Concord University Alumni Magazine - Fall 2025

‘80 Dr. Jeffrey Grote was inducted into the Athletic HMaDl l. Ho fe Fpalma yee adt bt ahseeCboa ll ll eagse aopf iSt oc hu et hr, earnndMbaarsykl ea tnbda, l Ll aa sPal a t a , guard for the Hawks between 1974-75. During his time at Cb ao snecboar ldl , phi et cwh ears fnoar mt heed Mt oo tuhnet aAi lnl - LC ioonnfse ri ne n1c9e7T6e. a m a s a ‘85 Dan Sullivan has been named senior sales manager at Hotel Landy in Orlando, FL. Sullivan has been a distinguished figure in Central Florida’s hospitality scene for more than 25 years. ‘93 Dr. Mark Angle-Hobson has been appointed SDui spter ri ci nt . t We nidt he nmt oorf eS tohuat nh e3r0n0Oerme gpol onyEede us ,cSaOt iEo SnDS es ruvpipc eo r t s more than 48,000 students and 3,500 teachers across 100 schools in southern Oregon. ‘95 Kara Dense was named to the West Virginia State Fair Advisory Council Board by Governor Morrisey. ‘97 Sherry Hicks-Buckles has been named general manager of the Hyatt Grand Central New York in NYC. ‘98 Sandra Fox, music teacher at Spanishburg and Lwaassmheoent o- Mr eadt obkyat Eh el e Wm ee sntt aVri yr gSi nc hi ao oS ol sc ii ne t My feorrc eGre Cn oe ur anl t My , uWs iVc, as their 2025 Teacher of the Year. ‘00 Dr. Joetta Basile has been named superintendent oJ uf lMy 1i n. gDor. CBoausni ltey j Soci nheodo lMs , iinngWo CVo. Suhnet yb we gi at hn 1h3e ry teeanr us roef o n experience as superintendent of Monroe County Schools. Before that, she worked in the central office as a director.

‘02 Connie Staunton was recently named to "The Tb oy pW5o0mWe no mWeen ALdema di reer. sSohfeWi se cs ut rVrier ng it nl yi at hf oe rD2i 0r e2c5t "o rl i sotf Operations at ibex. ‘03 KD Flanigan Coleman was appointed market pB raenski d’ seNn ot rotfhNe er nw RPeegoi po nl e, swBhai nc hk . i Snhc leuwd ei lsl bl eraadn cNhe wl o cPaet oi opnl es si n Princeton and Bluefield, WV, and Tazewell, VA. ‘04 Holly Cash Ridpath has been selected as the 2025 Greenbrier County Teacher of the Year in WV. ‘06 Jamie Null has been appointed to the Hatfield McCoy Trail Authority in West Virginia. ‘07 Scott Maxwell has been named to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Board of Governors. He has been the technical manager for WVSOM’s Office of Graduate Medical Education since 2019. ‘09 Dr. Jade Gallimore has been recognized as part of the 2025 Generation Next: 40 Under 40 award, presented by The State Journal and WV News. ‘10, ‘14 Sarah Begg has been promoted to co-executive director of Youth Health Service, Inc., a non-profit ochrgiladnriezna.tion focusing on the mental-health needs of ‘11 Ruperto Y. Dumapit, Esq. has been named assistant prosecuting attorney with the Mercer County, WV Prosecuting Attorney’s office. Nathan Tanner has been named head coach of Pp rr ei nvci oe ut osnl ySseenrivoerdHai sg hh eSac dh oc oo la' sc hf ooof t Pb aa rl lkpe rr os bg ruarmg Si on uWt hV. . H e

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