Class Notes Achievements Ron Jones ’64 was named President of the Memphis College of Art in May of 2011. Prior to being named President of MCA, Jones served for 12 years as Dean of The College of the Arts at the University of South Florida. Cheryl Trull Barnes ’78 has been promoted from Associate Professor to full Professor of Education at Concord University and is currently serving as the Interim Director of Graduate Programs. She has also been instrumental in creating a new graduate program at Concord – the Master of Arts in Teaching – in addition to assisting with another specialization (special education) under the M.Ed. Program.
Ellen Allen ’83 was named the Executive Director of Covenant House in Charleston in November 2011. Covenant House offers several programs as well as a drop-in center so individuals have a safe place to do laundry, shower, obtain counseling or receive emergency assistance.
Bret Munsey ’92 was named head coach of the Orlando Predators in August 2011. The Predators are part of the Arena Football League and Munsey had been with the team previously as a player and an assistant coach. J. Mark Boliek ’96 recently had his fantasy-adventure book for young adults, “The Mahogany Door”, go digital. This is the first book in “The Bruinduer Narrative” trilogy and is available for the Kindle, Nook and iPad.
James Martin ’96 is a Project Manager for Meridium, Inc. which is headquartered in Roanoke, Va. Meridium Inc. is a global leader in infrastructure asset management software and services for process, power, mining and discrete manufacturing industries. Janet Conroy ’97 recently led her team of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority sisters in the American Cancer Society’s “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” event, a fundraising walk with the goal of finding a cure, saving lives and keeping women well. Conroy’s team participated in what they called their “Sweet 16 Walk” because this is the 16th year they have been involved with this project. The walk was held in Boston on Oct. 2, 2011 and her group raised $1600 for the cause.
Cara Robinson ’02 received her M.A. in Urban Affairs and Public Policy from the University of Delaware in 2004 and her Ph.D. in Urban Affairs and Public Policy from the same university in 2011. She now works at Tennessee State University as an Assistant Professor of Urban Studies. Amanda Heaton ’06 received her Masters of Public Administration from West Virginia University in May 2008. She has been working for KeyLogic Systems, Inc., in Morgantown since March 2010 as a site support contractor for the United States Department of Energy. She provides technical support to Fossil Energy programs, projects and solicitations and is also the Corporate Internship Program Coordinator for KeyLogic.
Nathan Quick ’06 graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in May 2009 with a J.D. Since August 2009 he has been serving as an attorney on the Charles Taylor Prosecution Team at The Hague Sub-Office of the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
Jesse Call ’07 received his J.D. from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University. While in law school, he received the Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award and the Lois P. Sutherland Award for Distinguished Achievement in Journalism. Benjamin Hatfield ’07 received his J.D. degree from Syracuse University College of Law and is currently working as Assistant Public Defender for the 10th Judicial Circuit (Raleigh County). Matthew Stonestreet ’07 graduated from WVU College of Law in May 2010 with his J.D. He currently works as Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Attorney General of West Virginia.
Ryan Terdik ’11 recently competed in the Canadian Men’s Amateur Golf Championship in Winnipeg. Terdik made it to the championship by finishing second in the Ontario men’s amateur tournament.
Weddings
Cheryl Trull ’78 and Tim Barnes were married on Oct. 21, 2010.
Lindsey Mullins ’03 and James Clark Akers II were married on Oct. 8, 2011. Lindsey is a Communication Arts Instructor at Concord. 33