Cities are in North Carolina except where indicated.
General Announcements
Anne Parris Ogilvy 1994, Cumming, Ga, was named as the 2011 School Counselor of the Year for the state of Georgia. Ogilvy was also one of the six finalists in the running for the title of 2012 National School Counselor of the Year.
Shannon F. Brown 1997, Greensboro, is currently a Lateral Entry Specialist for Guilford County Schools. In Oct, the school district was awarded an almost 2 million dollar grant to recruit STEM teachers for the school system. Brown will serve as program director over this new venture within Guilford County Schools.
Patricia Raube Keller 1998, Mandan, Nd, completed her doctorate in Education Leadership from Rowan University on Dec. 16, 2011.
Steven P. Ashley 2002, Greensboro, was a featured speaker at the 2011 Internet Summit held in Raleigh on Nov 15-16, 2011. Ashley is the vice president of internet marketing for Market America/Shop.com.
John M. McIntosh 2005, A.J. Schraeder 2005, Al-don P. Schraeder 2009, Tom F. McCoy 2007, Matthew Schantz, and Bob Beshere are making audiences laugh in the sketch comedy troupe, Mon Frere. They perform regularly at the Idiot Box in downtown Greensboro. Besides their stage performances, this troupe is busy creating a television pilot for an upcoming Comedy Central contest. To read more about the Mon Frere troupe, click here!
Benjamin A. Strickland 2007, Snow Camp, is currently performing with the Navy Jazz Band of the Mid-South all over the southern region. Hear his performance of "Here Comes Santa Claus" here!
Deanne A. Gerson 2008, Atlanta, Ga, has recently accepted the position of Health Educator with HealthMPowers in Norcross, Ga. Gerson will be helping to provide information, resources, skills and motivation to school staff, students and families so that they may take responsibility for their own health.
Erica R. Bledsoe 2009, Atlanta, Ga, works with The Aspire Group, selling tickets for NCAA Championship Events.
Deaths
Eleanor Fitzgerald Chappell 1941, Candor, died Dec. 3, 2011. (obituary)
Margaret Ward Mendenhall 1943, Greensboro, died Dec. 6, 2011. (obituary)
Elaine Sherrill Trombetta 1963, Tallahassee, Fl, died Aug. 13, 2009. (obituary)
Ralph Monger Jr., former Greensboro College Board of Trustees member, died Dec. 7, 2011 (obituary)
Sympathy Extended To
Nancy Ward Pritchett 1944, Burlington, in the death of her sister, Margaret Mendenhall 1943, on Dec. 6, 2011.
Vivian Oliver Monger 1945, Sanford, in the death of her husband, Ralph Monger Jr., on Dec. 7, 2011.
Gaynelle Chappell Trotter 1969 and Rev. J. Albert Trotter 1970, Burlington, in the death of Gaynelle's mother, Eleanor Fitzgerald Chappell 1941, on Dec. 3, 2011.
Colleen Murray Barnhill 1986, Harrison, Nj, in the death of her husband, Bobby R. Barnhill, on Dec. 17, 2011.
Nickolay N. Bochilo 2003, Alexandria, Va, in the death of his father in Dec. 2011.
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Cities are in North Carolina except where indicated.
General Announcements
Christopher D. Fowler 1987, Aberdeen, is a member of the rock band, Street Party. They recently produced and debuted their initial CD, Beautifully Complicated. The band has started on the promotion circuit and will play in Southern Pines this Dec. For more information, click here.
Robert D. Stewart 2001, Deland, Fl, was recently named the Director of Admissions at Stetson University in Deland, Fl. Prior to this new job opportunity, Stewart had held the Director of Financial Aid position at Stetson University for two years.
Carolyn Watkins Flowers 2003, Browns Summit, was re-elected to the YWCA World Board as the World Treasurer at the YWCA World Conference held in July in Zurich, Switzerland. Flowers will represent North America and serve on this board for the next four years. In August, she was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the YWCA Greensboro at their annual meeting.
Danny G. Mackey 2003, Greensboro, was featured in the Nov 23-29, 2011 issue of Yes Weekly. The article focused on his job as Spazz, the Greensboro Grasshoppers mascot, and his day job as Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi's personal manager. Read more about Danny's success here!
Kristi L. Hunter 2005, Director of Student Activities and Orientation at Greensboro College, won the Free to Breathe 5K on Nov. 12, 2011 in Greensboro. With that victory, she clinched the championship in this year's Greensboro Race Series. Hunter was featured in a Q&A with News and Record editor Eddie Wooten in the Nov. 16, 2011 newspaper's blog. Read more here about the Greensboro Race series results here and check out the News and Record Running Shorts blog here.
Dr. Rebecca F. Blomgren, Dean of Professional & Graduate Studies at Greensboro College, has been promoted to Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs. Along with her former duties, Dr. Blomgren will chair the graduate council, oversee graduate program development, assist in the coordination of events, and provide leadership for new initiatives.
Charmaine M. Finch resigned from her position in the Office of the President on Oct. 24, 2011. Join us in wishing her well in her future endeavors!
Congratulations to Julee Fortune Marshall, Administrative Assistant to the Faculty at Greensboro College, and to her husband Alan Marshall for Mr. Marshall's election to the Pleasant Garden Town Council on Nov. 8, 2011.
