’95

Heather McConnell Buckelew
1606 Duckhorn St NW
Concord, NC 28027
(704) 786-1857
nj2sc2nc@ctc.net

Sam J. Fryer III
2616 Lakeview Drive
Apartment G
Florence, SC 29505
843-629-8372
S_Fryer@fsd1.org

On behalf of the Class of 1995, I would like to offer our condolences to the family of Dr. Jim Daniels who passed away in June.

Dr. Daniels was an integral part of our lives at Coker and will be missed by those whose lives he touched.

I heard from Chris “Skippy” Patterson. He’s in the Charleston area and doing what he does best - playing music. His band is the DaliDrama.

Jeff Sheahan dropped me a quick hello on my myspace page and seems to be doing well.

While we’re on the subject of myspace, there is a Coker Alumni profile (www.myspace.com/cokeralumni). 

Be sure to add them to your profile, if you have one, so you don’t miss out on the latest news.

That’s all I have for now. Please don’t hesitate to drop me a line so we can know what’s happening in your neck of the woods.Also please remember Coker by sending a donation to the annual scholarship fund. 
Ciao,
Heather

Congratulations to Darryl Kelly on his promotion to Captain on the South Carolina Highway Patrol and appointment as Commander, Training Unit. This unit is responsible for the training of all South Carolina Highway Patrol Troopers, telecommunication operators and staff. Darryl earned his Masters Degree and served as an Adjunct Professor for Coker College in 1998 and has been blessed with a number of major accomplishments including:

2001 - Received General James C. Dozier Leadership Award
2001 - Appointed as Sergeant in charge of Darlington County (Top Highway Patrol Officer for County)
2002 - Received General Douglas McArthur Leadership Award
2002 - Received Omega Man of the year Award
2003 - Promoted to Lieutenant with Highway Patrol (Top Highway Patrol Officer for Pee Dee Region)
2003 - Deployed to Iraq with South Carolina Army National Guard
2003 - Promoted to Major while deployed in a combat zone with South Carolina Army National Guard
2003 - Received Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal and Combat Action Badge for service in Iraq/Kuwait.
2005 - Retired from the South Carolina Army National Guard with over 21 years of service including two combat deployments.
2007 - Promoted to Captain on South Carolina Highway Patrol and appointed as Commander, Training Unit.

’96
Rep or co-reps needed

Patricia M. Evans emailed “Hi, It's been a long time since I let my fellow classmates know what's been happening with me. Well to start off with, I currently have 2 sons in college. I am the proud grandmother of an 18 month old grandson (Robert "RJ" McCormick, Jr.) that lives in Cheraw.
I moved back from Greensboro to Rockingham NC to be near him and spoil him. My middle son is in the process of enrolling in the Navy (Proud of him also).

My sister, Tina Esaw, joined my alma mater (Coker College) as a evening student!!!!!! In March I started a non-profit organization called "Maknadifrence" (Making A Difference). I work with ex offenders when they transition back to society from prison. Currently, I am All But Dissertation (Walden University) on my Human Services: Criminal Justice Degree. I take my licensure test for LPC in August. So you see so much has happened....and you know what? It all started at COKER COLLEGE back in 1992-1996. ALLOW YOUR LIGHT TO SHINE; MAKE A DIFFERENCE”

Noemi Champo Tassios was recently featured in the Inner View July 2007 edition. Noemi joined the U.S. Navy, enlisted in the Reserves and completed her degree in exercise science in 2 ½ year from Coker College.

She met her husband Jimmy at Florence’s Fitness Forum and they married in 1997. After earning her masters degree in exercise physiology she joined the Army National Guard.

She was deployed to Iraq when her daughter was just four months old. Her advice to help ease the burden of soldiers “the best thing you can do is to make sure their families are taken care of.”
Congratulations to Fara and Christopher L. Yarbrough on the birth of daughter Addison Leigh Yarbrough born on February 21, 2007 in Decatur GA. If you have any question, call grandma, Pat Cullum Yarbrough ’61.

’97
Alison Elizabeth Wood
2400 Pine Haven Street
Beaufort, SC 29902-6042
425-338-9760

Regina Bacote Donithan
17341 Hartsville Ruby Road
Hartsville, SC 29550
843-335-5850
rbacote518@hotmail.com

Hello all! Life is changing here in Hartsville. Believe it or not but Hartsville now has a Lowe’s. Those of you who haven’t been here in a while would be shocked at all the changes. Speaking of changes Mike and I experienced a pretty big one in May. We adopted two little girls through the local Department of Social Services’ foster care system. Destiny (6) and Danielle (3) joined us on May 25th. We met them for the first time on May 4th and got to know them a little bit more the following two weekends. Then on the 25th, we made the big move. We are adjusting to being a new family but we are all pretty excited. Let me tell you, it is a major life change to become instant Mom to two ACTIVE youngsters. They are keeping us on our toes but we’re, just and I mean just, young enough to keep up with them.

