Dr. Jim Gaines ’56: A Picture-Perfect Career In a laboratory at Washington University in St. Louis, graduate student Jim Gaines ’56 needed a way…
Virgil Burnside ’74 and Dr. Jacqueline Grisby Burnside ’74 Dr. Jacqueline Grisby Burnside ’74 and Virgil Burnside ’74 met at Berea College, got married…
Dr. Peter Thoms ’55 The child of medical missionaries in Muscat, Oman, Peter Thoms ’55 knew his whole life he wanted to be a…
A Dream Deferred Silas House is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels, including his first, Clay’s Quilt (2001), and his most…
When Lightning Struck Larry Allen is a Guild member of the Southern Highlands in Asheville, N.C. and an Alabama Designer Craftsman. He has won…
How It All Started Born in Covington, Ky., Jack Roush is arguably Berea College’s most famous alumnus. A mathematics major turned mechanical engineer, Roush…
Lavoyed Hudgins: Safety and Service A graduate of Liberty University and the FBI National Academy, Hudgins came to Berea in 2010 after a distinguished…
Jim Branscome: Fulfilling a Dream When Jim Branscome left Carroll County, Va., he came to Berea College with $300 in his pocket and a…