alumnae Connection
Class Day 2011
Class Day 1980 a loved one and “Heaven’s Dentist,” which instills the values of forgiveness and acceptance. She is also the author of the Meredith College keepsake book, “Good Ole MC,” which details the many traditions of our alma mater, as told through the eyes of our beloved Class Doll. “Good Ole MC” will be available for purchase through the Office of Alumnae Relations this fall. Tina Cotton Pearson is now
living in Alexandria, Va., and was recently promoted to the position of director of visitor services at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.
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Rebecca Huffstetler was named principal of Rhyne El-
ementary School in Gastonia, N.C. She was also named Gaston County Schools Assistant Principal of the Year.
Where in the World is Meredith? Shearon F. Roberts, ’76, traveled to Haiti to work with a grass roots organization called Mission MANNA. The North Carolina-based group provides medical care for malnourished children and continuing healthcare education for adults in and around the Haitian town of Montrouis, which lies north of Port au Prince. This trip was her third with the group; it has become one of her greatest passions. She serves on the Mission MANNA Board and writes, “I am happy to share our story with anyone who will listen. For me, this entire experience has been lifechanging. It is a true example of ‘you get more than you give’, and that we can make a difference, no matter how small we sometimes feel our efforts may be.”
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Chassie Deitz-Felouane is the national ambassador
for Today’s American Woman Pageant. She appeared on a September episode of “Glee” with Gwyneth Paltrow. She finished her master’s in education with curriculum instruction in English as a second language. Amanda Bunn Miller is the lead teacher for elementary English as a second language for Wake County Public Schools. Elizabeth Bondurant Spires is working with GMAC Insurance Company in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Jordan West Bostic received her Ph.D. in applied math from NC State University.
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Meredith alumnae travel far and wide. As you travel with your Meredith friends, we encourage you to take Meredith with you. Just let us know where you’re going and what size shirts you need and we’ll send them to you. Once you return, send us a photo of your group wearing your Meredith T-shirts. We’ll display them in Meredith Magazine or in other alumnae publications for your classmates to see where you’ve been. If you have photos to share, please send them to alumnae@meredith.edu. 26
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Megan Arnold received a promotion to portfolio specialist in the Commercial Real Estate Special Assets Division of SunTrust Bank. Holly Oates-Barker is a laboratory manager at Howard Hughes Medical Institute/California Institute of Technology - David J. Anderson’s Neuroscience Laboratory. Alicia M. Baucom completed an M.S.Ed. TESOL degree from Shenandoah University in December 2010. Kathryn Cushwa graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a M.Ed. in early childhood intervention and family support in May 2011. She began a new job at Children’s Developmental Service Agency as an infant and toddler specialist in Durham, N.C. in June, 2011. Hannah Pollet Edens is an international board certified lactation consultant and works as a lactation consultant at UNC-Chapel Hill. She graduated with a Master of Public Health from UNC in maternal and child health. Edens was