1977
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Martha Bryce lives
in Mt. Pleasant with her husband, Gordon Heffron,
Ph.D.
She is a life and business coach and recently started her own business, Coaching
By Bryce.
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| Martha Bryce |
1978
Thomas Rickenbaker earned his
master of divinity degree from Episcopal Seminary.
He works as a rector for St. Paul's Episcopal
Church in Edenton, N.C. Rickenbaker lives in
Edenton with his wife Cindy and their three children:
Cal, Thomas, and James.
1979
Gregory Blanton earned his juris
doctorate from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
He lives in Myrtle Beach with wife Donna and is
a magistrate and municipal judge in Surfside Beach.
Juli
Powers completed her master's degree in special education
at Francis Marion University. She lives in Murrells
Inlet with her husband Delton and their three children:
Anna Hailey, Jillian and Jake Stuart. Powers is a
special education teacher for Horry County Schools.
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1980
Aaron Duckett lives in Frederick,
Md., with his wife Julie and their two children,
Noah Paul and Danielle Aryn. He is a school
counselor for Frederick County Public Schools.
1982
Jennie L. Hyman was recently
promoted to savings department manager
at Conway National Bank.
1983
M. Gregory Welch joined
the Palace Theatre and Performing Arts Center
as house manager. He recently retired from
VERIZON Communications as local manager in
network operations after a 30-plus year career.
1985
Rona Wilks-Gaither earned
her master's degree in teaching from the
University of South Carolina. She lives in
Columbia with her husband Steven and their
two children, Cory and Courtney. Wilks-Gaither
is a teacher for the Richland School District
II.
1987
Michael Bell works for Customs
and Border Protection as a senior customs
inspector. He lives in North Charleston with
his wife, Kimberly Long.
Kirk Cox is
a district development manager for Colonial
Life & Accident, Inc. He lives in Columbia
with his wife, Juanita Vitali-Cox, and their
three
children: Cory, Gina and Connor.
Annalisa Jordan sells
real estate in the Charleston area and also
works as a teacher specialist in the education
field. She has taught several writing classes
for Coastal as an adjunct professor through
her work with the Governor's Reading Initiative.
She lives in Charleston with her husband Douglas
James '80.
Greg Suggs is
manager of First Federal's Little River office.
He is a past recipient of an Eagle Scout Award
and has been recognized by Outstanding Young
Men of America. He is a member of the United
Way, a Junior Achievement teacher, a member
of the Loris Lions Club and former vice president
of the Loris Chamber of Commerce.
1988
Michele Vanucchi Peacock,
a realtor in Livingston, N.J., recently competed
in the North Central Jersey Association of
Realtors 2004 Golf Classic and won Ladies
1st low gross and longest drive. She is working
on her master's degree from Kean University.
She and her husband,
Christopher Peacock, have two children, Trevor and Tatum.
| Diana
Parker Santoro, Ph.D. currently
lives in Tampa, Fla. with her husband Michael
and their son Dominic. She is the reigning
Mrs. Galaxy 2004. |
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| Diana Parker Santoro, Ph.D. |
Michael Shepard live sin Bellbrooks,
Ohio, with his wife, Kimberly Watson Shepard,
and their son Blake. He is a network specialist
for Reynold and Reynolds.
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1989
Jennifer
Agresta-Aguruso lives in Myrtle Beach with
her husband Joseph,
her stepdaughter Amber and her son Matthew. She is
a pharmacy
technician for Eckerd Pharmacy and is taking courses
at Coastal
Carolina University in order to meet the requirements
for MUSC’s
pharmaceutical program.
Brad
Cunningham earned his juris doctorate from the
University of South
Carolina. He lives in Lexington with his wife Marcella
and their
daughter Lauren. Cunningham is the town attorney for
Lexington.
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1990
Ira Hertzoff lives in Scottsdale,
Ariz., and is a sports publicist for the
Arizona Community College Athletic Conference.
Karen Evans Large lives
in Myrtle Beach with her husband Troy and their
two children, Joshua Allen and Mikayla Noelle.
She is a financial adviser for Legg Mason Wood
Walker, Inc.
Todd Wincek is
the manager of chemistry laboratories for Middle
Tennessee State University. He lives in Mt.
Juliet, Tenn., with his wife Donna and their
daughter Maggie.
1991
Alycia Burki is employed
at the Rochester Institute of Technology,
where she is working toward a master's degree
in human computer interaction.
Angelia Chestnut Cribb lives
in Pawleys Island with her husband Don and
their two children, Lauren and Jack Ryan. She
is a homemaker and volunteer.
Nicholle Gainey is
a mortgage banker for Beach First National
Bank. She lives in Myrtle Beach and is a member
of the North Myrtle Beach Rotary Club.
Sheila Holt Usher is
an advertising consultant at Brighthouse Networks
of Florida. She and her husband Jeff
Usher '87 live in St. Petersburg with
their children Zachary, Brody, Ellie and Betsy
(twins born Aug. 1, 2004).
Shelley Watson Thomas earned
her master's degree in elementary counseling
from the University of South Carolina. She
lives in Shelby, N.C., with her husband Terry
and their two children, Tyler and Blake.
Thomas is owner of S&T Mortgage Services.
Rhonda Wray Watson lives
in Greenville with her husband Ashby and their
son Ryan. She is an account manager for Assured
Benefits.
1992
Dawn Williams Barrett lives in Berlin, Md., with her husband Stephen
and their two children, Lauren Ellen and William Graham. She is an
English language acquisition teacher for the Worcester County Board
of Education.
Lisha Morlan Conny completed
her MBA from Chadwick University. She lives
in Vienna, W.Va., with her husband Joe and
their two children, A.J. and Jacob. She is the director
of marketing, communications, and employee services
for Morlan Enterprises,
Inc.
Darren Gore completed
his MBA at Winthrop University. He lives in Myrtle
Beach with wife Kimberly and their two children,
Darren "Cole" and Caroline Mackenzie.
He is the vice president of finance for the
Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.
Barry Hatfield lives in Sumter
with his wife Anita and their two children,
Hayley and Dawson. He is a teacher and head
baseball coach for Sumter School District II.
David Iorlano completed his master's
degree at State University of New York at New
Paltz. He lives in Wallkill, N.Y., with his
wife Jacqueline and their three children: Mark,
Jillian and Jessica. He works for the Arlington
Central School district as a physical education
teacher.
Lisa Landes Thompson completed
her MBA at Winthrop University. She currently
lives in Indianapolis, Ind., and works for
Anthem, Inc., in shareholder services.
