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MARYmSHINGTON  COLLEGE 


WINTER  1997 


VOL.  21,  NO.  2 


On  November  15,  1996,  MWC  welcomed  John  G.  Macfarlane  III  as  the  1996-97  Executive-in- 
Residence.  Macfarlane,  managing  director  of  the  New  York  investment  banking  firm  Salomon 
Brothers  Inc.,  addressed  a  breakfast  crowd  of  220  that  included  business  leaders,  MWC  admin- 
istrators, faculty  and  students.  His  topic,  "Challenges  Facing  the  Financial  Markets  in  the  Year 
Ahead,"  was  part  of  a  day-long  schedule  that  included  classroom  visits,  an  informal  luncheon  and 
a  roundtable  discussion  of  "Careers  on  Wall  Street." 

Macfarlane,  who  holds  a  B.A.  in  classical  studies  from  Hampden-Sydney  and  an  M.B.A.  from 
U.Va.'s  Darden  Graduate  School  of  Business,  has  other  ties  to  MWC  besides  Executive -In-Resi- 

dence.  His  mother,  Mrs.  Anne  Beck  Macfarlane, 
is  a  1952  graduate  and  a  former  member  of  the 
Board  of  Visitors. 

The  Executive-in-Residence  program,  estab- 
lished at  the  College  in  1989,  is  designed  to 
teach  students  from  all  academic  disciplines 
about  the  business  world  through  interaction 
with  established  corporate  leaders.  Tlie  program 
also  involves  local  business  leaders  in  the  life  of 
the  College  through  its  annual  business-leaders 
breakfast  and  special  seminars. 


Fredericksburg  Mayor  Bill  Greenup  enjoys  the  breakfast  in 
Lee  Hall  Ballroom. 


MARY  WASHINGTON  COLLEGE 

TODAY 

WINTER  1997  VOL.  21,  NO.  2 

TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 

MWC's  Scholar-Statesman  2 

Homecoming  '96 5 

Ars  Longa 7 

Sabbatical  on  the  Nile 10 

Sports    13 

On  Campus  15 

Alumni  News 21 

Class  Notes  25 

Editor:  Paulette  S.  Watson 

Editorial  Assistant:  Debra  A  Garrett 

Writer/Copy  Editor:  Liz  Gordon 

Copy  Editors:  Debra  A.  Garrett.  Betsey-Ellen  Hansen  '62,  Amy  R.  Szczepanski  '97.  Jennifer  Collins  '99 

Class  Notes  Editor:  Betsey-Ellen  Hansen  '62 

Editorial  Board/ Advisers:  Jack  Bales,  William  B.  Crawley  Jr.,  R.  Scott  Lyons,  Ronald  E.  Singleton. 

Cynthia  L.  Snyder  '75,  Elizabeth  Muirheid  Sudduth  '69,  Paulette  S.  Watson 

Cover  Photo:  Trinkle  Hall  in  winter,  by  Barr\'  Fitzgerald. 

Photo  Credits:  Inside  front  cover,  main  photo  by  Andy  Feldman,  top  right  photo  by  Amy  Szczepanski  '97, 
bottom  photo  by  Liz  Gordon;  p.  2,  photo  courtesy  of  the  subject;  pp.  3-4,  Barry  Fitzgerald;  pp.  5-6.  Barr>' 
Fitzgerald  and  J.  Suzanne  Horsley  '93;  p.  7,  top  photo  by  Dennis  McWaters,  center  photo  and  pp.  8-9, 
courtesy  Mary  Washington  College  Galleries;  pp.  10-11,  W.  Brown  Morton  III;  p.  12,  top  photo  by  John 
Morton,  bottom  photo  by  W.  Brown  Morton  III;  pp.  13-14,  Liz  Gordon;  p.  16,  Bany  Fitzgerald;  pp.  17-18, 
Liz  Gordon;  p.  19,  photos  on  left  courtesy  Multicultural  Center,  photos  on  right  by  Paulette  S.  Watson; 
p.  20,  top  photo  courtesy  Office  of  College  Relations  and  Legislative  i\ffairs,  bottom  photo  by  Bany 
Fitzgerald;  p.  21,  photo  on  left  courtesy  of  the  subject,  photo  on  right  by  Liz  Gordon;  p.  22,  Liz  Gordon; 
p.  23,  photo  on  left  courtesy  Bowling  Green  State  Universitv'  in  Ohio,  photo  on  right  by  Paulette  S. 
Watson;  p.  24,  top  photo  by  Dan  Fitzpatrick;  bottom  photo  courtesy  Global  Volunteers. 

Design:  Dan  Michael,  Office  of  Graphic  Communications,  Richmond,  Va. 

Printer:  Carter  Printing  Company,  Richmond,  Va.;  Paula  C.  Barnes,  Account  Manager. 

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President;  Tara  C.  Corrigall  '82,  President-elect;  Patricia  Branstetter  Revere  '63,  Vice  President  for 
Alumni  Fund;  Darnell  K.  Horio  '84,  Vice  President  for  Reunion  Weekend;  Kemetia  M.K.  Foley  '87,  Vice 
President  for  Chapters;  Susan  Wise  '91,  Vice  President  for  Classes;  Jeffrey  S.  Woo  '92,  Vice  President  for 
Finance;  Angelia  Allen  '82;  Frances  Liebenow  Armstrong  '36;  W.  Gardner  Campbell;  Liam  Cleaver  '92; 
Scott  H.  Harris  '83;  Timothy  F.  Landis  '93;  Suzanne  Sunmer;  Tliomas  Valente  '81;  William  M.  Anderson  Jr.. 
President,  MWC;  R.  Scott  Lyons,  Vice  President  for  College  Advancement,  MWC;  Cynthia  L.  Snyder  '75, 
Du-ector  of  Alumni  Relations,  MWC;  Benjamin  W.  Hernandez  '95,  Assistant  Director  of  Alumni  Rela- 
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LEWIS    P.    FICKETT    JR 


MWC's  Scholar-Statesman 


BY  WILLIAM  B.  CRAWLEY  JR. 


ven  before  Lewis  P.  Fickett  Jr.  joined  the  political 

science  faculty  at  Mary  Washington  College  in  the  fall 

of  1963,  he  had  already  achieved  distinction  both  in 

academia  and  in  the  "real  world"  beyond  it .  Over  the  next 

three  decades,  owing  to  his  accomplishments  in  both  areas, 

he  became  one  of  the  most  prominent  faculty  members  at 

the  College  —  widely  acclaimed  as  a  productive  scholar, 

exceptional  teacher,  and  dedicated  public  servant. 

A  native  of  Winthrop,  Mass.,  Lew  attended  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege, following  in  the  tradition  of  his  father  and  grandfather. 
His  undergraduate  education  was  interrupted  by  World  War 
n,  during  which  he  sei'ved  for  two  years  in  the  Navy,  mainly 
in  the  South  Pacific.  Returning  to  Bowdoin,  he  was  graduated 
summa  cum  laude  in  government  in  1948  and  was 
elected  to  Phi  Beta  Kappa. 

Attracted  both  to  law  and  to  teaching.  Lew  first 
pursued  a  law  degree,  which  he  received  from  Harvard  in  1952. 
After  working  for  a  year  in  the  legal  department  of  the  General  Electric  Company,  he 
returned  to  Hai-vard  to  seek  a  doctorate  in  government;  in  1956  he  received  his  Ph.D.  with  concen- 
trations in  constitutional  law,  comparative  government  and  public  administration. 

Thus  armed  with  impeccable  academic  credentials  in  two  fields,  but  still  not  committed  totally  to 
either,  the  young  Dr.  Fickett  embarked  instead  upon  what  promised  to  be  a  rewarding  career  as  a  foreign 
service  officer.  Beginning  as  an  economist  in  the  Office  of  German  Affairs,  he  held  posts  in  Bonn  and,  later. 


in  Algiers  before  returning  to  the  States 
to  serve  on  the  Thailand  desk  of  the 
Agency  for  International  Development. 

Although  Lew  enjoyed  the  Foreign 
Service,  he  was  bothered  by  the  organi- 
zation's rigid  bureaucracy  and  found  him- 
self increasingly  attracted  to  the  academic 
world.  So,  having  learned  of  an  opening 
in  the  Political  Science  Department  at 
Mary  Washington,  he  came  to  the  College 
for  an  interview.  He  did  so  with  consid- 
erable misgivings,  he  recalls,  because  he 
was  unsure  that  he  really  wanted  to  be 
associated  with  what  he  viewed  then  as 
"a  segregated  college  in  a  segregated 
city"  —  an  environment  that  seemed 
decidedly  inimical  to  his  background  as 
well  as  to  his  beliefs.  Those  concerns, 
however,  were  largely  allayed  during  his 
interview  with  Chancellor  (later  Presi- 
dent) Grellet  C.  Simpson,  who  enticed 
the  prospective  professor  with  a  vision  of 
the  kind  of  liberal  arts  college  that  Dr. 
Simpson  was  attempting  to  build. 

Eager  to  be  part  of  the  intellec- 
tual excitement  that  character- 
ized the  College  in  those  days. 
Dr.  Pickett  joined  the  faculty 
in  the  fall  of  1963.  His 
impact  was  immediate. 
One  of  his  first 
major  advisees, 
Charlotte  Stultz  '66, 
was  a  sophomore 
when  he  arrived.  She 
recalls  vividly  the  tall,  courtly  professor, 
always  immaculately  attired  —  t\'pically 
in  pin-striped  suit  and  rep  tie.  Though 
his  political  views  were  "a  little  bit  liberal 
for  my  tastes,"  she  says,  "he  was  just 
tremendously  dynamic.  Everyone  was  im- 
pressed with  his  intellect  and  his  enthu- 
siasm and  his  concern  for  the  students. 
He  instantly  energized  the  department." 

Above  all,  Ms.  Stultz  remembers  him 
as  a  "wonderful  lecturer,"  whose  ever\' 
presentation  was  an  amalgam  of  precision 
and  passion  —  compellingly  delivered  in 
the  characteristic  "Bahstin"  accent  of  his 
native  New  England.  Indeed,  the  meticu- 
lously crafted  lecture  became  the  hall- 
mark of  his  teaching  and  the  basis,  in  part, 
for  his  selection  in  1995  as  the  recipient 
of  the  Grellet  C.  Simpson  Award  for 
Excellence  in  Undergraduate  Teaching. 
[Ms.  Stultz,  it  might  be  noted,  was  one 
of  his  many  students  who,  doubtlessly  in- 
fluenced by  his  example,  went  on  to  pur- 
sue their  own  successful  careers  as 
teachers  of  government  (as  in  her  case) 
or  as  lawyers  or  public  servants.] 

But  Dr.  Fickett's  contributions  to 
academia  were  by  no  means  limited 
to  the  classroom.  From  the 
outset,  and  throughout 
his  career,  he  was 
constantly 


Mir 


hirty-three  years 
on  the  faculty  have 
afforded  Lew  Fickett 
an  ample  perspective 
from  which  to  evaluate  the 
College's  evolution.  The 
most  significant  change, 
he  believes,  has  been  the 
transition  from  essentially 
a  women's  teachers  college 
to  "a  first-ranking  liberal 
arts  college,  not  only  in  the 
South,  but  in  the  nation." 


engaged  in  productive  scholarship.  In  this 
he  was  the  beneficiary  of  several  presti- 
gious grants,  including  a  Ford  Foundation 
Fellowship  to  study  in  India.  Having 
subsequently  studied  Hindi  as  a  visiting 
scholar  at  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan, he  returned  to  India  several 
times,  including  in  1966  as 
a  Fulbright  Summer 
Scholar,  in 
1967-68 
as 


part  of  a  college  exchange  program,  and 
in  1990  as  the  recipient  of  a  Smithsonian 
Fellowship.  In  the  process  he  published 
extensively,  including  Tlie  Major  Socialist 
Parties  of  India  (1976)  and  numerous 
articles,  all  of  which  led  to  recognition 
as  one  of  the  country's  leading  scholars 
in  the  field  of  Indian  politics. 

In  the  opinion  of  his  long-time  depart- 
mental colleague.  Dr.  John  M.  Kramer,  it 
is  the  combination  of  effective  pedagogy 
and  scholarly  productivity'  that  particular- 
ly distinguished  Dr.  Fickett's  career.  "His 
integration  of  teaching  and  scholarship 
has  benefited  his  students  tremendous- 
ly," says  Dr.  Kramer,  adding  that,  "for  25 
years  I've  viewed  him  as  representing  the 
finest  ideals  of  the  teacher-scholar.  He  has 
truly  been  a  mentor  for  me  personally." 

Yet  there  has  been  still  another,  and 
ver\'  significant,  dimension  to  Dr.  Fickett's 
career:  that  of  active  political  participant. 
Long  involved  in  Democratic  Party  affairs 
at  the  local  level,  he  first  sought  public 
office  himself  in  1971  when  he  ran  for 
the  Virginia  House  of  Delegates,  sup- 
ported enthusiastically  by  many  MWC 
students  who  campaigned  on  his  behalf. 
Though  defeated  in  that  first  attempt,  he 
ran  successfully  two  years  later,  begin- 
ning a  string  of  victories  that  would  keep 
him  in  the  General  Assembly  through 
1981.  During  that  period  he  also  ran  for 
Congress  —  in  1978  —  a  quest  that,  even 
though  unsuccessful,  fulfilled  a  lifelong 
ambition. 

In  the  state  legislature.  Delegate 
Fickett  quickly  earned  a  reputation  as  one 
of  that  body's  most  progressive  members, 
serving  with  distinction  on  several  key 
committees,  notably  Education  and  Labor. 
His  more  significant  achievements 
included  promotion  of  a  state  minimum- 
wage  law  and  a  teacher  grievance  law, 
both  being,  in  his  words,  "long  overdue 
in  the  Commonwealth."  The  legislation 
that  Delegate  Fickett  promoted  most 
vigorously  —  and  that  came  to 
partial  fnntion  —  was  a 
bill  to  provide  free 
textbooks  for 
Mrginia's 


dents  and  the  professor,  as  apparently  has 
happened  in  many  of  our  larger  schools 
and  universities." 


Fickett  and  his  wife.  Martha,  professor  of  music  at  IVIWC.  stand  outside  of  t\/lonroe  Haii. 


schoolchildren.  His  advocacy  for  such  a 
program  was  both  an  outgrowth  of  his 
own  profession  and  a  reflection  of  the 
philosophy  of  his  political  hero,  Franklin 
Roosevelt,  who  maintained  that  the  fun- 
damental purpose  of  government  was 
"to  do  for  the  people  that  which  they  can- 
not do  for  themselves."  Though  stymied 
in  many  cases  by  a  majority  more  conser- 
vative than  he.  Professor  Fickett  nonethe- 
less recalls  his  time  in  the  General  As- 
sembly as  being  "in  some  ways  the  most 
cherished  experience  of  my  life  —  other 
than  my  many  happy  years  in  teaching." 


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Thirty-three  years  on  the  faculty  have 
afforded  Lew  Fickett  an  ample  perspec- 
tive from  which  to  evaluate  the  College's 
evolution.  The  most  significant  change, 
he  believes,  has  been  the  transition  from 
essentially  a  women's  teachers  college 
to  "a  first-ranking  liberal  arts  college, 
not  only  in  the  South,  but  in  the  nation." 
Each  of  the  presidents  under  whom  he 
has  worked  has,  in  his  opinion,  contrib- 
uted in  a  special  way  to  that  evolution: 
President  Simpson  for  emphasizing  the 
liberal  arts  and  for  hiring  faculty  to  im- 
plement that  goal;  President  Prince  B. 
Woodard  for  securing  additional  state 
funding  and  for  implementing  adminis- 
trative and  curricular  restructuring;  and 
President  William  M.  Anderson  Jr.  for 
increasing  both  private  endowment  and 
public  funding  —  often  despite  adverse 
economic  conditions  — as  well  as  for  car- 
rying out  an  extensive  construction  pro- 
gram that  has  substantially  enhanced 


both  the  beauty  and  functioning  of  the 
campus. 

Another  fundamental  change  that  Dr. 
Fickett  has  observed  is  the  h'ansition 
from  a  single-sex  to  a  coeducational  insti- 
tution. Though  admittedly  somewhat 
nostalgic  for  certain  aspects  of  the  col- 
lege of  his  earlier  years  on  the  faculty, 
he  points  out  that  he  long  supported 
coeducation  —  "a  much  healthier  and 
more  desirable  environment,"  in  his 
opinion.  Most  commendable,  he 
believes,  has  been  the  ability  of  the 
College  to  maintain  high  academic  qual- 
ity while  implementing  coeducation. 

Although  he  views  as  positive  almost 
all  the  change  he  has  witnessed.  Dr. 
Fickett  does  express  some  concerns, 
chiefly  about  what  he  regards  as  in- 
creasingly bureaucratic  tendencies  with- 
in academia.  Teaching,  he  says,  was  once 
"the  last  refuge  of  the  independent  man 
and  woman,"  but  such  freedom  has  been 
diminished  in  recent  years  "as  standards 
of  the  business  community  have  been 
superimposed  upon  the  teaching  com- 
munity." Yet  he  sees  this  as  the  inevitable 
consequence  of  "changing  times  and 
greater  restrictions  imposed...  upon  all 
state  employees,  faculty  included." 

He  is  also  a  bit  wary  of  some  implica- 
tions of  modem  technology  for  the  teach- 
ing profession.  While  acknowledging  that 
the  computer  age  obviously  presents  the 
potential  for  expanding  and  improving 
many  facets  of  education,  he  admits  that 
he  himself  was  just  as  happy  to  leave 
the  classroom  before  computers  "wholly 
or  even  significantly  intervened  in  the 
personal  relationship  between  the  stu- 


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At  the  end  of  the  1995-96  academic 
year.  Lew  Fickett  retired  from  the  full- 
time  faculty,  though  he  still  teaches  sev- 
eral courses  as  an  adjunct  professor.  He 
remains  close  to  the  College  both  emo- 
tionally and  physically;  he  and  his  wife, 
Martha  (MWC  '63  and  currently  profes- 
sor of  music  at  the  College)  live  only  a 
few  blocks  from  campus.  Their  son,  Lewis 
III,  having  recently  continued  the  Bow- 
doin  tradition  through  the  fourth  gener- 
ation, is  now  in  law  school  at  Boston 
College.  The  two  Lewises  share  a  pas- 
sion not  only  for  politics  but  also,  slight- 
ly less  seriously  perhaps,  for  the  Boston 
Red  Sox  —  a  perennially  frustrating  ad- 
diction that  plagues  New  Englanders. 

Dr.  Fickett  has  no  doubt  as  to  what 
he  will  miss  most  in  his  retirement:  the 
students.  "I've  enjoyed  them  so  much 
and  have  been  stimulated  by  them,"  he 
says.  "I've  enjoyed  every  minute  of  it  — 
even  those  terrible  exams  from  time  to 
time. . . .  To  paraphrase  the  great  old 
Jimmy  Stewart  movie  title,  it  has  been 
truly  'a  wonderful  life.'  There's  nothing 
like  teaching." 

In  bestowing  the  title  of  Distinguished 
Professor  Emeritus  upon  Dr.  Fickett  at 
the  1996  Commencement  ceremony. 
President  Anderson  praised  him  as  one 
who  "has  consistently  demanded  much 
of  his  students,  but  has  given  even  more 
of  himself,"  adding  aptly  that  "no  one  has 
exceeded  him  in  devotion  to  the  princi- 
ples of  liberal  education  upon  which  Mary 
Washington  College  is  founded,  nor  has 
anyone  lived  those  principles  more  faith- 
fully." Provost  Philip  Hall  put  it  succinctly, 
describing  Dr.  Fickett  as  "the  living  in- 
carnation of  what  all  of  us  imagine  as  the 
model  college  professor." 

To  such  accolades.  Lew  Fickett  re- 
sponds with  characteristic  modesty,  ex- 
pressing only  the  hope  that  he  has  been 
able  "to  impart  some  wisdom,  some 
experience,  some  knowledge."  On  that 
score  he  need  not  worry.  As  hundreds 
of  MWC  graduates  would  attest,  his 
legacy  is  secure  as  a  teacher,  adviser,  and 
friend  who  has  influenced  many  lives  for 
the  better,  not  only  through  the  lessons 
of  the  classroom  that  he  has  taught,  but 
through  the  example  of  the  life  that  he 
has  lived. 

William  B.  Crawley  Jr.  is  Distinguished 
Professor  of  History,  holder  of  the  Rector 
and  Visitors  Chair,  and  historian  of  the 
College. 


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BY  J.  SUZANNE  HORSLEY  '93 

The  Battleground  Complex  was  packed  with  MWC  alumni  tailgaters 
and  sports  spectators  for  Homecoming  '96  in  October.  While  it  was  a 
breezy  autumn  day,  it  was  noticeably  warmer  walking  amid  the  crowds 
that  assembled  in  the  parking  lots.  Some  alumni  grilled  burgers  or  held 
tailgate  picnics.  Everyone  was  having  a  great  time  catching  up  with 
classmates  they  hadn't  seen  or  heard  from  since  college. 

At  times  the  scene  resembled  a  family  reunion  more  than  a  college 
homecoming.  Strollers  were  spotted  all  around  campus  and  the  athletic 
fields.  Graduates  introduced  spouses  and  children  to  old  friends  and 
faculty  members,  and  showed  off  their  former  dorms  and  academic 
buildings. 

Because  of  the  crowds,  many  of  us  were  afraid  we  would  miss  seeing 
special  classmates.  "I  hope  we  see  Wanda."  one  alumna  was  overheard 
saying.  "Remember  the  redhead?  She  was  Alice's  roommate."  And,  "Oh, 
have  you  seen  Diane?  I  really  wanted  her  to  meet  my  little  boy." 

Jackie  McCauley  Clark  '94  and  husband  Hunter  '93  made  the  short 
trip  to  campus  from  their  home  in  Fredericksburg  to  join  up  with  friends. 
The  Clarks  met  while  on  MWC's  intercollegiate  debate  team  and  are 
now  teaching  and  coaching  debate  in  high  schools. 

Janine  Powell  Knott  '91  and  her  sister,  Yvonne  Powell  Conatser  '90, 
met  Stacie  Nash  Bard  '90  and  her  daughter.  Holly,  for  a  tour  of  campus 
before  heading  to  The  Battleground.  "We  just  wanted  to  see  who  was 
here,"  said  Bard.  "The  biggest  change  we  saw,  besides  the  new  buildings, 
was  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  key,"  she  said,  referring  to  the  new  sculpture 
on  Campus  Walk. 

Kristin  Hastings  Rupprecht  and  Kurt  Rupprecht,  both  1992  graduates, 
brought  their  toddler,  Collin,  to  the  festivities.  They  drove  down  from 
Bel  Air,  Md.,  for  the  weekend. 


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hlM' 


On  another  field,  MWC's  rugby  team 
battled  the  men's  alumni.  Gordon  Dixon 
'92,  who  works  for  the  Greater  Richmond 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  was  one  of  many 
who  took  time  out  from  busy  schedules 
to  watch  the  game  with  friends. 

Many  alumni  had  the  opportunity  to 
watch  their  first  baseball  game  in  the 
College's  new  stadium.  This  impressive 
brick  structure  was  the  scene  for  MWC's 
win  over  Catholic  University. 

Alumni  weren't  the  only  ones  in  the 
crowd  at  the  diamond,  however.  Fresh- 
man pitcher  Everett  Dry's  family  made 
the  journey  from  Lebanon,  Pa.,  for  the 
doubleheader.  Everett's  parents,  Bonnie 
and  Bill,  and  grandparents,  Betty  and 
William,  got  a  seat  right  behind  home 
plate.  "We  made  this  a  family  outing  to  see 
the  game,"  said  William  Dry.  "We  hope 
to  get  to  see  him  pitch  this  weekend." 

The  Homecoming  crowd  watched 
the  men's  and  women's  soccer  teams 
outscore  Salisbury  State  and  Roanoke 
College  before  heading  down  the  street 
to  Trench  Hill  for  the  alumni  "After  the 
Game  Party." 

Nellie  King  '92  enjoyed  food  and  con- 
versation with  former  classmates  under 
the  tent.  She  graduated  in  May  fi"om 
Nova  Southeastern  law  school  in  Florida 
and  recently  passed  the  Florida  Bar.  She's 
now  a  public  defender  in  Palm  Beach, 
loving  every  minute  of  it.  She  has  also 
continued  her  interest  in  politics  and  is 
working  on  a  campaign  for  the  state 
attorney. 

Huntley  Thorpe  '92,  on  track  for  a 
career  in  law,  is  in  his  third  year  of  law 
school  at  the  University  of  Richmond  and 
is  interested  in  pursuing  general  litiga- 
tion work. 

The  tent  remained  packed  long  after 
all  the  food  and  drink  had  disappeared, 
but  one  individual  was  sorely  missed  fi-om 
the  party.  President  Anderson,  recuper- 
ating from  an  illness,  could  not  attend 
Homecoming.  Many  alumni  remarked 


that  they  missed  him  cheering  on  the 
Eagles  at  the  Battleground  Complex  and 
chatting  with  alumni  at  Trench  Hill.  Every- 
one wished  him  a  speedy  recovery. 

