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FARRELL METELLUS AND INDIA HARRIS
India and Farrell India Harris and her fiancé, Farrell Metellus,
are both CU graduates from the Class of 2000. They will be married
on Labor Day weekend. India is currently a Senior Accountant NE
Region for NRG Energy, Inc., and Farrell is a Unit Manager for Philip
Morris, USA. While at CU, India was the student representative of
the Council of Trustees and president of her senior class. She also
interned with COT member Sam Patterson during her senior year and
worked for Veridyne immediately after graduation. Farrell interned
with Philip Morris, and he was hired immediately following
graduation.
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staying connected
Reuben Mills was recently appointed Deputy Superintendent of Public Schools in Camden
New Jersey and is the youngest African American man to serve in this capacity. He received
his baccalaureate degree in Communications in 1987 from Cheyney University.
Jasmine Johnson is now a kindergarten teacher in Norristown, PA. She and her
husband, Julian, are expecting their first child in the spring of 2008. She is a May 2007
graduate in Elementary Education. While attending Cheyney University, Jasmine was a
Keystone Scholar.
Reverend Raymond Paget has been appointed as the new minister at Grand Haven
Community Baptist Church. Paget is a graduate of Cheyney University and the Grand Rapids
Theological Baptist School of Theology. He and his wife, Debbie, have three children and
three grandchildren.
Thomas C. Lane IV has had The Fairfield Township School dedicated for him. While a
student, he played football and was inducted into the University’s Hall of Fame. In addition,
he was president of the NAACP chapter at CU and has been a member of the organization
ever since. He also met his wife, Cordelia, at CU.
Lieutenant General Ronald S. Coleman has been named Deputy Commandant for
Manpower and Reserve Affairs for the U.S. Marine Corps. Lieutenant General Coleman
joined the Navy in April 1968 and was discharged upon his return from Danang, Republic
of Vietnam in June 1970. Upon graduation from Cheyney University in 1973, he was
commissioned as Second Lieutenant in December 1974. Following the Basic School in 1975,
he reported to Camp Lejeune in the 2d Marine Regiment and served as the Regimental Supply
Officer, Platoon Commander, and S-4A.
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