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List of 20 news stories.

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  BLACK HISTORY MONTH BC ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: CAPT Christopher Williams '97, USN

  2/17/2025
  By Noell Barnidge
  How did Benedictine Military School help to shape you?
  
  

  “Benedictine Military School is a phenomenal place. It’s a phenomenal place. There’s no question about that. Great people. Benedictine is a great environment that allows boys a chance to find themselves without the external pressures and teaches them how to be leaders in the community. The great thing is I still have a text chain with some of the friends that I graduated high school with. You don’t typically have that, particularly when you’re not living in the (same) city. But we still manage to keep in touch with each other and check in, see how the school is doing, and just be involved with each other’s lives. Benedictine teaches you brotherhood. That’s a big thing that sometimes can get lost, the character trait of being loyal to each other, making sure that you’re checking in on each other and holding each other accountable for what you’re supposed to be achieving. I think that’s a lot of what BC taught me in terms of going through life. Being loyal and buying in and selling out to something. I think that’s a trait that a lot of people are afraid of in this day and age.
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  BLACK HISTORY MONTH BC ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Mr. Sean Holcey '92

  2/11/2025
  By Noell Barnidge
  How did Benedictine Military School help to shape you?
  
  

  “Fr. Anthony (Wesolowski, O.S.B.), his Latin class, I remember that because when I first got there, oh my goodness, there was a lot more studying that I had to do. I started going to get tutored in Latin. I brought my grade up from something very lacking, I think it was a D, and brought it to an A. And I never looked back after that. I took Latin I and II. Fr. Anthony was very inspirational, always very motivating. Coach Tommy Cannon was (at BC) and not only was he the disciplinarian and my government teacher, but he was the basketball coach. And I was a basketball player. I’d get it in school and then at practice. He’d have me run until I got tired. I’d say the discipline from Coach Cannon, a lot of the things he said to me at the time kind of went over my head but as I got older, I understood it. (Former BC Headmaster) Fr. David (Griffin, O.S.B.), some of the things he said at the time went over my head at the time but now I understand it. Even Fr. Meinrad (Lawson, O.S.B.), he helped me get my first job by just suggesting that I go fill out an application. He showed me how and said, ‘All they can say is no.’ That showed me that regardless of whether you think you’re going to get it or not, put your hat in the game. Just go ahead and try and let’s see what happens. So many lessons. It was a smaller school then so even if you didn’t have a person for class, you still were around them, in their presence. When I talk to my students, I relate to them with lessons that I learned in the classroom at BC. I was no honor student at BC but all those lessons and techniques that I picked up from my teachers, when I take that into the classroom that’s honors-level teaching that I’m giving them. I really appreciate that. Note-taking skills. How to study. I learned how to study at BC. My junior year in college, I really began to see a big difference, a big gap, in what we did at BC and what we were doing even (at Savannah State). And even when I was getting my master’s degree, and my specialist (degree). The things I learned there in high school, I use even today in the adult world in just how to present findings, your thoughts, how to talk to people. We learned public speaking. Brother Tim (Brown, O.S.B.) had us learn how to take notes. I learned to take notes in a very orderly way. I still use that system. I teach that system to my students and it helps them organize their thoughts.”
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  BLACK HISTORY MONTH BC ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Mr. Dennis Jasper Famble '80

  2/5/2025
  By Noell Barnidge
  How did Benedictine Military School help to shape you?
  
  

  “I don’t know if I would be where I am today if it was not for BC. I am dyslexic and my teacher from St. Mary’s Catholic School wanted me to go (to BC). I never thought about going to BC, but she knew my struggles and stuff, and she told me and my parents, and cried, ‘Don’t send him to any other school! Send him to BC because he is going to backslide if he doesn’t get that structure!’ If it wasn’t for BC with the structure, and I got to learn study skills that I took on with me to college, I don’t think I would be where I am today. The coaches meant a lot to me. The staff as well. I was the first African-American Most Valuable Player on the football team. Coach Harry Deal, Coach (Jim) Walsh, Coach (Tony) Orsini, Coach (Tommy) Brennan, Coach (Tommy) Cannon, those guys really shaped me into a pretty good football player and person. I owe a lot to BC. The BC family has always been gracious and awesome to me. I will always love the BC family.”
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  ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Twins James and Madison Daly, BC Class of 2011, making an impact

  1/31/2025
  By Noell Barnidge
  One man’s urban forest waste is the Daly twins’ treasure.

  
  James Daly IV and Madison Daly, identical twin brothers and graduates of the Benedictine Military School Class of 2011, are steadily building an empire in South Carolina and Georgia. Their mission is to repurpose urban forest waste, consisting of tree and landscape debris, into usable landscape products to beautify our communities.
  
  

  They founded Daly Organics (https://dalyorganics.com) in 2016 in Hardeeville, S.C., and also serve the Savannah, Bluffton, Hilton Head Island, and Charleston areas. Their motto, “a different shade of green,” not only depicts their company’s process of turning “green” vegetative waste into “different” soils and colored mulches but also represents their company’s eco-friendly practice of repurposing urban forest waste into landscape products instead of landfill disposal.
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  ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Mr. Richard Geriner ’86 and his family support BC’s Planned Giving program

  12/31/2024
  By Noell Barnidge
  Richard Geriner, Benedictine Military School Class of 1986, and his wife, Janet, have made plans to include Benedictine in their estate plans to leave a legacy which will help to ensure the future of BC for many generations to come.
  
