Alumni Boards

The mission of the Mercer Law School Board of Visitors is to provide advice to the Dean of the Law School and to support the Law School. The Board’s goal is to help strengthen and define the academic and strategic goals of Mercer Law School, to enhance the reputation of Mercer Law School, to assist in the recruitment of high quality students, and to assist the Dean in efforts to graduate and place ethical, service-oriented, practice-ready legal professionals, and to assist in fundraising when able to help achieve these goals.

• Thomas Reiman, ’74, Immediate Past Chair
  Highland Park, Illinois
• Kate Sievert Cook, ’02, Chair
  Gainesville, Georgia
• Benjamin F. Parrish, Jr., ’82, Chair-Elect
  Brentwood, Tennessee
• Brandon L. Peak, ’04, Secretary
  Columbus, Georgia
• Virgil L. Adams, ’80
  Macon, Georgia
• Tom Best, ’93
  Marietta, Georgia
• The Honorable Michael P. Boggs, ’90
  Atlanta, Georgia
• Darl Champion, ’07
  Marietta, Georgia
• Betsy C. Griswold, ’83
  Atlanta, Georgia
• Anne Kaufold-Wiggins, ’05
  College Park, Georgia
• James Messer, ’93
  Tallahassee, Florida
• The Honorable Shondeana Morris, ’97
  Decatur, Georgia
• Rizza O’Connor, ’10
  Vidalia, Georgia
• Jay Osteen, ’94
  Hinesville, Georgia
• Jay Sadd, ’87
  Atlanta, Georgia
• Scott C. Smith, ’85
  Henderson, Nevada
• Vernon Strickland, ’06
  Newnan, Georgia

The Mercer University School of Law Alumni Association seeks to unite alumni, former students, and friends of the Law School for the purposes of renewing friendships, creating goodwill, enhancing fellowship and camaraderie; assist in the annual fundraising, support and uphold the traditions of the Law School; foster and perpetuate alumni enthusiasm for the law school and students; and provide input to the Dean as appropriate.

• Tanya D. Jeffords, ’01, President
• Bethany M. Rezek, ’06, President-elect
• Bryan O. Babcock, ’08, Secretary
• Daryl L. Sutton, ’03, Past President
• The Honorable John C. Carbo, III, ’79
• Ronald E. Daniels, ’12
• The Honorable Victoria S. Darrisaw, ’93
• Laura A. Denton, ’08
• Jill U. Edmondson, ’06
• David J. Greenberg, ’16
• Samuel F. Hart, Jr., ’97
• Donna Stanaland Hix, ’93
• Charles E. Hodges, II, ’95
• Robert C. Hughes, III, ’04
• Bert D. Hummel, ‘IV, ’12
• Clayton T. Kendrick, ’19
• Barret W. Kirbo, ’16
• The Honorable Cheveda G. McCamy, ’98
• D’Andrea Morning McCants, ’07
• Rhonda Wilcox McCurtain, ’02
• Felicia LeRay Turk, ’05
• Tiffany N. Watkins, ’15

The Black Alumni Council is a volunteer organization formed to support the Mercer University School of Law Alumni Association. The Council was designed to engage BLSA graduates to participate in alumni activities and programs, encourage continued relationship with and service to the Law School.

• Zandra V. Hall, ’15, President
• W. Devin Franklin, ’09, Vice-President
• The Honorable Cheveda G. McCamy, ’98,  Secretary
• Tabitha Ponder Beckford, ’99, Fundraising Chair
• Ashley Pruitt, ’12, Communications Officer