SUMMER 2024


CLASS NOTES


1965 Ruby Norris Morgan of Greenville was inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame.


1967 Maggie Gamble of Kershaw was honored by the Lancaster County school board for her 20 years of service on the board.


1977 Bill Hilton of York received the Order of the Palmetto in recognition of his contributions to science, nature and education.


1980 Paula Kirkland of Moore was selected for the National High School Hall of Fame for her achievements as the Dorman High School volleyball coach.


1981 Steven Gribble of Rock Hill was inducted in the York County Sports Hall of Fame.


1985 Rene Cobb Sawyer of Easley became dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Greenville Technical College.


Jessica Fields Williams of Walterboro will be Colleton County School District’s superintendent for the 2024- 25 school year.


1986 Beverly Wilson Mozie of Winnsboro has been promoted to director of finance for Blythewood and Fairfield Counties.


1987 Carl Wells of Columbia has been named the associate dean for community building and campus life at Newberry College.


1988 Brown Simpson of Rock Hill was named to the OTS Sports Wall of Fame for his contributions to sports broadcasting.


1991 Sarah Wylie Johnson of Chester is the lead student information systems coordinator for Rock Hill Schools.


1993 Bridget Sawyer Durham of Rock Hill published her first children’s book, “Trade Places With Me,” written about her mother’s childhood in Rock Hill.


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1995 Carolina De Freitas Blouin of Augusta, Georgia, won the United States Tennis Association’s Singles National Championship for her division.


1996 Seanna Adcox of Columbia was named editor of the newly launched South Carolina Daily Gazette.


1998 Stephanie Smith Hucks of Lexington was named director of human resources for Lexington School District Two.


1999 Jacqueline Lukich Persinski of Lancaster was named principal at Sullivan Middle School in Rock Hill.


Nijiama Caldwell Smalls of Manassas, Virginia, published a novel, “The Black Family's Guide to Healing Emotional Wounds.”


2000


Marilyn Martin ’00, ’03, of Rock Hill was appointed to the Citizen Review Board by the Rock Hill City Council. She also received the distinguished adjunct faculty award from Central Piedmont Community College for the 2023-24 academic year.


2001 Michael Bagwell of Santa Clara, California, was promoted to principal subject matter expert in surface finishing at Apple.


Spartanburg Mayor Jerome Rice presented Renee Murray Mack of Spartanburg, founder of Youth & Family Solutions, with a proclamation recognizing August as Supervised Visitation Awareness Month.


Greenville resident David McDonald has been selected as Lexington School District Two’s chief academic and innovation officer in West Columbia.


2002


Alrinthea Carter of Los Angeles, California, gave a keynote speech during Clemson University’s Black History Month events.


Ryan Harvey of York was named chief executive officer for Family Trust Federal Credit Union.


Nicki Wise, formerly of Nixa, Missouri, was named associate dean of academic affairs for Clemson University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.


2005


Chelcie Myers Eastman of Summerville is the lead project manager and interior designer on Magnolia Network’s “Happy to be Home with the Benkos.”


Caryn Little of Charlotte, North Carolina, was promoted to senior director of web, digital and streaming optimization for Bahakel Communications.


2006 Kathryn Naugle Goodyear of Moncks Corner was recognized by the South Carolina Bar as the 2023 Solo and Small Firm Section Award recipient.


Heidi Inman of Rock Hill became co-owner of TWrecks Smash Rooms in Rock Hill.


Brooke Henson Schmidt of Greer was promoted to director of family programs for the Center for Developmental Services.


2007 Rachel Thomason John of Columbia was promoted to firm associate at BOUDREAUX.


Alison Rauch of Greer received a key to the city from Greer Mayor Rick Danner for her extensive volunteer work.


2008 “Praise,” a poem by Rock Hill resident Angelo Geter, debuted in March as a choral music piece, which was composed by Trevor Weston.


President Edward Serna ’02 was surprised with his very own Winthrop ring during the April 10 Spring Ring Ceremony. Former First Lady Gale DiGiorgio was on hand to present Serna with his ring. DiGiorgio served on the ring design committee more than 20 years ago.


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