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Nora Lennie Stone(BSHE '46; MSHE '50, Home Economics Education) is retired and enjoying life in Statesboro. She worked for Georgia Southern as a dietician for five years, prior to spending 21 years as a teacher, 14 of them at Marvin Pittman Demonstration School on the Georgia Southern Campus.

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Virginia D'Ambrosio(BSHE '69, Home Economics Education) is retired after 32 years of teaching as head of the family and consumer sciences department at Fonda-Fultonville Central School in New York.

DiAnn Pattillo McMillan(BSHE '63, Dietetics and Institution Management) is the food service director at Savannah Country Day School where she has worked for 20 years.

Genelda Moseley Reese(BSHE '63, Dietetics and Institution Management) heads the dietary department at Bullock Memorial Hospital in Statesboro.

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Robbie Baughn Boggs (BSHE '75, Fashion Merchandising; MHE '78, Clothing, Textiles, Interiors and Furnishings) is an instructor in the family and consumer sciences department at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, where she teaches a variety of courses including fashion merchandising.

Nancy Rebecca Coleman (BSHE '77; MEd '78, Home Economics Education) was selected for the Circle of Leadership from the Georgia Agriculture Leaders Forum in December 2002. She is currently director of alumni relations at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton.

Janis Holt Collins (BSHE '73, Home Economics and Art) and her husband, Darrell, are the parents of four sons. They live in North Augusta, South Carolina, and Janis makes annual mission trips to Bolivia.

Louise Hill (BSHE '79, Home Economics and Journalism) is a community leadership development specialist at the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership at UGA. She moved into her new role July 1 after serving as director of development and alumni relations for the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences for seven years.

Beverly Rheney Littlefield (BSHE '70, Home Economics and Journalism) is the section manager for program development and operations for the Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Aging Services.

Vera Wingfield Stewart's (BSHE '74, Home Economics Education) business VeryVera was recently featured on NBC's The Today Show on a segment on great mail order gift ideas. VeryVera's newest ventures include a cafe located in the store in Augusta as well as an Augusta Regional Airport location. For more information, go to www.veryvera.com.

Sherry D. Weber (MEd '79, Home Economics Education) teaches special education in the Clarke County School District.

Ann Stowe Wilburn (BSHE '71; MEd '77, Home Economics Education) is a family and consumer sciences teacher at Westside Middle School in Winder.

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Katherine Holt Barnes (PhD '87, Human Development and Family Science) works as a marriage and family therapist and writes a weekly column on mental health for the Clayton Tribune.

Deborah Lisa Craft (BSHE '87, MEd '89, 'EdS '92, Home Economics Education) and her husband, Michael, announce the birth of a baby girl, Allison Lee, on December 3, 2002. Allison joins her brother, Ryan, and sister, Caitlin. The family lives in Dalton.

Susan Lewis Culpepper (BSHE '86, Fashion Merchandising) is a public service representative with the Douglas County Extension Service. She and her husband Mike stay busy keeping up with their one-year-old son, Will. They currently reside in Dallas, Georgia.

Paula Schwartzman Fine (BSHE '85, Child Development) works as the host producer of children's closed circuit television shows at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Hospital for the child life department. She also performs in the music parody troupe “Southern Discomfort.”

Angela Fortner Nettles (BSHE '82, Consumer Economics and Home Management) is a senior human resource manager for Icon Office Solutions in Columbia, South Carolina.

Peggy Oliver Gerace-Roosa (BSHE '88, Fashion Merchandising, MS '90, Clothing, Textiles, Interiors and Furnishings) lives in Los Angeles and has been director of service level and process management within the IT division of EarthLink, Inc. She is responsible for creating, implementing, and managing service level agreements across the company. She joined Earthlink in 1999.

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Paula Early Adams (PhD '93, Human Development and Family Science) is a school social worker for Lumpkin County Schools. She is a licensed clinical social worker and a certified school social work specialist. The sixth-generation Lumpkin County native and her husband, Bobby, have two children, daughter Brooke and son Brynnan.

Elizabeth Barnhart (BSHE '90, Housing) is a full-time mother to Georgina Blair “Georgia,” born December 22, 2000. The family lives in Washington, DC.

Allison Priebe Brooks (BSFCS '99, Consumer Journalism) has begun her own business selling high-end jewelry. Her web address is www.AllisonBrooksDesigns.com.

