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Alumni Directory
The University Scholars Program (including the former Residential Scholars Program) has over 3000 alumni. Our alumni are enrolled in graduate and professional schools, working in a wide variety of career fields around the world, and contributing to their communities and professions in unique and important ways.
The Alumni Directory below can help you stay in contact with fellow alumni, and provides a great resource for our current students. You can join this list now (or update your current information) by filling out the Alumni Survey and checking "Yes" for the question: "May we publish your information in an online directory?" We look forward to hearing from you!
Last updated December 2011
1980s
Felicia (Bowen) Bridges (1988) lives in Raleigh and is working as a Human Resources Manager for the North Carolina Turnpike Authority. She met her husband while working as an RA in Sullivan Hall, and their first child, Megan, joined the University Scholars Program in Fall 2009.
Email address: fbridges2@nc.rr.com
Anthony Burgess (1988) lives in Raleigh, NC and is working for GlaxoSmithKline as an IT Compliance Manager.
Email address: anthony_burgess@nc.rr.com
Dr. John Walton Sanders (1988 ) and Dr. Leigh Ann (Young) Sanders (1989) returned to the states after living in Peru where John was the Officer-in-Charge of the Naval Medical Research Center Detachment (NMRCD)-Peru, a tropical medicine research lab. John is now works in Infectious Disease at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD and Leigh Ann practices internal medicine in Bristol, VA. Their daughter is now at NC State and a current University Scholar!
Email address: sandersj_home@yahoo.com and leighannsanders@yahoo.com
Dave Sheppard (1988) lives in Chesapeake Beach, MD and works for the US Census Bureau as a Mathematical Statistician.
Email address: dwshep@aol.com
Dr. Johnny Weeks (1988) is currently practicing Outpatient Family Medicine in Charleston, SC.
Email address: weeksville@comcast.net
Bill Jones, Jr. (1989) lives in San Diego, CA and is a Plant Manager for CP Kelco - A Huber Company.
Email address: bill.jones@cpkelco.com
Mari (Wiese) Pilkington (1989) works as an Office Manager for Cartrette, LLC in Greenville, NC.
Email address: mari@cartrettenc.com
Darin Guthrie (1989) lives in Snow Camp, NC with his family, and works for Bozzetto, Inc. as a Product Development Chemist.
Email address: darringuthrie@bellsouth.net
1990s
Dr. Kristin Bryant-Hutson (1990) earned her doctorate in Audiology from Salus University and practices at Capitol Ear, Nose and Throat in Raleigh.
Email address:
khutson@nc.rr.com
Dr. Susan (Kuharcik) Choi (1990) earned a doctorate from Penn State University and is now a faculty member at Camden County College in New Jersey.
Email address: chois4@comcast.net
Dr. Warren “Andy” Thomas (1990) earned a doctorate from the University of Texas-Austin, and now lives in Mansfield, Texas, where he works for Bell Helicopter as a principal engineer.
Email address: ajkzthomas@sbcglobal.net
Dr. John Charles Powers (1991) and Anne (Stubbins) Powers (1990) live in Winston-Salem, where John works as a cardiologist and Anne was the former Director of Leadership and Service-Learning at UNC-Greensboro.
Email address: anne_s_powers@hotmail.com and johnpowers@triad.rr.com
Carol Kyles Finley (1993) lives in Raleigh where she is an Associate Professor/Director of Dance for Meredith College.
Email address: finleyc@meredith.edu
Dr. Pamela (Gibson) Senegal (1993) is the Dean of Career and Technical Programs at Durham Technical Community College. She recently completed her doctorate at NC State.
Email address: pgsenegal@nc.rr.com
Dr. Todd Aaron Bullions (1994) earned his doctorate from Virginia Tech and is now working in Cincinnati, Ohio for GE Aviation as a Composite Materials Behavior Engineer.
Email address: tabullions@yahoo.com
James Coccia (1994) works in the Biotech industry, as Vice President for Commercial Analytics and Sales Operations for Genzyme. He lives with his wife in Littleton, MA.
Email address: jamesacoccia@yahoo.com
Eliza (Berry) Gallagher (1994) lives in Pendleton, SC, where she works as Curriculum Director for the Academy at Montessori.
Email address: eliza.gallagher@gmail.com
Stephen David Goadhouse (1994) is a Senior Staff Engineer with ADI Engineering, Inc., in Charlottesville, VA. For fun, he volunteers as a Radio DJ for WTJU. His show is on every other Thursday from 12-2pm. You can check it out online at http://www.wtju.net.