Wayne White, who was Coastal's
sports information director for many years,
was selected to become a member of Coastal
Carolina University's George F.
" Buddy" Sasser Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003. Since leaving CCU, he
has become a partner in his family-owned real estate business in North Myrtle
Beach, where he lives with his wife Lori Mann White '91 and children Taylor Nicole
and Trey.
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Demetrius Williams was
named Horry County School District Teacher
of the Year 2004-2005. She teaches eighth-grade
history at Conway Middle School.
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| Demetrius Williams |
| Angela
Shirley Young is an environmental
specialist with the Tennessee Department
of Environment and Conservation. She
lives with her husband David R.F. Young
in Rising Fawn, Ga. |
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| Angela Shirley Young |
1993
Michelle L. Dazey Ward lives in Sandyville, Ohio, with her husband Jeffery
and their daughter Amber Nicole. She is a human resources assistant
for Copley Ohio News-papers.
Thomas Donegan completed his
master's degree in liberal studies for social
and public policy at Georgetown University.
He is a major in the U.S. Army and lives in
Fredericksburg, Va.
James Gibson lives in Newport,
R.I., where he is self-employed as a professional
yacht captain. He has a daughter, Tess Kelly.
Traci L. Sawyer and her husband
Steve live in Lindale, Texas, with their three
children. They run an online adoption support
group.
Kristen Grimm Shriver lives in
Hedgesville, W. Va., with her husband Edwin
and their two children, Aeris Grace and Olivia
Skye. She is a second grade teacher for Berkeley
County Schools.
Jeff Weirich completed his master's
degree in geoenvironmental studies. He lives
in Purcellville, Va., with his wife Katy. He
works for Neopost as a sales manager.
1994
Chris Cook lives in Mt. Pleasant with his wife Jaclyn. He is a certified
insurance counselor (CIC) and works for The Commonwealth as a commercial
insurance broker.
Shannon Leigh Goff is an associate
with Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, PLLC,
in Nashville, Tenn.
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Alan Maddock is
living in Myrtle Beach with his wife
Caroline. He is the general manager for
Wild Water Theme Park.
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| Alan
and Caroline Maddock |
John W. Maker is
a pilot in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. He
is
currently activated, flying missions in Afghanistan
and Iraq.
Sharon
Kallam Purcell completed her master’s
degree in teaching at
Averett University. She lives in Ridgeway, Va.,
and is a biology and
chemistry instructor for the Piedmont Governor’s
School for Science,
Mathematics and Technology.
Deborah
Rushing lives in Nichols with her husband
Eddie. She is a child
development teacher at Waccamaw Elementary School
in Conway.
1995
| Mark
Ashley is a professor of aeronautical
science at Embry Riddle Aeronautical
University and is also a pilot for
Continental Express Airlines. He lives
in Angier, N.C. |
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Mark Ashley
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Roxanne
McCoy Clemons sells her art at the House
of Blues in Myrtle
Beach. Look for her items in the gift shop. She lives in Charlotte,
N.C., and has two children, Jessica and Tiffany. |
| Roxanne
McCoy Clemons |
Mark Duncan completed
his MFA at Virginia Commonwealth University.
He
lives in Tallahassee, Fla., with his wife Jane
and works for Wesleyan
College as a visiting instructor of theater.
Pete Fraker is sales manager
for DLT Solutions in Herndon, Va. He’s
an
avid mountain biker and says he has had a couple
of near misses but is
still single. He lives in Reston, Va.
Sandra Slepski Hope lives
in Naperville, Ill., with her husband Barry
and their daughter Piper. She is working as
a
senior accountant.
| Jennifer
Derbyshire Hunter is director
of guidance at East Allen County
Schools in Indiana. She earned
a master’s degree in school
counseling from the University
of Saint Francis. She lives with
her husband,
Christopher T. Hunter, in Fort Wayne. |
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| Jennifer
and Christopher Hunter |
Nicole Madey lives in Mt. Pleasant with
her son, Mickey Chandler
Fennell. She works as a property manager for
Park West/Southern
Community Services.
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Beth Holmes Pate worked
for nine years in the field of nursing
home administration before deciding
to stay home to care for her two-year
old daughter Mary Ella in 2004. In
her spare time, she helps her husband
Steven Pate with his timber company.
They live in Dunn, N.C.
|
Beth
and Steven Pate
with daughter Mary
Ella |
LaDain
Pope is the vice president/city executive
for the new branch of
Anderson Brothers Bank in Conway.
1996
Harry
James Altman Jr. lives in Surfside Beach
with his wife Regina and
their daughter Haley Morgan. He is a branch manager
for the Ted Lansing
Corporation.
Samantha
Phillips Anastasis lives in Crofton,
Md., with her husband
John and two stepchildren, Christopher and Adroniki.
She works for CFRE
International as a certification manager. Michael
Benton completed his medical studies
at Sherman College of
Chiropractic. He lives in Lexington and is the
owner of Peach Orchard
Family Chiropractic.
Cynthia
Ritter Browning lives in Vienna, Va.,
with her husband Ben and
their son Chase. She works as a title researcher.
Kevin
Cox lives in Aynor and is a business services
account executive
for HTC, Inc.
Julie
Brader Drevenkar is a quality control specialist
with Vitarich.
She lives with her husband Alex in Naples, Fla. Keith
Jones lives in Brookfield, Ohio, and is working
toward a master’s
degree in leisure studies from Penn State University.
Mark
Kiskunas lives in Conway with his wife Jennifer
and their son
Zander Christian. He is a market executive for
RBC Centura Bank.
Kiskunas recently signed a five-year development
deal with Bojangles,
Inc., to develop and build at least five new
locations along the Grand
Strand. He is a co-owner along with Alan
Chestnut ’87
and Keith Benton.
Kevin
Lacey completed his master’s degree
in human relations from the University of Oklahoma.
He lives in Silverdale, Wash.
T.J.
O’Brien lives in Myrtle Beach and
works for Prudential Burroughs& Chapin Realty as a sales associate.
Roberto
Perez lives in Surfside Beach with
his wife J.P. and their five
children: Divina, Roberto, Jason, Edgar and Scott.
He is a land
developer and serves on the board of the Theatre
of the Republic.
Shellie
White lives in Myrtle Beach. She
is the office manager for
Hawaiian Tropic and also works for Brunty Sales. Jayson
Wiegand lives in East Peoria, Ill.
