class notes years in Richmond County. John C. Southern III ’02 ’03 was promoted to office executive at The East Carolina Bank in Washington. He also teaches at Mount Olive College–Washington. Lawanda Walker is the new principal at Richmond Early College. She previously taught math and keyboarding at Hamlet Junior High School and was assistant principal at Rockingham Senior High School. Angela Watkins is the new assistant principal at Monroe Avenue Elementary School in Hamlet. She previously taught first, second, and third grade at Fairview Heights Elementary School and was named 2007-2008 Richmond County Schools’ Assistant Principal of the Year. Kelly Whitlock was named the top teacher at Sadie Saulter Elementary in Greenville. 2001 JENNIFER DIANE ANGEVINE and James William Gentry of Greenville were married July 19 in Wilmington. She is a senior administrative assistant for the N.C. Biotechnology Center and a nursing student at PCC. Amanda Huddleston Avery was named the top teacher at Bethel School. She is working on a master’s degree. Erica Stankwytch Bailey and 10 of her students from Fayetteville Technical Community College showed their metalwork at Cape Fear Studios last summer. She built the wall boxes for the jewelry, and they designed the interiors to highlight their work. Tim Dameron was named
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the top teacher at J.H. Rose High School. Phillip Gilfus began his four-year term as one of five N.C. representatives on the Democratic National Committee in August. At 27, he is a former Army captain, one of the youngest N.C. representatives, and a third-year law student at Campbell University. Marcellus Harris III is the new head football coach at Denbigh High School in Newport News, Va., and will keep his position as a guidance counselor at Epes Elementary School. He played football at ECU, catching 98 passes for 1,435 yards and 12 touchdowns. Mark MacKay Powell was ordained to the Sacred Order of Priests at St. Andrew’s On-the-Sound in Wilmington on June 28. He received his BSN at ECU and his M.Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary. Christy Ward Reynolds ’01 ’05 was named the top teacher at Wintergreen Intermediate School in Greenville. A National Board Certified teacher, she is an exceptional needs specialist for early childhood through young adulthood. Christi J. Roark of Aurora was promoted to assistant vice president and is assistant controller at First South Bank. With First South since 2002, she also is an EMT with the Aurora Volunteer Rescue Squad. Gina Robinson is the new dean of professional and technical programs at Brunswick Community College. With BCC for 19 years, she was interim director of business programs since 2004, and director starting in 2007. Bridgett Dawn
Webb and Bryant Leonard Waters of Winterville were married April 26. She is manager of the hazard insurance department at BB&T in Wilson. 2000 Chris Blice is the new principal at Northwood High School in Pittsboro. He was a music teacher for 17 years and was principal of Louisburg High School starting in 2003. Bellamy Goins is a new assistant principal at Richmond County Ninth Grade Academy. In her 14 years in education, she has taught English language arts at Northolt High School in London, England; the Department of Juvenile Justice in Columbia, S.C.; and Rockingham Junior High School. Jonathan Hoy became CFO of Durham Regional Hospital on Aug. 1. He was director of finance for Duke HomeCare and Hospice. Chris Moxley, previously principal at Pactolus School, is the new principal at Farmville Central High School. He was a lawyer in Houston, Texas, and New Bern. Stephanie Renee Owen of Hampton, Va., and Ronald Douglas Benson II of Asheville were married June 21 in High Point and will live in Asheville. She taught art in Newport News Public Schools for seven years. Konstadino John Stambolitis ’00 ’02 and Candace Lee Buck of Charlotte were married July 12 in Charlotte. He is self-employed.