alumni news
’94
n Sarah Bryant and Bradford Sink announce the birth of Saxton Kyle, June 13, 2008. n James Hammack and Molly Hammack announce the birth of Lyla, April 16, 2008. n Carmen (Nichols) De Nicholas and Shawn De Nicholas announce the birth of Merritt Danielle, July 8, 2008. n Kristine (Forrest) Seawell and Mark Seawell announce the birth of Elias Forrest, June 18, 2008. n Melissa (Lofton) Miller and James Miller announce the birth of William Shepherd, May 27, 2008. n John Myers and Catherine (Megrath) Myers ’94 announce the birth of Daniella Sophia, Oct. 28, 2008. n Timothy Sparks and Jodi Sparks announce the birth of Teagan Presley, Oct. 17, 2008. n Jennifer Dicks Cantrell and Doug Cantrell announce the birth of twins Madelyn Rose and Jaxon William Cantrell, July 14, 2008. n Rachel (Gaillard) Smook recently opened Birchtree Psychology in Northborough, Mass., where she offers therapy for adults and provides psychological testing and assessment for kids. n Christine Underwood was elected district court judge for District 22A (Alexander and Iredell Counties), Nov. 4, 2008. She has been in private practice in Statesville for the past four years.
’95
n Robert Barthle and Courtney Barthle announce the birth of Camden Juliet, Nov. 2, 2007. n Melanie (Ward) Lowrance and Christopher Lowrance announce the birth of Adam Christopher, July 7, 2008. n Leslie (Rippy) Campbell and Scott Campbell announce the birth of Sydney Grace, April 18, 2008. n Chrystle (Mountain) Gates and Michael Gates ’99 announce the birth of Abigail Medora, March 31, 2008. n Susan (Bauman) Smith and Joshua Smith announce the birth of Sophia Audrey, Sept. 10, 2008. n Audra (Baucom) Ellis and Rick Ellis announce the birth of Addison Leigh, June 24, 2008. n Robin (Conn) Blackmon is coordinator of clinical systems at the University of South Alabama, Mobile. n Emily Baker is director of Operation Homefront Village with the non-profit Operation Homefront, located in Washington, D.C. The village is a rentfree transitional housing community for wounded U.S. soldiers and their families. n Christopher Branch is a detective at the Lenoir Police Department, Lenoir. n Amy Noble is communications and admin. manager at KIDS-R-US Therapy in Cary.
’96
n Tara (Jackson) McCallum and Victor McCallum ’96 announce the birth of Jackson Owen,
Kucab scores a perfect 180 on LSAT admissions test
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hristian Kucab ’08 of Raleigh is one of the rare individuals to receive a perfect score on the LSAT, the law school admissions test. A recent summa cum laude graduate of Appalachian’s Department of Government and Justice Studies, Kucab aspires to a career in public interest law and eventually politics. His score of 180 is good insurance he will be accepted into a law school of his choosing. “My score dramatically increases my options for law school,” the political science major said. “I’ve applied to nine schools, but my top choices are Harvard and Columbia.” According to the This most significant Law School Admission Council, perfect accomplishment is a testament to scores on the test are the quality of our students, their a rarity. Only about willingness to work hard to achieve .1 percent of LSAT test takers achieve 180. ◗ A rarity: Christian Kucab’s high score places him among .1 percent of test takers.
Kucab attributes his success on the LSAT to weeks of self-preparation, which included taking about 15 practice tests, and the ability to remain calm during the process. He hopes to begin law school this coming fall. In the meantime Kucab is working as a courier at the law firm of Jordan, Price, Wall, Gray, Jones and Carlton in Raleigh, where he assists attorneys in the office and at the Wake County Courthouse.
June 26, 2008. n Scott Mendenhall and Kelly Mendenhall announce the birth of Chloe Alman, Sept. 29, 2008. n Darin Evans and Beth Evans announce the birth of Joseph Darin, Sept. 1, 2008. n Patricia (Severt) Calloway and Mitchel Calloway announce the birth of Mathis, Oct. 31, 2008.
’97
n Anita Brendle-Corum and Brian Corum ’98 announce the birth of Corbin Moreno, July 10, 2008. n Haley (Beam) Stutzman and Dan Stutzman ’98 announce the birth of Nicholaus Lee, May 1, 2008. n Monica (Wandler) Ek and Michael Ek announce the birth of John Henrik, June 17, 2008. n Laura “Brooke” Livengood and Tim Austin announce the birth of Gabriel Perry, Oct. 6, 2008. n Sara Varnado is an education team member at The Campus for Human Development in Nashville, Tenn. n James Baker is serving in the 10th Mountain Division in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. n Kimberly (Cooke) Green and Daniel Green of Charlotte were married June 21, 2008. n Eric Clonch is vice president at BB&T in Asheville.
’98
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their dreams, and the academic rigor of our university. I join all the Appalachian community in congratulating Christian on his hard work resulting in this profound achievement.
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Kenneth E. Peacock, Chancellor of Appalachian State University
n Sheila (Brown) Stone and Jay Stone ’94 announce the birth of Connor Daniel, Feb. 22, 2008. n Tavia (Fromm) Brown and Edwin Brown ’96 announce the birth of Macey Etta, March 31, 2008. n Amy (Vaughn) Creighton and Matt Creighton announce the birth of Taran Matthew, April 22, 2008. n Brandy McCoy announces the birth of Jonathan R. Caldwell Jr., Aug. 29, 2008. n Tiffany (Miller) Brisbin and Timothy Brisbin announce the birth of Carson Riley, July 15, 2008. n Maria (Reep) Childers and Chip Childers announce the birth of Jackson Case, Oct. 20, 2008. n Angela Patterson is communication specialist at Lowe’s Home Improvement corporate headquarters in Mooresville. n Tempest Brevard is the children’s and youth minister at St. James Episcopal Church, Greenville, S.C. n Christopher Lowder and Christine Howard of Aberdeen were married June 28, 2008. n Under the direction of Darren Dailey, Jacksonville Children’s Chorus, Jacksonville Country Day School Treble Chorus, First Coast Christian School Choir, and Los Robles Amadeus Choir performed at New York’s Carnegie Hall, June 29, 2008.
’99
n Janel (Drake) Gaskill and Paul Gaskill announce the birth of Meredith Reagan, Jan. 4, 2008. n Donna (Hood) Rochino and Duneley Rochino announce the birth of Declan James, March 30, 2008. n Christy (Barrick) Holden and Chris Holden ’99 announce the birth of Walker Dean, June 7, 2008. n Amy Case and Scott Case announce the birth of Cameron Scott, Aug. 11, 2008. n Maria (Poindexter) Vernon and Chris Vernon announce the birth of Garrett Christopher, Oct. 1, 2008. n Jennifer Ruggieri is assistant director of graduate admissions at Elon University, Elon. n Erin (Atkins) Janssen joined the Washington, D.C. office of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP as an associate. n Mayumi Imamura and Jonathan Whitley ’99 of Lorton, Va., were married Sept. 20, 2008. n Erin (Poage) Dennis is casting coordinator and assistant producer of “Guys and Dolls,” in concert with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. The production premiered in October 2008.
’00
n Joshua Hurley and Jennifer (Lohr) Hurley ’01 announce the birth of Rebekah
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