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Class News Greenwood Rotary Club on October 23, 2007. Louise Gervais Miller is the lead speech pathologist for Charleston County School Districts. 1979 Rose Varn Smith is returning to school to get her degree in English. She has two children: one who attends Hammond Academy and one who is a nursing major at Clemson University. 1981 Margaret Snowden Chandler is an English instructor at Williamsburg Technical College in Kingstree. She was nominated for the Governor’s Professor of the Year Award for 2007. Rose Emily Jackson, founder of South Carolina Women in Business and owner of Rose E. Jackson Financial Services, received the Diplomat of the Year award from the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce for 2007. She serves as a liaison for the chamber staff, the board of directors, and the membership. 1982 Ruth Aycock retired from teaching in Sumter District 17 and now teaches pre-school at Thomas Sumter Academy. Laurie Ann Shealy Chapman’s daughter attends North Greenville University in Greenville. Frances Gardner’s art works, “Orienting the Self: studies in Time, Place, and Person,” were on display at the Florence Museum from January 7 to February 3. 1983 Cynthia Troxel Stall has been teaching for 24 years and is teaching second grade at Fort Dorchester Elementary School in Summerville. Helen Simmons Yeadon’s son Deandre graduated from high school and her other son, Dorian, is a sergeant first class in the Naval-JROTC. 1984 Deborah Silver Stroman was featured in The State newspaper as she and the Lower Richland High School Girls Varsity Basketball team competed for their third consecutive state title. The team was victorious in a 47-45 win over Dorman. 1985 Lauri Brown Stevenson enjoys spending time with her husband Andy and their three sons Drew, 19, Will, 16, and Mac, 12. 1986 Marion Fallaw Greer participated in the Williamsburg Presbyterian Women Spiritual Retreat on February 2, where she served as a leader for the retreat. Patricia Cox McCann’s son graduated from the University of South Florida in 2007 with a degree in political science. He has joined the Peace Corps and is stationed in Morocco. Genie Looney Murrell is enrolled in the master’s of library science degree program at the University of South Carolina. Josephine Murray Robinson’s husband is a judge advocate in the United 8 States Marine Corps. Michele Gardner Williamson is the WorkKeys program manager at Williamsburg Technical College in Kingstree. 1987 Janice Williams Wise has three boys and a girl and owns a real estate company. 1988 Wendy Godwin Barnes has three children ages 13, 6, and 3. Angela Luca Bouknight’s oldest son, Christopher, is a civil engineering major in college and has been accepted into the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity. Her other son, Adam, is in the tenth grade. Both sons are Eagle Scouts. Sherry Lynn Fogle Cade has a daycare, The Apple of His Eye, that she operates from her home. Christine Clifton recently launched her own life coaching practice, Break out of the Ordinary, Life Coaching for the Mind, Body, and Spirit. Lorena Crouch Gibbons is working at Richard Wynn Academy in Winnsboro teaching math in the high school. Her husband Brian is a family court judge in the Sixth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina. Taryl Dabney Holden has received her National Board Certification. 1990 Annette Wofford Barnett has three children: Alex, 9, Matthew, 4, and Robert, 2. She has been working for Consolation Energy monitoring environmental energy and emergency oil spills for the last seven years. 1991 Cynthia Russell-Albach received her National Board Certification in high school English in 2007. She teaches AP English, Honors English, and College Prep English at Stall High School in North Charleston. Deborah Chapman Farr works at Frame Designs. She has her own business, Fetish by Debu, selling jewelry. She formed an art organization called Spartanburg Artist Studio Spaces (SASS) that provides affordable studio spaces for local artists. Martha Sligh- Langdon teaches second grade in Lexington District One. She has a master’s degree in education and is National Board Certified. She has two children, a boy and a girl. Sandra Logan Parnell is a retired real estate broker. She was named one of the top ten sales agents of Columbia, South Carolina new homes sales for ten consecutive years. Susan Humphries Plyler is a math instructional coach in the Lancaster County School District. Michelle Browder Swancey started a non-profit organization, Saving Lana Foundation, in honor of her daughter Lana, to support medical treatment and raise money for stem cell research. Michelle’s daughter was born in 2001 with Canavan’s Disease, a lethal neurological disease. 