Alumni Leadership
Oxford alumni provide counsel to the college through two alumni leadership groups, the Board of Counselors and the Alumni Board.
Board of Counselors
Oxford's Board of Counselors provides focused counsel to college leaders regarding issues it considers to be the school's highest current priorities.
The Board of Counselors offers guidance in two ways:
- The Board of Counselors reviews college and board performance in its previous attempts to address priorities.
- The Board of Counselors envisions the future actions (immediate and long-range) that the board and the college will take to address priorities.
*R. Carl Chandler 41C 1971 - 1975
*R. Glenn Reed, Jr. 45Ox 1975 – 1976
*William L. Norton, Jr. 42Ox 48C 50L 1976 – 1977
*Charles M. Roberts 1977 – 1978
*R. Dean Fowler 55Ox 57C 1978 – 1980
*Johnny Maloney 63D 1980 – 1982
*Clifford A. Bell 46Ox 50C 1982 – 1983
Marvin W. Hardy, III 61Ox 63C 66L 1983 – 1984
*J. Max Austin, Jr. 61Ox 63C 69MR 1984 – 1986
Russell W. Boozer 75Ox 77B 1986 – 1988
Tommy L. Owens 59Ox 61C 65D 1988 – 1990
Ina L. Thompson 61Ox 63C 1990 – 1992
*Henry A. Mann 63Ox 64C 1992 – 1994
Carroll E. Eddleman 70Ox 72C 73G 76G 1994 – 1996
*John Bostwick, III 62Ox 64C 73MR 75MR 1996 – 1998
J. Joseph Edwards 54Ox 56B 58B 1998 – 2000
Cheryl Fisher Custer 81Ox 83C 2000 – 2002
*Bob Chappell 56Ox 58B 68B 2002 – 2004
Gene Rackley 55Ox 58B 2004 – 2006
Milt Gillespie 59Ox 2006 – 2008
Mayo Woodard, 90Ox 92C 2008 – 2010
Zoe Hicks 63Ox 65C 76L 83L 2010 – 2012
Art Vinson 66Ox 68C 2012 – 2014
Hugh Tarbutton, Jr. 84Ox 2014 – 2016
Haynes Chidsey 88Ox 90C 2016 – 2018
William Michael Dennis 67Ox 69C 2018 – 2020
Lynne Borsuk 81Ox 83C 2020 – 2022
Jonathan Edward Eady 84Ox 86C 2022 – 2024
Michele Sims 84Ox 86B 2024 – 2026
Charlie Edward Cloaninger 91Ox 93C 2026 – 2028
*Deceased
The Oxford College Board of Counselors was formed in 1971. We mark 1971 as the birth year of the Board of Counselors — although it follows gestational years in the 1960s and transitions into the early fundraising years of the 1970s known as the Oxford College Program for Growth. The 1st Board Meeting was held June 4, 1971. The timeline below catalogues the major activities of 1971.
Historical Highlights of Organizational Year
Sunday, May 3, 1971 – Organizational Meeting
Carl Chandler selected Chairman. Bond Fleming and Dallas Tarkenton are also in attendance. Determines purpose of Board to be an aid in recruitment, fundraising, and improving the image of Oxford College in the community and in the Southeast.
Friday, June 4, 1971 – 1st Board Meeting
Frank Walker was elected Vice-Chair. Bill Norton was elected Secretary. Membership: William L. Norton, Jr., R. Glenn Reed, George S. Roach, Becky Ramsey, Otis Spillers, J. Fran Walker, Clifford Bell, Jewell Kopp, Robert R. Fowler, III, Hellen Dickinson, William Dobbs, Wendell W. Crowe, Johnny Maloney, William A. Matthews, Thomas W. Gilmore, Pierce L. Cline, William F. Finn, Sr., Julia Williford, A. W. Jackson. Students attending meeting: Lynn Rainey, Debbie Bartley, Dale Davenport, Nancy Burrell, Joe Hopkins, Janie Gump.
Reed agrees to chair a committee to raise funds to produce an Oxford movie for recruitment purposes; $5,000 needed. Norton to draft by-laws for the Board. Enrollment is 402 students, 65 instructors. The Cline Tennis Center has just been completed. N. Bond Fleming is dean.
July 1971 Meeting
The Executive Committee of the Board is formed, composed of Chandler, Walker, Norton, Fleming, and Tarkenton.
December 1971 Meeting
Capital Improvements Committee is formed with A. W. Jackson, Glenn Reed, William Dobbs, Wendell Crowe, and George Roach to study improvements to the entrance of campus, the renovation of Seney Hall, and the gymnasium.
