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1970Gail P. DavenportPersonal Achievement: The 8thannual South Metro Gail P. DavenportGolf Classic was held on Friday,June 14, 2002 at Southerness GolfClub in Stockbridge, Georgia. Theevent raises scholarship funds for theUnited Negro College Fund.1971Tina McElroy AnsaProfessional Achievement: Conducteda book tour during the spring andsummer of 2002 for her latest novel,You Know Better (William Morrow &Co.). Included was a stop at Spelmanto serve as keynote speaker for theReunion 2002 Kick-Off Luncheon onThursday, May 16, 2002.Pearl CleageProfessional Achievement: Conducteda reading from her novel IWish I had a Red Dress as part of theClemson University 2002 Women’sArts Festival in March 2002.Lytia R. HowardPersonal Achievement: Featured inthe Wednesday, February 21, 2002edition of Atlanta Daily World inan article entitled, “Lytia HowardSpreads Ministry of Hope.” She is copastorof New Hope Church of God inChrist in Atlanta and internationalpresident of the Sunshine Band, theeducational and training arm forchildren within the Women’s Departmentof the church worldwide.1972Barbara B. WashingtonProfessional Achievement: Onassignment with the Spelman CollegeDivisions of Student Affairs andAcademic Affairs to coordinateresearch and planning as proposedin a grant funded by the MellonFoundation to develop and implementliving and learning programs.Valencia Peters WhiteProfessional Achievement: A specialreception was held in honor of therelease of her first book, Good Griefin March 2002.1973Kathleen BertrandProfessional Achievement: Her debutrecording on Gold Circle Records,No Regrets, was released nationwidein February 2002. The work is a lyricaltour including R&B, sophisticatedfunk and jazz. For moreinformation, visit her Web site atwww.kathleenbertrand.com. She wasalso featured in the article “SingerTakes Jazz in All Directions,” whichappeared in the Sunday, May 19,2002 edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Fleda M. JacksonProfessional Achievement: Paneliston the nationally broadcastedNational Public Radio (NPR) program,“Powerpoint,” which aired onSunday, March 24, 2002. She discussedstress and its relationship topoor health outcomes amongAfrican American women.1974Patrice A. HinnantProfessional Achievement: Reelectedas the District Court Judge forGuilford County. First elected in1996, she was the first female to representthe Democratic Party in the18th Judicial District.Personal Achievement: First AfricanAmerican president of the JuniorLeague of Greensboro, Inc.1975Jacqueline Weston BellProfessional Achievement: Directorof the Sacramento Small BusinessDevelopment Center.1976Sondra Rhoades JohnsonProfessional Achievement: Instructorfor the Careers in Technologyworkshop held during the Blacks inTechnology Conference, March16–17, 2002 at the Georgia InternationalConvention Center in Atlanta.She is with the Georgia TechnologyAuthority.1977Lynn P. RichardsonProfessional Achievement: Appointedby the Dallas County Commissionersto serve as Acting/Interim Chief PublicDefender for Dallas County, Texas.Responsibilities include supervisionof over 50 attorneys serving indigentindividuals who have been chargedwith criminal offenses.1978Sharon W. MackelProfessional Achievement: TheNational Association of Social Workers,Region III, Cleveland, Ohionamed her Social Worker of the Yearon March 2, 2002. She is currentlyClinical Supervisor, Bellflower Centerfor Prevention of Child Abuse,Cleveland. She attributes her work inthe field of social work to inspirationreceived from her Spelman professorsand mentors, Harry Lefever andClaudia Jones.1979Darnita R. KillianProfessional Achievement: Acceptedthe position of vice president for StudentServices at Pace University, amulti-campus university with locationsin New York City, White Plainsand Pleasantville.1981Sheron C. PattersonPersonal Achievement: Quoted inthe article “Should You Date MoreThan One Person at a Time?” whichappeared in the January 21, 2002issue of JET magazine.1982Patricia BlackwellProfessional Achievement: Her creativedesigns are available in the GiftShoppe section of a new Web site,Women’s Marketplace, found atwww.miwomen.com.Charlene LeasureProfessional Achievement: Assistantdirector of the Sacramento SmallBusiness Development Center.Jodi SmartBirth: Daughter, Caroline ClementSmart on December 6, 2000.1983Edwina Wilson DivinsProfessional Achievement: Promotedto vice president and associate generalcounsel for Domino’s Pizza,Ann Arbor, Michigan.Michelle Byrd FielderProfessional Achievement: Promotedto Distinguished Member of thetechnical staff at Lucent Technologiesin Whippany, New Jersey.1984Karen B. McClendonEducation: Received a Ph.D. inPharmacology from Meharry MedicalCollege on May 18, 2002 inNashville, Tennessee.1985Cora L. BullockProfessional Achievement: AppointedAdministrator/LTC for the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority/GradyHealth System, Atlanta, GA. Herresponsibilities include administrativeoversite of the Grady HealthSystem’s Long Term Care Division18S P E L M A N M E S S E N G E R
