Class Notes
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- College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- North Carolina State University
- Box 7011
- Raleigh, NC 27695-7011
1974
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. (B.A. Political Science) has been named to the NC State Board of Visitors. Under the previous administration, Foulke was the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. He is currently a partner with Fisher & Phillips LLP, a leading national labor and employment law firm. He works with the firm's Workplace Safety and Catastrophe Management Practice Group in Atlanta, Georgia. After earning his undergrad degree here, Foulke earned his law degree from Loyola University and a Master of Law (Labor) degree from Georgetown University Law School.
1983
Sr. Mary Shea (BSW) has been a missionary/social worker in the mountains of Chepnyal, Kenya for the last two years among the Pokot people. Sister Mary lives with three other Catholic Sisters who are involved in education and women's development. They are also involved in a water project, working to bring wells to provide clean water to the mountain people. sl1633Wyahoo.com
1989
Laura Bradford (B.A. Sociology) is currently a third year Master of Social Work student at NC State University. elgie32@gmail.com
1994
Carson Dean (B.A. History) is Executive Director of the Uptown Shelter in Charlotte, NC, which serves homeless men in the Charlotte and Mecklenburg County area. carson.dean@uptownshelter.org
Robin Imperial (B.A. Psychology) is the Branch Manager of the Petworth Neighborhood Library of the District of Columbia Public Library.
1996
Leslie Covington (BSW) is the Youth Programs Director at Kerr Family YMCA in Raleigh, NC.
Michael Jason Houser (B. A. Political Science) is the Director of Legislative Affairs for the North Carolina Department of Revenue. He is the chief Lobbyist and Liaison between the Department and the North Carolina General Assembly. Michael and his wife Jennifer welcome their first child, daughter Avery Elizabeth Houser on May 18, 2008. housermike@gmail.com
Silas D. Likasi (M.P.A.) is working as a Senior Program Manager at Oxfam GB in Tanzania. sdlikasi@yahoo.com
1997
James Madison (Matt) Lail (B. A. English) is once again on the board of the N.C. Association of Government Information Officers (NCAGIO) as the membership chair. Along with several others, Matt also recently started an English Alumni Society group, thanks to the Alumni Association. They will be holding their first tailgate before the Homecoming game. collards12@yahoo.com
1998
Robin Eason Strickland (B. A. French) is a solo-practitioner (Law Office of Robin E. Strickland) in Raleigh. Robin represents juveniles alleged to be delinquent and parents whose children are alleged to be abused, neglected and/or dependent and adults who are alleged to be incompetent. Robin lives in Clayton, NC with her husband and two daughters. robin@robin-strickland.com
1999
Matthew Vollmer (M.A. English) has published his first book, a collection of stories titled Future Missionaries of America (MacAdam Cage Publishers, 2009). The book received a starred review from Library Journal and has received advance praise from many writers, including author Lee Smith, who said, “There are large cracks in America, and a person can fall right down into them, and never be seen again. Many of Matthew Vollmer’s characters are on the verge of doing that. … I have never read any stories like these. Quite often, these stories are saying the unsayable.” Vollmer and his wife, Kelly Pender (M.A., English, ‘00) both teach in the English Department at Virginia Tech. His stories have appeared in Paris Review, Tin House, Epoch, VQR, Colorado Review, Gulf Coast, and Portland Review, among others. He is a four-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize and has been short-listed twice for Best American Short Stories.
Maria Kingery (B.A. English), and her husband Bob (B.S. Engineering, ’91), own Southern Energy Management, a sustainable energy company focusing on energy efficiency and solar power solutions. mariak@southern-energy.com
Joy Krabill (M.P.A.) completed her Ph.D. in Public Policy at The George Washington University in Washington, D. C. in August. Her dissertation addressed the oversight of the Medicare program and analyzed how the civil False Claims Act is used to monitor Medicare providers. JLKraybill@aol.com
Jeffery Roper (B. A. History) is currently a Captain in the United States Marine Corps. jeffery.roper@gmail.com
2000
Dan Crawford (B.A. Political Science) and wife Sarah (B.A. Political Science '03) welcomed their first daughter to the world, Emily Grace Crawford. Weighing in at 8.1 pounds and 21 inches long, they have already began introducing her to the Wolfpack nation. Emily is looking forward to attending her first football game in the fall. dancrawford22@nc.rr.com
Colleen Hanson Smith (B.A. Communication) recently launched her own freelance writing/PR/marketing services company. coleenhanson@yahoo.com
2001
Caroline Walters (B.A. History, M.A. Public History, '04) is the University Records Officer at the University of Virginia.
Sarah Ward (B.A. Political Science) moved to Wichita Falls, Texas in August of 2008 is and currently working as the Employer Relations Coordinator in the Career Management Center at Midwestern State University. Sarah is responsible for recruiting employers for on-campus events and to encourage them to hire MSU students/alumnni.
Harold Jacobson (M.A. Public History) is the manager of the Roanoke Canal Museum and Trail for the City of Roanoke Rapids. Harold also serves as the chair for the history section of the North Carolina Museums Council.
