September 2010 Class Notes
Cities are in North Carolina except where indicated.
General Announcements
Burton A. Bumgarner 1974, Pineville, was appointed Director of Music and Organist at Grace Lutheran Church in Hendersonville. Bumgarner is married to Cathleen Brady Bumgarner 1975. Read the article at the church's website.
Pamela Hardin Bennett 1996, Greensboro, has been promoted from Executive Assistant to the Director of the Teacher Education Program at Greensboro College to Assistant Director of the Teacher Education Program. Dr. Paul Leslie made the announcement in September, thanking Pam "for her many years of tireless and dedicated work on behalf of the Teacher Education Program and the College."
Beverly Collins Purssord 1999 and John-Paul Purssord 1999, Odenton, Md., are keeping Greensboro College faculty, staff, alumni, and friends updated about their son, Jack, as he receives treatment for a brain tumor. Also, you might notice photos on the Greensboro College website for "Team Jack." Provide your support for "Team Jack" here.
Heather L. Burdette 2002, a former Greensboro College staff member, has accepted the position of Associate Registrar at The Art Institute of Charlotte.
Kate E. Roberton 2005, State College, Pa., is in her final year of graduate school at Penn State University. Kate is getting her MBA with concentrations in marketing and supply chain and will be looking to relocate to either the Cincinnati area or Charlotte area after graduation in May.
Edwin B. Arnaudin 2006, Asheville, has been hired as Librarian I in Circulation at the Transylvania County Library in Brevard.
Marcellus L. Morgan 2007, Creedmoor, was recently hired as an assistant coach for the boys basketball team at Christian Faith Center Academy in Creedmoor. Read more by clicking here.
Deaths
Evelyn Kibler Berry 1928, Morganton, Aug. 24, 2010 (obituary).
Miriam Barron Kurbjun 1948, Summerville, S.C., Sept. 4, 2010 (obituary).
Claudia Covington Mason 1957, Wilson, March 2, 2010.
Former trustee Alfred Walker Bohanan Jr., who received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in 2004, Bessemer City, Sept. 21, 2010.
Former trustee Alfred Walker Bohanan Jr., who received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in 2004, Bessemer City, Sept. 21, 2010.
Sympathy Extended To
Norma Steedman Dellinger 1956 in the loss of her husband, Tom Dellinger, Aug. 28, 2010 (obituary).
The Rev. Dr. Robert Brewer, Greensboro College Campus Chaplain, in the loss of his father, Jim Brewer, Aug. 20, 2010.
Robert "BC" Charles-Liscombe, Assistant Dean of the Faculty and Associate Professor of Athletic Training, in the loss of his stepfather, James F. Griffin Jr., Sept. 16, 2010.
Marriages
Melissa A. Raskopf 2001 to Maurice M. Plante 2004, Sept. 21, 2010.
Births/Adoptions
Antonia Jacqueline (A.J.) to Tony Sportiello Jr. 1980 and Kelli Maguire on Sept. 3, 2009. Read Tony's story about their "miracle adoption" here.
Amelia Anne to Caroline Ulrich Accorsini 2002 and Christopher Accorsini on June 8, 2010.
Eva Winslow to Emily Cafarella Monroe 2002 and Clay Monroe on Sept. 1, 2010.
Madeleine Claire to Laura Gray Steiner 2002 and LCDR Axel Steiner on June 28, 2010.
Eli Emerson to Dr. Jennifer A. Diliberto-Fender, Associate Professor of Special Education, and Jonathan Fender on September 4, 2010.
