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1930s

HELEN WILLIAMS BULLOCK ’38 of Kings Mountain celebrated her 101st birthday on Oct. 24, 2018.

1950s

JERRI WALDRUFF ’54 published “Bits and Pieces of Madison History” as part of her research on the Rockingham County (N.C.) town. She also is helping to develop a Madison history room at the Museum and Archives of Rockingham County.

JEAN LEATHERMAN ’56C was recognized for her 60 years of work with HomeTrust Bank in Lexington, N.C., in an article appearing in the Lexington Dispatch. Jean joined the bank in 1958 and eventually became secretary of the bank. Since she retired from her full-time position in 2002, she has worked part-time in the accounting department.

RUTH PARKS ’58 was honored as a charter member of the Gamma Alpha Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International for Key Women. Ruth worked her entire 36-year career in the Lexington (N.C.) City Schools, including serving as principal at five schools. Ruth was a former president of Gamma Alpha.

GINNY BROOKS ’59C has written “The Trip of a Lifetime, Wherever You Go!”

1960s

CAROL JENKINS MATTOCKS ’62 is co-chair of the United Way’s 60th annual fundraising campaign in New Bern, N.C. Carol is also active on the board of the Coastal Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and has been an active volunteer leader and fundraiser. She was honored with the UNCG Community Leadership Award.

ALICE GARRETT BROWN ’65, a retired public-school music teacher, has been reinstated into Alpha Delta Kappa – the International Honorary Organization for Women Educators. She and her daughter, Andrienne Alyce Brown ’92, are members of the North Carolina Beta Mu Chapter in Davie County.

MARY ELLEN SNODGRASS ’66 has released “Gary Paulsen: A Companion to the Young Adult Literature.” Mary Ellen has been writing and reviewing reference books for 35 years. Her published works have earned awards from the New York Public Library, Choice magazine, American Library Association, Library Journal, and Booklist.

JERRIE JENKINS TAYLOR ’66 was honored by Ridgecroft School in Ashoksie, N.C., by having the school library renamed the Jerrie Jenkins Taylor Media Center. She has worked as the librarian at the school for 34 years.

ELISE DAVIS-MCFARLAND ’68 is serving as president of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.

1970s

STEPHEN SMITH ’71 MFA was honored for his poetry and short stories by the North Carolina Writers Conference. Stephen has received a half dozen literary awards and is a founding member of the North Carolina Writers Network.

MARY WARLICK ’71 is the executive producer of “The City that Sold America,” a documentary about the early history of the advertising industry and its roots in Chicago. This is her third film. Her first and second films, “Art & Copy” and “The Real Mad Men and Women of Madison Avenue,” both won Emmy Awards. Mary has a master’s degree in art history from Columbia University.

HOPE BOOKER HAYWOOD ’74, ’81 MED is serving on the Randolph County (N.C.) Board of Commissioners. Hope is filling the seat of her husband, Stan, who died May 22, 2018.

CYNTHIA BALL ’76 was re-elected to N.C. House District 49. She is a small business owner and certified mediator.

VIRGINIA HART ’76 EDD received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine for her exemplary service to the state of North Carolina. Virginia, the long-time coach and professor who founded Mars Hill University’s women’s varsity athletics program, retired from the university in 1985. In 1999 she returned to work at the campus in the dining hall, where new generations of Mars Hill students came to know her as “Miss Virginia, the omelet lady.” She retired a second time in 2017.

GERALD AUSTIN ’77 EDD is working for the Oakland Raiders as a consultant. Gerald, who was a former school official in Guilford County, N.C., also served as an NFL referee for three Super Bowls and was a rules analyst for ESPN.

MIRIAM WAGNER ’77, ’90 EDD is interim dean of the NC A&T State University’s College of Education. This is her second stint as interim dean. Prior to her first appointment, she served the university in a number of capacities, including chair of the Department of Human Development and Services, director of the Gear Up program, acting chairwoman of the Department of Human Development and Services and an associate professor of counseling.

LAURA LAMM ’78 is assistant professor of English at Methodist University. She has a master’s degree from Campbell University.

DEBORAH LAMM ’79 has retired as president of Edgecombe Community College, after 39 years in the N.C. Community College system and 14 years as top administrator at ECC. She serves on the board of directors of the Tarboro Edgecombe Chamber of Commerce and on the executive committee of the board of directors of Carolinas Gateway Partnership.

SUE CARLTON WHITLEY ’79 was inducted into the 2018 Mount Holly (N.C.) Sports Hall of Fame. Sue was a stand-out basketball scorer and rebounder who was team MVP twice and all-conference all three season. She also played basketball, softball, and track at UNCG. She now teaches math and coaches middle school softball in Rock Hill, S.C.

1980s

REGGIE CARDE ’80 MFA was the featured artist with the Sanford (N.C.) Brush and Palette Club during the Temple Theatre’s production of “1776, The Musical.” Reggie is the club’s 2018 Artist of the Year. He prepared about 35 paintings and more than 200 drawings for an exhibit at The Art Studio.

