1990-99
1990
Pamela Bowen, Binghamton, N.Y., appeared as Mimi in three performances with the Piedmont Opera production of Puccini’s La Boheme. In December, she was a soloist in the Mozart Club’s annual Messiah performance.
J. R. Fry, Miami, Fla., is vice president, marketing and special events for Best Buddies International. In late summer, he vacationed in England and biked from London to Chatsworth. He has a great dog, a black lab named Fallon.
Michaelyn Craig Lombard, Covington, La., is a biology instructor at Southeastern Louisiana University, the Region 8 Science Fair director and the Freshman Lab coordinator at the St. Tammany Center location.
1991
Mary Armstrong, New Orleans, La., is director of managed care for Ochsner Health System.
Renee Smith Cheveallier, Shreveport, La., received the Shreveport Regional Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award in Dance. Renee teaches the modern dance classes and the dance ensemble at Centenary. She also serves as the co-artistic director of the dance company, Escaped Images.
David Hesser, Alexandria, La., is an attorney with his own firm specializing in family law, offshore accidents
and personal injury. His article, “Team Mediation: An Interdisciplinary Model Balancing Mediation in the ‘Matrix,’” was selected for publication in the Pepperdine Law School Dispute Resolution Law Journal.
Stacey Pylkas, Atlanta, Ga., is a physician’s assistant for a pediatric neurosurgeon at Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital.
Tracey Cobb Rambin, Keithville, La., was named Outstanding Secondary Physical Education Teacher of the Year.
1992
Sharron Davis, MBA, North Richland Hills, Texas, is the director of material services at Baylor All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
Michael Fuller, Orlando, Fla., has his own private practice counseling children, adolescents and adults.
Mark Gragg, Fort Worth, Texas, has left a long career at Q Investments, a large private equity firm, and created Blue Line Search LLC, doing business as Southern Manufacturing Search. The company focuses on executive search and consulting services for manufacturing companies in the South, specifically in the auto, marine and heavy industrial equipment industries. Mark, his wife Erika and four children live in Fort Worth and hope to relocate the business to the Baton Rouge area in the near future. Visit www.southernmfgsearch.com for more information.
Heidi McAllister, Wichita, Kansas, works at Exploration Place, a hands-on science center in Wichita, where she is the volunteer services manager, the school and groups manager, an educator and does special event sales.
1993
Melissa Dietz, Haslet, Texas, and her husband, Dan, have three children: Jacob, 7; Sarah Grace, 3; and Emma Kate, 1. Melissa is a full-time mom.
Chelsea Fine, Atlanta, Ga., works with Metrobrokers as a real estate agent and is certified in commercial real estate. Contact here at .
Michelle Tillson Flisowski, Burleson, Texas, works at Burleson High School as a special education teacher. She has two children: Jeffrie, 7, and Sydney, 5.
Matt Hewett, Bakersfield, Calif., is a vice president and community banking district manager at Wells Fargo Bank.
Kim McGovern, Dallas, Texas, works with Flowserve as the senior employee benefits attorney.
Leslie Griffin Scott, Shreveport, La., opened her own business, Edible Arrangements, in September 2006 after being a stay-at-home mom for seven years. Edible Arrangements offers entirely edible hand-sculpted fresh-fruit bouquets. She and her husband, Tommy, have three boys: Griffin, 6; Elliott, 3; and Oliver, 1.
Eddie Seabaugh, Collinston, La., works for Wilhite Electric Co., Inc. in Bossier City as a job cost accountant.
Mary Jo Sumpter White, Little Elm, Texas, is a preschool 3-year-old blended teacher for the Little Elm Independent School District. She is a certified teacher who serves low income, migrant, English as a Second Language and special needs children in her district.
1994
Alisa Harris Butler-Druzba, Concord, N.H., and Jeff Druzba were married on Oct. 22, 2006 in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Alisa and Jeff live in Concord with her son Keegan, 3 and his daughter, Isabelle, 3. Alisa is the administrator of the Rural Health and Primary Care Section, Division of Public Health Services, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services.
Michael Davidson, Atchison, Kansas, finished a doctorate in music at the University of Cincinnati and is currently employed at Benedictine College in Atchinson as an assistant professor of music/director of instrumental ensembles.
Lisa Gragg, Dallas, Texas, is married to Scott Schroeder and she is a veterinarian. They have a son, James.
Dawn Johnson, Carthage, Texas, is a registered nurse and completed the Family Nurse Practitioner program at UTMB-Galveston in 2001. She has taught at Panola College in Carthage for the past six years in the Associate Degree Nursing Department. She is a nurse practitioner in the Emergency Room at Nacogdoches Medical Center and at the Henderson Family Health Clinic.
