Accounting
Alex Avila (1973) (Delta Sig), Raleigh, NC, is CPA/CFO of Measurement, Inc., Durham. He is married to 1971 Georgia Southern chemistry graduate Marilyn Womack. Measurement, Inc., is an educational test development and scoring company that has grown from $9 million to $30 million during the past six years that Alex has been CFO. Email: AAvila700@aol.com
Bama M. Newman (1973), Evans, is a senior program planner for Westinghouse–Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC. Email: bama@csranet. com
Betsy Lewis Gruber (1979), formerly in Atlanta, is now in Tallahassee, FL, where she is a homemaker. She is married to 1979 Georgia Southern finance graduate George R. Gruber.
Thomas Mike Killingsworth (1980), CPA, Leesburg, FL, is the executive vice president/CFO-director for the Citizens First Bank, The Villages. His wife, Denise, is a 1980 Georgia Southern accounting graduate. Email: Harleygone@aol.com
Chris A. Miltiades (1983), Savannah, was named president of the Workmen's Circle Credit Union, Inc., by the board of directors.
Wendy Key Capstick (1987), CPA, Greenfield, IN, an associate with George Oliver & Co., Indianapolis, is married to Lincoln S. Capstick, III. Their first child, a daughter, Madison Lynn, was born September 23, 1998.
Dr. Mark Chudy (1987), Rocky Hill, CT, is a doctor of chiropractic for Carbone, Carucci Chiropractic Center, Hartford, CT. Email: markchudy@hotmail.com
Myra L. Dukes (1987), Denver, CO, is the budget and financial analyst for the State of Colorado–Judicial Branch. Email: myra.dukes@judicial.state.co.us
Mark Rogers Bevill (1988), Cumming, has been promoted to executive vice president of Triton Marketing, Inc., Atlanta. He is married to Vicki Pappas, and they have two daughters: Ashley, 7, and Alexis, 21 months. Email: mbevill@ mindspring.com
David L. Bland (1989), CPA, Statesboro, is now the chief financial officer for Lewis Color Lithographers. He is married to Heidi Hines, and they have two children, Blair and Jake.
Roxanne Balkom Durrence (1989), Reidsville, is the controller/office manager for Kennedy Cablevision, Inc. She is married to Brent Durrence, and they have two children, Dylan, 8, and Destiny, 4.
Josh Dana Sheffield (1989), formerly in Fitzgerald, is now in the 'Boro, where he is in management with Viracon, Inc. He recently married 1999 Georgia Southern COE master of education graduate Kimberly Howell.
Shane Edward Duffey (1990), formerly in Macon, is now in Anderson, SC, where he is the claims team manager for State Farm Ins. Co. He is married to 1990 Georgia Southern graduate Cherie Cone, and they have four sons, Austin, 6; Tanner, 4; Griffin, 2; and Grant, who was born March 31.
Tracy Green Smith (1990), CPA, Dublin, is now a partner in Thigpen, Jones, & Seaton, CPAs.
Mark Herndon (1991), Lawrenceville, is a CPA and audit manager with PriceWaterhouse-Coopers, Atlanta. He is married to 1992 Georgia Southern COE graduate Sarah Lunseth, and they have three children: Claire, 4, Mark, 4, and Abby, 2. Mark has begun the executive MBA program at Emory University. Email: mark. herndon@ us.pwcglobal.com
Sheri Mills Parris (1991), Augusta, is now a reimbursement specialist for the University Hospital.
Christie James Barker (1992), formerly in Simpsonville, SC, is now in Houston, TX, where she is the manager of Azunix. She is married to David Eric Barker.
Jeffrey Peter Coy (1992), St. Simons Island, is an accountant with John C. Dills, Jr., CPAs, Brunswick.
Bo Fennell (1992), Statesboro, was recently promoted to vice president and CFO at Eagle Bank and Trust Co. He is married to 1991 Georgia Southern management graduate Keely NeSmith. Email: bmoefennell@bulloch.com
Scott Erikson McKeever (1992), Savannah, is a business analyst for Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
Scott Edmond Sutton (1992), formerly in Atlanta, is now in Birmingham, AL, where he is a planner for BellSouth Billing, Inc.
Tamara Denise Lee (1993), Milledgeville, is the assistant controller of the Century Bank and Trust Co. She is a UGA law school graduate who was admitted to the bar in 1996. Email: tlee486@ad.com
Jay Stuart Meadows (1993), formerly in Doraville, is now in Duluth, where he is a trainer for Quick Trip.
Karen Hudgins O'Neal (1993), Uvalda, is the chief financial officer–Appling Healthcare Square, St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, Baxley. She is married to Doug O'Neal. Email: onealkh@appling-hospital.org
Sara–Jo Speed Rowell (1993), Jesup, is the internal auditor for The Patterson Bank, Jesup. She is married to William Scott Rowell, and they have one child.
Leslie Lynn Brown (1994), formerly in Dublin, is now in Atlanta, where she is the tax manager for HealthPrime, Inc., Alpharetta. She completed her CPA certification in November 1996.
Kathleen Robin Daust (1994), Statesboro, an employee of Georgia Southern health services, recently married Nathan Dorrell from Tullahoma, TN.
Jennifer McKeller (1994), formerly in Athens, is now in Marietta, where she is a senior accountant for PMSI–Project Mentors, a Provant Company, Atlanta.
Debra S. Sadberry (1994), Tacoma, WA, is the controller of The Peterson Co., Auburn, WA.
Richard Wayne Solomon (1994), formerly in Brunswick, is now in Ringgold, where he is an audit manager/CPA with Thompson, Rogers & Williams, CPAs, Chattanooga. He is married to Georgia Southern alumna Heather Scott, and they had their first child in July.
Mandy Cates Underwood (1994), Perkins, an accountant with Lisa Stone, CPA, Savannah, is married to Bryan L. Underwood. They had their first child, Garrison Lee, on October 4, 1999.