JOHN FAIRCLOTH ’80 retained his seat in the NC House of Representatives, District 62, in the 2018 general election.

CHARLES MONROE ’80 MED, ’04 EDD has retired from the Alamance-Burlington School System after a 47-year career in public education. He most recently was the assistant superintendent of school administration and student services.

SARAH STEVENS ’81 retained her seat in the NC House of Representatives, District 90, in the 2018 general election. She is an attorney.

CATHY WADDELL ’81 is interim director of 9-12 instruction/ESL/online education for the Randolph County (N.C.) School System. She previously was principal of the Randolph Early College High School. She has a master’s degree in school administration from Appalachian State University.

ELIZABETH HEATH ’82 is the chief district court judge for Judicial District 8 in North Carolina. She has been a district court judge since December 2002. She earned her law degree from Campbell University School of Law.

CINDY HEDRICK DAY ’83 MED is executive director of the Caldwell Heritage Museum in Lenoir, N.C. Cindy had served as interim director and earlier worked as volunteer coordinator for the museum. She is a retired school counselor.

DEAN JONES ’84 and his brother, Starr, award-winning makeup artists, produce the Original Hollywood Horror Show in Snow Camp, N.C. The brothers also have worked on numerous feature films, including the “Star Trek” franchise, three of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films and “Day of the Dead.”

STEPHANIE CAROUTHERS KELLY ’84 is president of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. She is the city clerk in Charlotte, N.C., and previously was employed by the city of Shelby, N.C. She has an MBA degree from Gardner-Webb University.

LUCY PROIA WELLMAKER ’84, ’89 MED held a book signing for “Inspired by the Wow Moments of Life” at Barnes & Noble in Greensboro. Lucy, who has blogged for 13 years, is a life coach.

VIRGINIA FOXX ’85 retained her seat representing North Carolina’s Fifth Congressional District in the 2018 general election. This will be her eighth term in the U.S. House of Representatives.

JON OBERMEYER ’85 of Rewired Creatives Inc. was a presenter during a daylong writing seminar at Piedmont Community College. He is the author of seven books, including two collections of poetry, two short story collections, a memoir, a book of essays and a guide to creative writing.

BRAD HAYES ’87 was reappointed to the UNCG Board of Trustees, where he serves as chairman. Brad is a retired chief financial officer at LabCorp.

RICHARD SELE ’87, a brigadier general with the U.S. Army, has retired. He most recently served as deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command. He served in the military for 33 years. He served in the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment during Operation Desert Storm and later deployed to Bosnia, Iraq, East Timor, Nepal, and the Philippines.

MITCHELL SETZER ’87 retained his seat in the N.C. House District 89 in the 2018 general election. He has served since 1999. He is a retired social studies teacher.

REGINA DANCY ’88, chief financial officer and director of human resources at Hood Theological Seminary, was elected to the audit committee of the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools.

JILL DUFFIELD ’88, editor of “The Presbyterian Outlook,” led the worship service in Anderson Auditorium at the Montreat (N.C.) Conference Center. Jill holds a degree from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1998.

SANDRA PHELPS ’88 is executive director of the United Way of Coastal Carolina in New Bern, N.C., and was recognized as an “Unsung Hero” by the Sun Journal newspaper.

LISA WARREN ’88 received the Iredell (N.C.) Health System’s Nursing Excellence Award for 2018. Lisa has been a nurse with Iredell Health System for nearly 36 years. She earned her master’s in health administration and her master’s in nursing from the University of Phoenix. She is manager of the cardiopulmonary rehab department and helps to coordinate many of the community outreach efforts for the health system.

LAURIE JAMISON ’89 has joined Allegacy Federal Credit Union as senior treasury services officer for commercial banking services. She is a certified treasury professional and is a member of the Association for Financial Professionals and the N.C. Treasury Management Association.

MARK MANSFIELD ’89 serves on the Carteret County (N.C.) Board of Commissioners.

DERWICK PAIGE ’89 MPA has retired as assistant city manager for the City of Winston-Salem, N.C. He previously worked in the city’s planning department.

CANDACE SALMON-HOSEY ’89 was a finalist for the Charlotte (N.C.) Business Journal’s CIO of the Year awards in the education category. Candace is chief technology officer for the Rowan-Salisbury School System.

1990s

BOB CALLICUTT ’90, market president at HomeTrustBank, is serving as the 2018-19 United Way campaign chairman for United Way of Davidson County.

WILBERT DAVIS ’90 MED has retired after 43 years as an art teacher at Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines, N.C.

KARLA EANES ’90, ’93 MED is principal at Chatham (N.C.) Central High School. She formerly served as the assistant principal at the school.

JEFF HIBBARD ’90 is vice president of digital innovation for Truliant Federal Credit Union in Winston-Salem, N.C. He has more than two decades of experience in financial technology.

