SCHOOL TIES
Class notes 1970s
Albert Doria Jr. ’94, former CSU Student Body President, recently married Jennifer Karen Lucas ’93. Albert and Jennifer and their five Ray Snyder ’75, ’92, ’01 (honorary), children live in Gilbert. Jennifer was named 2019 Educator of the recently retired from teaching in Year in the Southern United States Lexington District 1 after 25 years, by the American Association of and Albert is the owner of Gulf Community Colleges. He received Coast Insurance in Naples, Florhis BS, MBA, and an honorary ida, and First Carolina Insurance doctorate from CSU and is a Busi- in Lexington, South Carolina. ness Technology Instructor at Trident Technical College. He is Christie Wallace ’97 was named pictured here with his wife, Kathy 2020 Teacher of the Year at PiedSnyder ’77, receiving the award in mont Academy in Monticello, San Francisco. Georgia. She teaches middle school math.
Terdell Mealing ’02 has joined the staff of G. L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary and serves as Manager for the Aiken and Edgefield locations. He has taught in the public schools across South Carolina for the past 18 years until making a career change. He is licensed as a Funeral Director and Notary Public for the State of South Carolina. Terdell holds memberships in the National Funeral Directors and 1990s Jim Shuman ’98, head football Morticians Association, the South coach and science teacher at Carolina Morticians’ Association, Allendale-Fairfax High School, and the Sixth District Morticians’ was selected as the 2020-2021 Association. He has served in the Allendale County Schools District roles of Assistant Secretary and Teacher of the Year in addition to Secretary for the Sixth District being chosen as the Teacher of the Mortician’s Association and is curYear for Allendale-Fairfax High rently the Governor of the Sixth School. He has also been selected District Morticians’ Association. as a member of the coaching staff for the South squad for the upArleen Kennedy ’03 MEd is superSteve Strickland ’92 is the Middle coming 2020 Touchstone Energy intendent of the Balsz Elementary School Pastor at First Baptist Bowl North-South All-Star football School District No. 31 in Phoenix, Church of Indian Trail. He and his game to be played in Myrtle Beach Arizona. She holds a doctor of wife, Dr. Tracy Vassar Strickland in December. education from Morgan State Uni’90, and their two sons live in versity and previously worked in Monroe, North Carolina. Tracy is the public schools in Louisiana. the Union County Public School 2000s Director of Student Support. Matthew Alexander ’04, cofounder of OneWorld Health, has Jason Usry ’00 and his wife, Shir- been named Vice Chair of the Suley Law Usry, announce the birth pervisory Committee of the South of a daughter, Marigold Usry, born Carolina Federal Credit Union. June 4.
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Jason Brewer ’04 and his band, The Explorers Club, released two albums in June with Goldstar Recordings. “The Explorers Club” album features original music, and “To Sing and Be Born Again” features covers of some of the bands who have influenced the group. The Explorers Club is based in Nashville. Drena Smith Hazel ’05, and her husband, Kevin Hazel, announce the birth of a daughter, Palynn Quinn Hazel, born Nov. 5, 2019. Drena said, “God’s little miracle to us!”
2010s Amanda Shaw Dukes ’10 and her husband, Taylor Dukes, announce the birth of their third child, Rhett Otis Dukes, born June 20. Kimberly C. Ford ’10, ’17 MA is a graduate of the Charleston Metro Chamber’s spring 2020 Leadership Discovery class. Leadership Discovery is an innovative, skillsbased leadership development program that allows participants the opportunity to learn from experienced executives in the Charleston region. Cori Hustedt ’11 is the new principal of Pleasant Knoll Middle School in Fort Mill. She was assistant principal at Pleasant Knoll for three years. She completed the Foundation of School Leadership Program and serves at the district level on the science curriculum and SLO development teams.
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