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1964 “Do’s and Don’ts: Everyday Etiquette (and good manners) for Everybody,” written by Rock Hill resident Linda Driggers Williams, has been updated to a new version in Winthrop’s Digital Commons.

1985

Carol Parrish of Concord, North Carolina, received the 2020 Everlene Davis Award from the N.C. Department of Public Education.

1988

Nickie Bulman Huckabee retired as news anchor from WBTW News 13 in Florence.

The Artists Music Guild welcomed Charlotte, North Carolina, resident Hade Robinson Jr. as its newest board member.

1991

Vann Newkirk was appointed president of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee.

1992

Barbara McCraith of Dallas, Pennsylvania, received professor emerita status from Misericordia University.

1994 The Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce named Blythewood resident James McQuilla as its new president.

1996 Litasha Dennis of Spartanburg 18

earned the 2020 S.C. Independent Colleges and Universities’ Excellence in Teaching Award.

1997

Bradley Robinson of Simpsonville was recognized as the S.C. Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program Educator of the Month.

1999

Reginald Coles of Charlotte, North Carolina, was promoted to director of student discipline and behavior support for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools.

Abel Jackson of Charlotte, North Carolina, was one of 16 artists selected to paint the Black Lives Matter murals.

Ameca Carter Thomas of Gray Court was named superintendent of Laurens County School District 55. She also has released her first children’s book, “You Can Be Anything!”

2000

Jamie Webb Brooks of Waxhaw, North Carolina, was appointed principal at Ardrey Kell High School.

Page Bullington of Charleston is the president and general manager of Blackbaud Foundation Solutions.

Richard Eppes of Fort Mill was named principal at Gold Hill Middle School.

Whitmire resident Joy Route was named 2020-21 Teacher of the Year at Fairfield Magnet School for Math and Science.

2001

Kevin James of Atlanta, Georgia, was named the 19th president of Morris Brown College.

Sonya Woods of Conway was named a master strength and conditioning coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association.

Fort Mill resident Grey Young was promoted to executive director of student services for the Fort Mill School District.

2002

Gina Barksdale Jenkins of Fort Mill was named director of human resources for the Rock Hill School District.

Bernard Wheeler of Duncan joined First Reliance Bank as a relationship banker.

2003

Bianca Chivers-White of Rock Hill was named principal at Old Pointe Elementary School.

Elissa Cox of Fort Mill was appointed director of secondary education for the York School District.

Savannah Copeland Steger of Fort Mill was named principal of River Trail Elementary School.

2005

Phil Hindson of Fort Mill was named director of the ECNL Boys Program and College Program coordinator at the Charlotte Soccer Academy.

FALL 2020

Rock Hill resident Blaine Lahrs was promoted to senior vice president of digital and innovation at Sharonview Federal Credit Union.

2006

Willie Lyles III of Rock Hill was chosen to participate in the U.S.- Spain Council and Fundacion Consejo Espana program.

Steffanie Taylor of Sumter was named a finalist for the Sumter School District Teacher of the Year Award.

Jermaine Whirl of Simpsonville was selected as the new president of Augusta Technical College. He also will participate in the 2020- 21 Rising Presidents Fellowship program and was recognized by the 2020 Business Reports as the 2020 Forty Under 40 Awards winner.

2008

Rock Hill resident Angelo Geter is the recipient of the 2020 Acad- emy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship.

Jessica Kelly of Astoria, New York, was selected by Delta Zeta Sorority as a recipient of the 35 Under 35 Award.

Kenya native David N. Kenga founded Elite Soccer Training Company, LLC., a non-profit afterschool outreach program in Columbia.

Kelli Kirkwood Maydew of Topeka, Kansas, has joined Forge Young Talent as executive director.

Vilissa Thompson of Winnsboro was among the Future 40 highlighted by BET for promoting self-advocacy among disabled people.

2010

Candice Edrington of Blair earned a Ph.D. in communication, rhetoric and digital media from North Caroli- na State University.

2012

Brenton Coe of Florence was named assistant principal at Brookland Cayce High School.

Dawn Amerson Pugh of Darlington established the Dawn Pugh Team real estate brand.

Jordan Sease of Lexington partici- pated in the 106th Carolinas Am- ateur Championship at Cape Fear Country Club.

2014 Columbia resident Zachary Christian was promoted to deputy director of the S.C. Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission.

Kobe Riley of Mint Hill, North Caro- lina, was appointed deputy director of Greensboro Parks & Recreation.

Sharifa Yasmin of Ladson was one of four recipients selected to participate in the 2020 National Directors Fellowship.

2015

Ladson Fishburne of Walterboro was named head coach for the girls tennis teams at Colleton Preparatory Academy.

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Lia McKay of Rock Hill was named assistant principal of Northside Elementary School of the Arts.

Hannah Strong Oskin of Myrtle Beach joined the staff at the Myrtle Beach Post and Courier.

2017 Lyman resident Lindsey Hawkins was selected by Delta Zeta Sorority as a 2020 recipient of the 35 Under 35 Award.

Vivian Segnini of Rock Hill was appointed head coach of Virginia Commonwealth University’s women’s tennis program.

2019

Rachel Beanland of Richmond, Virginia, published her first novel, “Florence Adler Swims Forever,” which was named a Barnes & Noble Club pick for July.

2020

Alexis Brindley of Marietta, Georgia, was among 1,401 women’s collegiate golfers named 2019- 20 All-American Scholars by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.

Alisa Soloveva of Fort Worth, Texas, was a nominee for the NCAA’s 30th annual Woman of the Year Award.

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