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ALMUNI UPDATES1999Vivian Robak Vidrineis a plant technicianat Procter & Gamble,married andlives in Pineville.Kelly Grace FerringtonWhite is a physicianassistant atHematology, OncologyLife Center,L.L.C., married andlives in Pineville.Jaime Caillet isemployed at RehabAccess PhysicalTherapy as a physicaltherapist andlives in Destrehan.2001Shelley Yvette Sturdivantis employedat Morgan Keegan &Co., Inc. and lives inWest Monroe.2002Amie Lynn StennettSins is co-operatorof Coast Cabinets,married and lives inSlidell.Lakeytha ShurrellGuillory Clayton is amedical social worker,married and livesin Baton Rouge.2003Erica MichelleAndrus is a paralegalat Talbot, Carmouche& Marcelloand lives in BatonRouge.Arthur Fields is aparticipant servicerepresentative forMecer HR Servicesand lives in Houston,Texas.2004Ashley Ann StevensKerr is an X-raytechnologist at DenhamSprings UrgentCare Clinic marriedand lives in BatonRouge.Bert LeBlanc isdirector of accountsat Pinnacle BusinessSolutions and livesin Lewisville, Texas.2005Ashley RaeComeaux is aresearch technicianat UT SouthwesternMedical Center andlives in Dallas,Texas.Amy WakefieldComeaux is anassociate minister ofmedia at First BaptistChurch ofLafayette, marriedand lives inLafayette.Kenny Ray Haymonis a physical educationteacher andhead coach of girl’sbasketball team atEvans High School,married and lives inLeesville.Alumni ProfileAlyson CourtneyAlyson Courtneyrecalls her experiences atNorthwestern as amongher fondest memories. Anative of Vivian and a1998 NSU graduate,Alyson was involved inmany aspects of campuslife. She was vice presidentof Tri Sigma Sorority her senioryear and a Freshman Connector fortwo years, and was a member of theStudent Government Association, theOrder of Omega and Purple Jackets.She was on the Homecoming Court in1996 and Homecoming Queen and aKappa Alpha Rose in 1997. Courtneygraduated with a degree in broadcastjournalism with a minor in marketing.Courtney’s interest in broadcastjournalism was sparked as a highschool student at North Caddo HighSchool, where she graduated in 1994.“We had a cutting edge telecommunicationsprogram that gave me agood idea of what the business wasabout and I was hooked,” she said.“When I was at Northwestern, NSU 22was fairly new. Being part of that programtaught us so much about how aTV station works, the different jobsand people it takes to create a newscastand that it’s not all as glamorous as itlooks. I anchored some of the newscasts.Looking back now, I realizehow terrible I was, but how much ithelped me develop my talent and lovefor broadcasting.”Courtney’s first job after graduationwas at the NBC affiliate station inShreveport, where she was a producerfor the morning newscast. A year anda half later, she took a job as an on-airreporter/anchor at the ABC affiliate inVictoria, Texas. In 2003, she moved tothe CBS affiliate station KTHV in LittleRock, Ark., where she is a generalassignment reporter.“The TV news business is alwayschallenging. You have to move aroundto move up, but it’s also a truly rewardingprofession. I have done interviewswith everyone from President BillClinton to New York Mayor RudyGuiliani. I’ve covered plane crashes,murders, explosions, high profile trials,soldiers preparing for combat inIraq, political races and even a chickenthat almost died but was saved when anurse did mouth to beak resuscitation.Every day is new. You never knowwhat might happen or who you mightmeet. It’s an exciting job.”Courtney is married to KTHVweekend sports anchor Wess Mooreand the couple has one child.“It’s hard with both of us being insuch a demanding business, especiallynow that we have a 1-year-old,” Courtneysaid. “Our daughter Brooklyn wasborn in August 2005. She is my greatestaccomplishment so far. I hope oneday she will be a Demon too.”Alumni Columns Fall 2006 / 14Visit our website at: