Delta Drummer ENews June 2012
South Carolina Delta Chapter
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Web www.saeusc.com
Editors Note: Welcome to the Delta Drummer ENews. Questions or comments are welcome to John Stringfellow, email
johnnstringfellow@gmail.com.
Alumni Reunion Announcement
The alumni reunion will be Friday evening, October 6, 2012 (weekend of the USC Georgia Football
Game). We have reserved the Palmetto Club in downtown Columbia from 8 pm until 11:30 pm with
food and beverage.
Parents Weekend
The parents weekend is scheduled for Friday, Nov 16 – Sunday, Nov 18, the USC Wofford game.
Mother Sons Weekend
The Mother Sons Weekend, sponsored by the Mothers of Minerva, will be the weekend of Feb 22-23,
2013.
Summer Rush Parties
Columbia, Saturday, June 23
Many thanks to a number of our alumni and their spouses that helped sponsor our rush social in
Greenville this past Sat (June 23) - Andrea and Tom Creech, Bubba Watts, Henry Sullivan, Rusty Copsey,
Pano Stathakis, Kelly Sullivan, Gena and Bob Runnion, and Al Hagood. If I left anyone out, let me know!
Charleston, Saturday, July 14
On Saturday, July 14, your association will sponsor a social at the Old Town Restaurant, 229 King Street
in downtown Charleston, 6-8 pm. Food and beverage will be provided, and like other rush socials,
anyone may attend. Old Town is owned and operated by Brother Athan Fokas.
Karen Dunaway
Karen Dunaway, mother to Brother Connor, has agreed to be chairperson for Mothers of Minerva
weekend in Feb 2013, as well as Parents Weekend Nov 9.
Chapter News
The grades are in, and the chapter did well for spring semester 2012. The Chapter achieved a cumulative
semester GPA of a 3.02, and a new member GPA of 3.14. This is a huge, positive accomplishment for the
members.
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Delta Drummer ENews June 2012
South Carolina Delta Chapter
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Web www.saeusc.com
Chapter Eternal
Our sympathies to brother Tommy Foster, who's father passed away, Robert "Jack" Foster, Class of
1958, on May 7, 2012. He was also a member of our chapter. Details here.
William A. "Bill" Carr, 86, Class of 1946, passed away Monday, May 14, 2012 at Spartanburg Regional
Hospice Home. Born in Cairo, GA, a son of the late William A. and Ethel Lewis Carr, Mr.
Carr was a graduate of Erskine College and received his Masters degree from the
University of Georgia. He was head football coach at Liberty High School, Easley High
School and Spartanburg High School from 1948 to 1980 and served as Mayor of Easley
from 1983 until 1999. Mr. Carr was on the Board of Directors of Peoples National Bank
and a member of First Baptist Church, Spartanburg. He was National High School Coach of the Year (1978),
received the Order of the Palmetto (1978), and was inducted into the South Carolina Coaches Athletic Hall of
Fame (1994). He was also in the Easley High School Athletic Hall of Fame as well as the City of Easley Civic Hall
of Fame. In 1999 he received the Silver Crescent. Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Doris Lewis Carr of the
home; two daughters, Pam Carr of Greenville and Kitty C. Smith and husband, Steve, of Spartanburg; two
grandsons, Brandon Smith and Alex Smith; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr.
Carr was predeceased by a brother and one half-brother and by a sister and two half-sisters.
National
The SAE Record Issue is now online here.
Community Service
SAE’s First Annual Fund Raiser for Balefire was held on Friday
afternoon, April 13 in Columbia at the AMF Columbia Lanes
on Bush River Road. Balefire is a local organization that
reaches out to teenagers with substance abuse problems.
Organizations, alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends
participated.
Each team was made up of six people. The entry fee was
$150 per team or $25 per person (included two hours of
bowling and cook-out at SAE). Businesses were encouraged
to sponsor a team(s) and we provided the bowlers. Much of
the success of the program can be credited to our service
chairman, Tom McHugh (email mchught@email.sc.edu or
phone (703) 989-7650).
