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Gay O. Abbott
Canton, Ga.
Gay O. Abbott is a former banker with 28 years of experience at SunTrust Bank. Ms. Abbott earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Emory University. |
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Mary Gay Bankston
Studio City, Calif.
Mary Gay Bankston is a management consultant and executive coach in Los Angeles. She began a consulting practice after twenty years of management experience in Fortune 200 service companies. A 1974 graduate of Agnes Scott College, she majored in economics. |
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Pamela J. Bevier
New York, N.Y.
Pamela J. Bevier is a retired public health researcher who held positions with various agencies including the New York City Department of Health and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. A 1961 graduate of Agnes Scott College, she earned her M.A. at the University of California-Berkeley and her Ph.D. at Columbia University in French language and literature. Dr. Bevier received her M.P.H. from Columbia University School of Public Health. |
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Robert L. Brown Jr.
R L Brown & Associates, Inc.
Decatur, Ga.
Robert L. Brown Jr. is president and chief executive officer of the architectural firm R L Brown & Associates, Inc. Mr. Brown graduated magna cum laude from Tuskegee University, where he earned two degrees in architecture. |
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Claire Hodges Burdett
Oakland, Calif.
Claire Hodges Burdett is a business and management consultant in the San Francisco Bay area. Former president of Associates National Bank, she was one of the first female presidents of a consumer bank in the U.S. Ms. Burdett graduated from Agnes Scott College in 1972 and later earned her M.B.A. from Columbia University. |
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John Walter Drake
McCurdy & Candler
Decatur, Ga.
John Walter Drake is a partner in the law firm of McCurdy & Candler, where he engages in the general practice of law primarily in the areas of estate planning and estate administration, real estate and corporate law. A graduate of Davidson College, he earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. |
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Suzanne C. Feese, Vice Chairperson
Atlanta, Ga.
Suzanne C. Feese practiced law at King & Spalding LLP from 1988 until 2009, including 15 years as a partner. A 1984 graduate of Agnes Scott College, she majored in astrophysics and economics. Ms. Feese received her J.D. from Yale Law School. |
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Wesley A. French
French Wolf & Farr
Atlanta, Ga.
Wesley A. French is a founding partner of French Wolf & Farr, investment advisers, where his responsibilities include the development and servicing of client relationships. Mr. French earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Davidson College. |
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Ann Glendinning
Acworth, Ga.
Ann Glendinning retired from the Cobb County School District as assistant superintendent for special student services. She graduated in 1968 from Agnes Scott College, where she majored in psychology. She received her M.Ed., Ed.S. and Ph.D. from Georgia State University. |
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Mary Lou C. Hawkes
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass.
Mary Lou Cornwall Hawkes is a community volunteer and former math teacher. She received her B.A. in mathematics from Agnes Scott College in 1965. Ms. Hawkes is an active volunteer with the Peabody Essex Museum. |
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Elizabeth Daniel Holder
Atlanta, Ga.
Elizabeth Daniel Holder is an active community volunteer in Atlanta. Ms. Holder received her B.A. in economics from Agnes Scott College in 1982. She has served as a member of the boards of the Atlanta Ballet, Camp Merrie-Woode Foundation, the Georgia Center for Children and the North Georgia Chapter of the March of Dimes. |
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Sandra Thome Johnson
Atlanta, Ga.
Sandra Thome Johnson owns the interior design company Johnson Art and Antiques in Atlanta. She shows Tennessee Walking Horses and with her husband operates a Tennessee Walking Horse farm in Shelbyville, Tenn. A 1982 graduate of Agnes Scott College, she majored in art. She subsequently earned a degree in interior design from an extension of The University of Georgia. |
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Elizabeth Rhett Jones
Atlanta, Ga.
Elizabeth Rhett Jones has served as an in-house pro bono attorney with Legal Services of Northwest Jersey and New Jersey Crime Victims Law Center, as an associate with Strasser law firm and as a teacher, tutor and reading specialist for learning-disabled children. A 1973 graduate of Agnes Scott College, she majored in sociology. She earned her M.A. in psychoeducational disabilities and reading from New York University and her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. |
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Melody C. Justice
The Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, Ga.
Melody C. Justice is executive vice president, Coca-Cola North America. She is a graduate of Emory University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and psychology. A chartered financial analyst, she has a Master of Business Administration in finance from the University of Miami. |
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Phyllis E. Kozarsky
Emory University School of Medicine and Emory TravelWell Clinic
Atlanta, Ga.
