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Class Notes GINA FAULKNER CASTLEBERRY (’92, ’98), Clarksville, is campus director at Miller-Motte Technical College, Clarksville. APSU alum named state’s top industrial scientist STEPHANIE MALONE (’96) is manager of Clifton Gunderson LLP, based in Baltimore, Md. It is one of the largest CPA and consulting firms in the nation. CHARLES EDWARD KOON (’92) is a business development officer for Cumberland Bank and Trust, Clarksville. He sold Mary’s Music in Clarksville in September 2005. JENNIFER M. EBERLE (’98) is an attorney with Bass, Berry and Sims law firm, Nashville. She concentrates her practice in commercial litigation and products liability litigation. WESLEY TODD MAYES (’93), Kansas City, Mo., was promoted to district manager at Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals for western Missouri and eastern Kansas. He and his wife, MELANIE MAYES (’92), have two children, Kali Jordan Mayes and Sarah Ashley Mayes. CATHERINE NANCE (’93), Hermitage, earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence in May 2006 from the Nashville School of Law and passed the Tennessee Bar Association examination. BRIDGETT LaFAY JENNINGS STAN- FILL (’93, ’95) and her husband, Jeffery B. Stanfill, are owners of Grandmama’s House Preschool, Clarksville, where she also serves as director. The couple lives in Clarksville and has three children: Bailey, 11, Madison, 8, and Sheaffer, 2. DR. MICHAEL WEST (’94) has joined Covenant Family Practice, Clarksville. He was with Gateway Medical Associates previously. JAMES (JIMMY) McCALL (’95) is a loan consultant for Legacy Mortgage Services Inc., Clarksville, working in the company’s St. Bethlehem office. MIKE DUNN (’96, ’00) is the online academic adviser at Austin Peay State University. He assists online students with academic support and advising. CAPT. STEVE T. JORDAN (’96) is health care/human resources manager for the U.S. Army Health Care Team in Houston, Texas. APSU alumnus, Barry Kulback, right, was presented with a plaque denoting him as the state’s Industrial Scientist for 2006 by the Tennessee Academy of Science. By DENNIE B. BURKE Executive Director of Public Relations and Marketing During the 116 th annual meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science (TAS), Barry Kulback (‘79), Clarksville, was honored as the recipient of the 2006 Industrial Scientist Award for his work at Trane Commercial Systems, a division of American Standard. Kulback, who graduated from APSU with a bachelor’s degree in physics and dual minors in mathematics and computer sciences, has been employed with Trane since his APSU graduation, initially working in information technology. Through the years, he was involved in strategic company initiatives and development of software applications to support them. His team developed Demand Based Management software, which was used by all three divisions of American Standard and was granted four U.S. patents. Seven years ago, Kulback decided to change paths, entering the Six Sigma program, which enabled him to implement the Six Sigma methodology to Photo contributed drive manufacturing process improvements and assure the company’s product quality worldwide. Today at Trane, Kulback’s title is Sigma Six Master Black Belt. The first year he led Quality and Productivity/Process Improvement Projects, his efforts resulted in more than $1.8 million in bottom-line savings for the company. Kulback further expanded his role to lead global Six Sigma deployment initiatives in project tracking and training material development. He has conducted training for more than 650 associates in 11 domestic and global locations, thereby delivering more than $25 million in year-over-year bottom-line savings. Currently, Kulback is leading an effort to establish a new Global IT Strategy for Trane Commercial Systems. Among his work on behalf of APSU, Kulback has been president, treasurer and membership chair of the Trane Support Group Alumni Chapter of APSU—a group that has raised and donated more than $350,000 to APSU to establish seven endowed scholarships. ANGELA NEAL (’98) is the associate state director of advocacy for AARP New York, where she is responsible for all election and advocacy activities. RICHARD J. RIPANI (’98), a Nashville musician and songwriter, recently released a new book, “The New Blue Music: Changes in Rhythm & Blues, 1950-1999,” published by the University Press of Mississippi. He is a faculty member at Hume-Fogg Academic High School, Nashville. He performs with such artists as Ronnie Milsap, Ronnie McDowell, the Kentucky Headhunters and Lee Greenwood. JOSELYN LEAR STOUT (’98), Stone Mountain, Ga., was promoted recently from the creative department at Consumer Source Inc. to the company’s homes department. She also is part owner of Homebased Media, a publication designed for and by homebased entrepreneurs. ELAINA J. STREISEL (’98) is a paralegal for Englander and Fischer, P.A., St. Petersburg, Fla., where she lives with her 5-year-old daughter, Alexia Sychareune. KANYA ALLEN (’99), Clarksville, is coordinator of career services at Hopkinsville (Ky.) Community College. 2000s LAURIE CANNADY (’00, ’02) is assistant professor of English at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania. She earned a Ph.D. in English in August 2006 from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where she also was chosen Outstanding Graduate for Fall 2006. 28 Austin Peay