Eugene Williams, III (1994), formerly in Atlanta, is now in Decatur, where he is a corporate accountant for Pratt Industries, Conyers. He passed the CPA exam in November 1999.
Susan Strickland Wright (1994), formerly overseas, is now in Denver, CO. She is a captain in the US Army and is married to Fred Wright. They have a daughter, Julianna Marie, born December 11, 1999.
Martha Black (1995), Stockbridge, who is employed by the Georgia Department of Audits in Atlanta, recently married 1995 Georgia Southern accounting graduate Bart Haberbosch.
Michael John Kornegay (1995), CPA, Duluth, is now a Visual Basic 5.0 programmer for IPS-Sendero, Norcross. He is married to Sara Revels, and they have a child, Madison C. Kornegay, born June 21, 1999. Email: mike.kornegay@ips-sendero.com
Clay Riner (1995), Cumming, is a product manager with Insurance Software Solutions, Inc., Duluth. He is married to 1993 Georgia Southern graduate Ann-Margaret Pitts.
Tony Lamar Rowland (1995), Savannah, is a financial analyst with Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. He passed the CPA exam in 1998 and is enrolled in the MBA program. Tony married Kristy, a current student, in May 1999. Email: tonyrow22@aol.com
Corbin Marion Butler, III (1996), formerly in Metter, is now in Smyrna, where he is the owner of Media Planit, an advertising business. He is married to Julie Grubb.
Lorie Leigh Franklin (1996), formerly in Leesburg, is now in Albany, where she is a staff acct. for the Jenkins Group. She is married to Georgia Southern alumnus Brannon Glover.
Jennifer Neylon (1996), Marietta, is an internal auditor with The Home Depot. She is married to Terence Brennan.
Christopher M. Peterson (1996), Marietta, is a senior accountant with Langford de Kock & Co., Atlanta. He became a CPA in February.
Anita Deal Turner (1996), Brooklet, is a staff accountant with Moore Stephens Tiller, LLC, Savannah. She is married to 1988 Georgia Southern economics graduate Terry Dean Turner, and they have four children: Jessica and Sara Turner and Joel and Tucker Bettis.
Paula Patrick Vogelhut (1996; MBA 1997), formerly in Seaside, CA, is now in St. Robert, MO, where she is an accountant with Verkampt & Malone, CPAs, Rolla, MO. She is married to Jonas Vogelhut, and they have triplets (all boys) who were born on June 4, 1999—Marc, 3 lbs. 15 oz.; Jeremiah, 4 lbs. 13 oz.; and Samuel, 3 lbs. 7 oz.
Quinn Parker Baldree (1998), Atlanta, is now a lease accountant for Rare Hospitality International, Inc.
Kevin M. Dyer (1998), formerly in Savannah, is now in Garden City, where he is comptroller for A. C. T. Holding Co., LLC, Pooler.
Eleanor Sloan Kennedy (1998), Statesboro, is employed by First Bulloch Bank. She is married to 1997 Georgia Southern accounting graduate J. Brian Kennedy.
Meghan C. Varley (1998), Atlanta, is a tax associate with PriceWaterhouseCoopers. She received her master of professional accounting from Georgia State in May 1999. Email: mcvarley@hotmail.com
Joshua Blaine Jackson (1999), Huntsville, AL, has completed a graduate degree at the University of Alabama–Huntsville. He began work as a staff accountant for Porter, Keadle & Moore, CPAs, Atlanta, in August. He is married to 1997 Georgia Southern graduate Kimberly Doughty.
Ebony R. King (1999) (Delta Sig), Duluth, is the billing coordinator for IBM with Norrell Corporation, Atlanta.
Jason M. Rogers (1999), Conyers, is an external auditor in the Financial Audit Operations Division of the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts. He is married to Georgia Southern COE graduate Tracey A. Dasher.
Economics
Paul E. Parker (1970), Claxton, president of Claxton Banking Co., is the vice chair of the Board of Eagle Bank and Trust Co., Statesboro. He is married to Georgia Southern graduate Jane M. Miller.
Wendell Dixon (1975), Vidalia, is the senior vice president, community manager, and senior lending officer for the Darby Bank & Trust Co. His wife is Elaine.
Stephen S. Bostock (1977), Birmingham, AL, is now a vice president for Asplundh. He is married to 1977 Georgia Southern criminal justice graduate Lynn Gentry. Email: bostock@ asplundh.com
Steven W. Champion (1981), Statesboro, manager of Wal-Mart, Inc., was selected to receive the Deen Day Smith Service to Mankind Award. He is married to 1982 Georgia Southern general business graduate Deborah Powell.
Terry Dean Turner (1988), formerly in Pembroke, is now in Brooklet, where he is a field sales manager for Novartis Seed Co. He is married to 1996 Georgia Southern accounting graduate Anita Deal, and they have four children: Jessica and Sara Turner, and Joel and Tucker Bettis.
Maria Luz Pericon-Castro (1994; MBA 1995), formerly in LaPaz, Bolivia, is now in Dusseldorf, Germany, where she is the operations development and projects manager for Wal-Mart in Germany, Wuppertal. She is married to Georgia Southern economics graduate Frank Baecker. Email: mpericon@aol.com
Frank Baecker (1995), Dusseldorf, Germany, is the point of sale replenishment manager for Wal-Mart Germany, Wuppertal. He is married to 1994 Georgia Southern economics graduate Maria Luz Pericon-Castro. Email: mpericon@ aol.com
Kevin James Kocher (1995; MBA 1998), formerly in Irving, TX, is now in Clifton Park, NY, where he is the project business manager for Adesta Communications.
Susan Heather Nasworthy (1998), formerly in Swainsboro, is now in the 'Boro, where she is a graduate assistant at Georgia Southern. Email: gsi09284@www2.gasou.edu
David Velez (1999), Atlanta, a business analyst with Hewitt and Associates, is engaged to 1997 Georgia Southern accounting graduate Shalah Shaw. An October 21, 2000, wedding was planned.
