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SUMMER 2014
VOL. 5 NO. 2
SUMMER 2014
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Commencement 2014
Association Welcomes the Class of 2014
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Enduring Spirit
In Honor of a Legend
Legacy of Success
Reunion 2014
Director of Alumnae and Alumni
Heather Ayers Garnett ’86
Editor
Brenda Edson
Director of College Relations,
Office of College Relations
bedson@randolphcollege.edu
Writer
Bryan Gentry
Office of College Relations
President’s Perspective1
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President’s Perspective
I
t is hard to believe that it has been a full year since I
arrived in Lynchburg. Serving as president of Randolph
College has been everything I imagined—and more.
I will never forget the many “firsts” I experienced:
helping new students move in during a day of downpours,
performing during Pumpkin Parade, my first alumnae and
alumni chapter meetings, Founders’ Day, the Symposium
of Artists & Scholars, Commencement, Reunion, and
Inauguration. Those major events were highlights of my
year. But just as important to my overall experience were
those “other” moments, the day-to-day happenings that
make life on this campus interesting and fulfilling: chatting
with students in the Skeller or Student Center, watching a
performance or game, hearing stories from alumnae and
alumni about their time here, discussing a research project
with a member of our faculty, or just simply enjoying the
quiet peacefulness of the front lawn on a sunny afternoon.
We are a College on the move, and there is much to
celebrate and anticipate. Enrollment continues to grow, and
just this summer, we launched a new, completely redesigned
website that exudes the energy of our students and faculty
and highlights our strengths. In addition, giving is up, and
we are making steady progress enhancing the beauty of our
campus and facilities. In August, students moved into the
apartments we purchased last year, and renovations have
begun on Wright Hall.
However, we are not without our challenges, challenges
we share with other liberal arts colleges nationwide. I have
spent much time during the past year becoming a part
of the national conversation about the importance of the
liberal arts. The role of small colleges such as Randolph
is even more vital today in this changing world than ever
before. Yet parents are questioning the value of the liberal
arts education. It is up to all of us to shift this mindset.
As you well know, what we do here behind the Red
Brick Wall is as important today as it was more than 120
years ago when the first students crossed the muddy road
to arrive on campus for the first time. We prepare students
for more than a job—we prepare them for life. The lessons
they learn here will carry them into the future, helping
them adapt as the world changes. I encourage you to join
me in the conversation. Share your positive experiences at
the College with parents of prospective Vita
students. Talk to
abundantior!
your legislators and politicians about the value of what we
do here. Support the College financially and with your time
and engage with all of us at RandolphBradley
as we show the world
W. Bateman
the power of the liberal arts—one graduate
at a time.
President
“
We prepare students
for more than a job–we
prepare them for life. The
lessons they learn here will
carry them into the future,
helping them adapt as the
world changes.
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Enduring Spirit
Alumna completes 2014 Boston
Marathon in honor of young victim
“H
eartbreak Hill” is one of the most notorious hills
for America’s major marathon runners. Although
it is not extremely steep, it comes 20 miles into the Boston
Marathon, when runners are dealing with worn legs and
depleted energy levels.
Rachel Mathewson ’01 struggled as she approached the
slope in the marathon this April. But she kept her thoughts
centered on Grant Avenue, a midway point on the hill,
which is not far from her home. “If I can just get to Grant, I
can get to the top of Heartbreak Hill,” she told herself. “It is
literally downhill from there.”
As she passed that intersection, Rachel was surprised
to spot her family in the thick crowd off to the left. Her two
children rang bells. Her husband held up a sign decorated
with outlines of their children’s hands and the words, “Go
Ma! Peace 26.2, Team MR8.” Her sister clapped and cheered.
Their support filled her with energy. She plodded
onward, her mind fixed on the end of the race. “That just
got me through to the end,” she said.
Rachel was one of 100 people selected to run the 2014
Boston Marathon for a charity honoring Martin Richard,
the 8-year-old boy who died in the 2013 bombing near the
race’s finish line. Training for the marathon while raising
more than $11,000 for the charity in just a few months’
time taught Rachel a lot about endurance—in more ways
than one.
“This year we saw the second largest field ever in the
history of the Boston Marathon come together once again
in solidarity for a town and for all the families affected by
what happened last year,” she said. “We saw the entire city
and the entire country come together to support all the
runners. How amazing is that? What a sign of resiliency, as
well as peace.”
The bombing in 2013 killed three people and wounded
more than 200 others. In the following weeks, many people
began sharing a recent photo of Martin, the youngest victim,
with a sign he had made sometime before the bombing
stating: “No more hurting people—Peace.”
In January, the Richard family formed the Martin W.
Richard Charitable Foundation to invest in education,
athletics, and community. The charity formed a team for
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the Boston Marathon, and Rachel decided to apply.
“I thought she was kind of crazy,” admitted her
husband, Chris Smith. “But I knew she could do it.”
Rachel, who had completed the Dublin Marathon in
2009, was already running regularly, but she stepped up
her training after she applied. Once she learned that she
had been accepted to the team, she focused even more on
training.
On the first group run set up by the team, Rachel met
Beth Zerilli, a two-time Boston Marathon runner who
became Rachel’s running partner as well as a close friend.
They made an informal group with other women and called
themselves Moms for Martin.
“We covered a lot of ground. She is a super listener on
long runs,” Beth said. “She is very smiley. She’s super crazy
about her kids and her friends. You get attached to her very
easily.
“A lot of people comment on her running style,” Beth
added. “Rachel makes it look easy.”
Beth also was impressed by Rachel’s motivations to run
the marathon and raise money for the charity. “She had no
reservations. She was just 100 percent committed,” she said.
With the help and encouragement of College friends,
neighbors, and even complete strangers, Rachel raised more
than $11,000.
Having a bigger reason to run the marathon added to
Rachel’s overall experience. Her day began at 5:15 a.m. when
she caught a bus and waited with other members of Team
MR8. Soon, she was running 26.2 miles with more than
30,000 other people.
“It was amazing. It was made more extraordinary
because I was running on Team MR8,” she said. “This was
Martin’s race, and for whatever reason, I was chosen to be a
part of it. It was beyond my wildest dreams.
“Every step along the way was amazing,” she said. “I
wasn’t ready to cross the finish line at the end.”
Rachel finished in four hours and 46 minutes, beating
her Dublin Marathon time by just a few minutes.
Looking back on the experience, Rachel felt the
marathon was a testament to a city coming together after
a tragedy to celebrate the communities and families that
make society strong.
“The outpouring of support really spoke to the fact
that there really is good in this world, and that it triumphs
over the evil,” she said. “It really showed humanity at
its best.”
Rachel Mathewson ’01 gives a peace sign while
competing in the Boston Marathon in April. She ran the
marathon for a charity that honors the memory of the
youngest victim of the 2013 bombing at the marathon.
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Betty Jo Fite Hays ’59 with Bradley W. Bateman.
In Honor of a Legend
Legacy Society renamed Quillian Society after 5th president
F
ifty-five years ago, Betty Jo Fite Hays ’59 gave William F.
Quillian, Jr. a bright yellow doctoral tam, a gift from the
graduating class. He was often seen wearing the tam as part
of his academic regalia, including in 2010 when he delivered
the Commencement address to the Class of 2010.
During Reunion this year, it was brought out again,
this time as Anne Quillian passed the regalia to Bradley W.
Bateman, the 10th president of the College.
Bateman followed with an announcement: the group of
donors who have included the College in their estate plans
has been renamed in Quillian’s memory. “I am honored to
announce that the Legacy Society will now be known as the
Quillian Society, in honor of a man who left his own legacy
to the Randolph and greater Lynchburg communities,”
Bateman said.
Since Quillian’s death on March 4, the College has found
many opportunities to celebrate and remember the life of the
College’s fifth—and longest-serving—president. This spring,
a legacy maple tree was planted and dedicated to Quillian
near Margaret’s Gate, the gate in the Red Brick Wall named
for his wife. A special ceremony honoring Quillian was held
during the Inauguration festivities in April. Lucy Williams
Hooper ’73, a trustee emerita and former Board chair, spoke
at the event. As a student, she got to know Quillian through
her father. “Through that friendship, I came to understand
his kindness and his generosity of spirit,” she said. “Those
qualities, when coupled with Dr. Quillian’s wisdom,
produced an extraordinary leader.
“Dr. Quillian’s courage served as an example for all of
us,” Lucy continued. “He, along with his predecessors, built
the foundation, the core, of what is the College’s heritage. It
is an institution that teaches us to be a positive force in the
world.”
Quillian led the College through a period of campus
expansion as well as through racial integration of the student
body. After retiring, he led by example as an advocate for
philanthropy and social justice.
“He is the perfect predecessor to have as a college
president, because with Bill Quillian as your predecessor, you
know that you can always do the right thing and not worry,”
Bateman said. “Bill Quillian always did the right thing in
every difficult situation.”
Bateman paid homage to Quillian’s work in building
the College. “There is no one person who has better
manifested the dream and the vision and the potential of
this institution,” he said.
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Top: A plaque honoring the College’s 5th president
is located near the tree.
Bottom: Margaret Quillian and her family visit the
legacy maple tree planted and dedicated in the
memory of her husband, William F. Quillian, Jr.
during the College’s Inauguration this spring.
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Commencement
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states
represented
countries
represented
18%
studied abroad
59%
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completed
internships while
at Randolph
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“As much as history changes, some traits are always
what we need—courage, patience, determination,
hard work, compassion, and love are never going
out of style.”
