Long before she found herself presenting at the International Council on English Braille, Willow Free ’08 was feeling out a career in grocery store management. “Nobody in my…
When I left Berea’s Office of African and African American Studies on July 31, 2019, I ended an almost 40-year affiliation with Berea College as either a student…
Each Homecoming, Berea College celebrates the accomplishments and dedication of several alumni. Click on the arrows beside each name to expand each story.
A Berea College alumnus is to thank every time someone taps to make a purchase with a credit or debit card. However, when William “Jody” Gray ’85 was…
When Jonathan “JJ” Johnson ’99 thinks back on his childhood in Fairfield, Alabama, in greater Birmingham, he remembers a life that was both loving and precarious. He grew…
On a service trip to Ghana in 2003, Denessa Baters McPherson ’05, upon meeting the village chief, asked about acquiring a Ghanaian broom to take home. “Why do…
Dear Alumni and Friends In our Winter 2024 issue, we shared inspiring, motivational and downright feel-good stories about the impact Bereans make worldwide. In that issue, I said,…
Aaron Gilmour ’12 was at his home in western North Carolina when Hurricane Helene swept through and left heartache in its wake. He spent the night of September…
Some say we become who we are due to 10 defining moments, seven critical choices and five pivotal people. Sometimes, they overlap. As a Berea College student in…
Winter 2024 In early November, I was reading and came across this challenge: “What if we started to seek the welfare of others? What if we actively went…