h-sc - Hampden-Sydney College

CLASS OF
1962
MEMORY
BOOK
Compiled on the occasion of its
50TH REUNION
APRIL 27-28, 2012
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
PATRICK HENRY SOCIETY WEEKEND &
50TH REUNION OF THE CLASS OF 1962
April 27-28, 2012
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
9 am – 4:30 pm The College Bookstore open
10 am—5 pm The Esther T. Atkinson Museum open
Exhibit: Virginia Architecture
11:30 am – 1:30 pm CLASS OF 1962 PICNIC
Hampden House Lawn (registered guests only)—casual attire
5 pm Welcome Reception for the Class of 1962
Middlecourt, home of President and Mrs. Christopher B. Howard
6:30 pm Patrick Henry Society Reception
Board Room, Settle Hall—business attire
Followed by dinner and induction into the Patrick Henry Society
SATURDAY, APRIL 28
9 – 11 am Class of 1962 Buffet Brunch
Everett Stadium Lounge (registered guests only)
10 am – 2 pm The Esther Thomas Atkinson Museum open
10 am – 2 pm The College Bookstore open
John W. Ballard III
950 Banton Ln., Gladstone, VA 24553
Home: (800) 941-1066
H-SC@JWB.BIZ
Spouse: Virginia, married 46 years
Children: 2/1
THEN
Undergraduate Degree: BS, Hampden-Sydney
Advanced Degree: MBA, Rutgers
Retired: CPA, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co.,
Washington, D.C., and Norfolk, VA
CFO and Executive Committee, Scott &
Stringfellow
Developer, builder, investor
NOW
Travel, excursions, experiences, etc.: Travel in 46
countries and territories
A lasting H-SC value: Dr. Gilmer’s Physics
Robert W. Batten
10125 Big Canoe, Big Canoe, GA 30143
Home: (706) 268-1006
rwbatten@aol.com
THEN
Spouse: Jane F. Batten, married 47 years
Children: Jeff (Julie): Jack (11), Ben (5)
David (Carmen): Paxton (3), Tanner (6 months)
Beth (Andy): Drew (6), Katie (1)
Undergraduate Degree: B.S., Hampden-Sydney
Advanced Degree: M.A. (Math), Duke University
NOW
Retired, as of December 2011: Actuarial Associate,
Jefferson Standard Life, 1963-1965
Professor of Actuarial Science, Georgia State
University, 1966-1997
Professor Emeritus of Actuarial Science, Georgia
State University, 1997-Present
Self-Employed Seminar Director, Lecturer, and
Consultant, 1997-2011
Travel, excursions, experiences, etc.:
Best Experience: Being married to Jane for almost
48 years and seeing our immediate family grow to
fourteen
Next Best: Having had the opportunity to work
with many hundreds of young people who have
become lettered actuaries and who are enjoying
productive and rewarding careers in the actuarial
profession
Also Very Important: Enjoying four national
championships for the Duke Blue Devils, three
Super Bowl championships for the Washington
Redskins, and two near-miss World Series
appearances for the Texas Rangers
Favorite H-SC Memory: The Lambda Chi fraternity was not known
(understatement) for the athletic accomplishments of its brothers. However,
during our junior year our intramural softball team waltzed through the
tournament and defeated one of the so-called jock fraternities in the finals.
After my unremarkable high school athletic career, playing center field on that
Lambda Chi team was a small measure of redemption.
We were not as lucky in intramural basketball. When playing against the
PiKA’s, I especially recall that every time I took a jump shot, Tom Tredway
jabbed a finger in my stomach as I released the ball. I am still waiting for
the referee’s whistle. Only because our family and the Tredway family have
remained close friends over the years am I still considering forgiving Tom for
holding down my point totals.
Lasting H-SC values:
1. The Honor Code
2. Dr. Gilmer made my first math class both interesting and fun. I tried to
follow his example throughout my teaching career, even though much of our
coursework in actuarial science centered around life and death. I had many
excellent professors, but Dr. Gilmer was the one who made the most lasting
impression on me. Drs. Miller and Kubler came in tied for second.
George William Booze
512 Lakewood Road, Kingsport, TN 37660
Home: (423) 246-3565
gbooze@pol.net
Spouse: Judith, married 43 years
Children: Two children: son Michael and daughter
Leanna
THEN
Undergraduate Degree: B.S., Hampden-Sydney
Advanced Degree: MD, University of Virginia 1967
Internship, University of Iowa
Internal Medicine Residency, Vanderbilt University
School of Medicine
Endocrinology, Residency Vanderbilt University
School of Medicine
Working: Practiced Internal Medicine and
Endocrinology in Kingsport, TN for 35 years
now practice in the Primary Care Clinic at the
Veterans Administration Medical Center in
Mountain Home, TN
Travel, excursions, experiences, etc.: Great experience
practicing medicine in beautiful East Tennessee
Many hobbies keep me busy
Favorite H-SC Memory: All 4 years! Never forget
working with Dr. Overcash in Biology.
A lasting H-SC value: Strong sense of responsibility
and honesty.
