Enjoy images of the many events held at Summer Reunion 2025 to welcome and celebrate our alumni.
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Lisa Parsons Arnold ’85 and husband, O’Neil Arnold ’85 celebrate their 40th class reunion. O’Neil also transformed Berea College’s photography as a freelance photographer for many years. Photo by Crystal Wylie ’05Members of the class of 1965 throw their hands up for a silly celebration pose during the indoor picnic. Photo by Crystal Wylie ’05Members of the class of 1965 prepare for their class photo at the class picnic. Photo by Crystal Wylie ’05Nancy Hairston Abasiekong ʼ74 carries her picnic plate to her table. Abasiekong and her family attend nearly every Summer Reunion and Homecoming event. Photo by Crystal Wylie ’05An alumnus’ guest snaps a picture of other Summer Reunion participants and alumni using throwback disposable cameras provided by the Marketing and Communications Team at the picnic in Seabury arena. Photo by Crystal Wylie ’05 Despite the rain moving events inside, alumni from class years spanning 1950 to 1995 gathered at the class picnic in the Seabury arena to reminisce. Photo by Crystal Wylie ’05One of the best parts of Summer Reunion are alumni meeting after years of separation. Hugs, laughter and joy are constantly present throughout the festivities. Photo by Crystal Wylie ’05Merry Stewart ʼ75, husband, Wills Stewart and Berea Sociology Professor Jackie Burnside ʼ74 share a hug and a photo after the Alumni Awards ceremony. Photo by Brooklynn KenneyCarolyn Coffey ʼ70 (center) and Carol Shea Gilliam ʼ75 (right) reunite with a classmate at the Alumni Awards ceremony. Photo by Brooklynn Kenney New to Summer Reunion this year, the Jazz at Sunset event was a wonderful addition. Alumni gathered, talked, looked at yearbooks and enjoyed jazz music by candlelight. Brooklynn KenneyAlumni at the Jazz at Sunset event look at documents and yearbooks of their time at Berea. Photo by Brooklynn KenneyAlumni at the Jazz at Sunset event look at documents and yearbooks of their time at Berea. Photo by Brooklynn KenneyPresident Cheryl Nixon shares a laugh with Alyce Graves ʼ95 during the Great Commitment Society reception.. Photo by Crystal Wylie ’05Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient Freida Hopkins Outlaw ʼ66 (center) poses with Betty Olinger ʼ69 (left) and Brenda Smith Jackson ʼ75, at the Alumni Awards ceremony in Baird Lounge. Photo by Crystal Wylie ’05Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient Calvin Gross (center right) was celebrated by colleagues Harry Rice, library sound archivist; Tim Binkley, head of Special Collections and Archives; and Amanda Peach, Director of Hutchins Library. Photo by Crystal Wylie ’05
Class Photos
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Class of 1950Front row: Fred Winebarger 2nd row: Winebarger’s daughter, Margaret Ann L Bell and guest, Laura Schweda. Photo by Sonam Tsering ’27Class of 1955Willie Jo Hipp, Joan Coy Bates, Ann Larkey, Peter Thoms, Everette Hartzog, D. Sherwood Mull. Photo by Sonam Tsering ’27Class of 1960Ollie J. Lee, Shelby Duncan Lane, Evelyn Hance. Photo by Sonam Tsering ’27Class of 1965Front row: Sue Witten Butler, Patty Hudson, Sue Tate, Ellen Hellard, C. Lorene Brown, Harold L. Brown 2nd row: Paul Lewis, Marilyn Powell, Gloria Richards, Virginia McDavid Viers, Jim Viers 3rd row: Ken Bowlin, Melinda Bowlin, Paulette Harder, Glenna Martin, Elton White, Veree Thompson Woodbridge. Photo by Sonam Tsering ’27Class of 1970Front row: Iris Kennedy Waade, Doris Coffey Wyatt, Patt Hall Hinegardner, Ron Dockery, Nancy McCall Wilson, Judith Sherrow Conde, Carolyn Castle, Arleen Johnson 2nd row: Polly Graves Abney, Nina Jean Hill, Raymond Hill, Charlotte Beason, Brenda McCann Irwin, Donnese Clevinger Kern, Judy Kennedy Smith 3rd row: Donnie “Bear” Singelton, Charlie Ammons, Joe D. Elswick, Larry Pigman, Jim Wolfe, Janet McDaniel. Photo by Sonam Tsering ’27Class of 1975: Celebrating 50 Years!Front row: Donald Taylor, Ann Hairston Hill, Nancy Hairston Abasiekong, Patty Anderson Davidson, Gwen Wiley, Joanne Strano, Cheryl Thomas McKinney, Frances Camille Williams Neal 2nd row: Timothy Jackson, Brenda Smith Jackson, Kathryn Heatherly, Janice Y. Grigsby, Dawn Tello, Deborah “Sissie” Johnson, Jean Kerney Bellamy, Margaret Martin Mishra 3rd row: Maxine Turner, Marilyn Todd Grossman, Peggy Combs Davidson, Vicki Vanwinkle, Robert “Bob” Warming, Jeanie Murphy Hogg, Jim Roberts, JT Bingham, Barbara Johnson Bingham 4th row: Nancy Wright, Glenda Huff, Tenant Kirk, Merry Stewart, Donna Bridwell, Melita Duffy, Brenda Phillips, Cindy Hise Gibbs 5th row: Caroline Floyd Kpaduwa, Stephanie Tetzloff McCoy, Sandra Owens Barge, Harold Taylor, Rada Walker, James Shoopman, Nancy Pierce, Diane Orton Patton, Larry Woods. Photo by Sonam Tsering ’27Class of 1980Front row: Donald W. Caudill, Tom Clinedinst, Dana Baker, Donyce Lynch Montgomery, Dianne Raybourn, Melinda Altizer Mills, Sandra Smith Moore 2nd row: Peggy Neeley McQueen, Fred McQueen, Veronica Trent Grant, Deborah Byrd Thomas, Maria Stephens, Terry Callebs, Bonnie Edmondson 3rd row: Barbara VanWinkle Mills, Annette Cabe, Earl Kincaid, Justine Conley, Jackie Collier, Rick Callebs, Larrey Riddle. Photo by Sonam Tsering ’27Class of 1985Front row: Willa J. Chambers, Le Jane Bandy Liebhart, Vivian Hairston Blade, Lisa Parsons Arnold 2nd row: Lee Thomas, Ernie Kidd, Eddie Galloway, O’Neil Arnold. Photo by Sonam Tsering ’27Class of 1990Front row: Missy Overfelt, Robert Phillips, Rhonda Gillespie Rule, James Mullins 2nd row: Tena Robbins, Celeste Armstrong, Gloria Graham. Photo by Sonam Tsering ’27Class of 1995Darin Brooks, Linda Opundo, Alyce A. Graves. Photo by Sonam Tsering ’27
