Births – Spring 2018

Lindsey Sivils Drinkwitz (ECED ’03) and Eliah Drinkwitz (HIST EDU ’04), a daughter, Ella Paige, July 31, 2017. Ella has two sisters: Addison and Emerson.

Joshua Potts (SPAN ’03) and his wife, Angela, a son, Joshua Asher, Nov. 1, 2017. Joshua has three siblings: Malachi, Grace and Naomi.

Travis Haile (MGMT/MKTG ’04) and his wife, Vicki, a daughter, Merritt Rose, July 20, 2017.

Allison Hawbecker Mills (CWED ’05) and her husband, Jereme, a daughter, Violet Melesande, May 9, 2017.

Jennifer Whitlow Garrison (BIOL ’06) and her husband, Randy, a son, Branch Adair, Sept. 8, 2017. Branch has a brother, Tristan.

Torre Finley (ART ’07) and Shannon Saucy Finley (ART ’08), a daughter, Zoe Olivia, Aug. 18, 2017.

Scott Tomlin (HIST ’07 & M.A. HIST ’13) and Elon Kierre (GS ’13 & PRT ’16), a daughter, Edse June, Nov. 15, 2017.

Clarissa Shonk Davis (ECED ’08) and Jacob Davis (MGMT/MKTG ’16), a daughter, Dakota Briel, July 24, 2017.

Lindsey McAfee Lawson (PSY ’08) and Chris Lawson (AA-GS ’12), a daughter, Emily Blake, July 15, 2017.

Meagan Gilley Moyer (JOUR ’08 & M.A. MMJR ’10) and Jason Moyer (JOUR ’10), a son, Blayden Allan, Sept. 5, 2017.

Alison Parks Taylor (ENG ’08, M.S. CSP ’10 & M.S. EMHS ’12) and Earnest Taylor (ELEC ENGR ’09), a son, Parker Reid, Aug. 12, 2017.

Patrick DeLassus (ELEC ENGR ’09) and his wife, Wendy, a daughter, Taylor Jane, July 17, 2017.

Elizabeth Lopez Dunn (ECED ’09 & M.Ed. ’14) and Maverick Dunn (EAM ’11), a son, Sloan Ryan, Aug. 25, 2017.

Mark Looney (ACCT ’09) and K’Leigh Stackhouse Looney (ACCT ’09), a son, Mason Reid, Aug. 21, 2017.

Kim Pham Childress (JOUR ’10 & M.S. CSP ’17) and Tim Childress (BPS-ECED ’10), a son, Timothy Jr., July 21, 2017.

Barrett Featherstone (ECON ’10) and Amber Allbritton Featherstone (JOUR ’10), a son, William Christian, Aug. 26, 2017. William has a sister, Britton.

Peggy Gould Foster (BST ’10) and her husband, Dustin, a daughter, Audrey Jane, July 28, 2017. Audrey has two siblings: David and Raylynn.

Ashley Camp Jackson (HPE ’10) and her husband, Casey, a son, Layten Cash, Sept. 1, 2017.

Brad McBride (ECON ’10) and Lindsey Adams McBride (MATH EDU ’10), a daughter, Shelby Mae, Sept. 2, 2017.

Michael R. Andrade (ECON ’11) and Kimberly Dawn Brown Andrade (JOUR ’12), a daughter, Kiana Faye, June 19, 2017. Kiana has two siblings: Levi and Kira.

Chris Bailey (ENV GEOL ’11) and Anna Burnham (ENV GEOL ’11), a daughter, Mira Elizabeth, July 2, 2017. Mira has a brother, Quentin.

Ethan Hefley (CIS ’11) and his wife, Deidre, a son, Paxton Ruger, Oct. 19, 2017. Paxton has a sister, Harper.

Garrett Hill (HPE ’11) and Lyndsey McVay Hill (HPE ’11), a daughter, Meredith Blake, Aug. 28, 2017.

Chris Kirby (HIM ’11) and Courtney Copeland Kirby (HIST ’15), a daughter, Ruby Genevieve, Sept. 13, 2017.

Dr. Kyle Barton (BIOL ’12) and Alyssia DuVall Barton (PSY ’12 & M.S. PSY ’17), a son, Charlie Robert, Aug. 17, 2017.