Phillip Milton Cook
1908 Quail Crossing Rd., Burkeville, VA 23922
Home: (434) 767-5261
PMC5261@earthlink.net
THEN
Spouse: Nancy, married 45 years
Children: Andrea Cook McMahan (Kyra and
Delany)
Phillip Milton Cook, Jr. DDS (Colby and Anna)
Undergraduate Degree: BS, Hampden-Sydney
Advanced Degree: DDS, MCV class 1966
NOW
Retired: Practiced Dentistry for 30 years in
Chesterfield County, VA
Member of American Dental Association (Life
Member) and Virginia Dental Association and
Richmond Dental Association
Past President, Southside Study Club
James William Ferrell III
522 St. Albans Way, Richmond, VA 23229
Home: (804) 288-2367
Ferrell8106@verizon.net
THEN
Spouse: Dorothy Ewing Ferrell, married 47+ years
Children: Son—James William Ferrell IV, BA
H-SC 1991 (English and French): MBA University
of Richmond
Daughter—Laura Wingfield Ferrell Gardner, BA
JMU 1998, MBA University of Richmond
Children-in law:
Daughter-in-law—Cynthia Hutton Ferrell, BA
UNC (Journalism), Master’s in Public Health,
UNC
Son-in-law—David Caldwell Gardner, BA H-SC
1998 (History)
NOW
Grandchildren:
James William Ferrell V, 7 years old
Kathryn Ewing Ferrell, 11 years old
Alexandra Frances Ferrell, 13 years old
Undergraduate Degree: BA, Hampden-Sydney
Working: Central National Bank (1966-71),
Richmond, VA
Insurance to Banks 1971-Present
Ultimately starting and continue to own my
agency, brokering to several companies, Richmond,
VA
Travel, excursions, experiences, etc.: My wife, the
one and only one, and I have had the pleasure of
traveling a fair amount in the U.S. and have had
a few trips to Europe via planes and cruises. We
have enjoyed all of these trips very much. When
my wife suggests to me that we go on any trip, I always seem to have something
to say from a negative standpoint, as usual, but she reminds me that “We’re not
getting any younger.”
Favorite H-SC Memory: My freshman year I left school during early football
practice to go to Richmond to take my lady friend, now my wife, to a cocktail
party. When I returned to school rather late that evening, I tried very hard to
sneak into my room. I suddenly looked up and there stood Marshall Ebert, one of
our tri-captains. When he inquired where I’d been, I confessed I was at a cocktail
party. Hence, the name “Cocktail” which has lasted for 54 years.
A lasting H-SC value: When it’s to time to work, work hard. When it’s time
to play, do so and enjoy it. Don’t confuse the two—it took me several years to
understand this, unfortunately.
Richard Foster Glenn
PO Box 489, Prospect, VA 23960
Home: (434) 574-6540
richardglenn@embarqmail.com
Spouse: married
THEN
Undergraduate Degree: BA, Hampden-Sydney
Advanced Degree: Ph.D. Duke, 1967
Retired: Graduate School Faculty (Arts and
Sciences): Northwestern, 1967-1975; Colgate,
1976-1977; Alabama, 1977-2003 (Dept. Chair
1980-1985). Foreign language instruction with
specialization in 16th- and 17th-century Spanish
literature. Publications in research.
NOW
Travel, excursions, experiences, etc.: Extensive travel
in Europe, Asia, Africa, Caribbean, Central &
South America for research and pleasure.
John R andolph Grymes
300 N. Ridge Road #68, Henrico, VA 23229
Home: (804) 288-0853
johngrymes@verizon.net
THEN
Spouse: Carol, married 41 years
Children: 1 Son
3 Grandchildren: Lucy, 8 years; Millie, 6 years;
and Jack, 4 years old.
Undergraduate Degree: B.A. History, HampdenSydney
NOW
Retired: After the navy, joined IBM as a marketing
rep in Office Products Division, in Honolulu
from 1964 until 1972. Residential Real Estate
in Honolulu until 1980 when we moved back to
Richmond. Joined Realty Ventures Group in 1984
and worked until the end of 2011.
R. Garnett Hall, Jr.
303 Saint David’s Lane, Richmond, VA
23221-3707
Home: (804) 358-4322
garnetthall2@verison.net
THEN
NOW
Spouse: Anne Kendrick Hall, married 39 years
Children: Harrison (VP of Commercial Realty
Company)
Garnett III (Owner of a Marketing and
Promotional Products Co.). Garnett and his wife,
Liza James, have two sons, Garnett IV (6) and
Claiborne (3).
Anne and I recognize how very fortunate we
are to have both sones and our grandchildren in
Richmond!
Undergraduate Degree: BA, Hampden-Sydney
Advanced Degree: The Stonier Graduate School of
Banking, Rutgers University
Retired: I am retired from Crestar Bank, formerly
UVB (now SunTrust), as senior V.P. for Trust &
Investment Management, Banking was a very
rewarding 38.5 year career which commenced two
weeks after H-SC graduation. I actually had been a
summer employee for the bank while at H-SC with
the understanding that I would join their ranks
in June ‘62. Note: When I decided to retire at age
60, I still had no formal résumé! Boy, have times
changed!
Although banking was a most rewarding
profession, I now am enjoying involvement
in Retail Real Estate with Long & Foster
in Richmond. My wife has been with the
same company for 22 years and has enjoyed a
fantastically successful and rewarding career. In
retirement, I recognized, as a licensed agent, I
could work out of the same office to assist Anne. We both stay too busy!