Board of Counselors Membership
 | Chair Charlie Edward Cloaninger III 91Ox 93C |
 | Chair-Elect/Secretary Susan Atkinson Gregory 77Ox 79C |
 | Immediate Past Chair Kimberly Michele Sims 84Ox 86B |
 | Faculty Rep Dr. Sarah Higinbotham |
| Dr. | Badia | Ahad | |
| Mrs. | Amanda | Arrendale | |
| Mr. | Ben | Barkley | |
| Mr. | Chelsea | Bartenfeld | 64Ox 66C |
| Ms. | Shannon | Bell | |
| Ms. | Lynne | Borsuk | 81Ox 83C |
| Mr. | Warren | Brook | 70Ox 72B |
| Mr. | Dirk | Brown | 90MBA |
| Mrs. | E. | Bryant Johnson | |
| Mr. | Keith | Burns | 99Ox 01B |
| Mr. | Robert | Chidsey | 88Ox 90C |
| Mr. | Charlie | Cloaninger | 91Ox 93C |
| Mr. | Ralph | Cook | |
| Mrs. | Cheryl | Custer | 81Ox 83C |
| Judge | Jose | DelCampo | 89Ox 91C |
| Dr. | William | Dennis | 67Ox 69C |
| Mr. | David | Duley | 96Ox 98B |
| Mr. | Jonathan | Eady | 84Ox 86C |
| Mr. | Santana | Flanigan | 99Ox 01C |
| Dr. | John | Fountain | 73Ox 75C 79M 83MR |
| Mr. | Walter | Fraser | 88Ox 90C |
| Dr. | Michael | Garner | 90Ox 92C |
| Mr. | Kevin | Gooch | 99Ox 01C |
| Mrs. | Susan | Gregory | 77Ox 79C |
| Dr. | Kipling | Hart | 94Ox 96C |
| Mr. | Timothy | Harvey | |
| Ms. | Loucile | Hay | |
| Dr. | Sarah | Higinbotham | |
| Mr. | Zaraif | Hossain | 13Ox 16C |
| Mr. | Bruce | Howard | 85Ox 88C |
| Dr. | Robert | Ingram | 65Ox 67C |
| Mr. | Paul | Jackson | 82Ox 84B |
| Mrs. | Hope | Jarkowski | 94Ox 97C |
| Mr. | Matthew | Jewell | 88C 91L |
| Mr. | Steven | Kapp | 87Ox 89C |
| Dr. | William | Kitchens | 63Ox 65C 69M 74MR 80MR |
| Ms. | Jennifer | Kyles | 98Ox 00C |
| Mr. | William | Mallard | 84Ox 86C |
| Mr. | Timothy | Martin | 99Ox 00B |
| Dr. | Miles | Mason | 67Ox 68C |
| Mrs. | Amanda | McAllister | 91Ox 93C |
| Dr. | Michael | McQuaide | |
| Mr. | Alexander | Morehouse | 63C |
| Mr. | Ivan | Mosley | 66Ox 68B |
| Ms. | Chinonyerem | Okezie | 98Ox 00C |
| Dr. | Fred | Palmer | 52Ox 57M 58MR 60MR |
| Mrs. | Rakhee | Parikh | 99Ox 01C 02PH |
| Dr. | Amanda | Phillips | 92Ox 94C |
| Ms. | Jennifer | Purdon | 77Ox 79C |
| Mr. | Evan | Richmond | 91Ox 93C |
| The Rev. Dr. | Adam | Roberts | 01T 17T |
| Mrs. | Melissa | Sheesley | 94Ox 96C 99PH |
| Ms. | Kimberly | Sims | 84Ox 86B |
| Mr. | Robert | Smyrl | |
| Mr. | Hugh | Tarbutton | 84Ox |
| Dr. | Bradley | Taylor | 83Ox 85C 88PH 93M |
| Mr. | Jason | Taylor | |
| Mr. | Michael | Vardas | 80Ox 82B |
| Mr. | Randall | Vickery | 82Ox 84C |
| Mr. | Mitchell | Waters | 81Ox 83C |
| Mr. | Stephen | Weizenecker | 88Ox 90C |
| Mr. | Stephen | Weyer | 00Ox 02C 10T 10L |
| Dr. | Avis | Williams | 78Ox 98C 08T 08T 18T |
| Mr. | Mayo | Woodward | 90Ox 92C |
Mr. Henry Fitzpatrick Anthony 71Ox 73C 88B
Dr. James Max Austin, Jr. 61Ox 63C 69MR
Ms. Anne E. Bigelow 74Ox 76N
Mr. Russell W. Boozer, Sr. 75Ox 77B
Mr. William Thomas Daniel, Jr. 73Ox 75C
Dr. Robert Trulock Dickson 72Ox 74C
Mr. Denny Michael Dobbs 65Ox 67C
Dr. Carroll E. Eddleman 70Ox 72C 73G 76G
Mr. J. Joseph Edwards 54Ox 56B 58B
Mr. Arthur F. Evans 67Ox 69B
Mr. R. Dean Fowler #55Ox 57C
Mr. Robert R. Fowler III
Mr. James Milton Gillespie, Jr59Ox
Dr. Martha Judith Greer
Mr. William Marvin Hardy III 61Ox 63C 66L
Mrs. Zoe McFee Hicks 63Ox 65C 76L 83L
