Berry College News

Berry College assistant professor Dr. Renee Carleton holds up her 1,000th bluebird she's tagged since beginning her project to reintroduce the bird to the college campus in 2004.

One local family has turned their three generation barbeque sauce recipe into a money making venture producing Ole'-Time Bobby Joe's BBQ Sauce for sale in local markets and restaurants.

Chris Liles, a history major with an education minor, graduated from Berry College May 9. Liles is the son of Bruce and Jeri Liles of Pelham.

The Berry Alumni Association honored five Berry graduates for career achievement and community service during the college's 2009 Alumni Weekend celebration.

When Maggie Porto, a grad student at Berry College, first came to America, she only knew Spanish, and the transition from Spanish to English was anything but easy.

Mrs. Helen Lee Thornton Ravitch, 65, died June 20, 2009 at her residence in Savannah, GA.

Berry College senior Whit Marbut, who also works in the collegea s IT department supporting users with Macs, looks at the latest version of the iPhone application he designed for the college called Berry Mobile.

Barbara Snead, who has been the executive assistant at the Coosa Valley Regional Development Center since it opened 48 years ago, laughs while sitting for a portrait with Lloyd Frasier, the center's director for economic development, Thursday, June 18, 2009.

Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum will offer a historic bike tour June 20 at 10 a.m. Tour will begin at Hermann Hall of Berry College and include historic landmarks with optional tours of the mountain campus.

The Rome Board of Education unanimously voted to fire Rome High math teacher James Rodney Lee on Thursday, three months after he was charged with sexually assaulting a student at the school.

No bones about summer camp for students: Young Scholars program keeps kids learning during summer break For a select group of Rome City students, summer means a little more time in school, but they dona t mind.

Students must enroll in a minimum of nine credit hours and maintain a grade point average of 3.6 or higher to be eligible for the dean's list.

Rome First United Methodist Chruch will host Camp Glisson Summer Day Camp July 13-17 from 9:30 a.m. till 4:30 p.m. for rising 2nd to 7th graders.

Six individuals have been named to the Berry College Board of Visitors. The group includes five Berry alumni and one Berry family member.

ALPHARETTA, GA, June 6, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Chris Stroumpis, Managing Partner of Resolute Services, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of accounting.

Bestselling author and Principal Financial Group chairman Barry Griswell challenged graduates to give their all "and then some" during Berry College's spring commencement exercises May 9. A total of 278 students earned bachelor's or master's degrees during the afternoon ceremony, held in the performance arena of the Steven J. Cage Athletic and ...

Berry College held its spring commencement exercises May 9. A total of 278 students earned their bachelors or masters degrees during the afternoon ceremony.

Monday marked the beginning of Berry Collegea s Alumni Work Week as about 150 former students gathered to help with various projects around Berry.

Russ Payne , Sandra Beck Allen and Janet Payne admire the design plan for a study room in Audrey Morgan Hall at Berry College on Saturday.

Michael Baker and Reed Biggers will return to Heritage First Bank as senior vice presidents, Gregory C. Wilkes, chief executive officer of Heritage First Bancshares and Heritage First Bank, announced today.