CHAD CAROBENE (’00) was promoted recently to sales manager at Erwin Marine Sales, Hendersonville. JARROD DUNCAN (’01) is a commercial banker with Planters Bank Hilldale office, Clarksville. He previously was assistant branch manager with Sun Trust Bank, Nashville. WILLIAM BRIAN HOWELL (’01) was promoted in Spring 2006 to senior project manager for American Constructors Inc., Nashville. He is managing projects in Murfreesboro and Nashville. JOHN RUDOLPH (’01) is a commercial loan officer with First Federal Savings Bank, Clarksville. He worked for the past seven years as a senior account executive for United Postal Service in the middle and west Tennessee regions. MARNA A. KRAJESKI (’02), Kingston, R.I., had her book, “Household Baggage: The Moving Life of a Soldier’s Wife,” published by Wyatt- MacKenzie. The cover of the book features Krajeski and her husband, Lt. Col. Paul Krajeski, who is deployed to Afghanistan until June. HEATHER DENISE PIPER (’02), a second-year law student at the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, Birmingham, Ala., is a member of the Cumberland National Trial Team. She was to compete in February in the National Trial Competition in North Carolina. JULIE-ANNA CARLISLE (’03) is the arts education coordinator at the Pennyroyal Arts Council, Hopkinsville, Ky. She also is a photographer and artist. PAUL LANDON LAMM (’03) is the head baseball coach at Spring Hill High School, Columbia. In 2005, he was the head baseball coach for E.A. Cox Middle School, Columbia, leading the team to a 17-1 season and a district tournament win. He is married to NICOLE DIANE AQUINO LAMM (’04), a law student at the Nashville School of Law. Classical art or pro football? Alumna chooses both Jennifer Paulk-McGinley (’06) competes for a spot on the Cincinnati Sizzle women’s professional football team. She has been conditioning with the team during off-season action. The 2007 season was to begin in April. By MELONY LEAZER Communication Specialist Growing up with a brother and father who enjoy football, Jennifer Paulk-McGinley (‘06) had no choice but to watch and learn the game. But the attention she gave the sport at an early age may have helped her make the Cincinnati Sizzle women’s professional football team. The Cincinnati Sizzle competes in the National Women’s Football Association (NWFA). The team, coached by former NFL player Ickey Woods, finished the 2006 season with a 3-5 record, coming in second in the NWFA’s northwest division. The 2007 women’s season runs April through June. Now in off-season action, the team is conducting conditioning drills one morning a week. In addition to the weekly drills, Paulk-McGinley is pursuing a master’s JENNIFER EVANS MALOTTE (’03) is a network technician with the Clarksville- Montgomery County School System. JIM WILSON (’03) is an officer in the U.S. Army and the deputy chief of Medical Health Physics in the western region of the U.S. JESSICA MAURINE CANNON (’04), Covington, is pursuing a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology at Argosy University, Nashville campus. degree in classical art at the University of Cincinnati after earning a bachelor’s degree in Greek from APSU last May. She learned of the opportunity to play football through her landlord whose fiancé plays women’s professional football. “So I thought, ‘ Why not?’” she says. After a grueling first round of tryouts, Paulk-McGinley escaped injuries, but her body was not used to the workout. “I was sore after tryouts,” she says. “I’m enjoying this, though. It’s hard work, but it’s still fun.” After two rounds of tryouts, Paulk- McGinley became a member of the Cincinnati Sizzle, although player positions have not been decided as yet. “My husband thinks it’s wonderful that I’m doing this,” she says. “But my dad thinks it’s awesome. He tells people, ‘My sons didn’t play pro football, but my daughter does.’” RYAN HULGUIN (’04) is working on a graduate degree in computational engineering at the University of Tennessee- Chattanooga. PATRICK MALOTTE (’04) is president of Tennessee Technology Suppliers Inc., Clarksville. DEBRA A. MATTHEWS (’04) is career transitions specialist for Job Corps, Clarksville. She assists students with career goals and employment. Photo Contributed JAMES MOTT (’04) attends a culinary school in New York. ERICA JEAN ZASTROW (’04), Mammoth Lakes, Calif., is a payroll assistant for Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. CHRIS GARBER (’05) is pursuing a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Vanderbilt University, Nashville. GEORGE HANNA (’05) is enrolled in the medical physics graduate program at Duke University, Durham, N.C. JON McMAHAN (’05) caught an aggressive exotic fish while fishing last summer at the Cumberland City Steam Plant. An August 2006 article in The The Leaf-Chronicle noted McMahan’s plans to see if the fish was a piranha. He is a graduate student in aquatic biology at APSU. CHRIS McMAHON (’05) is pursuing a master’s degree in applied mathematics at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green. ERIC MILLER (’05) recently formed HeroStreet Press LLC, an international publishing company that focuses on comic books and comics-related materials. His latest publication is a newspaper, The Hero Street Press, distributed in 14 states, two Canadian provinces and the United Kingdom. Miller also is working on the third issue of his humor comic, “Hero Street,” as well as two newspaper strips that will be published online and in The Hero Street Press. JUSTIN ROPER (’05) is pursuing a Ph.D. in Medical Physics at Duke University, Durham, N.C. BILLY TEETS (’05) is pursuing a Ph.D. in Physics with an astronomy concentration at Vanderbilt University, Nashville. JOHN WILLIS (’05) is pursuing a Master of Science in Management at Spring 2007 29
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