Berry Community Stories

2020 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner: Outstanding Young Alumni Chad Michael Nash (13C) As a student at Berry, Chad Michael Nash was deeply affected by his work on the student philanthropy team,... More

Living by our word Joseph White (20C) began his senior year at Berry wondering how he was going to make ends meet. Financial challenges created by his father's debilitating illness and his younger... More

Unexpected Blessing Somewhere on Berry's campus, there's a guardian angel - just ask Brandon Palmer. Brandon was sailing happily through his junior year, enjoying the kind of college experience that builds... More

Alexander "Whit" Whyte Whitaker (81C) first arrived on campus in 1966 at six years old when his father came to Berry as an English Professor. He grew up on campus and graduated in 1981. Five days later, he... More

Rebekah "Bekah" Fortney Baxter (18C) is a relatively new alumna, but her service while at Berry College and which she continues today is extensive. Starting in December 2012, she has completed extensive service work... More

Adam Douglas Newton (07C) has been focused on helping develop the lives of others since he was at Berry. As a senior, he spent his time mentoring young student athletes as the captain of the cross-country and track... More

Timothy Brian Lusby (84C) served as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army before spending nearly 30 years as a successful entrepreneur, during which time he formed numerous successful entities, including New Business... More

Blessing the giver The moment Heitor De Paula set foot on Berry's campus, he knew the college would change his destiny. De Paula, who was 7 when his family moved to America from Brazil, dreamed of a... More

The kindness of strangers Junior finance major Jessie Hilburn was doing what so many students quietly do every day - working her way through Berry - when the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to undo her dreams... More