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Wednesday, February 13,2013
Students make
president’s,
dean’s list
Several area students
have been recognized for
excellence in academics on
the 2012 fall semester pres
ident’s list at Georgia
Southern University.
Students from Kingsland
include Katherine Bruce,
with a major in psychology;
Erica Carter, with a major
in history; Dillon Clemons,
with a major in finance/fi-
nancial service; Matthew
Cobb, with a major in elec
trical engineering; Ryan
Minter, with a major in pre
business; Amber Sanders,
with a major in psychology;
Daniel Smith, with a major
in justice studies; and
Aubrey Trevathan, with a
major in pre-public rela
tions.
Students from St. Marys
include Katherine Cascini,
with a major in music edu
cation and an emphasis in
instrumental; Riley Jones,
with a major in exercise sci
ence; Meghan Maxwell,
with a major in child/family
development; football ath
lete Alexander McCray,
with a major in sports man
agement; Mitchell Miner,
with a major in construc
tion management; Katerina
Nelson, majoring in pre
nursing/nursing; Leanne
Turner, with a major in
management/human re
sources; and Kristen Zep-
plin, with a major in pre-ed
early childhood education.
Also named to the presi
dent’s list were Joshua Ed
wards of White Oak, with a
major in psychology; and
Daniel Ogden of Wood
bine, with a major in biol-
ogy.
To be eligible, a student
must have at least a 4.0
grade point average and
carry a minimum of 12
hours for the semester.
Georgia Southern Uni
versity, a Carnegie Doc
toral/Research University
founded in 1906, offers
more than 120 degree pro
grams, serving more than
20,000 students.
Several area students
have been named to the
2012 fall semester dean’s list
at Georgia Southern Uni
versity.
Students from Woodbine
include Amanda Bastien,
Thomeya Burnett, Jennifer
Johnsen and Emily Martz.
Students from Kingsland
include Adam Chevalier,
Michell D’Amico, Pauline
Dorsey, Matthew
Humphrey, Jeffrey King,
Matthew Meredith, An
drew Schumacher, Kelsey
Schwertfeger and Aaron
Whitten.
Students from St. Marys
include Barry Draper III,
Christina Hodge, Janise
Holder, Nicole Johnson,
Courtney McGunigale, Jef
frey Millich Jr., Lindsey
Monroe, Seanna Prosen
and Alex Robinson.
To be eligible for the
dean’s list, a student must
have at least a 3.50 grade
point average and carry a
minimum of 12 hours for
the semester. Georgia
Southern University, a
Carnegie doctoral/research
university founded in 1906,
offers more than 120 de
gree programs serving
more than 20,000 students.
Submitted photo
Gourd artist Sherry Rowell describes her art as “wearable,
functional and whimsical.’’
Artist displays
gourds at gallery
“These are not your
grandmother’s gourds,” ac
cording to gourd artist,
Sherry Rowell.
Rowell is displaying her
work, which she describes
as “wearable, functional and
whimsical art” at Olde
Towne Gallery through the
month of February.
The Nahunta artist
began a few years ago with
more traditional styles in
gourd art but soon devel
oped a more creative flair.
Last year, Rowell found
herself expanding into a va
riety of gourd styles with
very contemporary design.
Rowell continuously finds
new uses for gourds and has
become increasingly cre
ative with designs and col
ors on this seemingly
traditional craft material.
When describing her cre
ative journey, Rowell likes
to give credit to fellow
gourd artists who gave
guidance along the way.
Rowell freely shares what
she has learned and can be
seen at work on her website
gourdgroove.com. She
studied art at Valdosta State
but did not take up working
with gourds until three
years ago. She has previ
ously displayed at the St.
Marys market as well as the
Savannah market and some
southeast Georgia shops.
February’s Olde Towne
Gallery’s guest artist display
includes examples of a
spring line of gourd purses,
bowls and tea lights. The
gallery also shows work of a
variety of other local artists.
It is located at 304 Osborne
St. in St. Marys and is open
daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Submitted photos
Jim Proctor (left) and his daughter Ansley Proctor check out the refreshments at the second annual Father-Daughter Dance
of Camden County. Chris Roland and his daughter Jadyn Roland take a turn on the dance floor.
Father, daughter dance a success
Submitted photo
Chris Moffat and his daughter Taylor Moffat arrive at the
dance.This year 320 tickets were sold for the event.
On Saturday, Feb. 2, more
than 300 filled the dance
floor of Southern Junction
events center for the second
annual Father-Daughter
Dance of Camden County.
The event was hosted by
Chare and Chris Roland,
whose children, Jadyn, 7, and
Taylor, 3, were also in atten
dance.
This year 320 tickets were
sold. With the anticipation
of a larger turnout this year,
the Rolands organized two
dances in one night: one 5 to
7 p.m. and the other 8 to 10
p.m. Volunteers had an hour
between the dances to get
ready for round two.
The dance is designed to
foster healthy relationships
between fathers and daugh
ters, which is critical to the
development of young
women and the community
at large. Many statistics have
shown that a young woman’s
development is largely pred
icated on maintaining a
healthy relationship with her
father or father figure.
The Father-Daughter
Dance of Camden is a 501c3
nonprofit organization. Vol
unteers were Wayne Spear
man and Larry Meniffee,
who served as door men; An
nette Rawlinson, Carmen
Meniffee and Nicole Daw
son worked the ticket table;
Becky Burns, Audrey
Thomas, Kasie Sousa Moore
and Jennifer Dougherty
worked with food service;
Cheryl Spearman helped
where needed; and Jaclyn
Moffat took pictures/videos.
Many helped set up and
decorate prior to the event
and helped clean up after the
event. There were also many
sponsors.
Entertainment was pro
vided by Dana Gatty. A pho
tographer took portraits and
provided the fathers and
daughters with picture pack
ages for purchase.
“This year was a huge suc
cess,” Moffat said. “It is
amazing to see a community
come together to make one
evening a night to remember
for so many.”
Moffat snapped pictures to
post on the Father/Daughter
Dance of Camden County’s
Facebook page at www.face-
book.com/pages/Father-
Daughter-Dance-Camden-
County/3 57374650958689.
Couples
marry,
renew
vows
Patricia Parrish Robinson
announces a private joint
wedding ceremony held
Oct. 20, 2012, with her par
ents, Leotis and Bertha Par
rish.
The Parrishes are both
residents of White Oak.
They have been blessed with
three children, Bertha Ann
Parrish, Leotis Parrish Jr.
and Patricia Parrish.
Robinson, of White Oak,
is a graduate of Brewton
Parker College in Mount
Vernon, and the groom,
Gregory Keith Robinson, is
the son of William and Lav-
erne Robinson of St. Marys.
He is a native of Morrisville,
Pa., and a graduate of St.
Joseph’s University in
Patricia Parrish Robinson, Gregory Keith Robinson, Bertha and Leotis Parrish
Philadelphia. He is a corpo
rate staff accountant.
The wedding ceremony
took place at 5:30 p.m. Oct.
20, 2012, on Driftwood
Beach on Jekyll Island. Leo
tis and Bertha Parrish re
newed their wedding vows
also on this date after 50
years of marriage.
“As a daughter, it was a
great honor to share the
spotlight with my parents,”
said Robinson. “It is such a
rare event in the era we live
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