who joined us from Germany. Erin is currently in Gent, Belgium until August when Chris, her hubby, finishes the study abroad portion of his IMBA/JD degree from USC. Others attending the reunion were: Laura Matthews Pappas, Ann Gerber Hawkins, Shannon Gordy Haynes, Jennifer Reese Boyd, Jenny Orr, Helen Walker, Shannon Campbell Parsons, Elizabeth Current Hook, Alison Palmer Johnson, Susan Pittman Parker, Holly Smith Egan, Heather Godsey Champney, Connie Reeves Sellers, Stephanie Easterday Bartuch, Carol Kerstiens Hunter, Betsy Beauchamp, Shelby Bishop, Lynn HudsonWaldrop, Paige Eubanks-Barrow and Alice Miller Dorn. In other news, Rebecca Smith Caswell and her husband RJ, have formed a non-profit ministry called Weaving Families Adoption Ministry. They are counseling, educating and comforting families on the adoption journey. Their web address is www. weavingfamilies.com. Don’t forget to check out the Life Events Section for more updates on our classmates such as births and career changes. Continue to keep us updated with your happenings! Have a wonderful summer!
CLASS OF 1999 10th Reunion 10TH Alumnae Weekend, April 24-25, 2009 REUNION Representatives: Ms. Rachel Bishop 2661 Ellijay Road Franklin, NC 28734 E-mail: munchkin408@aol.com Ms. Jennifer Nockels 323 Stillwater Circle Boiling Springs, SC 29316, 864-583-5236 E-mail: nockels@aol.com Ms. Elizabeth “Beth” R. Thompson 120 N. Second Street, Apt. B Fernandina Beach, FL 32034, 678-571-6756 E-mail: stoodyinternational@yahoo.com
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Just because we’re not at Converse anymore, doesn’t mean we can’t take time out of busy lives to get together with each other - several of our classmates have done just that. Angel Gainey Eicher, Erin Randle Foil, Jennifer Lovett Rackley, Carey Dancho Merriweather and Shwetha Gupta had a fun ladies weekend in Augusta, GA where they ate, talked and showed off pictures of their beautiful children. Sarah Farnaby, Angel Gainey Eicher, Beth Robbins Cooper, Nikki Maples Reynolds, Meryl Grant and Alison Block got together in Washington, DC in December to celebrate birthdays and friendship. Sarah Farnaby has started a private practice in Washington, DC called Over the Rainbow, LLC which provides counseling and supportive services to trauma survivors. Carol Cancienne was in charge of registration of over 3500 teens and chaperones at the beginning of March for the tenth annual Abbey Youth Festival. She continues to work at the New Orleans Oral School, is a member of the core team for the Teens Encountering Christ retreat group as well as a member of the Archdiocese of New Orleans Young Adult planning committee. In her spare time she is also helping to plan for an annual trip in June to Medjugorje and fundraising for the Sojourners of the Burning Heart as well as taking swing dance lessons with friends. Beth Thompson
Class of 1998
has set up a website for our class on myspace. She will be keeping it up to date with reunion information and if you ask to become a friend, you can keep in contact with other class of 1999 friends. The address is: www. myspace.com/conversecollege1999class. Please check it out and let us know what’s been happening in your lives since we graduated.
a house just outside of Charleston, SC near her law practice. Nikea Jamison traveled to Washington, DC. recently where her daughter, Kayla performed on the Kennedy Center Stage! It looks like you have all been keeping busy! We love hearing from you all and can’t wait to see each of you at our next reunion!!!
CLASS OF 2000
Next Reunion Alumnae Weekend, 2011 Representatives: Ms. Andrea Boltz 741 Woodruff Road #1034 Greenville, SC 29607, 864-238-6947 E-mail: aboltz@charter.net Ms. Stephanie Livesay Post Office Box 6596 Spartanburg, SC 29304, 864-316-1791 E-mail: sblivesay@hotmail.com Ms. Jennifer Woodruff 807 Demerius Street, Apt. J4 Durham, NC 27701, 404-421-2229 E-mail: jenny.woodruff@gmail.com
Next Reunion Alumnae Weekend, 2010 Representatives: Mrs. Amanda Crane Cox 8 Grouse Ridge Way Greenville, SC 29617, 864-294-6403 E-mail: acranecox@yahoo.com Ms. Kiley Rikard 756 Sugar Hill Lane Conyers, GA 30094, 404-520-0868 E-mail: kileyrikard@hotmail.com Mrs. Angela Lee Sox 10 Wimborne Drive Greenville, SC, 29615, 864-292-0152 E-mail: angsox1@yahoo.com Pink Panther Updates: Dana Luttrell Garner accepted a position as an assistant accounting professor at the College of Charleston teaching auditing and intermediate accounting. Deanna Fults took a new position within TVA with Labor Relations representing management in mediation and arbitration with unions and is also volunteering with Junior League. Elizabeth Langford Hansen recently moved to Durham, NH. Mollie Davis Veness moved to Knoxville, TN. Stephanie Borick Grace recently passed the CPA exam and will be moving to Grand Rapids, MI. She also finished her provisional year as a member of Junior League. Emily Clark Timon is now a Surgeons’ marketing Representative for a medical practice. Caroline Brice King got married in January and is now a manager at Gudmundson & Buyck Jewelers in Columbia. Audrey Chavous Keith is now teaching 7th grade math at Dacusville Middle School. Elizabeth Anne Joyner spent the fall teaching in China and completed her first marathon in Tampa, FL!!! Erin Patterson Joye moved from Nashville, TN to Charlotte, NC. She is teaching Choral Music at Clover High School in Clover, SC. Joy Stoney is building
CLASS OF 2001
We’ve heard news from several of our classmates recently, and we’re happy to share the highlights. Wendy Converse took a job as the graphic designer with the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts in January, and has recently returned from a trip to Ghana, Africa. Janet Johnson is now teaching the safety program with Grace Management Group in Spartanburg, SC. Jessie Staska Walker recently moved to a new home in Boiling Springs, SC and was visited by Farrell King. Farrell has also been spotted visiting Ami Price Gilbert in Chicago. Maryeah Jager Kramer and her husband are busily painting their new home in Spartanburg, SC. Jocelyn Buckner is continuing her PhD in theatre studies at the University of Kansas. She is also the managing editor for the Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism, and recently directed Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, which Jenny Woodruff went to see. She is busy on the academic theatre conference circuit, presenting papers this year at the American Society for Theatre Research, Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Black Theatre Network, and the Mid America Theatre Conference. The Class of 2001 would like to express its sympathy to Paige