Spring 2008 issue of Terry Magazine - (Page 58)

alumni connections ’08 Gala will be even better! Jill Walton (BSA ’99, MPA ’03), Director of Alumni Relations If you attended last year’s alumni awards and gala event in atlanta, where gov. sonny perdue worked the auction floor as though it were a political convention, encouraging terry College supporters to ante up for lavish golf outings with u.s. senators, insider lunches at the state capitol, and a special day with georgia football coach Mark richt . . . well, you know how much fun that black tie evening was. For those of you who didn’t attend, i’ve got good news — this year’s gala, to be held saturday night, May 3, at atlanta’s westin Buckhead hotel — is going to be even better! From the moment you step off the elevator, with butler-passed hors d’oeuvres and specialty red-and-black cocktails awaiting you, you will feel like you’re in the most exclusive night club in town! this year’s auction items will tantalize you, dinner is filet mignon and she crab cake, and you’ll have a chance to congratulate this year's alumni award winners and get acquainted with their life stories. and when the dinner and program end, your evening will still be in full swing because we’re going to turn what had been a supper club into an elegant ballroom. you’ll dance to the music of one of atlanta’s most popular dance bands, Mo’ sol, with “Ms. Monique” vocalizing in front of a six-piece band. we’ll be kicking up our heels till midnight! rsVp deadline is april 25 and the best way to register for this can’t-miss evening of fun is to do it online: www.terry.uga.edu/gala. see you at the gala! ■ tERRY COLLEGE aLUMnI BOaRD (nEW MEMBERS) Brantley Barrow (BBA ’76), atlanta, Chairman and CEO, hardin Construction Harold Black (BBA ’66), Knoxville, tenn., James F. Smith Professor of Financial Institutions, university of tennessee Matt Clark (BBA ’92, MAcc ’93, MBA ’04), Mableton, Controller of the Network Reliability and Services Division, ge energy Barbara Hampton (EvMBA ’06), roswell, Senior Vice President and CFO, georgia transmission Corporation Stephen Joiner (BBA ’86), atlanta, Managing Partner of the SE Region Merger and Acquisition Services Group, Deloitte Allison O’Kelly (BBA ’94), Marietta, Founder and CEO, MomCorps Michael Ostergard (BBA ’89), Marietta, Global Managing Partner, Shareholder Value – Corporate Strategy/Mergers & Acquisitions, accenture Ashley Pittman Scott (BBA ’93 MAcc ’94), Marietta, Partner, pricewaterhouseCoopers Deborah Storey (ExMBA ’06), atlanta, Vice president Consumer sales, at&t southeast Buck Wiley (MBA ’92, JD ’92), atlanta, Vice President, Merrill Lynch private Banking and investment group a bulldog. Michael T. Brooks (AB ’92) formerly of Columbia, Md., joined the Chicago-based GATX Corporation as senior vice president and chief information officer. Last fall, Michael served as an adjunct professor at American University, teaching IT strategic management in the MBA and MIS programs. He also served on IT boards for both American University and Johns Hopkins. Michael, his wife, and two daughters are re-locating to Chicago. Michael Doss (BBA ’92) of Round Rock, Texas, was appointed president of Independent Bank, Round Rock. Michael and his wife, Courtney, have three children. Michelle Jenkins (BBA ’93) of Atlanta is president of the familyowned company Winmark Homes. Brian Cooksey (BBA ’94) of Dalton was named a member of the Georgia Department of Education’s new charter advisory committee, created to oversee the charter school educational model. 1995-1999 DeAnn Blanton Golden (MBA ’95) of Roswell received the Accredited Buyer Representative Manager designation. She currently is managing broker of Prudential Georgia Realty’s perimeter north office in Dunwoody. Jamie Hernan (BBA ’95) of Canton, an activist attorney for Hernan Taylor & Lee, was nominated for the 2007 Person of the Year award from Atlanta Latino Magazine. Hernan Taylor & Lee is a law firm that is fighting a backlash against illegal immigration in Georgia. The firm was recently nominated for the 2007 Mexican American Business Chamber Small Business Award. Jamie and his wife have two children. Annette Maddox (MAcc ’95) of Kennesaw is an instructor of accounting at Georgia Highlands College. John Otten (MAcc ’96) of Simpsonville, S.C., was admitted as a shareholder in Elliott Davis, an accounting and advising firm based in Greenville, S.C. Keith Osbon (MBA ’97) of Duluth is the managing partner and chief investment officer of Sugarloaf Capital Group, a hedge fund in the metro Atlanta area. Keith previ- ously was a money manager with Goldman Sachs and Citi. He and his wife, Jennifer Chapman Osbon (MBA ’97), have three daughters. Charlie Bethel (BBA ’98, JD ’01) of Dalton was promoted to director of human resources for J&J Industries (J&J/Invision in the market place). Charlie is chair of the Northwest Georgia Trade Center Authority Board, and he helped initiate the Young Leaders Society for the United Way of Northwest Georgia. He and his wife, Lynsey Nix Bethel (PharmD ’00), have two sons, Henry and Jeb. Joel Troisi (BBA ’98) of Marietta was recognized as a 2007 Power Broker by Risk & Insurance magazine. He is a senior vice president in the complex property unit at the Atlanta office of Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs Company. David P. Walton Jr. (BBA ’98) and wife, Kierstin Cloyd Walton (ABJ ’98), of Athens opened a Fox’s Pizza Den franchise in the Village at Franklin Grove in Oconee County. Ron Hoffman (MBA ’99) formerly of Suwanee, transferred to Elsenfeld, Germany, to assume the position of product manager with WILKA Instrument Corporation. He is transferring to the company’s headquarters to work with a specialty product line in the electrical switchgear industry. 2000-2004 Brooke E. Abraham (AB ’00) of Athens joined Trinity Accounting Group as a senior accountant. Jamison Fulks Almand (BBA ’00) of Atlanta and husband Matt (ABJ ’00, JD ’04) welcomed the birth of daughter, Jamison Wells. Jamison is a realtor with Harry Norman, Realtors and Matt is an associate with Troutman Sanders. Clinton Ivy (BBA ’00) of Albany, who is vice president of Fleming Insurance Agency, was appointed chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia’s young agents committee. Sky Lantz-Wagner (BBA ’01) of Marietta recently had his company, Dove6, featured in the “Adventure Guide to Mexico” in The New York Times travel section. Based in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Dove6 provides unique Terry College of terry aLLeN 58 • Spring 2008 BuSineSS http://www.terry.uga.edu/gala

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