Kerry Hagner of Chapel Hill (second from right) is among a class of seven Special Olympics North Carolina athletes to have finished training to become a Sargent Shriver Global Messenger for Special Olympics. Joining Hagner are (front row, from left) Theara Sanders of Cary, Jessica Blackmon of Whiteville, David Caldwell of Millers Creek and Bradley Rice of Greensboro; and back row, Rachael Teeples of Shallotte and Lorne Jackson of Bryson City .