As  the  alumni  party  was  slowing  down, 
the  revelers  were  just  getting  their  sec- 
ond wind.  A  few  scattered  raindrops 
started  to  fall,  but  everyone  was  busy 
getting  geai'ed  up  for  more  socializing  in 
the  evening  and  going  out  to  hear  their 
favorite  local  bands. 

Alumni  exchanged  phone  numbers 
as  the  crowds  gradually  wandered  back 
to  their  cars  or  headed  to  campus  for  a 
last  stop  at  the  Bookstore.  Most  were 
making  plans  to  meet  again  on  Sunday 
for  the  alumni  baseball  game  and 
lacrosse  matches,  and  no  one  wanted 
Homecoming  '96  to  end, 

/.  Suzanne  Horsley  '93  works  for  the 
Virginia  Department  of  Agriculture  in 
Consumer  Services  in  the  Office  of 
Communication  and  Media  Relations. 


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Schnellock's  painting  in  ttie 
Trinkie  Haii  reading  room. 


Ais  Lonm: 

Artworks  by  Former  Art  Faculty  ^^ 


BY  FORREST  MCGILL 

In  the  late  1940s,  plans  were  made  to 
remodel  the  House  of  Representatives 
chamber  in  the  nation's  Capitol. 
Twenty-three  large  circular  reliefs, 
each  portraying  one  of  the  great  law- 
givers of  Western  history,  would  be 
placed  around  the  upper  walls  of 
the  chamber.  Seven  noted  sculp- 
tors were  commissioned  to  pro- 
duce the  portrait  reliefs.  Among 
these  sculptors  was  Professor 
Gaetano  Cecere  of  Mary  Washing- 
ton College. 

The  original  plaster  models  of 
Cecere's  four  portrait  reliefs  will  be 
seen  for  the  first  time  this  spring  at 
the  MWC  Galleries.  They  will  be  among 
the  highlights  of  an  exhibition  of  paint- 
ings, sculptures,  drawings,  prints  and 
ceramics  by  former  College  art  faculty. 

Cecere  was  assigned  to  depict  the 
Byzantine  emperor  Justinian;  English 
Parliamentary  leader  Simon  de  Montfort; 
King  Alfonso  X,  "The  Learned."  of  Leon 
and  Castile;  and  Virginia  statesman 
George  Mason.  Cecere  (and  the  other 
sculptors)  first  shaped  the  portrait  reliefs 
in  Plasticine,  a  material  like  a  child's 
modeling  clay.  The  Plasticine  version 
was  then  covered  in  plaster.  When  the 
plaster  had  hardened  the  Plasticine  was 
removed,  leaving  the  plaster  as  a  mold. 
Next,  more  plaster  was  put  into  the  mold, 
and  strengthened  with  burlap  and  an  arm- 
ature of  metal  rods.  Finally,  the  resulting 
reinforced  plaster  positive  was  shipped 
to  a  special  factory  to  be  carved  into 


Gaetano  Cecere. 

Alfonso  X,  The  Learned.  1949-1950,  plaster. 

marble.  It  is  the  plaster  positives  that 
have  been  preserved  at  MWC;  the  mar- 
ble versions  still  decorate  the  House 
chamber  in  Washington. 

The  sculptor  faced  an  unusual  chal- 
lenge in  having  to  represent  ancient  and 
medieval  figures  of  whose  real-life  ap- 
pearance little  or  nothing  was  known. 
For  the  13th-century  Simon  de  Montfort, 
for  instance,  he  would  just  have  to  invent 
a  face  of  credible  type  and  make  sure 
the  haircut  evoked  the  period.  In  some 


instances,  though,  a  bit  of  useful  evi- 
dence might  be  available.  Prof.  George 
D.  Greenia  of  the  College  of  William 
and  Mary  is  a  specialist  in  Spanish 
culture  under  Alfonso  X,  and  has 
given  some  thought  to  Cecere's 
portrait  of  Alfonso.  He  writes  that 
"life  portraits  of  medieval  mon- 
archs  are  rare  [but]  Alfonso  X 
is  an  exception.  There  are  mini- 
atures [of  him]  in  four  celebrat- 
ed royal  manuscripts...  Cecere 
might  [also]  have  seen  repro- 
ductions of  a  fairly  well-known 
statue  of  Alfonso  and  his  wife 
in  the  cloister  of  the  Cathedral 
of  Burgos. . . .  The  most  likely 
source  for  Cecere's  idea  of  what 
the  Learned  King  looked  like  is  the 
monumental  statue  of  Alfonso  X  pro- 
minently displayed  in  the  main  entrance 
to  the  Biblioteca  Nacional  in  Madrid." 
Cecere's  background  prepared  him 
well  for  the  House  chamber  commission. 
Bom  in  New  York  in  1894,  he  studied  at 
the  National  Academy  of  Design  and,  in 
the  early  1920s,  at  the  American  Academy 
in  Rome.  By  his  amval  at  the  College  in 
1947,  he  was  a  successful  artist  working 
in  a  conservative  vein,  and  had  received 
a  number  of  significant  public  commis- 
sions. He  retired  from  teaching  in  1964 
at  the  age  of  70. 

The  best  known  artist  to  have  taught 
at  MWC  is  the  painter  Julien  Binford, 
who  arrived  a  year  before  Cecere.  Bin- 
ford,  a  Virginian,  received  cosmopolitan 
training  at  the  Art  Institute  of  Chicago 
and  traveled  in  Europe  fi-om  1932  to  1935 


House  of  Representatives  chamber.  Cecere's  marble  of  George  Mason  is  found  above  and  to  tine  right  of  the  flag.  The  College's  plaster  ver- 
sion is  inset. 


^'^^ 


m^ 


Julien  Binford,  Untitled  (farmer  hoeing),  approx. 
early  1940s,  ink  and  charcoal  on  paper  gift  of 
Glenna  Graves  Shiflett  '48. 


on  an  art  fellowship.  After  returning  to 
the  U.S.,  he  and  his  wife  bought  an  old 
foundry  in  rural  Virginia  and  slowly  and 
effortfully  turned  it  into  a  home.  Binford 
drew  and  painted  the  countiy  scenes  and 
countiy  folk  he  lived  among. 

From  this  period  —  the  late  1930s  and 
early  1940s  —  come,  we  think,  two  of 
Binford's  works  in  the  exhibition.  The 
oil  painting  "  Palmore's  Barn"  shows  a 
lone,  nondescript  farm  building  in  the 
middle  of  a  winter  landscape.  The  ground 
is  white  with  snow,  but  the  painting  is 
the  opposite  of  a  celebration  of  a  bright 
winter's  day.  Instead,  the  edges  of  the 
snow  have  melted  into  slush,  and  brown- 
tinged  gray  obscures  the  sky.  The  sense 
of  cold  and  isolation  and  deprivation  call 
to  mind  Mrs.  Binford's  description  of  their 
early  life  at  the  Old  Foundry:  "It  had  no 
roof.  It  was  the  House  of  Usher... .  We 
lived  in  a  windy  shack  with  no  water,  no 
lights,  and  no  heat... .  We  cooked  on  the 
open  hearth.  And,  in  those  winters,  we  had 


little  to  eat  but  ashcakes  and  molasses." 
Binford's  drawing  of  a  farmer  hoeing 
suggests  an  entirely  different  aspect  of 
life  around  the  Old  Foundry.  The  Bin- 
fords'  neighbors  —  and  eventual  friends 
—  were  the  poor  black  farming  families 
living  nearby.  These  families'  culture 
made  a  veiy  strong  impression.  Mrs.  Bin- 
ford wrote  of  attending  the  local  church 
with  her  husband,  "watching  the  lovely 
clothes,  the  luminous  skins,  in  the  smell 
of  autumn  and  humanity  and  kerosene 
lamps,  in  the  winged  wind  of  many  pa- 
per fans. . . .  Julien's  throat  would  tighten 
and  I  would  unashamedly  cry.  Those 
people  were  beautiful."  Binford  became 
famous  for  depicting  scenes  of  the  black 
farmers'  daily  work  and  activities. 

Binford  remained  prolific  as  an  artist 
until  recent  years,  when  illness  has  made 
it  impossible  for  him  to  paint.  His  works 
continue  to  be  shown,  however,  in  gal- 
leries in  New  York  and  Richmond.  The 
College  has  him  to  thank,  not  only  for 


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distinguished  semce  as  a  teacher,  but 
also  for  beginning  the  Galleries"  exhibi- 
tion program  in  1956,  and  acquiring  the 
core  of  the  College's  art  collection. 

Another  artist  who  came  to  the  Col- 
lege after  wide  experience  elsewhere  was 
Emil  Schnellock.  who  taught  here  from 
1938  to  1958.  Schnellock  is  today  known 
outside  of  Mrginia  chiefly  for  his  long 
friendship  with  the  novelist  Henn'  Miller, 
as  recorded  in  Millers  Letters  to  Emil.  Ac- 
cording to  George  AVickes.  editor  of  the 
Letters,  "Throughout  the  "20s  and  into 
the  '30s  Schnellock  was  Miller's  chief 
mentor,  the  master  craftsman  who  edu- 
cated him  in  the  visual  arts...  the  critic 
to  whom  Miller  constantly  turned  for 
guidance  —  in  writing  as  well  as  water- 
coloring." 

Locally,  Schnellock  is  known  for  his 
murals  in  Monroe  Hall  and  the  lobby  of 
George  Washington  Hall  (see  Edward 
Alvev  Jr."s  articles  in  Mar}'  Washington 
College  Today,  winter  1990  and  fall  1990). 


Dorothy  Duggan  Van  Winckel.  The  Nun  s 
Smock,  1969.  pastel  on  paper,  bequest  of  the 
artist. 


John  Lamph.  Warmwyn.  1968.  lithograph. 

Less  familiar  is  his  large,  half-circular 
painting  over  a  door  in  the  north  reading 
room  of  Trinkle  Hall,  the  former  libraiy. 
Symbols  of  the  arts  and  sciences  are 
aiTanged  in  a  still  life:  chemistn'  beakers, 
a  painter"s  palette,  a  violin,  a  Grecian 
bust,  a  T  square  —  and  sprigs  of  i\y!  .An 
open  book  is  inscribed,  "Dedicated  to 
the  graduating  class  of  1952  —  The  Ad- 
ministration."" Our  exhibition  includes 
Schnellock's  rectangular  oil  sketch  for 
the  Trinkle  reading  room  painting. 

Another  instmctor,  art  professor 
Dorothy  Duggan  \'an  Winckel.  devoted 
an  almost  unbelievable  span  of  40  years 
to  teaching  at  MWC  and  chairing  the  Art 
Department.  The  weight  of  her  duties 
seems  to  have  limited  her  artistic  pro- 
ductivit}".  The  College  owns  some  80  of 
her  works,  but  most  come  from  the  years 
after  her  retirement  h'om  teaching. 

\'an  AMnckel  favored  the  medium  of 
pastel  chalk,  apparently  drawn  to  its  lux- 
uriant, powden"  colors  and  its  abilit}'  to 
record  the  most  fleeting  gesture  of  the 
artist's  hand.  Many  of  her  pastels  depict 
tlowers,  toys  or  bright  landscapes.  It  is 
clear,  however,  that  her  imagination 
had  a  darker,  more  serious  side.  Several 
landscapes  are  inscribed  with  references 
to  the  music  dramas  of  Richard  Wagner: 
a  number  of  portraits  show  people  in 
extreme  psychological  states.  Her  most 
ambitious  work  in  the  exhibition  is  a 
huge  pastel  of  1969  titled  The  Xun  's 
Smock.  A\Tiy  is  Van  AVinckel,  at  age  69, 
choosing  a  nun's  habit  as  a  subject?  AATiy 
does  she  hang  it  from  a  coat  rack  baring 
a  crossbar  at  the  top  so  that  we  are  in- 
evitably reminded  of  the  Crucifixion? 
AATiy  does  she  put  a  fancy,  flowered  hat  at 


the  base  of  the  coat  rack  in  the  position 
where  we  would  usually  find,  in  a  tradi- 
tional painting  of  the  Crucifixion,  a  skuU? 
These  questions  remind  us  that  MWC 
has  been  lucky"  in  its  artist-teachers. 
Often  enough  they  had  to  compromise 
aspects  of  their  artistic  careers  to  devote 
themselves  to  teaching  and  college  ser- 
vice. But  their  artworks  show  a  degree 
of  craft,  of  sincerity',  and,  at  their  best, 
of  vision  and  intensity'  that  commands 
respect. 

Forrest  McGill  is  director  of  the  Man 
Washington  College  Galleries. 

[The  quotations  from  Elizabeth  Binford 
come  from  the  April  1953  issue  of 
American  Artist.] 


"Works  by  Foraier  Art  Depart- 
ment Faculty'"  will  be  on  view 
April  23-June  1  in  the  Ridderhof 
M^artin  Galler}-. 

Artists  included  in  addition  to  those 
mentioned  in  the  article  are  Eric 
Isenberger.  Elena  Knipenski,  John 
Lamph  and  Tetsuo  Ochikubo. 

Hours:  Monday.  Wednesday. 
Friday  10-4;  Saturday.  Sunday  1-4. 
Closed  Tuesday  and  Thursday. 
The  Ridderhof  Martin  Gallen.-  is 
on  College  Avenue  at  Seacobeck 
Street.  Free  parking  designated 
for  gallen'  visitors  is  available  in 
the  lot  across  College  Avenue  at 
Thornton  Street.  For  infonnation 
call  (540)  654-2120. 


ABBATICAL 


Bayt  al-Razzaz  Palace, 
ca.  1480,  Bab  al-Wazir  St., 
Cairo,  Egypt. 


In  September, 
Professor  W.  Brown 
Morton  III,  Prince  B. 
Woodard  Chair  of 
Historic  Preservation 
in  the  Department  of    > 
Historic  Preservation;;^ 
presented  a  public         I 
lecture  series  at  the 
College  titled  "Sab-       t 
batical  on  the  Nile:  A 
Sampler  of  Historic 
Preservation  in 
Today's  Egypt."  Pro- 


fessor Morton  had  been  award- 
ed sabbatical  leave  for  the 
1995-96  academic  year  to 
work  in  Egypt.  These  lectures 
were,  for  him,  a  way  to  share 
an  unforgettable  experience 
with  Mary  Washington  College 
students,  faculty  and  the  Freder- 
icksburg community. 


Throughout  his  sabbatical.  Mr.  Morton 
was  based  at  the  American  Research  Cen- 
ter in  Egypt  (ARCE)  in  Cairo.  His  work 
was  part  of  ARCE's  Egyptian  Antiquities 
Project  funded  by  USAID  to  preserve 
historic  resources  in  Egypt  in  coopera- 
tion with  the  Egyptian  Supreme  Council 
of  Antiquities. 

Morton's  principal  work  with  ARCE- 
EAP  was  to  prepare  an  Existing  Condi- 
tions Report  and  Preservation  Action 
Plans  for  the  derelict,  15th-century,  178- 
room  Bayt  al-Razzaz  palace  located  in  a 
veiy  poor  and  overcrowded  neighborhood 
of  medieval  Cairo. 

Bayt  al-Razzaz  means  "The  Razzaz 
House"  and  refers  to  the  family  that  oc- 
cupied the  palace  in  the  late  18th  century. 
The  earliest  datable  portion  of  Bayt  al- 
Razzaz  is  a  dooi"way  bearing  the  inscrip- 
tion of  the  Mamluk  Sultan,  Qayt  Bay,  who 
ruled  Egypt  from  1468  to  1496  A.D.  The 


Sultan  Qayt  Bay  also  built  the  stone  fort- 
ress in  Alexandria  on  the  foundations  of 
the  famous  Lighthouse  of  Alexandria,  one 
of  the  seven  ancient  wonders  of  the  world. 
Bayt  al-Razzaz,  in  its  present  form,  is 
organized  around  two  large  interior 
courtyards  —  each  courtyard  originally 
defined  one  of  two  separate  palaces  which 
were  later  linked  together  and  modified. 
The  ground  floor  of  Bayt  al-Razzaz  is 
built  of  dressed  stone.  The  upper  floors 
are  stuccoed  brick.  Principal  spaces  in- 
clude a  monumental  "maq'ad"  or  arcaded 
north  facing  loggia  and  a  series  of  stun- 
ningly beautiful  "qa'a"  or  reception  halls. 
The  "qa'a"  are  lit  by  large  cupolas  or  sky- 
lights and,  in  most  instances,  by  large 
projecting  bay  windows  filled  with  orna- 
mental wooden  spindle-work  screens, 
known  today  by  the  term  "mashrabiya." 
The  finest  rooms  in  the  palace  have  ex- 
tensive painted  floral  decoration. 


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Ba\t  al-Razzaz 

Bab  al-\N  azir  Street,  Cairo 

Artifacts  from  the  historic  stone  sewer 

Collected  in  August.  1979  by  Dr.  Adel  Yassin 

Photograph:  \V.  Brown  Morton  III  .  October.  1995 


Ceramic  artifacts  from  tfie  fiistoric  stone  sewer 
at  the  Bayt  al-Razzaz  Palace,  Bab  al-Wazir 
St..  Cairo.  Egypt. 


THE  Nile 


Working  daily  with  tlie  spectacular 
Islamic  heritage  of  Cairo  was  an  exciting 
experience  for  Morton.  There  were 
moments,  however,  when  the  "otherness" 
of  Cairo  was  overw^helming.  A  low  point 
in  his  morale  occurred  in  early  October. 

As  Morton  tells  it,  "My  assistant,  Alaa 
El  Habashi,  and  I  went  down  to  Ba\t  al- 
Razzaz  to  meet  Dr.  Adel  Yassin,  the  well- 
respected  architect  who  had  drawn  the 
palace  in  1978.  He  had  not  been  back  in 
some  years,  ^^^^en  he  got  out  of  the  car 
on  Bab  al-Wazir  Street  opposite  the  en- 
trance to  the  palace,  the  old  lady  who 
sits  across  from  Ba\t  al-Razzaz  was  in 
her  usual  spot.  The  old  lady  has  a  hole- 
in-the-wall  she  calls  a  cigarette  shop,  but 
which  is  stuffed  with  old  shopping  bags. 
She  lit  up  like  a  Christmas  tree  when 
she  saw  Dr.  Yassin.  Inside  Ba\t  al-Razzaz, 
Mohammed  Youssef,  the  nearly  blind 
caretaker  of  82,  practically  cried  when  he 
perceived  it  was  Dr.  Yassin. 

".•\laa  and  I  took  our  guest  all  over  Ba\t 
al-Razzaz.  including  a  second-floor  room 
that  Yassin  had  used  as  his  office.  The 
floor  was  covered  with  at  least  a  cen- 
timeter of  the  dust  and  dirt  of  the  ages, 
blanketing  all  the  objects  scattered  on  the 
floor  into  unrecognizable  mounds,  like  a 
garden  after  a  snow.  Yassin  exclaimed, 
AMiat  has  happened  to  all  the  artifacts  I 
collected  and  labeled  and  wrapped  before 
I  finished  here  in  1979?"  He  bent  down 
and  brushed  away  gray  dust  and  plucked 
from  obscurit>'  a  beautiful  blue-green 
neck  of  an  ancient  bottle.  Vandals  had 
come  into  the  room,  opened  the  packages 
and  scattered  the  objects  over  the  floor. 

"A\Tien  Dr.  Yassin  left,  .^laa  and  I  sat 
in  a  two-chair  cafe  across  from  Ba\t  al- 
Razzaz,  drank  Turkish  coftee  and  waited 
for  the  arrival  of  high-ups  from  the  Su- 
preme Council  of  Antiquities  who  were 
coming  to  inspect  the  palace.  WTifle  we 
waited,  the  grime  and  povert\'  of  the 
place  got  the  better  of  me.  The  cafe  was 
less  clean  than  usual.  A^Tlile  we  were 
there  a  deliver."  truck  ran  over  a  cat, 
inches  from  our  small  brass  table,  in 
front  of  the  old  lady's  non-shop.  The  cat 
jerked  and  spouted  blood  in  the  street. 
The  old  lady  swept  it.  still  jerking,  to  the 
curb  in  front  of  Ba\1:  al-Razzaz  into  a 
mound  of  garbage,  where  it  mercifully 
died.  I  asked  Alaa  to  ask  if  the  dead  cat 
could  be  removed  before  the  notables 
arrived.  The  old  lady  dispatched  a  boy 
with  a  rag  to  pick  up  the  no  longer  twitch- 
ing cat  by  the  tail  and  fling  it  into  a  pass- 
ing truck.  In  a  few  minutes,  six  other 


Mosque  of  Amir  Khayrbal<  (1502-1520).  Bab 
Al-Wazir  St..  Cairo.  Egypt 

cats  appeared  from  inside  Ba\l:  al-Razzaz 
and  sat  by  the  blood  of  the  deceased  and 
licked  it  up. 

"Just  about  this  time,  Alaa  and  I  real- 
ized that  we  were  covered  with  Ba\1:  al- 
Razzaz  fleas  from  our  morning's  explora- 
tion. Moments  later,  our  lunch,  (pungent, 
warm,  goat-cheese  sandwiches  that  Alaa 
had  sent  out  for) .  arrived  wrapped  in 
greasy  newspaper.  The  grounds  in  my 
coffee  cup  became  fleas  in  my  imagina- 
tion as  I  slipped  over  the  edge  from  being 
up-to-it  to  being  overwhelmed-by-it.  Just 
as  I  thought  I  must  get  out  of  there  be- 
fore I  lost  it.  the  notables  arrived.  I  fought 
back  rising  nausea,  walked  to  the  car 
and  said  to  the  emerging  figures.  "Good 
afternoon,  I  am  Brown  Morton.  I  appre- 
ciate so  much  your  coming  here  today.' 
We  stepped  over  the  blood  and  garbage 
and  went  back  into  Ba\l:  al-Razzaz." 

In  late  November  1995.  Cairo  experi- 
enced a  significant  earthquake.  Morton 
wrote  in  his  dailv  logbook.  "November 
22.  1995.  6:16  a.m.  I  am  jolted  awake!  The 
whole  room  is  shaking.  The  large  plate 
glass  mirror  over  the  bureau  is  banging 
loudly  against  the  wall.  Then  the  swaying 
begins.  I  realize  that  I  am  in  the  middle 
of  an  earthquake!  I  listen  to  the  apartment 
building  groan,  realize  it  is  moving  and 
decide  at  once  to  leave  the  buflding. 

"Out  of  bed,  I  make  it  across  the  sway- 


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ing"  room  to  the  armoire  to  grab  some 
trousers.  Realizing  it  will  take  me  too 
long  to  dress  and  walk  down  three  lloors, 
I  decide  to  stand  in  the  bedroom  door- 
way and  wait  it  out.  After  two  of  the  long- 
est minutes  of  my  life,  the  earth  stops 
heaving  and  the  building  settles  down. 
Moments  later,  the  excited  voices  of  the 
other  tenants  fill  the  light  well  of  the 
building  and  the  concert  pianist  on  the 
floor  above  fills  the  air  with  peals  of  bril- 
liantly played  music.  I  wait  for  an  after- 
shock, but  there  is  none.  Out  of  the  win- 
dow, eveiything  appears  normal.  Small 
knots  of  locals  talk  excitedly  in  the  mid- 
dle of  street.  All  is  well. 

"My  first  organized  thought  is  about 
Bayt  al-Razzaz.  Has  the  palace  sui-vived 
this  horrendous  shaking?  How  ironic,  I 
thought,  if  my  room-by-room  sui'vey  has 
been  rendered  obsolete  by  120  seconds 
of  earthquake.  Thank  heavens,  Bayt  al- 


Razzaz  was  still  there,  still  derelict,  still 
filled  with  trash  and  excrement  and  still 
beautiful.  It  had  suffered,  however.  Ceil- 
ings had  collapsed  and  cracks  widened. 
Rooms  in  poor  condition  were  now  in 
dangerous  condition;  more  unsafe  than 
ever.  The  earthquake  registered  5.7  on 
the  Richter  scale  in  Cairo  and  6.3  at  the 
quake's  center  in  the  Red  Sea." 

Outside  work,  Morton  inspected  other 
great  monuments.  He  was  deeply  im- 
pressed with  the  stepped  pyramid  at  Saq- 
qara  built  by  the  Old  Kingdom  pharaoh 
Djoser  ca.  2700  B.C.  The  Djoser  pyramid 
may  be  the  world's  oldest  building:  nearly 
5,000  years  old!  Morton's  understanding 
of  time  and  human  endeavor  moved  to 
new  positions  in  his  mind  as  he  absorbed 
the  meaning  of  this  pyramid.  "The 
stepped  pyramid  of  Djoser  was  already 
2,700  years  old  when  Jesus  was  here  in 
Egypt  as  a  baby.  That  means  there  was 


more  time  between  this  pyramid  and 
Jesus  than  between  Jesus  and  me!" 

Just  after  the  earthquake.  Dr.  Morton 
was  invited  by  the  Oriental  Institute  of 
the  University  of  Chicago  to  spend 
Thanksgiving  in  Luxor  at  Chicago 
House,  the  home  of  the  Institute's  epi- 
graphic  sui"vey  of  Egyptian  monuments: 
an  event  not  to  be  missed.  The  Chicago 
House  community  of  epigraphers,  art- 
ists and  research  scholars  hosts  a  three- 
day  event  for  friends  of  Chicago  House, 
including  an  in-depth  introduction  to  the 
Chicago  House  libraiy,  archives,  studios 
and  their  methodology  for  epigraphic 
documentation.  Later,  site  visits  are  con- 
ducted to  current  research  projects  in  the 
Luxor  area. 

