Most Recent Updates in Red:

Willie Murphy '07 is employed as web administrator/graphic designer for the Alabama State Bar in Montgomery, Alabama.

Courtnie (Shelley) Johnson '04 is the advertising and design coordinator for Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.

Xiaolei Yin '07 graduated with a DTI degree from TROY and a dual Architecture degree from East China Jiaotong University in China. Xiaolei has now been accepted into the graduate architecture program at The Ohio State University.

Grant Johnson '07 is a web designer for Haverty of Atlanta, Georgia

Kelly (Seebeck) Efstathiou '07 is a web designer / developer for Gilligan-Ferneman, LLC of Panama City, Florida.

Sophia (Richards) Altomare '05 is a marketing production coordinator for ASIS International in Alexandria, Virginia.

Bo Bowron '07 is a photographer for Photography by Design in Leesburg, Georgia.

Erika Miller '07 is a senior creative director for Ellera (of Southern Progress) in Birmingham, Alabama.

Simon Parducci '05 was hired as a layout/production specialist/web designer for the Tri-State Defender in Memphis, TN. Simon also freelances for Art Impact of Memphis.

Latasha Hatcher '07 is a senior web/graphic designer for ATT of Atlanta, Georgia.

Wanda Price '92 is hired as the new arts coordinator for the Orange Beach Art Center in Orange Beach, Alabama.

Tim Vawter '07 is a graphic designer/photographer for Unibind of Alpharretta, Georgia.

Amber Fouts '07 was accepted into the graduate photography program at the Savannah College of Art and Design - Atlanta.

Stephanie Aplin '07 is a graphic designer at the Troy Messenger in Troy, Alabama.

Danny Leary '07 is a graphic/web designer for Moseley Brothers of Elba, Alabama.

Josh Yohn '07 is a graphic designer for MarketWise of Dothan, Alabama.

Cassandra Davis '06 is a photographer for TROY University.

Kerri Wesley '06 is a studio artist for The Zimmerman Agency of Tallahassee, Florida.

Melissa Redden '07 is working as an art educator for Troy Elementary School in Troy, Alabama.

Tory White'07 is working as a web designer for Image Agency in Dothan, Alabama.

Lacey Bassett '07 is working as a graphic designer for City Publications in Atlanta, Georgia.

Stephanie (Gunter) Johnson '07 is setting up her own wedding videography business in Troy, Alabama.

Cody Roberts '07 is working as a graphic designer for The Ad Firm of Troy, Alabama.

Mai Derong '07 graduated with a DTI degree from TROY and a dual Architecture degree from his home university in China. He has now been accepted into the graduate architecture program at Auburn University.

Qing Huang '07 graduated with a DTI degree from TROY and a dual Architecture degree from his home university in China. He has now been accepted into the graduate landscape architecture program at Auburn University.


Dylan Parker '06 is working as a graphic designer for Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi.

Amie Lassan '06 is employed as a photographic technician at Photorama in Dothan, AL.

Kenneth Glover '06 is working as a graphic designer for America's First Credit Union in Birmingham, Alabama.

Melissa Laroche Thrush '06 is working as a graphic designer for the Ocala Star-Banner in Ocala, Florida.

Allison Perelli '06 is employed as a Assistant Director for Arts and Education for Wiregrass Museum , Dothan, Alabama.

Brian Smith '06 is employed as a Senior Web Coordinator for Troy University, Troy, Alabama.

Warren Giles '06 is employed as a as a graphic designer for the Dothan Eagle in the Creative Services (Advertising Department), Dothan, Alabama.

Shannon Rogers '06 is employed as a graphic designer with LWT Communications of Montgomery, Alabama.

Amber (Lumpkin) Chancey'06 is employed as a graphic designer for Benson Media of Atlanta, Georgia.

Kenny Strahm '06 is employed as an assistant art director for Copperwing Design of Montgomery, Alabama.

Sheetal Donahue '06 was accepted into the International Relations Graduate Program at TROY University. Troy, Alabama.

David Salmon '06 is employed as a graphic designer with MailSouth of Birmingham, Alabama.

Stephanie Craig '04-06 was promoted to art director for Screenco Enterprises in Selma, Alabama.


Albert Dean '05 artist/painter working out of Ariton, Alabama. You can check out his current work at his website.

Casey Smith '05 graphic design/foreign language/ROTC graduate is now serving as a lieutenant in our armed forces and is in Iraq. Return safely, Casey!

Gabrielle (Seals) James'05 is working as an art instructor at Robertsdale Elementary, Foley Elementary, and Swift Consolidatedl in Alabama. Gabrielle was elected to serve on the board of the Alabama Art Education Association and was included in Who's Who Among America's Teachers.

