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
Nora Frances Hallum Blanchard '43, Richmond, VA passed
away on November 18, 2014. Obituary
Maude Baynor
Elston '47, Kinston, passed away February 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.