Email address: sgoadhouse@gmail.com
Ken Johnson (1994) earned his masters from NC State in 1999, and has been working for the University Scholars Program since 2001. Ken coordinates a wide range of successful “small group” activities for USP students, including a book club, film series, and field trip series.
Email address: ken_Johnson@ncsu.edu
Edwin Russell Lee (1994) is a Senior Process Chemist with Milliken & Company, living in Spartanburg, SC.
Email address: edwinlee@charter.net
Dr. Kevin Daniel Lye (1994) graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and is now the Chief of Medical Informatics at Kalihi-Palama Health Center in Honolulu, HI.
Email address: klye@alumni.wfu.edu
David Thomas Potts (1994) lives in Danville, VA where he is a science teacher at Tunstall High School.
Email address: tunstallscience@yahoo.com
Dr. Jodi L. Wittlin (1994) earned her doctorate from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and is now working for the Institute for Defense Analyses as a research staff member in Alexandria, VA.
Email address: jwittlin@ida.org
John Bumgarner (1995) lives in Mount Pleasant, SC with his wife and family, and works as a Senior Sales Representative with Jostens. He was a Jostens Chairman's Club inductee in 2008 and serves as Chair of his sons' Cub Scout Pack Committee.
Email address: lprodier@myway.com
Sarah Tarah Davis (1995) has been teaching math at her high school alma mater, Hertford County High School, and lives in Murfreesboro, NC.
Email address: stdavis@hotmail.com
Dr. Amy (Patterson) Harrell (1995) earned her doctorate from East Carolina University and is Department Chair of Business Technologies for Nash Community College in Nashville, NC.
Megan E. Jones (1995) earned her law degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and now works as an attorney in Washington, DC with Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, PLLC.
Robert Eric Kyles (1995) lives in Middlesex, NC and works for Lord Corporation as a Product Development Scientist.
Email address: Robert_Kyles@lord.com
Dr. Troy Nolan (1995) earned his doctorate at the University of Michigan in 2001, and works for QinetiQ North America in Virginia as a Principal Systems Engineer and Senior Scientist.
Email address: Troy.Nolan@gmail.com
Laura (Pate) Rodier (1995) lives in Stafford, VA with her husband and children and works in education.
Email address: lprodier@myway.com
NEW! Derek Efird (1996) lives in Raleigh and works for BB&T as an IT Solution Architecture Manager.
Email address: Derekefird@gmail.com
Dr. Sharon Chung (1997) lives in San Francisco, CA and is a professor in the Division of Rheumatology at UC-San Francisco.
Email address: edandsharon@gmail.com
Phoebe Proffit (1997) lives in Knightdale, NC and works for CC Intelligent Solutions as a Systems Analyst.
Email address: pproffit@mindspring.com
Deborah (Tucker) Sessoms (1997) spent six years as a product engineer in the automotive industry and is now a stay-at-home mom with sons Joseph and James in Carrollton, VA.
Email address: deb_sessoms@yahoo.com
Mindy Smith (1997) lives in Raleigh and works as an Ergonomist in General Dynamics for the US Navy.
Email address: MBSmith@TeamErgo.com
Dr. Ryan Boyles (1997) and Dr. Abee (Lowman) Boyles (1998) live in Durham, NC with their children. Ryan is Director and State Climatologist with the State Climate Office. Abee is a Health Scientist with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Email: ryan_boyles@ncsu.edu and abee.boyles@gmail.com
Anne (Cecil) Booker (1998) lives and works in Roanoke, VA as a Chief Traffic Engineer for HSMM | AECOM.
Email address: abooker@hsmm.com
Dawn Rae (Tylak) Knoth (1998) works as a Colorist and Surface Designer in Bend, OR.
Email address: knoth@dawnrae.com
Website: http://www.dawnrae.com
Todd Delk (1999) received his Masters from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2005 and is now working as an engineer with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. in Raleigh.
Email address: todd.delk@gmail.com
Dr. Kyle Jason Rheder (1999) and Dr. Catherine (Weaver) Rheder (1999) live in Durham, NC with their daughters. Kyle is a Pediatrician with the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Division at Duke University. Catherine also works at Duke University in the Clinical Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory.
Email address: kyle.rehder@duke.edu and catherine.rehder@duke.edu
Jill (Derby) Watts (1999) earned her masters degree from the University of Delaware and is now a stay-at-home mom with daughters Julia and Abigail in Newark, DE.
Email address: svwatts@netzero.com
Lawrence Joseph Wobker (1999) is a Network Engineer with Cisco Systems and lives in Morrisville, NC with his wife Michelle.
Email address: ljwobker@pobox.com
2000s
Daniel Gunter III (2000) earned his law degree in 2004 from the University of North Carolina, and is now working as an attorney for DLA Piper LLP in Raleigh, NC.
