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Nicia Puckett (B.B.A. Management ‘05), of Ellenwood, GA, recently began a new position with ATI In- surance as Client Systems Adminis- trator. Puckett is a former standout on the Clayton State women’s bas- ketball team.
Kevin Young (B.A. Integrative Studies ‘05) was recently named the head coach of the Iowa Energy, a team in the NBA’s D-League. The Energy are defending champions of the NBA’s D-League. Young was most recently the head coach of the Utah Flash, where in 2011, he led the team to franchise record nine-game winning streak and its first playoff win on the road. Young is a former standout on the Clayton State men’s basketball squad.
Young (B.S. ‘05)
2006
Cherry Cox (B.S. Integrative Stud- ies ‘06), of Cartersville, GA, recently became certified as a registered mi- crobiologist in Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Microbiology with the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists (NRCM). Cox is the lead sample Coordinator with WuXi AppTec, which is a leading global pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and medical device outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States.
Lenzaree Owens (B.A.S. Adminis- trative Management ‘06), of Oxford, GA, was recently named the energy education coordinator in Georgia
Power-served schools in Gwinnett, Fulton and Forsyth counties. Prior to this position, Owens was a business education teacher in the Newton County School System.
2007
Shamecqua Thompson (B.A. Inte- grative Studies ‘07) is in her fourth year as a seventh grade special edu- cation teacher in the Clayton County School System. She is pursuing a master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology at Tennessee State Uni- versity . She says she is enjoying marriage and motherhood.
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Angela Cobb (B.S. Criminal Justice ‘08), of Abbeville, GA, recently won the Marathon Bahamas with a time
Cobb (B.S. ‘08)
Lee (B.S. ‘11)
of 3:00.17. Cobb set the course record in the same event’s half-marathon last year. Cobb, one-half of the “A- Team” (along with Alison Kreutzer) on the Laker cross country and track teams, is a former All-American for Coach Mike Mead.
Chinester Graves (B.S. Healthcare Management ’08), of Lithonia, GA, earned her master’s degree in health administration from University of Phoenix in 2010 and will pursue a doctorate in health administration with an emphasis in public policy .
Clayton State women’s basketball alumni gather on their old home court for a group shot with Coach Dennis Cox at this year’s Annual Alumni game.
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