ore than 100 FACS alumni and friends turned out at this year’s annual meeting and awards luncheon. In addition to hearing from alumnus Anne Byrn (BSHE ’78, Home Economics and Journalism), author of The Cake Mix Doctor and Chocolate from The Cake Doctor, those attending helped raise $2,500 by participating in the silent auction. The funds will be used by the Alumni Association for student scholarships and on-campus activities.

Winners of this year’s awards were:

Katy O’Neal Arrowood (BSFCS ’94, Human Development and Family Science), director of the YWCO’s Young World Learning Center, received the Outstanding Service Award.

Arrowood’s volunteer efforts have included work with the Athens Rotary Club, the Junior League of Athens, the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, Success by 6, the Georgia Association on Young Children, and the College of Family and Consumer Sciences. She also has written a book, A Woman’s Recipe for Life, which was published by Lifetime Books in 1996.

Stacy Bishop Jones (BSFCS ’93, Consumer Journalism), a management/public relations consultant with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, received the Pacesetter Award, which is given to an individual who has graduated within the past 10 years and who actively promotes the beliefs and values of family and consumer sciences.

Jones has contributed many hours to the Georgia 4-H program, including serving as chair of the State 4-H Advisory Committee and co-chair of the Inaugural Georgia 4-H Legacy Ball, which raised nearly $100,000 in 2001. She is president-elect of the FACS Alumni Association.

Rose Simmons (MEd ’75, Home Economics Education), who recently retired from her position as accountability specialist with the Cooperative Extension Service, received the Distinguished Alumni Award which goes to FACS graduates who have made life-long contributions that sustain the beliefs and values of the college.

Simmons is a past recipient of the D.W. Brooks Award of Excellence, the Kellogg Career Enhancement Award, and the Distinguished Service Award from the National Extension Association of FACS and the National Association of Extension 4-H agents. She also serves as president of the Georgia Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.

G. Danny Stevens (MS ’95, Human Development and Family Science), adoption coordinator for the 12-county Athens area of the Georgia Department of Human Resources, received the Emily Quinn Pou Professional Achievement Award. The Pou Award is given to graduates who have attained substantial achievements and are in the midpoint of their career.

In addition to his job, Stevens also serves as a consultant to families interested in adoption and to the Department of Family and Children Services in administration of its adoption programs. He also is a supervisor to other coordinators in the state.

Stevens works as an instructor in the Department of Human Development and Family Science and has served with several organizations that focus on children, such as the Athens Area Child Abuse Prevention Council, Bentwood Children’s Home, Healthy Families Georgia, and the Athens Area Association on Young Children.

Beverly Gray, office manager of the textiles, interiors and merchandising department, received the Creswell Award, which goes to a current or retired faculty or staff member who has provided leadership in motivating and guiding students.

Gray has worked in TMI since 1979. In his recommendation letter, Department Head Ian Hardin said he has often witnessed Gray going “extra miles to help a student with a difficult problem.”

Carl W. Proehl, Jr. of Promotional Marketing Concepts Inc. of Atlanta was awarded the FACS Appreciation Award for volunteering many hours to assist FACS students as they make the transition from college to work.