PIEDMONT COLLEGE
JOURNAL President James F. Mellichamp
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Vice President for Advancement Amy Amason
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Director of Special Projects and Community Relations William S. Loyd Director of Public Relations David Price Graphic Design Specialist Regina M. Fried Director of Development Justin Scali
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President’s Message Piedmont mission of inquiry and service being realized on several fronts
Associate Director of Alumni Relations Katie Porter Coordinator of Development Services Debbie Zimmerman Website Coordinator Brian Carter
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Cover Story
Improving STEM teaching in Georgia
Lillian Smith ‘Encounter’ Playwright Brenda Bynum brings Lillian Smith to life in one-woman show
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Alumni Spotlight
Michael Mansfield checks off goal of earning business degree
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‘ Darkness’ earns Time Spotlight Religion professor Barbara Brown Taylor featured in back-to-back Time magazine issues
Northeast Georgia Wine
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Students helping vineyards with social media advertising
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Paddle Faster Stanton Collins looking for kayaking gold at 2016 Olympics
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What’s Up Doc? Lydie Koffi hopes music degree will help her give back to Ivory Coast
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Commencement Collage Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement scenes
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Alumni Weekend Six alumni singled out for awards during annual return to campus
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Fine Arts Spring semester sparkles with theatre, music, can fine arts events
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School of Nursing and Health Sciences Adds three new programs
AA thletics recap of the winter and spring
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sports seasons
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