Recently, SGA elections were held for the 1997-98 school year. The Cornerstone would like to introduce you to Southwestern’s own SGA.

KTHE PeoPLe's CHOICE CHARLES Nastis the sca

SGA executive officers for 1997-1998 are from bottom to top: Gina Rogers, April Upchurch; Jose Haley, Annelise Vandlen, Laura Orr and Charles Nash.

GINA ROGERS is the president of SGA. Her curriculum is Paralegal Technology. She is from Canton and is the granddaughter of Don and Ruby Lee Rogers. She hopes to attend UNC Charlotte in the future. Some of her achievements have been: Phi Theta Kappa and the North Carolina Extension Homemaker Scholarship.

APRIL UPCHURCH is the vice

president of SGA. Her curriculum is Microcomputer Systems Technology Association. She is from Dillsboro and is the daughter of Jim and Barbara Ashe. April is married to Jim Upchurch and she has a daughter Rachael. Her ca- reer goals are working in education with her MST degree.

- treasurer. His curriculum is Account- > ing. He is from Barkers Creek and is Pinessonmonm loln Nash. @hraniesms - employed by City Lights Book Store, - and he works with his father in - cabinetmaking. In the future he hopes - to transfer to a university.

-ANNELISE vanocen i te

; SGA secretary. Her curriculum is * Paralegal Technology. She is from Sylva > and is the daughter of Leon and Lois : Little of Bryson City. She is married to - James Vandlen, and she has three daughters; Amanda (11), Ashley (8), * Jaime (2). Annelise also works full time > ina law office.

LAURA ORR is the SGA activities

; coordinator. Her curriculum is Business > Administration, and she already has a > degree in Early Childhood Develop- - ment from SCC. A resident of Cullo- - whee, she lives with her husband Ron - and her three year old son Zac. Laura * has served as: president of Alpha Eta

Nu, senator for the Early Childhood

- curriculum in 1995, activities coordi- - nator for SGA, 1995-96, 1996-97 and - (recently elected) 1997-98.

JOSE HALEY is the SGA Public

Relations Ovricer, Fle is trom

- Waynesville and a 1994 graduate from - Tuscola High School. He attended

Haywood Community College, where he was involved in HCC’s SGA. Also, he was the club president of HCC’s

Criminal Justice club. He hopes to get

into radiography, but in the meantime he is in a preparatory curriculum.

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Tt has been a pleasure to serve

| as the SGA president this year. [he ‘position provided me with the opportunity 1 to meet and work with

many wonderful people. I gained a great deal from the experience. _There are so many people that -

have done so much both for the SGA, and for myself, that I could not begin to thank them all. I would however, like to mention a Amy Poirier, Deborah Lanning, and Laura Orr,

you have all done a terrific job. Dutty, y well. Public Relations takes a lot _of work in itself, and you have given

ou have served your office

so much more. Teddy Bird, the thing | most want to thank you for is encouraging me to return to school. Steve Conlin, lam honored to have had the opportunity to. work with you. Thank you for all

that you have done for me and the

SGA this past year. The faculty, staff and adminis- tration have all been wonderful. It

would be very difficult to thank

everyone individually. _ I hope you will understand that I appreciate everyone that |

have known here at Southwestern.

That includes everyone from Mr.

Haynes to Claudia Buchanan to Monty Kirkpatrick. I have enjoyed

getting to know my classmates; | will miss you all.