Alumni News and Notes
FACS Facts
1950s
Elizabeth Hampton Cornelius (BSHE ’59) served as Gold Rush Queen during Dahlonega’s Gold Rush events in October. She was nominated for her involvement and service to the community.
Betty Sewell Ragland (BSHE ’59, Home Economics Education) served as the 2009 Senior International Cherry Blossom Festival Queen in Macon during March.
1970s
Patsy Newton Bryan (BSHE ’79, Consumer Economics and Home Management) is a Realtor with Signature Properties Group on St. Simons Island.
Sandra Whaley Derrick (BSHE ’76, Fashion Merchandising; MEd ’80, Home Economics Education) has retired after 30 years as an educator. She was selected Teacher of the Year for Whitfield County Schools in 2005-06 and lives in Dalton with her family.
1980s
Leslie Younts Brown (BSHE ’82, Fashion Merchandising) is brand vice president of marketing for Focus Brands, owner of Cinnabon, Schlotsky’s, Moe’s and Carvel. She works in the Atlanta area.
Amy Taylor Cunningham (BSHE ’89, Consumer Economics and Home Management) is an energy educator with Gwinnett County Cooperative Extension for Gwinnett, Forsyth and Cherokee counties.
Tammy Tate Gilland (BSHE ’88, Home Economics and Journalism) has joined the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. She is senior director for constituent programs for the University of Georgia Office of Development.
Shona Holt Jonson (BSHE ’88, Consumer Foods; MS ’90, Food Science) is employed by Chick-fil-A as manager of menu development in Atlanta.
Alan McArthur (BSHE ’85, Fashion Merchandising) is founder and co-partner of Urban Sanctuary Spa in Athens. He has degrees in massage therapy and esthetics.
1990s
James S. Chambless (BSFCS ’92, Consumer Economics and Home Management) is a captain with Atlantic Southeast Airlines in Atlanta.
Michelle Toucey Coates (BSFCS ’98, Child and Family Development) owns a Mellow Mushroom Pizza franchise in Lexington, Ky. She is married to Damon B. Coates.
Edward S. Dillon (BSFCS ’99, Housing) of burton + BURTON in Bogart has been named to the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Lindsay Elizabeth Duttera (BSFCS ’99, Fashion Merchandising) married Anthony Judd “AJ” Baltozer July 19, 2008, in Playa Herradura, Costa Rica. She is a sales consultant with Architectural Visions and lives in Jacksonville, Fla.
Christina Pasko Faine (BSFCS ’97, Child and Family Development) is a freelance photographer in Newnan. She is married to John Faine.
Brandie Miner (BSFCS ’96, Consumer Journalism) has been elected 2009 chair for the Communication Directors Institute of the National Association of Realtors. She has been director of communications and marketing for the Georgia Association of Realtors in Atlanta for more than seven years.
Shelly M. Nickols-Richardson (MS ’94, PhD ’98, Foods and Nutrition) has been appointed to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee for the U.S. departments Agriculture and Health and Human Services. Members of the committee are responsible for advising the U.S. secretaries of agriculture and health and human services on any nutritional or dietary revisions necessary to the existing “Dietary Guidelines.”
Kelli Osborn Powell (BSFCS ’96, Child and Family Development) is a program coordinator for the Institute on Human Development and Disability at UGA. She and her husband, Tony, have two daughters, Ali, 7, and Leah, 2.
Kyle Shadix (BSFCS ’94, Consumer Foods) competed in the Food Network show “Chopped.” Contestants on the show must turn a selection of everyday ingredients into an extraordinary three-course meal. After each course, a contestant gets “chopped” by the panel of culinary judges.
Jon Shelley (BSFCS ’91, Housing) is in charge of contractor-direct sales for Shelter Products in Daphne, Ala.
Heath Singer (BSFCS ’97, Consumer Economics) is a web consultant for AT&T Advertising and Publishing in Atlanta.
