Attention: Any alumni who have positive memories or stories about their time at GC that they would like to share with us and other alumni are invited to submit them through the PrideNotes submission page on the Greensboro College website. Stories will be added to posts on this blog and also may be included in the monthly PrideLines e-mail newsletter or our alumni magazine, Points of Pride. Thank you in advance for your submissions!
Cities are in North Carolina except where indicated.
General Announcements
Charlotte Ray Derrough 1946 of Asheville, will join us in welcoming her son, Roger Derrough, as the speaker for Greensboro College's Senior Luncheon. Mr. Derrough is the founder and developer of the Earth Fare store chain.
Susan Hadley Cyr 1967, Durham, has retired after teaching reading for 7 years, being a counselor for 25 years with the NC Public School system, and most recently after being a counselor for 10 years with the Pittsylvania County School system in Va.
David C. Nichols 1980 and Luanne C. Nichols of Berryville, Va, have recently purchased land in Burlington, NC in preparation for moving back to NC. Their daughter Elizabeth graduated from GC two years ago and their son Taylor is currently a GC freshman football player.
Dr. J. Frank Howard 1984, recently wrote the book, "Say What? Understanding the Power of the Words We Speak" to help people understand how to phrase their words in a careful manner. Howard is currently the pastor at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church in Greensboro. Read more about Dr. Howard's book here.
Dr. Angela R. Ballentine 1987, Raleigh, has been named Interim President of Vance-Granville Community College in Henderson, Nc. Read more about Ballentine's career opportunity here.
Debra Brown Krupica 1988, Cumming, Ga, has opened Glazed and Fired, a paint your own pottery and art studio in Cumming, Ga. It offers canvas painting, PMC jewelry design classes, and open studio hours for pottery painting.
Jennifer McFarland McCaughey 1993, Amissville, Va, has accepted a position as an adjunct nursing instructor for Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va.
Jennifer Burton Ferriera 1996, Fort Mill, SC, gave her Sacred Music Recital at Greensboro College on Oct. 3, 2011. Burton has been involved with Opera Carolina, Piedmont Opera Theatre, and Central Piedmont Opera since her graduation from GC in 1996.
Patricia Raube Keller 1998, Mandan, Nd, has been named as University of Mary's Director of Compliance and Senior Women's Administrator. Read more about Keller's career opportunity here.
Christy Ann McBride Bailey 2002, Greensboro, was named the Assistant Principal at Western Rockingham Middle School on Aug. 1, 2011. Bailey also opened Rita's of Greensboro in July 2011 and hired 4 Greensboro College students to work at the store!
Sheresa Barbee Lacey 2004, Greensboro, is the recent co-owner of a cloth diaper business called All About Baby Boutique. They will soon be offering a variety of mom and baby education programs as well as products. They hope to open up a Greensboro store in addition to the web site that they currently offer. Visit the All About Baby Boutique website here!
Ian P. Bailey 2008, Cornelius, is still working at Octagon but is now an account executive for the Bank of America account. Bailey's duties include managing multiple sport marketing programs for this account.
Julee Fortune Marshall and Cathy Jansen, former Secretaries of Odell Building and Cowan Building respectively, have been given an upgraded job title in order to reflect their current duties. Effective immediately, both Marshall and Jansen are Administrative Assistants to the Faculty.
Virginia Reid, former Secretary of Professional and Graduate Studies, has been promoted to Administrative Assistant to Academic Affairs. Her new position includes an office change to the third floor of Main Building and new duties related to academic affairs administration.
Deaths
Gertrude Foy Hall 1937, Wilmington, died Feb. 10, 2011. (obituary)
Margarette Godwin Nance 1938, Stokesdale, died Sept. 28, 2011. (obituary)
Katherine Owen Myers 1939, Cedar Crest, Nm, died May 14, 2011. (obituary)
Dorothy Jones Richards 1940, Winston-Salem, died March 3, 2009.
Thelma Morrison Glazener 1941, Asheville, died June 10, 2011.
Katharine Snyder Wimberly 1941, Charlotte, died Aug. 31, 2011. (obituary)
Marjorie Sugg Nicholson 1942, died Dec. 25, 2010. (obituary)
Elizabeth Lowman Dixon 1943, Florence, Sc, died April 13, 2006. (obituary)
Margaret Myers Cherry 1944, Lake Wylie, Sc, died Dec. 6, 2010. (obituary)
Nancy Tyndall Nobles 1945, Highland Springs, died Aug. 20, 2011. (obituary)
Mary Wolfe Byers 1946, Brevard, died Nov. 26, 2010. (obituary)
Marie Johnson Hargett 1946, died May 12, 2011.
Alice Graham Harrison 1946, Raleigh, died Sept. 8, 2010. (obituary)
Linda Williams Jernigan 1946, died Jan. 25, 2011.
Alice Jean Johnson Sherrill 1947, Eden, died March 27, 2009. (obituary)
Hattie Lane Cooper 1948, Stuart, Va, died Jan. 20, 2011. (obituary)
Sarah Ingram Parker 1948, Fletcher, died May 24, 2011.
Sarah Puett Knodt 1950, died April 24, 2011. (obituary)
Sarah Moger Baker 1951, Southern Pines, died Oct. 12, 2009. (obituary)
Kenneth B. Lawson 1967, Raleigh, died July 31, 2011. (obituary)
Elizabeth A. Balle 1991, died June 24, 2009 after a long struggle with Fibromyalgia. (obituary)
Lauren J. Chandler 2011, Burlington, died Sept. 28, 2011. (obituary)
Sympathy Extended To
Anne Southerland Lawson 1967, Raleigh, in the death of her husband, Kenneth B. Lawson, on July 31, 2011. (Mr. Lawson's obituary)
Linda Bowden Selleck 1975, High Point, in the death of her mother on Oct. 3, 2011.
Kimberly Barnett Young 1993, Fort Mill, SC, in the death of her husband, William Young, on Aug. 25, 2011.
Dr. Rebecca T. Klase, Associate Professor of Political Science at Greensboro College, in the death of her father, James C. Tatman of Blairsville, Ga. (Mr. Tatman's obituary)
Marriages
Haven Berry 2003, Greensboro, married Brad Woolery July 9, 2011.
Ellie Puckett 2005 and Wilfred Buck Yearns of Greensboro, were married Sept. 3, 2011.
Carrie M. Pacifico 2008 and Matthew R. Ward 2008 of Greensboro, were married Sept. 10, 2011.
Meredith L. Soots 2011 and Matthew T. Weddle 2011 of Kernersville, were married Sept. 17, 2011.
Births/Adoptions
Mary Doering Tuazon 1998 and T. Ricky Tuazon 1998, Raleigh, welcomed their first child, Isabel Maria, on Aug. 24, 2011.
Arinn Johnson Wardell 2003 and Donta K. Wardell from Hilton Head, SC, welcomed their second daughter, Volina Lee, on Sept 18, 2011. She was born 8lbs 3oz and joins her older sister Bethany Madison, who is 15 months old.
Mary Keener Morgan 2003 and Jimmy L. Morgan of Asheboro welcomed their daughter, Vada Elizabeth, on Sept. 10, 2011.
Lisa Owens Callicut 2004 and Philip Callicut of Asheboro, welcomed twins, Sara Elizabeth and Austin James, on Oct. 1, 2011. Sara was 5lbs 8oz and Austin was 5lbs.
James B. Moffat 2004 and Michelle Moffatt of Whitsett, welcomed their first child, Jackson Bennett, on Oct. 3, 2011.