Ed ward Ayers, University of Richmond President
& 2014 Randolph College Commencement Speaker
8 Summa Cum Laude
9 Magna Cum Laude
13 Cum Laude
with Honors
7 graduates
in their majors
14 graduates inducted into
Phi Beta Kappa
The Class of 2014 included the first graduates
in the Sport & Exercise Studies major
Maude Huff Fife Award Winners:
• Katherine Becker Bickley
• Glenna Mary Gray
• John Philip Grundy
• Kavya Pradhan
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(Left to right) Meaghan Hynes ’16, Chris Mitchell, Randolph’s equestrian
coach, and Reynolds Martin ’15, celebrate at the National Horse Show
in May. Reynolds, the daughter and granddaughter of R-MWC alumnae,
made College history when she won first place in her class in the National
Horse Show won third place in her class at the competitive event.
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Legacy of Success
Reynolds Martin ’15, the daugter and
granddaughter of R-MWC alumnae,
began riding at an early age.
W
hen Anne “Reynolds” Martin ’15 began riding for
Randolph College, she had an ambitious goal in
mind: a national competition.
As the daughter and granddaughter of RandolphMacon Woman’s College graduates, Reynolds was determined
to live up to the legacy of excellence that earlier alumnae had
set. As a competitive rider, she challenged herself to excel.
It took just three years, but Reynolds did more than
make good on her goal. She surpassed it. At the National
Horse Show in May, she became the 2014 national champion
for her class, novice equitation on the flat. She was the first
student-athlete in the history of the College to earn a
national title.
“It was unbelievable,” Reynolds said. “I laughed. I cried a
little bit. I was really excited that I was able to do that.”
“From the beginning, she was very focused on getting
to nationals,” said Chris Mitchell, head equestrian coach.
“For her to win it in that fashion was phenomenal.”
Reynolds has enjoyed the challenge and the rewards of
working with horses for most of her life. “It teaches you a
ton of responsibility. You have to learn skills to take care of
your horse,” she said. “Through all of that, you create a really
special relationship with your horse.”
As the daughter of Owen Murray Jaeger ’83 and
granddaughter of Jane Reynolds Murray ’66, Reynolds heard
stories about the College her entire life. Their experiences
at R-MWC motivated her to tour Randolph when she was
choosing a college. Randolph’s academic reputation and
equestrian facilities ultimately made the final decision easy.
She and her thoroughbred, Kelso, came to Randolph in
2011.
Reynolds and her roommate, Meaghan Hynes ’16, both
qualified for the National Horse Show through rigorous
competition in the 2013-2014 season. Meaghan also found
success, taking third place for her class in the national
contest.
Just a few minutes after cheering for her roommate,
Reynolds rode into the ring with 15 others. As she followed
the judges’ instructions, she knew the competition was stiff.
“I felt like I was in the ring at nationals for an hour,” she
said. “It feels long because you are using every ounce of your
strength to look the best out there.”
Her victory was a thrill not only to Reynolds and her
family, but to her entire team and her coach.
“I think it’s phenomenal that we’ve reached this point,”
Chris said. “It shows the work ethic that the riders have. I’m
really glad that they got rewarded for it.”
Reynolds hopes to qualify for the National Horse Show
again. But next time, she wants to bring more teammates
with her. “There is no reason we can’t be there and be one
of the top teams that competes,” she said. “We are certainly
capable and have the talent to succeed.”
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{reunion}
2014
Marjorie Danielson Kowalski
’49 and Pheobe Graham
Edwards ’49 have fun in the
photo booth at Reunion.
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’44
FILIAE TUAE SOCIETY
Listed alphabetically: Marian Sykes Alexander ’59, Madelyn
Pickens Ashman ’59, Stella Orgill Blocker ’59, Del Marsicano
Clarke ’49, Elizabeth Burks Clarkson ’59, Margaret Smith
Cochran ’44, Sarah Bain Day ’49, Gloria Blouin deRouen ’59,
Lacy Woods Dick ’59, Betty Day Dinwiddie ’59, Ella Averyt
DuBose ’54, Phoebe Graham Edwards ’49, Marianne Skinner
Galloway ’49, Sally Flournoy Gerhardt ’54, Betty Jo Fite Hays
’59, Lounette Humphrey ’59, Nancy Miller Johnson ’59, Marjorie
Danielson Kowalski ’49, Kay Sattes Lamb ’54, Katherine Bryan
Lampton ’49, Peggy Spigner Lancaster ’49, Florine Hawley
Moore ’59, Beth Perry Mouritsen ’54, Betty Lou Atkinson
Newcomb ’59, Eugenia Summers Phillips ’49, Barbara Baumes
Rives ’59, Kenney Shropshire Roseberry ’44, Janet McDaniels
Ross ’54, Ruth Howell Stickley ’59, Leslye Baltzer Wakefield ’59,
Bernice Spathey Walker ’59, and Marjorie Giffen Wilson ’49.
Margaret Smith Cochran, Kenney Shropshire Roseberry,
Kitty Bland Lassiter
’49
’59
Row 1: Eugenia Summers Phillips, Peggy Spigner Lancaster,
Sarah Bain Day, Marjorie Danielson Kowalski, Marianne Skinner
Galloway
Row 2: Katherine Bryan Lampton, Phoebe Graham Edwards, Del
Marsicano Clarke, Marjorie Giffen Wilson
’54
Row 1: Leslye Baltzer Wakefield, Susan Bower Carter, Lacy
Woods Dick, Gloria Blouin deRouen, Nancy Miller Johnson
Row 2: Barbara Baumes Rives, Ruth Howell Stickley, Betty Lou
Atkinson Newcomb, Madelyn Pickens Ashman, Betty Jo Fite
Hays, Stella Orgill Blocker
Row 3: Lounette Humphrey, Florine Hawley Moore, Betty Day
Dinwiddie, Nancy Shepard Erickson, Elizabeth Burks Clarkson,
Bernice Spathey Walker
Row 1: Ella Averyt DuBose, Elizabeth Perry Mouritsen
Row 2: Janet McDaniels Ross, Kay Sattes Lamb, Sally Flournoy
Gerhardt
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’64
Row 1: Carolyn Fisher Johns, Emma Jane Neelley Saxe, Janie
Wall Carter, Faith Franklin Bridges, Harriette Moskowitz Will, Mary
Strausser Brown, Laura Alford Cotts, Jamie Bush Pfeiffer, Susan
Walton Carroll Row 2: Susan Epling, Julie Block Milstien, Nancy
Burch Wilkinson, Mary Beveridge, Peggy Grove, Martha Bagby
Barefoot, Mary Howard Smith Townsend, Katie Sammon Sanders
Row 3: Katharine Crockford, Ann Putney Callahan, Susan Lebowitz
Dubner, Rebecca Perdue, Judith Hall McBroom, Mary Allen
Spector, Sallie Hay Swisher Row 4: Alice-Anne Tucker Birch, Marilyn
Hunter, Elizabeth Cummings Hussain, Rosie Pittman Reading, Ginny
Ashley Gilbert, Agnes Fitts Marshall, Caroline Lockett Cherry
Row 5: Julia Nicholson Frey, Penny Allen Kendall, Ann Crosson
Abbas, Barbara Weddington Cervin, Susan Louft Andreatta,
Sandy Smith Harrelson, Pam Pitman Turner Row 6: Eleanor Liddon
Carroll, Myra Campbell McCain, Gayle Hensley, Lynn Kehoe
Rollins, Toni Kratt, Sallie Crosby Smith, Jean Ulffers Lucas
’74
Row 1: Laura Geisel Sullivan, Susan Pennock Hansell, Ann Berry
Thorsen, Kathy Phares Farris, Ann Beatty, Kathy Lane, Vivien
Caldwell Devins Row 2: Lin Silver, Marguerite Morris Dubay, Ray
Smith Berry, Mary Couch Moll, Karen McEwan Schwabe
Row 3: Page Davies Sundby, Aleta Amalong Wojtaszek, Laura
McGrath DiGalbo, Jody Wren, Nila Peterson Lane
Row 4: Kathy Morland Hammitt, Martha von Oesen Gilbert,
Adele Michal, Peggy Parks Cowan, Macon Williamson Blyth
Present but not in photo: Karen Horstman Kamerick
’69
Row 1: Sue Jaquier Martin, Melissa Lewis Bernstein, Ginger Hill
Worden, Marie Watson Frasche, Diane Sander Clark, Judith
Safferstone Bookman, Alison Igo Ash
Row 2: Katherine Kerr Memory, Vicki Davis, Suzy Gordon, Carolyn
Smith, Joan Wickham Sugg, Louise Moody, Linnea Woodling
Whitlow
Row 3: Elaine von Oesen Oakey, Ellen Bowman Perman, Sarah
Beckham Howard, Jolley Bruce Christman, Camille Norvell, Jo-Ann
Evans Miller, Jinny Voris Batterson
Row 4: Sally Johnson Townley, Jean Campbell Beal, Ellen Rue
Pierson, Carol Hall Gosse, Melinda Agee
Row 5: Margaret Ferris Harney, Linda Babcock Sorber, Linda Kvam
Boyte, Grey Holland McCormick, Alicia Grant Longwell
Row 6: Mackie Snyder Kudravetz, Susan Davis Haggerty, Christine
deVries Carlsten, Sabra Bissette Ledent, Judy Dobbs
’79
Row 1: Susan Harrison Dutton, Jane-Ashley Myrick McMillan,
Linda Westbrook Weinstein, Dee West Humbard, Susan Harder
Morris, Paula Butz, Leslie Sherman Gaske
Row 2: Susan Elliott Benninghoff, Mindy Meredith Coulter, Susan
Danin Dickey, Carolyn Zehmer Barnes, Sharon Heptinstall
Merrick, Terry Gallagher, Elizabeth “Duth” Clifford, Libba Bushnell
Williams, Sherry Lynch Conrad, Laurie Raffensperger Turner,
Chappy Johnson Graf, Joan Hull Stumborg
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’89
’84
Row 1: Nonie Bruechner Caruthers, Kathleen Bansavage Dailey,
Cornelia Harbison Hoover, Hollye Handel Morgan, Linda Jones
Tiffany, Jill Fox Trimble
Row 2: Dinky Evett Winn, Molly Hubard Bilisoly, Susan Braselton
Fant, Jocelyn Starr Parks
Row 3: Meredith Minter Dixon, Kate Hall Mai, Mary Margaret
Payne Little, Sheri Asher Passalino
Row 1: Susan Neal Price, Katy Jones Crow, Eydie Orndoff,
Ellen Morgan
Row 2: Mary Austin Darden, Lou Wright Bolster, Melissa Starr
Markham
’94
Row 1: Jennifer Richie, Jenny Roman Johnson, Julie Womack
Caldwell, Julie Byrd Cassidy
Row 2: Michelle Mulligan Beard, Heidi Mulligan Walker, Sallie
Smith Sweeney, Amy Gerhard
’99
Lauren Baddeloo Methena, Mrinalini Lhila
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’04
Row 1: Kathryn Walker Manari, Rajeena Shakya, Kate Jenkins,
Jennifer Lipari Emmolo, Allison Holt
Row 2: Ayn Sandalo Dietrich, Tracy Earley Proffitt, Liza Kate
Sutherland Primeau, Lani Golstab, Amy Dameron Brooks
Row 3: Shawna Reed, Amy Watson, Rachael Bradshaw Sullivan,
Roxy MtJoy, Amanda Adams Kusterer, Alex Lawson
’09
Row 1: Kathryn Hulbert, Sondra Morris, Alden Coldwell,
Meghann Bowyer, Sarah Hassmer, Jackie Hockersmith
Row 2: Erin Dunn, Stephanie Lyons Blyth, Meredith Bell,
Samantha Schaffstall, Audrey Hudgins Newcomb
WRITER’S
BLOCK
Atlantic
Kelley Swain ‘07
Cinnamon Press, paperback-$9.99
Kelley Swain ’07 has three books
hitting the printing press this year. In
March, Valley Press published Opera di
Cera, a poetry collection written as a series
of monologues about the creation of the anatomical Venus,
a life-sized waxwork figure she saw at a museum in France.