Finance
W.
Asbury Stembridge, Jr. (1977), has advanced to fellow status in the American
College of Healthcare Executives; fellow status is the society’s highest level
of professional development. He is director of Physician Services and
Recruitment at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon.
Joseph L. Stork (1978), Hoover, AL, is a vice president with the Compass Bank, Birmingham, AL. He is married to 1979 Georgia Southern marketing graduate Cathy Rawlins.
George R. Gruber (1979), formerly in Atlanta, is now in Tallahassee, FL, where he is a sales rep with Prime Source Surgical. He is married to 1979 Georgia Southern accounting graduate Betsy Lewis.
Kathryn O'Neill (1981), formerly in Morrow, is now in Stockbridge, where she is an associate with Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, Atlanta. She is married to Robert P. Pulliam, Jr.
Harriett P. Lee (1986), Statesboro, has been promoted to assistant vice president/compliance officer for Eagle Bank and Trust Co.
Everett Kennedy, III (1987), Statesboro, co-owner of Prudential Johnston Realty, is a continuing life member with ten plus consecutive years of million dollar sales. He is married to Georgia Southern graduate Staci McNeely.
Darron M. Burnette (1988), Statesboro, has been promoted to executive vice president/chief lending officer for Eagle Bank and Trust Company. He is married to Georgia Southern graduate Kim Dixon.
Karen Cook (1988), Pembroke, a case worker principal with Bryan County DFCS, recently married Heath Lynn, an East Georgia College alumnus.
Sharon Saunders Lee (1988), Augusta, is a homemaker. She is married to John W. Lee, Jr.
Ashley Sloane Conkle (1989), formerly in Tucker, is now in Oakwood, where she is a marketing specialist with State Farm Insurance Co., Duluth. She is married to Michael Edmondson.
Kelly Mobley Kahley (1990), Statesboro, is the senior loan administrator/originator for the First Banking Mortgage Co. She is married to Georgia Southern COE graduate Karl A. Kahley. Email: kmkahley@hotmail.com
Chris E. Winters (1990), formerly in Phoenix, AZ, is now in Maumelle, AR, where he is VP/finance/CFO for the Arkansas Heart Hospital, Little Rock, AR. His wife is Kelly.
Charles R. Beall, III (1992), formerly in Tucker, is now in Manchester, where he is a client rep with IBM, Smyrna. His wife is Tonja. Email: rbeall1@ earthlink.net
Henry J. "Butch" Braner, Jr. (1992), Metter, is the owner of B&W Salvage. He is married to the former Jamie Gibbs.
Eddie B. Carter, Jr. (1992), Sandersville, an accountant for Thiele Kaolin Co., Inc., recently married Kelli Pope, a Georgia College alumna. Email: eddie.carter@thielekaolin.com
Anthony V. Jackson (1992), Warner Robins, is the president of AVJ/Jam, Inc. His wife is Erica Lynn.
James Rick Massey (1992), Commerce, is now a branch manager/AVP for the First Commerce Bank. He is married to 1993 Georgia Southern COE graduate Terri Crow. Email: rmassey@ nbank.net
Chad Walter Sumner (1992), Fitzgerald, is an agency field specialist with State Farm Ins. Company. He was on the Georgia Southern baseball team from 1990-1992. Chad's wife is Leigh.
Nicole Schubert Beasley (1993), formerly in Marietta, is now in Rapid City, SD, where she is a homemaker and mom. She is married to Steve Beasley.
Chapman Blake Bennett (1993), Rincon, a vice president for the First National Bank, Springfield, recently married 1995 Georgia Southern COE graduate Bobbi Jo Sutter.
John Derrick Gatch (1993), Savannah, is now an attorney with Darden & Gatch, Attorneys. He is married to Jodie Johnson.
James Allen Hamby (1993), formerly in Dahlonega, is now in Atlanta, where he is the COO for Careerstream.
Tabitha Rena Taylor (1993), Thomaston, is the data manager for Quad Graphics, The Rock. She is married to Michael DeAngelo Smith, Sr. Email: Tabsmith.qgraph.com
Robert D. Wagner (1993), Atlanta, is employed by The Wagner Agency. Email: rdwagner@ hotmail.com
Chris J. Waters (1993), Gulf Breeze, FL, is the general manager of Rental Service Corp., Pensacola, FL. His wife is Leslie.
Anita Marie Abbott (1994), Waleska, is an assistant in the business development section of the Bank of Canton, a.k.a., Wachovia Bank, Canton.
Kenneth R. Birke (1994), formerly in Smyrna, is now in Lawrenceville, where he is a construction superintendent with Tecton, Inc., Atlanta. He is also starting his own company, Broadwell Birke. Kenneth's wife is Melissa.
Richard Charles "Casey" Daughtry (1994; MBA 1999), formerly in Rocky Ford, is now in Atlanta, where he is a partner in Mid-South Construction Co.
Amy Chafin Howard (1994), formerly in Atlanta, is now in Decatur, where she is a trading assistant with Investors Financial Group, Atlanta. She is married to Todd W. Howard.
Jerry Walden Neill, Jr. (1994), formerly in Marietta, is now in New York, NY, where he is a senior analyst with Commercial Capital Initiatives (GMAC Commercial Mortgage). Jerry received his MBA in 1999 from Case Western Reserve University. He is married to Pamela, and they are expecting a baby in the winter.
Michael Nelson, Jr. (1994), formerly in Cornelius, NC, is now in Newnan, where he is a sales rep—southeast for the Pro-Line Athletic Group, Birmingham. He is married to Tiffany Huber.
Brian C. Brennan (1995), formerly in New Jersey, is now in Marietta, where he is a financial analyst with AGL Resources, Atlanta. He is married to 1994 Georgia Southern economics graduate Theresa Sclama.
Saundra Kafaye Jackson (1995), Soperton, is a medicaid specialist for the State of Georgia, Irwinton.
