Class Notes

90s

Jim R. Cabaniss 91T was named chaplain of the General John B. Gordon Chapter of the Stars and Bars in Atlanta.

J. Andrew Bell 92T is the director of the Lakewood Methodist Counseling Center in St. Petersburg, Fla. and executive director of Sunshine State Interfaith Power & Light, which mobilizes faith communities to address the climate crisis and practice care of creation.

David Harris 92T was appointed executive director of The Conley Center for Care, Counseling, and Psychotherapy in Atlanta. He will continue with his psychotherapy practice at the center. He is also a recent past-president of the Georgia Career Development Association.

Pamela Feeser 94T published a book entitled Becoming: A Spiritual Journey. It was awarded second place at the 2012 New York Book Festival in the category of spirituality.

Russell D. Williams 94T is the director of the Brehm School Foundation. The foundation supports Brehm School and OPTIONS Transitions to Independence, which empower students with complex learning disabilities to recognize and achieve their full potential.

John Anderson Simmons III 96T was appointed senior pastor of St. James United Methodist Church in Atlanta. Simmons has served as Director of Ministerial Services in the North Georgia Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church since 2007.

Jefferson Otwell 97T was ordained to the priesthood by the archbishop ordinary of the Anglican Catholic Church's Diocese of the South on September 8 at St. Stephen's Pro-Cathedral in Athens, Georgia.

Kay S. Scarbrough 97T is serving as the Topeka District Superintendent in the Kansas East Conference of The United Methodist Church.

00s

Michael Turner 00T has accepted the position of associate professor of the history of Christianity at Hood Theological Seminary in Salisbury, N.C.

Richard M. Wright 01T has released a book entitled Help, I’m Lost! A Wanderer’s Guide to Salvation, which is now available through WestBow Press.

Christine Ortega Gaurkee 02T co-authored a book entitled All You Want to Know but Didn’t Think You Could Ask: Religions, Cults, and Popular Beliefs.

Jimmy R. Rock 03L 03T accepted a position as Assistant Attorney General for the District of Columbia.

Lara C. Byrd 04T is currently serving as a chaplain in the U.S. Navy at the Naval Submarine Station at Kings Bay, Ga.

Bocheol Chang 04T was recently appointed assistant professor of pastoral care and counseling at Busan Presbyterian University in Busan, Korea. He has also published two books: Life is Hope: Pastoral Care of the Suicidal and Pastoral Theological Understanding of Paul.