Winter 2019
Alumni Success
![Tom McCaskill in his house]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575410769/wingateedu/wjlv16xntxhufcusw8s7/TomMcCaskill3_resized.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575410769/wingateedu/wjlv16xntxhufcusw8s7/TomMcCaskill3_resized.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1575410769/wingateedu/wjlv16xntxhufcusw8s7/TomMcCaskill3_resized.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1575410769/wingateedu/wjlv16xntxhufcusw8s7/TomMcCaskill3_resized.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575410769/wingateedu/wjlv16xntxhufcusw8s7/TomMcCaskill3_resized.jpg","width":1300}])
In the late 1950s at Wingate Junior College, Tom McCaskill learned many of the basic mathematical concepts he would need to solve several key problems during the U.S. military's development of GPS technology.
![Karen Hoefener holding bags of Nomad dumplings]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575391295/wingateedu/nagmkjr4mafxtzlpbwbb/Hoefener_Nomad_resized.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575391295/wingateedu/nagmkjr4mafxtzlpbwbb/Hoefener_Nomad_resized.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1575391295/wingateedu/nagmkjr4mafxtzlpbwbb/Hoefener_Nomad_resized.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1575391295/wingateedu/nagmkjr4mafxtzlpbwbb/Hoefener_Nomad_resized.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575391295/wingateedu/nagmkjr4mafxtzlpbwbb/Hoefener_Nomad_resized.jpg","width":1300}])
History-major-turned-entrepreneur is bidding to make Chinese dumplings a staple of American freezers.
![Adam Reed serves up a plate of food]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575407094/wingateedu/riuju2ysokcop3afvgce/Adam_Reed_ordersup_resized.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575407094/wingateedu/riuju2ysokcop3afvgce/Adam_Reed_ordersup_resized.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1575407094/wingateedu/riuju2ysokcop3afvgce/Adam_Reed_ordersup_resized.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1575407094/wingateedu/riuju2ysokcop3afvgce/Adam_Reed_ordersup_resized.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575407094/wingateedu/riuju2ysokcop3afvgce/Adam_Reed_ordersup_resized.jpg","width":1300}])
Adam Reed dishes up delectable French-inspired fare nightly at his restaurant in Matthews, but it took a Wingate MBA to beef up his bottom line.
![Russ Johnson pouring a mixed drink]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575410752/wingateedu/phtju6em07cvpog7nxz9/Russ_Johnson_resized.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575410752/wingateedu/phtju6em07cvpog7nxz9/Russ_Johnson_resized.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1575410752/wingateedu/phtju6em07cvpog7nxz9/Russ_Johnson_resized.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1575410752/wingateedu/phtju6em07cvpog7nxz9/Russ_Johnson_resized.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575410752/wingateedu/phtju6em07cvpog7nxz9/Russ_Johnson_resized.jpg","width":1300}])
A longtime fixture on the Charlotte bartending scene, Brian "Russ" Johnson, an artist at heart, uses his imagination to create tasty cocktails.
![Paul Costick holding a beer at Line Creek Brewing]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575410707/wingateedu/esm6iwpdmefdiqd4beic/Paul_Costick_resized.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575410707/wingateedu/esm6iwpdmefdiqd4beic/Paul_Costick_resized.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1575410707/wingateedu/esm6iwpdmefdiqd4beic/Paul_Costick_resized.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1575410707/wingateedu/esm6iwpdmefdiqd4beic/Paul_Costick_resized.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575410707/wingateedu/esm6iwpdmefdiqd4beic/Paul_Costick_resized.jpg","width":1300}])
Former soccer star taps into the brewery craze with Line Creek Brewing.
![Rebecca Reed pours chocolate through a strainer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575410733/wingateedu/czjmp9paqll6qpnmxy3b/RebeccaReed4_resized.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575410733/wingateedu/czjmp9paqll6qpnmxy3b/RebeccaReed4_resized.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1575410733/wingateedu/czjmp9paqll6qpnmxy3b/RebeccaReed4_resized.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1575410733/wingateedu/czjmp9paqll6qpnmxy3b/RebeccaReed4_resized.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575410733/wingateedu/czjmp9paqll6qpnmxy3b/RebeccaReed4_resized.jpg","width":1300}])
After majoring in sociology, Rebecca Reed followed her passion and went to culinary school. Now she creates tantalizing desserts for some of the finest restaurants in north Florida.