CLASS NOTES
Jeff Allen ’10
Jonathon Sweeney ’11 & U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn
Lauren Hess Cooper ’10, James Cooper Jr. & friends
Casey Hekker ’11 & Kyle Waggoner ’11
Catherine Melendez Ramsey ’10 & Matthew Ramsey
Brittany Corbin Clemmons ’12 & Blake Clemmons ’11
luncheon. In June, he received a Minorities in the Profession Scholarship from the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyer’s Division. With support from the award, David will attend ABA conferences, serve on a YLD board and receive mentoring. Kyle Andersen has joined WMAR in Baltimore, Md., as the early morning assignment editor, moving from a smiliar role at WFMZ in Allentown, Pa. His wife, Caitlyn Glascock Andersen, teaches at Woodside Elementary School in Glen Burnie, Md., and the couple recently purchased their first home outside of Baltimore. ■ Kellen H. Burgwin and Libby Kawa were married on 5/26/12. Kellen graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine a week before the wedding and has begun a residency with the U.S. Navy. ■ Kelsey C. Davis received a master’s degree in education, specializing in bilingual/bicultural education and English as a second language from DePaul University. ■ Alex C. Demosthenes has received a master’s degree focusing on economics and Latin America from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He works for the International Finance Corporation at The World Bank Group and lives in Washington, D.C. ■ Toni Fiorello and Matthew Perilli were
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married on 6/9/12. Alumni in attendance included Ryan Mimmo ’07, Allison Barbieri, Brooke Cavanaugh, Kaitlin Lannon, Meredith McCue, Ginie Messino, Katie Nicholson, Jessica Augustine Yanik and Melissa Mastropolo ’10. ■ Meredith Kay Thompson and Ryan Clark were married on 11/11/11. Meredith is a contract attorney with Motley Rice LLC, and the couple live in Charleston, S.C. ■ Matthew Thornell graduated with honors from the University of Texas McCombs School of Business with a master’s degree in technology commercialization. ■ Dwayne W. Waite Jr. received his certification to be a referee for the U.S. Soccer Federation. He lives in Charlotte, N.C. ■ Madeline Wear and David Hughes were married on 11/19/11. Kristina Eller participated in the wedding. Other alumni in attendance included Ali Ardington, Ashley Sumwalt Chastain, Matt Chastain, Jen Connolly, Tara Herbert Dahlem, Steve Dahlem, Kimberly Eller, April Kirby, Eileen Leonardo, Mark McHugh, Rebecca Porter-Orr, Brent Price, Cameron Rudder, Buck Russell, Cameron Scarborough, Brittany Sheehan, Scott Sobanski, David Wells and Katie Whitmore. ■ Autumn Welt received a Master of Fine Arts degree in dance choreography and performance from Smith College in May. She now lives in Orlando, Fla. Kevin A. Kline has joined KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas. He will produce eight newscasts per week, including three per day on weekends, for the NBC affiliate. He lives in Austin. ■ Andrew
R. Rill and Carrie Dilger were
married on 12/17/11. Alumni in attendance were Lauren Burgess, Shannon Cain, Ryan Stimmel, Andrew Wilder and Stephen Dilger ’11. Andrew is a student at the Palmer School of Chiropractic and Carrie teaches elementary school. They live in Daytona Beach, Fla. ■ Nicole Maria Quarles and Antonio J. Thomas were married on 5/19/12. They live in Atlanta, Ga.
Jeff S. Allen has joined
cloud-computing leader SalesForce.com as a corporate sales representative. He sends big thanks to Assistant Professor of Marketing Michael Rodriguez for introducing him to the CRM/social sales space during his time at Elon. Jeff lives in Dunn Loring, Va. ■ Christopher T. Dorsey moved from Boulder, Colo. to New York City in March to join global advertising firm SS+K as an account representative. ■ Lauren Judd Hess and James Cooper Jr. were married on 4/28/12. Alumni participating in the wedding were Samantha Painer Adams ’09, Mary Lyons ’09 and Katie Owens Stroecker ’09. Alumni in attendance were Joe Adams ’09 and Megan Dempsey ’09. Lauren is an industrial engineer for Mary Washington Healthcare in Fredericksburg, Va., where the couple live. ■ Catherine Anne Melendez and Matthew Ramsey were married on 7/2/11. Alumni and students in attendance were Kristen Clements, Mike Duff, Meaghan Harkins, Melanie Herrmann, Krissy Lebeau, Elizabeth Rymer, Laura Smith, Angela Sparrow, Aly Speir, Justin
In Memoriam Hugh B. Johnson ’39, Raleigh, N.C. 6/15/12. Clifton W. Coble ’40, Burlington, N.C. 7/9/12. Jane B. Weisbecker ’43, Rye Brook, N.Y. 4/11/12. Nell Brittain Irick ’49, Santee, S.C. 7/12/12. William C. Tedder Sr. ’49, Fairmont, N.C. 5/7/12. James B. “Jim” Widenhouse ’49, Spartanburg, S.C. 7/11/12. Frank W. Steed Jr. ’53, Raleigh, N.C. 6/30/12. Ann Kukel Beamon ’73, Burlington, N.C. 5/15/12. Harold L. Thornton ’73, Mebane, N.C. 5/14/12. Sheran Link “Sherri” Lovell ’75, Newport News, Va. 7/14/12. Guy Vernon Smith III ’85, Kinston, N.C. 5/29/12. Maynard D. Hedrick ’88, Wytheville, Va. 5/31/12. Shirley York Ferguson ’90, Durham, N.C. 5/25/12.