He has a daughter, Allyson
Rene, and works as a construction foreman for
Wiegand and Storrer.
1997
Shane Anyan lives in Palm Harbor, Fla., and is a lab department supervisor/analyst
for STL-Tampa.
Jim Carroll lives in Indian Trail,
N.C., with his wife Angel. He works as a firefighter
for the Charlotte Fire Department.
Brian Forbus graduated from the
physician assistant program at the Medical
University of South Carolina and joined Coastal
Orthopedic Associates as a physician's assistant.
He is a member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics
committee at Waccamaw Community Hospital and
the South Carolina Association of Physical
Assistants.
Jill Friedman received her master's
degree in kinesiology from Georgia Southern
University. She lives in Bethlehem, Pa., and
is a special education teacher in the Bethlehem
Area School District.
Elizabeth Lane Fuller lives in
Hickory, N.C., with her husband John and their
two children, Jack and Robert. She works for
Classic Leather, Inc., where she was recently
appointed marketing director.
Jamie Evers Laymon lives in Rock
Hill with her husband Casey and their daughter
Kaycelyn. She received her master's degree
in education from Winthrop University. A teacher
in the Rock Hill School District, she was named
South Carolina Teacher of the Year in 2003.
Vicki Elders-Littlewood is living
in Attleboro, Mass., with her husband Jim and
son Christian Alan. She works as a sales tax
specialist for American Tower Corporation.
| Robin
Papakalos lives in Killingworth,
Conn., and is vice president of the
Montessori School in Madison, Conn. |
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Robin (Papakalos)
and William Matterfis
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Jonathan
Poore lives in Murrells Inlet with
his wife, Jennifer
Jones-Poore. He is self-employed in the watersport
industry.
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Rob
Shelton completed his juris doctorate at
USC School of Law. He
lives in Conway with his wife Tabby ’99 and their two children, Stewart
and Shane. He is an associate attorney for the Bellamy Law Firm. Tabby
is emergency preparedness manager for Horry County. |
Tabby
and Rob Shelton
with sons Stewart and Shane |
| Sergei
Skiba is an investor information
specialist for Vanguard
Investment Group in Charlotte, N.C. “I’m now working on developing
my
own business in the real estate market back in Myrtle Beach. Myrtle
Beach is where my roots are and I will eventually come back home.” |
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| Sergei
Skiba |
Courtney
Shuckra lives in Redington Shores,
Fla., and works as an administrative assistant
for the Tampa Marriott Waterside.
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Greg
Shute lives in Arnold, Md.,
with his wife, Sandy Mishoe, and their
two children, Brennan and Faith. He works
as a printer for Tray Business Systems. |
| Brennan
and Faith Shute |
| Jamie
Smith lives in North Charleston and is assistant
director of
financial aid for the College of Charleston. |
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| Jamie
Smith |
Shae Tetterton completed her master’s
degree in library and information
science. She lives in Huntsville, Ala., and works
as a project manager
for the Sirsi Corporation.
Scott Vuono lives in Boise,
Idaho, and works for the USFS-Rocky
Mountain Research Station as a fishery biologist.
1998
Julie Anderton earned a Ph.D. in molecular biology from Stony Brook University,
New York, in May 2004. She was awarded a fellowship with the Association
of Public Health Laboratories to do post-doctoral research at the
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Ga.
Gabriele Kohler Boutin is the
school-based site director of the Boys and
Girls Clubs of Buffalo, N.Y. She plans to attend
graduate school in educational psychology at
the University of Buffalo. She has three
children: Joanna, Dylann and Maja Leone.
William Cuthbertson lives in
Souderton, Pa., and is a financial planning
assistant for American Express Financial Advisors.
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Chuck
Davis lives in Chapin with
his wife, Robin Buddin Davis, and their
daughter Kennedy Elizabeth. He works
for General Electric. |
Robin
and Chuck Davis
and their daughter
Kennedy Elizabeth |
Albert
Edma completed a master’s degree
at Umeå University in Sweden.
He lives in Umeå with his wife, Sofia Elwér,
and works in environmental
legislation for the North Sweden European Office.
Coby
Foster lives in Carlisle, Pa., and is an operations
supervisor for
Exel, Inc.
Elizabeth
Hamilton lives in Denver, Colo., and is the
director of an
adventure travel company, The World Outdoors.
Robert
E. Hamm lives in Little River with his wife,
Selana Clement. He
received his master’s degree in education
from Coastal Carolina
University, graduating with honors in the summer
of 2002.
Douglas
Henderson lives in Greer and is a managing
partner for
Henderson Accounting, Inc.
Leonard
Henderson recently moved to Havelock, N.C.,
with his wife Liana
and two children, Thomas and Len.
Dawn
Hutcheson lives in Conway with her husband
Fred. She is the owner
of Grady’s Jewelers and is working on completing
her diamond diploma
from the Gemological Institute of America.
Kevin
Kane recently starred in the New York City
Fringe Festival show
Never Tell and in the independent film feature
How I Got Lost. He lives
in Astoria, N.Y.
Lynette
Thomas Mathews lives in Mechanicsburg, Pa.,
with her husband
Pete. She is a children’s mental health
case manager for Dauphin County
MH/MR.
Holly
Tanner McMillan lives in Myrtle Beach and works
for the Myrtle
Beach Area Chamber of Commerce as festivals manager.
Derek
Miller and Allison Byars Miller are married
and living in
Simpsonville. She is an admissions officer for
Greenville Tech, and he
is a deputy marshal for the U.S. Marshals Service.
| Tammy
Simpson Monas is a first and
second-grade teacher in the Fairfax (Va.)
County Public Schools. She was married
April 4, 2004, to William Monas and they
live in Centreville, Va. |
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| Tammy
Simpson Monas and husband William |
Matthew
L. Monteiro and Catherine
Johstono-Monteiro ’99
are married and
are living in Louisville, Ky. He received his
MBA in business
administration from Indiana University in December
2002.
Craig
William Morcom completed his master’s
degree in mortuary science
from American Academy McCallister Institute.
He is currently living in
Neptune City, N.J., where he works as a funeral
director for Clayton
Funeral Home.
James
Muldoon lives in Lexington with his wife Laura.
He is an account
manager for NCR, Corp.
Lisa
Rachels lives in Freehold, N.J., and is a manager
for Deloitte & Touche,
LLP.
