CHRISTOPHER MARK BATTEN ('08) was named assistant dean
of admissions and strategic communications at the Wake Forest University School of Divinity.
KRISTOPHER J. HILSCHER (’08 LAW) of Younce, Vtipil & Baznik
law firm, was named to Business North Carolina’s 2018 Legal Elite list. Hilscher was selected in the practice area of family law. JASON DUKE ('08 DIV) was promoted to first lieutenant in the Marine Corp in December. CHRISTIAN WARREN FREED (’08) published
LEAH WHITT JARVIS ('11, '14 MBA) and KEVIN JARVIS ('16 PHARMD, '16 MSCR, '16 MBA) have known each other since their freshman year
at Campbell University. Kevin swears he would wave to Leah across the parking lot at Faculty Memorial Apartments (from the bed of his beloved truck named Truckie) and she would ignore him and act like he didn't exist. Leah swears this never happened. The pair joyfully tied the knot surrounded by family, friends and a whole lot of fellow Fighting Camels on Nov. 4, 2017.
his latest novel, “Where Have All the Elves Gone?” which follows novelist Daniel Thomas as he “finds himself living among the creatures of his imagination.” Freed spent 20 years on active duty in the U.S. Army before retiring and turning his talents to writing. He has gone on to publish 17 military fantasy and science fiction novels, as well as his memoirs from his time in Iraq and Afghanistan. His first published book has been the No. 1 free book on Kindle four times, and he holds a fancy certificate from the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest. Passionate about history, he combines his knowledge of the past with modern military tactics to create an engaging, quasi-realistic world for readers. MANDI CAMPBELL (’09 M.Ed), the
JONATHON SHATTUCK ('10, '16 MDIV) and CHARIS CAVA SHATTUCK ('11), along with big sister, Hannah Claire, welcomed future Camel, Norah Mae Shattuck, on Aug. 15, 2017. Norah was born weighing 7 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 19 inches long.
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principal at Fred L. Wilson Elementary School in Kannapolis, N.C., received the 2017 Kannapolis City Schools Principal of the Year award at a surprise ceremony on Sept. 20. During her time as principal of Fred L. Wilson, Campbell has led the school to higher academic performance and improved student growth. The school’s third-grade reading proficiency climbed by 50 percent while fourth-grade math performance jumped by 60 percent.
HUNTER PLEMMONS (’09 LAW) was named superior
clerk of court in Haywood County in October. Prior to the appointment, Plemmons worked for Aceto Law Office in Asheville, where he worked on wills, estates and intellectual property. He also served as a patent attorney in Durham and a licensing associate for the N.C. State University Office of Technology Transfer. “I have a strong connection to this community, and this was an ideal platform to serve my community,” Plemmons told The Mountaineer in Waynesville.
KENNETH EICHBERG (’09, ’17 M.Ed.), a teacher at
Sampson County Early College High School, was honored by Sampson County Schools for receiving his Master of Education degree from Campbell. “We are so proud of these teachers that go back and show our kids that it’s never too late to learn,” district spokesman Susan Warren said. While an undergrad at Campbell, Eichberg ran cross country and long-distance on the track team from 2005-2009. AMY MARKWELL (’99 LAW) was selected as San Miguel County’s (home of Telluride, Colorado) new county attorney. Prior, Markwell served 11 years as El Paso County’s assistant attorney.
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2010s Hardison & Cochran, Attorneys at Law, in North Carolina announced attorney JOHN PAUL GODWIN (’10 LAW) was elevated to partner. Godwin focuses his legal practice on plaintiff's personal injury cases and has obtained a number of substantial settlements for injury victims. As a personal injury attorney, he views legal advocacy as his primary responsibility. Inspired by the example of his stepfather, who has a general law practice in Dunn, Godwin became interested in the field of law while in high school. ANDREW TATUM (’11 MDIV)
was ordained at Trinity Baptist Church in Raleigh on April 30, 2017.
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