Carolina Alumni Review - May/June 2007

public administration at N.C. Central University, has been selected to participate in the Oxford Roundtable, which will convene in August in Oxford, England, to focus on women’s leadership. P. Andrew Edwards (’ 93 BSMS) of Gastonia has been promoted to senior business analyst with Lance Inc. Stephen Edward Payne (’ 93 AB) of Annan-dale,Va., has been named vice president of corporate communications with Feld Entertainment, a provider of family entertainment shows such as Ringling Brothers Circus, the Ice Follies, Holiday on Ice and the illusionist show Siegfried and Roy. Rans Eugene Triplett II (’ 93 AB) of High Point has been appointed dean of students at High Point University. Triplett also serves as chief judicial officer on campus. ■ family additions Pamela Wells Akhter (’ 93 BSN) and Shahab A. Akhter of Cincinnati; a daughter, Sophia Marie Akhter, on Dec. 14, 2006. Michelle Brown Bruner (’ 93 BS) and C. James Bruner Jr. of Cary; a daughter, Sarah Lynn Bruner, on Sept. 8, 2006. Anne Rullman Cook (’ 93 AB) and Briggs Edward Cook Jr. of Cornelius; a daughter, Sarah Grace Cook, on Oct. 15, 2006. P. Andrew Edwards (’ 93 BSMS) and Laura Wright Anderson Edwards of Gastonia; adopted a daughter, Rachel Helms Edwards, born in China on Sept. 11, 2006. Michael Wrenn Gardner (’ 93 BSBA) and Leah Chamberlain Gardner of Charlotte; a daughter, Mary Margaret Gardner, on Dec. 11, 2006. George Glenn Gerding (’ 93 AB) and Alethea Bryan Gerding of Chapel Hill; a son, Graham Gerding, on Aug. 28, 2006. Diana Brown Gunter (’ 93 BS) and James William Gunter II (’ 95 BSBIO) of Stokesdale; a son, Andrew Scott Gunter, on Aug. 9, 2006. Lindsay Gaskins Higgins (’ 93, ’ 92 AB) and Charles Chapman Higgins (’ 93 AB, ’ 99 MBA) of New York; a daughter, Martha Decker Higgins, on May 16, 2006. Katherine Wilson Szczesniak (’ 93 AB) and Dr. Carl Joseph Szczesniak (’ 94 BSBIO) of Jacksonville; a daughter, Aynsley Caroline Szczesniak, on Oct. 2, 2006. Donald James Vecchiarello Jr. (’ 93 AB, ’ 99 MA) and Shannon Scruggs Vecchiarello (’ 94 AB, ’97 MAT) of Smyrna, Ga.; a daughter, Julia Elise Vecchiarello, on Nov. 28, 2006. ■ obituary Yvonne Wilsdon (’ 93 PhD), 63, of Granite Falls; Oct. 7, 2006. Wilsdon was an assistant professor of psychology at Limestone College.