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AlumNotes - 2003

1977
Lisa Thomson McGalliard is owner of Ramelle’s Florist in Savannah.

Bill Wassner writes, “I left Savannah after my graduation, completed four degrees, got married, raised three sons and lived in three states. My current job is full-time Interim Minister for St. Peter's UCC in South Bend, Indiana. I am also a part-time Addictions Counselor with Addictions Recovery Center in South Bend. I volunteer as a chaplain with the Indiana State Police as well.”

1979
David Dupuis was recently featured in the Savannah Morning News for conducting a theatre arts workshop for summer campers in Beaufort. David is an Emmy-winning makeup artist, most recently working on the summer blockbuster, “Pirates of the Caribbean.” See the article profiling David at http://www.lowcountrynow.com/stories/062403/LOCmakeup.shtml.

1980
Michael McCumberMichael W. McCumber and his wife Noelle are proud to announce the birth of their first son, Daniel Graham McCumber on January 25th, 2003. Daniel was welcomed by his big sister Megan McCumber, who is in the 4th grade at SCPS and by his big brother, Michael McCumber Jr., who is in the 2nd grade at SCPS. Daniel also has a cousin, Victoria Randall, who attends SCPS. Noelle works with the organ donor program for the state of South Carolina, and Michael is a registered nurse. He heads up the critical care transport team and is also the trauma coordinator at Trident Medical Center in Charleston, S.C.

1981
Debra Adams Davis is Director, Global Offerings for IBM in Cary, N.C.

Sharon Roberts is self-employed as an artist in Marietta, Ga., where she handcrafts pottery.

1983
Ralph Kraft is pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Asheboro, N.C.

1984
Eric Palefsky is owner and president of Bottom Line Apparel in Suwanee, Ga., specializing in corporate wearables and specialty items.

1985
Penny Marsh Carter and husband Lee announce the birth of their second child, Kaley Anne Carter on March 13, 2003. She joins big brother Spencer, who is in the Pre-K program at SCPS. They live in Rincon. Capt. Larry W. Hadwin, Jr. was recently selected as the 2002 Company Grade Officer of the Year for the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard. He currently serves as the Logistics Plans and Program Officer. He is married to the former Elizabeth Rockwell and they have two children, Matthew, 10 and Katie, 6. They reside in Savannah. John Childress 1986 and Angela Welch Childress 1987 would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the faculty, staff, student body, alumni and current parents for the diapers, wipes and other baby and monetary gifts given last spring during Angela’s hospital stay. Mostly, we want to thank you for your prayers. God answered them in a mighty way! Angela had a checkup in February and all is well. We would also like to officially announce the birth of our sons. John Jay, Jr. (Jack) and Wilson Guy (Wils) – a year old now – joined big sisters Millie (7), Annie McLarin (5) and Ellie (3) on February 22, 2002. Mrs. Joan McLeod stopped by to update us on her crew of SCPS alums: Cliff McLeod 1994 is working at Candler/St. Joseph as a Physical Therapy Technician and is assisting in coaching duties for the SCPS girls’ soccer team. Lucien McLeod 1997 is an Assistant Manager for Footlocker in Savannah. Travis McLeod 1999 is a Junior at the University of West Georgia, majoring in Pre-Med and playing football. Nicel McLeod 1999 is a Junior Mass Communications Major at Georgia College and State University. Natacha McLeod 2002 is finishing her Freshman year at Georgia College and State University as and was recently inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta honor society.

Captain Larry Hadwin recently received a National Award as the 2002 Company Grade Logistics Plans Officer of the year for the Air National Guard. He received his award at the Air National Guard Logistics Plans Conference at Gulfport Mississippi. He is employed by the 165th Airlift Wing in Savannah and currently serves as the Logistics Readiness Officer. He is married to the former Elizabeth Rockwell of Savannah and they have two children, Matthew, in the 5th grade at DeRenne, and Katie, 6 years old..

1987
Dawn Daniel Schmitt is a stay-at-home mom in Columbia, S.C.

Billy Lee is married and has two girls, Lindsay (age 4) and Lauren (age 1-1/2). He owns a private investigative firm in Orlando, Fla. specializing in product liability. The Lees reside in Oviedo, Fla.

1988
Tim W. Inglis is chief building official for the city of Newnan, Ga.

1989
Shaler Williams lives in Loganville, Ga. where he works in Quality Process for National Starch & Chemical.

1990
Lloyd RowlandLloyd Rowland and Lari Schaughency were married on August 2, 2003 in Tampa, Fla. Lloyd is a pilot for the Georgia Department of Transportation in Atlanta and Lari is a former event planner for fundraising at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. They live in the Atlanta area.

Sarah Elizabeth MountPam Tucker Mount and her husband Steve announce the birth of a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Mount on April 17, 2003. The family lives in Darlington, S.C. where Steve is an engineer with Arvin-Meritor and Pam is a stay at home Mom.