Kara Zukowski McDaniel, Atlanta, Ga., is a licensed professional counselor.
Bobby Wilson, Atlanta, Ga., works with Coca-Cola in Atlanta as a dairy scientist working in the Global Development Group. He is the first dairy scientist hired by Coca-Cola in its 120-year history. Bobby says, “Look for the ‘Far Coast’ concept when you travel outside the USA!” Bobby would also like to thank Dr. Ed Leuck for teaching him about milk and yogurt in microbiology.
1995
Cissy Fryer Gardner, Englewood, Colo., is a regional sales representative for Oppenheimer Funds, Inc.
Denise Wilson Garza, Bossier City, La., works as a school psychologist and behavior interventionist for the Bossier Parish School System.
Khanh Hoang, Oklahoma City, Okla., is a PharmD candidate at the Oklahoma University Health Science Center College of Pharmacy.
Leah Hudson, Adams, Tenn., is an occupational therapist. She and Richard P. Teta married on Aug. 5, 2006. Jim Pagano ‘95 of Boulder, Colo., served as best man.
Sean Lybeck-Smoak, Milwaukee, Wisc., works in the Office of Vocational Development at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee.
Kim Brobst Meeder, Shreveport, La., was named Bossier Parish Elementary School Teacher of the Year.
Dawn Frentress Norris, Richardson, Texas, is the assistant director of student activities and multicultural student affairs at Southern Methodist University.
Angie Woodruff Pattison, Tampa, Fla., is the coordinator of Community Donations for Metropolitan Ministries, a large faith-based non-profit organization that serves the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless.
Mandy Kinasewitz Taylor, Little Rock, Ark., graduated from Texas Woman’s University with a master’s degree in occupational therapy on Dec. 16, 2006.
Randi Thompson True, Pilot Point, Texas, celebrated her ninth wedding anniversary last November. Randi works as a physician assistant in Irving, Texas three days a week and spends the remainder of the week with their children. Chris is a law enforcement officer with Texas Parks and Wildlife and manager of the parks on Lake Ray Roberts. They have two children: Garrett, 5, and Lindsey, 2 1/2.
1996
Suzette Reser Hadden, Bossier City, La., is the curriculum facilitator of the Bossier Parish School System.
Lynd Matt, Cambridge, Mass., works as a professional non-profit fundraiser as well as singing in the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
Thomas Meyers, Springfield, Ill., is a special education teacher for Sangamon Area Special Education District and the head baseball coach for Auburn High School in Auburn, Ill.
Erich Nunn, Philadelphia, Pa., is a doctoral candidate in English at the University of Virginia.
John Saddler, Washington, D.C., is a professor of history at both George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College. He and several NVCC colleagues teach college-level classes to a group of motivated and talented high school seniors at Manassas Park High School in Manassas Park, Va.
Matt Thornton, Little Rock, Ark., is the assistant director of physical therapy at Martin Bowen and Hefley Orthopedics. He and wife Megan have two sons, Carson and Adam.
Kristen Batchelor Walker, Cary, N.C., lives with husband Glenn and their 3-year-old son Hayden in the Raleigh area, where she is currently active with the Junior League.
Amy Warren, Charlotte, N.C., works at Carolinas Medical Center as a child life specialist. She also teaches as an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. Amy volunteers at Camp CARE, a camp for local children with cancer.
1997
Verne Champagne, Shreveport, LA., is a registered nurse in the emergency room at Willis-Knighton Bossier.
Elizabeth Means Culp, Cleburne, Texas, has a 9-month-old son, Ian. Her husband, Brian, is in the U.S. Army.
Shawna Williamson Ferrell, Longview, Texas, received her Texas loan officer’s license and started a company, Mortgage Solutions, in Longview. She specializes in construction of permanent home loans. She and her husband, Dusty, have three children: Tyler, who is in the first grade; Valerie, 4; and Tanner, 3.
Candice Endicott Gibson, Bossier City, La. and husband Trey have moved back to the area from Ruston, La. She is teaching English at Bossier Parish Community College. Their son, Alex, is 3.
John Hyatt, San Diego, Calif., has completed his commitment to the Navy working as the medical officer for a Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron based in the San Diego area. He is moving to Memphis, Tenn. to start his ophthalmology residency.
Wendy Hill Johnson, Bossier City, La., is a pricing analyst for CenturyTel.
Shay Journo, Burnsville, Minn., and his wife, Amy Mieger Journo ‘96, have a 1-year-old son, Benjamin. He is the finance manager for Pepsi Bottling Group.
