Alumni News and Notes

FACS Facts

1970s

Lynda Gudenrath (BSHE '74, Furnishings and Interiors) was recently appointed as a board member for the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.

Joann L. Milam (BSHE '74, Home Economics Education) was awarded the 2010 D.W. Brooks Award for Excellence in Public Service Extension for her work as the family and consumer sciences Cooperative Extension agent in Washington County.

1980s

Mike Cantrell (BSHE '81, Dietetics and Institutional Management) is the owner and operator of the Cantrell Center for Physical Therapy and Wellness in Warner Robins.

Cynthia Hyde (BSHE '88, Fashion Merchandising) is the publisher of Southern Distinction magazine, a southern lifestyle magazine.

Brad Whitaker (BSHE '84, Family Development) is chief operating officer for Alternatives for Girls, which helps homeless and high-risk girls and young women avoid violence, teen pregnancy and exploitation and helps them to explore and access resources that can enable them to make positive choices.

1990s

Juan Daniels (BSFCS '97, Consumer Economics) is a pharmaceutical sales specialist with AstraZeneca in Tampa, Fla.

Lisa Humphrey Davis (BSFCS '91, Fashion Merchandising) and her husband, Tony, are the owners of the Purple Daisy Picnic Cafe at the foot of Lookout Mountain, Tenn.

Robert Edwards (BSFCS '97, Consumer Economics) is a relationship manager at All-American Resources in Atlanta.

Sherri Green (BSFCS '93, Home Economics and Journalism) has been elected president of the DC Ad Club, metropolitan Washington's chapter of the American Advertising Federation.

Shane Lyell (BSFCS '92, Hotel and Restaurant Management) is director of operations for Darden Restaurants in San Antonio, Texas, where he and his wife, Michelle, live.

Shannon Register (BSFCS '98, Consumer Economics) a real estate agent with ReMax in Spring, Texas, won the "Best Real Estate Blog in Texas" from Texas A&M University.

Dawn Schueneman (BSFCS '99, Furnishings and Interiors; MHP, Historic Preservation) and her husband, Wade, welcomed their second son, Liam, on Dec. 15, 2010, weighing 8 pounds, 6 ounces. Liam joins his big brother, Luke.

Hines Ward (BSFCS '98, Consumer Economics) was the winner of this spring's edition of Dancing with the Stars.

2000s

Blake Bartholomew (BSFCS '08, Housing) is an associate with Bartholomew Realty Inc. Real Estate and Investments in Fort Myers, Fla.

Chera Bernard (BSFCS '08, Fashion Merchandising) is a junior apparel buyer and visual merchandiser for Go with the Flow, an outdoor equipment and apparel store, in Roswell.

Brad Bohannon (BSFCS '01, Consumer Economics) is U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland's deputy chief of staff.

Maggie Bohannon (BSFCS '07, Dietetics) is on U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland's staff, concentrating on health care issues.

Chris Campbell (BSFCS '09, Family Financial Planning) is an associate at Homrich Berg Wealth Management in Atlanta.

Stacey Robertson Cooke (BSFCS '01, Child and Family Development) and her husband, Andy, welcomed their second child, Mattox Edward Cooke, on April 6. Mattox joins older brother, Miller.

Charles Crowley (BSFCS '08, Family Financial Planning) is a financial planning coordinator with Atlanta Financial Associates.

Jon Daly Jr. (BSFCS '04, Consumer Economics) is a regional supervisor for Daly Seven, a management development company in Danville, Va.

David Dickens (BSFCS '07, Family Financial Planning) is an investment analyst at Financial Network Associates in Atlanta.

Christy Epps (BSFCS '04, Family and Consumer Sciences Education; MEd '07, Educational Administration and Policy) has been awarded a David J. Mullen Memorial Scholarship, which provides a $2,500 award for a doctoral candidate preparing for a public school position. She teaches family and consumer sciences at Commerce High School and is a doctoral student in educational leadership in the UGA College of Education.

Katherine McGoldrick Eubanks (BSFCS '06, Child and Family Development-Early Childhood Education: Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 2) and John Eubanks (BSFCS '07, Family Financial Planning) welcomed their first child, John David "Jack" Eubanks Jr., on March 3, 2010. Katherine is a pre-kindergarten teacher at Stratford Academy in Macon, while John is a wealth management advisor for Patton, Alberton and Miller LLC. The Eubanks live in Macon.

