Huntingdon Announces Residence Life Staff

Montgomery, Ala.—Huntingdon College fall term classes begin August 9, and the residence life staff will be ready to welcome new students as they begin to arrive August 4 and 5 for orientation, according to Dr. Anthony Leigh, senior vice president for student and institutional development and dean of students. “This year’s residence life staff has expanded, with new assistant residence directors in most residence halls,” said Leigh. “We have also added more properties to the Huntingdon Village as we continue to grow our campus footprint in the surrounding neighborhoods.”

The following members of the Huntingdon community will serve as leaders in the residence halls:

Searcy Hall

• Residence Director: Joe Thomas, Class of 2017, director of residence life
• Assistant Residence Director: Isaac Ritchie, Class of 2021
• Resident Assistants:
  • Dylan Bohling, Class of 2022
  • Cameron Nicely, Class of 2022
  • Cam Reynolds, Class of 2024
  • Gavin Walker, Class of 2022

Ligon Hall

• Residence Director: Kerigan Pickett, Class of 2021
• Assistant Residence Director: Haley Knowles, assistant coach, women’s soccer
• Resident Assistant:
  • Jasmine Paynter, Class of 2023

Hanson Hall

• Residence Director: Tachera Porter, Class of 2016, accounts payable clerkBlount Hall
• Residence Director: Logan Gildea, Class of 2019
• Assistant Residence Directors:
  • Coco Burgess, Class of 2021
  • Hayley Haggard, Class of 2021
• Resident Assistants
  • Abrianna (A.B.) Davis, Class of 2023
  • Sam Granderson, Class of 2022

“The residence life staff represents great enthusiasm for Huntingdon College,” said Leigh. “I can’t stress enough how important residence life is to the life of the College—it creates community, forms friendship bonds that last a lifetime, and serves as the nest that each of our residential Hawks calls home during his or her four years on campus, one of the most exciting times of their lives. We’re looking forward to students moving into their residence halls and connecting with their roommates and student and professional residence life staff.”

“This is going to be a great year at Huntingdon,” said Joe Thomas, director of residence life. “Each member of the residence life staff is ready to welcome new and returning students to this college home-away-from-home. We can’t wait to get started!”

Huntingdon College is a residential liberal arts college of the United Methodist Church offering the Bachelor of Arts in more than thirty programs of study, as well as the Master of Athletic Training program.

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