Among  other  sites,  Morton  visited 
the  New  Kingdom  temple  of  Medinet 
Habu  and  the  recently  completed  con- 
sei"vation  work  of  the  Nefertari  Tomb  in 
the  Valley  of  the  Queens.  For  the  high 
point  of  the  weekend,  a  black-tie  dinner 
dance  in  the  couityard  of  Chicago  House 
itself,  guests  were  brought  to  the  party 
from  Luxor's  Winter  Palace  Hotel  by 
horse  and  carriage. 

After  spending  Christmas  in  Virginia, 
Morton  returned  to  Cairo  to  prepare 
three  Consei'vation  Action  Plans  to  sta- 
bilize specific  areas  of  the  Bayt  al-Razzaz 
palace. 

In  Februaiy  and  March,  14  family 
members  and  friends  joined  Morton  in 
Egypt.  The  group  explored  the  Nile  by 
water  from  the  Sudan  border  at  Abu 
Simbel,  north  to  Luxor,  then  spent  time 
in  Alexandria.  Later  in  his  stay,  Morton 
joined  other  members  of  the  American 
Research  Center  in  Egypt  staff  for  a  site 
visit  to  the  Siwa  Oasis  in  the  western 
desert  near  Libya.  It  was  at  the  Siwa 
Oasis  that  Alexander  the  Great  sought 
the  opinion  of  the  oracle  regarding  his 
possible  divine  status.  Professor  Morton 
also  participated  in  a  site  visit  to  the 
Monastery  of  Saint  Anthony,  located  in 
the  eastern  desert  near  the  Red  Sea. 
Saint  Anthony's  is  one  of  the  world's 
earliest  Christian  monastic  foundations. 
Professor  Morton  was  accompanied  by 
Professors  Laura  and  Paolo  Mora,  old 
friends  from  his  days  in  Rome  in  the 
1970s.  (The  Moras  recently  completed 
the  mural  paintings  conservation  project 
at  the  Nefertari  Tomb  in  the  Valley  of  the 
Queens  near  Luxor.) 

In  May  1996,  Brown  Morton  complet- 
ed his  three-volume  "Existing  Conditions 
Report  for  Bayt  al-Razzaz"  and  the  Con- 
sei'vation Action  Plans.  Looking  back  on 
his  year's  sabbatical  on  the  Nile,  he 
notes,  "There  is  a  phrase  in  the  Koran 
that  says,  'The  world  is  only  an  hour,  so 
use  it...';  so  I  did." 


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BY  CLINT  OFTEN  AND  BRYAN 
TUCKER  '96 

Mary  Washington  College's  coaching 
staJQf  has  had  unparalleled  success  on  the 
sidelines:  MWC  won  the  last  five  Capital 
Athletic  Conference  All-Sports  Awards 
for  overall  athletic  achievement.  It's  in- 
teresting, though  not  surprising,  to  find 
that  MWC  coaches  had  outstanding  col- 
legiate playing  careers  of  their  own. 

Ed  Hegmann,  athletic  director  and 
women's  tennis  coach  at  Mary  Washing- 
ton, played  baseball  at  Bucknell  Univer- 
sity, and  as  a  sophomore,  was  coveted 
by  his  beloved  hometown  Pittsburgh 
Pirates.  However,  Hegmann  says  his  arm 
"faded"  in  his  junior  and  senior  seasons. 
"Basically,  I  could  not  come  up  with  a  big 
league  fastball.  I  had  a  lot  of  junk  and 
could  set  up  the  hitters  somewhat,  but 
when  it  came  down  to  trying  to  over- 
power them,  I  couldn't." 

Hegmann  began  playing  tennis  while 
working  toward  his  master's  degree  at 
Springfield  College  (Mass.),  where  he 
also  participated  in  intramural  handball. 
He  then  pursued  a  doctorate  in  physical 
education  at  Temple  University,  where 
he  competed  in  intramural  basketball  and 
won  several  racquetball  tournaments. 

Hegmann's  old  roommate  at  Spring- 
field, MWC  men's  soccer  and  tennis 
coach  Roy  Gordon,  was  also  very  involved 
in  athletics  while  attending  college. 
Gordon  says  that,  ironically,  the  two  met 
in  the  library,  and  not  on  the  playing  field. 
Hegmann  and  Gordon  played  handball 
together  in  college,  but  neither  will  say 
who  was  better.  "I  don't  think  there  was 
a  clear-cut  dominant  person.  We  really 
had  some  battles,"  Hegmann  recalls. 
"Roy  was  most  dominant  when  he  used 
a  50- cent  piece  in  his  glove  (to  increase 
his  power)." 

Even  though  there  is  some  doubt 
about  who  was  the  better  handball  player, 
there  is  no  doubt  who  the  superior  cook 
was.  Hegmann  says  Gordon  was  the  best 
cook  a  roommate  could  want.  "I  remem- 
ber him  cooking  baked  fish.  I  cooked 
only  on  top  of  the  stove.  He  cooked  in 
the  stove." 

Gordon,  who  is  also  MWC's  associate 
director  of  athletics,  started  his  athletic 
career  at  Binghamton  University  (N.Y.). 
He  played  goalkeeper  for  the  soccer 
team  for  one  season  and  first  baseman 
for  the  baseball  team  for  three  years. 
"We  were  just  beginning  the  intercoUe- 


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From  left  to  right:  Rod  Wood,  Edward  H.  Hegmann,  Matttiew  A.  Kinney,  Kurt  Glaeser,  Thomas 
F.  Sheridan,  Roy  M.  Gordon,  David  S.  Soper. 


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giate  program.  It  was  the  small- college 
equivalent  of  Division  III  at  that  point," 
Gordon  says. 

Tom  Sheridan,  coach  of  the  varsity 
baseball  team,  went  to  Lock  Haven  Uni- 
versity in  Pennsylvania,  where  he  played 
baseball  for  three  years  —  as  a  third 
baseman  and  as  a  pitcher.  During  one 
summer  league  game  after  his  sopho- 
more year,  Sheridan  went  down  to  field 
a  ground  ball.  The  ball  skipped  up,  hit 
him  in  the  nose,  and  caromed  back  to  the 
catcher  on  the  fly.  The  catcher  threw  the 
batter  out,  but  the  ball  broke  Sheridan's 
nose.  A  fan  in  the  stands  was  nice  enough 
to  give  him  a  cold  beer  to  keep  the 
swelling  down.  Now,  Sheridan  laughs 
when  he  thinks  about  his  broken  nose, 
but  at  that  time,  he  was  in  a  lot  of  pain. 

The  women's  lacrosse  and  field  hock- 
ey coach,  Dana  Hall,  was  an  outstanding 
athlete  at  Frostburg  State  University. 
She  played  basketball  and  ran  track  her 
first  two  years,  before  tearing  her  ham- 
string in  half  during  a  race  in  her  sopho- 
more year.  After  five  months  of  rehabili- 
tation. Hall  switched  to  field  hockey  and 
lacrosse.  She  scored  seven  goals  in  the 
Maryland  State  College  Hockey  Tourna- 


ment in  1976,  helping  the  Bobcats  finish 
second  to  the  University  of  Maryland.  In 
lacrosse,  she  was  the  goalkeeper,  and 
broke  her  thumb  while  saving  a  shot 
against  Towson  State.  Another  shot  went 
through  her  helmet,  splitting  open  her 
nose.  Yet  Hall  never  lost  interest  in 
sports. 

Kurt  Glaeser,  men's  lacrosse  and  wo- 
men's soccer  coach,  had  a  less  painful 
time  playing  lacrosse  at  Western  Mary- 
land College.  Glaeser,  a  tri-captain,  led 
the  Green  Terrors  to  their  first  Middle 
Atlantic  Conference  title  as  a  midfielder. 
Glaeser  has  two  distinct  memories  from 
his  playing  days.  The  first  memory  in- 
volves a  game  against  Division  I  Lehigh 
University,  in  which  Glaeser  had  four 
goals  and  four  assists.  He  had  the  tying 
goal  with  12  seconds  remaining  in  regu- 
lation, forcing  the  game  to  overtime,  and 
his  team  eventually  won. 

Glaeser's  second  memory  centers 
around  a  game  against  Franklin  and 
Marshall,  in  which  Western  Maryland 
was  down  10-5  with  only  10  minutes 
remaining.  The  Green  Terrors  respond- 
ed with  a  6-0  run  to  defeat  F&M  for  the 
first  time  and  clinch  the  MAC  Champion- 


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From  left  to  right:  Dana  S.  Hall,  Deborah  A.  Conway  and  Constance  A.  Gallahan. 


ship.  As  an  attacker,  Glaeser  scored  two 
goals  against  F&M's  Ail-American  de- 
fender, prompting  the  Diplomats  to  call 
for  a  stick  check  on  him.  After  gradua- 
tion, Glaeser  continued  to  play  lacrosse 
for  the  New  York  Lacrosse  Club,  the 
Central  Jersey  Lacrosse  Club,  and  the 
Fairfax  Lacrosse  Club. 

Another  coach  who  is  no  stranger  to 
big  wins  is  second-year  swimming  coach. 
Matt  Kinney.  Kinney  was  a  three-time 
All-American  for  Division  III  dynamo, 
Kenyon  College  (Ohio).  Kenyon  has  won 
16  consecutive  national  championships 
in  men's  swimming  and  12  titles  in  wo- 
men's swimming.  Kinney's  specialty  was 
the  200-yard  breaststroke,  but  he  also 
swam  the  100-yard  breaststroke,  and  the 
400-yard  Individual  Medley  at  Kenyon. 
He  recalls  his  sophomore  year  as  being 
his  best.  "We  really  had  a  great  season. 
I  got  better  at  every  meet,  and  went  to 
Nationals  and  got  fourth  that  year.  It 
was  kind  of  out  of  the  blue,  considering 
I  had  never  qualified  for  the  competition 
before,"  says  Kinney. 

Kinney  was  a  member  of  three  NCAA 
Division  III  National  Championship 
teams.  He  was  chosen  captain  for  his 
senior  season,  1992-93.  "My  primary 
strength  as  a  swimmer  was  not  that  I 
was  a  talented  athlete,  but  that  I  enjoyed 
swimming  as  a  sport,"  recalls  Kinney. 


Stan  Soper,  the  men's  and  women's 
cross  country  and  track  coach,  believes 
that  hard  work  and  dedication,  rather 
than  talent,  made  him  successful.  Soper 
ran  seven  events  each  meet  his  sopho- 
more year  at  Frostburg  State  before  con- 
centrating on  the  800-meter,  mile  relay, 
and  long  jump.  Soper  set  an  indoor  re- 
cord in  the  600-meter  and  in  relay  teams. 
He  was  selected  for  the  Frostburg  State 
University  Hall  of  Fame  in  1990.  "I  think 
the  reason  that  I  was  chosen  was  not  so 
much  for  the  times  or  distances  or  any- 
thing like  that,  because  they  weren't 
exceptional,"  Soper  says.  "I  think  what 
probably  got  me  -inducted  was  the  work 
ethic  and  dedication  aspect  of  it,  more 
than  the  actual  times." 

Connie  Gallahan,  the  women's  basket- 
ball coach  at  MWC,  participated  in  field 
hockey,  basketball,  golf,  and  archery  at 
Longwood  College.  One  of  her  fondest 
memories  is  the  time  she  was  coerced 
into  playing  collegiate  golf.  Having  never 
picked  up  a  golf  club,  Gallahan  was  asked 
by  her  field  hockey  coach  (who  doubled 
as  the  goM  coach)  ttie  day  before  the  first 
match  if  she  would  play  in  the  upcoming 
event.  After  hitting  several  hundred 
balls  off  the  driving  range  tee,  Gallahan 
played  against  the  fifth-seeded  player 
fi-om  Lynchburg  College.  Although  it 
was  her  first  time  on  the  golf  course. 


Gallahan  actually  won  in  the  match-play 
format  event. 

MWC  volleyball  and  softball  coach 
Dee  Conway  was  a  multi-sport  standout 
at  Ferrum  College  and  Lynchburg  Col- 
lege. At  Ferrum,  Conway  was  captain  of 
the  Softball  and  basketball  teams  and  was 
named  athlete  of  the  year  for  basketball 
her  sophomore  year.  Conway  also  par- 
ticipated in  volleyball  while  at  Ferrum. 
She  transferred  to  Lynchburg  after  her 
sophomore  year  and  started  for  the  bas- 
ketball and  Softball  teams. 

Riding  coach  Carol  Hawley  was  an  ac- 
complished student-athlete  at  Mary 
Washington  College,  having  earned  nu- 
merous riding  trophies  enroute  to  grad- 
uating Phi  Beta  Kappa  from  MWC.  She 
has  been  involved  with  the  riding  pro- 
gram since  her  graduation  in  1984. 

Men's  basketball  coach  Rod  Wood  was 
a  standout  basketball  player  at  Randolph- 
Macon  College  for  four  years.  During 
his  stay  at  R-MC,  his  teams  were  nation- 
ally ranked  every  year  and  advanced  to 
the  national  tournament  in  three  of  those 
seasons. 

Mary  Washington  College's  coaches 
are  no  strangers  to  success.  MWC  play- 
ers benefit  from  their  coaches'  experi- 
ence every  time  they  step  on  the  field. 

Clint  Often  is  MWC's  new  sports  informa- 
tion director;  Bryan  Tucker  '96  did  an 
independent  study  in  the  MWC  Sports 
Information  Office. 


„  h  a  new  tradition  at  Mary  Washmg- 
ton  College  with  the  induction  of  the 
first  honorees  into  MWC's  Athletic 
Hall  of  Fame. 

Now  nominations  are  being  sought 
for  this  year's  inductees.  To  nominate 
a  former  player,  coach,  or  administra- 
tor, write  to  the  Office  of  Sports  Infor- 
mation for  the  proper  nomination  form. 
All  nominees  will  be  considered  this 
summer  by  the  Hall  of  Fame  Selection 
Committee. 

Hall  of  Fame  inductees  will  be  hon- 
ored on  the  Friday  evening  of  Home- 
coming Weekend.  Commemorative 
plaques  will  be  awarded,  and  a  copy  will 
be  displayed  in  the  Hall  of  Fame  Room 
in  Goolrick  Gymnasium. 

To  fund  the  Hall  of  Fame,  the  MWC 
Athletic  Department  needs  the  assis- 
tance of  alumni  and  friends  to  partici- 
pate in  its  annual  fund-raiser,  the  Hall 
of  Fame  golf  tournament  (to  be  held 
May  2, 1997).  Tax- deductible  donations 
are  also  welcome.  With  your  help,  we 
will  continue  honoring  Mary  Washing- 
ton's past  sports  heroes. 


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President  Anderson 
Recuperating 


On  Sept.  25,  1996.  Mary  Washington  College  President  William  M. 
Anderson  Jr.  was  hospitalized  after  experiencing  a  mptured  aneurysm  on  the 
right  side  of  his  brain.  Fortunately,  he  was  in  Richmond  meeting  with  state 
officials  and  had  checked  into  a  hotel  near  the  capitol.  Thus  he  was  very 
close  to  the  Medical  College  of  Virginia,  where  he  underwent  approximately 
six  hours  of  surgeiy. 

After  six  weeks  of  intensive  therapy  at  MCV,  President  Anderson  returned 
to  Brompton.  where  modifications  had  been  made  for  him  on  the  first  floor. 
Existing  plans  for  a  handicapped  accessible  bath  were  accelerated,  and  the 
back  parlor  was  converted  to  a  combination  bedroom/sitting  room/study. 
Dr.  Anderson  then  began  physical  therapy  as  an  outpatient  at  Mary  Washing- 
ton Hospital. 

During  his  absence  from  the  College.  Maijorie  M.  Poyck.  executive  vice 
president  and  chief  financial  officer,  was  appointed  acting  president  by  the 
Executive  Committee  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  of  Mary  AVashington  College. 
As  a  testimony  to  the  excellent  organization  in  place  at  the  College,  academic 
and  administrative  responsibilities  have  continued  to  be  efficiently  handled 
throughout  the  president's  period  of  recuperation.  Friends  have  directed  a 
myriad  of  calls  and  cards  to  Dr.  Anderson  and  his  family  through  the 
President's  Office.  The  words  and  notes  of  encouragement  continue  to  be 
delivered  daily  to  the  Andersons,  who  are  most  appreciative  of  everyone's 
expressions  of  concern. 

From  the  beginning.  President  Anderson's  prognosis  for  recovery  has 
been  good,  and  his  progress  is  amazing.  The  extent  of  any  pennanent  impair- 
ment is  still  unknown.  While  his  vision  is  impaired  and  his  left  arm  and  hand 
are  almost  completely  immobile,  Dr.  Anderson  can  read  and  walk,  and  has 
maintained  his  wonderful  sense  of  humor  throughout  the  ordeal,  remaining 
confident  that  with  time  he  will  be  able  to  conquer  this  challenge.  He  contin- 
ues to  be  active  in  College  affairs,  attending  sports  events  and  contributing  to 
executive  decisions  from  his  home-office. 

The  most  recent  event  signifying  Dr.  Anderson's  recovery  and  plan  to  re- 
sume responsibilities  as  president  of  the  College  occurred  at  the  legislative 
budget  hearing  in  Dodd  Auditorium  on  Dec.  30.  President  Anderson  welcomed 
members  of  the  Senate  Finance  and  House  Appropriations  Committees  of 
the  General  Assembly  to  the  College  and,  following  a  standing  ovation  in 
recognition  of  his  presence,  proceeded  to  speak  eloquently  and  fervently  on 
behalf  of  higher  education  in  general  and  Mary  Washington  College  in  par- 
ticular. WTiile  physical  therapy  continues  to  occupy  the  majority  of  his  day, 
President  Anderson  keeps  in  touch  with  the  campus  through  phone  calls  and 
occasional  visits,  which  are  enthusiastically  received. 

Dr.  Anderson  has  been  president  of  Mar\'  Washington  since  1983  and  a 
College  administrator  since  1976. 


MWC  AGAIN 

Nationally  Ranked 

Money  magazine  has  ranked  Mary 
Washington  College  22nd  in  the  nation 
in  terms  of  academic  qualit>^  and  cost  in 
its  annual  review  of  the  nation's  best  val- 
ues in  higher  education. 

This  is  the  seventh  year  that  the  mag- 
azine has  published  its  annual  guide, 
which  has  become  a  staple  for  college- 
bound  high  school  students  and  their 
parents.  For  each  of  those  seven  years, 
the  magazine's  editors  ranked  MWC 
among  the  nation's  top  100  colleges  and 
universities. 

In  this  year's  ratings  by  Money,  Mary 
Washington  rose  in  the  national  rankings 
from  28th  to  22nd  place.  Eight  Virginia 
colleges  were  listed  in  the  top  100  insti- 
tutions: James  Madison  Universit\'  (18), 
Mary  Washington  College  (22),  Washing- 
ton and  Lee  University'  (28) ,  Sweetbriar 
College  (39),  The  University  of  Virginia 
(45),  The  College  of  AVilliam  and  Mary 
(63).  Emon-  and  Henr\^  College  (69)  and 
Virginia  Military'  Institute  (86).  Money 
based  its  rankings  on  the  analysis  of  aca- 
demic quality^  and  cost  at  more  than  1,000 
colleges. 

For  the  fifth  time  in  six  years,  Mary 
Washington  has  been  named  to  the 
"America's  Best  Colleges"  list  published 
annually  by  U.S.  News  &  World  Report. 
Only  150  colleges  and  universities  make 
the  list  each  year  from  a  survey  of  the 
nation's  1,500  leading  four-yeai"  institutions. 
Mary  Washington  College  was  fifth  in  the 
"Regional  Universities-South"  category^ 
Other  institutions  listed  in  the  same  cat- 
egory- include  The  University^  of  Richmond 
(\'a.).  Rollins  College  (Fla.).  James  Madi- 
son University  (Va.)  and  Stetson  Univer- 
sity (Fla.) .  In  temis  of  "student  selectivity'." 
which  looks  at  the  academic  quality  of  the 
entering  class.  Mary  Washington  College 
placed  second  among  its  peer  institutions. 
It  was  fourth  in  "student  retention"  and 
ninth  in  "academic  reputation." 

The  U.S.  News  &  World  Report  listing 
is  considered  one  of  the  nation's  most 
prestigious  rankings,  in  which  researchers 
use  more  than  300  pieces  of  data  to  com- 
pare statistically  the  nation's  colleges 
and  universities.  As  a  "best  value."  Mary 
Washington  College  was  listed  as  11th 
among  regional  universities  in  the  South. 


15 


^  D6TRIIS!  DeiniLS! 

A  week  before  the  presidential  election,  some  voters  might  have  erupted  if 
someone  made  fun  of  their  candidate.  But  when  political  satirist  Mark  Russell 
[kicked  on  all  the  candidates  at  his  October  28  Fredericksburg  Forum  presen- 
tation, the  eruption  came  in  the  form  of  raucous  laughter,  and  the  near-capacity 
crowd  settled  in  for  a  stress-free  evening. 

Well,  not  everyone  settled  in.  MWC  staff  people  from  the  Office  of  College 
Relations  and  Legislative  Affairs  were  still  running  final  checks  to  make  sure 
eveiyone  in  the  balcony  could  see  over  the  video  camera  and  that  the  warm 
air  circulating  the  auditorium  was  at  a  comfortable  level.  This  dazzling  even- 
ing was  just  a  moment  in  the  year  of  preparation  that  came  before  it. 

College  Relation's  choice  of  red,  white  and  blue  bunting  as  stage  decora- 
tion set  the  political  tone  for  the  evening  of  merriment.  Using  Uncle  Bob's 
Party  Band  for  jazzy  pre-show  music  proved  to  be  another  big  hit,  adding  a 
nightclub  feeling  to  stately  Dodd  Auditorium. 

The  performance  itself  was  vintage  Mark  Russell.  Even  Fredericksburg  and 
the  College  became  part  of  his  witty  repertoire.  "I  have  been  to  Mary  Washing- 
ton College,"  he  deadpanned,  "therefore  I  am." 

Not  a  single  joke  got  past  the  appreciative  audience.  Russell  seemed  sur- 
prised at  first  at  the  thunderous  laughter,  and  you  could  tell,  as  he  moved 
along,  that  he  was  being  revved  up  by  the  spirited  response.  He  later  said  he 
wished  he  could  take  the  audience  back  to  D.C.  with  him. 

College  caterers  took  the  refreshments  for  Lee  Hall  Ballroom's  after-the- 
show  champagne  reception  to  a  new  musical  level,  spotlighting  tast>'  miniature 
chocolate  pianos  and  ice  sculptures  in  the  shape  of  pianos.  "I'm  glad  we  used 
I^e,"  says  Louise  Ashby,  coordinator  of  community  and  legislative  affairs, 
"because  on  the  walk  from  Dodd  Auditorium  to  I^e  Hall,  Mr.  Russell  said, 
'You  know,  you  have  a  beautiful  campus.  Ever  thought  of  letting  them  make 
a  movie  here?'  He  might  not  have  seen  the  campus  otherwise." 

Russell  stayed  for  a  long  time  that  evening,  and  for  weeks  later  at  MWC, 
attendees  were  talking  about  a  temfic  Fredericksburg  Forum. 


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An  estimated  L500  people  came  to 
Family  Weekend  in  September.  Activities 
for  students  and  their  families  included 
campus  and  city  tours,  department  open 
houses,  class  visitations  and  club  exhibi- 
tions. Plenty  of  fun  came  from  a  student 


talent  show,  live  band  concert,  a  dance 
and  a  campus-wear  fashion  show.  And 
sports  fans  streamed  to  Tlie  Battleground 
to  watch  a  tennis  tournament,  soccer 
games,  and  a  student/ alumni  field  hockey 
match. 


16 


FACULTY  HIGHUGHTS 

Taddesse  Adera,  associate  professor 
of  English,  attended  the  1996  National 
Endowment  for  the  Humanities  (NEH) 
seminar  in  South  Africa.  The  seminar 
examined  the  significant  movements  in 
the  literary  and  cultural  history  of  con- 
temporar\'  South  Africa,  using  a  list  of 
core  texts  from  1948  to  the  present  and 
situating  each  text  in  its  historical  con- 
text. An  NEH  stipend  of  $4,000  provided 
each  scholar  with  living  expenses  during 
the  eight-week  seminar. 

At  a  recent  annual  meeting  of  the  Po- 
tomac and  Chesapeake  Association  for 
College  Admissions  Counseling,  Jenifer 
L.  Blair,  associate  dean  of  admissions, 
was  chosen  president-elect.  Ms.  Blair  will 
be  coordinating  the  April  1997  annual 
meeting  in  Charlottesvillle,  Va. 

"Reduced  Idempotents  in  the  Semi- 
group of  Boolean  Matrices,"  an  article 
by  Dr.  Janusz  Konieczny,  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  mathematics,  was  published  in 
the  Journal  of  Symbolic  Computation. 