Kristen Ann Kopanoff (1995), Tucker, a financial analyst with SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, recently married James Bibb, a Georgia Tech alumnus.
Jason Perry Owen (1995), Lawrenceville, is an assistant vice president with GE Capital, Atlanta. His wife, Kim, is a Georgia Southern alumna, and they have a new daughter, Emily.
Fernando Rojas (1995), Quito, Ecuador, is now an assistant vice president for the finance department at Banco International, the eighth largest bank in the country. He recently married Gabriela Armendaris. Email: rojasaf@ yahoo.com
Laura Dickey Scott (1995), Statesboro, is a securities/trust assistant for Sea Island Bank. She is married to 1993 Georgia Southern manage-ment graduate John D. Scott, Jr., and they had a son, John Donald, III, on September 22, 1999.
David P. Beaubien (1996), Statesboro, has been named manager of the Statesboro branch of Wachovia Bank. He is married to Georgia Southern graduate Krista Hodges.
Gregory Mitchell Jones (1996), Largo, FL, is in secondary marketing with Trinity Mortgage, Clearwater, FL. He is married to Georgia Southern alumna Dawn Rice.
William Randall Lane (1996), formerly in Carrollton, is now in Brunswick, where he is a customer service rep with Citifinancial.
Oskar G. Lund (1996), formerly in Vasteras, Sweden, is now in London, England, where he is an associate–Nordic Corp. Fin. for the Chase Manhattan Bank. Email: oskar.lund@ bigfoot.com
Janice Marie Salas (1996), Brooklet, is a teacher for the Academy of American English at Cedar Plantation, Metter.
Michele E. Dietrich (1998), formerly in Columbia, SC, is now in Orlando, FL, where she is the internal auditor for Hughes Supply, Inc. She recently married 1999 Georgia Southern finance graduate Stanley C. Miller.
Khademul Islam (1998), Decatur, is a technical CSR for BellSouth. Email: labul@hotmail.com
Kwenda Rashad Little (1998), LaGrange, is a management associate with Flag Financial Corporation. Email: krlittle@ffsb.flag.net
John David Rose (1998), formerly in Vidalia, is now in Atlanta, where he is a relationship manager with SunTrust Bank. His wife is Jennifer.
Sabrina Francine Royal (1998), Atlanta, is the serving administrator for the Peachtree Settlement Fund, Norcross. Email: sroyal1917@aol.com
Audrey M. Sandimanie (1998) (Delta Sig), Stone Mountain, is the insurance sales coordinator for the Associates Commercial Corp., Morrow.
Daphyne Dean Waddell (1998), formerly in Macon, is now in Sparta, where she is in loan operations with the First National Bank of the South, Milledgeville. She is married to Georgia Southern graduate Lester Ashley Waddell.
Jonathan D. Fazio (1999), formerly in Snellville, is now in Charlotte, NC, where he is a marketing rep for John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.
John Logan McLean (1999), Moultrie, is the production manager for J. L. Growers. Email: logan_mclean@hotmail.com
Stanley C. Miller (1999), formerly in St. Marys, is now in Orlando, FL, where he is a personal banker with Bank of America. He recently married 1998 Georgia Southern finance graduate Michele E. Dietrich.
Leandre M. Simpson (1999), Smyrna, is a customer care specialist with Security First Network Bank, Atlanta.
General Business
Charles A. Stewart (1972), Martinez, is a business administrator for Nephrology Associates, Augusta.
Celia Chapman Grimes (1982), formerly in Brunswick, is now in Cumming, where she is a commercial lines account manager with Taylor, Turner, & Hartsfield. She is married to Doug Grimes.
Victor W. Thomas (1985), formerly in Riverdale, is now in Morrow, where he is the area sales manager for Nabisco Food Service, Atlanta.
Amy Lynn Mosteller (1986), formerly in Dunwoody, is now in Columbus, where she is a flight attendant with Delta Air Lines. She is married to George Fry.
P. Alan Reeves (1986), Norcross, is the director of consumer services for Nationwide Warehouse Services. Email: alan_reaves@juno.com
Bryan Ginn (1987), Kennesaw, is now the assistant to the vice president for external affairs and fund development at Kennesaw State University. He is married to Georgia Southern graduate Caroline Carson. Email: bginn@ ksumail. kennesaw.com
Gregory F. Fawcett, II (1994), San Diego, CA, is a third-year law school student.
Koray Iyigun (1996), Izmir, Turkey, is the owner of a kitchenware wholesale company, Pinarbasi Yontas A.S.
Information Systems
Johnny Dale Harris (1984), Savannah, is the president and owner of Harris Custom Programming. He is married to Georgia Southern graduate Melanie Joseph.
Tara "Lynn" Sumner Melton (1984), Dublin, is the personnel manager for Community Mental Health. She is married to Rickey Melton.
Stephen Donald Councill (1992), Atlanta, is now an attorney for the US Securities and Exchange Commission. His wife is Maureen.
Chad Ewell Lee (1992), Kingsland, is an installation programmer with First Coast Systems, Jacksonville, FL. Email: chad_lee72@ hotmail.com
Franklin Scot Yarbrough (1993), Phenix City, AL, is a conversion project manager with Total System Service, Inc., Columbus. He is married to Georgia Southern alumna Terry Lyn Petkewich.
Julie A. Kibler (1995), Sebring, FL, is the director of Julie Kibler's Day Care, and the mother of two children, ages 2 and 4.
Kathleen D. Anderson (1998), Savannah, a programmer with H. O. Systems, is engaged to 1990 Georgia Southern political science graduate George Benjamin Thompson, IV, an attorney who is currently an assistant professor of legal studies in COBA.
Tara Leigh Anderson (1998), formerly in Villa Rica, is now in Mableton. She is currently on maternity leave from Blockbuster Video, Smyrna, where she is a senior assistant manager. She is married to Nathan Bracewell, and their son, Ronald, was born in June.
