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ClassNotes
LaRue (‘85)
Rice (‘91)
The Moore Family
ClassNotes is the perfect place to share personal and professional news with friends and classmates. Please send us information about special milestones in your life including births, marriages, careers, family events, etc. Submit your news and a print quality photo to:
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Clayton State Alumni Relations 2000 Clayton State Boulevard Morrow, GA 30260
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Leila Tatum
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The 2013 Alumni Board Officer Induction in Spivey Hall. (L to R): Marvin Bailey, Jr. (‘11), secretary; Jenny Rice (‘91), treasurer; Larry Jordan (‘06), vice president; and Lanelle LaRue (‘85), president with Leila Tatum, director of Alumni Relations.
1974
Dr. Benita H. Moore (A.A. Business Adminis- tration), former Clayton State faculty member and former acting dean, shares that Lee Moore, her son, and his friend Galen Burke received a $10,000 grant as a part of a project to hitchhike the Silk Road in China. “Both hope to use the project to gain exposure and make business con-
tacts, and they are planning to submit the film they produce to the Banff Film Festival.”
1985
Lanelle LaRue (A.A. Business Administration), a Greene County native,
was named Clayton State
University Alumni Associ-
ation president for the third
time. In addition, LaRue is
also one of the charter
members of the Clayton
State Alumni Association,
dating back to 1991.
LaRue has also served as Alumni Association vice president twice, secretary twice and treasurer once, and is familiar with the workings of the as- sociation. LaRue has two sons, a daughter, two granddaughters, and a new great grandson, Emery
Christopher Sink. In her spare time LaRue loves baking, gardening, hiking or anything outdoors.
1991
Jenny L. Rice (B.B.A. Accounting) is the budget manager for Southern Company Services (SCS). Since joining Georgia Power in 1991, she served in various roles, including assistant to the senior vice president of Metro At-
lanta Regions and budget
manager for Customer
Service & Marketing, be-
fore joining SCS in 2010.
Rice serves as the treasurer
of the Clayton State Alumni
Association. In her spare
time, Rice enjoys reading,
exercising and playing golf. Rice and her hus- band, Chet, reside in Newnan, Ga.
2004
Leigh Wills (B.A. Integrative Studies) was named to a development post in DeSoto County, MS. Wills, who was previously an administrative assistant with the county Tourism Association, is now the county’s first community development coordinator. Wills will be responsible for commu- nity relations, external and internal communica- tions as well as media relations. Wills is well-known in the area as a member of the Her- nando Planning Commission and as manager of
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