Later, Cinnamon Press published Atlantic, a collection of
poems that she has worked on since 2009. Although much
of Swain’s writing addresses the history of science, Atlantic
is more introspective.
Swain’s first novel, Double the Stars, is set to debut in
September. Also from Cinnamon Press, the historical novel
is about Caroline Herschel, an astronomer best known for
discovering comets.
The Final Cut
J.T. Ellison ’91 with Catherine Coulter
Putnam Adult, 2013,
paperback-$9.99,
hardcover-$26.95, ebook-$12.99
Already the author of 11 novels, J.T. Ellison
’91 is now the co-author of a new thriller
series with New York Times bestselling
author Catherine Coulter. In 2013, they released The Final
Cut.
The Final Cut tells the story of Nicholas Drummond,
an American-born British investigator who sets out to solve
a murder and locate a diamond stolen from England’s
crown jewels.
The novel’s sequel, The Lost Key, is due for release in
September. When Shadows Fall, a novel that continues
J.T.’s Dr. Samantha Owens series, will be released
in August.
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The Private War of William Styron
Mary Wakefield Buxton ’63
Brandy Lane Publishers, 2014,
hardcover-$27.95, paperback-$15
The Private War of William Styron
is an historical novel based on the life
of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
Mary Wakefield Buxton ’63, who married into Styron’s
family, writes the novel with a sympathetic spirit but also
an objective eye. It begins when Styron returns home for his
stepmother’s funeral and then plunges into reminiscence
about his life and his struggles against circumstance and
depression.
An American in the Basement:
The Betrayal of Captain Scott Speicher and
the Cover-up of His Death
Amy Waters Yarsinske ’85
Trine Day, 2013, paperback-$14.95
This new book by Amy Waters
Yarsinske ’85 delves deeper into what
happened to the first American soldier lost in the U.S. Gulf
War and how America failed to bring him home. An American
in the Basement won the 2014 Next Generation Indie Book
Award for General Non-Fiction.
Debits and Credits
Lyn McWhirter Fraser ’65
Mainly Murder Press, ebook-$2.99,
paperback-$11.96
Debits and Credits, the first novel
by Lyn McWhirter Fraser ’65, introduces
Grace Edna Edge, a forensic accountant
and amateur sleuth who is looking for love, as well as the
murderer of her aunt’s best friend.
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Association NEWS
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from the Director of Alumnae & Alumni
T
his academic year we provided
alumnae and alumni in 28
chapters/areas the opportunity to get
to know President Bradley W. Bateman,
who wants to meet as many of you as
possible. His mileage is matched only
by his commitment to increase the
College’s enrollment, strengthen our
endowment, and promote the liberal
arts. If you have had the chance to hear
his messages, you know he is a passionate
advocate for a liberal arts education and
discusses the continued relevance and
value of a residential liberal arts college.
In his travels, President Bateman shares
one of our greatest strengths—our
integrated advising program, which has
served us well and continues to set us
apart from other institutions.
Please join me in welcoming the
Class of 2014 into our Association.
We are especially proud of these
outstanding young women and men for
achieving 100 percent participation in
their class gift. They joined the Classes
of 2012 and 2013, which also achieved
this distinction.
We welcome new Association
Board officers and thank our outgoing
officers. It is the dedication and hard
work of the Association Board and
Association leadership and volunteers
on all levels that help maintain your
connections. We need you, so please
consider self-nomination!
Important upcoming events:
Homecoming and Reunion for 2011, 2012,
2013, and 2014—October 24–25. We
have a fabulous weekend planned.
Please join us on campus and check
the newly updated College website and
Association website for details.
Classes of the 1980s and 1990s—
we are interested in finding ways to
help you connect with each other
and the College. We plan to send you
a short, electronic survey and set up
focus groups to get your input. Please
respond when we call on you. We find
that fewer alumnae from the 80s and
90s participate in events so we want
to see how we can improve and find
activities of interest.
President Bateman will continue
Love
London?
to visit chapters. The following is a
tentative listing of cities we will be
visiting.
FALL
Charlottesville, Blue Ridge, VA
Philadelphia
SPRING
Florida
Portland, Seattle, LA, Denver
SUMMER
Hampton Roads
Norfolk (lunch)
Cashiers
June 13–17
London, England
As always, please share your
thoughts with the staff on ways we
can continue to assist and support our
alumnae and alumni.
Sincerely,
Heather Ayers Garnett ’86
Director of Alumnae and Alumni
Randolph invites you to join President Bradley W.
Bateman for a special trip next summer.
The visit will include:
• private reception at the National Gallery, London
• a viewing of the Bellow’s Men of the Docks
• an evening of theatre
• day trips
• and much more!
For more information, contact Heather Garnett
at 434-947-8102 or hgarnett@randolphcollege.edu.
S U M M ER 2014
from the President of the Association
S
pring at Randolph College was
beautiful this year, as always.
President Bateman’s Inauguration was
as near perfect as anything could be.
For those of us who had the pleasure
of being on campus for the celebration,
the weekend reaffirmed all that we
appreciate about the College and the
education it provided us.
However, as you know, education
in the liberal arts is being challenged
to prove its worth by government,
media, parents, and students. Since
the Inauguration I have thought about
why I value my liberal education,
and how I can articulate that value. I
thought I’d try it out on you, and then
encourage you to come up with your
own reasons. If enough of us share the
many and varied reasons we are glad we
received liberal educations, perhaps we
can change all of these challenges to
support.
When people ask me what I got
out of my college education I say, “I
am who I am, in large part, because
of Randolph-Macon.” I’ve always
known that I realized my capabilities at
Randolph—but I had never considered
just how Randolph helped me do
that. A bit of reflection gave me the
answer: Randolph taught me to think
clearly and communicate effectively;
it challenged my assumptions; and it
expected more of me than I did. It drove
me to know myself and trust myself. I
left with the confidence to succeed
and to challenge things I did not agree
July 13–17, 2015
London, England
with—a remarkable transformation
if you knew how timid I was in high
school.
I am glad that I went to the
College, but there are lots of liberal arts
colleges that could have provided me
with the same infusions of insight and
gumption. Liberal arts colleges
should be defended by those of us
who are better citizens because of
them. So, please take some time to
think about what you got from your
liberal education, and how the College
accomplished that. Then share it with
people who question the value of our
educational experiences. It can’t hurt,
and it might possibly help.
Vita abundantior.
Sincerely,
Karen Patterson ’73
Association President
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All attendees during presidential introductions are listed alphabetically.
Annapolis
Baltimore
Alex Barrett ’10, Megan Barrett ’10, Bradley Bateman, Heather Ayers Garnett ’86, Kate Leaming
Goldberg ’98, Waller and Eleanor Bartlett Hairston ’58, Jan Stewart Hoffberger ’75, Marilyn
Hunter ’64, Nancie Roop Kennedy ’62, Bill and Kay Hudgens MacIntosh ’78, and Catherine
Tucker Slaterbeck ’70
Mary Lou Sparger Bates ’57, Robin Glick Baum ’80, Alison Buckley ’91, Mary Fitchett Carpenter
’79, Judy Dobbs ’69, Heather Ayers Garnett ’86, Henry and Leigh Martin Lowe ’77, Fred and
Jean Ulffers Lucas ’64, Arielle Orem ’11, Penny Kenney Partlow ’52, Joy Mitchell Price ’61, Cleon
and Judy Mundy Shutt ’62, Sarah and Stevie Kerns Spear ’86, Judy Bria Storey ’61, and Louise
White ’59.
