IPC Family Album
Living in Community
Following are joys/celebrations/ news items about our members to share with our IPC church family. To share your news, please contact Mary Ann Morrow (mmorrow@ipc-usa.org) or 205-933-3717.
Morgan Murphy, "Sometimes you just have to follow the discovery..." Read about Morgan's adventure as an entrepreneur in launching his start-up company, Motorpool LLC, the web's first social media hub for collector car enthusiasts. Also, please keep Morgan in your prayers as he fulfills his military duty in Afghanistan as a member of the Naval Reserve. He is there now and will return home in May 2011.
Morgan has returned home safely!! We welcome him back!
Kathryn Cooper (daughter of Carter and Lee Cooper) is a senior at Auburn University. She is majoring in Fine Arts with an emphasis on painting. Kathryn is delighted to be participating in Birmingham's ArtWalk 2010. She hopes her IPC friends and family will come see her at ArtWalk and enjoy art and entertainment in the loft district. You can find Kathryn in Bancography,2301 1st Ave. N.,Suite 203. Click here for more information.
From Jan Smith: Daughter Jenna, now 18 and graduated high school. She made the decision to attend an online college at Liberty University in Virginia. It is certainly a new experience.Her friend is already enrolled for the summer. He actually submits papers that are graded by a professor and returned to him. Jenna plans to major in Psychology and Christian counseling. We are doing the student loans, grants and whatever, its a lot of paper work. As a single parent I am worried about the cost and praying it will work out. She is also on the leadership team with The Basement and very involved at Church of the Highlands. She was able to get a good foundation at IPC through the many children's activities that foster the Christian life. I have enjoyed the many areas of children's ministries that I have been involved in over the years. She is a beautiful girl and I am blessed beyond measure.
Lochrane Smith (daughter of Lochrane and Mell Smith) graduated from the University of Richmond in May, 2010, with majors in Classical Civilization and History. She has just begun training for a position as a sales agent with New York Life Insurance Company.
She wrote, "I am looking forward to getting involved with young graduates in the IPC community."
(NOTE: Cindy Shaw on the IPC staff is now coordinating the young graduates/young professionals group at IPC. Contact her if you are interested in becoming a part of this group.)
Daron Layne Sharps (daughter of Lauren and Conrad Sharps) graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill on Sunday, May 9, 2010, with honors and a degree in Business Administration. Daron has accepted a "residency" with New Sector Alliance in Boston, MA beginning September 7. New Sector Alliance is a social impact consulting and leadership development firm.
Emily Eason will be graduating from Auburn in May 2011 with a degree in Animal Sciences. From there, she is considering vet school, grad school for reproductive physiology or conservation biology, or looking for a job. She says her job interests would be anything in the animal field, particularly at a zoo or wildlife refuge of sorts.
Dr. Erin Cook (daughter of Foster Cook and Rowena Macnab) has finished her OB/GYN residency at McGee Women's Hospital at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and is relocating to Ann Arbor, Michigan where she will be in private practice with Ann Arbor OB/GYN associates.
Teddy Rowe (son of Janet and Mark Rowe) received the Journalism Excellence award for the Vedette, the newspaper at Vestavia Hills High School. He was also nominated by his English and journalism teacher to attend the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. this fall. Teddy is also co-captain of the IPC acolytes for 2010 - 2011. He is a rising senior at Vestavia Hills HS.
Michael Rowe (son of Janet and Mark Rowe), a rising 8th grader at Pizitz Middle School, was named a Duke Tip State Scholar for his excellence/scores on the ACT in both reading and English. The recognition ceremony was held at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He also received superior ratings for both solo and duet tenor saxophone performances at the Alabama Bandmasters' Association Ensemble Competition.
Charlie Deer (son of Jill and Alan Deer) a 2010 graduate of Mountain Brook High School, was recognized as a member of the 2010 Alabama All State Lacrosse Team. He also was selected MVP and one of the permanent 2010 Team Captains of the Mountain Brook Lacrosse Team, which finished 2nd in the State.
