Company, a full-service bank and wealth management firm. C. Pierce Campbell (BBA ’01) of Florence, S.C., was recognized in the 2016 edition of Chambers USA, a legal directory that ranks America’s leading business lawyers and law firms. Campbell is the business litigation practice chair at Turner Padget Graham & Laney PA. Corey Deal (BBA ’01, JD ’12) of Jacksonville, Fla., was named to the Jacksonville Business Journal’s 2016 “40 under 40” list. Yoon Ko (BS ’01) is director at the National Information Society Agency in Korea. Amanda Wilbanks (AB ’01) of Gainesville took home the grand prize with her caramel pecan pie at UGA’s 2016 Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest. Wilbanks is the owner of the Southern Baked Pie Company. Chris Dooney (BBA ’02) of Nashville, Tenn., joined Pershing Yoakley & Associates as a health care consulting manager. Karen Gailey (ABJ ’02) of Sandy Springs is the public relations and marketing communications manager for The HoneyBaked Ham Company. Steve Howard (BBA ’02) and Anne Rayborn Howard (BS ’03, MIT ’04) welcomed daughter Charlotte Leigh on Jan. 15. Charlotte is the niece of Dan Howard (BSEd ’99), Will Howard (BBA ’03) and Kimberly Rayborn (BSEd ’06). Candace Maddox-Moore (AB ’02, MEd ’04, PhD ’11) of Winder was awarded the 2016 Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) Region III Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Award. Maddox-Moore is an academic professional associate in the department of counseling and human development services in UGA’s College of Education. Jarrod Prickett (BBA ’02) of Athens is vice president of commercial lending at First American Bank & Trust. Beth Thompson (BFA ’02) of Colbert exhibited her artwork “Ocean Bound: Upstream and Downstream: Possible Perceptions” at the Madison County Public Library in August. She is presenting “Traveling Further: Possible Perceptions” at the Unitarian Universalist Church Lobby Gallery in Athens Oct. 3-Nov. 27. Jessica Reece Fagan (ABJ ’03) of Atlanta is a partner at Hedgepath, Heredia & Rieder, which was awarded the Atlanta Bar Association’s Small Firm Service Award in May. Tiffany Griffis (ABJ ’03) of Jasper is the talent executive assistant on
“Morning Express with Robin Meade.” Kyle Kobold (BS ’03) of Pacific Grove, Calif., founded Submarine Kyle, a veteran-owned small business that provides sustainable nutrition to the U.S. submarine force. Sam Pugh (AB ’03, BSES ’06, MS ’08) of Decatur wrote Dinosaurs of the Unwinnable West (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015), a novel that follows the adventures of two explorers as they travel into dinosaur territory. Jennafer Elmore Tuffner (BSW ’03) of Charleston, S.C., is market manager for Vineyard Brands in North Carolina and South Carolina. Jordan W. Gerheim (AB ’04) of Mobile, Ala., was named partner at Starnes Davis Florie LLP. Chris Player (AB ’04) is vice president at the Regions Insurance Group branch in Savannah. Marc Robinson (BBA ’04) of Cranston, R.I., is the managing underwriter for Falvey Yacht Insurance. Abby Headrick Wilkerson (ABJ ’04) of Sugar Hill joined the city of Suwanee as public information officer. 2005-2009 Robby Cole (AB ’05) of Little Rock, Ark., was recognized as a 2016 Top Agent by Arkansas Life. Cole is a home loan officer with Benchmark Home Loans. Douglas Harden (AB ’05) of Germantown, Md., graduated from the University of North Georgia with a Master of Arts in international affairs. Brett Israel (BS ’05) of Nashville, Tenn., was named director of business news and communications at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. Jennifer Kauffman (ABJ ’05) of Washington, D.C., is the senior vice president of advertising at Revolution Messaging. She and her husband welcomed daughter Aida this year. Mitch Reiner (BBA ’05) of Atlanta received the Terry College’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award at its 2016 Annual Awards and Gala in April. Reiner is partner and chief operating officer at Capital Investment Advisors. Ashley Sawyer (AB ’05) of Smyrna was named a 2016 “Rising Star” in family law by Super Lawyers, a rating service of lawyers with a high degree of professional achievement. Sawyer is an attorney with Hedgepath, Heredia & Rieder. Deena Isom (AB, BS ’06) of Columbia, S.C., is an assistant professor in the department of criminology and criminal justice and
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