which includes Georgia’s largestnursing facility, the 388-bedCrestview Health and RehabilitationCenter, and the Grady HealthSystem’s Hospice and Home HealthPrograms. Bullock joined theGrady Health System in October1996 as Crestview’s AdministrativeDirector/Assistant Administrator.She served as Acting Administratorfor one year prior to her April 2002appointment.Darnell R. PresleyProfessional Achievement: Joinedthe Philadelphia Convention & VisitorsBureau (PCVB) as conventionsales manager. Her territories ofresponsibility include the Southeast,the West Coast and Canada.Cheryl R. TeamerProfessional Achievement: Joinedthe New Orleans office of the firm,Adams and Reese, LLP, Attorneys atLaw in June 2002. She will focus ongovernmental relations practice.1986Karen Webb CrowellBirth: Daughter, Jasmine AmariCrowell, on December 12, 2001Patrice McWherter PyeBirth: Daughter, Jilian Clarice Pye,on December 29, 2001. Patrice andher husband, Al, are grateful to Godthat Jilian, born prematurely, isdoing great!1987Melanie F. WhitePersonal Achievement: Writingspublished in My Mother Had aDream, and her poetry appeared inGeorgia Women Speak.1988Vonda Vance-LeeBirth: Daughter, Faith ChristianaLee, born May 21, 2002 weighing 6lbs., 2 oz.1989Kupenda Auset(Joette Harland)Professional Achievement: Directedand produced the entertainmentevent, House of Life Dinner Theatre& Supper Club, on May 19, 2002 atthe Fihankra Cultural Arts Center inAtlanta’s West End. The event featuredAtlanta-based world-renownedsinger/songwriter Julie Dexter andher band, Blue Calabash.Tomika DePriestProfessional Achievement: NamedDirector of the Spelman CollegeOffice of Public Relations in February2002.Heather HawesEducation: Received a master’sdegree in tourism administrationfrom George Washington Universityin Washington, D.C. on Saturday,May 18, 2002.Professional Achievement: Corporatesales for MGR Food Services at theGeorgia World Congress Center inAtlanta.Joyce Lewis KellyProfessional Achievement: Opened athree-woman family medical practicegroup in Clarkston, Georgia on August2, 2001.1990Brigitte BaileyPersonal Achievement: Appointed tothe Junior League of Atlanta Boardof Directors and the Atlanta-FultonLeague of Women Voters Board ofDirectors for 2001–2002.Williette Robertson-CrowderEducation: Received a medicaldegree and is currently an internalmedicine specialist practicing inColumbus, Georgia.1991Deidre Young EvansProfessional Achievement: JoinedMasiMax Resources, Inc. in Rockville,Maryland as Senior Conference Coordinator.She was also sworn in for athird term on the Civic Affairs Committeefor the City of Bowie, Maryland.The committee is responsible for planningthe city’s major celebrations.Sandra D. HudsonProfessional Achievement: ExecutiveDirector of the Rome HousingAuthority, Rome, Georgia.Brenda Joyce JonesProfessional Achievement: Directorof Housing for the Rome HousingAuthority, Rome, Georgia.Doreen Smith RaineyProfessional Achievement: BETBooks released her first novel, Foundationsfor Love, in May 2002. Hersecond novel, Just for You, has ananticipated release date of December2002. In addition, she and her husbandrun X-Posure Entertainment, aproduction company and recordingstudio in the Washington, D.C. area.Yolanda Watson-MooreProfessional Achievement: NamedDirector of Programs for the AmericanAssociation of University WomenEducational Foundation, the world’slargest source of funding exclusivelyfor graduate women. She will overseethe management of the Foundation’sgraduate fellowship, grant andspecial award programs, which consistsof $2.8 million awarded annuallyto 300 women.1992Ericka J. BahnerEducation: Received a Master of Artsdegree in Arts and Media Managementin a European Context, UtrechtGraduate School for the Arts, Urecht,the Netherlands.Kelly R. HarveyMarried: Sean Jones, a MorehouseCollege alumnus, at MemorialChurch on the campus of HamptonUniversity. The couple’s weddingphoto appeared in the “SocietyWorld” pages of the February 4, 2002issue of JET magazine.Juvonda S. HodgeProfessional Achievement: Completeda residency in general surgeryat Howard University Hospital inWashington, D.C., where she is currentlyin private practice.Rhonda R. WallerEducation: Received a Ph.D. in EducationalPsychology from HowardUniversity in May 2002.1993Cynthia Blasingame BakerBirth: Daughter, Chelsea Pope Baker,born on March 10, 2002, weighing 5lbs., 14 oz.Germayne M. CrowEducation: Graduated from AuburnUniversity on May 11, 2002 with adoctoral degree in Counseling Psychology.Her dissertation title is AStructural Equation of Depressionand Its Relationship to Perfectionism,Self-Esteem and Racial Identityin African American CollegeStudents.Professional Achievement: Employedas a therapist in the counseling andtesting center at the University ofCentral Florida, Orlando, Florida.April SavoyProfessional Achievement: In-houseattorney at SAFECO Insurance inSeattle, Washington.S U M M E R / F A L L 2 0 0 219
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