Justin Phillip Reed '13
Justin Phillip Reed’s essay, “Killing Like They Do in the Movies,” has been selected for Best American Essays 2016, edited by Pulitzer Prize nominee Jonathan Franzen.
Justin is a 2013 graduate of Tusculum and a South Carolina native. He is the author of the “YesYes Books” chapbook and “A History of Flamboyance.”
The full publication of Best American Essays 2016 is available for pre-order on Amazon.com, and Justin’s essay can be read at https://catapult.co/stor…/killing-like-they-do-in-the-movies.
His poems will also appear in future editions of “Boston Review,” “Vinyl Poetry,” “joINT,” “PLUCK!,” “Muzzle” and in other publications. His work has been anthologized in the “Best Undergraduate Writing,” section of “plain china” and nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
While earning his bachelor’s degree in English at Tusculum, Justin served as assistant managing editor of “The Tusculum Review.” He currently lives in Saint Louis, MO, where he is a Master of Fine Arts candidate in the writing program at Washington University.
’80s
Dana Matlock ’89 of Oak Ridge, TN, was selected as one of the “Teachers of the Year” in the Morgan County School System. Matlock has taught at Sunbright School for 21 years
’10s
Joseph Elphingstone ’15 has completed his graduate program in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine at the University of Southern California. Elphingstone is a native of Calhoun, GA, and played tennis while at Tusculum.
Emee Herbert
Emee Herbert ’15 has participated in the LPGA Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg, Va., her first LPGA event. The native of Johns Creek, GA, played two seasons for the Pioneers, earning South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year in 2012 and was named conference Player of the Year in 2013. She holds the Tusculum career record with a stroke average of 76.81 in 43 rounds, which is also good for second-best in conference history. Herbert completed her collegiate career at NCAA Division I Coastal Carolina University, where she was named All-Big South.
Estelle Burrows Thornley ’42 of Selbyville, DE, and formerly of Fair Lawn, NJ, passed away March 31, 2016. Mrs. Thornley was a retired computer programmer with the Ridgewood School District in New Jersey. She was a member of Mariner’s Bethel United Methodist Church in Ocean View, DE.
Mary Mitchell Yowell ’44 of Bealeton, Va, passed away October 13, 2015. Mrs. Yowell worked in Oak Ridge, TN, on the Manhatten Project during World War II as a librarian. She later taught in Rappahannock and Faquier counties in Virginia, finishing her career at Margaret M. Pierce Elementary.