CYCLONE notes Class of 1985 Elizabeth Simmons Breen ‘85 married Dan Breen, PhD, lives in Somerville, MA and works at Harvard’s Office of Graduate Admissions.
Class of 1975
Class of 1984
Jennifaye Brown ‘84 is the Director of the Physical Therapy Assistant Program at the Technical College of the Lowcountry in Beaufort, SC. This is her third 10-year term Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurology by the APTA . Class of 1980 Kathy Heinsohn ‘80 received the Distinguished Service Award to the Certification Program, which encourages, recognizes, and rewards outstanding contributions to the ESA Certification Program and the professionalism of entomology. Dr. Kathy Heinsohn worked with Gary Bennett to receive her PhD in 1998 from Purdue University’s Entomology Department, where she researched German cockroach reproductive behavior and morphology. She also holds an MS in zoology from Clemson University (1989), and she was a Fulbright scholar at Universität Göttingen in Germany (1985). Class of 1979 John Upshaw Downs, MD ‘79 was named to the White House National Commission on Forensic Science subcommittee on Reporting & Testimony. He also presented to the entire National Commission on the topic of ethics in forensic science.
James McKim ‘79 (left) was honored in May by the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) with a citation for his work in Career Development and Talent Management. The award was presented during a ceremony in Washington, DC at the association’s annual conference.
James Mahaffey ‘75 lives in in Mauldin, SC, and is very happily married to Kathryn Stevenson Mahaffey. They have two sons ages 2 and 5, and James has 7 children by a previous marriage: 9 children in all: 4 boys and 5 girls, ages 2-31. He recently completed his 24th Ironman triathlon at Ironman Lake Placid, NY, and is training for Ironman Florida and Ironman Cozumel in November, 2014. He just started his 33rd year of teaching elementary school, the last 22 in first grade. He also teaches teaching candidates at USC Upstate and at the Furman University Graduate School. Class of 1971
Bobby Jonte ‘71 published his third book, The Best of the Mt. Hope Scrolls, in 2012. It is a compilation of some of the best columns he has written for The Kingstree News and the Manning Times since 2001, and is a fun and thought-provoking read. In 1998, Bobby published his first book, It’s the Same Old Lie, with his son Robert. He has had several articles published in national aviation magazines, and his second book, The Wild Cajun T-6, was published in 2010. Bobby is the President and Executive officer with the Bank of Greeleyville and is also Chairman of Southeastern Bancorp, a bank holding company. Bobby lives in Greeleyville with his wife Beth (of 40 years) and has two sons Robert and Thomas.