The Alumni Association Executive Board (AAEB) is the governing body of the ÌÇÐÄSwag College International Alumni Association. The purpose of the Alumni Association is to promote ÌÇÐÄSwag College, to deepen the loyalty of alumni, and to encourage mutually beneficial relationships between the alumni, students and their families, faculty and staff of ÌÇÐÄSwag College.
NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS
If you would like to nominate someone (or yourself) for the Alumni Association Executive Board, fill out the nomination form below. For more information, contact the Alumni Office, alumni@rhodes.edu or 901-843-3845.
The AAEB meets in-person twice a year, once during Homecoming/Reunion Weekend and once in Spring. There are also two one-hour virtual meetings throughout the year. Members are elected to serve three-year terms.
Qualified members are those who are engaged with the college and support the college’s efforts to recruit prospective students, expand the ÌÇÐÄSwag career network, provide learning and professional opportunities to current students, serve as volunteers, and support the college financially. AAEB members are expected to attend in-person and virtual events; enlist and encourage alumni support in career networking, student recruitment, and development; and to participate in major fundraising efforts such as ÌÇÐÄSwag Giving Day.
Officers
President
Brooklyn, NY
Vice President
Little Rock, AR
Secretary
Memphis, TN
Members with terms ending in June 2025
Michael Pearigen ’77, Nashville, TN
Trish Witherspoon Spore ’83, Eads, TN
Saffa Koja Sleet ’94, New York, NY
David Overend ’96, Atlanta, GA
David Norton ’97, Memphis, TN
Amanda Raines Lawrence ’00, McLean, VA
Anne MacDonald ’03, Dallas, TX
Ford Porter ’08, Raleigh, NC
Morgan Hanna ’13, Murfreesboro, TN
Members with terms ending in June 2026
Barbara Lesh Borleske ’68, Wilmington, DE
Aldervan Daly ’84, Brooklyn, NY
Melissa Vosche' Rutland Avery ’92, Lewisville, KY
Liz Cotham Furman ’92, The Woodlands, TX
Michael Ray ’97, Denver, CO
Matt Marcotte ’99, San Jose, CA
John Planchon ’02, Memphis, TN
Jeremey Key ’13, Washington, DC
Kalen Axam ’14, Atlanta, GA
Members with terms ending in June 2027
Barron Boyd ’71, Memphis, TN
Ann Webb Betty '85, Nashville, TN
Terry Johns '92, Haslet, TX
Camille Edwards Wright ’02, Memphis, TN
Susan Duesler ’03, Dallas, TX
Alexander Heit ’08, Pittsburgh, PA
Dev Varma ’11, Memphis, TN
Meredith Hicks ’12, Washington, DC
Ryan Niedermair ’15, Dallas, TX