Alumni News
Oct 22, 2009: Rebecca Clark ('09) has written a short article about her trip to Rome late last spring to present a paper at an international Flannery O'Connor symposium. Her trip was supported in part by the Honors Program. Rebecca writes, "I was ecstatic to be the sole student representative of O'Connor's alma mater, but I also felt some pressure. . . I presented my paper as part of a student panel and received several good questions, which I did my best to answer. The conference was entitled, 'Reason, Fiction, and Faith: An International Flannery O'Connor Conference.' The conference truly was an international experience. Conference presenters spoke in either English, Italian, or Spanish, during which live translators worked via headsets so that everyone could understand. I was amazed at how far O'Connor's work has spread!" The complete article will be published in the fall newsletter later this semester.
Aug 28, 2009: Sarah Hakala ('09) is two weeks into her PhD program in biological anthropology at UGA. She's taking History of Anthropological Theory, Foundations of Ecological Anthropology, Human Osteology, and a special graduate seminar. Sarah writes, "Georgia College was an incredible school for my undergraduate degree, but I'm excited about all the new opportunities that UGA has to offer. The classes are challenging, especially since I'm coming from a biology background into an anthropology program. The research opportunities are going to be awesome though because I could possibly be going to Africa this summer or next for research."
May 30, 2009: Honors alumni Harold Mock ('06) and Brandie Tatum ('07) were married at St. Brigid's Catholic Church in Alpharetta, Georgia. A number of Georgia College friends were present, including Matha Keber, Lee Ann Caldwell, Doris Moody, and Murali Thirumal.
Mar 31, 2009: Honors alumni Dev Cooper and Joshua Kichens attended a reception and discussion with UGA political scientist Gary Bertsch at The Antebellum Inn. Bertsch was on campus to deliver an Honors lecture entitled "Global Challenges, Academic Responses."
Feb 18, 2009: Though retired from the CDC after a 20-year career there, Dr Lynne S. Wilcox ('75) remains active in public health research and outreach. Currently she is working on public health projects related to employee health promotion, public services in mental health, and diabetes prevention. In addition, she is writing a book using historical health events to illustrate the interactions among economics, political will, geography, prejudice, environment, infrastructure, and health.
Feb 10, 2009: Harold Mock ('06) is working on a PhD in History at the University of Virginia. Harold is engaged to Brandi Tatum ('07) who is completing a master's degree in industrial/organizational psychology at Radford University.
