classnotes 1960s B. Ronnie Staton ’65 established the Jean Thorpe Case Scholarship in Education Endowment in memory of Jean ’80 and in honor of their children, John, Andrew and Mason Staton, and in honor of her husband Dale Case, former UNCW faculty member. He also established the Lake Forest Boys Scholarship Endowment in recognition of the support he received in achieving his own education. David Ansell ’67 was named to the board of directors of Equity Group Holdings Plc. The organization champions for socio-economic prosperity of the people of Africa. Albert Pacer ’69 filed to run for NC Senate District 30.
1970s Haddon Clark ’74 was honored with the Meritorious Public Service Medal from the North Carolina National Guard. Earl Vaughan Jr. ’76 was inducted into the NC High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. Gary Shipman ’77 filed to run for NC House of Representatives for District 20. Chris Fonvielle ’78, a retired UNCW faculty member, was presented with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award, the highest honor bestowed by the governor’s office.
1980s Linda Baddour ’80, ’96M was elected to the board of directors of Waters Corporation, an analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing company headquartered in Milford, MA. Jim Godwin ’80, was appointed to the board of directors of UMFS, a nonprofit organization in Virginia that provides foster care, residential treatment and private day school for students with disabilities. Mark Scalf ’80, UNCW baseball coach, was named the American Baseball Coaches Association east region coach of the year for the fifth time in his career.
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1990s John Johnson ’82 filed to run for NC State Representative for District 16. Maggie Amsler ’83M, a UNCW Society member, traveled to Antarctica with a team from the University of Alabama for a 16-week research expedition at Palmer Station on Anvers Island. Sarah H. Cox ’83 and her husband, Louis, established the Cox Family Applied Learning Award for Nursing Endowment to support activities within the School of Nursing. Stewart Hobbs Jr. ’83 was named interim superintendent of Clinton City Schools (NC). Leslie Hossfeld ’83 joined Clemson University as the dean of the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences. Roy Page ’84 was a 2018 Cameron School of Business Outstanding Alumni award recipient. Robert Abbotts ’85, a UNCW Society member, received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the UNCW Department of Public and International Affairs for past and ongoing alumni commitments to the university, membership on the Board of Visitors and 25 years of public service in Mecklenburg County, NC. He serves on the Charlotte Area Alumni Chapter steering committee. Ron Wight Jr. ’85 established the Betty Anna Wight Memorial Scholarship on his family’s behalf. Gary Finch ’87 was hired as vice president/commercial loan officer by Northrim Bank in Wasilla, AK. Jen Mangrum ’87 filed to run for NC Senate District 30. James Morton ’88 was approved as president of Cape Fear Community College. John Berry ’89 was named president of the Central Ohio Technical College Board of Trustees. Maj. Hans Miller, USMC (Ret.) ’89 received the Mack McKinney award for his work in the veteran community. The award was established to recognize those who go beyond the call of duty to protect the rights and privileges of service members.
Paige Cribb ’90 was elected as the first female president of the Carolinas PGA Section. Linda S. Gurganus ’90, ’93M established the Kenneth R. and Linda Smith Gurganus Scholarship in Mathematics and Statistics in honor of her husband Kenneth’s retirement from UNCW. Marty McGillian ’90 joined the Longwood University’s men’s basketball staff as an assistant coach. Tina Johnson ’91 is principal at McNair Elementary in Greensboro, NC. Gidget Kidd ’91 was elected secretary of the UNCW Board of Trustees. Donna Large ’91 joined the firm of Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP as a paralegal in its Wilmington office. Sammy Kinlaw ’92, Lexmark vice president, was named to the company’s 2018 list of Top 100 Executives. Jeff Holeman ’93 was named vice president of enrollment strategy, marketing and communication at Keene State College, a liberal arts college in Keene, NH. Corey Mitchell ’93 was named The Charlotte Post Foundation’s Educator of the Year. Charles (Keith) Adkins ’94 is head coach of men’s basketball at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, KY. Ashlee Balena ’95, a UNCW Society member and senior lecturer, won the 2018 Blackboard Catalyst Award in the Exemplary Course category. This award recognizes faculty and course designers who develop exciting and innovative courses that represent the very best in technology and learning.
Suzanne Neblett ’95, ’99M has joined Guaranteed Rate Inc., a U.S. residential mortgage company headquartered in Chicago, as branch manager/vice president of mortgage lending. She serves on the Cameron School of Business Alumni steering committee. Steve Elliot ’96, a UNCW Society member, is director of UNCW’s School of Health and Applied Human Sciences. Brad Heath ’96, ’07M, past chair of the UNCW Alumni Association Board of Directors, was the recipient of the 2018 Cameron School of Business Outstanding Alumni award. Jeremy Dickerson ’97, ’99M was named UNCW associate vice chancellor for distance education. Jon Franke ’97M was appointed vice president of safety and health at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, one of the largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the nation. David Miller ’97 is baseball coach of Northwood High School, located in Pittsboro, NC. Tim Pinion ’97M is chief of the science and resource management division at Mammoth Cave National Park, which preserves the cave system and part of the Green River valley and hill country of south central Kentucky. Michelle Smoak ’97 was one of three finalists for Sampson County’s Teacher of the Year for 2018-19. Kristeen Balog ’98 was featured in the Sun Journal article, “52 Faces of Community,” for her volunteerism in the Tryon Palace conservation lab in New Bern, NC.
Jennifer Combs ’95 is the parks, recreation and tourism director for Hardeeville, SC.
Kathryn Fuller ’98 participated in Miami University’s Earth Expeditions global field course in Thailand.
Kirk Muffley ’95 and his daughter, Moria Rooney ’13, launched an app called ALIST that helps people give to charity.
Tom Gale ’98, a UNCW Society member, was Cape Fear Realtors’ 2017 salesperson of the year. He serves on the Cape Fear Area Alumni Chapter steering committee.
Chris Neal ’95, former UNCW assistant coach, returned to his alma mater as head women’s soccer coach. He became the third coach in the program’s history.
