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Katie was consistently in the first varsity eight all season, including the 1V8 crew that took second in its division at the Big 12 Championship. 2012 | Khadejah Wilkerson and June Wilson. Daughter: Kayleigh Janelle Wilson, June 6, 2016. They reside in Greensboro, NC. Kayleigh Janelle Wilson, daughter of Khadejah Wilkerson ’12 Jonathan Campbell visited campus and presented Coach Johnson with one of his game worn jerseys from the MLS Chicago Fire. Jonathan Campbell ’12 with Coach Freddy Johnson 2013 | Marco Sunol was named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week during the week of September 5. Marco is a Senior midfielder on the soccer team at UNC-Charlotte. Gabrielle Merritt was recognized as the Academic DEAC of the We have many alumni who enjoy cars, whether collecting or racing, but we found one, who took his love for cars to the next level. In high school, Carter Hunt ’85 had a ‘car interest’, but he discovered amateur sports car racing on his way from Greensboro back to NC State in 1988. He was riding in his fraternity brother’s Triumph TR6 when they came across an autocross (single car timed racing on a cone-lined closed course) at a parking lot in Durham so they stopped and watched. Before long, Carter joined the Tarheel Sports Car Club and participated in a few autocross events. In 1993, Carter discovered amateur sports car racing and bought a 1985 Honda Civic race car and started racing on “road course” tracks around the southeast, which he best described as, “similar to a large city park facility with a closed race course around the perimeter, and with 10 to 20 left and right turns and two long straight sections where the cars reach their top speeds.” Little did Carter know, this was only the beginning of his passion for amateur sports car racing. After racing for a few years, Carter married and quickly realized that balancing sports car racing and small children can be difficult. He sold his race car after his first child was born, but a few years later, the racing bug got him again and he bought a 1990 BMW 325i to use for instructing at track events with the Ferrari & BMW Clubs. Soon after, and wanting to get back to wheel-to-wheel racing, he decided to form a racing series for this classic “Yuppy car” of the late 80’s and early 90’s. Carter stated, “This model car (BMW factory designation “E30”) is strong, simple, and quick.” To contain costs and attract more racers, he limited modifications to safety gear and a few performance upgrades. The “Spec E30” racing series was born. Carter fully expected the standard “growth, maintain, and drop-off” life span of Spec E30, as happens with most amateur racing series, but Spec E30 is alive and well after 13 seasons. “We have seen about 400 cars built across the United States and the series is still growing. Spec E30 cars are approved Carter Hunt ’85 takes his love of cars to the next level for use at Sports Car Club of America events and BMW Car Club of America races. However, most Spec E30 drivers race at National Auto Sport Association (NASA) weekends. NASA was the first sanctioning body to embrace the series and we are routinely the largest, or second-largest field at most NASA events. We normally have 20 to 30 cars at a regional race and the Eastern States and Western States Championships see 40 or more Spec E30 entries each year.” Spec E30 drivers vary from car mechanics to college students, to large business owners and others from law and medical careers. Despite the diversity of personalities, they all have the same interest in sports car racing. And because of the limited modifications, the mostly-equal performance of the cars makes for close racing. While their car interest brings them together and with many drivers fighting for the win on the track, at the end of the day, the drivers can be found enjoying a cold beverage, sharing stories of friendly but hard-fought battles on the track. Carter stated that his time at GDS helped him learn the discipline, communication skills, and hard-work that has been needed in the building of the Spec E30 racing series, evening saying that it might not have lasted without the foundation that he built at GDS. “It is rare that someone is able to turn their passion into a ‘job’, but I couldn’t imagine doing anything else.” If you ever find yourself at a Spec E30 race, lookout for Carter’s car, which will be the only one out there, representing the GDS Alumni Association with his alumni car decal! 2016 | Matthew Hudson ’16, Davis Shoener ’16, Rebecca Magod ’16, and Adam Schner ’16 are all Freshmen this year together at High Point University. Matthew Hudson ’16, Davis Shoener ’16, Rebecca Magod ’16, and Adam Schner ’16 get together for a mini- GDS reunion at Prime Steakhouse on the campus of High Point University. Anna Dixon Garrett ’77: UNC-Chapel Hill ’81 & ’91; Self-employed, President and CEO, Dr. Anna Garrett (www. drannagarrett.com), married to Dan Garrett and has 3 daughters: Caroline Tedder Hacker ’06, Stephanie Secker, and Jennifer Hulighan. Brian Hall ’84: NC State University ’88; Director of News/Talk/Sports Programming Asheville, NC/Greenville, SC for Iheart Media; Married to Mary Elizabeth Banks. Matthew M. Schofield ’87: UNC-Chapel Hill (English major, French minor), NC Central University School of Law; Assistant Public Defender for Indigent Defense Services - Public Defender Judicial District 29B (Transylvania, Henderson, and Polk counties); partner with Leah Ferguson, has an 11 month old daughter (Victoria Gene Ferguson-Schofield) and a stepson, Oliver Runkle, who is 11 years old. Brooks Johnston ’90: NC State University, BA in Psychology; Co-Owner/Vice President of Asheville Canvas Graphics; Has a son Mason who is 12 years old. In each issue of the GDS Magazine, we feature a different city where some of our recent alumni live. While this is not intended to be a complete list, we hope you’ll enjoy catching up with folks in our choice for this issue: Asheville, NC. Are you currently living in Asheville, but have fallen out of touch with GDS? Update your information by emailing alumni@greensboroday.org. Our next city will be Charleston, SC. If you’re there or heading that way, catch us up! Bryan R. Jones ’94: NC State University; Owner/Broker in Charge of Lake James Team & Crescent Communities Realty and Owner/Author of Collegiate Kids Books, LLC; married to Kathryn and has 3 kids: Lauren (13), Meredith (11) and Macon (3); they reside in Hickory, NC. Amelia Hummel Hodges ’95: Wake Forest University; married to David and has 2 kids: Anna (11), David, Jr (6). Katie Cashwell ’01: Davidson College ‘05 and Union Presbyterian Seminary ‘11; Director of Programs at the Montreat Conference Center; married to Sean Eggleston and live with their 80 pound Golden Retriever/Great Pyrenees mix named Moose. Franco Donohue ’02: Appalachian State University; Owner of FIREWALKER Hot Sauce Company; Married to Ali and has a son, Rowan (17 months). Casey Keating ’05: University of Virginia ’08, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Dentistry ’12; Owner & Dentist at Keating Dental; married to Amanda Meade (also a dentist). CLASSNOTES 54 | Winter 2017 GDS Magazine | 55