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Singla (‘94)
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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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1971
Dora Sumner (A.S. Nursing) became an RN. She had her first child seven months after gradu- ation, and then went on to study at Georgia Baptist and received a BSN. She worked most of her ca- reer in nursing homes. She retired to Cleveland, GA, where she and her husband of 44 years built a log home. They have one grandson, Joseph, who is eight. Sumner adds, “I would love to know where all the graduates are from the first class, 1969-1971.”
1978
Joan B. Scales (A.S. Nursing) is retired and cel- ebrated 53 years of marriage in 2012. She enjoys traveling and most recently visited Scotland and England.
1984
Kerry Doyal (A.A.), and his wife, Robin (’84), now live near Pittsburgh, PA, where he pastors Christ Community Fellowship. Kerry Doval for- merly held pastorates in Brooklyn, the Chicago- area and northeast TN.
1985
Rita C. Dortch (A.A. Dental Hygiene) is now living outside of Houston, TX.
1994
Vibha Singla (B.A. Accounting) is the 2012 Alumni Association Distinguished Award Winner in the School of Business. Along with her husband
Diwan, she is a resident of
Jonesboro, Ga., and the
owner of Vibha Singla,
CPA, a firm specializing in
tax services for small busi-
nesses and non-profit or-
ganizations. Her business is
located in Hampton, Ga.,
with a satellite office in
Forest Park, GA. She received her CPA license in 1997. Before founding her own business, Singla served as the grants and contract manager for the Clayton County Board of Commissioners. She and her husband have been married for 27 years and have two children. Their daughter Anchita is a UGA graduate and in her final year of optometry school, and their son Ankush is a graduate of Georgia Tech and working as consultant with De- loitte Consulting.
1995
Sandra Kinney (B.B.A. Computer Information Systems) is the assistant vice president for Insti- tutional Research and Planning at Louisiana Com- munity and Technical College System (LCTCS). She is responsible for the planning, evaluation, re- search, assessment, and reporting functions nec- essary to monitor progress in achieving the goals of Louisiana’s Community and Technical Col- leges. She also represents the system office in ad- vising the commissioner of higher education, college chancellors, and Board of Regents staff on
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