Greensboro College Alumni PrideNotes, November 2013

  (Cities are in NC unless otherwise noted.)

General Lynn Wright-Kernodle 1968, Greensboro, was honored by the North Carolina Humanities Council with an endowed scholarship in her name for NC public school educators. The scholarship honors her for her work with professional development for teachers. April Thompson 1997, Greensboro, a Reidsville High assistant principal, was chosen as the 2014 RCS Assistant Principal of the Year. April has been an assistant principal at Reidsville High since 2012. She has 9 years in education and has served as a GEAR UP coordinator and an assistant principal in Asheboro City Schools. Amy Whitaker Ward 2003, Mooresville, was selected as one of Lake Norman Magazine's Top Teachers of the Year. Article Jamar M. Tyree 2011, Greensboro, performed as King Balthazar on November 22-23, 2013 in Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors presented by Starmount Presbyterian Church in Greensboro.  Additional cast members include GC's Associate Chair of the Music Department and Director of Choral Activities, Dr. Jonathan Brotherton, who performed the role of King Melchior, and chorus members, Jane Case Brooks 2006 and April N. Hamilton 2006.  The production was directed and conducted by Robert W. Overman, former vocal faculty member and accompanied by Michael Parker,  former accompanist at GC. Deaths Jo Adair Bertken Swan 1977, Sun City - Bluffton, SC, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013. Obituary Elizabeth Jocelyn Mackey 1953, Muncie, IN, Professor Emerita of Musicology, passed away October 27, 2013. Obituary Tempe Bradley Gardner 1949, passed away October 30, 2013. Obituary Louisa T. Sholar 1945,  Mooresville passed away  November 30, 2013. Obituary Sympathy Lynda W. Sholar 2007, Mooresville on the passing of her mother Louisa Templeton Sholar '45, on November 30, 2013. Diane Swan Pohanka 1984, in the passing of her mother Jo Adair Berkten Swan '77 on November 16, 2013. Births Kathryn Ford 1968, Pinehurst celebrates her daughter's baby girl born September 20, 2013.

Greensboro College Alumni PrideNotes, October 2013 (Cities are in North Carolina except where indicated) General

Frances Winslow Smith 1945, Colfax, and husband, Ben, celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary on October 1, 2013.

Britt Davis Griffin 1946, Cary, and husband, Tom, have moved to Waltonwood, a senior living facility in Cary.  Their two daughters live nearby while their son continues to live in Kinston.

Julie C. Daniel 1972, Baldwinsville, NY, retired last spring after a 35 year career as a speech and language pathologist, serving the last 27 years in the North Syracuse School District with preschool and special needs children.  Julie continues her work as a children's yoga teacher.  To read more about her involvement with yoga for children, visit her website: yogaforkidsofcny.com or check out their FaceBook page: Yoga for Kids of Central NY.

Rev. Eugene E. Dean Jr., 1973, McLeansville, has retired after 40 years serving as a pastor in the Western North Carolina Conference.

Kevin R. King 1973, Baldwinsville, NY, recently retired following a 25 year career serving as the program director of the Day Treatment Program for Children and Adolescents of the Onondaga County Department of Mental Health.

Lisa Bane Atkinson 1980, Mechanicsville, VA, is a real estate agent with RE/MAX Commonwealth.

Dr. Anthony J. Scotti 1987, Irmo, SC, is currently serving as Chair of Faculty Council at Midlands Technical College in Columbia, SC.

Danielle Anderson Tefft 1997, Greensboro, is a 3rd grade teacher in Greensboro and has 3 children, ages 9, 3, and 11 weeks.

Glenn E. Mansfield 1998, Davenport, FL, is the Area Manager for Central Florida with SLA Management.

Kristi L. Hunter 2005, Greensboro, is currently serving as the Wellness Director at the Bryan Family YMCA.

Ellen B. Creasman 2006, Winston Salem, is the Minister of Youth and Young Adults at Sedge Garden United Methodist Church in Kernersville.

Timothy P. Leyson 2008, Orlando, FL, is the Coordinator for Housing and Residence Life at the University of Central Florida.

