Frontiers Magazine — Fall 2005 Kiffin Hope (‘86) and wife, Jennifer, reside in Missoula, Mont. Kiffin moved out west in 1994, first to Denver, Colo. then Missoula. The couple has two children: Katie and Lizzie. Kiffin has undergraduate degrees from USC-Upstate and SMC. He earned his Master of Humanities degree from the University of ColoradoDenver in 2001, where his studies and thesis work emphasized deep ecology and environmental philosophy. Kiffin has volunteered for numerous nonprofits over the last several years and presently serves on the boards of the Sierra Club’s Bitterroot/ Mission Group and the Missoula Food Cooperative. He works at Wildlands CPR in Missoula, a national grassroots conservation group emphasizing forest restoration. Mary A. Sczechowicz (‘85) is Financial Secretary with St. James UM Church, Spartanburg, S.C. Jacqueline Courtney Johnson (‘86) is Education Associate with the S.C. Department of Education in Columbia, S.C. Tammie Brownlee Jones (‘88) and her husband, Willie, live in Lexington, S.C. Willie was deployed to Afghanistan for one year. They have been married since July, 1988, and have a son and a daughter. The military family spent three years in Hawaii. Tammie completed a Bachelors Degree in Psychology 1998 at Marymount University in Arlington, Va. In 2004, she received a MBA from the University of Phoenix at the Hawaii campus. She is three classes away from completing a second Masters degree from the University of Phoenix (online campus) in Management of Human Resources. She will begin working on a Ph.D. in Business Administration in January of 2006. She owns the Teecoffeeshop, an online business. Tammie recently wrote, “I just wanted to take this oppor-
tunity to thank SMC for my beginning and let them know that they are always in my thoughts.” Tammie adds that they plan to move in June. “I am not sure where we will go but SMC is always on my mind.” Damon F. Manale (‘88) is the owner of Manale Landscaping LLC in North Charleston, S.C.
Jean Parker Carter (‘60) at a Christmas in April party for her daughter, Kacee Lominack (right) and son-in-law, Andrew Lominack (left). Pictured at center is Jean and daughter Cara.
Mike McGee (‘88) is a P.E. teacher with the Union County Schools at Lockhart, S.C. He has spent five years as the head baseball coach, three years as assistant football coach, and athletic director for two years. He is the proud daddy of daughter Mallory, 7 and son Jake, 3.
“My memories of SJC are very fond. I was a cheerleader, in the May court, chorus, was voted the Prettiest Girl in the freshman class, worked at Fowler Brothers’ Cleaners, the library, and worked in the kitchen. My studies took me to (then) Winthrop College where I participated in the Methodist Student Foundation. After graduation from Winthrop, I married my high school sweetheart, Steve Cooper, son of the late UM Rev. and Mrs. George “Sam” R. Cooper. Steve and I lived on the campus of Wofford College. Steve’s father was minister at Duncan Street UMC. While Steve attended classes at Wofford, I worked as a secretary for the Rev. Voight Taylor at Bethel UMC. During our time at Wofford, Steve served as a lay preacher at a nearby rural UMC, I taught the ladies’ Sunday School class. The Rev. Dr. Robert DuBois was the district superintendent. Steve and I moved to Auburn, Ala., where he continued his studies beyond his degree from Wofford. While in Auburn, Steve passed away. I moved to Columbia and attended St. Mark UMC and worked as an administrative assistant at the S.C. Dept. of Education. Later I returned to my home in Colleton County and began a teaching
Sherry Lawson Waddell (‘88) is a Benefits Administrator with R.D. Anderson Applied Technology Center. She resides in Woodruff, S.C. Charles Williams (‘88) and his wife Ashley were married in 1991 and have two children: Charles and Harrison. 1990s Randy Anderson (‘90) of Anderson, S.C. is a supervisor with Alltel Communications. Suzanne Wisenbaker Kenrick (‘91) married Steve Kenrick in 1999. Suzanne has been employed by Department of Veterans Affairs as a Recreation Therapist since 1995. They have three children: Justin, Shelby, and Shane. Lee Miller (‘91) and his wife, Amy, and their son Robert live in the Lowcountry where Lee is a physical therapist. He has been practicing for about seven years. Jerry C. Smith (‘94) is Vice President of BB&T Insurance Services and lives in Roebuck, S.C. Wells Shepard (‘95) is the Director of Admissions for LaGrange College, LaGrange, Ga. Wells is a former employee with the SMC Admissions Office.
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career. Later I remarried and became the mother of two wonderful daughters, Kathleen Carter (Kacee) Parker Lominack and Mary Caroline “Cara” Parker. After joining the staff at the S.C. DOE, my daughters and I moved to Columbia and became members at Shandon UMC. Kacee is a graduate of Presbyterian College and was married in June 2004 to Andrew Blalock Lominack of Greenville. She is with the Greenville Family Partnership and Andrew is with the Corporate Office of Ryan’s in Greer. Cara is a graduate of Columbia College and is now an admissions counselor at Columbia College. After my retirement of 30 years in education, I have worked in various interesting positions— WIS- TV, Logan Community School, Congaree Land Trust, and now as secretary to the (retired) Rev. Joe Alley (part-time supply pastor) at Whaley Street UMC. I have spent my other hours volunteering as a Charter Board Member of the Palmetto Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Meals of Wheels, Habitat for Humanity Store, S.C. Chapter of Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma, and Canoeing for Kids which was founded by Jay Alley, son of Joe Alley.”