William  Henr\^  Lewis,  assistant  profes- 
sor of  English,  received  the  Special  Award 
for  New  Writing  by  the  Eellowship  of 
Southern  Writers.  The  award  of  $1,000 
will  be  recognized  at  the  April  1997  Con- 
ference on  Southern  Literature  in  Chat- 
tanooga, Tenn.  The  short  story  "Shades," 
written  by  Lewis,  has  been  selected  for 
inclusion  in  the  1996  volume  of  The  Best 
American  Short  Stories.  Lewis  also  re- 
cently released  In  the  Arms  of  Our  Elders, 
a  collection  of  short  stories. 

A  monograph  titled  "Symmetric  In- 
verse Semigroups,"  written  by  Stephen 
L.  Lipscomb,  professor  of  mathematics, 
is  in  the  Mathematical  Surveys  and 
Monographs  published  in  September. 
This  work,  the  product  of  10  years  of 
research  at  MWC,  has  gained  increasing 
international  recognition  in  recent  years, 
particularly  for  Lipscomb's  specialt\% 
finite  inverse  semigroups,  an  area  of 
algebra  where  languages  can  be  formally 
studied. 

An  article  written  by  Robert  L. 
McConnell,  professor  of  geology,  will  be 
reprinted  in  the  upcoming  Carrying 
Capacity  Briefing  Book,  a  comprehensive 
educational  resource  with  information 
from  experts  on  population,  the  environ- 
ment, and  resource  conservation.  Dr. 
McConnell's  article  is  titled  "An  American 
Laboratory:  Population  Growth  and  En- 
vironmental Quality  in  California." 

Patricia  Lacey  Metzger,  professor  of 
business  administration,  was  awarded  the 
Certified  Government  Financial  Manager 
designation;  served  as  chairperson  of  the 
session  "Accounting  Potpourri"  at  the 
Southeastern  Chapter  Annual  Meeting, 
Institute  for  Operations  Research  and  the 
Management  Sciences;  and  was  invited 


to  present  her  paper,  "Successfully  Edu- 
cating Adult  Students  Requires  New  Ap- 
proaches in  Instruction,"  at  the  National 
Association  of  Graduate-Professional 
Students. 

John  N.  Pearce,  director  of  the  James 
Monroe  Museum  and  Memorial  Library, 
was  one  of  six  museum  leaders  who  par- 
ticipated in  the  Smithsonian  Institution's 
seminar,  "Leaders  in  Museums"  held  at 


the  Smithsonian  in  Washington,  D.C. 
Pearce  is  also  director  of  M^VC's  Center 
for  Historic  Preservation. 

Aniano  Pena,  professor  of  modem 
foreign  languages,  presented  the  paper 
"Interpolaciones  y  generos  literarios  en 
el  Quijote"  at  the  IV  Congreso  de  la 
Asociacion  Intemacional  Siglo  de  Oro 
(AISO)  held  at  the  Universit}^  of  Alcala 
(Madrid)  in  August. 


^  RH€RD  Of  TH€  GnM6  ^ 


Dr.  Roy  Smith  carries  a  plastic 
brain  from  class  to  office  to  class. 
His  students  expect  it.  Smith 
teaches  Physiopsychology,  Bio- 
cognition,  and  Behavior  Genet- 
ics. It's  a  good  thing  he  knows  the  brain 
as  well  as  he  does,  having  served,  this 
past  year,  as  president  of  the  Virginia 
Psychological  Association. 

If  anyone  could  use  the  brain  as  a 
logo,  it  would  be  Smith.  But  he  doesn't 
just  carr>^  one  around,  he  uses  his  own  to 
run  VPA  "There  is  a  whole  piece  of  \TA 
that  academicians  know  little  about,  and 
about  which  I  am  quickly  becoming  in- 
fo mied,"  he  says.  "The  toughest  part  is 
keeping  the  different  groups  under  the 
\TA  umbrella  in  balance.  It's  like  being 
a  dean.  tr\ing  to  keep  various  depart- 
ments balanced  when  their  goals  are  not 
necessarily  compatible." 

The  umbrella  shelters  four  Alrginia 
psychological  academies:  the  clinical, 
which  licenses  clinical  psychologists;  the 
school,  which  deals  with  school  psychol- 
ogists; applied,  people  who  advertise 
themselves  as  psychologists;  and  acade- 
mic, those  who  teach  at  an  institution. 

"WJiat  you  don't  realize  until  you  be- 
come involved  in  \TA  is  how  important 
government  legislation  is  to  the  practice 
of  psychology,"  explains  Smith,  and, 
"how  state  government  works  to  regulate 
our  professionals:  the  board  of  health, 
the  board  of  psychology^,  the  board  of 
medicine." 

MWC  maintains  one  of  the  closest 
institutional  connections  to  \TA's  acade- 
mic academy,  as  it  provides  a  convention 
where  undergraduates  in  MWC's  methods 
and  upper-level  experimental  psychology 
classes  present  formal  papers.  This 
means  our  students  get  a  lot  of  public 
speaking  experience. 

"And  our  department  takes  heavy  ad- 
vantage of  that,"  says  Smith.  "We  carry 
three  van-loads  of  students  down  every 
spring,  as  we  consider  the  event  an  ex- 
tension of  our  undergraduate  research 
program."  He  adds  that  the  experience 
is  a  great  step  up  for  them  and,  in  ex- 
change, the  "Psych"  Department  pays 


membership  fees  for  students  and  half 
the  fees  for  department  members. 

"After  all  the  VPA  has  done  for  MWC 
over  the  last  10  years,  it's  the  least  we 
can  do  to  support  the  organization.  We 
really  do  it  for  the  students.  There's  just 
no  other  way  they  could  get  that  kind  of 
opportunit>\  We've  become  the  school  to 
emulate  because  we  send  so  many  and 
because  they  do  such  a  good  job.  It's 
stimulating  for  us  and  for  the  other 
schools  as  well." 

The  accomplishment  Smith  presided 
over  "as  opposed  to  did,"  he  says,  was 
the  complete  reorganization  of  the  psy- 
chological licensure  for  the  state  of  Vir- 
ginia, whereas  before  each  department 
controlled  its  own  group.  "We  now  have 
in  place  a  unified  board  of  psychology. 
Not  ever\^one  is  happy  about  it.  The  rip- 
ples and  fallout  continue.  But  the  organi- 
zation is  still  a  single  unit  with  the  acad- 
emies intact,  and  I  consider  that  a  major 
accomplishment. " 

Bv  Liz  Gordon 


17 


TH€  DnN€ 
nND  CRIN 

1996  has  been  a  Seren  Kierke- 
gaard year  for  David  Cain,  distin- 
guished professor  of  religion  at  Mary 
Washington  College.  But  what  year 
is  not?  As  chair  of  the  Kierkegaard 
Consultation  Group,  American 
Academy  of  Religion,  Southeastern 
Region,  meeting  in  Columbia,  S.C, 
in  March,  Cain  put  together  a  spe- 
cial plenary  session  devoted  to  criti- 
cal responses  to  Roger  Poole's 
recent  major  work  in  Kierkegaard 
studies,  Kierkegaard:  The  Indirect 
Communication,  published  by  the 
University  Press  of  Virginia. 

Professors  from  various  disci- 
plines responded  to  Poole's  work, 
and  Poole  himself  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Nottingham,  England,  was 
present  to  respond  to  his  respon- 
dents. Cain  organized  a  mini-lecture 
tour  for  Poole  following  the  confer- 
ence, bringing  Poole  to  the  Univer- 
sity of  North  Carolina/Charlotte, 
and  to  Mary  Washington. 

May  5-9  were  "Kierkegaard  Days 
in  Copenhagen."  Kierkegaard  was 
born  on  May  5,  1813,  "inconsider- 
ately early,"  says  Cain,  in  relation  to 
MWC's  calendar.  Even  so,  Cain  was 
present  to  participate  in  this  major  in- 
ternational conference,  one  of  many 
special  events  planned  for  1996, 
Copenhagen's  year  as  Cultural  Cap- 
ital of  Europe. 

Cain  returned  to  Copenhagen  in 
August  as  an  invited  plenary  speak- 
er in  an  international  conference  on 
"The  City  as  Cultural  Metaphor." 
Cain's  address  was  "'Small  Enough... 
Large  Enough':  Kierkegaard  and  the 
Scale  of  Mefropolitan  Metaphor." 
Later,  Cain  led  a  tour  of  "Kierke- 
gaard's Copenhagen"  for  scholars 
from  Russia,  Finland,  Sweden,  Nor- 
way, Denmark,  Turkey,  Germany, 
France,  Italy,  Spain,  England  and 
the  United  States. 

Cain  is  president-elect  of  SKs 
(The  Soren  Kierkegaard  Society, 
North  America).  His  bilingual  book 
of  color  plates  and  narrative  captions. 
An  Evocation  of  Kierkegaard/En 
Fremkaldelse  of  Kierkegaard,  which 
he  refers  to  ironically  as  "a  coffee- 
table  Kierkegaard,"  is  due  for  publi- 
cation from  Reitzels  Forlag,  Copen- 
hagen, a  venerable  Danish  press 
which  was  present  and  significant 
in  the  life  of  Kierkegaard. 


Look  up  "linguistics"  in  Webster's  New  World  Dictionary  and  you'll  read,  "the  science 
of  language  including  phonetics,  phonology,  morphology,  syntax,  semantics;  some- 
times divided  into  descriptive,  historical,  comparative,  theoretical  and  geographical 
linguistics:  the  study  of  the  structure,  development  of  a  particular  language  and  its 
relationship  to  other  languages." 

Whew!  Now  you  understand  why,  until  recently,  most  colleges  offered  the  study 
of  linguistics  only  to  graduates.  But  a  quick  visit  with  Christina  Kakava,  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  linguistics,  will  clear  up  any  confusion. 

She'll  even  show  you  what  the  sound  of  a  word  looks  like  with  the  aid  of  the  En- 
glish, Linguistics  and  Speech  Department's  new  hypermedia  software  program,  The 
Sounds  of  the  World's  Languages  (SOWL)  and  a  more  advanced  speech  analysis 
software,  Signalyze.  Christina  speaks  "Hello"  into  the  Macintosh  microphone  and 
immediately  Signalyze  sends  waveforms  zigzagging  on  a  computer  screen  that  now 
resembles  a  lie  detector  or  a  heart  monitor.  She  laughs  and  says,  "Everyone  who  uses 
this  new  software  loves  it." 

English  or  education  majors  taking  the  required  course  used  to  dread  the  study  of 
linguistics.  "It  used  to  be  a  big  task  to  try  to  imagine  sounds  in  class,"  she  says.  Now 
they  flip  quarters  to  see  who  gets  to  use  the  user-fiiendly  SOWL  first.  On  busier  days, 
she  gently  encourages  her  students  to  take  turns  clicking  on  the  program's  world  map 
to  hear  which  language,  dialect  or  unique  sounds  are  particular  to  that  region.  "When 
we  see  our  students  excited  about  this,  we  get  even  more  excited,"  Christina  says. 

Yet  as  much  fun  as  this  cutting- edge  software  is,  no  one  thinks  of  it  as  a  toy.  No 
plaything  we  know  of  contains  150  authentic  digitized  samples  of  the  world's  estimat- 
ed average  of  3,000  to  8,000  languages.  No  amusement  charts  an  abstract  like  this 
does.  "A  'voiceless  stop'  is  a  confusing  concept,"  says  one  student.  "Until  you  see  the 
letter's  pattern  in  the  lab."  Other  students  have  tested  the  authenticity  of  Spanish, 
French,  British  and  German  accents. 

"Linguistics  examines  how  sounds  are  produced,  perceived,  structured,"  Christina 
says,  massaging  the  air,  gathering  invisible  words  together.  "It  explains  why  we  can 
say  'I'd  like  a  red  apple,'  but  we  can't  say,  'I'd  like  an  apple  red.'  There  are  rules  that 
govern  languages.  Otherwise  how  would  we  know  when  it's  appropriate  to  use  'Please' 
and  Thank  you'?"  Language  also  varies  by  race,  gender,  class  ethnicity  and  locality. 
"You  can  see  why  America,  with  its  varied  cultures,  is  the  perfect  place  to  study  lin- 
guistics," she  says.  "Ours  is  a  platter  course,  where  students  get  exposed  to  all  the 
different  fields  to  see  where  their  interests  lie." 

Linguistic  software  aids  in  crime  detection,  too.  "FBI  agents  wanting  to  use  speech 
to  connect  someone  to  a  crime  scene  use  a  more  advanced  speech  analysis  program," 
Christina  says,  "but  it's  the  same  idea.  It's  not  exactly  like  a  fingerprint  because  you 
can  only  exclude  rather  than  include.  You  can  say  the  suspect  cannot  be  included  in 
the  group  of  suspects  whose  voice  they  have  on  record." 

Only  a  few  minor  obstacles  in  future  software  production  concern  Christina,  but  she's 
already  communicating  with  the  software's  producer.  And,  she  and  Judith  Parker, 
assistant  professor  of  English  and  Linguistics,  plan  to  finish  a  workbook  that  will 
clear  up  any  other  bafflements. 

By  Liz  Gordon 


18 


Hugh  Vasquez  and  Victor  Lewis 

Multicultural 
Series  Continues 

A  celebration  of  Hispanic  heritage  in 
America  opened  the  third  Cultural  Aware- 
ness Series  at  MWC  in  October,  as  a  36- 
member  Puerto  Rican  National  Guard 
Band  performed  outside  Lee  Hall  preced- 
ing award-winning  Puerto  Rican  writer 
Rosario  Ferre's  lecture,  "Reflections  in 
the  Lagoon." 

This  multicultural  series  offers  speak- 
ers, concerts  and  workshops  throughout 
the  year  to  encourage  dialogue  about 
culture,  ethnicity  and  history.  A  docu- 
mentary film  about  racism,  "The  Color  of 
Fear,"  was  followed  by  a  workshop  facili- 
tated by  cast  members  and  educators 
Victor  Lewis  and  Hugh  Vasquez.  And  in 
November,  Eric  Liu,  former  presidential 
speech  writer  and  author/editor  of  The 
Next  Progressive,  spoke  on  "Asian-Ameri- 
can Issues  and  The  Politics  of  Race."  The 
series  fall  finale  was  a  performance  by 
Maryjane  Bird,  founder  of  Blue  Horizon 
Dance,  a  company  which  presents  Native 
American  culture  through  the  medium  of 
dance  and  storytelling. 


L€nD€RSHIP  COLLOQUIUM  FOR 
PROF€SSIONnL  UJO/V\€N 


IVIWC's  Carol  Martin  (left)  and  Meta  Braymer  (second  from  left)  welcome  State  Sen.  Emily  Couric 
to  the  Great  Hall. 


MaryJane  Bird 


Focusing  on  the  continuing  long-term 
development  of  leadership  skills  that 
women  need  for  success  in  the  pro- 
fessional world,  the  third  annual  Leader- 
ship Colloquium  for  Professional  Women 
was  held  at  MWC  in  November. 

According  to  Meta  R.  Braymer,  dean 
of  graduate  and  continuing  education  at 
the  College,  this  colloquium  provides 
ongoing  support  to  participants  through 
yearly  leadership  training  and  network- 
ing opportunities. 

The  Honorable  Mary  Sue  Terry,  for- 
mer attorney  general  of  the  Common- 
wealth of  Virginia,  gave  the  keynote  ad- 
dress, and  the  Honorable  Emily  Couric, 
Virginia  state  senator  from  Charlottes- 
ville, spoke  after  dinner  in  the  Great  Hall. 

"How  many  have  thought  of  running 
for  office?"  Senator  Couric  asked.  She 
urged  those  assembled  to  consider  it 
seriously,  enumerating  issues  that  affect 
women:  welfare,  reproductive  rights,  day 
care,  domestic  abuse  and  her  own  "big 
cause  in  life"  —  education. 

Besides  sharing  ideas  on  how  to  get 
involved  in  politics,  she  drew  on  her 
own  experience  to  give  advice  on  profes- 
sional and  personal  advancement.  "Make 
lots  of  contacts,"  she  said  —  "everybody 
counts."  And,  to  help  achieve  goals,  she 
suggested  heightening  personal  confi- 
dence. "I  try  to  work  on  being  more 
courageous,"  she  said,  and  described  how 


she  took  part  in  a  tour  of  a  West  Virginia 
coal  mine,  L500  feet  down.  Being  claus- 
trophobic, this  took  an  enormous  amount 
of  effort,  but  the  resulting  self-confidence, 
she  said,  made  the  experience  worth  it. 

She  also  suggested  developing  a  per- 
sonal written  plan,  with  short-  and  long- 
term  goals.  "Unless  you  put  things  on 
paper,  you  just  bounce  along  from  task 
to  task.  You  must  re-assess  from  time  to 
time." 

The  University  of  Virginia  co- sponsored 
the  colloquium. 


Colloquium  participants  explore  successful 
strategies  for  managing  change  in  their 
organizations. 


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KRICKUS 

DOCUM6NTS 

LiTHUFINinN 

Uprising 

Showdown,  based  on  Bloody  Sunday, 
the  uprising  that  occuired  in  the  Lithuan- 
ian capital  of  Vilnius  on  Jan.  13,  1991, 
could  have  been  a  blockbuster  novel  had 
author  Richard  J.  Krickus  chosen  to  view 
it  that  way.  As  it  was,  he  portrayed  the 
event  and  its  international  consequences 
through  non-fiction,  hence  the  subtitle 
TJie  Lithuanian  Rebellion  and  the  Breakup 
of  the  Soviet  Empire. 

As  one  of  the  two  U.S.  scholars  allow- 
ed to  obsei-ve  the  elections  in  1990, 
Krickus,  professor  of  political  science  and 
international  affairs  at  MWC,  witnessed 
thousands  of  Lithuanians  declare  their 
independence  from  the  USSR.  He  saw 
the  country  of  less  than  4  million  pull  a 
cornerstone  from  the  Soviet  Union,  caus- 
ing the  giant  nation  to  tilt.  Krickus  is 
convinced  that  had  Bloody  Sunday  been 
crushed,  the  Soviet  Union  would  be  alive 
today.  "Not  well,"  he  says,  "but  alive." 

Kiickus  began  writing  about  Lithuania 
long  before  the  uprising.  After  discover- 
ing a  revolutionary  civil  rights  document 
smuggled  into  the  United  States  in  the 
70s  by  Lithuanian  priests,  he  sent  an 
article  to  The  Washington  Post.  That  re- 
sulted in  intei"views  with  people  who  had 
escaped  or  been  thrown  out  of  the  coun- 
try. Later,  while  making  frequent  trips  to 
lecture  and  hold  workshops,  he  became 
familiar  with  most  of  the  activists  in  the 
Sajudis  party.  His  first-hand  knowledge 
of  the  ethnic  republics  in  the  former  So- 
viet Union  make  him  an  excellent  guest 
for  programs  such  as  "  Larry  King  Live" 
and  networks  CNN,  CBS  and  NPR. 

EVENTS  ON  CAMPUS 

September 

"Champions  of  Modernism,"  a  show  of 
"non-objective"  art  from  the  1930s,  '40s 
and  '90s,  was  on  display  from  Sept.  6  to 
Nov.  3  at  the  Mary  Washington  College 
Galleries.. .Dr.  John  E.  Hummel,  assistant 
professor  of  psychology  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  California,  Los  Angeles,  spoke  on 
"Object  Recognition:  It's  Harder  Than 
You  Think."  Dr.  Hummel  is  MWC's  1996 
Distinguished  Psychology  Graduate  in 
Residence.. .The  Poetry/Fiction  Readers 
Series  opened  the  fall  semester  with  a 
reading  by  Jay  Wright,  known  across 
the  country  as  a  "poet's  poet".. .James 
McLure's  "Laundry  &  Bourbon"  and 
"Lone  Star,"  one-act  plays  which  present 


sketches  of  life  in  a  small  Texas  town, 
were  performed  on  campus. ..The  Rappa- 
hannock Region  Small  Business  Develop- 
ment Center  offered  a  satellite  seminar, 
"Tap  the  Power  of  the  Internet  II."  Offered 
later  was  a  seven-module  course  guiding 
participants  through  the  process  of  pre- 
paring a  formal  written  business  plan  for 
strategic  planning  and/or  financing  a 
small  business.  A  pollution-prevention 
training  workshop  for  small  businesses 
was  led  by  Mike  Ewing,  from  the  Virginia 
Small  Business  Development  Center  in 
Chesapeake. 

October 

A  forum  on  "Welfare,  Why  Do  We 
Care?"  was  held  in  the  Great  Hall  of 
Woodard  Campus  Center.. .A  conference 
addressing  race  relations  from  different 
perspectives  was  held  with  community 


and  business  leaders... The  James  Monroe 
Lecture  featured  Richard  Norton  Smith, 
a  biographer  and  historian  who  has  been 
director  of  four  presidential  libraries.  His 
talk  examined  the  political  and  personal 
relationship  between  James  Monroe  and 
Secretary  of  State  John  Quincy  Adams... 
MWC  sponsored  its  third  annual  "White 
Ribbon  Campaign"  to  focus  attention  on 
the  problem  of  male  violence  against 
women.  The  week  featured  educational 
programs  in  an  effort  to  raise  communi- 
ty awareness. ..Thaddeus  Brys  was  guest 
artist  at  the  October  concert  of  the  Mary 
Washington  College-Community  Sym- 
phony Orchestra.  He  performed 
Tchaikovsky's  "Variations  on  a  Rococo 
Theme"  on  the  cello. ..The  orchestra  is 
celebrating  its  25th-anniversary  year. 

November 

"Fredericksburg  AIDS  Walk  '96,"  a  5K 
walk  through  the  city  of  Fredericksburg, 
was  held  in  early  November.  All  proceeds 
went  to  Fredericksburg  Area  HIV/ AIDS 
Support  Services  (FA}L\SS)...The  Mary 
Washington  College  Department  of 
Theatre  and  Dance  presented  the  tragi- 
comedy "Waiting  For  Godot,"  by  Samuel 
Beckett.. ."Multi-Ethnic  Perspectives,"  a 
national  education  conference,  was  held 
for  administrators,  teachers  and  students 
at  the  Sheraton  Inn  Conference  Center 
in  Fredericksburg.  Sponsored  by  Mary 
Washington  College's  Multicultural 
Affairs  Office,  the  conference  had  a  wide 
range  of  workshops,  speakers  and  enter- 
tainers. Topics  included  "Building  a 
Multicultural  Community"  and  "Cross- 
Cultural  Communications." 


Thaddeus  Brys 


The  Mary  Washington  College-Community  Symphony  Orchestra  has  been  playing  to  appreciative 
audiences  for  25  years. 


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Alumni  News 


Terrie  Crawley, 

Alumni  Association 

President 

The  president  of  the  MWC  Alumni 
Association  for  1996-98  is  Dr.  Theresa 
Young  Crawley  77.  After  earning  her  B.S. 
in  biology.  Terrie  subsequently  received 
her  M.S.  in  anatomy  (1979)  from  the  Med- 
ical College  of  Virginia  and  her  D.D.S. 
from  the  same  institution  in  1983.  Since 
that  time,  she  has  been  in  the  private 
practice  of  general  dentistry  in  Fredericks- 
burg, where  she  lives  with  her  husband. 
Bill,  who  is  Distinguished  Professor  of 
History  and  holder  of  the  Rector  and 
Visitors  Chair  at  the  College. 

Terrie  has  been  an  active  participant 
in  the  affairs  of  her  profession,  the  local 
community  and  the  College.  In  addition 
to  maintaining  many  professional  affilia- 
tions, she  has  played  a  leading  role  in 
several  specific  projects,  including  ef- 
forts to  establish  a  free  dental  clinic.  She 
makes  frequent  presentations  in  the 
local  schools  and  has  chaired  the  local 
dental  society's  Children's  Dental  Health 
Month  and  the  Dental  Careers  Advisory 
Committee.  Her  community  involvement 
includes  service  as  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Directors  of  the  Rappahannock  Area 
United  Way  and  as  a  campaign  division 
chair  of  that  organization. 

Terrie's  service  to  Mary  Washington 


has  been  extensive  and  varied,  including 
sponsorship  of  interns  in  her  dental  office 
and  frequent  phonathon  volunteering. 
Within  the  Alumni  Association,  she  has 
sei'ved  as  vice  president  for  the  Alumni 


Fund  and  as  chair  of  the  1995  Leadership 
Conference.  She  is  currently  a  member 
of  the  MWC  Foundation  Board  as  well 
as  the  newly  established  Friends  of  the 
Forum  organization. 


Third  Printing  of  MWC's  History 

The  Mary  Washington  College  Foundation  Inc.  has  announced  the  third  printing 
of  the  History  of  Mary  Washington  College  1908-1972  by  Edward  Alvey  Jr.  During 
his  long  association  with  Mary  Washington,  Dr.  Alvey  served  a  distinguished  ten- 
ure as  dean  of  the  College  from  1934  to  1967,  and  then  as  a  professor  of  education 
until  1971. 

