Search

Class Notes

1983

Chana Jones Fletcher is a certified Orton Gillingham tutor.


1994

Lt. Cmdr. David W. York, U.S. Navy (Ret.) began his career in the Navy as an intelligence officer. He has since retired as an information warfare dominance officer, and now is contracted to the U.S. Department of Energy for three years.


1996

Emily Young Booth recently semi-retired from her partnership and relocated to Oklahoma. She fondly remembers professors like Dr. Diana Clary and Dr. Meyer Drucker, who were dedicated to sharing their knowledge with their students.


2002

LeAndria Chameka Washington has a daughter who is a new student this fall at USC Upstate.


2005

Elizabeth Dunbar Walsh is married to Westbrook Emmet Walsh ’06, and together they have three children, William, Brooke, and Emily. Elizabeth was a school nurse in Richland County School District 2, but moved back to Columbia over the summer. She has lived in two states since graduating from Upstate and has worked in several different nursing positions.


2007

Ashley Niesha Goodwin started her own psychotherapy practice and became a licensed clinical social worker in 2023.


2011

Sjerota Annette Pryer has been a writer for Sheen Magazine, has worked at 107.3 Jamz, and currently serves as senior social media specialist for Synchrony Financial, a position she has held for nine years.


2012

Ivory Lindsey

Ivory Lindsey owns her own catering business, Soul Sistaz, and recently put her skills to work helping Asheville residents devastated by Hurricane Helene. She made multiple trips to the city to deliver supplies and hot meals, serving up grits, bacon, eggs, biscuits, egg and cheese sandwiches, and goulash on her various visits.

Sheryl Mann is the branch manager at Cyrill-Westside Library in Spartanburg.


2014

Nekeisha Johnson Dial has a daughter who is a student at USC Upstate.


2015

Angela Rena Jackson is a teacher.

Krista Louise McMullen has moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, and returned to a special education classroom at a Title I school.


2016

Kylin Hunter is a freelance writer and author of the graphic novel "Carthage."

Janeel Green Smith earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice in June 2024 and was married in July of 2024.


2018

Samuel Reid Johnson opened Habit Lounge at Drayton Mills in Spartanburg and recently opened a cold plunge and sauna called Flow State.

Alyssa Stanley Murray recently got married.

Anna Elizabeth Pruitt says support from her USC Upstate professors led her to law school.


2020

Briana Davina Gaston has recently been traveling a lot.  She is also preparing to start graduate school.


2023

Marianne Carole Beck recently got a new job at Spartanburg County School District Six as a multilingual (ESOL) teacher. She also received her master’s in applied learning and instruction with a concentration in TESOL, which helped lead her to where she is today.

Emilie Upchurch Burt recently started a new job at USC Upstate as a financial aid specialist and is thrilled to be working for her alma mater.

Lily J. Mathis began working as a 911 dispatcher for the Greenville County Sheriff's Office in April and say she loves her job.

Jessica Lynn Prosser is currently browsing the job market to start her nursing career, and she recently had her third child in May 2024.

CJ Robinson recently got a new job at Westerman Inc. and relocated to Wyoming.

Susan (Sue) Spence started a new job in August 2024 as a NBI specialist at Jackson Lewis.

Paul Austin Thompson started a new job as a nurse at Spartanburg Regional in January. That same month he also welcomed his second child, a baby girl.


2024

Tangenicka (Tange) Williams and Chyna D. Williams
Tangenicka (Tange) Williams and Chyna D. Williams

Kasey Spencer Chisholm was married in May 2024 to her spouse, Michael.

L. Craig Huffstetler III recently started a new job as the marketing coordinator for Remarketing Solutions International.

Kiara Ma'Shay Quattlebaum is attending Converse University to earn a master’s in marriage and family therapy.

Chyna D. Williams and her mother, Tangenicka (Tange) Williams, were featured on the talk show "Sherri" when they graduated together in the spring with BSN degrees.

 

SEND US YOUR NEWS!

New baby? New business? New degree? Share the news with your fellow alums! Fill out the following Alumni Update Contact Information Form and we’ll include your updates in the next issue of the magazine.