BETH COOK ’91 MM is part-time education director for the Salisbury (N.C.) Symphony. Beth is in her 27th year with the Rowan-Salisbury Schools, teaching chorus at Charles C. Erwin Middle School.

MELODY PETERS ’91 and her husband, LOU PETERS ’91 MFA, perform in more than 400 shows for children each year as the Rags to Riches Theater. They perform mostly in libraries, schools, festivals, and for special occasions.

ANGELA ROBBINS ’91, ’02 MA, ’11 PHD, a North Carolina Humanities Council Road Scholar, presented a program on women’s contributions during World War I. Angela is an assistant history professor at Meredith College.

KELLY MURRAY ’92 judged the 54th annual art show sponsored by the Sanford (N.C.) Brush & Palette Club. Kelly is a Raleigh, N.C., artist, educator and designer. She teaches at Wake Technical Community College.

THOMAS THORN ’92, ’98 MS was named Region II Local Community Organizer of the Year for his work with the Rockingham County (N.C.) Toys for Tots program. Thomas is quality-assurance manager at Innospec.

SHERRI BLANTON ’93 is principal at R-S Middle School in Rutherfordton, N.C. She has a master’s degree in educational leadership from Gardner-Webb University and previously served as assistant principal at the school.

ERNEST GRANT ’93 MSN, ’15 PHD with the North Carolina Nurses Association was elected president of the American Nurses Association. He is an internationally recognized burn care and fire safety expert and oversees the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, N.C. He also serves as adjunct faculty for the UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing. Ernest serves on the UNCG Advisory Board.

SHARON HARPER ’93 MED received a Hometown Hero Award from the Modern Woodmen of America on the occasion of her retirement as principal of Hopewell Elementary School in Trinity, N.C. She was principal of the school for 17 years.

DR. SAMUEL JONES ’93 MA received the UNCG College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2008, he was appointed assistant professor of surgery in the UNC Chapel Hill Department of Surgery/Trauma/Critical Care/Burns and he became the associate director of the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, a position he continues to hold. In 2012, he became director of the Burn Intensive Care Unit. He was promoted to associate professor of surgery in 2014.

BETH KEARNS ’93, ’12 MED is assistant dean of the Uwharrie Charter Academy Elementary School. She previously taught literacy, math and coached girls basketball. She also served as a teacher leader for the past two years at the middle school.

SUSAN SCARBORO ’93, ’98 MED has retired from her position as English professor at Davidson County Community College.

SHERRI THOMAS ’93 has been promoted to chief human resources and organizational development officer at Truliant Federal Credit Union. She has a master’s degree in business administration from Elon University.

JOHN BROWN ’94 and his John Brown Groove Shop Band performed at the first concert of the 36th Outer Banks Forum for the Lively Arts Series. John is a professor and director of the jazz program at Duke University and serves on the part-time faculty at UNC Chapel Hill and NC State universities.

LAUREN CORBETT ’94 MLIS received the 2018 Harrassowitz Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award from the Acquisitions Section of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS). Lauren is director of resource services at Wake Forest University’s Z. Smith Reynolds Library. The award is given to a librarian to recognize outstanding leadership and other contributions in the field of acquisitions. Lauren has held increasingly responsible positions at Queens College, Old Dominion University, Emory University, and most recently at Wake Forest, where she is the senior manager in charge of the entire technical services realm. She served as chair of the Acquisitions Section of ALCTS and is currently the chair of the ALCTS Advocacy and Policy Committee.

FREDA CLARK COWAN ’94 MSN, a nurse practitioner with Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Lenoir, N.C., has received her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Winston-Salem State University. She previously worked as a nurse practitioner with Wake Forest University Health Sciences.

MARK STEPHENSON ’94 judged the Stanly (N.C.) Arts Guild’s annual Art Explosion Show. Mark is a full-time artist based in Salisbury and specializing in commissioned portraits.

CHRIS WHEAT ’94 is dean of the high school at Uwharrie Charter Academy in Randolph County, N.C. He previously served for 23 years for the Guilford County Schools, most recently as assistant principal at High Point Central High School.

RUBY CUTSHAW ’95 is principal at Hiwassee Dam Elementary/Middle Schools in Cherokee County, N.C.

JOHN EHMIG ’95 is management of retirement services at Pinnacle Financial Partners. He has 22 years of experience in the retirement sector and comes most recently from BB&T, where he was a vice president and institutional trust consultant.

STEPHANIE SANDERS ’95 MED is principal at Hanford-Dole Elementary School in Salisbury, N.C. She previously served as the assistant principal of Mineral Springs Elementary School in Winston-Salem.

CHAD THOMAS ’95 is a client service center specialist at Pinnacle Financial Partners. He has 22 years of experience in the communications and banking industry. He previously worked with Capital One Bank.

AMY BARBOUR ’96 is principal of Veterans High School in Houston County, Ga. She has served as assistant principal of the school since 2010.

VICTOR PAQUIN ’97, a nurse practitioner, is on staff at Urgent Care of Mountain View in Newton, N.C. He earned his master’s of science in nursing-family nurse practitioner from UNC Chapel Hill.

