PrideNotes - March and April 2016

General

Betsy Lawrence Wengert 1953, Cape Coral, FL, "Class of 1953 - Please consider joining G.C. Society.  The $1,000 can also be deposited in our Class of 1953 Scholarship Fund."

Modena Penland Brown 1954, Chattanooga, TN, "Every day I'm thankful to GC College and its staff.  Thanks to them, I became a high school teacher who has loved my work, and at 84, I'm still actively teaching as a substitute."

Fredda Thompson Peele 1959, Atlanta, GA, moved to Atlanta last spring and enjoys living close to her 3 daughters.

Carol Wilson Kuhn 1977, Greensboro, GA, "Recently attended a social in Atlanta with other alumni living in the area.  Had a wonderful time sharing memories and realizing that there are many common threads regardless of when we went to G.C.  Looking forward to seeing classmates for our 40th!" Erica Bledsoe '09, Michelle Levan '97, Carol Wilsoh Kuhn '77, Doris Broome Vander Wiele '66, and Anne Jones Hurd '81

Michael J. Corpening 1979, Alpharetta, GA, "Going to be a grandparent this September 2016!"

Carlton H. Parker Jr. 1982, Middletown, DE, received his Doctoral Degree in School Leadership and Innovation from Wilmington University at the commencement ceremony held at the Riverfront Center in Wilmington, DE on February 7, 2016.

Lt. Col. Dianna L. Echard-Danis 1989, Fort Bragg, NC, is serving as a detail inspector general with the U.S. Army Reserve Command.  She was recently featured in an article that covers her journey into the army and the influences that led her there.  Interested in reading more?  Click the link.

Sherri Sell Worrell 1994, Belews Creek, has been named the Southeast Middle School Teacher of the Year.  Sherri is a 6th grade math teacher.

Russell L. Long 1995, Charlotte, is a Lecturer at Lander University in Montessori education, and the Elementary Program Coordinator at Sandhills Montessori Institute.

Jason C. O'Keefe 1998, Jamestown, has been named the Men's Soccer Head Coach at Appalachian State University.  To read more about his new role, click on the link.

Granger W. Roseberry 1998, Chapel Hill, shares that "This May, I will have worked for the NC Dept. of State Treasurer Unclaimed Property Division for 10 years."

Carl G. Willers 1998, Cinniamison, NJ, has just been named Relationship Manager, Vice President in Commercial Banking with TD Bank for the Camden, Burlington, and Mercer Region in New Jersey.  Click to link to read more.

Jason M. Feliciano 2003, Londonderry, NH, has been sworn in as a police officer in Manchester, NH on Monday, March 7th.  He has previously served as an officer in Somersworth and Dover.  To read more, click the link.

Christi Smith Collins 2005, MEd 2014, Browns Summit, was selected as the Haynes-Inman Education Center Teacher of the year for the 2015-2016 academic year.

April N. Hamilton 2006, Greensboro, has accepted a position as an Account Director with Bouvier Kelly, a Media and Marketing firm based in Greensboro.

Tony Falvino 2006, Greensboro, has been named the new head coach of the Carolina Dynamo.  Tony, who is also the head coach of the Men's Soccer team at GC, played for the Dynamo as a student in 2004 and 2005.  For more information, check out the link.

Jamie Trout Smothers 2006, Browns Summit, is the Senior Financial Advisor and Senior Vice President of First Citizens Investor Services.

Donald E. Watkins 2010, Baton Rouge, LA, stopped by campus for several days while GC hosted the Southeastern Theatre Conference's annual High School Play Festiva.  As a student, Donald was on the search committee that selected Dr. Lawrence Czarda as the next college president.  A theatre grad, Donald's career in acting is gaining traction with a role in the remake of the mini-series, Roots, and the movie, The Free State of Jones, released in June 2016.  Donald Watkins '10 and Dr. Czarda

Allen Stallings 2012, Concord, is a Rear Tire Carrier on the pit crew for NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne #5, for Hendrick Motor Sports.  Allen was also featured on the front page of the final edition of The Collegian for the academic year.

Marriage

Donna Nilson and Claude D. Shockley 1976 were married on September 19, 2015.

Deaths

Frances Weston Register 1940, passed away on April 17, 2016.  OBITUARY

Hilda Way Brown 1941, passed away on April 14, 2016.  OBITUARY

Virginia Sikes Huffines 1945, passed away on March 25, 2016.  OBITUARY

Dr. Hazel Melvin Box 1947, passed away on July 2, 2014.

Jean Umstead Spencer 1948, passed away on December 18, 2015.

Nina Wilson Patterson 1951, passed away on June 24, 2015.  OBITUARY

Nancy Suttles Robinson 1952, passed away on October 8, 2014.  OBITUARY

Joanne Harris Womack 1952, passed away on April 16, 2016.  OBITUARY

Charles C. Bissette 1957, GC's first male graduate, passed away on April 3, 2016.  OBITUARY   Bissette, featured as the first male graduate.

Laura Williams Kilian 1957, passed away on January 21, 2016.  OBITUARY

Doris Boone Dowdy 1959, passed away on March 14, 2016.  OBITUARY

Lu Thorne Moehrbach 1963, passed away on August 18, 2014.  OBITUARY

Jane Blair Carroll 1969, passed away on February 17, 2013.  OBITUARY

Michele Fogle-Sizemore 1982, passed away on April 18, 2016.  OBITUARY

Denise Nicholson Hayden 1997, passed away on November 8, 2015.  OBITUARY

Phyllis Prevatt Chambers Bowman 2001, a staff member of Greensboro College since 1986, passed away on April 19, 2016.  OBITUARY

Melissa L. Townsend 2007, passed away on April 23, 2016.  OBITUARY

Sympathy Extended to

Britt Davis Griffin 1946, in the passing of her husband, Thomas Battle Griffin, on July 15, 2015.

Georgia Hayes Niven 1948, in the passing of her husband, William E. Niven, on August 19, 2015.

Dorothy Steedman Shoaf 1949, in the passing of her husband, Herman "Nick" Shoaf, on March 5, 2016.

Rachel Allen Bissette 1959, in the passing of her husband, Charles C. Bissette 1957, on April 3, 2016.

Elizabeth Pugh Jones 1966, in the passing of her husband, Fred I. Jones, on February 25, 2016.

Daniel G. Chambers 2009, in the passing of his mother, Phyllis Prevatt Chambers Bowman 2001, on April 19, 2016