Brannen was awarded the Outstanding Service to Students award in April through the Division of Student Affairs and Department of Academic Support Professional Development Team at USC. Nicole Giraudin Martinez: was recognized as the Katy Charter Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association— Woman of the Year. Dr Lisa Williams was a bridesmaid in Jennifer Bradey Hoy’s wedding. Classmates Sarah Boswell Holmes and Shana Baird O’Boyle attended as well as big sis, Stephanie Livesay Winkler ’01. Katie Caston O’Connor had sisters Jennie Caston Bulman ’92 and Katherine Caston ’98 MEd as her matron and maid of honor at her wedding in November. Kaysie Davis Brady and Kaylan Moss Lamey were also bridesmaids. Katie lives in Columbia, SC and is a residential interior designer. Husband, John, covers the statehouse/our governor for The State Newspaper.
CLASS OF 2004 Next Reunion - Alumnae Weekend, 2014 Casey Addis 1301 U Street NW #817 Washington, DC 20009, 864.425.8565 claddis@gmail.com Kate Carr 900 Greenwood Avenue NE, Apt. 8 Atlanta, GA 30306, 404.805.6596 kateecarr82@yahoo.com Jennie Zehr 245 Cool Water Court Boiling Springs, SC 29316, 864.415.7563 Jennie.04@hotmail.com
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Next Reunion - Alumnae Weekend, 2015 Danielle Beckford 194 Stone Mill Lane Marietta, GA 30064, 713.446.0351 daniellesbeckford@gmail.com Heather Engelmann 435 Willowdale Drive, Apt. 6 Spartanburg, SC 29303, 864.415.0631 hengelmann@gmail.com Libby Long Richards 5720 Loyal Avenue Durham, NC 27713, 919.758.9734 Libby.L.Richards@gmail.com Members of the Class of 2005 met for their five-year reunion in April 2010. It is hard to believe that it has been over five years since graduation day. Classmates from as close as Spartanburg and as far away as Japan gathered to reminisce and learn how Converse has changed and grown in the past five years. We look forward to seeing more classmates at our ten-year reunion in 2015. In other news–sisters Holly Walter Hawkes and Claire Walter Ensor celebrated birthdays with their
families at Disney World in December 2010. The highlight of the trip was helping Zachery, Claire’s 3 year old, meet his hero Buzz Lightyear. Twice Corked, a small business created by Megan Johnson, celebrated its oneyear anniversary in January. Megan designs and sells art created using recycled wine corks and glass bottles. Her art can be seen in local businesses all over Charleston and is sold in DwellSmart (a sustainable living retail store) and by special order. Last summer, Megan travelled to Haiti through Creations of Hope, a micro loan organization for Haitian women, where she worked with boys in middle school to create recycled art to sell in gift shops and local hospitals. Please check the “Life Events” section for more news about the class of 2005 and join our Facebook group to share pictures and updates with classmates.
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5TH 5th Reunion - April 15-16, 2011 REUNION Mallory Beckett 925 Cleveland Street, Unit 194 Greenville, SC 29601, 864.419.2215 mallorybeckett@gmail.com Tracy Huskey 10 Sweetbriar Lane Spartanburg, SC 29301, 864.497.8907 tehuskey513@yahoo.com Melissa Meyer Hewitt 3300 Hwy 56 Pauline, SC 29734, 901.262.2921 mhewitt@spartanburg3.org Make plans now to attend our 5th class reunion on April 15 and 16. Darius Rucker will perform April 16 on campus.
CLASS OF 2007 Next Reunion - Alumnae Weekend, 2012 Grace Bagwell 136 Hermon Street, Apt. E Athens, GA 30601, 864.909.3207 grace.bagwell@gmail.com Valerie Dowling 510 E. Windsor Avenue Arlington, VA 22301, 803.331.7847 Valerie.L.dowling@gmail.com Deidre D. Tindal 430 Crosell Drive Sumter, SC 29150, 803.983.0711 dtindol09@gmail.com
CLASS OF 2008 Next Reunion - Alumnae Weekend, 2013 Nancy Hannon Clark nancy.clark@converse.edu Sarah Whitfield Marion swmarion@gmail.com Elizabeth Martin mary.martin@converse.edu Erin Norah McGraw emcmcgraw@pinecrestacademy.org
Nora Nassri nora.nassri@gmail.com Johanna Nicole Whitmer jnwhitmer@gmail.com The classy and fabulous ladies of the Class of 2008 continue to blow us away with all of the wonderful things they are doing, Stephanie Newton is living in Orlando, FL and working at both Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Sea World teaching educational programs for guests. Nancy Hannon Clark is back at Converse pursuing her MAT in middle school social studies and working in the library. Alana Starwalt has moved to Tennessee, where whe works as an in-home family counselor for Youth Villages. Sarah Cappelmann in Johnson City, TN pursuing here Audiology Doctorate at East Tennessee State University and plans to graduate in the spring of 2012. Rachel Ng Hansen and her husband Stuart have bought a house and are living in Spartanburg with their puppy Nala. In addition to her full time job in human resources at Grace Management, Rachel continues to operate a photography business on the side and opened her own piano studio in February of 2010. Myra Hendley has accepted a fellowship at Westgate Family Therapy as the community liaison. She will become fully licensed over the next two years. She plans to bet involved in pet assisted therapy with her new dog. Casey Mathis is teaching English at Sumter High School and coaching JV girls basketball. She is also working towards her MEd. Sarah Walters is working for the Department of Homeland Security in Washington, DC. Joslyn Emmel is pursuing a MLIS in school library media online at the University of South Carolina and intends to graduate in December 2011. She was recently crowned Miss American RoseGreenville, SC and also won the beauty and scholars competitions. We look forward to hearing from all of you in 2011!
CLASS OF 2009 Next Reunion - Alumnae Weekend, 2014 Daniela Burrows 3420 Rawlinson Road Columbia, SC 29209, 803.331.8787 burrows.dmarie@yahoo.com Katie Mayes 235 Forest Green Drive Columbia, SC 29209, 803.983.4138 mayes.katie@gmail.com Anna Sharp 1020 Butler Street, Apt. 7 Columbia, SC 29205, 336.749.8656 als1224@gmail.com Send us any exciting news and be sure to update the Alumnae Office of any changes to your contact information.
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