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Delta Drummer ENews June 2012
South Carolina Delta Chapter
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Web www.saeusc.com
Alumni News
Evan Strobel ’10 has joined Morgan Stanley as an Analyst-Global Stock Records in Baltimore. He was
with New Day Financial as a compliance manager after graduating from Carolina. Evan graduated with a
Risk Management and Finance Degree. A native of Ellicott City, Maryland, he attended Mt Hebron High
School. Contact Evan at email estrobe19@gmail.com.
Rocky Baker ’05 is now in Anchorage, Alaska where he is working for CH2M HILL in project
controls. He was formerly with the Fluor Corporation in Greenville. Married to Liz, he is
from Swansea, SC. He graduated from Clemson in 2010 with an MBA, and Carolina with a
BA in Finance and Economics. Contact Rocky at bakerra2@gmail.com.
Ian Schneider ’06 has been a Cash Equity Sales Trading Analyst with Morgan Stanley in London, England
since 2011. He was also a golf professional, having formed Schneider Golf LLC from
June 2007 to Sept 2010. He was competing nationally on the NGA Hooters Tour,
EGolf Tarheel Tour, and Monday Qualifying events for PGA Tour and Nationwide
Tour. He also competed globally in Canadian Tour and Tour De Las Americas (TLA)
events. Ian is a 2009 Member of the European Challenge Tour. Reach out to him at
ianphschneider@gmail.com.
Joshual A Cavallin ’02, is now in McDonough, GA where is an Account Executive with Brasch Insurance
Associates, Inc. He relocated from Moody, Alabama. He graduated from Eagle's Landing
High School and attended Carolina where he received an English degree in 2002. Married
to Jordan Gill-Cavallin, he worked for Sentry Insurance from 2002 until 2009. Contact him
at Cavallin.Josh@gmail.com or his office at 678-221-8362.
Gordon Smith Shuford, ’05, is an Employee Benefits Consultant with Sean Dunn Insurance in Raleigh. He
is a 2005 graduate of the University of South Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in
Public Relations and a minor in Hotel, Tourism and Restaurant Management. Prior
to joining Senn Dunn, he was an Account Executive for a national, full-service
employee benefits communication and enrollment company. Gordon specializes in
group medical, dental, vision, disability, life and all voluntary programs. Married to
Jamie Grace, he can be reached at gshuford@senndunn.com.
Hal A Lovett ’02, is an engineer in the US Navy and is located in Corpus Christi, Texas.
He graduated from Dreher High School in 1997, amd attended Carolina where he
obtained an Engineering Degree in 2002 and a Masters in Nuclear Engineering in
2006. He is also employed with the Glenoak Therapeutic Riding Center. Reach out
tohim at email hal.lovett@facebook.com
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Delta Drummer ENews June 2012
South Carolina Delta Chapter
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Web www.saeusc.com
Josh Nexsen ‘05
Josh and Kathryn are the proud parents of a 7 lb 15 oz baby boy, Joshua Teber Nexsen, Jr., on Sunday
evening, June 24 at 6:37 pm.
Seen Around
Jay Hicks,
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Molly McDonald,
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Bunny Hicks,
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Tom McDonald and
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Harriet McElveen Rice.
Rush
We are accepting rush recommendations for summer and fall rush 2012. Please recommend an
outstanding young man using our online form here. Rush chairmen this year are:
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Lawson McAbee, at email lawsonmcabee@gmail.com and phone 864-908-7178
Connor Dunaway at email cdunaway33@gmail.com and phone 980-258-5983
Orientation meeting will be Sunday, Aug 26 on campus, and open house begins Labor Day, Sept 3. Rush
Week 2012 is Sept 3-7.
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Delta Drummer ENews June 2012
South Carolina Delta Chapter
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Web www.saeusc.com
Spotlight
Benjamin L Johnston, ’01, and his brother, Don C “Chip”Johnston, III, ’00, are franchise
owners of Zaxby Restaurants in Charleston (Apogee Partners LLC and TCB Foods). The
quick-casual chain specializes in made-to-order chicken fingers, Buffalo wings, sandwiches
and salads. The other local licensees are Tripp Clayton, Chap Johnston, Brad Dailey and
Matt Kilpatrick. The business partners opened their first Zaxby's in Summerville in 2005
and since then have built seven more in the area, in North Charleston and Moncks Corner
and on James Island. Their restaurants have provided continued community service through the Make A
Wish Foundation of South Carolina. “We are proud to serve the Lowcountry and are happy to help out a
great organization like the Make-A-Wish Foundation,” said Chip Johnston. Ben was married to Allison
Meredith Hill of Charleston on Nov 13, 2010, and Chip was married to Heather Lynn Peebles of
Summerville on Sept 24, 2011. Ben is from Spartanburg, attended Spartanburg High School and was
Eminent Archon of the chapter in 1999-2000.