JOHN BACON ’98 is co-owner of Incendiary Brewing Company in Winston-Salem, N.C.

ANDREW BEAL ’98 is directing Activate Drama’s musical production of “The Children of Eden.” Andrew previously was an intern with the organization in addition to participating in the program as a youth.

THOMAS GOULD ’98 PHD, vice president of academic affairs at Pitt Community College in Greenville, N.C., is a finalist for the position of president of Brunswick Community College. He previously served as dean/department head of Durham Technical Community College.

HEATHER SEAWELL ’98, principal of the Montgomery County (N.C.) Early College, was named 2018-19 Principal of the Year for the Montgomery County Schools.

ASHLEY WILLIAMSON ’98 MED was named DARE Educator of the Year by the Montgomery County (N.C.) Sheriff’s Office. He teaches at East Montgomery Middle School.

JAMIE CURTIS ’99 is assistant principal at West Alexander Middle School. She has served as the instructional coach at the school since 2017. She is working on her graduate certification in school leadership at Appalachian State University.

ANTHONY GRAHAM ’99 MED, ’04 PHD is provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Winston-Salem State University. He previously was dean of the College of Education at NC A&T State University.

MELISSA JOHNSON ’99, ’01 MED, associate director of the University of Florida Honors Program, is a fellow of the National Collegiate Honors Council. She is the second youngest person to ever be elected to fellow status and is currently the youngest among all fellows. She was formally recognized at the NCHC annual conference in Boston in November.

2000s

CATHERINE GENTRY ’00 MSA is superintendent for the Thomasville City Schools. She most recently served as interim superintendent. She previously served as chief operations officer for Thomasville City Schools. She completed her doctorate work at High Point University.

ANGELA HUNT ’00 is Teacher of the Year for the Randolph County (N.C.) School System. She is a teacher at Trinity Elementary School.

DAVID PARRISH ’00 is Greensboro’s city manager. He had previously served as interim city manager.

CHRIS CHALK ’01 is part of the cast of a Netflix series about the Central Park Five case. The four-part miniseries will stream this year. Chris also is part of the cast of the CW series “Gotham.”

BETH EMBREE ’01 was named School Counselor of the Year by the N.C. School Counselors Association. She has been a school counselor for 16 years, the last five at St. Stephens Elementary School in Conover, N.C.

BENIKA THOMPSON ’01 is principal for Philo-Hill Magnet Academy in Winston-Salem, N.C. She previously served as science programmer for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. She earned her master’s degree from Appalachian State University and her doctoral degree in education from the University of Phoenix.

WILEY CASH ’02 MA hosted the UNC Asheville Visiting Writers Series, which brings authors to campus for public readings and discussions. Wiley is writer-in-residence at the university.

J. STEVEN ROTEN ’02 MFA appeared on “To Catch a Killer” on the Investigation Discovery network. Steven is director of theater and performance studies at Meredith College and artistic director of Meredith’s Stillwater Theatre Company.

FABIANA TROXLER ’02, ’05, ’15 MSN practices with Mackey Family Practice in Indian Land, S.C. She was featured in a medical directory published by the Chester, S.C., newspaper.

LYDIA APOLLO ’03 has joined Southeastern Women’s Healthcare in Lumberton. She has a master’s degree in nurse midwifery from East Carolina University. Lydia has eight years of experience as a nurse midwife and more than 14 years of experience in women’s health nursing.

JASON CALDWELL ’03 is a strategic partnership manager at Western Governors University (WGU) North Carolina. He serves as the university’s liaison to the North Carolina Community College System. He previously served as the executive director of Degrees Matter! and as the director of the School of Business Management at John Wesley University. He earned his doctorate in management from Colorado Technical University.

BRIGIT CARTER ’03 MSN, associate dean for diversity and inclusion at the Duke University School of Nursing, was named Blue Devil of the Week for her work with underrepresented minorities.

LACEY HOFMEYER ’03 is general counsel and vice president of public policy and government affairs at Broward College.

DAVID J. MILLER II ’03 MSA is assistant superintendent of operations for the Lexington (N.C.) City Schools. He previously served as the director of community engagement with Guilford County Schools.

JAMES ROGERS ’03 MSA is assistant principal at Trinity High School. He previously served as a teacher at the school and as assistant principal from 2006 to 2010.

SHANITA WOOTEN ’03 MPH is superintendent of the Public Schools of Robeson County. She is the first female superintendent for the school system and also holds the distinctions of being the youngest superintendent and the first African American superintendent for the district. She holds a doctorate of education from Wingate University.

JESSICA CUTLER ’04 MED, ’12 MSA is assistant principal at Southwestern Randolph High School. She previously served as the career development coordinator at the school.

