Dr. Harlan L. Chapman was named the recipient of Berry College’s Distinguished Alumni Award during a semiformal gala held in conjunction with the Rome, Ga., college’s Alumni Weekend.
Dr. Chapman, a faculty member at Dalton College in Dalton, Ga. is a member of Berry’s class of 1958.
Dr. Chapman has been an educator for 34 years, 22 of them at Dalton College. He has served as president of the Georgia Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers and as a member of the University System of Georgia advisory committees on admissions and records, research and planning, and computer operations.
Dr. Chapman has served on the boards of United Way and Cheerhaven Inc. He is a past member of the Dalton Rotary Club and is a deacon of Dalton First Baptist Church.
He has served three terms on the Berry Alumni Council, and two terms as president of the Carpet Capital alumni chapter.
Dr. Chapman’s wife, Doris, is also a Berry graduate. The couple has three children.
n Karen Holley Horrell received a Distinguished Achievement Award. She joined Great American Insurance Co. as an entry-level attorney in 1977 and became the first woman to hold the title of general counsel for the $4 billion insurer group. She later became the company’s first female senior vice president and is now a divisional president of corporate services.
* Ruth King Martin received a Distinguished Service Award. She has been employed with numerous service-oriented agencies during her career, including the United Way of Rome and Floyd County, the Boys Club of Rome, and the American Cancer Society.
* Dennis J. DaSilva was presented the Entrepreneurial Spirit Award. Mr. DaSilva was one of the co-founders of the Detroit Haven Group Project, an initiative designed to rebuild communities within the historic center of Detroit by revitalizing properties. Its mission was to create safe and affordable urban living environments for all socioeconomic levels.
He has founded or co-founded six different LLCs during his long career. His flagship is Alliance Sales in Troy, Mich., a manufacturers’ representative company.
* Michael D. Williams was named Berry’s Outstanding Young Alumnus. Since earning his college degree in 2003, he has founded three successful businesses: Mosaic Consulting Group, Williams and Jansen Investments, and Goodwin Investment Advisory.
He is a member of local and national response teams for the American Red Cross and a co-founder of 24/7 Ministries.