Travel, excursions, experiences, etc.: Anne and I have enjoyed some wonderful
travels, Paris, Rome, the Amalfi Coast, Normandy, England, Canada, Pacific
NW, and Western U.S. sojourns being among the most memorable. This
summer we will try a new adventure, our first DisneyWorld experience with
our grandchhildren. Many of our trips have included our children which is
a joy! Not having a second home at “tha Rivah,” for many years we have had
our kids (and our grandkids, too!) to Virginia Beach, or a Carolina or Georgia
Beach, for wonderful family memories. We feel so young, but the older we get
the more Anne and I value such time.
Favorite H-SC Memory: I have many wonderful H-SC memories. Most involve
the wonderful friendships established not only through fraternity life in Chi Phi
and on the entire Fraternity Circle, but also through numerous organizations
in which I was involved. The fantastic rapport with most faculty members and
their families are so treasured... the P.T. Atkinsons, Crawleys, Thompsons,
among many. That closeness to the student body, and faculty as well, is like no
other campus! Yes, among the best years of my life are those spent in Death
Valley!
A lasting H-SC value: The highly esteemed standards of ethics and the revered
Honor System of H-SC prepared me to seek out the same in both business
and social circles. I truly believe I have singled out these values in all endeavors
of my life and the business associations I developed. It is all thanks to the
nurturing of said ethics and honor at H-SC, to which I am very indebted.
TristRAM Tupper Hyde IV
491 Russell Lane, Lancaster, VA 22503
Home: (804) 462-9973
wombat4@hughes.net
THEN
Spouse: Joanna, married 19 years
Children: T.T. Hyde V (Tupper) 45
William Hyde 43
Thomas Hyde 15
Ellie Hyde 14
5 Grandchildren
Undergraduate Degree: 1962, Hampden-Sydney
Advanced Degree: LLB, UVA Law 1965
Partially Retired: 1965-1968 Active Duty, USMC/
1968-1992 Active USMC Reserve
1968-1971 Ashby and Roberts, Fredricksburg, VA
Law Firm
1971-1983 Hyde, Haymir and Withers, Heathsville,
VA Law Firm
1983-2003 General District Judge. Retired work as
judge and special justice.
Served in 80+ of 114 courts in VA. as a trial judge
and part of judicial committee
Now we operate Litwalton Lodge B&B on
Northern Neck: www.litwaltonlodge.com. Water
fowl hunting in season!
Travel, excursions, experiences, etc.: RVN, Japan,
Okimawa, Guam w/ USMC
Third marriage-I do things in threes or multiples of
three (12 years, 15 years, 21 years)
Instrument certified pilot. Own a Cessna 337 “Sky
Monster”
Favorite H-SC Memory: Finding an alligator in the shower on fourth passage
Cushing, brought from Florida by two classmates
Beating Sewanee in football at Sewanee in 1959
Defeating R-MC at City Stadium 13-6 in November 1961
How Laird and I passed Dr. Hubbard’s constitutional law course. Call Dee!
A lasting H-SC value: The Honor Code and its success
Omicron Delta Kappa
Keeping my shotgun in the dorm and hunting before classes in Buffalo Swamp
Knowing each other well
Peyton R andolph Keller,
Jr.
1310 N. Ritchie Court, Apt. 15-C, Chicago, IL
60610
Home: (312) 475-9894
peyton.keller@yahoo.com
THEN
Spouse: Kathryn C. Keller, married 39 years
Children: none
Undergraduate Degree: B.A. Psychology,
Hampden-Sydney
Advanced Degree: M.S. Administrative and
Organizational Behavior, MSW
NOW
Retired: 20 years, Clinical Social Worker,
Department of Veterans Affairs, Hines VA
Hospital, Hines, Illinois (outside Chicago).
2 years with Lawrence Hall School for Boys,
Outreach Coordinator
3 years, caseworker, Children and Family Services
12 years, County and State Department of Public
Aid
Travel, excursions, experiences, etc.: Right after
college, entered the U.S. Air Force aand avoided
combat. Served as an engineering and scientific
aide at Brooks Air Force Base. Worked on the
Apollo moonshot. Failed as a 7th-grade teacher in
my first job after service... some of the kids were
bigger than I was, and I couldn’t keep discipline in
the class. Next job was as an insurance adjuster and
found that I was good with interviews, but beaten
by an inability to settle claims and keep costs
down. Married at age 32 and moved to Chicago.
Very happy with the diversity and the intellectual
stimulation there. Plays, classes, music, opera, lots
of thrift and used book stores! Only three major
hospitalizations: two life-threatening carotid artery, hemophilia infection and
pneumonia, bilateral hernia
Favorite H-SC Memory: Some of them I would rather not remember... Ah,
the follies of youth, a time of exploration and testing the limits. All night on
assignments that had been put off... the peer pressure, the partying! A couple
of specific incidents come to mind: Waking up one snowy winter morn in
my bed outside the upperclass dorm! The stealing of a white policeman statue
from Farmville in the late 50’s. It was brought to Hampden-Sydney, painted
black, and returned to the streets of Farmville. The Volkswagen brought inside
and left on the 1st floor lobby. The honking of its horn must have driven the
teachers crazy.