In  the  History  of  Mary  Washington  College  1908-1972,  Dean  Emeritus  Alvey  pre 
sents  a  detailed  narrative  of  the  College's  development  from  1908-1972.  He  con- 
siders all  aspects  of  the  institution's  history,  covering  academic  developments, 
social  tradition,  student  activities,  significant  individuals  in  the  College's  evolution, 
the  alumnae  association,  student  clubs  and  honor  societies.  This  latest  printing 
includes  an  introduction  by  President  William  M.  Anderson  Jr.,  that  is  both  a  fore- 
word to  the  book  and  a  tribute  to  Dr.  Alvey. 

A  best-seller  at  the  College  Bookstore,  this  history  can  be  purchased  for  $25 
by  calling  the  Bookstore  at  (540)  654-1017.  Dr.  Alvey  donates  all  proceeds  to  the 
Mary  Washington  College  Annual  Fund. 

Other  books  written  by  Dr.  Alvey  include  Days  of  My  Youth,  Portrait  of  a 
Daughter,  The  Streets  of  Fredericksburg,  and  History  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of 
Fredericksburg,  Virginia  1808-1976.  He  is  also  the  author  of  articles  for  the  En- 
cyclopedia Americana  and  the  Reader's  Digest  Almanac  and  Yearbook. 

In  1977,  the  College  conferred  upon  him  the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Humane  Letters.  In  1991,  a  new  residence  hall  was  named  in  his  honor.  Dr.  Alvey 
remains  an  esteemed  and  cherished  figure  at  MWC  and  resides  on  College  Ave- 
nue, only  one  block  from  the  College  gates. 


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A  WOMAN  FOR  All  Decades 


BY  LIZ  GORDON 

To  put  Ruby  Ixe  Norris'  accomplish- 
ments into  perspective,  make  it  easy  on 
yourself  by  limiting  the  list  to  the  high 
points  of  her  career.  Then,  if  you  have 
time,  go  back  and  group  her  list  of  teach- 
ing experiences,  professional  and  civic 
activities,  publications  and  programs, 
honors  and  awards  and  outside  interests 
into,  say,  decades. 

Ruby  I^e  Norris  '36  began  her  diverse 
professional  life  in  the  '3()s,  teaching  Uth- 
and  12th-graders  in  Kilmarnock,  where 
she  met  and  married  another  Norris,  her 
husband,  Vernon.  Whatever  plans  they 
made  for  the  '40s  and  beyond  were  alter- 
ed by  World  War  II.  Vernon  was  drafted 
for  war  work  on  the  home  front  and  Ruby 
Lee,  after  hiring  a  babysitter,  went  back 
to  teaching  English  and  French  —  this 
time,  in  a  private  high  school  in  down- 
town Philadelphia. 

Then  the  GI  Bill  passed,  allowing  vet- 
erans to  enroll  in  high  school,  and  Ruby 
Lee's  career  path  jogged  again.  The  own- 
ers of  her  school,  realizing  that  ex-soldiers 
had  no  place  in  a  high  school,  challenged 
her  to  organize  the  tlrst  private  high 
school  for  veterans  returning  from  WWII. 
Obtaining  all  the  necessary  regulations, 


Ruby  I^e  hired  math,  science,  English 
and  history  teachers,  ordered  chemistiy 
equipment  and  arranged  convocations. 
Her  day  and  evening  classes  quickly  filled 
with  highly  motivated  veterans  whose 
war  experiences  had  focused  their  goals. 
"It  was  an  extremely  rewarding  and  ex- 
citing time,"  Ruby  Lee  says. 

The  '50s  found  Ruby  Ixe  teaching  not 
one  grade,  but  five,  at  both  the  elemen- 
tary and  the  high  school  levels.  At  Mary 
Washington,  she  had  taken  as  many  re- 
quired courses  as  possible  so  she  could 
teach  chemistiy,  biology,  history,  English, 
French  or  Latin,  and  now  she  was  doing 
it  — all  of  it. 

When,  in  the  '60s,  she  discovered  that 
literature  and  language  were  her  pas- 
sions, she  aimed  them  first  toward 
George  Wythe  High  School,  where  she 
became  a  sponsor  of  their  award-winning 
yearbook,  then  toward  Douglas  Freeman 
High  School.  Noticing  the  dedication 
juniors  and  seniors  had  toward  their 
newspapers,  Ruby  Lee  labored  to  get  a 
journalism  course  of  study  approved  by 
the  state  so  that  students  received  credit 
for  their  work.  During  those  summers, 
she  wrote,  taught,  served  as  a  guide  for 
a  humanities  study-travel  program  and 
pursued  her  master's  in  humanities  from 


the  University  of  Richmond.  And  from 
1958-1960,  she  served  as  president  of 
the  Virginia  Association  of  Teachers  of 
English. 

In  the  '70s,  when  Richmond  city 
schools  obtained  federal  money  for  in- 
novative programs.  Ruby  Lee  became  the 
first  Poetry-in-Schools  coordinator  for 
the  Center  for  Humanities,  serving  city 
and  county  schools.  As  creative  writing 
consultant,  she  compiled  and  edited  a 
series  of  books  on  writing  for  teacher 
workshops.  This  led  to  her  participation 
in  the  experimental  Governor's  School 
for  the  Gifted  and  Talented.  These  two 
programs  survive  as  the  Humanities 
Centers  in  Richmond  and  Henrico  School, 
and  the  Governor's  School. 


'When  an  opportunity 

comes  walking  up  to  me, 

I  give  it  my  all,  then  move 

on  to  the  next " 


Retiring  to  Middlesex  in  the  '80s, 
Ruby  Lee  continued  to  write  poetry  and 
short  stories,  travel,  work  in  her  garden 
and  take  photographs  for  her  regular 
column  in  Pleasant  Living,  a  regional 
magazine  for  the  Rappahannock  River- 
Middle  Peninsula  area.  Then  the  honors 
came.  Among  them,  she  was  tagged  for 
Personalities  of  America,  The  World  Who's 
Who  of  Women,  and  at  MWC,  she  was 
presented  with  the  College's  Distinguish- 
ed Alumnus  Award  for  1986. 

When  she  lost  her  husband  of  57  years 
in  a  single-car  accident,  she  thought  her 
world  had  ended.  "But  I  found  a  part  of 
it  had  changed.  I  had  to  learn  a  different 
way  of  life  in  a  familiar  place." 

Now  it's  1996,  and  on  Ruby  Lee's  cal- 
endar we  see  meetings  with  the  American 
Cancer  Society,  the  Board  of  Directors  of 
Middlesex  County  Public  Library,  the 
Middlesex  County  Women's  Club,  the 
local  garden  club,  her  church,  and  her 
alma  mater. 

As  the  newest  member  of  the  Board 
of  Visitors  for  Mary  Washington 
College,  Ruby  Lee  sits  on  the  historic 
preservation  and  alumni  relations  com- 
mittees. She  says  her  experience  restor- 
ing and  renovating  several  houses  and 
her  acting  as  chair  for  the  Golden  Society 
for  the  last  25-plus  years  will  help  her 
serve.  "It  would  have  been  disastrous  if  I 
had  chosen  finance  and  budget  or  leg- 
islative. I'm  not  ready  for  those  commit- 
tees yet,"  she  says.  "Maybe  later." 


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MWC  Graduate 

Named  to  National 

Phi  Beta  Kappa 

Senate 

Eloise  Clark  '51,  professor  of  bio- 
logical sciences  and  former  vice  pres- 
ident for  academic  affairs  at  Bowling 
Green  State  University  in  Ohio,  has 
been  elected  to  the  24-member  senate 
for  the  national  office  of  Phi  Beta 
Kappa,  based  in  Washington,  D.C. 
She  fills  the  unexpired  term  of  Vera 
Kistiakowsky,  professor  emerita  of 
physics  at  MIT,  who  resigned. 

Clark  has  served  on  Phi  Beta 
Kappa's  Committee  on  Qualifications 
since  1985.  She  holds  a  Ph.D.  from 
the  University  of  North  Carolina  at 
Chapel  Hill.  She  also  is  president  of 
the  American  Association  for  the  Ad- 
vancement of  Science  and  has  worked 
at  Columbia  University  and  the  Na- 
tional Science  Foundation. 


CALL  FOR  ENTRIES 

Mid-Atlantic  New 

Painting  97 

The  MWC  Galleries  is  sponsor- 
ing a  competitive  painting  exhibition 
to  be  held  in  September  1997.  All 
artists  living  in  Delaware,  the  District 
of  Columbia,  Maryland,  Pennsylvania 
and  Virginia  are  eligible  to  enter. 
The  juror  will  be  Janet  A.  Kaplan, 
executive  editor  of  Art  Journal,  pub- 
lished by  the  College  Art 
Association.  The  exhibition  is  made 
possible  by  the  generosity  of  Alfred 
Levitt.  Complete  entry  materials 
must  be  received  by  March  14. 
For  more  information: 
call  (540)  654-1013  or 

e-mail  gallery@mwc.edu. 


Melinda  DelVishio  '97.  left,  and  Abby  Baird  '97  get  ready  to  serve  pizza  to  phonathon  callers. 

PHONATHON  '96: 

A  TALE  Of  Loyal  Support 

BY  KATHRYN  REYNOLDS  WILLIS  70 

In  Meeting  Room  1  of  the  Woodard  Campus  Center,  in  the  early  evenings  from  late 
October  until  just  before  Thanksgiving,  over  300  students  take  part  in  pertorming  a 
kind  of  magic. 

The  magic  doesn't  materialize  from  thin  air.  Instead,  it  comes  from  the  connection 
that's  made  when  these  student  volunteers  call  alumni  and  friends  of  the  College  to 
ask  for  their  annual  pledge. 

Sustained  by  dozens  of  slices  of  pepperoni  pizzas,  fueled  by  hundreds  of  Cokes  and 
Sprites,  and  energized  by  mountains  of  Tootsie  Roll  Pops  and  Snickers  bars,  these 
students  make  contact  with  thousands  of  alumni  and  parents,  one  by  one. 

In  the  course  of  the  evenings'  conversations,  a  littie  bit  of  the  College's  contempo- 
rary life  is  conveyed.  One  person  will  ask  about  the  success  of  the  field  hockey  team, 
another  about  the  major  of  their  student  caller,  and  yet  another  about  the  progress 
of  The  Jepson  Science  Center.  Along  the  way,  students  hear  a  few  fond  recollections 
that  alumni  hold  of  a  favorite  professor,  or  one  whose  exams  still  strike  tensor  in  their 
memories. 

Maiy  Washington  College  is  blessed  with  great  good  fortune  in  its  alumni,  parents 
and  friends.  From  the  more  than  20,000  phone  calls  that  are  made,  these  folks  have 
established  a  response  record  that  is  among  the  highest  for  public  liberal  arts  insti- 
tutions anywhere. 

This  year,  the  phonathon  is  doubly  enriched.  Through  the  Hofer  Challenge,  any 
new  or  increased  donation  to  the  Annual  Fund  has  twice  the  impact.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Florian  "Red"  Hofer  are  matching  dollar-for- dollar  any  new  or  increased  Annual  Fund 
gift,  up  to  a  total  of  $100,000. 

Energized  by  the  opportunity  to  double  the  impact  of  their  pledge,  contributors  are 
responding  with  enthusiasm.  The  Hofer  Challenge  is  being  answered  with  a  resound- 
ing "Yes!"  By  supporting  this  effort,  friends  of  the  College  are  making  it  possible  to 
increase  the  giving  total  by  the  full  $100,000. 

That  says  a  lot,  not  only  about  the  level  of  enthusiasm  of  these  student  volunteers, 
but  also  about  the  strong  sense  of  the  worth  of  an  MWC  education  among  our  alumni. 
These  funds  will  go  toward  a  goal  which  is  central  in  the  mission  of  the  College:  sus- 
taining a  tradition  of  academic  excellence  into  the  next  centuiy. 

It's  not  possible  to  reach  everyone  in  the  fall,  so  if  you've  not  yet  heard  a  friendly 
MWC  student  voice  on  the  other  end  of  your  telephone,  you'll  want  to  listen  for  it.  The 
spring  phonathon,  from  late  Januaiy  through  February  '97,  will  be  your  opportunity 
to  double  your  increased  or  new  donation  through  the  Hofer  Challenge! 

Kathryn  Reynolds  Willis  '70  is  director  of  marketing  in  the  Office  of  College  Advance- 
ment at  Mary  Washington. 


23 


October  16,  1996,  was  Celebration  Day 
at  Hazelwild  Farm,  as  MWC  alumna 
Elizabeth  Morrison  '26  marked  her  95th 
birthday.  Miss  Moirison,  lovingly  known 
as  "Aunt  Sissy,"  visited  with  friends  old 
and  young,  then  took  a  trip  to  the  pond  to 
feed  the  ducks,  and  to  the  stable  to  offer 
a  carrot  or  two  to  her  well-loved  ponies. 
Miss  Morrison  and  Hazelwild  have  a  long 
and  treasured  association  with  MWC's 
equestrian  program,  as  generations  of 
College  riders  have  trained  under  the 
caring  tutelage  of  Aunt  Sissy. 


Sylvia  Sheaks  Moore  '48  recently  joined  a  Global  Volunteers  service  pro- 
gram in  Turkey.  Searching  for  a  unique  way  to  be  of  service  while  experiencing 
a  different  culture,  Ms.  Moore  spent  two  weeks  in  Istanbul,  teaching  English 
to  children. "  I  found  it  to  be  a  tremendous  service  and  learning  experience," 
says  Sylvia.  Global  Volunteers,  a  private,  nonprofit,  nonsectarian  organization, 
can  be  reached  at  (800)  487-1074. 


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Class  Notes 


Goat  Notes 


1930 

Office  of  Alumni  Programs 
P.O.  Box  1315 
Fredericksburg,  VA  22402 

1932 

Office  of  Alumni  Programs 
RO.  Box  1315 
Fredericksburg,  VA  22402 

1934 

Mary  Virginia  Willson 
19544  Herndon  Court 
Leesburg,  VA  22075 

Josephine  Osborn  Ashton  phoned  and 
we  had  a  grand  conversation.  She  lives  in 
Leesburg  now  that  her  husband  has  passed 
on.  One  of  her  daughters  also  lives  in  Lees- 
burg. Her  other  daughters  live  out-of-state, 
but  keep  in  close  contact  with  their  mother.  Jo 
says  she  keeps  fairly  well  and  stays  busy.  She 
enjoys  her  church  work  and  family  activities. 

Eleanor  Dickerson  Van  Train  wrote  from 
Houston,  Texas.  She  was  guest  of  honor  this 
year  at  the  Houston  Farm  and  Ranch  Club 
luncheon.  The  following  is  quoted  from  their 
program: 

"Choo  Choo  Van  Train" 
This  native  of  Virginia  considers  herself  a 
Texan  to  the  core.  She  took  Houston  by 
storm  in  1945,  and  the  whirlwind  is  still 
going  strong.  If  there  is  a  need,  she  throws 
herself  wholeheartedly  into  meeting  the 
need.  She  has  been  associated  with  the 
majority  of  charitable  causes  in  Houston. 
As  a  result,  accolades  and  awards  of  ap- 
preciation bestowed  upon  her  over  the 
years  are  as  numerous  as  the  causes  she 
championed.  She  is  known  for  rolling  up 
her  sleeves  and  tackling  the  nuts  and  bolts 
of  a  fund-raising  effort,  from  addressing 
envelopes  to  gently  twisting  a  few  arms  to 
meet  a  goal.  That  genuine  Southern  belle 
charm  and  a  sincere  love  for  people  en- 
dear her  to  all.  A  special  thanks  from  all 
the  members  of  the  Houston  Farm  and 
Ranch  Club. 

Florence  "Fiffy"  Johnson  Dodge  wrote 
a  wonderful  letter  from  her  home  at  Wood- 
stock, Conn.  I  wish  I  could  write  everything 
she  said.  A  few  important  points  were  that 
her  beloved  husband,  Bryant,  died  this  year. 
Fortunately,  her  children  and  their  children 
live  nearby  and  are  so  helpful.  She  sees 
Esther  Bernston  Pearson  every  Tuesday 
at  a  Bible  study  course,  which  they  enjoy  with 
20  other  ladies.  Esther  has  trouble  seeing 
and  hearing. 

Mary  Ann  Ratner  Levy  wrote  that  she 
will  continue  to  live  at  the  family  home  of 
many  years  while  she  settles  the  estate  and 
family  business,  now  that  her  husband's  will 


has  been  probated.  She  feels  the  task  moves 
so  slowly.  Her  wonderful  family  keeps  in 
close  contact  with  her,  so  she  is  never  far 
from  assistance. 

Thank  you  again  to  you  who  give  to  the 
scholarship  fund  so  faithfully.  The  students 
who  receive  financial  assistance  are  grateful. 
I  have  met  many  and  find  them  to  be  serious 
students  who  will  be  a  credit  to  the  College. 

Remember  I  must  hear  from  you  if  this 
column  is  to  continue.  Write  or  call  me  at 
(703)  777-2916  about  8  p.m.  as  I'm  hard  to 
find  during  the  day. 

1936 

Ethel  Nelson  Wetmore 
107  Manteo  Ave. 
Hampton,  VA  23661 

Congratulations  to  Ruby  Lee  Norris,  who 

has  been  appointed  to  the  Board  of  Visitors 
at  Mary  Washington  College! 

1  hope  you  enjoyed  reading  about  our  60th 
reunion  in  the  last  issue  of  A4WC  TODAY. 
Thanks  again  to  Frances  Liebenow  Arm- 
strong for  her  work  to  get  us  together,  to 
Stewart  Jones,  Mary  Alice  Turman  Carper 
and  Ruby  Lee  Norris  for  writing  it  up,  and 
to  you  who  came.  We  are  grateful  that  we  had 
such  a  memorable  time.  Now  we  look  forward 
to  our  65th  reunion!  Also,  thanks  to  you  who 
wrote  letters. 

Mary  Frances  Rowe  Varner  saw  the  Jan 
Vermeer  exhibit  last  winter  in  Washington, 
D.C.,  under  ideal  circumstances  on  a  VIP 
tour,  thanks  to  her  cousin  who  is  an  alumnus 
and  a  former  board  member  of  Washington 
and  Lee.  More  recently,  she  also  saw  the  Jan 
Steen  exhibit  and  went  to  Philadelphia  to  see 
the  Paul  Cezanne  show. 

1938 

Helen  Pressley  Voris 

6086  Old  Lawyers  Hill  Road 

Elk  Ridge,  MD  21227 

1940 

Office  of  Alumni  Programs 
PO.  Box  1315 
Fredericksburg,  VA  22402 

1942 

Office  of  Alumni  Programs 
RO.  Box  1315 
Fredericksburg,  VA  22402 

1944 

Jayne  Anderson  Bell 
116  Cedar  Hollow  North 
Fort  Mill,  SC  29715-8302 

It's  great  to  hear  from  each  of  you  and  fim 
to  pass  along  your  interesting  "goings-on." 
Jean  Adie  Magavero  writes  that  she  gave 


her  copy  of  MWC  TODAY  io  a  stranger  who 
saw  her  car  parked  in  front  of  the  AARP  build- 
ing. How  come?  Well,  Jean's  car,  of  course, 
was  sporting  an  MWC  sdcker.  The  woman 
was  all  excited  because  her  granddaughter  is 
a  junior  at  Mary  Washington.  Jean  thought 
this  grandmother  could  get  a  good  idea  about 
the  College  from  the  magazine.  The  grand- 
mother warmly  received  Jean's  gift  as  they 
laughed  about  "this  small  world." 

Jean  warmed  my  heart  recently  when  she 
asked  about  my  plans  for  Scotland.  Jean  and 

I  share  delight  in  our  respective  visits  to  see 
the  Burrell  Collecdon  in  Glasgow.  It  just  may 
be  worth  a  trip  to  Scotland  to  see  these  ob- 
jects d'art  of  every  kind,  from  many  countries 
and  virtually  every  period,  collected  by  Sir 
William  Burrell  over  his  lifetime  and  present- 
ed, in  1944,  to  the  city  of  Glasgow.  However, 
this  year  I  will  not  be  going  to  Scotland.  My 
daughter,  son-in-law,  and  my  five  "perfect" 
Scottish-American  grandchildren  will  be 
moving  to  the  USA,  hopefully  in  1997. 1  am 
elated! 

Nettie  Evans  Lawrey  writes,  "We  stay 
busy,  and  life  is  good.  We  have  a  fall  foliage 
tour  into  New  England  and  Canada  in  the  off- 
ing. It's  always  wonderful  spending  time  with 
our  children  and  grandchildren.  Gardening 
has  been  productive;  tomatoes  ripen  faster 
than  I  can  give  them  away;  flower  beds  have 
been  beautiful." 

Ann  Benner  Gee,  "lady  on  the  go":  went 
to  Wisconsin  for  grandson's  graduation  from 
St.  John's  Military  Academy;  visited  daughter 
and  granddaughter  while  seeing  Colorado; 
spent  a  week  in  Warrenton,  Va.,  with  family; 
and  turned  up  for  Grandparents'  Weekend  in 
Pennsylvania  at  Valley  Forge  College,  where 
another  gi-andson  is  a  student.  This  is  the  life! 

Upbeat  letter  from  Dorothy  Drake 
Grothusen,  although  you  won't  think  so  up- 
beat until  you  read  on.  She  writes,  "The  day 
after  Christmas,  Harry  and  I  were  taking  our 
daily  2.5  mile  walk  when  I  slipped  on  the  ice 
and  broke  my  leg  just  above  the  ankle.  Had  a 
walking  cast  on  for  a  while  and  used  a  wheel- 
chair, but  it  didn't  heal.  So,  I  went  to  a  soft  cast 
and  walker  and  was  in  the  hospital  for  serious 
surgery  in  February.  In  March,  still  in  cast 
and  walker,  I  came  down  with  bronchitis.  After 
three  weeks,  finally  began  feeling  myself  again. 
The  leg  was  healed,  but  I  had  to  have  four 
weeks  therapy  to  learn  to  walk  correctly  so 
we  could  keep  our  reservation  for  May  trip 
to  Norway. 

"On  May  24,  we  flew  to  Oslo,  then  to  Ber- 
gen, where  we  boarded  a  coastal  steamer  for 

II  days.  It  was  great!  We  stopped  at  66  ports 
along  the  Norwegian  coast,  passed  over  the 
Arctic  Circle,  on  to  Kirkenes  and  back,  spec- 
tacular scenery  all  the  way,  and  the  ship  was 
great.  Back  to  Bergen  for  flight  home  after  15 
wonderful  days." 

Marjorie  Martel  Balius  sends  "greetings 


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from  Boloxi,  Miss.,  on  the  beautiful  coast  of 
the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  My  husband  and  I  retired 
some  time  ago  from  the  Biloxi  Medical  Center, 
he  as  chief  of  volunteer  services  and  I  as  chief 
of  dietetic  service.  We  remain  active  in  civic 
and  fraternal  organizations,  are  presently  con- 
verting a  shrimp  boat  into  a  charter  fishing 
boat  with  trips  to  the  off-shore  islands.  I  at- 
tended our  .50th  reunion  at  MWC  two  years 
ago  and  renewed  some  old  friendships,  esp- 
cially  with  Ruthie  Gubler  Kluge.  Now  I  am 
looking  forward  to  a  visit  with  my  roommate, 
Phyllis  Dunbar  Mclntyre.  If  any  of  you  trav- 
el this  way,  be  sure  to  stop  by." 

Keeping  in  touch  is  good.  When  we  do  we 
are  always  blessed.  I  surely  was,  in  May,  when 
1  visited  Anne  Marshall  Morgan  in  her  lovely 
home  in  Macon,  Ga.  A  friend  from  Augusta 
was  my  traveling  companion,  and  she  was  so 
glad  to  meet  Anne.  We  were  greeted  warmly, 
given  a  tour  of  the  house,  had  dinner  and 
much  talk  of  MWC  and  classmates.  The  next 
day,  in  Anne's  big,  well- equipped  van,  we  were 
chauffeured  around  historic  Macon.  Thanks, 
Anne,  for  a  great  time. 

Teddy  Nickerson  Burson  announces  a 
new  grandson,  born  in  McLean,  Va.  Teddy 
and  her  husband  had  a  great  vacation  in  the 
Southwest  and  a  visit  with  their  son,  who  is 
seasonal  park  biologist  at  Denali  National 
Park,  Alaska.  Teddy,  with  husband  and  son, 
went  for  an  "over-night  to  the  top  of  the  world 
in  Darrow." 

Nancy  Duvall  Andrews  sent  a  most  in- 
teresting article  about  a  69-year-old  botanist, 
Hugh  litis,  who  was  acclaimed  for  his  work 
in  genetic  breeding,  having  discovered  a  plant 
that  could  revolutionize  the  culture  of  corn. 
Could  Hugh  litis  be  the  son  of  our  Dr.  litis? 
It  sounds  like  it  could  be.  (That's  a  good  rea- 
son for  a  careful  reading  oiMWC  TODAY.) 
Stay  tuned  in! 

Jane  Brownley  Thomas  has  spent  the 
summer  at  her  condo  in  Ocean  City,  Md. 
Tommy  Strong  Morris  sold  her  summer 
home  in  New  York  state.  She's  sad,  but  "re- 
lieved of  the  worry."  Lois  Webber  Jackson 
has  moved  from  Florida  to  Massachusetts  to 
be  near  her  children. 