Cherilyn Nekia Chatman (1998), Decatur, is a network operator analyst with Coca-Cola Enterprises, Atlanta.
Keith Robert Lewis (1998), formerly in Decatur, is now in Stone Mountain, where he is an OSS engineer with AT&T, Atlanta.
Kenneth Ford Lewis (1998), formerly in Decatur, is now in Stone Mountain, where he is a programmer/analyst for SunTrust Bank Service Corp., Atlanta.
Amber Joy Rogers (1998), formerly in the 'Boro, is now in Raleigh, NC, where she is a web author/team leader for IBM.
Ronald William Stalnaker (1998), formerly in Gainesville, FL, is now in Atlanta, where he is an IT specialist with IBM Global Services.
Joseph J. Dukes, Jr. (1999), Atlanta, is now a network administrator with The Home Depot.
Barbara S. Honaker (1999), Charlotte, NC, is an IT specialist with IBM. Email: bhonaker@ us.ibm.com
Katherine Logan Pruitt (1999), formerly in Brunswick, is now in Suwanee, where she is a consultant with Unisys Corp., Norcross.
Ronald L. Worthington (1999), Bonaire, is a software systems analyst for the VSE Corporation, Robins Air Force Base.
Information Technology
Lorraine A. Christie (1999), formerly in Vidalia, is now in Atlanta, where she is an export agent with Samuel Shapiro & Company, Inc. She will be training to become a letter of credit specialist soon.
Logistics
Thomas Lee Moore, IV (1994), Statesboro, is now a pilot and first lieutenant in the US Air Force, Charleston, SC. His wife is Amanda.
Stephanie Lynn Harlacker (1995), Hilton Head, SC, is a service advisor for Modern Classic Motors.
Elizabeth Hammontree Witten (1996), formerly in Macon, is now in Auburn, AL, where she is a brokerage specialist with McClendon Distributions Systems, Lafayette, AL. She has completed the first session on ITRAN. Beth is married to Steven D. Witten.
Derek John Fritz (1997), formerly in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, is now in Jacksonville, FL, where he is a logistics analyst for Customized Transportation, Inc. He is married to Georgia Southern alumna Heather Lynn Topp.
Eric Fleming Newton (1997), formerly in Richmond, VA, is now in Chicago, IL, where he is the operations manager for Bridge Terminal Transport.
Patrick William Beggs (1998), Woodstock, is serving parttime in the Georgia Air National Guard and attending graduate school at Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta. Email: pwbeggs@aol.com
Angela Michelle Blocker (1998), Savannah, a department head at The Home Depot, recently married Bluffton native James Michael Stewart, Jr., a Savannah Tech graduate.
Keisa Ann Brown (1998), Lawrenceville, is a logistics account manager for Philips Consumer Electronics, Atlanta. Email: keisa.brown@ philips.com
Jessica R. Ridley (1998), Savannah, is the quality analyst for H. O. Systems.
Paul Russell Smith (1998), Kent WA, is a project manager for J. B. Hunt.
Amy Shea Waters (1998), formerly in Pt. Wentworth, is now in Guyton, where she is an export customer service rep with Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines, Garden City. She is married to Robert Jason Kuharik.
Brett Allen Young (1998), formerly in Albany, is now in the 'Boro, where he is working on an MBA.
Scott Alan Wadley (1999), Savannah, is in operations with Carolina Shipping Company. Email: swad@carolinashipping.com
MAcc
Kimberly Jordan (1999), Decatur, is a staff auditor with Grant Thornton, LLP, Atlanta. Email: kjordan@gt.com
MBA
David Leroy Dean (1974), Bogart, is the engineering manager for Certainteed Corp., Athens. His wife is Linda.
Vernessa David Brown (1995), Richmond Hill, is a job placement specialist with the Georgia Department of Labor at Johnson High School, Savannah. She is married to Kelvin D. Brown.
Sara Jane Davis (1998), Waverly, is now a business education teacher at Brunswick High School. She is married to James A. Davis.
Stephen Gunn Dillard (1998), Jacksonville, FL, is a senior assistant with Deloitte & Touche, LLP. He is married to Georgia Southern graduate Adrienne Durham.
Tonyie Wendall Jones (1998), Pooler, is the human resources manager for Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., Savannah. She is married to Kenneth Leonce.
Reginald Dennis Leseane (1998), Savannah, is an assistant professor–CIS at Savannah State University. His wife is Carlotta.
Charles Robert Newsome (1998), McDonough, is a systems analyst for Georgia Pacific, Atlanta. His wife is Shelly Marie.
Sherilynn Wiggins Stafford (1998), formerly in Waycross, is now in Sanford, FL, where she is a software trainer with American Pioneer Title Insurance Company, Cassellberry, FL. She is married to Christopher Stafford. Email: sstafford@aptic.com
Amy Breazel (1999), Tybee Island, is in sales with the Westin Savannah Harbor Resort, Savannah. Email: amy.breazel@westin.com
Daniel Scott Hagan (1999), formerly in the 'Boro, is now in Fayetteville, SC, where he is employed by the First United Methodist Church and is enrolled in Emory's Candler School of Theology. He is engaged to Julie Beth Anderson, a Kennesaw State alumna, and a June 3, 2000, wedding was planned.
Laura K. Kertscher (1999), formerly in Norcross, is now in Atlanta, where she is the client staffing manager for the Alternative Resources Corp. She is engaged to Andrew Beeson.
John S. Imahori (2000), Savannah, is an officer in the US Coast Guard.
Lorraine Noronha (2000), Interlachen, FL, is the OA manager for Elab, Inc., Ormand Beach, FL.
Management
George F. Hostillo, III (1975), Swainsboro, is the district chief for the State Board of Pardons and Parole, Statesboro. He is married to Anne Shaw.
