Alumni PrideNotes November 2014

General

Brenda Howell Edmond '63, Winston-Salem, has 2 grandchildren and has retired from Hewlett Packard. She is now doing contract work.

Nancy Reynolds Routh '67, Pleasant Garden, was re-elected as an At-Large member of the Guilford County Board of Education on November 4, 2014. Article

Jeanne Wright Canady '71, Parkton, retired on January 3, 2014 from work as a medical social worker at Glenflora.

Amy Alley Bynum '80, Midlothian, VA, is currently teaching piano at the Salisbury Presbyterian Music Academy in Midlothian, Virginia.  Recently, she performed at a fund-raiser for the academy, where she put in a good word for GC! Michele and her husband, Bill, are avid "Sherlockians" and the proud parents

of a son, Will, who recently graduated from Radford University.

John A. Williamson '83, Corona del Mar, CA, is the owner & Executive Director of a fleet of companies based in Orange County, California.

Here, he is greeted by the US Ambassador to Kuwait, Douglas Silliman, at an annual education forum in Kuwait City.  The US Embassy is one of the key sponsors of Mr. Williamson's twenty-five member delegation from some of the world's most highly prized and selective education institutions.

Williamson is the founder of numerous education advising companies such as Arlen Global Advisors and Premier Boarding Schools of the World.  He advises some of the most influential families on the globe, helping place their children into prestigious Boarding Schools and universities.  Williamson's clients include the President of Mexico; the Defense Minister of Kazakhstan; famed architect Zaha Hadid of Azerbaijan; Brooklyn Nets Forward Andrei Kirilenko; Roman Abramovich notable Russian oligarch; countless American CEO's and business moguls; as well as numerous ambassadors and diplomats.  Williamson, too, assists relief organizations with placing children from wore-torn countries such as Syria and Palestine and finding them scholarships so that these young students can lead productive lives.

John completed his graduate degree at Schiller University in Paris, France.  He currently resides in Orange County, California.

Carmine D. Palumbo '91, Swainsboro, GA, was appointed Dean of Humanities at East Georgia State College. Article

 

Kevin Eagan '04, Los Angeles, CA, is quoted in the November 17, 2014 edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education in an article regarding “student-centered teaching. He is Assistant Professor in Residence and Interim Director of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP). Article

Evon Mills Rumley '05, Mayodan, has celebrated 33 wedding anniversaries, cruised the Caribbean and taken a number of mission trips to Burma, Panama, Israel, Haiti and Georgia (Orphans and building churches) since retirement.

Jonathan Y. Hardister '06, Greensboro, won the 59th District of the NC House of Representatives seat on November 4, 2014 with 60.19% of the Republican vote.

Katherine L. Skeen '13, Summerfield, is a first grade teacher at Millis Road Elementary School in Jamestown.

Death

Beryl Graham Moser '41, Winston-Salem, passed away Friday, November 21, 2014. Obituary

Nora Frances Hallum Blanchard '43, Richmond, VA passed away on November 18, 2014. Obituary

Ruth Matthews Wall ‘43, East Bend, passed away November 13, 2014. Obituary

Maude Baynor Elston '47, Kinston, passed away February 14, 2014. Obituary

Nancy Lambeth Guthrie '61, Berwyn, PA, passed away October 10, 2014. Obituary

Sara Douglas McPhail Harris '65, Matthews, passed away November 14, 2014. Obituary

In Sympathy

Marian W. Graham Tidd '42, Concord, on the passing of her sister Beryl Graham Moser '41 who passed away November 21, 2014.

Birth 

Leah Dula Brown '06 and her husband Roshawn Brown '06, Greensboro, celebrate the birth of their daughter Ella Danielle Brown on November 24, 2014 at 9:47 am. 

Alumni PrideNotes October 2014

General

Jeanne Williamson Wall '47, Thomasville, recently moved to Piedmont Crossing, a retirement center in Thomasville, NC.

Rachel Buie '48, Asheville, is proud to announce that her daughter Angela C. Bensberg received her Masters in the TESOL program from Greensboro College in August 2014.

Louise Sanford Beasley '52, Durham, enjoys ballroom dancing and was recently dancing at the Sheraton Hotel competition in Greensboro as part of the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Durham, NC.

Elizabeth Callis Davis '52, Columbia SC, is 83 years old, widowed and enjoys living alone in her condo. She is still very active in her family with 3 daughters, 9 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren with another on the way. She is still active in church and community and enjoys her many friends.

Carolina Haigler Finley '58, Wilkesboro, is enjoying living in an apartment in her son's home, painting and family including 10 grandchildren.

Janet Best Rolison '58, Winston-Salem, and her Cooperative Extension Club participated in a program in 2012 to make dresses using pillowcases for a national organization - DRESS A GIRL AROUND THE WORLD. 

Nancy Buckner Hyde '61, Belmont, is proud to announce that her eldest son, Kent Hyde, teacher, coach and athletic director at Holbrook Middle School was awarded the 2014 Star Teacher Student Award in Gaston County Schools and the Gastonia Gazette.

Ruth H. Jobe (Boo Hunt Jobe) '61, Greensboro, shares that members of the class of 1961 grieve over the death of their classmate Penelope (Penny) Niven. They will forever cherish memories of their times together.

R. Carter Pate ’76, Dallas, TX, Chief Executive Officer of MV Transportation and former Chair of the Greensboro College Board of Trustees, will be retiring soon to spend more time with his family. Pate will continue to work with MV as a strategic advisor with a focus on international business expansion.  During his tenure as CEO, MV grew from $725 million in revenue to over $1 billion. Pate is married to Angela Ward Pate a 1978 graduate of Greensboro College.

Anthony J. Scotti, Jr. '87, Irmo, SC, received a 2013 SC Governor's Distinguished Professor Award as a faculty member at Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC.

Ronald L. Merritt, Jr. '89, Athens, AL, has been married for 10 years to Jennifer who is Department Chair at Athens State University for math, computer science and natural science and Associate Professor of mathematics.

Anna Reynolds Day '91, Hanover, MD, started her own business this year as a freelance translator. 

Danielle M. Kest Alchin '03, Orlando, FL, received her Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Central Florida during the summer of 2013.

Joanna D. Gwynn '05, Pelham, has been named Principal of the Year for Caswell County Schools.  

David Allen Stallings'12, Manteo, holds several GC team records for his play as linebacker on the GC football team. He is currently working on Justin Allgaier's pit crew. Article

Death

Peggy Jane Simpson Harper '54, Greensboro, passed away on Monday, October 6, 2014. Obituary

Rose Manning Showfety '58, Warren, NJ, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2014. Obituary

Virginia Cowan Pryzgoda '88, Jamestown and Bullock, passed away on Monday, October 6, 2014. Obituary

In Sympathy

Mary Nobel Angel Bennett '41, Tullahoma, TN, on the passing of her cousin Peggy Jane Simpson Harper ‘54.

Carlene Freeman Blackmon '52, Thomasville, on the passing of her husband on December 20, 2012. They had moved to Piedmont Crossing in Thomasville the previous year.

Sue Manning Hodgin '57, Lexington, on the passing of her sister, Rose Manning Showfety '58.

Judith Howell Swain '66, Winston-Salem, on the passing of her husband, Thomas Tyson Swain Jr. who passed away on October 11, 2014.

Ashley Hyers, Greensboro, in the passing of her husband Stephen D. Hyers. Article