There were a lot of creative pranks played on each other. It relieved the stress of
the high academic expectations. It increased the bonds.
A lasting H-SC value: I think that the smallness of the community and the
tradition of greeting your fellow students going to and from classes is a good
memory. The Honor Code helped me develop my integrity. It was important
that I take personal responsibility for my actions. Lastly, although many men
or women might now want to admit it, but going to school with only people of
your own sex really helped me focus on academics at times and allowed time
for relaxation and socializing at appropriate times.
Robert Gordon McKenney
565 Harper Road, Eastsound, WA 98245
Home: (360) 376-7429
gordon.mckenney@centurytel.net
THEN
Spouse: Sylvia, married 41 years. I met Sylvia in
1968 in Miami and we were married in May 1970
in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Children: Stefan, 1974; Nicole, 1976; John, 1978
Grandchildren: Gabriel, 2003; Cora, 2003;
Lachlan, 2010
Undergraduate Degree: BA, Hampden-Sydney
NOW
Retired 2002: Rocky Mountain Health Plans—
Member of Business Planning Team 1997-2002
Acordia of Evansville—Member of Senior
Management Team 1995-1997
CitiGroup (Travelers Insurance Company) 19651992
Travel, excursions, experiences, etc.: My wife and I
travel extensively. Since 2002 we live 3-4 months
of the year in Waldkirchen, Germany. The
remaining 8-9 months of the year, we live on an
island in the Salish Sea near the Canadian border.
My occupation allowed me to live in 11 different
locations (10 States) from Florida to Washington
from 1962 to 2002. My travel experience included
three trips (1970-73) to Leipzig and Zeitz, German
Democratic Republic, and to Budapest, Hungary.
Sylvia and I met with friends and her relatives who
lived in the GDR.
I officiated at U.S. Swimming National meets in
Florida, Washington, and California.
Favorite H-SC Memory: I have many rich and
valuable memories from my time at Hampden-
Sydney College. I was young and probably could have taken better advantage of
what was offered, but it still worked out well.
A lasting H-SC value: Hampden-Sydney College provided me with a solid
liberal arts education. For me, life is a continuing education. H-SC provided
me with a base from which to expand my knowledge of history, literature, the
German language, philosophy, music, and art. If I had known then what I
know now, I would probably have spent my time more wisely.
Donald Barry Nolan
3574 Peakwood Drive, Roanoke, VA 24014
Home: (540) 343-4522
kippen3@gmail.com
THEN
Spouse: Carolyn Galbraith Nolan, married 47 years
Children: Karen and husband are ER Doctors at
Carilion; they have 2 sons.
Laura is a stay-at-home Mom and has 2 sons and 1
daughter.
Doug works in e-commerce for Orvis and just
married in November.
Undergraduate Degree: BS, Hampden-Sydney
Advanced Degree: MD, UVA. Internship Wake
Forest; Residency UVA Neurology including 3
month fellowship at Queen Square, London.
NOW
Retired: I practiced neurology in Roanoke from
1971 until retirement in 2005. Currently, I
occasionally fill in for other neurologists who are ill
or away
Travel, excursions, experiences, etc.: I have lived
happily with my wife for 47 years and have great
children, sons-in-law, daughter-in-law as well as five
healthy grandchildren. My best travel memories
are with family. Everyone our age has had medical
problems; we just have to put them out of our
mind and keep going.
Favorite H-SC Memory: The first week at H-SC
some upperclassmen took a car load of us freshmen
to Chapel Hill for Pizza---in the middle of the
week. We all thought, “Man, this must be the
way it’s going to be all year.” How naive we were.
Months later when we were initiated into Theta
Chi, the pledges were taken miles away into the
boondocks and told to get back the best way we
could. We were about half dressed and cold, so Vince Sexton went to a dark
farmhouse and persuaded an old farmer to take us back to school. We were not
about to go back to the fraternity house, so we went to our dorm and went to
bed. Our fraternity brothers were out looking for us all night. There is a rumor
that someone called Dean Crawlety and said that they had lost a few freshmen.
There are so many stories about H-SC but the funniest always seemed to be
about our freshman year.
My warmest memories are about the professors. Most of them gave us personal
attention if we asked for it. Dr. Ty Miller and Dr. Don Kubler were as tough
or tougher than the professors in medical school, but if you worked really hard
and put in enough time, you could do OK. I was one of the few people who
had to wear a uniform and go to a reserve meeting in Farmville every Tuesday
night for four years. I was always appreciative that I did not get a lot of heckling
(at least not a whole lot) from the other guys.
A lasting H-SC value: I must confess that I could see no value in some of the
required courses; nor did it make any sense to me that we had to go to chapel
on Tuesday and some time in assembly on Thursday. I just was not mature
enough to realize the value of a liberal arts education. Now with the aid of
hindsight, I see that this is the way life is. You do what is required and if you
do the very best you can, you are always rewarded, even if it is just by your own
satisfaction.
