notes years , on Nov. 20, 2011, at 2:18 p.m. weighing 7 lbs. 9 oz. and 21 inches long. Class of 1996 Craig Brand is a business analyst with CSX Railroad. He resides in St. Johns, Fla. Tessie Hunt ‘42 Lumbee Elder of Year t’s been a big year for Tessie Hunt ’42. She is the current Elder of the Year for the Lumbee Tribe. For her good works, state Rep. Charles Graham presented her with the Food Safety and Inspection Service as a supervisory consumer safety inspector. I Clarissa McPherson received her Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Health Administration from the University of Phoenix on Aug. 1, 2011. She lives in Whiteville. Jeff Lolley is the global director of information security with Hogan Lovells, an international law firm. He resides in Rockville, Md. Order of the Long Leaf Pine. Hunt is a founding member of the Tribal Elders and participates regularly in their activities, including quilt making. On March 14, Tessie Hunt ’42 attended the kick-off celebration for the university’s 125th anniversary. Miss Indian North Carolina Layla Locklear presented UNCP Heritage t-shirts to Hunt, Bulah Mae Ransom Cormier ‘39, ’52 and Cattie Mae Hunt ’41. The trio had a seat of honor as the oldest alumni in the audience. After graduation from then-Pembroke State College, Tessie Hunt taught school for two years in Fairmont, worked in nursing at Baker Hospital in Lumberton and returned to teaching at Magnolia High School, where she remained for 28 years. Her service to children has included teaching Bible studies in the Dakotas, Oklahoma, Maine and New York. For many years, she was a member of the Pembroke chapter of the Business and Professional Women’s club, which endowed a scholarship at UNCP several years ago. Congratulations, Tessie Hunt! Class of 1994 Sonja P. Anderson of Atlanta, Ga., formerly Sonja R. Pearson of Red Springs, married Lynn Anderson on June 4, 2011, at Hillcrest Church of Christ in Decatur, Ga. Anderson is a law clerk in Atlanta; her husband is a law enforcement officer. Felicia Renee Treadwell ‘98 served as bridesmaid at the wedding. The couple resides in Atlanta, Ga. Chad Morgan was named 2012 Chatham County Schools’ Principal of the Year. He is married to Lisa Edwards Morgan ’99. The couple resides in Siler City. They have one child, Alejandro (Alex) Morgan. Mark Jandreau is employed with Goodyear Excellence; he resides in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Class of 1993 Lisa S. Denton is a media coordinator for Cumberland County Schools. She lives in Fayetteville. Class of 1992 Eric Smith, who lives in Tokyo, has published a selfdevelopment book titled “The Path.” He has worked in journalism and teaching in school and corporate settings. He earned Japanese language proficiency certification and started a design company, Polyglot Studios, KK. Class of 2000 Tyler J. Collins married the former Katherine Leigh Jordan at the North Carolina Aquarium on April 30, 2011. The couple resides in Lumberton. Patricia Hollingsworth has been named director of communications for Cumberland County Schools. Class of 1997 Class of 1991 Class of 1998 Curtis ‘Trey’ Allen III was promoted to partner in the Tharrington Smith law firm in Raleigh. He lives in Garner. Ursulla ’97 and Neal ’98 Locklear are the proud parents of Abigail Grace. She was born Elzetter Maria Oxendine is employed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Carmen Biddle is a 6th grade science and forensic science teacher with Poquoson Public Schools. Her husband, Bill, a former director of the Givens Performing Arts Center, is the executive director of the Ferguson Center for the Arts in 31 Spring 2012 UNCP Today