Arkansas-Fayetteville

Warwick Sabin (’98), publisher of The Oxford American, has been named to the 2009 FOLIO: 40 list as one of the 40 most influential figures in the publishing industry. The Oxford American, a Southern literary magazine that has featured two other prominent Sigma Alpha Epsilon members — William Faulkner (Mississippi ’19) and Walker Percy (North Carolina- Chapel Hill ’37) — along with many other writers and thinkers, has been in publication since 1992. Sabin has been running the magazine for only one year.

Auburn

The American Veterinary Dental College has recently certified Robert S. “Bert” Gaddis Jr. (’81) as a specialist in veterinary dentistry. With the announcement, he became the only board-certified veterinary dentist practicing in Alabama and one of only 111 worldwide. Gaddis owns and operates the Indian Springs Animal Clinic in Indian Springs Village, Alabama.

Cornell

In January 2008, John Follansbee (’57) returned to active service in the Army. He was assigned to a mental-health clinic in Germany and, shortly after arriving, he was appointed chief of behavioral health for soldiers being redeployed from Iraq. Later, he was redeployed to Iraq, where he joined the 212th combat stress control detachment of the 101st Airborne. While his achievement is noteworthy on its own, it’s made even more interesting by the fact that Follansbee is 74 years old.

Duke

Brett T. Williams (’81) was recently promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the Air Force. Williams, who was commissioned in 1981 in the ROTC program at Duke, previously held positions as a plans officer at U.S. Central Command and as chief of the checkmate division of the Air Staff at the Pentagon. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, he commanded the 363rd Expeditionary Operations Group. Williams has flown more than 100 air-combat missions.

Georgia

Andrew Nielson (’02), along with Matthew Lee (Vanderbilt ’97) and three other members, have been touring the country with their band, The Lost Trailers. The group, who marked their second top-20 hit in May with “How ‘Bout You Don’t,” has been featured on the Great American Country channel for the American Country Music awards. The band’s other hit, “Holler Back,” is often requested by text message — a large way the group stays in contact with its fans. For more information, visit www.thelosttrailers.com.

Iowa State

Tom Goodale (’62), who served Sigma Alpha Epsilon as Eminent Supreme Recorder from 2001 through 2008, has been named executive director of the Omicron Delta Kappa society. The organization, a national leadership honor society, was founded in 1914 and has more than 300,000 initiated members. Goodale, who also served as vice president for student services at Virginia Tech as well as other positions at universities around the country, was a mainstay at recent Leadership Schools with his talk on personal responsibility, “Your Brother’s Keeper.”

Louisville

The men of Kentucky Sigma celebrated their 10th anniversary as a chapter on March 28, 2009. More than 300 guests attended the gala event at the Brown Williamson Club at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Timothy Strobl, former director of alumni membership and volunteer services at the Fraternity Service Center, hosted the night as the chapter unveiled its official capital campaign for a chapter house — which, by the end of the evening, had already netted $10,000 through donations and a silent auction. Eminent Supreme Recorder Steve Priepke, Associate Executive Director Blaine Ayers, Province Xi Archon Col. Don Bartholomew, Kentucky Epsilon Alumni Association president and Louisville Metro Councilman Ken Fleming all attended. Several awards rounded out the evening, with former Province Archon and current Kentucky Sigma chapter adviser Chris Stephens receiving the Merit Key and Michael McCauley receiving the Order of Minerva. Special thanks were due to the event’s co-chairs, Stephen Kalayil, Michael McCauley and Dipesh Parmar.

Miami (Ohio)

Tim Myers (’62) was honored on March 1, 2009, for his many years of service to the university and to the greater Oxford, Ohio, community. A longtime volunteer to the Miami football program, Myers received an autographed football helmet from the university’s athletic director, Brad Bates, during the Miami-Kent State basketball game. Myers, who grew up in the community, was named Oxford Citizen of the Year in 2001 and received the Miami University Bishop Medal for Outstanding Alumni in 2002.

MIT

Alex Dreyfoos (’54), an avid boater, recently launched a new yacht he designed in conjunction with the firm Abeking & Rasmussen. The craft, named the Silver Cloud, has a unique stabilizing system that has not previous been used on any commercial craft that will counteract the usual boat motion that causes seasickness. A feature article on the Silver Cloud appeared in the April 2009 issue of Boat International that praised the innovative design, one that was originally developed for military use.

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