Becky Wood Carlan (BSFCS '98, Consumer Economics and Housing) and her husband, Tim, announce the birth of their son, Benjamin Walton Carlan. He was born on January 13, 2003. The Carlans live in Commerce. Diane Wood (Degree Program Specialist, Office of Student Services) is the grandmother of Benjamin.

Darnelda L. Crosby (BSFCS '99, Human Development and Family Science) is an employment broker for the Institute on Human Development and Disability (IHDD) in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Georgia. IHDD works with others to create opportunities that will improve the quality of life for people with disabilities and their families by advancing the understanding of the ability of all people through education, research, and public service.

Bernard Davis (BSFCS '94, Consumer Economics) is a team manager for State Farm Insurance Co. in Spartanburg, SC.

Lauren James Dawkins (BSFCS '97, Furnishing and Interiors) is a sales associate with Ainsworth-Noah and Associates in Atlanta.

Kelly McGill Dean (BSHE '89, Fashion Merchandising; MS '91, Clothing, Textiles, Interiors, and Furnishings) is chief operations officer and part-owner for Scofield Timber Co. She also serves on the board of directors for the Southern Institute for Business and Professional Ethics and the UGA Alumni Association.

Jennifer Ward Dunn (BSFCS '96, Child and Family Development; MS '01, Human Development and Family Science) and her husband David have a two-year-old son, Gus. Jennifer has been teaching a family relationships class for the past two years and will be teaching an internship class at Florida State University this fall.

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Robert Edwards (BSFCS '97, Consumer Economics) is a running back for the Miami Dolphins and was recently nominated for an ESPY award in the Comeback Athlete category. The ESPY Awards were created by ESPN in 1993 and are given for Excellence in Sports Performance.

Missy Brill Fletcher (BSHE '89, Consumer Economics and Home Management) lives in Spotsylvania, Virginia, with her husband, Gary, and their three sons, ages two, four and nine. She handles accounts receivable and payable, and issues invoices for international customers of her father's business.

Suzanne Melton Griffeth (BSFCS '99, Consumer Economics) and her husband, Phillip, announce the birth of their son, Carson, on April 7, 2003. Suzanne is director of alumni relations in the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Anne Hansen (MHE '92, Human Development and Family Science) is an assistant director with the Northeast Georgia Regional Development Center, which provides service for Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Walton counties.

Maurice Harrell (BSFCS '95, Consumer Economics) is the founder and president of Pro Players Network Group in Conyers, a real estate, mortgage, consulting, and private investment company that focuses on the needs of professional athletes and entertainers.

Denise Houston (BSFCS '93, Foods and Nutrition; MS '97, Foods and Nutrition) received the American Society for Nutritional Sciences Kraft Pre-Doctoral Fellowship for 2003. She is a doctoral candidate at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in the Department of Nutrition.

Donna Gaulding Jordan (BSFCS '98, Child and Family Development-Early Childhood Education: Pre-K-Grade 2) is the owner of Learning Train Preschool Academy, a day care center for three and four year olds, in Colbert. She is also the mother of two girls.

Carrie Jefferson Judd (BSFCS '97, Child and Family Development) and her husband, Brian, announce the birth of their daughter, Hannah Claire, on November 22, 2002. Carrie is a 4-H agent with the UGA Extension Service. The family lives in Alpharetta.

Julia Anastasia Jurgensen (BSFCS '96, Fashion Merchandising) is employed by WH Smith Travel Retail. She is a member of the Junior League of Atlanta and Alpha Delta Pi Sorority.

Claudia Wiseman Markham (BSFCS '99, Child and Family Development) has been named branch manager of the Athens First Bank and Trust Company's Lexington Road office. She began her career as a utility teller and served as a customer service representative before entering the bank's management associate program.

Kristy Edwards McLean (BSFCS '93, Family and Consumer Sciences Education) teaches family and consumer sciences at Colquitt County High School in Moultrie. She completed her master's degree in December 2001 in Adult and Career Education. She and her husband, Jeff, are the proud parents of Aidan Parker McLean, born on Aug. 27, 2002. Aidan joins his older brother Alec.

Ann Mohney (BSFCS '97, Housing) is an asset manager with the Athens Housing Authority.

Bridgette Leigh Palmer (BSFCS '98, Dietetics) married David Lee Matthews on August 23, 2003 in the chapel of First Baptist Church in Elberton. Bridgette is the school nutrition director for Elbert County Schools.