  

  “We want to make sure that part of our legacy, when we pass, we want BC to be remembered for everything the school has done for us and for our sons,” Geriner, a Northwestern Mutual financial advisor, said of the couple’s sons, Tripp ’17, Carter ’19, and Holden ’22, who also are Benedictine Military School graduates. “We want to leave something behind for BC to pass on as just another way of giving back. With me being in the insurance, financial, and estate planning business, that’s what I do for a living. And knowing that I can do this and maybe my gift can be magnified by what I’m leaving at death, and the fact that there are a lot of tax benefits for doing that, it just makes sense. Why leave this where a good chunk of it goes to the government and to pay taxes? Why not leave it to BC, the school that we just love and think so much of, and that has been such a big part of our family? We hope to do even more down the road with our situation.”
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  ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Mr. John Ebberwein ’86, Savannah Pilots Association, participate in Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program to help Benedictine

  11/30/2024
  By Noell Barnidge
  In addition to serving the maritime community, John Ebberwein, Benedictine Military School Class of 1986, and his Savannah Pilots Association co-workers generously participate in the Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program in support of Benedictine Military School.
  
  

  The Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program is provided to Georgians by elected officials. In exchange for contributions to Georgia GOAL, Benedictine’s partner student scholarship organization, taxpayers receive a 100-percent state income tax credit. This is a proven opportunity that is a win-win-win for taxpayer donors, scholarship recipients, and BC’s school community. By simply contributing to Georgia GOAL for a 100-percent Georgia income tax credit (by contributing with dollars you must spend anyway), you help maximize financial aid for deserving families desiring to receive a Benedictine education.
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  ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Dr. William Crump ’71 makes major gift to endow BC creative writing program

  11/1/2024
  By Noell Barnidge
  Dr. William Crump, Benedictine Military School Class of 1971, made a major gift to endow a creative writing program at BC named Crump Humanism in Medicine Exposition (CHIME). In his proposal to BC he wrote, “CHIME completion demonstrates a commitment to understanding premedical sciences necessary for success combined with study of meaning in the doctor/patient relationship informed by medical history.”
  
  Crump has been a professor and associate dean at the University of Louisville School of Medicine Trover Campus since 1998. He earned his MD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and completed his residency in family practice at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Crump earned a bachelor’s degree in zoology from the University of Georgia in 1975 but realized his “thirst for knowledge” had grown beyond ecology, so he decided to pursue a medical degree.
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  ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Benedictine Military School has extensive connection with Hancock Askew & Co.

  9/30/2024
  By Noell Barnidge
  Benedictine Military School has alumni working at businesses throughout the country, including a concentration of alumni working at many businesses in Savannah. One such company is Hancock Askew & Co., an accounting firm that offers a full range of tax, accounting, and consulting services for businesses ranging from family-owned start-ups to international concerns.
  
  “Today, we have eight partners in Savannah and five of them are BC graduates,” said Hancock Askew Managing Partner Michael McCarthy, a 1987 Benedictine graduate. “We have two women partners. They happen to both be married to BC graduates.”
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  DONOR SPOTLIGHT: Benedictine is a way of life for Mr. Jeff Iannone '87 and his family

  9/1/2024
  By Noell Barnidge
  The story of Jeff Iannone, president and chief executive officer of the Ables, Iannone, Moore & Associates investment advisory firm in Savannah, and his family cannot be written without Benedictine Military School, just as the story of BC’s success is incomplete without the Iannones’ impact.
  
  

  Jeff, BC Class of 1987, and his wife, Robyn, a St. Vincent’s Academy graduate, are 1990 graduates of Auburn University. All three of their sons – Nick (2018), Tony (2019), and Charlie (2023) – graduated from Benedictine. Nick graduated from Auburn and works in New York City. Tony graduated from Auburn and works in Atlanta. Charlie is a sophomore at Auburn. Their daughter, Maggie, graduated from St. Vincent’s Academy, the University of Georgia, and is married to Tucker Coppage (BC Class of 2015).
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  DONOR SPOTLIGHT: BC celebrates the life of Mr. John Stephens '40 with the dedication of the Stephens Lecture Hall in the Brown STEM Wing

  8/5/2024
  By Noell Barnidge
  Benedictine Military School was excited to celebrate the dedication of the Stephens Lecture Hall in memory of Mr. John Stephens, Benedictine Military School Class of 1940, on Tuesday. We were honored to have with us members of the Stephens and Halligan families.
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  DONOR SPOTLIGHT: The Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Oetgen ’50 Endowed Scholarship provides educational opportunities for Benedictine Cadets

  5/30/2024
  By Noell Barnidge
  Perhaps the greatest gift Susan Oetgen ever gave her husband, Bob, was a present he never received.
  
