Class Notes

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1974

Howard Hodges retired June 30, 2009, from the Army National Guard after 27 years of service, including three years on active duty with the U.S. Army parachute team, the Golden Knights, and a tour in Bosnia as a peacekeeper. He spent the last five years on active duty with the Army Guard doing personnel and public affairs work. Currently, he is the transition assistance advisor for reservists in Maryland who have deployed to combat zones. He helps them navigate the Veterans Administration and Department of Defense bureaucracy to make sure they get the benefits, compensation, healthcare and other assistance that they might need. He can be reached at howard.hodges@us.army.mil or cell 410-370-6916.

Frank Shivers has written a new book, Evangelistic Preaching 101: Voices of the Past and Present on Effective Preaching. Shivers is a vocational evangelist, runs a summer camp and has led more than 500 revivals and published numerous books.

1984

Steven Farr has recently been promoted to vice president of human resources at Maryhurst, a child welfare agency in Louisville, Ky. Steven and his wife, Evelyn, have one son, Adam. They live in Crestwood, Ky.

Jimmy Hanf is director of missions for Kershaw Baptist Association. He was formerly pastor of St. George Baptist Church in Orangeburg.

1997

Aimee Fulmer has been named Assistant Principal of the Year in Berkeley County. She is assistant principal at Berkeley Intermediate School.

Fermin Gonzaga is a captain in the U.S. Air Force with more than 20 years in service. Currently he is the computer network defense operations officer/program manager in charge of deploying Host-Base Security System for the Defense Information Systems Agency in the National Command Region/D.C. area.

2001

Jason Moyer, vice president for sales and marketing for Verterra Sport, is marketing the company’s new line of golf shirts made from corn fiber. Moyer was a member of the men’s golf team and was a mini tour player. For more info about the shirts visit www.verterrasport.com.

2006

Navy Seaman Jennifer R. Bailey recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

Courtney Elizabeth Catoe and Christopher Michael Jones were married Aug. 1, 2009, in Outer Banks, N.C. She is a teacher and is pursuing a master’s degree in education at Johns Hopkins University. He is a therapist with Behavioral Health Partners. They live in Clarksburg, Md.

Ashley Steen-Stefani has earned her master’s degree in human resources management from Columbia University Graduate School of Business where she maintained a 4.0 GPA. She and her husband, Steven, a nuclear engineer, currently reside in Virginia, but will be permanently relocating to their home in California this spring.

2007

Kristen Elizabeth Burrows and Jeremy J. Gilchrist were married Oct. 3, 2009, at Cypress Gardens in Moncks Corner. Kristen is currently working on a master’s degree with the University of Phoenix, and her husband is a mechanic for the Town of Mt. Pleasant.

2008

Andrew Birchenough is the college bookstore manager at the Art Institute of Charleston.

Katherine Shufford Lane and Scott Thomas Bellamy were married April 18, 2009, in Charleston. She is a teacher. They live in Mt. Pleasant.

Wayne Putnam has received the Certified Public Purchasing Officer credential from the Universal Public Purchasing Certification Council. Wayne is a purchasing officer with the School District of Oconee County in Walhalla.

Lauren Roper and Clay Fawcett ’07 were married Oct. 3, 2009, in Beaufort. Clay’s mother, Karen Fawcett, is a 1976 CSU alum.

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