Birmingham
Boston
Mary Carolyn Gibbs Cleveland ’53, Jean Barnett Burnett ’52, Cyndi Lee, Brad Bateman, Becky
Morrison Dunn ’70, Carolyn Burgess Featheringill ’69, Catharine Forman Blankenship ’74, Isabel
Barksdale Maynard ’53, Anna Simmons Gainer ’72, Wendy Johnson Rodde ’68, Anne Wyman
Black ’92, Langston Stabler Hereford ’95, Leigh Flowers Inskeep ’93, Grace Bushnell Whatley
’71, Sara Dyck Taylor ’88, Brad Kachelhofer ’90, Bama Williams Mills ’76, Sara Guthrie Ruiz de
Molina ’66, Martha Guthrie Casey ’72, Julianne Low Venable ’72, Grace Carmichael Finkel ’63,
Logan Taylor, and Elberta Gibbs Reid ’55.
Not pictured-Sarah Ward Whiteside, Penny Whiteside, Mary Dunn French ’63, Evelyn Coley
Puckett ’70, Heather Ayers Garnett ’86, Ivey Jackson and Ellen Tipton
Susan Cole ’03, Brooke Roberson Cushman ’92, Barbara Noel Dowds ’69, Mary Elizabeth Gardill
’79, Alberto and Linda Spears Grignolo ’73, Jack Bousa, Heather Ayers Garnett ’86, Nancy Kaye
Horstman ’03, Rachel Mathewson ’01, Bill McDevitt and Anne McBride ’78, Neva Baine Murphy
’51, Lucy Robertson O’Mara ’61, Fan Rhea Lucy Pope ’61, Carol Ingraham Redden ’53, Bo and
Barbara Drane Roberson ’67, Betsy Rosewater Snyder ’63, and Melissa Eisenmann ’00.
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Charlotte
Chicago
Katherine Balcerek ’08, Janet Barger ’80, Jane Kennedy Branson ’46, Mary Lynne Jarrell Calhoun
’67, Nancy Gardner Carter ’67, Sarah Quattlebaum Castles ’57, Susan Dinwiddie Cline ’59,
Karen Craft Combs ’75, Louise White Cooke ’42, Rosa Shand Cumming ’59, Lacy Woods Dick
’59, Susan Durham, Cheryl Garland ’80, Heather Ayers Garnett ’86, Ann Shannonhouse Glover
’55, Mig Worth Hardy ’76, Cornelia Harbison Hoover ’84, Sallie Tarry Kerr ’80, Toni Kratt ’64,
Peggy Spigner Lancaster ’49, Liz Craig Lea ’77, Margaretta Minges Leary ’76, Dick Liebert,
Peggy Brown Lipps ’80, Meredith Lumpkin Marchant ’61, Kee Hood Marshall ’79, Liz McMorris
McDowell ’77, Ann Hornthal Merlo ’59, Betty Lou Atkinson Newcomb ’59, Camille Morring
Salisbury ’76, Angela Samuel and Andreya Samuel ’13, Carol Connah Saville ’59, Susanne Burton
Sawyer ’61, Robin Tuttle ’86, Genie Nisbet White ’52, and Carmella Sheppard Whitehead ’98.
Page Hunnicutt Allard ’91, Jane Hampson Berca, Bette Bottoms ’86, Rebecca Dixon ’60, Scotti
Estes ’76, Amanda Clark Fox ’67, Heather Ayers Garnett ’86, Nick Gentile ’11, Sue-Gray Goller
’73, Julianna Joyce ’13, Lee Kelley Karpowicz ’84, Megan Roberts ’10, Carolan Schroeder ’04,
Natalie Stevens ’04, Jamie Gavin Sullivan ’79, Lois Smith Ware ’86, and Octavia Rodney ’11.
Washington, D.C.
Eastern Shore
Craig and Rekha Visvanathan Arness ’74, Hannah Asher ’12, Ike Butler Barnhart ’45, Mark and
McKayla Dockum Braden ’74, Janie Campbell ’12, Kelly Chapman ’07, Jessica Cline ’12, Surayyah
Colbert ’03, Rashan Colbert ’11, David Conrow ’13, Jael Daniely ’12, Kim Do ’13, Eighmey Zeeck
Engle ’07, Ruff and Susan Braselton Fant ’84, Bruce and Judy Turner Fisher ’68, Marilyn Hicks
Fitzgerald ’68, Ara Friedman ’09, Mary Cox Garner ’59, Heather Ayers Garnett ’86, Rebecca
Grawl ’07, Nancy Lumpkin Gray ’52, Embry Martin Howell ’67, Meg Klekner ’84, Jim and
Leighton Clarke Krips ’78, Betsy Krome ’71, Sam Lafsky ’13, Martha Oglesby Lisle,1955, Meghan
Luksic ’12, Meg Maguire ’65, Sarah Maki ’13, Nema Marjana ’11, Marybeth Martin ’66, Nashiva
McDavid ’12, Margaret Northam ’66, Justin and Erika Nye ’09, Lauren Abell Oppenheimer
’00, Ellen Parkhurst ’72, Bob and Gay Lamb Pasley ’67, Craig and Ellen Rue Pierson ’69, Peggy
Portner ’66, Lynne Seekamp ’71, Rajeena Shakya ’04, Sarah Rouse Sheehan ’71, Caroline Stevens
’67, Jill Fox Trimble ’84, Kathy Boykin Ulman ’76, Martha VanLandingham ’71, Wanda Whitney
’86, Samantha Wittie ’13, and Phanwin Yokying ’11.
Bradley Bateman, Wayne and Mary Will Copes Browning ’58, Jane Merriam Cody ’63,
Kay Mills Colonna ’55, Heather Ayers Garnett ’86, Cyndi Lee, E.A. Harlan McMath ’53, Ellen
Nock Nelson ’51, Anne Bryant Nock ’56, Susan Neal Price ’89, Gail Parks Pusey ’60, Anna
Womble Sterrett ’06, and Suzanne Van Kesteren Tankard ’63
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Hartford
Memphis
David and Lauri McGrath DiGalbo ’74, David and Barbara Stahl Edwards ’55, Judy Nicholson
Frey ’64, Heather Ayers Garnett ’86, Carolyn Fisher Johns ’64, Tina Kirk Johnson ’93, Betty Jo
Warden Keirstead ’46, Leonard Clough, Judy Hill Lawes ’57, Rhoda Lea ’92, Betty Messenger
Morcom ’46, Nancy Petry ’90, William White, Tara McCarthy Schultz ’93, and James and Ellie
Watson Venneman ’68.
Stella Orgill Blocker ’59, Judy Safferstone Bookman ’69, Mike Patton and Stephanie BusseySpencer Patton ’78, George and Julie Huston Ellis ’71, Heather Ayers Garnett ’86, Myra Ann
Speight Kelso ’51, Penny Allen Kendall ’64, Dorothy Orgill Kirsch ’55, Scott and Kim Sturgill
Looney ’09, Betsy Thompson Rice ’65, Dorsey Nicholson Wade ’65, and Martha Gulledge York ’51
Nashville
New York City
Marka Anderson ’08, Ray Smith Berry ’74, Virginia Jones Callicott ’59, Elizabeth Callicott ’96,
Bob Galloway and Karen Campbell ’77, Marja Copeland ’11, Keith Cutchins DeMoss ’47, Donna
McKellar Easter ’61, Heather Ayers Garnett ’86, Chris and Sedley Hotchkiss Hassel ’61, Elizabeth
Hay ’65, Nancy Johnson ’61, James and Kelly Donnelly Price ’64, Laura Barton Riley ’74, Helen
“Honey” Martin Rodgers ’56, Elizabeth “Punky” Smith ’72, Karin Adams Stewart ’47, Leigh
Walton ’73, Wenjun Xu ’11, and Jim and Mary Bright Hunter Young ’65.
Gus and Mabel Wynne Allen ’56, Weiqin Bao ’05, Maurice and Dianne Lewis Batista ’86, David
and Melissa Lewis Bernstein ’69, Nat and Jewelle Wooten Bickford ’63, Amanda Botwin Block
’00, Kathy Brown ’76, Patty Webb Bryan ’71, Kim Edmonds ’07, Daphne Foreman ’81, Heather
Ayers Garnett ’86, Patrick Glynn ’12, Jackie Hockersmith ’09, Christina Hua ’11, Lisa Skrabek
Koonce ’95, Mrinalini Lhila ’99, Zara Husain Marian ’75, Julie Hembree McKenzie ’82, David and
Betsey Casey Metz ’56, Amelia, Allidah and Allison Gulick Muller ’71, Natalie Rosenbaum ’98,
Susan Quiney Swain ’62, Suzanne Lasher ’70, Fran Taber ’71, Tyler Walker ’10, Billy and Misty
Matthews Walker ’74, and Geoff and Ginger Hill Worden ’69.
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill
Portland
Amorette Drexler ’04, Beth Egee ’01, Heather Ayers Garnett ’86, Emily Hanson ’09 and Reid
Stillman, Lyndsey Pelham Lederer ’05, Evelyn Shoop Mathew ’03, Louisa Smith McCleary ’66,
Nancy Whitlock Seyfrit ’45 and Carolyn Crawford, and Nancy Burch Wilkinson ’64.
Caroline Burgess Ansbacher ’63, Michelle Mulligan Beard ’94, Page Ramsey Benedict ’74, Anne
Harden Bradford ’58, Jennifer Tucker Bridgers ’96, Anne Wentworth Brill ’68, Mary Laurie
Johnson Cece ’84, Danielle Johnson Crowley ’97, Heather Ayers Garnett ’86, Liza Rucker Hager
’69, Pat Parrish Harris ’58, Jane Pettus Hughes ’74, Colton Hunt ’13, Sheryl Scott Joyner ’84,
Margaret Krome-Lukens ’07, Nancy Cobb Lilly ’52, Agnes Fitts Marshall ’64, Adele Michal ’74,
Jane Clark Moorman ’65, Lolly White Norris ’46, Kristen Orgera ’99, Sandy Worth Page ’72,
Claire Bledsoe Pratt ’69, Ed Preston, Laura Norris Robinson ’80, Lauren Stevenson ’13, Laurie
Raffensperger Turner ’79, Heidi Mulligan Walker ’94, Mary Albert Ward ’55, Mary Shelburne
Watkins ’58, Kathy Nowack Worm ’82, Anne Sullivan Wright ’62, and Ann Red Wright ’73.