BRENT HARVEY ’04 MM, ’07 DMA performed with the NC Brass Band Quintet at Bermuda Run, N.C. Brent is assistant professor of low brass at Winston-Salem State University. As a tubaist, he performs with the internally award winning Tubas in the Sun tuba quartet, Piedmont Polka Practitioners, and Ardmore Brass. Brent is a chief warrant officer in the U.S. Army, N.C. National Guard and serves as the commander and conductor of the 440th Army Band stationed in Raleigh, N.C.

KATHRYN EVE LEWANDOWSKI ’04 MA, ’08 PHD received the 2018 Science to Practice Award in recognition for her years of work in the field of cognitive remediation. Eve, director of clinical programming for the McLean OnTrack first-episode psychotic disorder clinic and an assistant professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, received her award at the annual Cognitive Remediation in Psychiatry conference. McLean Hospital is the largest psychiatric affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

LAUREN WINKENS ’04 MM is the instructor/owner of Kindermusik in Sanford, N.C. She has more than 15 years of music education.

NAKESHA BROWN ’05 wrote and starred in the production of “What Fairytale?” at the Odeon Theatre in the Greensboro Coliseum Complex.

JAY BENFIELD ’06, who coaches boys soccer at Mount Tabor High School, will now also serve as the girls soccer coach. Jay has coached the boys team for the past five seasons and served as assistant coach to the girls team for the past four seasons.

NICOLE J. BOONE ’06 won the District 3 seat on the Northampton County (N.C.) Board of Commissioners in the 2018 general election. She is the director of an access-to-healthcare network in Hertford County.

TINA JOHNSON ’06 MA is principal at McNair Elementary School in Guilford County, N.C. She previously served three years as assistant principal at Union Hill Elementary and Lindley Elementary.

MICHAEL MCKENZIE ’06 PHD is dean of Appalachian State University’s Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies. Mike previously served as interim associate provost and chief research officer at Winston-Salem State University. He also was professor of exercise science at WSSU’s School of Health Sciences. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Maryland’s School of Medicine.

JENCY SPEIGHT ’06 MSA is principal at Norwood Elementary School in Stanly County, N.C. She previously served as the middle school director in the central office for the county.

ARLISA ARMOND ’07 MA, ’12 EDS, ’14 MSA is principal at Southwest Middle School in Guilford County. Arlisa previously served as principal at Rowan County’s Henderson Independent School. She is completing her doctorate at UNCG.

JESSICA CONRAD ’07 is a senior associate with Wagner Murray Architects in Charlotte, N.C. Jessica has been with the company for five years and has worked on Bank of America Stadium improvements as well as hospitality and office interiors projects. She is a member of the Hospitality and Tourism Alliance and Urban Land Institute.

CARRIE COOK ’07 is the executive director for the Charlotte branch of GreenLight Fund. In 2012, she founded EmpowHERment Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides mentors to teen girls and advocates for them. She has also worked for the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce and a U.S. senator. She has been named the Maya Angelou Young Leader Award recipient, the regional YMCA organization’s Emerging Leader Woman of Achievement and the Harvey Gantt Community Service Award recipient.

ASHLY GOTTSCHALK ’07 practices medicine at Western Rockingham (N.C.) Family Medicine. She is board certified in family medicine. She completed her doctor of osteopathy program at Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine and her residency through the Moses Cone Family Residency Program.

CODY HARRINGTON ’07 is head wrestling coach at Grimsley High School in Greensboro. He is a regional sales manager for Gold’s Gym and came to Grimsley from Northwest Guilford High School, where he was an assistant wrestling coach.

BILL ALLRED ’08 is director of the Burlington Boys Choir. He also is the music director/organist at Guilford Park Presbyterian Church in Greensboro and volunteers as director of the resident handbell choir at Friends Homes Guilford.

SHARON FULLER BREEDEN ’08 MED, ’14 MSA is principal of Red Springs (N.C.) Middle School. She previously served as assistant principal at Fairmont High School. She is a national board certified teacher and an educational consultant for The College Board’s SpringBoard pre-AP mathematics program.

SHENNA CREECH ’08 is director of digital teaching and learning with the Randolph County (N.C.) School System. She was previously an instructional technology specialist with the school system.

CHARLA DUNCAN ’08 is management assistant with the Granville County (N.C.) government. She formerly served as grants coordinator with the county.

LA’TOYRIA HUGHES ’08 is a behavioral health consultant at the HopeHealth Medical Plaza in Florence, S.C. She has a master’s degree in social work from the University of South Carolina in Columbia.

PAULA LAPLANT ’08 MED is assistant principal at Archdale Elementary School/John Lawrence Elementary School in Randolph County, N.C. She previously served as an administrative intern at Northeastern Randolph Middle School/Archdale Elementary School.

WESLEY ABE HEGE ’09 is principal at Fairview Elementary School in High Point, N.C. He previously served as assistant principal at the school.

MONICA MCGEE ’09 is an American Sign Language interpreter for the state of North Carolina and is regularly seen working during press conferences with the governor during emergency situations. She works for the state Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, where she interprets for state employees.