Cheri
Ward Rupert is a physical education teacher
at Eastway Middle
School in Charlotte, N.C. She and Roger
Rupert ’98
were married on July
12, 2004, in Hawaii. He is a senior accountant
for the American Red
Cross.
Travis
Thompson lives in Surfside Beach with his wife
Lisa. He is the
manager of Pirateland Family Camping Resort. Olin
Utterback earned his MBA from the
University of South Carolina
with a degree in finance and taxation. He lives
in Smithtown, N.Y., and
is a tax consulting senior for Ernst & Young,
LLP.
Cheri
Ward lives in Charlotte, N.C., and
works as a physical education
teacher at Eastway Middle School.
Michelle
Ward lives in Trenton, N.J., and is working
on her master’s
degree in special education at the College of
New Jersey. She plans to
teach in Hawaii.
1999
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Sarah
Christenson Benedik lives
in Hilton Head Island with her husband Stacy. She is
a middle school science teacher at Hilton Head Preparatory
School. |
| Sarah
Christenson Benedik and husband Stacy |
| Julie
Eason Campbell lives in Murrells
Inlet with her husband Jeff and their
daughter Jillian. She works for Horry-Georgetown
Technical College as a part-time English
professor and is also self-employed. |
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| Julie
Eason Cambell with husband Jeff and daughter
Jillian |
Fredrick
Cohens is an assistant principal at
Kensington Elementary in
the Georgetown County School District. He earned
a master’s degree in
elementary school supervision and leadership
from the Citadel. Andrew Doesburg lives in Mason,
Ohio, and works for Thornton Landscape
as a sales/design consultant. He also serves
on the Cincinnati Home
Builders Associate Council Board of Directors.
Jaime Mason Etheridge lives in
Fredericksburg, Va., with her husband
Michael. She works as a marketing communications
specialist for the
Ethyl Corporation.
Lee Gitzes lives in Stratford,
N.J., and works as a systems
administrator for Bowman & Company, LLP.
Mike Gunter is a project manager for Poinsett
Homes in Greenville.
Benjamin Hill completed a master’s
degree in general/experimental
psychology from Wake Forest University. He lives
in Baton Rouge and is
enrolled in the clinical neuropsychology Ph.D.
program at Louisiana
State University.
Andrew Hinton completed his MBA
at Kennesaw State University in May
2003. He lives in Atlanta, Ga., and works as
an operations manager for
BellSouth Telecom-munications.
Heather Johnson is an aquarist/dive
supervisor at the National Aquarium
in Baltimore, Md. She recently earned her scuba
instructor certificate.
C.J.
LaCosta lives in Goshen, N.Y., with his wife
Jacqueline ’96 and
their two children, Joey and Jason. He works
in medical sales for
Cardinal Health.
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Sarah
Rosenblatt Lesoine lives in Mt. Arlington,
N.J., with her husband Donald and their
son Christopher John. She is a social
worker for Youth and Family Services. |
| Sarah
Rosenblatt Lesoine and son Christopher
John |
Brian Mauldin is the
communications and IT director for Lakewood
Camping Resort. He describes himself as a big
fan of what he calls “the
Mighty Chanticleer Football Team.” He lives
in Surfside Beach with his
wife Karla and children Courtney, Phillip and
Grace.
Laura Mello is a zookeeper with the City of
Alamagordo, N.M.
Rebecca Anne Franke Merritt is
living in Fort Wayne, Ind., with her
husband Frank. She received her doctorate in
physical therapy from the
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
in December 2002.
Merritt works for Physiotherapy Associates.
| David
Myroup lives in St. Augustine, Fla.,
with his wife Heather ’99 and son
Brayden David, born February 3, 2004.
He is a manager for GE Distribution Finance
in Jacksonville. |
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| David
Myroup with son Brayden David |
Christopher Pooley lives in Durham,
N.C., and is a client products
coordinator for Labcorp.
Leah Rogalski completed her master’s
degree in clinical psychology at
Cleveland State University. She now lives in
Colorado Springs, Colo.,
where she works as a clinical therapist for Devereux
Cleo Wallace.
Stacey Arnett Russ lives in Toms
River, N.J., with her husband Ryan.
She completed her master’s degree in counseling
psychology and works as
a school psychologist for the Toms River Board
of Education.
Steve Sadler lives in Myrtle
Beach with his wife Barbara. He is the
co-owner and manager of The Venue Boutique and
Gallery in Myrtle Beach.
Loay
Safa completed his master’s
degree in computer information systems
from the University of Phoenix.
Misty Seegars completed her master’s
degree in school counseling at
Winthrop University. She was awarded a scholarship
for young
professionals from Rotary International to participate
in a Group Study
Exchange Trip to Jamaica in June 2004. She stayed
with host families
and observed counseling practices in Caribbean
elementary schools. She
lives in Charlotte, N.C., and is a school counselor
with the
Iredell-Statesville School District.
Russell Smith is recreation coordinator
for the City of Rock Hill. He
writes: “I would like to hear from any
of the old crew. You know who
you are…”
Treda Smith earned a master’s
degree from Johns Hopkins University in
May 2004 and was accepted into a Ph.D. program
in marine science at
the Virginia Institute of Marine Science of the
College of William and
Mary. She lives in Bowie, Md.
Audur Sveinsdottir completed
her MSC in environmental chemistry from
the University of Maryland. She lives in Reykjavik,
Iceland, with her
husband, William S. Johnstone III, and is a specialist
for the
Icelandic Planning Agency.
Stacey Vuono lives in Cincinnati,
Ohio, and is an account
representative for Tap Pharmaceuticals.
Natali West completed her master’s
degree in teaching at Miami
University of Ohio. She lives in Oxford, Ohio,
with her new husband,
Dr. Mark Spritzer.
John Williams lives in Conway
with his wife Shawndra and their two
children, Arianna Janelle and Alexandria Janae.
He received a master’s
degree in technology education from Lesley University.
Williams works
at Whittemore Park Middle School.
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Eric Bennett lives in Springfield, Va., and is an oceanographer for the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Christopher
Clark lives in McClellanville with
his wife, Rachel Adams, and their child Maston.
He is a graduate assistant for the Joseph
P.
Riley Institute for Urban Affairs and Policy Studies. |
| Christopher
and Rachel Clark with son Maston |
April
Cook lives in Sarasota, Fla., and works as a
staff biologist for
the Mote Marine Laboratory.
Jennifer
Creque lives in Columbus, Ohio, and teaches
35 third-graders
at St. Paul Catholic School. She has traveled during
the past year to
Hawaii, California and Las Vegas to visit friends.