The class of 1997 is doing great as we celebrate, or lament, our 10th year apart from Coker. I heard from the usual suspects recently and here’s what they had to say:

Alison Wood and her partner Ron live on their sailboat, Juichi, in Port Townsend, WA. She’s a rigger at Brion Toss Yacht Riggers and is currently the project lead on the re-rig of a gaff rigged schooner in…wait for it…Hawaii. She gets paid to spend two weeks in Hawaii at a time when the Pacific Northwest is still a bit chilly. Talk about living the hard life. I guess all her hard work is paying off. She wants everyone to know she is happy and doing well.

Jason Perkey is back in Louisville after living in D.C. for four years, practicing national security whistleblower litigation. He’s playing loads of golf again, spending time with his parents, and just enjoying some down time, away from work. 

Jo Sim is living in Brooklyn and freelancing as a scenic painter in NYC. She says work couldn’t be better although she seems to be working at a different place every other week. She has reconnected with Bryan White who is living in Chicago so hopefully we will get some updates from Bryan soon. We’ve been waiting.

Joe Albin sent pictures of his two angels, Adam (3) and Allison (1) and they are adorable. They along with Joe’s wife Jodi still reside in Pennsylvania.

Rachel Young Rhodes and her husband Trevor celebrate their 4 year wedding anniversary this year. Wow I can’t believe it’s been 4 years since their beautiful wedding on the beach in Mt Pleasant. They are living in Irmo and Rachel just started a new job with the Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Columbia. Rachel is continuing the Young legacy there because her dad retired from there after 32 years of employment and she started less than two months later. Rachel says she and Trevor are just enjoying life with their 3 dogs, Bishop, Arthur and Merlin.

Congratulations are in order for Summer Josey Meetze. She is expecting her second son this fall giving 4 year old CJ a playmate. Hopefully she can give her dear dad a wonderful birthday present by giving birth on his birthday.

Teri Little still resides in San Diego. Good luck trying to get her away from there. Can you blame her? She and Elle celebrated their one year anniversary this year. Other exciting news from Teri; she is pursuing a Master's in Educational Technology at San Diego State University. It's a mixture of computers, education, and psychology which is perfect for her combining her education and work experience.

On a more serious note, we were all deeply saddened to hear about Dr. Daniels’ passing. He WAS Coker to most of us and we lost a little bit of Coker when we lost him. We all echo Perkey’s sentiments when he says, “I firmly believe that Coker College is where it stands today because of Dr. Daniels. And, I firmly believe that there should be a movement to create a memorial, scholarship, or name something substantive in his honor; something we can visit and tell our children about this great man.” We are all truly blessed to have known and been known by someone with such kindness, integrity and strength. I know my life has been immeasurably enriched by having known him and learned from him and served with him while at Coker. He will be missed.

’98
Ashley M. Pruett
apruett76@yahoo.com

Stephanie Carwile Parker
1274 Ferguson Road
Harleton, TX 75651
StepahnieParker@letu.edu 

Tanya Keith finally moved out of the big city of Kershaw, into the bigger city of Rock Hill! She recently became engaged to a wonderful guy, Peter Kobylarz, who is a technical sales engineer by day and a bass player in a band by night. Who could ask for more? They are planning an April wedding and cannot wait! Lisa Miller, Holly Hall Becker ’00, and Karol Lowery ’96, will all serve as bridesmaids. She is still working in Human Resource for Controls Southeast, Inc. in Pineville, and still loves the HR field.

Lisa Miller is living in Columbia, and works at Colonial Supplemental Insurance as the National Recruiting Specialist. She is engaged to Ryan Sneed, and they are planning a February 2008 wedding. Ryan is a childhood friend of Karol Lowery ’96, and Tanya Keith will be the matron of honor. Tanya Keith and Lisa actually got engaged the same night, within an hour of each other! Lisa is also serving on the Coker College Alumni Board. 