2000s
Amanda L. Anglyn (BSFCS ’03, Consumer Economics; MS ’07, Housing and Consumer Economics) is employed by Tellatin, Short, Hansen and Clark in Chesterfield, Mo. She conducts appraisals of senior housing facilities and conducts consulting and market feasibility studies for such projects.
Geoffrey Warren Bell (BSFCS ’07, Consumer Economics) is a retail specialist for Buckeye Cleaning Center in Norcross.
A.J. Bryant (BSFCS ’07, Housing) is a mortgage banker for HomeSouth Mortgage in Stockbridge.
Jessica Laine Duncan (BSFCS ’06, Furnishings and Interiors) was featured in the March issue of Southern Living magazine in an article focused on designing on a budget. Duncan is the owner of Design Laine. Her work also is featured in the “guest haven” of the Greenhaven show home in Cobb County.
Matthew Dunn (BSFCS ’06, Consumer Economics) works in lending with the Community Bank of Pickens County in Jasper.
Courtney Marie Foster (BSFCS ’08, Furnishings and Interiors) is a designer at Kitchen and Bath Concepts in Roswell.
Neil Gaines (BSFCS ’07, Consumer Economics) is a sales associate for North Georgia Label in Gainesville, a printing company specializing in labels for a wide range of products.
Alan Gilmer (BSFCS ’07, Furnishings and Interiors) is a project manager for Linda Ruderman Interiors in Greenwich, Conn.
Amanda Hull (BSFCS ’02, Furnishings and Interiors) is regional marketing director for Builders Design in Columbia, Md.
David Jacobs (BSFCS ’06, Housing) is a mortgage banker with HomeSouth Mortgage in Stockbridge.
Tracy Lamar (BSFCS ’08, Child and Family Development) is a child life specialist for Duke Children’s Hospital in Durham, N.C.
Keri Lynn McCutchen (BSFCS ’07, Child and Family Development) married Zachary Filakosky May 3 in Carillon Beach, Fla. She is employed with Penske Truck Leasing and lives in Grayson.
Abbi Odom (BSFCS ’05, Child and Family Development) is a teacher at Goodyear Elementary School in Brunswick.
Meredith Barrs Potter (BSFCS ’04, Consumer Foods and Dietetics) is the dietitian for the Houston County Board of Education in Warner Robins.
Syd Rives (BSFCS ’04, Housing) is a sales manager for SPRO, an international fishing supply company headquartered in Kennesaw.
Lauren Melissa Rosser (BSFCS ’08, Child and Family Development) and Robert Todd Weeks were married Aug. 23 at Social Circle United Methodist Church. They live in Atlanta.
Stephanie Satterwhite (BSFCS ’05, Consumer Economics) is an internal audit liaison for the Citizens Bank of Cochran.
Amy Dykes Scarborough (MS ’03, Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors) has been awarded the International Textiles and Apparel Association’s Doctoral Student Professional Promise Award. She is a doctoral student at Washington State University.
Grant Smith (BSFCS ’08, Consumer Economics) is the national account manager for Coyote Logistics, a third-party logistics company that moves products across the world.
Heather L. Sweaney (BSFCS ’00, Consumer Journalism) recently received the Directors’ Award from the Athens Community Council on Aging where she works as a home-delivered meals specialist.
Anna Freeman Watson (BSFCS ’05, Fashion Merchandising; MS ’07, Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors), a life skills teacher at Kannapolis Middle School in Kannapolis, N.C., has been recognized for her ability to incorporate a variety of new technology into her classroom. The technology was provided through a $1 million state IMPACT grant awarded to the school. She and her husband, Rick, live in Kannapolis.
Justin Wingo (BSFCS ’04, Consumer Economics) works with Atlanta Demolition, a demolition, disposal and site preparation company commercial.
If you have news and information for FACS Facts send it to Susan Byus, Director of Alumni Relations and Student Leadership, at sbyus@fcs.uga.edu or call her at 706-542-4881. For the latest information on all alumni events, please see our calendar at www.fcs.uga.edu/alumni/calendar.html |
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