Casey Higgs Hamilton (PSY ’12) and Kolby Hamilton (CRJ ’15), a daughter, Adaline Grace, Sept. 6, 2017.

Clayton Hawkins (RPA ’12) and Ashley Martin Hawkins (ECED ’14), a son, Caden, April 3, 2017.

Joshua Merritt (MECH ENGR/NUCT ’12) and Samantha Van Veckhoven Merritt (BIOL ’12), a son, Nolan Tate, Aug. 10, 2017. Nolan has a brother, Preston.

Blake Mitchem (BPS-ID ’12) and Stephanie Channell Mitchem (POL SCI ’14), a son, Tyus Blake, Aug. 26, 2017.

Shan Scrimshire (BPS-ID ’12) and Alexis Scrimshire (HIST ’12 & M.S. CSP ’16), a daughter, Mollie Anne, March 27, 2017.

Tiffany Hefley (JOUR ’13) and Zachary Franklin, a son, Wyatt Edward, June 30, 2017. Wyatt has two brothers: Halen and Gunner.

Reanna Rose McKinley (AHL ’13 & CNA ’14) and her husband, Brandon, a son, Kharter Ray, July 28, 2017. Kharter has two sisters: Arianna and Skylar.

Raley Palmer (AH ’13 & CNA ’14) and her husband, Jerrod, a daughter, Addie Mae Loraine, Aug. 30, 2017. Addie has a sister, Hattie.

Devin Self (MECH ENGR & NUCT ’13) and Kelsey Hill Self (ECED ’15), a son, Clark Dean, July 20, 2017.

Lindsey Branham Williams (ECED ’13) and Matt Williams (ALUM), a son, Brooks Reid, Sept. 16, 2017.

Courtney Brashear (NURS ’14) and her husband, Clayton, a daughter, Cambrie Rose, Aug. 1, 2017. Cambrie has two sisters: Chloe and Claire.

Justin Lewis (IT ’14) and his wife, Amber, a daughter, Aurora Jade, Aug. 21, 2017. Aurora has a brother, Blaze.

Garrett Lloyd (MGMT/MKTG ’14) and Stephenie Williams Lloyd (MATH ’16), a daughter, Rylee, Sept. 25, 2017. Rylee has a brother, Hunter.

Dylon Piles (CP-AS ’14) and Jordan Oliver, a daughter, Temperance Dawn, Aug. 16, 2017. Temperance has a brother, Tucker.

Courtney Richardson (JOUR ’14), a son, Lennon, Sept. 25, 2017.

Seva Riley Taylor (ECED ’14) and her husband, Dustin, a daughter, Lawsyn Adaline, July 6, 2017.

Christopher Anderson (MECH ENGR & NUCT ’15) and Jordan Kitterman Anderson (NURS ’16), a son, Grant Cooper, July 22, 2017.

Ali Butts Burris (HIM ’15) and her husband, Lee, a son, Abel David, Aug. 20, 2017.

Jonathan Funkhouser (EAM ’15) and Macayla DeFrancisco Funkhouser (AGBU ’16), a son, Cecil Leigh, Sept. 26, 2017.

Taylor Kendrick (JOUR ’15) and Hailey Roberson Kendrick (BIOL ’17), a daughter, Caroline Eleanor, Nov. 13, 2017.

Destiny Turner McGee (RS ’15) and her husband, Tevin, a daughter, Ellery Clark, Oct. 27, 2017.

Shirley Carr Wade (M.Ed. COUN ’15) and her husband, Brandon, a daughter, Ella Mae, June 23, 2017.

Shalah Cummings Shannon (NURS ’16) and her husband, Jarrod, a daughter, Elliott Rae, June 20, 2017. Elliott has a brother, J.J.

Chase Wiley (FM ’16) and Brittany Cruse (CNA ’16), a daughter, Samantha Dawn, Nov. 1, 2017.

Makaila Goss Goodner (BUED ’17) and her husband, Zack, a son, Rhett Taylor, Sept. 13, 2017.

Sara Jondro (ECED ’17) and her husband, David, a son, Hollyn Alexander, July 19, 2017.

Parker Reid, son of Alison Parks Taylor ’08 and Earnest Taylor ’09
Nolan Tate, son of Joshua Merritt ’12 andSamantha Van Veckhoven Merritt ’12
Meredith Blake, daughter of Garrett Hill ’11 and Lyndsey McVay Hill ’11