John E. (JJ) Johnson, Jr. will be entering his 9th year of teaching this fall. He is currently teaching Visual Arts at Lower Richland High School in Hopkins. He had a student to win Best in Show for the Annual Richland County School District One Art Show (the 1st time Lower Richland High has ever won the award). He has also been nominated for the 7th straight year for Who's Who Among America's High School Teachers. His wife, Bornita, and he are approaching their 4th anniversary (October 25th) and their daughter, Amaya, is three years old.

Shane McElveen is currently a web designer for Media General in Florence, and he still lives in Scranton. His son, Seth, is nine years old, and his daughter, Willow, is four years old. Both children are doing well. Shane can be contacted at shanemcelveen@gmail.com.

Jack Kirven started his own dance company in Charlotte, NC (Viscera Dance Theatre), and he works for a newspaper in Charlotte as well. He left the education career behind (FINALLY!!), and has been accepted into the #1 male go-go club in the USA, and he dances there in Atlanta every weekend. He has written the first draft of a novel and he’s even started organizing his diaries in order to work on a memoir of his experiences growing up and going to college in the pre-"Will and Grace" south.

Katie Hanson Pate ’97 and Tully ’95 still reside in Belmont, NC. Katie is the head women’s basketball coach at Belmont Abbey College, and Tully serves as the Athletic Director to the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics. He also continues to do financial advising part-time with Western International Securities.

Mirah White Welday and Kurt wish us Aloha from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii! Kurt is stationed on the USS Russell and Mirah is still teaching a course for enlisted sailors. Luckily, her position has been able to transfer with all the moves they have made. They love Hawaii so far (they arrived late December '06)! They live on historic Ford Island near the USS Arizona Memorial. Kurt went on deployment for a few months after they arrived and Mirah was able to fly and meet him when his ship went to port in Hong Kong. They spent a week together exploring Hong Kong...it was incredible!

Billy Mangan married Amanda on February 17, 2007. They still reside in Atlanta, GA.

Ashley Pruett is still working at ASHRAE, in Atlanta, GA, and was promoted from Manager of Student and Young Member Activities to the Manager of Membership and Customer Service in February. She has purchased a condominium in the Virginia Highlands, which is an in-town Atlanta neighborhood, and moves in the first week in August. She is also proud to announce the birth of her second nephew, Grayson Reid Butler (February 22, 2007), who joins big brother Jackson Ryan “Jack” (four years old).

Megan Brenna Holmes and her husband, Bradford, are still living in her hometown of Livingston, Montana. Her daughter, Brayton, will be six years old in July and is excited about starting first grade. Her son, Gabriel, is three and a half years old and is the spitting image of Megan – curly hair and all!

Karen Tallon is finally leaving San Diego on July 7th to head back to the East Coast! Her cross-country trip will include a stop at the Grand Canyon and Memphis. She has a job at a biotech company just outside of DC that she will begin on July 18th. She will be living in Gaithersburg, where she’ll only be about 3 hours from Brenda and Arthur in Suffolk and Jo Sim in NY.

’99
Shonda Miles Knotts
925 Lynch Road
Coward, SC 29530
843-210-3346
Shonda.Knotts@PalmettoGBA.com

Dean S. Legge
436 Berkley Street SE
Aiken, SC 29801
803-649-2597
dean@dawgpost.com

Rebecca Lynn Teal
1116 Swift Creek Road
Hartsville, SC 29550
843-383-2994
becbec1324@aol.com

Sheila Brodie Trapp
Post Office Box 967
Hartsville, SC 29551

’00
Keelea R. LeJeune 
890 Van Kirk Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32503-6834
850-393-6861
Keelea.LeJeune@covenanthospice.org

Co-rep needed

Hello everyone,

Well here's the news from Louisa, VA. Chris and I are now proud owners of our very first house. We went to settlement on Friday and have been working like crazy since then. The big move is this coming Saturday so we are trying to get all the little things over to the house and ready so we don't have too much work to look forward to this weekend. I am still at Children's in Richmond, working my four days a week.

I have begun to work on my day off at a Nursing Center in Charlottesville which is a nice change from the kids. Chris is still at the University of VA. They are short staffed like the rest of the rehab world and he is feeling the crunch but still loves the job there.

My father recently went into the hospital and got an ICD implanted. He is doing well. We just had to tie him down for a little while because he does not like to sit still. My mother is doing great, just wondering when the grandchildren are going to come. So far we haven't helped her in that area.

My little brother is getting married the end of June and I can't wait. It's going to be fun watching him get used to having someone there with him all the time. They don't live together and occasionally don't see each other too much during the week so we'll watch and laugh from a distance.

