Alumni Update

Asheville City Schools names 2025 beginning teacher of the year Oct 28, 2025

Asheville City Schools is proud to announce that Lyndsi Devito, a 5th Grade Teacher at Isaac Dickson Elementary School, has been selected as the district’s Beginning Teacher of the Year for

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New Leadership for Enrollment, Veterans and Student Support Oct 21, 2025

Scarlet Edwards has been named the new associate vice president for Enrollment Services, which oversees Admissions and Outreach, Financial Aid, Registration and Records and Educational Pathways... Alumni Update, In the Media, Department of Counseling, Family Therapy, and Higher Education, Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Teacher of the Week: Katie Pennington Mayo Oct 21, 2025

Katie teaches second grade at North East Carolina Preparatory School in Tarboro in Edgecombe County. Katie began her teaching career in 2021 after she graduated from Appalachian State University... Alumni Update, In the Media, Elementary Education, Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum

Stephanie Gelbert

Alumni Update: Stephanie Gelbert ’12 Jul 23, 2020

Stephanie Gelbert, originally from Matthews, North Carolina, graduated in 2012 with a B.S. in elementary education.

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Brandon Roeder

Alumni Update: Brandon Roeder ’19 Jul 9, 2020

Brandon Roeder, originally from Everett, Washington, graduated in 2019 with a... Alumni Update, Features

Jordan Montgomery

Alumni Update: Jordan Montgomery ’14 Apr 14, 2020

Jordan Montgomery, originally from Tucson, Arizona, graduated in 2014 with a M.A.

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Jimmy Kramer

Alumni Update: Jimmy Kramer ’10 Mar 31, 2020

Jimmy Kramer, originally from Youngstown, Ohio, graduated in 2010 with a M.A.

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Alicia Ray

Alumni Update: Alicia Ray ’06 Mar 19, 2020

Alicia Ray (née Winebarger), originally from Elkin, North Carolina, graduated in 2006 with a B.S.

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Hillary Bowlin

Alumni Update: Hillary Bowlin ’14 Mar 3, 2020

Hillary Bowlin, originally from Ashe County, North Carolina, graduated in 2014 with a B.S. in technology education.

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Kat Varner

Alumni Update: Kathleen Varner ’19 Feb 18, 2020

Kathleen (Kat) Varner, from Denver, North Carolina, graduated in 2019 with a B.S.

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Carla Tuttle Herman

Alumni Update: Carla Herman ’93 Jan 21, 2020

Carla Herman (née Tuttle), originally from Hudson, North Carolina, graduated in 1993 with a B.S. in English secondary education. 

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Anita Cole

Alumni Update: Anita Cole ’90 Dec 9, 2019

Anita Cole (née Swaim), originally from Sophia, North Carolina, graduated in 1990 with a B.S. in elementary education.

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Amanda Worley

Alumni Update: Amanda Worley ‘01 ‘03 Nov 12, 2019

Amanda Worley (née Bridges), originally from Black Mountain, North Carolina, graduated in 2001 with a B.S.

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