From  Frances  Plunkett  Knox:  "Our 
biggest  news  is  that  last  May  18,  1996,  Bill 
and  I  went  to  Columbia,  S.C,  to  attend  church 
(on  Sunday  the  19th)  where  we  were  married 
on  May  18,  1946.  Where  has  time  gone?" 

Christine  Hall  Herndon  writes  about  a 
great  family  reunion,  16  strong.  They  cele- 
brated all  birthdays  and  anniversaries,  spent 
time  playing  tennis  and  eating.  Christine  plans 
to  visit  friends  while  traveling  in  Colorado, 
will  see  Mesa  Verde,  the  Durango  railroad 
and  Dn  Dobson's  place  in  Colorado  Springs, 
then  on  to  Scotsdale  to  attend  an  Air  Force 
unit  reunion.  She  says,  "We  will  be  joined  by 
three  couples  we  knew  30  years  ago  in  North 
Africa." 

I  was  just  ready  to  wrap  this  up  when  a  let- 
ter arrived  from  Edie  Mays  TTiomas  in  which 
she  said  she  and  her  husband  had  been  to 
New  York  "ancestor  hunting."  They  attended 
a  homecoming  in  a  church  in  Pierrepont, 
where  her  great-great-grandfather  was  the 
first  minister.  In  their  travels,  Edie  had  a  visit 
with  roommate  Marie  Kennedy  Robins. 

Once  again,  thanks  for  keeping  in  touch. 
Should  your  name  not  be  in  this  column,  it  is 
because  your  letter  didn't  arrive  in  time,  you 
didn't  write,  or  you  are  one  of  two  people  who 


didn't  sign  your  full  name.  Several  of  you 
said  you  missed  our  column  in  the  last  issue. 
Remember,  we  are  published  only  in  the  fall 
and  winter  issues. 

You  will  be  interested  to  know,  I  think,  that 
I  have  received  letters  from  two  members  of 
other  classes  saying  that  they  enjoy  our  col- 
umn. How  about  that?  It's  your  names  that 
make  it  interesting.  Keep  in  touch. 

1946 

Elizabeth  Vaughan  Pritchett 
9583  Spring  Branch  Drive 
Dallas,  TX  75238 

The  Class  of  '46  wants  to  thank  the  Alumni 
Association  for  the  careful  planning  and  exe- 
cution of  reunion  50.  It  was  a  perfect  week- 
end, and  we  all  had  a  wonderful  time  meeting 
our  classmates  again  after  50  years,  sharing 
stories  and  events,  and  laughing  over  old  times 
at  MWC.  Many  from  our  class  returned  to 
campus  for  Reunion  Weekend. 

Margaret  Moore  Beck  came  from  Delray 
Beach,  Fla.  She's  widowed  with  three  children: 
two  sons,  and  a  daughter  who  is  the  mother 
of  Margaret's  nine  grandchildren.  Ruth  Boyer 
Rinker,  president  and  treasurer  of  Rinker 
Orchards  Inc.,  drove  from  Stevens  City,  Va. 
Even  though  widowed,  she  continues  to  be 
very  busy  and  now  serves  on  the  Virginia 
Council  of  Vocational  Education.  Kate  Parker 
Hughes  from  Norfolk,  Va.,  also  attended. 
She  and  George  have  been  married  48  years 
and  have  three  children.  Kate  enjoys  painting 
with  watercolors,  synchronized  swimming, 
ballroom  dancing  and  travel.  Anne  Ross 
Parks  from  Kilmarnock,  Va.,  reported  that, 
along  with  other  avocations,  she  enjoys  grow- 
ing orchids  in  her  greenhouse.  Her  sister 
Delores  Ross  '49  also  attended  MWC. 

Elizabeth  Stallings  Sharpe  and  husband 
Coy  of  Midwest  City,  Okla.,  celebrated  their 
50th  wedding  anniversary  when  they  were 
hosted  at  a  dinner  party  by  their  children  in 
Wichita,  Kan.,  on  June  29.  Coy  and  Elizabeth 
met  while  she  was  at  MWC.  They  enjoyed  a 
trip  to  many  Canadian  cities  after  leaving  our 
50th  reunion.  Louise  Boyer  McKenna  told 
classmates  that  she  is  moving  into  a  retire- 
ment community.  She  now  resides  at  Lake- 
wood  Manor,  1900  Lauderdale  Dr.,  Richmond, 
Va.  23233.  Maurine  Brevoort  Seely,  our  new 
coordinator,  drove  with  her  husband,  John, 
from  California  to  MWC.  They  are  both  re- 
tired. She  has  many  interests  including  ge- 
nealogy, travel  and  gardening. 

Beverly  "Bev"  Beadles  Jackson  was  at 
the  reunion  looking  very  much  like  her  MWC 
senior  picture.  She  has  retired  from  the  Vir- 
ginia Department  of  Agriculture  and  Con- 
sumer Service  where  she  was  supervisor  of 
the  Virginia  Seed  Testing  Laboratory.  Bev 
and  her  husband,  Barnett,  have  two  sons  and 
a  grandson.  We  were  so  pleased  to  see  Dean 
Edward  Alvey  at  our  reunion  banquet.  He 
spoke  briefly  and  gave  that  memorable 
smile.  Dr.  Reginald  Whidden,  our  beloved 
sponsor,  did  not  make  the  trip  to  our  50th  re- 
union. Mildred  Matula  Allyn  from  Norfolk, 
Conn.,  took  him  a  copy  of  our  class  booklet. 
Dr.  Whidden  wrote  a  nice  note  of  appreciation 
to  Elaine  Heritage  Jordan,  our  coordinator. 

Several  new  classmates  were  added  to  our 
numbers  due  to  their  choice  to  associate. 
Three  of  these  came  to  Homecoming.  Patricia 
Mathewson  Spring  drove  from  Kensington, 


Conn.,  with  friends,  who  also  enjoyed  the  re- 
union. Gurleen  Verlander  Jones  came  from 
Richmond  for  the  weekend.  Gurleen  and  her 
husband,  Cary,  enjoy  weekends  at  their  place 
on  the  Rappahannock  River.  Gurleen  has  a 
son  and  a  daughter  by  her  first  husband,  also 
a  Jones.  Barbara  Zehrbach  McCoy  from 
Inverness,  111.,  and  Elizabeth  Vaughan  Prit- 
chett from  Dallas,  Texas,  came  with  Gurleen. 
Mary  Owens  Flory  '45  from  Nokesville,  Va., 
also  asked  to  be  associated  with  our  class.  She, 
too,  attended  our  reunion. 

Mary  Janes  Ahern,  "Georgia"  to  most  of 
her  classmates,  has  not  given  up  on  education 
or  educadng.  After  earning  her  B.S.  in  science 
at  MWC,  she  completed  two  graduate  de- 
grees from  Johns  Hopkins  University.  She  re- 
tired from  Baltimore  city  schools  after  30  years, 
then  began  teaching  at  the  Catholic  high 
school  where  she  was  chairman  of  the  science 
department.  She  now  teaches  at  Baltimore 
Community  College. 

Betty  Jane  Attenberger  Calandruccio 
writes  from  Memphis,  Tenn.,  where  she  lives 
with  her  retired  husband.  Roc,  who  was  an 
orthopedic  surgeon.  They  traveled  all  over 
the  world  when  he  lectured.  They  have  two 
sons  and  a  daughter,  and  they  each  have  two 
children. 

Several  classmates  have  been  found.  Edna 
Harris  Cochran,  who  graduated  with  a  music 
degree  and  now  lives  in  Winston  Salem,  N.C., 
led  the  alumni  association  to  find  Shirley 
Hanna  Stanton.  They  were  roommates  at 
MWC.  Shirley  has  retired  from  the  U.S.  Postal 
Service  in  Vienna,  Va.,  and  resides  there. 
Elaine  Winstead  Martin  recently  moved  to 
Kill  Devil  Hills,  N.C.,  after  retiring  from  the 
Commerce  Department  in  D.C.  She  enjoys 
gardening,  reading  and  sewing.  Elaine  and 
Hugh  had  three  children.  Her  husband  passed 
away  in  1988.  Mary  Mathiew  Clark  has 
moved  to  Sequim,  Wash.,  to  escape  the  New 
England  winters.  She  retired  after  30  years 
as  an  architectural  designer  and  construction 
supervisor  She  and  her  husband,  David,  have 
four  children  and  two  grandchildren. 

Betty  Lou  Carrier  Church  died  in  May 
1996.  You  may  remember  that  she  was  pre- 
sented the  MWC  Service  Award  in  1986.  We 
were  very  proud  of  her.  The  family  requests 
donations  be  made  in  Betty  Church's  name  to 
Mary  Washington  College  Foundation  Inc., 
PO.  Box  1908,  Fredericksburg,  Va.  22402- 
1908. 

A  list  identifying  those  in  the  class  photo- 
graph by  rows  has  been  completed.  Those  who 
want  a  copy  should  send  a  self- addressed 
stamped  envelope  to  me. 

1948 

Bette  Worsham  Hawkins 
3812  Wellesley  Terrace  Circle 
Richmond,  VA  23233 
AWHawk@aoI.com 

Dear  '48ers, 

Among  a  few  questionnaires  received  too 
late  to  be  included  in  my  May  1996  copy  was 
one  from  Muriel  Harmon  Lake,  living  in 
Columbia,  S.C.  She  and  her  husband,  Kemper, 
a  retired  physician,  spend  much  time  at  their 
home  on  Lake  Murray  and  with  their  three 
children  and  10  grandchildren  (ages  2  to  23). 
Recently,  Muriel  heard  from  Helen  Singleton 
Darfus,  who  had  met  Muriel's  cousin  Pe^y 
Chapman  Warren  '52  at  a  reception  for  MWC 


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alumni  in  Orlando,  Fla.,  last  May. 

Marion  Messersmith  Snider  of  Colum- 
bus, Ohio,  celebrated  at  a  Snider  reunion  in 
June  with  her  three  children  and  seven  grand- 
children. She  will  be  flying  to  the  Sierras  in 
California  in  the  fall.  Both  she  and  Muriel 
have  penciled  in  June  1998  at  MWC. 

One  of  the  wives  in  Kilmarnock's  Arts 
Council  production  of  "The  King  and  I"  last 
spring  was  our  musically  versatile  Gene 
Watkins  Covington.  She  is  quite  active  lo- 
cally as  a  voice  and  piano  teacher. 

I?obbie  Hough  McConnell  took  a  com- 
prehensive Reformation  Tour  last  summer, 
visiting  Prague,  Vienna,  Budapest,  Berlin 
and  Frankfurt.  She,  too,  indicated  she  plans 
to  be  at  MWC  in  1998. 

A  note  from  Jane  Howard  Patrick  said 
that  health  care  is  her  most  consuming  inter- 
est. She  is  still  operating  her  Cooperstown, 
N.Y.,  B  &  B  and  hopes  to  get  to  our  '98  re- 
union. 

Sarah  Armstrong  Worman  has  moved 
from  one  coast  to  the  other,  having  retired 
from  the  world  of  fashion,  at  least  for  the 
moment.  She  and  I  are  struggling  to  master 
our  computers  and  are  having  great  fun  com- 
municating by  e-mail. 

Ashby  Griffith  Mitchell  reports  that  a 
new  neighbor  of  hers  is  a  '49  MWC  graduate. 
Dawn  McElrath  Gill,  a  newcomer  to  Cul- 
peper.  Dawn's  sister,  Ann,  also  the  Class  of 
'49,  is  an  artist  in  Charlottesville,  Va. 

1950 

Dorothy  Held  Gawley 

177  McCosh  Road 

Upper  Montclair,  NJ  07043 

I  am  writing  this  from  Cape  Cod  on  Labor 
Day  '96  as  Hurricane  Edouard  is  swirling 
around  us,  and  we  are  without  electricity.  A 
good  time  to  write  about  "old"  friends,  and  I 
have  a  bit  of  news  to  keep  this  column  in 
shape.  Nat  Wilton  was  able  to  get  down  from 
Bellevue,  Wash.,  to  see  Mary  Cottingham 
Hardy  in  San  Pedro,  Calif.,  in  the  spring  of 
'96.  They  had  a  great  visit  and  they  talked  to 
D.G.  Pate  Wilson  on  the  phone.  D.G.  had 
recently  suffered  a  stroke  affecting  her  right 
side,  but  not  her  speech.  Mary  said  she  is 
still  her  cheerful  self. 

Jackie  Newell  Recker  was  excited  to  heai^ 
that  another  classmate,  Helen  Hopkins 
Timberlake,  had  moved  to  the  Ponte  Vedra 
Beach,  Fla.,  area,  and,  with  Jane  Gardner 
Mallory,  they  were  hoping  to  get  together  for 
lunch  when  everyone  is  free.  I've  had  several 
letters  from  Carmen  Zeppenfeldt  Catoni, 
who  has  been  busy  locating  some  MWC 
friends.  She  had  been  suitemates  with  Shirley 
Kay  and  lost  touch  over  the  years.  Shirley 
had  been  widowed  many  years  ago,  but  re- 
married 20  years  ago  and  is  now  Shirley  Kay 
Redler,  living  in  Tamarac,  Fla.  She  and  Carmen 
had  a  tear y- eyed  luncheon  and  got  caught 
up  on  lost  time.  Now  they  have  frequent 
phone  conversations.  Carmen  also  located 
Mary  Jean  Diaz  in  Cape  Coral,  Fla.,  and  has 
gotten  her  all  excited  about  our  50th  reunion. 
Carmen  is  a  computer  hobbyist  and  has  re- 
cently joined  the  Internet.  This  is  helping  her 
keep  her  mind  off  listening  for  the  telephone. 
As  I  write  this  in  the  fall  of  '96,  her  son,  Luis 
AngeL  is  on  the  list  for  a  liver  transplant.  They 
did  find  a  match,  but  when  he  got  to  the  hos- 
pital an  infection  was  found  in  his  leg,  so  the 


transplant  was  too  risky.  Let's  pray  that  by  the 
time  you  read  this,  all  will  be  well. 

I  was  sorry  to  receive  news  from  Ginny 
Hardy  Vance  that  Catherine  Rae  Capizola 
Sungenis  died  June  8,  1996,  of  a  brain  tumor. 
She  lived  in  Beltsville,  Md.,  and  was  a  nurse, 
psychiatric  therapist  and  sex  educator.  In 
1985,  she  founded  the  Moonridge  Holistic 
Center,  which  offered  counseling  and  con- 
ducted workshops  in  yoga  and  massage  ther- 
apy. She  received  her  nursing  degree  from 
Columbia  Union  College  in  1969.  We  will  re- 
member Rae  as  a  member  of  the  dance  and 
marching  band  at  MWC,  where  she  earned 
her  degree  in  music.  In  the  1950s,  she  sang 
and  played  piano  on  a  weekly  TV  variety  show 
in  Philadelphia  and  was  a  member  of  the 
Philadelphia  Piano  Orchestra.  Her  marriage 
ended  in  divorce,  and  she  had  no  children. 
Ginny  attended  the  memorial  service  for  Rae, 
and  there  were  many  friends  and  relatives 
who  gave  glowing  accounts  of  Rae's  accom- 
plishments over  the  years.  Ginny  reports  that 
she  decided  to  retire  and  closed  her  studio  at 
Torpedo  Factory  Art  Center  in  March  '96. 

In  late  August  '96,  Mim  Sollows  Wieland 
and  Earl  took  a  tour  of  the  Canadian  Rockies 
and  Glacier  National  Park.  Irv  and  I  will  soon 
be  attending  another  Elderhostel  program, 
"The  History  of  Railroading,"  in  White  River 
Junction,  Vt. 

1952 

Barbara  Wassell 
Rt.  4,  Box  498 
Lexington.  VA  24450 

A  group  of  classmates  from  '52  got  togeth- 
er in  Charlottesville  in  July  for  a  luncheon  at 
the  Farmington  Country  Club.  Everyone 
looked  great  and  had  nothing  but  good  news 
to  tell.  Those  there  were:  Sissy  Davis  Prill- 
aman,  Dottie  Craig  Davis,  Gwen  Amory 
Gumming,  Janet  Meador  Heilman,  Rita 
Morgan  Stone,  Nancy  Stone  Moxley,  Betty 
Montgomery  Handy,  Claire  Sindlinger  de 
Groot,  Nancy  Stump  Motley  and  me. 

Marjorie  Gibson  Blaxill,  Carol  Edger- 
ton  Cooper  and  Weege  Attianese  Harlow 
have  all  polished  their  tennis  skills  and  play 
several  times  a  week.  Marjorie  has  her  own 
court,  so  she's  really  good. 

This  is  my  last  column.  1  am  passing  the 
torch  to  Charlotte  Adams  Harrell,  whose 
address  is  1034  Covington  Lane,  Norfolk,  Va. 
23508.  Please  send  her  any  news  you  have. 
She  and  husband  Bob  had  a  fabulous  time 
during  the  summer  on  a  trip  to  Alaska. 

Don't  forget:  Reunion  Weekend  for  our 
class  will  be  at  MWC  May  30-June  1.  You 
should  have  gotten,  or  will  be  getting,  a  mail- 
out  soon.  Come!  It's  our  45th! 

Keep  the  news  coming.  Charlotte  needs  it. 

1954 

Vera  Bestwick  Willis 
407  Thomas  St. 
Alexandria,  VA  22302-3723 

Thank  you  so  much  for  returning  infor- 
mation about  yourself.  I  still  need  162  more. 
You  have  between  now  and  April  1997. 1 
enjoy  hearing  from  you. 

Anne  Levey  is  now  retired.  She  lives  in 
Mathews,  a  place  called  Gwynn's  Island. 

Geraldine  Holsten  Rodriguez  and  Bill 
are  waiting  for  their  new  house  to  be  built  in 


Ocala,  Fla.,  where  they  spend  their  winters. 
They  will  keep  their  North  Carolina  house  in 
the  Smokies  for  the  summers. 

Bill  retired  from  the  Navy  in  1979.  Even 
before  his  retirement,  they  had  a  motor  home. 
Often  they  took  their  two  children.  Will  and 
Gigi,  and  their  friends  with  them.  Afier  three 
years,  they  spied  a  beautiful  mobile  home 
park  on  the  side  of  a  slope  overlooking  the 
Palomar  Valley  in  California,  and  an  RV  site  in 
North  Carolina.  After  traveling  coast  to  coast, 
it  became  "old  hat,"  so  they  bought  a  home  in 
Andrews,  N.C. 

Gerry  has  been  a  working  housewife  for 
all  her  42  years  of  married  life.  She  worked  a 
few  years  at  a  True  Value  store  and  inspected 
and  rated  campgrounds  for  a  campground  di- 
rectory publisher  for  another  few  years. 

Gerry  and  Bill  have  two  cats.  Shadow  and 
Pharoah.  Will  and  his  wife.  Met,  have  a  9- 
year-old  daughter,  Lauren.  Will,  a  comman- 
der in  the  U.S.  Navy,  has  command  of  a  base 
in  Portsmouth,  Va.  Gigi  and  her  husband, 
Frank,  own  a  caiTDet-cleaning  franchise  in 
Roanoke,  Va. 

Barbara  Wilson  Taliaferro  and  Duke  are 
still  on  Manasota  Key  in  Southwest  Florida. 
Duke  is  retired  from  banking.  Babs  still  walks 
on  the  beach,  catches  crabs,  rides  her  bike, 
plays  bridge  and  all  those  fun  things.  They  fi- 
nally got  to  the  Art  Institute  in  Chicago  last 
summer.  Then  they  went  to  Alaska,  since  their 
oldest  son  lives  there.  Their  other  two  physi- 
cian sons  are  practicing  in  St.  Augustine,  Fla. 
One  is  married  with  two  children.  Babs  and 
Duke  see  them  often. 

Last  year  they  took  an  Elderhostel  bike 
trip  through  the  Loire  Valley  from  Diggendorf, 
Germany,  along  the  Danube  to  Vienna,  Austria 
—  about  240  miles.  Elderhostel  offers  many 
wonderful  experiences.  Babs  has  to  slow  down 
on  tennis. 

For  those  who  wonder  where  Punta  Gorda 
is,  it's  right  up  the  road  and  was  voted  in  a 
magazine  best  place  to  live. 

Patricia  Shipley  Hook  currently  writes 
theater  reviews  for  the  Anne  Arundel  County 
section  of  The  Baltimore  Sun.  She  is  an  ac- 
tive member  of  the  American  Theatre  Critics 
Association  and  supports  a  fimd  in  memory  of 
my  son,  Evan  Shipley  Hook,  who  died  in  1983. 
Her  only  child.  Tommy,  died  of  leukemia  in 
1974. 

1956 

Louise  Robertson-Monroe 
4312  S.  Ashlawn  Drive 
Richmond,  VA  23221 

1958 

Cynthia  West  Benney 
3  Peabody  Ave. 
Marblehead,  MA  01945 
BENNEYC@al.mgh.harvard.com 

Lucy  West  Preston 
2  Nearfield  Road 
Lutherville,  MD  21093 

Hasn't  this  been  one  summer?  I'm  sure 
we've  all  made  the  best  of  it.  Now  that  it's 
behind  us,  let's  hope  the  big  1997  will  bring 
us  back  to  a  more  normal  summer  and  win- 
ter. Enough's  enough.  We've  heard  from  a 
few  of  you,  but  really  not  enough.  Please,  let 
us  get  together.  Send  us  the  latest  news  about 
yourselves  and  family.  If  you've  seen  any  of 


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the  good  Class  of  '58,  please  share  your  visits. 
Very  soon  we  have  to  assemble  the  class  re- 
union books.  Without  your  current  informa- 
tion about  you  and  your  family,  we  may  fail  to 
pass  along  correct  information,  so  please  up- 
date us.  By  the  way,  we  have  very  busy  sched- 
ules as  well  and  would  love  to  have  some  help 
on  the  reunion.  So,  those  who  would  love  to 
share  some  of  their  valuable  time  with  us  to 
organize  and  plan,  we'd  love  to  hear  from  you. 
It's  been  a  lot  of  fun  serving  as  your  class 
agents,  but  we've  been  a  bit  disappointed  to 
think  we've  had  to  do  the  bulk  of  the  work. 
Please  come  forth  to  offer  a  helping  hand  if 
you  can. 

Ruthie  Gri^s  continues  to  be  very  active 
in  her  community.  In  1993,  she  organized  a 
major  Veterans  Day  program  in  Carroll 
County.  She  majored  in  history  and  taught 
school  in  Carroll  County  for  25  years,  retiring 
in  1990.  Today  she  teaches  U.S.  history  and 
government  to  adults  in  night  school.  In  1995, 
she  conducted  a  fund-raising  raffle  for  a  hand- 
stitched  quilt,  donated  by  a  community  mem- 
ber, for  The  Carroll  Wellness  Center  in 
Hillsville. 

Joyce  Lee  Smith  is  an  antique  doll  col- 
lector and  has  been  regional  director  in  the 
United  Federation  of  Doll  Clubs.  She  has 
traveled  the  East  Coast,  lecturing  and  giving 
programs  for  doll  clubs.  After  she  retired  from 
31  years  in  the  biology  classroom  and  five 
years  at  the  hospital,  she  spent  the  next  seven 
years  caring  for  her  mom  (also  an  MWC 
alumna).  Life  is  just  beginning  for  her  at  age 
,58,  which  is  better  than  ever,  and  she's  looking 
forward  to  seeing  everyone  at  the  big  reunion 
in  1998. 

Anne  de  Perry  McGrath  is  living  in  north 
central  New  Jersey  now,  and  is  human  re- 
sources manager  for  the  Journal  of  Commerce. 
She  keeps  in  touch  with  Kay  Britto,  who  has 
retired  to  her  home  place  of  Wrightsville 
Beach,  N.C.  Anne's  three  children  are  grown, 
of  course.  Her  son  lives  in  Fredericksburg, 
where  he  keeps  a  watchful  eye  on  her  four 
wonderful  grandsons.  Her  daughter.  Amy,  is 
married  and  lives  and  works  in  England.  Of 
course,  Anne  finds  any  and  every  opportunity 
to  visit  Amy.  Anne's  youngest  daughter,  Nikky, 
is  a  social  worker  and  attends  graduate  school 
in  Chicago.  Anne  was  so  good  to  share  her 
e-mail  address  with  us.  For  all  who  would 
love  to  get  in  touch  with  her,  I  know  she'd 
love  to  hear  from  you.  amcgrath@ecli])se.net 

Bernice  Bramson  Gilfillan  is  now  living 
in  South  Africa  and  keeping  very  busy  caring 
for  her  properties.  She  has  set  up,  on  her  six 
acres  of  homeland  in  Pietermaritzburg,  3200 
Knazulu-natal,  S.  Africa,  five  houses,  electrical 
gates,  security  fencing  and  a  pool,  and  is  busy 
landscaping  and  putting  in  shrubs,  roses  and 
lawns. 

Evie  Elgin  Brame  was  a  classmate  with 
us  early  on,  but  graduated  with  the  Class  of 
'59  since  she  basically  split  the  two  years.  Evie 
has  learned  that  her  uncle.  General  Samuel 
K.  Zook,  was  a  colonel  in  the  6th  Regiment 
Brigade,  which  took  him  through  the  Penin- 
sula Campaign  and  on  to  Fredericksburg, 
where  the  brigade  earned  honors  for  its 
heroic  bravery. 

