry bound for medical school, parents Tom and Barbara knew they wanted to show their gratitude for the...

My Berry Family: The Christophers

Al (61c) and Becky Browning (61C) Christopher in the Christopher Browning Pavilion at Oak Hill. Building a Family Al Christopher (61c) only spent one year at Berry before transferring to a school closer...

Yoda family pose at Berry College during 1990 Mountain Day

My Berry Family: Koji Yoda

Letter to Berry president inspires life-changing journey, lifelong family bonds The Bertrands greet Koji and his father, Mr. Shinichi Yoda, during Koji's junior year. Mr. Yoda paid a brief visit to the campus...

The Dorothy cottage girls sit on the ground during a 2018 reunion at Remember the Titans selfie spot

My Berry Family: Dorothy Girls

Cottage life: 'Dorothy girls' share lasting bond Shelley Eyerly (96C), Shannon Wallace Lubin (96C), Donna Thompson Braden (96C), Kelly Wickers Barnes (97c), Christie Brantley Drexler (95C) and Genyth Travis (96C,...

Sue Tarpley and her family pose in front of a brick building

My Berry Family: The Tarpleys

Family Ties Tim and Sue Tarpley just might be the ultimate example of Berry family. The Berry "big kids" celebrating the holidays with the Tarpley "little kids", 1993. During their nearly 40 years...

The Palmer brothers and their parents pose at Valhalla at Berry College

My Berry Family: The Palmers

A Winning Team: Three Berry Brothers On and Off the Field Brandon and Teddy Palmer pose with their brother Nick on the day he signed with Berry College's football team. In 2013, Teddy Palmer (17C) came to...

Four sisters and their mom pose in front of a swimming pool.

My Berry Family: The Hadaways

In the swim of things: Three sisters and teammates make Berry family Olivia, Josie, Leigh and Andie with their mom Tracie Hadaway at a Berry swim meet in 2017. Leigh (19C), Josie (20C) and Andie (22c) Hadaway...

Group of Berry alums pose together outside a log cabin

My Berry Family: Bonding After Berry

The group enjoying a cabin getaway in Asheville, NC for Sam's 30th birthday. Bonding After Berry: Group of Friends Become Family as Alums Sometimes you make friends at Berry. And sometimes you make Berry...

Animal Science Building at Berry College

Friends from Afar

Liechtenstein may not be a huge country geographically, covering just 62 square miles, but a strategic commitment to socially responsible investment has made it a center of philanthropy in the heart of Europe,...