Caitlin Rose McKelvey 2010, Greensboro, is the Coordinator of Student Programing at High Point University.  http://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2013/04/hpu-welcomes-mckelvey-to-office-of-student-life/

Ashley Maack Phelps 2010, Houston, TX, is an Admissions Coordinator at Trinity Lutheran Church.

Meredith M. Colon 2013, Wilmington, was a cast member in the recent Sleepy Hollow episode that aired on 10/14/2013.

Deaths

Mary Jac Stevenson Lineberger 1958 on October 20, 2013.  OBITUARY

Marjorie Locke Seckinger 1963 on August 3, 2013.  OBITUARY

Sandra Shirley Eubanks 1971 on October 13, 2013.  OBITUARY

Jamae Hosner Warren 1979 on October 13, 2013.  OBITUARY

Weddings

Abigail R. Brown 2009 and John-Walsh DeGance 2003 on September 14, 2013 in Finch Chapel at Greensboro College.

Births

Grant to Megan Lutz Larabell 2002 and husband Chris Larabell in August 2013.

Brittan Olivia to Amanda Johns Batts '07 and husband Charley Batts on October 9, 2013.

September 2013

Cities are in North Carolina except where indicated.  

As part of our 175th Celebration, we're highlighting alumni.  Profiles will be added throughout the year.  Check it out!

Homecoming weekend: October 23rd - 26th, featuring a cluster reunion for the classes from 2000-2009.  To see what's scheduled, click the link.  To sign up for the tailgate dinner on back campus, or to purchase tickets to the football game, click here.

 If you drive by GC in the afternoons, you may see the marching band rehearsing on the front lawn. 

Or you might see our new signs.   Engage, Celebrate, 175 years - Greensboro College. General

Cindy Coleman Shockley 1971, Blacksburg, VA, has retired after teaching English for 30 1/2 years in middle and high school.

Kevin M. Green 1978, Greensboro, was recently elected to be the 2015 president of the Greensboro Realtors Association.  He is a realtor with Prudential Yost & Little Realty and was also president of GRA in 2007.  To read a little more about Kevin, click here.

Diane Swan Pohanka 1984, Alexandria, VA, was one of three who arranged and executed the plan for 25 Wounded Warriors and their families to receive a weeks vacation at Bethany Beach, Delaware.  25 homeowners offered their homes, local stores and restaurants also gave generously to these families.  Diane's mother, Jo Adair Bertken Swan 1977, is very proud of her daughter.

Bradley C. Curtis 2006, Greensboro, is an EC teacher with Guilford County Schools.

Wesley W. Gullett 2008, Greensboro, has been named the new Sports Information Director for Greensboro College.  Gullett first joined the office as a student worker in 2004 and has been the Assistant Sports Information Director for seven years.  To read more about this announcement click here.

Christian M. Palopoli MA 2009, Manassas, VA, is a High School Spanish Teacher for Prince William County Schools.

Meredith A. Kelly 2013, Snow Camp, has been named an interim admissions counselor at Greensboro College.  Meredith graduated this past May with a BS in exercise and sport studies and was the 2013 Harold H. Hutson Award recipient.  She will hold this position until beginning a doctoral studies program at Elon University in January 2014.

Chelsea D. Kiger 2013, Greensboro, has joined the GC Admissions staff as an Admissions Counselor.

Deaths

Elizabeth Benson Johnson 1944 on July 26, 2013.          OBITUARY

Josephine Pinnell House 1949 on September 4, 2013      OBITUARY

Mary Matthews Suping 1950 on August 27, 2013.          OBITUARY

Eunice B. "Pat" Floyd 1951 on September 18, 2013.       OBITUARY

Linda Sloan Mundy 1957 on June 26, 2013.                   OBITUARY

Julia Bowers Enderle 1971 on September 6, 2013.          OBITUARY

Ty V. Walters 2011 on September 27, 2013.                     OBITUARY

Sympathy Extended to

Joy Little Floyd 1953, in the passing of her husband, Rev. Roger W. Floyd on August 2, 2013.

August 2013 PrideNotes

Cities are in North Carolina unless otherwise indicated.

Please send in your news and PICTURES! Enjoy these updates.

