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Alumni - Class of 1991

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Amy Sutt (now Babey) (1991 - Biological Sciences)
works as a biologist/regulatory specialist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Louisville, Kentucky. Her hobbies include golf and volleyball. She married Alex Babey in March 1992, and they have two daughters, Morgan Alexandra (born August 11, 1996) and Claire Elise (born April 16, 1999).
Last Updated: Apr 2008
Amy Oden (now Kreiter) (1991 - 1991 English; M.A., 1993, English)
works as an assistant professor of English at Southeast Community College in Middlesboro, Kentucky. She married Tim Kreiter, Vice President of Product Management at Cumberland Gap Provision, on October 24, 1998. She also played the role of Meg in Middlesboro Little Theatre's production of Crimes of the Heart, in September 1998. Amy and her husband announce the birth of their first child, Corley Amelia, born August 9, 2001.
Last Updated: Apr 2008
Brenda Garner (now Walker) (1991 - Accounting)
passed her CPA exam in 1992. She worked as an Audit Manager for Arthur Andersen LLP until August 1999. Currently, she is employed as Financial Reporting Manager for Tritel Communications, Inc. She married Clint Walker (1991 USM graduate) in 1992, and they have a daughter, Megan Mackenzie, born April 27, 1999.
Last Updated: Apr 2008
Carlos Slawson (1991 - Accounting)
received his M.B.A. in 1992 and his Ph.D. in business in 1995 from the University of Georgia. He is currently an associate professor of finance at Louisiana State University. He is married to Sandra Jones Slawson (1991, Psychology), and they live in Baton Rouge with their four children, Kayti (b. 1993), Kristy (b. 1996), Nathan (b. 1998), and Nevil (b. 2001)
Last Updated: Apr 2008
Cathy Richarde (1991 - Psychology; M.A., 1993, History)
received master's degree in history from the University of Alabama. Since then, she has served as an 8th grade history teacher and coach (tennis, softball, and soccer) at Holland Hall School in Tulsa, OK. In her spare time she's involved in theatre and plays tennis and guitar as well.
Last Updated: Apr 2008
Charlotte Hilderbrand (now Walker) (1991 - Secondary Social Studies Education)
is currently teaching U.S. Government, Economics, and social studies electives at Clinton High School, Clinton, MS. She received a Master of Education from USM, Hattiesburg in 1998 and certification by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards in 2005.
Last Updated: Apr 2008
Frances Utter (now Lee) (1991 - English)
received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Vanderbilt University in 1997. She is presently a Research fellow in the Governmental Studies Program at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. She recently won the American Political Science Association's E. E. Schattschneider Award for the best doctoral dissertation in the field of American government for 1998. In fall 1998, she began work as an Associate Professor of Political Science at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Last Updated: Apr 2008
Greg Sanchez (1991 - Speech Communication; 1993, M.A. Speech Communication)
resides in Gwinnett County, Georgia, but will move to Cobb County soon. His wife, Wendy, is a new professor at Kennesaw State University. He owns a computer network training and consulting company, providing services in English and Spanish. He hopes to start a family soon!
Last Updated: Apr 2008
Heather Miller (1991 - English)
Member of Mensa since 1993 and on the American Mensa board of directors since 2005; technical writer at Pennington Biomedical Research Center since 2002; M.A. from USM in 1994.
Last Updated: Apr 2008
Jane Blackledge (now Brockway) (1991 - Computer Science and Math)
After graduation, I went to work for SAIC on the MS coast where I met my husband, David. We moved back to Hattiesburg in 1994 and have 2 children. I homeschool and work as an adjunct instructor in Computer Science at PRCC.
Last Updated: Oct 2008
Jeanne McCarty (1991 - American)
is the Executive Director of REAL School Gardens (www.realschoolgardens.org), an organization that supports urban elementary schools as they design, install, maintain and use school gardens for teaching and learning. Prior to this position, she spent more than 8 years as the Vice President and Director of Roots & Shoots, the Jane Goodall Institute\'s global youth program. In 1994, she received her M.A. in American Studies at the University of Maryland, and remained there until April 1999, as the Director of Undergraduate Programs for the Department of African American Studies.
Last Updated: Oct 2008
Jennifer Turner (1991 - Health and Human Sciences)
received her M.S. in Corporate Fitness from Texas A & M University, in 1992, and her M.P.T. in Physical Therapy from Old Dominion University, in 1996. Currently, she is working on a Ph.D. in Physical Therapy at Texas Women's University. Also, she is working in the Dallas-Fort Worth area as a physical therapist/athletic trainer and competing as a National Physique Committee bodybuilder in the region.
Last Updated: Apr 2008
Lynn McDown (now Mitton) (1991 - Accounting)
graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1994 with her master's in Professional Accountancy. She is employed with IBM in San Jose, California, where she lives with her husband, John (a fellow IBMer). They are expecting a baby boy in January 2000.
Last Updated: Apr 2008
Pablo Dopico (1991 - Polymer Science)
received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Virginia. He is married to Honors alum Stacy Wertz (1991, Chemistry). He is employed as a research chemist with Georgia-Pacific, in Atlanta, Ga. Their daughter, Lauren Elizabeth, was born October 20, 1998.
Last Updated: Apr 2008
Scott Kersh (1991 - 1991Business Administration; 1992, M.P.A)
passed his CPA exam in May 1997. He is currently controller of Heavyquip in Jackson, MS. He is married to Christy Smith Kersh (1994 USM grad), and their son, Tyler Scott, was born July 19, 1999.
Last Updated: Apr 2008
Shane Stanford (1991 - Political Science)
Earned his Master of Divinity from Duke University in 1994. He is the author/co-author of five books and numerous articles. Shane currently hosts a television program and two radio programs for The United Methodist Hour. Shane is married to Dr. Pokey Stanford, and they are the parents of three daughters, Sarai Grace (b. 1997), Juli Anna (b. 1999) and Emma Leigh (b. 2004).
Last Updated: Apr 2008
Stacy Wertz (1991 - Chemistry)
received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Virginia. She is married to Honors alum Pablo Dopico (1991, Polymer Science). She is employed as a research chemist with Georgia-Pacific, in Atlanta, Ga. Their daughter, Lauren Elizabeth, was born October 20, 1998.
Last Updated: Apr 2008
Susan Steen (1991 - Speech Communications)
received her M.A. in Communication Studies from the University of Florida, in 1993. Following a year of study at the University of Canberra, Australia, she joined USM's College of International and Continuing Education as the Director of International Programs. She is married to David Pumford, formerly of Shropshire, England.
Last Updated: Apr 2008