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OCTOBER 21–23
Distinguished Hall of Graduates Inductee:
Rev. Jack Marcom (’62)
Rev. Marcom is a retired minister who served more
than 40 years as a pastor and 30 years as a military
chaplain. He now serves as a chaplain for the THEOS
ministry at Fredericksburg (VA) Baptist Church and is a
member of the Bluefield College Board of Trustees and the school’s
campaign planning committee. The winner of BC’s Primitivo Delgado
Christian Service Award in 2007, Rev. Marcom has shown guidance
and governance for the college with originality and moral strength of
character, and has spent countless hours working tirelessly to further the
mission of Bluefield College.
Alumnus of the Year:
Sheriff Brian Hieatt (’99)
Hieatt is the Sheriff of Tazewell County in Virginia.
He holds many state-wide honors and was one of 45
members of a state-wide task force appointed by the
governor of Virginia on School and Campus Safety. In
addition, Hieatt has served as a school resource officer and an officer
for Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE).
Distinguished Young Alumnus:
Justin Hamm (’01)
Hamm is currently the president of Belt Tech, Inc. and HP
Auto, LLC in Bluefield, West Virginia. He was featured
in The State Journal’s 2016 class of “Generation Next:
40 Under 40,” a program designed to “highlight the
incredible things professionals under age 40 are doing throughout
the state of West Virginia.” Hamm is also dedicated to serving the
community in which he lives. He is a member of various city and civic
committees to help identify and find solutions for local problems. He
also serves on Bluefield’s Planning Commission and is a director with
the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce.
Primitivo Delgado Christian Service Award:
Rev. Rod Hale (’60)
Rev. Hale retired after serving 30 years with the Baptist
General Association of Virginia (BGAV) in Richmond.
Prior to his service with the BGAV, he was a minister
of music and youth at Cosby Memorial Church in
Richmond, pastor of College Hill Church in Lynchburg, and a deacon
at Huguenot Road Church in Richmond. Rev. Hale received the
Virginia Distinguished Christian Educator Award in 1996 and is listed in
Outstanding Young Men in America and Who’s Who in Religion.
Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee:
Fred Phillips (’88)
Phillips played on four Bluefield College men’s basketball
teams that played in the National Little College Athletic
Association (NLCAA) National Tournament and compiled
a 105-47 win-loss record from 1983 to 1987. He was also
a member of the NLCAA All-American team in 1988, which allowed him
to play competitively in Russia, Norway and Sweden. His love for sports
and basketball has continued after BC as he has been the recreation
director for the Town of Richlands, Virginia, head coach for girls’
basketball at Richlands High School, and now head coach for boys’
basketball at Richlands.
2016 ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENTS
1:30 pm BC Rams Football vs Mitchell Stadium
Cincinnati Christian
6:30 pm Alumni Awards Dinner Quad
8:30 pm Homecoming Dance Shott Hall
SUNDAY
10:00 am Homecoming Worship with Harman Chapel
Highlands Fellowship
11:30 am Sunday Lunch Shott Hall
REUNION CELEBRATIONS
will be held for the following classes:
1961, 1966, 1976, 1986, 1991, 1996, & 2006
The class of 1966 celebrating its golden anniversary will be inducted into the Golden
Graduates Society on Friday, October 21. Class members will be individually recognized
and will receive their golden graduate medallion and lapel pin.
Check for
updates and additional details.