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1943 Martha Lee Newton Gibson of Johnston was selected as the grand marshal for the 37th annual Johnston Peach Blossom Festival parade.


1967 Barbara Kunz Loots of Kansas City, Missouri, published her third poetry collection, “The Beekeeper and Other Love Poems.”


1971


Susan Hoffer McMillan of Conway has written a book entitled “Sandy Island...Forever.”


1973 Betty Creamer of Desert Hot Springs, California, is the author of a new book, “Life’s Compline: A Journey Just Begun.”


1974 Judy Wilkins Rose of Denver, North Carolina, former director of athletics for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, was inducted into the Conference USA Hall of Fame.


1977 Dwight Watt of Lafayette, Georgia, was elected vice governor of the Kentucky Tennessee Kiwanis for 2020-21.


1981


Andrena Powell-Baker of Union was named to the Board of Directors for the South Carolina Economic Developers Association for 2020-21.


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1982 Wylie Frederick of Chester was appointed interim Chester County supervisor and Chester County Council chairman by Gov. Henry McMaster.


1984 Melody Tankersley of Kent, Ohio, was named senior vice president and provost of Kent State University.


1986 James Robnett of Safety Harbor, Florida, was selected as the deputy chief for the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division.


1987 Rachelle Jamerson-Holmes of Orangeburg is the 2020 champion for the Summerville Sweet Tea Festival. Rachelle’s Island Tea was also the featured beverage at the S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism’s 50th anniversary of the S.C. Welcome Centers.


1989 Kathy Hoffman Wood of Conover, North Carolina, was granted ordained ministerial standing in the United Church of Christ.


1990


Beaufort resident Eric Greenway was named Beaufort County interim county administrator.


1991 Keith Wilks of Rock Hill was


promoted to chief of strategic planning, engagement and program support for the Rock Hill School District 3.


1997


Caroline Rust Ward of Rock Hill was one of 20 artists selected for the ArtPop Street Gallery Class of 2021.


Fort Mill resident Darren Wilson was named principal of Catawba Ridge High School.


1999


Lia Newman of Charlotte, North Carolina, was the 2020 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award presented by Winthrop’s Department of Fine Arts.


2000 Trevor Beauford of Hartford, Connecticut, is the interim college chaplin at Trinity College.


Kari Doster of Rock Hill was named Rock Hill School District Mentor of the Year.


2001 Artwork of Omaha, Nebraska, resident Dik Haneline was displayed at the Wrightstone Fine Arts Gallery at McCook Community College in McCook, Nebraska.


2002 Chris Chandler of Charlotte, North Carolina, is the first Assistant Prin- cipal of the Year for the Rock Hill School District.


2005 Adam Walls of Hope Mills, North Carolina, created two steel sculptural seating projects entitled “Chatter Bugs” and “Whisper Tubes” that are located at the new MLK First Responders Campus of Ocala, Florida.


2006 Paul Leonard, scientist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services of Fair- banks, Alaska, is the recipient of the 2020 Dwight A. Holder Award by Clemson University Institute for Parks.


2007 Standrick Rhodes of Rock Hill was named Rock Hill School District Teacher of the Year.


Crystal Starkes of Charlotte, North Carolina, received the Feature Story Award and was named the South Central District Association for Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals president.


SPRING 2021


Clover native John Gordon was promoted to chief operating officer of Leroy Springs & Company in Fort Mill.


2003 Spartanburg resident Jalitha Moore was recognized as one of Forty Under 40 for her work with One Spartanburg, Inc.


Chisa Johnson Putman of Rock Hill was promoted to senior prosecutor by the city of Rock Hill.


2008 Cierra Fowler of Woodruff was recognized as one of Forty Under 40 for her work with the Spartanburg Housing Authority.


Courtney Wooten of Fairfax, Vir- ginia, co-edited a published book entitled “The Things We Carry: Strategies for Recognizing and Ne- gotiating Emotional Labor in Writing Program Administration.”


2009 Dustin Evatt-Young of Easley was awarded the Alice P. Naylor Out- standing Dissertation Award for the 2019-20 academic year at Appa- lachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.


Tiffany Sanders of Charlotte, North Carolina, co-authored a children’s book entitled “Your Feelings Matter: A Story for Children Who Have Wit- nessed Domestic Violence.”


2010 Melissa Roy of Charlotte, North Carolina, was named principal of Barnette Elementary in Huntersville, North Carolina.


2012 Lawrin Green, a New York-based singer-songwriter, wrote a new song, entitled “The Blind Man,” and released her first single, “Decep- tion,” from her “Raw” album.


Kathleen Sunseri of Charlotte, North Carolina, was named executive director of federal


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programs for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools.


2014 Keri Fersner of Orangeburg has penned her first book, a children’s book, entitled “ABC’s for Little Queens in Christ.”


Michael Hull of Clover was named technical services manager for Kemin Crop Technologies.


2015 Joanna Henry of Rock Hill was one of 20 artists selected for the ArtPop Street Gallery Class of 2021.


Peter Nagovnak of Austria earned a Master of Science in industrial engineering from the University of Leoben.


2016 Alex Pinto of Columbia was named 2020-21 Lexington Two District Teacher of the Year.


Ashley Proctor of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Dylan Bannister of Rock Hill were two of 20 artists se- lected for the ArtPop Street Gallery Class of 2021.


2020 Dwayne Hodges of Fort Mill was recognized by Winthrop’s College of Business Administration for academic excellence, service and leadership.


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