Mrs. Helen Fogle Jones 64Ox 67C
Mr. Kevin David Kell 75Ox 77C
Dr. Wallace C. Lail 59Ox 62C
Mr. Henry Amis Mann 62Ox 64C
William Brown Nipper, Jr., DMD 69Ox 71C
Mrs. Carol Keatley Norton 65Ox 67C 69G
Dr. Tommy Leroy Owens 59Ox 61C 65D
Mr. J. Eric Pike 88Ox 90C
Mr. John McDowell Platt 74Ox 76C
Mr. Eugene M. Rackley III 55Ox 58B
Dr. Ralph M. Reeves 59Ox 61C 65M 66MR 69MR
Dr. E. Vann Roberts 59Ox 61C
Mr. John Webster Robitscher 81Ox 83C 92PH
Mr. Kyle D. Smith, Jr. 59Ox 61C
Ms. Ina Louise Thompson 61Ox 63C
Mr. Lin H. Thompson, Jr. 57Ox 60C
Dr. Kim Wilder-Dyer 78Ox 80C 83M
Dr. George L. Zorn, Jr. 62Ox 64C 68M
Mr. Kevin Smyrl
Dr. Sarah Higinbotham
Alumni Board
Oxford's Alumni Board supports and promotes the college's educational excellence in two ways:
- The Alumni Board creates and sustains a framework for Oxford to communicate regularly with and serve its alumni.
- The Alumni Board allows alumni to communicate with and serve the college.
Oxford College Alumni Board Presidents | Founded in 1996
1997-1999 - Jeff White 76Ox 78C
1999-2001 - Art Vinson 66Ox 68C
2001-2003 - Jim Bailey 67Ox 69C
2003-2005 - Dan Ragsdale 59Ox
2005-2007 - Paul Jackson 82Ox 84B
2007-2009 - Joe Bartenfeld 64Ox 66C
2009-2011 - Kip Hart 94Ox 96C
2011-2013 - Barbara Rivers 65OX
2013-2015 - Ryan Roche 03Ox 05C
2015-2017 - Chris Arrendale 99Ox 01C
2017-2019 - Jennifer Crabb Kyles 98Ox 00C
2019-2021 - Curtis Cotsonis 09Ox 11C
2021-2023 - Michael Silverio 98Ox 00C
2023-2025 - John McColl 08Ox 10B
2025-2027 - Steve Weyer 00Ox 02C 10L 10T
Alumni Board Membership
 | Steve Weyer 00Ox 02C 10L10T, President English Major Attorney - Estate Planning Atlanta, GA |
 | Monica McCoy 01Ox 03C, President-Elect Psychology Major CEO, Game Changer, and Global Business Strategist at Monica Motivates Enterprise Conyers, GA |
 | Terez Whatley-White 04Ox 06C, Secretary German Studies/Political Science Double Major Senior Administrator for the German department at Emory University Decatur, GA |
 | Joanna Chiou Chang 93Ox 95C 22P 24P, Philanthropy Chair Psychology Major Physical Therapist | Geriatric Risk Management Marietta, GA |
 | Necol Ronda 11Ox 13C, Reunion Chair Chemistry Major Actor Savannah, GA |
 | John McColl 08Ox 10B, Past President Business Administration Major Business Financial Advisor Atlanta, GA |
Mariam Akbar 18Ox 20C
Macon, GA
Joseph Alonso 97Ox 99C
Alpharetta, GA
Karl Austin 96Ox 97C
Potomac, MD
Tara Bartelt 91Ox 93C
Atlanta, GA
Jennifer Blakely 99Ox 01C 03PH
Decatur, GA
Chris Burger 96Ox 98B
Atlanta, GA
Jess Burney 06Ox 08C
Decatur, GA
Maura Ceciliani 08Ox 10C
Alpharetta, GA
Joanna Chiou Chang 93Ox 95C
Marietta, GA
Tracy Kim 92Ox
Buford, GA
Katie McCormick 94Ox 96C
Tallahassee, FL
Monica McCoy 01Ox 03C
Conyers, GA
Toluwanimi Olaleye 24Ox 27C
Philadelphia, PA
Kristy Raska 93Ox 95C
New Hope, PA
Meera Sethi 23Ox
Canfield, OH
Emily Spears 15Ox 17C 23L
Atlanta, GA
Saneika Thomas 11Ox 13C
Atlanta, GA
Anthony Vargas 24Ox 27C
Woodland Park, NJ
Mika Vines 98Ox 00C
Atlanta, Ga
Mark Walden 16Ox 17C
Jersey City, NJ
Sherita Watkins 98Ox 00C
Atlanta, GA and Los Angeles, CA
Terez Whatley-White 04Ox 06C
Decatur, GA
Leigh Willmann 97Ox 99C
Canton, GA
Kristen Wilson 05Ox 07C
Austin, TX