General

Elizabeth Davis 1952, Columbia, SC, recently spent a wonderful week with Annette Inge Casey 1952 and husband, Eagle.  They took a trip through their 1948-1952 annuals.

Susan Jarvis Goldstein 1969, Saint Petersburg, FL, has been appointed the Interim Executive Director with Congregation B'nai Israel.

Phillip K. Cates 1986, Raleigh, is the Campaign Director for Convergent Nonprofit Solutions out of Raleigh.

Tica Davis Green 1994, Greensboro, has been named the new Director of Academic Success at Greensboro College.  To read more, click here.

Lynette Charles Tannis 1995, Plainfield, NJ, graduated from Harvard University with a doctorate in Urban Superintendency on May 30, 2013.  Lynette previously earned and MED from Harvard in Education Policy and Management in 2010 and a MED in Educational Administration from Kean University in 2003.  Dr. Tannis can be seen celebrating here.  She is the 7th image.

Jay Cialone 1996, Astoria, NY, is the Director of Enrollment at the Long Island Business Institute.

Jim "Spider" O'Gara 1997, Jamestown, has joined the GC music department as an adjunct faculty member for the new digital music production program that launched this fall.

Jennifer Douthat Hughes 1998, Glen Allen, VA, has joined the Short Pump office of Long & Foster ® Real Estate, Inc. in Richmond, VA.  She has completed the company's Star Builders program for newly licensed sales assocaties and holds membership in the Richmond Assocation of Realtors.    Jen will be working with homebuyers and sellers.

Danielle Lyon O'Brient 1997, Schenectady, NY, is a Special Education Paraprofessional with Schenectady City School District in New York.

Dellany T. Peace 1998, Los Angelos, CA, is the co-creator/producer/star of a new web-series comedy "2 Hopeful Spinsters".  For more info about Dellany, click here, or read her recent article penned with her creative partner for the web-series, Heather Olt.

Jessica L. Fox 2005, Raleigh, was recently accepted to Penn State to pursue a BA in Labor Studies and Employment Relations.

Edwin B. Arnaudin 2006, Asheville, was recently accepted into the North Carolina Film Critics Association.  His reviews appear on Ashevegas and DVD Snapshot.

Matthew R. Runyans 2007, Greensboro, is entering his 8th season as a member of the GC Pride football staff.  He's currently serving as the linebackers coach, defensive coordinator, and recruiting coordinator.  To learn more, click here.

Marsha Sharpe Lipford 2010, Ruffin, is a 2nd grade teacher for Rockingham County Schools.

Kathy Kearns Caso 2012, Jamestown, is the Office Manager and Bookkeeper for Brotherton Ford Berry & Weaver, PLLC.

Alex R. Haskins 2012, is an Assistant Coach with GC's Men's Lacrosse team.  To learn more, click here.

Conor P. Leary 2012 will be joining the lacrosse coaching staff at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, AL.  This position will reunite him with former GC player and assistant coach, Andrew S. Carey '09, Head Men's Lacrosse coach at Huntingdon.  To read more, click here http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=35958

Emma C. Phillips 2012, Durham, is the Assistant Coach for Greensboro College Women's Swim Team.  To learn more, click here.

Deaths

Mary Hix Marlow 1936 on April 29, 2013.  OBITUARY

Margaret Ford Bettis 1938 on August 6, 2013.  OBITUARY

Carolyn Melton Poole 1938 on August 4, 2013.  OBITUARY

Margaret Raynor Carter 1940 on March 21, 2012.  OBITUARY

Virginia Schrock McKittrick 1942 on June 1, 2013.  OBITUARY

Janet Fulp Jones 1982 on July 31, 2013.  OBITUARY

Sympathy Extended to …

Linda Torrence Denmark 1962 in the passing of her husband, Dr. William C. Denmark on August 9, 2013.  Dr. Denmark was also an Assistant Professor of Education and Behavioral Science at Greensboro College from 1966-1975.  OBITUARY

Marriages

Dawn Y. Ashby 1985 to Jason Medula Caldwell on August 29, 2013.

Christin "Chrissy" Pahel and Justin D. Weik 2002 were married at Gastello di Gabbiano outside of Florence, Italy on October 13, 2012.