David
Dannen lives in Ogden, Iowa, and works for Nationwide
Insurance.
Travis
Darwin lives in Texas and works as a director
of purchasing. He
has a son, Tyler.
| Joseph
Fowler is an assistant football coach
and recruiting coordinator
at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. |
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| Joseph
Fowler |
Damon
Galose worked as deputy compliance manager
of the Bush-Cheney
re-election campaign. He lives in Alexandria, Va.
Erin
Marie Gawera lives in Jacksonville, Fla.,
and is a biologist for
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She sings in the
Jacksonville
Masterworks Chorale and is also involved in community
theater.
Utocqua
Campbell Grissett lives in Conway with her husband
Othel and
their two children, DeAntre Campbell and Byron. Utocqua
was recently
promoted to credit analyst for the National Bank of
South Carolina.
Russell
Hall is studying law at Brigham Young University
and plans to
return to South Carolina in the summer of 2005 to practice
law. He
and his wife Marie live in Springville, Utah, with
their children
Abigail, Matthew and Kailey.
Sherida
Johnson lives in Mableton, Ga., and is a Georgia
Lottery pre-K
teacher for Kinder-care Learning Center.
Todd
Johnson lives in Fairfield, Ohio, and is an assistant
director for
the Greater Cincinnati Golf Association.
Jessica
Jung completed her master’s degree in
secondary education at
Armstrong Atlantic State University. She lives and
teaches in Savannah.
Kit
Kadlec earned a master’s degree in journalism
from Northwestern
University. Kadlec lives in Cambridge, Mass., and works
as a reporter
for the Daily News Transcript in Boston.
Richard
Leeson lives in Elgin with his wife Angel. He works
as a GIS
analyst for Earth Tech.
Ken
Macdonald lives in Richmond Hill, Ga., and is a training
and IT
coordinator for the U.S. Depart-ment of Homeland Security.
Beverly
McCarthy completed her MBA in 2003 at Webster University.
She
lives in Myrtle Beach.
Kelly
Miles lives in Surfside Beach, S.C., and is a seventh-grade
math
teacher and cheerleading coach at Whittemore Park Middle
School in
Conway.
Jeff
Norris received his MBA from Winthrop University
in August 2003.
He lives in Myrtle Beach and is golf and resorts applications
analyst
for Burroughs & Chapin Company, Inc.
Staci
Owens lives in Orlando, Fla., and works as an animal
care
specialist trainee for SeaWorld Adventure Park.
Tiffany
Peterson lives in Mt. Pleasant and is a sixth-grade
math
teacher for the Dorchester School District II.
Paul
Pinkston lives in Savannah, Ga., and is currently
pursuing a
master’s degree in historical preservation at
the Savannah College of
Art and Design.
Austin
Rogers is a police officer for the North Charleston
Police
Department.
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Kimberly
Newnham Rogers married Joey Rogers on Sept. 25,
2004, at at Connie Maxwell Baptist Church in
Greenwood. Both are employed by Connie Maxwell
Children’s Home. |
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Terri
Gilmore Roussos lives in Las Vegas, Nev., with her
husband
Socrates. She is an aquarist for The Mirage.
Megan
Coker Seitz lives in Summerville with her husband
Eric. She is a
second-grade teacher for Dorchester School District
II.
Ashley
Smith lives in Conway with his wife Kayla and their
son Will.
Smith is a recreation coordinator for the City of Conway.
Kimberly
Shelley Talbert lives in Columbia with her husband,
John
Courtney. She received her master’s degree in
mass communications in
December 2002 from the University of South Carolina.
Talbert is now
working as a communications specialist for the South
Carolina Hospital
Association.
Harold
Tanner lives in Marion with his wife Kim. He is a
purchasing
agent for Road Rescue, Inc.
Megan
Thompson lives in Tulsa, Okla., and is a biologist/lab
tech for
Oklahoma Aquarium.
Tammi
Thompson lives in Seaford, Del., and is a lab technician
for
Americhem.
Jennifer
Dutton Toy works in real estate for Coldwell Banker
in
Nashville, Tenn., where she lives with her husband
Travis Toy, a
country music artist.
Dan
Trumbower lives in Gaithersburg, Md., with his wife
Jami. He is an
operations manager for Trumbower Financial Advisors.
Michael
Wetz lives in Corvallis, Ore., with his wife, Jennifer
Jarrell.
He completed his master’s degree in oeanography
at Oregon State
University. Wetz is now a graduate research assistant/Ph.D.
candidate
for the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
at Oregon State.
Phillip
and Abigail Witker live in Beaufort. He is a social
studies
teacher at Battery Creek High School and she is a physical
education
teacher at Okatie Elementary.
2001
Travis Altman Jr. lives
in Beaufort with his wife, Elizabeth "Randi"
Tanner Altman. He works in sales and leasing for Stokes Honda of Beaufort.
Tad Asbury lives
in Bradenton, Fla., and works in claims for
Progressive Insurance.
Michelle Pope Bailey lives
in Johnsonville with her husband, Jack Robertson
Capps Jr., and their two children, Joshua L.
Bailey and Haven G. Capps. She is a paralegal
for Elmore & Ervin, LLC.
Jennifer Borsuk lives
in Charlotte, N.C., and works as an adjustable
rate mortgage representative for Wells Fargo.
Carie Burk lives
in Butler, Pa., and is a drug and alcohol prevention
specialist for the County of Butler.
Rev. Charles A. Collins
Jr. is chaplain of Odyssey Healthcare
of Charleston.
He recently became a correspondent for the Christian Observer, the oldest
international Presbyterian and Reformed periodical. He also serves as
Assisting Presbyter at New Israel Reformed Episcopal Church in Charleston.
Collins lives in Goose Creek with his wife Angela.
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Jerry Cozzens has
been busy estimating and managing for a commercial
construction company while doing real estate
investment on the side. He lives in Lusby,
Md.
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Christopher
DeLeon lives in Charleston and works as
a research
specialist for the Medical University of South Carolina.
Barry
Donohue lives in Yorktown, Va., and is
a software application
engineer for Lockheed Martin Mission Systems.
Matt
Evans lives in Manakin-Sabot, Va., and
is an assistant golf
professional at Hermitage Country Club.
Allison
Farrar lives in Charlotte, N.C., and works
in event planning
for the Stauback Company.
Erika
Gannon completed her master’s degree
in chemistry at UNC Chapel
Hill. She lives in Apex, N.C., and is a tech support
associate for
Wyeth Vaccines.
