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Marvin Daugherty Marvin Daugherty has been delivering accurate and precise weather forecasts to Eastern Carolina for twenty five years. As the Chief Meteorologist for WITN-TV's First Alert Weather Team, Daugherty has proved himself both trustworthy and dependable, both qualities that Chowan still fosters in their graduates today.

"There is no doubt that without Chowan I would not have been able to achieve many of my dreams," said Daugherty, "Chowan was exactly what I needed, and I thank God it was there when I was a young man."

While growing up on a farm near Kinston, Daugherty finished high school in nearby Jones County. After graduation, Daugherty came to Chowan where he obtained an Associate of Science Degree in Business Administration.

"My years at Chowan were great. I became involved with the Men's Council (a student disciplinary committee) and a number of other activities around campus," explained Daugherty. "Those activities gave me purpose and allowed me to structure my life so I could excel not only with academics but with my fellow students as well."

Soon after returning to Eastern North Carolina from many years of various academic pursuits, Daugherty decided he wanted a career in weather and auditioned for WITN. Since then, Daugherty has witnessed and reported on almost every major weather event in Eastern Carolina for the past two decades, making him practically a household name across the region.

"I applied and received the American Meteorological Society Seal of Approval, an honor that only some 1,600 or so people have achieved since its inception in 1959," Daugherty proudly proclaims.

Exemplifying the noble qualities that Chowan University still cherishes today, Marvin Daugherty has proved himself to be reliable and well-respected. Chowan University is honored to have such a prestigious alumni.




Isiah Reese Since Isiah Reese graduated from Chowan University with an Associate of Science business degree in 1988, he has worked his way up in one of the world's most recognized and beloved media conglomerates, The Walt Disney Company.

As senior manager for the Walt Disney Company Consumer Products Division, Reese is in charge of retail sales and business development for the internationally- known megacompany. Reese is also the CEO of Speak 2 Me Communications Company and Chief Officer of the My Kid Biz Financial Literacy Program, which helps underprivileged youth learn fiscal responsibility. He also serves as the Vice Chair of the Friends of Omega Foundation, a national service community that he co-founded to help sponsor the My Kid Biz program. He is also a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and in 2003, he was named one of the most influential African-Americans in the Mid-South region of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee.

Born in Sumter, South Carolina, Reese received his undergraduate degree in marketing from South Carolina State University in 1990 and his Masters in Business Administration Management from Webster University in 1992. Reese also completed the Harvard Business School Management program, and is a Hall of Fame Business School Inductee at Chowan University.




Dennis Fallon Dennis Fallon has gone a long way since coming to Chowan. He graduated with an A.A. degree in Pre-Engineering and finished with his B.S. in Civil Engineering at Old Dominion University. He received his Ph.D. at North Carolina State University and is now the Dean of Engineering and the Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Citadel. He was also a recipient of the James Grimsley Citadel Teaching Excellence award.

"Without Chowan, I would not be here. Chowan provided me the opportunity to prove myself because I wasn't a good high school student. By having individual attention from the faculty, I was able to transfer to a larger school and go to graduate school."
- Dennis J. Fallon
Dean of Engineering and Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Citadel.



Andrea Croom Andrea Croom was named "Teacher of the Year" twice at Knapp Jr. High in 1996 and 1997. She is now an Art Educator at East Millbrooks Magnet Middle School in Raleigh and was named to the North Carolina Representative to the kids Congress of Art in Los Angeles, Calif. Andrea Croom also won first place in the 2006 Reflection Contest in North Carolina.

" I had a good experience at Chowan. I graduated with a two-year, three-year and a four-year degree at Chowan. I was very close with the faculty. They were energized. You would get a lot of individual attention from the faculty."
- Andrea D. Croom
Art Educator, East Millbrooks Magnet Middle School



Yolanda K. FaileYolanda K. Faile is a Regional Manager with Woodmont Real Estate Services of Silicon Valley, Calif. She graduated from Chowan and finished her B.S. in Economics at North Carolina State University. She earned her MBA at the College of William and Mary. She has served two terms on the Board of Directors of the Building Mangers Association (BMA) Silicon Valley Chapter.

"Chowan University's small class size allows their motivated faculty to get to know students on a one-to-one basis. Their coaching and mentoring truly made a difference to me as a student. Years later, these faculty relationships are the example I try to embody as I am responsible for the development of employees in the corporate world."
- Yolanda Faile
Regional Manager of Woodmont Real Estate Services of Silicon Valley, Calif.