From The Fayetteville Observer:

“Ashley Deese, a Robeson County native and 2011 Methodist University graduate, was named the 2018 Methodist University Distinguished Young Alumni. She is the manager of digital media at the Smithsonian Science Education Center. Deese is the daughter of Harold and Catherine Deese of Red Springs.”

https://www.fayobserver.com/news/20181108/applause-for-nov-8