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Alumni Updates
1950-1959
Robert A. Taylor ('54 B.S.Ed. Industrial Education) is retired. "Even after this long, I miss every minute I spent there."
1960-69
Mary (Hendricks) Phillips ('60 B.S.Ed.) retired from Georgia Southern University and lives in Statesboro.
1970-79
Linda (Hitz) Shinkle ('74 B.S.Ed. Exceptional Children) is a community volunteer in Columbus, Georgia.
Ruth Ann (Joseph) Vericella ('77 M.Ed.) is a retired elementary school principal. She is enjoying retirement and wintering in south Florida. She lives in Augusta, Georgia.
Janice Williams ('78 M.Ed., '71 B.S.Ed.) is retired and living in Thomson, Georgia.
1980-89
Mima (Hart) Owens ('84 M.Ed. Elementary Education) is a retired teacher.
Sandra (Henderson) Dempsey ('85 B.S.Ed. Early Childhood Education) lives in Millen, Georgia.
Donald Tyre ('87 B.S.Ed. Special Education) is enjoying retirement, his grandchildren and coaching Whitewater High School football. He's also an Eagles fan!
1990-99
Catherine (Sylvia) Pittman ('93 Ed.S. Social Science Education, '89 M.Ed. Early Childhood) lives in Brunswick, Georgia.
Kelley (Donnelly) Anderson ('95 B.S. Ed. English Education) is a teacher with the Screven County Board of Education.
Robert Ergle ('96 B.S.Ed. Health and Physical Education) is the athletic director at West Chatham Middle School and lives in Guyton, Georgia.
Elizabeth (Cox) Moxley ('96 M.Ed. Early Childhood Education, '94 B.S.Ed. Early Childhood Education) is a first grade teacher in the Bulloch County School System.
David Avery ('97 Ed.S. School Administration and Supervision, '90 M.Ed. Health and Physical Education) retired after 30 years in public education. He serviced the last 14 years as principal at Treutlen Middle/High School in Soperton, Georgia. Avery is currently working as the director of high school programs at Southeastern Early College and Career Academy in Vidalia, Georgia, a regional charter career academy service four high schools in Vidalia, Toombs, County, Montgomery County and Treutlen County.
Julie (Alfriend) Ferris ('97 B.S. Ed. Early Childhood Education) is a part-time pre-K and chapel teacher at Northbrook UMC Preschool in Roswell, Georgia. She is also the author of "Badges, Egg Salad and Green Jackets: The Masters A to Z."
Willie Haynes ('97 M.Ed. Technology Concentration, '86, B.S.Ed. Industrial Arts Education) is the CTAE coordinator for Hubert Middle School. He is the Hubert Middle School 2015 Teacher of the Year, is the GACTE Region 2 policy committee representative and is treasurer of the Georgia Engineering Technology Educators organization.
Frederick Bridges ('98 B.S.Ed. Middle Grades Education) is a senior learning science specialist with McGraw-Hill. He is the territory manager for key school accounts in North Texas. "As a former educator, my role allows me to relate to the ever changing needs in today's 21st century classroom."
Anjanette (Walden) McArthur ('99 M.Ed. Counselor Education, '94 Early Childhood Education) is a teacher with the Bulloch County Board of Education.
2000-09
Regina (Johnson) Tabor ('00 B.S.Ed. English Language) is a teacher with the Emanuel County Board of Education.
Mike Woodward ('00 M.Ed. Educational Leadership, '89 B.S.Ed. Health and Physical Education) is serving as an administrative assistant at Forsyth Central High School in Cumming, Georgia. Woodward was the football, wrestling and baseball coach for 27 years and served 15 years as an athletic director (2002 Georgia State AD of the Year).
Robyn (Lince) Dailey ('04 B.S.Ed. Early Childhood Education) is entering her 11th year of teaching for Cherokee County. She is an ESOL and EIP teacher. "Many thanks to all the professors at GSU who helped prepare me to become an effective educator who always puts kids first."
Eric Guenther ('05 B.S.Ed.) was named the 2015 Dent Middle School Teacher of the Year. Dent Middle School is in Columbia, South Carolina.
Rebecca (Arant) Waters ('06 M.Ed. Spanish, '02 B.S.Ed. Spanish) teaches Spanish for the Candler School District and lives in Statesboro.
Mary (Way) Gaston-Poole ('07 B.S.Ed. English Education) is a teacher for the Tattnall County Board of Education.
Michelle (Spurgeon) Hartzell ('08 Ed.D. Educational Administration) was recently appointed as the new superintendent of Oswayo Valley.
Brad Johnson ('08 Ed.D.) is the author of the recently released book, From School Administrator to School Leader: 15 Keys to Maximizing Your Leadership Potential.
Deborah (Gross) Richardson ('08 Ed.D. Education Administration, '02 M.Ed., '99 Specialist, Special Education) is a specialist with Frederica Academy and lives on St. Simons Island.
Inga (Easterling) Cashon ('09 M.Ed. Teaching and Learning, Concentration in Technology Education, '07 B.S.Ed. Education Technology) is an engineering and technology education teacher at Bryan County High School.
2010-
Chris Owens ('12 M.Ed. Secondary Education) is a teacher and lives in Brooklet.
Michele (Jackson) Seals ('12 Ed.D. Curriculum Studies, '00 B.S.Ed.) is completing her fifth year as a middle school principal in Brunswick, Georgia.
Ketty Ballard ('13 M.Ed. Higher Education) is associate director of admissions and recruitment at the University of West Georgia and lives in Carrollton, Georgia.
Sara Lucas ('13 B.S.Ed.) lives in McDonough, Georgia.
Kaitlyn Thigpen ('13 B.S.Ed. Special Education) is a special education teacher with the Pierce County School System.
Cadi Griffin ('14, M.Ed. Counselor Education) is a school counselor for Long County Middle School.
Paula Denyse Vincent ('14 M.Ed. Higher Education) is director of the Recreation Services and Fitness Center at Piedmont College and lives in Demorest.
Brad Cowart ('15 Ed.S. Secondary Education, Mathematics) is a math teacher in Lee County.
Oscar Ceron ('15 Ed.D. Curriculum Studies) is a teacher with the Columbia County Board of Education and lives in North Augusta, South Carolina.
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