NFCC recognizes 22 Outstanding Alumni

North Florida Community College paid tribute to 22 distinguished alumni during the annual Courtyard Party May 2, 2007 held at the historic Wardlaw-Smith-Goza Conference Center in Madison, Fla. President Morris G. Steen, Jr. announced the contributions of former students who had attended North Florida Junior College or Suwannee River Junior College.

• Katrina A. Aikens, Madison, Fla. :Third grade instructor at Madison County Central School.

• Lenord L. Bembry, Madison, Fla. :General manager of University Homes, Tallahassee, Fla.

• Linda McCullough Cherry, Madison, Fla.: Healthcare management with Madison Co. Memorial Hospital.

• James Logan Cross, PH.D., Lake City, Fla.: Director of Research and Institutional Effectiveness at Lake City Community College, Lake City Fla.

• Jon W. Deas, Jennings, Fla.: Owner/manager of family farm - IIID Farm - for more than 39 years.

• Emily J. Dickey, Greenville, Fla.: Teacher at Greenville Elementary School, president of Madison County Charmettes.

• Pam Feagle, Perry, Fla. :Retired as laboratory manager of Doctor’s Memorial Hospital, Perry, Fla.

• Eula Ann G. Folsom, Mayo, Fla.: Retired teacher, now reading coach with the Lafayette County school system.

• Helen S. Hingson, Mayo, Fla. :Retired educator from the Lafayette School District.

• Ricky Lyons, Mayo, Fla.: Lafayette County Clerk of Court and president of the Fla. Association of Court Clerks.

• Jan McHargue, Madison, Fla.: Administrator with he Madison County School Board.

• Dr. George P. Pennington, Valdosta, Ga.: Chairman, Department of Surgery and Chief of Thoracic Surgery at South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, Ga.

• Jim Poole, Lake City, Fla.: Executive Director of Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce and Columbia County IDA. 

• Rosa Richardson, Madison, Fla.: Executive Director, Senior Citizens Council of Madison County, Inc.

• John J. Roche, Osprey, Fla.: Park Manager, Oscar Scherer State Park.

• Ted Roush, Branford, Fla.: Principal of Branford High School.

• Kathy B. Smith, Branford, Fla. :Guidance counselor at Branford High School.

• Russell Tedder, Sherwood, Ark.: Retired railroad industry executive, currently consultant and author, Rails Across the Suwannee.

• Julia Sirmon Waldrep, Madison, Fla.: Director of Teaching and Learning for Madison Co. School District.

• Coye “Lin” Webb, Jr., Lee, Fla.: Principal in family company of Coye Webb & Sons Logging.

• George A. Wheeler, Madison, Fla.: Agriculture coordinator for the Fla. Department of Revenue.

• Cmdr. Harold E. Williams, Djibouti, East Africa: Commander, U.S. Navy, former Madison Co. native.