August 2015 PrideNotes

Cities are in North Carolina unless otherwise noted.

General

Anthony V. Dent 1995, Medford, NJ, was renewed as the Superintendent of the Medford Lakes School District and awarded a 5 year extension through 2020.

Christy Parr Watkins 2000, Katy, TX, was named Best Actress in the 2015 Houston Theater Awards for her portrayal of Annie Sullivan in the A.D. Player's production of The Miracle Worker.  To read more about Christy's work, check out this link.

Merinda G. Wilkinson 2002, Pleasant Garden, earned her MBA in Healthcare Management from Florida Institute of Technology in June of 2015.

Eric L. Pugh 2004, Wilmington, DE, completed the doctorate in educational leadership degree from Delaware State University in Dover, DE.  He is currently serving as a school counselor at Highlands Elementary School.

Adam R. Clay 2005, Greensboro, has been named the new head for Western Guilford High School's football team.  He has been a part of the football staff for the past six years, and is also an English teacher at the school.  To read more about Adam and his work at Western, check out this link.

Brick Crowder 2010, Grifton, has recently been named the new head coach of the JV football program at Bethel Christian Academy in Kinston.  To read more about Brick and this new program, click on the link.

J. Lance Pickeral 2010, Kernersville, joined the Greensboro College faculty as an Instructor in Kinesiology.

Robin E. Welch 2010, Greensboro, has been named Head Cheerleading Coach at Greensboro College.  In addition to her coaching position, she is also an elementary school teacher with Guilford County Schools. Click to read the news release.

Bridget Kilcourse VanderVeen 2011 MEd, Jamestown, has joined the staff at Morehead Elementary as a 3rd grade teacher.

Becca Pink 2012, Greensboro, is working as a Digital Strategist with G-Force Marketing.

David Bartholomew 2013, Charleston, SC is a student at Charleston School of Law.

Jena G. Cabe 2013, Greensboro, has been promoted to Athletic Department's Compliance Director at Greensboro College.  Jena has been the Athletics Coordinator since June 2014, a role she will continue to serve.  To read more about Jena's work at GC, click on the link.

Briana A. Thomas 2015, Waldorf, MD, "Well, I have great news! I just accepted a Graduate Assistant position with the Institute of Systems Research at University of Maryland College Park. It is a public relations administrative position with the ISR who specialize in robotics, manufacturing, and engineering. The better news is my tuition is completely paid for! I get an annual stipend of over $25,000 and health benefits. Please share the good news with my GC family!"

Deaths

Jane Foushee Garrison 1945, passed away on August 19, 2015.  OBITUARY