Phyllis E. Kozarsky is professor of medicine and infectious diseases at Emory University School of Medicine. She also serves as the medical co-director of the International Traveler’s Health and Geographic Medicine Section, Emory's TravelWell Clinic. Dr. Kozarsky graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and received an M.D. from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. |
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Dennis P. Lockhart
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga.
Dennis P. Lockhart is president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He earned his B.A. in political science and economics from Stanford University and his M.A. in international economics and American foreign policy from The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. |
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James E. Love III
Printpack Inc.
Atlanta, Ga.
James E. Love III is vice president, international business, of Printpack Inc. He received his B.S. from Duke University and earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. |
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Jeanne Kaufmann Manning
Sea Island, Ga., and Santa Fe, N.M.
Jeanne Kaufmann Manning is an active community volunteer and family philanthropist. She received her B.A. from Agnes Scott College in 1972 and her M.B.A. from Rutgers University. Ms. Manning is a founding board member of the Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation and Golden Isles A.C.T., a charitable-giving circle. |
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Linda Kay Hudson McGowan
Atlanta, Ga.
Linda Kay Hudson McGowan is a veteran policy analyst and partnership builder who retired from federal service as vice president for programs at the CDC Foundation. She earned her bachelor's degree in English at Agnes Scott College in 1965, studied journalism at the master's level at Boston University and was awarded her master's degree in communications at Georgia State University. |
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Portia O. Morrison
DLA Piper
Chicago, Ill.
Portia O. Morrison is senior counsel at DLA Piper, practicing commercial real estate development and finance law. A 1966 graduate of Agnes Scott College, she received an M.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and her J.D. from the University of Chicago. |
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Jessica H. Owens
Versant Ventures
San Francisco, Calif.
Jessica H. Owens works as an entrepreneur in residence at Versant Ventures, a healthcare-focused venture capital firm. A 1998 graduate of Agnes Scott College, Owens received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and an M.S. from the Department of Cancer Biology at Stanford University. |
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Susan M. Phillips
Arlington, Va.
Susan M. Phillips retired as dean and professor of finance at The George Washington University School of Business. A former Governor of the Federal Reserve System and chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, she received her B.A. in 1967 from Agnes Scott College and her M.S. and Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. |
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B. Clayton Rolader
Fuqua Capital
Atlanta, Ga.
B. Clayton Rolader is president and chief operating officer of Fuqua Capital Corp. A Rhodes Scholar, Mr. Rolader graduated from Harvard College before earning an M.A. from Oxford University. He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School. |
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Bolling P. Spalding
Jackson Spalding Communications
Atlanta, Ga.
Bolling P. Spalding is a principal at Jackson Spalding Communications, an Atlanta-based public relations firm. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in business administration, both from The University of Georgia. |
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O. Benjamin Sparks
Richmond, Va.
O. Benjamin Sparks retired as pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Va., in 2007 and most recently served as interim pastor of Westminster Presbyterian in Nashville, Tenn. He received his B.A. degree in English from Davidson College and his B.D. from Union Theological Seminary. |
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Bernard Taylor
Alston Bird LLP
Atlanta, Ga.
Bernard Taylor is a partner with Alston Bird and chair of the firm’s Products Liability Group, concentrating his practice on commercial litigation, products liability and toxic tort lawsuits. He received his J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law and his B.A. from Wayne State University. |
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Clyde C. Tuggle, Chairperson
The Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, Ga.
Clyde C. Tuggle is senior vice president, chief public affairs and communications officer at The Coca-Cola Company. He earned his bachelor’s degree in German studies and economics from Hamilton College and his M.Div. from Yale University. |
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David L. Warren
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Washington, D.C.
David L. Warren is president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, previously serving as president of Ohio Wesleyan University. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from Washington State University and earned master’s degrees in both divinity and urban studies from Yale University and his doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Michigan. |
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David D. Weitnauer
R. Howard Dobbs Jr. Foundation
Atlanta, Ga.
David D. Weitnauer is president of The R. Howard Dobbs, Jr., Foundation. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), he has served as a pastoral counselor for the Georgia Association for Pastoral Care and on the pastoral staff of churches in Georgia and Alabama. A graduate of Davidson College, Dr. Weitnauer received his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Theology in pastoral counseling from Columbia Theological Seminary. |
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Robert C. Williams
Center Lovell, Maine
Robert C. Williams is Vail Professor of History Emeritus at Davidson College, where he served as dean of the faculty and vice president for academic affairs. Dr. Williams received his B.A. in mathematics from Wesleyan University. He earned his A.M. in Russian studies and Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. |