’60s
Commander John Redden ’65, USN Retired, has written that a recent communication from his Alma Mater brought back memories of an early September day in 1961 when he called Marion Edens to inform him that he could not come to Tusculum the following Sunday. Despite working two part-time jobs before and after school in his senior year of high school and three jobs during that summer, he had not saved enough money. In just five days, Edens arranged for a $500 scholarship through his local Presbyterian church. He returned home after one semester to work full time and returned to Tusculum the following fall with a part time job at the Suburban Motel. The following year his part time job was at King Arthur’s Court. His two and a half years at Tusculum qualified him to enter flight training in the Navy, which led to his career as a carrier pilot. He said he would not have achieved his childhood dream of flying off of carriers if a very dedicated director of admissions had not taken the time to make it happen. “I will always honor Mr. Edens and Tusculum for the opportunities that the college opened to me.”
’70s
Tim Wuest ’78, Herb Bonner ‘78, Rick Scott ‘77 and Leo Holihan ’78 met in Springfield, OH, on March 22 of this year for a mini-reunion. Tim lives near Cincinnati, Herb near Columbus, Rick in Raleigh, NC, and Leo near Dayton.
’80s
The Rev. Nell Stanton Grimm ’85 of Lillington, NC, has opened an independent practice as a counselor in Raleigh, NC.
’10s
Former Tusculum Pioneer quarterback Bo Cordell ’13, a native of Cincinnati, OH, has signed a free agent contract to play with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. Cordell is the third player from the Tusculum football program to play in the CFL. He played at Tusculum from 2009-2013 and achieved the most prolific passing career in NCAA Division II history. The All-American owns 15 NCAA II records, including career passing yards (16,265 – fourth in all NCAA divisions), career completions (1,397 – third all NCAA divisions), career pass attempts (2,187 – third all NCAA divisions) career total offensive yards (16,432 – fourth all NCAA divisions) and total offensive plays in a career (2,572 – second all NCAA divisions). Cordell was named the 2013 South Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, becoming the first football standout to earn the honor multiple times (2010 and 2013).