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Class Information
| Click your class year to read about your class dinner. | |||
| 1942 | 1947 | 1952 | 1957 |
| 1962 | 1967 | 1972 | 1977 |
| 1982 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 |
| 2002 | 2007 | 2011 | |
Class of 1957
Our class dinner for alumnae and guests will be on Saturday night, April 28 at the Piedmont Club. We will have drinks with Marguerite at 6:15. At 7:00 we will have dinner in the main dining room. The cost of the dinner is $40.00 per person. Your check will be your reservation; please make your check payable to Marguerite G. Old and get it to her by April 18th. Her contact information is below.
Location: Piedmont Club, 361 E. Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302
Cocktails with Marguerite: 6:15 pm
Dinner: 7:00 pm
Menu: Your choice of either chicken or salmon
Cost: $40.00
Please designate on the memo line of your check which entrée you prefer.
1957 Class Representative:
Marguerite Gignilliat Old
314 Jackson Avenue Lexington,
Virginia 24450
540-463-5436
margueriteold@earthlink.net
The following classmates are lost:
Catherine Baker and Nancy Sibert Hagedorn
If you have any information about them, please contact the Alumnae Office at 800-584-9098, 864-596-9011 or elizabeth.simons@converse.edu so they may be invited to our reunion.
Class of 1962
In celebration of our 50th reunion, our class dinner for alumnae and guests will be on Saturday night, April 28 at the home of President Betsy Fleming at 6:00 pm. The cost of the dinner is $35.00 per person. Your check will be your reservation; please make your check payable to Converse College and mail your check to Dixie Crum Stone by Monday, April 16. Her contact information is below.
Location President Betsy Fleming’s home, 488 Connecticut Avenue, Spartanburg, SC 2930
Cocktails: 6:00 pm
Dinner: 7:00
Cost: $35.00 per person
Valet parking
Class Representative:
Mrs. Dixie Crum Stone
9419 Owl Trace Dr
Chesterfield, VA 23838-8919
(804) 748-4755
dixiestone@comcast.net
The following classmates are lost:
Ethel Jones, Sally Rushton Miller, Mary Brasington Ridings, Rebecca Hayes Ruth, Rachel Taylor
If you have any information about them, please contact the Alumnae Office at 800-584-9098, 864-596-9011 or elizabeth.simons@converse.edu so they may be invited to our reunion.
Class of 1967
Our class dinner for alumnae and guests will be on Saturday night, April 28 at II Samuels at 7:00 pm. We will have separate checks BUT we do need a head count for the restaurant. Please RSVP by Monday, April 16 to Lucia Cleveland Johnson. Her contact information is below.
Location II Samuels, 351 East Henry Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302
Time: 7:00 pm
1967 Contact:
Lucia Cleveland Johnson
35 Meadow Lake Terrace
Cedartown, GA 30125
706-346-6440
luluatwinshape@yahoo.com
The following classmates are lost:
Amelia Austin, Ann West Bray, Susan Bryant, Lucia Burch, Jackie Ahern Chase, Frances Cunningham, Judith Dunaway, Laura Morrison Gailin
Virginia Howard Hickman, Winnifred Little Morgan, Elizabeth Gee Sheehan, Evelyn Shumann, Gerry Fowler Skwira, Mary Beth Sutherland
Eliza Dickson West, Mary Cobb White, Mary Williams, Susannah Wine
Nancy Wright
If you have any information about them, please contact the Alumnae Office at 800-584-9098, 864-596-9011 or elizabeth.simons@converse.edu so they may be invited to our reunion.
Class of 1972
Our class dinner for alumnae and guests will be on Saturday night, April 28 at the home of Walter and Betty James Montgomery at 7:00 pm. Converse will provide transportation to and from the Spartanburg Marriott for our dinner. We will need an RSVP for dinner and your transportation plans. (Converse will need to know how many drivers will be needed.) Please RSVP by Monday, April 16 to Betsy Crane Griffith. Her contact information is below.