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Seattle
Summer Henderson Acharya ’07, Elizabeth Noe Cochran ’94, Ayn Dietrich ’04, Heather Ayers
Garnett ’86, Richard and Anne Bartlett Gillett ’58, Melissa Goss Goss-Jentz ’03, Brittney Jones ’08,
Jack Cashdollar and Muriel Jones ’65, Frank and Sally Brittain Lewis ’59, Sarah Frey Lill ’06, Judy
Hall McBroom ’64, and Andrew and Shannon Smalley Ramsey ’07.
Laura Allan ’10, Tammy Williams Ankcorn ’93, Kathie Ballon Cheatham ’65, Mary Jane Rogers
Chetelat ’53, Macon and Zanne Clark ’69, Heather Ayers Garnett ’86, Phoebe Boone and Mary
Catherine Haug ’65, Gary Grimm and Ann Holsberry ’65, Fran Moreland Johns ’53, Gene Bellessa
and Thalia McCarthy Koster ’66, Steve and Elizabeth Pape Lucchesi ’69, Jay and Marian Phillips
Mancini ’81, Kacey Meaker ’08, Don and Ginny Whitesel Meyer ’63, Anne Morris ’12, Allan and Kit
Jones Prager ’68, Francis and Cathleen Cunningham Roche ’84, Bob Stafford, Jamie Rutledge and
Yili Tang ’10, Yuri and Alex Hoenig Yakubov ’08, and Christopher Zielewski ’11.
Virginia Beach
No photo is available, unfortunately, but President Bateman met the following alumnae and friends: Ann
Jeter Baldwin ’56, Lorraine Gutermuth Bennett ’68, Jennifer Bundy ’12, Patsy Ackiss Caton ’52, Betty Jean
Underwood Clarke ’58, Annah Eberwine Cross ’57, Mary Ellen Macdonald Dechert ’56, Mary Ludwig Denny
’71, Ann Ames Edelmann ’80, Martha Martin Field ’56, Heather Ayers Garnett ’86, Eva Schwarz Gill ’68,
Ellen Oast Keeter ’79, Cyndi Lee, Emily Gill Mills ’79, Jean McKenzie Oast ’53, Suzanne Patrick ’77, Rosalind
Pittman Reading ’64, Ann Duckett Reed ’55, Bo and Barbara Drane Roberson’67, Dixie Nash Sakolosky ’68,
Jane Neblett Tims ’68, and Katherine Clay Willis ’89.
Chapter Events
Greensboro
New York City
Heather Ayers Garnett ’86 and Jan Meriwether joined Greensboro alumnae for lunch in April:
Martha Read Hoekstra ’67, Peggy Presto Koppel ’76, Lindsay Cross ’10, Susan Louft Andreatta
’64, and Mary Edith Bentley Abu-Saba ’61.
Kim Edmonds, Roxy MtJoy, Lorena Kern, Mrinalini Lhila, Kristina Krsteva, and Jacky Hockersmith
enjoy Christmas Brunch on the Lower East Side, NYC.
Philadelphia (Pearl S. Buck 100th Anniversary Celebration)
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Pearl S. Buck’s graduation from R-MWC (in alpha order) are
Jeffie Pettus Abbott ’63, Ann Worthington Dennen ’61, Debbie Gibson Holl ’72 and Kyung-Joo Kim,
Dorothy Abbot and Joy Abbot Inkpen ’92 Kay Morris ’54, Margie Keller Paul ’56, Didier and Dodi
McKenna Peron ’62, Phoebe Perper, Jean Renzi, Dick and Joan Denny Searles ’56, Judy Mundy Shutt
’62, John Durkin and Rebecca Stanley ’77, Jeanne Spoerer Thompson ’64, Bill Wescott, June Wescott
and Phebe Williamson Wescott ’78, Betty Steele White ’60, and Patti Greathouse Wood ’58.
The Buck celebration continued at Green Hills, Pearl Buck’s home (Perkasie, PA), with (in
alphabetical order) Martha Haupt Carter ’50, Robin Chambers Dixon ’78, Joe and Debbie Hecker
Fletcher ’69, Bill and Ilse Goldfarb Dorothy Abbot and Joy Abbot Inkpen ’92, Jeanie Harris Jung
’55, Lorena Kern ’72, Anne Davison Lewis ’50, Betsy Lewis ’80, Mrinalini Lhila ’99, Michelle Lodge
’74, Didier and Dodi McKenna Peron ’62, Meredith Ray, Michael and Maggie Reames ’87, John
Fischer and Panthea Reid ’62, Judy Mundy Shutt ’62, Jean Renzi and Jeanne Spoerer Thompson
’64, Phebe Williamson Wescott ’78, and Katy Colonna Worrilow ’80.
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Lynchburg
Lynchburg
Coach Clay Nunley, is joined by former basketball players at a gathering on campus last February.
Pictured, left to right, are: William “Caleb” Pearson ’11, Cameron “Cam” Shepherd ’11, Malcolm
Nelson ’12, Jason Rutschman ’10, Coach, Colton Hunt ’13, Julius Thomas ’12, and Chris Battaglia ’13.
Mini WildCat and cousin of Spencer Matthews ’17 cheering on the Cats at a home basketball
game in February.
Lynchburg
Model UN in New York City
Our legacy students were invited to the Casey House for pizza before exams last December.
Seated, left to right: Reynolds Martin ’15, Lauren Shelton ’12, Catherine Godley ’13, Grace
Cummins ’16, and Elizabeth van Noppen ’14. Standing: McKinzie Garnett ’17, Brian Mule ’14,
Mark Patterson ’15, Best Sullivan ’14, Elizabeth Delery ’14, Coulton Watson ’15, Brad Ehilegbu ’16 and Travis Watson ’15
Professor Jennifer Dugan and students joined alumnae and friends at the home of Kathy Brown
’76 in New York City in April after a very successful competition at the Model UN.
Safari in Africa
April 2015
ALUMNAE AND ALUMNI EVENTS LISTED ON THE WEB
Invitations for chapter events are mailed and e-mailed to
alumnae and alumni and are also listed on the web:
www.randolphcollege.edu/association/category/events.
Check the listing for an event in your area, and click to RSVP.
Listen to lions roar, watch elephants roam—all while
helping children in need. Now you can travel in
luxury—and good conscious—knowing 100 percent
of the trip profits will be donated to non-profits run by
R-MWC alumnae who are working to advance the
care of children in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania.
We are currently soliciting interest for this trip. Pricing
estimates for this 12-day excursion (all inclusive minus
airfare) are around $4250 per person with a scheduled
departure in mid-April 2015. Please contact the Office
of Alumnae and Alumni at 434-947-8102 if you are
interested in this trip.
TRAVEL
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Springtime in SICILY
April 14–26, 2015
Not to be missed is the sheer pleasure of Sicilia in spring:
clear blue skies, pleasant temperatures, and delicious
Mediterranean cuisine featuring fresh artichokes and other
seasonal treats. This legendary island, steeped in history,
is breathtaking in April when the landscape is carpeted
with wild flowers, enhancing Sicily’s stunning architectural
patrimony. With 2-4 nights at superbly-located first-class
and deluxe hotels in Palermo, Agrigento, Siracusa and
Taormina, top-notch local guides, an excursion on Mt.
Etna, and an evening in a private centuries-old home, our
carefully-planned and discerning itinerary will enable you
to experience “the crossroads of the Mediterranean” to an
extent that is impossible to achieve on one’s own.
Off the Beaten Path in the Heart of Italy
Late September–early October 2015
Explore one of Italy’s best kept secrets: eastern Toscana
and the Marche (“Marches”), where a treasure trove of
Renaissance art and architecture is hidden away between
the Arno River and the Adriatic Sea. Urbino’s extraordinary
Ducal Palace is the jewel in a crown of engaging small art
cities and medieval hill towns, virtually untouched by tourism.
Round out your personal hands-on life experience with the
Italian Quattrocento, discovering masterpieces not visible
in the great, crowded art “capitals” of Europe—and enjoy
autumnal gastronomic delights, along with the beauty and
tranquility of lesser-visited places in the “heart of Italy,”while
someone else handles the daunting logistics!
Walking and Wine Tasting in Tuscany
October 2015
For a refreshing change of pace, join us for a relaxing sojourn
in southern Tuscany, where iconic views await you! The
sublime Val d’Orcia is little changed from its appearance
hundreds of years ago, hence its designation in 2004 as
a UNESCO World Heritage Site. From a delightful and
welcoming small hotel conveniently located for excursions
in every direction, we’ll walk in the unblemished countryside,
explore medieval villages, enjoy wine tastings in the Brunello
di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano “zones,”
savor Tuscan cuisine at its best, and marvel at extraordinary
art, architecture, and gardens. A perfect autumn getaway!
For more information:
• Office of Alumnae and Alumni: 434-947-8102
• Sharon Bouck Smith ’66, Travel Designs: 607-587-8324
or e-mail info@travel-designs.com
Please include your class year and contact information!
Spouses, extended family, and friends are always welcome!
S U M M ER 2014
In Memoriam
William F. Quillian, Jr.