Paul
Higgins lives in Tampa, Fla., and is a
benefits specialist for
Kforce, Inc.
Jaime
Hilliard is at Nova Southeastern University
finishing her
master’s thesis on the seasonal aggregations
of the Florida manatee in
Port Everglades, Fla. She plans to enter a Ph.D.
program in marine
biology in fall 2005 studying marine mammals. She
lives in Sunrise,
Fla. Gregg
Johnson lives in Philadelphia, Pa., and is an assistant
golf
professional at Shore Gate Golf Club in New Jersey.
Luke
Johnson completed his associate’s degree
in culinary arts from
Kendall College. He lives in Palatine, Ill., and is
a project manager
for Carriageway Development.
Keith
Jones is working on his master’s degree
in leisure studies. He
lives in Brookfield, Ohio.
Robert
Kusek lives in Lawrenceville, N.J., and is first
assistant golf
professional for Tavistock Country Club. Kusek is engaged
to Christina
Ricatto, a Syracuse University alumnus.
Suzanne
Malik earned a master’s degree in counseling
and is the owner
of Beachside/Diamond/A-Taxi Co. She lives in Myrtle
Beach with her
husband Rajnish Malik and children Sunnie Ann, Rani
and Akash Raj.
Matthew
Maxwell lives in Bradley Beach, N.J.,
and is a chemist for
Laureate Pharma in Princeton, N.J.
Christopher
and Theresa McDonald live in Geneseo,
N.Y. They both
completed their master’s degrees at Edinboro
University. She is a
school psychologist for BOCES, and he is a health education
teacher at
Rush-Henrietta Central School.
Brianne
Meagher earned her master’s degree
in student personnel
services in higher education from the University of
Florida. She lives
in Fredericksburg, Va., and is the associate director
of student
activities and community services for Mary Washington
College.
Robert
Morales lives in Columbus, N.J., and is
a social studies teacher
in Trenton.
Brandy
Phillips lives in Arlington, Va., and is a campaign
finance
analyst for the Federal Election Commission in Washington,
D.C. She is
also pursuing her master’s degree in government
at Johns Hopkins
University.
Jessica
Reichmuth lives in Edison, N.J., with
her husband Chris. She is
currently a Ph.D. candidate at Rutgers University-Newark
in the
Department of Biological Sciences.
Katie
Reid is a toxicologist for the Arlington office of
Syracuse
Research Corporation. She began graduate school in
fall 2004 at George
Mason University working toward a master’s degree
in biodefense. Reid
lives in Manassas, Va.
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Melanie
Sanchez completed her master’s
degree in government at Johns Hopkins University.
She lives in Washington, D.C., and works as
an assistant to the chief of staff for Sen.
Pete Domenici. |
| Melanie
Sanchez |
| Daniel
Sine is
a general brokerage sales associate at McQuiddy
Realty in Surfside Beach. He is 2nd vice president
of the Coastal Carolina University Alumni Association. |
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| Daniel
Sine |
Heather
Steere lives in Tokorozawa, Japan, and works for
Vantage Japan,
Inc., as an English and computer teacher.
Jessica
Tiedeken lives in Charleston and is a biological
science lab
technician for the Center for Coastal Environmental
Health and
Bio-molecular Research.
Adrienne
Woodward lives in Greenville and is a sales manger
for Philip
Morris USA.
Christine
Zantow lives in Southington, Conn., with her husband
James
and their three children: Russell, Ryan and Elizabeth.
She is a teacher
at Hillhouse High School in New Haven.
2002
Jamie Schmitt Berendt is
a research assistant for Vanderbilt University's
Division of Genetic Medicine. She lives in
Nashville, Tenn., with her husband Eric.
Stephen Bismarck lives
in Athens, Ga., and is completing his Ph.D.
in math education at the University of Georgia.
Erin M. Boyle is
attending flight school in Pensacola, Fla.
Upon graduation, he hopes to fly the Coast
Guard's HH-65 Dolphin. Boyle is currently stationed
in Port Angeles, Wash.
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Danna
Rhodes Briggs lives in Conway with
her husband Josh and their daughter Jade. She
is a certified professional dog trainer. |
| Jade Briggs
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Casey
Candy lives in Charleston and is a research
specialist at the
Medical University of South Carolina.
Jennifer
Coburn lives in Durham, Conn., and is
a bartender at Strykers
Sports Bar and Café.
Amy
Culpepper lives in Rockville, Md., and works for
the PMA Group in
Arlington, Va.
Holly
MacDonald De Rosa is earning a law degree
from Mercer University
School of Law. She is also working as a law clerk at
Hogue & Hogue,
LLP, in Macon, Ga., where she lives with her husband
Gregory De Rosa
and their dogs (Brandy and Louie) and cat (Vinnie).
Scotty
Edge is a systems support technician for
Coastal Carolina
University. He lives with his wife Jacqueline in Myrtle
Beach.
Ben
Fisher lives in Lagrange, Ohio, and is
North American marketing
project coordinator for KTM, Inc.
Darren
Grassi is a sales rep for Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals
and lives in Fayetteville, N.Y.
Sean
Hansel lives in Chapel Hill, N.C., and
works for Chapel Hill
Country Club.
Amy
Hayden lives in Lafayette, N.J., and is
a biology teacher at
Morristown-Beard High School.
Melissa
Honaker lives in Houston, Texas, and is
an internal auditor for
Clear Channel.
Elizabeth
Keddy is working toward a master’s
degree in marine science
at Moss Landing Marine Labora-tories in Moss Landing,
Calif. She lives
in San Francisco.
Jamal
Kinlaw lives in Conway and is a financial
aid specialist for
Horry-Georgetown Technical College.
Carrie
Barr Mott is a first-grade teacher in
the Horry County School
District. She lives in North Myrtle Beach with her
husband Cameron A.
Mott ’03, who is a store manager for Chick-fil-A.
They were married
June 14, 2004.
Nelson
Oliveira completed his MBA at the College
of St. Rose. He lives
in Albany, N.Y.
Robert
Osburn lives in Clements, Md., with his
wife Deanna Christine.
He is a foreign military sales analyst for Delex Systems,
Inc.
Tony
Pope lives in Conway and is a lab analyst for Grand
Strand
Water &
Sewer Authority.
Adam
Raschke is enrolled in the College of
Law at Florida State
University. He lives in Tallahassee.
Philip
Sellers lives in Conway with his wife Jennifer ’00.