Lewis D. Aycock (1979), Kennesaw, is a tax accountant for Ronald Blue & Co., LLC, Atlanta. He is married to Melinda Williams, and they have a daughter, Abigail Leigh, who was born June 18, 1999. Lewis is a candidate for the master of taxation degree at Georgia State in December 2000. Email: lewis.aycock@nonblue.com
Michael J. Bruman (1980), formerly in Irvine, CA, is now in Suwanee, where he is a field dealer network manager for Lexus—Southern area. His wife is Maria.
Franklin Neal Holland (1983), Warner Robins, is a procurement analyst for the Air Force Material Command, Robins AFB. He received his MBA from Georgia College in 1993. Franklin is married to Wanda Faircloth. Email: fnholland@yahoo.com
Roy J. Chappell, Jr. (1984), Salt Lake City, UT, has been appointed vice president for Snowden Communications. Email: rchappellj@aol.com
James M. Poole, III (1984), Savannah, is now group vice president at The Savannah Bank. James is married to 1984 Georgia Southern accounting graduate Jill Dlugozima.
Guy James Ball (1988), formerly in Charlotte, NC, is now in Columbus, GA, where he has been promoted to plant manager of Keebler’s. He is married to Tina Causey, and they have a daughter, Nicole Ashley, born August 4, 1998. Guy was on the Georgia Southern football team.
Steven Doyle Caldwell (1988), Easley, SC, a licensed appraiser with Value Appraisal, Greenville, SC, recently married Amy Burnett, a graduate of The Wyatt Institute.
Julie M. Chestnut (1988), Macon, is now an oncology-certified registered nurse with Georgia Cancer Specialists. She received her associate of science in nursing from Macon College in 1996.
Robert Williams Whitton (1988), Orlando, FL, is a regional sales manager for M. B. Bruder & Sons, Inc. The company is celebrating 100 years in the paint business.
Charles Cochran (1989), Savannah, is the terminal manager for CSX Intermodal. His wife is Leslie. Email: charles_cochran@csx.com
Matthew L. Willis (1990), Lawrenceville, is now a tax analyst with Delta Airlines, Atlanta. He is married to Heather McDonough. Email: matthew.willis@delta-air.com
James Brett Franklin (1991), Metter, is the inventory manager/sales rep for Jimmy Franklin Chevy-Olds. Email: brettf@pineland.net
Caroline Canady McMillan (1991), Metter, is now an account executive with Frontier Communica-tions of Georgia, Statesboro.
Lance E. Nizinski (1991), formerly in Chattanooga, TN, is now in Knoxville, TN, where he is an executive recruiter for Staffing Solutions/Career Blazers, Inc. He is married to Georgia Southern graduate Kimberly Franklin, and they have two children, Cody, 4, and Logan, 5 months.
Caroline Foskey (1992), formerly in Macon, is now in St. Marys, where she is a senior vice president for First National Insurance Agency, Inc., Woodbine. She received her MBA in 1996 from Mercer. Caroline is married to Jim R. Hammann, a Miami University of Ohio alumnus.
Emily Derenne Hogg (1992), Alpharetta, is now a full-time student. Email: ehogg@msn.com
Tanya Durand Jane (1992), Cumming, is a customer service person with State Farm Insurance Co., Alpharetta. She is married to 1991 Georgia Southern marketing graduate Darren Brett Jane.
April Gheesling McAndrews (1992), formerly in Glendale, AZ, is now in Phoenix, AZ, where she is area sales manager for 5/0 Management, Inc. She is married to Craig McAndrews.
Chris B. Rudolph (1992) (Delta Sig), formerly in Texarkana, TX, is now in Atlanta, where he is the director of human resources for Table Pride, Inc., Chamblee. His wife is Alicia.
Deana Corene Calhoun (1993), Austell, is the store manager for Blockbuster Video, Douglasville.
David Jason Goldstein (1993), formerly in St. Augustine, FL, is now in Jacksonville, FL, where he is a senior systems analyst with First Coast Service Options, Inc. He has earned the Project Management Professional (PMP) designation from the Project Management Institute. His wife is Leslie.
William Douglas Newsome, Jr. (1993), formerly in Augusta, is now in Statham, where he is the assistant parts manager for Gwinnett Place Nissan, Duluth.
Yolanda Danita Brown (1994), Macon, is employed by the US Postal Service. She is married to Willie Finney, Jr., and they are expecting their first child in November.
Patrick R. Razuri (1994), formerly in Atlanta, is now in Savannah, where he is a recruiter with Management Recruiters. He is married to 1990 Georgia Southern marketing graduate Tammy Frawley.
Dirk Shane Young (1994), formerly in Statesboro, is now in Roswell, where he is a consultant with AmeriGas. He is married to Georgia Southern graduate Heather Morris.
Brent Oliver Blackmon (1995), Mansfield, is the operations manager for Lubrication Service & Systems, Inc., Oxford. He is married to Georgia Southern alumna Brandy Padgett.
Jana Leigh Jones (1995), formerly in Rydal, is now in Calhoun, where she is a middle school teacher in the Calhoun City Schools. She is married to Jeff Knight.
Jennifer Bishop Melton (1995), formerly in the 'Boro, is now in Matthews, NC, where she is the coordinator of records and registration for Queens College, Charlotte. She is married to Derrel Melton.
Andrew Dallas Pennington (1995), Albany, a sales rep with Target Container Corp., is engaged to Georgia Southern COE graduate Dorothy Jill Spivey. A July 8, 2000, wedding was planned.
David Alan Shepard (1995), Albany, is vice president of Bay South Medical. He is married to Georgia Southern alumna Ashley King.
Jami Zwald Smart (1995), Tallmadge, OH, is now the club accountant for the Silver Lake Country Club. She is married to Jeff Smart.
Dana Guadagnino (1996), Atlanta, is now the human resource manager for Mark Henderson, Inc., Decatur.
Michael Scott Andrew (1998), Savannah, is the regional merchandising manager for South-eastern Metals Manufacturing Co., Jacksonville, FL.
