Library Media Specialist of the Year. Steve D. Pettis Jr. (BSA ’99, MPPM ’02) of Conyers became the UGA Cooperative Extension Agent in Rockdale County.
2000-2004 Wes Sheumaker (BBA ’00, MAcc ’01) of Atlanta was named partner at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. Cortland Bennett (BBA, MAcc ’01) of Marietta was promoted to partner at Bennett Thrasher. Craig Bing (AB ’01) of Rome is the community coach for Coosa High School’s competition cheerleaders, who won their fourth AA state cheerleading title in November. James Gates (AB ’01, MPA ’04) of Atlanta is COO for FotoIN Mobile Corporation. The company was named one of the Technology Association of Georgia’s 40 most innovative companies in 2014. Corey Smith (BSA ’01) of Jefferson released his 10th album, “While the Gettin’ is Good,” in June 2015. J. Scott Allen (AB ’02, MSW ’07) of Decatur was named Atlanta Public Schools Teacher of the Year. Allen teaches Latin at Grady High School. Russell A. Bratcher (BBA ’02, MAcc ’03) of Jacksonville, Fla., was named partner at Lucas, Herndon, Hyers and Pennywitt. Chevazz Brown (AB ’02) of Houston, Texas, was named to Super Lawyers’ 2015 “Rising Stars” list for his work as an attorney at the Jackson Walker law firm. Corey May (BS ’02) of Marietta was named a partner at Morris, Manning & Martin LLP. Brian M. Murphy (AB ’02) of Atlanta was named a partner at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. Bradley Brookshire (BBA ’03) of Richmond Hill was appointed to the city council’s planning commission. Brookshire is vice president of commercial banking for Ameris Bank. Lea Dearing (BBA ’03) of Canton was promoted to principal with Berman Fink Van Horn. Jessica Reece Fagan (ABJ ’03) of Atlanta was made a partner at Hedgepeth, Heredia & Reider. She joins founding partner and former teacher Rebecca Crumrine Rieder (MEd ’94, JD ’01). Benjamin Fletcher (BBA ’03, BLA ’09) of Charlotte, N.C., is the garden curator at Wing Haven Gardens and Bird Sanctuary. Russ Johnson (BBA ’03) of Marietta led a team at Cox Enterprises Inc. that won the 2015 Technology Association of Georgia Business Intelligence & Analytics Innovation Award. David Lee
(BBA ’03) of Macon joined Southern States Toyotalift as territory manager. Cameron Schwabenton (BSFCS ’03) received a Carolopolis Award from the Preservation Society of Charleston for her work on a historic renovation. John Wadsworth (BBA ’03) of McDonough was appointed president and COO of Strawn & Co. Insurance. Matthew Allen (ABJ ’04) of Hoover, Ala., and Dan Starnes (M ’98) launched a monthly newspaper in Birmingham titled the Cahaba Sun. It marks the sixth publication under the Starnes Publishing banner. Charbel Chehade (BBA ’04) of New York joined Soho Properties as director of capital markets. Derick Cooper (BBA ’04) of Brookhaven was named a partner at Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial. Talmadge Johnson (BBA ’04) of Statesboro was named partner at Dabbs Hickman Hill and Cannon LLP. Patrick O’Rouke (BSFR ’04) of Atlanta is a fisheries biologist with Georgia Power. O’Rouke previously worked for the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division. Michael Pazdzinski (BBA ’04) of Atlanta received a 2015 Going the Extra Mile Award from Allconnect, Austin York (BBA ’04, MAcc ’05) of Savannah was named partner at Dabbs Hickman Hill and Cannon LLP.
Josh Wood (AB ’06, JD ’10) of Atlanta was recognized as a 2016 Georgia “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers. Wood is a civil litigation defense attorney with Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial. Charles Dawe (BBA ’07) of Hattiesburg, Miss., is a residential realtor with Re/max Real Estate Partners. Steven Gaddis (AB, BBA ’07) of State College, Pa., is an assistant professor of sociology at Pennsylvania State University. Alan Holcomb (AB ’07) of Atlanta was recognized as a 2016 Georgia “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers. Holcomb is a class action attorney with Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial. Shannon Poole (BBA ’07, MAcc ’08) joined The Siegfried Group as manager in the Washington, D.C., market. Matt Robbins (BSFCS ’07) of Calhoun was promoted to senior vice president of Greater Community Bank. Robbins joined the bank in 2011. Mark Schroeder (BBA ’07) is co-owner of The Athens Running Company. Jennifer Chewning (BBA ’08) of Raleigh, N.C., married Stephen Struble. continued on page 49
2005-2009 Douglas P. Harden (AB ’05) was inducted into both the Golden Key International Honor Society and the Pi Sigma Alpha political science honor society. He also was selected for promotion within the Strategic Systems Program Office with the U.S. Navy in Washington, D.C. Kevin Patrick (AB ’05) of Atlanta opened his own law practice, Kevin Patrick Law. The firm specializes in personal injury. Ben Chu (BBA ’06, MAcc ’07) of Marietta participated in a panel discussion for UGA students during Thinc Week in March 2015. Chu is CFO of 1-800Courier. Michael McCluney (BBA ’06) of Waycross is CEO of Incubate, which launched a timedelay messaging app. Nitin Patel (BBA ’06) of Boston is the founder and president of Wellable, a solution for companies seeking a wellness program. Michael Paupeck (BBA ’06) of Atlanta was made a partner at Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial and was recognized as a 2016 Georgia “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers.
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