Others have spoken eloquently of the Honor System. I agree: a man is judged
throughout his life by his integrity and honesty
Stephen Dulany Proctor
499 Jarvis Point Lane, Kilmarnock, VA 22482
Home: (804) 435-3335
sproctor@kaballero.com
THEN
Spouse: Jean Hatfield (Deceased June 2011),
married 40 years
Children: 2 Daughers, 5 Grandchildren
Shannon Lipsteuer—Bradley, Ella, and Jack
Shaune Colliver—Bryadon and Brody
Undergraduate Degree: BS, Hampden-Sydney
Advanced Degree: LLB or JD
NOW
Retired: Senior Counsel (1969-1983), Export-Import
Bank of the US
Manager (1983-1995), Export-Import Bank of the
US
Managing Partner PROVA, LLC (1995-2000)
(trade finance company)
Member of Virginia State Bar
Member of US Delegation to the Paris Club (19871995)
Travel, excursions, experiences, etc.: Traveled
extensively- Middle East, Egypt, Europe, Mexico,
Central and South America on Business
Favorite H-SC Memory: Rat Races as a Freshman
A lasting H-SC value: Lasting Friendship
William Robbins R agsdale
514 Heilig Avenue, Salisbury, NC 28144
Home: (704) 630-0130
wragsdale@carolina.rr.com
Spouse: Annie Joe, married 35 years
Children: 3 children and 7 grandchildren
THEN
Undergraduate Degree: BA, Hampden-Sydney
Advanced Degree: BD, Duke Divinity School
Retired: 41 years in Methodist pastorate, during
which 15 years were spent on leave from the church
doing magic shows in elementary schools in NC
and VA
NOW
Travel, excursions, experiences, etc.: 2 open-heart
surgeries, divorced in 1973, remarried in 1976,
worked for the Ecumenical Institute in Chicago
1971-75, during which time lived in San Francisco
a year and traveled to several Asian cities including
Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Rangoon.
Favorite H-SC Memory: Two of my professors in
English, Doctors Ropp and McDonald
A lasting H-SC value: Honesty and responsibility
Dudley Allen R aine, Jr.
581 Christian Springs Road, Amherst, VA 24521
Home: (434) 946-5069
draine2@msn.com
THEN
Spouse: Suzanne Carpenter Raine, married 7 years
Children: Tanya E. Raine, married Michael
Gunter; children: J. Bailey Gunter, Stepher J.
Gunter, Paul T. Gunter
Dudley A. Raine III, married Kathleen Gelven;
children: Dudley A. Raine IV, Emily Rose Raine,
Sharon Lindsey Raine (deceased)
Undergraduate Degree: BS, Hampden-Sydney
Advanced Degree: MD
NOW
Retired: Family Medicine (Allergy / Immunology);
USArmy for 34 years. Civilian Medical Practice
11 years. Now volunteer at the Free Clinic in
Lynchburg, VA.
Travel, excursions, experiences, etc.: Two military
tours in Germany
Divorced from first wife, Barbara, in 1999. Married
Suzanne in 2005.
Favorite H-SC Memory: Dr.Firenze’s small car was
carried up to the 2nd floor in Morton Hall
R andolph Lewis Royster,
Jr.
205 Morrison Street, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Home: (843) 881-3500
sbroyster@aol.com
THEN
Spouse: Susanne B. Royster, married 45 years
Children: 4 children (2 boys, 2 girls)
5 grandchildren (3 boys, 2 girls)
Undergraduate Degree: B.S., Hampden-Sydney
Advanced Degree: M.D. (1966), UVA School of
Medicine
Internship—Charlotte, N.C.
Residency—Medical College of VA (Radiation
Oncology)
Retired: U.S. Navy—Bethesda Naval Hospital
NOW
Joseph Anthony Rucker
III
1438 Dogwood Ln, Bedford, VA 24523-3604
Home: (540) 586-2513
krucker537@aol.com
Spouse: Nora, married 22 years
Children: 2 Children, 5 grandchildren
THEN
Undergraduate Degree: BS, Hampden-Sydney
Retired
NOW
William Goodridge Sale
III
1392 Bedford Road, Charleston, WV 25314
Home: (304) 344-3701
wgsale@gmail.com
THEN
NOW
Spouse: June, married 35 years
Children: 5 Daughters/2 Grandchildren
Elizabeth, 42, Video Producer in San Francisco
Catherine, 40, Counseling Psychologist in San
Francisco (Liam -5, Rowan-3);
Ellen, 32, Teacher in Noble Network Charter High
School in Chicago;
Anna, 31, Political Reporter with WNYC Public
Radio in New York City;
Mary, 28, Ob/Gyn Resident Physician, University
of New Mexico.
Undergraduate Degree: BS Chemistry, HampdenSydney
Advanced Degree: MD, University of Virginia
7/1962-6/1966; Surgery Residency, Cincinnati
General Hospital 7/1966-7/1968; Orthopedic
Surgery Residency, Vanderbilt University Medical
Center 7/1970-7/1973; Orthopedic Arthritis Fellow,
Vanderbilt University and University of Colorado
Medical Centers 7/1973-7/1974
Semi-Retired: Assistant Professor Orthopedics and
Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical
Center 7/1974-1/1981; Private Practice Orthopedic
Surgery, Charleston, WV 1/1981 to Present;
Clinical Professor Orthopedic Surgery, West
Virginia University Medical Center 7/1988 to
Present; Retired from Active Orthopedic Surgical
Practice 7/1966 and continue Non-Surgical Office
Practice to Present.