Andrea (Pierce) Anderson '05 is employed as a graphic designer for FASTSIGNS of Memphis, Tennessee.

Stephen Schmidt '05 is the Creative Director for The Troy Messenger of Troy, Alabama.

Mandalyn Lewis '05 is employed as an art instructor for Summit County Christian School in Silverthorne, Colorado.

Scott Calvert '05 is employed as an Production Coordinator for the Zimmerman Agency . This is located in Tallahassee, Florida.

Alexandra (Senecal) Miller '05 is employed as the Director for Arts and Education at the Wiregrass Museum of Art in Dothan, Alabama.

Michael Foster '05 is employed as a web architect for TROY University in Troy, AL.

Brandy Olmstead '05 a graphic designer for Airsept Inc. in Atlanta, GA. Brandy also has been accepted into the MFA program at Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta. Her area of study will be Broadcast and Motion Graphics Design.

Erin Johnson '05 is employed as a graphic designer for the Andalusia Star News in Andalusia, Alabama.

Susan Chinberg '05 is employed as an elementary art instructor with Wright Mills Road Elementary School in Auburn, Alabama.

Calvin Bell-Tharpe '05 is employed as an art instructor for the Northview High School, Dothan, Alabama.

Travis Woodman '05 is employed as a graphic designer with Benson Media of Atlanta, Georgia.

Jonathan Hoomes '05 is working as a graphic designer for Raycom Media of Montgomery, Alabama. He is responsible for managing the Robert Trent Jones web site.

Melissa Hartzog Marrow '05 is working as a graphic designer for the Montgomery Advertiser of Montgomery, Alabama.

Anna Marie Houston '05 is a graphic designer/composer for the Union Springs Herald in Union Springs, Alabama.


Collin Magonigal '04 is working as a photographer/videographer for the Army Aviation Technical Test Center in Daleville, AL.

Jennifer Jones Ellis '04 is employed as an art teacher for Liberty Middle Schools in Madison, Alabama.

Johnnier Ramirez'04 is employed as a web designer/architect for Sumaria Systems, Inc. in Montgomery, Alabama.

Cagatay Icden '04 is employed as a graphic designer for Sipahiler Tourizm in Istanbul, Turkey.

Sharee Fincher '04 is a graphic designer for Compass Marketing in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Kevin Hanley '04 is working as an ad compositer for the Pensacola News Journal. In addition, he is a partner in a design firm in Fort Walton Beach, Florida called twohstudios.

Karl Bryant '04 was recently promoted to Junior Art Director at Copperwing in Montgomery, Alabama.

Troy Johnson '04 is now employed by Takeda Pharmaceuticals as a neuro-science sales specialist.

Simon Parducci (senior) studied Edu-Tainment at Halmstad University in Sweden during the spring of '05. He returned to TROY to complete his DTI degree with an emphasis in educational and entertainment software design.

Collin Magonigal '04 is working as a photographer/videographer for the Army Aviation Technical Test Center in Daleville, AL.

Connie Nall '04 is employed as an art teacher for Dauphin Junior High School in Enterprise, Alabama.

Patricia Snodgrass '04 is employed as a web designer at Square Root Solutions of Montgomery, Alabama.

Steven Williams '04 is working as art director for Mobile Attic office located in Elba, Alabama.

Jayne Richards '04 is working as Mall Manager/Promotions at Morgan Square Mall in Enterprise, Alabama.

Blake Branch '04 is employed as a designer at MarketWise in Dothan, Alabama.

Tracey Chamberlin '04 is working as a designer for Wiregrass Living Magazine in Geneva, Alabama.

Katie Johnston '04 is working as a marketing support specialist for The Alabama Army National Guard.

Cathy Luangraj '04 is working for Roadway Express in Atlanta, Georgia.


Amy Evans '03 is teaching art K-6 in Bethlehem, Georgia after earning her MA in Art Education from the University of Iowa.

Michael Culliver '03 is employed as a graphic designer for Budweiser Distribution of Troy, Alabama.

Rachel Vought '03 is working as a designer and composer for the Union Springs Herald in Union Springs, Alabama.

Morgan Thompson, '03 worked as an arts educator at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama.

Casey Williamson '03 is working on a graduate degree in art history from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

Chris Cox '03 is working as a designer for O2 Ideas in Birmingham, Alabama.

Leigh Ann Hillabrand '03 is working as a graphic designer for LWT Communications in Montgomery, Alabama.

Jennifer Jones '03 is teaching art at Oak Mountain High School in Birmingham, Alabama.

