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’60s
Jennifer McInnes Coolidge ’87 was named curator of the Mills Art Gallery in Orlando. Coolidge, who graduated with a B.A. in Fine Art with a concentration in Painting, brings with her a long career as an arts and non-profit consultant, fundraiser, educator and curator. She also serves as Director of Philanthropy for the Orlando
James Butcher ’60 represented American Korean War veterans in May at a groundbreaking ceremony for an addition to the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Wall of Remembrance, scheduled for completion in summer 2022, is a $22 million addition to the existing memorial that will include the names of the nearly 44,000 American servicemen and members of the Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army who died during the conflict. Butcher, who enlisted at the age of 17, saw action in the Korean War battles of Jane Russell Hill (1952) and Pork Chop Hill (1953). After leaving the service he attended Guilford on the G.I. Bill, graduating with a B.A. in Psychology and later adding advanced degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Butcher taught Psychology for 38 years at the University of Minnesota where he became known internationally for his work in cross-cultural personality assessment. He is the father of Holly Grant '06.
Jimmy Teague ’80, the head football coach at Reidsville (N.C.) High School, coached the Rams to a third straight Class 2-A state championship with a 35-6 victory over Mountain Heritage in May. Teague has won six state titles, including four in the past five years, during his 23 seasons at Reidsville. This year’s team outscored opponents 495-70 during a pandemic-shortened season of 10 games.
’80s
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Philharmonic Orchestra. Jeff Schreiber ’88 qualified to race for Team USA in his age group in the Aquabike division at the World Triathlon Championship in Edmonton, Canada. An active triathlete for more than a decade, Schreiber competed in the 2019 Aquabike world championship in Spain. Schreiber played football at Guilford where he was named a member of the 1987 NAIA Academic All-American team. Jeff Thigpen ’93 was sworn in for a fifth fouryear term as Guilford County Register of Deeds in January after receiving nearly 70 percent of the vote in the November 2020 county-wide election. Thigpen oversees offices in Greensboro and High Point that record, preserve and provide access to real estate and vital records. A former Guilford County Commissioner, Thigpen majored in Political Science and Justice & Policy Studies.
’90s
Jennifer DeMeo ’84 is the first woman in nearly 100 years to serve as president of the Fallbrook (Calif.) Public Utility District Board of Directors. DeMeo assumes leadership at a particularly crucial time as droughts and infrastructure issues have driven up water prices in San Diego County. She is leading an effort to purchase imported water from Riverside County, which could save the utility $3 million to $4 million per year. DeMeo holds a degree in Religious Studies from
Michael Wainscott ’95 was hired by Revol Greens as its Chief Financial Officer. Based in Owatonna, Minn,, Revol Greens produces sustainable and hydroponically farmed
produce and is the largest greenhouse lettuce grower in North America. Wainscott graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in Agricultural Economics before adding a degree in Accounting as an adult student at Guilford. Christopher Atack ’96 was appointed Police Chief of Carrboro, N.C. in February. “The year 2020 was a challenge for a number of reasons and laid bare many of the persistent inequities in our country,”said Atack, a 22-year police force veteran. “Our department has unique opportunities to address, respond and adapt to these realities as we focus on community service, transparency and solutiondriven thinking.” Atack first became interested in law enforcement as a member of the Student Security team as an adult student at Guilford. After graduating with a degree in Economics, Atack added a master’s in Justice Administration from Methodist University. Roy McDonald ’96 was elected to a three-year term representing District 33 on the NC State Bar Council, a 61-member committee that is responsible for regulating the professional conduct of North Carolina’s licensed lawyers and certified paralegals. An attorney with Brinkley Walser Stoner in Lexington, N.C., McDonald graduated from the Wake Forest University School of Law in 2000.
