Atlanta Area Alumni Association

The Atlanta Area Alumni Association presented the The Highest Effort, or T.H.E., Award to Wes Vawter (Memphis ’66) at the Founders Day luncheon this year. According to the award’s nominators, he is the dean of residential realtors in Atlanta and has enjoyed a career of extraordinary success that has catapulted him to the pinnacle of his profession. Vawter is a founding member of the Luxury Marketing Council of Atlanta and has been ranked consistently as one of the highest-performing producers in the city. From 1984 to 2009, he sold $1.28 billion in high-end homes. At the same time, Vawter gives back to his community and serves as a civic leader. He’s the Past President of the High Museum of Art Members Guild, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Uptown Council and the Kingswood Neighborhood Association; former Trustee of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation; and former board member for the Atlanta Preservation Center and the High Museum of Art.

Boston

Nicholas Lopane (’89) has been appointed to the Circuit Court Bench by Governor Crist after serving as a General Magistrate since 1999. He’s currently serving as a circuit-court judge in the Juvenile Delinquency Division for the 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida. As a result of his work, Lopane has received numerous honors and awards, especially for cases that help protect children and families. He has also taught numerous classes and seminars for lawyers trying to improve their trial-advocacy skills. Lopane began his career in the mailroom of a Manhattan law firm and eventually worked his way up to paralegal prior to attending law school.

Cal State-Fresno

The business of Ken Johnson (’83), alumnus and past Director of Leadership School, and his brother, Ron, made national headlines this year. Their company, WAGIC, Inc. (What A Great Idea Company), was featured on CNNMoney.com in a joint production with Cadillac. The series salutes business visionaries who use their passion, ingenuity and drive to set new standards of success. WAGIC is a brand- and product-innovation company that designs, markets and delivers consumer products to the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) and home-improvement marketplace. The company features product lines that ship more than 10,000 units per day to major U.S. and Canadian retailers.

Indiana State-Terre Haute

Michael Fouts (’95), a former Regional Director for the Fraternity Service Center, has been hired as the Director of Alumni Services for Triangle Fraternity. His position will help close the gap between the services provided by alumni members and local house corporations. Fouts will be responsible for coordinating, planning and implementing alumni-focused programming at the local, regional and national levels for Triangle. In addition to his role as Regional Director, Fouts also served as the Coordinator of Housing Development and Support for the SAE Financial & Housing Corporation and as the Director of Academic Peer Advocates Programming for Indiana State University. Most recently, Fouts served as the Program Director for the Engineering Peer Mentors program at Western Michigan University.

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