Travel, excursions, experiences, etc.: By far my 50-year highlights have been my
marriage to June, raising a family and watching our daughters become smart,
contributing citizens. I was married to my former wife, Susan, for 11 years. We
were divorced while I was in Nashville at Vanderbilt. We have 2 wonderful
daughters, Liz and Catherine. I worked with June in Nashville and we just
“clicked.” We got hitched in 1976. We have 3 daughters, Ellen, Anna, and
Mary. Our 5 daughters are really soul mates. Through our daughters June
and Susan have become good friends. June and I have traveled extensively.
Our most interesting trip was across Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railroad
with my brother, his wife, and two daughters. We also had a wonderful trip to
China with a large group of friends. My favorite family trip was a “Northwest
Venture” with June and our girls. June and I are really a solid team. We enjoy
being together landscaping, ball room dancing, skiing, tennis, and traveling.
June is a Physical Therapist and worked at the same hospital with me for years.
I fixed hips, knees, etc. and June helped make the surgery work. In recent years
together we have gone to Haiti regularly with an annual Orthopedic Mission.
Favorite H-SC Memories:
1) Freshman Year: My father died between my Junior and Senior years in high
school. I entered Hampden- Sydney with the attitude that I could not “goof
off”, and I had to earn my way through college. Two professors, Dr. Tyler
Miller (Chemistry) and Professor William Hoffman (English Composition),
from the start “lit my fire”. On my first day in their classes they both declared
and outlined what they expected from their students. I buckled down and did
so well in Chemistry that I chose it as a major. Professor Hoffman taught me
writing skills I have never forgotten. As a freshman I earned the reputation
of a “good student” for which I was recognized throughout my four years of
college. Also, I was tagged with the nickname “Horsehead” by Marshall Ebert
during freshman football. I did not like it at the time, but now I wear the
“Horsehead” college nickname with honor.
2) First visit back to campus: After graduation in 1962 I did not again set foot
on campus until 1978. I had been preoccupied with my very long medical
education. June had never been to Hampden-Sydney. She is from Eastern
North Carolina and went to East Carolina University. In early August 1978 we
left her home in Elizabeth City and made a bee-line to a small college in the
woods and cornfields of Southside Virginia. Arriving with a carload of family,
we all had to use any bathroom. I found the Library open for such and walked
in with June and children. I was greeted by the Librarian and his secretary with
a hearty “Hi, Bill. How are you doing?” June’s jaw dropped as I was recognized
after 16 years. I assured my family that I had spent many hours in the Library
as a student and told my kids that I could have qualified as a “nerd.” We then
found my old coach Stokeley Fulton and old friend Gil Simms at the Gym,
preparing for early football practice. Stokeley presented me with an old, very
large helmet which would only fit a “Horsehead.” June and Gil commiserated
about training and physical therapy.
A lasting H-SC value: Personnel honesty. Four years of regularly pledging in
writing a declaration of personnel honesty embedded in me a foundation of
character of which I am most proud. The tradition of the honor code as the
basis for student behavior was to me the foundation of the Hampden-Sydney
College experience.
Nelson Showalter
1834 South Fletcher Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL
32034
Home: (904) 261-4885
Showalte@bellsouth.net
THEN
Spouse: Marilyn, married 44 years
Children: Nelson Matthew Showalter
Michael Brinson Showalter
Undergraduate Degree: BA, Hampden-Sydney
Retired: Navy Pilot and Officer—USS America/VA
64 Attack Squadron
TransWorld Airlines Pilot
US Airways Pilot
NOW
Thomas Tredway
1112 Wesley Street, Oxford, GA 30054
Home: (770) 786-5870
tstredway@aol.com
THEN
NOW
Spouse: Susan, married 50 years
Children: We have two children, David and Cathy,
and six granddaughters and one grandson. Our
oldest granddaughter, Tyler, age 24, graduated
from the University of Georgia and is in Physical
Therapy School at Emory University. Caroline (23)
graduated from Vanderbilt University and is in
Medical School at Emory University. Lauren (22)
and Sara (20) are both at UGA. Hunter (17) and
Anna (15) are in high school and Rebecca (12) is in
middle school.
Undergraduate Degree: BS, Hampden-Sydney
Advanced Degree: Master’s in Mathematics, Emory
University
Retired, but still teaching part time: Taught
mathematics for 3 years at J. R. Tucker High
School in Richmond, taught mathematics for 12
years at Oxford College of Emory University in
Oxford, GA, worked as an actuary for 12 years at
The Segal Company in Atlanta, GA, and taught
Actuarial Science at Georgia State University in
Atlanta.
Travel, excursions, experiences, etc.: Susan and I
have taken cruises to Alaska (with Bob Batten and
his wife Jane), around Italy and two cruises in the
northern part of Europe.
Favorite H-SC Memory: Rooming with Tim Butler,
being a member of the football team, and being
in PiKA. I believe Tim was responsible for all the
nicknames given to the class members. Tim was also a practical joker. “Tim
stories” will always be a part of the class of 1962.