Annie Smith Rolston (BSFCS '98, Consumer Economics) works as a senior accounting analyst for the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta.

Kathryn Elizabeth Teel-Jones (BSFCS '98, Furnishings and Interiors) and her husband Rodney are the parents of Sydney Elizabeth, born March 19 and weighing 8 pounds. The family lives in Athens.

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Stacey Robertson Cooke (BSFCS '01, Human Development and Family Science) graduated in May 2003 with a master's degree in psychological services from the University of Pennsylvania. Upon finishing an internship program this fall, she will be certified as a school counselor.

David A. Dosser, Jr., (PhD '81, Child and Family Development) is professor and director of the Family Therapy Program at East Carolina University.

Lauren Anne Ertischek (BSFCS '00, Human Development and Family Science-Early Childhood Education: Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 2) teaches at South Jackson Elementary School in Jackson County.

Katharine Ann Hamner (BSFCS '02, Human Development and Family Science) is currently pursuing a master's degree in special education at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Helen Harris (BSFCS '03, Family and Consumer Sciences Education) teaches at Jenkins County High School.
Marcy McElveen (BSFCS '03, Dietetics and Consumer Foods) married Paul Pugliese on June 28, 2003 at Berry College Chapel. She began her dietetics internship with Southern Regional Medical Center in August. She and her husband live in Stockbridge.

Rachel Merry (BSFCS '02, Consumer Journalism) is the Oconee District executive for the Boy Scouts of America. She recruits, trains, and motivates volunteers and works in public relations for a six-county area: Washington, Wilkinson, Putnam, Hancock, Jasper, and Baldwin.
Shana Moore (BSFCS '01, Family and Consumer Sciences Education) teaches family and consumer sciences in the Fulton County School System.

Melissa Mullin (BSFCS '02, Human Development and Family Science) serves as the program service director for Morningside Assisted Living in Athens.

Megan Murphy, (PhD '02, Human Development and Family Science) received the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. David Wright was her advisor. Megan is an assistant professor in the MFT program at Iowa State University.

Joshua Daniel Pile (BSFCS '01, Consumer Economics) married April Strickland on November 11, 2002 at Primrose Cottage in Roswell. Joshua is employed as a sales manager with the Georgia Erosion Control Center in Woodstock. He and his wife live in Alpharetta.

Stacy Brock Stepler (MS '02, Housing and Consumer Economics) is working as a development assistant at the Jewish Community Center in Houston, Texas.

Ashley Marie Victor (BSFCS '02, Human Development and Family Science) married Phillip Michael Walker on August 10, 2002. Ashley sells personal and commercial insurance at The Complete Insurance Source in Fayetteville. She and her husband live in Fairburn.

 

 

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(L-R) Beth Lowery Epling (BSHE ’70, Home Economics Education), Vice President for Development; Ayisha Fleming Savage (BSFCS ’99, Dietetics), FDN Representative; Bridgette Palmer Matthews (BSFCS ’98, Dietetics), FDN Representative; Linda Brogdon Lewis (MEd ’73, Home Economics Education; BSHE ’71, Home Economics Education), FACS Education Representative; Stacy Bishop Jones (BSFCS ’93, FACS Education and Journalism), President; Tammy Tate Gilland (BSHE ’88, Home Economics and Journalism), Vice President for Programs; Jill Sirmans Bateman (BSFCS ’93, Family and Consumer Sciences and Journalism), HACE Representative; Katy O’Neal Arrowood (BSFCS ’94, Human Development and Family Science), CFD Representative; Cynthia Cochran (BSHE ’85, Clothing and Textiles; MS ’87, Clothing and Textiles, Furnishings and Interiors), President-Elect; and Carol Bugg (BSFCS ’91, Consumer Economics and Home Management) Chair of the College Relations Committee. Not pictured are: Pat Hammond (BSHE ’60, Home Economics Education), Secretary; Jacquelyn Tucker (BSFCS ’02, Human Development and Family Science) CFD Representative; Marian Proper (BSHE ’84, Fashion Merchandising) TMI Representative; Kishia Shooks (BSFCS ’00, Fashion Merchandising), TMI Representative; Jan Baggarly (MEd ’78, Home Economics Education; BSHE ’74, Clothing and Textiles), FACS Education Representative; Laurie Barton (BSFCS ’02, Human Development and Family Science), Out of State Representative; and Kindra Watters (BSFCS ’93, Family and Consumer Sciences and Journalism), Past President.