  

  Robert “Bob” Mays Oetgen, Benedictine Military School Class of 1950, died June 15, 2022, after an extended illness. He was 89 years old. Soon after Bob passed away, Susan established the Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Oetgen ’50 Endowed Scholarship at Benedictine Military School to help young men attend BC.
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  ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: “4 Days for THE 400” Alumni Campaign chairpersons Mr. Billy Robinson ’78 and Dr. Paul Hinchey ’02 share their BC experiences

  3/31/2024
  By Noell Barnidge
  Calling all Benedictine Military School Alumni!!! It is that time of year again where BC needs support from all our alumni. We are launching the “4 Days for THE 400” Alumni Campaign in support of the Benedictine Fund on Monday, April 29, and it will run through Thursday, May 2 - ONLY 4 DAYS!
  
  

  We are excited to announce that Mr. Billy Robinson '78 and Dr. Paul Hinchey ’02 graciously agreed to chair this year’s campaign. They know the importance of the Benedictine Fund and the role it plays in BC’s present and future success. We hope your loyalty will shine through and you will support our Cadets.
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  ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Sam Geha '14 qualifies for U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon at 10 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 3) in Orlando, Fla.

  1/31/2024
  By Noell Barnidge
  For Sam Geha, Benedictine Military School Class of 2014, running the race of his life has resulted in the opportunity of a lifetime. At 10 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 3), Geha will be among the nation’s elite male and female long-distance runners competing in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon, on a course through downtown Orlando, Fla., to qualify to represent Team USA in the Olympic Games in Paris 2024.
  
  

  Geha, 28, qualified to compete in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials when he ran the Grandma’s Marathon in 2 hours, 17 minutes, 25 seconds June 18, 2022, in Duluth, Minn. Saturday, he will be among approximately 200 hopefuls competing for one of only three men’s roster spots on Team USA.
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  ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Hal Rahn ’72 always wanted to be a BC Cadet

  12/31/2023
  By Noell Barnidge
  Benedictine Military School graduate Harold Alexander “Hal” Rahn (BC Class of 1972) is president and chief operating officer of Norcom, among the largest American manufacturers and distributors of office and school paper products sold in the United States. The Griffin, Ga., resident has held the position since 1993 and he credits BC with playing an instrumental role in his success.
  
  “I’m confident that I would not be the person that I have been able to become if it hadn’t been for Benedictine,” he said. “No question about it. I’m just lucky. I’m lucky my parents sent me there.”
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  ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: BC graduate Chuck Watson '79 is a man of many (international) hats

  10/1/2023
  By Noell Barnidge
  Chuck Watson, Benedictine Military School Class of 1979, is a geophysicist and the founder and Director of Research and Development of Enki Holdings, LLC.
  
  

  Watson, who possesses an endearingly sarcastic sense of humor, named Enki Research for the Sumerian god of mischief and seawater. At Enki Research, Watson designs computer models for weather phenomena including tropical cyclones/hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis, as well as anthropogenic hazards such as terrorism and industrial accidents. Enki’s models and outputs are used by governments throughout the world.
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  ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: BC’s 2nd Annual Reunion Weekend is Sept. 29-30

  6/29/2023
  By Noell Barnidge
  Benedictine Military School will host its 2^nd Annual Reunion Weekend on Sept. 29-30 and based on the success of the inaugural event it is anticipated that even more alumni will attend. Benedictine Military School Director of Alumni Engagement Dustin White ’14 said BC’s one-stop-shopping approach to class reunions is attractive to graduates for many reasons.
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  ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Mike Carbo ’76 provides impactful service to Cadets

  5/31/2023
  By Noell Barnidge
  When Mike Carbo, Benedictine Military School Class of 1976, joined BC’s Guidance and College Counseling Office to help Cadets with career services last November, his objective was to give back to his alma mater by helping Cadets explore and experience various potential jobs and careers.
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  ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Inaugural Alumni Engagement Speaker Series features BC grads of 1975

  3/31/2023
  By Noell Barnidge
  Benedictine Military School conducted its Inaugural Alumni Engagement Speaker Series on March 23. The event featured BC Class of 1975 graduates Mr. Tom Hagan, Mr. Cory Highland, Mr. Tom Hussey, and Dr. Walter Muller III, who helped to educate our Cadets (the senior and junior theology classes) about how to achieve success in life.
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  ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Jimmy Ware ’74 is a humanitarian with the heart of a servant leader

  2/28/2023
  By Noell Barnidge
  Dr. James “Jimmy” Ware graduated from Benedictine Military School in 1974, earned a bachelor’s degree in biology at Emory University in 1978, and earned a doctorate in dental medicine from the Medical School of Georgia in 1982. While in dental school, he joined the Navy reserve for four years. In 2012, Captain Ware retired from the U.S. Navy Dental Corps after 30 years of service.
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  PLANNED GIVING SPOTLIGHT: Bob Blakewood '54 gives ultimate legacy gift to BC

  12/31/2022
  By Noell Barnidge
  Mr. Bob Blakewood, Benedictine Military School Class of 1954, and his wife of 62 years, Carolyn, recently made the ultimate legacy gift. They are two of the newest members of the 1902 Heritage Society, which recognizes those who have remembered the school in their will or estate plans.
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