Harold Lloyd Carter, Jr. (1998), Statesboro, is an insurance agent with Life of the South Insurance Co.
Paul Andrew Gorski (1998), formerly in Fayetteville, is now in Tucker, where he is the sales manager for Aerotek.
Melissa Michelle Jolly (1998), formerly in Cedartown, is now in Arlington, VA, where she is a practice manager with KPMG, Washington, DC. She is married to Georgia Southern graduate Matt Ramsey.
Jeffrey Edgar McNeely (1998), formerly in Cumming is now in Charleston, SC, where he is the estimator/senior equipment manager for Richard Marks Restorations.
Barry Lee Ostean (1998), formerly in Marietta, is now in the 'Boro, where he is a coating technician with Viracon.
Matthew Thomas Rhodes (1998), formerly in Louisville, is now in Warner Robins, where he is office manager for the Walthall Oil Co.
Joel Scott Deloach (1999), formerly in Ellabell, is now in Fayetteville, AR, where he is a graduate student.
Shawn Edward Donnelly (1999), Savannah, is a yacht broker for Baker Marine, Hilton Head. He may be the youngest yacht broker in the US.
Duane A. Goebel (1999), Atlanta, is a sales manager with the Allegis Group–Onsite. Duane was a four-year letterman on the Georgia Southern basketball team. Email: dgoebel@ onsite-inc.com
Brett D. Williams (1999), McDonough, is an account executive with Corestaff Services, Griffin. He is married to 1993 Georgia Southern COE graduate Cheryl Kelly, and they have a daughter, Ashleigh Morgan, born February 16, 1996. Email: bwilliams@corestaff.com
Marketing
Catherine Butler Gregory (1975), Richmond Hill, was recognized by the Savannah Board of Realtors as a member of the 1999 Million Dollar Club Residential Members 10+ years.
Katie Simmons Harris (1975), formerly in Macon, is now in Atlanta, where she has been promoted to agency field consultant with State Farm Insurance Company.
Keith F. Rosebush, Jr. (1977), Dunwoody, is the owner of KFR, Inc., Atlanta. He is married to Georgia Southern graduate Bonnie Roberts.
Cathy Rawlins Stork (1979), Hoover, AL, is now a teacher for the Riverchase Baptist Church. She is married to 1978 Georgia Southern finance graduate Joseph L. Stork.
Jean Armstrong Smith (1980), Statesboro, is now the technology director for the First District RESA, Brooklet. She is married to Georgia Southern graduate Kenneth O. Smith.
Laurie Craft (1984), Martinez, is now married to Ernie Edenfield. Ernie is a professional photographer, and Laurie works with him in his business, The Portrait Maker. Laurie was an SBDC employee while at Georgia Southern.
Lea Chapman Bauer (1986), formerly in Birmingham, AL, is now in Los Angeles, CA, where she is a special agent with the US Secret Service. She is married to Rainer Bauer.
Bill A. Dine (1986), Clarks Summit, PA, is an insurance account executive with CNA Insurance. He is married to 1985 Georgia Southern marketing graduate Julie Steptoe. Email address: dine.ski@prodigy.net
Mary Wise Foreman (1986), Statesboro, owner of Wise Choice Realty, was selected as the Realtor of the Year by the Statesboro-Bulloch County group. She is married to Leon Foreman.
Genell Cowart Fulghum (1986), Midville, is the director of the Johnson County DFCS, Wrightsville. Email: gcfulghum@pineland.net
Marlin W. Hargrove (1986), Atlanta, is president of Park East Flowers. He was inducted into the American Institute of Floral Designers in 1999.
David L. Springstroh (1986), Jameston, NC, is now the vice president for sales for Cooper Lighting, Burlington, NC. His wife is Jennifer.
Peggy Jean Egan (1987), St. Simons Island, is an account manager for the Performance Food Group.
Christine Shank Stammen (1987), Collierville, TN, is a review examiner with the FDIC, Memphis. She is married to Richard Stammen, and they have two boys, Mitchell, born July 4, 1997, and Stephen, born Dec. 30, 1999. Email: cstammen@fdic.gov
James J. Chapman (1988), formerly in Ocala, FL, is now in Canton, where he is a real estate agent with REMAX, Forsyth County. His wife is Lori.
Becky Dean Peirce (1988), Tallahassee, FL, is an owner/real estate appraiser of Independent Appraisers of Southwest Georgia, Bainbridge. She is married to 1987 Georgia Southern graduate Alan Peirce, and they have two children, Ben, born in 1991, and Sarah, born in 1997.
Durwin Mark Vaughn (1988), Marietta, is a national sales rep for Star Packaging Corp., College Park. His wife is Kristy, and they have a 10-month-old son, Dawson.
Claire Andrews Fairchild (1989), formerly in Colorado Springs, CO, is now in Fort Knox, KY, where she is a homemaker. She is married to John Fairchild.
Tammy Frawley Razuri (1990), formerly in Atlanta, is now in Savannah, where she is a homemaker. She is married to 1994 Georgia Southern management graduate Patrick R. Razuri.
Lisa Rae Tapley (1990), Jacksonville, FL, is an international customer service rep for CSYI. She recently married Mark Wheldon.
Tracy L. Cela (1991), formerly in Savannah, is now in Jacksonville, FL, where she is a branch manager for Citifinancial. She is married to William C. Gordon.
Thomas H. Jordan (1991), formerly in Washington, is now in Statesboro, where he is a PGA/LPGA tour caddie. He is married to 1995 Georgia Southern COE graduate Melissa Gunter.
Keith Robert Wells (1991), formerly in Clairton, PA, is now in Noblesville, IN, where he is a district sales manager for Delta Airlines.
Chris M. Bond (1992), Statesboro, recently promoted to controller for Sea Island Bank, has just graduated from the LSU Graduate School of Banking. He is married to Karen, and they have three-month-old twins named Abigail and Zachary.
