bcc: CLASS NOTES Jill S. Tietjen MBA ‘79 received the 2012 Daughters of the American Revolution History Award Medal for her book Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America. The book was issued in paperback and ebook formats in January; the hardback edition came out in 2008. Jill was featured in the Spring 2008 edition of bcc:. Dave Wedding ‘80 was named managing partner of the Carolinas practice of Grant Thornton. Dave is a member of the Belk College Board of Advisors and a longtime supporter of the accounting program. Ron Garrow ’86 has been named chief human resources officer for MasterCard and has been appointed to the company’s executive committee. He previously had served as group head, global talent acquisition, management and development. Brady Teague ’92 is principal for accounting and finance search at Talent Bridge, which recently celebrated its 11th year in business by being named one of Charlotte’s Best Places to Work and being named to the Fast 50 for the third straight year. Brady founded the company in 2002 with two partners. He lives in the Charlotte area with his wife Rachel, a 1993 graduate from the College of Education, and their three children.
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Rishi Bhambri ’95/MBA ’00 was recently promoted to chief operating officer for the Commercial Finance Division of BB&T. He lives in Clemmons, N.C.
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Ryan McDaniels ’01 has been appointed executive director of the Lake Norman Economic Development Corporation. Previously, he had been vice president at Cabarrus Economic Development. Beth Osborne Allen ‘02/MACC ’03 was named to the Charlotte Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” for 2013. The program recognizes the professional and civic contributions of young professionals in the community. Beth is an audit senior manager at GreerWalker.
Courtney Peters Patterson ’04 and her husband, Justin, welcomed their first child – a son, Max – in February 2012. She has a new job as an account manager at PICA and lives in Madison, Ala. Joanna Gammon ’05, a member of the UNC Charlotte Alumni Board, recently hosted “Joanna’s Barefoot 30,” a 5k fundraiser to benefit Samaritan’s Feet, the Charlotte-based nonprofit.
Thomas Coley ’91, shown here with his wife Katie (left) and Dr. Hughlene Burton, was the 2012 recipient of the Outstanding Alumni Award, presented by Beta Alpha Psi and the Department of Accounting. Tom is senior manager, state and local tax practice at Grant Thornton. He has 15 years of public accounting experience serving clients in the retail, manufacturing, distribution and service industries.
Russell Brown ’06 has rejoined Brackett Flagship Properties as VP – investments. The company is acquiring and developing medical office buildings in the Southeast on behalf of its new private equity fund. Russell recently completed the Weekend Executive MBA program at The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Andrew J. Norton ’09 has recently joined Anderson Jones, PLLC in Raleigh, N.C. as an associate attorney practicing in the areas of business law, construction law, collections, contracts and general civil litigation. Tracy Copeland ’10 is the assistant director of mail and package services at UNC Charlotte. Derrell Pate ’12 was featured in an article on DiversityCareers.com, discussing his participation in the UNC Charlotte/Bank of America Applied Technology Program (ATP). The ATP provides an intensive work and internship experience for high potential undergraduate students in technology and finance. Derrell was offered a full-time position at the bank as a result of his ATP experience.
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Belk College graduates Dennis N. Bunker III (left) and John P. Derham Cato were recently inducted into the UNC Charlotte Alumni Hall of Fame. Dennis is a 1981 graduate with a B.A. in Economics. He is principal of Bunker Land Group, LLC in Charlotte. An enthusiastic 49er, Dennis is a past president of the UNC Charlotte Alumni Association. He and his wife Kathy have endowed two scholarship funds at UNC Charlotte, one which benefits economics students with demonstrated financial need and good academic standing, and a second for students with an interest in economic geography. John is chairman, CEO and president of The Cato Corporation. He graduated from UNC Charlotte in 1973 with a B.S. in Accounting. John has been a longtime member of the Belk College Board of Advisors and has also served on the UNC Charlotte Foundation Board. The Cato family and organization have been significant supporters of UNC Charlotte for many years. John and his wife Jane have endowed a scholarship in the College of Education.