Megan K. Finley (BSFCS '08, Consumer Economics) is a mortgage loan processor in the mortgage division at First American Bank & Trust in Athens.

TJ Gartrell (BSFCS '07, Consumer Economics) is an agency intern with State Farm Insurance in Duluth.

Eric A. Gilmore (MS '08, Housing and Consumer Economics) is a tax accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Atlanta.

Jacob Hawk (BSFCS '09, Consumer Economics) is a property manager with Classic City Realty in Athens.

Michael Hyle (BSFCS '07, Housing) is an associate at Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services in Atlanta.

Lauren Leschper (BSFCS '09, Fashion Merchandising) is the community relations coordinator for Earth Fare supermarket in Athens.

Mack McClung's (BSFCS '04, Consumer Economics) agency has been named the Allstate Insurance Company Agency of the Year for Georgia. His agency is in Bogart.

Heather McElroy (BSFCS '03, Consumer Economics), a real estate agent with Prudential Blanton Properties in Athens, has obtained e-PRO certification, which focuses on the use of social media in the real estate industry.

Amanda Nash (BSFCS '05, Housing) is the convention production manager for Zaxby's Franchising. She lives in Athens.

Erika (Jannette) Escoe Nelson (BSFCS '00, Consumer Journalism) has recently moved her business, Sports and More, to Athens.

Julie Till Patterson (BSFCS '00, Child and Family Development-Early Childhood Education: Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 2) and her husband, Kelly, welcomed their third child, Philip Ayden, on Dec. 14, 2010. He joins two sisters, Abbi and Aubrey.

Mandy Branyan Prophater (BSFCS '00, Child and Family Development) is a special education pre-kindergarten teacher at Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. She and her husband, Raymond, have two children, Cate and Russ.

Victor C. Sullivan IV (BSFCS '09, Family Financial Planning) is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors in Albany.

Zach Usilton (BSFCS '06, Housing) is the director of brokerage services for Wyatt Realty Co. in Atlanta.

Amber Vedder (BSFCS '08, Consumer Economics) is an account executive at Soliant Health in Tucker.

Anna Freeman Watson (BSFCS '05, Fashion Merchandising; MS '07, Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors) is a planning and policy specialist for the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities in Atlanta.  She and her husband, Rick, live in Roswell.

Franklin Whitworth (BSFCS '05, Consumer Economics) is a Certified Financial Planner and financial advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. Wealth Management in Duluth.

2010s

Graham Brown (MS '10, Housing and Consumer Economics) is an analyst in corporate and investment banking at Suntrust Robinson Humphrey in Atlanta.

Benjamin E. Byrd (BSFCS '10, Housing) has been named advisor and recruiter for the FACS Department of Housing and Consumer Economics' Griffin campus.

Felicia Chin (BSFCS '10, Dietetics) is a nutritionist with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.

Justin Foster (BSFCS '10, Consumer Journalism) is a marketing and sales leadership associate with Coca-Cola Refreshments U.S.A., headquartered in Tampa, Fla. He is responsible for managing and developing more than 1,400 accounts located in restaurants, bars and other dining facilities that serve Coke products. In June, he is scheduled to begin managing accounts with major retailers that sell Coke products, including stores such as Walmart, Target and Publix.

Alyson Haslam (MS '10, Foods and Nutrition) earned her master's degree in spring 2010. Her thesis is titled, "Anemia in Georgia Centenarians and Octogenarians." Dorothy Hausman was her major professor.

E. Darren Liddell (BSFCS '10, Family Financial Planning) has joined the staff of South Florida Urban Ministries in Miami, Fla.

Kaki Read (BSFCS '10, Fashion Merchandizing) is public relations coordinator and executive assistant to the founders of the eyewear company Warby Parker in New York City.

Kelly Tokarz (BSFCS '10, Consumer Journalism; ABJ '10, Newspapers) is a junior marketing coordinator for Trish McEvoy cosmetics company. She serves as head web writer for the company, press contact for the UK and Ireland, and regional visual manager for New York City.

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