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2003
Betsy Kristin Bridgers married
Robert Orrie Coonrod of
Charleston, S.C. on October 3.
Kylie Cirioli McKinney and Jermey
McKinney were married in May.
They reside in Charlotte, N.C.,
where they both work.
Candice E. Horner-Fuhrer
graduated from St. George's
University School of Veterinary
Medicine on June 14 with a
Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine.
She works as an associate
veterinarian in Phoenix, Ariz.,
where she resides with her
husband, Christian.
Genea S. Pittman was accepted
into the Ph.D. program in the
English Department at the
Pädagogische Hochschule
Ludwigsburg in Germany and
will work as an Akademische
Mitarbeiterin in the English and
Kunst (Art) Departments until
August 2011. She resides in
Ludwigsburg, Germany.
2002
Ryan Freeman was named men's
basketball coach at Northern
Guilford High School. He was
previously the head basketball
coach at New Bern High School.
He resides in Greensboro, N.C.
Rebecca Jones LaClaire welcomed
her second child, a daughter,
Molly Nicole LaClaire, in June
2008. She weighed 6 lbs., 11oz.
The family resides in Asheboro,
N.C.
Susan M. Locklear is a teacher
for exceptional children with the
Public Schools of Robeson County.
She resides in Maxton, N.C.
Debra Nelson is a narcotics
investigator with the Bladen
County Sheriff's Department. She
resides in Bladenboro, N.C.
2001
Jason Brady won a silver
medal in June in the 26th
Annual Healthcare Advertising
competition for a logo design and
for his work on billboards, radio
and print ads. Jason works for
Cape Fear Valley Health System
as a marketing coordinator. He is
married to Erica Jones Brady '01
and resides in Fayetteville, N.C.
Rikki Cockrell
Rich is the
assistant
athletic
director at
N.C. Wesleyan
College. She
was previously
sports
information director and Title IX
coordinator at N.C. Wesleyan.
Rikki was sports information
director, senior woman's
administrator and assistant athletic
director for media relations at
UNCP from 2003-05. She and her
husband, Marcus, live in Rocky
Mount, N.C., and they have one
daughter, Addison, 2.
2000
Kelvin Hunt and LaTisha Whitaker
Hunt `03 are the proud parents
of Madilyn Alyse, born on June
6, 2008. The family resides in
Fuquay-Varina, N.C.
Randall Channing Jones is the
assistant town manager for
Pembroke, N.C. He previously
served as operations manager for
Southtech Plastics in New Bern,
N.C. He is also completing a
doctoral degree at UNC-Chapel
Hill.
Meredith Huffman Terry and
John Christopher Huffman '93
welcomed a new addition to their
family, Kamden Riggs Huffman,
in May. He joins Keely (2001)
and Kaleb (2004). Meredith is a
teacher with Hoke County Schools
and John is employed by the
Public Schools of Robeson County.
The family resides in Laurinburg,
N.C.
Tamara Thorn received her Master
of Science degree in physician
assistant studies in August from
King's College in Wilkes-Barre,
Pa. She works as a psychiatric
physician's assistant with Satilla
Community Services in Waycross,
Ga. Tamara holds both Bachelor's
and Master's of Social Work
degrees, her LCSW credential in
North Carolina and Pennsylvania,
and is a Diamond Life Member of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
1999
Kelly D. Avant married Robert
Hickerson Crabill on June 13.
She is a registered nurse with Rex
Hospital in Raleigh, N.C. The
couple resides in Raleigh.
Eric Edmondson was named
mortgage loan officer at
CommunityOne Bank, serving
Richmond and Scotland counties.
He previously worked as a
financial specialist for Wachovia
Bank in Southern Pines, N.C. He
and his wife, Kary `99, have two
children, Ethan, 5, and Ava, 2.
The family resides in Rockingham,
N.C.
Dawn Holt is a teacher with North
Carolina Virtual Public School.
She resides in Hope Mills, N.C.
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