President, emeritus
Educator,
philanthropist,
businessman, author, and civil
servant, William “Bill” F. Quillian,
Jr., like Minnie, truly “had a heart as
big as a whale.” He began his career
in education as assistant professor
and then professor of philosophy at
Gettysburg College from 1941 to 1945.
In 1945, he was appointed professor
of philosophy at Ohio Wesleyan
University until 1952, when he became
president of R-MWC, a position he
held until retirement in 1978. Those
who met Bill were immediately drawn
to him because of his natural charm
and grace. His love for his family, the
College, and community was deep and
abiding, and he lived by the principle
that doing the right thing in all
situations was not simply the correct
choice, but the only choice. He died in
Lynchburg, just one month before his
101st birthday. (See article on page 4.)
Muriel G. Dahlgard
Professor of Chemistry, emerita
Muriel Dahlgard began her
career at the University of Florida,
in Gainesville, where she spent five
years as a research assistant professor
in the Cancer Research Laboratory
before joining the faculty of R-MWC.
Muriel was a professor and later chair
of the chemistry department here at
the College, where she was awarded
the Gillie A. Larew Distinguished
Teacher Award. She was a member of
Sigma Xi, the American Chemistry
Society, the Virginia Academy of
Science, the American Association of
University Women, and the American
Association of University Professors.
Engaging in abundant research in
her field of study, much of her effort
was focused on cancer research. She
enjoyed challenging her students and
found joy over the years exchanging
cards and letters with many of her
former students. Many didn’t know
that Muriel enjoyed cooking and
was a proficient chef, being an avid
follower of many of the more popular
chefs, but none more than Julia Child.
After her retirement, she spent time
immersing herself in music, taking
up the piano, and becoming quite
accomplished in playing the classical
music she so loved. She died on
May 18, 2014, in Lynchburg.
Robert A. Cornett
Professor of Philosophy, emeritus
Head
of
the
philosophy
department at R-MWC from 19581990, Robert Cornett was a memorable
teacher for decades of learning. He
received a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Butler University in 1944, a Bachelor
of Divinity from Princeton University
Theological Seminary in 1946, and his
Ph.D. in philosophy from the University
of Illinois in 1953. He ministered to
churches in Illinois and Indiana while
studying for his doctorate, and then in
Kentucky while he was also teaching at
Berea College from 1953-58. While at
R-MWC, Robert received a Fulbright
grant to study in India, published in
professional journals, taught in the
Governor’s School summer program
in Lynchburg, and also worked with
students to promote civil rights in
Lynchburg. He died peacefully at his
home on May 19, 2014, at the age of 94.
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Alumnae and Alumni Deaths
Listing includes notifications received by
the College as of June 15, 2014
1931 Martha Beane Michaux
1934 Kitty Cardwell Baker
1934 Sabina Goldstein Kaufmann
1935 Emily Myers Clingman
1936 Janet Stimson Sarr
1936 Helen Siegmann Vaala
1937 Mary Virginia Pounds Brown
1937 Jean Murray Daniel
1937 Josephine Marchman Nash
1937 Ruth Spangler Richards
1938 Dorothy Coddington Kouri
1939 Dorothea Rudisill Allyn
1939 Polly Duvernet Jones
1940 Ellie Drake McCarley
1940 Martha Gamble Mikell
1941 Rita Spruce Christian
1941 Sylvia Costen
1941 Harriett Martin Shelton
1941 Ellie Newell Steere
1941 Pauline Holt Wilson
1942 Anne Maxwell Burford
1942 Ella Mae Cason De Coster
1942 Alma Poske Galbraith
1942 Mary Mason Yelderman
1943 Betty Wilder Billups
1943 Nancy Perkins Birnbaum
1943 Virginia Hardwick Crockett
1943 Emily Anderson Hightower
1943 Pat Taylor Kulick
1944 Sarah Witherspoon Balbach
1944 Mamie Jolley Bruce
1944 Betty Chapin Hurley
1944 Kate Fitton Irvine
1944 Sally Dunn Kinsell
1944 Dolly Franklin Wallenborn
1945 Thyrsa Becker Campbell
1945 Nancy Gray Cheek
1946 Nellie Dodd Janes
1946 Pauline Breard Milner
1946 Jane Rhymes Oliver
1946 Betsy Patterson Pace
1947 Edith Willingham Chaffee
1947 Julie Myers Clay
1947 Mary Belle Lothrop Harkness
1947 Muriel Fisher Menchey
1947 Virginia Arnold Siener
1947 Marilyn Morgan Williams
1948 Hardie Tharpe Brock
1948 Mary Virginia Robins Ferguson
1948 Lucinda Thompson Harty
1948 Effie Tolson Hey
1948 Celia Moore Hopson
1948 Dot Fawcett Morris
1948 Lois Sunstrom Sandhofer
1949 Louise Meyerkort Classen
1949 Roseann Robertson McKay
1949 Virginia Nash Patten
1949 Patricia Eckert Quinn
1950 Betty Rawlings Batson
1950 Nancy Oberrender Mackin
1950 Jill Craig Miner
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1/7/2011
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1951 Lynette Agostini Black
1951 Hebe Riddick Mace
1951 Alicia Sams Pruet
1952 Mary Stevens Glenn
1953 Eugenia Goodall Brannon
1953 Peggy Evett Fitch
1953 Helen Coles Price
1953 Nancy Holloway Rea
1953 Julie Green Wack
1954 Betty Walton Jones
1956 Corinne Kelly Calder
1957 Martha Roddenbery Scott
1958 Mary Jo McEachern Hughes
1958 Eileen Kelly
1959 Marjorie Lundquist
1960 Donna Miller Russell
1962 Barbara Beardmore Adams
1962 Graham Dunstan Boose
1962 Peggy Dickinson Hall
1964 Linda Crow Beegle
1971 Amy Callaway
1972 Nancy Elliott
1972 Karen Quant Sutton
1972 Sally Webb
1973 Martha Cofer
1975 Anne Thomas Andrews
1984 Becky Haney
1984 Natalie Heide
1985 Nora Ann Miller Hill
2001 Judith Covington
2008 Emily Schuetz Stryker
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3/10/2014
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12/11/2013
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Alumnae and Alumni Family
Deaths
Listing includes notifications received
by the College as of June 15, 2014, and
includes spouses, parents, and other
immediate family members with alumnae
or alumni connections
1940 Sister of Katherine Spruce Hobbs
Margaret Spruce Christian
4/17/2014
1942 Spouse of Alyce Cunningham Clark
Rollo V. Clark, Jr.
12/30/2013
1944 Spouse of Dolly Franklin Wallenborn
Peter A. Wallenborn, Jr.
1/6/14
1945 Spouse of Manette Stone Newcomb
A. Jackson Newcomb, Jr.
3/25/2014
1947 Spouse of Betty Elder Stolz
Richard F. Stolz, Jr.
6/9/2012
1948 Spouse of Janet Reed Hale
Alan Hale
7/25/2013
1948 Sister of Shirley Becker Nickels
Thyrsa Becker Campbell
10/13/2012
1949 Spouse of Page Richardson Dwight
Charles B. Dwight, III
11/7/2013
1949 Spouse of Roberta Murfee Worsham
Jean M. Worsham
8/14/2013
1950 Spouse of Anne Sommerville Lowe
Michael Baxter Lowe
4/30/2014
1951 Spouse of Betsy Hill Cole
Howson “Huck” Cole, III
12/17/2013
1951 Spouse of Alicia Sams Pruet
Charles C. Pruet
1/13/14
1952 Spouse of Mary Woolridge Cross
Wilbur R. Cross
9/20/2012
1953 Sister of Karin Vetter Mott
Marea Vetter Jones
1/28/2014
1955 Spouse of Sara Boulden Millar
Roger Martin Millar, Sr.
3/22/2014
1956 Spouse of Judy Merriwether Arnold
Harris C. Arnold
5/3/2014
1956 Spouse of Jo Anne Warren Lewis
Oren R. Lewis, Jr.
3/25/2014
1957 Spouse of Betty Dry Darden
Joshua P. Darden, Jr.
1/22/2014
1958 Spouse of Anne Deck Patterson
Winslow S. Patterson
12/12/2013
1959 Spouse of Leslye Baltzer Wakefield
Douglas R. Wakefield
2/20/2014
1960 Spouse of Sarah Shirah Ashmore
R. Walter Ashmore, III
2/18/2014
1960 Spouse of Carol Ranz Krause
Robert C. Krause
4/11/2013
1964 Mother of Retta Baker Van Auken
Sallie Cardwell Baker
6/2/2014
1966 Spouse of Madeline Hutcheson Ramsey
Charles B. Ramsey
2/16/2014
1966 Mother of Susan Billups Underwood
Betty Wilder Billups
3/15/2014
1969 Mother of Jolley Bruce Christman
Mamie Jolley Bruce
6/4/2014
1969 Father of Nancie Newkirk Loppnow
C. Wesley Newkirk
5/30/2014
1969 Spouse of Elaine von Oesen Oakey
R. Stedman Oakey, Jr.
2/9/2014
1970 Father of Betty Wallenborn Green
Peter A Wallenborn, Jr.
1/6/2014
1970 Mother of Betty Wallenborn Green
Dolly Franklin Wallenborn
12/18/2013
1970 Father of Kathryn Cornett Heekin
Robert A. Cornett
5/19/2014
1970 Spouse of Ann Hayne Walker
Alfred J. Walker
12/2/2013
1971 Mother of Nancy Craig Blackburn
Fariss Fraser Craig
8/11/2013
1971 Spouse of Barbara Schamberger Cornett
Robert A. Cornett
5/19/2014
1971 Mother of Ann Eutsler Coulter
Eva Vines Eutsler
5/25/2014
1971 Spouse of Gail Egan Niermeyer
Donald L. Niermeyer
12/24/2013
1972 Father of Deborah Clark
Rollo V. Clark, Jr.
