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evening benefiting a great cause. This is an all-women event with the exception of our celebrity waiters,” said LaDonna Allen, one of the event’s organizers. The event featured dinner prepared by Chef Chris Acklen, celebrity valet and waiter service, a spring fashion preview, a complimentary photo in a commemorative Little Black Dress folder, and entertainment until midnight. All guests received a bag with gifts and local merchant discounts, two complimentary raffle tickets, one entry into the LBD grand prize drawing. Dale Greer, Fred Cespedes, James Fields, Raymond Williams, Norris Atchley, Jeremy Oden, Paul Bussman, Tom Williamson, Don Hubbard, Charlie Nesmith, Barry McGriff, and Billy Jackson served as celebrity waiters and provided valet service for the evening. “We are excited about this inaugural event and the opportunity to raise fund for scholarships, said Suzanne Harbin, Director of Institutional Development and coordinator of the Wallace State Alumni Association and Future Foundation. Silent auction items included wine glasses hand painted by Wallace State students, designer handbags, wallets, jewelry, wine baskets,
vacations and other specialty items. Wallace State Alumni Association Announces Summer Workshops for All Ages After hosting a very successful arts camp last year and a number of alumni reunion events, the Wallace State Alumni Association answered the call to increase its offerings. A full summer 2011 schedule of events and activities was available to association members and non-members alike. A variety of activities were planned for adults, high school and college students, and younger participants. “Gloria Williams, our Alumni Association President, has wonderful energy and ideas and under her leadership we are reaching out to alumni and community members indicating an interest in more activities for them and their children. We are delighted at the response we have received from community businesses and individuals – including Werner’s Trading Company and Terri Pines Country Club - in forming partnerships to provide these events,” said LaDonna Allen, Director of Grants and Special Projects at Wallace State. “We have just met with Stonebridge Farms representatives and we are working together to offer a
bridal show in September, so this is just the beginning of things to come. Classes offered included Unlocking the Mystery of Healthy Cooking, Introduction to the Art of Fencing, ACT NOW: Preparing for the ACT Test, Preparing to Take the COMPASS Placement Exam, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Wine!, Capturing the Crown: Preparing for Beauty Pageant Competition with Miss Alabama, The 3D Summer Experience. Bill Walton Earns Wallace State Community College’s 2010 Outstanding Alumni of the Year Top Honor at 6th Annual Awards Ceremony Bill Walton, a 1990 preengineering graduate of Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, was named Wallace State’s 2010 Outstanding Alumni of the Year on September 17 at the 6th annual Outstanding Alumni Awards ceremony held at the Burrow Center Recital Hall. Walton currently serves as a team lead for the U.S. Army Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment Activity (USATA) at the Redstone Arsenal, a position he has held since 2001. His appointment as the Wallace State Outstanding Alumni of the Year follows the 2009 winning trio of Roy