Local Students Named to Dean's List at Berry College

Included is the daughter of Kelly McAloon, Executive Director of Snellville Tourism and Trade.

The following local students have been named to the fall 2012 Dean's List at Berry College: To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must carry a semester GPA of 3.5 or better. Berry College is an independent, coeducational college recognized nationally for the quality and value of its educational experience. Located on a magnificent campus encompassing more than 26,000 acres near Rome, Ga., Berry challenges its student body, consisting of more than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students, to embrace a firsthand education that unites strong academic programs with opportunities for meaningful work experience, spiritual and moral growth, and significant service to others.

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Wednesday's Woman: Kelly McAloon

The sense of community in Snellville has grown within the past couple of years. Kelly McAloon is one of the reasons why.

As one of the founding members of the South Gwinnett Cluster Foundation and Snellville Tourism and Trade, Kelly McAloon is involved in much of what people love about Snellville. An Appleton, Wis., native, McAloon moved to Snellville about 35 years ago. She started off working for Marci Imports, located back then on the corner of Highways 78 and 124, from the late 1970s through the early 1980s. She quickly worked her way into a position as a purchasing agent. As an international buyer, she traveled to seven different countries purchasing gifts, wicker and rattan for 34 stores.  A Mother's Love  In 1990, McAloon and her husband were blessed to have their daughter, Michelle.  She left the workforce to focus on her child.  “Once Michelle was …

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Dave Emanuel

9:19 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2012

Could this be the same Kelly McAloon that the mayor tried to remove from the STAT board???   more ›