Location Betty and Walter Montgomery, 100 Forty Oaks Farm Road, Campobello, SC 29322
Pick-up time at the Marriott: 6:30
Time: 7:00 pm
Contact:
Betsy Crane Griffith, Chair, Converse College Board of Trustees
238 Mountain View Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-333-8973
southernbcg@aol.com
The following classmates are lost:
Abigail Andrews, Patti Henderson Austin, Lynne Murphy Baldwin, Peggy Burger Belcher, Ann Ritter Brown, Gilder Wallace Cantrell, Dawn Carver
Donna Chale, Pat O'Steen Deckner, Lydia Dobbs, Edith Jones Garrett, Elizabeth Ragland Hannon, Susane Phillips Helmy, Sarah Henry Holder
Melanie Fisher Kelley, Elizabeth Fox Lee, Helen Manning, Bonita Cook Miles-Scott, Janell Stewart Puckett, Jimmie Bailey Pugh, Patricia Ann Sharkey, Jean Nyman Sharman, Rebecca Marguerite Simmons, Gayle Spears, Louise Barber Vanderveen, Dee Neely Ward, Kenny Shulman Whitfield, Nancy C. Whitlock
If you have any information about them, please contact the Alumnae Office at 800-584-9098, 864-596-9011 or elizabeth.simons@converse.edu so they may be invited to our reunion.
Class of 1977
Our class dinner for alumnae and guests will be on Saturday night, April 28 at the Cabin on campus at 7:00 pm. The cost is $30.00 per person which includes cocktails and dinner. Your check will be your reservation; please make your check payable to Donna Croft and get it to her by April 15th. Her contact information is below.
Location The Cabin, Converse College campus
Time: 7:00 pm
Cost: $30.00
1977 Representatives:
Donna Kiser Croft
1110 Summersill Lane
Mount Pleasant, SC
29464
843-881-2924
dkcroft@gmail.com
Lucy Hudson Stembridge
5595 Sequoia Drive
Forest Park, GA 30297
404-361-7304
sopranolucy@att.net
The following classmates are lost:
Mary Handley Adams, Lisa Bower, Caroline Cobb, Sarah Brockwell Creech, Margaret Curtis, Karen Maxwell Gardner, Julia Griffith, Nancy Dittman Hoover, Karen Irwin, Lynn Cleveland Jackson, Mary Alice James
Eleanor Unger Jernigan, Mary Bibb Kidd, Melanie Meetze, Jane A. Nestor, Leslee Davis Nieddu, Irma Lagenia Oliver, Barbara Joseph Onufer, Janet Radeck, Harriett Waldrop Strom, Shirley Griffin Sullivan
Christina Trotter, Anne Troutman, Martha Smith Yerger
If you have any information about them, please contact the Alumnae Office at 800-584-9098, 864-596-9011 or elizabeth.simons@converse.edu so they may be invited to our reunion.
Class of 1982
Our class dinner for alumnae and guests will be on Saturday night, April 28 at Gerhards Café at 7:00 pm. We will have separate checks BUT we do need a head count for the restaurant. Please RSVP by Monday, April 16 to Holly Beach Hussey. Her contact information is below.
Location Gerhards Café, 1200 E. Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29307
Time: 7:00 pm
1982 Representatives:
Holly Beach Hussey
2910 Roxbourgh Drive
Roswell, GA 30076
770-619-3369
hbh123@att.net
Becky Nutter Cassidy
3320 Calumet Street
Columbus, OH 43202
614-261-6401
racassidy@sbcglobal.net
The following classmates are lost:
Merrily Hails, Mary Wilson Jordan, Marjorie Loudermilk, Mary McGehee Morgan, Stacy Morschheimer, Kathryn Padgham, Amy Odell Painter, Edith Peebles, Allison Stokes, Kathryn Wiley
If you have any information about them, please contact the Alumnae Office at 800-584-9098, 864-596-9011 or elizabeth.simons@converse.edu so they may be invited to our reunion.
Class of 1987
Our class dinner for alumnae and guests will be on Saturday night, April 28 at Cribbs Kitchen. We will meet for Happy Hour at R. J. Rockers (local brewery) at 6:30. At 8:00 we will have dinner next door at Cribbs Kitchen. The cost of the dinner is $33.95 per person; this includes an appetizer, salad, choice of entree, and dessert. Alcohol is not included in the price. Your check will be your reservation; please make your check payable to Lynn Smith and get it to her by April 18th. Her contact information is below.
