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SSU Adds To
Football Staff
Savannah State football
coach Robby Wells recently
added two coaches to his
staff. Hans Batichon will
coach wide receivers and
C.J. Frye will coach the run
ning backs. Batichon comes
to SSU from Watauga High
School in Boone, N.C.
Batichon was bom in Haiti
and raised in Miami, FL. He
graduated from Appalachian
State in 2008 with a degree
in mass
communications/public rela
tions. While attending ASU,
he played wide receiver for
the Mountaineers and won
three national champi
onships and three Southern
conference titles. Frye
comes to SSU from
McCormick High School in
S.C. He has also worked at
Hilton Head High, South
Carolina State and South
Carolina. Frye played offen
sive line at USC where he
was a four-year Letterman
and made the SEC All-
Academic Team for three
years. The Columbia, SC
native is the son of
Gamecock track coach
Curtis Frye, Sr. and graduat
ed from USC in 2002 with a
degree in accounting and a
masters degree in 2005 in
hotel restaurant and tourism.
Batichon replaces Eddie
Johnson who was promoted
to offensive coordinator
while Frye replaces Trevin
Smith who is no longer on
the staff.
Lincoln Fires
Athletic Director
Lincoln University in
Missouri has relieved athlet
ic director Paula Jackson of
her duties. Jackson was hired
at Lincoln in June 2008.
Before coming to Lincoln,
Jackson worked at Savannah
State since 2005. Jackson
had been director of compli
ance and senior woman
administrator at SSU and
served as interim athletics
director from October 2007
to June 2008. Jackson came
to SSU from Morehead State
where she served as assistant
athletic director and senior
woman administrator. Prior
to that, she held the same
positions at Clark Atlanta.
Former SSU
Lineman Getting
Married
Former Savannah State
football player Roland
Jackson will marry his col
lege sweetheart, Janika
Davis on August 1. The cou
ple will tie the knot on the
50-yard line at SSU's T. A.
Wright Stadium. The 6-5,
310-lb. Baxley, GA native
states that God gave him the
vision to propose to Davis
while in pre-season camp in
2008. Jackson popped the
question during
Homecoming 2008. "After
the game was over, I ran
inside to shower so I could
come back out and propose. I
came back outside and told
Janika my ankle was hinting,
reached down in my sock and
got the ring, after distracting
her, I told her to look at the
shirts while I got down on
one knee, after that through
tears and overall shock she
said, "Yes I will marry you
Roland Jackson".
Williams Gets
Pre-Season Honor
Savannah native Joseph
Williams has been selected to
the 2009 All-SIAC Preseason
team first team offense. The
league coaches did the vot
ing. A Beach High School
alumnus, The 6-4, 280 senior
offensive tackle was one of
eight Morehouse players to
earn first or second team pre
season honors. Albany State
sophomore Mike
Mavromichalis, who played
at Windsor Forest, made the
second team as a offensive
lineman. Making the second
team defense was Fort Valley
State linebacker Trent
Newton. The senior from
Lakeland, FL played at
Savannah State for two sea
sons before transferring to
FVSU.
ABWA Victory Chapter
Completes Transition of Power
ine American Business
Women’s Association,
Victory Chapter, completed
its transition of power
recently with Carolyn
Guilford, (1) passing the
gavel to incoming president
Letha Moore as Vice-
President Cledith Ling and
Secretary Elizabeth Allen
look on.
August 1st will begin
the 2009-2010 term of
office. The Mission of
ABWA Victory Chapter is to
bring together business
women of diverse occupa
tions and to provide opportu
nities for them to help them
selves and others grow per
sonally and professionally -
through leadership, educa
tion, networking support and
national recognition.
Barton Malow Reaches Out to
Savannah’s Minority Construction
Barton Malow
Company and the City of
Savannah’s Department of
Economic Development
Minority and Women-Owned
Business Enterprise
(M/WBE) Program provided
a free OSHA 10-Hour Safety
Class on June 24.
Nearly 30 M/WBE
firms were in attendance.
Sessions focused on federal
safety guidelines for trench
ing and excavation, electrical,
mechanical, scaffolds and fall
protection on construction
sites.
Brian Swinks, Barton
Malow safety manager, facil
itated the sessions. Swinks is
an authorized OSHA Training
Institute (OTI) Outreach
Trainer for 10- and 30-hour
OSHA safety courses.
A second class, sched
uled for July 29 and offered
Community
in response to local demand,
has attracted twice as many
students.