Other than that, things are moving along a lightening pace. I think after 25 the world speeds up. Chris and I are looking forward to July, we are going to the beach for a week to relax. Hopefully during that time, our grass and plants won't die on us. Well that's it from the Hughes. Hope to hear from all of you with your news.

~ Carrie Capps

’01
David McKee
933 Potomac Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338-6975
404-929-0623
Dmckee@rtminc.com

Roslynn D. Elom
572 East McIver Road
Florence, SC 29506
843-667-0502
Ravenrose3@aol.com

Congratulations to Carol Rivers Ross, teaching at Mayo High School for Math, Science and Technology, on receiving National Board Certification!

’02
Blayke P. Epley
6506 Eaglecrest Road
Charlotte, NC 28212
704-535-1504
bpepley@yahoo.com

Class of 2002:

Anyways, things are great over here in FL. Sam and I will be expecting our first child in October!!! Right now I'm 26 weeks pregnant. We are keeping the baby's gender a surprise. I'm not coaching at Brevard CC anymore. I'm back to counseling at-risk teenagers for the Dept. of Juvenile Justice. So things are all good here! I'm glad to here things are going good for you also.

Take care,
Vanessa Guzman

’03
Emily Marovich
155 Lakeside Drive, Apt 3306
Waxahachie, TX 75165
863-205-6590
EmilyVB8@aol.com

Wes Daniels
22 Mowler Court
Charleston, SC 29414
843-225-1209
wdaniels@csuniv.edu

Hi class of 2003! I was able to gather some great information from a few of you. Here is what some of your old classmates are up to!

Shannon Lalla Candler married Matt Candler ’02 on their 6 year anniversary, October 7, 2006. Among their Coker alum wedding party were Cheryl Bruno Horwath ’02, Sabrina Wotier Peterson ’02, Donet Dillon Morf ’01, and Billy Mangan ’99. After honeymooning in the West Indies on the island of St. Kitts,

Shannon and Matt came back to their humble abode just northeast of Atlanta. Matt just finished his fifth year working for Tri-State Tire as a Sales Rep and Shannon is finishing up her first year at The Georgia Ballet, www.georgiaballet.org, as their Office Manager, Arts in Education Coordinator, and Company Manager. They’ve had a busy year as Shannon just finished her Masters and Matt joined every sports team imaginable to keep himself busy while Shannon was finishing up her final semester.
Shannon graduated on May 12th from Georgia State University with a Masters of Public Administration with a focus in Nonprofit Management and Matt has joined 2 tennis teams, 1 bowling league, countless softball teams, and a men's baseball team. Also, they started a family in December… they are the proud parents of an adorable black kitty and a chocolate lab! Now that school is finished for Shannon and some of Matt's leagues have ended they are really enjoying the married life and having fun with their friends and family. They extend an offer to anyone that is ever in the Atlanta area to give them a call. Shannon and Matt Candler, 860 Ahearn Court, Suwanee, GA 30024 Matt's email: candler9@hotmail.com Shannon’s email: dancinglalla@hotmail.com

As for Monica Carvajal Beben and Thomas they are in the process of opening a southern food restaurant in Washington. Smoking Mo's Kitchen should be open by August. While the pair lived in Charleston, Thomas worked with a well-known pit master there. He's brought what he learned and hopes to introduce the Pacific Northwest to real Carolina style barbecue. The couple sold food at a recent music festival and people there went crazy over mustard barbecue sauce. After a lot of encouragement and support from their friends, they decided to quit their jobs and focus all of our attention on the restaurant.
They just got back from South Carolina in May and wanted to share the big news, Jason Sparrow ’07 is now an official graduate of Coker College! While in SC they also played a round of golf with newly married Chris Taylor. They saw Vince Conner’s ’04 new baby and visited with Dave McKee ’01 and Staci Miles Morgan. Best of luck with the restaurant Monica and Thomas!

A big congrats to Cara Wilkerson Deese and Conrad Deese ’05 who just tied the knot! Mr. & Dr. Deese just got back from an amazing destination wedding in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. They absolutely loved it and were so excited so many of their close friends could come with them. Since the last update, Cara graduated with her doctorate in physical therapy, got a fantastic job in Atlanta, and loved their newly built house. Then opportunity knocked and Conrad got a job promotion down in Florida as the Business Office Director of Heart of Florida Hospital, so the couple made the move. Conrad loves his new job and Cara is working at a regular outpatient orthopedic job. Cara says it’s not as wonderful as Atlanta but she is trying to make it work. They live in Celebration, FL which they love because it's so perfect! It's really close to Disney and downtown Orlando, created by Disney, but no longer apart of Disney (so it's now minus the mushiness). They want everyone to know that if you're ever in town call them up!

