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April 1, 2013
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forward to coming to work every day… of
course working with awesome colleagues
helps too!,” says Keane.
The rewarding and challenging aspect to
her job is keeping up with the travel needs
of Clayton State’s athletic teams. This is
the fourth time Keane has been recog-
nized as a finalist for the Alice Smith
Award.
Keane, who is married with three chil-
dren, enjoys spending time with her
grandchildren and staying active out-
doors. A native of Philadelphia’s Chestnut
Hill neighborhood, she has lived in
Morrow for 39 years.
Lovett was born in Detroit, but now
resides in Forest Park. He began working
in Facilities Management in 2004 as a
temporary employee in the Landscape
Management department. He was recently
promoted to the Skilled Craftsperson II
within the Building Operations depart-
ment.
“I enjoy the people I work with, the peo-
ple around campus and learning some-
thing new every day. I am privileged to
work on this campus and enjoy coming to
work every day,” says Lovett.
Lovett plays a role in keeping this campus
running on a daily basis and taking care of
the all the lighting on campus. He considers
this as the most challenging part of his job
but knowing people do not have to worry
about those things make it rewarding.
He received a bachelor’s degree from
Savannah State University. Prior to com-
ing to Clayton State, he worked for the
Solo Company for 10 years. Lovett says
he is a single and a proud father who
enjoys football, traveling to the beach,
and bowling.
“Being nominated for the Alice Smith
Award is big deal for me, because I am a
behind the scenes type of person. This is
an honor and a privilege. To get noticed
means that some people think highly of
me, and I am honored for that,” says
Lovett.
After graduating from Marist College
with a degree in computer science,
Newcombe started working at Clayton
State in 1993. He began work as a
COBOL programmer on the old student
record system and by 2000 transitioned to
what has become his current position as
Director of Network and Enterprise
Services.
He notes the most challenging aspect of
his position is working to stay up to date
and active in the IT field as well as keep-
ing projects flowing and delegating tasks.
He appreciates the wide variety of tasks
that his department handles which can
vary from hooking up classrooms,
installing network cameras, or debugging
a web site.
Newcombe grew up in Jonesboro but now
resides with his wife of 19 years and their
two daughters in McDonough. The family
cares for their rescue dog Charlie,
Christine the guinea pig, and any other
animals his youngest might catch and
bring home.
He has a strong passion for astronomy and
hunting for deep-sky objects such as
galaxies and nebula. He also enjoys sci-
ence-fiction, but particularly post-apoca-
lyptic fiction.
“It feels nice to be recognized because so
much of what my department does is
behind the scenes. Knowing some of the
people who have been nominated this
year and in the past puts me in a great
group of people” says Newcombe.
Smith Staff, cont’d, from p. 4