Class Notes

WCU’s Class Notes are a great way to let fellow alumni know some of the amazing things going on in your life. Let us know about your news, whether that is promotions, marriages, births, or even a career change. Stay connected with alumni and friends from all decades! 

Fall 2024

by | September 24, 2024 | Class Notes | 0 Comments

1964 Michael W. Dixon ’64 retired in 1998 from a career in the denim industry and later became CFO of a retirement center, which grew significantly under his management. He continues to enjoy life and has three grand-daughters, one of whom is a nuclear engineer. 1977...
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Fall 2023

by | October 13, 2023 | Class Notes | 0 Comments

1971 Steve Armstrong ’71 and Al Kesler ’71 reconnected several years ago when they both showed up as volunteers at a Kairos Prison Ministry event. Kairos Prison Ministry is a non-denominational Christian ministry that aims to address the spiritual needs of...
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Fall 2022

by | February 24, 2023 | Class Notes | 0 Comments

ALUMNI ADIEU Homecoming at Western Carolina University will have a different feel this fall, as the individual who helped organize one of the biggest campus events for the past 19 years will no longer be serving as master of ceremonies. Marty Ramsey ’85, WCU’s...
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Fall 2021

by | February 23, 2023 | Class Notes | 0 Comments

1984 Monica Henson ’84 has been appointed superintendent of schools for the Oxford Hills School District, the fifth-largest school system in Maine. Henson is a member of the WCU Alumni Association board of directors and the Madison Legacy Society. Joanna Helms ’84 was...
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Fall 2019

by | February 22, 2023 | Class Notes | 0 Comments

1961 Chuck Holmes ’61 is the author of “The Sing,” a novel released by Deeds Publishing of Athens, Georgia. The book, set in the 1950s in a segregated small town, tells the story of a woman’s efforts to get her church’s black choir entered into a local singing...
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Fall 2021

Fall 2021

1984 Monica Henson ’84 has been appointed superintendent of schools for the Oxford Hills School District, the fifth-largest school system in Maine. Henson is a member of the WCU Alumni Association board of directors and the Madison Legacy Society. Joanna Helms ’84 was...

Fall 2019

Fall 2019

1961 Chuck Holmes ’61 is the author of “The Sing,” a novel released by Deeds Publishing of Athens, Georgia. The book, set in the 1950s in a segregated small town, tells the story of a woman’s efforts to get her church’s black choir entered into a local singing...