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Summer 2000
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Recent Books by Samford
University Alumni
Gordon, Alabama: Pioneer Riverboat Town
by Martha Lee Dickson '59
Gordon-located on the Chattahoochee
River east of Dothan-was a well-known riverboat town of the 19th
century. Founded in 1819, it thrived as a center of commerce
and produced Houston County's first probate judge, first tax
assessor and several state senators and representatives. Today,
only a post office and a few old homes remain. Dickson's work
keeps alive the memory of one of Alabama's earliest towns (Dickson's
hometown), which was representative of so many steamboat era
river communities.
Also by Alumni
Rice and Cotton: South Vietnam
and South Alabama, John B. Givhan
L'72.
Certain Call and A Seeking Heart: Rediscovering True Worship,
Sarah Standerfer Groves '87.
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JAMES LEE HOLLAND, Jr., is a clerk for Alabama Goodwill Industries,
Birmingham.
Rev. CHARLES POWELL retired after 30 years on the staff at First
Baptist Church, Jasper. He was associate pastor for senior adults.
Powell served formerly at First Baptist Church of Gardendale
and at churches in Tennessee, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi.
He is chaplain associate at Walker County Medical Center and
active in the deaf ministry of First Baptist, Jasper.
'54
J. CLAUDE BENNETT, M.D., president and chief operating officer
of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., received the George M. Kober
medal from the Association of American Physicians in recognition
of his research, teaching and contributions as a scientist and
educator. He is former president of the University of Alabama
at Birmingham and professor and chairman of UAB's Department
of Medicine. He is now Distinguished University Professor Emeritus.
'55
FRANK B. REAVES of Wadley recently participated with a mission
group of Church Builders working in East Helena, Mont.
ROY E. WALKER retired in December from the Boys and Girls Homes
of North Carolina, Inc. He lives in Whiteville, N.C.
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ANNA JONES KELLEY retired from teaching in Panama City, Fla.
She lives in Birmingham.
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