Ellen Mason is still living in South Carolina and works for ARAMARK at Clemson University. She’s the production manager for Schilletter Dinning Hall. The next thing Ellen is working on is buying a place. Best of luck with the house hunting Ellen! 

My old roommate Erin Earle is doing really well. She is a happy Australian now, that’s right she applied for her Australian citizenship and plans to never live anywhere else! Erin just got a new job with the government in one of the private hospitals there. It is treating brain injury patients so she will have her own section of patients, her own office, and even an official security badge which she is the most proud of! Erin is still happily dating her boyfriend Gary and running in marathons as often as she can!

As for my good friend, Courtney Smith, she is still living in Charleston. She is working with the Charleston RiverDogs Minor League Baseball team as Sales Manager/Webmaster. Courtney hangs out with Wes Daniels and her boyfriend, Geiger, on her free time away from games. She has enjoyed her new boat most of the summer and spent time at the beach working on the tan. She wants everyone to know that if you are in the area and would like a spin around the Charleston harbor give her a call or email. Courtney’s contact info is: Courtney Smith, Sales Manager, Charleston RiverDogs, (w)843-723-7241, (f)843-723-2641

As for your other class rep, Wes Daniels is living in Charleston working at Charleston Southern University as Director of Marketing and Promotions. He is in the process of selling his house and buying a new one. He has been spending his summer traveling, boating, beaching, and golfing. He still hangs out with Courtney Smith. They just finished up a kickball league where their team finished 3rd out of 15. Wes also attended Dr. Daniels funeral back in June. It was a very special service. He encourages everyone that knew Dr. Daniels to make a gift in memory of him to the scholarship fund. If you are ever in Charleston, please let Wes know.

As for me, my biggest news is I am now a Californian! I live just south of Los Angeles, right on the beach in Redondo Beach, and I absolutely love it! It’s pretty far from my home state of FL, but the weather and the beach view make it worth it! My fiancé was transferred out here by his company and since I was looking for a new job it just seemed to be a great opportunity for us. I got a new job with a large consulting company, Accenture, as a Workforce Transformation Consultant. I love my new job and the company! I travel a lot for work so hopefully I will be in some of your neck of the woods some time soon. Right now I fly to Houston every week to work with my client, BP. The only other thing going on for me is that I am busy planning my small beach wedding for next year. If anyone is ever in the Los Angeles area, be sure to stop by for a visit! My address is: Emily Marovich, 1100 Esplanade, Apt 10, Redondo Beach, CA 90277.

Richard A. Webre has been hired as director of the Office of Emergency Prepardness at the Ascension Parish in Gonzales, LA. Richard has also worked with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and served as an advisor to the commander of the U.S. Navy Space and Warfare Command in human resources. Congratulations Richard!

’04
Julia Cox Kokemor
822 Joe Yenni Blvd., Apt 13
Kenner, LA 70065
504-466-3096
jucarcox@hotmail.com

Selena Davis
915 Nandina Street
Hartsville, SC 29550
SelenaCobras20@hotmail.com

Greetings once again, class of 2004!

Congratulations to Christian Stryker and Tasha Hughes Stryker ’05. They were married at Kalmia Gardens on May 19, 2007 in Hartsville. Christian is the Sports Information Director at Coker, and Tasha is an Admissions Counselor at Francis Marion. They recently bought a house in Hartsville.

Condolences go to Jamey Eaddy, whose father passed away on July 9, 2007. However, congratulations are also in order. Jamey married Ashley Flowers Eaddy ’05 on July 21, 2007 in Andrews.

My husband James and I welcomed our first daughter, Miss Violet Susan Kokemor, on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007. She was born a month early, but is doing so well now and growing so fast!

Once again, if anyone has an e-mail address, phone number, or address of someone who may not know about the alumni news, please send it along to the class representatives. Thank you!

~ Julia Cox Kokemor

’05
Jessica Brill Lloyd
1777 Winewood Road
Birmingham, AL 35215
205-853-5871
smilerainmaker@aol.com

Coker Class of ’05 News!