Dr. Frederick J. Oerther III, Professor of Economics at Greensboro College, was on WFMY News 2 discussing Europe's Debt Crisis on Nov. 10, 2011. Check out Dr. Oerther's television debut here!
Deaths
Ellen Van Westenbrugge Austin-Lancaster 1947, Greensboro, died April 7, 2010. (obituary)
Dixie Huske Wells 1950, Laurinburg, died Nov. 14, 2011. (obituary)
Mary McGehee Mayer 1962, Winston Salem, died July 18, 2011. (obituary)
Donald E. McLean 1972, Greensboro, died March 3, 2010. (obituary)
Richard J. Fulp 2001, Browns Summit, died July 11, 2010. (obituary)
Richard S. Fee 2008, Virginia Beach, Va, died Nov. 7, 2011. Memorial contributions are being directed to: Greensboro College, Institutional Advancement Office, 815 W Market St, Greensboro, NC 27401. (obituary)
Sympathy Extended To
Fredda Thompson Peele 1959, Lake City, Fl, in the death of her husband, S. Austin Peele, on Nov. 19, 2011.
Fred and Kathy Fee in the death of their son, Richard S. Fee 2008, on Nov. 7, 2011.
Ryan Fee in the death of her brother, Richard S. Fee 2008, on Nov. 7, 2011.
Marriages
Carole L. Pasqueretta 2002, Ringwood, NJ, and Peter J. Capella were engaged in Oct. 2011. They plan to be married in Nov. 2012.
Births/Adoptions
Katherine Peyton Acton 2000 and Jeremy Acton, Mount Airy, Md, welcomed their son Cole James Acton on March 25, 2011.
General Announcements
Christopher D. Fowler 1987, Aberdeen, is a member of the rock band, Street Party. They recently produced and debuted their initial CD, Beautifully Complicated. The band has started on the promotion circuit and will play in Southern Pines this Dec. For more information, click here.
Robert D. Stewart 2001, Deland, Fl, was recently named the Director of Admissions at Stetson University in Deland, Fl. Prior to this new job opportunity, Stewart had held the Director of Financial Aid position at Stetson University for two years.
Carolyn Watkins Flowers 2003, Browns Summit, was re-elected to the YWCA World Board as the World Treasurer at the YWCA World Conference held in July in Zurich, Switzerland. Flowers will represent North America and serve on this board for the next four years. In August, she was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the YWCA Greensboro at their annual meeting.
Danny G. Mackey 2003, Greensboro, was featured in the Nov 23-29, 2011 issue of Yes Weekly. The article focused on his job as Spazz, the Greensboro Grasshoppers mascot, and his day job as Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi's personal manager. Read more about Danny's success here!
Kristi L. Hunter 2005, Director of Student Activities and Orientation at Greensboro College, won the Free to Breathe 5K on Nov. 12, 2011 in Greensboro. With that victory, she clinched the championship in this year's Greensboro Race Series. Hunter was featured in a Q&A with News and Record editor Eddie Wooten in the Nov. 16, 2011 newspaper's blog. Read more here about the Greensboro Race series results here and check out the News and Record Running Shorts blog here.
Dr. Rebecca F. Blomgren, Dean of Professional & Graduate Studies at Greensboro College, has been promoted to Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs. Along with her former duties, Dr. Blomgren will chair the graduate council, oversee graduate program development, assist in the coordination of events, and provide leadership for new initiatives.
Charmaine M. Finch resigned from her position in the Office of the President on Oct. 24, 2011. Join us in wishing her well in her future endeavors!
Congratulations to Julee Fortune Marshall, Administrative Assistant to the Faculty at Greensboro College, and to her husband Alan Marshall for Mr. Marshall's election to the Pleasant Garden Town Council on Nov. 8, 2011.
Dr. Frederick J. Oerther III, Professor of Economics at Greensboro College, was on WFMY News 2 discussing Europe's Debt Crisis on Nov. 10, 2011. Check out Dr. Oerther's television debut here!
Deaths
Ellen Van Westenbrugge Austin-Lancaster 1947, Greensboro, died April 7, 2010. (obituary)
Dixie Huske Wells 1950, Laurinburg, died Nov. 14, 2011. (obituary)
Mary McGehee Mayer 1962, Winston Salem, died July 18, 2011. (obituary)
Donald E. McLean 1972, Greensboro, died March 3, 2010. (obituary)
Richard J. Fulp 2001, Browns Summit, died July 11, 2010. (obituary)
Richard S. Fee 2008, Virginia Beach, Va, died Nov. 7, 2011. Memorial contributions are being directed to: Greensboro College, Institutional Advancement Office, 815 W Market St, Greensboro, NC 27401. (obituary)
Sympathy Extended To
Fredda Thompson Peele 1959, Lake City, Fl, in the death of her husband, S. Austin Peele, on Nov. 19, 2011.
Fred and Kathy Fee in the death of their son, Richard S. Fee 2008, on Nov. 7, 2011.
Ryan Fee in the death of her brother, Richard S. Fee 2008, on Nov. 7, 2011.
Marriages
Carole L. Pasqueretta 2002, Ringwood, NJ, and Peter J. Capella were engaged in Oct. 2011. They plan to be married in Nov. 2012.
Births/Adoptions
Katherine Peyton Acton 2000 and Jeremy Acton, Mount Airy, Md, welcomed their son Cole James Acton on March 25, 2011.
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