Cumberlite - 2012 Winter

Alumni Updates
Barbara (Cummings) Willis, Class of 1968, was
named a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) by
CFRE International this past May. Individuals granted
this credential have met a series of professional standards,
as well as passing a rigorous written examination. Barbara
serves as the Director of Development for Holbrook
Seventh-day Adventist Indian School in Holbrook,
Arizona. Before serving at Holbrook, Barbara taught at
GCA for many years.
Yung Lau, Class of 1980, was recently named as
the first recipient of the Thomas Carruthers Endowed
Chair in Pediatric Cardiology. He and his wife Carmen
(Wilson) Lau, Class of 1980,have three children;
Christopher (Class of 2007), Carissa (Class of 2009), and
Sarah (Class of 2015). The Laus live in Birmingham, Al.
Alison (Wurl) Prusia, Class of 1980, recently
accepted a position as the Director of Marketing and
Recruiting for Forest Lake Academy. Alison lives in
Apopka, Fl. with her husband and two boys.
Steve McKnight, Class of 1989, is living in the
Collegedale area with his family. Steve works for Amplex,
a company that ships trees throughout the Southeast.
Rustin Sweeney, Class of 1991 (Att.), and his wife,
Stacy, were featured in the October 13, 2011 issue of the
Adventist Review for their work in Atlanta’s inner city.
Read their story on p. 2 of this issue of the Cumberlite.
Cheryl (Austin) Beucler, Class of 1999, and her
husband, Philip, welcomed 8 lb. 5 oz. Charlotte Elise
to their family, on October 4, 2011. Cheryl and Philip
recently relocated from Anchorage, AK to Portland,
Oregon, where Cheryl is working part-time in Nursing
Administration at Portland Adventist Hospital and Philip
is a meteorologist for an air quality consulting firm.
Mindy (Smith) Salyers, Class of 1999, and her
husband, Jason, welcomed Brynlie Cate to the world on
September 25, 2011. Brynlie weighed 6 lbs 8 oz.
Joshua Woods, Class of 2003, finished his master
of Divinity degree at the Seventh-day Adventist
Theological seminary and is serving as pastor of the
Oglethorpe and Warner Robins (Georgia) churches.
Steven Wilson, Class of 2003, was recently married
to Helen Ross. The ceremony took place on Sunday,
November 27, 2011 at the Dawson Creek Seventh-day
Adventist Church in Dawson, British Columbia. Steven
serves as a mission pilot in S. America.
Shaunda (Helm) McNeil, Class of 2004, was married
to David McNeil on December 28, 2011 at the Calhoun
(Ga.) Seventh-day Adventist Church. Shaunda is in her
final year of law school at Duke University.
Ismaias (Lemmy) Recinos, Class of 2006, graduated
this past December with Highest Honors from the
Georgia Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Civil
Engineering.
Allison (Gerard) Handal, Class of 2007, relocated to
the Austin, Tx. where her husband, Albert, is pastoring
one of the local SDA churches. Allison is working and
has applied to graduate school for next fall.
Alumni Weekend Reunion Organizers
Class of 1967 Bob Coolidge 386-956-3465 trnstrtrk@bellsouth.net
Class of 1972 Sonia Thompson Gott 865-233-4545 soniagott@charter.net
Eldon Carman 806-335-5151 carmane@bellsouth.net
Class of 1977 Julia Herndon 850-933-1845 floridajewels1959@yahoo.com
Class of 1982 Steve and Carol Martin 770-502-0905 cmartin_2@charter.net
Class of 1987 Chris Hudson 865-740-5219 chris@gemitchellco.com
Class of 1992 Michael Whalley 864-680-1262 mwhalley1@gmail.com
Class of 1997 Jennifer Herndon Bergherm 407-733-1967 bergherm@hotmail.com
Class of 2002 Melissa Harper Blackwelder 423-280-5790 melisskay@gmail.com
Kristi Cook West 423-505-9789 mrskwest2006@gmail.com
Class of 2007 Jenessa King 678-986-9319 jenessaking@gmail.com
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