Hello again everyone! I hope you are all having a great summer. My husband, Curtis Lloyd ’01, and I sure are, because we have a new baby niece, Sydnee Shay Pennington, born on June 5th 9lbs 3oz. My sister and her husband are very proud and also live in Birmingham, AL, so we get to see the baby a lot. I didn’t get to hear from as many of as usual, so if any of you get a chance, let me know how you are doing anytime.

Jodi Williams is working at Rawlinson Middle School in Rock Hill as an Instructional Assistant in the Autistic class. She says that she just loves it! Jodi is also teaching dance for the Colorguard/
Winterguard at Northwestern High School also in Rock Hill.

Classmates, if you have access to the Internet and have not received my e-mail messages, please send your e-mail address to SmileRainmaker@aol.com. I will be sure to add you to my list.

Thanks and God bless,

Jessica Lloyd

Sarah E. McLain is in her second year of teaching art at Cheraw Middle School. Since leaving Coker, she has completed her masters, applied for admissions to a Ph.D. program and has been awarded Teacher of the Year for her school. Congratulations Sarah!

’06
Jennifer Jackson
200 Cedar Branch Road
Loris, SC 29569-5834
843-756-4469 
jenmarie_john315@yahoo.com

Co-rep needed

Traci Barr currently resides in the Columbia. She is a Detective with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department Major Crimes Division. She is also assigned to the South Carolina Attorney General's Office Internet Crimes against Children Task Force. One of her greatest accomplishments in life has been completing her degree with Coker College.

Jena Chambers has completed her apprenticeship at Imagination Stage, Inc. in Bethesda, MD, outside of DC. She has been promoted to the Apprentice Program Coordinator and Production Assistant for the upcoming year. Jena will oversee the apprentice program, train as a sound technician, and assist the production manager.

Afton Poston Hicks was married on June 9, 2007 to James Houston Hicks of New Zion, SC.

Nick Hilbourn has been teaching English in Busan, South Korea during this past year. He also had the opportunity to go to China in February of this year. 

Jennifer Jackson of Loris is currently an online graduate student at Capella University where she is pursuing a degree in Human Services. After graduating from Coker she became an admissions counselor at Coastal Carolina University (Conway). She is a vocal coach and choir director at Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church of Sunset Beach, NC. During this past year she performed with the Coker Singers during their 2007 Spring Tour. She also performed with the Coker Singers in April at the Koger Center (Columbia). In May, she performed at Carnegie Hall with current and former members of Coker Singers. 

During the summer of 2008, she will study and perform Italian music in Rome, Italy for two weeks at the Rome Festival. Baritone, Bryant Belin (’08), will perform with her alongside other musicians from around the world. Jennifer and Bryant would like to thank everyone who gave generously and those who attended their benefit dinner Melodic Excursions in March at the Drengaelen House. A big thank you goes out to Ms. Roberts (accompanist), Dr. Dawson, Dr. Carter, Phyllis Fields ’89, Vicki Eaddy, Dr. Carswell, Dr. Wood, Serena Hill, Aramark staff and all of their family and friends who have encouraged them every step of the way.

Kimberly Jackson currently lives in Dillon. She has been married for 23 years on August 15th. Her husband’s name is Jasper Jackson, Jr. She is the mother of three children. In 2006, after she completed her bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Kimberly started her master’s degree in School Guidance Counseling.

Harry “Lee” Murph III is employed with Mar Mac Construction Products in McBee. He is a Shipping Manager (Planning & Scheduling, & Customer Service). He is engaged to Amanda Arvidson, a current Coker student, who will graduate in ’08 with an Education degree. They will be married on June 14, 2008 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Hartsville. He currently resides in Hartsville.

Tim Smyth was married on July 29, 2006 to Justina Dakins. He is a Special Education Assistant at West Florence High School where he is also the Head JV Basketball Coach. He currently lives in Florence and is working towards his Masters at Francis Marion University.

Tiffany Wagoner is entering into her second year as a high school science teacher. She will start a masters program in education through Southern Wesleyan at the end of July, and she just bought her first home.

Sarah H. Henderson finished the last academic year as a sign language interpreter with Richland One School District in Columbia and will be teaching dance full time for the district in the ’07-’08 year. She is also teaching with the Southeastern School of Ballet in Columbia.

Deborah L. Maine has signed a contract as a member of the Philadelphia Dance Company’s second company. The Philadelphia Dance Company is a professional modern dance company based in Pennsylvania. Congratulations Deborah!

’07
Rep or co-rep needed

Shante' N. McDougald auditioned for the Philadelphia Dance Company’s second company and was accepted. Congratulations Shante'!