Earnest Wright, Jr. and
Alvenia Wright of Economy
Masonry attended the course
and had this to say, “We truly
enjoyed the class you instruct
ed on June 24. The class was
very informative and enlight
ening. You were exciting and
interesting, and the presenta
tion was mind blowing.”
According to Philip
G. Roy, vice president of
Barton Malow, Atlanta,
“Safety is Barton Malow’s
number one priority. We’re
inspired to find that the City
of Savannah and its contrac
tors have that same strong
commitment.”
Savannah’s Erickson
Mechanical provided lunch
for all attendees.
Barton Malow Company
provides construction man
agement, design-build, pro
gram management, general
contracting, technology and
rigging services throughout
North America.
The ISO (quality) certi
fied company has LEED
Accredited Professionals on
staff and is an industry
Building Information
Modeling (BIM) leader.
Niche market special
ties include educational,
healthcare, federal, industri
al, energy, sports and special
event facilities.
Barton Malow has a
staff of 1,300 in 13 offices
and is headquartered in
Southfield, Michigan.
Annual firm revenues
exceed $1.5 billion. For
additional information, visit
www.bartonmalow. com
The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, July 29, 2009 -11
Thurmond Appointed Pastor of
St. Paul C.M.E
Rev. Da’Henri Thurmond
On Friday, July 17th in
Macon, Georgia during the
Regional Annual Conference
of the Central Georgia Region
of the Sixth Episcopal District,
Bishop Othal H. Lakey, pre
siding prelate appointed Rev.
Da’Henri R. Thurmond, Sr. to
pastor St. Paul Christian
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Thurmond, a native of
Augusta Ga., is the third of
four children bom to Mrs.
Maxine Thurmond and the
late Earl H. Thurmond, Sr. He
received his early education in
the Richmond County,
Georgia school system and is
a 1986 graduate of Westside
Comprehensive High School.
He is a 1990 graduate of
Georgia Southern University
where he was inducted into
the Gamma Beta Phi Honor
Society. He is also a 1992
magna cum laude graduate of
the Medical College of
Georgia.
Reverend Thurmond has
been employed as a
Respiratory Therapy
Supervisor and pharmaceuti
cal sales specialist most
recently with Genentech, Inc.
as a Senior Clinical Oncology
Specialist.
In spite of an exciting
and rewarding career, he
acknowledged a higher calling
and purpose for his existence
and began his journey as a
preacher of the gospel of Jesus
Christ. For four years Rev.
Thurmond served under the
Rev. Dr. Donald R. Jordan,
pastor of Trinity C.M.E.
Church in Augusta, Georgia.
Rev. Thurmond was inspired,
challenged and blessed by Dr.
Jordan who
continues to serve as his men
tor. In 2005 he was appoint
ed pastor of the Rock of Ages
C.M.E. Church.
He is a member of Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity and served as
Chaplain of the Psi Omega
Chapter.
Rev. Thurmond is mar
ried to Antoinette Johnson
Thurmond. They are the
proud parents of a son, D.
Ramsey Jr. and a daughter,
Barbara Maxine.
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids/proposali will be received by die Board ol
Education tqx lhc City of Kavailn;ih and County of
Chatham al the Purchasing Depart me til.
208 Bull Street. Room 213.
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HI-12 Transparent Acrylic Replacement Material
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Closing Date: OS/11/09 @ 11 AM
C10-03 General Contractor for Renovations at
Majisic Heritage Center Mandatory Pre-bid
conference will be conducted at 2:00 PM on
Thursday, July 30, 2tK)V as Massic Heritage
Center located at 207 bast Gordon Street.
Savannah, G,t 31401
Closing Date: 08/) 3/09 W 3 PM
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Renee installation at Groves High Schoul
Prc hiil meeting will he held al Groves high
School, l()0 When thill Rd, Savannah-, Ga
31m on 07/30/09 @ 10 AM
Closing Dulc: 08/06/09 @ 11 AM
At the time atid place noted above, bids will be pub
licly opened. No extension uf the bidding peril) J W01
be made unless indicated by written, addendum. The
Riiard reserves the right to reject any and all bids anil
to waive any irregularities or technicalities in propos
als received whenever such rejection or waiver is in
the best interest of the Board. The Board has the right
to disqualify a bid of any bidder deemed non-respon
sive to iho Board Bidding documents nitty be ob’
lainc-il from the Purchasing Depart men L, Bull
Street, Room 213. Savannah, Georgia 31401 or they
may he downloaded Iron the District's web sttc.
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