12/30/2013
1972 Father of Sandy Worth Page
Colvin M. Worth
2/1/2014
1973 Sister of Leigh Walton
Susan Walton Wynkoop
4/27/2014
1974 Father of Sheryl Newcomb
A. Jackson Newcomb, Jr.
3/25/2014
1976 Father of Mig Worth Hardy
Colvin M. Worth
2/1/2014
1976 Father of Camille Morring Salisbury
Frank Morring
6/7/2013
1976 Mother of Melinda Williams
Kathryn E. Williams
3/6/2012
1978 Father of Mary Oliver Fromyer
George B. Oliver
2/13/2014
S U M M ER 2014
1978 Mother of Shannon Pace
Elizabeth Patterson Pace
12/16/2013
1979 Father of Susan Harder Morris
William Albert Harder
5/23/2014
1980 Mother of Mia Fryklund Corbitt
Dorothy Fryklund
4/8/2014
1980 Spouse of Meg Barrett Deacon
F.E. “Bert” Deacon, III
1/27/2014
1984 Father of Hannah Lowe Goddard
Michael Baxter Lowe
4/30/2014
1984 Mother of Holly Russell
Donna Miller Russell
6/3/2014
1986 Mother of Courtney Hall Bleyl
Peggy Dickinson Hall
1/28/2014
1986 Mother of Laura Fitch McGrath
Margaret Gibbs Fitch
3/10/2014
1988 Father of Melissa Banks
David R. Banks
12/29/2013
1989 Father of Karen Lawrence Djorup
John C. Lawrence
11/10/2013
1991 Mother of Melanie Russell Sides
Donna Miller Russell
6/3/2014
1992 Mother of Kate West
Theresa Hicks West
1/27/2014
1994 Mother of Augusta West
Theresa Hicks West
1/27/2014
1995 Daughter Cathy King Madsen
Bridget Louise Madsen
3/11/2013
1996 Mother of Jill Fleury DeVoe
Deborah P. Webb
4/30/2014
2004 Daughter of Amorette Drexler
Katwin Drexler
10/2013
2004 Father of Morgan Greene Santos
Arthur T. Greene, Jr.
1/1/2013
2005 Brother of Lyndsey Pelham Lederer
John Alexander Pelham
2/12/2014
2008 Father of Kristen Fort
Theodore W. Fort
3/23/2014
2009 Father of Natalie Fort
Theodore W. Fort
3/23/2014
College Family Deaths
Listing includes notifications received by the
College as of June 15, 2014
William F. Quillian, Jr
3/4/14
Nancy Hoffman
4/27/14
Muriel Dahlgard
5/18/14
Robert Cornett
5/19/14
Father of Jaclyn Beard
Albert Peters
8/14/13
Spouse of Roy Evans
Tina Evans
12/17/13
Spouse of Cammie Hubbard
Leroy Hubbard
5/18/14
Father of Lisa Reed
Ledeal Boyd 5/18/14
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Tribute Gifts
Alumnae Memorial Scholarship Fund and Other Funds
December 1, 2013–June 15, 2014
IN HONOR OF
Corinne Kelly Calder ’56
Frank Hull ’70
Elaine Dahl St. Vincent HA
Margot Holt Gill ’52
Adam Biegel
Sharyn Marks ’70
Class of 1960
Treenie Barham Chilton ’36
Dr.
Paul
Irwin
Dr.
Carl
Stern
William A. Stuart II
Jane L. Henley
Anne Preston Robertson Farmer ’80
Lisa Simoneau ’89
Jennifer Hayden ’03 Class of 1963
Louise Meyerkort Classen ’49
Rachel
Storey
’14
Jane Forster Wacaster ’63
Mary Watkins Carpenter ’49
Mari
Ishibashi
Katherine
Lawson
’14
Amanda Krzyzanowski-Cream ’10
Class of 1964
Holly Miller Clingempeel ’81
William A. Stuart II
Harriette Moskowitz Will ’64
Gloria Miller
Peggy
Spigner
Lancaster
’49
Caroline
Sikes
Cowan
’60
Harry Lancaster
Elizabeth Steele White ’60
Class of 1974 40th Reunion
Claire Cox
Mary Borden Currin ’74
Mary Daily Long ’80
Lori
Lee
Anne
Tucker
’67
Robert Villanueva ’14
Page Hynes Sullenberger ’67
The friendship between Pearl
Fariss Craig
Sydenstricker Buck ’14 and
Julie and George Ellis
Betsy
Henley
Lobel
’84
Paula
J.
Wallace
Emma Edmunds White ’14
Julie
Huston
Ellis
’71
Jane
L.
Henley
Kristen
Hutchinson
’14
Emma Edmunds ’67
Odilia Russo Dank ’60
Farah Marks
Ann Boult Walling ’62
Dr. Bradley W. Bateman
Ann Claiborne Pope Christian ’60
Sharyn
Marks
’70
Cecile
Costley
Torbergsen
’62
Mary Schrensky Boese ’80
Nancy Lanier Player ’60
Cindy Lyons
Emily Sykes McDermott ’62
Dr. Marjorie Wheeler-Barclay
Kathy Davison ’77
Cecile
Costley
Torbergsen
’62
Elizabeth
Lipscomb
Sally Davis Berra ’70
Elizabeth van Noppen ’14
Matthew Berra
Kathryn Beasley McKenna ’44
Ann Henley Yauger ’86
Rachel Alexandra Dean ’03
Sandy
and
Anne
McKenna
Jane
L.
Henley
Dr. Kristin M. Bliss
Jan Y. Meriwether
Anne
Roberts
McKenna
’74
Kristen Hutchinson ’14
Dr. Ernest A. Duff
Emerson Moore
Pinky Blundell Carlton ’63
IN MEMORY OF
Joan Wickham Sugg ’69
Wayne
and
Reen
Moore
The Honorable and Mrs. Lynn N.
Hughes
Barbara Beardmore Adams ’62
Raleigh Henderson Dulaney ’60
Ken Parks
Lucy Reinking Carl ’62
Penny & Archie Jenkins
Anne
Poggio
Miller
’06
Dr. Emily Chua
Marian
Zimmerman
Jenkins
’60
Lennis Harris ’07
Dorothy Crandall Bliss
Lorraine Blanks Potter ’75
Jessica Baskin Newport ’05
Florence M.S. Madison
William W. Featheringill
James
L.
Potter
’15
Lee Mayhall
Jan Meriwether
Dr. and Mrs. William A. Coulter
R-MWC Alumnae and Randolph
Dr. William F. Quillian’s 100th
Jessica Baskin Newport ’05
College Alumni Association
Isabel Hanna Finnell ’56
Birthday
Josephine Hanna Sugg ’59
Sharyn
Marks
’70
Becky Morrison Dunn ’70
Dottie Warner Bowie ’42
Evelyn Coley Puckett ’70
Mary Bowie ’74
Irene Foust Fraley ’47
Dr. Dan Raessler
Pat Flanary Raney ’48
Jessica
Baskin
Newport
’05
Dr. Ann Fabirkiewicz
Margaret Woolfolk Boyd ’59
Alex Knoppel ’10
Betty Jo Fite Hays ’59
Kathryn Gilmer ’46
Pam Risenhoover
Maxey and Frances Mayo
Anna
Marks
’00
Carolyn Burgess Featheringill ’69
L. R. Brammer, Jr. & Dorothy G.
Frances Moss Mayo ’46
Evelyn Coley Puckett ’70
Brammer
Dixie Nash Sakolosky ’68
Brammer Engineering
Betty Goldsworthy
John Sakolosky
Wesley Fugate
Catherine Baker Thompson ’71
Cindy Lyons
Hardie Tharpe Brock ’48
Randall & Karen Speer ’04
Mary Cannon Quick ’48
Arthur T. Greene, Jr.
Karl Speer ’12
Frances Jones Giles ’65
Morgan Greene Santos ’04
Barbara and Dick Harbison
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck ’14
Dr. Randall C. Speer
Emma Edmunds ’67
Josephine Rowell Hanna ’26
Jessica Baskin Newport ’05
Dr. Dennis Goff
Josephine Hanna Sugg ’59
Alex Knoppel ’10
S U M M ER 2014
Merle Ferguson Hardison ’63
Jill Craig Miner ’50
Richard Hardison
Jean Morton McCoy ’50
Elizabeth Henley
Deceased Classmates of The
Jane L. Henley
Class of 1964
Harriette Moskowitz Will ’64
Linda Fischer Higgison ’69
Kim Hofstetter Dracon ’87
Marguerite Hess Morris ’44
Marguerite Morris Dubay ’74
Celia Moore Hopson ’48
Garland J. Morris
John and Gayle Rufli
Elizabeth Berry-Mosley ’71
Ruth Singewald Hurlock ’41
Rinn Turner Addison ’71
Howard Perkinson Lawrence ’40
Susan Mullin ’93
Anne Shropshire Hyde ’39
Diane Williams Kephart ’93
Muriel Zimmerman Casey ’53
Libba Tankard Neal ’58
Troy Irwin
Margaret Davis Shields ’83
Kris and Patty Irwin
Donald L. Niermeyer
Margaret Ellis Jutson ’31
Julie and George Ellis
Willard H. Johnson
Julie Huston Ellis ’71 Rebecca (Becky) Jung
Ann Glover Parrott ’38
Amanda Fischer ’15
Howard Perkinson Lawrence ’40
Toby Levine
Dr. Margaret Pertzoff
Walter C. Klein
Joan Wickham Sugg ’69
Heather Ayers Garnett ’86
Don and Frances Giles Alicia and Charles Pruet
Frances Jones Giles ’65
Ann Boon Rhea ’51
Lorraine Blanks Potter ’75
Dr. William F. Quillian, Jr.
