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Carrying Berry into the World

Everyone agrees - there's something special about Berry that stays with you. Here are more stories of how Berry alumni, students and friends are channeling that spirit in their careers, service and lives.

These alumni, students and others are showing what it means to be "Always Berry" - and making a difference in the process.

Joe Bihlmier (91C)

Joe Bihlmier (91C) Taking a "really big leap" to attend Berry - some 14 hours away from his New Jersey home - made an incredible difference in the life of Joe Bihlmier (91C). He credits the education he...Read More

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Evelyn Hamilton (69C)

Evelyn Hamilton (69C) Evelyn Hamilton (69C) knows the power of education to better a young person's future. One of three African American students who integrated Berry in 1964, she says her college...Read More

Mark and Judy Keappler

Mark and Judy Keappler (82C) Mark (82C) and Judy Howard (82C) Keappler know the transformative power of the Berry community. The couple chooses to be loyal members of the Martha Berry Society because...Read More

Darrell Sutton (00C)

Darrell Sutton (00C) Thanks to the help of some friends and a scholarship, Darrell Sutton (00C) was able to attend Berry and earn a degree in political science — the first step on his journey to...Read More

Bridgette Stewart (98C)

2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner: Distinguished Achievement Bridgette Stewart (98C) Bridgette Stewart’s career in higher education has spanned over 20 years. Throughout that time, her focus has been...Read More

Hester Parks (95C)

2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Winner: Entrepreneurial Spirit Hester Parks (95C) Having started her career as a financial analyst, Hester Parks took the leap to follow her dream of owning her own event...Read More

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...Read More

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...Read More

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...Read More