Kevin W Mims ‘98
Kevin is a founding equity partner of Luzuriaga Mims, LLP. He has been involved with the defense of
numerous complex construction defect cases, representing general contractors, developers,
subcontractors and owners. His practice also includes products liability, general civil litigation, and
defending concurrent jurisdiction claims brought under the South Carolina Workers Compensation Act
and the Longshore and Harbor workers' compensation Act.
Kevin, a native of Greeleyville, is a 1998 cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina and a
2001 graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law. He enjoys a BV peer review rating from
Martindale-Hubbell. Kevin is a member of the Charleston County Bar Association, the American Bar
Association, and the South Carolina Bar Association, including the Tort & Insurance Practice Section and
the Construction Law Section. He also holds memberships in the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys
Association and the Defense Research Institute. Kevin previously served as the Ninth Circuit
Representative for the YLD of the South Carolina Bar and on its committee for professional
development.
He was an Eminent Archon of the Chapter. Reach Kevin at kmims@lmlawllp.com.
Will Lewis ‘91
Will started his own law firm effective April 2012. He can be reached at Lewis Law Group, LLC in
Charleston, www.williamlewislaw.com, and his email is will@lewislawgroupllc.com.
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Delta Drummer ENews June 2012
South Carolina Delta Chapter
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Web www.saeusc.com
Lost Alumni
Help us find these missing brothers. Do you have an email, address or phone number? Contact John
Stringfellow at email johnnstringfellow@gmail.com. More detailed list here.
Alvin Alexander, Robert Allison ,John Anderson, Ned Andrews, James Black, Danny Blackwell, Charles
Branham, Doug Briggs ,Stan Busteed, Ken Butler, Spencer Cannon, James Carson, Teddy Dunn, Herbert
Eades , & Walker Floyd
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Several of our
members were
featured in a recent
issue of the Columbia
Odyssey Magazine
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State of the Chapter Meeting
On Saturday, April 15, 2012, the chapter advisors organized a
state of the chapter meeting which included an agenda and
presentations on how to improve management and performance
of the individual officers and members. Among the guest
speakers were Clayton Hunt ’94 (see right photo) of Greenville,
former province archon. He updated the brothers on our ritual.
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Delta Drummer ENews June 2012
South Carolina Delta Chapter
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Web www.saeusc.com
Meet our New Officers
For a complete list of officers and names, visit our web site here. Eminent Archon: Justin Mims; Eminent
Deputy Archon: Crawford Long and Ton Petrozza; Eminent Treasurer – Woodie Williams; Rush Chairmen
– Connor Dunaway and Lawson McAbee.
Weston Adams ‘60
Weston was a clerk in the law office of Louis W. Ingram, Columbia, SC, in 1963. From 1963 to 1966, he
was Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, United States Air Force. He was a trust officer, South Carolina
National Bank in Columbia, from 1966 to 1970. He served as associate counsel on the Select Committee
on Crime, United States House of Representatives, in Washington, DC, 1970 - 1971. From 1971 to 1972,
he was an associate attorney in the law office of Albert Watson in Columbia, SC, and from 1972 to 1974
was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. From 1972 to the present, he has been
self-employed as an attorney in Columbia. Mr. Adams received his A.B. in 1960 from the University of
South Carolina and his LL.B. in 1962 from the University of South Carolina Law School. He attended the
University of South Carolina Graduate School in 1962 - 1963 and the American Institute of Banking in
1968. His foreign languages include reading comprehension in French and German. He was born
September 16, 1938, in Columbia, SC. Mr. Adams is married to the former Elizabeth N. Nelson, and they
have four children. He was appointed to serve as the Ambassador to the Republic of Malawi on May 7,
1984.
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