Happy Hour:
6:30 pm R. J. Rockers, 226A West Main St., Spartanburg, SC 29306
Dinner:
7:00 pm Cribbs Kitchen, 226 West Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306
Cost: $33.95
1987 Class Representatives:
Lynn Dye Smith
3067 Walton Way
Augusta, GA
30909
706-737-2886
lynndsmith@comcast.net
Elizabeth Smoak Groce
123 Woodland Way Greenville, SC
29601
864-232-2641
egroce@woodwardmedical.org
Facebook page: "Converse College Class of 1987" Please join to hear the latest on who is coming to the reunion!
The following classmates are lost:
Jeanee Buss Bing, Deana Lynn Dowd, Kelley Eatmon, Lorraine Glass, Shannon Studer Martinez, Allison Smith, Diane Pichette Smith, Cindy Taylor, Jenni Wallace, Nancy Wooden, Cynthia Williams Wooten, Karen Benton Zuppinger
If you have any information about them, please contact the Alumnae Office at 800-584-9098, 864-596-9011 or elizabeth.simons@converse.edu so they may be invited to our reunion.
Class of 1992
Our class dinner for alumnae and guests will be on Saturday night, April 28 at Cribbs Kitchen. We will have separate checks BUT we do need a head count for the restaurant. Please RSVP by Monday, April 23 to Anna Pierce. Her contact information is below.
Dinner:
7:00 pm Cribbs Kitchen, 226B West Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306
1992 Class Representatives:
Anna Wimberly Pierce
34 Carlton Drive NE
Atlanta, GA
30342
770-316-3381
404-252-8324
mpierceman@aol.com
Angie Wilkes Gage
5119 Woodland Hills Drive
Brentwood, TN 37027
Gage0920@comcast.net
Facebook page: "Converse College Class of 1992" Please join to hear the latest on who is coming to the reunion!
The following classmates are lost:
Sandy Azanzino, Dean Bellais, Lisa Boykin, Gena Novel Braker, Vickie Chappell
Angie David, Gigi Davis, Rachel Donovan, Carter Dunbar, Christie Entersz, Christie Epps, Eilene Neely Floyd, Charlee Renee Foreman, Jeannie Boartfield Harris, Polly Greene Haselden, Stephanie Hendrix, Carolyn Rae King, Heather Nichols, Jennifer Oxford, Christine Pressley, Beth Pridgen, Deanna Purvis, Ann Leineweber Renner, Julia Sheriff, Julia Smith, Heather Wilson, Dawn Edwards Woodard
If you have any information about them, please contact the Alumnae Office at elizabeth.simons@converse.edu so they may be invited to our reunion.
Class of 1997
Our class dinner for alumnae and guests will be on Saturday night, April 28 at Four Seasons Restaurant at 7:00 pm. We will have separate checks BUT we do need a head count for the restaurant. Please RSVP by Monday, April 16 to Catherine Girard. Her contact information is below.
Location Four Seasons Restaurant, 1071 Fernwood Glendale Road, Spartanburg, SC 29307
Time: 7:00 pm
1997 Representatives:
Ms Shannon Gosnell Bishop
331 Gramercy Blvd
Spartanburg, SC 29301-6154
(864) 384-9050
shannongbishop@gmail.com
Ms Catherine Alexander Girard
1812 Savage Dr
Plano, TX 75023-1835
(214) 789-7475
crgirard@gmail.com
Mrs. Jennifer Coggins Reese
117 Sun Valley Dr
Boiling Spgs, SC 29316-7458
(864) 599-5383
(864) 415-1714
jreese1975@hotmail.com
The following classmates are lost:
Glema Jo Allison, Leah Wynne Augustine, Jennifer L. Barnes, Jada Lynn Cochran, Tania Hamati Cudd, Lisa Maureen Dombrose, Heather Elizabeth Geyer, Margaret Patterson Hancock, Elaine Kryskow, Catherine Ann Lafferty, Shelly Bagwell Lamb, Margaret Alexander Pyles, Michelle Denise Smith, Atsuko Teramoto
If you have any information about them, please contact the Alumnae Office at 800-584-9098, 864-596-9011 or elizabeth.simons@converse.edu so they may be invited to our reunion.
