* Diron Ford (’93) was recently named the 2004-2005 Warwick High School Teacher of the Year. Warwick High School is located in Newport News, VA.

* Demetria “Dee” Alexander-Grissett (’92) received her Master’s of Business Administration degree from Fayetteville State University on May 7, 2005. She also began her new position as Director of Financial Aid at Mount Olive College.

* Davida M. Harris (’03) received her Master’s of Arts degree from The University of Akron, June 2005. Davida plans to go on for a Doctorate in Sociology.

* Lt. Lushan A. Hannah (’00), Marine Safety Office/Group, Los Angeles – Long Beach, CA, has been selected as the coast guard recipient of the 2005 NAACP Roy Wilkins renowned service award.

* John D. Jones (’83) is the new vice president for institutional effectiveness and research at Bennett College for Women. Jones came to Bennett College from Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, GA.

* Dennis L. Humphrey (’97) is currently the ABD at the University of Georgia, a part-time instructor for Piedmont College, and was recently appointed Assistant Principal of Winterville Elementary School in Athens, GA.

* Dr. James B. Ewers, Jr. (’70) recently published his first book. It is entitled “Perspectives from Where I Sit: Essays on Education, Parenting and Teen Issues”. He is the Associate Executive Director for Student Affairs at Miami University, Middletown Campus in Ohio.

* Johnny V. Sidbury (’99) recently opened his own management company named Sidbury Management, LLC located in Washington, DC. Sidbury Management, LLC will handle real estate and property management, sidburymanagement@yahoo.com.

* Lauren Kendall (’99) received a Master’s in Early Childhood Education from Brooklyn College in New York City and now teaches pre-school.

* L. LaDell Adams (’01) received a Master’s of Science degree in Community Health Education/Promotion from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA.

* Rev. Dr. Carl L. Manuel, Jr. (’79) was asked to give the invocation at the North Carolina Senate meeting by the Honorable Governor Mike Easley on May 17, 2005 in Raleigh, NC. Dr. Manuel is the Senior Pastor of New Goshen United Methodist Church in Greensboro, NC and professor of Reading and Religion at Bennett College for Women. He is also the immediate past province chaplain of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

* Herman Bagley (‘66) recently retired from The Children’s Aid Society. He gave 50 years of service and many impressive contributions to the agency.

* Mrs. Vickie Moseley-Jones (’80) has joined Habitat’s Board of Directors. Mrs. Moseley-Jones is the Director of Human Resources at Craven Community College, where she has been employed since 1988.

* Dr. Charles Edward Monroe, Sr. (’78) will become principal at Cummings High School in Graham, NC for the 2005-2006 school year.

* The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation selected Kenneth A. Goodwin, Jr. (’96) as a Mansfield fellow. Mr. Goodwin currently serves as a Bank Examiner/Financial Surveillance Analyst at the Federal Reserves Bank of New York (FRBNY) and a former participant of its Professional Development/Sequential Assignment Rotational Program.

* Myrtle Davis (’59), Mary Flowe (’42) and Mattie Grigsby (’48), members of the 13Ettes Pinochle Club recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with other active members; the group of card sharps were organized in 1955, while four original founders are still members.

* Kyana Malea Wood, daughter of Billy Wood (’85) and granddaughter of Bettye Johnson Wood (’53), was born on Saturday, July 16, 2005 at 2:55 a.m.

* Debony Burrowes (’96) is celebrating the one-year anniversary of her magazine named SOTAC (State of the Arts and Culture). Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Charlotte, SOTAC is an upscale urban arts and culture publication. Visit the website at www.sotacmag.com.

* Larrie Foster (’43): Educational icon, devoted public servant, spent 37 of his 85 years in education. In a recent article written in the July 9th edition of the Cheraw Chronicle & Chesterfield Advertiser, Cheraw, SC., Foster began his career when he opened Edwards Elementary School in Chesterfield, SC and served as its principal for 29 years. He retired in 1983.

* Matthew Becoate was selected for an internship with the ESPN office in New York City; he will work at the ABC studio in New York beginning June 6, 2005 – August 26, 2005.

* Kimberlei Davis (’03) received a Master’s Degree in Education from Cambridge College; she has also been accepted to State University of Albany for the post-graduate Urban Education Program.

* Marguerite Lee (’72) received a Master’s of Divinity (with a concentration in Pastoral Care & Counseling) from Hood Theological Center, Salisbury, NC. on May 14, 2005

* Nimanee Mosley (’03) will complete the Graduate Program at West Chester University on August 24, 2005. She will acquire a MPH degree with a concentration in Health Administration.

* Talece Y. Hunter (’04) was sworn in as the Graduate Student Senator: College of the Arts and Sciences – Ohio University (Athens, OH) for the 2004-2005 academic year.