1992 Julieanne LeJeune Humowitz was named the Outstanding Teacher of American History for 2007–2009 by the Continued Winyah Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Louise Myers Johnson recently joined the Columbia office of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. as special counsel, where she is a member of the firm’s Financial Institutions Industry Group. Paula Johnson Wise is a family educator in Lexington District Five. Her husband Rick is a manager for South Carolina Troops to Teachers. Her son Austin is an 8th grader at Dutch Fork High School and her daughter Ashley is married and teaches school in Aiken. Paula also has a granddaughter who is 2 years old. 1993 Terri Haynes Chiles has four children: Joseph Haynes, 8, Emily Catherine, 7, James Thomas, 4, and Sarah Elizabeth, 1. She home schools her children and operates a home business, Premier Designs Jewelry. Lorraine Ward Glandon has two grandchildren: Madeline, 5, and Caleb, 5 months. 1994 Melinda Hopkins Boggs has two girls, Hannah, 8, and Nikki, 4. They enjoy dancing, gymnastics, and spending time with mom. Jennifer Hipp McAlphin lives in Fort Worth, Tex., and is a stay-at-home mom to daughter Abigail, who will be two years old in May. Wendy Smith Nix is a media specialist at Beck Academy in Greenville. 1995 Reva Roberts Brennan has been named the associate director of the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. She also received her Certified Association Executive credential in 2008. Melisa Underwood Caughman was named interim chief financial officer for the city of Columbia in January. Kerry Jackson recently purchased her first home in Augusta, Ga. Rebecca Evans Willis recently received Reading Recovery certification and is the reading recovery teacher at Hickory Tavern Elementary School in Laurens District 55. 1996 Tonya Jackson Freeman is the vice president of South Carolina Bank and Trust. She is the director of the Epworth League at Prospect Southern Methodist Church in Branchville. Tonya also serves on the board of Branchville Youth Sports and is a volunteer with the Company B Family Readiness Group for the S.C. National Guard. Bonnee Meacham Majzun owns Bonnee Majzun Consulting, a healthcare consulting company. Lisa Reeder Wilson is a senior auditor with the South Carolina Education Lottery Commission. She resides in West Columbia with her husband and two sons, Jared 8, and Zachary, 1. 1997 Manisha Johnson Arceneaux teaches first grade at Killian Elementary School in Richland District Two in Columbia. Dawn Garrett Ledwell, an antique reproduction doll specialist, participated in an exhibit at the Colleton County Memorial Library in Walterboro. 1998 Diana Gomez Hudgens teaches at Oakbrook Middle School in Dorchester District Two. She and her husband Charles have a four-year-old son named Caleb. Lori Mumpower and her husband, Janson Jones, moved to Anchorage, Alaska, in the fall of 2007, where she teaches in the department of English at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Elizabeth Suber Pappas and her husband David have two boys ages 2 and 8 months. Amy Ottenbreit Whittingham is working on her master’s degree in education at Southern Wesleyan University in Central. 1999 Robin Dandridge Phillips teaches at Pelion High School. She has a son, James, and a daughter, Lakyn. 2000 Beverly Wilson Holmes is an adjunct instructor in the department of continuing education at Benedict College. She teaches critical thinking and introduction to social work. 2001 Awanyia Sprowl is a career specialist/counselor in the Abbeville County School District. 2002 Lynn Hazel is the director of community relations and development at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital. Lynn was previously the director of Children’s Miracle Network. Crystal Strickland is the auction manager for Century 21 Bob Capes Realty in Columbia. 2003 Tiffany Knowlin recently served as revival speaker at the Ann Hope United Methodist Church in Seneca. She is on staff with United Methodist Volunteers in Mission. 2004 Nan Binnarr Carter has been named director of community relations and development for cancer services at Palmetto Health Foundation. 2005 Evelyn Clary sang the role of Mother in the opera Amahl and the Night Visitors at Columbia’s First Church of the Nazarene in November 2007. She is currently working as an insurance agent with GMM Insurance. Jamie Randolph bought a home and is a supervisor at Verizon Wireless. Tahlia Audrianna Robinson founded TRG Enterprises, LLC in 2005. The company provides business management consulting and training services for groups and individuals. 2006 Michelle Stephens is enrolled in the graduate program in religion at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School in Rochester, N.Y. 2007 Mary Elizabeth Parker teaches at Nursery Road Elementary School in
