alumnae Connection intern company of Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, a two-time Tony winning theatre in Cincinnati, Ohio. Melissa Pipes Lehman is a preschool teacher at the Child Care Education Program at UNC-Greensboro. Carmella Blakney Melton is a human resources communications advisor with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. Katie Monaghan Nisbet is a showroom designer for Traditions in Tile & Stone in Raleigh. Ashley Ellis Smith is a clinical project manager in the late phase department at Quintiles, Inc.
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Amanda Gupton Lancaster was awarded Teacher of the Year for Middlesex Elementary School in the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools.
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Emily Boyd Pasquariello passed the NCIDQ exami-
nation and is now a certified interior designer working for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command in Washington, D.C. Ashley Lane Busdieker is Teacher of the Year at Wayne School of Engineering. Adrienne Kralick Walker left New York City in January 2011 for marriage and work in North Carolina. She now works for RSM McGladrey in their Greensboro office.
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Katy Champion graduated from NC State University
with a master’s degree in teaching. She recently traveled to Brazil where she taught English as a Second Language. Victoria Gray is currently interning at Novozymes in Franklinton, N.C.
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Meredith Alexander graduated in June 2011 from The George Washington University with a master’s degree in bilingual special education. She teaches Spanish at Chantilly High School in Chantilly, Va.
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Meghan Kent earned a Master of Science in analytics from the North Carolina State University Institute for Advanced Analytics in May 2011. After graduation, she moved to Cary, N.C., and since June 2011 has been working at SAS Institute Inc. as an analytic engineer. Brittany Daniel Long is a Spanish teacher at Leesville Road High School. Mackenzie Slaney is a kindergarten teacher at Merrick Moore Elementary School in Durham, N.C.
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Julia Houtchings graduated in May and is working
as an English language assistant at Université Catholique de l’Ouest in Angers, France.
MARRIAGES 1976 Mary Ann Leitch to Jim Balock, 7/2/11.
1983 Ada Gaynelle Freeman to Lloyd Benjamin Outlaw,
III, 5/21/11.
1994 Jennifer Ann Harris to Gerald C. “Jay” Burnett, Jr., 6/10/11.
2001 Jessica Dawn Toney to Bryan DeMont Rogers,
8/20/11.
2002 Dallas Ellington to Rich Christensen, 9/3/11.
2006 Allison McCarter to Ryan Kurtz, 8/27/11.
Picture yourself in Tuscany with Meredith! Sansepolcro: In the Heart of Tuscany June 13-23, 2012 Meredith College alumnae, family and friends will once again travel to the heart of Tuscany this June. With the beautiful scenery and delicious food, this has become a popular destination for Meredith alumnae and friends. The highlight of the trip is seeing the Palazzo Alberti, Meredith’s home in Italy. “The trip Meredith provided for Carol and me was the best we have ever enjoyed. We were introduced to people that made our visit much more than a travel trip, it was a person-centered trip for us.” Meredith faculty tour guides “gave us a trip that enlivened our minds, spirits, and friendships. Each went many ‘extra miles’ in helping us in personal ways and in inspiring a congenial atmosphere for all of us.” — Charles Lucas, husband of Carol Heck Lucas, ’62 Make plans now to join us! If you are interested in traveling with Meredith to Italy, please contact Jane Mitchell at mitchelj@meredith.edu or (919) 760-8060.
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