completed her Doctorate of
Educational Leadership from
Fayetteville State University in
May 2011. Paula is employed
with Hoke County Schools and
resides in Pembroke.
is a personal nanny. At
homecoming 2009, her
boyfriend, Michael, surprised
her with a proposal. Jessica's
Zeta Tau Alpha sorority sisters
and others assisted with the
surprise marriage proposal.
They were married in February
and reside in Mooresville.
employed with EMC
Corporation as a customer
operations manager. He resides
in Willow Spring.
teacher with Charlotte
Mecklenburg Schools. She
resides in Charlotte.
teacher with the Guilford
County Schools. She and Beth
Rivenbark '00, a former UNCP
basketball player, currently
reside in Greensboro with their
two dogs and two cats. The
couple is planning an October
wedding in Asheville.
Oxendine married Daniel
Oxendine on August 5 in
Surfside Beach, S.C. The bride
is employed with Primary
Health Choice, Inc.
resides in Charlotte.
teacher with Columbus County
Schools. He lives in
Whiteville.
newly published children's book "Chicora and the Little
People: The Legend of Indian Corn" (2010).
The book is a mythological Lumbee tale that was
researched and written by Arvis Boughman.
Book illustrating is a first for Cummings, who is a retired art
teacher and wife of McDuffie Cummings '74.
"It took me six to eight months to complete," Cummings
said. "Arvis had the story all laid out for me. I'm still excited
and ready to do another."
The watercolor illustrations are personal, historical and
whimsical all at once. Because it is a mythical story, the
combination works well.
"I used bright colors," Cummings said. "I chose
an impressionistic style because it leaves more to the
imagination."
Set in the fall season, Cummings used orange, red and gold
to depict landscapes that were drawn from local scenery.
Interstate 95 near
Patrolman Alan
Humphrey '03 pulled
over for a routine
check on a stranded minivan. A quick decision, a fire and an
explosion, and seconds later, he is a nationally celebrated
hero.
The 24-year-old driver, Jessica DePriest, was on her cell
phone, while her four toddlers were strapped in car seats.
Humphrey told her he would sit behind the overheated van
with his lights on until a tow truck arrived.
From his patrol car, Humphrey saw a heat wave rise from
the van's engine. He jumped out of his vehicle and helped
DePriest get her two-year-old son and 18-month-old triplets
out of the car quickly as the engine ignited.
Humphrey got the family to safety, just before the van was
engulfed in flames. Then the gas tank exploded, destroying
the family's possessions. For the next hour, Humphrey tried
to calm the oldest child by giving him a patrol sticker and
showing him the fire engines' flashing lights.
"There are so many troopers on the highway that are
fulfilling these types of needs and requirements on a daily
basis that it sometimes becomes unnoticed," Humphrey told
WRAL-TV. "Look, anyone would have done what I did. It's just
fortunate everything turned out the way it did."