Carolina Alumni Review - November/December 2009

Timothy Howard Nichols (’68 AB), 62, of Wilmington; Jan. 4, 2009. Nichols filmed a wide variety of Christian missions, using the media to communicate how people love and care for each other. He was also a pianist, and tuned and repaired pianos.

’69 has received an Étoile Award from the Savannah College of Art and Design for William Ivey Long II (’69) of New York

his contribution to stage design. Long’s latest and 58th Broadway design is Nine to Five, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton. u Alan Robert Swendiman (’69 AB) of Kensington, Md., has rejoined Jackson & Campbell PC as the law firm’s director.

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Susan Bennett Cobb (’69 BSPT), 61, of Holland Point, Md.; July 11, 2009. Cobb retired as the physical therapy instructional specialist for Prince George’s County public schools. She also served on the Maryland State Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy steering committee. At UNC, she belonged to Valkyries. u William Hayes Kennedy Jr. (’69, ’70 AB), 62, of Wilson; July 9, 2009. Kennedy had a 38- year career at Northern Nash High School, where he taught U.S. history and started the boys’ and girls’ tennis teams. Later, he coached golf. u Donnie Mac Leonard (’69 ABEd), 62, of Raleigh; Aug. 29, 2009. Leonard was an educator, most recently in Raleigh at

Millbrook, Bunn and Athens Drive high schools and Carnage Middle School. He coached football and baseball for 23 years. Among his community activities, he coached Little League baseball and was a Cub Scout leader. In later years, he won a medal in the senior division of the State Games of North Carolina in golf. u Steve Randall Smith (’69 AB), 63, of Kinston; July 2, 2009. Smith, who was retired, was well-known as a shad and speckled trout fisherman. At UNC, he belonged to Phi Gamma Delta.

’70 (’70 BSPHR) of Cockeysville, Md., has been awarded the Citation for Excellence Dr. George Bishop “Buck” Albright III

in Service by the Social ^thSecurity Administration 40 Class of ’70: _{Commissioner.} _Albright_Reunion_May _7–9, ₂₀₁₀has been a medical consultant at Maryland Disability Determination Services since 1982 and chief medical consultant since 2001. u Dr. William Butts Boles Jr. (’70 AB, ’74 DDS) of Wilson stood in on trumpet for original band member George Raymond Gunza (’75, ’80 AB) at a reunion of the band Sherlocke. Band members include Douglas Henry Boone (’75 BSBA), Duran Redfern Broadhurst (’76 BSIR), John Needham Hackney III (’76, ’80 BSIR) and John Marion Harris (’76 AB). u Leigh Harvey McNairy (’70 AB) of Kinston has been appointed to the N.C. Board of Transportation. McNairy, director of the Public School Forum of North Carolina, serves as secretary for the board of directors of the N.C. Eastern Regional Partnership for Economic Development, as chair of the committee for strategic planning and as a member of the committee for regional logistics. u Richard Yates Stevens (’70 AB; ’74 JD; ’74, ’78 MPH) of Cary has joined the UNC Graduate Education Advancement Board. Stevens, a retired management consultant, served as chair of the UNC Board of Trustees (1997-99) and on the GAA Board of Directors (1978- 80 and 1985-2002), including as treasurer (1988-

98) and chair (2000-01). Stevens, a state senator

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