Banner Ad 468x60
June 2007
Alumni
Development
Foundation
Athletics
ASU Home

 

Alumni Board Spotlight: Rhonda Oellerich

 

20 Questions......with our Alumni Board President

  1. What's your name?
    Rhonda Leigh Oellerich
  1. Where do you live?
    Martinez, GA
  1. What is your age?
    29
  1. When did you graduate from ASU?
    I finished classes in July 2000, but did not walk until December 2000.
  1. What was your degree?
    Bachelors of Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing
  1. Did you attend other schools (explain)?
    I went to Georgia State University in Atlanta before I transferred to ASU in the middle of my sophomore year. I also have an MBA from Georgia Southern University.
  1. Where do you work (place and title)?
    Keystone Homes; Vice President of Sales
  1. What is your favorite memory about ASU?
    I don't really have a favorite memory from when I was in school. But I will say that I have enjoyed watching the campus transform from the days when I attended, to the absolutely beautiful campus that it has become.
  1. What is your favorite restaurant?
    Takosushi
  1. Why are you involved with the Alumni Association?
    The Alumni Association is a great way to network with people in the Augusta area and give back to the University at the same time. The members of the Alumni Board have become some of my closest friends!!
  1. What is your favorite movie?
    Goodfellas
  1. What did you learn at ASU that is most valuable to you today?
    The importance of networking! With every person you meet, you may open many doors of opportunity.
  1. What are current activities that you are involved in?
    I devote most of my free time to the Alumni Association; however, I am also a member of the Red Wagon Society at MCG Children's Hospital. I also serve as Vice Chairman of the Sales and Marketing Council (a division of the Builders Association of Metro Augusta).
  1. What is your favorite possession?
    My digital camera. I love to take pictures.
  1. What is your favorite vacation spot?
    Any place with blue water and white sand!
  1. What is your favorite Alumni Association event?
    The Alumni BBQ! The Fall weather is finally starting to move in, we have great food, entertainment and tons of people.
  1. What is your favorite color?
    I hated pink as a child, but for some reason I'm a big fan of it as an adult!
  1. Who is your closest friend from your college days at ASU?
    Laura Tilt (who also happens to work with me); we were not that close in our days at ASU, but did have several classes together.
  1. What professor had the biggest impact on you at ASU, Why?
    Barbara Coleman. Barbara has her hands in so many things at ASU and throughout the community. She really showed me the importance of staying involved in things that don't necessarily have anything to do with your profession and also that it is possible to balance career, community involvement and family.
  1. What is one goal you haven't achieved yet that you are working on?
    Making my first million!!

 

Next Page      Columns Home