1991
Derek Moore has lived in Nashville, Tenn. since graduating from SCPS, receiving both undergraduate and medical degrees from Vanderbilt University. He is currently in the fifth year of his general surgery residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Derek writes that he hopes to return to Savannah after completing his training and would like for his children to attend SCPS!

1992
Jamie McCurry and Kendall Ashley Maginnis were married August 2, 2003 in Baton Rouge, La. The couple lives in Savannah where Jamie is the national government sales specialist for Brasseler USA and Kendall is assistant director of exhibition sales for the Savannah College of Art and Design.

1993
Kimberly Goodding Broerman is an associate pastor at St. Mark United Methodist Church in downtown Atlanta.

1994
Beth Ewaldsen Edmiston and her husband Bart have moved to Portland, Maine for Bart’s residency in anesthesiology. They will reside there for at least the next four years. Classmates can email Beth at eee@maine.rr.com.

Jennifer Grotheer Mims and her husband Brian announce the birth of their third son, Jackson Thomas Mims (Jack) on March 18,1993. He joins his brothers, Will, 5 and Matthew, 2. The Mims live in Savannah.

1997
Bradley Fickett competed in London last July as one of eight finalists in BP’s yearly worldwide contest on “Unique Applications of Technology.” He presented his project on “Mechanical Robotic Dredging” to the senior executive committee of the company. Bradley is a mechanical engineer with BP and resides in Mt. Pleasant, S.C with his wife Kasey.

Dan Ward graduated from Armstrong Atlantic State University in December 2002 with a B.A. in English Communications and a minor in Photography. He is Associate Editor of Truckin' Magazine and currently lives in Fullerton, California.

1998
Anne Cooper graduated from East Carolina University in December 2002 with a BS degree in Hospitality Management. She then served a five-month internship with Georgia Congressman Jack Kingston and is now a full-time assistant on Congressman Kingston’s Capitol Hill staff. She reminds Raider readers to be sure and catch the movie, “Seabiscuit” in theatres this summer, co-starring her Oscar-winning uncle, Chris Cooper!

Stephen Burgstiner and Summer McCarthy ‘99 were married August 2, 2003 at Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church in Savannah. Both are seniors at Armstrong Atlantic State University, majoring in Economics.

1999
Meredith BoggsMeredith Boggs has had a busy 2002 between broadcast journalism studies at Georgia Southern University and successfully competing in pageants. She captured the 2002 Miss Oktoberfest crown in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario Canada last year, which was televised throughout Canada. She presided at the Opening Ceremonies, made more than 100 public appearances, including visits to schools to speak to more than 15,000 students and participated in numerous Oktoberfest events. The following month, she was a semifinalist and received the “Photogenic Award” in the Miss Georgia USA pageant. Meredith appeared in the Prom issue of Pageantry Magazine and on the cover of Supermodels Unlimited. Her ambition is to be a news anchor with a major network. She is actively involved with many service clubs and activities, and initiated a schools program to speak to students about the importance of volunteering and mentoring youth in need of guidance and companionship.

Allison Lee graduated from the University of Georgia last August with a BA degree in Political Science.

Mac McClurkin recently completed an internship at ASA (Delta Airlines) in Atlanta. He will return to Auburn University in the fall to complete his degree in Aviation Management. Mac has been in the Honors College at Auburn and a member of Alpha Lambda Delta and Eta Mu Sigma Honor Societies. Mac has also Co-oped at Southwest Airlines in Dallas and interned at Vulcan Materials Co. in Birmingham.

Matt Toler served an internship on Congressman Jack Kingston’s staff this summer. He is a senior at the University of Georgia.

2000
Elizabeth BrownElizabeth Browne has been awarded a $5,000 academic scholarship from the PGA of America’s Financial Assistance Fund Scholarship Program. The program was established in 1986 to promote higher education goals for the children and grandchildren of PGA Professionals. Elizabeth is one of only ten college students nationwide to receive $5,000 academic scholarships this year. A senior Speech Communications major at the University of Georgia, Elizabeth currently has a 3.78 GPA and has received President’s honors the last three semesters. She plans to begin the Masters degree program in Sports Communications after graduation in May 2004. Last summer she interned with the Savannah Sports Council. Through her membership in Alpha Delta Pi sorority, she volunteers with the Ronald McDonald House and works as a mentor to elementary school students.

2001
Erica MargraveErica Margrave has been accepted into the University of Georgia School of Pharmacy. She begins this fall as a member of the Class of 2007.

Katie McDermott was one of 42 students selected to participate in the 2003 University of Georgia LeaderShape Institute. She was also selected to serve as a counselor for this summer’s DawgCamp, which teaches incoming first-year students basic leadership skills and helps get them involved in campus activities.

Sarah Rosenblum was inducted into Phi Eta Sigma national honorary society at Loyola University where she is a junior majoring in Psychology.

2002
Corey FidlerCorey Fidler has completed his first season playing football at Presbyterian College. He finished the season as the third leading rusher on the team

Clayborne Rhodes has been inducted into national academic honor societies Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma at the University of Georgia. She is a Sophomore pre-nursing major.