Class of 2002
The Class of 2002 has reservations at Gerhard's Cafe for alumnae and guests on Saturday night, April 28 at 7:00 pm. We will have cocktails and appetizers and the cost is $20.00 per person. Your check will be your reservation; please make your check payable to Elizabeth Oswalt and get it to her by April 5th. Her contact information is below.
Dinner/Appetizers:
7:00 pm Gerhards Café, 1200 E. Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29307
Cost: $20.00
2002 Class Representatives/Contacts:
Elizabeth Oswalt
525 Glen Iris Drive NE #3416
Atlanta, GA 30308
eaoswalt@yahoo.com
Laura Causey
450 Orion Avenue
Metairie, LA 70005
504-813-9413
llcausey@yahoo.com
Kerri Olson 2213 NE
13th Place Renton,
WA 98056
425-277-7708
612-730-6087
kerri.olson@delta.com
We do have a Facebook Page, which is Converse College Class of 2002. Also, we have created a YouTube Channel called ConverseClassOf2002
The following classmates are lost:
Mary Healey Adams, Annisha Lauren Allen, Jennifer Lynne Baird, Allison Michelle Black, Jessica Hope Blankenship, Normandy Ellyn Boatwright, Erica Renea Clark, Jennifer Ellen Durst, Tola Sun Ellis, Amber Nicole Finlen, Tiffany Elizabeth Hatcher, Candace Nekesha Henry, Ginger Smith Humphries, Kimberly Marie Kwasniewski, Rosemary Lazarin, Kimberly Erin Lee, Carrie Lee Locke, Laura Macias, Jennifer Lynn Manos, Tiffany Marie Mathews, Robin Liberty McCutcheon, Dana Virginia Merck, Crystal Marie Palmatier, Erin Marie Piercy, Jessica Marie Schnaubelt, Elizabeth House Welch, Charmisel Elesha Williams, Samantha Elizabeth Williams, Tamara Leigh Yoder
If you have any information about them, please contact the Alumnae Office at 800-584-9098, 864-596-9011 or elizabeth.simons@converse.edu so they may be invited to our reunion.
Class of 2007
Our class dinner for alumnae and guests will be on Saturday night, April 28 at Venus Pie. We will have separate checks BUT we do need a head count for the restaurant. Please RSVP by Monday, April 23 to Deidre Tindal. Her contact information is below.
Dinner:
7:00 pm Venus Pie, 400 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302
2007 Class Representatives:
Deidre Tindal
107 Ashley Avenue
Apt. D Charleston, SC 29401
803-983-0711
deidre.tindal@gmail.com
Grace Bagwell
115 Knottingham Drive
Athens, GA 30606
864-909-3207
grace.bagwell@gmail.com
Valerie Dowling
510 E. Windsor Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22301
803-331-7847
valerie.l.dowling@gmail.com
The following classmates are lost:
McCauley Burke Adams, Hayley Nicole Crowe, Shanna Renee Jenkins, Lindsey Anne Strobel, Sarah Lauriston Todd, Holly Bellinger Williams
If you have any information about them, please contact the Alumnae Office at 800-584-9098, 864-596-9011 or elizabeth.simons@converse.edu so they may be invited to our reunion.
Class of 2011
Our class dinner for alumnae and guests will be on Saturday night, April 28 at City Range at 7:00 pm. We will have separate checks BUT we do need a head count for the restaurant. Please RSVP by Monday, April 16 to Hope Williams. Her contact information is below.
Location: City Range, 774 Spartan Boulevard, Spartanburg, SC 29301
Time: 7:00 pm
2011 Representatives:
Whitney Stonikinis
210 Hammett Bridge Road
Greer, SC 29650
864-292-2002
wlstonikinis@gmail.com
Hope Williams
269 Sassasfras Drive
Easley, SC 29642
864-220-1045
insideview@bellsouth.net