Looking  forward  to  hearing  from  all  of  you. 


1960 

Office  of  Alumni  Programs 
RO.  Box  1315 
Fredericksburg,  VA  22402 

1962 

Mary  Chambers  Hodnett  Minozzi 
9645  Hoke -Brady  Road 
Richmond,  VA  23231 

There  is  little  to  report  since  no  one  has 
written.  Your  communication  is  greatly  missed! 

I'm  still  teaching  seventh -grade  life  science, 
but  I  am  sticking  to  a  previous  decision  to  re- 
tire two  years  early  (year  2000).  The  extra 
money  is  not  worth  the  risk  of  losing  life  or 
health.  Being  knocked  across  the  room  by  an 
accidental  blow  on  the  back  certainly  jolted 
my  senses.  The  girl  had  just  come  from  a  de- 
tention home  due  to  a  fight  with  a  policeman! 
I  miss  the  gentler  school  days  of  our  era. 

Betsey-Ellen  Hansen  lives  in  Stafford, 
Va.,  and  has  recently  started  her  own  home- 
based  business.  Creative  Office  Services.  After 
her  mother  had  two  eye  operations  and  a 
broken  leg  in  1995,  Betsey  persuaded  her 
mother  to  move  in  with  her.  She  had  to  sort 
through  her  mother's  home  of  more  than  20 
years  in  Yorktown,  Va.,  pack  what  was  to  be 
kept,  dispose  of  the  rest  and  sell  the  house. 
Betsey  said  she  never  could  have  done  it  if  her 
MWC  roommate,  Mary  Hatcher  '61,  hadn't 
come  from  Wilmington,  N.C,  on  several  week- 
ends to  help  her. 

1964 

Fi'ances  Page  Loftis 
211  Merrit 
South  Boston, 


VA  24592-5019 


Helen  Vakos  Standing 
421  Godspeed  Road 
Virginia  Beach,  VA  23451 

1966 

Katharine  Rogers  Lavery 
507  Devonshire  Drive  NE 
Vienna,  VA  22180 
Fax:  (703)  319-1513 

Greetings  again  from  Northern  Virginia, 
which  is  still  humming  from  our  reunion  last 
summer.  Thanks  again  to  Barbara  Bishop 
Mann  and  all  of  you  who  helped  to  make  it  a 
tremendous  success. 

Sandy  Hutchison  Hoybach  is  pleased  to 
report  that  son  Ricky  is  finishing  his  master's 
degree  in  business  at  James  Madison  Univer- 
sity, and  daughter  Amy  will  soon  be  a  gradu- 
ate of  Longwood  College.  At  last  Sandy  will 
get  a  taste  of  the  empty  nest  syndrome  and  is 
really  looking  forward  to  the  budget  increase 
now  that  everyone  is  out  of  college. 

Lynn  Williams  Beyer  wrote  from  Clifton, 
Va.,  to  say  that  she  is  now  employed  by  the 
Fairfax  County  schools,  but  hasn't  seen  very 
many  of  us  who  also  work  there.  After  earn- 
ing her  master's  degree  in  psychology  from 
George  Mason  University,  Lynn  worked  with 
the  Manassas  city  schools  before  transferring 
to  Lee  High  School.  (Didn't  you  see  Jean 
Cuccias  Patten  there,  Lynn?)  Lynn  has 
since  advanced  to  be  director  of  special  edu- 
cation programs  and  services  based  at  Belle 
Willard  Administrative  Center,  where  her  staff 
is  learning  second-hand  all  of  Dr.  Croushore's 
editing  techniques!  Lynn  and  her  former 


roommate,  Denna  Welfe  Shinderman, 

spend  holidays  together.  Since  their  daughters, 
now  26,  are  four  months  apart  and  their  sons, 
now  23,  are  also  four  months  apart,  they  have 
shared  many  of  their  children's  adventures 
over  the  years.  Donna  is  an  interior  designer, 
still  married  to  Paul,  whom  some  of  you  may 
remember  having  convinced  Donna  to  marry 
him  sophomore  year.  Then  he  went  off  to 
Ai'kansas  to  school  and  had  to  hitchhike  his 
way  back  for  Ring  Dance!  Lynn,  on  the  other 
hand,  was  divorced  and  remarried  21  years 
ago  to  Bruce,  a  former  nuclear  submariner 
who  is  now  the  water  resources  engineer  in 
Spotsylvania  County,  Va. 

Anne  Cla^ett  Willcex  wrote  from  her 
country  retreat  that  she  and  John  and  their 
cat.  Night,  continue  to  enjoy  their  new  home 
in  the  foothills  of  the  Blue  Ridge  Mountains. 
It  must  be  a  beautiful  place  with  over  a  thou- 
sand bulbs  in  bloom  in  the  spring  and  all  the 
colorful  foliage  to  admire  in  the  fall. 

Tyla  Matteson  wrote  that  she  is  still  thriv- 
ing teaching  French  in  Hampton,  Va.  Her  fa- 
vorite activity  is  her  involvement  with  the 
Virginia  Sierra  Club,  which  she  chaired  last 
year.  Tyla  particularly  enjoys  the  political  as- 
pect of  endorsing  environmentally  friendly 
candidates  and  working  toward  their  election 
to  office,  especially  since  35  of  45  candidates 
were  successfully  installed. 

Susan  Hanes  Orrisen  passed  up  a  golden 
opportunity  to  teach  calculus  for  six  weeks 
this  fall  at  Chantilly  High  School,  from  which 
she  retired  last  year,  because  she  was  sched- 
uled to  travel  extensively  through  Colorado. 
Although  we  missed  her  at  school,  it's  really 
nice  to  know  that  Sue  is  thoroughly  enjoying 
her  retirement. 

Speaking  of  retirement,  this  will  be  my  last 
year  of  full-time  teaching.  After  21  years  at 
Chantilly  and  several  years  in  other  places,  I 
am  looking  forward  to  spending  more  time 
at  home  with  my  husband  and  the  family. 
Hank  and  I  both  enjoy  doing  things  with  the 
children  and  grandchildren,  and  we  still  have 
his  business  to  look  after.  I  have  also  found  it 
rewarding  to  tutor  elementary  math ,  espe- 
cially since  two  grandsons  are  enrolled  in  the 
Spanish  Immersion  Program  here  in  Fairfax 
County  and  are  learning  all  their  math  in 
Spanish.  It's  amazing  how  much  a  first-grader 
can  learn!  My  music  activiUes  have  diminished 
considerably  now  that  I  have  resigned  from 
both  the  quintet  and  the  orchestra.  Church 
services,  programs  and  weddings  are  still 
keeping  me  busy  enough.  In  fact,  one  wedding 
is  scheduled  for  February  in  Bruton  Parish 
Church,  Williamsburg,  Va. 

Keep  those  cards  and  letters  coming.  We 
all  love  to  hear  from  you. 

1968 

Margaret  Livingston 
229  Coronado  Ave. 
Long  Beach,  CA  90803 

1970 

Susan  Duffey  DiMaina 
5186  Kimscott  Court 
Annandale,  VA  22003 

Laura  King  Myse  lives  in  the  Fredericks- 
burg area  and  works  as  the  supervisor  of  in- 
structional support  service  for  Spotsylvania 
county  schools.  When  I  spoke  with  Laurie, 


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she  told  me  that  the  youngest  of  her  three 
stepchildren  is  26  and  on  her  own,  so  she  and 
husband  Bob  can  be,  as  she  said,  "real  peo- 
ple" again.  They  just  bought  waterfront  prop- 
erty in  King  George  County  on  a  creek  off 
the  Potomac  River,  where  they'll  be  building 
a  house  at  a  leisurely  pace  so  they  can  move 
in  when  Bob  retires  from  his  dental  practice 
in  a  few  years.  When  we  spoke,  she  and  Bob 
were  also  about  to  fulfill  a  life -long  dream  of 
traveling  to  France  —  focusing  on  the  south- 
ern coast  and  countryside.  And  more  good 
news!  She  quit  smoking  in  May  1996. 

Laurie  mentioned  that  she  visited  Pensa- 
cola,  Ha.,  not  too  long  ago  and  saw  Sharon 
Arthur  Spencer  and  her  husband,  Bill. 
Sharon  teaches  math  at  the  local  community 
college.  Bill  is  retired  from  the  Marine  Corps 
and  has  trained  for  a  new  profession  in  pub- 
lic education. 

In  a  letter  from  a  friend,  it  was  reported  that 
Anne  Howell  Wood  moved  with  her  husband. 
Woody,  to  Carlisle,  Pa.,  at  the  end  of  1995. 
Woody,  a  colonel  in  the  Marine  Corj^s,  is  at- 
tending a  war  college  there.  Both  of  their 
daughters,  Katie  and  Stephie,  are  attending 
VPI. 

If  you've  moved  lately  or  tried  to  renovate 
a  house,  you'll  have  some  sympathy  for  Kathy 
O'Neill  Argiropoulos,  who  has  recently 
done  both.  Even  though  their  "old"  house  in 
Arlington,  Va.,  had  not  sold,  they  moved  into 
their  "new"  house  that  Kathy  planned  to  ren- 
ovate. When  she  realized  how  extensive  the 
renovation  would  be,  Kathy,  with  husband  and 
two  children,  decided  to  move  back  to  their 
former  house;  after  all,  it  was  still  on  the  mar- 
ket after  nine  months.  They  weren't  "home" 
very  long  when  the  house  sold,  and  they  had 
to  get  out  quickly.  Wlien  I  spoke  to  her,  after 
two  months  in  an  apartment,  she  said  they 
are  happy  to  be  in  their  "new"  (and  improved!) 
house  —  although  she  admits  that  there  is 
still  a  lot  more  to  be  done.  Frankly,  I  was  im- 
pressed by  her  good  cheer  and  positive  atti- 
tude —  but  then,  that  may  be  something  you 
remember  about  Kathy  from  college  days! 

The  last  time  Elaine  Wilson  Maloney  ap- 
peared in  this  column,  she  was  plugging  away 
in  graduate  school  at  Catholic  University.  Up- 
date: In  1995,  she  earned  her  degree  in  library 
science  and  is  presently  pleased  to  report  that 
she  is  a  librarian  at  an  elementary  school  in 
Fairfax  County,  Va.  Elaine  likes  to  compare 
notes  and  discuss  the  mysteries  of  the  Dewey 
Decimal  System  with  Tina  Kormanski 
Krause,  who  is  also  an  elementary  librarian 
in  the  same  county. 

And  speaking  of  Tina  —  her  daughter, 
Lindsay,  who  is  in  her  third  year  at  U.  Va.,  was 
working  last  summer  in  Asheville,  N.C.,  as  a 
camp  counselor,  and  Tina  drove  down  to  pick 
her  up.  At  the  same  time.  Kathy  Thiel  was  in 
Asheville  attending  her  nephew's  wedding. 
Kathy  and  Tina  both  live  in  Northern  Virginia, 
where  they  get  together  occasionally,  but  they 
managed  to  run  into  each  other  quite  by  acci- 
dent in  a  North  Carolina  hotel  lobby!  By  the 
way,  Kathy 's  daughter,  Sarah,  is  in  her  second 
year  at  University  of  Florida  in  Gainesville,  and 
she  spent  the  summer  abroad  in  Austria.  Her 
son,  David,  is  in  his  senior  year  in  high  school. 
Kathy  is  a  senior  attorney  for  AT&T  special- 
izing in  commercial  litigation.  Although  she 
keeps  very  busy  with  FTA  and  community 
activities,  she  says  she  has  recently  found  the 


time  to  take  up  golf.  (How  many  of  you  re- 
member taking  that  at  MWC  for  PE?  Raise 
your  sand  wedges!) 

You  know,  former  classmates,  each  time  I 
get  a  letter  from  one  of  you,  it  is  like  a  lovely 
gift.  Please  keep  writing. 

1972 

Anne  Toms  Richardson 

1206  Graydon  Ave. 
Norfolk,  VA  23507 

1974 

Janelle  Hicks  Wesenberg 

1207  Parkington  Lane 
Bowie,  MD  20716 

Alice  Harding  Tliomas 
1901  Mariner  Court 
Virginia  Beach,  VA  23454 

Alice  and  I  were  thrilled  with  the  response 
to  our  plea  for  news!  Some  were  fairly  lengthy 
and  descriptive,  and  while  Alice  and  I  thor- 
oughly enjoyed  reading  them,  please  forgive 
us  for  having  to  edit.  Our  thanks  go  to  each 
of  you. 

We  heard  from  two  sources  out  of  Atlanta. 
Jill  Hadden  wrote  that  she  has  been  living 
there  for  over  10  years,  working  in  computer 
graphics  for  an  architectural  design  firm  and 
very  active  in  her  church  on  the  building 
committee.  She  was  a  delegate  in  '95  to  the 
annual  diocesan  convention,  where  she  was 
elected  as  a  lay  alternate  to  the  national  con- 
vention for  next  year.  She  was  particularly 
enthusiastic  about  the  past  summer's  Olym- 
pics in  Atlanta,  where  she  was  able  to  attend 
several  events  and  enjoy  "the  ambiance... the 
friendliness  of  the  people,  the  carnival  atmo- 
sphere...the  buying,  selling  and  trading  of 
pins." 

Pam  Smith  McGahagin  showed  similar 
pride  and  enthusiasm  for  the  Atlanta  area  re- 
garding the  Olympics.  She  and  her  husband, 
Mike,  and  children,  Sarah,  8,  and  Ian,  6,  were 
also  able  to  attend  some  of  the  events.  She 
occasionally  sees  Jill,  as  they  are  both  in- 
volved in  the  local  theater,  and  Martha  Fisher 
Buckley,  who  attends  the  same  church  as 
Pam,  is  married  to  an  attorney  and  has  two 
growing  daughters.  Pam  also  reports  that 
her  former  roommate,  Joan  Darby,  has  just 
received  her  M.Ed,  from  George  Mason  Uni- 
versity and  plans  to  continue  studying  for  a 
Ph.D.  in  administration.  Joan  currently  teach- 
es in  the  Spotsylvania  school  system  and  stays 
busy  with  the  activities  of  her  two  children, 
David  and  Kristina. 

Mary  Gaber  Young  reported  in  from  Vir- 
ginia Beach.  She  works  as  a  dental  hygienist, 
serving  the  mentally  retarded  at  Southeastern 
Va.  Training  Center  in  Chesapeake,  and  as  a 
Shaklee  distributor.  Her  interests  include  nu- 
trition and  fitness  —  especially  her  jazzercise 
classes.  Husband  Scott  is  an  LCSW  employed 
by  First  Hospital  Con^oration  as  the  national 
network  director,  has  a  small  private  practice 
and  teaches  a  graduate  course  at  Norfolk 
State.  Their  daughter,  Sarah,  is  15  and  in- 
volved in  cheerleading  and  gymnastics. 

Carol  Hemstock  Williams  wrote  of  a 
wonderful  summer  in  New  Mexico,  where 
she  and  her  husband  went  Whitewater  rafting 
for  the  first  time  and  enjoyed  it  so  much  they 
plan  to  try  it  again  next  summer  in  West  Vir- 
ginia. They  are  living  in  New  Jersey,  where 


she  has  been  employed  at  Bristol-Myers 
Squibb  for  over  nine  years.  Her  husband  looks 
forward  to  being  made  a  partner  at  his  CPA 
firm  soon. 

Word  came  in  from  Gainesville,  Fla.,  that 
Barbara  Wilson  Conley  has  been  living 
there  and  teaching  fifth  grade  for  the  past 
five  years.  Her  husband,  Lloyd,  is  an  invest- 
ment vice  president  with  Barrett  Bank,  and 
they  have  three  sons:  twins  Brian  and  Scott 
are  seniors  in  high  school,  and  David  is  10 
and  in  the  fifth  grade.  Barbara  stays  in  touch 
with  three  close  friends  from  MWC  —  Julie 
Blair  Geier,  Trisha  Powell  Wescott  and 
Susie  Paddock  Stumpf  —  who  are  all  doing 
well  and  looking  terrific.  She  says  she  would 
love  some  words  of  support  for  a  mom  who 
is  not  ready  to  lose  her  babies  to  college  next 
year! 

She  might  be  able  to  compare  notes  with 
Janette  Gates  Sroka,  who  wrote  from 
Raleigh,  N.C.,  to  say  that  her  oldest,  Katie, 
was  off  to  college  this  year.  Her  boys  are  16 
and  14  now,  and  the  family  often  heads  up  to 
Virginia  for  soccer  tournaments.  When  she's 
in  I^chmond,  she  is  able  to  get  together  with 
Barbara  Bowman  Scott  and  Kathy  Farrell 
Hershner,  both  working  as  speech  therapists 
in  the  public  schools. 

Along  the  maternal  lines,  Cynthia  Gorwitz 
wrote  to  ask  if  she  is  the  oldest  first-time 
mother  in  the  Class  of  '74,  having  just  given 
birth  to  twins  in  October  1995.  She  and  her 
husband,  Howard  Mixon,  have  had  mini-re- 
unions with  her  roommates  in  the  last  year 
—  with  Missie  Carpenter,  now  living  near 
Chico,  Calif,  and  with  Faith  Geibel  Moore, 
who  lives  at  Aberdeen  Proving  Ground,  Md. 

Paula  Wood  Welch  lives  on  a  small  farm 
near  Crozet,  Va.,  with  Peter,  her  husband  of 
17  years,  and  sons,  Adam,  15,  and  Chase,  12. 
Peter  is  a  project  manager  for  a  local  steel  con- 
struction company,  and  Paula  keeps  herself 
busy  home -schooling,  chauffeuring,  garden- 
ing, catering  and  working  on  a  local  children's 
theater  board.  The  whole  family  is  very  in- 
volved in  church  activities,  as  well. 

Marilyn  "Merle"  Bowles  Smith  and  her 
husband,  Curtis,  will  be  celebrating  20  years 
of  marriage  this  coming  year.  She  is  a  substi- 
tute teacher  in  the  public  schools  in  Kilmar- 
nock, Va.,  and  he  is  director  of  pharmacy  at 
Rappahannock  General  Hospital.  They  have 
three  children  —  Marshall,  9,  and  twins  Miles 
(a  boy)  and  Madison  (a  girl),  who  are  7. 

By  the  time  of  publication,  Louise  A. 
Schmidt  should  be  in  Germany  working  for 
the  U.S.  Army  as  a  civilian  attorney.  She  spent 
five  years  there  previously,  after  obtaining  her 
law  degree  from  William  and  Mary  in  1983. 
She  met  her  husband,  Dan  Bittner,  there,  and 
they  now  have  a  (> year- old  son,  Alex.  She  has 
found  balancing  a  career  and  family  challeng- 
ing and  would  love  to  hear  how  others  have 
dealt  with  it.  She  recalls  being  exposed  to 
books  and  articles  on  feminism  while  at  MWC, 
and  would  be  interested  in  a  study  or  article 
on  how  other  early  '70s  alumni  now  feel  about 
the  subject. 

Darlene  Messinger  Parlette  is  to  be  con- 
gratulated on  successfully  completing  eight 
years  on  a  low-fat  diet  and  exercise  program, 
losing  70  pounds.  She  has  been  employed  for 
14  years  as  a  transcriptionist  at  a  residential 
treatment  facility  for  socially  and  emotionally 
disturbed  children  and  adolescents.  Her  hus- 
band. Hank,  is  an  electrician  by  trade,  but  they 


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met  through  activities  in  their  music.  Her  two 
stepdaughters,  Kirsten  and  Christina,  are  stu- 
dents at  the  University  of  Maryland,  Baltimore 
County.  Her  daughter,  Angle,  22,  married  last 
April,  and  her  son,  Eric,  19,  graduated  from 
high  school  in  June. 

Pam  White's  information  came  in  an  in- 
teresting form  —  a  feature  article  done  on  her 
in  this  past  summer's  Washington  and  Lee 
University  alumni  magazine!  Pam  took  her 
law  degree  from  W&L  in  '77  and  is  now  a 
partner  with  the  118-attorney  firm  of  Ober, 
Kaler,  Grimes  &  Shriver,  where  she  chairs  the 
firm's  employment  group.  She  also  serves  as 
chair  of  the  professionalism  committee  of  the 
Maryland  State  Bar  Association  and  credits 
the  honor  system  at  both  her  alma  maters 
with  instilling  in  her  a  strong  sense  of  the  im- 
portance of  trust  and  ethical  obligations.  Out- 
side of  work,  Pam  may  be  the  biggest  Orioles 
fan  you're  likely  to  encounter.  She  has  driven 
the  Oriole  himself  in  the  Baltimore  St.  Pat- 
rick's Day  Parade  for  five  years  running. 

All  the  way  from  Vancouver,  Wash.,  we 
heard  from  Mary  Beth  Jones  that  she  has 
been  working  for  the  past  1 1  years  as  a  staff 
physician  in  the  emergency  department  of 
Southwest  Washington  Medical  Center.  Her 
husband  is  an  attorney  with  the  Department 
of  Interior,  and  they  have  two  daughters, 
Hanna,  9  and  Emily,  7.  Those  of  you  who  saw 
Mary  Beth  at  the  20th  reunion  will  be  sad- 
dened to  learn  that  the  little  boy  she  was 
pregnant  with  at  the  time  was  lost  shortly 
after  birth.  She  enjoys  scouts  and  church, 
volunteering  at  her  girls'  school,  gardening, 
and  keeping  a  flock  of  chickens. 

Peg  Hubbard  reported  that  she  attended 
the  wedding  of  Lisa  Tyree  last  June  on  Key 
Uirgo.  Lisa  and  her  husband,  Don,  are  now 
living  in  Vancouver,  British  Columbia. 

Bridget  Binko  is  still  living  in  the  San 
Francisco  Bay  area,  still  growing  orchids,  and 
still  sailing  with  her  husband,  Fred.  She  was 
promoted  to  vice  president  of  regulatory  af- 
fairs at  Cell  Genesys,  a  biotech  company  de- 
veloping gene  therapy  products.  She  stays  in 
contact  with  JoAnn  Menzer  Kevorkian,  who 
lives  in  Roanoke  raising  her  four  children 
(three  of  them  triplets!). 

Alice  was  able  to  have  a  quick  lunch  with 
Cindy  Kear  last  summer,  when  Cindy  was 
back  this  way  for  a  visit  from  San  Francisco. 
Again,  we  thank  all  of  you  who  wrote,  and 
would  love  to  hear  from  the  rest  of  you. 

1976 

Ann  Chryssikos  McBroom 
6018  Benevolent  St. 
Fredericksburg,  VA  22407 

Since  the  deadlines  for  publication  fall  when 
they  do,  I  will  be  depending  on  all  of  you  in 
the  Class  of  1976  to  send  information  when 
you  can.  Since  some  of  you  are  communicat- 
ing on  the  information  superhighway,  perhaps 
we  can  find  a  means  to  pool  that  information 
to  meet  the  deadlines.  The  current  news  I 
have  since  our  reunion  in  June  '96  is  that 
Margo  Clifford  spent  the  summer  studying 
at  Oxford  University.  I  also  received  a  news 
release  from  The  United  States  International 
Trade  Commission  in  August  '96  regarding 
our  classmate,  Lynn  Munroe  Bra^,  an- 
nouncing her  designation  as  vice  chairman  of 
the  International  Trade  Commission,  a  term 
that  extends  until  June  16,  1998.  She  has  serv- 


ed as  a  commissioner  since  March  31,  1994, 
having  been  appointed  by  President  Clinton 
for  a  term  that  will  expire  June  16,  2002.  The 
news  release  states  that  "Bragg  holds  a  mas- 
ter's degree  from  Boston  University  (1978)" 
as  well  as  "her  bachelor's  degree  from  Mary 
Washington  College  (1976).  She  is  married, 
has  three  children  and  currently  resides  in 
Chevy  Chase,  Md." 

1978 

Elizabeth  Somerville  Hutchins 
14240  Raccoon  Ford  Road 
Culpeper,VA  22701 

1980 

Patty  Goliash  Andril 
3420  Lorcom  Lane 
Arlington,  VA  22207 

1982 

Nancy  Kaiser 
24  Burton  Court 
Rehoboth  Beach,  DE  19971 

Caroline  Borden  Kirchner 
3511  Iskagna  Drive 
Knoxville,  TN  37919 

Martha  "Marty"  DeSilva 
3456  Newark  St.,  NW 
Washington,  DC  20016 

Victoria  Hampshire  Balaban 
7307  Nevis  Road 
Bethesda,  MD  20817 

Elizabeth  Ince  Grannis 
116  Crest  Road 
Wellesley,  MA  02181-4644 

1984 

Linda  Lemanski  Blakemore 
1317  Littlepage  St. 
Fredericksburg,  VA  22401 

David  Swanson 
1824  17th  St.  NW 
Washington,  DC  20009 

From  David: 

Congratulations  are  in  order  for  Lynn 
Manger  Hull.  Lynn  was  married  during 
Thanksgiving  weekend  1995  to  John  Hull,  a 
Norfolk  native  and  graduate  of  St.  Andrew's 
Episcopal  College.  Some  of  her  MWC  bud- 
dies came  from  great  distances  to  attend  the 
event:  Vicky  Eakin  Sagehorn  and  her  son, 
Dereck,  came  from  Antioch,  Calif.,  and  Kathy 
Key  White  came  from  Calgary,  Alberta, 
Canada!  As  with  all  MWC  "reunions,"  the  time 
was  too  short;  and  unfortunately,  not  every- 
one invited  could  attend. 

