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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,...

Legacy at Work

Harry Wise (57H) had a strong belief in Berry's student work program and a willingness to contribute to its success in the future. What he didn't have - as a retiree living on a fixed income - was the...

Berry alumni couple wear leis in front of a pond and rocks

Planned Giving Council: Expertise Available to You

Glenn (71C) and Pam Priest (71C) Ferguson dreamed of lending a hand to deserving Berry students, but they weren't sure how best to accomplish that goal and stay within their budget. Then a close friend and...

Insuring the Future (Literally)

Photo by Neil Moore Francy Jessup Geiger (78C) never thought she could afford to do something substantial for Berry students, but then she discovered a way to turn her annual contribution of several hundred...

An Impossible Possibility

John Kemp and wife Linda Kelso never imagined they would be able to endow a Gate of Opportunity Scholarship at Berry College while also saving on taxes. With help from the federal government's popular IRA...

Berry alumnus sits in a chair in the reflecting pool in front of the Ford Buildings

‘Prankster’ Rusty Bradley Sings Berry’s Praises

When "Rowdy" Rusty Bradley (71C) dressed head-to-toe in toilet paper and marched in the Ford quad with a group of male merrymakers boisterously spelling out Martha Berry's name to the tune of Mickey Mouse, no...

Berry Alumni Share Their ‘Happily Ever After’

When Elizabeth "Liza" Keith MacFarland (71c) walked into the Longhorn Steakhouse in Largo, Fla., after work one night in 2012, all she wanted was a margarita and something to eat. Instead, she found the love...

Selfie of Berry alumna and nurse Keeley Patterson

Putting Purpose into Action: Keeley Patterson (08C)

Berry alumna Keeley Patterson (08C) shares how she's working through the pandemic as a nurse at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: How have you been impacted by COVID-19? I have continued to work while...