Greensboro College Alumni PrideNotes, November 2012

Cities are in North Carolina except where indicated

General Announcements

 

Peggy Purnell Bowen 1944, Goode, VA, is still up and enjoying life at age 90!
Margaret Sharpe Younger 1944, Sierra Vista, AZ, will be celebrating her 90th birthday on December 9th of this year.
Jean Penny Yount 1953, Hendersonville, retired from directing "Cherub Choir" after 8 years and is still singing in the Hendersonville Chorale.
Judy Peterson Mendenhall 1960, High Point, former mayor and council member, made a successful bid to re-enter local politics by unseating Councilman Mike Pugh. Mendenhall garnered 2,833 votes to Pugh's 2,127.  To read more click here.
Pell Rouse Foster 1969, Rocky Mount, lives across from Benvenue Country Club, site of the 2013 USA South Spring Sports Festival Golf Tournament.  She is a certified children and teen etiquette Instructor, teaches 6th grade Ballroom Dance, and during the summer runs etiquette classes for BCC Day Camp for ages 4-12. She loves to travel to Mexico with her husband, Sonny, who is the Vice President for Smithson Construction Company.
Dr. Trudy L. Wade 1975, Jamestown, is heading to Raleigh to serve in the state Senate, leaving her District 5 City Council seat vacant.  To read more click here.
Karen Williams Vellucci 1977, Winston Salem, is teaching 1st grade at Jefferson Elementary and was named teacher of the year in 2011. Richard A. Vellucci 1978, retired from Wells Fargo after 33 years and is now a VP Private Banker for Bank of NC.
Janet Hawks Spoon 1983, Lenoir, is serving as the Secretary/Treasurer of Patterson School Foundation, Inc. in Patterson, NC.
Kimberly Thomas Branch 1986, McLean, VA, a principal information systems engineer with The MITRE Corporation's Center for Connected Government, which works to more effectively address critical national priorities and integrate across the company's portfolio of civilian agency programs, received a Technology All-Star award for her technical and leadership accomplishments presented at the 17th annual Women of Color STEM Award Conference held in Dallas October 11-13.
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.
Jason R. Cialone 1996, Copiague, NY, is a Recruitment Coordinator for Dowling College on Long Island, NY.
Patricia C. Burgoon 1997, Virginia Beach, VA, is currently working at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA as a Conference and Event Coordinator.  On Saturday, November 3rd, they celebrated their Homecoming Weekend with a football game against Greensboro College.  She was elated to have GC visit the campus and was rooting for her home team.  She had a quick moment to catch the team just before they hit the field and grabbed a quick picture with them, letting them know she would be cheering them on!  The picture and the brief visit with the team made her day, and she wanted to share her moment with the alumni association.
Jason L. Frady 1997, Hull, MA,  was named Senior Manager in Performance Measurement at Columbia Management.   He has worked at Columbia Management in Boston since 2008 and been in the Performance Measurement team since 2010.  His team calculates investment performance, characteristics data, and risk statistics for institutional clients and retail marketing materials.  He lives in Hull, MA with his wife Amy, and children James, 7, and Leah, 5.  He also currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Deacons at Second Congregational Church in Cohasset, MA.   Rebecca E. Palsha-Hopkins 2000, Anchorage, AK, was on the online cover of the New York Times's website Nov. 22 with photos of her family. The photos  accompanied an article about how social media are changing the way American families are observing Thanksgiving.  Read more here.
Jennifer L. Morton 2007, Ramseur, was recently awarded the Certified Financial Marketing Professional (CFMP) designation from the Institute of Certified Bankers (ICB), a subsidiary of the American Bankers Association, in Washington, DC.
Nicholas A. Scarpola 2008, Fallston, MD, helped with the women's basketball team when he was a student at GC. He is continuing his athletic work in Bel Air, MD, as an assistant coach with the women's basketball team at Harford Community College.
Tara J. Titcombe 2008, Tempe, AZ, accepted a position with US Airways marketing department as the copywriter.
Michelle Lemmons O'Neill 2010, Durham. While pursuing a master's in physical therapy at UNC Chapel Hill, Michelle will be taking part in the UNC PT Outreach initiative to work with patients at Obras Sociales del Hermano Pedro in Antigua, Guatemala this spring.  They will be working to facilitate a collaborative learning model between Guatemalan physical therapists and UNC students and faculty.  They will also be volunteering with De Casas A Hogares (From Houses to Homes) who work to improve the lives and health among highland Guatemalans.  A blog will be updated daily during their trip April 23 - May 1, 2013; Click here.
Jacobo I. Luna Cruz 2011, Dallas, TX, had an article published in the MEXTESOL Journal. The article is based on his Greensboro College thesis. To read the article, click here.
Deaths  Margaret Smathers Austin 1934, Wilmington, died November 10, 2012.  (Obituary)
Elaine Causey Trauger 1942, Oak Ridge, TN, died November 12, 2012.  (Obituary)
Saralee Griffeth Abbitt 1946, Wilmington, died November 3, 2012.  (Obituary)
Dr. Sue Perkins Griffin 1952, Philadelphia, PA, died December 1, 2012.   (Obituary)
Gary L. Allran 1960, Charlotte, died November 17, 2012.  (Obituary)
Yvonne Kincaid Hogland 1964, Greensboro, died November 9, 2012.  (Obituary)
Craig O. Vander Vennet 1985, Waynesboro, died October 23, 2012.  (Obituary) Marriages
Paula Webster Moore 1982, Tobaccoville, married Douglas Alan Graham on August 21, 2012 in Honolulu, Hawii.
Sympathy Extended To...
Betsy Ross-Miale 1952, Santa Ana, CA, in the death of her husband, Lewis E. Miale on August 30, 2012.