Cynthia Cottrill Marron, Nashville, Tenn., works for United Methodist Publishing House in the retail sales call center. She hopes to eventually work in editing.
Todd Martinez, Shreveport, La., teaches physical science and coaches basketball at Captain Shreve High School. He will have his master’s in leadership education this summer. His son, T.J., will be 2 this July.
Matt Prysock, Maumelle, Ark., is the assistant softball coach at the University of Central Arkansas and events coordinator at Acxiom Corp.
Kyle Roberson, Dallas, Texas, is pursuing a master’s of divinity at Southern Methodist University’s Perkins School of Theology and wading through the candidacy process for the United Methodist Church in order to become an ordained elder. Kyle and his wife, Joy, have one child, Cordner, who is 2.
Edward Wicker, Metairie, La., is an attorney. He and wife, Tiffany ‘97, have two young children: Evan and Avery.
Shay Zeller, Concord, N.H., started law school in fall 2006.
1998
Treva Armstrong, Little Rock, Ark., is a third-year medical student at the American University of the Caribbean and will graduate in 2008.
Steven Bell, Hurst, Texas, is in his fifth year as an associate minister at First United Methodist Church of Hurst. He was ordained an elder in the United Methodist Church this past summer. Steven, Meredith and their 2-year-old daughter, Ann, live in Hurst. Meredith is currently in her second year as an associate minister at First United Methodist Church of Arlington, Texas. Steven began doctoral work at Southern Methodist University in January 2007.
Christine Zaffarano Bromley, Sherwood, Ark., continues to work at L’Oreal in North Little Rock. Her oldest child is in kindergarten.
David Clampitt, Shreveport, La., is a medical student at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport and will graduate in May 2007.
Jeremy Erwin, Bossier City, La., began an affiliation with Women’s Health Associates and the Willis-Knighton Physician Network on Sept. 1, 2006.
Thomas Eskew, U.S. Army, continues to serve in Iraq.
Katharine Harper McCormick, Cedar Park, Texas, began a new job in March 2006 with the state of Texas as an auditor for Mental Retardation Authorities statewide. She travels around Texas ensuring that the members of the population are receiving all the services available to them.
Justin Hayes, Little Rock, Ark., and his wife, Jessica, had been living in Little Rock with their 1-year-old daughter, Julia. Justin worked as an emergency room physician at St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock. He and Jessica are building a home in Bonanza, Ark. (population 514) and Justin is beginning work as a family physician in Booneville. He continues to serve in the Army National Guard.
Melissa Delgatto Ketchand, Prosper, Texas, is a stay-at-home mom with two girls: Kendall, 3, and Emily, 6 months. Emily Brooke Ketchand was born July 1, 2006, weighing 7 pounds, 13.5 ounces and measuring 19.5 inches long. Melissa’s husband, Aaron ‘98, is vice president of land acquisition at Meritage Homes.
Tamika Sims, New York, N.Y., is still living in New York City and coaching gymnastics.
Jimmy Van Doren, New York, N.Y., still lives in New York City and enjoys it greatly.
Greg Wilkins Warren, Spring, Texas, participated in the Great American Voices Military Base Tour, presented by the National Endowment for the Arts. Twenty-three opera companies from all over the U.S. were paired with local military bases. Each company put together a program mixing operatic hits with lighter fare, including operetta and Broadway musicals.
1999
Katie Barkley, Shreveport, La., married Johnny Loomis of Shreveport on March 31, 2007.
Amy Brown, Buffalo, N.Y., received a Ph.D. in social psychology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in August 2006. She is working as a post-doctoral associate at the Research Institute on Addictions in Buffalo, N.Y.
Martenique Cazedessus Cochran, Hot Springs, Ark., is a senior compensation analyst with Alltel Wireless Telecommunications.
Dayspring Linder Conley, Wake Village, Texas, is a senior independent beauty consultant with Mary Kay.
Heather Mahaney Gordon, Schererville, Ind., is a religion teacher and campus minister at Marian Catholic High School.
Tyler Speckman, Shreveport, La., is a vice president and relationship manager for business banking at Chase.
Josh Stoner, Columbia, Mo., is director of strength and conditioning at the University of Missouri. He is responsible for the athletic development for football and the throws portion of the track and field team.
Ann Taylor, Dallas, Texas, is a full-time student again, working on another degree.
Mary Cholley Whisenhunt, Fort Worth, Texas, is a Healthcare Systems Trainer at Lone Star Communications.
James Williams, Baton Rouge, La., graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2004. He is a resident in general surgery in New Orleans. He and his wife, Beth ‘00, have a 3-year-old daughter, Grace.