Email address: daniel.gunter@dlapiper.com
Steven Gary Pezzullo (2000) is a Senior Analyst with General Electric in Shelton, CT.
Email address: sgpezz@hotmail.com
Casey Lang Smith (2000) lives in Raleigh and works as a Software Developer for SAS Institute.
Email address: clsmith6@nc.rr.com
Travis Delmar Withers (2000) is currently in the MBA program at UNC-Chapel Hill and working for Procter and Gamble.
Email address: travis_withers@uncbusiness.net
Dr. Julie Lyon (2001) earned her doctorate at the University of Maryland, College Park and is now a professor of Business Administration and Economics at Roanoke College.
Email address: julielyon@gmail.com
Dr. Richard Vaughn Petrovich (2001) graduated from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Dentistry, and is now practicing in Raleigh.
Jonathan Neal Robbins (2001) graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2007 and is living in Winston-Salem, NC.
Email address: neal@nealrobbins.com
Website: http://www.nealrobbins.com
NEW! Jessica Leigh Miller (2002) lives in Raleigh and teaches math at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School. She is also the owner of her own photography studio, Angles and Waves Photography.
Email address: jlmille4@aol.com
Website: www.anglesandwavesphotography.com
Dr. Kimberly (Grau) Talley (2002) completed her Doctorate in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas-Austin and is working as a structural engineer with Datum Engineers, Inc. in Austin, TX.
Email address: kim_talley@mail.utexas.edu
David Edgar Bailey (2003) earned his Masters at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (College of William and Mary) and is now working as an Environmental Specialist with the NC Department of Transportation.
Email address: debailey@dot.state.nc.us
Dr. Tyler Baye Carmack (2003) graduated from the NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine and is living in Delray Beach, FL, where he works as an Emergency Veterinarian.
Email address: tylerbaye@gmail.com
Justin Winship Smith (2003) completed his professional studies to become a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) in 2009. He works in Greensboro, NC for Jonathan Smith & Co. as an investment advisor.
Email address: justin.smith@jonathansmith.com
Allison Elaine Hauser (2004) is living in New York City and working for the March of Dimes as Associate Director of its National Youth Leadership Program.
Email address: allisonhauser@alumni.ncsu.edu
Website: http://www.walkamerica.org/aehauser
Fatima Alesia Varner (2004) earned her doctorate in Human Development and Social Policy at Northwestern University and is now a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan.
Email address: fvarner@gmail.com
Wendy Brooke Degerman (2005) completed her law degree at the College of William and Mary and is now working for Brown Law LLP in Raleigh.
Email address: wendydegerman@gmail.com
Anna Chesson Edens (2005) completed her Masters in Genetic Counseling at the University of South Carolina, and is currently pursuing her MD at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
Email: edens@musc.edu
Kendrea Layne Focht (2005) is getting her Masters in Speech Pathology at Purdue University.
Email address: kendreafocht@hotmail.com
Laura Perry Kovalchick (2005) is living in Atlanta, GA and working at Emory University as a Senior Research Project Coordinator.
Email address: lkperry19@hotmail.com
Mital Mahendrakumar Patel (2005) is living in Morehead City and attending Elon University School of Law in Greensboro, NC.
Email address: mitalpatel@gmail.com
Jennifer L. Rochette (2005) is a medical student at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
Email address: jennifer_rochette@med.unc.edu
Giovonni Desiree Seawood (2005) is in her third year of law school at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Email address: seawood@email.unc.edu
Lauren Carol Cranford (2006) lives in Chapel Hill and is completing her law degree at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Email address: laurencranford@gmail.com
Krista Michelle Strother (2006) is currently at the NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine, Class of 2010.
Email address: kmstroth@ncsu.edu
Kristen Jeffers (2007) is serving as the Executive Director of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) Triad and is a MPA student at UNC-Greensboro.
Email address:kjeffers2@gmail.com
Website: http://www.kristenejeffers.com
Ian Jester (2007) is currently pursuing a master's of science in economics at Università Bocconi in Milan, Italy.
Email address: ian.jester@gmail.com
Lisa Michelle Thompson (2008) is working towards her DVM at the NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine, with a focus in Food Animal Health.
Email address: lmthomp4@ncsu.edu
Amanda (Kerr) Allsbrook (2010) lives in Rolesville and works as an engineer with Atkins, a global engineering and design consultancy.
Email address: amanda.allsbrook@atkinsglobal.com
Kylee Phillips (2010) completed her Masters of Accounting in 2011 and works for Ernst and Young in Raleigh.
Email address: amanda.allsbrook@atkinsglobal.com
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