Rebecca Ansert ’01 created
San Diego’s Green Art Parade, a curated street spectacle of portable sculptures, art bikes, green fashion and performances by Southern California artists with a message about the environment. the birth of their daughter, Cora Anne, born in August. The Cason family lives in Mt. Pleasant. Chris and Courtney Blandford Challoner announce the birth of their son, Carter Thomas, born in July. The Challoner family lives in Norfolk, Va. Kris and Margaret Seeley Furniss were congratulated by Charleston Mayor Joe Riley on the fifth anniversary of their gourmet market and café, Caviar & Bananas. Mayor Riley proclaimed May 22, 2013, Caviar & Bananas Day. Adam and Leslie Whaley Hall announce the birth of their son, Connor, born in December 2012. The Hall family lives in Mt. Pleasant. Clayton McCauley is an operations engineer with Google in Charleston. Michael Shemtov and Melody Weinstein were married in April. Jess Chenault Whitehead is a coastal communities hazards adaptation specialist for the North Carolina Sea Grant. She and her husband live in Raleigh.
2001 Mark Condon is the business development manager at Datamyne in
Charleston. Mark has 18 years of international trade experience. Russell Lake is a major in the U.S. Army and is a battalion surgeon in Afghanistan. Russell and his wife, Christina Hamilton Lake, have three children and live in Richmond Hill, Ga. Sarah Piwinski is the Links to Success manager at Trident United Way in Charleston. Drew and Ryan Holmes Small announce the birth of their son, Brumley, born in August. Ryan is an assistant director in the College’s alumni relations office. Shana Thomas Thornton is the executive producer and host of the national radio talk show Let’s Talk America for BlogTalkRadio. Kelly Workman Tick (see Louis Tick ’98) Sarah Brewer Verstraten is an attorney with Willson Jones Carter & Baxley PA in Charleston. She practices in the area of workers’ compensation defense. Katie Walker is an assistant general counsel at the College. Katie received her J.D. from the University of South Carolina.
2002 Elizabeth Berry is a State Farm
agent in Simpsonville, S.C. Bess Brockington Bluestein (see Brett Bluestein ’97) Seth Cason (see Anne Richardson Cason ’00) Christian Chamblee is the chief operating officer at Ziff Properties in Mt. Pleasant. Frederick Cooper (M.S.) is an associate dean of the math, science and engineering division at Kankakee Community College in Illinois. He earned his doctorate in educational leadership at Clemson University. David Crowley is the secretary of the Cougar Club Board. David is a partner in The Alley, a bowling
alley and restaurant in downtown Charleston. Peter DePasquale is the government relations manager at Praxair Inc. in Danbury and was named a Connecticut 40 Under 40 by Connecticut Magazine. Amy Gordon is the director of development for The Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry. Ashley Wilmeth Hancock is a Realtor and property manager at Southern Shores Real Estate Group in Charleston. She and her husband, Rodney, have two children: Neil and Lyla. Ashley’s sister, Mary Robin Wilmeth, is a student at the College. Aron Kuch is the data information specialist in the College’s financial aid office. He’s been working at the College for 10 years. Jeanne Kahler Schlichting is a special education teacher and the women’s swim coach at Jimmy C. Draughn High School in Burke County, N.C. Jeanne has a 5-year-old son, William Charles. Mary Sloan is the assistant registrar for continuing student transfer evaluation in the College’s registrar office. She has been working at the College for 10 years. Andy Steinhauser is a Los Angeles–based TV and radio host and the host of The Story with Andy Steinhauser on LA Talk Radio. For nearly 10 years, Andy had a career as a cruise director. Ola Stokes received her master’s in rehabilitation counseling from S.C. State University in 2010. She is a program specialist at HopeHealth in Orangeburg, S.C.
2003 Saffron Owens Algozzini (see Tony Algozzini ’00) Anne McPhee Bender received her J.D. at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law
Alumni Awards Gala November 21, 2013 Charleston Place Hotel What do a wildlife conservationist and a nationally acclaimed novelist have in common? Find out at the 2013 Alumni Awards Gala and celebrate the accomplishments of six extraordinary alumni.
Ring Ceremony December 3, 2013 Sottile Theatre Juniors and seniors receive their class rings in a ceremony hosted by the College of Charleston Alumni Association.
Old Timers Society March 8, 2014 Invited Classes: 1935–1964 The Old Timers Society celebration and induction is an annual reunion for all alumni who graduated at least 50 years ago.
A Charleston Affair May 3-4, 2014 Cistern Yard This year’s A Charleston Affair introduces TWO parties: Saturday, May 3 for alumni and Sunday, May 4 for seniors. Alumni may attend either night. Tickets go on sale in early 2014.
Mark Your Calendars
For more information about these and other alumni events (including specific alumni chapter meetings), go to alumni.cofc.edu.
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