Meet the Alumni Board Officers
Eddie Alcorn ’04, President Isabelle Powell ’08, Vice President Marie Morgann ’01, Secretary
Board Members 2017-2018 Kaitlyn Abromitis ’06 Jane Campbell ’12 Hillary Gruce ’08 Erin Mason ’16 Jeremy Miller ’10 Ashley Rivenbark ’10 Jessica Peterson Sielen ’03 Juliana Sirois ’14 Rosemary Sirois ’10
competed in all of the Aqua Rock Deep Water Solo competitions at the Whitewater Center. Charles Sterner had the opportunity last summer to work with the Baltimore Ravens as an athletic training intern during training camp. He has recently earned his athletic training certification after completing his Bachelor of Science at the University of South Carolina. He will attend West Chester University, outside of Philadelphia, in the fall for his master’s degree in exercise physiology. Jason Willix graduated from Stetson University in May 2016 on the Dean’s List with a 3.7 GPA. He played running back there for four years and was able to score a touchdown at his senior homecoming game. After graduation, he accepted a Running Back Coach and Ninth Grade Special Teams Coordinator position at Richmond Senior High School. He also started as a math teacher at Ashley Chapel Educational Center in Richmond County. He has just accepted a position at Orange High School. He will be teaching Foundation of Math 1 to the ninth graders. He will be the Varsity Running Back Coach and JV Offensive Coordinator! Go Panthers!
Jaclyn Konefal is a senior at NC State. She will graduate in the fall with a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and a minor in exercise science.
2014 Taylor Bunten finished her junior year at NC State, where she is majoring in communication with a double minor in Spanish and international studies. She spent last semester studying in Barcelona, Spain, and this summer she interned at Husqvarna. Ben Dorfman is a junior at NC Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount, NC. He is the tight end for the football team, and was last measured at 6’5”. Eric Fromke completed his junior year at UVA, where he is a biochemistry major. On campus, he is involved in Reformed University Fellowship and intramural basketball. He is currently applying to medical school. Grant Gossage will start his fourth year at UVA in the fall. He is majoring in creative writing, politics, and government. He was home for the summer, working part-time and doing some writing. Jonathan Green is at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, KS. He is majoring in early elementary education and plays on the basketball team. Andrew Newman is a senior at Appalachian State, where he is completing his degree in environmental science.
2015 Ben Campbell is a rising junior at UNC-Chapel Hill. His areas of focus are communication and entrepreneurship. This summer, he worked at Apogee Adventure in Maine with their Leadership Program. He keeps in close touch with his fellow Cougar alums from the Class of 2015 and enjoys spending time with them when he is at home. Colleen Hurley is a rising third-year cell/molecular biology major at Appalachian State University. She loves the hiking and outdoor activities that Boone offers and has also been a member of the ASU a cappella group, OneAcchord, since she was a freshman. She spent the summer in Boone as a Research Lab Assistant in a water conservancy lab.
JD Wimbish is a Satellite Telecommunications Specialist in the United States Army. He is stationed at Fort Stewart, GA. His brigade recently got back from a six-month training deployment to Germany. It has been a pretty cool experience, and he has learned so much since being in the Army. JD attended NC State University and intends on finishing his bachelor’s degree this year. He shared, “I love Cannon, and I will always appreciate the values that were instilled in me during my time there—and I still think about them every day I put on this uniform!”
2013 Olivia Knox got engaged to Logan Ruffin following her graduation from USC. They took a trip to Paris to celebrate, but little did Olivia know, Logan was planning a proposal with the help of their friends and family. While a photographer was taking their picture in front of the Eiffel Tower, Logan proposed. They are so excited to start this next chapter together!
Olivia Knox ’13 celebrated a surprise engagement to Logan Ruffin. 33 | SUMMER 2017 | CANNON MAGAZINE