He is the web
applications manager in Coastal Carolina University’s
Department of
Information Technology Services.
Sigmundur
Sigurgeirssson lives in Selfoss, Iceland,
with his wife,
Sigridur Bogadottir, and daughter Kristin. He is a
reporter for Iceland
State Broadcasting Services.
Joshua
Smith lives in Beaver, W.Va., and is an
assistant golf
professional for the Greenbrier Resort.
Melanie
Soose lives in Westland, Mich., and is
a staff accountant for
Integrated Health Associates, Inc.
Catherine
Team completed her associate’s degree
in criminal justice at
Horry-Georgetown Technical College. She lives in Myrtle
Beach.
Jamie
Wirth is enrolled in the atmospheric science
graduate program at North Carolina State University.
He lives in Raleigh.
2003
| Stephanie
Vaught Ahl is ranked number one
in her law school class at Appalachian School
of Law, where she is in her second year.
She was married on July 31, 2004 to Sidney
Allen Ahl Jr. They live in Grundy, Va. with
her daughter Shay. |
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Sidney and Stephanie
Ahl
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Bijoy
Bose is working on a master’s
degree in computer information
systems at Tarleton State University. He lives in Stephenville,
Texas.
Craig
Broadwater lives in Kingstree and is a
loss prevention manager
for Kmart.
Jarrett
Brown is a CVS manager and lives in Anderson.
Danielle
Conant lives in Norwich, N.Y., and is
an advertising sales
representative for Circulars Unlimited.
Dianna
De Nitto is working on her master’s
degree in school psychology.
She is a coordinator for Learn-ing Leaders for the
Office of Disability
Services at James Madison University.
Robert
Doyle lives in Tinley Park, Ill. He works for
EZLinks Golf, Inc.
Meira
Dozier lives in Kansas City, Mo., and
is a training manager for
ADT Security Services, Inc.
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Robert
Hahn is a direct sales representative
for Progressive Auto Insurance and plans to
get his MBA. He lives in Brandon, Fla. |
| Robert
Hahn |
| Lynn
Hughes Fox lives in Conway with her
husband Tom and their daughter Kaitlyn. She
is a certified paralegal specialist. |
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| Lynn
Hughes Fox |
Jakub
Grzeslo and Ashley Gorell Grzeslo live in Sarasota,
Fla. Ashley
is an English teacher at Bayshore High School in Bradenton,
Fla.
Heather
Kralik lives in Myrtle Beach and is a service
representative
for the Social Security Administration.
Caitlin
Lamb lives in Bel Air, Md., and is a residence
hall director
for Central Missouri State University.
Amy
LaValley lives in Myrtle Beach and is an assistant
manager for
Phillips-Van Heusen.
Jamie
McVay lives in Summerville and is a phonathon
coordinator for the
Medical University of South Carolina.
Kinjal
Mehta lives in Bowie, Md., and is a developer
for Doceus, Inc.
Matt
Morey is a GIS analyst for Horry County. He lives
in Myrtle Beach
with his wife Rachel.
Jennifer
Overholt lives in Conway and works for Coastal
Carolina
University as an admissions counselor.
Nathan
Rood is operations manager at Plantation Resort. He earned
a
master’s degree in marketing and business administration
from the
University of Phoenix. He attends soccer and football
games regularly
and proudly wears his school colors. Rood lives in
Myrtle Beach with
his wife Sarah Zuke.
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Michael
Starn is a financial services associate
with Prudential Financial in Myrtle Beach,
where he lives with his wife Katie
Commerson-Starn ’04. She teaches
at Myrtle Beach Elementary School. |
| Katie and Michael Starn |
Chris
Straga lives
in Williamstown, N.J., and is a commercial service
representative for Imagistics.
Aja
Talbot lives in Summerville and is a project
assistant for Motley
Rice, LLC.
Samantha
Moore Valentine lives in Augusta, Ga.,
with her husband Stacy
and their son Nicholas. She is a seventh-grade math
teacher for the
Richmond County School District.
Chris
(William) Ward is vice president of Eagle
Resorts, Inc., a family
company for which he heads the new real estate division.
He lives in
Little River.
Jennifer
Watson lives in Mooresville, N.C., where
she is an account
representative for Bell South Advertising and Publishing.
Rebecca
Wright lives in Summerville and works
as a library assistant
for Charleston County Public Library.
2004
Marisa Kovacs is assistant
soccer coach at the University of West Georgia
in Carrollton, Ga. She says that "my
four years at Coastal with all my sisters
on the soccer team were the most amazing
years of my life."
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Marriages
Catherine
Susan Jordan '85
married Andrew Joseph Martin on May 1,
2004.
William Smith Brooks '90
married Candyce Michelle Kirby on May 4, 2003.
Lisa Thompson Landes '92
married Denis Boland on May 1, 2004.
Gretchen Lynn Horner '94
married Kent Jackson on June 1, 2003.
Mialisa Lewis Gluckert '95
married Robert Prychodnik on June 1, 2003.
Thomas James O'Brien,
Jr. '96 married Sherri Lynne Small
on April 17,
2004.
Brian Irvin Weaver '96
married Cameron Elaine Nodine on June 26, 2003.
Jason Hoffman Hugg '97
married Kathy Lynn Morrow on May 3, 2003.
Robin C. Papakalos '97
married William Matterfis on April 17, 2004.
Ryan Paul Russ '97
married Stacey Ann Arnett '99
on May 10, 2003.
Melissa Carol Jenerette '98
married Stephen D. Priola on May 3, 2003.
Mark Daniel Hatfield '98
married Charlene Lisa McDowell '00
on April 3, 2004.
Roger Terry Rupert II '98
married Cheri E. Ward '98
on July 12, 2004.
Daniel A. Selwa II '98
married Christina Michelle Hunter '99
on May 31, 2003.
Tammy L. Simpson '98
married William Monas on April 4, 2004.
Holly Tanner '98
married Lee McMillan on Aug. 21, 2004.
Heather Ann White '98
married James Brian Lewis on June 28, 2003.
Jordan Nichole Roberts '99
married David Teich on Sept. 1, 2004.
Leslie Marie Todd '99
married Kevin Douglas Williams on March 13,
2004.
Melissa Caryol Brumble '00
married Charles F. Pisaniello on May 22, 2004.
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| Jennifer and Travis Toy |
Jennifer
Ann Cooke '00
married Travis Toy on June 1, 2004.
Kristi
Lynn Howington ’00 married Michael L.