Cassetta Hall '03 is teaching art and serves as Chair for the Electives Department at Aldine Elementary School in Houston, Texas.

Kristen Hughes '03 is working as a designer/photographer for the magazine- Wiregrass Living.

Elizabeth Brackin '03 is continuing her graduate studies at Southwestern Theological Seminary in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.

Lindsay Herren Nicholls '03 was recently married (Robbie Nicholls) and has moved to Tuscaloosa, AL where she is working as a freelance designer for Portico Magazine and is teaching art at Tuscaloosa Academy.

Kacey Edwards '03 is a gallery director at Vintage429 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Laura Peterson '03 is working on her MFA degree from Scuola
Internazionale di Grafica
in Venice, Italy.

Amy C Neill '03 Logistic plans and Contengncy Operations
United States Air Force.

Collin Holder '03 is the assistant director at the Meridian Gallery in Thomasville, Georgia.

Dave Brown '03 is working as a data analyst/integration specialist for the Navigator Development Group, Inc. of Enterprise, Alabama.


Justin Cox '02 is a Senior Art Director for Leo Burnett in Chicago, Illinois.

Michael Todd Johnson '02 is the manager for an automation design company called Audio Insight in Huntsville, Alabama.

Izabel (Szakal) Galleria '02 has graduated with her masters in Art History and is working as an assistant curator for the Rubell Family Collection in Miami, FL.

Barry Dinkins '02 is working on his MFA degree in Visual Communications at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, California.

Ronika Ford '03 is working as a designer for Network Communications of Lawrenceville, Georgia (just north of Atlanta).

Gayle Nelson '02 graduated with her Masters in Illustration from Syracuse University now serves is the Director of Ecampus Operations at the TROY Extended Learning Center in Troy, Alabama.

Emily Larson '02 has her own design firm- Emily Larson Designs in San Francisco, California.

Quinton McCaster '02 is a partner and producer for OFFTHEEDGE records, an independent record company in Greenville, Alabama. Quinton is also working as a graphic designer for CORSTONE Industries of Greenville, Alabama.


Lana Lolley '01 is a Lana Lolley
Software Engineer Technician for
Alion Science and Technology
Defense Operations Integration Sector/Strategic Operations Group CATI Simulation Operation in Daleville, Alabama.


Brandon Berrey '01 is the Senior Artist/Illustrator for Outdoor Alabama of the Alabama State Conservation and Natural Resources Department.

James Jabbar Andrews '97 is a
Visual Information Specialist
National Immunization Program Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia.

Carolyn Gayle Pyfrom '95 is an art instructor at Samuel S. Fleicher Art Memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ms. Pyfrom went on to graduate from the Florence Academy of Art in Italy.

Pamela Smith '93 is the art instructor at Charles Henderson High School in Troy, Alabama.

Brenda Keeton-Fariss '87 is the Visual Art director/Fine Art Department Chairperson/Art Club Advisor at Thomson Middle School in Thomson, Georgia.

Lori Sullivant is the Charles Henderson Middle School art teacher in Troy, Alabama.

Duane Paxson '80 earned his MFA from the University of Alabama '84 and is a professional sculptor with his studio in Athens, Georgia.

Larry 'Sergei' Shillabeer went on to graduate from the Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, with an MFA in sculpture and painting. His exhibitions in the United States have been primarily on the east coast. He has exhibited in conjunction with the United Nations and was exhibited solo at the National Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retired as an associate professor of art from TROY in 2005.

Barry Grimes '76-78 is a partner in the firm of agdesigncompany of Encinitas, California.

Timothy Weber '76 is the new director of the Appalachian Center for Craft, a satellite campus of Tennessee Tech University. Mr. Weber was formerly the director of visual arts, craft and media for the Tennessee Arts Commission.

Al Becker '73 is a senior art director for Cunningham Group of Montgomery, Alabama.

Larry Strickland '73 is a professional artist and owner of Strickland Gallery of Florala, Alabama.

Phil Scarsbrook '73 is the Digital Imaging Manager for Capitol Filmworks of Montgomery, Alabama.

Rus Baxley '69-73 is a freelance photographer for Unconventional Photography of Montgomery, Alabama.

Hope Brannon is the chair of visual arts at the Montgomery Academy of Montgomery, Alabama. 2003 National Art Educator of the Year by the National Art Education Association.

Albert Head '71 is the executive director of the Alabama State Council for the Arts in Montgomery, Alabama.

Randy Shoults '70 is the community arts program manager of the Alabama State Council for the Arts in Montgomery, Alabama.

Karin Murray is a painting/drawing professor at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia.

Leslie Gibson is a graphic design instructor at Enterprise-Ozark Community College in Enterprise, Alabama.