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degree in Chamber Music and Ac- companying from the world-renown Curtis Institute of Music in Philadel- phia.
1994
ROBIN STANTON (A.S. Nursing ‘94)
Clayton State’s first Alumni Board of Directors.
Stanton, of
Locust Grove, was named the Clayton State Alumni Associ- ation Distinguished Alumnus of 2009 for the School of Nurs- ing. Stanton is the CEO of Sacred Jour- ney Hospice in Mc-
Board’s Vice President and Secre- tary. Along with homeschooling her two daughters, she currently works part-time at DeKalb Medical Center in Decatur. She will complete her Master of Science in Nursing from Clayton State later this year.
1998
LETARCIA DEAN (B.B.A. Marketing ‘98)
After graduation, Dean continued her education, receiving a master’s in Information Technology from the University of Phoenix. She currently works for Wells Fargo as an IT Proj- ect Manager. She is also a real es- tate agent for Metrobrokers/GMAC Real Estate out of the Morrow office.
STARR S. HELMS (B.B.A. Accounting ‘98)
Helms, of Tyrone, was named Chairperson of the Clayton State Univer- sity Foundation in July of 2009, becom- ing the first woman to hold that position on the University’s Board of Trustees. Helms is an accountant at Hartley, Helms & Wilkerson, Inc.
in Forest Park.
2000
CORY E. BALDWIN
(B.S. Health Care Management ‘00)
Baldwin was recently named the head basketball coach at Waycross College, the school’s first men’s bas- ketball coach. Prior to his current po- sition, Baldwin was the head coach
at Truett-McConnell College, com- piling a 53-39 record in three years, the third best record in team’s conference during his tenure. At Clayton State, Bald- win was as an assis- tant coach for six years after playing for the Lakers in the late 1990s. He also served as an instructor at Clayton State, teaching Critical Thinking
courses.
JUSTIN MCAUSLAND (B.B.A. Management ‘00)
McAusland, of Smyrna, was named the Vice President of Production for the The Hoots Group, an Atlanta based builder and renovator, that designs and builds eco-friendly, cost efficient homes. Before joining The Hoots Group, McAusland was a Senior Operations Projects Manager for Housing Trends, an upscale cus- tom homebuilder in Georgia and the Caribbean. After receiving his Clay- ton State B.B.A., he received an MBA from Georgia State University.
ADAM SHORT
(A.A. Business Administration ‘00)
Short, of Vineland, Ontario, Canada, and a veteran of the Canadian Tour, has qualified for several Nationwide Golf Tournaments this year. His best finish has been a 22nd place at the Nationwide Tour Play- ers Cup in June. He is a former All-
Donough. The facility is owned and operated by an all-nurse executive team and provides home care and assisted living services as well as operating a 12-bed inpatient facility.
1995
DR. KELLI NIPPER
(B.A. Middle Grades Education ‘95)
Nipper, of Social Circle, was a final- ist for the prestigious 2009 Clayton State University Alice Smith Faculty award, honor- ing the top faculty on the Clayton State campus each year. Nipper is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Clayton State. She received her master’s and Ph.D.
from the University of Georgia.
1997
DINA M. SWEARNGIN (B.S.N. ‘97)
Swearngin, of Tyrone, was recently named Vice-Presi- dent of the Clayton State Alumni Associ- ation. She served as the Board’s President from 2005 to 2007 and also as the
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