Alumni Columns - Northwestern State University Alumni

ALUMNI NEWSAKA, AΦA reunion planned this fallAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority andAlpha Phi Alpha Fraternity will host a35th anniversary and reunion celebrationduring Homecoming festivities Oct. 24-26. The two Greek organizations werechartered at Northwestern in 1973.Former members of the Eta ChiChapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha andTheta Chi chapter of Alpha Phi Alphi areinvited to participate in several plannedactivities, which will begin on Fridaywith participation in the Homecomingparade and pep rally, followed by a meetand greet reception and an old time stepshow competition. Saturday’s eventswill include tailgating and attendance at the Homecoming game, followed byan evening banquet that will include a recognition program for charter linemembers, graduate advisors of the chartering lines and graduate chapters.The group will participate in a worship service on Sunday.The national Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded in 1906. Thenation Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity was founded in 1908 and is celebrating itscentennial this year.For more information or to register, contact former Alpha Kappa AlphaPresident Charlene Miller Voorhoos (1978) at charlenevoorhies@yahoo.comor (318) 797-8350; or former Alpha Phi Alpha President James Perry atjaypee1906@yahoo.com or call (218) 859-7787.Purple Jacketsseeking formermembersThe Purple Jackets organizationis developing an alumnidatabase. Women who weremembers of Purple Jackets areasked to contactFrances Watkins Conine,sponsor, at (318) 357-6703 ore-mail coninef@nsula.edu.Look for information on aPurple Jackets reunionin the Fall edition ofAlumni Columns.McClelland’s wife, Jessica StokesMcClelland (2002), is a former NSUathletics department student worker.Fekisha Rene Miller was elected tothe St. Landry Parish Council shortlyafter completing her master’s degreein physical therapy from LSU HealthSciences Center in Shreveport.Fekisha earned a B.S. in biologyfrom Northwestern in 2004.Mike Gallien was named the Aldine,Texas, Independent School DistrictSecondary Principal of the Year for2007-2008. Mike is the principal ofTeague Middle School, a position hehas held for the past eight years. Heis a 1981 graduate of NorthwesternState University with a degree insocial sciences education and has 27years of experience in education,including the last 25 in Aldine, anorth Houston school districtcomprised of 68 campuses with over60,000 students. Teague MiddleSchool is a State Recognized seventhand eighth grade campus whereMike has served as an administratorfor the past 21 years.Archie Anderson (1982) was namedpresident and chief executive officerof OCI, a healthcare benefits andrisk data management provider inApril. Anderson has more than 20years experience in the healthcare,benefits and risk managementservices industries. AT OCI, he willbe responsible for the overallbusiness and will devote his energiestoward further growth andexpansion. OCI helps the nation’slargest employers address thespiraling cost of benefits, one of themost expensive and complexbusiness problems. OCI provides aview of total benefits costs thatenables employers to deliver healthrelatedprograms to employees,identify opportunities forimprovement of benefits programs,improve the health and productivityof their employees and manage leaveprograms.Anderson was most recentlypresident of Intracorp. Prior to that,he spent 18 years at GENEXServices Inc. in a variety ofleadership roles including SVP salesand marketing.Anderson earned both a master’sdegree in higher educationadministration and counseling and aB.S. in business administration atNorthwestern.He will be relocating from thePhiladelphia area to OCI firmheadquarters in Denver.www.northwesternalumni.comAlumni Columns Summer 2008 / 5