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KEISHA (JENNINGS) & DOMINIC SAMUELS
Keisha and Dominic were married last year and the couple has a two- year old son. Keisha (B.A. ‘07) is cur- rently working at Lake City Elementary in the Special Education Department, while Dominic (B.B.A. ‘06) is serving in the United States Navy and is stationed in California.
SHAMECQUA (ROSS) THOMPSON (B.A. Integrative Studies ‘07)
Thompson married her first love, Marcus Thompson, on Feb. 14, 2010, and they recently bought their
first home in Ellenwood, Ga. The couple’s first child, Marcus Thomp- son Jr., was due to ar- rive July 17, 2010. Shamecqua just com- pleted her second year of teaching and will be teaching again next year
at Forest Park Middle School. She is a member of Nu Lamda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and still participates in activities. She plans to start her mas- ter’s in Speech and Language Pathology in this fall at Nova South- eastern University.
VICTORIA L. WILLIAMS (B.B.A. Accounting ‘07)
Williams, of Atlanta, was recently promoted to senior assistant finan- cial examiner with the Georgia De- partment of Banking and Finance. She graduated with Distinction from
Liberty University with a Master’s in Accounting.
2008
DEBBIE S. BALL
(B.S. Health Care Management ‘08)
Ball, of Houston, Tex., is enlisted with the United States Navy and her posi- tion is in the Navy Health Service Col- legiate.
JERMERIAH L. CARR (B.B.A. Management ‘08)
Carr, of Smyrna, Ga., recently re- ceived a promotion to teller opera- tions specialist with the Bank of America in Atlanta. She is also is a director on the Clayton State Alumni Association Board of Directors.
ANNA W. COX
(M.A. Liberal Studies ‘08)
Cox, of Jonesboro, Ga., was named the 2009-10 STAR Teacher at Jones- boro High School. Cox was Clayton State’s first master’s level graduate.
JULIE J. KORNDER (B.S. Biology ‘08)
Kornder is a junior at the University of Georgia in the College of Veteri- nary Medicine. She is the Hill’s Pet Food Student Representative and spent her summer working at Ban- field, The Pet Hospital. She will grad- uate as a DVM in 2012.
PAULINE (WOODARDS) RESPRESS (B.A.S. Administrative Management ‘08) Respress, of Ellenwood, recently re-
ceived her M.Ed. in Information Technology from Georgia State Uni- versity and is also pursuing her Ed.S. in Educational Leadership, ex- pecting to graduate in 2011.
MARK A. SNYDER
(B.S. Integrative Studies ‘08)
Snyder, of Stone Mountain, Ga., re- cently completed his master’s de- gree from Ashford University in Organizational Management. He was also promoted to customer serv-
ice & special project manager with the City of Atlanta Department of Water- shed Management in November 2009.
2009
KRISTINA BJORAN (B.A. English ‘09)
Bjoran, of Stockbridge, Ga., was re- cently accepted in the MIT Graduate Program in Sciences Writing.
SHANNON PHILLIPS
(B.A.S. Technology Management ‘09)
Attending Clayton State through the Delta ICAPP project, Phillips received her degree with an Aviation Adminis- tration concentration. She was re- cently promoted to the supervisory position of planner at Delta Airlines.
REYNARD PULLIAM
(B.S. Psychology & Human Services ‘09)
Pulliam and his wife, Geraldine, cele- brated their 50th wedding Anniversary on Feb. 27, 2010.
2010
GAIL BUCKNER
(B.S. Integrative Studies ‘10)
Buckner, of Jonesboro, has an- nounced her candidacy for the Secretary of the State of Georgia in 2010. She currently serves in the Georgia State Senate, representing District 44. She served 16 years as a State Representative (District 76). Buckner was named Clayton State’s Alumnus of the
Year in 2002.
TONYA CASTON
(B.S. Supply Chain Management ‘10)
Caston, of Hampton, Ga., completed a milestone. After three kids and sev- eral attempts at finishing her degree, she completed that goal and got a job working in her field of study. She works as a purchasing agent for Sunny Delight Beverages Co. in At- lanta. She says, “I am living proof that it’s never too late to reach your goals.”
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