JAMES MILLER ’09 MM, flutist, presented a concert of selections by African American composers at Coastal Carolina University. James is an active soloist, chamber musician, and clinician in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. He is a doctor of musical arts candidate at the Catholic University of America.

LESLIE PULLEN ’09 MED, a part-time adjunct lab instructor at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, received an Excellence in Teaching Award. Leslie has worked in that position for the past 15 years. She also has served as a science teacher and administrator at North Hills Christian School, where she currently teaches honors chemistry.

SHERRILL ROLAND ’09, ’17 MFA has been awarded the Center for Documentary Studies’ 2018-19 Post-MFA Fellowship in the Documentary Arts. He will be in residence at CDS for 10 months. He is the founder of the acclaimed Jumpsuit Project, intended to raise awareness around issues related to mass incarceration. The work grew out of the 10 months he spent in state prison on a wrongful conviction just as he had started his last year of grad school in 2013. He was exonerated of all charges in 2015. For his MFA thesis project, Sherrill wore an orange jumpsuit every day and documented his interactions until his graduation in spring 2017.

SCHOLASTICA TANYI ’09 has earned her master’s degree in Chinese politics from East China Normal University in Shanghai, China. She plans to continue living in Shanghai and expand her lifestyle beauty brand.

ALUMNI MARRIAGES

ROBERT DOUGLAS WHITE JR. ’09 and Beth Nicole Dunn were married June 23, 2018. Robert is operations manager for Sodexo North America.

2010s

DEREK DRYE ’10 and his wife, Katelyn, have released their first single, “Amen.” They are a worship leader duo, and they plan to release additional songs later this year. The album was recorded at the Blackbird Studios in Nashville, N.C., where they now live.

ANNIKA PFAENDER ’10 MFA directed the UNCG School of Theatre’s production of “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse.”

SARAH WILLIAMS ’10 is a senior associate with Wagner Murray Architects in Charlotte, N.C.  Sarah has worked on improvements to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., as well as on restaurant and corporate interiors projects. A NCDIQ certified interior designer, she serves on the board of IIDA Carolinas and is a member of Commercial Real Estate Women.

VERONICA ALLEN ’11, orchestra director at William High School in Burlington, N.C., received the Maxine Swalin Music Educator Award from the North Carolina Symphony. Veronica is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Spanish from UNCG. She has taught orchestra at Williams since 2011 and also has taught Spanish. She plays violin in the Elon University Orchestra and the Chapel Hill Philharmonia. She co-chairs the Philharmonia’s annual Young Artist Concerto Competition.

ANNA FOSTER ’11 is a middle school teacher with the Roxboro (N.C.) Community School.

CHRISTINE KREIDER ’11 CERTIFICATE is principal at Hillsborough (N.C.) Elementary School. She formerly served as the assistant principal of E.M. Yoder Elementary School in the Alamance-Burlington School System.

JOHN NOWLIN ’11, ’13 MA, ’18 PHD, a geography instructor at UNCG, has leveraged Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping technology to more precisely evaluate North Carolina’s optimal wine growing lands and makes the information available to those in the industry.

KERRI STEWART ’11, a registered dietitian, led a workshop on “Food Is Fuel” sponsored by Piedmont Physic Garden in Union, S.C. She works in the Heart Resource Center at Spartanburg (S.C.) Regional Medical Center.

ASHLEY YOUNG ’11 CERTIFICATE, ’13 MED is principal at Southwest Middle School in Guilford County, N.C. She served most recently as principal at McMichael High School in Rockingham High School.

KATHRYN HUBERT ’12 has opened Chez Genese in Greensboro. The restaurant provides jobs to adults with mental and developmental challenges. She has worked in the restaurant industry on and off for the past 10 years, including a year in Burgundy, France.

CHRIS MARTIN ’12 MED is the director and an instructor with Brevard Little Theatre’s annual Tot Hollywood. Chris has directed more than 50 plays and musicals in Asheville and has taught creative drama, improvisation, and puppetry for more than 16 years to children ages 2 and up.

DEREKE CLEMENTS ’13 has received a postgraduate Mobility Grant on behalf of the French Embassy to conduct preliminary research throughout France. 

Dereke is an MA-PhD candidate in French studies at Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick (Ireland). Recently an assistant researcher with UNCG’s Lloyd International Honors College, Dereke traveled around France last year working with a team on an effort to save the former home of literary icon James Baldwin in Saint-Paul de Vence, France.

JESSIE CRAFT ’13, a Latin teacher at Glenn and Mount Tabor high schools in Winston-Salem, N.C., received the Kraft Award for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching by the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. His first degree was in Italian.

MITCHELL FRAZIER ’13 is head baseball coach at Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough, N.C. He also is a coach with the North Carolina Golden Spikes.

ELIZABETH KOWALSKI ’13 MM founded the Charlotte New Music Festival, including concerts and workshops, and continues to direct the annual event.

ANNE-CLAIRE NIVER ’13 has released her second album, “I Still Look for You.”