A lasting H-SC value: The Hampden-Sydney Honor Code has had a strong and
lasting influence on my life.
Playing football for Stokeley Fulton was an incredible experience. He was
more than an excellent coach. He was a motivator; he made me want to play
my best and he was just a really good person.
Thomas F. Williams, Jr.
11203 Mansfield Club Dr., Fredericksburg, VA
22408
Home: (540) 373-3172
twilli8821@aol.com
THEN
Spouse: Archer C. Williams, married 49 years
Children: Carey Williams Getis and Keller
Williams
4 Grandchildren: Elizabeth and Susanna Getis,
Ella and Cabell Williams
Undergraduate Degree: BA, Hampden-Sydney
Advanced Degree: LLB (JD)
NOW
Working: General Practice of Law in Fredricksburg
since 1965
Fredericksburg Area Bar Association—Past
President
VA State Bar—Member Board of Governors Real
Property Section
Travel, excursions, experiences, etc.: Various visits to
Western Europe
We spend most of our time between home in
Fredericksburg, VA, and cottage on Middle
Potomac River in Westmoreland County, VA
A lasting H-SC value: creation of lasting friendships
KA brothers
Complete and well rounded education
Neil W. Yeargin
8 Barrington Drive, Greensboro, NC 27408
Home: (336) 545-1958
nyeargin@triad.rr.com
Spouse: Martha Taylor Yeargin, married 49 years
THEN
NOW
Undergraduate Degree: BA (English), HampdenSydney
Retired: After graduation attended OTS and
became a 2nd LT and spent four years in the Air
Force, including one year in Viet Nam. After the
Air Force, I went to work for Burlington Industries
for thirty-two years. I filled many different jobs
with Burlington, with the last twenty as Executive
Vice President of several different Divisions within
the Company. I took early retirement in April of
2000.
Civic Organizations, Volunteer Work: Rotary, Urban
Ministry, Barnabas, Wheels to Work, Church
Vestry, Lay Reader, Church Usher, Transitional
Housing, English Teacher for Refugees, Tutor
for schools, Church Men’s Club, Mobile Meals,
Christian Social Ministry, and Pastoral Care.
Travel, excursions, experiences, etc.: We lived in
Ireland for three years. I was part of a group that
built and started up four plants in that country. We
lived in Tullamore in County Offaly. The location
was in the middle of the country between Dublin
and Shannon. Our three children attended school
there and as a family, we became close. Many
friends were made there by all five of us and we
still communicate with several of them. We were
able to travel all over Europe. My favorite of all
was London. We went there several times and our
youngest daughter spent a college semester there and of course we had to go
visit her and our friends in Ireland while she was there. My tour in Viet Nam
was not great but Martha and I were able to meet in Honolulu on R&R—
what a beautiful place and full of nice people! Associated with my work with
Burlington we spent time in New York and were able to see some great plays,
visit all the museums and wonderful restaurants. Also I spent time in India,
an interesting country but with too many people and so much poverty. I was
always glad to leave. The other country that I spent a lot of time in was Mexico.
As the textile industry moved south, Burlington was in the lead. We had
operated a plant there since the early 60s, then in the 90s we built three more
and bought two. With all this going on I was in Mexico at least once a month
at different locations. This led to a lot of travel, some unsafe conditions, and
frustration, thus early retirement.
Favorite H-SC Memory: H-SC was a great fit for me, being from a small town
and graduating from a small high school, I did not realize it at the time, but I
would have been lost in a larger place. One of my favorite stories is from Dr.
Roppʼs class. He walked in one day and sat down at his desk, looked around
the class with the I-dare-you look on his face, and asked the question, “What
makes the world go around?” I raised my hand and said, “Love.” He looked
at me, shook his head, and said, “Class dismissed” and walked out. Every one
could not believe this and for a moment no one moved. Then we flew out of
there.
I remember being on the football team, enjoying the fellowship of the students,
being a part of the yearbook staff and a fraternity member.
A lasting H-SC value: The Honor Code left a lasting effect on me. I have used
these guidelines in all I did after H-SC. My children and grandchildren have
heard me speak often on being honest and truthful to yourself and to others.
MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1962
(compiled from the academic catalogue and the tiger)
C. Thomas Andrews
Robert C. Arehart
Sidney G. Armsworthy
John W. Ballard III
Robert W. Batten
Obie Henry Booth
George W. Booze
Philip H. Burcher, Jr.
James Wesley Burgess
William T. Carden
Raymond L. Claterbaugh
Phillip M. Cook
Charles E. Cowart
Donald L. Edmunds
Stuart Egerton II
Larry E. Farrar
J. William Ferrell III
Garland W. Flournoy
Fred L. Garrett III
Richard F. Glenn
John R. Grymes
R. Garnett Hall, Jr.
Randolph R. Hall
Paulus I. Haynsworth
William J. Heinzer
Jerry W. Houchens
Charles E. Hubbard
Tristram T. Hyde IV
Peyton R. Keller, Jr.
Hugh H. Kerr III
Ollie S. King III
David E. Laird, Jr.
William E. Mason
R. Gordon McKenney
Donald P. Miller, Jr.
Donald B. Nolan
Irvin Owings III
James M. Price III
Stephen Dulany Proctor
Gordon Keith Pusey
William R. Ragsdale, Sr.
