Class Notes By Gayle Dobbs
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Matt ’03 and Jessica (George ’04) Ferrante, and 2 1/2 -year- old daughter Isabella, are now a family of four! Luciana Regina Ferrante was born May 28, 2008, and weighed in at 9 pounds, 1 ounce (whew!). Life with two little princesses is such a joy. “We are truly blessed!” say the Ferrantes. Matt is adjusting to this whole new world of ribbons, bows, tu-tus, and teaparties. Photo: Matt (’03), Jessica (’04), Isabella (2 and 1/2), and Luciana (5 months old).
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Chris ’02 and Brynne (Stubbs ’04) Beal have been blessed with the gift of their second child, Kellen Robert. He was born on November 23, 2008 weighing in at 5 pounds, 10 ounces and was 18 ½ inches. “We are delighted he is here! Kellen has been getting lots of love and attention especially from his big brother Patrick (2 years old).”
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Melissa Littlewood ’05, of Hickory, NC, is a member of the NC School Psychologists Association (NCSPA) and interns at Burke County Public Schools as their school psychologist. She is hopeful to complete her Masters this spring from Western Carolina University. Later in the summer she has volunteered her time to spend three weeks at an orphanage in Rabat, Morocco through the Cross Cultural Solutions non-profit organization.
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Melissa (Thomas ’05) Terry joins Des Moines University as an academic secretary. She was previously a fifth-grade teacher in Gastonia, North Carolina. She graduated from Davidson College with a B.A. in psychology and earned a B.A. in elementary education at Belmont Abbey College. Des Moines University is the only private medical school in Iowa, offering graduatelevel professional degree programs in osteopathic medicine, podiatric medicine, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, anatomy, biomedical sciences, health care administration and public health.
Spring 2009
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Michelle Pazzula ’05 traveled to Guadalajara, Mexico and spent last summer studying at the University of Guadalajara; she earned 6 credits towards her Masters Degree. She studied the cultural, educational and political differences in Mexico and how it could affect our incoming immigrant students in Charlotte, NC.
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The Magazine of Belmont Abbey College
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