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Monica Halsey Shew ’07 Monica and Daniel Shew won the Historic Preservation Award for Solar Hill, from the City of Bristol. Monica is a double alum of Emory & Henry, finishing a master’s in community and organizational leadership in 2011. She has recently left a long career in banking to work full-time for their property business, which encompasses 17 units in downtown Bristol. Their focus is to restore vacant houses and homes headed for the wrecking ball. All their houses were built before 1925 and have been made back into beautiful updated homes for tenants in hopes of creating a better community through restoration and maintenance. After living in a large 1904 Edwardian home on Solar Hill, the couple managed to get the King House at the top of the hill. It is said to be the oldest and most historically significant structure in Bristol City. They plan to live there with their four year old son, once the interior is complete. The Historic Preservation Award Committee for the city of Bristol, Virginia invites nominations for the Historic Preservation Award. The purpose of this award program is to recognize and honor property owners and developers who engage in preservation projects within the city’s five historic districts: Euclid Avenue, Solar Hill, Virginia Hill, Bristol Downtown Commercial, and Bristol Warehouse Historic Districts. Properties within Bristol, Virginia city limits, but outside these historic districts, are eligible for a Citywide Historic Preservation Award.
Matt Long ’03 Matt has been promoted to an equity named partner at the law firm of Bowen Ten Long & Bal, PC in Richmond, Virginia, with eight lawyers and two offices - one in Henrico, Virginia and the other in Hanover, Virginia. The firm is focusing on Family Law, Personal Injury, Estate Planning, and General Civil Litigation.
Dr. Monica Jacobe ’01 Dr. Monica F. Jacobe joined the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania as Director of Advising for the Undergraduate Division in August 2022. Her team supports all Wharton undergraduates with degree, academic, and career planning from pre-matriculation to graduation.
Amanda Hiner ’15 Amanda graduated with her Masters in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from George Mason University and is now working toward a PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at the University of Connecticut. She completed research with a classmate at George Mason focused on number of hours worked and its possible impact on employee well-being. She plans to focus on employee well-being, sexual harassment, and discrimination in the workplace throughout her graduate career and beyond. “I have moved to Connecticut with my fiancé and cat and we are looking forward to this new adventure!”
Ty Smith ’22 In August of 2022, Ty will begin attending East Tennessee State University, obtaining an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Higher Education concentration. While earning his Master’s degree, he will be employed through ETSU’s Center for Academic Achievement as a Graduate Assistant - serving as an advisor to undergraduate supplemental instructors and tutors.Jade Ritterbush ’17 Jade is an Export Document Examiner for the USDA. She’s living in Sacramento.
Emory & Henry College President: John W. Wells, Ph.D. Vice President for Advancement: Greg McMillan, ’90. Associate Vice President for Advancement: Shannon C. Earle. Vice President for Enrollment and External Affairs: Jennifer J. Pearce. Director of Marketing: Leah Prater. Manager of Communications and Managing Editor: Haley Arni. Web Content and Online Magazine Coordinator: Billy Chandler.
Contributing writers: Sara Broberg | Monica Hoel | Joe Matthews | Dirk Moore | Tyler Segraves
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Founded in 1836, Emory & Henry College is one of the oldest private colleges in Virginia. With a coeducation and diverse population of students, the College is listed as a Colleges That Change Lives - one of 43 in the United States. It is ranked in the Top 20 of Regional Universities (South) in the 2022 edition of the U.S. News & World Report, Best Colleges and ranked No. 6 in best undergraduate teaching programs. The College features Schools for Arts & Sciences; Business; Nursing; and Health Sciences, all with a foundational base of the liberal arts. The E&H Magazine is a publication of Emory & Henry College and is published twice a year to share news and information about the College with alumni, friends and the community. Now available online at www.ehc.edu/magazine.
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