Amy Kuenzi
Mabel Wynne Allen ’56
Heather Ayers Garnett ’86
Sally Prillaman Bauer ’56
R-MWC Alumnae and Randolph
Deane Moffitt Brasfield ’60
College Alumni Association
Pamela Henderson Brown ’56
Quincy Gasque Butler ’56
Dorothy Swain Lewis ’36
Connie Anderson Calhoun ’57
R-MWC Alumnae and Randolph
Judith Melvin Cathey ’68
College Alumni AssociationNell Brame Cavenaugh ’56
Margaret Baxley Chew ’56
Lee Brammer May ’80
Margaret Corlett Dillard ’48
Brammer Engineering
Martha Martin Field ’56
Bruce Koolage Forsberg ’56
Juanita Mayberry
Heather Ayers Garnett ’86
Agnes Fitts Marshall ’64
Marilyn Parker Hankin ’56
R-MWC Alumnae and Randolph
Virginia Atkinson Hein ’55
College Alumni AssociationElizabeth Keesee Henry ’69
Martha Read Hoekstra ’67
Eleanor Jones McNamara ’36
Leslie Hoge ’79
Sandy and Skipper Holt
Polly Cummings Hussain ’64
Tamara Jamerson ’95
Anne Whitley McThenia ’60
Dare Peace Johnson ’56
Mary McConnell Honsinger ’62
Tina and Skip Kughn
Brit LeCompte
Robert B. Lloyd
Julia Dorsey Reed Loomis ’67
Ellen Bruce Marchand ’56
Elna Ann Wilson Mayo ’56
Olive Worth McCord ’56
Jan Meriwether
Betsey Casey Metz ’56
Jean Nooe Miller ’56
Gretchen Goerdel Nelms ’61
Anne Bryant Nock ’56
Jean Thompson Noel ’56
Constance Shaner Parramore ’56
Marjorie Keller Paul ’56
Lorraine Blanks Potter ’75
Mary Cannon Quick ’48
Anne Weisiger Quicke ’53
R-MWC Alumnae and Randolph
College Alumni Association
Nancy Staley Rettig ’56
Helen Martin Rodgers ’56
Cicely Darr Roth ’56
Margaret Whitney Shiels ’56
Josephine Grogan Smith ’58
Sharon Bouck Smith ’66
Jane Mylander Wainwright ’63
Janice Burdick Walters ’56
Randall Johnson Watts ’77
Phebe Williamson Wescott ’78
Fran Zollinger White ’58
Mary Flowers White ’58
Carolyn Becker Windburn ’56
Jane Meredith Wolf ’61
Wenjun Xu ’11
Angie Morgan Robertson ’60
Jane Cornick Dominick ’60
Margo Grafton Rundles ’63
Agnes Fitts Marshall ’64
Martha Roddenbery Scott ’57
Anderson Scott and John Scott
Cary Gilman Smith ’42
Jan Meriwether
Sally Birdsong Smith ’60
Deanna Blanco Braeger ’60
Ann Claiborne Pope Christian ’60
Ellen Gibbs Goodwin ’51
Nancy Lanier Player ’60
Margaret Shepard Ray ’65
Courtenay Mitchell Wilson ’60
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Dr. Edwin H. St. Vincent
Sharyn Marks ’70
Elaine Dahl St. Vincent HA
Kitty Weisiger Stark ’54
Anne Weisiger Quicke ’53
Frances Kendig Steinheimer ’36
Susannah Pugh Morton
Randolph and Randy Young
Lynn Hume Stuart ’60
Mary Marr Dunlop Beckman ’60
Caroline Sikes Cowan ’60
Mary Dale Vansant Kea ’60
Jan Meriwether
Carol Penn Tippet ’60
Elizabeth Steele White ’60
Carrie Meyer Suber ’95
Karen Godley Awenowicz ’97
Dr. Jerome L. Sullivan III
Best K. Sullivan ’14
Laura Geisel Sullivan ’74
Jerome L. Sullivan IV
Catherine Quant Sutton ’72
Patricia Hensley Allen ’72
James R. Taylor
Jody Taylor Duke ’83
Dr. Philip Thayer
Joan Wickham Sugg ’69
Bess Christian Thompson ’40
Howard Perkinson Lawrence ’40
Douglas R. Wakefield
Martha McKay Jones ’58
Laura Sweet Weaver ’38
Virginia Sweet Bondurant ’41
Suzanne Savedge Wescoat ’64
Gloria Beardslee ’64
Caroline Lockett Cherry ’64
Emma Edmunds White ’14
Emma Edmunds ’67
HA-Honorary Alumna or Alumnus
* denotes deceased
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Milestones
CONTINUED EDUCATION
BIRTHS AND ADOPTIONS
2001
2002
2003
2004
2006
2009
2010
2010
1995 Denise Elliott Cooper: Daughter, Claudia “Lola” Cooper
3/23/2013
1997 Sarah Nichols Nagle: Son, Truman Henry Nagle 7/19/2013
1998 Emrick Irwin Lordan: Son, Tobin Mortimer Lordan
6/2013
1998 Devan Poffenberger Walker: Daughter, Vivienne Rebecca Walker12/1/2012
1998 Kirsten Bakken: Daughter, Virginia James Jenkins 11/2012
1998 Sarah Ranck Patterson: Son, Benjamin Gilbert Patterso
10/26/2013
1998 Sarah Barham-Stuart: Son, Colin Barham-Stuart 9/1/2013
2000 Beth Powell Broyles: Daughter, Beth Powell Broyles
4/2013
2000 Karina White Chappell: Son, Kai Erik Chappell 9/4/2013
2001 Heather Lyons: Daughter, Meredith Leslie Gardy 10/2013
2001 Christine Garrett: Daughter, Veronica Garrett 10/2013
2002 Kristin Whitacre Orndorff: Daughter, Savannah Grace Ordndorff 9/14/2013
2002 Lauren Cairns Riale: Daughter, Elizabeth Avery Raile 8/13/2013
2003 Jennifer Hayden Siegfried: Daughter, Ruby Johnna Siegfried 4/27/2013
2004 Roxy MtJoy: Daughter, Clara Megan McRee 8/27/2013
2004 Alexis Horn Lehrer: Son, Archer Lehrer 2013
2004 Rory Collins Jansen: Son, Jack Jansen 11/22/2013
2004 Erica Eckhoff Spenningsby: Daughter, Wynn Aasta Spenningsby 1/13/2013
2004 Amorette Drexler: Daughters, Katwin and Kea Drexler
10/2013
2005 LaShanta Gregory Smith: Daughter, Jasmine Smith
3/12/2014
2005 Darilyn Peake Thompson: Son, London Thompson
9/2013
2005 Aimee Rose Formo: Daughter, Leanor Theophila Formo
10/8/2013
2007 Shannon Smalley Ramsey: Son, George Robin Ramsey
8/6/2013
2008 Jenn Ward: Son, Waitman T. Vanorsdale V
1/15/2014
Kimberli Sollenberger Maultsby: MS, Human Services, Capella University
Elizabeth Hall: MA, Interior Design, Corcoran College of Art and Design
Kimberly Rogers: PhD, Sociology, Duke University
Natalie Stevens: PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Kansas
Kaitlyn Feiock: MS, Public Health, Indiana University
Lauren Reding: MFA, Creative Writing, Johns Hopkins University
Lindsay Cross: MA, Social Work, University of North Carolina
Sam Henderson: MA, Archaeology, University of Massachusetts
MARRIAGES AND COMMITMENTS
1990 Kristine Kendall and Jeff Bruce
1993 Jeannine Vogel and Michael Bassett
1993 Anna Long and Jean Tuller
1993 Emily Bowles and Don Furdock
2000 Ellen Willson and Neil Glover 2000 Sara Farmer and Neil Van Aalst
2001 Eileen Wedel and Isaac Moreno
2001 Kimberli Sollenberger and Michael Maultsby 2001 Mary Lloyd and Sarah Allen
2002 Katherine Carrigan and Tom Houston
2002 Jennifer Gollehon and Jarrod Biggs 2003 Sarah Allen and Mary Lloyd
2003 Margaret Hancock and Bridget Pitcock
2003 Alicia Gauch and Jonathan Bluff
2003 Jennifer Hayden and Nate Siegfried
2004 Megan Hodge and Brian Sutton
2005 Vanessa Sufrin and Carly Torisky
2005 MaryAnne Gragg and Walter Mason
2005 Stephanie Ciechanowski and Adam Muffett
2006 Chantel Albert and Michael Yurich
2006 Carly Torisky and Vanessa Sufrin
2006 Kaitlyn Feiock and Dennis Feiock
2007 Katie Jennings and Rachel Peters
2007 Allie Graham and Jason Presnell
2008 Stacey Lantz and Chase McKenzie
2009 Ashley Hale and Michael Speed
2009 Rachel Martinez and Michael Thorn
2009 Rachel Peters and Katie Jennings
2009 Kim Sturgill and Scott Looney
2010 Nikki Smith and Travis Bailey
2010 Brittany Dickey and Eric van Staalduinen
2010 Brooke Jamerson and Richard Barbieri
2010 Wendi Thompson and Adrian-Leigh Gilman
2011 Eric van Staalduinen and Brittany Dickey 1/1/2012
7/21/2006
2/22/2014
2013
10/11/2013
10/19/2013
12/1/2013
5/14/2005
1/3/2013
11/16/2013
9/14/2013
1/3/2013
5/25/2013
1/5/2014
9/3/2011
5/11/2013
2/8/2014
2/27/2010
1/18/2014
8/3/2013
2/8/2014
5/4/2013
10/1/2013
10/1/2013
9/7/2013
9/1/2013
9/23/2012
10/1/2013
6/9/2012
4/1/2014
12/21/2013
11/20/2012
4/14/2012
12/21/2013
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