STEPHANIE WOODS ’13, ’15 MA is artist-in-residence at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation in Charlotte, N.C. She is scheduled to serve two more residencies: ACRE Residency in Wisconsin and then a Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship in Provincetown, Mass. She spent the last year teaching Space Research (Introduction to Sculpture) at Virginia Commonwealth University.

MONICA BYERLY ’14 is the local program coordinator for Special Olympics Davidson County, N.C. She previously worked at Hospice of Davidson County and as a case worker for the Department of Social Services in Davidson County.

KRISTEN RUSSELL HERNDON ’14 MS is varsity girls lacrosse coach at Northwest Guilford (N.C.) High School.

AARON KARKOW ’14 MS is in his second season with the Charlotte Hornets as an assistant athletic trainer. He previously served as head athletic trainer for the Greensboro Swarm, the team’s G League affiliate, for their inaugural 2016-17 season. His experience also includes two seasons at the University of Mount Olive working with men’s basketball.

WILL KELLEY ’14 and his partner, tenor Petr Nekoranec, performed a concert of songs and arias at Front Street United Methodist Church in Burlington, N.C. Will, who graduated from The Juilliard School in 2016, works at the Lucerne (Switzerland) Theater as a collaborative pianist and recently began conducting opera productions.

CAROLINE ALTHOF SALAS ’14 MFA choreographed “The Prevarigator and the Swamp” for the Asheville (N.C.) Contemporary Dance Theatre. Caroline is a dance artist and educator in Asheville.

CHRIS BITTNER ’15 performed at the Third Thursday Jazz Series in Elizabeth City, N.C. A saxophonist and composer, Christ earned a master’s degree in music and jazz studies from The Juilliard School of Music. Chris’ quartet performed at an international jazz festival in Switzerland in 2017.

ASHLEI SHARPE CHESTNUT ’15 is filming a prospective new Amazon Prime series titled “Panic,” a thriller based on a young adult novel. Ashlei has previously appeared on “Homeland,” “The Good Fight” and “Gotham.”

ANTHONY COOPER ’15 has graduated from the Florida Coastal School of Law. He graduated with pro bono honors. During law school, he served as vice president of the Family Law Society, was a student member of the Florida Family Law American Inns of Court, and served as a legislator for the Student Bar Association. He plans to take the bar exams for both Florida and North Carolina.

STEPHANIE SANDERS ’15 MED is principal of Hanford-Dole Elementary School in Salisbury, N.C. She previously served as assistant principal for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. She is pursuing her doctorate in educational leadership at High Point University.

BEN BAKER ’16 MFA discussed the craft of acting as part of the Aperture Cinema’s presentation of three films focusing on the actor. Ben has performed with Triad Stage, Paper Lantern Theatre and the film “Good-bye to All That.”

CHELSEA BURRELL ’16 MS is the wellness outreach coordinator for Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital. Chelsea is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in health and human performance from Concordia University Chicago. She is a certified health coach. For the past two years, Chelsea has served as an adjunct professor in the College of Education and Allied Professions at Western Carolina. She has also been an instructor at Southwestern Community College.

TAYLOR COTTON ’16 graduated from the Air Force National Guard basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. She is an Airman 1st Class.

REBECCA DAVIS ’16 MFA has written a first novel titled “Amidst This Fading Light.” It was a 2017 SFK Novel Contest winner and was inspired by a 1929 murder in her hometown of Germanton, N.C.

ARIANNA DEL PALAZZO ’16 won a seat on the Lee County (N.C.) Board of Commissioners representing District 4. She is a licensed advisor specializing in retirement planning.

MELISSA ELMES ’16 PHD received an Emerson Excellence in Teaching award. The award honors St. Louis-area educators.

WILLIAM HUEHOLT ’16, pianist, performed a classical music recital with saxophonist Tyler Young – the Third Stream Duo – at Weymouth Center in Southern Pines. William performs with the UNCG School of Music Symphony Orchestra and as a soloist at UNC Wilmington and the community concert series.

STONEY B. MOOTOO ’16 is a member of the cast of the national touring production of “The Book of Mormon.”

RHONDA DAYE ’17 EDS is assistant principal at Person High School in Roxboro, N.C. Rhonda is enrolled at UNCG pursuing her doctoral degree in educational leadership.

CRAIG PHILLIPS ’17 DMA, assistant professor of voice at the University of Oregon, “revived” The Revelers, a vocal quartet that performed on the radio in the 1930s. Craig, who sings bass, organized a performance of their music – which hasn’t been heard for nearly a century – at the National Opera Center in New York, and it was live streamed online. Craig, a fan of The Revelers, discovered long-lost scores for the group’s broadcast music in a Connecticut attic. Craig performs with another quartet called New York Polyphony, which sings music from the 1600s and has earned two Grammy nominations over the past decade.

HOPE TUCKER ’17 is a design assistant with Barbour Spangle Design. She completed an internship at Kato Architecture in Richmond, Va.