2003
Cindy Michelle Spurlock (B.A. Communication, English) graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in May 2009 with a Ph.D. in Communication Studies and a doctoral minor in Cultural Anthropology. Cindy accepted a tenure-track position in the Department of Communication at Appalachian State University, and will begin teaching in August.
Latoya Woodward (BSW) is currently working at the Murdoch Center in Butner NC as a Social Worker. latoya_woodard@yahoo.com
2004
Greg Whitt (B.A. Communication) has left his position as operations manager at Joyner Visitor Center at NC State to pursue his passion for percussion. He has been leading rhythm events in the Raleigh area for more than eight years and is launching Drum for Change in partnership with the Conduit Center for Creative Change to offer facilitated drum circles and creativity courses for individuals and groups as a means of team building, cultural and diversity education, and for community and wellness programming. gregory@drumforchange.com
Aaron Bell (B.A. Political Science) recently passed the NC Bar Exam and currently works as associate counsel for the Law Offices of Thigpen & Jenkins, LLP in Southern Pines, NC. abell81nc@gmail.com
2005
Laura Harroun (BSW) and her husband Frank, welcomed daughter Adrienne Faith to their family on December 10, 2008. Adrienne weighed 8.6 pounds and was 21 inches long. girlygirl@nc.rr.com
Carolina Beavers Barnhill (B.A. Communication) is a Public Communications Specialist in News Services at NC State University. cmbarnhill@ncsu.edu
Jeff Merritt (M.A. Liberal Studies) is Director of Business Development at Clancy & Theys Construction in Raleigh. Jeff was a 2007 Marshall Fellow and is currently on the boards at Triangle Transit and Wake Education Partnership. jeffmerritt@clancytheys.com
Erin Smith Worley (B. A. Communication, B. A. Spanish) has recently moved to Boston, MA and is working as an Account Manager at Sinclair & Co., a full-service advertising, branding, marketing communications and public relations agency. ekworley82@hotmail.com
Daniel Roseman (B. A. History) is teaching 7th grade Social Studies at West Iredell Middle School. dan@roseman.com
2006
Lora Vann (BSW) and her husband recently moved to the Outer Banks where she is now working as a System of Care Coordinator for East Carolina Behavior Health LME (ECBH) serving Hyde, Dare, and Tyrell Counties. lehvann@gmail.com
Morgan Grainger (B. A. Communication) lives in Raleigh and works for a locally owned and managed community bank where she provides financial solutions for clients. jmgraing@gmail.com
Betsy Rhame-Minor (M.A. English) is a freelance writer and editor in Atlanta. rhameb@aol.com
2007
Thomas W. Teague Jr (TW) (B. A. French) recently received his Masters of Science in College Student Personal and Higher Education from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He has accepted a position with the Study Abroad Office at Texas A&M in College Station, TX as an advisor. thomas.teague.jr@gmail.com
Jennifer Campbell (B. A. Communication) is a Wellness Coordinator for a Raleigh wellness center providing chiropractic, acupuncture, and massage therapies in an integrative health facility. ccwwellness@gmail.com
Laura Lunsford (Ph.D, Psychology) has won international accolades for her dissertation about the value of mentoring. “Mentoring and talent development: Doctoral students and their Proteges” was named best dissertation by the International Mentoring Association. Lunsford, who formerly directed the Park Scholars Program at NC State, is now an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Arizona South.
Binta Cisse (B. A. Communication) is a Master's student at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she will graduate in May 2009. bdcisse@gmail.com
Dawn Gregory (B. A. English, B. A. Communication) is a Communication Writer/Editor at Carquest in Raleigh, where she writes and edits newsletters and speeches for the company. Dawn is also a freelance writer and is engaged to another NC State Alum, Brooke Cronce (Education, 2007). Dawn and Brooke will be married in Virginia Beach, VA in October 2009.
Jonathan Greer (B. A. Sociology) is currently working on his MPA at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. jonathangreer1@gmail.com
Kimberly Little (B. A. Anthropology) is in the midst of a one-year service in American Samoa as a WorldTeach volunteer. WorldTeach volunteers serve in public elementary and high schools, where they teach math, science and social studies, in addition to English.
John Martin (M.S. Technical Communication) recently left IBM after 28 years and is now a Technical Communicator in the NC State Office of Information Technology Outreach, Communications and Consulting department. nematome@nc.rr.com
2008
Jamie Argetsinger (B.A. Political Science) is a Title 16 Claims Representative, interviewing, collecting evidence and adjudicating claims for benefits under Title 16 of the Social Security Act. This is a federally-based welfare program used to help people in need pay for the basics in life- food, shelter, etc. jdargetsinger@gmail.com
Anne Kilby (B.A. Political Science) is an admissions coordinator with New York University in New York, NY. avkilby@gmail.com
Fred Mayhew (Ph.D, Public Administration), has received a national award for his dissertation related to North Carolina Smart Start. Mayhew was recognized with the Michael Scriven Dissertation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Evaluation Theory, Methodology, or Practice by the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation (IDPE) program at The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University. Mayhew is now an assistant professor of public administration at Northern Illinois University.
2009
James Perry (B.A. Communication). After leaving NC State in 1996 one class short of graduation, Jim completed his degree in 2009 and is beginning the OneMBA program at the Kenan-Flagler Business School in September. jim.perry@affordablecare.com