Congratulations  again  to  Teresa  Nugent 
Forbes  and  Jesse  Forbes.  They  are  expect- 
ing twins! 

Please  remember,  our  next  class  notes  will 
appear  in  the  fall.  Submission  date  is  May  15, 
1997. 

1986 

Lisa  A.  Harvey 
2  Pearl  St.  #11 
Charlestown,  MA  02129 
LiHarvey@msn.com 


Karen  Anderson 

156  Panassus  #3 

San  Francisco,  CA  94111 

Karen_anderson@time-inc.com 

Wow!  What  a  reunion!  The  Class  of  1986 
turned  out  in  droves  for  the  10th  year  reunion. 
Well  over  60  persons  attended  the  weekend 
of  festivities,  outnumbering  all  other  classes 
by  at  least  a  four-to-one  margin.  Karen 
Anderson,  Karen  Esbeck  and  Michelle 
Runge  take  the  prize  for  longest  distance 
traveled  (San  Francisco  and  Los  Angeles) . 
Mina  Holden-Horn  takes  home  the  prize  for 
youngest  reunioner,  as  7-month-old  Grayson 
Todd  Horn  FV  made  an  appearance  at  the  class 
party.  Lisa  Harvey  provided  us  with  a  blast 
from  the  past  by  bringing  a  video  tape  of  our 
graduation  ceremony,  and  had  some  help  from 
Troy  Knighton,  who  provided  music  from 
our  era. 

The  most  common  phrase  of  the  weekend 
was:  "I  was  a  little  reluctant  to  come,  but,  boy, 
it  sure  is  great  to  see  everyone!"  From  cock- 
tails at  Brompton  to  the  cookout  in  Monroe 
Square  to  the  class  party  in  Russell  Hall  (of 
all  places)  to  the  celebration  at  the  Eagles 
Nest  (sort  of  a  combination  of  the  C-Shoppe 
and  the  Pub),  the  Class  of  '86  made  its  pres- 
ence known.  While  everyone  has  grown  up  a 
little,  no  one  has  really  changed.  Classmates, 
amazed  at  the  strength  of  the  bonds  among 
us,  renewed  old  friendships  and  formed  new 
ones.  Reunioners  came  with  and  without 
spouses  and  children,  and  all  had  a  fabulous 
time.  Nearly  everyone  that  attended  told  me 
that  they  cannot  wait  for  the  15th  reunion! 
We  did  take  care  of  some  business,  as  well.  I 
am  now  responsible  for  our  class  entry  in 
MWC  TODAY  anA  Irene  Thomaidis,  Karen 
Anderson  and  Lisa  Harvey  are  planning 
the  next  reunion.  We  already  have  some  ter- 
rific ideas  (such  as  having  Stacy  Dunn  DJ), 
but  would  appreciate  any  input  which  you 
have  to  offer. 

In  other  news,  Stephanie  Doswald  was 
married  this  past  July  in  Geneva,  Switzerland, 
to  Danny  Sebolt.  Brenda  Thier  Evans  and 
her  husband,  Andy,  welcomed  Kelsey  Eliza- 
beth into  the  MWC  family  in  April  '96,  while 
Ann  Stack  Bartenstein,  her  husband,  John, 
and  daughter,  Leigh,  welcomed  Peter  in 
March.  More  recently,  Jill  VanderSchaff 
Schwartz  and  her  husband,  Rob,  welcomed 
twins  Eric  and  Julia  in  August.  Karen 
McKenna  is  pursuing  her  master's  at  the  In- 
stitute for  Learning  and  Development.  Brent 
Davis  was  recently  promoted  to  museum 
services  manager  at  the  National  Building 
Museum  in  Washington,  D.C.  Tracy  Greener 
Hollan  and  the  rest  of  Bordentown,  N.J.,  sur- 
vived a  tornado  last  summer,  although  Tracy's 
roof  was  not  so  fortunate.  Jocelyn  Piccone 
recently  accepted  a  position  as  director  of 
Excel  Corporate  Care  in  Middletown,  Ohio, 
and  Kathy  Povi^ers  Cunius  and  her  family 
just  moved  to  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

An  East  Coast  mini-reunion  was  held  last 
August.  Tracy  Greener  Hollan  and  Lisa 
Harvey  rallied  a  group  for  another  weekend 
of  fun  and  frolic  on  Baltimore  Harbor.  We  were 
joined  by  Irene  Thomaidis,  Mina  Holden- 
Horn,  Brent  Davis,  Karen  McKenna,  Ann 
Stack  Bartenstein,  Paul  Kilmer,  Stephanie 
Doswald  Sebolt  and  Brenda  Thier  Evans. 
As  for  our  West  Coast  friends,  Karen  Ander- 
son, Michelle  Runge  and  Karen  Esbeck 


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got  together  for  a  weekend  in  San  Francisco. 
We  promise  to  have  future  gatherings  if  any- 
one else  in  interested.  The  reunion  really 
seemed  to  renew  a  lot  of  friendships. 

Please  let  us  know  what  you  or  any  of  our 
classmates  are  up  to.  You  can  reach  us  by  mail, 
telephone  or  even  e-mail.  MWC  TODAY 
notes  for  the  Class  of  1986  appear  in  the  fall 
and  winter  issues  of  the  magazine.  The  re- 
spective deadlines  for  submission  are  May  1 
and  September  1. 

1988 

Jay  Bradshaw 
11913  Bluebird  Lane 
Catharpin,  VA  22018 

Kenneth  Plaia 

1005  Massachusetts  Ave.,  NE 

BSMT 

Washington.  DC  20002 

Since  graduating  from  MWC,  Remus 
Boxley  and  Kristina  Carnegie  Boxley  have 
remained  inseparable.  Both  entered  graduate 
programs  at  JMU  in  September  1990,  gradu- 
ating in  May  1992,  with  an  M.B.A.  and  mas- 
ter's in  school  counseling,  respectively.  They 
have  been  married  for  three  years  and  wel- 
comed a  son.  Christian  Lloyd,  to  their  family 
in  1996.  They  reside  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  where 
Kristina  is  a  guidance  counselor  for  Baltimore 
County  public  schools,  and  Remus  is  a  human 
resources  generalist  for  the  L^niversity  of 
Maryland  Medical  System  and  also  an  adjunct 
faculty  member  at  the  University  of  Maryland, 
Baltimore  County.  They  remain  in  touch  with 
Yvonne  Milien  '89,  who  recently  returned 
to  her  home  of  Hampton,  Va.,  and  is  working 
for  a  pharmaceutical  company;  Tracey  Irving 
'89,  who  is  working  for  the  Admission's 
Office  at  VCU  in  Richmond  and  pursuing  her 
master's  degree;  Helene  Bundy  Watts  '86, 
an  advertising  executive  residing  in  Baltimore, 
Md.,  with  her  husband,  Lloyd;  Glenda 
Bishop  Maitland  '88,  who  is  teaching  for 
Caroline  County  public  schools;  and  Donna 
Whitney,  who  received  her  master's  degree 
from  Trinity  College  in  May  and  is  now  pur- 
suing her  doctorate  degree  at  Howard 
University.  Donna  is  also  an  English  teacher 
for  Prince  George's  County  Public  Schools. 
They  frequently  run  into  Fernanda  Kane 
'86,  MWC  faculty  and  staff  and  current  MWC 
students  when  they  visit  Remus'  parents,  who 
reside  in  Fredericksburg. 

1990 

Beth  Johnston  McDonals 
483  Burnham  Road 
Williamsburg.  VA  23185 

Brook  E.  Fillmore  was  living  and  working 
as  assistant  director  of  development  for  the 
Museum  of  the  Confederacy  in  Richmond. 
Va.,  until  October,  when  she  moved  to  Norfolk, 
Va..  where  she  accepted  a  position  as  director 
of  Annual  Fund  and  Membership  with  The 
Chrysler  Museum  of  Art. 

Please  send  some  news! 

1992 

Dorothy  Ogburn 
16  Ridgeway  Road 
Stafford,  VA  22554 


Michael  Votava 

31  White  Plains  Drive 

Nashua.  NH  03062-1635 

I  received  a  letter  recently  from  Anne 
Bradshaw  and  Katharine  Marshall  Kalvig 

with  the  following  information.  Anne  was 
graduated  from  University  of  Virginia  School 
of  Medicine  in  May  and  started  her  residen- 
cy in  pediatrics  at  Duke  University  Medical 
Center.  Katharine  was  married  in  1995.  She 
and  husband  Dennis  reside  in  Fredericksburg. 
Michelle  Moncure  graduated  from  George 
Washington  University  with  a  master's  in 
American  studies.  Debbie  Mullens  completed 
her  master's  in  education  and  works  in  Rich- 
mond. Tenia  Burton  lives  in  Fredericksburg 
and  works  for  \T)OT.  Andrea  Feeback  is  at- 
tending Eastern  Virginia  Medical  School  in 
Norfolk.  Kim  Brook  '93  resides  in  Alexandria 
and  works  for  an  architectural  firm  in  the  ac- 
counting department. 

1  attended  the  wedding  of  Lisa  Wilbanks 
to  Tim  Rentenback  in  Knoxville  last  June. 
Kim  Eckhardt  Piper  and  Carrie  Reams 
were  also  there,  and  we  had  a  blastl  Kim  is  a 
teacher  in  Virginia  Beach,  and  Carrie  works 
for  Oracle  Government  Systems  in  Northern 
Virginia. 

1994 

Kelly  Dunn 

407  Casaloma  Drive 

Forest,  VA  24551 

Tracy  J.  Bubb 
3147  Tidal  Bay  Lane 
Virginia  Beach.  VA  23451 

We  have  a  number  of  teachers  among  us. 
Maura  Payne  has  moved  back  to  Fredericks- 
burg and  is  teaching  ninth-grade  English 
and  photojournalism  at  North  Stafford  High 
School.  She  reports  that  North  Stafford  H.S. 
has  become  "choc- full  of  MWC  alum,"  with 
Vanessa  Sekinger  and  John  Gabriel  '95 
joining  her  in  the  English  Department.  Ann 
Donoghue  is  living  in  Old  Town  .Alexandria. 
She  is  teaching  fifth  grade  at  Widewater 
Elementary  in  Stafford  County,  and  is  more 
or  less  "running  the  school."  Amy  LImberger 
is  teaching  fourth  grade  at  Berkley  Elementary 
School  in  Spotsylvania  County.  After  two  years 
of  subbing,  Jenn  Dorr  Ziegenmeyer  accept- 
ed a  full-time  teaching  position  in  the  English 
Department  in  Spotsylvania  County.  (Yes,  Jenn, 
you  did  see  Gordon  Inge  working  at  Heavenly 
Ham  in  Westwood  Shopping  Center.  He  and 
his  wife,  Betty,  own  it! )  Jen  McKay  is  teach- 
ing first  grade  at  St.  Mary's  School  in  Old 
Town  Alexandria. 

Marge  Foster  is  living  in  the  East  Village 
of  NYC  and  is  a  copywriter  for  Games  Maga- 
zine. Her  writing  career  has  taken  her  to 
Boston,  Lynchburg  and  Albuquerque.  Marge 
planned  to  relocate  to  D.C.  in  the  fall  '96  to 
take  on  the  literary  world  in  the  nadon's  capi- 
tal. Claudette  Gamache  is  living  in  down- 
town Fredericksburg  working  in  her  field  of 
historic  preservation.  Sandra  Garton  is  sell- 
ing real  estate  and  taking  up  quilting.  Rhonda 
Winn  is  a  flight  attendant  for  United  Express. 
Chris  Lazzuri  is  back  in  Roanoke,  Va.,  man- 
aging an  American  Eagle  Outfitters  store. 
Melissa  Wheat  was  promoted  to  assistant 
dean  of  admissions  at  MWC  last  July  —  way 
to  go,  Melissa!  Tim  Landis  is  loving  life  on 
Capital  Hill  schmoozing  up  a  storm  and  work- 


ing for  the  Republicans.  Tim  is  pursuing  a 
movie  career  on  the  side.  He  has  been  to  a 
number  of  casting  calls  in  the  D.C.  area  and 
can  even  be  seen  as  an  extra  in  the  movie 
"Nixon." 

Spotted  at  Tim's  most  recent  semi-annual 
bash  in  Falls  Church  were  several  other 
MWCers.  Matt  St.  Amand  and  Amanda 
Harris  '95  drove  up  from  Chapel  Hill.  "Easy 
E  Eric  Edwards"  arrived  with  his  carafe  of 
wine,  mingled,  and  managed  to  return  to 
Manassas  the  following  day  in  dme  to  report 
to  work.  Eric  Thorne  and  Chris  "Flickey" 
Sincavage  both  traveled  from  Pennsylvania. 
Chris  is  a  subsdtute  kindergarden  teacher  in 
Philadelphia.  He  and  his  wife  were  expecting 
a  baby  girl  in  October.  Sources  report  that 
Woody  Perry  is  also  living  in  Philadelphia, 
but  that's  all  sources  know  about  Woody. 

Debbie  Hodges  is  still  working  at  Lehigh 
Portland  Cement  Company  in  the  regional 
sales  office  in  Manassas.  She  recenUy  certi- 
fied as  a  facilitator  for  Quality  Action  Teams. 
She  was  to  vacation  to  Southern  California  in 
the  fall  and  hoped  to  see  Kristen  Maestri 
Carter  and  her  son,  Joseph  Carter.  Donna 
Douglas  Rollins  was  hired  to  be  the  assistant 
manager  at  the  Bath  &  Body  Shop  in  Spotsyl- 
vania Mall  when  it  opened  in  October  She 
and  her  husband,  Edward,  are  enjoying  their 
new  addition  to  the  family,  Mackenzie  Claire. 
Rebecca  Seabolt  Jones  has  a  one-year-old 
girl  named  Rachel.  Yvonne  Barrow  Gracia 
is  married  and  has  a  little  boy.  She  is  living  in 
Chesapeake,  Va. 

After  vacationing  in  Spain,  England  and 
Scotland,  Renee  Cline  left  her  position  in  the 
Physical  Medicine  and  Rehabilitation  Depart- 
ment at  MW  Hospital  to  engage  in  a  master's 
program  in  physical  therapy  at  Marymount 
University  in  Arlington.  Actually,  a  number  of 
'94  grads  have  returned  to  school  for  various 
degrees.  Keri  Conron  is  working  on  her 
master's  of  public  health  at  Boston  University. 
Leslie  Stewart  is  engaged  in  graduate  work 
in  Georgia.  David  Preston  is  working  on  a 
Ph.D.  at  William  and  Mary  in  colonial  Ameri- 
can history.  Nickolai  Butkevich  is  working 
on  a  master's  in  Russian  area  studies  at 
Georgetown  I'niversity  and  is  engaged  to  a 
fellow  student  in  his  program.  Susan 
Tanigawa  is  in  a  Master's  in  Education  pro- 
gram at  George  Mason  University'.  Dawn 
Baugher  is  in  optometry  school  in  Columbus. 
Ohio.  Elie  Bier  is  engaged  and  completing 
her  master's  degree  in  Lincoln.  Neb.  Mary 
Willis  is  working  on  a  master's  degree  in 
counseling  at  Virginia  Tech.  Jenn  Moss  is  a 
second  year  law  student  at  the  L^niversit\'  of 
Baltimore  School  of  Law.  Sarah  Kanney  is 
in  grad  school  for  teaching  English  as  a  sec- 
ond language  and  is  engaged  to  David 
Mendoza.  Leah  McNeil  is  working  for  Capital 
One  Services  as  a  staff  coordinator  in  Fred- 
ericksburg. She  is  enrolled  at  Strayer  College 
to  work  on  an  M.S.  in  information  systems. 
Her  boyfriend,  Blaine  Hodges,  is  working 
in  Fredericksburg  and  also  plans  to  return  to 
grad  school  in  the  near  future.  Maureen 
Keany  is  working  in  human  resources  at  a 
manufacturing  company  in  Port  Washington. 
She  began  an  M.B.A.  at  Hofstra  University 
last  fall.  Anne  Wittenbraker  works  in  the 
cai^diovasculai"  intensive  care  unit  at  St.  Mary's 
Hospital.  She  is  engaged  to  be  married  to 
Mark  Hamilton  and  intends  to  go  back  to 
school  to  pursue  a  career  as  a  physician's 


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assistant. 

Congratulations  are  in  order  for  the  grad- 
uates. Eric  Reid  graduated  from  the  Notre 
Dame  Institute  in  Alexandria  with  degrees  in 
advanced  apostolic  catechetical  and  a  master 
of  arts  in  religious  studies.  Liz  Hockmuth 
completed  her  M.A.  in  English  literature 
studies  from  Boston  University.  She  spent  a 
year  in  Sydney,  Australia,  with  B.U.'s  inter- 
national program  and  is  now  the  assistant  di- 
rector of  residence  life  at  Bowdoin  College. 

As  for  the  world  travelers:  Alison  Kiernan 
spent  part  of  the  summer  in  Australia  and 
New  Zealand.  Jennifer  Rambo  spent  a  year 
living  in  Switzerland  working  in  a  youth  hos- 
tel and  then  worked  in  Australia.  She  planned 
to  return  to  the  U.S.  last  fall.  Amy  Tubbs 
and  Kim  Haun  are  planning  to  visit  Europe 
in  the  fall  or  winter.  Amy  is  conducting  bike 
tours  up  and  down  the  East  Coast,  and  Kim 
is  working  for  Capital  One  Services  (with 
Leah  McNeil).  Courtney  Quillen  resigned 
her  position  as  residential  counselor  at  the 
Shelter  for  Teens  last  spring  and  headed  to 
Ciuatemala  to  help  out  in  the  building  of 
homes  for  widows.  Upon  return,  she  fmished 
out  the  summer  in  Bethany  working  in  retail, 
trying  to  relax  a  bit.  She  is  now  searching  for 
a  new  career  opportunity. 

Wedding  bells  have  rung!  Sandra  Phillips 
married  her  high  school  sweetheart,  Charlie 
Crittenden,  in  August,  and  they  had  the  plea- 
sure of  honeymooning  in  Hawaii.  Nell 
Garwood  Maceachem  married  Kilian  Ciarvey 
in  Virginia  Beach.  They  had  a  beautiful  Scott- 
ish reception  and  currently  reside  in  Rich- 
mond. Tricia  Waldrop  married  Matt  Belman 
last  December.  They  are  living  in  Fredericks- 
burg. Tricia  is  working  as  an  analyst  for  Irving 
Burton  and  Associates,  a  defense  contractor 
in  Falls  Church.  She  writes  that  Scott 
"Spidey"  Pate  is  working  at  the  Kenmore 
Inn  on  Princess  Anne  Street  and  is  seeking 
employment  opportunities  in  the  D.C./ 
Richmond  area. 

Nick  Duncan  writes  that  he  is  working 
at  Diamond  I^ke  in  the  Cascades  interview- 
ing anglers.  Nick  also  told  us  that  Lowell 
Whitney  '95  works  out  of  the  Roseburg  office 
for  Fish  and  Game,  and  Lidie  Whittier  '95  is 
a  park  ranger  at  Yellowstone  National  Park. 
Ted  Godfrey  spent  the  summer  as  a  high- 
adventure  guide  in  Colorado. 

Dave  Janes  sent  a  postcard  from  Japan. 
He  recently  received  an  M.A.  in  Asian  reli- 
gion at  The  University  of  Hawaii  and  will  be 
continuing  his  studies  at  Doshisha  University 
in  Japan. 

Doug  Darwin  recently  returned  to  the 
U.S.  Doug  has  been  in  the  Czech  Republic  and 
Spain  teaching  English  and  Spanish.  He's  now 
back  in  Alexandria  preparing  for  the  2000 
Olympics  in  Sydney,  Australia.  He  aspires  to 
be  a  member  of  the  U.S.  Table  Tennis  Team. 

As  for  Kelly  and  me  —  Kelly  Dunn  is 
working  on  an  M.Ed,  at  Lynchburg  College 
and  substitute  teaching.  T.J.  Bubb  is  still 
working  for  ARAMARK  as  the  office  manager 
at  the  Old  Dominion  University  account. 

Finally,  we  have  received  a  number  of  in- 
quiries concerning  the  '94  yearbooks.  We  are 
looking  into  the  matter.  If  you  have  any  ques- 
tions or  concerns  about  yearbooks,  please 
contact  the  Student  Activities  office  at  (540) 
654-1061  or  the  student  publications  office  at 
(540)  654-1132. 


We  wish  you  a  lot  of  success  in  your  1997 
endeavors.  Keep  the  news  coming! 

1996 

Jill  McDaniel 

8015  Sunset  Path  Court 

Springfield,  VA  22153 

After  spending  the  summer  as  a  park 
ranger  in  North  Carolina,  I  am  now  settling 
in  as  a  grad  student  at  Marymount  U.  working 
toward  a  master's  degree  in  education.  Follow- 
ing this  same  path  is  Victoria  Rheinstrom, 
who  is  at  George  Mason  U.  Others  in  grad 
school  include:  Anndelynn  Tapscott  at  VCU; 
Marianne  Ott  at  U.  of  Maryland,  Eastern 
Shore;  Patty  Bryan  at  U.  of  New  Hampshire; 
Rebecca  Silverman  at  U.  of  Maryland,  Col- 
lege Park;  and  Jumana  Qamruddin,  who 
will  be  attending  Tulane  U.  in  January. 

A  few  of  our  classmates  have  made  the 
switch  from  student  to  teacher.  Both  Katie 
Burke  and  Corey  Henson  are  student  teach- 
ing. Lisa  Prillaman  is  teaching  fifth  grade 
at  Falmouth  Elementary,  Heather  Spring  is 
teaching  kindergarten  at  Hampton  Oaks 
Elementary,  and  Laura  Duffy  is  teaching 
ninth  and  tenth  grade  English  at  Brook  Point 
High  School  and  is  also  coaching  the  women's 
soccer  team.  Speaking  of  coaching,  Carin 
Gsellman  is  at  Annandale  High  School  with 
the  Softball  team,  and  Mike  Johnson  is  at 
Hayfield  High  School  with  the  basketball  team. 

Nicki  Stevenson  and  Jeff  DeSanto  '95 
were  wed  in  the  beginning  of  September.  Be- 
sides planning  her  wedding  to  Bill  Brantley 
'95,  Tori  Hillyer  is  working  as  a  systems  en- 
gineer in  Dahlgren.  Sara  Bennington  is 
working  for  Key  Communications  Inc.  in 
Garrisonville  and  is  looking  to  move  back  to 
Fredericksburg  this  winter.  Katie  Vunck  has 
a  job  with  Capital  One  in  Fredericksburg,  and 
Lara  Neer  is  working  in  Richmond.  Jeff 
Kramer,  after  a  successful  season  with  the 
Roanoke  River  Dawgs,  is  working  with  Wy- 
land  I^adbetter  for  MCI.  Also  in  Northern 


Virginia,  Stefanie  Teter  is  working  for  a  law 
firm . 

There  are  quite  a  few  alums  who  have  left 
the  state  of  Virginia.  Both  Jackie  Romano 
and  Chris  Williams  are  living  (not  together!) 
in  Charleston,  S.C.  Nina  Morrison  and  Emily 
Baird  both  live  and  work  in  New  York  City, 
and  Alissa  Magrum  is  working  in  Oklahoma. 
Kathleen  Harter  has  a  job  with  the  FDA  in 
Miami,  and  Cori  Lears  is  working  in 
Baltimore. 

Thank  you  to  those  of  you  who  helped  me 
compile  this  information.  Hopefully,  next  time 
around  I  will  have  more  information  about  you 
all.  Ix)oking  forward  to  hearing  from  you! 

IN  MEMORIAM 

We  extend  our  sympathies  to  the  families 
and  friends  of  the  deceased. 

Calphurnia  Anna  Bailey  Cutchin  '17 
Kathryn  Frazer  Yerby  '20 
Avis  Fleming  Harris  '36 
Virginia  F.  Easley  '38 
Winnie  I^ndick  Thompson  '38 
Jane  Haddox  Gwin  '41 
Betty  Lou  Carrier  Church  '46 
Catherine  Rae  Capizola  Sungenis  '50 
Carolyn  Tibbetts  Anderson  '58 
Evangeline  Tripolos  Stavredes  '61 
Ginger  Rawlins  Crisp  '63 
Randall  Snyder  '86 

Keith  M.  Belli,  assistant  professor  of  theater 

CONDOLENCES 

We  extend  our  condolences  to  those  who 
have  recently  lost  loved  ones. 

Florence  Johnson  Dodge  '34,  who  lost  her 

husband. 
Jayne  Anderson  Bell  '44,  who  lost  her  mother. 
Elizabeth  Graham  Simpson  '44,  who  lost  her 

husband. 
Alice  Taylor  Herdt  '46,  who  lost  her  mother. 
Anne  Robinson  Hallerman  '77,  who  lost  her 

husband. 


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