DE’JA A. WILLIAMS ’17 has graduated from Air Force basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. She holds the rank of Airman First Class.

AMANDA ANDERSON ’18 was named the first Quiet Champion by The High Point (N.C.) Enterprise newspaper. She is the founder of the Cover the City Project, which collects and distributes blankets for people experiencing homelessness. The organization now has nine chapters across four states.

JOSEPH CANSLER ’18 was named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

BETH RENAE DAVIS ’18 is assistant principal at Farmer Elementary School and Tabernacle Elementary School, both located in Randolph County, N.C. She recently served as an administrative intern at Pickett Elementary School in Lexington, N.C.

SHANE DITTMAR ’18 is a music teacher at the Washington State School for the Blind. He also served as the musical director for Raleigh Little Theatre’s Teens on Stage production of “Into the Woods.”

JEREMY KIRBY ’18 is a fifth-grade science teacher at Jones Elementary School in Wilson, N.C.

ALLISON KOCH ’18 PHD led children from the Hudson (N.C.) Library’s Kids Zone in making sandwiches at Subway as part of an educational session on eating nutritiously. Allison helped develop a dietetic internship program at Lenoir-Rhyne University before returning to UNCG to pursue her doctorate. She now teaches nutrition to students majoring in health sciences at UNCG. She also does Olympic weightlifting and is a Level 1 USAW Sports Performance coach.

JOHN KOKET ’18 MSA is assistant principal at Person County (N.C.) High School. He previously served as a math teacher at the school.

PENELOPE MASON ’18 MLIS, former children’s librarian for the Richard H. Thornton Library, is now manager of the South Branch Library in Granville County, N.C.

KATHERINE OLSON ’18 portrayed Snug in Triad Stage’s production of “Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

AMANDA STONE ’18 MSA is assistant principal at Southwestern Randolph (N.C.) Middle School. She previously served as an administrative intern at Archer Elementary School in Greensboro.

ALUMNI MARRIAGES

JAMES “JAMIE” DAVID DORSETT III ’10 and Allison Maria Smith ’13 were married in Greensboro. Jamie is a teacher with Guilford County Schools. Allison is employed with Multi-Health Systems Inc.

VICTORIA ANNE NELSON ’14 and John Chase Thompson were married May 5, 2018, in Siloam, N.C. Victoria is a biology teacher at North Surry High School.

FACULTY & STAFF

DONALD F. ALLEN of Greensboro died May 31, 2018. He served as a seaman in the United States Navy in World War II. In the early 1960s he was invited to join the sociology faculty at Woman’s College (now UNCG). Throughout his three-decade career, his focus was on teaching the students in his classrooms, and their involvement with discussions and ideas derived from lectures.

DR. KATHLEEN CASEY of Greensboro died May 22, 2018. She resided in Greensboro for the last 29 years and was a retired professor in the School of Education at UNC Greensboro. She was passionate about her work as an educator and dissertation advisor and was incredibly proud of her students’ accomplishments. Throughout her life, she was committed to working towards social justice.

JAMES RAY JARRELL of Winston-Salem, N.C., died Oct. 15, 2018. A graduate of Dudley High School, he continued his educational training at Winston-Salem Teacher College (now State University) and pursued graduate work at NC A&T, UNCG, Atlanta University, Emory and Indiana University. UNC Greensboro’s library was one of several where he served during his career. He was a former president of the WSSU National Alumni Association. He created the WSSU alumni publication The Battering Ram.

SUSAN FRANCES BOWMAN KELLY of Charlotte, N.C., died June 27, 2018. She was on the faculty of the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina (now UNCG), where she was the director of the kindergarten at the Curry School. She also hosted an educational children’s program in 1952 on UNC-TV. Susan moved to Charlotte where she was very active in the Charlotte community until her death.

SIBYL MACK MCKINNEY of Columbia, S.C., died Oct. 13, 2018. She retired as the administrative assistant to the dean at UNC Greensboro.

FRANK ANTHONY SCALIA of Glastonbury, Conn., died May 27, 2018. He began his career on the corporate staff at General Electric doing psychological research and continued his work in the I/O Psychology field at the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro; Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance in Hartford; and Barnes Group in Bristol. He held teaching positions at UNC Greensboro, University of New Haven, Central Connecticut State University, Post University and Connecticut College.

LORENZO "LOGIE" MEACHUM died Dec. 29, 2018. He was a blues musician, storyteller, UNC Greensboro alumnus, community leader, and a former instructor in the Department of African American and African Studies. A Greensboro native, Meachum helped start the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society and was a recipient of the Keeping Blues Alive Award. He also received the O. Henry Lifetime Achievement Award for his commitment to arts in the Triad. Meachum served on the Friends of the UNCG Library board of directors and performed at the annual dinner in 2012.

REBECCA HOLLAND TAYLOR, former faculty member in the School of Nursing, died Feb. 6. She came to UNCG in 1970 and retired in 2001. She taught in Community Health and Gerontology. She was president of the North Carolina Nurses Association 1975-77.