Class Notes

Class notes are the perfect way to share your news with friends and classmates. Read about your classmates in this issue of GSU Magazine, then share your own news, achievements, accomplishments and photos. Mail your class notes to GSU Magazine, P.O. Box 3983, Atlanta, GA 30302-3983 or e-mail them to winman@gsu.edu.

1970s

• Gregory R. Crochet (B.B.A. '79), a partner in the Atlanta office of the national law firm of Kutak and Rock, LLP,  has been named chairman of the GSU Athletic Association Board of Trustees for a two-year term through 2012.
• Douglas A. Daniel (B.B.A. '75) is the new senior vice president of corporate development and finance at GeoBio Energy, which emphasizes the acquisition and operation of existing companies in the oil and gas services and energy sector.
• Steve Forrester (B.S. '73) retired from the DeKalb County  Juvenile Court after 30 years of service. Forrester has received the District Attorney  Employee of the Year and other awards. He retires as the supervisor of paralegals of the district attorney's office at Juvenile Court.
• Cynthia Kuhlman  (M.Ed. '74, Ph.D. '80) has been named the 2010 GSU College of Education Distinguished Alum. Kuhlman is director of Educational Achievement for the CF Foundation, Inc., and she serves as chair of the board of directors for Charles R. Drew Charter School. She is also a member of the board of advisors for the College of Education.

1980s

• Mary Jo Grap (Ph.D. '86) was named a Nursing Alumni Endowed Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. She is a professor in the Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems and the administrative core co-director for the school's Center of Excellence in Biobehavioral Approaches to Symptom Management.
• Andrew J. Pace (B.B.A. '87) has been reappointed to Georgia State Board of Architects and Interior Designers. Pace is director of new development for Hotel Equities, Inc. and has served as a board member since 1999.
• Richard Parks (M.H.A. '82) has joined Covenant Health System in Lubbock, Texas, as president and CEO. Parks previously was president and CEO of West Tennessee Healthcare in Jackson, Tenn.
• Geraldine Thomas (B.S. '85), state president of Georgia Bank of America, has been named a director of the Buckhead Coalition.
• Cindy Troyer (J.D. '89) has been appointed the municipal judge for Farragut, Tenn.
• E. Jenner Wood III (M.B.A. '84) has been named a trustee of the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, the largest foundation in Georgia. Wood currently is chairman, president and CEO of SunTrust's Central Group.

1990s

• Keisha Bottoms (J.D. '94) was sworn in as a member of the Atlanta City Council, 11th District, on Jan. 4, 2010. She has been elected vice-chair of the Atlanta Transportation Committee and appointed chair of the MARTA sub-committee. She also serves on the Public Safety and Zoning committees.
• Marsha Morgan (B.S. '93) recently completed her doctorate degree in child development from Texas Woman's University and is currently working as the Child Development Fellow in the Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University.
• Alice Wheatley Padgett (J.D. '90) has been appointed associate Probate Court judge of Columbia County, Ga.
• Rodney Parker (M.B.A. '95) has been named the 2010-11 president-elect of the Atlanta Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) Society.
• Philip A. Patterson (M.H.A. '96) has been named CEO of Bon Secours Charity Health System, a regional health system in the Northeast. Patterson, who is 41, is one of the youngest CEOs of a regional health system in the nation. 

2000s

• Brett Austin (M.B.A. '04) has been named vice president in charge of AmericasMart Marketing and Sales Services. Previously he was director of marketing and publishing procurement and production for the company.
• Corey Francis (M.Mu. '06) has been accepted into the Doctorate of Music Arts in wind conducting program at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he was also awarded a graduate teaching assistantship.
• Jin Hu (M.S. '02, M.P.A. '03) has been named CFO of China TMK Battery Systems Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of customized rechargeable battery solutions to global consumer product companies.
• Clifford Jones (M.Ed. 01) has been hired as the new principal of Milton High School in Milton, Ga.
• Emanuel "Man" Martin (Ph.D. '07) had his second novel selected for publication by Thomas Dunne, an imprint of St. Martin's Press. It will be released in the spring. Martin was voted Georgia Author of the Year in 2008 for his first novel, "Days of the Endless Corvette."
• Major Grady "Jed" Morton (J.D. '08), principal of the Morton Law Firm in Atlanta and an Air Force Reserve judge advocate general, was deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, in May for six months. He will work as a liaison at the Afghan National Prosecutor's Office, which prosecutes Taliban detainees and other unlawful combatants.