Tiffany Sharee Fennell (1992), formerly in Muncie, IN, is now in Huntington, WV, where she is working on her first novel—a children's mystery—and a June 2000 wedding to Kevin Harless, a Marshall University graduate, was planned.
William Hal Howard (1992), Atlanta, is the administrator-wholesale pricing for GTE, Alpharetta. Email: whoward@aol.com
Andrea Britt Powell (1992), Statesboro, president of Solutions and Statesboro Magazine recently married Benjamin Mark Conley from Statesboro.
Cindy K. Miller (1992), formerly in St. Simons, is now in Hinesville, where she is a teacher in the Snelson-Coolder Middle School.
Heather Radtke (1992), Savannah, is the general manager of Speros, Inc. Email: hradtke@ speros.com
Constance Folsom Smith (1992), Lawrenceville, is the director/owner of the New Creation Christian Academy. She is married to Willie Smith. Email: connie@iol10.com
Gwen Thomas Harvey (1993), Statesboro, is a teacher at Langston Chapel Middle School, Statesboro. She is married to Horace D. Harvey. Gwen was an outstanding basketball player for Georgia Southern for four years.
Michael Eugene Lee (1993), Cochran, is a business education teacher and football/soccer coach for the Wilkinson County BOE, Irwinton. He is married to Georgia Southern graduate Amy Wiggins, and they have a son, Cohen Michael.
Steven Haferkamp (1994), formerly in San Diego, CA, is now in Denver, where he is district manager for Automatic Data Processing. His wife is Dayna.
Jeffrey Blake Spruiell (1994), formerly in Leeds, AL, is now in Madison, AL, where he is an assistant vice president with Compass Bank, Decatur. His wife is Kathryn, and they were expecting their first child May 1, 2000.
Quandra Lenay Calhoun (1995), formerly in Macon, is now in Lithonia, where she is a customer service rep with Cigna Health Care. She is married to 1997 Georgia Southern electrical technology graduate Anthony Hill.
Kristen Judith Germano (1995), formerly in Smyrna, is now in Marietta, where she is the technical recruiting manager for Ajilon IT Services, Atlanta. She is married to Georgia Southern alumnus William "Mark" Swan.
Floyd Kevin Parker (1995), formerly in Ellabell, is now in Statesboro, where he is a major acct. rep. with Lanier Worldwide, Inc., Savannah. His wife, Angie, is a Georgia Southern alumna, and they have two children, Sydney Katheryn Parker, who was born Nov. 8, 1997, and Katelyn Nicole Parker, who was born March 5, 2000.
Daniel Glen Adams (1996), formerly in Woodbury, is now in Manchester, where he is a singer and acoustic guitarist with 1401. The group is currently touring the southeastern US. His wife is Gwen Graves, a Georgia Southern alumna.
David Willie Applebee (1996), formerly in Norcross, is now in Suwanee, where he is an account executive with eMD.com, Norcross. His wife is Stephanie.
Julie Renee Hare (1996), Albany, is an account executive with The Albany Magazine. She is married to Brian Y. Smith.
Douglas K. McNew (1996), Marietta, is now the director for Thorndike Deland, Roswell. Email: dougbwq@mindspring.com
Kasey Emery Beecher (1998), formerly in Marietta, is now in Atlanta, where she is the channel marketing associate with Employease, Inc. She is married to Georgia Southern alumnus Rob Gayle.
Jason Kyle Bohman (1998), Thomasville, is the sales manager for Spring Distributing Co. He has also started his own web-based company, Tallahassee Night Life.com to help advertise in that area.
Melissa Jean Brown (1998), formerly in Albany, is now in Pensacola, FL, where she is a tourism/data research assistant at the Haas Center for Business Research. She is also working on her MBA at West Florida University. Melissa married 1998 Georgia Southern Spanish graduate Lt. Jeff Turner, USMC on October 23, 1999. Email: jeffandmelissa@ hotmail.com
Christopher D. Carlson (1998), formerly in Marietta, is now in Dunwoody, where he is a surgical sales rep with NeuroTec. Christopher was one of our Georgia Southern soccer players.
Amy Kristen Cook (1998), Lilburn, is a graduate assistant at the University of Georgia.
Margaret Ann (Meg) O'Brien (1998), Mineola, NY, is the marketing research coordinator for Doubleday Direct, Inc., Garden City, NY.
Natasha Robertson (1998) (Delta Sig), formerly in Stone Mountain, is now in Atlanta, where she is an account rep with TMP Worldwide. Email: nroberts@tmp.com
Elisabeth Martin White (1998), formerly in Marietta, is now in Augusta, where she is the advertising coordinator for Morris Communica-tions’ National Magazine Division.
Caren Ann Dyches (1999), formerly in the 'Boro, is now in Hartwell, where she is a sales support specialist with FIBERWORKS, Inc., Lawrenceville. She recently married Georgia Southern resource management graduate Corey Brett Nunnally.
Jana M. Griffin (1999), formerly in Milledgeville, is now in Smyrna, where she is a leasing consultant with Post Properties.
Morgan Luffman (1999) (Delta Sig), Las Vegas, NV, is an administrative coordinator for Phoenix Leisure. Email: morganluffman@aol.com
Karl Miller (1999), Rex, is the marketing director of Home Buyers Assistance Foundation, Jonesboro. His wife is Ruth. Karl was an outstanding football player for Georgia Southern for four years.
Zeina Rahmé (1999), Atlanta, is an account rep with TMP Worldwide.
Angela E. Warren (1999), Savannah, is a financial consultant with Merrill Lynch.
Office Administration
Cheryl A. Browning (1978), Macon, is the office manager for the Vineville Presbyterian Church.
In Memoriam
Emory A. Raulerson, Jr. (BS 1962), Nahunta, Theodore, AL.
Kathleen Murphy Terrill (MKT 1980), Griffin, died September 22, 1999.
Diedre
Ellis Bishop (IS 1983), Swainsboro, died May 4, 2000.