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Alumni in the News
from Aeolian 2023
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Eric Holland ’00, ’03 was named superintendent of Rome City Schools in Rome, Ga. by the Board of Education. Holland has been an educator for 23 years and previously served as principal of Rome High School and of Marietta High School in Marietta, Ga. (Donalsonville News)
Frank Posey ’82 was named senior vice president and the new city president for the Cordele, Ga. and Vienna, Ga. markets at South Georgia Banking Company. (Cordele Dispatch)
Jennifer (Martinez) Walls ’15, head softball coach at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Ga., was named the 2022 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year. (Albany Herald)
Jeremy Ellenberg ’14, film teacher and theatre coach at Dublin High School in Dublin, Ga., was named 2022 Beginning Teacher of the Year by the Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education. (WGXA)
Lisa (Smith) Perry ’96 was profiled as the owner and director of the Advocates for Autism Resource Center in Dawson, Ga. (Albany Herald)
Dean Burke ’77 resigned his state senate seat to become chief medical officer at the Department of Community Health, which manages public health programs and state health benefit plans. Burke, a retired obstetrics and gynecology physician, was first elected to the state senate in 2013. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Anthony Aikens ’98, ’00 was named superintendent of Crawford County Schools in Roberta, Ga. (WGXA)
Andrea Dozier ’04, Albany State University’s interim Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing, was selected for the University System of Georgia's Executive Leadership Institute, a six-month program designed to develop high-performing and high-potential leaders across the USG. (Albany Herald)
Natasha Walden ’95, who retired from the U.S. Army after 20 years with the rank of first sergeant, was included in Marquis Who's Who for her service to veterans as outreach director of The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Endeavors, a nationwide system of mental health clinics. (24-7pressrelease.com)
Anna (Zaldivar) Paller ’15 was recognized as one of the Atlanta JournalConstitution's 10 Nurse Excellence Award winners. A registered nurse in Marietta, Ga., Paller helped a 16-yearold girl who called the hospital looking for someone to talk her out of harming herself. Paller reassured the girl, gained her trust, and got her to the hospital, where Paller met her with a hug and praise for reaching out for help. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Michelle (Sealy) McGowan ’89, ’93 was promoted to Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at South Georgia Technical College's campus in Cordele, Ga. (Cordele Dispatch)
Jay Jones ’12 was named principal of Houston County High School in Perry, Ga. (Middle Georgia CEO)
Patricia Starck ’59 was honored at the United Nations in May 2023 by the Nurses With Global Impact for her work producing the documentary Caring Corrupted: The Killing Nurses of the Third Reich. The film is required viewing for freshmen nursing students at several universities, including the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Tex., where Starck is Dean Emerita. (Nurses With Global Impact)
Justin Neal ’17 was named general manager of Theatre Albany in Albany, Ga., a position that was vacant for the previous five years. (Albany Herald)
Charles Plant ’74, a veteran photographer who spent 30 years as President Jimmy Carter's go-to photographer in Georgia, developed a documentary to preserve some of his photos and memories with the Carters over the years. (WALB)
Chris Hosey ’87 was appointed director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation by Gov. Brian Kemp. He has been with the GBI since 1987 and previously served as a narcotics agent, investigator, deputy directory of investigations, and, most recently, assistant director. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Wes Shiver ’03 was named head baseball coach at Lee County High School in Leesburg, Ga. (WALB)
Maggie Davidson ’13 was named director of Moultrie-Colquitt County Parks and Recreation after having been with the recreation authority since Jan. 2019 as its associate director and serving as interim director twice. (Moultrie Observer)
Craig Dowdy ’04 was promoted to East Atlanta President for United Community Bank in Atlanta, Ga. (Equipment Finance Advisor)
Lisa Harrell ’12 was named vice president of academic affairs at Albany Technical College in Albany, Ga. She has been at Albany Tech since 2012, previously serving as the department chair and an instructor for the hotel, restaurant and tourism management program. (Albany Herald)
Alicia (Morgan) Ledbetter ’14 was named executive director of the One Sumter Economic Development Foundation in Americus, Ga. by the Board of Directors. (Albany Herald)
Patrice Little ’07 was profiled by Minority Nurse for her accomplishments and career in nursing. She is a senior policy advisor for the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, an initiative of AARP Foundation. Little has also advocated for the nursing workforce on Capitol Hill, has worked as a content producer for GPB, and is CEO of NP Student, a digital lifestyle and educational resource for nurse practitioner students. (Minority Nurse)
Grace (Hatcher) Adkins ’75 retired on her 95th birthday after teaching for 70 years at Westwood Schools in Camilla, Ga. and Deerfield Academy in Albany, Ga. (Simplemost)
