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Morrow, Ga., July 7, 2009 –
The Clayton State University Alumni Association Board
of Directors has announced its new slate of officers for
the 2009-10 term and the appointment of three alums to
its Association’s Board of Directors.
For the upcoming term, the new officers will be: James
E. Hicks, President; Dina M. Swearngin, Vice-President;
Lanelle U. LaRue, Secretary; and Stacey Y. Rivers,
Treasurer.
Hicks is currently the manager of Randstad, an
employment services provider, located on Jonesboro
Rd./Hwy. 54 in Morrow, GA. Hicks was a Business
Management major at Clayton State and also served in the
Marine Corps. He has owned a construction company,
Complete Construction Concepts, and was formerly a
Project Manager and Superintendent for Hillcrest
Developers.
Jamey and his wife, Melissa, have two children and live
in Douglasville, GA. He is an accomplished scuba diver,
who enjoys teaching lessons in his spare time.
“I’m extremely excited about the opportunity to serve as
President over the next two years,” said Hicks. “Our
Alumni Association has made terrific strides over the
last few years, and I will challenge our Board and
Association to build on these accomplishments.”
The Vice President for 2009-10 will be no stranger to
the Association as Dina M. Swearngin will serve in that
role. Dina served as the Board’s President from 2005-07
and also as the Board’s Vice President and Secretary.
Along with homeschooling her two daughters, she
currently works part-time at DeKalb Medical Center in
Decatur, GA caring for premature infants in the Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit. Previous to this she worked as a
Senior Staff Nurse in the Neonatal Services Unit at
Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA.
Swearngin graduated in 1997 with a B.S. in Nursing after
receiving her Associates in Nursing in 1993. She will
complete her Masters in Nursing later this year - all
three degrees from Clayton State. She and her husband,
Geoff, reside in Tyrone.
Another longtime member of the Board LaRue will assume
the duties of the Board’s Secretary. A charter member of
the Board of Directors in 1991, LaRue served as
President in from 1997-1999. She has also served as Vice
President and Treasurer over the years.
LaRue, who graduated from Clayton State in 1985 with a
degree in Business Administration, is recently retired
from the Atlanta Airport Marriott in College Park, GA.
After serving as the Treasurer for the last six months,
Rivers will continue in that role. She is currently
employed by Turner Broadcasting and was recently
promoted to the position of Director of Broadcast
Production for Turner Studios.
Rivers has served on the Board since 2008 and graduated
from Clayton State with a bachelors degree in Technology
Management in 2005. She was named the Association’s
Alumnus of the Year from the College of Professional
Studies in 2007. She and her husband, Nathan, reside in
McDonough.
Along with Hicks, two new members to the Alumni Board
are Greta Beal and Jermeriah Carr.
From Fairburn, GA, Beal is a graduate of the B.A.S.
Administrative Management program at Clayton State,
receiving her bachelor’s degree in 2007. She currently
is employed by Delta Airlines as Coordinator.
“I have enjoyed the time that I have spent on the board
thus far,” said Beal. “I am looking forward to aiding
with the development, growth and progress of the
University, while simultaneously giving back to the
community, raising monies, implementing ideas and
helping to increase Alumni Association membership.”
Carr, from Atlanta, GA, finished her degree in 2008 from
the University, earning a Bachelors in Business
Management. She currently is employed by Bank of America
in Atlanta.
At Clayton State, she was active in several
organizations, including the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Inc. and the Society for the Advancement of Management.
The Clayton State Alumni Association was
founded in 1991 and has a dynamic alumni base of more
than 15,000 graduates, most of who reside in the
metropolitan Atlanta area.
The Alumni Association is
a non-profit organization, representing the best
interests and traditions of Clayton State alumni and
friends.
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