Vassey on April 3, 2004.
Kelly
Vereen Mitchell ’00 married Kenneth
Bradley Long on April 17,
2004.
Kimberly
Ann Newnham ’00 married Joey Rogers
on Sept. 25, 2004.
Kimberly
Leah Nicholson ’00 married Paul Dean
Eubanks II on July 19,
2004.
Robert
Van Osburn ’02 married Deanna Christine
on Sept. 20, 2003.
Robert
David Palmer ’03 married Michel Singleton
on April 17, 2004.
Jennifer
Denise Britt ’03 married Joseph Russell
Yozzo III on May 1,
2004.
Scott
Allen Johnson ’03 married Amanda May Gibson
on May 29, 2004.
Charlotte
Ashley Pace ’03 married Christopher
Brett Calhoun on May 8,
2004.
Stephanie
Stone Richardson ’03 married Gregory
Steele Sisson on March
20, 2004.
Brian
David Rogers ’03 married Lisa Cavoli on
Dec. 31, 2003.
Angela
Nicole Stalvey ’03 married Joseph C.
Sasser on July 31, 2004.
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| Kathryn
and Michael |
Michael
Allen Starn ’03 married Kathryn Commerson ’04
on June 18, 2004.
Stephanie
Grace Vaught ’03 married Sidney A.
Ahl Jr. on July 31, 2004.
Tommy
D. Carter ’04 married Siobhan Michelle
McGuckin ’02 on May 22,
2004.
Tiffany
G. Creel ’04 married Eric S. O’Hara
on May 15, 2004.
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Deaths
Althea
Todd Heniford ’59 of North Myrtle
Beach - Aug. 30, 2004
James
Milton Daniels ’63 of Aynor - June 14,
2003
Margaret
Ann Merritt Wells ’65 of Hallsville,
Texas - Sept. 26, 2003
Ivey
F. Wood Jr. ’66 of Myrtle Beach - Jan.
30, 2004
Vivian
D. Hardee Petrozzelli ’77 of Georgetown
- June 15, 2003
Richard
Gerald Miller ’77 & ’81 of
Myrtle Beach - Nov. 27, 2003
John
Henry Neal Jr. ’78 of Myrtle Beach - Jan.
26, 2004
Charles
V. Morgan ’79 of Myrtle Beach - July
10, 2004
John
Henry Nance ’83 of Myrtle Beach - April
18, 2004
Terry
Kelly ’84
of Georgetown - April 30, 2003
Joseph
Edwin McCulloch ’85 of Hilton Head -
March 13, 2003
Thomas
Carl Thompson ’85 of Hemingway - April
24, 2003
Francis
Michael Canavan ’86 of Myrtle Beach
- June 3, 2003
Bobby
Jean Nelson ’88 of Pawleys Island - March
26, 2004
Myra
Vereen McNatt ’90 of Myrtle Beach - Aug.
19, 2004
Anita
Michelle Best Kerr ’93 of Columbia - Jan.
31, 2004
Joey
Bruce Troxell ’95 of Myrtle Beach - Jan.
5, 2004
Meredith
Winfield Harrelson ’97 of Conway -
Jan. 2, 2004
Helen
Margaret Hovey ’97 of Conway - Aug. 28,
2003
Randal
Roper Hunter ’97 of Sumter - April 1,
2003
Michael
Coleman Schild ’02 of Myrtle Beach -
Nov. 3, 2004
Mark
Edward Thayer ’02 of Barnstable, Mass -
March 20, 2003
Griffin
Carl Edmonds ’03 of Simpsonville - Jan.
14, 2004
Jonathan
P. Gove ’03 of Hudson, N.H. - June
11, 2004
Bryce
Richard Becker ’04 of Surfside Beach -
Sept. 1, 2004
Mary
Moore of Conway - March 23, 2003
James
L. Michie (1941-2004) was professor emeritus
of history at Coastal.
He joined the faculty in 1990 and was associate director
of the Waccamaw Center for Cultural and Historical
Studies. He had a long and distinguished career as
a South Carolina archaeologist, and he was especially
well known for his outstanding work in plantation archeology.
Born in Florence and raised in Marion, Michie earned
a bachelor's degree from the University of
South Carolina in 1977 and a master's from
the University
of Tennessee in 1987. Michie developed and published many of the basic formulations
of South Carolina prehistoric archaeology. His Richmond Hill Plantation,
1810-1868 was published in 1990. From 1976
to 1989, he was an archaeologist with the
South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University
of South Carolina. During his years at Coastal, Michie conducted a well-publicized
archaeological survey of the Oaks Plantation, the home of Joseph and Theodosia
Burr Alston, now part of Brookgreen Gardens. He also surveyed Mansfield Plantation
in Georgetown County. He was co-founder of the Archaeological Society of
South Carolina.
Speaking at Michie's memorial service, his friend
and fellow historian Charles Joyner said, "Jim's priceless contribution to his students and his colleagues
has been to teach us all that history lies underfoot as well as in archives.we
all miss his warm and generous spirit."
S.
Paul Rice (1943-2004) was a professor, poet, songwriter,
musician,
syndicated antiques columnist, and an ardent amateur
chef. Born in
LaGrange, Ga., he earned a Ph.D. in English from the
Catholic
University of America, a master’s degree
in education from Western
Carolina University, an M.F.A. in creative writing
from the University
of Arkansas and a bachelor’s degree in English
from Auburn University.
Rice joined the Coastal faculty in 1987. He specialized
in
contemporary British and American poetry, poetic
theory and creative
writing. His poems were published in Poetry, Kansas
Quarterly, Poet
Lore, Bitterroot, Beloit Poetry Journal, Georgia
Review, Southern
Humanities Review, Mother Earth News, Negative
Capability and other
journals.
Rice
was the South Carolina Poetry Fellow for 1996 by
the South
Carolina Arts Commission. On the day after his
death, his wife Nelljean
received a package from the commission announcing
that several of
Rice’s poems would be included in a new anthology
called Twenty: South
Carolina Poetry Fellows.
A self-taught expert, Rice turned his interest
in antiques into a newspaper column called “Grandmother’s Stuff,” which
ran in the Sun
News for five years and went into syndication a few months before he
died. For days after his funeral, Rice’s
office became a spontaneous shrine
to the professor, with potted tulips and mums outside the door and
messages of love from students and colleagues. “I
wish I would have had
the chance to say goodbye and tell you what an awesome man and teacher
you were to all of us,” wrote a student.
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