Dudley A. Raine, Jr.
Louis W. Randall
R. Lewis Royster, Jr.
J. Anthony Rucker III
Joseph M. Ruffin, Jr.
William G. Sale III
William N. Sasher
Daniel H. Shaner
Nelson Showalter
C. Frederick Shultz
Clarence O. Sligh, Jr.
Kent A. Smack
Robert G. Thompson II
Harry H. Titus
Carl A. Tolley
John T. Tompkins III
Thomas S. Tredway
William F. Vess, Jr.
John A. Williams
Thomas F. Williams, Jr.
Herbert D. Wolff III
Ernest M. Wood III
Neil W. Yeargin
MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1962 known to be deceased
Robert Michael Best
William Tillman Butler, Jr.
Allen L. Dahl
Dwight H. Day, Jr.
Edward L. Evans
George Edward Ferguson, Jr.
Thomas W. Jamison
William A. Kempton
Lloyd N. King, Jr.
William K. Leach
Robert C. Leonard, Jr.
David F. Lykins
William J. Nelson, Jr.
Archibald Robertson III
Robert H. Tolbert, Jr.
MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1962
whose status and location are unknown to the college
C. Thomas Andrews
Robert C. Arehart
S. Richard Bagby
Obie Henry Booth
William T. Carden
Charles E. Cowart
Donald L. Edmunds
C. A. Ferguson II
John R. Hardy
George I. Jones
William E. Mason
Errett D. Patterson
James M. Price III
Gordon Keith Pusey
Edward S. Roberts
Richard D. Robinson
William N. Sasher
Woodie P. Ware
John A. Williams
Ernest M. Wood III
MEMBERS OF PATRICK HENRY SOCIETY IN ATTENDANCE
Millard Stimpson ’40 & Martha
Sumner Pugh ’57 & Patty
Bob Vaughan ’40 & Doris
Frank Buck ’58 & Carol
Billy Russell ’41 & Don O’Donohue &
Max Meador ’58 & Jackie
Jim Ketcham
Jim Trammell ’58 & Sue
Mush Gates ’45 & Gee Gee
John Waters ’58 & Sally
George Henley ’45
Fred Wells ’58 & Sarah
Jimmie Jones ’45
Bobby Carter ’59 & Betty
Billy Watkins ’48 & Donna Andrews
Jim Felty ’59 & Diane
Otis Copley ’49 & Charlotte
Chuck Lucas ’59 & Carolyn
Howard Settle ’50 & Jackie
Don Whitley ’59 & Laura
Heath Light ’51
Lew Drew ’60 & Gale
Red McClung ’51 & Margaret
Mert Fowlkes ’60 & Sue
Sandy Moore ’51 & Rosemary Clower
Pick Penick ’60 & Miss D.
Bob Ramey ’51 & Gail
Bill Saunders ’60
Stephen Wright ’51 & Phyllis BLANK
Ray Wallace ’60 & Douglas
Larry Avent ’52 & Margaret Ann
Dan Yancey ’60 & Betsy
Clancy Holland ’52
Lewis Bridgforth ’61 & Betty
Charlie Moseley ’52
Scott Broaddus ’61 & Marianna
Ben Ogburn ’52 & Beth
Dick Clark ’61 & Joanie
Hayes Thomas ’52 & Harriet
Martin Hedgepeth ’60 & Barbara
Bill Alphin ’53 & Marty-Strother Alphin
Ben Jones ’61
Charlie Ashby ’53 & Martha
Scott Simms ’61 & Scott
Bob Tucker ’53
MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1962 IN ATTENDANCE
Bob Batten ’62 & Jane
Phil Cook ’62 & Nancy
Billy Ferrell ’62 & Dorothy
Skipper Garrett ’62 & Andy
Richard Glenn ’62
Garnett Hall ’62 & Anne
Peyton Randy Keller ’62 & Kathy
Gordon McKenney ’62 & Sylvia
Donald Nolan ’62 & Carolyn
Irv Owings ’62
Stephen Proctor ’62 & Jeanne
Bill Ragsdale ’62 & Annie Joe
Lou Randall ’62
Lewis Royster ’62 & Susanne
Bill Sale ’62 & June
Fred Shultz ’62 & Margaret
Tommy Tredway ’62 & Susan
Neil Yeargin ’62 & Martha
THE 50TH REUNION
OF THE
CLASS OF 1962
and the
ANNUAL GATHERING
of the
PATRICK HENRY SOCIETY
WELCOME
WilliamBLANK
T. Saunders, Jr. ’60
Chairman, Patrick Henry Society
INVOCATION
The Rev. David Alderson Keck
College Chaplain
MUSIC BY
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE’S PREMIERE A CAPELLA GROUP
The Acousticals
DINNER
PATRICK HENRY SOCIETY INDUCTION CEREMONY
FOR THE CLASS OF 1962
Dr. Christopher B. Howard
24th President of Hampden-Sydney College
and Mr. Saunders
CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. Saunders
Everyone is invited to adjourn to the Tiger Inn
for continued fun and conversation.
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE
Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943-0086
Alumni Office
Telephone (434) 223-6776
E-mail: alumni@hsc.edu
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