the Lexington/Richland School Districts and is also pursuing her master’s degree. Kimberly Richardson is teaching at Swansea Primary School in Lexington District Four. Sarah Wendi Walden is pursing her master’s degree in social work at the University of South Carolina. Ellen Wooten is in graduate school at Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, N.C., pursuing a degree in communication sciences and disorders. Advanced Degrees Evelyn Clary ’05, M. Mus., vocal performance, University of South Carolina, May 2007 Christine Clifton ’88, coaching certificate, Coach U, 2007; M.B.A., Centenary College, 2005; senior professional, Human Resources Certification Institute, December 1999 Tamekia Shantell Dyson ’06, M.S., human resource management, Troy University, December 2007 Rae Beth Shuler Fultz ’84, M.Ed., instructional technology, Grand Canyon University, May 2007 Stacy Hutto Garvin ’91, M.Ed., administration, Walden University Gwenda Richburg Greene ’83, Ph.D., interdisciplinary studies with a focus on leadership and policy, Union Institute at the University of Ohio, 2005; M.A.T, English, University of South Carolina, 1987 Lori Mumpower ’98, Ph.D., texts and technology, University of Central Florida, August 2007 Wendy Smith Nix ’94, M.L.S., University of South Carolina, May 2006 Elizabeth Suber Pappas ’98, physical therapy, Medical University of South Carolina, 2002 Susan Humphries Plyler ’91, M.Ed., administration, Winthrop University, May 2006 Awanyia Sprowl ’01, M.Ed., guidance counseling, Cambridge College, February 2008 Memorials Virginia Cannon Allen ’39 David A. Allen Catherine Terry Andrews ’47 Mr. and Mrs. Hugh E. Smith (Martha Meares ’47) Joanna Batson Stone ’47 Dr. James Milton Ariail Jennie Ariail ’63 James Milton Ariail Jr. Jennie Ariail ’63 D. Keith Atteberry Dr. and Mrs. Selden K. Smith (Dorothy Gasque ’61) Kim Wilson Bensch ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Pennell (Judy McCain ’68) Jackie Johnson Bozard ’48 Belinda Chandler Todd ’73 Carol F. and Calvin H. Brown Judy B. Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Buddin Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence N. Bridgers (Nan Buddin ’69) Clementine Burton Mr. and Mrs. James M. Cannon Jr. (Kathryn Verdery ’55) Mr. and Mrs. Tommy L. Davis (Ellen Claussen ’72) Rebecca Laffitte ’77 Lula Rast Carrington ’43 Nell Williams Overton ’43 Lula Mae Chandler Chisolm ’38 Mr. and Mrs. George A. Gore Sr. (Leah Chisolm ’70) Olivia Page Floyd ’47 Dorothy Coleman Parler ’47 Frances Elaine Gamble Gilliam Mr. and Mrs. James M. Cannon Jr. (Kathryn Verdery ’55) Effie Mae Barker Griggs ’50 Mr. and Mrs. William S. Guess Jr. (Arie Black ’49) Elizabeth Haigler Leake ‘39 Mr. and Mrs. William J. Leake (Mary Eloise Haigler ’67) Lalaye Sperling Harrill Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hendrix (Becky Hines ’68) Mr. and Mrs. William C. Jordan (Nancy Youngblood ’67) Mr. and Mrs. James V. Martin (Ann Sheriff ’69) Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Thompson (Laney Goldsmith ’68) Barbara Watson ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Wohlford (Trudy Porterfield ’68) Helen Wingard Hill Constance Hamilton Julia Hyatt Huffman ’37 Dr. and Mrs. Selden K. Smith (Dorothy Gasque ’61) Elizabeth Cross Hutto Mr. and Mrs. Odell Shuler Jr. (Connie Peagler ’63) Mary Stewart Coxe Klinedinst ’40 Philip Klinedinst Elizabeth Weeks Lauren Mahon Reverend and Mrs. Foster B. Fowler Jr. (Frances Woodle ’48) T. English McCutchen Rebecca Laffitte ’77 Teachers of the Year 2007-2008 Congratulations to the following alumnae who were named Teachers of the Year for the school or their district. Iretta Jordan Wise ’78 Rosewood Elementary School, Richland District One, Columbia Sylvia Lucas ’80 Swansea Primary School, Lexington District Four, Swansea Cynthia Troxel Stall ’83 Fort Dorchester Elementary School, Dorchester District Two, Summerville Teresa Jones ’85 North Springs Elementary School, Richland District Two, Columbia Courtney Walsh Leaphart ’86 Lexington Elementary School, Lexington District One, Lexington Michele Gardner Williamson ’86 Williamsburg Academy, Lower School, Kingstree Angela Maddox Lawson ’91 Pine Tree Hill Elementary School, Kershaw County, Camden Paula Matthews ’94 Sandel Elementary School, Richland District One, Columbia Wendy Floyd Campbell ’95 Lugoff-Elgin High School, Kershaw County, Lugoff Kellie Moss Romanstine ’97 A.C. Moore Elementary School, Richland District One, Columbia Diana Gomez Hudgens ’98 Oakbrook Middle School, Dorchester District Two, Ladson Janet Bowen Marks ’98 Lonnie B. Nelson Elementary School, Richland District Two, Columbia Tara C. Smith ’98 L.W. Conder Elementary School, Richland District Two, Columbia Helen Henson McGough ’00 Red Bank Elementary School, Lexington District One, Lexington Tracie M. Prevatte ’00 Saxe Gotha Elementary School, Lexington District One, Lexington Kathleen O’Brien ’01 Spring Valley High School, Richland District Two, Columbia Shevawn Rivers ’02 Joseph Keels Elementary School, Richland District Two, Columbia Leslie Anne Bloss ’03 Midway Elementary School, Kershaw County, Cassatt Kimberly Hunt ’03 Caughman Road Elementary School, Richland District One, Columbia Mary Haile ’04 W.J. Keenan High School, Richland District One, Columbia Yasha Jones ’04 Dreher High School, Richland District One, Columbia Sarah Bosworth ’05 Fairfax Elementary School, Allendale School District, Fairfax Kreshella Goodman ’05 W.A. Perry Middle School, Richland District One, Columbia Emilie Patterson Ingram ’05 Herbert A. Wood Elementary School, Lexington District Two, West Columbia Hallie A. Sneed ’05 R.E. Davis Elementary School of Technology, Lexington District Two, West Columbia Catina Thomas ’05 Lower Richland High School, Richland District One, Hopkins 9
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