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Class of 2005:
Student Majors in Political Science,
Public Affairs & International Studies.
Followed by friends of political science from other majors. by Jeremy Lewis; revised 2 May 2007.
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  • Name, home town, High School, subject, interests, 

    Negin Ahmadi at graduation '02
    Negin Ahmadi of Denmark (with Persian heritage), is interested in pre-Law.  She selected the International Studies major, and has regularly attended AL World Affairs Council meetings.  She often works in admissions, giving tours of HC. She has run preschool education including English as a foreign language, at Maxwell AFB, for Air Force children from many countries.  She acted as a feature reporter on HC affairs for the local UPN TV station.  Her capstone presentation and paper were on Iranian politics, society and economics.

    Negin ran the international students banquet for two years, with great success.  She brought in acts ranging from reggae music to belly dancing and found musical talents among our Korean students.  Food and prizes came from area restaurants as well as from our HC student cooks.  After graduation she worked in public relations. 

    Negin speaks English, Danish, Farsi (Persian), Norwegian, Swedish, and a little German. She has travelled to Italy, Greenland (on homestay), Turkey, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Iran, U.S. & Hawaii, Germany & Sweden. 


    709 Lindsey Regan and Mom with Negin Ahmadi following Baccalauriat service

    711 Negin with Dr. Lewis
    Mary Hodo, 2005, Selma, Dallas County HS, PSC major, Worked at MANE as volunteer. FOSL.
    Phi Eta Sigma freshman year.
    Da Soli, freshman choir.
    In April 2005, before graduation, Mary was accepted with scholarship to the Master's of Social Work program at Tulane University.  She intends a career in social work.  In Fall 2005, hurricane Katrina delayed her entry to New Orleans, but following some work in the field, she entered Tulane in Jan. '06.  She graduated with a Master's of Social Work in May '07.

    728 Mary with Mom upon Graduation, 7 May '05

    708 The Hodos at Baccalauriat service
    Michael Pierce, 2005, Public Affairs: Politics, Communications and Religion.  Member of College Democrats.  Former Speech & debate team member. Michael actually petitioned to add Religion courses to the PATS major. 

    His capstone paper on presidents and policy was memorable, particularly for an artistic powerpoint presentation with unusually elegant images of different presidents.

     


    727 Michael with family at graduation, 7 May '05
    In 2005 he worked: "with a national marketing company in Birmingham, AL as an account representative ... meeting with new clients and developing campaigns (direct-mail, at MailSouth). I come in after the media buy and arrange things with the client. We have both small and huge clients (including Wal-Mart) and my job has been very interesting so far.  I'm also doing some campaign work for my local state representative Cam Ward.  I was summoned to serve on a Grand Jury during the summer after graduation and really enjoyed it."

    Brandy in 2003

    495 Brandy at registration, '03
    Brandy Smith, 2005, transferred
    into Political Science major; Hometown Prattville, AL, from Prattville High School.  Brandy played on the women's softball team, which enjoyed tournament success in 2004.
    Brandyi358@aol.com

    Brandy applied to law school and was accepted to the MPA program at AUM for Fall 2005.


    730 Dr. L with Brandy at graduation, 7 May '05

    725 Brandy with Dad
    Gabriel Thorn's mugshot, 2001
    Gabriel Thorn's mugshot, 2001
    Gabriel Thorn of Deatsville  AL 36022, took Political Science and Psychology.  He participated in ROTC, and drove an MG ragtop.  Other e-mail: elwood417@aol.com
    College Democrats.
    Former Speech & debate team member.
    In summer 2004, he attended Army LDAC school (leadership, development, assessment course) followed by airborne school.  He reported hitting the ground from 1,000 ft like a ton of bricks.  He also remembered blowing up some tanks with 145 mm howitzers. He was commissioned into the US army upon graduation in May 2005 and entered the armored corps.  Lt. Thorn taught unarmed combat during summer 2005. 

    Gabe also took officer training at Fort Knox and combat exercise training in the Mojave desert.  In November '06 he was promoted to 1st Lt.

    In Feb. '07 he is shipping out to Iraq as Executive Officer of the HQ company of the 3rd Infantry Division, and he will be using his arabic to liaise with Iraqi forces.  Let's keep him in our thoughts.

    Gabe is still closely tied to Huntingdon via his girlfriend at HC, Mary Katherine Pappas.

    Kristi Winstead's mugshot, 2001
    Kristi Winstead's mugshot, 2001
    Kristi Winstead joined us from Stanhope HS and Deatsville, AL.  She selected college Republicans and the Political Science major; she loves to debate in class.  In January 2004, she travelled to Britain for our seminars in Oxford University and the House of Commons. In summer 2004, she worked clerking for Circuit Judge Bill Shashy, helping write briefs and other materials.  She also worked for a law firm and in Fall '05 entered Cumberland Law school on scholarship.
    722 Lindsey with Kristi before graduation '05

    713 Kristi with Mrs. Winstead at graduation '05.
    Friends of political science:

    Jung Joo Lee
    Senior in Law in Korea, PSC while at HC.
    An exchange student in Fall 2004 from South Korea, Jung Joo intended to go to graduate school in criminal law and juvenile justice, including some psychology.


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