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1950s Harry B. Blevins ’55 became principal of a high school after teaching and coaching for 11 years, and retired after a total of 34 years. He is currently a member of the Senate of Virginia, having served since 1998 in the General Assembly.
1960s Bill Harrold ’60 worked for the Wilkes County Board of Education as a high school teacher at East Wilkes High School for 31 years. He has now retired to his farm and occupies his time by traveling and fishing. Ronald Leon Moore ’62 is chairman, president and CEO of Bank of Floyd in Floyd, VA, chairman of Virginia Small Business Finance Authority appointed by former Governor Tim Kaine, and is a member of American Bankers and Virginia Bankers Government Relations Councils. Donald C. Wall ’64 is the Director of Iredell County Department of Social Services. He has worked 42 years with North Carolina state employment. Dr. Joyce Williams Bergin ’67 has been named Assistant Dean for the College of Education at Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) in Savannah, GA. Dr. Bergin is also a full professor in the Department of Special and Adult Education. She has been a member of the faculty at AASU since 1992.
1970s Bill Rudisill ’70 resides in Wilmington, NC, and is a co-owner of hotels including Hampton Inn Medical Park Wilmington, Hampton Inn Wilmington University, Residence
Inn Chapel Hill and Hilton Garden Inn Southpoint Durham.
1980s Frank Thomas ’81 is a former high school football coach and economics teacher and was success coordinator for 17 years. He is now the owner of Innovations Fitness South of Atlanta in McDonough, GA. Michael Eades ’83 was recently inducted into the Princeton (WV) High School Hall of Fame for basketball. He has been a respected basketball referee for 11 years in the Atlantic Coast Conference and other conferences and was named “Referee of the Year” in the ACC in 2006. He played collegiate basketball at LeesMcRae and UNC-Greensboro. Lynn Vance Hinshaw ’83 was named Registrar at Lees-McRae College in December 2009. She formerly served as Director of Extended Campus Programs and Director of Admissions. Anne Reynolds Brock ’84 and Gerald Brock ’84 reside in Apex, NC. Gerald just celebrated his 24th year with the Cary Post Office, and Anne has worked for the Town of Apex for more than 11 years. Jun Tsuruta ’84 lives in San Antonio, TX, with his wife Kim and daughter Kinsey. He now works as the Director of Supply Chain for Lockheed Martin. They moved to San Antonio after 11 years in Kingwood, TX, near Houston, where Jun worked for Continental Airlines. Nick Farr ’87 of Anderson, SC, made the long list of nominations for the Grammy for Best New Age Album this year for his sixth album called “The Ever Present Now”, that
debuted at No. 1 in January 2009. Chris Heagle ’89 lives in Cary, NC, where he works as a Communications Officer for the Cary Police Department, a position he’s held for 15 years.
1990s Tamara Brown Levi ’97 graduated with a Ph.D. in history from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2006. She is assistant professor of history at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, AL. Erick Bayne ’98 is a Correctional Lieutenant for the Department Of Corrections in the largest facility in Delaware. He performs in local events and community theater in the area, including starring as Juan Peron in EVITA and recently auditioned for America’s Got Talent.
2000s Brandon Young ’02 recently moved from Spruce Pine, NC, to Hampton, TN. He works as a school counselor at Buladean School and Tipton Hill School in Mitchell County, NC. Adam Roberts ’04 has been the Activity Manager for the Parks and Recreation Department for the Town of Carrboro for the past two years. He is also a member of the Great Atlantic Lacrosse Club. Jaime Workman ’04 received a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in May 2008. She currently works in Toronto, Ontario, as an inpatient physical therapist, specializing in neurology rehabilitation. Randy Ragland ’05 was named head football coach for West Johnston High School in Benson, NC.
In Remembrance
Alumni
Jean Brown Palermo ’26 – 1.28.2010 Cleo Pannell Phillips ’35 – 12.3.2009 John C. Winegar ’31 – 5.29.2009 Sarah Palmer Cottrell ’39 – 7.9.2002 Cyrus J. Wilson, Jr. ’40 – 8.12.09 Rosamond Bartlett Clay ’43 – 10.15.2009 John W. McNeely, Jr. ’49 – 1.26.2010 Donald Leroy Allen ’51 – 10.25.2009 Fred C. Miller ’51 – 12.10.2009 22 | The Pinnacles Spring 2010
William D. “Bill” Troxler ’48 – 12.2.2009 Helen Elrob ’53 – 11.15.2009 Martha Minter Terrell ’53 – 1.12.2010 Trula Bennett ’56 – 10.28.2008 Becky Setzer Biggs ’58 – 12.31.2009 Ralph Fortune ’78 – 10.4.2009 Robert Harold Wellman ’64 – 4.19.2009 Lee Richard Herrmann ’86 - 6.11.2008 Amy Frizsell Cockerhand ’10 – 12.4.2009
Mackenzie Clevenger ’07 and a friend received a $20,000 grant given through Community Partnership for Arts and Culture in Cleveland, OH. With the grant, they plan to travel to Thailand and Cambodia where they will partner with organizations to help combat the issue of sex trafficking and help provide opportunities for young girls to live in safe environments. They will perform choreographed dances for children in schools and private homes hoping to open doors of discussion. Justin C. Hall ’07 recently appeared as a lead actor in Twin City Stage’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in Winston-Salem. Tyler Steiber ’08 is employed with the United States Secret Service. Sara Travis ’08 is currently working at the Palm Beach Zoo in West Palm Beach, FL, as an education specialist. She develops and presents animal education shows to young children at the Zoo and at schools. Samantha Waisner ’08 is working as a full-time substitute teacher at E. Lawson Brown Middle School. She is also coaching softball there and going back to school to get her teaching degree at Catawba College. Shaquera Alls ’08 accepted a position as an Admissions Specialist at Lees-McRae on June 25, 2009. She is currently pursuing a Master of Education degree in School Counseling at Liberty University and serves as the Youth Director at Crossnore Presbyterian Church in Crossnore, NC.
Friends Charles T. “Thad” Herndon III – 1.23.2010 Kay L. Mauchin – 1.9.2010 Sally Bergman Robb – 12.26.2009 Dr. S. J. “Sam” Whalen – 11.10.2009